SHAKESPEARE

F3 Nickname: Shakespeare

F3 Start Date: April 2020

Main AO:  Bridge/Hemingway

First AO:  Greyhound (under DIY’s command)

Q. How did you get your F3 nickname?

A. I think Mr. Texas and Slides were in cahoots, so when I showed up to my first work out, they already had a few names in mind. :) Originally it was going to be hamlet, but someone mentioned Shakespeare and I think it had a little bit more bravado. DIY kindly pivoted and selected Shakespeare, which I must admit I’m quite fond of. Or in better English, as my inner Shakespeare is wont to do, it is a name OF WHICH i am quite fond :) (never ending on a preposition and all the shit)

Q. Where was your first Q and what do you remember most about it?

A. My first ever Q, I think was at the Greyhound in which I planned out a shoulder blaster. We did bear crawls, and mini bears in cadence, and crawling the football field for awhile. Good times.

Q. You are big into rucking….and believe you started American Ruck? Tell me more about that and how you’ve been able to incorporate that into your F3 life?

A. Rucking helped keep me sane through Covid and taught me the valuable lessons that friendship and fellowship can bring while under load. It’s the kind of thing where, instead of having to go grab a coffee and sit down, we can be doing something while checking in with another guy and learning about their life and struggles. There’s a certain kind of trauma bonding while rucking that can’t be replicated many other places. The heavy rucks are the ones that teach you how important your brothers are to bear weight alongside. The long, arduous rucks are the ones that show you your mental and physical bounds. I’m proud of what we’ve built with americanruck, which is a veteran co owned and American-loving group of studs that doesn’t take itself too seriously and loves functional design, multipurpose innovation and delicious gains. Our patent pending PAINcake is a labor of love by PAX and for PAX to be a better coupon and one that likes to travel with you :) Some of our glow stuff is ready made for the gloom. All in scope for the F3 community we love.

Q. You saved my (P.O.) life…or at least my fingers lives at REBOOT 2022 when you lended me your gloves…..just how cold was that morning?

A. Frigid, brother, haha. But leaders serve and when one of my guys needs something more than me, I want to lend a hand (or save two in this case). 

Q. What did you enjoy most about that event and as legend has it....did you really eat 6 Hamburgers at Moonies for lunch that afternoon?

A. The lore is strong and I’ll elect to remain mysterious than mythbust. I’ll say this. I can house more burgers and delete more fries than a man thrice my size (yes, Shakespeare is allowed to use words like “thrice” and refer to himself in the third person, lol)

Thanks for letting me share. Aye!