11/21/2020 - The Outpost - That Escalated Quickly
AO: The Outpost
When: 11/21/2020
PAX:
Number of Pax: 15
Pax Names: Cousin Eddie, Dilly Dilly, Handy Manny, Lawnmower, Nala, pi 3.14, Snorkle, Sparky, Spin Out, Stripes, Thomas Tank Engine, Thumb Drive, Toady, Trailer Park, Woodwind,
DR Names:
Number of FNGS: 0
FNG Names:
QIC: Cousin Eddie
Introduction
I Q’d this workout exactly one month ago on Virtuosity after I recovered from Covid. Backstage gave me the highest compliment in saying that it was one of the most well organized virtual workouts he’s done. Time to experience it IRL. Bring your coupon. HC in the thread.
The Scene: 34 degrees, clear and crisp. I overslept by 15 minutes so I knew I wouldn’t be able to write out the instructions in chalk. I arrived about 5am. Woodwind was already there planting a flag. I set up the lighted cones and welcomed the PAX.
Welcome & Disclaimer
F3 is:
Free
Open to ALL men,
Peer led in a rotating fashion
Held outdoors rain or shine, heat or cold.
Ends in a Circle of Trust
I am not a professional. You are here of your own free will. I have no knowledge of any injuries or fitness considerations. It is your responsibility to be safe and modify exercises as needed. Maintain 15 feet between you and the next guy at all times. In cadence (IC) is the rhythm in between each rep or the body movement between each rep.
Warm-O-Rama
Motivators from 10
Abe Vigodas IC (4 count) x 15
Bat Wings IC (4 count) – 10 forward arm circles, 10 backward arm circles, 10 seal claps, 10 overhead claps
The Thang
THANG 1 CBD OIL
Colt 45 – 15-15-15 Curls with Coupon
Bolt 45 -15-15-15 – Squats with Coupon
Dolt 45 – 15-15-15 Dips with coupon or two coupons
One Calls IC (8 count) x 20 Start in Merkin/Plank position. 1 – Down; 2 – Hand Release out; 3 – HR in; 4 – Up and hold; 5 – Floyd Mayweather Punch Right arm; 6 – Right arm down; 7 – Floyd Mayweather Punch Left arm; 8(Count) – Left arm down
Iron Cross IC (4 count) x 25
LBC’S IC (4 count) x 25 – hold coupon
THANG 2 FOUR CORNER ESCALATOR
First corner – 10 Burpees
Bear crawl short length of parking lot
Second corner – 10 Burpees, 20 Alternating Side Squats (each leg is 1)
Run long length of parking lot
Third corner – 10 Burpees, 20 Alternating Side Squats (each leg is 1), 30 Carolina Dry Docks
Crab walk short length of parking lot
Fourth corner – 10 Burpees, 20 Alternating Side Squats (each leg is 1), 30 Carolina Dry Docks, 40 WWII Sit ups (Flat on your back, with hands under your 6 and feet together and 6 inches off the ground, bring your knees up to your chest, then raise your heels up toward the sky. Lower knees to chest, then kick feet back out to the original position.)
Run to first corner.
Work your way back down until 5:55AM
Mary
Absolution IC (8 count) X 10 – Start in plank position and perform a single Groiner (cadence “1” jump feet forward, “2” jump feet back), then Mahktar N’ Diayes to Chillcut position (cadence “3” & “4” with drop to each elbow), then Chilly Jack (cadence “5” feet out, “6” feet together), and finally Mahktar N’ Diayes to plank starting position (cadence “7” and “ONE, TWO, etc.” with rise on each hand).
Bay City Scissors IC (8 count) x 10 – On your back start with your legs at a 45-degree angle. Alternate legs for a vertical 4-count scissor; 1-right leg up/ left leg down, 2-left leg up/ right leg down, 3-right leg up/ left leg down, 4-left leg up/ right leg down. Counts 5-8 are parallel to the ground; 5- right leg over left leg, 6- left over right, 7-right over left, 8-left over right. That’s ONE
Circle of Trust
Announcements
See the info only no chatter channel in Slack
F3 Concierge service – this is an ongoing initiative
Prayers
Wet Wipe’s family
Krampus’ family
Sonny Bono’s wife’s cousin and family battling Covid.
Judge Smails colleague’s daughter, Tabitha. She was killed in a car accident late Saturday night. She was 17 years old.
Poutine and his family
Pi’s cousin, Kristin, battling Cancer
Naked Man Moleskin
When I was born, I was baptized a Methodist. I grew up going to Sunday School until my parents got divorced. My father quickly remarried and we started going to a Lutheran church. Across the street from this church was a Catholic church. I had a friend that went to that church and I had visited it once or twice. I was always drawn to the architecture and the feeling of comfort when I entered it. When I was 12, my father died of Hodgkin’s Disease, November 21, 1988. I didn’t find out until the next morning.
I left my step family and moved in with my mom. I continued my confirmation studies as a Lutheran because I thought that is what my father would have wanted. My mom drove me over an hour each way to the Lutheran church until I was confirmed. My mom wasn’t much of a church goer so after I was confirmed, we really didn’t go to church after that. I would catch the occasional Service for Shut Ins on cable but as I got older, I began to become resentful of God and what he had done to me. He had taken my father from me. He had robbed me of a strong male role model in my life. He had abandoned me.
This is what I thought for many years. In college, I started to explore and read about other religions: Hindu, Judaism, Wiccan, Celtic druids. I even turned to Star Wars and the teachings of the Force because I longed for something more. I then started to see that all of the world’s religions and mythologies came from one Truth and there was something bigger than myself. Everyone was a little bit right and everyone was a little bit wrong.
Fast forward to my late twenties, and I meet my M. She’s a cradle Catholic and within the first month of dating, she invited me to church. After sitting through the Mass, I was moved. I asked her how to become Catholic. A year plus of RCIA and I became a Catholic and we had become engaged. We had a Catholic mass wedding and have baptized both our children as Catholic.
However, for the last few years, my M has been struggling with the Catholic church. I have been struggling with trying to get her to go to Mass. God is always in our home and in our hearts. We don’t need a building to show it. We are still on that religious journey and I expect we will be on it until we meet our Creator in Heaven. Be there for each other today. Be there for your wives and children. Listen to your inner voice and follow your heart.
Lord, thank you for bringing us out into the gloom and allowing us this time together. I pray that you watch over each one of us as we go about our day and bless each moment that we share with others.
Peace,
Cousin Eddie