8/20 The Little Blue Truck #Incubator backblast

Recently my son Ryan (16 months) has taken a liking/obsession with “The Little Blue Truck”.  Many of you high impact Dads are probably very familiar with this book, I was also familiar but have come to see it a little differently.  My girls were not into little blue trucks or dump trucks so I didntContinue reading "8/20 The Little Blue Truck #Incubator backblast"

F3 Louisville Las Vegas Backblast 8/20

Pax: Double Down (R), Little Jerry (R), Captain Insane-o (YHC) This three man wolf pack woke up to a dry, and unnecessarily aggressive, 90* morning. DD and I grabbed LJ off the treadmill where he'd just finished a 6 mile warmup up, for an agreed upon dealer's choice beatdown at the Welcome to Las VegasContinue reading "F3 Louisville Las Vegas Backblast 8/20"

Uncle Rico 1 YR Q @ North Posh Back Blast

Hard to believe it has been 1 Year since Star Child head locked me.  Conversation basically went like this: SC "Brad you should come do this workout called F3." Me " Where and When?" SC "5:30 at the Posh." Me " Not a chance.  I have a 2 month old at home and I am alreadyContinue reading "Uncle Rico 1 YR Q @ North Posh Back Blast"

08.18.18 Backblast from Shelby County. Old Bay at the Helm.

Short on time this morning, short back blast.  I was pumped to roll out to Bayside to deliver an Old Bay beat down.  I scouted the location on Friday afternoon on my way back from Lexington.  I was getting some strange looks from the staff as I circled the parking lot multiple times.  I decidedContinue reading "08.18.18 Backblast from Shelby County. Old Bay at the Helm."

8/18 The Hurt backblast

16 PAX, 1 FNG: Meatball, Backdraft, Wig (FNG), Snowman, Wham-O, Windshield, Zonka, Escort, Tongue, Mouth, Sump Pump, Spinal Tap, Left Eye, Fridge, Soft Top, Miagi. Time and Temp: 7:00 AM and 70ish Pre WO consisted of making sure I had the Q that morning because Geppetto thought it was OJ, and some mumble chatter aboutContinue reading "8/18 The Hurt backblast"

8/17/18 Norton Commons BO Backblast: A View From Wham!

QIC: Steerage 9 PAX: Wham! (YHC); Face; Glen Ross; Viking; Chestnut; Nugget; Mud Bug; Zima; Steerage (Q). We were a good looking crew (pic missing Glen Ross (photographer) and Nugget): Time: 0530 Weather: Sneaky humid; soft ground from the prior day's monsoon Q's ZooZooLemon Gear Check: Shoes and clothes of some sort (I wasn't presentContinue reading "8/17/18 Norton Commons BO Backblast: A View From Wham!"

BackBlast #theFOG BlackOps Q School at #theCounty Abacus Q 8/18/18

Last December Dark Helmet graced F3 Louisville with his presence and pontificated wildly about the proper way to Q a workout, the leadership roles of F3 and life. Since then, our PAX has grown significantly. In fact #thecounty was not even on the radar last December and now the site is drawing 20+ HIMs everyContinue reading "BackBlast #theFOG BlackOps Q School at #theCounty Abacus Q 8/18/18"

8/18 Ruiner Death Race Backblast

Q: Captain Insane-o Pax (19): Pope (FIFO), Glenn Ross, Busssccch, Red Roof, Scuba Steve, Duplo, Fergie, Digiorno, Chestnut, Vincent (R), Zoolander, Chicken Fried, Noxeema Jackson (Miss Jackson, if you're nasty), Deuce, Tureen, Face, Jitterbug (R), Kramer (DR from F3 St. Louis), CI I thought about writing this entire Backblast from Red Roof's perspective, but youContinue reading "8/18 Ruiner Death Race Backblast"

GoRuck Rain Ruck Training Back Blast – 8.17.18

Yesterday I was sitting at work minding my business when I see a slack notification come through from Twitter on my desktop (Thanks to CI for his Slack training, I now keep it on my desktop to stay in the know) about a Rain Ruck event that is being put on by GoRuck. Once IContinue reading "GoRuck Rain Ruck Training Back Blast – 8.17.18"

8.17.2018 – Back Blast: #The Chopper

TONY MALITO'S VQ: 8/17/2018 - THE CHOPPER PAX: Tony Malito (Q), Kilo, PK, Diablo, Aerobie (R), Meatball, Rhi Rhi, Grinder, Fergie, Porkchop, Worm, Sideline, and Snowday. WARM-UP:  Short mosey around parking lot and then to CoP,  QTY 15 Grass Grabber, in cadence. QTY 15 Side Straddle Hops in cadence. Mosey to baseball field. THANG 1:  (RUDYContinue reading "8.17.2018 – Back Blast: #The Chopper"

