01/01/2022 - The Outpost - :fire: PREBLAST OG OP7 BC:fire:

AO: The Outpost

When: 01/01/2022

PAX:

Number of Pax: 10

Pax Names: Abu, Aladdin, Chihuahua, Clearcoat, HH Gregg, Road Trip, Snoop-A-Loop,

DR Names: Zumiez and Start Up (how the heck are these two guys names not in the PAX tracker)

Number of FNGS: 0

FNG Names: N/A

QIC: Laimbeer


Introduction

There’s been some himm’n and haw’n about whether or not OP7 would be up and running on 01/01/22.Well freed to lead right?!? Where else can you say that you led a boot camp workout first thing on New Years Day 2022? F3 That’s where and I’m F’n pumped!!!We are going to get some work in at the OG OP7 for a good hour. BD-lite style baby!Have fun tonight (I know I will be), because come tomorrow morning…I’m taking souls!Needed:
:bricks::heavy_check_mark:
:gloves: :heavy_check_mark:
:athletic_shoe: pavement
:heart::heavy_check_mark:
:face_vomiting: :briefcase: :heavy_check_mark:

Warm-O-Rama

  • Parking lot mosey
  • SSH IC 30
  • Calf Stretch OYO
  • Hamstring stretch OYO
  • Interior shoulder Stretch OYO

The Thang

Thang 1-

Pull-up/Merkins 5x5x10.  Each Pax does 5 pull-ups and 5 Merkins OYO then holds a squat until the 6 is in.  Short rest called by the Q (about 10 seconds), rinse, repeat for 10 rounds.

Thang 2-Dora Goes Sledding-

  • Dora
    • 100 curls/200 OHP/300 Merkins (partner runs 100 yards)
  • Sled-120 lbs
    • each partner pushes the sled 10 times/25 yards. Active recovery by jogging back next to partner who pushes sled.
  • Pax teams do Dora while Pax teams do sled pushes. When Pax team completes sled push series, Pax team replaces sled team, rinse, repeat.  If Pax team completes Dora, start over (most teams almost finished two rounds of Dora)

6MoM- 100 yards and Crawlin’-

  • Cones set up every 10 yards. Pax bear crawl 10 yards, do a core exercise IC on Q count, bear crawl 10 yards, core exercise 10 yards IC on Q count, rinse, repeat, for 100 yards.

Recover Recover

….Oops  Road Trip bet me 10 burpees that Start Up would throw up during the sled push.  It took the bet.  I did a post EC and the whole group joined in to some Biggie Smalls.

 

Circle of Trust

Mediocracy’s Soul

I’m not a fan of New Year’s resolutions.  No one keeps them.  They typically last 2-6 weeks.  I stated that at F3 we don’t really need NY resolutions, as we set goals for ourselves ever single day.

I stated that in the pre-blast that I was going to be taking souls this morning.  That in F3 we subscribe to the motivations of Goggins, Jacko, and Eric Thomas; to name a few.

We are always talking about taking souls.

In a previous Q I hosted, I discussed Mediocracy and how we battle with it.  How we show up in the mornings and fight off Mediocracy.

I suggested this to the Pax of OP7.  This year.  2022.  I say we do take a soul.  We take the soul of Mediocracy!

Whatever Mediocracy is to you.  You take that soul.  Whether your mediocracy is something at work, something in your homelife, or a body issue or athletic accomplishment.  Move forward and snatch Mediocracy’s soul in 2022!

Aye!

I discussed with the Pax that my sister, Barb, was estranged from her son, Bradley.  He passed away from Covid on 12/26/21.  She was told the next day via text.  She had no idea.  He didn’t want her to know.  She is beside herself.  She wanted so badly to make amends with him and now she never will.  She is absolutely grief stricken.

I suggested to the Pax to please take a moment to reach out to family if there is conflict, even if it’s just a text to say hello, and try to make peace.  You will never know when it is all over.

We took a moment for a silent prayer for Barb, Bradley, and our own family needs.

Amen

Naked Man Moleskin

There had been some talk of whether or not the OP7 was going to happen on 01/01/22.  At 11am, in a group thread with HH Gregg, I decided to take the Q.

I already knew what I was going to do.  I was going to re-run the Q that I did for my BDVQ and burn the fellas down; hung over or not.  I wanted to show them that any single one of them was capable of getting through a Black Diamond workout, small guy or big guy.

None of the Pax knew it until I told them at Coffeeteria.  Some seemed surprised that they had just accomplished such a feet.  A title can sometimes scare you off.  I wanted them to realize their potential.  They all realized they could do it today…as I made the workout a few notches harder then the workout I ran at my BDVQ. I told them this fact, too.  I told them they had just knocked a BD out of the park!

Start Up blew chunks and kept going…nice work.  Aladdin almost ralphed in the bushes…but soldiered on.  Once again, YHC almost burp/barfed during 100 yards and crawlin’ (that drill is no joke to run/Q count).

But damn, that workout was fun.

I loved that when I paid the burpee bet at the end almost everyone jumped in and did the burpees with me, then it spontaneously turned into everyone dancing, half hung over, sore, tired, out of breath, exhausted.  But laughing, cracking jokes, and dancing like shit.

Then Chihuahua broke out a bottle of Champagne to ring in the New Year and we all toasted as brothers.

Damn, I love F3!

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