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Just another Monday Morning

THE SCENE: Wet, rainy and awesome

C0-Q with Coolio and Proton

WARM-O-RAMA:
Side Stradle Hops X20

High Knees for the half the parking lot and 50% finish

Heels to butt for the half the parking lot and 50% finish

Drive and skip for the half the parking lot and 50% finish

50% sprint for half and all out sprint for half.
THA-THANG:
Proton’s “Core” Workout at the AO

Bermuda Triangle – 2 Second Hold-  3 Stations. 1- Pull-up, 2 Rows, 3- Wall jumps/step-ups.

Break up into four groups and run to each station.  Every time you pass the Flag Pole do 5 or 10 Burpees.

-10 Pull-Ups x 3 rounds

-20 Picnic Table Rows X 3 Rounds

-20 Wall Jumps or step up x 3 Rounds

Bearpees 1 Burpee followed up by 4 count bear crawl forward around the outside of the playgroud.  25 yards.   Burpee Dan – 1 Burpee followed by 4 count lunges 25 yards

Mosey to bottom of the hill

Jacobs ladder- Run the hill 1 Burpee, backwards up the hill 2 burpees, run the hill 3 burpees, etc. etc. up to 7.

Burpee Dan’s – Groups of 4

-4 Burpee : 4 lunges across lot.

-1 burpees : 4 lunges back to starting position.

Coolio’s “Run and Grind” workout

3 minute Mosey

20 Merkins

20 BBoys

10 box jumps

 

2 minute Mosey

20 Merkins

20 BBoys

20 Squats

1 50 yard sprints

This was repeated 5 times.  Ran just under 3 miles

COUNT-OFF & NAME-O-RAMA

35 men no FNGs

CIRCLE OF TRUST/BOM:
Get in the habit of taking out the Garbage.  Get into the habit of confessing sin to your brothers.  Don’t let it build up and fester in your heart.  God gives Grace the the humble.  1 John 9: If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.

Psalm 51:10

Create in me a clean heart, O God,
and renew a rightb spirit within me.
11Cast me not away from your presence,
and take not your Holy Spirit from me.
12Restore to me the joy of your salvation,
and uphold me with a willing spirit.

ANNOUNCEMENTS:
Get out there and sign up for a Q.  Call someone to CO-Q.

TCOB

THE SCENE: 40ish, windy
F3 WELCOME & DISCLAIMER
WARM-O-RAMA:

  • Hillbillies x 15 IC
  • Tempo Diamond Merks x 10
  • Cherry Pickers x 8
  • Little this/that

THA-THANG:

Line up on the curb.

Partner up

Man carry Route 66. Alternate carrying each other between cones. Stop at every cone for increasing reps starting with 5 of:

  • Merkins
  • Thruster Merks
  • Burpees

Decrease reps by 1 on way back

Mosey to greenway hill

11’s

Iron Mike’s 4 count

Bernie up hill

Bicycles 4 count

Bear Crawl down

Mosey to AO

Global Warming

Everyone Al Gore in circle

AGT x 5 2 man at a time going in opposite directions.

2 passes

MARY:

  • Peter Parkers x 12 IC
  • ABCs on Q
  • Captain Thor 6:24 IC
  • Scissors for 1 min on Q

COUNT-OFF & NAME-O-RAMA
44 including 1 FNG – BVD. Also there was Kentucky but couldn’t tag him.
CIRCLE OF TRUST/BOM:

Your beliefs become your thoughts,
Your thoughts become your words,
Your words become your actions,
Your actions become your habits,
Your habits become your values,
Your values become your destiny.

-Ghandi

I can sometimes lose sight of what I’m working towards. Throughout the year I have to refocus myself because I’ve strayed from the path I wanted to be on. Whether because of some new shiney thing distracting me off to the side or because I backslid on my habits. I don’t have trouble making fitness and fun thing habits. Where I struggle to find my destiny is in work. Sometimes I just feel like I’m on cruise control and not actively thinking, acting and making habits. I think the hardest place to make habits and form our destiny is in the things that we like to do the least. Take some time this week to think of some place in your life you know you need to be taking care of business but haven’t been able to shape that destiny by making good habits toward that end. Make a gameplan to get it done.
MOLESKIN:
ANNOUNCEMENTS:

Run The Race

THE SCENE: 37°F, Clear sky and dark (no moon)
F3 WELCOME & DISCLAIMER
WARM-O-RAMA:
• SSH x20 (IC)
• Jump Squats x10 (IC)
• Merkins x10 (IC)
• Curb to Curb
○ High Knees
○ Butt Kicks

THA-THANG:
Mosey up to the loop around the Admin Building

Complete exercises at each cone and keep running around the loop. Rinse and repeat until time is up.
• Cone 1 – Bear Crawl to the Chalk Line
• Cone 2 – Touch the Front Door of the Admin Building
• Cone 3 – Smurf Jacks x20
• Cone 4 – Merkins x20
• Cone 5 – Squats x20
• Cone 6 – Rows w/a Rock x20
• Cone 7 – Climb the Admin Building steps
• Cone 8 – Mountain Climber 4ct x20

MARY:
• Captain Thor (1 BBS for 4 American Hammers, up to 5 and 20) IC single count
• Flutter Kicks (4ct) x20 IC
• Peter Parker x10 IC

COUNT-OFF & NAME-O-RAMA
7- Pacman, Music City, Crab-Legs, Walkabout, Breast Stroke (FNG), Belly Flop, Archie (QIC)

CIRCLE OF TRUST/BOM:
Perseverance, God has proven to be faithful. He will do his part so you do yours.

