9 graciously gave up their morning mileage and sat in a circle and talked – about goals and fears and pride and obstacles. I’m so grateful for it. I have so much respect for each of you. I wish we’d had twice as long together. Let’s look for opportunities to continue these conversations.

Announcements: Picnic Sunday

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Here it is. The backblast you’ve all been waiting for. What a day men. Just want to start with some acknowledgemtn of all the HIM that made this day possible. All the guys that stepped up to Q sites, Jigglypuff for taking the SAG Q, and the entire SAG team. Without those pax none of this would have been possible. TY4YL!

Let’s get at it though. What a gorgeous weather day for this 2025 version of The Highland Games. Couldn’t have dialed it up any better. After getting every checked in and assigned their clans for the upcoming festivities we kicked it off promptly at 0545-ish with Squeeze Bag on the bagpipes. THANK YOU Squeeze Bag for coming over and absolutely crushing it on the pipes this morning (check Nextdoor for a glowing review). Announcements made, pledge pledged, and Squeeze Bag played us off on our way.

Over to the Point Break side of Waverly for some warm-ups led by YHC. Pax were high in spirit and full of mumblechatter at this stage of the Games. Once properly warmed, including a full set of SCary Stretches which blew our visiting pax’s collective minds, off we set for the first proper thang at FWD.

Thang 1 – Homegrown took the lead at stop one assigning each clan a task. The tasks were, shotput across the back field, coupon carries down the greenway, dips/irkins/derkins at the bunches by pavilion, and rockwork. Each clan rotated through each station and crushed it. Nobody was taken out by a flying stone, so off to a good start. Let’s continue!

Thang 2 – Lengthy mosey all the way to the home of the premier 0530 Friday AO, Shepherds Watch, for some Ultimate Frisbee led by the pax formerly known as Spayed. The clans paired up and had admittedly a ton of fun. Lot’s of slipping, sliding, spectacular defense, amazing catches, and of course, plenty of burpees for drops. Both teams claimed victory in the end and perhaps the true victor will never be known. In higher spirits than ever off the pax set for the next stop.

Thang 3 – Cross Tryon and head down to the top of the hill before the tunnel. Pax were gathered and WebMD took over. Pax were instructed to storm the tunnel complete with battle yells while running through. This was definitely one of the high points and the effect was truely nailed. Well done Web. Grab the rope and mosey down the greenway a ways for some…. tug of war led by WebMD and rookie of the year candidate Promo! Clans were paired up again and multiple rounds of tug of war were completed with a sprint in between each round. Pairings changed each time and resulted in some riveting mtachups. Indigenous peoples run to the end of the greenway and then regular mosey onto the next stop.

Thang 4 – Amway took the lead at the bottom of the dam hill, where lo and behold pain sticks were awaiting us. Pain stick dora-esque beatdown ensued. Each pax in the clan took a turn carrying the pain stick to the top and completed overhead presses to failure for points (one rep = one point). Bring the pain stick back down and the next pax goes. Pax at the bottom completed a Dora of 100 squats, 200 curls, and 300 rows. At one point Yogi decided to come up with his own method of returning the pain stick and almost broke multiple pax’s ankles, but thankfully nobody was hurt. Score was actually somewhat accurately kept and the winner was determined to be the Blue clan (Let’s go Blue clan!). Next up…. SAG STOP!

SAG team crushed the refreshment pit stop even if Chris R’s music did upset a gentleman who apparently sleeps in his polo shirts. Also, unfortunately (?) no plantains this year. Properly refreshed and refueled off we go for…

Thang 5 – One of the newer AOs launched in SCary is the Saturday morning 3rdF – The Accelerator that runs in conjunction with Loch N Load. The Accelerator is a 4-5ish mile run with a purposeful 3rdF discussion topic selected by the Q that week. Amway gave an overview and clans stuck together to discuss the topic of, “Which of the 3 Fs do you need to focus on most in your life right now?” I can only speak for my clan but the conversation was great, thought provoking, and really encouraging to hear other guys share. TY4YL in launching this great addition to our region Amway!

