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Q by Committee – Equalizer Style

THE SCENE: Dark. Then light for a minute. Then dark again… It’s possible there’s something wrong with our streetlight.
F3 WELCOME & DISCLAIMER – Choir Boy said he was not a professional at leading a workout, but he sure did nail the legalese in the disclaimer. I’m sure he logged some billable hours we’ll get to chip in for later.
WARM-O-RAMA:
Choir Boy led.

  • SSH IC x50 (Good thing he didn’t know it was day number 187…)
  • Abe Vigodas IC
  • Baby Arm Circles IC
  • Probably some other stuff

THA-THANG:
Stripped hosted a round of 7s featuring lunges at Top of the World followed by pull-ups at the playground. Everyone loved it and remarked that it was their favorite part of the day.

Snitch then hosted a round of 7s so great it would make a middle school girls’ soccer team proud: BBS/LBCs at the bottom of the bermuda triangle, bernie up, burpees at the top, bear crawl down & mosey across. There was rinsing & repeating.

Next, he took us to the flag circle for step ups & dips.

MARY:
Made it back to the AO in time for a brief plank.

COUNT-OFF & NAME-O-RAMA
11 PAX. Great to have Jagged Pill back & a Proton visit is always welcome. Great work.

CIRCLE OF TRUST/BOM:
Mouthwash shared a bit on 1 Corinthians 13, specifically verse 4: “Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud.” What a great way to check yourself on living & leading in love. “Am I being patient? Am I boasting?” Great reminder, especially as many of us have opportunities to correct our 2.0s.

ANNOUNCEMENTS:
Snag a spot on the Q Calendar.

So Miley & Lee run into a 5k…

SCENE: Is America the land of the brave? 100%. Also, that’s the humidity.

F3 WELCOME & DISCLAIMER

WARM-O-RAMA:

  • SSH IC | Grady Corns IC
  • Cherry Pickers IC | Abe Vigodas IC 

THA-THANG:

Mosey to the splash pad. Kraken. Pick station, complete 5 reps of the prescribed exercise, then run a full lap around the course to the next station. Rinse and repeat. On each subsequent round, add 5 reps to each exercise. Enjoy some fine American music. Stations included:

  1. Bear Crawl up splash pad ramp
  2. Dips 
  3. Incline Merkins
  4. Step Ups 
  5. American Hammers 
  6. Squats 
  7. Imperial Walkers
  8. CDD 
  9. VUps

STRETCHES:

  • Bend down & grab toes
  • Sit squat
  • Cobra Kai/upward dog

COUNT-OFF & NAME-O-RAMA

CIRCLE OF TRUST/BOM:

Parable of the Talents – Matt25:14-29

19 “After a long time their master returned from his trip and called them to give an account of how they had used his money. 20 The servant to whom he had entrusted the five bags of silver came forward with five more and said, ‘Master, you gave me five bags of silver to invest, and I have earned five more.’

21 “The master was full of praise. ‘Well done, my good and faithful servant. You have been faithful in handling this small amount, so now I will give you many more responsibilities. Let’s celebrate together![b]’

24 “Then the servant with the one bag of silver came and said, ‘Master, I knew you were a harsh man, harvesting crops you didn’t plant and gathering crops you didn’t cultivate. 25 I was afraid I would lose your money, so I hid it in the earth. Look, here is your money back.’

28 “Then he ordered, ‘Take the money from this servant, and give it to the one with the ten bags of silver. 29 To those who use well what they are given, even more will be given, and they will have an abundance. But from those who do nothing, even what little they have will be taken away.

If you were born in America, you were entrusted with freedoms & liberties from the moment you drew breath. What are you doing with it? Are you using those freedoms to bring about more freedom in our world, or are you squandering what you have been given?

No Glove Love, Equalizer Style

THE SCENE: low 70’s & humid
F3 WELCOME & DISCLAIMER
WARM-O-RAMA:
Jog around the parking lot, bernie around the parking lot, cherry pickers, windmills, & quad stretching
THA-THANG:
Mosey to the bathrooms!!!

