This could be the start of BRR Training

FNGs: not today.

Warm Up: Incorporated into the workout.

The Workout:  Leave Ting and head to the greenway in Arbor Creek.  Stops along the way for good mornings, arm circles, over head claps, seal claps, reverse lunge, squat.

At the greenway bridge we stopped and spent the remainder of our time on the hill that enters into Sunset Ridge.  Pax did 10 merkins and 10 IC LBCs then ran to the cul de sac for 10 star jumps.  Rinse and repeat.

On the return to Ting we stopped for additional reverse lunges, windmills and good mornings.

Finished up with the Pledge of Allegiance at the flag. 

Mary: she didn’t show up today!

Announcements: Couple of service opportunities this weekend –

  • HSFC gutter install and clean up.  
  • Travis Manion road clean up in FV.

T-Claps (Recognition): Banana Seat with his weighted vest this morning.  Pikachu, Vasoline and Gizmo with EC this morning.

Prayer:  Banana Seat’s mother had quadruple bypass last week.  Sick/injured PAX.

Paradise City 8-19-2024

Paradise City – Burpees and Speed

EC: Full House, H1N1, Yogurt

FNGs: None, but @Karoake could be considered a Kotter

Warm Up: 5 burpees OYO, 10 GMs, 5 more burpees OYO, 25 SSH, 25 OH claps. Circled the fields and tennis courts a couple of times with minimum 5 burpees OYO at each corner, plus one exercise, including merkins, big-boy sit-ups, and OH claps.

Main Event 1: Suicides on tennis courts. Been a long time since we visited these. Recalled immediately that fenced sections are three courts wide, which worked out great.

Each run = Far sideline court 1, back; far sideline court 2, back; far sideline court 3, back.

Exercises upon completing each run = Plank jacks, shoulder taps, OH presses

Finished with one last run to far sideline court 3, Karaoke led the way.

Main event 2: Sprints on Ramp

Format: Similar to suicides – Sprint to first blue sign “Foul ball area,” walk back; Sprint to second sign, walk back; Sprint to third sign, walk back. We had time for only three, but everyone accelerated.

Mary: Stretched those hammies while they were warm.

Announcements: 3-Alarm event is on, just like every Tuesday. This week, there will be extended fellowship afterwards.

Prayer: Full House dad in hospital. H1N1 death in family and co-worker’s family.

Hope all have a productive week.

Breaking in the rain at PC

6 HIM showed despite the inclement weather. Not too bad for a rainy Monday.

Big lap of WU exercises
GM
SSH
Windmill holds
Imperial squat walkers

Catch me if you can
P1 runs backwards
P2 does 3 hand release merkins then catches P1

Ramp suicides x3
Abs at bottom after set completed
Star crunches, RLBC’s, ARods

Parking lot 7’s
Break dancers and monkey humpers IC

Indian run back to bball court

Mary
Freddy Mercury’s
60 sec plank hold

COT with our Ruck buddies
Prayers for newborns, surgeries, hospitalized friends.
Full service as YHC took us out in prayer.

Awesome work today and thanks for the push.
BS out!

Paradise with a UTI

Wet ‘n Wild (Turkey) at Paradise City

FNGs: I think they were scared of the thunderstorms like Downrange

Warm Up: Good Mornings, Willie Mays Haze, Daisy Pickers, Lap, SSH

The Workout:

Since I was on Q, the crazy rain, some previous day shenanigans, and the upcoming Murph the numbers at Paradise were a little lower than I’d hoped (I had a sweet playlist and everything).  The gameplan was to split into teams and have a little race of sorts.  Since we were 3… this is what we did instead.

10 Cards, A-10 were shuffled and placed on the wet pavement.  In an accountability group of 3 we used the 10 cards to randomize the following list of workouts and share the work.

  1. [Ace] Gradual hill “Ting Ramp” runs (4 times, 3 times, 2 times)
  2. Squats x50 ea
  3. Benches (box jump, step up squat, step ups) x10 reps
  4. Sea Turtles (30 ea, 20, 15)
  5. Squats x25 ea
  6. Sea Turtles (30 ea, 20, 15)
  7. Run up steep “Ting Ramp” hill (4 times, 3 times, 2 times)
  8. Squats x25 ea
  9. Star Jumps x200 group total
  10. Benches (box jump, step up squat, step ups) x10 reps

Mary:  We ran a lap around Paradise to make sure we hit the 3 mile minimum

Announcements:  Murph and more to be reviewed at the Murph or on Slack.  Run the Quay Tent on June 1 and SW Family BBQ June 9th at 2p

T-Claps (Recognition):  Pikachu for commuting to Paradise in the rain from Womble for EC.  Pikachu and Turkey for picking up the 6, who remained in the fartsack when they stopped by “on their way” to Womble for the Murph.

