Nine holiday-spirited ruck lovers followed a new route out of Rockwood, across Hull St, and around the quiet neighborhood streets of Mayfair Estates, covering a total of 3.08 miles. Weather reported 30 degrees, but it was 70 and sunny in these gloom lovers hearts. The Mumble Chatter was rich (ask Hardywood to share about his gorilla escapades), nearly everyone had a turn shouldering Sandy (the 60 pound sandbag), and no man was left behind. Oh, and Mudslide and Big Rig did some brotastic laps around the area.
Prayers for Doublemint’s mom facing terminal cancer, and peace and wisdom for Dmint and his family in the process. God shines most brightly through us when we bear witness to His Love while walking through a dark season. Keep the birth of Christ and the reason for His coming at the center – God loves YOU! Yours AYE! ~DTH
Seven lords a leaping accepted the Christmas Tree challenge and completed 1200 reps, some IC, most OYO, following a funky Charlie Brown Christmas Tree pattern courtesy of YHC’s spontaneous (and questionable) creativity. Merry Christmas ya filthy animals! Yours, DTH
Seven gloom warriors got up a little earlier than usual and freshened up with the hottest new holiday cologne, Eau De Tryhard. Here were the highlights and hilarities:
The THANG: Welcome back to Rodeo Clown for the ruck portion of our Ruckhenge time together, and nice to have Bromance step up to the plate and join the fun. 0500 hit and PAX did a warm up latecomers loop around the parking lot, returning to the Taco to collect Sandy (60# sandbag). Instructions provided to share Sandy around the PAX for the duration of the ruck – Purple Rain had first honors and made it look light. Marched over to Buford Road Pharmacy and did a brief Welcome, Disclaimer, and x10 Squats IC to “warm-up”. Sable did those squats under 100 pounds total, and his grunts of pleasure made us all feel a little warmer somehow… PAX ambled around some neighborhoods and made it back across to Larus Park for a loop on the trails, getting a total of 3 miles in. Well done all!
After COT, Coffeerama at Einstein was packed with humor and deep thoughts. DTH shared a delicious holiday Fudge (thanks to Katniss’s M), and jokes about fudge abounded. Then Rodeo Clown slapped his nut sack down on the table top, ie, he doled out beautifully wrapped baggies of home made Bourbon Espresso Pecans. And then Doublemint regaled us about his serving as a JAG with the National Guard is like being the Shaft of the spear (the tip being the guys going into combat). Sooo you get the picture – fudge packing, nut sacks, and a big shaft… In an effort to discuss the Q Source, Purple Rain shared he had some pillow talk with his M last night reading from the Q Source to his wife. Her reaction was “what propaganda is this?!” The PAX moved on to discuss the topic of Exhortation – concluding that leading by example and investing time listening to someone’s story is what positions you to exhort a brother in love. Awesome time with awesome brothers – heart is full! Yours AYE! ~DTH
The distinguished gentlemen of the TwinTeam Lounge accepted the good doctor’s invitation to a casual holiday get together, honoring Rosie’s return from IR and welcoming Marky Mark who recently moved in next door. Leaving no man behind, here’s how some gifts were enthusiastically unwrapped:
The THANG:
WARMERAMA:
Single mosey loop around the lot incorporating karaoke, and ending with x10 Burpee Broad Jumps to get the blood flowing
Circle up
Welcome & Disclaimer
A smattering of usual DTH reps top to bottom IC
COP #1:
Mosey over to the front circle and partner up
BROMANCE CAROUSEL
P1 starts curb crawling (plank walk with hands up on curb)
P2 completes x15 dips then switches with P1
Continue alternating until loop complete
COP #2:
Mosey to the patch of frozen tundra
DYING BOXING COCKROACHES
x25 (TWO-count) for each partner
Complete x2 rounds
COP #3:
Mosey back around school to BBall courts
Discover a circle of Christmas presents waiting to be opened…
COUPON CIRCUIT
Station 1 – Battle Rope
Station 2 – 40# rocksack Sit-n-Press
Station 3 – 35# KB Rows
Station 4 – 40# rocksack Bench Press
Station 5 – 50# KB around the world
Station 6 – 60# Sandbag Squats
Partners take turns at each station, while one completes Station Reps, the other bear crawls 30 yards and lunges back to switch
When all teams complete their Station, teams rotate to the next Station until all six Stations are complete
Mosey BTTF:
Carry the Coupon Presents back to the F3 RVA Taco
Circle up for MARY
For the random lady putting us in the lime light, x10 Alabama Prom Dates IC
x10 Reverse Lunge IC
x20 Marionette WWII’s IC
x10 Heels to Heaven IC
APD’s for the final minute
COT:
Counterama # 10
Namerama
Announcerama (see Below)
