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Adieu to Bachelorhood

COUNT-OFF & NAME-O-RAMA:
PAX: Classified, D fib, Draper, Fluoride, Isiah, Island Time, Oatmeal, Plus one, Rump Roast, Sally, Shifty McCoy, Siesta, Sound Machine  
QIC: Teasip

AO: Burleson Park
F3 DISCLAIMER & WELCOME: Given with COVID disclaimer

WARM-O-RAMA:
8 Vegetable Pickers, 16 ISTs, 20 SSHs (Wedding date is 8/16/20)

THA THANG:
Run a short lap around the field, then Squats x16, Pickle Pounders x16, Alabama Prom Dates x16, Monkey Humpers x8

Merkins x16
Apple Turnover (bear crawl half the field, switch to crab walk the rest of the way. Then reverse crab walk halfway back, switching to crawl bear halfway)
Reverse Crunch x16
Rugby Situps x16 OYO
Imperial Squat Walkers x16
ATMs (15 Alternating Shoulder Taps, 10 Tempo Merkins, 5 regular Merkins)
Groiners x16 OYO
E2K x8 each leg

Another lap around the field

We all ran a suicide with 4 stops and 5 burpees when you got back each time
Everybody do lunges across the field
Duck Walk halfway across the field and duck walk back
Double Merkin Burpee x16
Indian Bear Crawl
Nolan Ryan x16
Gorilla Humpers x8

Same suicide as earlier, but 4 merkins each time back (16 total), followed by more Pickle Pounders and Alabama Prom Dates x16 each

MARY:
Done during the workout

CIRCLE OF TRUST/BOM:
YHC thanked the PAX for being there with him these last 3.5 (or 4.5, YHC can never remember) years with F3 and the improvement YHC has made in fitness (tummy fat loss) and general manhood. YHC would not be where he is today, about to marry the woman of his dreams without F3. Thank you

MOLESKIN:
The jokes were funny and frequent of course. Several PAX mentioned YHC should only need about 3 reps of pickle pounders for the big night and there were probably wasn’t a need for any other type of exercise. During the Apple turnover, YHC mentioned to stop at second base, to which Sally and Draper responded “no now you can go all the way to home base” and the continuation of bases reached was asked to which YHC had no response. Draper requested I note these for the backblast, so feel free to comment if I missed some jokes. When lunges were announced, Draper had some not kind words for Oatmeal after their EC was apparently heavy on the legs with them carrying their coupon and ruck for over 2.5 miles. So #tclaps to them and PowPow (who had to leave early) for doing the EC. There was a heavy dose of Rump F-bombs today, which YHC always likes to hear since it means the workout is tough. The Double Merkin Burpees produced quite the groaning, as well as the burpee suicide. YHC appreciated everyone coming out to show support as YHC bids adieu to the single life.

ANNOUNCEMENTS:
1. Siesta VQ next Saturday, 8/22 at 0700. Come out and support him!
2. 2.0 workout to follow at 0900, should be about 30 minutes.
3. GrowRuck SA has been moved to the weekend of April 9-10

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No Brooks, some Biceps

COUNT-OFF & NAME-O-RAMA:
PAX: Aaarrrggghhh, Alright Alright, Bleep, Classified, Double Pane, Draper, Froggy, Plus One, Rump Roast, Shifty McCoy, Slushii,  Sound Machine, Special Sauce
QIC: Teasip

AO: Glencoe Park #glencoefasho #makeglencoefunagain
F3 DISCLAIMER & WELCOME: Given, including COIVD disclaimer

WARM-O-RAMA:
SSH x20, IST x15, Windmill x10

THA THANG:
Mosey to the Playground for a quick circuit:

Group 1 does 5 pull ups, then relieves Group 2 (doing Squats AMRAP) who relieves Group 3 (doing LBCs AMRAP) who relieves Group 4 (doing Step Ups AMRAP) who goes to do 5 pull ups. Complete 4 rounds.

Mosey to the football field for some football suicides with coupons. The markers were each of the three lights on the far side and the far goal line.

