More than a year in the making, F3Birmingham exploded on to the scene Saturday with 20 pax present, 14 of whom were FNGs. #TClaps to BarneyFife and Scam for putting a solid EH on their city leading up to the launch date. Mad props to Cheddar for making the trip down from Charlotte to make sure his buddy (now known as Mini) posted.

Conditions: Surprisingly sunny and about 50* – perfect weather for a launch!

The disclaimer was issued followed by a quick demonstration on how we count in F3. We then got down to business.

CoP

• Merkins x 10 IC
• SSH x 20 IC
• Merkins x 9 IC
• LBAC x 20 forward IC
• Merkins x 8 IC
• LBAC x 20 reverse IC
• Merkns x 7 IC
• Freddie Mercury x 20 IC
• Merkins x 6 IC
• Squats x 20 IC
• Merkins x 5 IC
• LBCs x 20 IC
• Merkins x 4 IC
• Flutter Kicks x 20 IC
• Merkins x 3 IC
• Mountain Climbers x 20 IC
• Merkins x 2 IC
• Imperial Walkers x 20 IC
• Merkins x 1 IC

Mosey over to Y in the sidewalk near Oxmoor

• Ski jumps side to side x 20 IC
• LBCs x 20 IC
• Ski jumps back and forth x 20 IC
• Freddie Mercury x 20 IC
• Rinse and repeat
• Quick break the rinse and repeat two more times

Mosey over to the grassy area near Oxmoor

• Break into 2 groups of 7 and one group of 6.
• Group 1 Bear crawl to the tree (about 50m), mosey back to start
• Group 2 starts as soon as group 1 finishes and group 3 starts as soon as group 3 finishes
• Group 1 duck walk to the tree (about 50m), mosey back to start
• Group 2 starts as soon as group 1 finishes and group 3 starts as soon as group 3 finishes
• Rinse and repeat for about 10 minutes
• Quick 10 count
• Group 1 crawl bear to the tree (about 50m), mosey back to start
• Group 2 starts as soon as group 1 finishes and group 3 starts as soon as group 3 finishes
• Rinse and repeat for about 10 minutes

Mosey across the bridge to the #GrassyKnoll

• Refresher on how to count
• YHC’s trademark burpees OYO (Relax – it was just 10)
• Asked for a couple of volunteers and we did some more burpees (Really?!?!?!) and some flutter kicks.

Countorama went off without a hitch. These boys in Birmingham learn fast!

Nameorama was wholly entertaining from start to finish! More on that in the Moleskin. . .

F3 is not aligned with any religion. Every F3 workout ends with a ShoutOut where the Q can share a quote, say a prayer of his choosing or do nothing at all. YHC, as a Christian, offered a Christian prayer. All the Q asks is 30 seconds of respect and will return that respect to other Qs. Aye.

NakedMan MoleSkin

• YHC had the mini van all loaded up and ready to go. “Let’s take the fast car,” says Fife. A hot new Porsche with lots of open road between the house and the AO. Yes, I’ll take 2. “Absolutely,” I respond. The ride was everything my overactive imagination dreamed it would be. Then, as we eased into a parking spot, I said, “I left the flag in the van.” It was then a VERY good thing we brought the fast car.
• The general consensus of the pax was that the day after Cinco de Mayo is a tough day to launch a morning workout group.
• As temps warmed up, so did the mumblchatter.  As we were beginning the workout, from somewhere among the gathered pax, YHC heard, “This guy is leading the workout? He looks about 8 months pregnant.” (Editor’s Note: This is not an unfair description.) Heard later, during the crawl bears, “He moves pretty well for a pregnant man. If he keeps up all this bear crawlin’, that baby is liable to slip on out right here in the park.”
• Some great Nameorama for a bunch of FNGs. YHC’s two personal favorites: enjoys rucking > Backpack > FannyPack. Immigration Attorney > Border wall > TheDonald
• Then there was this fella who told us about his own personal three Fs. One of those earned our WarDaddy the name Rabbit.
• This is a solid group of guys that looks ready to share #TheSolution with the city of Birmingham and the entire state of Alabama!