Author: Rudy

  • Satan’s Hill Sauna

    8 grown-boys got after it this morning!

    Warmarama – Moseyed into the woods for a quick lap around the gazebo. Circled up, gave the F3 mission and got into it…SSH’s, Cherry Pickers, Leg Stretches, LBC’s, Rosco’s Mom, Merkins, Wilson’s Wife and Fudd’s Wife.

    The THANG – Build a Beast starting at the bottom of the hill. Marker 1, 2 and 3 were evenly spaced and ran the length of Satan’s Hill.

    Round 1

    • Run to Marker #1 (6 WW2’s) and run back to the starting point.
    • Run to Marker #1 (6 WW2’s), run to Marker #2 (6 WW2’s), run back to Marker #1 (6 WW2’s) and run back to the starting point.
    • Run to Marker #1 (6 WW2’s), run to Marker #2 (6 WW2’s), run to Marker #3 (6WW2’s), run back to Marker #2 (6 WW2’s), run back to Marker #1 (6 WW2’s) and run back to the starting point.

    Round 2

    • Run to Marker #1 (6 WW2’s, 6 Squats) and run back to the starting point.
    • Run to Marker #1 (6 WW2’s, 6 Squats), run to Marker #2 (6 WW2’s, 6 Squats), run back to Marker #1 (6 WW2’s, 6 Squats) and run back to the starting point.
    • Run to Marker #1 (6 WW2’s, 6 Squats), run to Marker #2 (6 WW2’s, 6 Squats), run to Marker #3 (6WW2’s, 6 Squats), run back to Marker #2 (6 WW2’s, 6 Squats), run back to Marker #1 (6 WW2’s, 6 Squats) and run back to the starting point.

    Round 3

    • Run to Marker #1 (6 WW2’s, 6 Squats, 6 Merkins) and run back to the starting point.
    • Run to Marker #1 (6 WW2’s, 6 Squats, 6 Merkins), run to Marker #2 (6 WW2’s, 6 Squats, 6 Merkins), run back to Marker #1 (6 WW2’s, 6 Squats, 6 Merkins) and run back to the starting point.
    • Run to Marker #1 (6 WW2’s, 6 Squats, 6 Merkins), run to Marker #2 (6 WW2’s, 6 Squats, 6 Merkins), run to Marker #3 (6WW2’s, 6 Squats, 6 Merkins), run back to Marker #2 (6 WW2’s, 6 Squats, 6 Merkins), run back to Marker #1 (6 WW2’s, 6 Squats, 6 Merkins) and run back to the starting point.

    ‘Twas a tough morning to pull it off but the Beasts were successfully built! Took a slow mosey over towards the parking lot to grab some cinderblocks and partnered up.

    Round 1

    • Partner #1 – Walked the length of the parking lot while curling the cinderblock.
    • Partner #2 – Jerkins

    Round 2

    • Partner #1 – Walked the length of the parking lot while carrying the cinderblock overhead.
    • Partner #2 – Toe Taps on the curb

    Round 3

    • Partner #1 – Walked the length of the parking lot while using the Farmer’s Carry for the cinderblock.
    • Partner #2 – Incline Merkins on the curb.

    Broga

    The PAX took a much-needed breath and Mudslide led some Broga to wrap it up.

    Announcements

    • Monday, July 8 – Heist’s 2-year Q at The Alamo
    • Tuesday, July 9 – HR Derby at No Toll
    • Tuesday, August 6 – Ultimate Frisbee Tournament at No Toll
    • Pool Boy – Starting up some pool workouts! Hit him up for details.

    Prayer Requests/WINS

    • WIN – Button was able to get a workout in while he was in town.
    • WIN – The PAX had all of their fingers and toes accounted for after July 4th!
    • PRAYER – Button’s friend passed away. Prayers for strength/hope for the Rosenburg family.

