The Battlefield AO | Thursay, August 3, 2023| Springfield, NE | 5:30 AM | 70 degrees
PAX: Swiper, Splinter, Biff, Sister Act, Foley, Low Flow, Samples, Mother Goose, McGavin, Almost Famous, Tom Tom, Wentworth, Little Chef, Grease Fire, Break Room, Honey Maid, Folsom, Tight Lip, Black Lung, Stella, Tenderfoot, Kielbasa, Rollbar, DaVinci, Invictus, Winslow (FNG), Q-Tip
QIC: Q-Tip I arrived a few minutes before 5 AM, and there were already a few cars in the parking lot from the “pre-pre-runners). A good sign. Almost Famous and Mother Goose arrived soon after so I would have some company on my pre-ruck. I welcomed the PAX promptly at 5:30, and proclaimed the Mission Statement, Core Principals, Disclaimer, and Credo. Then we got to work.
WARM-O-RAMA: Cherry Pickersx 15 IC| Tappy Taps x 10 IC | Raise the Roof x 10 IC. Then we moseyed to the Champions Plaza, where we performed 10 Chicken Peckers, an homage to my first F3 post 2 years ago.
THE PRE-THANG: 6 Motivators IC. Thanks to Swiper for taking the cadence for a couple reps..
THE THANG: Perform 50 reps of the second exercise and then run a lap Continue on until Omaha is called. The Exercises:
- Hand Release Merkins
- Lunges
- Carolina Dry Docks
- Alt Shoulder Taps—IC
- Air Squats
- Werkins
- Mountain Climbers
- Bobby Hurleys
- Groiners
- Chillcut Plank (50 second count
Omaha was called at 6:03 AM.
6MOM: 15 LBCs IC 15 Box Cutters 15 Big Boys 27 American Hammers Rancid Style Omaha
COT. Today was the 2 Year Anniversary of my first F3 Post. On August 3, 2021, I showed up at Cornhusker Handicap at Swiper’s persistence. I’m not sure what hooked me that morning, but I bought a pair of gloves that afternoon to prepare for the next beatdown. My next post was the following Saturday at Oscar Mike. That was where I learned about the 2nd F, from HIMs like Wentworth, Rollbar, Spacebar, BetaMax and Folsom. That’s what really got me hooked. In those first weeks and months, I remember many PAX telling me “Good work!” during a workout, when I knew I was not really doing good work. I was barely holding on. Running was a challenge, but I recall clearly days when HIMs like Sparty, Obi-Wan, and Superfly came back to pick up my 6. As I entered my 2nd year of F3, I had gained some level of fitness, and I made a conscious decision to become the guy who told others “Nice work!” and encouraging other PAX. I hope I have done that and will continue to be that man. I am grateful to all those I mentioned, and countless other brothers who I have met over these 2 years. Thank you all. Aye, Q-Tip