Sweat off the KY State Fair food and beer at La Mutt with Snowman. Saturday 8/18 7:00-8:00

Come to the Mutt to sweat out the doughnut burgers, fried Oreos and cheap beer from the midway. Leave the daisy dukes and cowboy boots and home, grab your running shoes and a tank if that's your desire. Just get to the Mutt to get good'r #mutt #getgooder #newbootgoofen

PreBlast – #theCounty Q-School BlackOps Abacus Q 8/18/18 0700 (Lead School to follow)

New to F3? Uncertain how to call out exercises? Maybe you've been posting for a while, but worried you'll mess up the workout? Show up Saturday to the County (St. Al's) as we Go Back to School (Q School) After Q School we will have a high level of Lead School. Lead School will giveContinue reading "PreBlast – #theCounty Q-School BlackOps Abacus Q 8/18/18 0700 (Lead School to follow)"

Ruck Training Pre Blast – GoRuck Rain Ruck – 8.17.18

Earlier today we saw a tweet regarding this opportunity to receive a GoRuck patch for completing a "Rain Ruck" challenge. A few of us decided to turn tomorrow's ruck training into a perfect opportunity to make this happen. *We have adjusted the time to 0500-0615. Still at the Poshlands. Please see the details below andContinue reading "Ruck Training Pre Blast – GoRuck Rain Ruck – 8.17.18"

Thunderstorm of Gloom Back Blast – 8.16.18

Q: McAfee Pax (6): Glass Joe, Flo Jo, OJ, Fergie, Wham!, McAfee. Conditions: 69 degrees, strong and steady rain, lightning was creeping in trying to scare us away, but we were not deterred. The weinke ( or meinke) was in jeopardy but we were able to modify for the circumstances. Gearlander: Dry-fit shorts, U ofContinue reading "Thunderstorm of Gloom Back Blast – 8.16.18"

08.16.18 Extender Back Blast – Old Bay waterboarding…again

2 weeks ago I Q'd the Rooster at the Mutt during a pretty severe thunderstorm.  This morning I Q'd the Extender at the Mutt during a pretty sever thunderstorm.   Truth be told, I was annoyed when I looked out the window this morning.  Was anyone going to come this time?  Would I give theContinue reading "08.16.18 Extender Back Blast – Old Bay waterboarding…again"

Everyone Has a Plan Until They Get Punched in the Mouth – 8/16 County Backblast

Q: Captain Insane-o Pax (10): Star Child, Launch Pad, Viking, Nino, Airplane, Steerage (LI), Big Bird, Zartan, Double Down, CI. Zeus, the Greek God of Thunder and Lightning, was there but did not workout. He's a wimp. Conditions: 71*, steady rain, nearby sky show (which resulted in my plan being scrapped), greasy Gearlander: Hurley shortsContinue reading "Everyone Has a Plan Until They Get Punched in the Mouth – 8/16 County Backblast"

08.16.18 Extender Pre Blast. Old Bay’s farewell.

I've thought long and hard about this, so let's get right to it:  I love you boys, but I just can't do this F3 thing any longer.  Old Bay out. I'm tired all the time.  I'm sore all the time.  I'm hungry all the time.  I've had to buy smaller clothes...dumb base layers for theContinue reading "08.16.18 Extender Pre Blast. Old Bay’s farewell."

ToG Pre-blast – 8.16.18

Although I would love to bring the IronPAX challenge to every AO in Louisville, it's just not feasible. However, I will be there to proxy the challenge for anyone who would like to participate tomorrow morning. For tomorrow morning, we will take advantage of a new workout that I saw from a fellow region. PlanContinue reading "ToG Pre-blast – 8.16.18"

Tank 8/15 BB: 1,890 Burpees and 5,400 yards

Insano posted an article from Men's Health a few months ago. The gist was how members of the military are trained to maintain physical conditioning if they're ever captured by the enemy. I thought the good HIMs of the Tank should give the workout a try, and off we went. PAX: Tony Malito, Dealer forContinue reading "Tank 8/15 BB: 1,890 Burpees and 5,400 yards"

Back Blast #theBlender 08/15/18

With the first day of school looming, I was hoping to incorporate something from school into today's weinke.  While having the Pax complete a plank inch work around the building al la carpool came to mind, I wanted to move around.  I was talking to the 2.0's at lunch yesterday about school and their favoriteContinue reading "Back Blast #theBlender 08/15/18"