Launch right, live right.
QIC: Rudolph
Date: 8.18.2025
PAX: Brittani, Transcript, Burns, Wobegon
This is the first time I’ve never personally scouted a foreign AO that I have the Q for, before. Burns gave me a good indication that almost all the tools are there, and truly there are some great ones. Still, I wondered what would live up to Launchpad stats and then it hit me: starting the work week, so let’s get the whole body engage, along with classic F3 Bootcamp experience. So I made a plan and expected it to be good time. Off to sleep I went content with a plan.
I woke up before the alarm for 4:45 goes off, just minutes before. Don’t you hate that “holy hell I have the Q did I miss the alarm?” feeling? Luckily the plan came through. Due to setting out clothes and water the night before it was off to the races on my 25 minute trek to Launchpad. Enjoyable ride! I pull in and one other truck is there, and good for me it’s two compadres of Brittani and Transcript. Burns comes running out of other side of the park to the picnic shelter, and Wobegon rolls up as the normal strong/silent type. I put on the music, said the mission statement, told them they can’t sue me for suggesting doing stupid stuff, and said they know the 5 core so let’s get to work.
Warmarama: my normal, show to know. Onto what I consider a classic bootcamp experience:
- DORA – 100 Merkins, 200 Squats, 300 LBC’s. I’ve not met Brittani before so I chose him as my partner, and put the other 3 together telling Wobegon to shadow Transcript, as I know he can handle the mission. Good work here, that shed is amazing for covered runs; likely the best place to do cardio in the rain for all AO’s I’ve seen. After a few legs I said to NUR back to make it more interesting. Bursitis was kicking in but great work all. So now full body is activated and really warm. Onto…
- Pushing Rocks – literally. We went to the (troll?) bridge and grabbed rocks for curls, tricep extensions, shoulder presses and upright rows. My current program has me doing these on Monday so NONE shall escape. Super set with a 10 down to 5 rep master set, going curl:extension and then presses:rows. Good mumble chatter here, seemed like everyone picked a rock that could whip their ass. I like that. Onto….
- BearBurpeeBlitz – Pickleball courts are tight! By that I mean nice, clean and a great place to work. Two things I love: bearcrawls and burpees. However, today needed some extra juice since it’s Launchpad….Navy Seals Burpees. So, everyone line up, bearcrawl to a white line, do a navy seal, then proceed through the whole court. Transcript pushed that rock hard here, sharpened about 1 pound of iron off of my ass. Burns gets credit for going back to catch a line he missed, accountable! Wobe pushed and Brittani held down the fort. Okay, going back we will bearcrawl but do what I do, which was a mix of regular Merks, Diamond Merks, some other stupid stuff. We would have done seals back but time was running low. Next is….
- Mary – all F3 has to do it, we went around the circle (Burns tried to EH someone so he was excused) and got some good work in. Don’t remember what everyone called, but we still had 3 minutes left! So what do you do if you have time left? Cooldown with…
- Burpee Waterfall – the best cooldown, 3 groups and one after another. After the first half I think Burns and Transcript noticed that some jackass was picking up the pace and we actually did more in the second half than the first. Not sure who that was….
TIME – and back we went to the shelter, having done a classic bootcamp with all the necessary components of a good, manly workout (full body, weights, cardio, washboard abs, stretch it out).
ANNOUNCEMENTS – Samaritans Ministries tonight (8.18).
PRAYERS – as Transcript said, and I quote, “God knows. Let’s go.”. I’ll have to remember that one when I’m in a rush 🙂
COT – we out.
MOLESKIN – great AO, no reason for all these men who surround the neighborhood not to be involved, but it’s TOUGH getting a new AO to catch fire. T-claps to Burns for pushing this so much. It may be right beside his house but he has his community in mind first, so that’s what makes him an awesome HIM. I prayed us out to start the week right, launch off the pad right and do right. You ever see what kind of damage (good I mean) 5 strong, committed guys can do in this world? Bootcamp is to prepare you for what you don’t know is coming, join the Launchpad and launch right.
AWARDS:
Wobegon – Clint Eastwood award (strong & silent)
Burns – Ben Affleck award (accountable)
Brittani – Mark Wahlberg award (huge set of balls to have open heart surgery and push like he did…Lord a’mercy)
Transcript – Liam Neeson award (he pushed and tracked my ass on that Pickleball court like crazy)
Always a pleasure – RUDOLPH
