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Torential Tuesday

THE SCENE: 50s. Lot of sky sweat. Bit of lightning so had to stay under cover.
F3 WELCOME & DISCLAIMER
WARM-O-RAMA:
20 SSH, 15 Imp Squat Walkers, 10 cherry pickers, 5 burpees (plus a few others sprinkled in)
THA-THANG:
Had to pivot a bit. Did Sally song with merkins. Did another song with a basketball pass while holding a v-up. Thunder Struck with holding squat and a jump squat on each thunder.

Then we did a little free throw. Try to hit at least 3. 10 attempts. Miss is 5 drydocks for everyone. Make is 5 star jumps for everyone.

MARY:
ABCs, hold superman, pax roulette.
COUNT-OFF & NAME-O-RAMA
7 PAX
CIRCLE OF TRUST/BOM:
I’m in Customer Experience for my job, and I just got back from Disney world. A good book on the topic is the Experience Economy. It talks about the progression of economic value. How we started in a commodity based economy, progressed to goods, then service, and now Experience. At each level, people attribute a hire value and are willing to pay more for it. Hence, me paying way more than I should on stuffed animals at Disney. Anyway, the point being that an even higher economic offering is transformation. The best example is working out. You subject yourself to a bunch of uncomfortable experiences for the end result of a physical transformation in your body. And Disney is fun, but the more meaningful time I spend in the long run is in the things that invest in my own transformation. So where are you placing value? On stuff? On kicking back and having cool experiences? Or on investing time in transformation, physical, spiritual, etc.?
MOLESKIN:
N/A
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
Speedway is starting next week! Help by showing up or Qing.

Crazy Ladder

THE SCENE: RAIN and fallen trees, clear and wet (no rain) when workout started
F3 WELCOME & DISCLAIMER
WARM-O-RAMA:
SSH x11, Cherry Pickers x5, Tempo Big Boys x5, Apex mosey.
THA-THANG:

Note: Cones are approximately 20 feet apart.

  • Murder bunny to first cone.
  • Body Builders x10.
  • Murder bunny back to starting cone.
  • Inchworm to second cone (bring CMU).
  • Skull crushers x20.
  • Inchworm back to starting cone (leave CMU at second cone).
  • Bear crawl to third cone.
  • Big Boys x30.
  • Bear crawl back to starting cone.
  • Pick up CMU and walk it fourth cone.
  • CMU curls x40.  Run the Apex.
  • Get your CMU on the way back.
  • Repeat.

MARY:
Australian Snow Angels x10, Tempo Squats with CMU x10, LBCs x25, CMU curls x40, WW2 for time
COUNT-OFF & NAME-O-RAMA
Espy, Rep Sleepy, Swerve, Webelo, Scoutmaster, Avocado, RadioShack, Drifter, Grouch
CIRCLE OF TRUST/BOM:

Exodus 33:19 – “… And I will be gracious to whom I will be gracious, and will show mercy on whom I will show mercy.”

As disciples of Yeshua, we are called to love all.  Lovingly correct sinful behavior of fellow disciples and love those who do not hold themselves to the teachings of Christ and law of YHWH as a means to show them Christ.

As I struggle with wanting to shake people out of their sinful nature (mainly those who are not disciples of Christ), I am constantly reminded that it is not my job.  It is my job to love those individuals and let the light of YHWH show through the love I am showing those individuals and let YHWH take care of the rest.  He is in control of everything and his thoughts are higher than mine and his ways are higher than mine.  Loving people is not the same as condoning a person’s choices.

ANNOUNCEMENTS:
AOQ flag hand off at Bomb Shelter to Espy.  Breakfast at Drifter’s following the beatdown.  New AOQ in Seymour (The Speedway) starting April 19 at 5:30 AM.  Tuesday/Thursday 5:30 – 6:15 AM.

See You Coming

THE SCENE: Clear skies, 40 degrees F.
F3 WELCOME & DISCLAIMER
WARM-O-RAMA:

Bulldog Drill, Cherry Pickers, Plank Reach Back, Little Baby Arm Circles, Windmills, Various AO Runs

THA-THANG:

Start at the Scrapyard are and do Merkins x12, WWII Sit Ups x12, Dry Docks x12, SSH x12 (4 count), Pull Ups X6 or Inverted PU x12, Box Jumps x12 or Step Ups x9/leg, and Dips x12.

Bernie to CMUs at the AO restrooms and perform Bent Rows x12, Curls x12, Upright Rows x12, Triceps Extensions x12, On the Shelf x6/arm, Lawn Mower Pulls x12/arm, and Russian Swings x12.

Run to Trail Apex at Road and do Burpees x3

Run Back to Scrap Yard

Bear Crawl up hill at steps

AMRAP until Recover is called.

MARY:
Box cutters and LBCs
COUNT-OFF & NAME-O-RAMA
5 HIMs
CIRCLE OF TRUST/BOM:
In 1965, Bob Dylan was facing a lot of backlash from “friends” as his music was shifting to a more electric sound.  Some were not happy with his departure from his “folk” music roots.  He wrote a scathing song, Positively 4th Street, to get some things off of his chest.

