Backblasts

Date: 2024-11-22
AO: compound
Q: Obadiah
PAX: Big Bird, Sunny, Roddick, Hightower, Cactus, Poe, citrus, Yard Sale, Summit, Skidoos, Popeyes, Yardbird, Obadiah, DR Pax FNGs: None
COUNT: 14

WARMUP: SSH, Hillbillies, oh arm claps, Moroccan night clubs, arm circles, WGS, mtn climbers THE THANG:
Round 1
10 yard line, 4 rt runs to midfield
40 ssh / 8 burpees
32 Arm claps / 18 monkey humpers
24 merkins / 24 big boys
12 star jumps /32 lbcs

Rd 2 & Rd 3: 1 less rt run; count changes for sets but adds to 48

End with one last rt run to midfield

MARY: flutterkicks, American hammers
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
COT: Q just traveled throughout Turkey to see 7 cities of Revelation. In 1st Century, Philadelphia is promised because of their faithfulness, “I will make a pillar in the temple of my GOD.” (Rev 3:12). The Philadelphians took that literally and built gigantic pillars for a 4th Century church. Probably 12 feet wide. But you can only build and support a structure like that if you have a strong foundation and substructure. Q asked Pax to examine what is their foundation? What is your foundation made of? What’s in your substructure?

Tags: compound, Big Bird, Sunny, Roddick, Hightower, Cactus, Poe, citrus, Yard Sale, Summit, Skidoos, Popeyes, Yardbird, Obadiah, DR Pax

Date: 2024-11-21
AO: olympus
Q: Rambler
PAX: Yard Sale, Peanuts, Obadiah, Crop Duster, Hightower, Atlas, NOAA, Sunny, Toolbox, Pop Fly, Doodles, Red Flag – DR Pax/Goldrush-Sacramento FNGs: None
COUNT: 13
WARMUP:
_Side Shuttle Hop
_WMH
_Downward Dog
_Worlds Greatest Stretch
_Cobra Kai
THE THANG:
_5 Yard Soft Toss
Groups of Two / Three
Backward Toss 5 Yards – Run to end of line
Drop costs a team burpee
Back & Forth – Length of Football Field
_Farmer Toss – Round the Field
_Ricky Bobby w Coupon
_Grab Your Block / Let’s Go and Mosey
Obi saved the PAX with a 50% coupon correct trivia response. *Overhead Press
*Curls
*Decline Merkin – Derkin
*Incline Merkin
*KB Swing
*Tricep
*Step Ups
*Squat/SSH
*Wall Sit w. OH Coupon Hold
MARY:
_Windshield Wiper
_WWII (Optional OH Press)
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
_PAX Voted In Favor of Turkey Trot on 11/28 @7AM @Olympus. Vote now moves to Sparta for Provisional Council acceptance on 11/22. Yard Sale is hopeful the event will make it through the remaining bureaucratic governance bodies for formal agreement. Reports of high potential for cancellation persist.
_F2 Event @ Rudy’s in Kingstowne on 12/5 @ 7PM. K-Pop is concerned disinformation campaigns may overtake the current status; he will be advocating for attendance tomorrow morning @ Sparta. Be sure to come out and provide support. COT:
Recognizing it is the season of gratitude – and I am grateful for the men in my F3 community. I am continually inspired and just generally amazed by our group of men – the examples they set, the fellowship they provide and the gifts they share. The clock was ticking so I called out a few men – but here’s a short (not fully inclusive) take on all of those in attendance:
NOAA Grateful for NOAA’s low-key style and light hearted-humor. Always positive and pushes it during the beatdowns. I enjoy his fellowship
Crop Duster Grateful for Cropduster’s humor and got get-em attitude during a beatdown. CD offers great fellowship and has shared his trade to help me with landscaping – thank you. Great chats on shared upbringing experiences.
Peanuts Grateful and inspired by Peanuts perseverance during our NY section hike. He overcame his persistent pain to accomplish some tough physical challenges; also grateful for the fellowship time we had during the trip.
Atlas A new player on the F3 scene – I am grateful for Atlas’s drive and push during our beatdown’s, his personal journey story to the US and inspired by his drive to give back to his home country
Yard Sale I am grateful for his youth and energy – always curious, always willing. He is eager to lead, a hard working athlete and brings a great attitude to the beatdown
Pop Fly I am grateful for Pop’s leadership contributions to F3, his overall sense of humor and vulnerable COTs. I look forward to our fellowship opportunities and connecting overall. I am inspired that he is always ‘working on it’
Hightower Grateful for HT’s leadership contributions to F3; he is always positive and works to push the PAX. I am grateful he is always reaching out to get me to join in on a ruck, CSAUP, etc. He has done a great job of providing positive influence to my 2.0
Obadiah Grateful for Obi’s steadfast leadership style. Always inspired by his athleticism and push during a beatdown. Recently Obi provided me with support and guidance for work-related concerns – thank you.
Doodles I am grateful for Doodles fellowship and positive attitude. Further grateful he is always a go for coffeeteria and last minute opportunities for a ruck or hike. He has shown resilience through his injuries – that went so well he decided to get some more 🙂
Sunny The newest member to the West Side. I am grateful for his diving all-in on F3 and engagement with this community. He is ez-going, with a good sense of humor and can always be counted on for some coffeeteria. I am grateful for his fellowship.
Toolbox Grateful for Toolbox’s sense of humor, engaged style and easy way about him. He brings positive energy to the beatdown. We gained with his transition to the West Side.
_Red Flag. Always great when DR PAX attend – really represents the open nature and ease of F3 overall. We learned at coffeeteria he was a retired U2 pilot – looking forward to his next visit out East

