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Sherpa training

May 19, 2025 BackBlasts

AO: asylum-am
Q: Hands
PAX: Cinco (Scott McGuire), Bunny, Cat Gut (Mike Davis), Cosmo 2, Double Wide, F3 Pluto ( Hugh Nystrom), Hands, P3, Pac-man, Rainbow, Techmo
FNGs: None
COUNT: 11
WARMUP: Motivator, plank work, mosey to Everest

THE THANG: 25 Merkins and 25 4 count LBC, then up Everest. Rinse and repeat for 3 trips total. 4 round was at the base of the space needle with one trip up the Space Needle. A game of tackle the skunk was then considered but ultimately rejected by all the pax but P3 had to be called off the chase. We did some toe merkins and core work at the home office and then worked our way back to the AO, stopping to bear crawl, lunge and broad jump a few times.

MARY: Never

ANNOUNCEMENTS: Book club coming soon. Memorial Day same time or later? TBD

COT: You are a fisher of men. Check your bait!

A always B be G getting up

May 14, 2025 BackBlasts

AO: asylum-am
Q: Waffle House (Brady Greene)
PAX: Cinco (Scott McGuire), Rainbow, Matlock (Bill Maddox), Hands, Charmin (John Willis), Cosmo 2, F3 Pluto ( Hugh Nystrom), Kentucky, Love’s, Pac-man, Fabio (Joe Hamilton), Steak Knives (F3 Cape Fear)
FNGs: None
COUNT: 13
Were it not for the presence of a most welcome visitor I might have forgotten the disclaimer, so thank you Steak Knives (F3 Cape Fear) . I will repeat the disclaimer here in case anybody missed it this morning:
-F3 is not responsible for your injuries; Charmin (John Willis) is.
-Asylum is the first and longest continually operating F3 AO in the continental United States, and is statistically comprised of the best looking Pax
-The Q Source is an ongoing collaboration between Matlock (Bill Maddox), Cosmo 2, edited for clarity by @Tecmo. It is Asylum’s gift to F3 Nation.

Disclaimer out of the way, we warmed up with an appropriate pre-birthday Q number of SSHs. Steak Knives (F3 Cape Fear) got the Junk Science to take back to the fine men of Wilmington NC, may they all enjoy 10 more years. Shoulders blasted, some light stretching.

Like all my attempts to be like Double Wide, I couldn’t quite measure up, but we sprinted and walked down the winding path and route 66ed our way back, Sweep Or Be Swept. I hope my future grandchildren appreciate all the getups I did for them.

ATMs to finish, as is only right.

For the BOM I thought about three friends of mine and their experiences of faith – not having any and wishing they did; having some for a time and then rejecting it; and having it land on them through a disaster, and being brought to life by it. Prayed for Paul’s procedure today, and for Cinco (Scott McGuire)’s road trip. And for my friend Carol.

What a pleasure to be out in it with you guys this morning. Thank you!

The Cinco Day Circuit

May 5, 2025 BackBlasts

AO: asylum-am
Q: Cinco (Scott McGuire)
PAX: Farley, P3, Rainbow, Cat Gut (Mike Davis), Cinco (Scott McGuire), Cosmo 2, Double Wide, Hands, Love’s, Matlock (Bill Maddox), Pac-man, TRC/Crab legs, Tropicana, Techmo
FNGs: None
COUNT: 14
WARMUP:

• Side Straddle Hops x 25
• Cherry Pickers x 5
• Arm Circles
• Michael Phelps
• Merkins

THE THANG:

Main Workout: “The Cinco Circuit”

5 stations | 5 exercises | 5 rounds (We got 3 in!)

Form the Mexican Train. Carry a tire overhead. Follow the light poles. Every 5th light pole is a station. Do 5 burpees together.

Stations:
1. Cinco Squats – 5 tempo air squats, hold at bottom of last one for 5 seconds, 5 jump squats
2. Taco Twists – Russian twists (25 each side)
3. Mariachi Merkins – 5 merkins, then 5 mountain climbers (repeat)
4. Fiesta Flutter Kicks – 25
5. Burro Bombs – 5 donkey kicks per leg, then 5 shoulder taps

Total = 5 rounds x 5 stations x 5-themed reps

Optional: Play Latin music in the background for flair.

