Pre-D-Day @ The Dump – 6/5/24

Date: 6/5/24

PAX: Coors, Gatsby, Crash, Kato, PacRat, Roadshow, Goon (QIC)

7 Pax came out on a great day to remember D-Day a little early, even if there were puddles everywhere.

Warm-up:

• 15x SSHs
• ACC
• 15x Windmills
• 15x bean pickers
• 15x Toy soldiers
• 15x Hillbillies

The Thang:

• Jog over to the north end of the Veterans Memorial
• Pearls on a String Workout: Each station gets progressively harder. Workout legs, arms, chest, core at each one
  • Station 1:
    • 10 merkins CC
    • 10 squats IC
    • 10 wwIIs IC
  • Station 2:
    • 10 jump squats IC
    • 20 american hammers IC
    • 10 burpees OYO
    • Regroup
  • Station 3:
    • 10 Lt. Dans IC
    • 10 diamond merkins IC
    • ABCs OYO
  • Station 4:
    • 20 Lt. Dans IC
    • 50 mt. climbers IC
    • 20 dips IC
  • Station 5:
    • 30 Lt.Dans IC
    • Superman to plank – 2×30 secs by 2 reps IC
    • Merk ‘n’ burps – 1-10 OYO
• Jog back to base

Mary:

• 20x reverse pickle pounders (led by PacRat)
• Plank till the end

Moleskin:
I know this beatdown was a day early, but I couldn’t pass up using the Veterans Memorial. As we went along the path, going through increasingly difficult workouts, we saw reminders and heard stories over the speakers of sacrifice, bravery, heroism, and just plain grit, along with great tragedy.
At the 80th anniversary memorial ceremony this year in France there were close to 200 WWII Veterans. The average age? 100! These men fought for freedom and for their country, and many of them lost friends along the way to victory. While we may never have to go through something so life-threatening, so physically and mentally harrowing as these brave men did, we should still strive to be ready – to be strong and resilient so as to provide a defense for freedom and for those we love in whatever small ways we are called to. This applies to us all – the fathers, husbands, grandfathers, sons, brothers, mentors, leaders in this group. That’s the great thing about F3 – it is training leaders and building brotherhood. We all have a God-given role and God-given abilities, we should use them as the strong men we are called to be. Let’s lift eachother up and strengthen eachother as the men who fought 80 years ago doubtlessly did. Let’s not forget their sacrifice and their answer to the call.
That being said, I want to shout out all the men who came to this beatdown – it was tough! I saw best effort from everyone, and a lot of encouragement for those who were falling behind. I was sore, and those superman’s messed up my back a little. I think those are off my list of future workouts. Any, have a great week, and remember “as iron sharpens iron, so one man sharpens another.” Proverbs 27:17.

See you soon,
Goon.