August 17th, 2023 By SoloCup

10 uncommon men joined YHC to celebrate 10 years of Magnificence in F3 Harrisburg. Here’s how it went down:

Pax: JD, SS Minnow, Constitution, Othello, Red Tape, TarTar, Bear Claw, Uncle Floyd, Zin, SoloCup

QIC: SoloCup

Warm Up

Mosey to the Relay lot

• SSH x 10
• Hillbillies  x 10 (Go App State!)
• Windmills x 10
• Slow Squats x 10

The Thang

Mosey to the portico

• Burpee Step Ups x 10 (A burpee and 1 step up L/R = 1)
• Run 400 m

Repeato x 3

Mosey to the loading dock

• Lunge walk around the dock
• 50 Calf raises
• 10 WWI Sit ups

Repeato x 3

Mosey back to the portico

• 10 Incline Merkins
• 10 Decline Merkins
• 10 Dips
• 10 Sit Dow Jump Ups

Mosey to The Wall

• Peoples Chair 30 secs
• Lift Right leg 30 secs
• Lift Left leg 30 secs
• PC Air Press x 10
• People Chair 30 secs
• PC Air Press x 10
• People Chair 30 secs
• PC Air Press x 10
• People Chair 30 secs

Mosey to the cars

Mary

• LBC x 10
• Squirm x 10
• Reverse Crunch x 10
• Crunchy Frogs x 10

Moleskin

• 10 for 10 years with everyone putting in tons of #NoQuit
• Nicer weather than in the past few days, I was still sweating by the end of it
• #SilverSneakers were #KillingIt this morning and it was great to finally get to meet @RedTape.
• Donate or participate in the Walk for Blind Independence on 9/23 (Click here for details)  They could use some volunteers as well #FirstRoundIsOnMe
• @FireBrand says those wells in Africa ain’t gonna build themselves (Click here to donate) #ThanksForTheFinancialAnalysisConstitution
• Prayers for the Richie family and Join @SSMinnow at Bible study tomorrow to discuss how we can better support young people in their faith journey

Ramblings on 10 years

I’ve been doing this “Thing of Ours” for 10 years. I joined this group during one of the darkest times of my life. My wife had just been diagnosed with Metastatic Breast Cancer.  I had an 18 month old kid. No direction in my life or career and only a couple of friends. I needed help more than I realized.

@BanjoBoy and I had been doing bootcamps at the YMCA for a year.  He heard about this group that recently started in Harrisburg that offered “free” workouts. He being someone who can’t do things alone, convinced me to come with him.  I was sure it was going to be trap where we ended up raped and crying behind a dumpster at the High School. That didn’t happen, but @Escalade put us through hell for 45 minutes.  I threw up in the drive way at home.  The next day I showed up at what was then #RenegadeRun at Stallings Park, met @BillyGoat and @Swami, and was hooked. That Saturday I officially became @SoloCup, a moniker I proudly bear to this day.

Over the last 10 years, I have completed some amazing physical achievements. Q’ed over 400 workouts, Run 15 Half Marathons, Spartans, Marine Corp Mud Runs, countless 5 and 10ks, food challenges, 10K Merkin Months, Day long boot camps, and more. All of this would not have been possible without your support and encouragement.

Finally, it’s safe to say that this group continues to teach me what it means to be a leader and I have had some amazing examples in my time here. The culture that @Gamma and the Original Four started is the perfect breeding ground of leadership in this community. We don’t wait around for someone to tell us what to do, we see a need, grab some guys, and make it happen.  I am proud to tell people I am from F3 Harrisburg and see their faces light up when they tell me they’ve heard about the work we do. We are a group of leaders in every facet of our lives. I challenge you to keep that mindset and remember that this is “more than a workout group.”

Thank you for all that you have done to make me a better man.

Keep Pushing,

 

Harrisburg, The Ridge

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