Q School at the Bound

AO: The Bound

When: 2025-03-05

QIC: Cookie

PAX (15): Birdie, Cookie, Diva, Ha-ha, MillerTime, Nacho Libre, Red Ryder (the one that posts), Rudy, Scampi, Spit Valve, Tsunami, Tire Iron, Yellowstone, Hasselhoff

Preamble:

YHC saw the need to instill some Q fundamentals with the NLB guys to help encourage them to lead the workouts, which means it was time for Q School. It had been about a year since the last one, so long overdue. Here are a few things we covered before the workout:
  • Start on time, end on time
  • What is F3?
  • We spoke about how it is peer led and that every man here is expected to lead
  • It's not NLB guys and F3 guys, once you post, we are all F3 men, regardless of where we rest our head at night
  • A proper disclaimer

Warm-O-Rama:

Mosey through the parking lot a few times to get warmed up, then a few usual exercises such as SSH, Imperial, Weed Picker, Good Morning, etc.
  • We learned how to count in cadence
  • How to end a cadence count by the inflection in our voice
  • Nacho heckled the Q

The Thang:

Running off campus and seeing that the six was falling behind, we stopped halfway to our destination and YHC asked Ha-Ha to recite the credo, "Leave no man behind, and leave no man where you found him". We spoke about never leaving the six and how these workouts should push the men to become better. Mosey off campus to a back lot for a burpee apocalypse and the 5 core principles, with skips for all correct answers. YHC spent a few minutes to give context for each of them along the way.
  • Free of charge
  • Open to all men
  • Held outdoors
  • Peer led
  • Ends with circle of trust
Head around the building to another vacant lot where we did a Dora 123. A few things YHC spoke about regarding how to organize and execute a beatdown:
  • How to keep it simple
  • How to time it out
  • When to call an audible
  • "If you can't do it, don't Q it"
  • Active recovery, no standing around
Mosey back to campus and plank for the six. We had a few minutes left so we did 30 seconds of Balls to the Wall, an extra 15 for a bonus. We talked about having a few things in your back pocket to help manage time, such as BTTW or a Colt 45, etc. 2 minutes left so we circled up for Mary with a new guy (Tire Iron) getting to practice cadence for Hammers. Finally, I had Ha-Ha recite the mission of F3, to plant, grow and serve small workout groups for the invigoration of male community leadership.

COT:

It was fun leading this morning. Hopefully a few new guys got a lot out of it and will step up and lead soon, and I even hope some veterans picked up a few things along the way that will help them continue to lead. Lots of prayers and praise were spoken. Prayers for healing and reconciliation. Prayers for Ha-Ha for an upcoming procedure. Praise for the men of NLB and others who tackled Hillseeker this past weekend.

Naked-Man Moleskin:

Great seeing Karl (Yellowstone) this morning for the first time in about a year. It's never ideal for a man to come back through the program a second time, but for men like Karl that need it, I'm glad he found his way back to NLB where he is safe and loved.

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