Tag: #VQ

  • Reacher VQ + x2 FNG’s

    Exciting times at The Crossing with our very own State Trooper REACHER stepping up to Q and both Chaplain and Birdman stepping up to bring an FNG. YHC was asked to write up a brief BB for Reacher, so here’s an effort to recall his completely random and made-up-as-he-went beatdown:

    The THANG: 

    WARMERAMA: 

    • Welcome & Disclaimer
    • Various stretches, a handful of merkins, and a run around the parking lot

    COP #1:

    • Collection of reps including but not limited to squats, merkins, holding elbow plank, and partnered up for PLT’s

    COP #2:

    • Triple up for a few cycles of derkins with feet resting on planking partner’s back and timer running a big loop

    COP #3:

    • Run down the hill and partner up for a few rounds of wind sprints up the hill, walking down, then a few rounds of bear crawls up the hill and walking down

    COP #4: 

    • Calf raises to exhaustion on a curb (Chaplain for the win), while those tapping early plank for the SIX

    COP #5: 

    • Mosey up to a grassy area for carious reps including WWII’s, LBC’s, and others – sometimes called IN CADENCE
    • F3 REVIEW BY DTH – PAX hold squat while we review the Mission, Credo, and 5 Core Principles

    COP #6: 

    • Back to the hill for lunges up and walk down, then backward lunges up, and probably other stuff I’m forgetting

    BTTF:

    • A few minutes of stretching

    COT:

    • Counterama # 7
    • Namerama – Welcome GRIDLOCK and DU HAST
    • Announcerama (see Below)
    • BOM Prayer

    NMS:  Reacher says he was glad for the opportunity to lead, and enjoyed flying by the seat of his pants to come up with a decent whooping for our two FNG’s. Chaplain’s FNG David works in engineering for traffic control – welcome GRIDLOCK! Birdman’s FNG is a young man working in politics and loves history and philosophy and speaks fluent German – welcome DU HAST! (some of you may remember this famous song by Rammstein). Way to put in the work fellas! Keep posting! 

    Announcements (SEE SLACK!)

    • Monthly: Breaking Bread, Bridge
    • 11/23 Alamo Chili Cookoff
    • Thanksgiving Convergence 0700 at Mary
    • 12/6 Father Daughter Dance

  • A Bermuda first!

    4 HIMs came out to the Bermuda Triangle for Doolittle’s VQ. We kicked things off with a mosey to the lower parking lot then back to the field for the warm-o-rama. Rattled off 20 SSH, imperial walkers and Ukrainian soldiers. The main event followed, a beatdown to target the 3 major muscle groups (Arms, Legs and Core). 3 stations were set up with a 4th acting as a timer. No rep counts, just you v you. Round 1 consisted of Merkins, lunges and WW2s. Timer would farmers carry the length of the field and then run back. Once he returned everyone rotates to next station. After everyone had a shot at a station exercises changed to include coupons. Curls, squats and American hammers, then go back to original movements. Repeat 3x then mosey over to the yoga mat where everyone selected an exercise for 2x around. These included oblique LBCs, stiff leg LBCs, regular LBCs, alphabet soup with your feet, box cutters, more American hammers, v lifts and more. Put coupons away and back to the flag for COT, announcements and prayer requests.

  • All In Gentlemen

     

    The following is Based on a true story ….

    This morning, 16 battle-ready HIMs rolled into the Woodshed to witness Teddy KGB’s glorious VQ debut — and boy, the chips were cashed in.

    We kicked things off with a mosey around the lot, gracefully leaping puddles like majestic gazelles in New Balances. Warm-up was textbook: Side Straddle Hops, Merkins, and LBCs to get the blood flowing and the chatterboxes humbled.

    Then came the real fun.

    Coupons were expertly stashed just out of sight like hidden Easter eggs for grown men. We partnered up and went to work: farmer carries torched the forearms while the other partner knocked out Merkins, squats, and LBCs. The pain was real. The grunts were louder.

    We weren’t done.

    The pax then took it to the streets — a full loop around the block. Moms out for their morning jogs swooned as the squad charged the hill with thunderous determination. One was overheard whispering, “Is that F3? Or the cast of 300?”

    Back in the lot, we quick a partner core gauntlet  And then a Ring of Fire that sealed the deal like a Russian mob handshake.

    Teddy KGB delivered a VQ worthy of legend — strong voice, strong beatdown, and strong hiding skills with those coupons.

    Thank you for the warm welcome to the rotation, comrades

    Aye.

