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Boulder Shoulders

THE SCENE: Beautiful sunny morning. No humidity. Perfect.

F3 WELCOME & DISCLAIMER

WARM-O-RAMA:

  • BAC 10x ea way IC
  • Little bit of this & that
  • Hillbilly 10x IC
  • Tempo Squat 10x IC
  • Tempo Merkin 10x IC

THA-THANG:
Mosey out of AO around the infield loop then to coupon pile below STEM academy. Each PAX grab a large rock, or two small ones and mosey back to the AO start. PAX held rock(s) full extension overhead and walked as a team around the infield. Stopped at 1st corner and performed 10 mt climbers (4 ct) IC. Continued walk with rock held overhead. Stopped at next corner and performed 10 Peter Parkers IC. Continued walk. Stopped at end of infield and performed 6 mt climbers IC and 6 Peter Parkers IC. Mosey back and returned rocks to coupon pile.

PAX mosey to Big Ball stairs. Identify battle buddy.

  • Partner A: Sprint stairs to first flat and perform 2 burpees. Sprint to very top and do 4 burpees. Back to flat 2 burpees. Then back to bottom & tag partner.
  • Partner B: Various ab work: Flutter kicks, LBC’s, American Hammers, Bicycles
  • Rinse & Repeat 4 rounds each person

PAX mosey to Hill/Ayers Hall via pedestrian bridge. Stopped on pedestrian bridge for 10 tempo merkins IC. Continued to Ayers Hall

PAX circle up:

  • 20 flutter kicks IC
  • 10 merks OYO
  • 20 hello dolly IC
  • 10 merks OYO
  • 20 box cutters IC
  • 10 merks OYO
  • 20 LBC’s IC
  • 10 merks OYO
  • 20 American hammers
  • 10 tempo merks IC

Mosey back to AO

MARY:
Cashed out with ATM’s

COUNT-OFF & NAME-O-RAMA
15 deep. 4 FNGs. Had Soot’s father, uncle and cousin join us as well as Steam’s father.

CIRCLE OF TRUST/BOM:
I recently read Bryan Cranston’s memoir and he talked about an experience he had at the NYC marathon. He was leaning against a tree taking pictures of runners crossing the finish line and he thought to himself “There’s no way that I could do that.” Moments later, an elderly woman, likely in her 80s, crossed the finish line. Then a younger man with one leg. He thought that if they could do it he could too. So he took a leap and just decided to sign up for the following year. He trained for a year and finally entered the race. He breezed through the first 20-22 miles then hit a wall and his body started shutting down. He kept pushing through and just when he thought he was going to collapse, he saw the finish line. He said he never experienced such elation than he did in that moment. After he finished the race he vowed that he would never say the words “I can’t do that.”

This really resonated with me bc of two occasions:

  1. I was at a Friendsgiving dinner back in November and they were talking about running in the Knoxville marathon as a 4-man team. They needed a 4th so I just decided to sign up. I have never even ran in a 5k or 10k, but I took on the longest leg of almost 8 miles. I’ve always told myself (and others) “I can’t do that” when running for distance. However, I signed up and ran in the race and it was very fulfilling.
  2. Pfeiffer has been trying to get me to join F3 for about 1.5 years. By the way he talked about it, I always thought that it was 100% ruck workouts and I repeatedly told him “I can’t do that”. “There’s no way I can do that stuff.” Now we’re both signed up for the Star Course next week, and two tough events this summer. I’ll be forever grateful for Pfeiffer continuing to push me and introducing me to the fine folks of F3.

Don’t be your own roadblock. Don’t tell yourself that you can’t do something. Don’t listen to other naysayers around you. 

Quote from Benjamin Franklin: “I have met the enemy, and it is the eyes of other people.”

ANNOUNCEMENTS:
Printshop Beer coming soon!

Suburban Assault

THE SCENE
63 and Clear

 

WARM UP
Ruck the loop

 

THA THANG
3-6-9
Perform the following exercises for 3 minutes, AMRAP AFAP while maintaining form.  1 minute rest between sets:

  • 3x Ruck Thruster
  • 6x Merkins
  • 9x Squats
  • Rinse and repeat 3x

Ruck to Trade Joe’s and back.

Partner up and head to the hill next to the tennis court.

 

Ruck Crawls
Battle Buddy 1: Bear Crawl Alternating Ruck Pulls (Ruck underneath you. Bear crawl forward and pull ruck forward with right, then left arm, repeat) up the hill.  Then ruck sandbag around to parking lot and back up the trial to Battle Buddy 2.

Battle Buddy 2 perform the following until Battle Buddy 1 returns

  • Ruck Curls x15
  • Front-Loaded Squats x20
  • Upright Rows x20
  • Burpees (ruck off) x10

Each Battle Buddy takes 3 trips up the hill based on time.

 

Coupon Train
Battle Buddies ruck up and carry sandbags for one more trip around the loop.

