16 hoopers showed up to Timberwolf to play various basketball games with exercises sprinkled in!
McGruff, POG, and Parker were the winners on the court!
Nancy and OC were winners in the joke category – Will not be put in writing LOL!
Lots of silent prayer requests going out!
Have a greta day gents and we will do it again in a few weeks!
Duke
6 is the perfect number unless we had 10 then that’d be perfect too.
Starting with a working memorial to the fallen we did 36 ssh then 18 imperial squat walkers. LBCs, obliques L and R, rosalita whips.
Huguenot High Rollers Bear crawl up slope crab walk down.
Tpole burpees 1 per to the end of grade school.
looped around and hit the @lastcall gate to the field.
1st and and 10 11s with a twost 10 burpees 1 WW2 sprint to the touchdown rinse back to the 20 for 2 and 9 repeat down the field.
do what you have with what you have where you are. Random dip jerkin aparatus found on our way out. For triple check with runner up the ramp.
BTTF DQs, LBCs, Obliques, Stretches
announcements; oysters paying today, diamond billiards 3f tomorrow at 530.
reflecting on the sacredness of life today. We were created with a purpose. YHC took some time to remember this impacted by the tragedy this week. Working out at the football field felt sacred like we shouldnt be at the field because of what happened. The reality is we need to do the opposite we need show up, engage others more, we need to redeem these spaces with our sweat.
10 men of character (or just characters) assembled in the haze for the latest edition of 45MOM. Temperatures were sunny and 70. According to the tomato counting her colleagues efforts, the following might have happened.
Mosey along the sidewalk to the corner of Westmoreland and Grove. Circle up.
SSHs (50), Don Quixote (5), burpees, let’s try DQs again (maybe 3), 10 burpees, Imperial Walkers 7, LBCs 20, Hello Dolly 7, Rosalita’s 7, Scorpion Kicks, Inverted Scorpion Kicks, HRMs.
Mosey about 9 feet to the west/southwest to the picnic tables for 11’s.
Incline merkins and step ups.
Mosey to the blacktop. Dora 100-200–300 with a twist.
100 merkins (split 50/50), 200 WWIIs, and 300 SSHs. Twist is 5 boo-yah merkins between sets. After about 50 WWIIs, the Q realized that was going to take all day, so audible to 4-count flutter kicks (or have Bleeder do some kind of belly dance for the tomatoes). We knew he could play pickle ball; apparently, he can belly dance, too.
Mosey to the tennis courts for a Beast (redux). 6 sets of 6 exercises. Squats, monkey humpers, dry docks, and we are running out of time…
…Mosey BTTVSF for some stretching and time.
Announcements:
Friday SOJ hosting a 2nd F billiards evening. Jorts for SOJ guys, popped collars optional for Tuckahoe.
SOJ takeover starts Saturday. Best YHC can tell, Rosie is Qing every workout.
Summer Tour…continues.
For SOJ takeover and Summer Tour…Recommendation to Traveling Qs: learn / explore the AO before Qing, especially if the AO is new to you.
Breaking Bread needs a couple of July sign-ups. New guys: this is F3RVA’s volunteer group. Give this a try. It’s far easier than you think. 4th Sat/Sun of every month. 5:30. You make dinner for 8-12 people recovering from a medical issue. Super rewarding.
NMS: Bodo’s has a friend whose motto is, “If you can’t give yourself a vasectomy, who can you give one to?” So, he did. With a mirror. And, wait for it, his wife watched. YHC thinks this says something about trust in a marriage. Is this is a sign of “complete trust” (We can share this moment!) or the total absence of trust (She wants to make 100% sure he goes through with it)? Perhaps a topic for the next F3RVA discussion group.
Handshake is scouring YouTube for videos to see if this is a better way to go. Saab points out the financial savings this would offer. See what people miss when they pay for a gym membership?
YHC turns 7 in F3RVA years today (at $20/month, roughly $1680 in savings, Saab!). Thank you to HoneyDo for hounding me to join. Thank you to Bleeder for trying to kill me the first day (or at least make me puke, which YHC still has never done).
This group has been transformative for YHC. The fitness side is simple. YHC is far more muscular, and the fat has been pushed further from the midpoint of the torso. The results are obvious: Mission not accomplished. 2nd F has been friendships galore built during beatdowns, runs through the woods, social events, and countless breakfasts at ETs and Libbie Market. Thank you.
The real magic has been in the 3rd F. A long time ago TYA shared with me a video that should be titled,”It’s not about you.” The 3rd F is not about a specific religion; it’s about faith demonstrated by doing things for other people. Each of us can do that and collectively we can do that. This group has provided a set of role models, especially among the Old School guys, who remind YHC regularly of the importance of being there for other humans. Help the poor, visit the imprisoned, and help to carry other people along the walk of life (and be ready to welcome their help when you need it).
Onward – Given that Pigskin is Respect, Respect, Respect AND is roughly 12 in F3 years, YHC predicts the best is yet to come.
Air quality was not great, but the PAX was stellar. Here is how it went down:
Great work from the PAX. Air quality was RED, with some PAX exhaust mixed in. For those that do not know, Homer does not own a shirt with sleeves, and Offshore tried to set a record for numbers of curls in light of alternative exercise chosen. See you in the gloom!
God is good all of the time!
Attila
The walkers and runners put in some work at off the books on Mother’s Day. Forgot who was there as most rushed home as soon as possible. I guess they all live at home with their mothers. Aisle 5 and YHC stayed and enjoyed some coffee and 2ndF knowing no one wakes up before 10am on Sunday even on Mother’s Day. Plenty of time until Brunch boys!
YHC didn’t realize the backblast from 5/17 was still in draft. BigData said send it!
