“F” Around and Find Out

AO: BombSquad

Conditions: Perfect

After a late night of merriment at the 3^rd Annual F3 Camping Extravaganza, YHC rolled into the AO to Find Out who else would be posting to today’s CoQ. The 1^st Pax identified was none other than my CoQ, Rousey as he completed a warm-up mosey Around the AO, followed by a nimble-footed Elmers laying down an impressive pace, too.

As I watched the runners fade into the Gloom, I distributed 3 Cones in the large parking lot for later festivities. By the time I reached the Shovel Flags, Elmers & Rousey were joined by Rocky Top, Vitamin D, and 3 pre-runners: CrossStitch, Speed Bump, and ERC.

Because of F3 Camping & Candy Cane Qing TimeShare & taking Pikachu & Drifter with him this morning, YHC anticipated a slightly lighter crowd.

As we circled up and Rousey announced the 1 Minute Warning, Fly Over came in hot to complete our numbers.

5:59 – One Minute Warning

Proper Disclaimer.

COP lead by Rousey: 15 SSH IC; Speed Bump recited 2 Core Principals requested by Rousey; 5 Burpees OYO; 15 TTT IC;  15 Windmills IC; Speed Bump recited 2 Core Principals requested by Rousey; 5 Burpees; 15 Imperial Walkers IC; Rousey asked CrossStitch to recite 1 Core Principal and identify the QB of the Kansas City Chiefs (This was a struggle for both);  5 Burpees OYO; 15 LBAC IC;  15 LBAC in Reverse IC

After the COP, YHC recounted my F3 Journey from the moment I started “F”ing Around one Monday morning over 7 years ago when an almost complete stranger, Sunshine, came up to me (195lbs of SadClown) at the community pool and asked, “Do you workout?” . . .

”Yes, but not for a couple of years” . . .

”Great, you have to check out F3 . . .I’ll pick you up tomorrow morning at 5:15am!!!”

One random question was all it took!

Mosey  around the AO to the Block Pile. “What’s the plan?” Each Pax was instructed to grab 2 cinder blocks. “Its time to “F” Around and Find Out.”

 We farmer carried our 2 blocks to the Large Parking Lot, leaving one coupon in the southeastern corner. We then Rifle Carried the 2^nd block to the back corner of the Shovel Flag Lot. We then mosey’d to the southern end of the Front Lot.

The THANG

Lots O’ Fun

Front Lot – Lunge Walk 20 yds then do 25 Squats . . . Lunge Walk 20 yds then do 25 Squats . . . Lunge Walk 20 yds then do 25 Squats . . . Lunge Walk 20 yds then do 25 Squats . . .

Large Lot – Push Cinder Block 20 yds then do 25 Merkins . . . Push Cinder Block 20 yds then do 25 Merkins . . . Push Cinder Block 20 yds then do 25 Merkins . . . Push Cinder Block 20 yds then do 25 Merkins . . .

Back Lot – Bear Crawl 20 yds then do 2 Burpees . . . Bear Crawl 20 yds then do 5 Burpees . . . Bear Crawl 20 yds then do 2 Burpees . . . Bear Crawl 20 yds then do 5 Burpees . . .

Shovel Flag Lot – Rifle Carry 20 yds do 25 OverHead Block Press . . . Rifle Carry 20 yds do 25 OverHead Block Press . . . Rifle Carry 20 yds do 25 OverHead Block Press . . . Rifle Carry 20 yds do 25 OverHead

Turn Around

Shovel Flag Lot – Lunge Walk 20 yds then do 15 Squats . . . Lunge Walk 20 yds then do 15 Squats . . . Lunge Walk 20 yds then do 15 Squats . . . Lunge Walk 20 yds then do 15 Squats . . .

Back Lot – Bear Crawl 20 yds then do 2 Burpees . . . Bear Crawl 20 yds then do 5 Burpees . . . Bear Crawl 20 yds then do 2 Burpees . . . Bear Crawl 20 yds then do 5 Burpees . . .

10 minutes left . . . we gathered up the 1^st Block and Rifle Carried it to the 2^nd Block. We then Farmer Carried both Blocks back to the Coupon Pile.

We Circled Up back at the Shovel Flags and Rousey took over for a Q-Source/Bible Verse

Ecclesiastes 4:12 –                                                                                                                                                                           Though one may be overpowered,
            two can defend themselves.
            A cord of three strands is not quickly broken.

Rousey reminded each Pax that we need each other (no lone wolf). 2 Pax together can weather a storm, but 3 or more Pax (Shield Lock) is the strongest defense & protection from internal and/or external trials. The bonds that are made in the Gloom go far beyond a bunch of guys working out.

Individual Stretching while Rousey recapped his F3 journey:

Rousey was introduced to F3 while he was living in Charlotte, NC but never came to workout. A year later his family moved to Myrtle Beach and he met YHC at a rec basketball league that our boys were playing together in. Fast forward another 6 months (no ongoing contact since the basketball season ended) and he receives a text from YHC out of the blue that explains F3 & invites him into the Gloom. That’s all it took (2 years and a random text) & Rousey has been “F”ing Around ever since!!

7:00am – Time Called

Count-o-Rama = 9

Name-o-Rama

Announcements: (1) Annual Halloween Costume or Tacky Tank Top convergence at #ThePlank –Saturday (10/29/2022) at 7am. (2)Pre-run, Pre-ruck, Pre-bike starting at 6am from The Plank (10.29.20220 – see Slack for details.(3)Rios – Meat & Greet this Thursday (10.27.2022) at 6:30pm(4) Christmas Party 12.3.2022 at Waterway Palms clubhouse – details coming; may be babysitting on site if PAX want it; cost of attendance and babysitting TBD – Soto and Jeter should have this information out soon. (5) Dec. 10 – Bling hosting Team Scavenger Hunt – slack post in mumblechater and 2ndFevents. (6)  Freed to Bleed – December (TBA)

Prayers: Rousey Prayed us out; prayers for Jedah as he navigates his engagement & marriage plans.

NMMS: So if you are new to F3, keep “F”ing Around and Find Out what F3 is truly about. If you are a regular Pax and you’ve only “F”ed Around with the fitness aspect, start “F”ing Around with the 2^nd & 3^rd Fs, too. And if you are a seasoned Pax keep on “F”ing Around and be ready to Find Out how much better we can all become as leaders in our homes, our work, and our community!!

Aye!!

Quaker