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The 300

THE SCENE: Upper 30’s
F3 WELCOME & DISCLAIMER
WARM-O-RAMA:

  • SSH x 15
  • Monkey Humpers x 20
  • Drydocks IC x 10

THA-THANG:

  • The 300 (with CMU)- 50 Merkins, 50 pull-ups, 50 OH Press, 50 squats, 50 dips, 50 rows
  • Do 10 of each exercise, then do lunges with CMU to cones and back. CMU press every time you come up from lunge. When down at other end of cones, 5 CMU burpees

 

  • CMU Dora – 100 Merkins, 200 Squats, 300 BBS
  • Partner farmer carries while other exercises

MARY:

  • Ring of Fire
  • 1 min plank
  • LBC’s until end

COUNT-OFF & NAME-O-RAMA
12 Total – 1 FNG (Cable Guy)
CIRCLE OF TRUST/BOM:
Defining Manhood

“And let us consider how to stir up one another to love and good works, not neglecting to meet together, as is the habit of some, but encouraging one another, and all the more as you see the Day drawing near.” -Hebrews 10:24-25

“For physical training is of some value, but godliness has value for all things, holding promise for both the present life and the life to come.” -1 Timothy 4:8

“Rejoice in your sufferings, because you know that suffering produces perseverance; perseverance, character; and character, hope.” -Romans 5:3-4 (EMBRACE THE SUCK!)

Being a man isn’t about showing off or outdoing others, it’s about staying humble and uplifting to others. Being there for other people will get you much more gratitude than any object can.

MOLESKIN:

ANNOUNCEMENTS:

The Bomb Shelter Run (C.S.A.U.P. Event)

THE SCENE: Low Mid 60’s with some light rain
F3 WELCOME & DISCLAIMER
WARM-O-RAMA:

Drifter Q:

start things off with the Disclaimer (He is NOT a professional, refers everyone to take notice of how he is dressed; clearly NOT a professional…1 PAX member commented that Drifter must have had a Blink182 concert to attend after the event…

SSH (IC) x10 slow / x10 fast
Boxer Jacks (IC) x10 slow / x10 fast
Mosey to Grinder:
Lunge forward then backwards
Inchworm Merkins w/hand release
Quad Stretch
Cherry Picker Stretch (fists on ground, walk legs out to the side and back in)
Merkin Ring of Fire, but as a Wave!
Mtn Climbers (IC) 10x slow / 10x fast

THA-THANG:
1st leg was approximately 3.2 miles of running until arriving to the Beatdown:

Mayberry Q:

21 Jump Street:

  • 21 Pull-ups (side of the Alcoa bridge)
  • 21 Burpees (middle of bridge)
  • 21 handstand push-ups (far side of bridge)
    Run back to start and drop 1 rep. (15 min time limit)

2nd leg was approximately 3.2 miles until arriving to the Beatdown:

Snorkel Q:

Split up into 2 groups and then partner up. Near side of Bicentennial Park bridge do:

  • 10 Plank Tri Ext & Derkins Then Wheel Barrel Half of Bridge Switch and come back
  • 8 Plank Tri Ext & Derkins Then Wheel Barrel Half of Bridge Switch and come back
  • 6 Plank Tri Ext & Derkins Then Wheel Barrel Half of Bridge Switch and come back
  • 4 Plank Tri Ext & Derkins Then Wheel Barrel Half of Bridge Switch and come back
  • 2 Plank Tri Ext & Derkins Then Wheel Barrel Half of Bridge Switch and come back

Far side of Bicentennial Park Bridge Partner 1 Wall Sits until Partner 2 completes 15 side to side Merkins.
Partner 2 then monster tire walks to replace Partner 1; Partner 1 bear crawls to area to complete side to side Merkins.

3rd leg….who cares how long, we were too far away to quit and had to get back to the car somehow…(another 3… something miles…felt like 10; here we go!).

Waxjob Q:

Split into 3 groups. 1st man plank, 2nd man bear crawl ahead and plank, 3rd slalom bear crawl to front. Remaining PAX continue to slalom bear crawl to the front until team reaches 50 yard line.
Reverse the process, planking person is now facing the sideline while the PAX in motion jump over the planking PAX.
Mosey to jungle gym:
15x Partner reverse-merkins/OHP on monkey bars
15x Squirkins
10x Over/Unders
15x Leg Throwdowns

4th and final leg was very short, no lies, really short…more like a mosey.

