Oh hill no that’s a lot of Rucking steps

Warm-o-Rama

  • 20 SSH IC
  • 20 windmills IC
  • 20 morocan nightclub IC
  • 20 cherry pickers IC

The Thang

  • This gloom in honor or GORUCK Selection Q Gump asked the PAX if they could bring their Rucks for the F3 selection edtion beatdown.
  • First the PAX teamed up. there were 4 rounds in the first exercise. FIrst round teammate 1 ran around library and ran up and down every set of steps (138 steps) while teammate 2 did overhead presses with Rucksack, once partner 1 returned, it was partner 2s turn.
  • Round 2 teammate 1 ran around library and hit every step while teammate 2 did ruck swings, switch
  • Round 3 Ruck squats
  • Round 4 flutter kicks with ruck above chest (552 total steps)
  • After round 4 the PAX Rucked up and performed 5 no pushup Burpees

Welch Dragons (ruck edition)

  • Remain in plank position the while time. Bear crawl forward 4 steps, do 1 merkin, 1 plank jack, and tap the back of each shoulder 1 time. Repeat adding 1 rep to each exercise each time- bear crawl forward 4 steps and do 2 merkins 2 plank jacks 2 sets of back of shoulder taps etc. Go to 5 reps each.

F3 message

  • Phillipians 4: 4-13

Rejoice in the Lord always. Again I will say, rejoice!Let your [a]gentleness be known to all men. The Lord is at hand.Be anxious for nothing, but in everything by prayer and supplication, with thanksgiving, let your requests be made known to God; and the peace of God, which surpasses all understanding, will guard your hearts and minds through Christ Jesus.

Meditate on These Things

Finally, brethren, whatever things are true, whatever things are noble, whatever things are just, whatever things are pure, whatever things are lovely, whatever things are of good report, if there is any virtue and if there is anything praiseworthy—meditate on these things. The things which you learned and received and heard and saw in me, these do, and the God of peace will be with you.

Philippian Generosity

10 But I rejoiced in the Lord greatly that now at last your[b] care for me has flourished again; though you surely did care, but you lacked opportunity. 11 Not that I speak in regard to need, for I have learned in whatever state I am, to be content: 12 I know how to [c]be abased, and I know how to [d]abound. Everywhere and in all things I have learned both to be full and to be hungry, both to abound and to suffer need. 13 I can do all things through [e]Christ who strengthens me.

Crowd pleaser Ruck edition

  • After the F3 message QIC Gump felt the love of the group and decided to please the crowd with “the crowd pleaser”
  • Essentially a Merkin followed by a Groiner but done as a pyramid. For regular men going from 1:1 (1 merkin, 1 groiner) to 4:4 (4 merkins, 4 groiners) and back down to 1 :1. F3 men should go from 1:1 up to 5:5 and back down (Or from 1:1 to 4:4 with Rucks on!! HOORAH) to truly enjoy the moment.

Step ups

  • 10 step ups each leg with Ruck on

Irkin Ruck Edition

  • 10 Incine merkins with Rucks on

After this Brutal beatdown all the PAX successfully met the standard and was accepted for F3 selection!! Way to Go guys!!

Circle up for count o rama, name of rama. All the PAX surrounded FNG for nickname o rama after much discussion we decided to name FNG chillie!! WELCOME TO F3 FNG Chillie!! Chillie borrowed QIC Gumps spare ruck for the days beatdown and left his keys in the Ruck!! Things happen and although it put GUMP a little behind on getting 2.0 on the bus today is still going to be as beautiful day in the name of our LORD and SAVIOR JESUS!!

Announcements, Prayers. Have a blessed day everyone!!

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Make It a Good Day

Welcome our new FNG Toad.

Warm-up:

  • 20 SSH IC
  • 10 Inchworm walkout to Shoulder Tap
  • 20 Prisoner Squats IC
  • 20 Cherry Pickers IC
  • 12 Mountain Man Poopers IC

The Thang:

  • 15 Merkins IC
  • 25 Flutter Kicks IC
  • 15 Flying Squirrels

Walking lunge to light post then mosey to Shipbuilders

  • 20 Mountain Climber Twists IC
  • 25 Big Boys
  • 10 Pendulum Lunges each leg

Mosey to MES

  • 30 Panther Shoulder Taps IC
  • 20 Xs and Os IC
  • 25 Bobby Hurleys

Mosey to HOB entrance

High knees, butt kickers, karaoke down driveway then return with mosey prison break light post to light post

Mosey to Waters Edge

  • 20 Hand release merkins
  • Not so Lazy Lazyboys
  • 8 Iron Mikes IC

Mosey to AO

F3 Message

“This is the day the Lord has made. We will rejoice and be glad in it.”

