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Burpee Heaven

THE SCENE: Chillllllll

WARM-O-RAMA:

Baby arm circles 10 x Cadence

10 x thruster Merkins

10 x Tempo squats Cadence

Side Straddle Hop 20 x Cadence

THA-THANG:

  • Mosey to the hill above the parking lot
  • Mosey down cardiac hill and back to the AO, but at each light we did 5 burpees

Lunge half the parking lot and sprint the second half x 4

Mosey to the pavalon

30 seated pull-ups

20 decline merkins

Mosey to the base of Cardiac Hill

Jailbreak back to the AO up Cardiac Hill
COUNT-OFF & NAME-O-RAMA
3 Hunks by the name of Archie Music City and Shooter
CIRCLE OF TRUST/BOM:
There are days where you do not want to do something. The best way to deal with this is to develop discipline and have the mindset that you will do it anyway. Consider this, the best thing to do is to procrastinate the procrastination. In other words, you can take a day off tomorrow, but chances are tomorrow will come, and you will decide to keep grinding. If there is something you do not want to do, it probably means you should do it. Nothing is free after all.

The Hunt for Red October

THE SCENE: the Asylum, a perfect 52°F

F3 WELCOME & DISCLAIMER
Welcome to The Hunt for Red October. My favorite month, and my favorite movie. A perfect pair. Today you will find your red line, that point right before you blow up, and hold the throttle right there.

WARM-O-RAMA:
SSH x 35 IC 4 CT
Squats x 35 IC 1 CT
BACs (17 fwd, 16 back)
6X run across the parking lot, intensity pyramid.
10 Merkins OYO after each 1-3, 10 squats OYO after each 4-6
5 Burpees OYO after Round 3 Merkins
5 Burpees OYO after Round 6 Merkins

THA-THANG:
4 stations in the *new* new parking lot, running between stations (RUN, not mosey)
2 x 5:00 minute rounds

Round 1:
1: 35 Merkins
2: 35 squats
3: 35 Dry Docks
4: 35 Bonny Blairs
Regroup with flutters and Hello Dolly

Round 2: Crazy Ivan, same stuff reverse order
Regroup with Al Gore and planks

Mosey to the playground, find a bench
13s (like 11s but better) with Step Ups and BBS

Mosey to bottom of Cardiac (shout out to Mogul with the eagle eye spotting the skunk, saved our bacon)
5 Burpees OYO then SPRINT to the top
Plank until regroup
Mosey to the AO

MARY:
Boat-Canoe
Cash out with ATMs

COUNT-OFF & NAME-O-RAMA
7 HIMs strong at the Asylum this fine Tuesday morning!

CIRCLE OF TRUST/BOM:
I want to talk a little bit about the grace of God. When I think of the grace of God, I think of my sins being forgiven. I think of Jesus on the cross. I think of his his life given for you and for me. I think of forgiveness. Unmerited favor.

And yes, my sins have been washed away, BUT my sin nature is still hanging on. Whether it’s lust, or pride, or greed, that nature is hanging on.

I must remember, I am FORGIVEN by his grace, AND by his grace I am given DIVINE STRENGTH to live in a way that pleases God. God’s grace is the power to obey. The power to change. The power to leave those sins behind and live a life of obedience to the glory of God.

It is no accident that all within the same chapter of James we read:

  • You do not have, because you do not ask
  • He gives more grace.
  • “God opposes the proud but gives grace to the humble.”
  • Resist the devil, and he will flee from you. 8 Draw near to God, and he will draw near to you.
  • What is your life? For you are a mist that appears for a little time and then vanishes.

Shut Up Legs!

THE SCENE
70 and Clear

Welcome and Disclaimer

 

THE THANG
SSH x 25 IC 4 CT
Toe Touches x 10 each leg IC 4 CT
Squats x 20 IC 4 CT
8X run across the parking lot, intensity pyramid.
After each length, 10 Merkins OYO.  (Yes Archie, this is still the warmup)

Mosey to benches at the top of Cardiac

DIG DEEPER
4 stations on the hill (#1 at the top, #4 at the bottom)
Order of operations:
1
2 1
3 2 1
4 3 2 1
All reps OYO

Station instructions:
1: 25 SSH then run down
2: 30 squats then sprint up to 1 (station 2 is halfway between hairpins)
3: 10 lunges each leg and backpedal up to 2 (station 3 is at the false bottom we’ve been using lately)
4: 30 high knees each leg and high skip up to 3 (station 4 closer to the actual bottom of the hill)

Flutters, Bicycle kicks, and leg lifts until we regroup.

DIG DEEPER – PART II
Round 2, let’s do it again.
“It never gets easier, you just go faster” – Greg LeMond
Al Gore, Plank, and bicycle kicks until we regroup.