  • Satan’s Fartlek

    In Swedish, “Fartlek” loosely translates to “Speed Play.” And on this hot and humid Friday morning, 20 brave souls gathered to play with their speed, work on their explosive energy, and challenge The Hill and the Satan himself. Unfortunately, not everyone got the memo to break out their running shoes. Nevertheless, each man unlocked his inner Usain Bolt and achieved speeds previously considered unreachable.

    Warmup: Mosey up the hill and through the neighborhood. Get loose with Side Straddle Hops, Don Quixotes, and Ukrainian Soldiers.

    COP 1: Run to station 1, complete 20 merkins, 20 squats, and 20 LBCs. Sprint to station 2, complete 20 jump squats, 20 mountain climbers, and 20 Alabama Prom Dates (Roll Tide!). Jog down The Hill to station 3, complete 5 burpees and 10 merkins. Reverse course and jog up The Hill to station 2, complete 10 jump squats, 10 mountain climbers, and 10 Alabama Prom Dates. Sprint to Station 1, complete 10 merkins, 10 squats, and 10 LBCs. Run back to start. Repeat.

    COP 2: Indigenous Run to bottom of Satan’s Hill.

    Cop 3: Ring of Fire-Abs Edition

    COT: Numbers, Names, and Announcements: July 4 Convergence at Atlee High School, Homegrown Half in August, SOJ CUSUP in September.

    After four months of sweating with you fine gentlemen, it was an honor to lead to this morning. Thank you for that privilege. I look forward to leading more posts and continuing to grow with this Brotherhood.

  • A REAL Numbers Game

    the PAX arrived at Timberwolf bright and early for a day of fun and punishment. The game today was Ultimate Golf, aka All Sports Driving Range With Consequences, aka A REAL Numbers Game. Due to the frankly absurdly complicated rules, YHC will spare you from a description of the horribly convoluted and half baked game. The important details are as follows:

    • It turns out Fandango is some strange gecko-human abomination and he can’t drop a ball
    • Flyboy is not as good as he claims at golf
    • Nerf footballs are harder to catch than I remember
    • probably should have brought a scoreboard

    we started the day out with SSH, Don Quijotes (dialed in the cadence as we went), dead man hang, and the merkin. After that YHC couldn’t think of anything else to do so we moved right along.

    After taking 23 minutes to explain the game and get teams, we got to it. Not much interesting to report until around round 3 when YHC realized that the burpee count was getting too high and we backed that off a bit. Then Fan-Gecko managed to snag two racquetballs IN A ROW (may not sound hard but those things are tough to catch when they are covered with dew) and team 1 ended up with a lot of consequences. Following round team 1 gave it back, catching 3 balls and letting 2 go out of bounds. Later on Team 2 didn’t seem to understand how out of bounds worked (understandable… the game was impossible to understand) so everyone’s favorite mvp, Rudy helped team 1 by stopping their ball before it rolled out and earning his team 4 extra merkins.

    Original plan was to give Boys of summer points to most catches and most points. It was quickly clear that keeping track of those stats was entirely impractical and points ended up going to the Flyboy choice award for best catch(es) which went to Fan-Gecko and best drive which went to The Duke with Bru coming in an unofficial runner up spot.

    thanks to those who came out to my VQ and humored me with this unique and admittedly overengineered game.

    Announcements for July 4 convergence, and rucking event in September. Prayers for Mr. Brady and his family and Fandango and his son who is having surgery this coming week. Also shout out to the green mile boys who kept it alive long enough for us to get to the new AO and see so many FNGs yesterday!

    Flyboy, signing off.

  • Ripping off the Band-Aid

    On this clear and cool morning, 18 men came out to support YHC on his VQ. Ten weeks ago, I came out to the Alamo after seeing a Facebook post and haven’t looked back. I’m grateful for the motivation and support offered by the PAX, so it seemed only right to try and give a little something back.

    After a brief mosey, we warmed up with some SSHs, Arm Circles, Cherry Pickers, Side Shuffles, Karaokes, and Ukrainian Soldiers. Then it was down to business . . .

    Round 1:

    15 Walkout Merkins > Run > 30 Squats > Run > 45 LBCs > Run back to start

    Round 2:

    15 Mike Tysons > Run > 30 Lateral Lunges > Run > 45 American Hammers > Run back to start

    Round 3:

    15 Diamond Merkins > Run > 30 Reverse Lunges > Run > 45 Under Knee Touches > Run back to start

    Round 4:

    15 Merkins > Run > 30Lunges > Run > 45 Freddie Mercurys > Run back to start

    Next, we headed to the tennis court to partner up for some Rock-Paper-Scissors. After bear crawling to your partner, the PAX played Rock-Paper-Scissors with the loser completing 5 Burpees while their partner did SSHs. Once complete, it was Crawl Bear back to opposite sides of the court. This was repeated, with varying consequences for winning and losing, for four rounds. Rudy and Heist needed a tiebreaker round, so the PAX chose a player to back with the losers completing 10 Burpees.