BOM Prayer
Prayer Requests:
Healing up for Rosie & Deep Dish
NMS: Lovely band of gloom warriors this morning at TT for a warm WELCOME BACK to my buddy Pat Moore AKA Marky Mark from my church (WEAG) who recently moved into the neighborhood across the street from BWE. He had the painful experience of being partnered up with YHC this morning, which meant he didn’t have the same selective hearing as the rest of the pax. There’s a BIG difference in single count versus two-count when you’re doing DBC’s! There is very little that gets past Last Call and he was quick to speculate on the possibility of Christmas presents awaiting the PAX when he saw the Taco-mobile returning from behind the school before we got started. Well buddy, you may have groaned initially, but the way you took to that 50# KB I’ll be you’ve already put one on your Amazon wish list. Appreciate all you guys coming out to make it perfect numbers! Yours AYE! ~DTH
YHC had a research conference in Atlanta for a few days and found the “Hope” AO within a few blocks of the hotel. YHC did a little recon Thursday during a break in the conference and ended up having a great conversation sharing a frozen curb alongside a homeless man named “Rich.” As I have found all over the world where I’ve invested time with humanity in the gutter, there’s a story there worth listening to and a soul worth loving.
Hope AO is self-described as “A partnership between F3 Atlanta and The Atlanta Mission/Shepherd’s Inn. The Shepherd’s Inn is a homeless shelter for men. Hope PAX are a combination of men from inside and outside the shelter. Our “hope” is to make new connections and accelerate!”
THE THANG: Standard F3 warm-up. 23 degrees & not quite warm at the jump so we started COP #1 with Sweet 16’s (mercans + LBCs). Lap around TSI still hoping some Hope men would join us in the frozen gloom, then for COP #2 we rotated 1 PAX TSI lap while the other PAX warrior lunged through the lot. COP #3 was 3 laps of 4 corners: NW corner burpees, NE corner mercans, SE corner monkey humpers, SW corner Abs. Concluded with some Mary.
COT: Good discussion around joy vs happiness + 2.0’s and the challenges of parenting adults. Not surprisingly (when 2 or more are gathered), my morning devotional was related to our COT discussion. I’ll paraphrase and send the link. Fruit is not developed by striving. Trees don’t strive to produce fruit. It’s intimacy with the Holy Spirit that brings fruit. Therefore, we don’t work on our fruit; we work on our relationship with Him, and fruit comes as a result. I just finished day 4 of the @YouVersion plan ‘Walk in the Holy Spirit’. Check it out here: http://bible.com/r/588
A perfect dozen posted in freezing temps to celebrate the good Doctor’s 42nd trip around the sun. Here’s the secret sauce for how these heroes are remaining forever 21…
The THANG:
WARMERAMA:
Mosey around the lot and SLAUGHTER START with x10 BroadJump Burpees
Head to the BBall Court and circle up
Welcome & Disclaimer
Many-a-classic DTH IC Reps, many totaling 42, though there was some apparent difficulty counting past whole numbers…
THE LATINO SHUFFLE:
Hold plank while a number of PAX move their vehicles from the center lot so the unexpected Latino Market could set up
COP #1:
Mosey out to the big lot
BRO CODE 4-CORNERS
42 reps at each corner
C1 – x42 merkins, plank for the six
Bear crawl to C2
C2 – x42 jump squats, Helix for the six
Bernie up to C3
C3 – x42 WWII’s, Crab plank for the six
Crab walk to C4
C4 – x42 ___ (something)
Mosey back around to the truck&flag
COP #2:
IMPLEMENTS OF WOE TRIPLE CHECK
Split up into x3 groups of 4 and partner up within your group
Groups take turns with Duo-1 carrying an IOW around the lot while Duo-2 completes core reps. After each Groups’ Duo has a turn carrying the IOW, Groups switch to a new IOW for the next Round
IOW’s included a 75 pound 8-foot caber, a 60 pound sand bag, and a 40 pound ruck
Reps for the waiting pax were: Round 1 Flutters, Round 2 Hammers, and Round 3 Freddies
COP #3:
TRAVELING 42’s
Mosey out to the dog park
x42 Chain Smokers
Mosey around the dog park and back to the main lot
x42 Rapid Alt Curb Steps (2-ct)
Mosey up to the top
x42 __ (something)
COP #4:
WALL 42’s
Reps all together, single count loud & proud
x42 Hoedowns
x42 Donkey Kicks
COP #5
Mosey over to the other big lot
x42 LINE WALKERS – made up on the spot – plank on a parking space line, walk hands from one side of the line to the other pivoting on feet, completing x2 shoulder taps on each side
Line up for SPRINTS – 42%, 84%, 142%, 21%
Mosey BTTF:
En route, some Bernie, then x42 Lunges (single count)
Back on the court, circle up
PLANKORAMA REVIEW – F3 Credo, Mission, and 5CP’s
x42 Heels-to-Heaven IC
x42 LBC’s IC
…maybe something else?
