Prelude: Arriving early to Kenny’s Grave, your QIC parked his car and headed to the basketball court with ladder and scissors in hand. (Disclaimer: No running occurred with scissors in hand.) I had visions of a Final Four beatdown working solely on the four corners of the basketball court. The prize at the end of the workout would be a picture of a PAX “simulating” cutting down the nets as the other PAX looked in awe of the brother/team of brothers that went above and beyond during the planned workout. Well crap. Wouldn’t you know it but the net was made of chains! Always have a Plan B. And as Modify would say, “sometimes you just have to “Modify as needed.” Q took his ladder and scissors back to the car and drove over to the other parking lot.
Warm Up: Just as Banana Seat predicted, PAX came rolling in with minutes to spare. We thought we hit max capacity until a tiny European car promoted by JLo came screeching in right at 530 am. And with Cupid’s arrival, (no penalty Burpees given), the PAX were off to a nice run around the ball field under +50 deg F conditions. PAX circled up under the lights in the adjacent parking lot for the following exercises: 20 SSH; 10 Daisy pickers; 10 Good AM, 10 Sir Fazio Arm Circles (F/B). Excitement of the PAX was high, as well as the pollen count, with a sighting of a lost F3 brother – R-22 and a guaranteed beat-down by a guest Q – your #HIM. Banana Seat was smiling since this was the third/forth time he has had a Guest Q at Kenny’s Grave with word on the street of a VQ next week too. BS has promised to return the favor and guest Q down the road at Possum Trot in the near future.
The Workout: PAX headed to the bathroom walls with rounds of Frankensteins, Open Gates and Prisoner Lunges. At the two flags, Q called for Jack Webs (1 merkin, followed by 3 air arm pushes from our knees); a mis-count by the Q lead to a count of 7/21. PAX headed to the bathroom wall for 10 cadence counts of Seated Chair, Balls to the Walls and Australian Mountain Climbers (Rinse & Repeat). The second AMC went much better as PAX were initially confused by the exercise. (Q had learned this exercise from Breach while posting at Ground Pounder the week before). With arms burning, PAX moseyed to the parking lot for quick feet (L-R) up and down the curbs in the parking lot. Plank hold for the 6th, Q led PAX for additional quick feet (R-L) up and down the parking lot curb. PAX were instructed to find their very own parking space for a build-a-bear workshop consisting of a bear crawl to the curb, 0ne merkin, hand walk side to side on curb, additional two merkins, and bear crawl reverse to opposite parallel line from initial start. Q called out Rinse and Repeat but doubled the number of merkins to two and four.
Since Gump was closest to my vehicle, Q asked him to grab the four foot, four inch PVC pipe filled with water (coupon). PAX lined up for an Indian run. Lead PAX switched off carrying the Coupon as PAX slowly ran from parking lot to the basketball court covered in pollen. Coupon left on bench as PAX lined up on the out of bounds line for the next beat down, I mean exercise. Q instructed PAX would do seven’s with 1 frog jump, side shuffle across the court to the opposite out-of-bounds line and then execute 6 of R-22’s favorite exercise: the burpee. PAX side shuffled back and forth until sevens were completed. Modify gave Dauber a 10 count. PAX lined up closely up against the fence in BTTW. Last PAX bear-crawled under each PAX getting back into BTTW until every PAX made it through. PAX got on their six while laying on the three-point semi-circle and Q called the following 10 cadence count/count exercises: Homer to Marge (added L&R leg up too); WW IIs; LBCs; Lo-slo flutters; American Hammers; Box cutters; and Freddie Mercury. With time still left on the clock, PAX performed suicides running to each of the four lines on the court but back-pedaling on the return. Ten star jumps, 10 frog jumps and 10 monkey humpers were added for fun. Movement was continuous with very few breaks to the delight of the PAX.
Mary: Yoga stretches including pigeon, three legged table, chaturanga, etc.
Announcements: Saturday 2.0; Dad’s Camp; See Slack/FB
T–Claps: Took a page from Fed Ex and asked PAX to think about something positive in their life that has either happened or will happened soon. Many PAX shared positive things including their kid’s solid job interview, great co-partnering /raising of kids by two separated parents, a new home-brew, an up-coming concert with his son, new little league baseball/coaching, things better on the work front and other positive events on the homefront/other.
Prayer: silent/unspoken; Dauber took us out.
F3 Brother Highlighting the 6th: Dovetail – Jess Hines (bio below)
Born in Minnesota in ’84, moved to the mountains of the Atomic City, home of the Manhattan Project, Los Alamos, NM at age 2. Was homeschooled all the way through. Had a younger brother who passed away a year ago from colon cancer, have a younger sister who is teaching right now in Siberia (and doing outdoor workouts in 20-below sometimes!). Mom and Dad live in Charlotte. Went to school at Harding University in Searcy, Arkansas, the Armpit of the South (seriously, it’s more humid than here) where I met my wife. The family moved from NM to NC in 2007, and I got married later that year.
Been at F3 since about the beginning of 2017—Boy George introduced me. Got the name Dovetail because I had just started practicing making dovetails with hand tools, which I like restoring and using. Recently ran my first-ever half marathon in Wilmington (which, as a CrossFit guy, I never would have done without the influence of my F3 brothers). Currently site Q for Sheepdog on Friday mornings while Shredder is recovering from knee surgery.
In addition to F3, I’m also thankful that I recently found out about David Wood (through the Cross Examined podcast) and his excellent YouTube content at Acts17Apologetics, as I’m big on apologetics and worldview studies.
Thank you for the opportunity to lead you men! Dauber QIC
