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Peace of Cake

THE SCENE: 50 degrees and clear sky.  Beautiful morning.
F3 WELCOME & DISCLAIMER
WARM-O-RAMA:
Warm-up mosey to McDonalds followed by some SSH, Cherry Pickers, Burpees, LBC’s, Some of this and that, and CDD’s.
THA-THANG:
Headed up Heart Attack Hill!  Stopped 2/3 the way up for a breather and some CDD’s. Finished out the ascent.  Took in the view and some much needed oxygen.  Headed back down.  Explored steps behind shops a few times, moseyed back to campus.  Hit the railing and tables for a few inverted rows and step-ups/dips.  Had time for more mosey; circled the physical plant building and headed back to Start.

COUNT-OFF & NAME-O-RAMA
Bartman and Toto
CIRCLE OF TRUST/BOM:
Peace is an inheritance from God.  It is not worldly.  It is not something we create or need to search for.  It has already been given to us; we just need to choose to accept it.  Philippians 4: 6-7  Don’t worry about anything; instead, pray about everything.  Tell God what you need, and thank him for all he has done.  Then you will experience God’s peace, which exceeds anything we can understand.  His peace will guard your hearts and minds as you live in Christ Jesus.
MOLESKIN:
Just the two of us this morning, but the F3 spirit was with us.  Racked up 2.6 miles and enjoyed the inaugural 300 FT ascent up Heart Attack Hill.  Great fellowship.

Sprints and Legs

THE SCENE: Cool with a light breeze
F3 WELCOME & DISCLAIMER
WARM-O-RAMA:
20 SSH, 15 cherry pickers, 20 tempo squats, baby arm circles, 5 4×4’s
THA-THANG:

  • mozey to the steps
  • 11’s with derkins and box jumps followed by a wall sit to recover
  • 11’s with incline merkins and jump squats followed by a wall sit to recover
  • 5 4×4’s OYO
  • mozey to the soccer field
  • 5, 10, 15, 20, and 25 of each exercise followed by increasing run speeds from 25%, 50%, 75% and 100%
    • Merkins  – BBSU while we wait for the 6
    • squats – plank while we wait for the 6
    • jump squats – American hammer while we wait for the 6
  • 5 4×4’s OYO
  • mozey to the steps for Aiken Legs
    • 20 box jumps
    • 20 squats
    • 20 lunges
    • 20 step ups
    • 20 iron mikes
    • 5 4×4’s OYO
  • Mozey to the soccer fields
    • 10 of each exercise at each stop followed by increasing run speeds from 25%, 50%, 75% and 100% back to the start
      • merkins
      • squats
      • Carolina dry docks
  • 5 4×4’s OYO
  • mozey back to the parking lot
  • boat/canoe
  • 5 4×4’s OYOCOUNT-OFF & NAME-O-RAMA
    14 PAX with FNG Hammock
    CIRCLE OF TRUST/BOM:
    James 4:6 God opposes the proud but gives grace to the humble
    MOLESKIN:
    We/I like to think that I’m in control and am pretty awesome most of the time.  In reality, I owe any success to God who has put people/circumstances around me to succeed.  I need to acknowledge God and give him thanks for all.

The Uncomfortable Ladder

THE SCENE: the Asylum, It doesn’t get much better than the weather this morning
F3 WELCOME & DISCLAIMER
WARM-O-RAMA:

Rocketts x20
SSH x20
Super squat jumps x5
5 burpees

THA-THANG:

Mosey to Parking lot
10 cones in a line, with an additional cone 20-30 yards perpendicular to the center
(Or split into two 5 cone lines)

Cone 1: shoulder touch merkins
Cone 2: squats
Cone 3: dips
Cone 4: BBS
Cone 5: dry docks
Cone 6: lunges
Cone 7: toe touch merkins
Cone 8: American hammers 2 count
Cone 9: lizard merkins
Cone 10: reverse pickle pounders

1st Trip up the ladder x30
2nd trip up x20
3rd trip up x10
After each exercise run around cone (20-30yds) and go to next cone.
Repeat till time runs out And flutter kick till 6 finishes

Mosey to AO
MARY:
Hello Dollys x29
Freddy Mercurys x20
Peter Parkers

COUNT-OFF & NAME-O-RAMA
25 HIMs
CIRCLE OF TRUST/BOM:

Having a goal and working hard for it.
In the beginning of this workout all of us had a goal of finishing. We worked hard, we sweat, we even got a little bit dirty. Such is life. We are going to have to work hard, we are going to have to sweat during tough times, we are going to have crap covering us from head to toe at times. We may want to give up, we may want to get mad, we may want to yell at God. But, we need to stay strong and we need to know what is waiting for us at the end. Today it’s a nice feeling of accomplishment, in life, it’s eternity in heaven with God.

