A Sign from the F3 Gods

October 18, 2019

WHEN: 10/18/2019
QIC: Marky Mark
PAX: Brotox, Dive, Duplo, Hal, Kosher, Paper Jam, Petri, Splashback, Zook

Midway through the workout this morning, YHC looked up a hill to see where the forthcoming series of hill sprints should stop. “Let’s go to the second light,” YHC said. After one set to that spot, the light inexplicably went dark. Point taken, F3 Gods, we’ll go farther up the hill to the light after that. This event tied in to the planned BOM (more on that later). Meanwhile, here’s what 10 PAX did on a chilly October morning at The Mustang …

WARM UP (slow warmup to prepare for what follows)

Slow SSH, Slow WMH, Slow arm circles, Slow merkins, Slow squats

THE THANG

YHC and Yanni, who was simultaneously Q’ing The Wall, came up with a couple challenges for today. The first one followed the warm up and was pretty simple: three minutes of burpees. Whichever PAX member at either AO does the most records a win for the AO. In theory it’d enable the PAX to push each other and cheer on whomever is the clear leader during the final moments, but since no PAX stopped to cheer, it was a grueling and pretty quiet three minutes. Congrats to Brotox with the winning tally of 57.

Next up was a new exercise and the second part of the day’s AO challenge. The exercise required a partner and was an ascending and rotating bear crawl/crab walk forward and back across the parking lot six times, meeting your partner in the middle for hand-to-foot “fives” and jump squats in between each set. The challenge came at the end of the workout in naming the new exercise and the Mustang PAX opted for “House Party.” A vote will determine whether this choice, or the Wall’s choice, goes into the Exicon.

Then it was on to the aforementioned hill sprints with ascending step lunges at top and bottom. We went to 10.

The PAX proceeded to the traffic circle for what today was called Circle of Hell or Circle of Death or Circle of Fun, depending on how much you enjoyed it. Get in plank and move counterclockwise around the circle in cadence, stopping on every ‘4’ count for a merkin. After that was complete, get into a reverse plank and move around again in cadence, doing dips with it this time.

YHC led everyone to a grassy area for ankle-locking partner situps, with sets of crossing high-fives the first round and straight dual high-fives after that. It was only after concluding both sets that YHC realized all the other PAX had moved off the grass to the sidewalk, while YHC and his partner’s six sank into the muddy depths.

MARY

LBC, Heel Taps, LSF, LBC

COT

Announcements:

  • The Thicket is moving to 5:30 launch time starting on Monday
  • Chatham’s F3 Year End Party is 12/22 at 8pm at The BC Clubhouse (aka The Big House)
  • YHC is going to organize a week for a group effort to accomplish the BC Six Pack.

BOM: No matter how long you’ve been coming out to the gloom, it’s easy to fall into a rut and make excuses for not pushing yourself. YHC found himself doing that in recent weeks and needs to snap out of it. As a result, YHC is looking to organize a group to complete the BC Six Pack together in the coming weeks. Let’s challenge ourselves and push each other to get this accomplished – six AOs in Briar Chapel in one week. And you’ll get a badge for your efforts. Chosen week will be announced soon. Heed the F3 Gods …