Last year F3 men from three different regions teamed up for a fall mission trip to Haiti hot on the heels of Hurricane Matthew’s pass over the island nation. It was a trip that was in the planning stages for months but was used, due to that disaster, at the height of their need. F3Haiti …
On October 4th the world as a lot of people of know it changed drastically as the sky’s opened up and the flood waters rose. What came over the next days and weeks amazed me. The way that neighbors, communities, and strangers all came together to help each other out in a great time of …
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Loads, nay, tons of support has been poured out on the Columbia PAX, but we are far from out of the woods. Spiderman is trying to garner support for a Columbus day trip to help folks start the clean up process. There will be A LOT to do. If you’ve been following the news, twitter, …
Loaves and Fishes… PAX please keep helping Columbia.Read More »
A few weeks ago I was at a Tuesday bootcamp when we began the workout with a run (heading to a destination that was good distance away). I was jogging beside one of my buddies when he stopped and decided to wait on a member of the pax who was lagging behind and struggling a …
When: July 25 at 8:15 Where: Woodshed Who: All of you What: What is the silent F you ask? Form. Think about it, many of us are out more than two days a week working out at whatever respective destination we call home. We are getting up early to participate in the 1st F to …
11 Pax won the battle of the fartsack and got better together. The concept today was simple: Bricks, Stairs, and Pullups along with a few other things thrown in. Disclaimer Prayer Mosey to the Stadium Stairs/Pullup Bars COP SSH IC x20 TTT IC x20 Imperial Walkers IC x20 Merkins IC x15 LBCs IC x20 Lil …
YHC and a few others from our church fellowship (3 states represented) had some time restrictions on Saturday so we formed our own AO on the Westside for an early morning Saturday beatdown. YHC reluctantly took the Q for a few more veteran F3 brothers. Conditions: It’s Florida in June, 70’s and 100% humidity @ …
There comes a time in a man’s life when he starts reflecting on what could have been. This is not one of those times. Like Doc Holiday answered in Tombstone when asked if he was retired, “Not me, I’m in my prime” was his response. This thing that we do allows a number, like 40, …
6 hungry pax joined one another for a little bit of singing, a little bit of variety, and a little bit of a Granola workout. (hungry to work and encourage one another through the workout) Conditions: 77 overcast, 85% humidity, brief sprinkles…or maybe that was #Questsweattingitout Disclaimer and prayer The Thaing: 20 burpees OYO Bring …
14 Pax showed up for a weinke-less tour of the Shank in the Gloom. YHC was humbled by their effort and could not hear the mumble chatter due to his heavy breathing. Disclaimer, then tried to quote a bible verse from Proverbs 22 verse 13 “The Sluggard says, “there is a lion outside! I will …
8 Faithful pax took the DRP and posted to the Snakepit to get better. It was definitely a little bit sticky out there this morning, but that did not deter the pax. COP SSH 25 IC TTT 25 IC Imperial Walker 25 IC Lil Baby Arm Circles 10 IC each way LBCs 20 IC Mountain …
The PAX gathered for a nice Saturday session of Wheel of Fortune. Conditions: 64 degrees, and perfect. COP The Thang: Mosey to soccer field and circle up 25 SSH IC 20 TTT IC 20 Windmill IC 20 Murkins IC Mosey to sidwalk and down stairs to lower soccer fields.Commence The Wheel of Fortune: Start …
YHC’s second time leading the fine men of Shawshank. I decided to go weinkeless and pull exercises from some of my favorite QIC’s in the past. The men of Shawshank accepted the change and we all got better because of it. Conditions: Perfect, 54 degrees The Thang: Disclaimer (my goal was to push myself so …
Conditions: 55 Degrees and clear. 5 PAX resisted the allure of the Fartsack and posted for a MARSOC themed WO with YHC. Also May is International Military Appreciation Month so YHC tried to incorporate some history into the workout. COP: Lap around the field. 30-Little Arm Circles-IC The Thang: 2 Minutes AMRAP of each exercise: …
