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The Equalizer – New AOQ Edition

THE SCENE: 40ish. Pleasant

F3 WELCOME & DISCLAIMER

WARM-O-RAMA:

  • SSH IC | Windmills IC
  • Grady Corns IC | Rockettes IC

THA-THANG:

Partner up & alternate AMRAP of the exercise with running to the next station and back. Teams advance when both partners have done all three exercises.

Station 1 – Boat parking/Playground Light Pole

  • Burpees
  • Lunges
  • BBS

Station 2 – Light pole at top of bermuda/crosswalk

  • Hand Release Merks
  • Squats
  • Hello Dolly

Station 3 – Light pole at top of curvy parking

  • Dry Docks
  • Bridge
  • Flutter Kicks

Station 4 – Stonehenge light pole

  • Shoulder Taps
  • Step Ups
  • Imperial Walkers

Station 5 – Top of the world light pole

  • Diamond Merks
  • SSH
  • Box Cutters

MARY:

  • Australian Snow Angels
  • Hello Dolly

COUNT-OFF & NAME-O-RAMA

CIRCLE OF TRUST/BOM: 

Mark 2:1-5 — When Jesus returned to Capernaum several days later, the news spread quickly that he was back home. Soon the house where he was staying was so packed with visitors that there was no more room, even outside the door. While he was preaching God’s word to them, four men arrived carrying a paralyzed man on a mat. They couldn’t bring him to Jesus because of the crowd, so they dug a hole through the roof above his head. Then they lowered the man on his mat, right down in front of Jesus. Seeing their faith, Jesus said to the paralyzed man, “My child, your sins are forgiven.”

Who can you count on to carry your mat? Are you surrounding yourself with the kind of people you can count on, when the chips are down, when the odds are not in your favor, to put you on their shoulders and carry you to Jesus.

ANNOUNCEMENTS: CSAUP, Convergence, Q Calendar

PRAYER

Spy Wednesday

THE SCENE:

Partly Cloudy Temperature Humidity Feels like Wind Speed Wind Direction
62 ℉ 79% 62 ℉ 5.5 mi/h S

F3 WELCOME & DISCLAIMER.
Delivered as desired. I am not a professional.

WARM-O-RAMA:

20 SSHs,  10 Imperial Storm Troopers, 10 Rockettes, 10F/10B Tie-Fighters, 3 Cherry Pickers.

THA-THANG:

Mosey .25 miles (basically to restrooms).

Rep counts of 10-9-8-7-6-5-4-3-2-1 for each of these three exercises. So, 10 of each then BBS, then 9 of each 10 BBS, 8 of each 10 BBS, to 1 of each.
Burpees
Jump squats
Merkins
10 BBS between each round.
Recover if PAX mumble chatter begins to indicate lack of ability to continue.

Fellowship Mosey to parking area near Smoke House (CMUs).

14 Hindu Squats, 1 Merkin
13 Hindu Squats, 2 Merkins
12 Hindu Squats, 3 Merkins
…continue this pattern until…
2 Hindu Squats, 13 Merkins
1 Hindu Squats, 14 Merkins
Recover after rabbits finish.

Go and grab CMU. Only one and circle up.

10 CPRs in cadence. (Combination of 3 Arm exercises with CMU. Starting position like doing curls and done all together in a 4-Count cadence: 1 = “C”url, 2 = Overhead “P”ress, 3 = Tricep “R”aise, 4 = Return to starting position. )

Gorilla Complex
With a CMU 8 Curls For Girls, 8 High Pulls, 8 Overhead Presses, 8 Tricep Extensions, then drop coupon for 8 Merkins. Follow this up by a quick mosey for a brief upper body recovery, typically no more than 50 yards. Rinse and Repeat 8 Times. We only got 4 rounds in.

Mosey back to AO
MARY:
15 Flutter Kicks and Recover
COUNT-OFF & NAME-O-RAMA
11 Brothers.
CIRCLE OF TRUST/BOM:

It’s Holy Wednesday (Spy Wednesday). Traditionally thought of as the day that Judas worked out his deal to hand Jesus over to authorities. For 3 years Judas had been with Jesus. But Judas wanted something different than what Jesus was giving. Judas received 30 silver pieces for betraying Jesus. Have you kept your faith? To what degree? If the price were right, would you betray Jesus and deny him?

 

MOLESKIN:
For Ribbed’s M and the continued healing of her hands. For Choir Boy and the decisions/opportunities he’s facing. For Will a student with Stripped was while he was in Student Ministry, who is staring down a 12-14 hour surgery tomorrow. For all of our F3 brothers battling injuries. And for all the sick and suffering.  For the unsaid prayers in our hearts.

ANNOUNCEMENTS:

CSAUP at Haw’s Ridge in May 6th.
Flag handover Friday 4/15 at The Equalizer.

A Break In The Storm @ DogPound 4-12-22

THE SCENE: Wet with frequent lightning and thunder right up until go-time, when it all dissipated to provide us with a perfect 40 minute window of mostly rainless workout weather
F3 WELCOME & DISCLAIMER
WARM-O-RAMA:
SSH IC x 20; feet together touch toes 20-seconds; LBAC IC x 5 each way; grab a CMU and mosey across towards the Thunderdome
THA-THANG:
EV.1 – Abs Circuit – 4 exercises > 30 seconds of work / 15 seconds of rest > 4 sets of each before moving to the next > 20 seconds recovery between exercises

1 – Elbow Plank

2 – Flutter Kick

3 – Freddie Mercury w/ full range of motion (we turned the FM into an actual ab exercise instead of a race to see how quickly one can turn his neck back and forth – in standard BBS position, the left foot is raised until the knee meets the right elbow.  Shoulders and foot are then returned all the way back to the ground before switching sides).

