Your QIC had a really rough week with work and dealing with trolls on Social Media. It’s crazy how people act so ugly and with such vitriol, when behind a computer screen and it has bled over into face to face encounters. After witnessing the unraveling of civility in our society these past years, it’s so easy to withdraw from the fray and disconnect from making a positive difference. Well, that is where we as the F3 Nation are creating leaders through physical training.
Leaders by nature are agents of change! We must change for the betterment for ourselves, our families, our friends, and our community. It all starts with taking the Daily Red Pill (DRP) and making the choice to get stronger physically, emotionally, mentally, relationally and spiritually. Without the support and encouragement of my brothers of F3 NOLA, I could not be the leader I was designed to be. So thankful and blessed to be part of this PAX’s Shield Lock!
Proverbs 27:17 (AMP) As iron sharpens iron, so one man sharpens and influences another through dialogue.
The goal today was to show the importance of having that Shield Lock or at least a Wing Man to keep us accountable. So the theme was partner workouts!
WARMUP
Proceded with the Disclaimer and had to pause so the PAX could finish their discussions with each other (not going to mention anyone), I completed my monologue and headed to the Great Lawn only to find it sopping wet. I don’t have a problem getting soaking wet in a workout but I would like to start off dry so we headed to the Peristyle and Ovaled up.
20 SSH, 20 Hillbilly, 10 Abe Vigoda, 10 Arm Circles (Front and Back), 20 Red Bull Smurf Jacks (is that fast enough for you Rudy and Fracsac?), 10 Peter Parker Merkins, 10 Imperial Squat Walkers all In Cadence.
THE THANG
We partnered up and took turns piggybacking to the front of NOMA which was about 1/4 mile. From there we headed to the tree line for a modified Flora. It was 100 hand slap merkins, 200 Leg throws and 200 squats / Al Gore. This was a cumulative effort.
Embrace the Suck – As I was wearing my Go Ruck T-shirt, it was a foreshadowing of planned Suck. The Suck consisted of 3 rounds of 6 SSH, 6 Merkins and 6 Jump Squats AMRAP for 3 minutes with a one-minute rest in between rounds.
With less than 10 minutes left, we slowsyed to the Great Lawn for a few minutes of Get on Up (lying on the ground and then standing up without using your hands) and the Rotiserrie (Boat to Superman back to Boat all the while with your arms and feet off the ground).
COUNTOFF, NAMERAMA AND CIRCLE OF TRUST
Welcome False Alarm! The workouts don’t get easier, you just get stronger! Prayers of thankfulness for positive health reports (Rudy’s sister) and life successes (Rudy’s daughter got accepted to Medical School), prayers of courage for all the people affected by Hurricane Michael and the ongoing recovery efforts, prayers of strength for families with special needs (Tool and his family) and prayers for peace to know we are doing God’s will even when undeservingly criticized and verbally attacked. Thank you for the honor and privilege of leading!
Abacus, Babyface, Bogey, False Alarm (FNG), Fracsac, Gabrielle, Green Screen, Gyro, Jingle Vader, King Kong, Left Eye, Mahatma Ice, Mambi, Medulla Oblongata, Out for Justice, Quick Draw, Rudy, Tool, Tube Steak, Two Yutes, Wille
