DATE: 7/7/22
Weather: 75 degrees and humid
PAX (15): Griswold, Truly, Hei Hei, Motorboat, Tubesocks, House Party, Green House, T Swift, Al Borland, Turbine, Wrecking Ball, Killswitch, LPC, Zebracakes, Hard Hat
Q: Hard Hat
Welcome: Five dudes got after a Smurph, and a couple others preran. Dudes were rolling into the parking lot and it was looking like we’d have a good crew this morning. There was a lot of anticipation for a downpour, but the rain had held off thus far. At 5:15 Griswold was mocking my usual introduction, so I raised the volume a bit and had a more aggressive tone than usual. No new guys joined us, but the group got the typical introduction (minus the mission and credo). It may have been mentioned that I might be “winging it”, which was somewhat true. I had a few ideas of what I wanted to do, but wanted some flexibility depending on how the group was doing, etc.
Warmup: We quickly circled up at the basketball court for a warm-a-rama. The guys that did the early extra credit were pretty sweaty and possibly sore (I was struggling a bit), so we had a nice stretching warmup: 12 Big Ones IC, 20 Mountain Climbers IC, Long deep lunge into Lizard Pose, 20 SSH IC, 10 Iron Crosses IC.
Pre-Thang: I wasn’t sure if I was going to do a pre-thang, and thought that if I would that it would have been in a totally different location and may include way different exercises than what we did. We stayed on the court and partnered up for a 1/2 Lazy Dora. Since this AO starts at 5:15, and I was kind of expecting someone else to show up that wasn’t there yet, I figured we’d stay close til around 5:30 in case anyone showed up late. No one did, but that’s alright. Recover was called before any groups got all the way through. A Lazy Dora for those that aren’t aware is, cumulative reps of 100 Merkins, 200 Big Boys, 300 Squats. One partner does 10 Merkins, while the other holds plank, then switch. 20 Big Boys while the partner holds 6 inch pose. 30 Squats while partner holds Al Gore. We did half the reps to speed things up.
Thang: Once we finished the Lazy Dora, we ran down to the lake. There Gut BOMBS were explained. It’s the BOMBS workout with a twist. BOMBS is 50 Burpees, 100 Overhead Claps, 150 Merkins, 200 Big Boys, and 250 Squats. The twist is that one partner does the exercise, while the other lunge walks (25 lunges) back towards the flags. Once he hits the 25 lunges, he calls for his partner to run to him while he holds Al Gore. There they switch, until back to the flags.
6MOM: We got back to 168th Street right on time to call Omaha and head back to the flags. There we did AMRAP flutter kicks until told to recover, then finished with Rancid style American Hammers.
Circle of Trust: There wasn’t much for announcements, and we had a couple prayers for Tom and Jace. This was my first Q since my mom passed away a few weeks ago. I thanked the group for all of the prayers and support. This experience just helped solidify the value of F3 in my life. I’ve been doing F3 for quite a while now, and many guys probably assume that I’ve been as committed as I am now for most of that time, which is not true. I was actually fairly hesitant to completely buy into F3 when I started. Part of it seemed too good to be true, but also, I wasn’t sure how to really jump into all of it. 8 months into my F3 journey, I was still a little on the fence. Then one night I got a call from my dad about my mom. He told me that she died, but then stated that her heart stopped and she was revived and in the ICU. I texted the site Q for the workout the next morning and asked for prayers. I don’t ever recall asking for prayers before in my life. This was a first. Over the next several weeks, I had received texts, and every time I was in the gloom, guys were asking how she was doing. There was so much support, that after 3 weeks, I was tired of guys asking. That was when I really jumped on board with F3 and made it a greater part of my life. Now that my mom has passed, I know that the experience would have been way more difficult if I did not have F3 in my life. Every day when I was out of town, guys were texting and calling. Guys were helping care for my lawn, and providing food for us. The love and support when I got back into the gloom was tremendous. This group not only helped support me during this difficult time, it helped we have the confidence to speak at her funeral, convince my brothers to speak as well, helped me show my dad that it’s ok to show emotion and accept the love and support of others, and my son even shared a story in front of a packed church. I’m so thankful for this group, and I hope I can share the love and support to others when they need it.
Aye!
Hard Hat