A glorious morning beckoned 4 PAX to the sleepy, idyllic hamlet of Hillsborough. The air was full of a pleasant, frenzied bustle only found in small towns: vans and trucks darting hither and thither, men loading and unloading, all making preparations for the workweek’s final day to get ready for the weekend.
I told the PAX about reliability. F3 men leave an impression on others due to our reliability. I have noticed it. The truth, good or bad, is that F3 men stand out from others. Maybe it is our general assiduous nature that is earned by fighting off morning lethargy. Maybe it is the collective animal spirits we awaken in each other through the consistent and creative application of pain. Or maybe we have some sample bias here: we have self-selected into a group that stands out from others because we, as individuals, stand out from others.
Be any case as it may, 4 PAX proved reliable during today’s beatdown. We started with a Jack Circuit. What is a Jack Circuit, you ask? Well, it is a series of 5 different types of jumping jacks, each done for a thirty cadence count, without any rest in between. The next time these PAX hears a Jack Circuit announced, it will be too soon:
- 30 jumping jacks
- 30 seal jacks
- 30 plank jacks
- 30 merkin jacks
- 30 smurf jacks
Hearts aflutter, we strode towards the River Walk. Forever farewell the tranquil mind next time you come here for a leisurely stroll with the family. Yes, we undomesticated ourselves with the following:
20 derkins, 20 dips, and 20 step-ups
1 guy bear crawls down the River Walk in one direction. 1 guy crawl bears another. 1 guy bunny hops another. The guy in the middle does burpees and everyone goes until the last guy finishes. Rotate.
We then approached the reliability test. Partner time. One guy does 20 partner squats and then sprints to the tippy-top of the parking lot as fast as he can and all the way back down, while the other guy does 20 burpees, 20 merkins, and 20 WWIIs – or however many reps you can fit in until your partner returns. Is your partner reliable? You each get to find out!
We finished with the longest low squat hold known to man. You’ll have to ask PAX about how long we made it. They call her Mary, and we called it finished.
CoT: Prayers to Nickelback’s family as they work through some issues regarding a case of arson. We are here for you, brother!
Duck and Weave is a fantastic site. It’s surprisingly easy to get to, a straight shot up 85 for those of us in SW Durham and Chapel Hill, and lots of goodies here to work with. T-Claps to Nickelback for leading the charge in the North! Defend the wall!