Author: Fandango

  • “Winners win”… Rudy Can Say that now!

    9 HIMs showed up, 8 salty grid iron vets and 1 plucky FNG.

    Teams: Team 1 “The Heroes” – Fandango, Warby, Wildcat, Rudy; Team 2 “The Villains” – Crabgrass, Da Bear, The Duke, Festivus, FNG

    4 vs 5 … nothing we haven’t encountered before… Heroes fight the odds… Heroes show up when out numbered… Heroes don’t back down (unless to catch their breath several times)…

    Team 1 started strong and kept the gas pedal down for most of the game to get a commanding lead of 5-3… then 6-3… the 7 – 3. It was around 7-3 that the Villains who were graciously sitting one person out to even up the field (and rest a fresh man but we won’t hold that against them) decided that they needed the 5th man on the field because THE HEROES were Fantastic Four horsemen of their apocalypse. The Villains finally were able to catch up to 5-7 and decided on a KICK that would tie the game if they made it. It all relied on one foot… Not Festivus crooked toes… But Crabby and his unstoppable nature to always strategize to get the upper hand (Like the Patriots Dynasty)… Beads of sweat rolled down his forehead… focus was paid to the ball in his hand… he kicked … for the tie?!?!?!! Did he make it?!?!?!?!?!

    Crabby is the NEW RUDY now!

    Wide Left…. MISS!

    THE HEROES WON!!!

    Highlights from the game:

    • Warby with some amazing TDs after he exercised the demons from his hands; it seemed like this man was a man playing among little blind kids who couldn’t find him.
    • RUDY with some flash of Lynn Swann catching… hands so soft that balls fall easily into them. So happy for this deep field threat… Thunder Dolphin … Sleek, gliding in and out, cuts through the school of fish and end up jumping out of the water to catch the ball… truly amazing. INT at goalline to stop TD!!!
    • Wildcat… THIS MAN CANNOT BE COVERED OR STOPPED! A force to be reckoned with… a cheetah flying through the Serengeti hunting his prey. PICK 6!!!
    • Fandango… Dropping Dimes every where he threw the ball… seemed like he couldn’t miss… balls on your chest… BOOM! You now an Only Fans model from him!
    • Crabby … amazing leadership and fortitude… a true Captain of the Titanic.
    • Festivus … This man is always a deep ball threat and very cunning in his route choices. Elusive
    • Da Bear, his skills are dangerous… defense always but now an offensive threat that we need to worry about…
    • The Duke… Man can get the ball down the field and can be right in tune with his team on where to go andf how to do it with effective strikes
    • FNG… “Pick”… he did well his first time…
    • Interceptions: Fandango, Wildcat PICK 6!!!, Rudy AT THE GOALINE TO STOP A TD, FNG Pick got his first pick…(All INTs thrown by Crabby I believe… sloppy throws)

    Prayers – Tzatziki’s father, Wildcat got good news w/ positive scans

  • Some put the “foot” in Football

    6 HIMs showed up on a beautiful dark Thursday morning to play Ultimate Football. Some slept in…(Couch)….Lights lit up the arena and the game was commenced with what we thought was honor and respect for the catching abilities some possess.

    Teams were selected:

    Team 1 = Crabby, Festivus, & Cookie

    Team 2 = Fandango, Hei-Hei- & Flyboy.

    Team 1 and Team 2 exchanged early blows in TDs to be tied 2-2 … BUT THEN… Team 2 exploded and scored multiple times with rigorous combinations that Team 1 didn’t know what hit them to put Team 1 up 5-2… Team 2 had the playing ability edge here with their fast feet and hands… Team 1, not so much hands. So, going through the rules, Team 1 looked at their deceptive hands a knew that they couldn’t win with these sloppy, clumsy, useless hands… they opted to using the kicking rule for 2 TDs worth and succeeded in their first attempt with Crabby kicking it through the uprights. 5-4 now. Team 2 struck back with a kick of their own to show HOW EASY it was and Team 1 tried again but Crabby couldn’t find the magic anymore. 7-4 now. Team 1 kicked again, missing,… kicked again, making it and then added on a solo TD to tie the game 7 -7 with time just barely on the clock. Team 2 played the game RIGHT… THEY PLAYED THE GAME RIGHT! But Team 1 NEEDED to kick again and ended up going over the time and it ended in a TIE. Officially a TIE. 7-7

    Had the kick rule not been implemented… Had “baby P.I.” not been called on Hei-Hei… Had Festivus not sunk so low as to bloody Hei -Hei in the lip to slow him down… Had all these factors not have happened… Team 1 was the real losers today with the score truly being 5 -3… Team 2 won the game… the pure game of Ultimate Football…

    However, because Team 1 couldn’t play ball like men, they were gifted points from kicks and the score was 9 -7 off a Festivus kick (Yawn).

