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Rocking Friday Morning

THE SCENE: 42 degrees – 27 PAX – no wind
F3 WELCOME & DISCLAIMER

“Welcome to F3: Fitness – Fellowship – & Faith
– My name is Steam & I’ll be your Q this morning
– I am not a professional – you are here on your own volition – which means I don’t know any injuries you may or may not have. That being said, you know your bodies better than anyone so if you need to modify any of the exercises we do this morning feel free to do so BUT…..Push yourself and those around you – we will get better physically, mentally, and spiritually this morning.”


WARM-O-RAMA:
1. Side-Straddle Hop (SSH): 20 x 4 (in cadence)

2. Rockette: 10 x 4 (in cadence)

3. Army Bend & Reach: 10 x 4 (in cadence)

4. Squat: 10 x 4 (in cadence)

5. Army High Jumper: 10 x 4 (in cadence)

6. Manly Arm Circles (we’re men – not babies): 5 x 4 forward & 5 x 4 backward (all in cadence) – full rotation of the arm and shoulder – 1 arm at a time

THA-THANG:
Mosey 15 feet out of the AO to the hill right beside AO parking lot

  • (1) Rocky Hill
    • Assemble Battle Buddy teams
    • 10 decline BBS (Battle-Buddy Sit-ups) each @ bottom of hill
      • 1 partner holds the other’s feet
    • Run up the hill
    • 10 rock chest presses
    • Run back down the hill
    • RINSE & REPEAT 3x – add 5 reps each time
      • 10 BBSs/10 RCPs — 15 BBSs/15 RCPs — 20 BBSs/20 RCPs
    • Recover @ the top of this hill
    • Code Brown leads flutter kicks until 6 is up
    • PAX executes 10 SSHs in cadence
  • Mosey to Asylum Playground with rocks
  • (2) Rockin Around the Asylum Playground
    • Stay in battle buddy teams
    • (1) Rock Flutter Kicks as a team = 110 total
      • Rock held overhead while executing flutter kicks
      • While other partner is doing
    • (2) Run to picnic tables = 5 decline merkins
    • Upon completion of 110 Rock flutter kicks 
    • (3) Rock Curls as a team = 110 total
      • While other partner is doing 
    • (4) Run to picnic tables = 5 incline merkins
    • Upon completion of 110 Rock Curls
    • (5) Rock Merkins as a team = 110 total
      • Rock under 1 hand — execute merkin — switch hands
      • While other partner is doing 
    • (6) Run to parking lot outside playground = 15 x 4 switchfoots
      • 1 foot on the curb/1 foot flat — quickly switch feet positions in a 4 count to 15
    • Mr Jinxy led PAX in 20 SSHs
  • (3) Rocking Back to the AO
    • Grab rocks and mosey to parking lot outside of playground
    • Set rocks in the middle — each PAX member finds a curb space
    • Execute 15 x 4 switchfoots in cadence led by QIC
    • Rinse & Repeat 5x
  • (4) Mosey Back to AO
  • Cheatsheet called upon to lead PAX in 20 x 4 SSHs in cadence
  • Hello Dolly: 15 x 4 in cadence
    • flip over to chest on ground
  • 10 – 1 count merkins
    • flip over to back on ground
  • Flutter Kicks: 15 x 4 in cadence
    • flip over to chest on ground
  • 10 – 1 count merkins
    • Flip over to seated position (on your 6)
  • 20 x 4 American Hammers

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COUNT-OFF & NAME-O-RAMA
27 PAX

Cheatsheet – Ponzi – Big Bird – Triple A – Coolio – Rusty – Worm – Code Brown – Fabio – Rascal – Gibbler – Bunny – Rousey – Kentucky – Rainbow – Dogbite – Snitch – Pringle – Slide Rule – Mixtape – Blue Bird – Mr Jinxy – Pusher – Pacman – Foot Print – Cat Gut – Steam

CIRCLE OF TRUST/BOM:

On this day in 1917 = the U.S. entered WWI
– thousands of men were called into action – called into active duty service for their country.
– What would it look like for us as high impact men to answer the call God gives us to go into active duty service as servants for HIS kingdom?
– ‎and you could say “man I don’t feel qualified to talk to my neighbor, coworker, friend, or family, about my faith or God.” Or “That’s not me, I’m not that guy”
– ‎but hear this: You are the guy. Because God doesn’t call the qualified, he qualifies the called.
– Ephesians 6:19-20 (MSG) = And don’t forget to pray for me. Pray that I’ll know what to say and have the courage to say it at the right time, telling the mystery to one and all, the Message that I, jailbird preacher that I am, am responsible for getting out. 

Let’s Just Get After It!