  • Summer Solstice…more like Sumer DISCice

    17 grown-boys took advantage of the extra sunlight this morning and got after it with some Ultimate Frisbee. With DTH’s cones marking the perimeter of the field and YHC’s pinnies (thought it was penny until today) being utilized to help differentiate teams, here’s what went down…

    Warmarama – Moseyed down to the field and circled up. Gave the F3 mission and got into it…SSH, Cherry Pickers, Dead Man Hang, arm/shoulder stretches, Merkins, Wilson’s Wife and Fudd’s Wife.

    The THANG – Split up into two teams. Team-pinnies had (9) players and the pinnie-less team had (8) players. The extra man on team-pinnie was initially seen as an advantage and that makes sense as we can all agree that 9>8. But in the end, it didn’t prove to make too much of a difference. Team-pinnie did end up taking the W but it was in LARGE part due to the red-zone yips on the other side. Make no mistake, YHC will take a W all day long and twice on Sundays. However, this felt like one of those games where the the winning team didn’t really win but instead the other team lost.

    Team Pinnie: Cookie, Wildcat, Shiver, Orange Crush, Don Draper, Snip, Purple Rain, Futon, Rudy

    Team Pinnie-less: Sable, McRib, Fandango, Lab Rat, DTH, Heist, Pearl, Warby

    Announcements

    • Friday, June 21 – Poker Night at DTH’s house at 8:00
    • Monday, June 24 – Wilcat’s Birthday Q at The Alamo
    • Saturday, June 22nd – New AO called The Iron Bridge at Goyne Park at 7:00am. Contact State Farm or Posh for info.

    Prayer Requests/WINS

    • PRAYER – Wildcat has his quarterly scan next week. Prayers for strength/comfort for he and his family.
    • WIN – Yeehaw’s daughter Liv continues to kick cancer in the teeth! Recent scans have gone very well. Let’s gooooo!! SUCH GOOD NEWS!
    • WIN – Don Draper gave an a big shoutout to the PAX for rallying around him during some tough times over this past year. Proverbs 27:17 comes to mind. “As iron sharpens iron, so one man sharpens another.”
    • WIN – Shiver (FNG) successfully recruited by DTH and OC.
    • WIN – Wildcat won’t brag on himself so I’ll do it for him. Based on his effort in the mornings and his constant positive attitude, you’d never know that the man is battling Stage-4 lung cancer. I know I speak for the PAX when I say that we are all very thankful to have you out there pushing us to better. You set the bar high both on the field and off the field. Stay strong, Brother!

  • Zac Efron: Iron Claw but Weird Jaw

    A dozen grown-boys got their day started the right way by playing some Ultimate Frisbee. With McGruff’s fancy frisbee in hand, here’s what went down…

    Moseyed down to the track for a quick lap. Several PAX members spent their time debating whether or not Zac Efron is on roids and why the heck his jaw looks like The Crimson Chin. (Google it). YHC spent most of the time deflecting comments from the PAX about Zac Efron being his man-crush. No, Sir. YHC is more of a Hugh Jackman guy. The dude plays Wolverine and then turns around and puts on a theater display in The Greatest Showman! Don’t have a man-crush, you say? Liar. Game recognize game!

    Warmarama – Gave the F3 mission and got into it…SSH, DonQ’s, Cherry Pickers, several shoulder stretches, Merkins, Wilson’s Wife, Rosco’s Mom, LBC’s.

    The THANG – Split up into two teams of 6. The bad guys won 7-5. YHC takes all the blame for the L and for an emotional outburst or two. Stats were hard to track but here are your comps…

    Warby – “Hines Ward” Tough player that’s not afraid to do the dirty work.

    Fandango – “Ed Reed” Ball-hawking defender who’s always setting up field position.

    McGruff – “Ja’Marr Chase” A tone-setter whose presence creates opportunities for the offense.

    Oyster – “Jason Witten” The unspoken leader of an efficient offense.

    State Farm – “George Kittle” Dependable and a force in the middle of the field.

    Cookie – “Troy Polamalu” Always at the center of the action.

    Futon – “Charles Woodson” Silent assassin contributing on both ends of the field.

    McRib – “Mike Vrabel” Quiet confidence and a coach on the field.