Suicide 1: Going from short to long with increasing Bicep Curls (3,6,9,12)

Suicide 2: Going from long to short with decreasing Man Makers (12,9,6,3) 

Bear Crawl to the first pole and Crawl Bear back. 12 OH Press when back

Suicide 3: Going from short to long with increasing Squats (3,6,9,12)

MARY:
Done a little during the circuit at the beginning

CIRCLE OF TRUST/BOM:
YHC prayed us out

MOLESKIN:
With Brooks not showing up on Sunday, YHC decided to go heavy on the running. YHC was originally going to do the Suicide Special, but decided to modify it with coupons and football field. Special Sauce and a few others were curious if we were going to repeat the Bill Murray Caddyshak/Groundhog Day workout, but quickly found that was not the case. Rump was none to pleased and let YHC know it early and often. Overall a solid turnout and YHC was happy to have so many post in the Gloom. 

ANNOUNCEMENTS:
1. Ultra is rucking to raise  money for Doctors Without Borders in their support of Beirut this Wednesday starting at 1800 and going to midnight. Come join him for all or some of it and donate.
2. 2.0 workout to take place next Saturday, August 22 at 0900 after Siesta’s VQ.

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Caddyshack – The Bill Murry

Date: 08/07/2020
Temp: 83°  
Weather: Clear skies and humid AF!

Count-off & Name-O-Rama:
PAX: Plus One, Sting Ray, Ultra, Sex Panther, Froggy, Shifty McCoy, Bleep, Sound Machine, Agnes, Slushii, Special Sauce, Double Pain, Alright Alright, Teasip
QIC: Rump Roast

AO: Burleson Park

Disclaimer: Given 

Intro/ Warm-o-Rama by Shifty McCoy:
Side Plank Hold for 60sec each side(IC)
Good Mornings  x9 (IC)
Split Squats x9 (each leg, IC)
NC Groiners x18 
Rump Challenge – Lap around the Park or Burpees till pax make the lap (Everyone ran)  

The Thang:
Rump’s version of the Bill Murray (Caddyshack / Golf Theme)
10x Merkins
10x Jump Squats
10x Big Boy/ WWI 
10x Burpees
 
Bear crawl across the field
Run/Sprint back
Repeat-O 


Circle of Trust (CoT):
Alright Alright prayed us out

Playlist:
No music this morning

Moleskin:
OK, so maybe it was more “Ground Hog Day” than “Caddyshack” but, again, my knowledge of golf is limited at best! It seemed like a good idea last night. I think everyone heard that the warm-up exercises this morning were suggested golf exercises – The internet never lies… Right?
I noticed Bleep didn’t have a whole lot to say this morning. I believe @Ultra called me an A$$hole the first round across, @Special Sauce told me he was thinking about faking having to take a dump for the first time ever at an F3 workout, @Double Pain told me that he’d forgotten what round he was on reinforcing the “Ground Hog Day” movie comparison. It was a pretty epic beatdown. 
#acceleration #isi #giveitaway 

Announcements:
Grow Ruck – sign up soon 
@Ultra trucking white Rock Lake for 6hrs next Wednesday – dets to follow
2.0 workout coming up soon stay tuned to Band – Ok, I forgot the dates!!
HH Officially moved to next week Friday, 14 Aug – Not sure if Q has been finalized 

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Bringing Back the WOD – Second Choice Thursday BEATDOWN!!!

Date: 07/23/2020
Temp: 78 °  
Weather: 

Count-off & Name-O-Rama:
PAX: Aaarrrggghhh, Classified, Agnes, Froggy, Bleep, Slushii, and Shifty McCoy
QIC: Rump Roast

AO: Burleson Park

Disclaimer: Given 

Intro/ Warm-o-Rama by Shifty McCoy:
SSH x 14 (IC)
IST x 12 (IC)
Cotton Pickers x 12 (IC)
Rump’s Choice – Run the park or Burpee 

The Thang:
Zach Tellier WOD – F3 Style
  • 10 Burpees
Mosey 1 block up Durham St.
  •  
  • 10 Burpees
  • 25 Push-Ups
Mosey 1 blocks back to start
2nd round mosey another block up Durham St.
 