Thang 6 – Our Accelerator portion ended at Lochmere Village where none other than Fruit Loop was await us with a bucket of golf balls, how very Scottish. Next up was a golf ball relay race. Legs consisted of bear crawl golf ball push, merkins while holding the golf ball between your knees, bunny hopping while holding the golf ball between your hands with your palms down and not using your thumbs, and finally a lunge walk followed by tossing the ball into a bucket (10 penalty burpess if you miss). This was a ton of fun and resulted in many good laughs. But the fun wasn’t over, off we go!

Thang 7 – As we rolled into Ritter Park, the (un)official home of SCary, Kitty Litter took the lead. Clans were paired up and completed caber toss and giant tire flipping. At one point a tiny dog was almost impaled or flattened by cabers until successfully captured by HGTV (who proceeded to tell the lovely lady what all these crazy dudes were doing). Throwing logs and flipping tires is always a great time and this was another highlight for many of the pax. After we were done throwing heavy stuff around Shipyard stepped up and had a surprise for us… We needed the logs at the next stop, and there was only one way to get them there. One log per pax, and lets mosey. But don’t forget the flags!!! This ended up being quite the task and admittedly a lot harder than I thought it would be. TClaps to all the pax for carrying the logs and flags, nice work!

Thang 8 – Around we made our way to the back lot of the adjacent office park for what promised to be an experience with Shipyard at the helm. And boy did he deliver. With the help of CPR construction some pallet sleds had been created and were staged at one end of the parking lot. Our task, use the logs as rollers and pull the sleds to the other side, heaviest pax on top of the sled. At this point a lot of rule bending occured, but the Blue clan absolutely crushed it and completed the task to the letter of the law, and blue everyone out of the water. Well done Blue clan. Apparently according to Shipyard though, everyone lost and had to carry everything back to the start. This was arguably even worse than rolling the sleds down. Done and dusted time to head for home.

Our fearless SAG guide Astro on his trusty segway scooter led us back to Waverly where we were greated by the sweet, sweet sounds of Squeeze Bag serenading us with the bagpipes once again. Simply lovely. And with that it was a wrap.

COT: SCary picnic 4/28, 4-7pm, eating at 5:30p. See Sbarro for the sign-up sheet. SIGN UP!!! Several prayers lifted up.

Thanks again to each and every one of you for coming out this morning and making the effort to be there. Even moreso, thanks to each of your families and friends for putting up with us and the crazy stuff we do, the true heroes. It was an outstanding morning and an honor to your HG Q this year. F3 and this group of guys is incredibly and I’m lucky to have found my way here (shoutout to Astro for the EH almost two years ago now!). Way to crush it this morning!!

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12 stong at Shepherd’s this beautiful Good Friday. Lots of chatter leading up to the 5:30 start, always a sign of a great group.

Over to Craft for a quick warmup, including a broken Rockette Imperial Walkers, and some almost yoga poses.

Partner up for Catch Me if You Can around the parking lot pickle. 10 merkins before catching up with your partner who was running backward, shuffling, or karaoke;

Over to the day care for a ring of fire. 100 Peter Parker Merkins done in sequence upon the PAX count.

Continue toward BJ’s stopping for another ring of fire including squat holds/squats

At BJ’s, a final ring of fire (squat hold/ burpees)

Finish with 7 of diamonds at BJ’s (ab focused), before running back to the flag; only to stop for calf raises and merkins

Beautiful time of year with much to celebrate; Such good fortune to have health and a sound mind to join my brothers in the morning. Shout out to Bubba, who is self admittingly, looking and feeling better than he has in years.

Highland Games tomorrow; not too late to commit

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4.5 South Cary pax traveled to Disney for an Astro Q. Warm-up lap and warm-ups and then over to the field for the thangs.

Thang 1 – merkin-centric 4 corners. 3 rounds.

Thang 2 – Dora with a long punt competition built in. Partner 1 punts the soccer ball as far as they can then dribbles to the other end of the field and back while Partner 2 does exercises. Longest punt wins a major prize. Exercises were CDDs, squats, and LBCs…100, 200, 300.

Learned some new (and hard) exercises at popcorn Mary. Grateful for the other guys that made it down to Disney! Great site, highly recommended.

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14 went over the bridges and through MacDonald Woods. Ran into our friends from FWD miles out from their flag. Audible was called on the home stretch to grab an extra half-mile.