Prayer:  Lipstick and fam, Downrange (of course), my cousin Caroline and her family displaced by a tornado that struck their house, Pikachu’s M

B.O.M.B.S. and Core +3

6 showed for Paradise City. 3 showed for U.F.O. while one went back home the other two manned up and stayed. Here’s the fun we had.

WU’s while long lap around
Good mornings
Frankensteins
Suit cases 3ct down
Carolina dry docks 3ct down
Mtn climbers

BOMBS – reps rd1 x5, rd2 x10, rd3 x15
5 stops: Start at court, bench, stop light, steps, ramp, back to court. Pick up 6 when done. Rd2 starts when all pax are done.

Ramp with core at bottom
Seated knee tucks
Starfish crunch
ARods

Long mosey to finish

Mary made it today and then some stretches.

Announcements and prayers were made. Rubiks took us out.

It’s nice to be back at PC leading you fine group of HIM.

BS out!

Did he just say 50 burpees?

FNGs: Not really the place for all that…

Warm Up: Good Mornings, Imperial Walkers, Windmill, Overhead Claps

The Workout:

  • Thing 1 – Mini Dora on the tennis courts.  Partner does suicides while other partner exercises, Switch, rinse, repeat.  Exercises were 50 burpees, 100 Mtn Climbers IC, 150 Star Jumps.
  • Thing 2 – Laps around Ting with stops at the ticket booth for step ups and split leg squats and a stop at the guard rail for Irkins, Dirkins, and Dips.

Mary: Stretching and a couple of laps around COT because we were real close on the promised 3 mile minimum.

Announcements: Picnic

T-Claps (Recognition): All the PAX showing up and showing out on a Monday.  Great work out there men!

Prayer: Best In Show’s MIL battling cancer.  PAX training for various races.  YHC took us out.

It’s always an honor to lead in the gloom.  I’ll try to do better next time!

Greatest Show on Turf at PC

YHC arrived early to set up a challenging agility course under the lights at Ting. But we had a couple things to do first. 8 total PAX we’re ready at 0530. A disclaimer that we may not get the 3 mile minimum. Did we make it? Read to find out.

Warm up lap around Ting
Exercises in corners
Good mornings x10 IC
Windmills x10 IC
Air squared x10 IC
Frankensteins x10 IC

7’s on the ramp
Star jumps and monkey humpers IC

Field work on turf
Agility course
Ladder work with slides, back peddles, cuts, and sprint to finish
Exercises after each run through on both sides: merkins, squats, WWI’s

Belly sprints 100 yds – 50, 75, 90, 100%
Cool down lap around the turf field to check on the UFO men.

At this point my watch showed 2.8 so we took one mosey pass through the agility course to the other side of the field to get our 3+ miles.

Mary
American Hammers
In and Outs
Windshield Wipers

That concluded our workout.
All announcements are on slack.
Prayers for YHC daughter with broken wrist and unspoken ones.

Thanks Dumbo for the reminder on the Q and for not coming out. Hopefully you had a valid excuse. Appreciate the opportunity to Q at this ever popular AO.

BS Out!

3-27-23 Paradise City

Three PAX Prove to be AGILE

Paradise City, Where the Grass is Green and the Hills are… BILLY. Three PAX were freed to lead in a simulated AGILE project. Customer called for 100 reps of arms, legs, and ab exercises, plus 3+ miles that included cardio-building elevation gain.

Warmup: SSH x 2 x 2, 10x burpees, merkins, squats on the 1.5 mile mosey to the hill.

In an AGILE project, the Customer identifies and prioritizes the product requirements or BACKLOG and the TEAM is self-organizing, self-directing, and is empowered to lead itself and make decisions—much like F3’s mantra—Freed to Lead. The TEAM identifies which features or “user stories” it can tackle in a SPRINT. Today, for our first SPRINT, the TEAM chose 100 arm reps to be completed during the run from the top of the hill to the bottom of the hill—that is, our SPRINT. Freed to lead, each team member determined which arm exercise, when to complete it, and how many reps. All to meet the requirement of 100 reps. At the end of the SPRINT, the customer reviewed and accepted the 100 reps as meeting the DEFINITION OF DONE. Success!

In the next SPRINT, the team tackled 100 leg exercises, completed during the same distance-boxed SPRINT—from the top of the hill to the bottom. Once again, each team member determined which leg exercise, when to complete it, and how many reps. All to meet the requirement of 100 reps. At the end of the SPRINT, the customer reviewed and accepted the 100 reps as meeting the DEFINITION OF DONE. Success!

