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  • Old faces, new faces – from Waterpik

    Brisk 45 degree temps greeted the Pax at the milestone marsh. Speaking of pax there was a mix of old faces (Bushwacker) and new faces (fletch) who showed up for the beatdown. It was good to see fletch out there making his first post to the marsh. And Bushwacker’s return visit reminded us how much we miss his constant chatter throughout the entirety of the
    Workout. His stories and commentary were out in full force as were his wardrobe (beanie hat, his trusty sweatshirt and I think he even dragged his bed comforter out there to keep warm. All joking aside , please grace us with your presence more, mr fire fighter.

    Thang was 4 corners, then mary.

    Men, have a great week! Let’s all try to be the best version of ourselves this week.

    Pik

  • B.L.I.M.P.S. on the Upper Deck – from Einstein

    After a long warmup, the PAX did a set of Burpees, Lunges, Imperial walkers, Merkins, Plank jacks, & Squats at each of the four corners on the upper deck of the Justice Center Parking garage. The totals reps were astronomical.

  • Blocks and Jocks Oh my!! – from Shooter

    11 PAX posted at the Gipper on this Wednesday for YHCs return after a month and a half layoff would certainly require some coupon work… So after returning with Einstien, Legal and Steve on the 1 mile prethang we got right to it…

    Warmup
    15IC Cherry pickers, Toe Touches, Imperial walkers, Windmills, Butt kicks and Grass grabbers.

    Thang
    Gathered 6 coupons for our mosey over to the courthouse.. Partnered up..
    First round
    P1 Using coupon did murder bunnies up the stairs keeping rep count. Combined count of 100 cumulative while P2 did rail crawls up the ramp returning to pickup count.
    Second round
    Moseyed to back side of courthouse where P1 did Curls and P2 bunny hopped up returning to pickup count..200 cumulative
    Third round
    Moseyed back to front for P1 Squat thrusters 100 cumulative while P2 Crawl bearers half the ramp the bear crawls other half.

    Moseyed back to AO returning coupons wrapping up with Mary of 20IC Flutter kicks, LBCS and Hello Dollies..

    Count, Announce, COT

    Thanks to Moby for the closeout in prayer and until the next Gloom 👍🏼👊🏼✌🏼!!!

  • The deck on the upper deck! – from BBQ

    A mighty 5 worked the deck from the upper deck of the A1C. The warm up was 20 reps of self love, boxers, torso twists , arm circles forward and reverse, grass grabbers, mountain climbers, Willie Mays and Side Straddle Hops. A 52 deck of cards with 2 jokers and 2 bicycle card instructions. The cards were drawn one at a time. Hand release Merkins, jump squats, leg lifts and LBC’s were done according to suit and card number. The total reps done for each were 85 except for the LBC’s that were doubled and hit 170. The joker draw was a lap around the upper deck alternating forward and backward run and the other was a lap alternating karaoke. The bicycle card draw was 20 crunchy frogs and the other was 20 Freddie Mercuries. We had 2 minutes left and stretched. Fletch had a good one and new one to me for hips. Ask him to demo. We finished with the nameorama and COT. Moly Dick prayed us out and challenged us to help each other and the community. Thanks for the opportunity to Q!

  • MaryAnne’s Mayhem at The Gipper – from TurboTax

    Some guys liked Ginger best, but YHC always found himself in the MaryAnne camp with the Professor. Until this morning in the Gloom, that is.

    The Gipper PAX tackled the latest and last installment in the 2021 IronPAX challenge, MaryAnne’s Mayhem. 52:30 minutes of hard work. YHC doesn’t remember anything of that nature happening on Gilligan’s Island but maybe he missed something. 200 coupon curls, 175 body weight squats, 150 OH coupon presses, 125 coupon swings, 100 Merkins, 75 coupon thrusters, 50 Bonnie Blair’s, and 25 blockees as well as multiple 25 yard runs and burpees were the order of the day. Everyone made their downpainment on the day and got their money’s worth this morning.

    Thanks for letting me lead guys.