THE SCENE
57 and Clear

 

Welcome and Disclaimer

 

WARM UP
COP

  • SSH x30 IC
  • 4ct Mountain Climbers x10 IC
  • 4ct Merkins x10 IC
  • Imperial Squat Walkers x10 IC
  • Little Arm Circles x10 each Forward and Back IC
  • Cherry Pickers x10 IC
  • 5 Burpees

Mosey to side of the parking lot and get a battle buddy.

 

THA THANG
Partner Burpee Suicides
Both men stand along the curb at the orange cones.  Then they perform the following sequence:

  1. Battle Buddy 1 performs 10 BBS while Battle Buddy 2 holds their feet in a plank position.
  2. Battle Buddy 2 switches to alternating between 10 Merkins and 10 Squats while Battle Buddy 1 sprints to the first cone and performs 2 Burpees, sprints back, sprints to second cone and does 4 Burpees, then sprints to where they started.
  3. Switch, Battle Buddy 2 then performs the progression.

Do as many repetitions as you can in 7 minutes.

Mosey to new parking lot.

 

Triple Man Sprints
2 men at Cone 1 (near side orange cone) and 1 man at Cone 2 (far side orange cone).  One man at Cone 1 runs to Cone 2 while other two men do exercises at the cone (x10 or x15 reps), stopping in the middle at the yellow cone to do 2 burpees.  Then man at Cone 2 runs to Cone 1 while other men do exercises (either x10 or x15 reps).  First man now runs to Cone 2.  Rinse and repeat for 7 minutes, 3 rounds.

Rd 1: Upper Body
Cone 1 = Diamond Merkins / Carolina Dry Docks
Cone 2 = Shoulder Taps / Superman Swims

Rd 2: Abs
Cone 1 = American Hammers / Lance Armstrongs
Cone 2 = Flutter Kick / Hello Dollys

Rd 3: Lower Body
Cone 1 = Prison Squats / Skaters
Cone 2 = Lunges / Side Lunges

Mosey back to SP.

 

MARY

  • 4ct LBCs x20 IC
  • Side Crunches Rt x20 IC
  • Sdie Crunches Lf x20 IC

 

COT
37 PAX including 3 FNGs – 8 Track, AAA and Downhill

 

BOM
“Two are better than one, because they have a good reward for their toil. For if they fall, one will lift up his fellow. But woe to him who is alone when he falls and has not another to lift him up! Again, if two lie together, they keep warm, but how can one keep warm alone? And though a man might prevail against one who is alone, two will withstand him—a threefold cord is not quickly broken.”

Kings Solomon, Ecclesiastes 4:9-12

The sequoia redwood trees located in California, are some of the biggest trees in the world. The General Sherman is, in fact, noted as THE largest known living single stem tree on Earth! It is 275 ft tall, 25 feet in diameter, and is approximately 2,500 years old.

 Something that huge must have an incredible root system that goes down deep in order to stand that tall. Not the case at all. The sequoia redwood trees have a unique root system that is a marvel, compared to their mammoth size.

Their roots are relatively shallow. There is no tap root to anchor them deep into the earth. The roots actually only go down 6-12 feet, and yet, these trees rarely fall over. They withstand strong winds, earthquakes, fires, storms, and prolonged flooding. How can something up to 500 tons, reaching over 350 feet in height, and live for many centuries remain standing with roots only going down about 10 feet?

The interesting thing about the redwood tree is that their root system is intertwined with the other redwood trees, literally holding each other up. The trees grow very close together and are dependent on each other for nutrients, as well. Only redwoods have the strength and ability to support other redwoods.

So, beneath the surface of these humongous, tall, statuesque trees are roots like a army of men who have their arms interlocked, standing and supporting each other. They are preventing the adversaries of life from knocking each other down. They are also making sure there is plenty of nutrients for growth to continue.

To me, the PAX is like a forest of redwoods. We are stronger TOGETHER.  We grow, challenge and support each other as we each strive to reach our potential physically, mentally, relationally and spiritually.

Circuits of Courage

THE SCENE: Just about perfect weather – 50 degrees, no wind

F3 WELCOME & DISCLAIMER

WARM-O-RAMA:

  • SSH IC x 25
  • Cherry Pickers IC x 10
  • Tempo Squats IC x 12
  • Merkins IC (4 ct) x 15
  • 2 sets of 5 burpees OYO as we toured the circuit

THA-THANG:

We did a circuit on the grinder (1 station at each corner) with 1 station at the flag pole, and another at the pavalon. Each station has 2 exercises listed. Pretty simple – pair up with a battle buddy and do 20 reps of both exercises listed and move to the next station until time is called. Ended up making it through 3 rounds.

