CHERNOBYL

Birthname: Pat Rehm

Age:  40

F3 Nickname:  Chernobyl

F3 Start Date:  8/24/2019

Main AO:  CPL (Robin’s Hood) 

Q. How did you get your F3 Nickname?  

A. I started my professional career as an X-Ray Technologist and still hold an active license.   At my first workout with Golden Pinky and Newton, they kicked around ideas and Golden Pinky came up with Chernobyl named after the nuclear disaster in Ukraine.    Chernobyl= Radiation.   I thought it was pretty clever.    

Q. Where was your first Q and what intrigued you the most about F3?  

A. My first workout was at Robin’s Hood.  I heard about F3 from a Facebook post by Golden Pinky.  At the time I was looking for something different for my workout and exercise routine as I had been going to the gym by myself for years and it was getting old, boring, and stale.   The Facebook post said “free” so I thought, sure I’ll try it out and see.  I wasn’t sure what to think when I showed up and we were lifting cinder blocks and had weird names for everything.  I went home and told my M, “I think I may have just joined a Cult; I even got a new name.”  Fast forward to a couple of workouts later and I showed up for this month-long workout routine called IRON PAX.   According to the PAX, it was going to be tough.  They were right.  It was an extreme workout that showed me that I wasn’t as in shape as I thought I was.  That really hooked me.  I learned quickly this was not an easy boot camp workout group, it was more serious than that.   In addition, the fellowship and comradery were something that I was sorely missing in my life.   I jumped right in getting involved in the 3rdF Q and then becoming a 1st F Q. 

Q. Do you recall your VQ….how did that go and what would you say to someone thinking of doing their VQ? 

A. I remember being nervous for my VQ but I also prepared a lot for it.  I had to write my workout out on a piece of paper (Wienke) so that I could remember everything.  I even made notes about how to count cadence and the order to say things.  Honestly, that really helped me out.  The PAX also helped tremendously by correcting things and giving confidence. My advice for those wanting to do the VQ is don’t worry about being perfect.  You will probably make a mistake here or there or have to adjust on the fly, which is completely fine.  That is how we learn to lead, and the other PAX will be there to help support.  Once you do the first one, they all get easier from there.  

Q. First time you and I (P.O.) met was on a 4 mile run with Golden Pinky I believe….what impressed you the most about me?

A. The shine on your bald head was so impressive in the evening moonlight (I believe it was an evening run). That is what I remember the most!

*Disclaimer:  Bald men can make bald jokes with other bald men