  • 10 Burpees
  • 25 Push-Ups
  • 50 Lunges
Mosey 2 blocks back to start
3rd round mosey another block up Durham St.
 
  • 10 Burpees
  • 25 Push-Ups
  • 50 Lunges
  • 100 Sit-Ups
  • Mosey 3 blocks back to start
  • 4th round mosey another block up Durham St.
  •  
  • 10 Burpees
  • 25 Push-Ups
  • 50 Lunges
  • 100 Sit-Ups
  • 150 Air Squats
  • Complete 5th round and mosey 4 blocks back to the start/finish!
 

Circle of Trust (CoT):
YHC prayed us out – Zach Tellier paid the ultimate price – 82nd Airborne Division, Fort Bragg, N.C.; died Sept. 29 at Firebase Wilderness, Afghanistan, of wounds sustained when insurgents attacked his unit using small-arms fire. Hero’s like him paid so I can make the free choice to be out here in the middle of COVID getting better with my brothers. I feel like somehow these workouts honor men like him and make sure they’re not forgotten.  

Playlist:
No music this morning

Moleskin:
There was some mumble chatter thru the warm-o-rama and thru the mosey to the start. Bleep commented real shortly in that that it had dropped substantially! By the second round the PAX were asking what they had done to deserve this!?!?! We only got to the 4th round but didn’t make it to the 4th block to stack on the 150 LBC’s and moseyed back to the launch. I took a moment to talk about Zach Tellier and what this WOD means to me. HIM’s like Zach Tellier paid the ultimate price so guys like us can be out here in the gloom giving it away. #acceleration #taketheredpill #giveitaway  

Announcements:
HH tomorrow at Pow-Pows // GoRuck in September see Band for both

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MISSION!

Tuesday, July 21, 2020

COUNT-OFF & NAME-O-RAMA:
PAX: Alright Alright, Draper, Plus One, Teasip, B Cup, Oatmeal, F150, Slushii, Sex Panther, Rump Roast, Shifty McCoy, Special Sauce
QIC: PowPow

AO: Glencoe
F3 DISCLAIMER & WELCOME: Given

WARM-O-RAMA:

MISSION

Merkins x 5 (DC, IC) // ISTs x 10 (DC, IC) // SSHs x 15 (DC, IC) // Squats x 15 (DC, IC) // Irkins x 10 (DC, IC) // OH Claps x 10 (DC, IC) // Nolan Ryan x 10 (DC, IC) each side

THA THANG:
Partner up. Partner 1 does single leg deadlifts with coupon and rear leg elevated on bench (we’ll call these SLDs until we get a better name) while Partner 2 does curls with coupon

RD1: SLD x 5 each leg (no coupon for first round to work on form) & Curls x 10. Run across football field to opposite sideline (@50%), run back (@80%)

RD2: SLD x 5 each leg & Curls x 15. Run across field, run back.  Pick up coupons and lunge walk across field carrying coupon ~1 minute, lunge walk back.

RD3: Repeato RD2

Coupon bent over rows x 10 (DC, IC) then mosey to tennis courts to paint the lines

MARY:
Single leg glute bridge w/opposite arm coupon press & hold (Definitely need a name for this one) x 5 each leg

LBCs x 20 (DC, IC) // Uptown crunch x 10 (DC, IC) each side // Crab cakes x 15 (DC, IC) // Flutters with block press & hold x 15 (DC, IC) // Rosalita with block press & hold x 10 (DC, IC)

Repeat single leg glute bridge x 5 each leg

Squats x 10 (DC, IC)

CIRCLE OF TRUST/BOM:
During Name-O-Rama Alright Alright went around the circle handing out F3 Dallas business cards to every PAX. YHC explained that we started the workout by spelling out “MISSION” and then recited F3’s mission out loud for the PAX. The business cards are about EHing other men and EHing is essential to the MISSION. F3 is unique because of the five core principles, we’ve got something that ALL men need, but most men don’t have in their lives. YHC prayed us out by reciting the five core principles and exhorting each PAX to go out and #GiveItAway.

