AO: The Wood
When: 08/05/2025
Number of Pax: 4
DR Names:
Number of FNGS: 0
FNG Names:
QIC: Dilly Dilly
Introduction
One of my favorite drives to any AO is to The Wood on a crisp morning with the windows down in the country roads just enjoying the quiet with my thoughts. We quickly got to work as I rolled in & saw Sparkler & Picasso coming back from their EC run.
Warm-O-Rama
Warm O Rama: (5 mins)
- All exercises done in a 4 count cadence
- Did some “hit drill” while I went through the mission/principles (15 total)
- Smurf Jacks – 10 IC (in cadence)
- Shoulder Taps – 15 IC
- Goof Balls – 10 IC
- Grady Corns – 10 IC
The Thang
Thang #1: Interval runs
- Run around the path to the end of Cene’s park & back to the hill with 45 seconds of running & 15 seconds of sprinting
- Parking lot next to the hill partner #1 does jump squats while partner #2 sprints the hill
Thang #2: The Cooper
- You will complete the following exercises starting at 10 for each exercise. After you complete the set, you run to the top of the hill & crawl bear back down. Then you repeat going to 9, 8, 7, down to 1.
- Burpees
- Bobby Hurley’s
- Hand Release Merkins
- Big Boys
- After Q finishes round of 8, round of 5, & round of 1 the group will Indian run around Mt. Ridge to the base of the spine then sprint up the spine & back down.
- After the Cooper is all done the group will do & up & over down both spines of the hill.
Thang #3: Q Calls It
- Partner #1 Sprint the parking lot while partner #2 does Box jumps on the picnic tables
Mary: (5 mins)
- LBC’s 15 IC
- Sprint the parking lot
- American Hammers 15 IC
- Sprint the parking lot
- American Hammers 10 IC
Circle of Trust
Count – 4
AAR – proper form on Bobby Hurley’s should be slap the ground
Name O – thanks Picasso for coming
Prayers/Praises – Dilly’s new job (thanks men)
Naked Man Moleskin
F3 is always present. Over the past 4 weeks a new job opportunity presented itself to me with the company I am working for. I wrestled with the decision for a good few weeks struggling to decide. It was a great opportunity but a bit of a lifestyle change having to go to the office a couple days a week & is a national based role vs. just a couple states. Then F3 showed up when I needed it.
Just the other week I was asked to speak at our 5 Year anniversary so I wrote out some things I wanted to say. It started with how F3 Plainfield started & it was a simple question that one of the leaders from F3 Naperville asked me when we were struggling on to split or not from Naperville. He asked, “If not now, then when”. I continued my speech & when I got to the end I closed with challenging everyone in that room, if there is something on your heart you have been afraid to do or feel inadequate, I urge you to stop & ask yourself, “If not now, then when?”. It was in that moment that I knew I was talking to myself as well & once again F3 had showed up to help me be a better leader, to realize it does not matter if I don’t have the answers or don’t feel ready just like we did not feel ready 5 years ago. Sometimes you have to trust yourself & make a leap of faith. That following Tuesday last week I accepted the new role at my job. So, I ask, challenge, all of you with the same thing. “If not now, then when”. Aye!