Since I was away for my birthday last Saturday, I considered this my one-week-late birthday Q. I’m 43 now, and that number is one of the most significant numbers in F3. That significance was the basis of this morning’s workout.

We kicked off warmups with 43 side straddle hops in cadence and then a few other exercises plus some stretching because I was still feeling sore from Hulkamania on Thursday.

For Thang 1, we talked about how leaders only need to be “43 feet” ahead of the people who follow them. I had measured the fence posts next to the big Lochmere lake and every 5th post is about 43 feet, so I led the PAX 43 feet at a time, calling a different exercise at every 5th post. There were about 10 or so stops along the way, and exercises included merkins, squats, big boy situps, side situps, reverse crunches, dips, etc. The last station was, of course, burpees.

For Thang 2, we talked about how the founders of F3 noticed a lot of guys joining who were 43 years old, and they determined that 43 is the age where men have reached the point in their lives where they have a lot of AUTHORITY, but very few have taken the RESPONSIBILITY to actually exercise that authority by taking the lead. Invigorating men to assume that responsibility of authority by taking on leadership roles is what F3 is all about.

So, for THANG 2, each PAX in attendance got to practice taking responsibility for their authority and leading us in an exercise. Starting on one end of the pickle (at the bottom of the hill by the disc golf course), one PAX would call an exercise of his choice. Then he would delegate responsibility to the next PAX for the next exercise. Then we would mosey to the other end of the pickle, which took about 43 seconds, at which time the newly designated leader would call his exercise. Then he would delegate responsibility to the next PAX, who would lead us on the next 43 second mosey back to the other end of the pickle and call his exercise. Then he would delegate the next guy to lead, and so on, until every PAX had a chance to lead. Each leader essentially stayed ahead of the group by “43 feet”…meaning the 43 seconds he had to come up with his exercise.

There were a lot of announcements and praises in COT. This region is catching fire. There are so many things going on, and so many men have been stepping up to lead in all different ways. We thanked the Lord for bringing this group together, giving us the conviction to keep showing up, giving us the mindset to step up and be leaders, and allowing us to take that mindset into our families and communities.

MIAGD.

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16 Bootcampers and 10 Cleaverites celebrated a beautiful Wednesday morning at Point Break. The boot campers used blocks from the only real truck in the parking lot and moseyed for a brief warmup. Thang 1: Diego: 100 Abyss Merkins; 150 Upright rows; 200 Overhead presses; 250 LBC’s; 300 Flutter Kicks. Pickle up the ramp and past the fountains. Thang 2: Colt 45’s for bi’s and tri’s. Returned blocks: Mary at the Flag. The Cleaver’s joined for COT. Prayers for Voltron’s F3 buddy in SC; Joe Smith’s family. YHC shared a passage on compassion and our shared humanity. Thanks for the continued support and purpose. MIAGD.

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Started at 0530 with the F3 mission. Flag was a no show this morning so we jumped right in with a mosey to the grassy knoll for warm-ups. After warm ups we headed to a parking lot for Thang 1 which consisted of a pain-train filled with variations of the merkin. Last round we modified to monkey humpers b/c YHC needed to modify. After Thang 1 we headed back to the grassy knoll for some Australian pullups and Erkins 15, 10 and 5 counts super set. We then headed to the upper lot for 6 rounds of 4 corners with various exercises. Round 2 of 6 some PAX recited the Pledge of Allegiance as we spotted Old Glory waving in the breeze. After completing the 6 rounds we headed back to where the flag should have been, stopping to do some dips and derkins. Finished up with COT and then coffee. Had a great time this morning Gents! MIAGD!!!

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Upper body day: Deconstructed CMU Rock Your Body’s (40 reps each) with 10 pull-ups, 20 merkins, 20 LBCs, 20 Superman’s between each exercise. CMU Pistol squats for the final CMU exercises.

Dips, Irkins, WWII’s, Worst Merkins, and 100’s to finish it off.

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17 bootcampers started with some mumblechatter from Hermes followed by the mission, pledge, warmup, and then had some fun getting called out to remember each of the 5 core principles of F3. “Almost” everyone who got called upon was able to recite one of the core principles. We did increasing reps from for each core principle, from 10 to 50. Then we did core-focused 7’s followed by a shortened dora of 200 merkins and 300 LBC’s.

3 kettlebellers did some strength training and cheered us on as we arrived back at COT just in time, according to my watch.

Great group, great mumblechatter. MIAGD!

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18 total boot campers and Cleaver runners converged at Point Break. The weather was perfect for some burpees and running warmup in a newly discovered neighborhood, then the Blockade Runner relay with a diving finish by YHC in the first round, then some dips, quick feet, and sprints to finish it off. About 3 miles. Coffee was delicious. Fantastic morning, except no FNG’s. Prayers for Smokey’s trip to Greece and for us all to live on mission today for God’s glory. MIAGD fellas! Thanks for the opportunity.

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Beautiful morning. I had a bunch of dice on-hand, and I had planned out a roaming “dice on a string” gimmick, but it was way darker than I expected. I realized at the last minute it wasn’t going to work. I tried a stationary two-line thing instead, but my leadership and execution here was meh. I will do better next time. Having a place where you can mess up but then get right back after it, with a clean slate, is a gift.

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