  1. Psalm 118:24

What Does a Good Day Look Like?

Waking up to a new day is the start of a good day. For many of us, a good day includes having some alone time with God during our day, getting our families ready for school and work, and then doing whatever we need to do. Having a fulfilling day at work, being able to help others, and knowing that our kids and spouses have had a good day at work and school makes for a great day. Finally, spending time with your kids is a common and great way to end your day. However, the most important (and best part) of a good day is knowing that no matter what life throws at us, the Lord is there for us.

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Q School Abbreviated

Date: 10/17/19

QIC: Chappie

Party-On-The-Patio (a.k.a. Warm-O-Rama)

DISCLAIMER – You’re here because you want to be. It is you against you. Do what you can. if there’s something you can’t do or shouldn’t do then modify, but always do something.

There was no rain or anything like that, the library just happened to have left the lights on for us so we executed the Warm-O-Rama on the library patio. Man, THAT PLACE IS GOING TO BE QUITE HANDY ON SOME OF THOSE RAINY/SNOWY DAYS! Technically it still meets the principle always outside rain or shine, hot or cold. Who found this AO??

Anyhoo, YHC led a warm-up that went something like this (the BB is a few days behind schedule so memory is fading on this one + it was Weinkeless)

  • SSH – 18 IC
  • Cherry Pickers/Crab Flippers/Hairy Chiggers – 10 IC
  • Prison Cell Merkins – 5 OYO
  • Windmill – 18 IC

YHC explained to the rest of the PAX that we’d be doing an abbreviated Q School for the workout. The value: New AO and new PAX who will soon be stepping into the Q role will be better-prepared for Q’ing.

Mosey to Arena’s Restaurant parking lot for Q School!

The Thang:

PAX Circled up and worked through the following:

  • Intro to Q School
  • Abbreviated History of F3
    • Freed to Lead (there are a few AO copies floating around, grab one and read
    • F3 Mission
    • Sadclown Syndrome
  • IATA – The “How” of Effective Leadership
    • Individual Initiative – the I2 of Freed to Lead
    • Accountability – must be applied by and outside force (“Accountability means making personal commitment to the entire team,” adapted from 4DX. “We expect out of peers the very best we all can offer.”)
    • Teamwork – Individual participation based on strengths
    • Attention to detail
  • How to Count – Effective leadership as a Q – Critical to this particular abbreviated version of Q School
    • Command Voice – Comes from the gut, not the throat. Signals PAX that you are in control, have a [plan, and you’re ready to roll and take leading them seriously.
    • Why Cadence? – CONSISTENCY in all things is the building block of leadership. It develops Esprit de Corps. It prevents fatigue. Demonstrates consistency, competence, and attention to detail.
  • At this point YHC gave a demonstration and then handed-off the Q baton to each PAX. We worked around the circle and each PAX called out an exercise and executed it IN CADENCE to practice counting. Gents be patient with yourselves and each other, IT TAKES PRACTICE, PRACTICE, PRACTICE.

YHC briefly covered some of the important factors of the Building of the Workout structure by a Q.

Thang 2:

PAX lined up along one end of the parking lot and YHC worked the PAX up the ladder by 5’s with a “slow-burn” back and forth across the lot with exercises at each end to wrap the Q School.

Mosey back to the AO.

COT

  • Announcements
  • Prayer

That’s it. Keeping it short (a first) but had to make sure the Backblast was posted. Afterall, if there’s no Backblast, it didn’t happen. Plus, YHC wanted to lead by example since Toy Soldier is on Q in the Gloom.

Always grateful for the Q!

~Chappie, out!

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HIIT Monday Hard

20191021
Q: Flea

DISCLAIMER: Given

Warmup: 
SSH – 20 IC
Imperial Walkers – 20IC
Hillbillies – 20IC
Sun Gods – 10 IC 
Immediately into 10 Morrocan Nightclubs

THE THANG
Mosied over to the playground and did the following 4X

Each exercise was conducted for 45sec in order with a 15sec rest inbetween and 1 min rest between sets.