 

CASH OUT
4ct Flutter Kicks x30
Rinse and Repeat

 

COT / BOM

Anger
We live in a culture that seems to be saturated with anger.  Lately, I’ve found myself falling victim to anger.  I did a quick search on what God has to say about it…it’s pretty convicting:

  • Proverbs 14:29
    He who is slow to anger has great understanding, but he who is quick-tempered exalts folly.
  • Proverbs 16:32
    He who is slow to anger is better than the mighty, and he who rules his spirit, than he who captures a city.
  • Proverbs 17:27
    He who restrains his words has knowledge, and he who has a cool spirit is a man of understanding.
  • Proverbs 19:19
    A man of great anger will bear the penalty, for if you rescue him, you will only have to do it again.
  • Proverbs 19:11
    A man’s discretion makes him slow to anger, and it is his glory to overlook a transgression.
  • Proverbs 22:24
    Do not associate with a man given to anger; Or go with a hot-tempered man,
  • Proverbs 29:11
    A fool always loses his temper, but a wise man holds it back.
  • Proverbs 29:22
    An angry man stirs up strife, and a hot-tempered man abounds in transgression.
  • Ecclesiastes 7:9
    Do not be eager in your heart to be angry, for anger resides in the bosom of fools.
  • James 1:19-20
    This you know, my beloved brethren but everyone must be quick to hear, slow to speak and slow to anger; for the anger of man does not achieve the righteousness of God.

Anger is different from zeal.

  • Zeal is associated with the righting of an injustice or passion for a righteous call.
  • Anger is a secondary emotion usually triggered by hurt, fear, shame or unmet expectation.

Anger can be openly aggressive, or simmer internally and leak out in passive aggressive behaviors.  Both are toxic to relationships, derail our efforts and cloud our mission.  Anger has no place in the life of HIMs.  Anger is disruptive and disconnects us from reason and vision.

I feel like the answer is to see anger for what it is, a symptom of something deeper.  Use your anger like a Check Engine light for your soul.  Ken Sande says, “Anger is most often a sign that one of your idols is being poked!”  That makes anger a helpful tool in personal growth and maturity.  When you find yourself stirred, take a moment and reflect on what it is that is upsetting you.  A question I ask myself is, “Why is ________________ a problem?” inserting whatever is bothering me in the blank.  More often than not my blank is filled with ego, pride and selfishness.  So I’m learning to use anger as tool to root those out and replace them with grace, humility and selflessness.  It’s not easy, but not much in life worth pursuing is.

 

Submitted by Cap’n Crunch

11 is the magic number

THE SCENE: 47* – perfect weather
F3 WELCOME & DISCLAIMER
WARM-O-RAMA:
Arm circles forward x11
Arm circles reverse x11
Calf raises x11
Imperial squat walkers x11
SSH x22
THA-THANG:
Mosey over to amphitheater.  PAX line up along the edge of the stage.  Perform exercises with no rest between.

  • Side step ups left leg x11
  • Side step ups right leg x11
  • Box jumps x11

Once complete Al Gore waiting for everyone to finish.  Once everyone is finished perform next set of exercises no rest in between.

  • Derkins x11
  • Dips x11
  • Ranger merkins x11

Once complete plank and wait for everyone to finish.  Once everyone is finished, perform next set no rest between.

  • Side step ups left leg x11
  • Side step ups right leg x11
  • Box jumps x11
  • Derkins x11
  • Dips x11
  • Ranger merkins x11

Once complete Al Gore and wait for everyone to finish.  Once everyone is finished, repeat last round of 6 exercises and run up center steps and around, back to stage and plank waiting for everyone to finish.  PAX plank, alternating between holding at 6″ and up top.  Recover and 11 count.

Mosey over bridge to the base of the Big Ball.  Next exercise is… 11’s on the stairs.  Start with 10 pull ups on the beams of the Big Ball, run up stairs to the top and perform 1 WWII Sit up. Repeat going through the 11s routine, working down in sit ups and up in WWII sit ups.  Jack rabbits perform flutter kicks, penguins, and LBCs waiting for everyone to finish.

Recover and 10 count.  Mosey back to start point for Mary.

MARY:
Only time for box cutters (22)
COUNT-OFF & NAME-O-RAMA
19 strong – Careless, Rousey, Cowbell, Blazer, Anchorman, G6, Kibbles, Singlet, Hang Tight, Petey, Amazon, Threadcount, Downhill, Soup, Bullseye, Zachias, Couger, Crawdad, Abort
CIRCLE OF TRUST/BOM:
Charles Plumb flew 75 combat missions over Vietnam before being hit with a surface to air missile.  Even though he was flying too low and too fast, he survived but was captured and remained a POW for six years.  Years after returning home, he was sitting in an airport and a man came up to him who knew his name and that he flew missions off the USS Kitty Hawk.  Colonel Plumb, kind of amazed, asked the man how he knew that.  The man had been the one to pack his parachute the day he was shot down.

