Tag: Timberwolf

  • Everybody loves a comeback story… THIS AIN’T IT!

    On a beautiful Thursday morning, 13 gridiron gents made their way to the football field to display unbelievable feats of glory and dynamic bursts of speed that would put professionals to shame. Warby wearing an authentic Brady jersey as he quests for more points to win the Summer Cup… Crabby wearing a Taylor Swift shirt of some type to inspire everyone to hate the Chiefs even more… and Rudy… um… Rudy using his ND football namesake… to … um… inspire hope… that just wasn’t there… again.

    Led the Pax to the track where we warmed up with ole’ Side Straddle Hops, leg stretches, arm circles, and a NEW EXERCISE (which became our punishment when the other team scores) called “Donkey Clappers” – a sit up with a clap under your leg as you come up; alternating legs.

    Teams were divided evenly 6 on 6 and the charitable team took on an extra player; the injured Cookie who broke both his fingers saving orphans from a fire or some story like that. Team 1: Fandango, Warby, Crabgrass, McGruff, Festivus, Flyboy, and Cookie vs. Team 2: Rudy, Orby, The Duke, Buckshot, Merman, and Bru.

    The team punishment for the other team’s TD was 6 “Donkey Clappers” in honor of the 6 pts a TD is worth. Flyboy disputed this number and said let’s make it any number. We had to educate him on what TDs were actually worth in football without the extra point. He continued to “fly” off the topic and discuss more numbers and shape discrepancies.

    Immediately, Team 1 was on the offensive attack scoring 5 TDs and Rudy’s team had 0. It was unprecedented from the numbers they were putting up. Warby and McGruff were overpowering the defense and scoring TDs like crazy. Fandango’s throws were surgeon-like and precise, Crabgrass was a technician finding open receivers left and right, moving the balls to the right location, Festivus used his elusiveness to get open constantly, Flyboy and Cookie had locked down defense across the middle and on deep threats. Team 2 tried… it was cute… they tried.

    Team 1 gathered together and collectively decided that since we were in the spirit of GIVING (a whoopin’ to Team 2) that we should give up a player to help. Rudy didn’t WANT a player, but we know what Rudy NEEDS sometimes and Crabgrass decided he would help lift Rudy up and went over to Team 2. Not only did we, Team 1, take on an injured player from the start, but we charitably gave a rocket of an arm and a hell of a tactician to Team 2.

    Team 2 now marched up and down the field, cutting up Team 1 with passes from The Duke, to Merman, to Orby, to Buckshot, to Bru and to the endzone. Rudy was pretty contained for the most part with triple coverage. Soon, the score was 5-1, then 5-2, 5-3, 5-4, … it was looking like a game finally. Maybe… just maybe… they could comeback and raise Rudy up on their shoulders in a GAME WINNING TOUCHDOWN AND COMEBACK FOR THE AGES …

    But … nah… this ain’t that kinda a story, bruv!

    But then, the heroes of Team 1 gathered up their strength and said “Don’t break tradition! Rudy’s gotta lose!” This mantra, like lava festering in a volcano waiting to explode, erupted onto the field and Team 1 using their unbelievable strategy of dink, dunk, fake right, fake left, LONG BOMB to our open man, scored to make it 6-4. Then, with insult to injury, scored again to make the final score 7 – 4… The heroes of the game… the charitable team that took on an injured player… that kicked off first… that gave up a player to help… that LET the other team score to feel good about themselves… THAT TEAM won the game!

    But it’s not about the game… it’s about waking up in the morning and going out with a bunch of like minded souls to play like our childhood selves… because one day, one day will be the last day we will ever be able to run again… catch a football in full sprint again… laugh with the boys on a field of battle again… Today … we all won in the game of life (bumper sticker). Today, we all put the player who we think we are up on our teams shoulders and carried him off the field… to fight another day. Well done, men.