4 – Dead Bug

EV.2 – CMU Circuit – (performed at the center circle of the Thunderdome) 8 exercises > 20 seconds of work /  10 seconds of rest > 5 sets of each before moving to the next > 30 seconds to jog to the baseline of the Thunderdome and Bernie back to your CMU

1 – Curl

2 – Toe Tap Block-Overs

3  – Thrusters

4 – Burpee Block-Overs

5 – Single-Arm Shoulder Press (sitting or standing)

6 – Deadlifts

7 – American Hammers w/ CMU

8 – Hip to Halo

MARY:
Booked it back to the AO w/ CMU’s to make it on time
COUNT-OFF & NAME-O-RAMA
5 total with 2 early departures for “meetings”
CIRCLE OF TRUST/BOM:
1 – make Easter meaningful this year.  The culmination of events that occurred on this week so many years ago is the most important happening in all of human history.  Don’t overlook it.  Understand and appreciate the sacrifice that was made, and consider Jesus’s invitation to “come to me”.

2 – Big props to all the Men who’ve toughed it out through the winter months.  As the temps increase so will the size of the COT.  Give yourself a pat on the back if you’ve maintained consistency throughout the cold season.

MOLESKIN:

Matthew 11: 28-30 – Come to me, all who labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest.  Take my yoke upon you, and learn from me, for I am gentle and lowly in heart, and you will find rest for your souls.  For my yoke is easy, and my burden is light.

ANNOUNCEMENTS:
The Flag is being passed at The Equalizer this Friday, April 15th, at 0530.  Be there.

Q2– Pre-Easter at the Equalizer

THE SCENE: 51 degrees out
F3 WELCOME & DISCLAIMER
WARM-O-RAMA:

SSH*25

Rockettes *10

Cherry pickers *5

Grady corns *15

Baby arm circles *10

Reverse baby arm circles *10

Tempo squats *10

THA-THANG:

 Mosey to Bermuda Triangle—

Lunges between wide Merkins, Carolina dry docks, Merkins 20, 15, 10

 Mosey a lap

Shoulder taps and hanging v ups. 11s

Rows, Overhead press, curls with a rock *20

10 squats with a rock

Mosey a lap

5 pull ups

Mosey a lap

MARY:

Imperial walkers 4*20

Squats *10

Mountain Climbers *15

Sumo squats *10

Flutter kicks 4*10

LBCs 4*10

Star gazers/stretch 1  min

COUNT-OFF & NAME-O-RAMA
11 fine gentlemen

CIRCLE OF TRUST/BOM:
With Easter upcoming where we celebrate life, death, and resurrection of Jesus Christ, we naturally ask: Who is Jesus?  What is He like?

He is never “too cool” for anyone.  He approached lepers. He played with children.  He talked with Samaritan women. He showed compassion to tax collectors, beggars, thieves, and widows. He noticed people that were mourning, sick, frightened, and having financial troubles. He saw people as they were, loved them, and also saw what they could become. He stood up for outcasts, for the publicly shamed.

Yet with His radical inclusivity He never condoned unrighteousness, even a little. He taught hard truths, truths that are still hard—both to swallow and to live.  He taught “except ye shall keep my commandments . . . ye shall in no case enter into the kingdom of heaven.”  He taught that not only should we not kill, we shouldn’t be angry with or say unkind things to or about each other, and instead actively work to reconcile our differences.  He taught we should actively try to keep our thoughts morally clean, not just have chaste and virtuous behavior. He taught that when we do something good, we should try to do it privately and not seek praise for our good actions.

The great news of Easter is that if you feel you have a ways to go to meet these divine expectations, Jesus really did die and really does live again, and because of Him we can receive all the help we need to close that gap.  What a reason to celebrate!

Fooled Again

THE SCENE: Breezy.
F3 WELCOME & DISCLAIMER
WARM-O-RAMA:
SSH, Windmills, Rockettes, Grady Corns
THA-THANG:

Bermuda Triangle

  • 20 BBS, bear crawl up, 20 VUps, crawl bear down, 20 imperial walkers, mosey back to the start
  • Two more rounds, halving the reps each time
  • 20 Squats, lunge up, 20 GA cheerleaders (in School Zone’s honor), lunge down, 20 burpees (a real crowd pleaser)
  • A round of 10
  • Mosey to splash pad for elevens: 10 step-ups or box jumps at the pad, 1 pull-up at the bathhouse, etc.
  • Fellowship Mosey™️ to the AO

MARY:
Cherry pickers
COUNT-OFF & NAME-O-RAMA
13 HIMs. Great crew. Great morning.
CIRCLE OF TRUST/BOM:

Thankfulness.

MOLESKIN:
Normally our fellow park goers appear more interested in misdemeanor possession than grand larceny, but many PAX returned to find their keys missing. We will not comment further as the investigation is ongoing.
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
April 15 — Show up for a great day to celebrate The Equalizer ⚖️  and the passing of the flag to Ribbed, a true HIM.