    Highlights:

    Team 1 kicks because they can’t f***ing play with their hands….

    Team 2 was masterful: Hei-Hei laying out for passes, Fandango being a pornstar hitting chests with his balls, and Flyboy using his burst of 5 second speed to run past the snoring Team 1 to score some amazing catches.

    COT – Stuff this Friday with F3 and wings and pool, Rucking 9.11, and we prayed for us having a beautiful day.

  • “In your name we play, Amen!”

    Where rain maybe threatened our good time this morning, none fell upon us on this glorious morning and game of Ultimate Football… except a rain cloud did follow a certain team in the end.

    New Rules were applied: 1. A team can attempt a kick from 25yds out through the uprights and earn 2 TDs. 2. A defender who intercepts a pass can free run but also give up his run and throw while running forward. Once pass is caught, he is no longer the free runner. 3. Thrower can not advance forward but can scramble back as many steps as possible and left and right but cannot break the defenders established line. Defender can press upon thrower which moves the line wherever the defender moves to.

    Team Captains Da Bear & Cookie picked formidable teams.

    Cookie Monsters = Cookie, Crabby, Rudy, Pad Thai, Matlock.

    Da Bears 85 Team = Da Bear, Fandango, Warby, Festivus, Hei Hei

    The stage was set and highlights were flowing.

    • Da Bears 85 shot to a commanding lead 3 -0. Cookie Monsters fought back to even it 3-3.
    • Da Bear made some awesome catches, an almost pick 6 with burning Rudy on the outside but the leaping leprechaun got him barely with two sweaty hands and a frightened heart that said “I’m glad I wasn’t a penny on Da Bear train tracks!”
    • Rudy had some deep ball catches that solidified why he is a solid pick. This elusive SOB was leaving DeLorean fire tracks all over the field… his routes looked like Ray Charles taking a piss in the snow spelling his name.
    • Festivus strategized perfectly on his offense and defense to be the biggest threat out there on the field. Swatting down passes and catching some hot streaking passes.
    • Warby was unstoppable in his game play. The man was open every time. The man was reliable every time. The man… was THE MAN out there.
    • Matlock, Cookie, and Fandango were good game managers and moved the ball well with the precision of surgeons cutting up their patients.
    • Hei Hei with the BALL RIPPING grip out of Rudy’s small, elfish hands that made him the reason we call him “G.I. Joe” and “Army Strong”… Strong enough to earn that ball from Rudy.
    • Pad Thai was way too quick and elusive.. always slipping coverage and being open and using his golden arm to move his team down the field.
    • Crabgrass, even though he was harnessing his Mahomes from the Tampa Bay Super Bowl Loss and Eagles Super Bowl Loss, was able to do stuff that still had our defense confused and off balance. Picking his targets and using the scramble video game mode to find his footing to launch. Sometimes heroes bleed … Sometimes heroes live long enough to become the villain… Sometimes heroes need to start with “the man in the mirror, asking him to change his ways, no message could have been clearer, if you want to make the world a better place, take a look at yourself and make a change… It’s gonna feel real good, shamone!”

    Today was a beautiful day for a game made for boys where we as men showed up and relived our backyards heroics.

    COT: We still pray for OHES nurse.

    “In your name we play, Amen”

  • This One’s For You, Dad

    16 men showed up today and it was a bit of a cathartic journey for me as I led them down a workout that encompassed my dad’s great challenges in life.

    Warm-up: Side Straddle Hops, Cherry Pickers, Copper Head Squats, Arm Circles

    Adora: My dad was dropped off at a Baptist Children’s Home for Boys at the age of 8 with his twin brother. So, we did an Adora to find a brother in arms to get through this challenge. 100 Merkins, 200 Squats, 300 Side Straddle Hops

    Thunderbirds Run: My dad was selected to be a part of the Air Force’s Elite Thunderbirds Squad. We formed 2 lines of 8 HIMs and in formation ran an “Indigenous” run down the “runway” with last HIM performing 6 Firecrackers to simulate the Bomb Burst the Thunderbird Planes perform.

    P.O.S.T.- Peace Officer’s Standard Training: My dad was a police officer for his career. He, at the age of 39, entered the police academy and had to pass his P.O.S.T. test completing 5 circuits. The Circuit consisted of:25 Merkins, 25 Mountain Climbers, 25 LBCs, 25 Squats, & 10 Burpees, THEN, SPRINT down the parking lot, around the corner to BEAR CRAWL, THEN SPRINT around the pool in the grass field back to the start to finish 1 circuit. 1 HIM finished 4 circuits before time was over. Wildcat is a beast among men!