    Points given out today:

    Deadly Combo : Warby + McGruff (1pt each)

    Defensive Juggernaut: Crabgrass = played defense for BOTH TEAMS (1pt)

    Best Dressed: Warby = Wore an actual Tom Brady Jersey to the game; females ripped it off his chiseled body before the game was played (1pt)

    Ended with COT; discussed VQ week next week : The Duke -Monday, Festivus – Tuesday, Flyboy – Thursday, Matlock – Friday

  • Disc Golf

    Rudy spoke fondly of his memories playing disc golf as a young lad on a nice easy stroll through the park, enjoying the sunshine, libations, and barely breaking a sweat. Not at F3, and certainly not at Timberwolf Boys of Summer – we crank it up!

    Stroll through the woods to mix it up and to replicate the Remember the Titans training camp scene at the civil war battlefield (nailed it). Light warmup and got to work.

    YHC pointed out where the goal was located and simple rules:
    Number of strokes = burpees
    If you intercept a disc, thrower does 6 burpees
    If you try to intercept but drop it, 2 burpees

    pAX came out the gates hot, running to get their disc and an attempt at an interception. Rudy set the tone with his distance, and Merman was always lurking for an INT.

    Hole 8 mixed it up. This was the longest hole, so YHC gave a chance to earn points for Boys of Summer. Throwing the disc left handed, if you scored with 5 shots or less you get a point. Wildcat and McGruff played better with their left handed today that’s for sure!

    Next twist, defenders!? PAX chose offense or defense. Defenders committed to 6 burpees, but if they intercepted a disc then the thrower would have to do 12 burpees (6 for getting intercepted, 6 inherited from the defender). This certainly made things interested and a few of us had to do 12 burpees!

    In total, each guy played 15 holes, ran 2 miles, and did 70-80 burpees – good work fellas!

    prayers for Wildcats co-worker and continued prayers for Fandangos Dad

    Battlers were McGruff and Merman

  • Ultimate Burpee Football

    Warm-up

    Ultimate football: every turnover was one burpee for the team that committed the turnover, 5 burpees for team scored on

    Team 1: Boberry, Rudy, Cookie, TSG, Nancy Lopez, Blacktop, Switch, Wildcat

    Team 2: Woodsman, Tzatziki, Bru, Fandango, Crabgrass, Matlock, Mcgruff

    Team 3: Doozie (ran around track during game)

    Score 7-6, bad guys won

    Points for boyz of summer: 1 point to Matlock and Rudy for best catches, 1 point to Boberry for MVP (had a hat trick)

    Ecclesiastes 4:9-12: “Two are better than one, because they have a good return for their labor. If either of them falls down, one can help the other up. But woe to the one who falls and has no one to help them up. Also, if two lie down together, they will keep warm. But how can one keep warm alone? Though a single person can be defeated, two can stand their ground, and a threefold cord is not easily broken.” 

  • Hot Dog Style

    9 grown-boys kicked off The Boys of Summer competition this morning at Timberwolf. Ultimate FOOTBALL was the sport of choice this morning and here’s what went down.

    Moseyed down to the track. Explained The Boys of Summer point system, gave the F3 mission and got into it. Stretched, broke into teams and split the field “hot-dog style” using cones.

    Team #1 – Rudy, Matlock, Bru, Bobsled, McGruff

    Team #2 – Fandango, Warby, Crabgrass, Fly Boy

    Result: Team #1 (2 scores), Team #2 (7 scores)

    Lessons learned:

    • Fandango prefers hamburger style
    • Warby is yoked these days!
    • Crabgrass is a 5-tool guy
    • Fly Boy is a bit pessimistic
    • Matlock can’t be a ninja wearing orange
    • Bru wants to tackle people
    • Bobsled is a saint
    • McGruff is ALIVE!
    • YHC may eat his words and look into buying cleats

    POINTS AWARDED

    • The PAX each get (1) for showing up
    • YHC (Rudy) (1)
    • YHC Prop (Warby) (1) for sweetest catch
    • Battle Points: McGruff for making an appearance and Bru for his consistency as of late (2 each)

    ANNOUNCEMENTS

    • The Boys of Summer continues every Thursday through the Summer

    PRAYERS

    • WIN: Warby has made some off-the-field changes and thanks F3 for the impact
    • WIN: Matlock and his M are celebrating their 10-year dating anniversary.
    • PRAYER: Fandango’s father had a heart attack last night.

