{"id":15931,"date":"2021-05-16T22:51:11","date_gmt":"2021-05-17T02:51:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.f3winstonsalem.com\/f3\/?p=15931"},"modified":"2021-05-16T23:00:15","modified_gmt":"2021-05-17T03:00:15","slug":"q-school-comes-to-alcatraz","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.f3winstonsalem.com\/f3\/2021\/05\/q-school-comes-to-alcatraz\/","title":{"rendered":"Q-school Comes to Alcatraz"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Since opening on January 30th, Alcatraz has hosted 11 FNGs, along with an additional number of newer PAX who had yet to live through their VQ. With many of these newer PAX becoming regulars, it became clear to YHC that Q-school was needed so that they would feel enabled and prepared to lead their first workout. F3, after all, is a self-led group. It\u2019s also beneficial for some of our established PAX to get a refresher and\/or re-familiarize themselves with things like the Mission Statement, 5 Core Principles, or to simply get to know our newer guys better. The timing of Huck&#8217;s Q worked out very well, considering he is our region&#8217;s 1stF Q and a Subject Matter Expert on all things Qing!<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><b>The Thang<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Huck kicked things off with some F3 history:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">F3 broke off from Campos in Charlotte (Freedom Park group) who wanted to stay a small group and not expand.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">OBT\/Dredd with permission broke off to share with others because they discovered that men in their \u201c3<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">rd<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> phase\u201d of life needed this the most.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">They used the Starfish\/Spider book to help establish an internal structure, and mobilize men to strengthen themselves in the community, fitness, and faith.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">F3 started on Jan 1<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">st<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> of 2011 AG middle School with 35 men.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">DashStrong started on January 4, 2014 as a plant with support from F3 Metro and F3 NoCo.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Crotch Rocket and Mini Me led the first workout in 18 degree weather.\u00a0 Winston-Salem grew steadily throughout the first half of 2014, planting new workouts on different days of the week and EHing FNGs to join the group.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">He then gave the Mission Statement:\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>\u201cTo plant, grow, and serve small workout groups for men, for the invigoration of male community leadership.\u201d<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">YHC chimed in with a question to the PAX asking how many came to F3 because it was a workout? And followed it up by asking how many have gotten more than just a workout? Followed then by some personal testimony about YHC joining seeking a place for 2nd and 3rd F as a priority, and about how F3 presents an opportunity to socially interact with men in a way that is often overlooked in today\u2019s society. \u201cIt\u2019s about the guy next to you.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Huck then discussed some good Q-etiquette, and best practices for planning your beatdown. Key advice was to ALWAYS plan extra. He then took the now cold PAX through over first Cadence, the SSH of course. We then headed to the rock pile and grabbed a rock. Moving back into a circle, every PAX in attendance took turns calling out an exercise of their choosing, words of encouragement and positive feedback were provided as needed. Exercises varied through multiple forms of Merkins, Abs, Squats, Cardio, a few OYO, and also Arm Swirly Things (a favorite story of mine to share from Sour Mash\u2019s VQ).<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">With an opportunity for questions, the PAX carefully returned their rocks, and YHC took over, leading us on a mosey to the far end of the church. The opportunity to Pick Up The 6 was then demonstrated, and we discussed how it is the Q\u2019s job to know where the 6 is at all times.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">We next discussed good non-cadence exercises, such as 11s, Three Man Grinders, and then partnered up for a half DORA of 50-100-150 merkins\/squats\/LBCs. This presented another good opportunity to demonstrate how to encourage one another during the run, modifying as necessary, MC during reps, and once again how to pick up the 6 with some groups finishing early.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">We moseyed back for a summary of how to end a beatdown, with Mary and how it offers a nice time cushion. We discussed pop-corn Mary, how it\u2019s ok to ask a veteran PAX to cover for you if winded or short on ideas. Mary was ended early to discuss what happens after the beatdown. How the prayer is not necessarily Christian, we are open to ALL men, including ALL faiths. We discussed Backblasts, and WHY they are not optional; how they create a sense of belonging for newer guys when they read their name mentioned, how the listed beatdown and MC create a Fear of Missing Out (FOMO) and make guys WANT to be at the next one. We also discussed how we gather metrics for attendance from BBs and how they help us know who to reach out and touch base with &#8211; it\u2019s about the guy next to you after all!<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><b>CoT<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Chris Cornett JR is Sea-Man\u2019s 2.0. He is a sophomore playing baseball at West Forsyth and is a big Braves fan. Braves connection were discussed and we agreed that Tomahawk was pretty awesome. There was also some good follow-up discussion on clarifying if it was potentially offensive, and in the end we agreed that with the Navy connection, and as the name of a tool, it was cool to keep. Good to have these types of discussions!<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Thanksgiving from McHale for solving problems at work.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Prayers for Nitro\u2019s Mother In Law who has been sick for a while and likely heading toward a fatal outcome.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">YHC took us out and lifted up prayers and giving thanks for the great morning.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><b>NMM<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Lots of great MC and comments throughout!<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">YHC was especially grateful for Nitro to be there, he had been gone a while taking care of his MIL, and he provided some great feedback and comments throughout Q-school. #WarDaddyWisdown<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Lots of new guys signed up for their VQs including:<\/span>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Crash: Alcatraz on 5\/29<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Sea-Man: Distillery 6\/17<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Jerk: Alcatraz on 6\/19<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Subfloor: Alcatraz on 6\/26<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Workbench: Mayhem on 6\/30<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Tweety Bird: Mayhem on 7\/29<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Great to see Sea-Man bring his 2.0 out, and the fact that Tomahawk nailed the Cadence was quite impressive to say the least.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Sour Mash tried to get us coffee but we\u2019ve been striking out lately getting a place that\u2019s ready to serve before 8am\u2026 Hey TheJerk, time to open up the coffee bar??<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Hop came out, and we were all very appreciative of him sharing his story and asking for his name change to Hop. #HIM<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Spicoli came out to compare notes to his previous Q-schools, I\u2019m curious to hear those thoughts!<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">RB had ample time to prove himself a Cyborg with the rock.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Bullwinkle called Rock Mountain Climbers which Zima loved. YHC thought it was a simple change that made it harder on the shoulders!<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Shout out to Burlap who was 1st F Q when YHC started and co-Qed Q-school with Starfish for YHC\u2019s first Q-school.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Thanks to the great group of HIMs who attended! Hopefully it was an informative morning that helped enable our newer guys to step up, and also reminded some of our more veteran PAX of how and why we do things the way we do at F3. Looking forward to attending those future VQs!<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Huck and Van Gogh<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Since opening on January 30th, Alcatraz has hosted 11 FNGs, along with an additional number of newer PAX who had yet to live through their VQ. 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