50,000!

50,000!

QIC: Rollback

Date: 12/19/25

PAX: Blind date, Tonka, Zima, Van Gogh, Ziggy Stardust, Tammy, Zephyr, Starfish, Spicoli, Burns, Adobe, Cruiser, Rubber Ducky, Bootsie, Chisel, Dr Toot, Lambchop, and Rollback

Some workouts are just workouts. This one was a marker.

This morning, 17 HIMs gathered in the gloom to help YHC cross an arbitrary, unnecessary, and borderline stupid milestone: 50,000 burpees. No medals. No sponsorships. Just concrete, sweat, and brothers willing to show up early for something that made absolutely no sense on paper.

The beatdown was built around 11s at 10 pain stations, bear crawling and rev-mosey between each stop like wounded animals who made poor life choices. Burpees stacked up quickly. Other exercises made it fun.
There was a little Mary. There was a little grumbling. There was zero quit.

The Thang

11s Pyramid – Up & Down

Start at the bottom of the garage. Do the exercises at each of 10 stations, all adding up to 11 reps. A total of 100 burpees by the end. Bear crawling between stations on the short sides, and reverse mosey up and down the ramps.

Stations:

1️⃣ 1 Burpee / 10 Crunchy Frogs

2️⃣ 2 Burpees / 9 Dive Bombers

3️⃣ 3 Burpees / 8 V-Ups

4️⃣ 4 Burpees / 7 Ratchet Squats (DC)

5️⃣ 5 Burpees / 6 Freddie Merkins

  (merkin → roll → Freddie Merc)

6️⃣ 6 Burpees / 5 Imperial Squats (DC)

  (squat → R imp → squat → L imp)

7️⃣ 7 Burpees / 4 Captain Thors (1:4)

8️⃣ 8 Burpees / 3 Lt. Dan’s Magic Jumping Legs

9️⃣ 9 Burpees / 2 WMDs

🔟 10 Burpees / 1 TWIT Merkin (IC)

Descending (mirror image)

9️⃣ 9 Burpees / 2 WMDs

8️⃣ 8 Burpees / 3 Lt. Dan’s Magic Jumping Legs

7️⃣ 7 Burpees / 4 Captain Thors

6️⃣ 6 Burpees / 5 Imperial Squats

5️⃣ 5 Burpees / 6 Freddie Merkins

4️⃣ 4 Burpees / 7 Ratchet Squats

3️⃣ 3 Burpees / 8 V-Ups

2️⃣ 2 Burpees / 9 Dive Bombers

1️⃣ 1 Burpee / 10 Crunchy Frogs

YHC saved five burpees at the end—not for suffering, but for perspective.

Because while the burpees were dumb…The F3 brotherhood is not.

Over the past year, this group didn’t just count reps. They showed up with words of encouragement, prayers spoken and unspoken, texts sent late at night, and tangible help when my family needed it most—especially during several of my M’s surgeries and recoveries. Meals. Check-ins. Support without conditions. Brotherhood in its purest form.

That’s F3.

Not just fitness—but men locking arms and carrying weight together when life gets heavy.

You don’t need to do 50,000 burpees. But you can do something hard.

Pick a goal that scares you a little. Tell another HIM about it. Let him hold you accountable. Let the group carry you when you falter.

That’s how stupid ideas turn into meaningful ones.

Announcements

– GreeNest 12/20

– stay tuned regarding Christmas Day convergence?

Prayer Requests

– Slow Pitch and family.

– a lot of people struggle during the holidays. Be mindful.

NMM

• Tonka moved at a pace that suggested the workout was optional for him. Blink and he was done. Again.
• Van Gogh matched Tonka rep for rep, making high-volume suffering look so easy it felt personally offensive.
• Zima did not smile—he instead provided unsolicited form critique throughout the workout, proving once again that pain is best processed through technical disapproval. He mumble something about evolved bears at one point
• Starfish carried himself like 50,000 burpees was last year’s warm-up and this was merely a maintenance session. No visible distress. Suspicious confidence.
• Blind Date showed up curious and left baptized in sweat, now fully aware of what he signed up for.
• Ziggy bounced through the stations with chaotic energy, appearing exactly where you least wanted company during burpees.
• Tammy remained steady and composed, quietly embarrassing other men who were dramatically unraveling and he did high-knees during the reverse mosey
• Zephyr floated through the beatdown like a cool breeze—present, calm, and entirely unfazed by the surrounding carnage.
• Spicoli enjoyed every moment of the format. YHC is thankful for his videography!
• Burns leaned into the grind with a look that said, “This is awful… but correct.” He was caught wondering why he came again.
• Adobe stayed polite and dependable, refusing to crack despite repeated structural stress tests.
• Cruiser planned his next session of his evil lab while he breezed through the burpees
• Rubber Ducky openly wished to go back into the rain, apparently offended by the dry comfort of the garage and longing for true misery.
• Bootsy put in relentless work with zero theatrics, just quiet suffering and honest reps. The man has some ups, for real
• Chisel lived up to the name—sharp, efficient, and clearly forged for this kind of punishment.
• Dr. Toot, our resident dentist, provided both delightful stories and atmospheric disruption, breaking wind with a frequency that suggested either nervous energy or an aggressive fiber regimen.
• Lambchop stayed in the fight well past the point of reason, he didn’t negotiate as much as usual – odd?