AO: The Wood
When: 06/19/2024
Number of Pax: 21
DR Names:
Number of FNGS: 0
FNG Names:
QIC: Picasso
Introduction
As a bigger group entered the wood yhc had to keep running over to cars coming in right before the bc started. Folks kept parking over my boards and my thang.
Warm-O-Rama
Immediately at 0515 I asked spike horn to lead a much needed left and right arm shoulder stretch for what was coming. This gave me 30 seconds to get music going and get it at a good volume to shout over it. WoR was sort of a thang.
John Cusack your Coupons With Coupons over head a Welcome and disclaimer was given, 5 Core Principles, Mission, and Credo. Kept Coupons over head for explaining that this was a resting position. Performed 10 decline/resistance OHP’s IC. Recovered with Coupons (2 minutes)
Arm Blaster (10 minutes) Consisted of Little Baby Arm Circles F/B, Regular Circles F/B, Overhead Clap, Overhead Arm Circles R and L – these were all done IC to 5.
Next exercises in the blaster were done IC to 10. Seal Claps, Grady Corns, and Pretzel Shoulder Taps. We ended the blaster With Cherry Pickers, on call for picking and dumping
Stretching (3 minutes) Rotations – Trunk Rotations/Sexy Mommas/Bob Villas/”I never want to see Latte do that again” to the Right then left. Knee and ankle rotations, Worlds Greatest Stretch, Calf Stretch, L+R Quad Stretch Daisy Pickers (Hamstring Stretch) Riffle Carried over to the edge of the main Lot to Start the two Thangs
The Thang
At the East side of the main lot, we began Thang 1, “Age of Man.”
18 SSH, 21 SSH (Both Single Count) Motivators from 43 (Just that set). I explained the significance of each of these numbers as it, initially I only related it to aging and “becoming” older…. “Becoming” a man. (about 5 minutes)
At this same edge of the parking lot I explained the Coupon heavy reps of 86 Squats and 86 Coupon Presses (Combining for the 172 hops we just did), 43 Coupon Swings, 21 Bent Over Rows and 18 Thrusters. We left Coupons and Moseyed to the other side. Under the pavilion I explained the body rep picnic table work of 86 Step Ups, 43 Irkins, 21 Derkins, and 18 Dips. We moseyed back to the opposite side. Men Partnered up and worked together to get through the exercises. The Squats and Presses were combined so that there were 4 exercises on the two sides of the lot. When you finished the first exercise you and your partner moseyed to the other side. Partners stayed together to help count and push each other. A few groups finished in the 20 minutes or so that were devoted to this thang. We recovered by coupons and riffle carried back to the flags.
At flags, We John Cusacked our Blocks for Mary. Mary was an Overhead Press ring of fire.
Circle of Trust
Began by reading the opening line from the book, “Q Source, The F3 Manual of VIrtuous Leadership”
“Leadership is a skill that a person must learn and master during their lifetime rather that an attribute of their character with which they are born. As a skill, if is like learning to play the piano. If it were an attribute, it would be like having blue eyes or a square jaw.”
We are not born as leaders or born as Men it is something that we must become. Being a man is not about “being” and being a certain number. Leaders and Men should always be focused on improving and constantly be in a state of “becoming” and becoming better. We say, “Iron Sharpens Iron” because strong men and leaders need other strong men and leaders to become better.
When I was 16, 18, and 21 I thought I new what it was like to be a man. “I have made it.” I am finally here. Looking back and my younger naivity I realize I was focused more on “being.” I was focused on “being” old enough. I now know Leaders should always focus on a state of “becoming”. I heard on a Podcast that when F3 began the average age of the men involved was 43. Oddly enough, I was 43 when I began my F3 Journey. This number became much more than an age. As leaders we are constantly thinking about what is next and paving the road, and providing scaffolding for the next 43 feet ahead and in front of us for other leaders to move forward and push over.
Leadership and being a Man is to constantly consider what you are becoming, to constantly consider what is in front of you.
Said Prayers for Fuzzy Navel, Flanders and Family, and Tinfoil and Family. As for Strength and Vision for Men to focus their sights on “becoming.”
Naked Man Moleskin
Rooney asked if this was going to be a 45 minute black diamond?
Pretty Sure Deja Vu stole some of my chalk to challenge Hot Dawg with a sand bag toss. We are still searching for Hot Dawg’s kryptonite.
Think I will have some upcoming running challenges for him.