Category: Richmond, VA

23 “New Year, New You” men made their way out of the rainy 60 degree Gloom to greet a new years worth of beatdowns starting with a convergence at the newly renovated Rock N Roll AO and by renovated YHC means moved from Monday to Saturday. According to the guy playing basketball and watching the PAX with wonder this is what happened.

Mosey to tennis court area for COP

There are 5 core principles of F3

1. Be Free of Charge
2. Be open to all men
3. Be held outdoors (even in the rain)
4. Be led by men who participate in the beating
5. End with a circle of trust

Merkin position YHC calls down PAX goes to 6″ and calls out core principle YHC calls up PAX returns to merkin position repeto for all 5 principles

DQ’s, Helicopters, Weed Pickers, Imperial Squat Walkers, Russian Soldiers

DTH helped YHC with a speaker and a song PAX to do squats to Bring Sally Up, Bring Sally Down holding your position until the next up or down is called.

Mosey to the far parking lots use the first lot

Sheldon Coopers – These are a Cooper with WWIIs tacked on for good measure start with

10 – Burpees, 10 – Squats, 10 – Merkins, 10 – WWIIs and run around loop, next round 9 and run, next round 8 and run down to 1 and run

Mosey to 3rd lot

Four corners – PAX picks favorite ab work Corner 1 -10 dying cock roaches, corner 2 – 20 10 count Not so Lazy, Lazy Boys, corner 3 – 30 Heals to Heaven, corner 4 – 40 American Hammers 2 count

Mosey to Basketball court

According to Wilson YHC may or may not have not been completely honest with him at the Murph the previous morning when he asked if YHC was planning to do Man Killers (aka Motivators). According to Santa Claus and the Easter Bunny, (who YHC has once a year meetings with) it’s not really a lie if you had a good reason for not telling the truth. This line of reasoning has been argued on more than one occasion in court rooms for centuries. So needless to say we did Man Killers.

Mosey BTTF for a Merkin Ring Of Fire and a 20 count of Not So Lazy, Lazy Boys

YHC was running out of steam and good ideas with 5 minutes left and Gomer Pile was ready to take the lead to finish out or time and get our moneys worth with some ab work

Numbers / Names and YHC’s favorite prayer warrior Marmaduke took us out

NMS:

YHC was a little worried that a 1/1/22 convergence at a new AO might not have a great turn out especially in the rain but (WOW!!!) YHC couldn’t be happier with what the Gloom had in store. Of all the Q’s YHC has had this was the largest PAX I have ever had the privilege and honor to lead. In full transparency YHC only had a 45 minute beatdown prepared and on Friday Man Killers where actually not part of the plan. Late Friday night YHC mentioned that he was waffling on whether the beatdown should be 45 minutes or 60 and was told Saturdays are always 60. With this in mind how hard could it be to tack on 15 more minutes to a beatdown when YHC has lead so many in the past? In the COP YHC was struck by just how different it is to lead 23 men than 5 or 10 and it was at this time that the Q’mnesia took over and YHC had no idea what he was going to do at the end of this beatdown to make it 60 minutes.

Thanks to DTH for the help with sound this morning (YHC forgot his speaker)

Thanks to Gomer Pile for finishing out and getting us to the full 60 minutes

Thanks to Wilson for always keepin it real

Thanks to Hardywood for correcting my mathematical errors

Thanks to Flint for visiting from NY

and Thanks to the entire PAX for being my brothers and walking through life with me, you are the reason I keep coming out to these beatdowns

YHC’s personal goals for 2022 that I would like you (PAX) to hold me accountable to

100 Q’s in 2022

100 merkins a day for 365 days = 365,00… sorry 36,500 merkins for the year (I ain’t so good with mathematical things)

Pics – Too many to add to this BB but you should be able to find them on FB