Preblast for the Week of August 9th
Check out what we did last week:
M:78, T:71, W:73, Th:51, F:63, Weekend:53 = 389 Total Posts!
FNGs (Welcome!): Radar, Reach Around, Chisel
WLs: Brad Pitt (F3 Atlanta), Earbud (F3 Cape Fear), Hammy (F3 Birmingham)
T-Claps to Wheezer as he passed the AOQ torch to Moneyball at Blazing Saddles.
T-Claps to the men of the Levee who secured this month’s King Of The Bluff title!
Highlights for this week (TL/DR):
Stride Rite VQ at 5:30 AM Monday at the Levee
Murph Hero WOD at 5:30 AM Monday at Quad City
BLOPS Ruck at 5:30 AM Monday at Arlington Sports Complex
Q School at 5:30 AM Monday at Bermuda Triangle
House Party VQ at 5:30 AM Tuesday at the Annex
High Impact Happy Hour (G’TOWN) at 8:00 PM Tuesday at Mellow Mushroom
BLOPS Mountain Bikers at 6:00 AM Wednesday at Mothership
Breakfast Run at 5:30 AM Friday at Barracks Bryant’s 3965 Summer Ave, Memphis, TN 38122
BLOPS Mountain Bikers at 6:00 AM Saturday at Stanky Creek
Homebuyers Fit Camp 3rd F Service Opportunity at 9:30 AM – 1:00 PM at MAM
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1ST F – Fitness
Fridays Barracks track workout will be from Bryant’s Breakfast on Summer. Flag will be posted in front of Nagasaki Restaurant on summer (map) we will run a greenline loop. Then support a locally owned restaurant for PLC/buy your own breakfast. Bring cash (They are CASH ONLY) and a chair and we will gather in the parking lot for breakfast.
Mark your calendars for Saturday August 21st. F3 Memphis will be celebrating its 4th Birthday! We will close all AO’s and converge on where it all started, Mothership. Workout will start at 6:00 AM and we will have a potluck style PLC at 7:00 AM. We had 117 HIMs show up the last time we did this in 2019. Let’s break those numbers. SYITG!
The August Challenge will be a different format this month. The challenge it to complete the entire list of items below:
1. Complete the Murph Hero WOD
2. Run a 5k
3. Do a 10 mile ruck
4. Perform 50 burpees straight
5. Perform an old Iron Pax Challenge workout
Tomb Raider says that if 50 PAX complete it, he will crab walk a mile, however long it takes. If more than 50 PAX complete it, then he’ll do it wearing a ruck on his chest. Keep pushing the boundaries of your perceived fitness limitations. This is acceleration, this is growth.
IronPax Challenge is back next month!! We had a bunch of guys complete at least 1 of the workouts last year, but fell short of our goal for guys completing all 4 weeks.
Looking to grow our participation numbers this year, and we have ample opportunities for each of you to participate!
For those of you not familiar, head over to the #iron-pax-challenge channel, and there will be more information in the coming weeks. But for now, here is what we do have.
Who: You
What: 4 week F3 nationwide competition, put on by F3 Greenwood, consisting of a new, tough workout posted each Sunday night.
When: September
Where: At an AO near you (see below)
Why: To push ourselves to get better togetherWe have EIGHT different AOs, spread out over 6 days of the week, that have stepped up to host an IPC day!
So the excuse that there wasn’t an opportunity to do the workout close to home, or there wasn’t one on a day that worked for you ain’t gonna fly this year.
Monday: Barracks (@Prince Ali (Ray Quiles)Q)
Tuesday: Six Wicket (@Oneder (John Rawlinson)Q)
Wednesday: Blazing Saddle (@Hobby Lobby (straight out the precinct)Q)
Thursday: Neverland (@Eagle (Filip Barker) Q)
Friday: Berm (@Chef (Stefan Erdedi) Q)
Levee (@Halpert (Chris Hardwick) Q)
Sandlot (@Ricky Bobby (Spencer Jordan) Q)
Saturday: Lair (@Turkey Leg (Jacob Schatz) Q)
Sunday: 8 Track (@Cheezsteak (Andrew Beach) Q)
Over the next 4 weeks, we will complete each of last year’s workouts. And some of you have already taken it upon yourself to Q them, as well, which is awesome! Reach out to Lochte, if you have any questions about IPC.