COT:
Counterama #12
Namerama
Announcerama (see Below)
BOM Prayer
NMS: After heart-warming bro time with House Party rucking a log around Morning Wood, it was awesome to see a solid PAX gather for whatever YHC was gonna make up on the fly – the only plan, do 42 of everything. When YHC doesn’t plan the workout ahead of time two things happen: 1) it turns out to be brutal, and 2) YHC forgets all the stuff we did. Great to have ChaChi with us DR from Concord NC, and it was fun to get creative incorporating the Implements of Woe into a COP. Not quite cold/precipitous enough to freeze the beard, but still damn chilly. Really appreciate all these guys coming out. Also enjoyed a brief Coffeerama with Mudslide at Starbucks after. Yours AYE! ~DTH
Announcements (SEE SLACK!)
Tue 12/3 OTB RUCK (0515 launch) – Meatball has the Q, Midlo Middle (SOT/MOT) location
After 42 trips around the sun, YHC still has it (IYKYK), but the outstanding morning wood wasn’t solo after all. Having planted the flag and hung the truck banner, House Party arrived as YHC’s first Birthday present, a welcome sight indeed! At 25 degrees, YHC was thinking he could do with another layer as we rucked to the pit, but then within just a few minutes of carrying one of the 8-foot logs, we were well warmed up. We made it most of the way around the loop before taking a break for x42 ruck squats, then re-shouldered the log to deliver it to the truck. With 25 minutes to go, we speed-rucked a woods path loop and came out at the nature center to discover Mudslide and Big Rig (cutely matching gray and black outfits) getting in a couple miles. Got back in time for a few minutes of stretching as PAX showed up for the Bootcamp. Yours AYE! ~DTH
Four lords of the gloom rucked a few miles through neighborhood discussing a variety of topics, one of which being the blatant corruption of our legal system. A resultant revelation may be that YHC’s obstinate participation in hanging a jury on a murder trial some years back may have resulted in YHC being black listed from ever again being drafted for jury duty – we’ll call that a win. Coffeerama after was awesome. Please join us in prayer for brother Doublemint who found out this morning of his Uncle Jim’s passing. And Happy Thanksgiving to all! Yours, DTH
Six ruck-humpin gloom lovers launched into Laurus following the Q who used the North Star (AKA, Sable) to navigate the pathless venture through mountains of leaves, eventually finding the tunnel and mountain bike trial up and around to Stony Point. En route Little John challenged all bridge passers and the bottle of murky grog was offered to inspire the spirit of deep thoughts. It was awesome having Brickhouse join us, and excellent Einsteinorama followed with discussion wrapping up Live Right via Correction & Targeting. Sable especially enjoyed this immersive experience. Until next time, Yours AYE! ~DTH
Four ruckers and three runners secured the AO early with discussion revolving around the return to meeting up at the front parking lot now that the latina market has closed up – maybe next week! Really enjoyed getting to know Broadway’s relative Dangerous Minds (DM) as we speed rucked the outside loop of Rockwoods trails. Sunrise at the lake was gorgeous, and the PAX stopped at five different intervals to complete x20 Copperhead Squats IC, adding up to the celebratory number of the day, YHC’s 100th Q for the year. Needless to say, all were feeling perfectly warmed up to tackle the R&R bootcamp after. Yours AYE! ~DTH