Let me know if I missed you
Oyster
3 weathermen had no idea rain was on the forecast. Thankfully, it was 70 and Sunny at Dogpile. Let’s Go.
WARMARAMA:
1 Mile Run around the AO to the Amphitheater.
DQ, Ukrainian Solders, Helicopters, Deadman Hang.
THE THANG:
At the bottom of the Amphitheater: Triple Check
– Flutter Kicks
– American Hammers
– Run the perimeter of the Amphitheater
Escalating Incline Merkins to the top of the Amphitheater.
Mosey to the Rusty Cage for another Triple Check.
-Pull ups
-Dips
-Run to the Pair of trees and back
Mosey BTTF
NUMBERAMA:NAMERAMA:
ANNOUNCEMENTS: Check Slack, Come to Bateau on Monday’s for Pickleball.
YHC Took us out.
NMS:
Welcome Harry Carry (Down Range from Fort Mills, SC). We took a small tour of the AO for our new friend with a 1 mile run around the AO, a quick visit to the Amphitheater and a stop at the Rusty Cage. Hope to see you back again Harry Carry. Harry Carry shared with us that at one of the Fort Mills AO’s each week they are completing a workout from a book called The Hero Workouts (100 workouts dedicated to fallen soldiers and warriors). Thought that was an interesting idea worth sharing. Speaking of dedicating an AO, have you heard Pickleball is at Bateau for the summer. Come on out!
Oyster
12 strong with one FNG stepped though the rain and into the gloom. Here’s what went down.
Lead with the F3 Mission Statement
Warmarama- SSH, Don Kehote, Cherry Pickers, Ukrainian Soldiers
COP 1- Track Marks. 4 laps around the track. Each lap had workouts at each 1/4 . 1st lap was 10 merkins (40 total). 2nd lap was 20 jump squats (80 total). 3rd lap was 30 flutter kicks (120 total). 4th lap was 40 LBCs (160 total)
COP 2- Burpee / Plank jacks ratio 1:4 up to 5:20
COP 3- Triple Check. Runner had to bear crawl the last 20ft back to PAX, rest of PAX shoulder taps and SSH.
Mosey back to the flag at time. Announcements and COT
An appropriate Eight PAX came out to see how gimpy the Q was and if an audibled Hot potato would be served. A light mist kept us cool while we did:
COP: SSH, Don Qs, Imperial Walkers, Helicopters, Merkins, Flutterkicks, Scorpion kicks.
Mosey to main lot for: 4 Corners. 10 burpees, 20 HRMs, 30 Heels2Heave, 40 Jump Squats. Repeato again but add 5 to each corner. Partner up for Wheelbarrow across lot and back. Mosey to HCsP. Partner up in 4s for Quad-Triple check: Merkins, WWIIS, Squats, and run to light and back.
Over to small lot. Mix of Bear crawls and Crab walks a few rounds then finish with 1 min of Mary.
NMS: Maybe Bodos posting classes up the collective group’s Mumblechatter but we spent most of the morning debating the pros & cons of Airstream campers instead of falling for the chum in the water that Handshake offered with his pending Snip-Snip news.
YHC has been doing F3 in RVA for 8 years now. Can’t put into words how impactful this group of men has been for YHC. This group has and continues to challenge/support/encourage YHC through 8 years of Ups & Downs. Those Ups and Downs will continue as such is the nature of life. Having a good group around you makes the journey so much better. Let’s continue to give this great gift away as so many more men need this.
Spider Run: 5 Mile Route below
https://onthegomap.com/s/s5a5e2va
4s take university straight to westham. On Highland turn back toward Westham Station when it crests
6s take Wood to Waveny to Westham.
All converge on highland climb…
Saab Abides
5 hard charges gathered at the Bermuda Triangle to find that the parking lot was closed because of a repave. No worries, one benefit of being there at 5:30 in the morning is there is no one around to worry about where we park.
Mosey to the basketball court.
Imperial Walkers, Ukranian Soldiers, Cherry Pickers, Super Mario Jumps, Karaoke, Mercans, and WWII’s
Mosey to the football field.
4 work out stations,
Station 1 Side straddle hops
Station 2 Plank hand walk up to bench (I’m not sure what the name of the exercise it, but really works out the chest and back
Station 3 Tri-Cep dips
Station 5 20 squat jacks, and then run to station 1. Everybody rotates. X3
Intermission, Blue Falcon Mercans (this is a super top secret workout still in the Alpha phase. It has a few rough edges, but I think I got it ironed out for the next time I Q. So, if you’re interested in doing some blue falcon mercans, keep your eye out for my next Q)
Four Corners around the football field (No Prostitue style…)
Corner 1 10 Burpees
Corner 2 20 Mercans
Corner 3 30 WWII’s
Corner 4 50 Smurff Jacks
Moving on
Paddling the Canoe:
Indigenous American Hammers, with the hard charger in the rear doing lunges to the front.
Mosey back to where the cars were parked
extra few minutes, closed out with plank position, low plank position, Mercans, and WWII’s
COT
Drinks at Diamond Billard’s starting @ 5:30 pm on Friday June 10th
Prayer Requests:
Please keep Florences Father in your prayers as he is dealing with health issues
and Bigriggs Mother-in-Law who is having personal issues.
I haven’t done a Q for a while now, I forgot how much I enjoy doing it. My goal this summer is to visit more AO’s and work out with new groups/meet people I’ve only seen at CSUP/Convergence, and maybe do a few Q’s at different locations. If you haven’t done a Q yet, give some thought about doing it. I promise your first one will be messy, but you’ll get through it, learn from it, and have a great time doing it. Take care.