What’s it to you?
The Golden Spike Back Blast
August 27th 2021 | AO The Golden Spike | Burke High School | 79*F
PAX: Wait Time (Respect), The Detention, Sasquatch, Folsom, Frosty, Slap-shot, Grillz, Grease Fire, Big One, Slow Pitch, Flanders, Iced Tea, Light Bright, Kick Stand (FNG), Bear Grillz, Fine Print, Eddison, Sister Act, Room Service, Static, Tin Cup, Bubbles, Super Nasty, Doppler (Boop), Re Tweet, Sven, Zebo, Tuner, Convoy, Beaver (Hate), Truly, Bam Bam (Hate) Vandelay (Respect) Mother Goose, Toto
Q: Toto
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As Bubbles, Grillz and I concluded our pre run, I knew I was going to have to call an audible and modify the beat down as the Pax was twice the size I had anticipated. I was eager to greet so many spirited HIMs and amped for the opportunity to hand out a beat down.
0530
Welcomed the above mentioned PAX to Golden Spike. reminded us all of F3s Mission and 5 key principles. Checked for FNGs, Aye! Now in we got one! Kick Stand is his now his name. and gave the necessary disclaimer before our mosey around the track before circling up at mid field for Warm o Rama..
Warm O Rama
SSH X 15 IC
Sun Gods x 13 IC
Tappy Taps x 13 IC
Abe Vigodas x 13 IC
Goof Ballz x 13 IC
Pre-Thang
1st and 10s
100 yard field marked at 10 yard increments. Perform 10 Merkins, 1 Burpee (11’s) at the 10, sprint the remaining 90 yards. Recover jog back to the 20. Perform 9 Merkins, 2 Burpees, sprint the remaining 80 yards, recover jog to the 30. Repeat until all 100 yards and 11’s have been completed. Plank/core exercise until remaining PAX complete.
It didn’t take long before the smack talking began by Folsom. I think it was shortly after crossing the 50 yd line that I heard a comment about the 40 yard line was going to be all the further the visiting Blue Jays tonight would make it tonight.
At our halfway point I had Zebo provide us a 10 count halfway into our 1st and 10s and I called for recovery after completing 75% and looking to move on to…
The Thang We divided into 4 groups and I added a fourth station for groups to perform an exercise of their choice.
Station 1 at Top of Grand Stands, Station 2 at bottom of grand stands and station 3 at mid field.
Station 1 (Push Group)
- 30 IC Copperhead Squats
- 20 IC Temp Merkins
- 10 IC Groiners
Station 2 AMRAP
- Dips
- Alt Step Ups
- Monkey Humpers
Station 3 AMRAP Exercise of choice. (abs primarily)
Alligator craw from Station 3 cone to 4
Station 4 AMRAP
- Bonnie Blares
- Alt shoulder taps
- Flutter kicks.
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Wait Time lead us in 15 Marge and HomersGrillz 15 Gas Pumpers ICBubbles 20 Flutter Kicks IC Finished with American Hammers rancid style.
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We concluded our beat down did Name O Rama.
Fantastic Impression of Big One by Slow Pitch During Name O Rama.
Shared general announcements. Excited for the reopening of Boys Town Campus Saturday Beat Downs!!!!
Continued Prayers for our Brothers, Families and Communities.
Reminder from Folsom that if you want to witness a true Beat Down, be back here tonight to witness those Creighton pigeons take a beating.
COT – Whats It to you?
During this weeks addition of TNT at The Berm, Khakis shared his perception of each of the 3 Fs and shared his passion for his continued growth in F3. I was triggered by one question to the Pax, “What brings you back time and time again? Now I know many of us have the answer on the tip of our tongue. You tell your love ones, your friends, your co workers, about it because it has truly made a difference in your physical and mental health. But yesterday, when I was asked again, I reached a little deeper. It occurred to me that while those expressed benefits are still the case for me, I find myself envisioning F3 as a Safety Net in fear of what’s to come. In my life I have experienced what I would consider minimal tragedy or loss of loved one. Events that shake people to the core and really test their Faith and threaten their happiness.
Now God for me has been the original and primary safety net in my life but I can feel it getting stronger and larger as my relationship F3 continues to grow. I fear the day my heart is broken but know that this community of men can help me mend it back together stronger than before. I’m soo thankful for this group of HIM and for that reason will always have the desire to be a part of it.
Toto