Backblast: August 23rd, 2026
AO: The Pump Station – Hood Park – Perrysburg, OH
PAX:
Photon – Q
Bobber
Shepherd
Ukulele
Workout: Worst of BS '25 Day 1 – Burpee Guley
FNG’s: N/A
Mission and Principles:
F3: Fitness, Fellowship, Faith
Mission: To plant, grow and serve small workout groups for men for the invigoration of male community leadership.
The core principles of F3 are that it is always:
1. Free of charge
2. Open to all men
3. Held outdoors, rain or shine, heat or cold
4. Led by men who participate in the workout in a rotating fashion, with no training or certification necessary. You versus you. Modify or stop an exercise if you need to. The most important thing is that nobody gets hurt.
5. Ends with a Circle of Trust
Credo: Leave no man behind but leave no man where you find him
Warm-up: N/A
Who’s got time for warmups when you’re trying to knock out 400 burpees in 51 minutes?
The “Thang”:
For each 1 minute round, perform X number of burpees and rest the remainder of the minute. Repeato for 51 rounds. Burpee counts by round are as follows:
Min. #Burpee
1 9
2 9
3 9
4 9
5 9
6 9
7 9
8 9
9 9
10 8
11 8
12 8
13 8
14 8
15 8
16 8
17 8
18 7
19 7
20 7
21 7
22 7
23 7
24 7
25 6
26 6
27 6
28 6
29 6
30 6
31 5
32 5
33 5
34 5
35 5
36 6
37 6
38 6
39 6
40 7
41 7
42 7
43 8
44 8
45 9
46 10
47 11
48 12
49 13
50 14
51 15
Tot: 400
Ended with:
Count-O-Rama: 4
Name-O-Rama
The Six – Shepherd
LDP3
Ball of Man
Spreadsheets from the Gloom: This was the first day of the “Worst Of Black Swamp 2025” week and it started with…4 PAX. Does the title scare guys off? Maybe guys are just tired of doing 400 burpees in a sitting? Summer holiday interference? Whatever the reason, we still had four strong for the Gulley, with Bobber taking his first stab at it. Fortunately for us, it was probably the most favorable weather to date for a run through of this beatdown. It was cooler, dryer, and a nice wind kept us feeling fresher, longer. So fresh, in fact, that we finally had some finishers IN THE ALOTTED TIME. Both Ukulele and Shepherd both finished the final round of 15 with time to spare. And proceeded to complete the final 18 reps with Bobber and I. Was a great feat and a reminder that the Gulley can be harder (and has already been made so). Now we need to see if anyone can complete the 451 burpee version in the allotted time.
No sense in messing with the playlist for this one. Banger after banger to keep energy high. How this doesn’t get nominated for “Best Playlist” is beyond me…
“Bodies” – Drowning Pool
“Your Time Has Come” – Audioslave
“Heavy” – Collective Soul
“Suffer Some” – Jane’s Addiction
“Let Me Drown” – Soundgarden
“In 2 Deep” – Kenny Wayne Shepherd Band
“The Hand That Feeds” – Nine Inch Nails
“The Pretender” – Foo Fighters
“Get Free” – The Vines
“Shallow Be Thy Game” – Red Hot Chili Peppers
“Take The Power Back” – Rage Against The Machine
“Pushin Forward Back” – Temple Of The Dog
“Make Yourself” – Incubus
“Why Go” –Pearl Jam
Despite the low numbers, it was a great start to the “Worst Of” week. Awesome to see a couple of PAX actually complete it in time. Look forward to more participation the next time around.
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