YHC has made a few questionable decisions in my short tenure at F3, but this one may have taken the cake.
Coming back from one of the hottest, sleepless camping trips I can remember; my first Murph early on Memorial Day; and a family hike after. I remembered I had the Q with a pre-determined beatdown that I almost changed. I knew it would hurt, but decided not to back down. 10 men posted to push me through.
Gloom Factor: 75 degrees, 82% humidity
Pre-Thang – 1 miler
Warmorama: SSH, Toe Touches, Torso Twist, Self-Love x10 IC
Thang – The block party begins, que angry man music
6 Exercises, 6 Rounds, 10 Reps each, add 1 rep after each round
Blockee’s: Burpees with blocks
Curls
Squat Thrusters
Derkins
Triceps Extensions or Close-grip block presses
WW1 Sit-ups
Run to Beck and Call and back. Run modification: step-ups or SSH
Round 1, 2
Not that bad. The run gave us a short reprieve, especially when Beck and Call fired up the bacon – a sweet, sensory moment before returning to the beatdown
Round 3
Go time. Cowbell and Bean lose the shirts, flashback to Iron Pax.
Round 4-6: Pain Train
Exhaustion sets in, just in time for an uplifting tune from Hatebreed:
Now is the time for me to rise to my feet, wipe the spit from my face, wipe the tears from my eyes. I’ve been tried and tested, but I won’t accept defeat. Through the worst we prevail, Now is the time
6 rounds completed with 5 minutes to spare
Mary
American Hammers: For Hammer and, more importantly, Rachel who might have been delivering their newborn.
Total reps: 450. The shower afterwards felt great until I turned around and screamed out loud – right when the water hit the brush strokes from the WW1 sit-ups. Note to self, sit-ups in the grass next time.
The first time I did this workout was in Nashville, in 17 degrees with strangers. It was inspiring to do it again with my brothers (minus the heat). Thanks for letting me lead, pushing me to be better each day.
See ya in the gloom.