MOLESKIN:
Slushii, Bleep and Pepper gave the HC but were nowhere to be found at 0530 . Yeah, I am calling you out in the backblast, sorry!  While Sex Panther, crafty as he is, dropped the lowest risk HC ever – he HCed on Band 20 minutes before the workout started, presumably while driving to the AO.

Slushii actually showed up! He was just 15 minutes late. We were not hard to find and glad you made it out brother, better late than never! Rump Roast offered up a moderate amount of his “signature feedback”, no F-bombs that I recall, maybe a “PowPow you suck” or two. YHC’s first attempt to demonstrate form on the SLDs was a fail, completely rounded back.  Alright Alright helpfully corrected Draper’s form by shouting at the Q, “Draper’s doing it like a Claymaker, is that right?” Man, lunge-walking with a coupon is tough! There will be more of that in YHCs future Qs.

Great to see Sex Panther back in the gloom after a few weeks off in California. Alright Alright wore a weight vest with 8 lbs, getting ready for GrowRuck (Tclaps!), and this momentarily took him into full beast mode – he rage-smashed his coupon on the ground after the 2nd round of lunge walks.  Fortunately, YHC brought a spare and so Alright Alright did not go miss anything during Mary.

ANNOUNCEMENTS:
1. Happy Hour on 7/24/20 in PowPow’s front yard. Starts at 1730
2. GrowRuck Alamo in San Antonio on September 19 – Sign up now!
3. F3 Nation 10 year anniversary – January 2021 in Cape Fear, North Carolina. Sign ups are open now with discounted pricing!

 

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Bringing Sexy Back!

Date: 06/25/2020
Temp: 77 °  
Weather: Yucky – almost 80 °  at 0530 in the morning and downright soupy out

Count-off & Name-O-Rama:
PAX: Bleep, Teasip, & Shifty McCoy
QIC: Rump Roast & Shifty

AO: Burleson Park

Disclaimer: Given by Shifty

Intro/ Warm-o-Rama by Shifty McCoy:
SSH x 14 (IC)
IST x 12 (IC)
Cotton Pickers x 12 (IC)
Groiners x 12 (IC)

 At this point YHC took over:  

The Thang:
Mosey to the benches by the fountain
– 10x Erkins (IC, DC)
– 10x Squats (IC, DC)
– 10x Derkins (IC, DC)
– 10x Alternating Step-Ups (IC, DC)
 
Reap-O 3x… I was thinking this was a Dirty McDuece but, without looking it up that it may be 4-sets. Either way, the Double count was ambitious and none of us would have completed the 4th set! 
 
Mosey to the Quad
 
I’m going this workout Bear Crawl Dora! 
We partnered up and did – 
 
100x Merkins
200x Overhead Claps
300x Squats 
 
While one PAX did the exercises the other bear crawled across the center grass of the Quad, and across the sidewalk and back. We ran out of time on Squats, I believe Teasip and Shifty were in the 200’s and Bleep and myself we at 200 even. Moseyed back to the launch point
 

Circle of Trust (CoT):
YHC prayed us out

Playlist:
No music this morning

Moleskin:
I was extra motivated this morning for Shifty to give the disclaimer and lead the Warm-O-Rama. We had to prompt him a little on the disclaimer but did a great job. It wasn’t too far into my portion that Teasip proclaimed that he wished Shifty would have Q’d the entire work out! As soon as we started moseying to the benches it was clear my knee was hurting more than it has been. After the first set of step-ups I wanted to go home. So I modified my original idea of Jacobs Ladder to Dora Bear Crawl and I will tell you…. Between 200 Merkins the other day, @Arrrghhhhs beat down yesterday, 100x Burpees yesterday, and the Dirty McDuece it sucked! Everyone agreed! @Bleep announced that he officially hates Bear Crawling! Teasip on more than one occasion had some choice words, and even Shifty proclaimed this work out was the dumbest idea EVER! I took them all as a compliment! No doubt we ALL got better today. #acceleration #isi #giveitaway 

Announcements:
HH tomorrow – see Band

 