Two principles behind the AGILE project management methodology are to satisfy the customer through early and continuous delivery of valuable software meeting the customer’s requirements. And to make these deliveries FREQUENTLY. Today, we delivered two sets of 100 reps. But that’s not all. Another customer requirement was to cover 3+ miles that included cardio-building elevation gain, all within the time-boxed SPRINT of 45 minutes. To meet this 3+mile requirement, we traveled to the steepest hill on Crossway Lane. We met the 3+mile requirement easily, but after completing the two SPRINTS above, we were pressed to get back to the flag are to meet the 45-minute REQUIREMENT. To save time, the team decided to take Milpass Drive. Freed to Lead.

We probably would have made it back, but one PAX needed to drop a deuce. OMG. We arrived at the flag area 2 minutes late. Upon Customer review, we did not meet the DEFINITION OF DONE, since we exceeded the time requirement. Oh well, we’ll return this USER STORY to the PRODUCT BACKLOG for the next SPRINT.

Prayer Requests: Please continue to pray for Davis (3-Alarm). He is in the hospital for respiratory issues and more. Doctors are treating him and hoping he responds to this round of treatments.

Pray that @Dumbo is not negatively affected by First Citizens’ recent acquisition of Silicon Valley Bank.

Announcements: Remember to plant your F3 flag at every workout. If you don’t plant an F3 shovel flag, it’s just a bunch of guys working out together. Passersby likely assume it’s a closed workout and likely assume they are not welcome. So, plant that flag! The mission of F3 is to plant, grow, and serve small workout groups to reinvigorate male community leadership.

Why all this project management stuff? I just finished studying 2 months for the Project Management Professional (PMP) certification exam. And passed!

Paradise City Q of the Year?

YHC showed up early to set up some equipment for todays beat down. The preblast had a comment saying this would be the best Q of the year. Needless to say I think it was, considering there was only 1 other one. This is the rare occasion I have the honor to Q PC and know the standard mileage is 3 or more. YHC wanted to bring the intensity and keep the PAX moving with the option to push themselves. We had 11 HIM show up for the main event with a few ECers. One dude rucked it up as well. This is what we did.

Run big loop reverse with warm up exercises along the way.
Frankensteins
Windmills
Skiers
Copperhead Dirkens

7’s on ramp down to sportsman – burpees and worst Merkin ever
Agility ladders on the flat in the middle

Stack’ems in the parking lot (snake)
Shoulder tap merkins x10
Freddy Mercury’s x20
Chilly jacks x30
Bobby Hurleys x40 – didn’t have enough time

No Mary
No new announcements
Prayers for lady dying of cancer, church family had a loss, Pablo’s family with their loss.
YHC challenged the PAX to stop going through the motions and get out of their comfort zone. Do something to benefit someone each day.

Pleasure to lead men!
BS out

Meet Charles Bronson

EC: Standard 2 mile route – solo

Warmups: Ran one lap around the main circuit and stopped for Good Mornings (10x), SSH (50x), and that’s about it. Back to the basketball court area for the ME. 

ME: I centered the workout on reaching 3 miles running. How do you get there? You run around the main 0.5 mile circuit 6 times. No problem. But what about the exercises? Hmmmmm. Hello Lexicon!

Meet Charles Bronson. Wikipedia: One film critic said that Bronson “oozed male life-force, stoic toughness, capability, strength.” Ha! That’s perfect for an F3 RESPECT week workout. 

In the Charles Bronson exercise, you begin with a 50-rep exercise–again, perfect for RESPECT week. We did overhead claps, jump lunges, LBCs, Merkins, and regular lunges. Next time I’ll make the exercises a lot harder

I had set up cones on the back stretch, where it’s slightly uphill, perfect for accelerated runs. We did the exercises and runs together. 

Cone 1: Accelerate to cone 1, but you must reach your top speed as you cross the finish line. So, you must accelerate all the way! 

Cone 2: Decelerate to cone 2. Because you hit top speed at cone 1, you need a short distance to slow down.

Cone 3: Bear crawl from cone 3 to upper corner of the lot. Then, run together, circling back to basketball court corner, rinse and repeat five times, at least.

Mary: 3 minutes ab work, including 50 big boy sit ups and more.

RESPECT Message: Be a positive impact on your community. Last weekend I was biking and was disappointed to see graffiti on the freshly painted white walls as I passed through the under pass tunnel. On my return, however, I could smell fresh spray paint. Aha! Thinking I was gonna catch the culprits red handed, I rolled into the tunnel to find a father and some teens spraying white, over the graffiti! I was so impressed. The community wins! 

So, if you see the opportunity to have a positive impact, go for it!