The idea was simple: raid my junk filled garage to come up with some objects to create an obstacle course on the Mandeville Lakefront for the Saturday morning beatdown. Here’s how it went, more or less. Short warm up, then mosey down the Lakefront to the large grassy area for …
Making ourselves better is in many ways a critical first step towards making a positive impact on our friends, families and communities. This simple statement is a core tenant and one of the things YHC loves most about F3. Making ourselves better requires discipline and hard work. No one can …
YHC’s first Saturday Q: BACKSTORY: YHC stayed out late the night before and still hadn’t formed the plan…but it was done by about 02:00 when YHC finished his festivities. As a precaution not to fartsack the Q YHC drove to the location and, after attaching a note to the window …
“Don’t expect to be motivated every day to get out there and make things happen. You won’t be. Don’t count on motivation. Count on discipline.” – Jocko Willink, Discipline Equals Freedom: Field Manual “The test is not a complex one: when the alarm goes off, do you get up out …
It was just another lazy morning for the six PAX that showed up to the Gipper this morning (7 if you count our Honorary Member for the day Moby). Because it was a nice and cool morning I thought it fitting to add an exercise that has “lazy” in the …
After playing touch football (who remembers those kids riding by, windows down, shouting at us??) on Superbowl Saturday (#Turbo Tax) and half court basketball at the Milestone Marsh during March Madness (#THE Manny), YHC began planning a soccer themed beatdown to coincide with the start of the World Cup. I figured, correctly, that Shooter …
Summer is upon us and a number of Gipper regulars are enjoying themselves on vacation. Expecting a light turnout, YHC was pleasantly surprised when two FNGs rolled in this morning to round off our crew for the day at 5. Brief disclaimer and explanation of what we are all about …
Arrived to the Gipper with mild 70s and a hint of fog. This Gloom certainly lacked previous post of suffocating humidity, which helps with perspiration even when the beatdown may not start as intense and require a sweat towel of sorts. To keep the beatdown as masculine as one may, …
To recognize JR Smith’s collapse during the first game of the NBA Finals, I decided to work a basketball theme into the beatdown this past Saturday morning. Before we get that started, let’s get warmed up. Warmarama: Happy Jacks- 5 SS IC- 2 Squat Jumps: Rinse and Repeat 5 times, IWs- …
yes… I saw the Gipper statue whip out his hankie and wipe the brow of his over-sized head Guess the cool mornings are gone for the next five months or so. Anyways, it was still a good day to run all-over downtown Covington. and it went like so… short disclaimer …
