AO: The Wood
When: 06/25/2025
Number of Pax: 22
DR Names:
Number of FNGS: 9
FNG Names:
QIC: Picasso
Introduction
Was raining when I got in. Sweating standing. Millville told Spark it wasn’t raining, Sparkler was just running around a lot.
Called Miata’s as Miata was running by on an EC Run. He waved.
Men needed to hear the count of the lead to take off to the next marker. Sparkler Counted by whispering for added disruption.
Men were slowing down and started dodging reps. We recovered instantly and started over.
Was a challenging design with Maximum effort, push, and lead from several H.I.M.’s. The H.I.M.mer was in attendance!
Warm-O-Rama
WoR – 5 am John Kusack the Coupons for F3 particulars into Negative OHP’s IC x 8
(Left off Disclaimer)
- Miata’s IC x 8
- Walk out from the circle with Coupon. Weighted Lunge Walk 10 paces and sprint back
To form a smaller circle. (Coupons now act as the turnaround)
- Men Jog in Place for F3 and Dragon Hype message, sprint out to Coupons and return
- Men Jog in Place for disclaimer, then diamond disclaimer. CoT hype Wisdom vs. Intelligence. The theme of the Q was wisdom. Sprint out to coupons and return. Recover Jog in place.
- Quick fire leg burner (FLB) 20 air Squats/ 10 Monkey Humpers IC x 2 rounds
- Lunge walk out to coupons, Mosey them back in.
- 20 Thrusters
- 3rd round of (FLB)
- 20 OHP’s, leave Coupons and mosey to service road to begin thang 1
The Thang
Thang 1 – “Gassers and Belchers”
- Jailbreak, 800 yard run to the lot of the fire department, SSH until 6 was in. took half with me and left half with Soft Hands. Soft Hands led Men to do a 4th round of FLB’s while yhc explained the belcher while mosey’d back to the entrance/service road into the AO.
- Belcher – A plyometric balance of getting up, sprinting full speeds, slowing down, and getting into plank again at a marker. Plank – Sprint – Plank. Yhc awarded the winner with the right to count to 30. While the winner was counting I directed Men’s attention to the next marker. Basically, we sprinted back and held 30 second planks at every light pole. Sparkler whisper counted for added disruption. We did this to get back to the flags and then we picked up the 4th round of FLB’s with the regular bootcamp that made their way down to the hill to join. We went from 22 to 31 men.
Thang 2 – “Down and Up a Mountain”
- Formed a line for Coupon Work at the bottom of Mt. Wood and Leg/Body Weight work at the top.
- Thrusters at the bottom with Bernie Sanders (Backwards Runs to the top of the hill.) Held Squats at the top. We did 5 rounds. At the top we moved from holding squats into Copperhead Jump Squats, Smurf Jacks, Red Bull Smurf Jacks, 20 Air Squats, and 10 Monkey Humpers IC for the respective 5 rounds.
- The 5 rounds of Thrusters started at the top of the mountain and descended down with reps of 25, 20, 15, 10, and 5. I choose leaders of Diamonds and Dragons to help lead rep counts.
- Same thing for Round 2. The exercise at the bottom turned into OHP’s Same rep descent. The top leg exercises after squat became Copperhead Jump Squat, Apollo Ohno’s, reverse Lunges,Smurf Jacks, and RB Smurf Jacks. We also just ran forward up the hill for the last two. (Jailbreaks to the top)
Mary – (Back to Start)
- John Kusack the Coupon. Waterfall of one overhead press from left to right and back. Did 2 “Coupon Waves”. Recovered with Coupons for a last round of FLB’s Ended up doing 7 Rounds of 20 air squats and 10 MH’s IC.
Circle of Trust
CoT – Wisdom
I was asked to speak on Wisdom and my first thought was to separate the difference between intelligence and wisdom. I have decided that more times than not, intelligence is selfish. It is ultimately the sum of all information that we possess and perhaps are able to recall. It is based on rote memorization. Without Recollection Intelligence is selfish in respect to when it’s not communicated it is not for anyone else. Knowledge and intelligence is to possess things. Wisdom is knowing that none of that matters. We are not storage facilities. It is wiser to know how to find information than to just hold onto them. As a teacher, I realized pretty early on that I don’t have to have all the answers or really any for that matter. What is important is knowing how to find answers
To do F3 is to say you are at least intelligent. You are attempting to improve your lot in life. You are attempting to be stronger both physically and mentally. Black Diamonds would be an extreme version of that and the Dragon’s almost fast track that. It is intelligent to be a Dragon. It is wise to help others be a Dragon. The best thing Hatchet did to start the 3rd cycle of the Dragon Clan was to forge more Dragon Blocks. This is what we do. Good for you for making it on some level…. Now, who are you bringing up with you?
Leaders must be wise. We must possess the wisdom to know that none of what we do can be about you. Our information and knowledge is finite but wisdom, however, is infinite. Wise Leaders pass on their wisdom to the next generation. This is how we get better! Wisdom is about your legacy that you are actively building. Stay Wise and build it better, Aye!
Naked Man Moleskin
We will celebrate the “Island’s” 1 year anniversary on 6/30 and 7/01. CMW is also having its July BBQ on 6/30. Let’s start the Holiday Weekend off right! Long Live CMW, Long Live PLAINFIELD. God Bless F3, God Bless the United States of America. Happy Birthday!