SSH
Air Squats
Merkins
Al Gore
Tricep Dips
Lunges
Planck (High or Low)
Step Ups
LBCs
Mountain Climbers

Ended with Number-O-Rama, Name-O-Rama, COT, Coffeteria

MOLESKIN
-2nd F at British Bulldog Pub on 24 Oct, 5pm -whenever
-This week marks the launch of the F3 Impact Challenge. Find out more here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=puIFL5o4wHY
-Veteran’s Day Volunteering opportunity with Great Clips
-2nd F on November 21st – location to follow

LEXICON: Word of the day- 
10/90 – The general premise that 10% of the people in any Community or Organization will account for 90% of its IMPACT.

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Parkour

12 pax did some parkour around Carmel High for a Cleveland Rocks beat down.

LBCs, burpees, merkins, duck walks, jumping, running… we did a lot.

An honor to host Sharkbaits dad today! 74 years and going strong. Respect Cow Bell!

Love everyone.

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F3 Harrisburg PA Back Blast 10/19/19: Fight Gone Bad

Reservoir Park:

Saturday, 0700, 3 PAX
Geppetto, Flintstone, & HK Hershey Kiss (Q)

Here is what went down:

WARM UP:

Mosey around the parking lot loop w 5 flights of small stairs

Windmills x10 ic
Toy soldiers x10 ic
In place butt kick x10 ic
Side straddle hop x15 ic

FIGHT GONE BAD-PRELIM ROUNDS 1-3:
3 rounds of 5 minutes; 1 minute rest between rounds

Minute 1-sprint across parking lot, turn n plank , ascending reps knerkins/Chuck Norris ic
Minute 2-broad jumps across parking lot ic
Minute 3-Angle grinder ic
Minute 4-Burpos (don’t stand) ic
Minute 5-dying cockroach ic

1 minute rest between rounds; 3 rounds total

Mosey Lot circle to Amphitheatre

FIGHT GONE BAD, DEEP WATER; CHAMPIONSHIP ROUNDS 4 & 5

2 rounds of 5 minutes; 1 minute rest between rounds

Minute 1- Prisoner Cell Merkin Burpee ic
Minute 2-Alternating toe-taps on retaining wall ic
Minute 3-LT Dan air + 2 lunges ic
Minute 4-squat wall-jumps ic
Minute 5-plank

1 minute rest between rounds; 2 championship rounds total

Total 5 rounds of
5 minutes each

COT

Coffeeteria

Great to see Geppetto again!

All men ended the workout stronger and better than they were when they started!

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Back Blast: F3 Harrisburg, PA 10/17/19

BACKBLAST: 

10/17/19

Reservoir Park:

Mini-Murph & Mary!

Thursday, 0530, 1 PAX HK Hershey Kiss

Here is what went down:

WARM UP: 

Mosey around the parking lot loop w 5 flights of small stairs

Side straddle hop x20 ic

Arm circles, large, forward x10ic

Arm circles, large, backwards x10ic

Arm circles, small, forward  x10ic

Arm circles, small, backwards x10ic

MINI-MURPH

First 1/2 mile run: double-time Mosey from parking lot to columns at Reservoir & 18th street + back around lot loop up 5 flights of stairs  to pull up bars

Pull ups x 5 OYO

Merkins x 5 ic (10 reps)

Airsquats x 10 ic (20 reps)

10 rounds =

50 pull-ups

100 Merkins

200 airsquats

Second 1/2 mile run: double-time Mosey from parking lot to columns at Reservoir & 18th street + back around lot loop up 5 flights of stairs  to pull up bars

MARY

WWII x 20 ic

Flutter kicks x 30 ic

LBC x 40 ic

No better way to start the day!

#getupgetoutgetafterit 


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Duck…duck…burpee

Backblast: 10/15/2019

1 Pax came out for an intense workout

  • Warm-up:
    • 15 IST IC
    • 15 Toe touches IC
    • 15 Monkey humpers IC
    • 15 High knee IC
    • 15 SSH IC
  • The THANG
    • Duck walk out and back 1 parking spot and then do a burpee – OYO
    • Duck walk out and back 2 parking spots do 2 burpees – OYO
    • Continue as many spots with equivalent burpees as you like. (This morning I did 15 spots/burpees.) When you are done with your burpees hold the Al Gore til the rest are done.
  • Mary
    • LOTS of leg stretches

Just because you dodged this WO doesn’t mean you won’t see it again.

