Bittersweet morning at the RS

The Lord blessed us with another gorgeous Carterico morning!  With turning over the rolling stone site Q flag to Snooki today, it was a bittersweet morning for me. A year ago, YHC had only been doing F3 for a few weeks when I got a direct message from Laettner. It said, “so how are you liking F3?”   I responded with all of the F3 attributes that I liked so far and how they had me hooked. He responded with an invite to be a site Q for a new AO called the Rolling Stone. YHC accepted, having no idea what I was doing.  But I soon learned that’s what F3, and “giving it away”, are all about.

 During the five minute countdown, YHC was pleased to see a mix of Western Carterico veterans, new faces, a dingbatter from Tennessee, and multiple 2.0‘s.  These 2.0’s have been consistent, showing up during their summer break at 5:30 AM to exercise. What dedication as a teenager!  Way more than YHC ever had at that age.

Maytag screamed in right at a hard start, obviously learning skills from the OG, Pasquale. We stayed in place for warmaRama:

SSH IC X 15

Chinook IC X 10 each (This is where purplerain really shines with his superior coordination skills)

Calf stretch lunges

Single leg bridges X 10 each

Active hamstring stretch (this is where  purplerain scolded for Q for stretching, and instructed him to read the book again)

We then moseyed to the corner of the parking lot for a round of four 4 x 4‘s. Mosey to the other side of the parking lot for a rinse and repeat round of four 4 x 4‘s. YHC was unsure how to count such a complicated exercise, and Maytag missed his opportunity to make fun of him… Sorry Maytag. smh.

We then moseyed to the opposite curb for: plank step ups, first with feet, followed by hands (a set of 15 IC each). We moseyed to the closest wall for a repeat of planks step ups, this time using the wall, feet first then with hands. 15 IC each (There is a name for these in the exercon, but the memory is failing right now).

The clock was ticking, so we moseyed over to the crystal coast’s biggest hill for AMRAP partner work. Partner one: low slow flutter, while partner to backpedaled up the hill to the oak tree and ran back down. Switch and repeat. Then repeat AMRAP for each partner with Peter Parker‘s, Merkens, and plank jacks. My half of a Q time was up at this point so we mosey back to the flag.

Snooki took over the Q, in true Snooki fashion: high reps and low miles, which always creates mumble chatter and produces a beat down.  He had nine cones in a “straight” line across the practice field. Instructions were simple. 25 Merkens at each cone, go.   We all made it through this, with lots of bitching and moaning, and probably some cheating. Kardashian and kiwi did not cheat, and brought in the six with good form. At this point, Tony Romo tried to flick-off Snooki, but was unable to raise his arm, so in true F3 fashion he “modified” with some momentum to produce the bird. Snooki’s next instructions were simple again: 50 LBCs at each cone, go.  Again, bitching, moaning, and cheating, we made it through. The six came in right on time for a mosey to the flag for a hard stop.

Count off, nameaRama, and the naming of the 14-year-old FNG, nature boy. Announcements were made of workouts, the upcoming mullet wrapper, and a little second F on the boat this weekend (purple rain to announce on Slack).  With a couple prayer request for our F3 brother’s  families, kiwi took us out.

I want to thank Laettner, for his trust and “giving it away”. And look forward to Snooki’s taking of the Stone and running with it.   As I looked around the COT this morning, I saw a mix of generations with western veterans faces, new guys, And 2.0’s.  It’s awesome to see this group volunteer to come out together with common motivations and goals.  Thanks for the motivation, accountability, and support over the last year Western veterans: Laettner, couch potato, purple rain, lunchbox, buttoncap, Maytag, snooki, Pasquale, pillbox, navy, Blart, sparkles, … and too many others to name.  Let’s keep this thing rolling and give it away.

SYITG