January 16th, 2024 By Spud

Date: 1-16-24

Pax: TOMBSTONE, Catfish, Phidip, Loveboat, Hops, Indy, Psycho T, Marlboro, Professor, Checkmate, Look Me Up, Neverland, Brickyard, Fire Chicken, Spud

 

15 pax came out to get to almost completion.  Rain held off, so it was just medium chilly.

WARM UP

High knee/Buttkicker/karaoke through the parking lot and to the rock garden for the one and only warmup:

• SSH x 20
• IST x ??
• Loose change x 10
• Arm circles

then all pax grab a couple of plates or such for

DAT THANG

Circuit around the AO, which gets really close to done, but not quite, all reps start at 10 and then +5 each time around:

Rock garden- Curl, push press, skull crush

Mary spot – Dips

End of lower lot- Broad Jumps towards

Sign near entrance- Dry docks

Mosey up to point of Lake Concord and Country Club- Air Squats

Turn around instead of completing circuit and run back down to entrance of ASEC and take long miserable way uphil back to the start, and repeato and add 5 reps for extra torture, just like a Cowboys’ fan endures on an annual basis.

Time called at 0608 to head to

MARY

Plank until all arrive and then

10 WWIIs

quick rest

15 WWIIs

quick rest

20 WWIIs

Saved by the clock

COT

Praise for 2 young men who found the Lord on Cat’s weekend Extravaganza and prayers for Marlboro’s grandad who is battling heart circumstances.  Also the 1 year F3versary for Professor, attaboy!

Moleskin

Tough little nut of a beatdown that got most between 2 and 2.5 miles after 3-4 times around.  The weight got heavier, the dips got shallower, the broad jumps shorter, the dry docks wetter and the squats got quicker.  Just the way it goes when you increase the weight, reps, etc.

There’s also something to be said about the weight of negative expectations, pressure building diamonds, all that stuff.  Some folks can carry it, some folks can’t, and it extends across all walks of life.  Whether you’re about to compete athletically, in the workplace, or in any other discipline, the ability to adjust to expectations and handle pressure is a must.  F3 helps in that because every time you are called to lead you run the risk of something not working out.  The good thing is that gives you the experience to think on your feet, to take some shit talking, to adjust and rise above.  So lead, because it helps you become a better man…or you can just keep doing Chunky Soup commercials like Dak and choking when it counts.  You might make $200 million, but you’ll never be that dude.  We’re all here to build each other up to be that dude.

-Spud

“Everything negative—pressure, challenges— is all an opportunity for me to rise” – Kobe Bean Bryant

 

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