On May 30th, 2015 the Men of F3 Midlands will converge outside of the gloom and inside of a building for an amazing, enchanting evening of 2nd F that will put their good times to a good use…benefiting Palmetto Place Children’s Shelter and supporting our work at Oliver Gospel Mission! Conditions: Starry night, …
9 Pax welcomed Good Hands to Snake Pit. Hadn’t been there since the launch and forgot how many stairs there were. Great AO and great group of guys! So much to do but so little time to do it so let’s get moving. Introduced the Pax to a little baseball pickle with a tire (back …
WEATHER: 69 Degrees, Wet (but no rain Detour) If YHC is Q’ing, rain must be close (at least that seems to be the pattern). 13 dry PAX assembled for the second installment of a Thumbs Up wander-fest around our amazing AO with a 4 x 4 theme. Immediate observation by YHC, Mumble Chatter is …
4 X 4 Themed Wanderfest for 4/4 in the Almost RainRead More »
It was a 52 degree morning and 19 pax came out to the Crypt to see what in store for them on the Thursday morning. YHC had his First Solo Q and now the gloves came off. We had moans and groans…plenty of mumble chatter and then it seemed to fade away for some …
My F3 brothers at Jumanji have been encouraging me to write a pre-blast to highlight my upcoming mission trip to Nicaragua. I do this humbly as I am not necessarily a big fan of bringing attention to myself. I’m simply doing what the Lord is telling me. If you were to tell me at the …
At 6:14 a.m., QIC receives a text from PYT. “You working out this morning? Can you Q for me? I’m sick.” Wheels immediately started spinning…..how many PAX would be there? Maybe the Race for Hunger would keep all a way……Oh no, Graveyard always brings a crowd. What should we do? QIC remembered PYT’s shoulder taunt …
11 pax followed Good Hands around nearly the entire RBHS campus. Good mubblechatter early but tailed off as pax became mobile. Lots of moseying, merkining and bear crawling. The pax even crashed Crypt and Boneyard’s COT with a circle of Monkey Humpers in an ode to V-Day. No disrespect meant, just showing a little love. QIC …
Conditions: 28 Degree and Breezy. 55 Pax Converged at F3 Lexington’s Snakepit AO. Disclaimer BOM Mosey to Field for COP: Rotated between four Q’s: 10 Burpees – OYO 15 SSH – IC 25 Squats – IC 15 TTT – IC 15 Windmills – IC 10 Burpees – OYO 25 LBC’s – IC The Thang: 4 …
Conditions: 25 degrees It was a heat wave of a day for the tortures of Shades of Grey. With a little drizzle from the evening before, there was a sheen across the football field as the 27 brave pax followed their Q into a runfest of sheer fun!!!!! Thang Mosey in a snake pattern every 10 yds to …
37 Pax (3 FNGs) posted for a Shades of Grey sprint laden beat down. Mix in a PT test and a few other calisthenics and you’ve got yourself a good ole’ home brew of a Q. Apparently there was some recruiting going on at the 2015 Beer Festival this past weekend because 2 FNGs showed …
Conditions: 35 degrees, no breeze but still cold. Disclaimer Prayer YHC was hurting the night before from the 8 mile RUCK on Lake Murray Blvd. and was not sure would make it to Q. YHC woke up better and ready for the day of pain (thank you IBUPROFEN). 10 PAX showed up for Dunphy Workout. My ADD …
Pax – the time has come to step up to the challenge! This is a great opportunity to push yourself for either a 5k+ or 10k+ beatdown. Regardless of your physical condition, I GUARANTEE you will feel this one the day(s) after. Lets Rock the Quarry with f3Nation. This event is being promoted nationally through …
Whether: 34 degrees or close to that, it was actually pretty pleasant in this morning. 15 PAX posted at Turning Point for a #Weinkieless Q led by Nail Pop, no apologies today PAX, just some good ol’ hard work from everyone. Good Cop started the workout and then Bad Cop took over at the end. …
