Fitness. Fellowship. Faith.
THE SCENE: Cool.
F3 WELCOME & DISCLAIMER
WARM-O-RAMA:
THA-THANG:
35sec on each exercise. 10sec rest. Take a lap around track after each round. 3 rounds. Stations included:
MARY:
STRETCHES:
COUNT-OFF & NAME-O-RAMA
CIRCLE OF TRUST/BOM: Pray courageous prayers
ANNOUNCEMENTS: CSAUP
PRAYER
THE SCENE: Upper 30’s. We decided it was the perfect temp for workouts.
F3 WELCOME & DISCLAIMER
WARM-O-RAMA:
SSH x20; Tempo squats x10; Tempo merkins x10; Imperial walkers x10; little bit of this…little bit of that… bac x10 each way.
THA-THANG:
Mosey to playground to introduce the PAX to body blasters (burpee pull-up w/ knees to elbows at the end). 5 Body Blasters OYO.
Mosey to basketball court for suicides. In between each round we ran back to the playground for 5 body blasters.
1 — full-court run. 10 merkins at each line.
2 — full-court bernie — 20 squats at each line.
3 — half-court bear crawl — 25 LBC at each line.
4 — full-court lunge — 10 diamond merkins at each line.
5 — half-court crab walk — 20 bbs at each line.
6 — full-court imperial walkers — 10 CDD at each line.
MARY:
Cherry-pickers x 4 (all we had time for). Not technically Mary.
COUNT-OFF & NAME-O-RAMA
8 PAX
CIRCLE OF TRUST/BOM:
2 Cor. 5:21 — He made him to be sin who knew no sin so that in him we might become the righteousness of God.
THE SCENE: Chilly, but clear and no wind. No sign of the moon
F3 WELCOME & DISCLAIMER: Done
WARM-O-RAMA:
SSH IC x20 | Windmills IC x10 | Cherry Pickers IC x4 | Tempo Squats IC x10
THA-THANG:
Tennis Court Battle Buddies: One partner works through rep count, the other does a suicide, then switches until all reps are finished.
Mosey To Flagpole
Mosey to Dock. Loop consists of:
Rinse and Repeat until time
Fellowship Mosey to AO
MARY:
25 FlutterKicks IC led by Trunk
COUNT-OFF & NAME-O-RAMA
10 HIMs; 0 FNGs; 1 Kotter
CIRCLE OF TRUST/BOM:
Showing up is half the battle. The first community that men to be active in is their family. The indispensable building block of humanity. The evidence is clear that children benefit greatly and prosper when parents are active in their lives.
Everyday is a gift and each day will present opportunities for love and care in the family. Love your children and change the world.
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
CSAUP 2/26 at the Asylum 6:30-9:00 am. There will be snacks.
THE SCENE: Not as cold as you might think.
F3 WELCOME & DISCLAIMER: I did this… poorly
WARM-O-RAMA:
Blindside-y Warmup things …
THA-THANG:
“All you have to decide is what to do with the time that is given to you.”
Mosey to Rockpile and pick two hand-sized rocks
Repeat 3x
Mosey to SplashPad
Repeat 3x
Mosey back to Rockpile
Repeat 3x
Mosey to Flagpole
MARY:
“Fellowship” Mosey back to the AO
COUNT-OFF & NAME-O-RAMA
6 HIMs; 0 FNGs
Stripped, Snitch, Choir Boy; Mouthwash; Swimmies; Blindside
CIRCLE OF TRUST/BOM:
There is Always Hope
There are some pretty heavy moments in Tolkien’s writing. There are good people who suffer, while others give in to the darkness, but no matter how far a character falls there is still always hope and the opportunity of forgiveness. Even a character like Boromir, who betrays his companions, ends up finding redemption in the end. For Christians, the message of hope is a powerful one, and it is very comforting to find it within the pages of The Lord of the Rings. There is a quote in The Return of the King where Pippin asks Gandalf if there is any hope for them, “There was never much hope,” the wizard replies, “Only a fool’s hope.” And yet, that is all that’s really needed. Despite all the adversity we might face in life, God’s grace is still present, and no matter what we’ve done he can still use us to demonstrate His glory. One of Tolkien’s greatest gifts to his readers was the message that hope exists, even when we’re faced with overwhelming odds.
Tolkien’s Christian worldview equipped him to have the discipline of hope. To borrow from the Apostle Paul:
Not only that, but we rejoice in our sufferings, knowing that suffering produces endurance, and endurance produces character, and character produces hope, and hope does not put us to shame, because God’s love has been poured into our hearts through the Holy Spirit who has been given to us (Romans 5:3-5).
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
CSAUP at Asylum on 2/26. Apparently, there will be snacks.
THE SCENE: Arrived early to see if we needed to move to the Pav-a-lon. We should have and didn’t. COLD AND WET
F3 WELCOME & DISCLAIMER: Did this… poorly, I’m sure
WARM-O-RAMA:
SS IC x20 | LBAC IC x10 each way | Tempo Squats IC x 10
THA-THANG:
Tabata workout with Field Trips. 20 seconds of work, 10 seconds rest. 8 sets per exercise. 3 exercises per round with a Field Trip after each Round. 3 rounds.
MARY:
No time
COUNT-OFF & NAME-O-RAMA
6 HIMs. 0 FNGs
Snitch, GoatDish, I-Beam, Tonka, Waxjob, and Blindside on Q
CIRCLE OF TRUST/BOM:
After just a week off from COVID, I am extremely grateful for F3. The text check-ins and guys picking up the Q’s I missed were great, but it was the time away that made me realize just how much I yearn for ALL 3 F’s. It was the longest I’ve got without working out since starting F3 in March of last year, I missed my brothers in the Gloom as well. I’ve always said that the Fellowship aspect of F3 has been the most impactful for me, and not being in the Gloom for a week showed me just how true that was. I also slacked off in my Faith because I didn’t have the kickstart that our COT usually gives me each morning.
Thank you, men of F3.