F3 Bon Iron

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The Birth of “W”

The Pax: Scram, L Woods, Machismo, Machine Head, Spencer (“W”)

FNGs: 1 (Spencer, named “W”)

The Q: Machismo

The Thang: 4 Corners Prostitute-Style, Curb-Work 11s, and a Glorious Wall Detour

The gloom welcomed five men to Bon Iron this morning, including FNG Spencer, who arrived just in time to catch the final disclaimers—a perfect start to the F3 trial by fire. YHC (Machismo) was quickly reminded that for a new guy, the mental hurdle of seeing a humble water spot and deciding “this is where we execute the LBCs” is part of the beautiful misery we cherish.

After the mission was stated, we moseyed to the Cancha de Riverside for a proper re-calibration.

WARMARAMA: Court-Side Calisthenics

The Pax worked through the non-negotiables to prepare the soft tissue for the abuse to come:

  • SSH (Standard F3 count)
  • Imperial Squat Walkers
  • Mericans (Standard Push-ups)
  • The ever-blessed Don Quixote (Arm circles, forward and back)

THE THANG: The Road to the Wall

We stayed on the court to kick things off with a brutal 4 Corners Prostitute-Style beatdown:

  1. Corner 1: 10 Merkins
  2. Corner 2: 20 Squats
  3. Corner 3: 30 LBCs (Making excellent use of the court’s puddles, indeed!)
  4. Corner 4: 40 SSH

After sufficiently draining the gas tanks and, perhaps, Spencer’s remaining inhibitions, we moseyed across campus to the curbs near the pavilion for classic 11s (descending one side, ascending the other).

  • Dips (Starting at 10)
  • Step Ups (Double count, starting at 1)

With the clock burning, YHC decided the standard route back was too dull. The final leg was an adventure: a Crawl Bear down the ball field hill and through the woods in search of the border. What did we find waiting for us? A great, beautiful, tremendous Wall (and yes, impersonations ensued). We honored the discovery with 20 Hoe Downs before the final, hard mosey back to the Shovel Flag.

COT/BOM (Circle of Trust / Ball of Man)

The FNG, Spencer, stood at attention, ready to receive his permanent name. Given his background in political campaigning and his initiation into the gloom both by men bearing W’s, he was christened: “W”. Win for the second FNG coming to the ranks through Bon Iron. Welcome to the fold, brother! Nice recruiting L Woods.

Mumble Chatter & Announcements:

The haul to Riverside is a clock burner, and the baseball fields and parking areas near Bon Air offer plenty of future punishment potential. L Woods offered to take the Q on future occasions, but noted he’ll be Grow Rucking this coming weekend.

Praises & Prayers:

  • Prayers up for Machine Head desire to have a baby.
  • Prayers for W and L Woods’ friend battling cancer.
  • Continued prayers and congratulations to L Woods and Erica on the pregnancy.
  • Kudos to Scram for outrunning his kids and getting out to keep up the intensity.
  • Prayers for a successful and challenging time for L Woods rucking next weekend.

Always an honor to lead the men of Bon Iron.

Aye,

YHC

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