I’ve been very fortunate to be part of F3 for a few years now and being a part of the team that launched the Northern Province has been a fantastic experience. Between the excitement of learning how to Q, launching sites, and training for GoRucks the risk of complacency still exists. Having said all of that, the night before this particular Q I decided i wanted something new and different. So I loaded up the F3 Nation Exercises site and handed the laptop to the M. I grabbed a piece of paper and told her I would write down whatever exercise she called out and thus the “M-Q” was born!

Warm-up

• Finkle Swings- awkward and fun leg warmups (10x)
• Matt Biondi- I butchered the name but once again awkward and fun (10x)
• Shoulder Plank Taps- inspired by M’s morning workout that morning of maintaining perfect plank form while tapping your should with one hand and then the other hand (10x)
• Suzanne Summers- this is where it got really fun and awkward, I had the Pax all look deeply into one another’s eyes while conquering the thigh masters, then when that lost its effect I had everyone look into Nubbin’s eyes…he will never be the same

The Thang

• Broken Wheelbarrows*- up and down the hill between ballas de negras and the parking deck entrance
• Al Gore holds while the Pax guessed what 2 exercises made up the “Big Sexy”
• Big Sexy- alternated between monkey humpers and JLos (sets of 10, 10, and then 20)
• Mike Tysons- sets of 10, 10, and then 20 Erkins
• Run up the parking deck via stairwells
• T-Bones- this was the 1 exercise that YHC came up with from my recent GoRuck challenge (crab walk stationary position and moving the legs up, out, back, and in while yelling “I love the T-Bone!)
• Partner carries up and back

Mary

• Alphabet- we took turns around the circle calling at letters while getting a killer core workout through all the letters

COT

• Prayers for Hightower and his upcoming move
• Health for the Pax

Moleskin

A great group of men in Hillsborough, always up for a challenge. The best quote of the morning was “I can’t determine if you outsourcing the Q to the M was brilliant or lazy!” I told them it was both! It was a windy morning and after prayers, YHC noticed the flag was on the ground! I ran over, put it back up and informed the Pax of the 100 burpee rule.  After that was done we all left, tired and weary but ready for the day.

*I snapped a quick picture of the broken wheelbarrows when “fixing the flag”

-Nickelback