Mosey down and up cardiac to fetch all the cones and instructions.  Mosey back to the AO

2 hill sprints to the gate, split up by Merkins OYO until we regroup

2 minutes of Boat-Canoe from Proton

COT
Count off, Name-o-rama (11 PAX)

BOM
And now some good news:
Behold the Man upon a cross, my sin upon His shoulders;
Ashamed, I hear my mocking voice call out among the scoffers.
It was my sin that held Him there until it was accomplished;
His dying breath has brought me life, I know that it is finished.
Isaiah 53:5

But he was pierced for our transgressions; he was crushed for our iniquities; upon him was the chastisement that brought us peace, and with his wounds we are healed.

MOLESKIN
They call me Frenchie and its July, when the best cyclists in the world flog themselves in the mountains of France. Today we paid them tribute.  Fitting for the day, Code Brown came flying down the hill on his bike in impressive fashion just before we kicked things off.  11 strong for a Tuesday at the Asylum. It was an honor and a privilege to lead such a strong group of men.

Ambition and Contentment

The Scene: 65°F and Foggy

F3 Welcome & Disclaimer

Warm-O-Rama:

  • Imperial Walkers x20 (IC)
  • Burpees x10 (OYO)
  • Baby Arm Circles x10 each (IC)
    • forward
    • backward
  • Squats x10 (IC)

The Thang:

  • Mosey to between the baseball fields
    • Pullups x10 (OYO)
    • Squats x20 (OYO)
    • Burpees x 15 (OYO)
    • LBC x30 (OYO)
    • Merkins x20 (OYO)
    • When everyone is done, Run the Loop (out to the greenway, up heartattack hill, and back to the fields)
    • Repeat (4 times)

MARY:

  • Plank
    • Hand and leg up
    • Switch to other side
  • American Hammers x30
  • Hello Dolly x20

Count-O-Rama

Circle of Trust/ Ball of Man

Ambition and Contentment:

We all long for contentment—and people with the right view of God’s ownership want to make sure they don’t fall into discontentment.

But you might wonder: Does being content mean you’re not charging forward toward God’s call for your life? Because those same people don’t want to do that, either! They don’t want to feel like they’re standing still in life, unmotivated and unambitious.

Proverbs 13:4 (NIV) offers an answer: “A sluggard’s appetite is never filled, but the diligent are fully satisfied.”

In other words, standing still doesn’t equal contentment, and ambition doesn’t equal discontentment.

Here’s the thing: Contentment is spiritual. It’s a sense of peace in the middle of a storm. And it has nothing to do with ambition.

Take Paul. He was constantly going, moving, preaching, teaching, discipling and ministering, even when it was really, really hard.

“I have learned to be content whatever the circumstances. I know what it is to be in need, and I know what it is to have plenty. I have learned the secret of being content in any and every situation, whether well fed or hungry, whether living in plenty or in want” (Philippians 4:11–12 NIV).

A content person still wants to do better and be better; he’s just not pinning all his hopes and dreams on that one thing that the culture is telling him he needs to fill the void in his heart. He’s grateful for what he has and thanks God for all of his blessings, even if they’re all he’ll ever have. But he’ll continue to grow, change and make a bigger impact on the world, as long as he’s able. That’s ambition.

Paul describes it this way in 1 Timothy 6:6–8 (NKJV): “Now godliness with contentment is great gain. For we brought nothing into this world, and it is certain we can carry nothing out. And having food and clothing, with these we shall be content.”

See the difference? Content people may not have the best of everything, but they make the best of everything.

And all the while, they still pursue everything with passion.

From< https://www.stewardship.com/articles/how-to-balance-contentment-and-ambition>

Moleskin:

It was an intimate workout this morning, a nice break from the typical crowds that are known to gather at the Asylum. I was very glad that Waffle House and Snitch showed up so I wasn’t working out by myself 🙂

Tombstone Toss

The scene: low 70’s & clear

F3 Welcome and Disclaimer

Warm-o-rama:
Merkins IC x 10
SSH IC x 10
Tempo Squat IC x 10
This / That stretches

Tha Thang:

Mosey to knee wall in courtyard
• 10 incline merkins, 10 decline merkins, run to bottom of stairs & back.
• Rinse & repeat x 3

Mosey to hill at back of property
• 6’s on the hill: burpees at bottom, squats at top

Mosey to coupon pile
• Pick out a rock
• Curls x 10, OH Press x 10, Tricep Press x 10.
• Rinse & repeat x 3

Mosey with rock to bottom of Sophomore
• Tombstone toss up the hill
• Throw rock as far as possible using a squat press motion
• Lunge to rock, then throw it again
• Rinse & repeat until all the way up the hill

Mosey back to AO
• Stop at each tree & alternate 10 merkins, 10 squats

MARY:
Ring of fire x 2: leg levers
In & outs (gas pumps) x 20
V-up roll-ups OYO x 10
Nose wipers x 10

Count off and name-o-rama

BOM:
Today is Memorial Day. Work hard, enjoy the day and be thankful for those men & women who have given their lives so that we have the freedoms we enjoy each and every day.