  • Death by 1,000 throws

    14 grown boys came out to Timberwolf this morning to play some Ultimate! Initially YHC thought we had 13 but Matlock emerged from the shadows like a ninja and suddenly appeared while we stretched.

    Moseyed down to the track to stretch. Gabe the mission and got right into it. Full length of the field and end zones were the full width of the field this time around.

    Team 1: Warby, Mudslide, Tzatziki, Fly Boy, Wildcat, Woodsman, The Duke

    Team 2: Crabgrass, Fandango, Festivus, Cookie, Matlock, Bru, Rudy

    Team 1 executed their playbook to perfection (think Patriots dink and dunk offense in the early 2000’s) and were able to pick apart Team 2 at will. Frustrating to defend but VERY effective. Team 2 showed some flashes of brilliance but struggled to get back on defense which led to their defeat. YHC will of course own the L.

    Team 1: 5 scores

    Team2: 2 scores

    ANNOUNCEMENTS

    • Memorial Day Convergence
    • Boys of Summer starts soon

    PRAYERS/WINS

    • YHC’s son graduates preschool today! Huge pay raise. Proud of you, Maddox.

  • “Its not the wand, but the wizard”

    That was the quote to start the day. Derived from the the Jr sized basketballs the Q brought to play knock out this morning. Ten strong kicked off the first basketball skills or lack of skills post of 2025.

    Rudy was crowned king of the day winning 3 of 5 rounds of knock out. Dumar and Flyboy capped off electric wins as well.

    Next, we broke into teams for 2 rounds of 3 shots each from the foul line and 3 point line. team 1 took the free throw victory with penalty navy seal burpees to the loosing team. Three point challenge was dominated by team 2, penalty navy seal burpees for team 1.

    Time called. numbers, names, PR, announcements. Rudy took us out in the COT.

    Congrats to Oysters son on his graduation from JMU and fingers crossed he finds a job. Keep Aisle 5 and Beaker in your thoughts for a speedy recovery. Big shout out to Rudys M for securing a great and appreciated role with Capital One.

    Always a pleasure leading you gents!!!

  • ULTIMATE (Drunk History Version)

    The weather is warmer, the sun is shining a little brighter in the morning which means only one thing – it’s ULTIMATE time. Swoop and Rudy co-lead the event but both have failed to sit down and record it for the pantheons of history to remember. No worries, iron sharpens iron – Crabby is here to pinch-hit. For those not familiar, Drunk History understands the passage of time often has a way of rewriting history. After Nancy’s cinder block-big rock beatdown, the details of yesterday are a bit fuzzy…

    Team 1 – Wildcat, Rudy, Fandango, Warby, Cookie, Mudslide, Flyboy

    Team 2 – Crabgrass, Tzatziki, Swoop, Matlock, Woodsman, Heist, Bobsled

    It should be said, Team 2 DOMINATED out the gates. For how long they dominated is up for debate.

