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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.

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!

Letting the Dice Control Your Fate…

THE SCENE: We’ve decided that we welcome warmer weather whenever it decides to show up.

F3 WELCOME & DISCLAIMER: done and done 

WARM-O-RAMA:

Blindside’s Standard Warm-up: 

SSH IC x20 | LBAC x10 IC each way | Little of This, Little of That | Abe Vigoda IC x10| Tempo Squats IC x10 

THA-THANG:

Mosey up to Splashpad and partner up:

One partner runs to the BathHouse does 5 pullups and returns around the loop back to the Splashpad. The other partner rolls the dice and does the exercise and # of reps rolled. If they finish those before the runner returns, roll again. When the running partner returns, they complete the last set rolled. Switch, rinse, repeat. 

Exercises on Dice:

  • Burpees
  • Squats
  • Merkins
  • Hello Dolly
  • Flutter Kicks
  • BBS

Reps on Dice 

  • 5
  • 10
  • 15
  • 20
  • 25
  • 30

Fellowship Mosey™ back to AO

MARY:

Stretching with Blindside 

COUNT-OFF & NAME-O-RAMA

7 HIMs; 0 FNGs; 2 Pre-Ruckers 

CIRCLE OF TRUST/BOM:

“To Laugh Often & Much” by Ralph Waldo Emerson

To laugh often and much;


to win the respect of the intelligent people


and the affection of children;


to earn the appreciation of honest critics


and endure the betrayal of false friends;


to appreciate beauty;


to find the best in others; 


to leave the world a bit better


whether by a healthy child,
a garden patch,

or a redeemed social condition;


to know that one life has breathed easier 


because you lived here.


This is to have succeeded.

 

MOLESKIN:

This poem was read at my aunt’s funeral yesterday by her sisters. As I was listening to it, I immediately thought of F3 and its mission. Taking the Daily Red Pill of F3 is something that connects with this poem. Realizing that it is not recognized at work, or accolades in other places, but it is finding the best in others, it is leaving the world a little bit better, and all the other things that this poem mentions. 

ANNOUNCEMENTS:

April 15th Flag Changeover at the Equalizer! 

May 6th CSAUP at Haw Ridge 9 pm-Midnight

Progressive EMOM

THE SCENE: Pretty nice morning, just a tad bit sneaky cold

F3 WELCOME & DISCLAIMER: Done and Done Well

WARM-O-RAMA:

Blindside’s Standard Warm-up: 

SSH IC x20 | LBAC x10 IC each way | Little of This, Little of That | Abe Vigoda IC x10| Tempo Squats IC x10 

THA-THANG:

Mosey to the main school parking lot by construction fence for several rounds of EMOM

  • Rounds 1-5:
    • 4 Merkins
    • 4 BBS
    • 2 Squats 
    • 2 Burpees

Sprint to the end of the parking lot and back 

  • Rounds 6-10: 
    • 4 Diamond Merkins 
    • 4 American Hammers
    • 2 Jump Squats
    • 2 Burpees 

Run to the end of the parking lot, back, halfway, and back 

  • Rounds 11-15: 
    • 4 Merkins 
    • 4 Diamond Merkins
    • 4 BBS 
    • 4 American Hammers 
    • 2 Squats 
    • 2 Jump Squats
    • 4 Burpees 

Run to the end of the parking lot and back 

  • Rounds 16 & 17:
    • 4 Merkins 
    • 4 BBS
    • 2 Squats
    • 2 Burpees 
  • Rounds 18 & 19:
    • 4 Diamond Merkins
    • 4 American Hammers 
    • 2 Jump Squats 
    • 2 Burpees 
  • Round 20: 
    • 4 Merkins 
    • 4 Diamond Merkins
    • 4 BBS
    • 4 American Hammers
    • 2 Squats
    • 2 Jump Squats 
    • 4 Burpees

Mosey around the construction, through the B-Building walkway, and back to the AO

MARY:

For the first time in this Q’s F3 Career, we had a FULL 7 mins of Mary

Hello Dolly IC x 30 | Snow Angels IC x 25 | Pickle Pounders IC x 25 | Get Ups OYO x10 | Freddie Mercury IC x30 | Flutter Kicks IC x30

COUNT-OFF & NAME-O-RAMA

12 HIMs; 0 FNGs; 2 Pre-Runners 

CIRCLE OF TRUST/BOM:

“When you do things right, people won’t be sure you’ve done anything at all.”

-God Entity from Futurama