Author: wstark

Playlist from this morning:
Boulevard of Broken Dreams
Under Pressure
Bad Day
Hurt
Hall of Fame
Ace in the hole
Georgia on my mind
Numb
Another one bites the dust
Im still standing

4/14/25
Camelot

Pax:
Thor – q
Huckleberry
Wax On
Spaulding
Rudy
Fat Amy
Purdy
Norm
Mile High
Beretta

It was a murph. Day 2. Murph 2

Echo-Q
Irish Hoss
Guardian
Fossil
Nitrous
Capitol
Opening, warm ups, arm circles, circle arms, Willie Mays Hayes, potato pickers
Beatdown was 2 rounds of exercises
Round 1
10 man makers , 10 WW3’s, 10 squat thrusters, 10 American hammers with block, 10 block squats, 25 block rows, 25 curls
Round 2
20 flutter kicks 2×1, 20 big boys, 20 squats, 20 LBC’s, 20 American hammers
That’s 200 reps a full round. Shooting for 1,000, but no one made it. Irish Hoss was close.
COT Capitol was 6, prayers for Irish Hoss traveling, Shane, and Purdy’s family

QIC –
Stark

PAX –
Landslide
Coconut

The Thang
A little Cadence Warmup – Chain Breakers, Windmills, Potato Pickers, Lunges
Main Event –
3 Rounds for Time:

*Broad jump 10 yards

*10 Burpees, 10 Bonnie Blaires(jump lunges), 10 Big Boys

*Broad jump 10 yards

*10 Burpees, 10 Bonnie Blaires, 10 Big Boys

*Broad jump 10 yards

*10 Burpees, 10 Bonnie Blaires, 10 Big Boys

*Bearcrawl 30 yards back to Starting Line

Then 3 laps of a cool down.
Then 6 exercises led in a COP – Mountain Climbers, Dead Bug, Star Fish SU's, Nolan Ryan's, Pickle Pointers, Freddy Mercury's

COR – Prayers for those who follow Holy Week. Its a powerful time in our faith.

Always an Honor
Always My Pleasure
~Stark

Partner Work

Pax:
Armstrong
Deliverance (Q)
Fallout Boy
Pinto
Raven

Circuit of 6 exercises done as a pair for 90 seconds each. At the completion of the circuit, 30 second rest to change partners. Odd man out was solo for the exercises.
Sledge hammer, Battle Rope / Block Press, Sit up Block Pass, Curl Block Pass, Tire Jump Up, Tire Flip.

The 11th Hour
PreThang:
11 Don Quixote’s
11 Thrusters
11 Merkins
11 4-count Jacks
11 Jungle Boy Squats

Thang:
10:1 ratio of exercise with 30 yard MOT between each rep count. Reps count +- per round to count down/up from 10 (I.e. 9:2, 8:3, 7:4, etc.)
Exercises: Burpee & BBC (4-count)

MOT: Murder bunny, bear crawl, run, rifle carry, & crawl bear (X2)

PostThang:
11 Don Quixote’s
11 Thrusters
11 Merkins
11 4-count Jacks
11 Jungle Boy Squats

1 Kingsbury Lap

COT
PAX: Southie and Colson

F3 BB
Backblast: April 8th, 2025
AO: Necropolis (Moved to Grantland Rotary Park 26350 Fort Meigs Rd, Perrysburg, OH 43551)
Workout: Grantland 5k Training Week 8

PAX:
Capitol – Q
Echo
Full Pull
Norm
Photon
Mile High
Coconut
Sven
Wario
Thor
Gold Star
Pimento
Purdy
Guardian
Badger

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

The “Thang”:
Dynamic Stretches: SSH, Leg Swings, High Knees, Butt Kicks
Warmup: 5 minute run easy, around the parking lot to the start line.
Workout: 5k time trial. Run the loop around Ft. Meigs elementary 3x and cones mark the distances for each mile and the finish.
Cooldown: Pickup the six, return to the shelter.

Ended with COT:

Count-O-Rama
Name-O-Rama
The Six – Coconut
Announcements
LDP
Ball of Man

Backblast – April 12, 2025
AO: The Fortress – Grace Church – Perrysburg, OH
PAX:
Geppetto – Q
Bourbon
Tarnished
Van Wilder
Golden Gate
Mile High
Spaulding
Coconut
Doubtfire

Workout: Blackjack

No FNG’s so right into F3 Mission and Core Principles:
F3 – Fitness, Fellowship, Faith
Mission –Plant, grow and serve small workout groups for men for the invigoration of male community leadership.
The core principles of F3 are that it must:
Be free of charge
Be open to all men
Be held outdoors, rain or shine, heat or cold
Be 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.
End with a Circle of Trust
Credo: Leave no man behind but leave no man where you find him.

Warm Up:
Arm Circle OYO
Imperial Walkers IC
Mountain Climbers IC
Willie Mays Hayes IC

The “Thang”:

Twenty-One’s
Squats at one end, Merkins at the other

Intermission:
Twenty One SSH’s in Super Secret Cadence

Dealers Choice Tables
Table one: Burpees
Table two: Overhead claps
Table Three: Mountain Climbers

Halted once Spaulding completed two full circuits

Intermission:
Twenty One SSH’s in Super Secret Cadence

Blackjack Suicides
Run to cone one: seven jump squats
Run back to start
Run to cone two: seven jump squats
Run back to start
Run to cone three: seven jump squats

Halt once five PAX have completed three cycles

One cycle of same but with Big Boi Sit Ups

Cooldown:
Toe Touches
Butterflly hamstring stretch
Hip stretch

Ended with:
Count-O-Rama
Name-O-Rama
The “Six”: Golden Gate

Announcements – Convergence May 10th.

