“Mastery requires both impatience and patience. The impatience to have a bias toward action, to not waste time, and to work with a sense of urgency each day. The patience to delay gratification, to wait for your actions to accumulate, and to trust the process.”-James Clear Three studs fresh of of Father’s Day festivities arose to greet the dawn of a new day. According to legend and the Karens on NextDoor, the hot potato Q went a little something like this. Hardywood takes the first shift. COP: Mosey down to the lake. Deadman hang, SSH, IW, AH, AHAC, Lunge, HRM…

Feeling like groundhog day, the same three warriors descend upon Forest Hill Park as last Monday. When Hardywood asked what YHC did this past weekend, YHC really had to think hard because every weekend just seems to be the same thing over and over. Where’s the excitement in that. In an effort to mix it up YHC decided to paruse the good ole’ F3 Lexicon and Exicon for some fresh ideas. What started out as a hot potato quickly became a full on Q and YHC didn’t even know it. In typical Swirley fashion, we moseyed on down to the…

“Because a body of men, holding themselves accountable to nobody, ought not to be trusted by anybody.” The original T. Paine Three freedom loving men exercised both choice and conscience without interference on the rights of others before dawn. They were not reactionary to the whims of the hour, but purposeful in laying the foundation for a life of long service and usefulness. According to legend it went a little something like this. COP Swirly: Deadman Hang, Cross Leg Hang, SSH, Merkins, Fudds Wife, Wilsons Wife, Flutter Kicks. Triple Check (Swirly): One partner runs the main circle, one partner does…

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S_LGZUmD2Hk Vinny Baseball was born at Batteau, so it only made sense for it to depart from Batteau. Was glad to be able to have BT experience what others have so eloquently described: “F*$^ me! I’m so tired of being sore” – Hardywood (5/5 rotten tomatoes) “Fun for the whole family” – Upchuck (there aren’t enough tomatoes) I think ‘Ole BT got his groove back. Hero pitches were thrown. Hero cuts were taken. What a beautiful morning for some calisthenics, infield and BP. -Vinny Dykstra

The secret to happiness is freedom. The secret to freedom is courage. Jerry Jones 3 studs rose to greet the dawn of a new day. It was 70 and sunny at Batteau. According to legend, it went a little something like this. Mosey down to the bottom tennis courts. COP: SSH X 20, Dead Man Hang X 10, DQ X 10, IW X 10, LBC X 20, FC X 20, HRM, X 10, Arm Circles X 1 Mosey over to grab a coupon and run back up to the stone house circle. Escalating 4 Corners – In each round hit…

Two dudes, dig this, two dudes dressed like nuns …. no, wait. Two dudes, dressed like Gloom Warriors posted at Batteau today for a little boat ride. Here’s how it went. COP – mosey around the circular drive , then SSH x 20, Don Quixote x 10, cherry pickers x 10, Hello Dollies x 20, APDs x 15, APD (4 count) x 10, APD (single leg) x 10 x each side. Mosey down the walking path to the lake, burpees at the lamposts, for: Tha THANG – (M.erkins x 10, I.mperial Walkers x 20, L.ittle Baby Crunches x 30, F.reddie…

After eight weeks of rehabbing a pissed-off piriformis, and armed with some gnarly COP fodder from his physical therapist, YHC decided it was time share the love. Rolling up to Batteau in an F3 tux (black shirt, black shorts), and with an F3 corsage (shovelflag), YHC realized at 05:29 that he’d be going to the dance solo. Here’s how it went: Mosey to the stone circle for: SingleOP – SSHs x 20, Don Quixotes x 10, Cherry Pickers x 10, Hello Dollies x 10. Here’s where it gets glute-a-riffic: Alabama Prom Dates x 10 4 Count APDs (“Marching Glute Bridge”…

Two warriors showed up for Batteau this morning and here is how it went down. Warm up : SSH’s, Helicopters , Windmills, IW’s Plank, Flutter Kicks LBC’s. Tennis Court : Lunge across 10 merkins lunge back – repeat with Russian Solders and reverse lunges . Coupons : curls walk down steps with boulder dips on the bench back up top add exercises each time – curls, overhead press, bench press, sit ups, squats . Bench : Incline merkins – step ups 3 sets – decline merkins – situps 3 sets . Playground : pull ups – dips – 3 sets…

Two Mondays in a row, Swirly posted solo to Batteau. YHC told him yesterday he’d have company today. Away we went. COP: SSHs / DQs / Helicopters / Imperial Walkers Young Man’s Game: I saw a neighbor trying this last week, so I decided to BETA test it with Swirly. I doubt we’ll be seeing it again, but it was worth a shot. Broad Jump then six quick backwards shuttle steps to the original jumping point. Repeat x 10. On tennis courts at least, this was very jarring. Line Tracers: Tennis Courts – out and back, tracing all lines. After…

Party of one at Batteau this morning . It was a windy rainy solo run around the park and neighborhood. See y’all in the gloom..