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The Seven Levels of the Candy Cane Garage

COUNT-OFF & NAME-O-RAMA:
PAX: Alright Alright, Bleep, Chairman Mao, Icebox, Plus One, Rump Roast, Sex Panther, Shifty McCoy
QIC: Teasip

AO: Burleson Garage (Omaha from Glencoe with the storms)
F3 DISCLAIMER & WELCOME: Given

WARM-O-RAMA:
SSH x20, IST x17, Windmill x10

THA THANG:
With the storm, YHC was forced to Omaha to the Burleson parking garage for a modified beatdown from what YHC originally planned. 

Start with 12 merkins, then alternate running and back pedaling up the ramps to the last covered one.

OH Press x20 at the top, then run/back pedal back down. Followed that with a ramp suicide (run to the far parking space line and run back and keep going until you touch every line on the ramp).

Followed that up with Squats x15 and Bear Crawl up 4 ramps, then shuffle down the ramps.

Burpees x12 and WW1 Sit ups x15 OYO once we got back to the bottom. Followed by Crawl Bear up 4 ramps which was quite the crowd pleaser. Shuffle back down the ramps.

Finish up with lunge walk up one ramps, backwards lunge up another, The Bird x20 and Mountain Climbers x10 before moseying back down for 3 MoM

MARY:
Uptown Crunch x12, Rugby sit ups x15

CIRCLE OF TRUST/BOM:
YHC prayed us out.

MOLESKIN:
YHC woke up to a text from AA concerned about lightning. YHC didn’t see any while getting ready, so wasn’t concerned about the impending storm. Until YHC started driving, then decided that yes lightning was everywhere and Omaha’d to the Burleson parking garage. Sex Panther confirmed we couldn’t get into the garage but I think several of the PAX had already figured that out. During the windmills, it was noticed that YHC had a much slower count than Plus One who said that the Windmill is obviously a cardio workout. There wasn’t much grumbling until the Crawl Bears which got several groans and death glares from the PAX. Rumor has it Shifty McCoy splashed merlot to which Rump said YHC should feel terrible about. But YHC has no time for feelings or sympathy at that time of the day. Overall a good beatdown and a fun Omaha in the sweatbox.

ANNOUNCEMENTS:
1. GrowRuck Sign up is live. Check out band for details.

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Midway Hollow Launch – Monday Funday w/ Rump & Slushii

Date: 06/01/2020
Temp: 70 
Weather: Very few clouds and an amazing pink, orange, red sun-up. IT alone was worth the beatdown!

Count-off & Name-O-Rama:
PAX: Bleep, Sex Panther, & Shifty McCoy
QIC: Slushii & Rump Roast

AO: Northaven Park

Disclaimer: Given

Intro/ Warm-o-Rama:
SSH x 15 (IC)
IST x 15 (IC)
Hillbillies x 15 (IC)
Dancing Bear x 10 (IC)

The Thang:
Mosey to tennis courts the long way (~3/4 of a mile)
– First stop sign – 15 Air Squats
– Second stop sign – 25 Erkins
-When we got to the tennis court Sulshii did doe Mary to run out what was left of his time.
 
At this point YHC took over:
Started with a good ole fashioned Suicide short-to-long every line.
 
Then we did a Four Corners with Bear Crawling as the mode of transportation.
Corner #1 – 25x Merkins
Corner #2 – 25x Squats
Corner #3 – 25x Lunges (DC)
Corner #4 – 25x Monkey Humpers
 
Then a Suicide of just the Doubles lines from long-to-short
Then Repeat-O on the Four Corners
 
Jail-Break across the field back to the launch point 
 

Circle of Trust (CoT):
YHC prayed us out

Playlist:
No music this morning

Moleskin:
We all we’re lacking a little motivation this morning and probably didn’t start until around 0532-0533 and after a quick warmup got straight to business with this mosey for damn near a mile with very brief stops to get the heart rate up even more. I feel like once the bear crawling started we all got focused and were grunting more than chatting. It was a good beatdown this morning. Glad my brothers came out to support our first “official” Midway Hollow Monday boot camp. Look forward to growing the AO and F3! #acceleration #isi #giveitaway 

Announcements:
None

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The Last Dance (Beatdown?)