    I’m a big fan of the Paul Petzoldt quote, “Plans are crucial, and plans are crap.” And this, dear reader, is when YHC realized his plan was crap. With ten minutes remaining, I did not have enough planned (classic rookie mistake). After some Broga, there was still time on the clock and the PAX would not be shorted. Shout out to Nancy for calling for a Ring of Fire and to the PAX for getting us to the finish with some ab work.

    Then it was numbers, names, and Announcements (Boys of Summer and Summer Tour continue). Prayer requests for Fandango’s father who was recently diagnosed with a hole in his heart and Bobsled’s family as he looks for a new opportunity to relocate to Florida.

    I want to thank Warby for hyping up my VQ, Heist and Crabgrass for reaching out and offering help beforehand, and to everyone who came out.

  • Woodsman VQ: 2nd attempt

    Woodsman VQ

    16 HIMs joined the Woodsman for his long overdue VQ in the elements. It was cold, wet, and raining, all of which we conquered. The fun began with a mosey down the main street with two stops for 4 burpees (just for Dumar) and then back to the clubhouse lot for the circle up. The F3 mission statement and 5 core principles were then stated for the PAX.  

    Warmarama: 

    – SS hops x 10 

    – Don Qs x 10 (with a poor cadence)

    – Ukranian soldiers x 10 (also with a poor cadence)

    – Dead man hang -> R & L -> Cherry pickers x 10

    – Merkins x 10 

    – Xs and Os x 10 

    Situation 1:

    Mosey a short way across the lot for the cocaine bear crawl – merkin every other line

    Situation 2:

    Four corners / The U – prostitute style

    – 10 merkins

    – 20 2 count mountain climbers

    – 30 squats

    – 40 Alabama prom dates 

    Futon with the 10 count

    Situation 3:

    Eye of the storm

    – 3 burpees

    – corner 1: 20 merkins, 20 WW2s

    – 3 burpees 

    – corner 2: 30 SS hops, 30 LBCs

    – 3 burpees 

    – corner 3: 40 double count toe taps, 40 pickle pounders

    20 count then a slow mosey 

    Situation 4:

    11 – Mike Tysons -> lunge walk -> heels to heaven

    Circled up and finished with squats until time expired 

    Numbers and names

    Gave thanks to DTH for the initial invite to F3 at my first doctors appointment for my twins about 9 months ago. He hounded me for a few weeks and then I hit the Crossing for the first time. 

    Thanks given to the Pax for their continued daily grind in all elements to improve themselves and challenge each other. You know someone will always be out there putting the work in! 

    Announcements: 

    – Rosie’s 12 days of Christmas at Notoll tomorrow 12/17 – remember your bells and lights and secret Santa gift (if you’re participating)

    – Rudy and Fandango will have a college football playoff pool – check slack for details

    Prayer Requests:

    – Keep the family of a local second grader that passed in your thoughts and prayers

    – Dumar’s sister is having twins today via a C section – prayers all are okay and healthy 

    Took us out in prayer

    Again, thank you guys for the support this morning. I had planned to have my VQ back in July but got injured going through a trial run the weekend prior. F3 has been great for me and I appreciate you all.  

  • Legs Burned, Arms Shaken, Pride Shattered: My First VQ

    9 brave HIMs peeled themselves out of bed on a soggy Friday morning to support my VQ. After a quick mosey down to Old One Hundred, we circled back up for the mission of F3 & a quick disclaimer that I have no idea what I’m doing and not to hurt yourself. That’s when the fun began.

    Warmarama: Terminology and cadence was a little shaky, but we got through it with limited commentary from the gallery

    • Side straddle hops 10x
    • Sun Gods 10x forward 10x backward (Sun gods)
    • Washing Machine 10x
    • Don Quixote 10x
    • Squats 10x
    • Shoulder Taps 10x

    I was supposed to do 10 Outlaws and 10 Flutter kicks, but my nerves decided to abandon all preparation. Also, my hesitation—and a fear of angering the guys by getting too wet too soon—won out in the end.

    The Thang 1: The Leg Dora

    We kicked things off with a Dora-style partner workout, but with a twist, all legs.