Cap’n Crunch Q:

Starting with 1 exercise, adding another exercise until all 5 exercises are completed in succession. then work back down until only the last exercise is left. 20 seconds per exercise:

  • Burpees (20 sec)
  • Burpees (20 sec) Dry Docks (20 sec)
  • Burpees (20 sec) Dry Docks (20 sec) Narrow Squats (20 sec)
  • Burpees (20 sec) Dry Docks (20 sec) Narrow Squats (20 sec) Diamond Merkins (20 sec)
  • Burpees (20 sec) Dry Docks (20 sec) Narrow Squats (20 sec) Diamond Merkins (20 sec) High Knees (20 sec)
  • High Knees (20 sec) Diamond Merkins (20 sec) Narrow Squats (20 sec) Dry Docks (20 sec) Burpees (20 sec)
  • High Knees (20 sec) Diamond Merkins (20 sec) Narrow Squats (20 sec) Dry Docks (20 sec)
  • High Knees (20 sec) Diamond Merkins (20 sec) Narrow Squats (20 sec)
  • High Knees (20 sec) Diamond Merkins (20 sec)
  • High Knees (20 sec)

MARY:
No PAX were interested in any ladies, specifically Mary by the end of this event!

COUNT-OFF & NAME-O-RAMA
38 PAX!!

CIRCLE OF TRUST/BOM:

BOM – CSAUP – Bomb Shelter Run (Cap’n Crunch)

I ask not for a lighter burden, but for broader shoulders.

I ask not for an easier path, but for stronger feet.

I ask not for weaker enemies, but for a stronger self.

Jewish Proverb

Congratulations brothers, you did it.  You embraced the challenge and are victorious.  Take and let it sink in…you’ve earned.

I’d like to share something I’ve been thinking about for a while now.  F3 has been a life-changing experience for me.  Every morning I leave a workout I truly leave better than when I arrived.  Lately I’ve been thinking about why that is the case.  Here are my observations.

I believe there are two simple truths that we have lost as men:

  1. The opposite of manhood isn’t womanhood, it’s boyhood
  2. Manhood isn’t a destination or a journey, it’s a mindset

When we lose the distinction between boyhood and manhood our worlds begin to spin off kilter.  We become self-focused, self-protective, self-indulgent and self-reliant.  In other words, it becomes all about us.  As we reject passivity and accept responsibility for our lives we grow as men in all areas: physically, mentally, relationally and spiritually.  We begin to be others-focused, self-sacrificing and interdependent.  We begin acting like men.

In this world, three things serve as resistance to our growth as men:

  • Comfort
  • Convenience
  • Certainty

Overcoming these boils down to our mindset.  We have to daily set aside a boyhood-mindset and embrace a manhood-mindset.  We combat comfort with challenge, we set aside convenience for consistency and we abandon certainty and embrace camaraderie.  I see it as two contrasting mindsets:

A Boyhood-mindset seeks… A Manhood-mindset seeks…
Comfort Challenge
Convenience Consistency
Certainty Camaraderie

Every time we gather, the COP becomes our arena to consistently embrace challenge in the company of like-minded men.

But it’s not enough for us to do this physically.  We MUST carry this mindset to all areas of our lives, especially our relationships with our loved ones and with God.  Never stop striving for more brothers.  Keep embracing new challenges and keep any eye on the six so you can help the man who has stumbled.  Together we will make a difference!

Board to Tears

THE SCENE: Low 40s… A little foggy and super dark. New moon I guess.
F3 WELCOME & DISCLAIMER
WARM-O-RAMA:
SSH x25 IC
A little bit of hybrid Plank/Planche
LBAC x20 Fwd/Back IC
Tempo Squats x15 IC
TN Rocking Chairs x15 IC
Hindurkins x15 IC
Calfkiller: 20 calf raise, 25% mosey, 20 and 50%, 20 and 75%, 20 and AYG, 20 more to make 100!
THA-THANG:
Mosey on over near the base of Mt Crumpet. On one path, there’s a cone set up. On the other path, we find a pile of boards, each with an exercise.
Each PAX throws their board across the stream at the cone. Mosey around to the other side, furthest one from the cone is the exercise we do.

Exercises are:
10x Al Gore Tucks
20x Star Jacks
20x Diamond Merkins
Crab-Walk/Walk-Crab up the hill
Bear-Crawl/Crawl-Bear up the hill
30x BBS
15x Burpees
20x Monkey Humpers
35x 4-ct Mountain Climbers

First 3 throws come up AGT. Decided to retire each board after it loses!
Made it through all but Burpees and Monkey Humpers before we ran out of time.

3/4″x3″x10″ boards are surprisingly difficult to throw! Several ended up in the stream, 2 actually got stuck IN THE TREE.