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Heck on the “Rumpskin”

Date: 10/12/19

AO: Aegis, Georgetown, DE

QIC: Fireplex

Warm up

SSH – 20 IC

Cherry Pickers – 20 IC

Imperial Walkers – 20 IC

Bolt 45’s – 15 squats to halfway down.   15 squats halfway to full down.  15 full squats

Windmills – 20 IC

Dips – 20 IC

Mosey .47 miles to the School

The Thang

Super 21 Routine using the five sidewalks at the front of the School – 1 Merkin & 1 Big Boy Sit up, mosey to second sidewalk, 2 Merkins & 2 Big Boy’s mosey to third sidewalk, 3 Merkins & 3 Big Boy’s mosey to fourth sidewalk, 4 merkins & 4 Big Boy’s mosey to fifth sidewalk, 5 merkins & 5 Big Boy’s, reverse sidewalks and repeat until reaching 21 of both.  Equals 231 of each exercise.

Mosey .47 miles back to the Aegis with the Armory as a waypoint.

Stop at the Armory steps and complete Aiken legs – 20 squats, 20 box jumps, 20 lunges (10 each Leg), 20 split Jacks (10 each Leg).  The twist is that each PAX will take each step up and each step down before performing each exercise.

Captain Therkin – 1 big Boy to 4 American hammers; 5 Merkins .  2 Big Boys to 8 American Hammers; 5 Merkins in ration to 10:40 with 5 Merkins.

Count-O-Rama, Name-O-Rama, and the Circle of Trust.  Please keep all our HIM in your thoughts and prayers.

F3 Message 10/12/19 – Q spoke about a recent meeting where he had not exercised the best patience and professionalism. In fact, it was quite a flashback to the “old man” that he thought he had left behind. The following word from Ron Hutchcraft Ministries was shared with all attending PAX, but was still ringing in Q’s ear from his recent “Volcanic Eruption”.

Volcano Scars

When you’re angry, you’re probably a lot like a volcano. You erupt, spew out your lava, and often blow away a piece of the other person, if not yourself.

Every one of us carries around parts of us that have been mortally wounded by something someone said to us in anger. They may have forgotten it, but we can’t ever forget it because those create volcano scars. Why do we do this to other people and usually the people we love the most?

Proverbs 12:18 says, “Reckless words pierce like a sword.” That’s the awesome power of our angry, irresponsible words. Proverbs 18:21 says that “The tongue has the power of life and death.” We can say things that make a person feel more alive or that make them feel dead inside. You’ve had it happen to you, haven’t you?

The Bible pays a high tribute to a person who’s under control. Proverbs 16:32 says, “Better a patient man than a warrior, a man who controls his temper than one who takes a city.” That’s real manhood.

If you’re tired of erupting and leaving volcano scars on people, maybe it’s time to follow the steps to becoming an extinct volcano:

  1. Confess your anger and your reckless words as the sin that they really are. Bring it to Jesus’ cross and treat it as some of the ugly sin that literally killed our Savior. Then confess it to the victims of your anger.
  2. Don’t let the lava build up; deal with issues right away.
  3. Make yourself listen and ask questions before you speak. James 1:19 says, “Be quick to listen, slow to speak and slow to become angry.” If you listen, you’ll be slower to have anger.
  4. Don’t say anything at all until you’re under control.
  5. Make Jesus Christ the Lord of the raging animal inside you. We’ve all got one. That’s the uncontrollable parts of us that are constant reminders that we need a Savior.

Give it to Him for this new day. If volcanoes could think, maybe they’d think twice about blowing their top. The volcano might reason, “You know, maybe I’ll feel better for a while, but is it worth blowing away a part of myself? Is it worth blowing away a part of a person I love?” Well, when we think about it, we know it’s not worth it. The tongue has the power of life and death and “reckless words pierce like a sword.” Haven’t we left enough volcano scars?

Respectfully Submitted,

Fireplex

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Broken wheelbarrow

Disclaimer Given

Armies IC, Batwings IC, Cherry Pickers IC, LBCs IC, Plank Jacks IC

The thing:

Partner Up. Plank Claps IC. Broken wheelbarrow to the 25, switch legs, go to 50.

Burpee with jumps over line… ciabiata.

Other partners turn for broken wheelbarrow to the 25 and to end zone.

Gas pumps… ciabata.

2 laps last man sprints.

With partner full wheelbarrow, stopping every 10 yards to do 3 to 5 derkins. End zone to 50, switch, back to other end zone.

50 SSH.

1 lap last man sprints.

Plank to failure than run lap. End once 1 person has planked to failure twice and hence run 2 laps.

“If you have a chance to make a connection with someone… don’t pass up the opportunity.”

Welcome FNG Mig and from Rocklin 88!

Count, BOM, Coffee…

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