BACKBLAST 07–08–2023 – At The Hub – The Mick’s Crazy 8’s (for HHH’s Manniversary)
F3 Mission – Plant, grow and serve small workout groups for men for the invigoration of male community leadership
F3 (5) Pillars – (1) Free of Charge, (2) Open to all Men, (3) Held outdoors, (4) Peer led in a rotating fashion, (5) Ends with a Circle of Trust (COT)
“Leave no man behind, but leave no man where you found him”
Weather – 63 deg F Slightly Overcast, rain was threatened, but stayed away
Pax – (11) The Mick (QIC), Bert, Dr. Freud, Campbells, Rusty, 2005, Pac Rat, Lights Out, Class Act, Style Bender and welcome visiting young FNG – Cailou
Warm-up
5-1 Motivators
10 IST
10 Toy Soldier
10 Arm Circle Complex
Parking Lot Lap – Go to the Portico (thought it was going to rain – the parking lot was drying, and I always prefer to stay dry)
The Plan was 5 sets of exercises, 4 rounds each set, 8 reps each exercise. Each set was: an upper bodymove, a core move and a leg move. We only did 4 sets of exercises, could have pushed it but the Pax seemed to be getting spent so we backed down a little.
First Thang – Set One (remember 8 reps each)
• 8 Count Body Builders
• Perfect/Perfect Leg Raises
• Perfect Perfect Squat
Light Pole Lap
Second Thang – Set Two (remember 8 reps each)
• Navy Seal Burpee
• Bay City Scissors
• Lt. Dan
Light Pole Lap – end at the NE Corner of the parking lot (avoid wet pavement (
Third Thang – Set Three (remember 8 reps each)
• Mike Tyson Merkins
• LBC’s
• Daft Punk Lungs
Light Pole Lap – end at the NW corner of the parking lot
Fourth Thang – Set Four (remember 8 reps each)
• Shoulder Tap Merkin – Merkin – R Shoulder Tap – Merkin – L Shoulder Tap
• Captain Thor – Sit-up – 3 American Hammers
• Box Jump
Mosey to Sportsman Club
Fifth Thang – 3 sets each, 8 reps
• 8 count step-ups
• 8-1 Pinky Pie
Mosey to West Entrance Parking Lot
• 8-line Suicide with 1 Merkin at each line
• 8-line Suicide with 1 Squat
Mary
• As always – no time for Mary
Moleskin
There were no pre-ruckers/runners/walkers or humans of any kind this morning! The morning mumble chatter started 5 minutes before 7am when Lights Out read a Band Chat from Class Act, who was on his way to the Beatdown. Class Act was home alone with his wife, no kids. He asked his M if she wanted, you know, spend the morning in frisky bliss or if he should go to F3. We all know what she chose for him, without hesitation. Right, if we are being honest, exactly what all our M’s would have chosen for us.
The worst part of this story though is when Pac Rat showed up and we were doing the first parking lot lap, Lights Out shared the story again. Pac Rat said then discussed what he had to finish before coming the Beatdown. I’m not going to mention what it was; you can easily guess. And oh, Lights Out had the same routine as Pac Rat. With all that behind us, no pun intended, we headed out to get serious about The Mick’s crazy 8’s.
The rest of the morning was filled with moans, followed by groans of pain, not grunts of pleasure. And so,it went. We groaned, we sweat, we celebrated HHH’s manniversary without him, doing 8 count moves, with The Mick often messing up the count except on the Merkin stuff.
Prayer
We prayed for health for The Mick’s Dad losing to bladder cancer and for Fonzie and his family who seem to be recovering.
Conclusion –
Be more like Class Act – keep your priorities straight (I said priorities, not ..) – God first, Beatdown second, M third.
The Mick
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