    Low lights for Team 1:
    – Warby dropped the disc on goal line *FUMMBBBLLLEEEEEEE* and was sad when a turnover was called
    – Quiet game for Fandango, when Rudy is on his team and he can’t poke fun of him, he’s at a loss for words. 2 kickoffs out of bounds has me questioning things. TB12 fell off at 45 too
    – Rudy did not wear his VCU jersey which is good since it would’ve gotten grass stains on it. 2 critical drops today.
    – Flyboy literally had low lights since he failed to get the field lights turned on
    – Mudslide couldn’t outrun Swoop this time #csaup
    – Wildcat was the beacon of light for this team today
    – Cookie carried the team, I think because of high energy levels from hibernation and hitting the weight room

    High lights for Team 2:
    – Woodsman dominated the middle of the field, dude was everywhere!
    – Matlock took “tomahawk” quite literally, adjusting his throwing style to that of an axe throw, catching both the defense and his teammates off-guard
    – Bobsled – FNG from Green Mile showing up big this week and off to Honduras for a missions trip next week, guy is big time and glad to have him out there
    – Tzatziki we had a plan where he would take off and I’d hit him with a bomb down the sideline. It’s ready for when we need it
    – Swoop overcame his spin cycle demons and was making some great grabs out there.
    – Heist increased his catch rate by 150% from last time. Early contender for Comeback Player of the Year
    – Crabgrass is here to set the tone out there. We’re gonna go inside, we’re gonna go outside, inside and outside…

    We ran 2.30 miles while having a great time. Good to be out there having fun today, we are all looking forward to a fun-filled summer!

    Speaaaaaaaaaaaking of which – We will be doing an official F3 “Boys of Summer” competition at Timberwolf this summer, May 29th through August 28th. Details to come, but come out, compete, and win points and you may walk away with the Timberwolf 2025 Champion trophy!

  • prostitute that didn’t get paid

    COP a group of 8 hearty warriors showed for a good beatdown. We did a warmarama in the usual fashion with ssh’s, lbc’s, some stretching and the like. Then we did some dojo Dan with front/round kicks and a horse stance punch fest.

    THANG

    this was started with a merkin/jump squat/ssh/kb press 4 corner prost style but truncated when YHC realized it was taking to long to get to the promised kb wo.

    KB was a long list of old and new ex with a variety of reps and grouped in to 4 ex w a small break. We rolled through that list 2x with some mods to get our arms swoll. We sweat until time was called.

    COT was name/numberama, announce, prayer request and YHC brought us out.

    Gentlemen it was my honor to lead you all.

  • Draft Day!

    10 Grown Boys came out to Timberwolf this morning on the best day of the NFL Calendar!

    WARMARAMA – Moseyed down to the track for a quick lap and some stretches.

    THE THANG – In the NFL Draft cadence, YHB broke it down like this…”With the first pick in my 2025 F3 Draft, your Q selects…”

    Picks reflected QTYs and the PAX revisited each exercise.

    • 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

    ANNOUNCEMENTS

    • CSAUP – Hit up Heist!

    PRAYERS/WINS

    • WIN/PRAYER – Fly Boy’s neighbor received encouraging news about the liver transplant she needs. Continued prayers.
    • WIN – Dr. Scholl’s received good news this week.
    • PRAYER – Rudy’s nephew being evaluated for some medical stuff.

  • Rucking and Soul Crushing

    Twas the night before Timberwolf. YHC prepared the men stating get some rest, hydrate and bring gloves (Rudy). 2 bad ass ruckers and a 9 man PAX set off in the wee morning moonlight.

    Hats off to the ruckers who put 3 miles under their feet, with a half shuffle half ruck. We appreciate you all checking in on us on the track.

    The thang on the track. Short mosey from the flag to the track, watch out for the mud. A handful of stretches and the day was explained. Inspired by a video of a 305lb dude completing the hardest mile, I felt the PAX need to do this as well.

    The hardest mile. 4 laps around the track.

    Lap 1: Easy pace jog

    Lap 2: Bear crawl

    Lap 3: Lunge

    Lap 4: Broad jump burpees

    Time was called at the flag. Numbers, names, PR, announcements. Great work today gents!!

    Always an honor to lead you men.

    “Transformation does not happen in the comfortable middle. Transformation happens at the hard edge” – Hardywood (via Heist)