  • Station 1: Mountain Climbers (4 ct.) and Squat Jumps
  • Station 2 (flag pole): Dry Docks and Flutter Kicks (4 ct.)
  • Station 3 (pavalon): Bench Rows and Derkins
  • Station 4: Supermans and Hello Dollies (4 ct.)
  • Station 5: Shoulder Press and Bicep Curls (both exercises with the supplied rocks)
  • Station 6: Merkins and Lunges

Mosey to base of Little Baby Hill. One partner runs the hill and does 2 burpees at the top, while the other does squats at the bottom. Rinse & repeat – 3 times up the hill each.

MARY:

Did a little plank work, 20 American Hammers (4 ct) IC, and finished with AMRAP LBC’s for the last minute.

COUNT-OFF & NAME-O-RAMA

38 strong this morning – No FNG’s

CIRCLE OF TRUST/BOM:

When one man acts courageously, it strengthens the spines of other men. It took courage for Peaches and Food Truck to share their testimonies with us at the 3rd F event on Saturday. By doing so, they allowed our small group time to be more open and allowed us as men to be more vulnerable with each other because they had the courage to be open themselves.

When we come out each morning to the gloom, we can either choose to push through the suck and make our brothers push themselves harder and farther than they imagined, or we can choose to half ass it and settle for mediocrity. When I see a brother pushing himself to his max, something stirs inside me that makes me want to push myself harder as well. Don’t be the guy who waits for someone else to step up before stepping up yourself. We’re called as HIMs to be the guy that strengthens the spines of other men through our actions.

Mid-week Split – Do the next right thing

26 HIMS split up to Kick hump day in the teeth!

F3 – March 20th, 2018  

5:30 COP

  • Side Straddle Hop x 20
  • Baby Arm Circles x 15
  • Imperial Squat Walkers x 15
  • Michael Phelps x 15
  • Cherry Pickers x15

Core Group

 4 Corners Escalator –10 burpees, 20 Squat Jumps, 30 merkins, 40 squats

RUN UP THE HILL!  Bear crawl between corners.  Work your way back down.

Aiken Legs – Play Ground  

  • Done in succession with no rest — 20 Squats, 20 Box Jumps, 20 Mary Catherine Lunges (10 each leg), 20 Reverse Lunges (10 each leg forward).

Dora 1,2,3 on any hill close by.

  • 100 Merkins
  • 200 Squats
  • 300 Flutter Kicks

Run Group

Escalator to big lot

  • 10 Burpees
  • 20 Squat Jumps
  • 30 Merkins
  • 40 Squats

Grinders – Groups of 3   Burpees, Big Boys

Doracides

  • 150 Merkins
  • 200 Squats
  • 300 Flutter Kicks

Mosey back on trial Route 66 style.

  • Squat Jumps

Cash Out Together

We reap what we sow, but not in the same season.

Keep your eyes fixed ahead and do simply do the next right thing.  The fruit will come, in it’s due season.

– The delayed fruit causes us to be short-sighted, and we pay a price for it in the long haul.
– It is so easy to pursue unrighteous, unhealthy, “bad” things and hard to pursue righteous, healthy, good things.
– This is why long term goals couple with short term grit is critical for growth.
– Keep your eyes fixed ahead and do simply do the next right thing.  The fruit will come, in it’s due season.

3/23/18 Asylum Beatdown

THE SCENE: 30 and clear, the spring grass shimmers with a light frosting.
F3 WELCOME & DISCLAIMER
WARM-O-RAMA:
SSHx20, Tie-fighter 10 each arm, Cherry Pickers, Al Gore squat Jumps, Couple laps around the lot and some merkins and starfish stretches
THA-THANG:

Peeling the scales off the Dragon

  • 10×10 sets of Merkins, BBS, Squats and CDD up the Dragon with a set at each lightpost.  
  • After ten sets sprint to the top with a x10 threshold burps and recover back to the bottom sweeping the six back to rinse and repeat.
  • Difficulty progressively added to each group of 5 that finishes the 10×10 first (i.e. back up an additional light post and bear crawl the first two sets)

MARY:
Circle up and bear crawl (backwards, sideways L and R and forward) through set of hello dolly, flutter kick, pickle pounders and iron hammers.
COUNT-OFF & NAME-O-RAMA
plus FNG Chalupa, Doug Jenkins, visiting PAX Roadie, from Charlotte, NC.

CIRCLE OF TRUST/BOM:
Peer Pressure vs. Accountability.  Apply God’s law to what you do; not what the world tells you to do.  Example: watch The Push on Netflix, a reality show about peer pressure and where it can lead.  Example: Dietrich Bonhoeffer during the rise of the Nazi and persecution of the Jews, he did not succumb to peer pressure, rather stayed accountable to God’s law and ultimately died for his actions.  Read the Ten Commandment for a great example of a Law to stay accountable.