    COT: Thanked the boys for coming out on this time of healing with me and appreciated the kind prayers and words sent to my family during this time.

  • 28-3 comeback Ultimate Football

    We do’s what we do’s when we do’s it right!

    11 brave souls met on the rainy gridiron football field to leave it all out there for the football gods. Some say this was the BOS game we needed… others needed the rain to hide the tears of defeat.

    6 v 5; First team (Warby, Crabgrass, Fandango, Matlock, Pad Thai, and Cookie) struck first with an EASY TD… like butter!

    Then, after crying, we sat 1 player so 5 v 5 was available. Second team (Rudy, Flyboy, Hei-Hei, Da Bear, & Festivus) proved their hearts by scoring on dink and dunk passes in the middle with a few throws down field. They began to make it rain TDs in the rain. Warby’s team was in trouble.

    Some Highlights:

    • Festivus, Fandango, and Da Bear all had key interceptions that helped their teams.
    • Flyboy & Rudy were dangerous behind the defense scoring TDs. Pad Thai was the counter to that and recieved some very beautiful passes with amazing catches like Lynn Swann.
    • Hei-Hei and Festivus were very elusive souls weaving this way and that sharing a bond on “hot potato” with the rock. Warby The Wizard was open just about every time to counter that magic spell.
    • Crabgrass, not the noodle arm as reports suggest, hit a few deep passes to Pad Thai.
    • Rudy was a machine through the whole game until the end where the machine breaks down and causes an ill-timed pass that was batted down, leading to a score that eventually led to the winning TD.
    • Matlock and Cookie were defensive magicians knocking down balls… and footballs.

    In the end, the good guys won 6-5 (kinda a precursor to the beginning of the game numbers of players) with a Fandango GAME WINNING TD CATCH reminding them of the 2025 BOS Champion!

    COT: Rudy’s charity was a success to help out kids.

    Great day out there to be alive and play like kids in the rain!

  • “There’s no place like home… or the Alamo!”

    With a “tornado” possibility, the movie goers (HIMs) were fortunate to get a ticket to a Wizard of Oz Workout.

    Warmaroma – (Kansas) = SSH, Copperhead Squats, Dead Man Hang C,R,L, Cherry Pickers Arm Circles.

    “There’s No Place Like Gains” = Mosey to the modern home section and partner up for a Dora. P1 runs down to the cul de sac, alternating 100 merkins, 200 squats, 300 SSH.

    Then, the RAIN hit. So refreshing but ominous of things to come in the “movie”.

    “Yellow Brick Reps” = Mosey down the road to the traffic circle for a curb crawl, indigenous style. End of the line runs around the circle while the PAX crawls to the right. We didn’t get yelled at this time as all of our memories remember!

    “If I Only Had A Six Pack” = Mosey down the road until the road ends and there is a cul de sac to the right. Triple check. 

    P1 runs to the end of the cul de sac, 

    P2 does monkey humpers 

    P3 does LBC’s

    “Wicked Side Stitch of The West” Run = Indigenous Run where last person does 5 Firecrackers. We traveled back to Kansas this way and made it “home”. The “Dorothys” were safe… or were they…

    SHARKNADO Ring of Fire to end it. Each HIM picked their worst workout and we completed 5 reps.

    Time Ran Out.

    Named new FNG – Fender , Welcome!

    This workout meant a lot to me and my state of health. My dad is suffering heart failure and I constantly track where my dad was when he was my age now… 2 years ago, I was headed down that same cardio path of wrecking my health… Because of F3, 2 years later, I am healthier than he ever was and I am creating my own longevity through the hard work we do on the pavement and the fellowship we create as friends. I truly turned my mental and physical life around because of these gentleman who make me smile every time I see them and who push me into a more improved man. For my 2 year anniversary… I want to say THANK YOU to you all for just being there day in and day out. We are an amazing group of men. I am so proud to know each and everyone of you. Thank you!

  • 46 never looked so good at the movies!

    We showed up for the movies Tropic Thunder Triple Check and Training Day “Earn That Badge Rookie” Adora.

    Warmup: Side Straddle Hops, Arm Circles, Cherry Pickers, Imperial Walkers

    Tropic Thunder Triple Check: 1 (Pecker)= Coupon run; 2 (Les Grossman) Side Strut Squat; 3 (Tugg Speedman) Mountain Climbers

    Training Day Adora: 1 (Alonso)= “King Kong Burpees” – Burpee with a Firecracker finisher; 2 (Hoyt) = Run coupon to Stop Sign

    COT: Some announcements were said about Frozen Triangle; prayers for a child recovering from surgery

    FNG was named Bookkeeper

  • “Get busy livin’…or get busy dying!”