5 PAX got out of their fartsacks to a gloomy rain mist Graveyard for some GORUCK training. Mosey to track and circled for a short warm up. YHC explained the routine for the first lap of SUCK to the PAX. Each lap was divided into 4 movements and an exercise in between. PAX eased into first lap with walking lunges then go on all …
8 dads checked the weather and decided that they were going to fight back the covers in the fartsack and the monsoon that had come. YHC and his 2.0 prayed the night before that the weather would clear up briefly for the workout, and when he checked his weather app he found that the prayer …
8 dads along w/ 13 2.0s beat back the fartsack for drizzly Christmas Eve workoutRead More »
Conditions: 30 Friggin Degrees 2 PAX braved the chill and posted to RBHS for Lexington’s Devil Mile WO. First off, thanks (yeah, right) to F3 Winnebago (Mark Guenther) for introducing The Devil’s Mile to F3 GoRuck Challenge FB page. Secondly thank you Pothole for version 2.0 which removed the Duck Walks (some of this BB …
10 pax posted for Crypt in the early morning gloom for a last minute Q switcheroo made possible by Quarantine’s unfortunate encounter with a mad surgeon who somehow managed to install a baseball in his ankle while he was completely awake. Wait… his M’s a doctor and he was running with her when it happened… …
3 Pax outsmart the fartsack to work off the turkey! Conditions: 34 degrees, slight wind, The Thang: Two pax meet for a XL helping of Stride for an early 3, then swing by to pick up the rest, and finally off for four more miles down Hwy 6 towards the dam in the dark night. …
Four faithful PAX converged on River Bluff for a GRC training lead by Clipboard. Hanging Chad and Clipboard debated about getting out of the fartsack in subzero temperatures to get better for 43,200-50,400 seconds of suck Friday night and Saturday morning. We all quickly realized that better gloves and handwarmers will be a benefit on …
8 pax posted at Strut for Nikita’s anniversary Q. What a year it has been! Plenty of ups and downs with injuries, but nevertheless it has been life-changing. Here’s to another year in the gloom! INCREDIBLY SPECIAL THANKS TO PEBBLES WHO ASSISTED MY DL’D BACKSIDE IN GETTING THIS DONE. YOU DA MAN!!! COULDN’T HAVE DONE IT …
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Gentlemen: We are right at a month away from our GRC. If you aren’t training yet I feel for you. You have to get under Ruck. There is no substitution for that, and there are several options available to you in the Columbia/Lake Murray region, as well as some in the Florence area (see U-Haul). …
The 2 year convergence of the Columbia launch did not disappoint. With 100 or so pax in attendance, Sway kicked off the day with a brief recap of how far we’ve come in a short time. In summary, now 20+ weekly outings that include over 500 men on a weekly basis…oh yea, that # doesn’t include …
Some of the PAX have decided to try to partake in this growing rivalry between River Bluff Gators and the Lexington Wildcats. We are trying to put together an annual F3 tailgate with all F3 PAX and their M’s and 2.0’s for this game between these two schools. Let’s put on some F3 swag …
On 10/20/12, “the thang” kicked off in the capitol city – see original backblast for the progress in fitness over the last 2 years… http://f3nation.com/2012/10/22/f3capitol-city-10202012-the-first-day-of-the-rest-of-your-life/ . But even more, f3nation in the Columbia area has touched close to 1,000 men (if not more) from the 13 original FNGs #starfish. T-claps to the leadership pax in CLT …
(Posted on behalf of Fracture) 18 Pax including 2 FNGs posted at Crypt to take on Fracture’s VQ. Mubble Chatter was plenty, until YHC introduced a few new methods of delivering pain to the pax. Conditions: 54 Degrees BOM Disclaimer/Prayer The Thang: Mosey to Parking Lot by Pull up bars (high knees, butt kicks) COP …
15 Pax including 2 FNGs posted at Jumanji (tied the record) for a Baseball Postseason inspired workout on the diamond. YHC described the workout as “If you like baseball, you will like this workout… If you don’t like baseball, you won’t like it even more after this…” Not sure if this prediction came true, but the …