    Wildcat – “Larry Fitzgerald” Hops for days and absolutely zero quit in the guy.

    Crabgrass – “JJ Watt” Great defensive player that also somehow finds the endzone.

    Finkle – “CJ Stroud” Fearless rookie that you know isn’t a flash in the pan.

    Rudy – “Antonio Brown” Emotionally driven with high-high’s and low-low’s.

    Announcements

    • Monday, June 24th – Wildcat’s Birthday Q at The Alamo. Bring your barf bags!
    • Saturday, June 22nd – New AO called The Iron Bridge at Goyne Park at 7:00am. Contact State Farm or Posh for info.
    • June 10th-June 16th – SOJ Takeover

    Prayer Requests/”WINS”

    • PRAYERS – NA
    • WIN – Played “popcorn” in the circle talking about planned donations for the F3 Pediatric Cancer Fundraiser/Team Brightside. SMASHING our goal but let’s keep pushing!
    • WIN – Cookie and his wife are celebrating their 13th (Not 11th) wedding anniversary!
    • WIN – Finkle (FNG) sought out F3 on his own and showed up this morning ready to roll!

  • Heist’s Hot Hands!

    11 grown-boys set their alarm clocks this morning so they could get up and go play outside with some friends. YHC was itching to play some Ultimate Frisbee so here’s what went down…

    Warm Up – Moseyed on down to the football field and took one lap around the track. Gave the F3 Mission and got into it…SSH, multiple shoulder stretches, Cherry Pickers, DMH, LBC’s, Merkins, Wilson’s Wife and Fudd’s Wife.

    The THANG – Split up into teams for some Ultimate Frisbee. The odd number left us with 6 v 5 and that one-man advantage proved to be a HUGE factor. It’s hard to track stats out there but here’s a quick summary of everyone’s performance.

    Heist – A+ for effort. Left his hands at the house but brought extra heart!

    Fandango – Steady contributor in the middle of the field and earned his team a few (illegal) extra yards.

    Boberry – Flexed his Disc Golf muscles and helped pin the opposing team back on kickoffs.

    Cookie – Utilized press coverage like a boss but was tickled when put under pressure.

    Warby – Great communication, was never out of position and kept his head on a swivel.

    Honeymoon – Put on a clinic with great throws, catches and coverage. Possibly a former Semi-Pro player.

    Orange Crush – Whether it’s because he switched teams or not, we’ll never know…but the dude just wins.

    Crabgrass – Made the guy on his shirt (Mahomes) proud today. Stellar throws and several Kelce-like TD’s.

    Tzatziki – Silent but deadly. He let his play do the talking with consistent tosses and reliable hands.

    Oyster – Strategic and calculated. Executed the West Coast Offense brilliantly with short/quick throws.

    Rudy – Was held in check for most of the game but was often in the right place at the right time.

    Announcements –

    • Saturday, May 25th – Big Rig leading Murph workout at Rock n Roll at 7:00am
    • Monday, May 27th – 7:00am convergence at Tredegar Iron Works
    • Sunday, June 2nd – 2F event at Horner Park from 3:00pm-6:00pm

    Prayers –

    • Heist’s friend has a daughter named Hannah who took a nasty spill and busted up her knee. Prayers that she’s able to get back on her feet soon.

  • Bear Crawls and Buckets!

    10 grown-boys flew out of bed this morning in hopes of playing wiffleball with some friends. But with the Q down for the count, we audibled and here’s how the play unfolded…

    Warm Up – Moseyed around the perimeter of the parking lot and set up camp in the middle for some stretching. Gave the F3 mission and got into it…SSH, Dead-Man Hang, Cherry Pickers, Arm Circles, LBC’s, Leg Stretches, Merkins, Wilson’s Wife and Fudd’s Wife.

