BACKBLAST 07–31–2023 – The Mick’s 5 for 5 Beatdown at Patmos
F3 Mission – Plant, grow and serve small workout groups for men for the invigoration of male community leadership
F3 (5) Pillars – (1) Free of Charge, (2) Open to all Men, (3) Held outdoors, (4) Peer led in a rotating fashion, (5) Ends with a Circle of Trust (COT)
“Leave no man behind, but leave no man where you found him”
Weather – 57 deg F (almost a little chilly for Lights Out and I) partly cloudy and warm
Pax – (11) The Mick (QIC), OCB, Pac Rat, Optimus, Bob Villa, Gummy Bear, FNG (Hitchhiker), Lil Wayne, HHH, HH, Lights Out
Warm-up
10 Small Arm Circles Complex
12 IST
12 Hillbillies
12 Toy Soldier
10 Apollo Ono OYO
10 Campbells Dance Party OYO
Mosey to the Amp
Da Thang – 5 for 5
• 3 Burpees to Start
• 5 reps of the exercise, then advance a level and do 5 more same exercise until you hit the top of the amp – 25 Reps each Exercise
• Box jump your way up for extra credit
• Mosey to the bottom when you finish the 5th set of 5 at the top of the Amp
• 3 Burpees and then start the next exercise declared by the QIC
• Here’s the Exercises:
o 8 Count Step-ups
o R Leg Bulgarian (Romanian?) Squats
o L Leg Bulgarian (Romanian?) Squats
o Amp Lap
o Inclined Merkins
o Dips
o Declined Merkins
o Amp Lap
o Vee Ups
o Low Flutter
o Low Dolly
o Amp Lap
• Repeatto the whole series
That’s all folks – Mosey to the Flag
Moleskin
It was Monday so there was plenty of mumble chatter. Bob Villa came in hot with his truck screeching tires and music blaring (and it wasn’t the Eagles Pac Rat). First day of a new job for Bob Villa, he was stoked, and it showed. Lil Wayne stayed on the far fringe away from me, but he banged out this beatdown … his third I think. Great job Lil Wayne, this was a lot of exercises. Lights Out made it back to the Amp after a summer off, but this Q was no challenge for his fitness level … great work Lights Out. HH was ahead of the Pac a number of times. It’s good to be young. Great to have HH with us! I admire the father-son Team and think HHH has something very special happening there!! Hope they both appreciate each other.
We were all in deep thought trying to name Hitchhiker. He had spent 4 months hiking the AppalachianTrail. He also played college football at a small university – wide receiver. Pac Rat tried his best to name him, but in the end he came up short. On the Appalachian Trail they called him Dr. Jones (Indiana Jones) Pac Rat tried Dr. Jones sidekicks, which no one remembered (especially The Mick). For reference, I google them. There was: Short Round and Mutt Williams. The Mick got impatient and started a countdown from 10 and forced a name to emerge (thanks OCB).
There was more, but I need to turn this in before the end of July so we will leave it here. Next time show up for a Never-Miss-A-Monday and then you wont neeeeeed to read the Backblast (lol).
Prayer
We prayed for health for The Mick’s Dad losing to bladder cancer, for wisdom in our work and for strengthin our roles as men as leaders.
It’s the Blue pill not the red one.
The Mick