  • 43 gets you HATE – from Jose10k

    Finally some cooler weather arrived. As happy as I was for the arrival of this cold front, I was happier for the arrival of 4 of my brothers.
    Warm-ups: ssh, self love, grass grabbers, torso twists
    The thang: The deck of death
    Hearts: hand release merkins
    Diamond: copperhead squats
    Clubs: apollo onos (2 is 1)
    Spades: right elbow to left knee, left elbow to right knee (2 is 1)
    Joker: 2 calf raises per step from bottom to top of the parking garage
    COT and Moby prayed us out. Thank y’all for allowing me to lead such a great group of men.

  • Rising Up, Back On The Street – from Russo

    YHC was taught in 2nd or 3rd grade that if you want to attract eyeballs to your writing, you need a hook: a catchy title or an opening sentence or paragraph that draws attention.

    I may not always be successful, but that’s my goal with these. I had no hook for this morning: that is, until the twin muses of Eagle 98.1 and the band Survivor provided inspiration from the 80’s classic “Eye of the Tiger”.

    Good looking pax of 10 braved the heat and humidity this morning to “rise up” and get “back on the street”…literally. They did their time and took their chances, went the distance, and got back on their feet: just men and their will to survive.

    Warm-up (all IC 15x to 20x)
    – Seal jacks
    – Grass Grabbers
    – Cherry Pickers
    – Self Love
    – Torso Twists
    – Goofballs
    – Imperial Walkers

    Thang

    Tabata today, 45 seconds on, 15 seconds rest, 1 to 3 exercises per stop, mosey a block or two between stops.

    – 8 Count Bodybuilders
    – Squats
    – LBCs (multiple rounds)
    – Shoulder taps
    – Scissor kicks (definitely NOT flutter kicks)
    – Lunges
    – Flutter kicks (definitely NOT scissor kicks)
    – Peter Parker’s
    – Crab cakes
    – Burpees
    – Monkey Humpers (Not at Steve’s front door desire the request)
    – Star Jumps
    – Freak Nastys
    – Step UPS

    A mosey took us back to start, where YHC could sense Shooter itching to stretch out his calves, so we did 3 calf raises at each step of the pilot house.

    Back at the bottom, a few more LBCs, a standard plank, and a chill cut wrapped things up.

    COT, Name-o-Rama, Announcements (sign up for Iron Pax, leadership meeting tonight on SS), and Prayer closed us out.

    Thanks, gents, for joining me. It’s always enjoyable, especially when we’re graced with a Bushwhacker sighting. Best of luck to you as you start your new adventures!

    It was encouraging seeing a couple newer faces (Bends and Swoll Patrol). I hope these two stick around! And the same goes for the “regulars”.

    Until next time, SYITG.

  • Keep Your Eye on the Ball – from TurboTax

    The Gipper PAX turned out strong this morning with nary a concern about tonight’s rendezvous with the Gnarly Nutria. After a warmup of SSHs, mountain climbers, seal jacks, Peter Parkers, IWs, Parker Peters, toe touches and Merkins, we headed over to the Justice Center for an animal parade. Crab walks, ostrich walks, bear crawls, gorilla walks, and frog jumps down the alley and then a short mosey to the opposite side of the JC for a series of passing games. Keeping it light to keep the legs fresh for those making the trek to compete in the GN but still competitive enough to make a nice downpainment on the day for the others, we worked together as a team to keep the ball moving and paid the price in penalty exercises when our teamwork broke down. Back at the Shovel Flag, Moby prayed us out. Thanks for letting me lead guys.

  • “Flexing Fletch” with special quest “Butts and Balls!” – from Shooter

    After a week away YHC decided to sign up for Today and Thursday as the Q sheet remains empty for the most part.. After arrival YHC saw the likes of Fletch pulling in to Flex his posting abilities and shortly thereafter the likes of Jose (on summer vacation) 10k as I planted the flag.. To even up the PAX Mandeville’s own Chewy pulls in and we commence to get this party started..

    Warmup
    15IC Windmills, Toe Touches, Cherry pickers, self love, SSH and Butt kicks.