#backblast  5/19/20

AlrightAlright Teasip Amelia PowPow F150 Sex Panther Rump Roast and Shifty McCoy joined YHC for a Last Dance themed beatdown, here’s the thang

Warmed up to the Bulls pregame intro song, SSH and IST’s (23 of each)

First 3 Peat:
Go “DJ” – hold overhead, press with “DJ” (45)

House “Party” – hold goblet squat, curl “party” (75)

“Burn” up the dance – Freddy Mercury’s while holding coupon, bench press with “burn” (76)

Second 3 Peat

PAX ran a lap around the park, spread out start time by 10 seconds each, while waiting to run and while PAX completed the run completed sets of BLIMPS (burpee, lunge, IST, merkin, plank jack, and squat

Did lap/BLIMP combo two more times

Finished with a ring of fire, hold legs 6 inches + flutter kick, went to 91

PAX was welcomed this AM with me rocking my “real men wear red” Bulls tank,
Morning observations:
Rump Roast didn’t know what the Last Dance was, contemplating our friendship, Teasip is real close to hiring me as his wedding DJ after throwing these hits out, PowPow has the sweetest quarantine beard I’ve seen so far, AlrightAlright still has a Starbucky tailbone

Per Pow’s post, I’m leading again this Thursday at Lindsley Park, will be hitting up the Sante Fe Trail and a hill I found

https://open.spotify.com/playlist/3mcagFlJImUthqF5J3YgQ1?si=iJye4KMkTb29ALt7KLHeEw

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Midway Hollow Statpad Sunday

Date: 5/24/2020
Temp: 74° and cloudy
Weather: It as nice and cloudy even in the dark, with a nice cool breeze.

Count-off & Name-O-Rama:
PAX:  Slushii, Bleep, Sub Prime, and Shifty McCoy
QIC: Rump Roast

AO: SE Corner of Park Lane & Lakemont Drive

Disclaimer: Given

Intro/ Warm-o-Rama:
– SSH’s x20 IC
– IST’s x20 IC
– I feel like I’m forgetting something here
– Cotton Pickers  x10 IC

The Thang:
Mosey down Lakemont a block or so to Beechwood 
– 25x Deep Squats (Slow & Low OYO) 
– Moseyed down another block for
– Wheel of Merkins x10 each (IC)

Moseyed to Walnut Hill parking lot for:
– Suicide long-to-short using light poles in the parking lot. 

Then had PAX pick exercises for a Jacobs Ladder. Bleep picked – Sideways Crabwalk to a waypoint. So I had to Omaha and had Slushii and Sub Prime pick an exercise each. Big-Boi Sit-Ups and Slushii had to get all fancy and gove us a variation of an Uptown Crunch but from the side plank position, drawing top knee and elbow together. 

After Jacobs Ladder we moseyed thru the church campus to the Midway Parking lot. 

– 10x Forward Lunges (DC IC)
– 15x Jack Reachers (overhead press DC IC)
– 10x Reverse Lunges (DC IC)
– 15x Thumbs Up reverse arm pulses

Moseyed to Valley Ridge and PAX did some Mountain Climbers waiting on the 6 (Shifty and YHC).

Then a little 2nd F slow mosey and mumble chatter back to the launch point for CoT.

Circle of Trust (CoT):
Slushii prayed us out this morning

Playlist:
No tunes today

Moleskin:
It was nice to see Sub Prime back out with us this morning and that it was a decent little Midway Hollow Statpad Sunday! YHC will admit to other than knowing I wanted to go to the church, I didn’t plan the “light” workout. I believe it’s safe to say that we all ran a little further than we anticipated and ended up getting in a pretty solid beatdown. The Second F was well deserved. I think everyone agrees that after the shelter in pace, even with a lot us staying pretty active, a full week of F3 beat downs is tough, it’s going to take me a few weeks to get back into the full swing of things and can’t wait!

Announcements:
CSAUP tomorrow