Ball of Man – Prayers for Oregon family and community. Prayers for Golden Gate’s daughter.

Spreadsheets from the Gloom: Small but mighty group today. Thanks for joining me for my 200th Q.
It was an honor to lead.

Playlist: ​​https://music.apple.com/us/playlist/blackjack/pl.u-DdANGAPuEk13g.

Backblast – April 12, 2025
AO: The Fortress – Grace Church – Perrysburg, OH
PAX:
Geppetto – Q
Bourbon
Tarnished
Van Wilder
Golden Gate
Mile High
Binford
Doubtfire

Workout: Leadership Ruck – Thinking in Bets

No FNG’s so right into F3 Mission and Core Principles:
F3 – Fitness, Fellowship, Faith
Mission –Plant, grow and serve small workout groups for men for the invigoration of male community leadership.
The core principles of F3 are that it must:
Be free of charge
Be open to all men
Be held outdoors, rain or shine, heat or cold
Be 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.
End with a Circle of Trust
Credo: Leave no man behind but leave no man where you find him.

Warm Up:
Michael Phelps OYO
Willie Mays Hayes in cadence
Side Straddle Hops in cadence

The “Thang”:
Intro & Overview: “Thinking in Bets” by Annie Duke
At the very start of Thinking in Bets, Annie Duke recounts the now-famous moment from Super Bowl XLIX in 2015 when the Seattle Seahawks, just one yard from the end zone, chose to pass the ball instead of running it with Marshawn Lynch. The pass was intercepted by Malcolm Butler of the Patriots, ending the game—and instantly becoming one of the most criticized play calls in football history.
How Annie Frames the Seahawks Story:
Duke uses this example to show how people confuse decision quality with outcome quality. Most of the world judged that decision as terrible because it didn’t work. But Annie argues that this judgment is a classic example of “resulting”—a term she uses to describe when we judge a decision solely based on its outcome.
She explains that the pass play actually increased the team’s chances of scoring in the limited time they had, and many experts agreed it was statistically sound. It just happened to go wrong. So was it a bad decision? Not necessarily—it was just a bad result.
How It Relates to the Book’s Theme:
This story perfectly sets up the book’s central thesis: We live in a world full of uncertainty and chance. Good decisions can lead to bad outcomes, and bad decisions can lead to good ones. If we judge our choices only by whether they “worked,” we won’t learn well or improve our thinking.

We often think life is about making the “right” decision. But Annie Duke, a former professional poker player, challenges that idea. In Thinking in Bets, she argues that life, like poker, is a game of decision-making under uncertainty. We can make good decisions and still have bad outcomes—and vice versa. The key is to stop judging decisions solely by their results and start thinking more like a poker player: focusing on the quality of the decision process, not just the outcome.
This book isn’t just about poker or gambling—it’s about how we think, how we judge, and how we can get better at both. It’s especially relevant for men in leadership, business, and relationships—anywhere decisions matter and uncertainty is the norm.

Key Concepts & Group Questions
Resulting: Separating Outcomes from Decisions

Concept: We tend to judge the quality of a decision based on whether the outcome was good or bad. But because outcomes are influenced by luck and unknowns, this thinking can lead to poor learning.

Question:

Can you think of a time when you made a good decision but got a bad result—or vice versa? How did that shape your thinking going forward?

Thinking in Probabilities, Not Certainties

Concept: Duke encourages us to think in terms of probabilities instead of black-and-white outcomes. Rarely is anything 100% or 0%.

Question:

How comfortable are you with uncertainty when making decisions? What would it look like to start thinking in probabilities instead of absolutes?

The Influence of Bias and Emotion

Concept: We’re wired to defend our beliefs and ignore conflicting evidence. Emotions and confirmation bias can cloud good decision-making.

Question:

What’s one area of your life where emotion might be leading your decision-making more than logic or reflection? How can you step back and “zoom out” in that area?

The Role of Accountability Partners and “Truth-Seeking Groups”

Concept: Duke advocates for surrounding yourself with people who value truth over being right. These people challenge your thinking, ask hard questions, and help you learn.

Question:

Who are your “truth-tellers”? Are you open to feedback and correction—or do you mostly seek agreement?

Ended with:
Count-O-Rama
Name-O-Rama
The “Six”: Van Wilder – Joined the group because he was working with a personal trainer (Yeti) and he wanted something more economical. Yeti let him know about F3. Has been fartsacking a little lately but appreciates the encouragement and consistency he finds with the group.

Announcements – Convergence May 10th.

Ball of Man – Let by Bourbon as YHC set up for the workout

Spreadsheets from the Gloom: Good conversation today. Hope the men in attendance got something out of the topic

4/13/25
Pump Sation Beatdown
Pax:
Thor – Q
Carmen San Diego
Crawdad
Nitrous
Huckleberry
Thai Guy
Tarnished
Wax On
Spaulding
Rudy
Badger

1 Mile Run
100 Pullups
200 Merkins
300 Squats
1 mile run

Today we ran to Woodlands Park which was just about 1.15 miles away.