20 lunges & a 30 second wall squat
19 lunges & a 30 second wall squat
repeat to 1/30

Bernie to the parking lot between the pavilion and the splash pad
Rinse and repeat the following 3-5X:
20 elevated heel squats on the curb stops at the splash pad
20 monkey humpers at the island with rocks
20 (10 each leg) Bulgarian Split Squats

Mosey back to the Flag for the Mary in whatever time remains.
LBC’s
Hello Dolly’s
Big Boys
Glute and Quad Stretching

MARY:
See above
COUNT-OFF & NAME-O-RAMA

CIRCLE OF TRUST/BOM:

I talked about my struggle to pray when times are good, and my desire to pray when times are tough.  I recently dropped my daughter off at a camp in Palo Alto CA.  She is 15, and we were both struggling at the prospect of her being on her own.  I finally left her, and I was a wreck emotionally.  I took a long walk around the Stanford Campus to clear my head and spent a lot of time in prayer.

My daughter met some people and did great, and I hailed an UBER back to San Francisco.  I encountered the best driver I have ever had.  He had over 28,000 trips and maintained a 4.99 star rating out of 5.  Nasim was a Jordanian immigrant.  He retired from the grocery business, and drives UBER for fun.  He loves people, and was raised as a Christian in Jordan, before immigrating to the US.  We had a delightful conversation, and he was an answer to prayers, and maybe even an angel.  Nasim and I swapped numbers and he texted me the next day (Father’s Day) to see how I was doing.

We need God all of the time, not just when things are rough, the challenge this week is to remember that and spend some time in prayer.  God is real, He is there just waiting for you to have a relationship with Him.

 

MOLESKIN:

ANNOUNCEMENTS:
Convergence 7/2

Tour de Equalizer part 2

THE SCENE: 72 and slightly humid.
F3 WELCOME & DISCLAIMER
WARM-O-RAMA:
1 burpee

5 cherry pickers

30 SSH

 

THA-THANG:
Get your headlamp and let’s go.

Mosey over to the trails and three different spots that we do the following

  • 20 each
    • Merkins
    • squats
    • LBC

After coming out of the other sides we get to the bottom of the hill.

  • 11’s
    • man makers
    • run up to the pavalon
    • Dips
  • time crunch and run back through the trail. and in three different spots
  • 20 each
    • Merkins
    • squats
    • LBC

MARY:
no time

COUNT-OFF & NAME-O-RAMA
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CIRCLE OF TRUST/BOM:
none.
MOLESKIN:
Insert any personal comments, notes, devotion content, etc.
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
1 week till convergence sign up!

The Equalizer 1K

THE SCENE: Not too muggy… yet.
F3 WELCOME & DISCLAIMER: Done somewhat poorly 
WARM-O-RAMA:
LBAC IC x10 each way; Tempo Squats IC x10; Cherry Pickers IC x3
THA-THANG:
Mosey to the Brickhouse to grab CMUs from their cozy homes. Choir Boy demanded he not get a painted one. Whatevs.

Carry CMUs to 1st station on the track to be used for later. Mosey to FlagPole

3 Stations are marked along the track with 3 exercises written in chalk at each station. Choir Boy tried to wash the chalk away during his warmup lap, but he failed in his efforts.

Starting from the flagpole do 25 SSH at the beginning and each time you return to the flagpole

  • Station 1 (w/ CMUs): Arms
    • Curls
    • OH Press
    • Rows
  • Station 2: Core (not “Abs” as originally stated thanks to School Zone’s observation that Mountain Climbers work more than abs, *eye-roll emoji*
    • American Hammers
    • Mountain Climbers
    • BBS
  • Station 3: Lower Body (Not “Legs” as originally stated … see above)
    • Iron Mikes
    • Squats
    • Imperial Walkers

First lap = 40 reps each

Second lap = 30 reps each

Third lap = 20 reps each

Fourth lap = 10 reps each

Fifth lap = 5 reps (It should be noted that Mouthwash and Choir Boy were the only ones to complete the 5th lap and Snitch got to the first station of the 5th lap… Extra Credit will not be counted towards your final grades you nerds)

Return CMUs to their homes and Fellowship Mosey (TM) back to the AO

Final rep Count
MARY:
PAX ab roulette:

Ribbed: 10 Gas Pumpers IC (School Zone went overboard and showed us his technique from the night before)

School Zone: 15 LBCs IC as time expired
COUNT-OFF & NAME-O-RAMA
8 HIMs; 0 FNGs
CIRCLE OF TRUST/BOM:
Do hard things. Don’t do easy things now and put off the hard things. Make the commitment and accomplish great things.
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
Convergence next Saturday at JUCO. Check Slack for times and to sign up so Judge Judy has accurate numbers for coffee and breakfast.