    Thang
    Moseyed along the streets of Mandeville to the Marsh stopping along the way at each corner for 5 Burpee (2x Merkin), 10 Merkins and 15 Jump squats. Realizing there was only 2 corners to get there we extended around the backside to gather 2 additional blocks to get some reps in. Upon arrival at the Marsh YHC planned on some actual BLOCK work, however it appears we have been sabotaged yet again by our fellow Mandevillians or our local parish workers simply following orders in the removal of our ditch baring F3 coupons. Maybe the Qs sight is deteriorating or the GPS coordinates in my mind is way off.. Nevertheless Jose 10k tried shining a light literally to no avail.. One could understand if the removal was for the purposes of grass cutting or Bush trimming but the area we were looking through certainly shows no sign of say a “Bushwacker!” Or by no means a pruning machine in “Tanked up!” Called an audible using the monkey bars for (3x)
    5 pull ups, 10 squat thrusters minus the coupon and 5 chin ups. Back to the streets for the return stopping along the way yet again this time for 5 8 count body builders, 10 Lunges and 15 Apollo onos..
    Returned at the pavilion for some core work. PAX held chillcut while each man moseyed up and around the flag pole returning till everyone completed. Next round alternating Nolan Ryan’s 5 each side and the same up and around.. Final was 10 OYO donkey kickoffs..

    Count, Annouce and COT

    Big thanks to my Lee road Cowboys for journeying down this morning..

    Don’t forget open to all Pickle ball at Pelican park on Fridays 630PM hosted by Chewy..
    Fun times for sure..

    Appreciate Fletch 🙏🏼🙏🏼 us out and until the next Gloom 👊🏼👍🏼✌🏼!!!

  • 10/3/20 – from Shooter

    Wanting to pay tribute to at least one of the many fallen officers of past, present and unfortunately the future… YHC pulled the “Hightower” from the Exicon honoring Jacob Hancher. At 23 years of age and only 8 months into service on the Myrtle Beach police department on 10/3/2020 responding to a call of Domestic disturbance he was met by a 20 year old COWARD. While hit with multiple rounds and on the ground Jacob Hancher managed to unholster his weapon and return fire… He ultimately took a final round at point blank range which ended his life.. With these turbulent times and all this crazy media talking of defunding our brave men and women in uniform, I simply felt the need to at least share with the men of F3 on this Gloom, Jacobs story.

    Warmup
    Reverse order of the date
    20IC SSH
    10IC Toe Touches
    3 Merkins
    20IC Mummy Kicks
    10IC Windmills
    3 Merkins
    20IC Butt kicks
    10IC Cherry Pickers
    3 Merkins

    Thang
    “Hightower” Mathew 5:9 Blessed are the peacemakers, for they will be called sons of God..
    I for one firmly believe the Majority of those who where the uniform are peacemakers!!

    Completed rounds in multiple locations
    R1 Trailhead 9 Burpees
    R2 Bottom of parking garage 9 Man-makers bear crawl halfway up the ramp and spring other half.
    R3 3x Hand release 9 Merkin Burpee back pedal half of flat sprint remainder.
    R4 3xJump squat 9 Burpee bear crawl half and sprint remainder.
    R5 Include all rounds for conclusion.

    Moseyed to the court house spilt into 2 groups.
    G1 1,2,3 step broad jumps up the steps while G2 rail crawled up the handicap ramp. F/J
    To the benches remaining in 2 groups G1 Box jumps 20 G2 2 is 1 bench jump overs.
    F/J

    Returned to the trailhead for Mary.
    20IC Scissor kicks
    10IC Flutter kicks
    3 BB sit-ups
    20IC Bicycles
    10IC Crunchy frogs
    3 BB sit-ups
    20IC 100s
    10IC Left elbow right knee F/J
    3 BB sit-ups

    Announcements and YHC prayed us out giving thanks for Jose 10k moms successful surgery..

    Appreciate leading you men this Gloom and your commitment and accountability to become better men!!

    Till the next Gloom 👊🏼👍🏼✌🏼!!