“I press on toward the goal to win the prize for which God has called me heavenward in Christ Jesus.”
‭‭Philippians‬ ‭3:14‬ ‭

MOLESKIN:
lots of grunting and grumbling of arms being spent. BUT! Everyone pushed hard to hit their goals

ANNOUNCEMENTS:
2nd F party tonight

Ivan the Terrible

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THE SCENE: 68 and clear
F3 WELCOME & DISCLAIMER
WARM-O-RAMA:
Mosey to Outhouse
15 Cherry Pickers
15 Big Boy Situps
Around the Worlds
Figure 8s
Halos
15 Merkins
Russian Swing
American Swing
Mosey to Outhouse

THA-THANG:
+IVAN the TERRIBLE
100 Jump Rope
50-40-30-20-10 Reps of:
Lunges (singles)
‘Merkins
Kettlebell Swings (American)
BBS

MARY:
Ivan was enough for the PAX
COUNT-OFF & NAME-O-RAMA
4 PAX
CIRCLE OF TRUST/BOM:
I shared the Ultimate Life Problem (author: DREDD) and how we might work on our own discovery…if our own ULP wasn’t quite evident enough…
MOLESKIN:
Ivan was a good start to the day…definitely needed more PAX to enjoy it!  Where were you Butters? Late Night? Bueller? Bowflex?
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
Lunch at Whole Foods (Wednesdays) at Noon
Lunch at Brown Bag, Hardin Valley 11:30 Thursdays
Truckin’ to the Pound – 4 weeks out!!!

Overcoming Obstacles

THE SCENE:  65 and calm

F3 WELCOME & DISCLAIMER

WARM-O-RAMA:
Laos excercises

  • 20 IC 4CT Iron Mikes
  • 20 IC Swimming Merkins
  • 20 IC 4CT Street Stretch
  • 5  IC 4CT Ultimate Merkin

THA-THANG:
Mosey to the rock pile, pick a rock you can curl

Indian run Mosey to the bottom of Matterhorn, curls and tri-extensions with your rock as we mosey

20 IC Mtn Climbers at bottom of Matterhorn

Lunge up Matterhorn

Mosey back down for rocks

Bernie Sanders halfway up Matterhorn, mosey the rest

Mosey to the Pav-a-lon for the following exercises

  • 25 Pull ups
  • 50 Decline Merkins
  • 75 LBCs

Line back up and mosey to the top of Matterhorn, Junk led us down

Indian run mosey back to rock pile

2 teams line up and then while one person does a windsprint, the rest of the team does

  • Merkins
  • Bridge March

MARY:

  • 10 OYO Merkins
  • 20 IC 4ct Floor Wipers
  • 20 IC 4ct Flutter kicks
  • 5 IC 4ct Ultimate Merkin

COUNT-OFF & NAME-O-RAMA
FNG – Flute Loop

CIRCLE OF TRUST/BOM:
I’ve been reading a study about being a better dad, an “intentional father”, and leading my kids to a relationship with Jesus.  For me I sometimes feel like I don’t know how to do that.  I don’t know all the right things to say and do have them learn about Jesus.  But by putting down my phone, work, hobbies, tv remote, etc., and intentionally spending time with them, I’m off to a good start.  By paying attention to them while they play, or ask questions (lots and lots of questions), or eat dinner and putting the distractions away they can tell the difference.

Sometimes our biggest obstacles to being intentional father is we do not know where to start.  Well just like Matterhorn we climbed this morning, we have to be willing to take that first step.  Get up and move, and if we stumble or fall to get up and keep going.  I’m also learning that I have to show that side to my kids.  If I struggle with obstacles and I handle it the wrong way, my kids learn the wrong way to handle obstacles.  In those times of struggles, I have had to go back and apologize to my kids and ask for forgiveness.  Which does a couple things, it makes my kids realize “hey dad isn’t perfect” and “dad can admit when he is wrong”.  My weaknesses turn into learning points.

And when I struggle with an obstacle so much that I seek our heavenly Father’s assistance with it, my kids see that too.  They see that God is always with us to lift us up and carry us when we need it.  My hope is they know that not only I am always there to pick them up, but that God walks with us.  God picks us all up, gives us a hug, knocks the dirt off, and says “Let’s do this together”.

MOLESKIN:
The PAX really pushed hard this morning, even though we did some things we never tried before.  Indian run with pee rock curls being a prime example.  But we all got better!

ANNOUNCEMENTS:

  • 2 opportunities for lunch this Weds at Whole Foods, and Thurs at Hardin Valley Brown Bag
  • Oct 6, Trail Run
  • Oct 14, Maryville Launch
  • Oct 28, Truckin to the Pound event