“Therefore, since we are surrounded by so great a cloud of witnesses, let us also lay aside every weight, and sin which clings so closely, and let us run with endurance the race that is set before us,”
‭‭Hebrews‬ ‭12:1‬ ‭ESV‬‬

MOLESKIN:
It was very dark this morning. Reading the cards at each station was much more challenging than intended. The guys coped well and even avoided getting run over by a trash truck.

ANNOUNCEMENTS:
Everyone should sign up for the Asylum Hardship Hill 10hr team

The Playlist on Shuffle

THE SCENE:
60°F, it’s not raining, but the ground is very wet
F3 WELCOME & DISCLAIMER
WARM-O-RAMA:
• SSH x25 (IC)
• Inch Worm Merkins x20 (OYO)
• Imperial Squat Walkers x20 (IC)
• Plank
○ Hand and leg up
○ Switch to other side

THA-THANG:
Mosey to the Baseball Dugouts
Pull-ups 3 sets of 10, mosey around the concession stand between each set

Mosey to the open air Chapel
Flowers by Moby: Push-up Challenge
“Green Sally Up”= move to standard plank
“Green Sally Down” = move to 6″ plank
Get Up Offa That Thing by James Brown: Leg lifts
Start by holding legs 6″ off the ground
“Get Up Offa That Thing” = Lift the legs up to 90° and then bring them back down

Mosey to upper parking lot

The Kraken
The 8 cones are setup in a circle. Spread out among them. Complete exercise at that cone and run around all the cones to the next cone (make the whole loop + one cone). Rinse and repeat until you complete the whole loop, twice.
• Cone 1 – Merkins x20
• Cone 2 – Squats x20
• Cone 3 – SSH x20
• Cone 4 – Jump Squats x20
• Cone 5 – 4ct Shoulder Taps x20
• Cone 6 – Lunges x20 (each leg)
• Cone 7 – Dry Docks x20
• Cone 8 – Smurf Jacks x20

COUNT-OFF & NAME-O-RAMA
6 , Waffle House, Frenchie, Crab Legs, Music City, Gibbler, Archie (QIC)
CIRCLE OF TRUST/BOM:
The struggle with Pride is real. It can cause us to react to others negatively because we are comparing ourselves. We are competing with those around us.

“Humility is not thinking less of yourself, it’s thinking of yourself less.” – Rick Warren, The Purpose Driven Life

MOLESKIN:
I’m enjoying the addition of music to the workouts. It makes it a little more fun and helps me be more energetic. The guys did a great job today!

ANNOUNCEMENTS:
The 2nd F event at Abridged Beer Company is tonight at 6:30pm. See you there!

If it was easy, everyone would do it!

THE SCENE
39 and drizzling…PERFECT!

 

WELCOME & DISCLAIMER

 

WARM UP
COP

  • SSH x25 IC
  • Imperial Squat Walkers x15 IC
  • Little Arm Circles x10 each Forward and Back IC
  • Side Lunges x15 IC
  • Two laps around the parking lot

Partner up and line up along the curve marked by the yellow cones.

 

THA THANG
It Takes Two
Battle Buddys will take turns performing 1 rep of exercise each until they reach 30 reps total.  Sprint to the orange cone, complete 10 4ct SSH then lunge to yellow cone.  At yellow cone, sprint back to start point.

Exercises:

  • Rd 1: Burpees
  • Rd 2: Dry Docks
  • Rd 3: Wide Merkins

Rinse and repeat!

Mosey to the playground

 

1-2-3 Pyramid on Benches
Do the following: 1 Box Jump, 2 Decline Merkins, 3 Squats.  Repeat adding one rep to the first exercise and multiplying that number by 2 and 3 for the other exercises until you get to 10, 20 and 30 reps respectively.

Mosey to new parking lot

 

Parking Lot 11’s
Start at one end of the parking lot, 1 Diamond Merkin.  Run to far end, 10 Jump Squats. Run back to start, rinse and repeat adding 1 rep of Merkins and subtracting 1 rep from Jump Squats each round.

 

MARY (On the Run)
Gather in the parking lot for quick abs.

  • 4ct Flutter Kicks x25 IC
  • 4ct American Hammers x20 IC

Mosey back to the SP

 

COT
Number Off & Name-O-Rama (43 PAX, incl 1 FNG)

 

BOM
“King. Warrior. Mentor. Friend.  Four pillars of a manly heart.  Every man is commissioned by his Creator…
to provide, as a Servant-King
to protect, as a Tender Warrior
to teach, as a Wise Mentor and
to connect, as a Faithful Friend

– Stu Weber, The Four Pillars of a Man’s Heart

I’ve recently picked up a book I read a long time ago, “The Four Pillars of a Man’s Hear” by Stu Weber.  In the book Weber presents that all men four core pillars that support and give shape to their masculinity: King, Warrior, Mentor and Friend.  The transformation from boyhood to manhood is about growing and stewarding these masculine energies.

Part of what I experience in the mornings at F3 is an awakening of my warrior.  Pushing hard, struggling, embracing the suck…all that reminds me that I am alive and made to move, to have impact.  This is a good thing, a needed thing.  I’ve also noticed that sometimes I bring the warrior home and relate to my family from that place.  Usually not what they need.  What my family needs is for me to be a King.  One who lovingly leads and serves them.  Every King is a warrior, but not every warrior is a King.  The King channels the Warrior’s energy so that it is productive and life giving.

Today I want to challenge ALL of us to enter back into our world as Kings.  Speak life to those around you.  Play the man…be a king!