Two years ago tomorrow, YHC showed up solo to Tobacco Road for a Kia-led beatdown that nearly led to a merlot toss. Floyd’s mumblechatter kept me distracted enough to fight through everything, and it was he who came up with Cosmo, a nod to my past life as a magazine editor.
In the intervening two years, F3 has been an overwhelmingly positive influence in my life, to the point that it’s hard to imagine life without it. Not only for the physical improvements, but it’s led to meaningful friendships that can only be forged in the gloom. In particular, my neighbors Bellhop, Scapula and Castaway, who YHC roped into this thing only to quickly find myself playing catch-up to them. In addition to posting regularly with these guys, our families now hang out regularly (outside and distant of course), relationships that are all the more important these days.
Anywho, it was nice to have Bellhop and Castaway, as well as Kia and Cardiac who were there for the first post, join with Newt, Funyun and Wreck It Ralph today to mark the occasion. Fun, strong crew!
Easy to remember F3 anniversary because it’s also YHC’s birthday. Turning 41 tomorrow, so we had fun with the numbers 41 and 2.
WARMUP
SSHX41IC
2 burpees oyo
LBAC X10IC and reverse
Gave a shout-out here to Yanni’s and Marky Mark’s work on the new F3 Churham website, and took the opportunity to note that in some of the vids there are some chicken-wingy merkins going on, which YHC certainly has been guilty of plenty. So encouraged PAX to keep those elbows tight as we did slow merkin X 5IC and reminded a couple more times later.
Good morning X 10IC
41 good-form merkins oyo, modifying to hand release if needed.
2 burpees oyo
THANG
Four corners (around half the field) – 11 burpees, 10 burpees, 10 burpees, 10 burpees, 2 merkins
Four corners – 11 merkins, 10 merkins, 10 merkins, 10 merkins, 2 burpees
Four corners – 11 jump squats, 10 jump squats, 10 jump squats, 2 8-count body builders
Four corners – 11 LBC IC, 10 LBC IC, 10 LBC IC, 10 LBC IC, 2 close-grip merkins
Mode of travel was backwards run, or nur as some call it. At some point Bellhop started singing “nur-nur-nur-nur-nur-nur-nur, nur-nur-nur-nur-nur-nur-nur, nur-nur-nur-nur-nur-nur, nur, nur, nur, nur” to the tune of The Chicken Dance, so will now never not hear that anytime we backwards run.
Moseyed to Rock pile – encouraged PAX to grab a big rock where they may labor to get 21 reps of the following exercises, then a smaller rock if they needed to switch out midway. Some switching but not too much.
OHP X 41 – 2 rock burpees
bent-over rows X 41 – 2 rock burpees
Curls X 41 – 2 rock burpees
Got through three sets of these
A little time to spare before Mary, so we bear crawled from goal box to goal box.
MARY
Heels to Heaven X 41 IC
2 WWII
Flutter X 41IC
2 WWII
Homer to Marge X 41IC
2 WWII
We had 8 PAX, so a 5 merkin ROF would get us to 41 if YHC did 6. Cardiac set the tone with clap merkins, including a double clapper on the last one. ALL PAX followed suit, minus the double. Strong!
Just enough time for 2 burpees oyo
COT
Funyun mentioned he is between jobs, so please keep him in your prayers and reach out if you have a lead. He has experience managing supply chains. YHC expressed gratitude for the PAX and F3 in general, then took us out.
MOLESKIN
Beautiful morning, great fellowship, and YHC wasn’t mad at how the traps were looking after all that rock work! Aye! SYITG!