Tags: olympus, Yard Sale, Peanuts, Obadiah, Crop Duster, Hightower, Atlas, NOAA, Sunny, Toolbox, Pop Fly, Doodles, Red Flag – DR Pax/Goldrush-Sacramento

Date: 2024-11-21
AO: thefarm
Q: Matthew – Running Man
PAX: Sparky_The Farm, Squatter, Firehead, Pad Thai, Red Five (from California) FNGs: None
COUNT: 6
WARMUP:
Beet pickers
Willy Mays Hayes
Don quixotes
Arm circles
Mosey around the soccer fields

THE THANG:
Dora
100 shoulder taps
150 squats
150 commandos
200 lunges
200 big boy situps

MARY:
Flutter kicks
American hammers

ANNOUNCEMENTS:

COT:
What makes a good leader? You can read lots of things online to help you. Basically do you best. You are already a leader of your family.

Tags: thefarm, Sparky_The Farm, Squatter, Firehead, Pad Thai, Red Five (from California)

Date: 2024-11-14
AO: edge_of_reason
Q: Chef
PAX: Quip
FNGs: None
COUNT: 2
WARMUP:
20cc grass grabbers
20cc hairy Rockettes
20cc Michael Phelps
Static Stretches:
– Across arm stretches
– Leg stretches

THE THANG:
Run Lap 1
Run Lap 2 sprint to workout area on edge of track
Do one of the following and repeat
Merkins
Inverted Pull Ups
Lunges
Squats
Jump
Dips

MARY
LBCs
Low Plank for 60 seconds

ANNOUNCEMENTS:
– Bros and Beers on Nov. 15

COT:
– Growth of AO
– Job and house hunt
– Holiday travels

Tags: edge_of_reason, Quip

Date: 2024-11-21
AO: edge_of_reason
Q: Quip
PAX: Quip
FNGs: None
COUNT: 1 + cat
FNC (friendly new cat):
Wally

WEATHER:
Wet and clear

WARMUP:
10cc each
Arm circuit
Grass grabbers
Hairy Rockettes
SSH

THE THANG:
Run a lot and do this stuff 5 each
Burpees (oyo)
absolutions (oyo)
SSH (cc)
Am hams (cc)
Pull ups (oyo)
Kraken Burpees (oyo)

MARY:
Al gores, stairs, plank x3

ANNOUNCEMENTS:
Turkey trot next week at EoR

COT:
Quip and M looking for a house to buy
Chef to get some needed rest
Growth of the AO

Tags: edge_of_reason, Quip