19 Pax posted at Crypt this morning for a D1 (lexicon) style beat down has Double Dribble provided his VQ. Mubblechatter was plentiful during DD’s circuit pain that continued with “Rinse and Repeat”. Strong VQ and strong work by the pax is what made this a solid F3 morning. Submitted on Behalf of Double Dribble …
8 Pax posted at Crypt for YHC’s redemption Q with some Tag Team Action. Last Saturday, YHC had some technical difficulties with the Alarm Clock. Bullpen, who had already signed up to Q for today, stepped up to Q the group. Therefore, it was a no-brainer when BP had some family events come up and …
Turning Point hosted 7 Pax posted for Round 5 of the #Kamikaze. 7 was a good number for 2nd F this morning. As always, the Kamikaze was tweaked slightly to increase the intensity. Strong work by the pax as always! Inspiring to see men post to #getbeter #bebetter! Conditions: A Chilly 62 deg, with misty rain …
(Posted on the Behalf Quarantine) 18 Pax posted at Crypt this morning for the PT Test and some exercises with an African theme. YHC rolled onto the scene about 4:55am and was greeted by a jogging Copay who apparently just couldn’t wait until 5:15! With a couple visitors from #Swagger joining the Pax this morning, folks …
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Posted on Behalf of Simon Says: After arriving at the AO this morning, it dawned on YHC that it’s far better for a group of grown men to hang out at a high school at 4:50AM instead of 4:50PM. One option shows commitment. The other is just creepy. YHC arrived a little earlier than usual in …
CONDITIONS: 75 degrees, no breeze, 90% humidity DISCLAIMER: Bla Bla BOM: PAC For the 2nd workout in a row, the PAX were treated to a co-VQ beatdown. This time at the hands Bla Bla and PAC. Having the VQ bar set high last Thursday, this Duo put the PAX through a workout that could match …
Weather: 74 degrees and 96% humidity (Great conditions for a sweat-fest) Today began earlier than normal for some of us. Quisenberry, Say What!, and YHC decided we would restock our lost supply of bricks. No one wants to show up to Crypt and not be able to experience the brick pile and all the wonderful …
16 Pax gathered in the gloom of the Crypt to honor the lives lost 13 years ago on this day in our nations greatest domestic tragedy. The pace was fast and the mumblechatter was low as YHC lead the group on a tour of campus with 10 painstations sprinkled in. In the end it was …
15 Pax enter the gloom at Crypt this morning expecting to see Nikita on the Q. What they found was the call had been made to bullpen to bring in Quisenberry in relief. Get well soon Nikita! Conditions: 72 degrees, pretty nice actually! The Thang: BOM / Prayer Mozey around to the side …
11 pax showed up at Snakepit this AM and it was YHC’s privilege to lead the faithful through a pretty intense display of Russki Ridiculousness. Glad I got an invite back… although somewhat surprised. Conditions: 78 degrees and increasingly more foggy as the gloom progressed The Thang: Mozie to bottom of the stairs for COP …
10 Pax ventured into the muggy gloom for YHC’s guest Q at Turning Point. Great work by all. Way to make a statement in the hot, thick mess. Treadmill had to actually wring out his shorts in addition to his shirt. BTW, they have guys who actually run to the AO from home and back… …
4 PAX, dubbed “The Four Horsemen” by our very own Pajanimal, were the only men that showed up to tame The Bull in old school Smack Down fashion. Vince McMahon would have been proud! In true Bull fashion, the heat and humidity forgot to take the holiday off, but what do you expect from …
WHOOOO! The Four Horsemen lay the SMACK DOWN on The BullRead More »
Conditions: Cool 70 Degrees with ample humidity to work up a “light” sweat The Thang: Thanks to Blue Screen for stepping up to the challenge and appearing for his VQ! The PAX gathered in the parking lot for what some assumed was going to be a light workout since there was a Blindside spotting …
Conditions: 68 degrees and perfectly clear THE THANG: COP: SSH x 25 IC Mountain Climbers x 20 IC Through the Tunnel x 20 IC Windmill x 20 IC Little Baby Crunch x 20 IC 5 burpees OYO Count into partners 1,2 Mozie to Helipad – Bear crawl up hill and across Helipad. 5 burpees OYO …