MARY:

1. 2 Sprints
2. Canoe w/ CatGut

ANNOUNCEMENTS:

Hardship Hill

COT:

Cinco de Mayo isn’t Mexico’s Independence Day — that’s a common myth. Instead, it commemorates the Battle of Puebla in 1862, when a small, under-equipped Mexican force defeated the French army, one of the strongest in the world at the time. Outnumbered and outgunned, the Mexicans stood their ground and protected their homeland.

So why does that matter to us? Because this workout — and life — isn’t about having the perfect conditions. It’s about grit, unity, and heart. Just like those soldiers at Puebla, we show up, we fight together, and we leave no man behind.

You vs. You 1st F Challenge for April at the Asylum

April 25, 2025 BackBlasts

AO: asylum-am
Q: Sawdust
PAX: Rainbow, P3, Double Wide, Cinco (Scott McGuire), Cat Gut (Mike Davis), Tropicana, Gibbler, Matlock (Bill Maddox), Bunny, F3 Pluto ( Hugh Nystrom), Newton
FNGs: None
COUNT: 12
WARMUP:
– SSH
– Stretch
– Tempo Merkins
– Tie-Fighters
– X-Wings

THE THANG:
PART 1: RUN
– 10-minute timer
– Begin at Line 1:
1. Run to Line 2 (10 yards) and back
2. Run to Line 3 (20 yards) and back
– Run to Line 4 (30 yards) and back
1. → That’s 1 rep
– Rinse and repeat for 10 minutes
– Record total reps
– 1-minute rest
PART 2: AMRAP
– 3×2-minute timer (no rest between movements)
– Count total reps (cumulative):
1. 2 minutes AMRAP Side-Straddle Hops (SSH)
2. 2 minutes AMRAP High Knees (count 1 leg)
3. 2 minutes AMRAP Mountain Climbers (count 1 leg)
– 3 minutes rest
– Record total reps from Round 1
THEN… REPEAT THE ENTIRE WORKOUT
Start over from Part 1 and repeat the full circuit. Reset your rep count
Submit Your Scores (4 Total):
1. Round 1 Run Reps
2. Round 1 AMRAP Reps
3. Round 2 Run Reps
4. Round 2 AMRAP Reps
docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSd3PzswIJNrUsoNEjY53llgqp6bqH3clDy7V9I17T7hdR8M3g/viewform?usp=sharing
MARY: N/A

ANNOUNCEMENTS:
– Frozen Head CSAUP
– Hardship Hill

COT: Celebrate the small victories, wins & blessings. We don’t know His overall plan. If we think of His plan as a tapestry that He can see from the finished side, and we only see the small pieces of the back side. There is beauty in the small view we have and we should take joy in the things He calls us to do in the moment.

P3’s Monday AMRAP

April 14, 2025 BackBlasts

AO: asylum-am
Q: P3
PAX: Cat Gut (Mike Davis), Rainbow, Russell Crook/Crablegs, Cinco (Scott McGuire), Hands, Pac-man, Waffle House (Brady Greene), Fabio (Joe Hamilton), F3 Pluto ( Hugh Nystrom), Love’s
FNGs: None
COUNT: 11
WARMUP:

5 easy Up-Downs
SSH
Lap around the parking lot
Cherry Pickers
Abe Vigoda’s
Runners Stretch
Shoulder Stretches

THE THANG:

Mosey to Muscle Beach and work through the following AMRAP

10 Pull-ups or Rows
20 Mericans
30 Step-ups
40 LBCs
Run up narrow path to top of Rose Bowl and back down opposite side

Rinse and repeat

MARY: Negative

ANNOUNCEMENTS:

Convergence at Frozen Head at the end of the month!

Hardship Hill coming up on May 17th.

Working on getting an F3 smokies game on the books!

COT:

Holy Week is upon us. Reflect on the waywardness of humanity. As humans we are easily swayed off of our mark. Practice consistency in faith and further appreciate the sacrifice and love given to those of us whom are so wayward in our faith and how amazing that truly is.