    16 HIMs ascended to the “movie theater” to watch 2 movies unfold before their very eyes.

    Warm Up: Side-straddle hops, Copperhead squats, LBC’s, Roscoe’s Mom, Cherry Pickers, & Dead Man Hang.

    1st movie: The Shawshank Redemption workout broken up into 2 parts. Part 1 = Adora (Andy & Redd) completed 100 WW2, 200 Monkey Humpers, & 300 Side Straddle Hops while the timer ran to the other side of parking lot.

    Shawshank Part 2 = Took the HIMs over to the sidewalk that leads to the tunnel and we simulated Andy Dufresne prison crawl “through 500 yds of filth” and up to the other side. We bear crawled down, two-foot hopped through tunnel, and bear crawled up the other side. We were supposed to do this 5 times but after 3, these men chose to go back to prison in Shawshank rather than escape to freedom.

    Second movie showing was Goodfellas Triple Check = Henry Hill: Runner to the hill and back; Tommy: 10 Firecrackers & 10 V sit ups continuously switching back and forth, and Jimmy the Gent: Any plank position HIM wanted to do.

    COT TIME: Kenya Collection through Nancy Lopez; Flyboy is collecting kettlebells at Old Hundy Tuesday for Friday CSOP at 8pm in Rountrey.

  • A Night (outside it was dark) at the MOVIES!!!

    The mist in the air was chill and cool as these movie goers showed up to see what was playing this morning. The Q had something special to show the boys who came for the show.

    Warm Up: Side-straddle Hops, Copperhead Squats, Dead Man Hangs, Cherry Pickers, LBC, Alabama Prom Dates, Roscoe’s Mom Stretch.

    Forrest Gump Workout: “I was RUNNING” to the school next to clubhouse to the parking lot to pay homage to Forrest’s dearest friends/family. 4 Corners prostitute style in honor of “JENNY!”: Corner 1- Mama’s magic shoes Flutterkicks, Corner 2- Bubba Shrimp pounders, Corner 3 – Jenny’s Greenbow Alabama Slammers Prom Dates, & Corner 4 – Lt. Dans. Then, a Gump run back to the clubhouse.

    Back to the Future Workout: Build a Beat Timeline Prostitute Style – 10 Silver Surfers to simulate Marty’s skateboarding, 20 Firecrackers to simulate lightening, 30 “1-2-3” punches to simulate Biff and Marty fighting, then run as fast as you can past the courthouse (clubhouse) and do 40 Alabama Prom Dates since Marty took his mom to the dance!

    Finished with Ring of Squats OR Firecrackers (squats was the majority).

    COT: Dates for CSOP coming up (See Heist or Crabgrass) and 11 year convergence coming up.

  • Cock-a-doodle-do!!!

    7 HIMs showed up a beautiful August morn to play the much requested, desired Ultimate Football!!!

    Warm Up: Side-Straddle Hops, Dead Man Hangs, Merkins, LBCs, Butterfly stretching.

    The Game Plan: We numbered off with 3 (Pad-Thai, GlobeTrotter, Matlock) v 3 (Fandango, FlyBoy, Teddy KGB) Grown Men; and our newest FNG being all time offense for both teams which proved to be worth its weight in gold in strategy. Points are awarded for Interceptions (which the interceptor could FREE RUN until tagged) & FNG assists into the endzone with blocking for and/or passing to for a TD.

    HIGHLIGHTS:

    • Pad -Thai = Boy has a CANNON for an arm!!! This pigskin chucker could throw it 60yds + on a dime. Also, awarded a point for assisting FNG with a TD.
    • FlyBoy = Great blocking schemes, good use of the FNG to gain yards, great down field speed to get open! Also, awarded 2 pts for assisting with FNG TD on a great block and an Interception.
    • Matlock = Who is this guy??? I don’t know because every time I looked he was past us running to an open spot and slicing up our defense like crazy. Also, awarded a point for an Interception.
    • Teddy KGB = This man was everywhere and was always a go to for moving the ball forward. Always had his hand on the ball or in the defenders face stopping them from making their catches.
    • Globe Trotter = Like the mighty Phoenix, which he use to reside in, he was heaten up the field with his shifty moves and his collaboration with Pad. Also, very hard to cover at times… man got skills.
    • Fandango = Interception here and there. His team supported him the best with pinpoint throws to the endzone.
    • Rooster = New FNG ripped off 3 TDs against grown ass men! He was the deciding factor for both offenses. Amazing to see him cook!
    • COT = Named new FNG “ROOSTER”; Pray for Teddy KGB’s daughter and her tonsil surgery. Also, for Globe Trotter and his interview.