Posted for Full Metal Jacket: I work out with Sandlot F3 in Northeast Columbia and am requesting your support regarding What: 9/11 First Responders Memorial Ceremony When: 11 Sep, 4:30 PM Where: Columbia Metropolitan Convention Center, 1101 Lincoln Street, Columbia, SC 29201. We have conducted this ceremony for the past three years honoring “First Responders” (Military, …
A record number 30 pax posted at Crypt today for a Mud Run themed workout. Mumblechatter was plentiful, and YHC was accused more than once of Qing and #Stride workout. But as always the spirit of the pax was strong and all left #Crypt a better version of themselves. Conditions: About Normal The …
CONDITIONS: 75 degrees Is it possible?? An AO w/ no untimely sprinklers, no black pellets, no man eating weeds AND a Stairway of Pain (roughly 85 stairs)? F3 Lake Murray’s 1st new AO, name tbd, welcomed 29 PAX including 6 FNG’s to its inaugural beatdown. YHC is truly humbled to have this opportunity to witness …
Turning Point hosted record attendance as 23 Pax posted for Round 4 of the #Kamikaze. Typically in the movies, the sequels don’t ever live up to the originals. However, Kamikaze IV proved to be bigger, badder, and better than the previous rounds. With the larger attendance, YHC took a Mud Run approach by breaking the pax into …
This is the first annual Stomp the Swamp 5K race to benefit the River Bluff High School Cross Country teams. River Bluff has been VERY generous in allowing F3 to use many of their facilities. Crypt, Graveyard, and Stride meet there during the week. Let’s say THANKS in a huge way! Since the announcement was …
F3 Lake Murray is excited to announce the launch of another workout in Lexington. “The Pull” has drawn F3 to plant another shovel flag, this time heading to the South. Welcome to White Knoll, gents. Aye. Lexington’s newest AO, name TBD by the pax, debuts on Tuesday, 8/19/14 at 5:30am. Regular schedule will be Tuesday/Thursday …
F3 Lake Murray Wastes No Time Planting A New AO. Next Stop: White Knoll High SchoolRead More »
10 Pax posted to run a simple trek down 378 before the 5K race tomorrow. 2nd F (fellowship) was in full swing as war stories and F3 stories shared among groups of traveling Pax. Well done! Welcome Malfunction Junction to Stride. He shared the jack rabbit start with Flapper. Conditions: Not too bad! Can’t wait …
20 Pax gathered in the parking lot of Lowe’s for a #stride down into Whiteford. This was the same route that YHC Q’d on April 30, when Stride commenced its first road run as part of F3Columbia. Conditions: 70° and 95% RH The Thang: Disclaimer/Safety/Route/Prayer for Walker Head out of Lowes PL and turn …
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Conditions: 70 and dripping 23 Pax and One FNG (Quarantine) posted in the gloom at Crypt this AM. Time flies when your having fun, and YHC must have been having the time of his life, enjoying his last days as a “mid-twenties” pax. Be thankful, as there were at least another 45 min of pain in the …
Braveheart Style Relays & New Fav: Human Tunnel Slalom RacingRead More »
11 faithful pax arrived at Turning Point anxiously awaiting the VQ of the pax member they call Merkin. The man runs to and from his AO each morning, so running was a given, but the pax had no idea that the man named for his detestation of merkins would bring a merkin filled thang! Took …
Merkin Mayhem Workout – And the man said he hated merkins!Read More »
Weather: 72 and slightly sticky, couldn’t ask for much better for August 22 PAX posted to the gloom of the Crypt this morning for a VQ by YHC. Like the last time I lost my V there was a few moments of awkward silence mixed in with complaining and a few tears (mine of course, her beard …
7 Pax arrived at RBHS for Garmin’s VQ of Stride. There were grand plans involving an iphone, an app, and some bluetooth speakers…and it worked for a little while. DISCLAIMER PRAYER THE THANG: jog down to the football field and warmup two laps The Beep Test: Start on the goal line. On the first “beep,” …