Announcements: Highland Games Saturday, Picnic next Saturday

Prayers/praises: unspoken.

NMS: The table stakes for getting to hang out with the fast guys is hauling myself around a 5 mile track. Always inspiring to be around them, so it’s worth it.

TClaps to HoppinJohn for yet another Ocho.

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Astro Q’d a standard bootcamp in Green Level with 5 other Pax at Winterfell. Good times had by al!

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**Backblast: The Jordan Finals Tribute Workout**

*Date*: April 12, 2025
*Location*: Lochmere Parking Lot

On this fine day in the year of our Lord, 2025, a ruggedly handsome group of HIMS assembled to channel their inner “His Airness.” The workout paid homage to Michael Jordan’s NBA Finals flu performance—a legendary display of grit and determination.

With the silky rhythms of the *Space Jam* soundtrack to keep them in the zone, the men set out on a range of challenges that mirrored Jordan’s versatility:

1. **Shuttle Runs** – For that fast-break speed.
2. **Defensive Drills** – Hustling like MJ in his prime.
3. **Kettlebell Swings** – Building strength like a champ.
4. **Hill Runs** – Pushing through with Jordan-esque resilience.
5. **Rounds of Push-ups, Pull-ups, and Squats** – Because greatness demands reps.
6. **Layup Drills** – Some stayed in their lane; others showboated with long-distance shots.
7. **Final Feat**: A 250-yard car tow of a 2014 Ford Escape – because why not?

It was a performance worthy of the GOAT himself, with camaraderie and effort shining through every exercise.

**Announcements**:
– Check Slack for all the happenings this weekend.
– Haven’t signed up for the picnic? What are you waiting for?
– Highland Games are coming—don your kilts and show up in style!

**Inspirational Note**:
Life is a team sport, and we all need someone to lean on—just like MJ needed Pippen to conquer those legendary moments. Take a moment today to check on someone who might be in crisis or simply someone you haven’t heard from in a while. A small gesture can mean the world. Together, we can lift each other up and keep pushing forward.

**#NeverAlone #BeLegendary**
Great work today, gentlemen. Let’s keep hitting life like MJ hit those clutch shots.

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7 for a High Tempo curious Boot Camp, 2 for a Run Club. MIAGD.

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Robust group of HIMs this morning, including 3 from peak city (one of whom identifies as Carpex) to discuss marriage and being a good partner for your wife.

After a masterful preamble talking about the ways we are partner and the 5 love languages, things got controversial. A certain pax refused to weigh-in on ways he is a good partner because “it’s not a partnership, it’s a union”. After some back and forth we determined that it was somewhat semantics and that Union does not start with P, so partnership would be the framework…or else that pax was welcome to leave!

Good discussion ensued with many pax bringing positive contributions. Couple takeaways:
-leverage synergies – our strengths and weaknesses are not our M’s. That’s a good thing.
-show appreciation and gratitude for what your M does for you and your family
-learn your M and how she receives love and show it in that way
-communication is key
-quality time is important
-set yourself up for a good marriage after the kids are gone from the house
-do regular “check-ins” so you can get laid

Appreciate the insights and engagement, gents!

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Where do I start? I planned an EC run to meet my Nantan and bring him back in to the flag.
The good news: I found my Nantan
The bad news: he was prairie dogging so bad, that he was walking back to the Circle K (not for coffee!)

10 HIMs joined me for the bootcamp while JP split home for an early conference or to clean his shorts. Not sure we’ll ever know for sure.

Warm-up lap through the hood behind the Teeter with two stops along the way for stretching.

Thang 1
After a successful game of chick across to Publix, the pax begin a snake around the lot with exercises increase the reps by 10% each time
10 T-merkins
11 American hammers
12 R (an exercise that started with R)
13 Incline merkins
15 Flutter kicks
17 F (a second exercise that started with F)

Thang 2
The pax rejoined with two mall walkers for 4 corners. Exercises were crowdsourced to give the appearance of no plan, but in fact there was a plan all along…
After 3-4 rounds of 4 corners, 4 corners was suspended for 90 days.

Mary
Back to the flag for 3 LBCs

Prayers for ankles, tick bites, wrists and Petey were lifted up.

Lead well and MIAGD HIMs!

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