February 16, 2021

Human Iditarod Challenge

THE SCENE: Temp in my car immediately started dropping as I pulled out of the driveway.  About halfway to Swicket it was down to 8 degrees.  Didn’t take a final look when I pulled into the lot at 0445, but I figure it was close to 5 degrees.  I was pre-occupied on my drive over as I thought I…

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January 27, 2021

You say Tabata – Some say Tabato

THE SCENE: Great weather – 39 and clear.  Men showed up to put in the work today.  Lots of fist-bump welcoming going on. F3 WELCOME & DISCLAIMER:  Done.  Important to mention the disclaimer as we had CMUs at our feet.  We went through the 5 Core Principles of F3:  free of charge, open to all men, held outdoors rain/shine,…

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January 21, 2021

Dueling Cowboys

THE SCENE: Simply put – WET.  Wasn’t pouring, just a consistent heavy mist.  Temp close to 45 degrees.  Knowing it was going to be a bit soggy, the Wienke included a majority of time spent down in the stables. F3 WELCOME & DISCLAIMER: PAX were both welcomed and disclaimed. WARM-O-RAMA: –           Motivators from 6 –           Slow Daisy Pickers x…

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January 19, 2021

The Bauer 8:00-9:00pm (Workout #3)

THE SCENE: Energy was palpable.  PAX were ready to work.  This was only Workout #3, so there was excitement in the air.  Weather was nice a cool, a perfect evening for a good ole fashioned BC beatdown.  I didn’t know what to expect, but was prepared for anything.  My weinke slightly resembled what any other Friday night would look…

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December 8, 2020

Who’s on Q?

THE SCENE: Cold enough for this Colorado boy to sport a Patagonia Vest for the Warm-o-Rama (it was shed pretty quickly thereafter).   F3 WELCOME & DISCLAIMER: Done.  And with a few “newer” PAX joining the group, I felt it appropriate to provide everyone with the Mission, Core Principles, and Credo.   WARM-O-RAMA: 15 SSH IC 10 Daisy Pickers…

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November 2, 2020

Convergence Along the G’town Greenway

THE SCENE: With the Levee and Six Wicket less than 2 miles apart, the AOQs were looking for the right time to converge.  Friday was the day.  It was cool and dark – perfect weather to run and meet up for a BC beatdown.  PAX showed up in full force to make it happen! F3 WELCOME & DISCLAIMER –…

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October 15, 2020

Downrange at F3 Dallas (Plano, actually)

THE SCENE: Meeting point was at Vines High School – my rival school when I was in HS.  Made my blood boil – similar to G’Town and the ‘Ville.  But weather was unseasonably warm. F3 WELCOME & DISCLAIMER QIC was by @Special Sauce (great name, never did determine how he got it).  One thing he did remind us all…

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October 8, 2020

Hot for Teacher

THE SCENE: Finally, the weather warmed up to a balmy 58 degrees.  It.  Was.  Perfect. F3 WELCOME & DISCLAIMER: Done, with emphasis that Form is more important than Speed (see Nature Boy). WARM-O-RAMA: Music Started:  Van Halen Playlist (without commercial interruption) SSH x 20, IC Chinook Squats x 10, IC (it’s all about efficiency – 2 exercises in 1)…

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September 28, 2020

Quad, not Quad

THE SCENE: Weatherman was WRONG once again, no rain for this workout.  Weather was perfect – nice, cool, breezy morning.  For those that relied on the weatherman or weather app and decided to fart-sack… make it up this week by posting 1 additional day.  Try it at a new location. F3 WELCOME & DISCLAIMER Yep. WARM-O-RAMA: SSH x 25,…

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September 17, 2020

Jump-a-thon

THE SCENE: Couldn’t tell, I still had sleep in my eyes due to the 0500 start!  But it felt really cool and a great morning to exercise. F3 WELCOME & DISCLAIMER:  Done, especially since we were planning on throwing some heavy stuff around – so modify as necessary! WARM-O-RAMA: Since we were going to be lifting heavy things repetitively,…

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