August 31st, 2021 By Manwich

YHC woke up ready to celebrate 3 years with my F3 brothers.  No set plans for the beatdown but YHC decided he’d use the 45 minutes to give the Pax a refresher on the F3 mission statement and core principals.  9 Pax ready to roll at 0530.  Disclaimer read and as we circled up in the parking lot to begin warm-a-rama, Life Alert come rolling in on two wheels which made it an even 10 Pax.

WARM-A-RAMA:
15 SSH IC, 10 arm circles IC, 10 seal claps IC, 10 overhead claps IC.  YHC then gave the pax a pop quiz…..Who knows the F3 mission statement?  As most pax had no clude, Man Down rattled it off as if he’d been studying it all night:  OUR MISSION IS TO PLANT, GROW, AND SERVE SMALL WORKOUT GROUPS FOR MEN, FOR THE INVIGORATION OF MALE COMMUNITY LEADERSHIP.  He asked where his reward was but YHC forgot to bring the glittery butterfly stickers :P.  As we began to mosey, YHC called out for a pax to grab the shovel flag and bring it along.  We circled up by the big rock and YHC asked various pax to lead IC a warm up exercise.  We then moseyed together with the flag over to the bleachers at the football field.

Thing 1:
Shovel flag was planted as YHC called out the F3 Credo:  LEAVE NO MAN BEHIND, BUT LEAVE NO MAN WHERE YOU FIND HIM.  We then lined up on the ground along the bottom bleacher.  20 SSH OYO, run up steps to top and 20 calf raises OYO, run back down.  We repeated with different exercises at the top consisting of squats and alternating side lunges.  Pax planked up when completed.  Before we moseyed to the top quarter of the track, YHC called out the 1st core principal:  F3 WORKOUTS ARE FREE OF CHARGE.

Thing 2:
Circled up on the track as YHC called out the 2nd core principal:  F3 WORKOUTS ARE OPEN TO ALL MEN.  YHC asked two pax to name an exercise.  20 Bobby Hurleys OYO, side shuffle to turn 2 then 20 squats OYO, side shuffle back.  YHC asked another two pax to name exercises.  10 get ups, quadraphilia to turn 2, 10 WWII sit ups, quadraphilia back.

Thing 3:
We moseyed over to the brick wall near the bus lot and Heatstroke really struggled to plant the shovel flag.  The pax held peoples chair while YHC called out the 3rd core principal:  F3 WORKOUTS ARE HELD OUTDOORS, RAIN OR SHINE, HEAT OR COLD.  20 air presses IC, peoples chair 10 seconds, 10 donkey kicks OYO, peoples chair 10 seconds, 10 jump wall taps OYO, peoples chair, 10 can cans IC, balls to wall as YHC called out the 4rd core principal:  F3 WORKOUTS ARE LED BY MEN WHO PARTICIPATE IN A ROTATING FASHION, WITH NO TRAINING OR CERTIFICATION NECESSARY.  We moseyed back to the greenway entrance and lined up on the sidewalk for a standard set up monkey humpers IC.  Jail break back to the launch point and circled up on our six.

MARY:
10 flutter kicks IC, 10 W’s IC, 20 LBC’s IC. YHC called out recover, recover followed by the 5th core principal:  F3 WORKOUTS END WITH A CIRCLE OF TRUST (COT).

COT / MOLESKIN  /NAMEARAMA:

• Great job out there today gentlemen.  Thank you for joining me to as I celebrated 3 years with F3.  So thankful that I found this group.  #morethanaworkout.
• Prayers for Man Down’s mom and dad, Sugar’s friend Jordan, Dirty Bird and his teen sons, Heatstroke’s mom, MC’s family and all other unspoken request.  Prayers for our nation, military, medical professionals, law enforcement, firefighters, first responders.

-Always give thanks!  SYITG

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