MARY:
20x Flutter Kicks IC

20x Slutter Kicks IC

Row Your Boat (4 rounds until Time!)
COUNT-OFF & NAME-O-RAMA
As Pinocchio put it, 10 men discovered that their chances of surviving in the Australian outback with a boomerang are… minimal.
CIRCLE OF TRUST/BOM:
Stolen from Proton’s BOM yesterday at JUCO, ‘cuz it was that good…

It’s a common thing for us to think about the people that have influenced our lives.  Usually if someone asks you what person has had the most influence, you look externally and think of a parent, a teacher, a coach, or even Jesus Christ.  But even as much as all these influence you, the biggest influence is yourself.  The choices that you make every day both define your future path and make you who you are, action by action, for better or for worse.  Even trying to coast through life and avoid those tough choices is a choice in itself.  We can’t avoid them, so embrace them head on. Be alert for those opportunities, and make that tough choice that puts others first, that builds your character, that honors God.
MOLESKIN:
The cone was originally meant to be at the top of Mount Crumpet, but it was too dark to even see the cone, much less read what was written on the boards.  And dang, 3/4″x3″x10″ boards are surprisingly difficult to throw! Several ended up in the stream, 2 actually got stuck IN THE TREE.
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
Great job everyone who’s recovering from the CSAUP.  Prayers for Squeaker’s cousin Jill and two daughters, who just lost husband/father in a car accident.

It’s all about the CORE

THE SCENE: 33 degrees
F3 WELCOME & DISCLAIMER

WARM-O-RAMA:

SSH (IC x10)
Global Warming – Al Gore:
10 Merkins
10 Bobby Hurleys
10 Hand Release Merkins
10 Groiners

THA-THANG:
Mosey to school playground/soccer field. Count off by 1’s and 2’s and split up with 1’s starting at the soccer field and 2’s starting on the playground equipment.

Soccer Field:

40m Sprint

V-Ups (x10)

40m Sprint

Flutter Kicks (ICx25)

40m Sprint

Cross Crunch (x25)

40m Sprint

X’s & O’s (x10)

Playground:

Swing Groiners (x10)

Derkin (x10)

Pull-Ups (x5)

Toes to Bar (x10)

Burpee Pull-Ups (x5)

Abs Knees to Chest (x20)

MARY:
Some plank movements to break up the mosey back to the AO

COUNT-OFF & NAME-O-RAMA
14 Men Started the day off with a victory!
CIRCLE OF TRUST/BOM:
The benefits of sharing Godly time with your loved ones. I have started a yearly bible reading plan with my girlfriend and have dedicated time each day to gain Godly knowledge with her. The benefit is seen both, within our relationship and between myself and God.

Game of WAR

THE SCENE: 30 degrees, a bit windy at times
F3 WELCOME & DISCLAIMER
WARM-O-RAMA:
jog across P Lot x2, High Knee skips across P lot x2, Karaoke x2 across P lot

circle up for squats x20 IC, SSH x 20 IC, Moroccan Ty Fighters x15 IC, Merkins x10 IC, shoulder taps x 10 IC
THA-THANG:

WAR: Split up into 2 groups

  • 2 chairs, one table, one deck of cards….time to play war!
  • From each group Pax take turns at the table in a game of war. Highest card wins.
  • Winner does 10 ssh IC. Pax that turns the card leads the group IC
  • Losing group does 10 burpees!
  • If the same cards are turned, go to WAR! 3 cards down and the 4th card up, Losing group in WAR does 20 burpees and the winning group runs a lap. It did not start off good with my group as we went to war the first card and lost. Group one was all HAPPPY watching group 2(my group) do about 40 burpees in a row, then the tides changed!
  • Once finished with complete round of war(going through the whole deck of cards), we moseyed to the playground for DORACIDES.
  • Partner up for 100 merkins, 150 big boys, and 200 squats. P! does exercise while P2 runs to 1st cone w one burpee, run back to P1 and back to 2nd cone for 2 burps, back to PI and back to 3rd cone for 3 burps, switch partners until complete

MARY:
Boxcutters x10 IC

Hello Dolly x10 IC

Iron Cross for 10 sec.

Never Cross Dolly x10 IC
COUNT-OFF & NAME-O-RAMA
16 Pax including PUP and Bumblebee!
CIRCLE OF TRUST/BOM:
What do you practice, Joy or Anger? With practice, you get really good at what you practice. Practice Joy
MOLESKIN:
Insert any personal comments, notes, devotion content, etc.
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
Insert information about upcoming events, 2nd or 3rd F opportunities, and any other announcements.