F3 Q: 12.1.22
The 1st Q of the Last Month of 22
[ The Scene ]
- 40s getting into the 30s
- Sun goin down
[ Welcome/Disclaimer ]
- Welcome to F3: Fitness – Fellowship – Faith
- My name is Steam and I’ll be your Q this morning
- A few things before we begin:
- I’m not a professional
- You’re here on your own volition
- You know your injuries if you have any so if you need to modify anything we do today feel free to do so, but push yourselves and the men around you. They deserve it and so do you.
- FNGs? – 0
[ Warm o Rama ]
- Rockette: 10×4
- SSH: 10×4
- Zombie walk from one end of the parking lot to the other
- SSH: 10×4
- Merkin: 10×4
- SSH: 10×4
- High Knees down and back
- SSH: 10×4
Tour de Lights
[ The Thang ]
(Mosey to the Coliseum)
— Stop 1: Top of the Dragon
- 5s (1:1, 2:2. 3:3, etc)
- POC: Top + 3rd light down
- Xs
- Top: Mountain Climbers (4ct)
- Man Makers (8 count)
— Stop 2: Roundabout before the Coliseum
- Core 4: 25 merkins, 25 squats, 25 BBS, + 25 Carolina dry docks
- All on a 1 count
- In between each X, we’re going to run to the top where the building is, and execute 10 SSH together
— Stop 3: Middle of the Coliseum
- The Triangle Pyramid
- 3 POC: Think of the coliseum like a triangle – 2 base points on either side of the bottom + the top point where the admin doors are)
- Starting on the right, we’re going to run the triangle, but it’s going to be pyramid style, meaning that the Xs are going to build upon each other
- C1: 1 cone (SSH)
- C2: 2 cones (Merkins + Imperial Walkers)
- C3: 3 cones (LBCs, Flutter Kicks, Dips)
- Everything is 20 reps, on a 1 count
— Core 4 looking over at the lights
- American Hammer: 25×4
- LLBC: 25×4
- Penguin: 25×4
- Dead Bug: 25×4
(Mosey back to the AO)
[ Mary ]
- ATMs
- SWS
[ COT ]
- # off – 13
- Name o Rama: Pele, Lillydipper, Tank, Title9, Pusher, Doubtfire, Dawg Paddle, Rooney, Brick, High-Heels, Abacus, Onstar, Steam
- FNGs – 0
- BOM
Where Are You?
- Genesis 3:6-12
“When the woman saw that the fruit of the tree was good for food and pleasing to the eye, and also desirable for gaining wisdom, she took some and ate it. She also gave some to her husband, who was with her, and he ate it. Then the eyes of both of them were opened, and they realized they were naked; so they sewed fig leaves together and made coverings for themselves. Then the man and his wife heard the sound of the Lord God as he was walking in the garden in the cool of the day, and they hid from the Lord God among the trees of the garden. But the Lord God called to the man, “Where are you?” He answered, “I heard you in the garden, and I was afraid because I was naked; so I hid.” And he said, “Who told you that you were naked? Have you eaten from the tree that I commanded you not to eat from?” The man said, “The woman you put here with me—she gave me some fruit from the tree, and I ate it.”
(https://my.bible.com/bible/111/GEN.3.6-12)
3 things I want to point out as we head into the last month of this year:
- “She also gave some to her husband, who was with her, and he ate it.” — What locations are you allowing yourself or the loved ones around you to be in? Mental, physical, emotional, spiritual, sexual locations that are good and healthy or locations that may not be as conducive to how we’re called to walk as HIM.
- “God called to the man and asked “Where are you?” — God will always call Adam first. It’s not a sexist thing or misogynist thing, it’s by design. We as men are called to lead. And we will answer for how we’ve led. Why would God ask Adam “Where are you?” when he knew exactly where he was at? Now that’s a powerful question. A question we can all intentionally ask ourselves and others as we enter into the last month of 22 and into a new year – Where am I? Or where are you? Emotionally, physically, mentally, spiritually, relationally, sexually, etc.
- “The man said “The woman you put here with me-she gave me some fruit from the tree, and I ate it.” – This is where I get it wrong so much of the time when I’m convicted – it’s not my fault, it’s her. Or it’s their fault. Or it’s the circumstances’ fault. And some of that may be true. But what would it look like to have a generation of men stand up and say “It’s not my fault, but it’s my duty. My duty as a steward of what’s been entrusted to me, my duty as a gardener, protector, and HIM.”
Closing — It’s easy to show up to a 45 minute workout (for me at least) and not be real. “How’s it going? Good? Good!” But I want to invite myself and all of us into a very scary and eye opening endeavor over the next 30 days – check your location. Where are you? Really? Take stock on your location mentally, physically, emotionally, sexually, spiritually, relationally, professionally, etc. The greatest thing about sharing your location with someone is that it demands accountability.
F3 never has been, and never will be a men’s ministry. However, a men’s movement? Absolutely. Why? Because men are called to MOVE.
