On this brisk morning, 14 Pax showed up to follow me around for 45 minutes. We had a good turnout for the World Famous 1-milerish EC. At promptly 0630 we recited the pledge and headed out. Warm-ups were performed at the boat ramp and then headed to the spillway for 11s on the hill (Q may have cut short, but no one complained). The 11s were followed by a rock-dora consisting of Curls-for-da-Gurls, Rock Rows and standard Press. Upon completion, we placed rocks back in the exact spot in which they were found and then headed back to the flag.

Announcements were made. Prayers and praises were lifted up and fellowship was had at Chanticleer by most.

It’s an honor to be a part of F3 and an even greater honor to lead men who work hard to be a better version of themselves each day.

Sorry HG for forgetting you at Chanticleer and thanks Shipyard for giving HG a ride back.

Make it a Great Day!

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41 HIM banded together to beat the fartsack this AM – between late concerts, parties, and the cold, these were not trivial circumstances to overcome!

Hermes delivered a solid opening for our lone FNG, and we were off to the bottom of the hill for a warmup consisting of 24 reps of Side Straddle Hops, Hillbillies, and standard Merkins. We had a job to do so we immediately brought the big announcement that we’re splitting… for the duration of the workout.
Hermes led half the PAX on a run through the golf course, and Jigglypuff kept it local with some rock work and pickle laps. FlipFlop Repeato so that everyone could enjoy everything there was to offer this morning. Shoutout Breezy for upp-ing my rock game between rounds.

After we put back the rocks, Hermes led the charge up the dam hill where we recovered before returning to the flag. We ended with 100s ahead of our first COT of the year and closed it out with a prayer. Many stayed for refreshments and libations to ring in the start of 2024. Welcome to FNG Flair!

I am extremely humbled to have the opportunity to lead this group, but I have become acutely aware that no OYO applies in this space as well. From the new leaders that we introduced today to the site Qs that keep our region moving forward to the PAX who post and push us to get better, we all have a piece in making this region great and invigorating male community leadership every day.

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13 for some sprints, Merkins, and dips. 36 () was the theme.

Thankful for this group of men. I’ve learned over the past year that when discipline fails, the people you surround yourself with matter. Thanks for being that group for me.

Here’s some Eric Church. First line rings true for me today.

https://youtu.be/UzK_03Eu6xk?si=VkPvJaM3w30Il0Rk

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Alas, the workout rain did not come as anticipated. Dampness at best. 10 strong. Workout theme was QUALITY (see below). Found a steepish slope on a woods trail. Ran, mostly, up and down it to keep heart rate hammering while continuing discussion (see below). Each run up/down we focused on one exercise for 3 stations, bunch o reps, while discussion continued (see below). Back to bottom for the next exercise and continued discussion (see below): merkins, J-Lo’s, down-slope Astro-jacks (in memory of @Astro not present), CDD’s, SSH’s, Crabbycakes, and maybe something else. In partner groups during the workout we answered questions about QUALITY IN OUR LIFE. We tried to break the surface, go deeper by answering WHERE’s it missing, WHO’s affected by it, WHAT needs improving, WHY improve it, and finally WHEN will you make this happen. Some short sprints on way back to COT for a circle burp, a recap of QUALITY (see above), some sharing of goals, reminder there are men out there literally asking for more but unsure how to find it, needing a nudge, and asking for help. We must remember to lean in, not turn away from men in need. The wheel of pain stayed dry in truck for another time. Robust coffeteria.

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Pledge
Mosey across the street
SSH, Good mornings, Hillbillies, calf and runners stretch
Mosey to greenway

Thang 1 – string of pearls around greenway behind shopping center
LBC
WWIIs

Thang 2 – 11s (7s?) on hill below shopping center
WWiis
Jump squats
Mosey back to the fields

Thang 3 – Belching (known as Bull City by @Chipper)
Line up in field starting in plank position. On Go, Sprint 5 yards and drop to belly. Recover and repeat. Do this until strategic objective is achieved. OYO 20 Merkins. Repeat in opposite direction.

Mary
Homer to Marge

Moment of silence for prayer, focus, etc to your preference

MIAGD

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Trying to fill my bday week with Qs, Carpex, Peak Shitty, and Lef Kurry c*#kblocked me. But by golly, Sawf Kurry saved an opening for me. I’m thinking of switching allegiances. Anyway, YHC jumped on it and began planning. Who knew the hills of Shepherds Watch were so close? Let’s go there

So there we went. We stopped on the way at Piney Plains for a warmup then proceeded over to Atterbury and Gwinnett Pl for a set of Triple Nickels. 5 Merkins at the bottom of Atterbury, 5 Prisoner Squats at the top, 5 LBCs at the bottom of Gwinnett. 5 times. We then proceeded back to the flag, stopping at a few intersections along the way for some exercises. Once at the flag, we moseyed over to the basketball court for a rousing set of squat holds and suicides before dropping for some speed Mary.

No announcements but lots of prayers and praises during COT.

Thanks for hosting me, fellas!

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43 brave PAX set out in the gloom this morning to compete in the South Cary Highland Games. 13 PAX were lost along the way. Roughly 12 miles were covered along a route with 7 AOs.

Kudos to our SAG Team lead by Francois. Thanks to the guys who stepped up and Qd along the way.

As always it was great to see our brothers from other regions. Carpex was able to capture the . Scary moment as raleigh put up a good fight.

Thanks for the opportunity to lead this morning. Looking forward to next year!

MIAGD

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breezy introduced quickshot to Dollywood and then abandoned him to the maelstrom of a Burt q while he and I walked. knees, doctors, and hiccups (among other things) were discussed

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7 Pax who aren’t at beach joined YHC for pearls on a string a mile down the greenway and back. Variety of merkins, squats and core exercises were performed. No Navy Seal Burpees other than an HGTV demonstration.

Great to see Quickshot and Kitty Litter back in the gloom.

Prayers for Amir and praise for Water Wings family for their calling to serve young kids in at risk situations.

MIAGD

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Tried a few things differently today. Started out with the mission of F3 and 5 core principles which we haven’t been hearing much lately. Then the pledge. We moseyed to the darkest parking lot we could find at the perimeter of the shopping center.

Started warmups with the traditional SSH, then imperial walkers THE CORRECT WAY (look it up on the Exicon), then control freak merkins (4 count down, 4 count up) for which Term Paper and a few other PAX expressed their disdain. Then hillbillies (which yes, are an ab exercise) and some runners stretching before moseying over to the Cary Ortho office building.

Thang 1 was kind of a group Dora where we were divided into 3 groups. In one corner, one group did core work, while in the far corner another group did chest work. Exercises were PAX choice. The third group ran from one end to the other to relieve one of the working groups, who would then run to the other end to relieve the other group, and so on. There was a lot of moaning, much to YHC’s delight. YHC’s questionable planning drew references to Francois but alas, everything worked out according to plan.

Thang 2 was catch-me-if-you-can in groups of 3 around the building. With circle exercises between laps. After 2 rounds, time was running thin so we started the mosey back with 2 quick sets of 5 burpees along the way. Made it back to the flag with 20 seconds to spare. MIAGD.

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