    • 100 Ukranian Solders (I called it Frankenstein’s, Heist said these must be Alabama terms)
    • 200 Side Straddle Hops (I said side hops, but didn’t realize they misunderstood my southern mumble until halfway back from my run. I just kept my mouth shut, plus I was breathing too hard to say anything. Not a good look coming from the Q on the second leg)
    • 300 Squats

    Thang 2: Dark and Dank Arm Burner

    • Moseyed down to the rock pile to grab a rock big enough to make you work, but small enough to run with. Probably not the safest idea to run down a dirt trail in pitch black, but we did so anyway. Heist reminded everyone to watch their step. But what he really meant was this is bad idea. After quickly realizing it was going to be much harder than planned, the Q juice started to flow. Here’s how it went. Run to first stop (Gazebo) 20 curls OYO, run to second stop (opening in trail) 20 overhead press OYO, run to third stop (Trail meets fire road) 20 tri-extensions OYO, to the back cul-de-sac for 20 Saltshakers OYO. Ran it back to with 10 reps at each stop. Ended at rock pile with 5 reps of each exercise.

    Thang 3: The Not So Bermuda Triangle/ Triple Check

    • Moseyed over to the bottom of Satan’s Hill. Got in groups of 3s. After explaining the exercise and several confused looks, everyone seemed to catch on quickly.
    • 1 person on Bermuda Triangle, but instead of a triangle, straight up Satan’s Hill; 1 Burpee at first stop, bear crawl to second stop, 2 burpees at second stop, lunge to third stop, 3 burpees at third stop with a run to end and back to tag a partner
    • Partners 2 & 3 performed flutter kicks and LBCs until the other returned from Bermuda.

    The final 3 minutes of the workout were reserved for Broga—led by Mudslide, because someone needs to save us from muscle failure. Finished up Broga in the Happy Baby Pose because Futon insisted.

    CoT: Tried starting announcements and wins right of the bat, but Wildcat was quick to remind me that the count and names came first.

    Announcements:

    • Chili Cook Off- November 26th 3-6pm. Sign up!
    • The Bridge November 30th
    • DTH B-Day Q at Rock n Roll- Lets show out!
    • DTH upcoming Mission Trip to Papua New Guinea- passed out cards with information on how to help. Ask DTH for info.

    Prayer Requests:

    • Futons Mother-in-Law battling Stage 4 cancer
    • TSG’s Father-in-Law had a mini stroke- going for tests at cardiologist this week
    • Heist’s Man cold

    Thoughts: Shout out to everyone who showed up to support my VQ, but more importantly, thank you for bringing me into F3 and allowing me to lead such a strong group of men. I really look forward to continuing to grow as a man with the support of F3.

  • Studfinder VQ – Mudslide inspired beatdown at Satan’s Hill

    Ghost writer here for Studfinder. 20 dirty dogs came out to join old Studfinder this past Friday at Satan’s Hill to cap of VQ week.

    Good job on warmup and the introduction. After all that, Studfinder introduced 13 stations of pain. Partner up, about 2.5 minutes each rotation.

    1. Tug of war 

    X3 then stretch w/ rope 

    2. 20 squat run hill 20 squat 

    3. Jump rope 

    4. Bench press x200

    5. 15 pushups run hill 15 more

    6. Medicine ball squats 

    7. 15 chest to bar run hill 10 more

    8. Lunge with weights to curb/cone x2 

    9. Overhead press x150 

    10. 10 burpees run hill 5 burpees 

    11. Farmers walk to cone x2 

    12. Curls x200 

    13. 20 side strat hops run hill 20

    Studfinder prayed us out.

    Sign up for Chili cookoff.

  • Where da cops at?

    7 outlaws rolled up right at 5:30. YHC VQ. Checking over their shoulder for the law, but saw none.

    Mosey down the road to secluded cull de sac hideout.

    Warmara included: SSS, Don Quixote, cherry pickers, arm circles, plank, push ups, LBCs, and Alabama prom dates.

    COP#1 Indigenous people mosey to ramp, six doing 5 push ups

    COP#2 Indigenous people working up the ramp w/ jerkins and incline merkins.

    COP#3 Mosey to arch for triple check: flutter kicks and squats

    COP#4 With only a few minutes remaining (man that went fast), YHC threw out forty corners. 10 laps around parking lot between 4 corners: 10 burpees (descending each lap), 20 LBCs, 30 squats, 40 monkey humpers. We made it to about 11 corners before time was called and before the PAX was lapped by belay.

    Announcements/prayer: YHC closed in prayer