Always remember who is packing your parachute, those that do things for you that you may not think about that end up being huge in your life.
MOLESKIN:
Continue praying for Sam and Brandt.

Propitiation (Jesus is our substitute)

Weather was PERFECT at the Asylum
F3 WELCOME & DISCLAIMER
WARM-O-RAMA:
SSH, Imperial Squats, Back Lunge W Kick, The Annie, The John Travolta, Tempo Squats
THA-THANG:

Mosey to Lil Everest and Sprint up w 5 Burpees at the top

Mosey to top of Cardiac then alternate 10 wide and diamond merkins every light pole to the bottom and LBCs

mosey to steep hill perform 7s w Burpees and Star jumps

mosey to new parking lot and participate in Grocery buggy race, 15 Burpees to the loser

mosey to dug outs and perform 11s w pull ups and dips

back to AO TO DO 4 Corners w 20 Mtn climbers   Lunge to next corner 20 star jacks bear crawl to next corner 20 box cutters run backwards to next corner 30 LBCs side bear crawl to the next

curls w coupons while partner runs to end of parking lot and back

  • Finish w leg lifts, merkin rt/left leg lift, table saw, modified table saw, hands around the world, lateral hops
  • are
  • handy.

MARY:
Insert information about any additional post-THANG work (if applicable).
COUNT-OFF & NAME-O-RAMA
Use the TAGS on right-side to record PAX (BE SURE TO INCLUDE YOURSELF) in attendance. Be sure to select the AO in CATEGORY above TAGS and then delete these notes!
CIRCLE OF TRUST/BOM:
Fifty Reasons Why Jesus Came to Die (Propitiation)
MOLESKIN:
Insert any personal comments, notes, devotion content, etc.
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
Insert information about upcoming events, 2nd or 3rd F opportunities, and any other announcements.

Just Do It.

THE SCENE: 50’s – calm 

F3 WELCOME & DISCLAIMER

“Welcome to F3: Fitness – Fellowship – Faith. My name is Steam & I’ll be your Q this morning. I am not a professional and you are here on your own volition, so if you need to modify any of the exercises we do this morning feel free to do so! But push yourself and those around you.”


WARM-O-RAMA:
1. Cherry-Picker: 15 x 4 in cadence

2. SSH: 20 x 4 in cadence

3. High Knees: 20 x 4 in cadence

4. Plank Jack: 20 x 4 in cadence

5. Merkin: 10 x 4 in cadence
THA-THANG:
PAX put keys/wallets/etc in Steam’s ruck

Steam assigned flag carrying duty to different PAX members throughout the beatdown

  • Mosey to The Foundry
    • Mosey around the back (bottom lot)
    • 15s
      • Assemble battle buddy teams
      • Bottom lot = Battle Buddy situps
        • Fingers interlocked behind head – battle buddy hold feet
        • Start with 14 BBSs
      • Top (Front of The Foundry) = Merkins
        • Start with 1 merkin
      • Time Crunch —- PAX recovered at bottom lot
      • G-6 led PAX in 10 – 4 count merkins as the exit ticket
  • Mosey Right out of The Foundry
    • Mosey to bridge tunnel leading to under I-40
    • Peel
      • 2 columns facing the tunnel ahead
      • QIC gave the command “PEEL” & each battle buddy team sprinted to the middle of the tunnel – executed 5 merkins – and sprinted to the other side and held the squat position until all PAX recovered
      • All PAX waiting their turn to PEEL held squat position
  • Mosey to middle column in open parking lot under I-40
    • 8s
      • @ middle column – 7 smurf jacks
      • @ trailer across lot = 1 squat
    • QIC rallied PAX @ trailer with flag
    • Full out 100% sprint back to middle column
  • Mosey back to AO
    • F3 Cadence Call by QIC
  • Abs @ AO
    • Frank led PAX in American Hammers & Flutter kicks until 6 arrived

COUNT-OFF & NAME-O-RAMA

27 total – 2 FNG

Quarantine – Steam – Put-Putt – Swanson – Baby-Face – Hillary – Abort – Amazon – Rousey – Rascal – Butterfly – Bessie – G-6 – Frank – Creeper – Plunger – Cowbell – Careless – Crouton – Prom Night – Petey – Cheatsheet – Cliffhanger – Ringworm – Cougar – Dipper – Bareback

CIRCLE OF TRUST/BOM:
1 Chronicles 28:10 = Be careful now, for the Lord has chosen you to build a house for the sanctuary; be strong and do it.

(MSG) “…..be brave and determined and do it.”

God is calling us as men to be strong – to be determined – to do it. He’s called us to build for him, not tear down. I don’t feel like I’ve been strong and have been doing it lately.

That’s where this circle doesn’t just stay here. Take this encouragement outside of 0530 – 0615.

 

Pray It Out

PRs: G-6’s friend who is battling cancer – for their family