Hey, summer bikers! Come ride the trails with us! Checkout the #BIKERS channel for more details. Mountain Bikes, Road Bikes, Hybrid Bikes. Whatever you want to ride, let’s make it happen. We have been Riding at Mothership, Green Mile, Herb Parsons, and Stanky Creek. Suns up, Guns up at 6:00 AM.
AO and Q Passport Challenge is underway. Make your way to all 24 F3 Memphis AOs to receive the AO Passport Patch. Step Up and Q all 24 F3 Memphis AOs to receive the Q Passport Patch! You have until the end of 2021 to complete this challenge. Congrats to Finch for completing his AO Passport this past week! Congrats to Rabbit for earning both his AO and Q Passports this past week!
Find the workout location nearest to you right HERE
2ND F – Fellowship
Get to Know Your AOQs:
| Birth Name: | Adam Ditzig |
| Age: | 36 |
| F3 Name: | Bombay |
| What’s the story behind your F3 name? | I grew up playing hockey, O.P. and C-Lo only hockey reference was the Mighty Ducks. |
| What’s the best piece of advice someone has given you? | Its ok to ask for help. |
| If you were an action figure, what accessories would you be sold with? | A hockey stick of course… |
| What is something that you’re really good at, that is embarrasing? | Giving pants off bestman speeches… |
| What is one thing you’ve done that you will never do again? | Serve and Protect |
| How many languages do you speak? | English and drunken Spanish…. |
| What was your first job? | Cashier at a super market |
| What is the strongest animal you could win against? | Maybe a infant gorilla…. |
| What would be the worst thing to put into a piñata? | butterscotch candies |
| What are you most thankful for? | Family |
High Impact Happy Hour is after hours fellowship happening in different parts of the city on a monthly basis.
Bartlett/Arlington/Cordova meets 1st Friday 7 PM at Buffalo Wild Wings: 8385 US Hwy 64, Ste 101, Memphis, TN 38133
Germantown meets 2nd Tuesday 8 PM at Mellow Mushroom: 9155 Poplar Ave Suite 26, Germantown, TN 38138
Collierville meets the 3rd Wednesday 7:30 PM at Highlander Pub: 78 N Main St, Collierville, TN 38017
East/Midtown/Downtown Memphis meets the Last Friday 4 PM at Memphis Made Brewing Co.:768 Cooper Street, Memphis, TN
Checkout #2F-lunches if you want to grab lunch with your bros!
Checkout out Events Calendar for more 2nd F.
3RD F – Faith
3RD F Service Opportunity this weekend!
@Four Eyes and Alcy Ball are recruiting volunteers for 8/13 and 8/14 at the MAM center on 2107 Ball Rd (MAM basketball gym). They are hosting a Homebuyer Training Program and need a few people who can set up tables, greet, serve, and help with clean up. Checkout the sign up genius link for available times. They would love to have your help!
Q Source Topic of the Week:
ARTICULATION (Q3.5) Describing Vision To Others. Checkout the link and use it as talking points for shield locks, COTs, and on the slack channel #Q-Source-Q
WHETSTONE (Q1.8)- The Vertical Relationship Between Men
We have 21 Memphis PAX who have stepped up to be a “Stone” in the F3 Memphis Whetstone initiative. So far, 6 “Blades” have emerged for sharpening, accountability, & growth. If you are a looking to take the next step in F3, click & read the link above and then reach out to Boudreaux to get a list of available Stones.
Step up and Volunteer for the Iron Man Triathlon this October. Reach out to Grimace for details. We will be building a volunteer team representing F3 Memphis and it is also a great way to promote F3 to the ripped triathletes sad clowns who will be at watching the event.
Join team F3 Memphis and register HERE for the 2021 St Jude Marathon on Saturday, December 4. Contact Yoga Matt with any questions.
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