    The THANG – With kettlebells in hand, moseyed over to the bus loop where the PAX spread out so that each man stood at the end of a painfully long bus parking stripe. YHC sandbagged some NFL Draft workouts (along with some NFL Draft fun facts) so we went ahead and unpacked those…

    • Bear Crawl to the end of the parking stripe and back, followed by (20) Curls w/kettlebell
    • Spiderman Crawl to the end of the parking stripe and back, followed by (20) Squats w/kettlebell
    • Slinky Crawl to the end of the parking stripe and back, followed by (20) Lat Raises w/kettlebell
    • Crawl Bear to the end of the parking stripe and back, followed by (10) Thrusts
    • Bear Crawl with the kettlebell to the end of the parking stripe and back

    After the Bear Crawl circuit, the PAX dropped their kettlebells and moseyed over to the basketball court. Whiffing on wiffleball was a bummer but YHC still found a way to scratch that sports itch. Let’s play some KNOCKOUT!

    • Played 5 rounds of Knockout
    • Once eliminated from the round, the PAX moseyed over to the side of the court to perform an exercise of their choice while the round finished up.

    Back to the parking lot for names and numbers

    Announcements –

    • Ultimate Frisbee at Timberwolf this Thursday at Timberwolf. Get some!
    • F3 BBQ this Friday

    Prayer Requests

    • Swoop has been KO’d. Prayers for healing!

    I’ve said it before and I’ll keep saying it…I’m so proud to be a part of this group of men! Thanks for allowing me to lead. Had a blast!

  • Draft Day

    17 dudes chose to start their day at Timberwolf on the greatest day day on the NFL Calendar…DRAFT DAY! With the assistance of my QB Cheat-Sheet-Sleeve, here’s what went down…

    Warm Up – Moseyed to the far end of the school to warm up and stretch out. Gave the F3 Mission and got into it…SSH, Don Q’s, Cherry Pickers, Arm Circles, LBC’s, Leg Stretches, Merkins, Wilson’s Wife and Fudd’s Wife.

    The THANG – Moseyed over to the football field which was illuminated by my truck. What a gorgeous sight! (For about 2 minutes until the lights cut off). The PAX took their positions at the back of the endzone and awaited instruction. The objective was to perform the 1st exercise (1) time…perform the 2nd exercise (2) times and revisit the 1st exercise (1) time all the way up to (12). (Denver picks at #12…Go Broncos!) Easier to explain it like this…

    1, 2/1, 3/2/1, 4/3/2/1, 5/4/3/2/1, 6/5/4/3/2/1, 7/6/5/4/3/2/1, 8/7/6/5/4/3/2/1, 9/8/7/6/5/4/3/2/1, 10/9/8/7/6/5/4/3/2/1, 11/10/9/8/7/6/5/4/3/2/1, 12/11/10/9/8/7/6/5/4/3/2/1

    In the NFL Draft cadence, YHB broke it down like this…”With the first pick in my 2024 VQ Draft, your Q selects…”

    • 1st Pick – Run to the cones (~75 yards away) and back.
    • 2nd Pick – (2) Burpees
    • 3rd Pick – (3) Lt. Dan’s
    • 4th Pick – (4) HR Merkins
    • 5th Pick – (5) Carolina Dry Docks
    • 6th Pick – (6) Bobbly Hurley’s
    • 7th Pick – (7) Joe Louis’
    • 8th Pick – (8) Jim Braddock’s
    • 9th Pick – (9) Crab Cakes
    • 10th Pick – (10) Happy Jacks
    • 11th Pick – (11) Steve Earle’s
    • 12th Pick – (12) Up Downs on YHB’s count

    Back to the flag (thanks, Florence) for names and numbers

    Announcements –

    Prayer Requests –

    • Yeehaw’s baby girl
    • Rudy’s family planning.

    Fella’s, I know I told the PAX this a couple times but I want to say it again. I am so proud to be a part of this group of men and am so thankful for having the chance to lead you all this morning. This group has meant so much to me and has come into my life at the PERFECT time. Today marks my completion of the “60-Hard” Challenge (abbreviated “75-Hard Challenge”) that my wife and I set out to accomplish after we went through a miscarriage in February. The challenge proved to be a great way for us to stay close/connected and helped serve as a reminder that life hits hard but, “it’s not how hard you hit, it’s how hard you can get hit and keep moving forward!”