This morning the PAX embarked on a journey inspired by the days of yore. It was an ambitious attempt which ultimately wasn’t entirely successful, but every man who showed up came out a little bit stronger by the end. And that is what F3 is all about.
Disclaimer issued for what I knew was coming and it was time to get rolling.
Warmup:
20 SSH IC
1 Burpee
No time for a long warmup so off we ran to the parking garage for our one and only item we would be doing this morning.
The Thang:
The Walls of Jericho:
This exercise was one meant to bring fear into the hearts of those facing it. It derives it’s creation from the story of the Israelites and the city of Jericho. In the story the Israelites overcame the mighty walls of Jericho by walking around it 7 days. On the 7th day the walls came crashing down. The challenge was this: 7 exercises done7 times and finished by one lap around the garage. The goal is to make it around the garage 7 times.
The 7 exercises were:
- Depth Charges (a 4 count squat finished with a jump at the end)
- 25 foot sprints
- Hurpees (Hand release Burpees)
- Lt. Dans up the ramp
- 15 foot bear crawls
- Merkins
- Dr. W’s
The PAX gave it all they had (and often highlighted the forgetfulness of the Q to ensure the maximum downpainment was achieved. You can thank Steve and Shooter for those extra bear crawls in round 2) but only 4 trips around the wall were completed. So to quote Einstein “The Walls of Jericho are still standing.” But one thing is sure, the walls will be torn down by our group soon enough. To paraphrase Ronald Reagan, F3 PAX tear down this wall!!! Victory will be ours.
Moseyed back to the flag for our normal ending procedures and had the great pleasure of welcoming Sgt. Guns to our group!!!
Thank every one of you for letting me lead. It is and always will be an honor.