Some of my favorite lines of any song are in the last verse of the song:

“I wish that for just one time you could stand inside my shoes, And just for that one moment I could be you.  Yes, I wish  that for just one time you could stand inside my shoes, You’d know what a drag it is to see you.”

We all probably know someone that elicits such feeling in us.  I know a few that bring those thoughts to mind.  The Lord knows better than I the feelings that others may have when I approach.

This brings to mind Major General Fred Forster. Fred was in command of the Air National Guard at McGhee Tyson until his retirement in May 2003 after which he became a prominent community leader in Blount County.  He was the exact opposite of the person(s) Bob Dylan wrote about. When Fred approached me, or anyone else for that matter, I felt like the most important person around.  He truly engaged with people and made them feel that they mattered.  The great thing is they did – in Fred’s eyes.  What a great guy.  I think of him often.  Sadly, he died much too soon after a three year battle with cancer in 2010 at the age of 64 years old.

We could all learn from this wonderful role model.

MOLESKIN:
Health of Rep Sleepy’s daughter, Carrie, and for Drifter in his upcoming travels with his work and family.
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
Insert information about upcoming events, 2nd or 3rd F opportunities, and any other announcements.

Farmer Carry Dancing Dora

THE SCENE: A cool morning 40s/50s. No wind at all. The Flags were looking a little sad
F3 WELCOME & DISCLAIMER
WARM-O-RAMA:
20 SSH, 5 cherry pickers, 6 piano keys, and a Drifter Soccer Warm-up lap (butt kicks, high knees, etc.)
THA-THANG:
Partner Up. One partner farmer carries 2 CMUs to the far end of the Grinder and back. The other alternates between 2 exercises, 20 reps at a time. Switch to 2 new exercises each time the song switches.

  • Squats and Dips
  • Iron Mikes (single ct) and Merkins
  • Good Mornings and Big Boy Situps
  • Pax Roulette for 2 new ones each time.
  • Rinse and Repeat

MARY:
10 Peter Parkers, 20 box cutters, 20 Superman Swims

COUNT-OFF & NAME-O-RAMA
12 PAX. Way to beat that Fartsack gentalmen

CIRCLE OF TRUST/BOM:
Very simple. Just listen. (set a timer for 1 minute to listen quietly). If you’re anything like me, that silence can feel really awkward and it is tempting to fill it up with unimportant jabber. But as leaders, we need to lean into that uncomfortable silence and be available for the people around us. So lead through listening with your family, your work mates, and your neighbors.

MOLESKIN:
N/A

ANNOUNCEMENTS:
Need a couple more guys to commit to helping establish a 2 day a week AO out in Seymour. Talk to Rep Sleepy if you’re interested.

Also, breakfast at drifters will likely be postponed due to family vacation and Easter. So look for it later in the month.

Do Hard Things

THE SCENE: About 60 and really quite lovely

F3 WELCOME & DISCLAIMER


WARM-O-RAMA:
Little of this, Little of that, Michael Phelps, SSH x10

THA-THANG:
Mosey to top of Butter Billy for Butter Billy’s B-yramid:

  • 5 Burpees
  • 5 Burpees, 10 Boxcutters
  • 5 Burpees, 10 Boxcutters, 15 Bobby Hurleys
  • 10 Boxcutters, 15 Bobby Hurleys
  • 15 Bobby Hurleys

Mosey to the top of Mt. Crumpet for Kraken Around the Christmas Tree: 5 cones, do 5 Merkins, 5 Big Boys, 5 Squats then run around the loop and to the next cone, increase rep count by 5 each time to 25.

Mosey to the church parking lot for Catch Me If You Can: Partner up, partner A Bernies around parking lot while partner B does 3 Burpees then runs to catch up. Switch and continue making the loop. (We did about four loops)

MARY:
Circle of Pain: Jog in place and pass burpees around circle, increased to 3

Big Boys x20; Flutter Kicks x20; Overhead Claps x60

Another round of Circle of Pain then LBCs for time

COUNT-OFF & NAME-O-RAMA
Welcome to JustFlys’s 2.0, Pedals

CIRCLE OF TRUST/BOM:

Do Hard Things

All of today’s beatdown was inspired by the CSAUP from a few weeks ago. It was hard to do but in the end very rewarding. I think that is often the truth. When we do hard things we reap the best rewards. This can be something physically challenging like a CSAUP but it also applies to other parts of our lives. We have to be willing to step out and take risks to grow. Maybe that means committing to reading the Bible daily because you don’t like to read anyway. Maybe that means taking that new job or position that will push you to grow. Maybe that means stepping into a leadership position within an organization. Maybe it means treating your wife like Ephesians 5:25 says:

“Husbands, love your wives, as Christ loved the church and gave himself up for her,”

‭‭Whatever it is seek out the hard because that is where we find the greatest growth.

I know the price of success: dedication, hard work, and an unremitting devotion to the things you want to see happen.

— Frank Lloyd Wright

MOLESKIN:
Insert any personal comments, notes, devotion content, etc.

ANNOUNCEMENTS:
Breakfast at Drifter’s will be delayed in April due to his family traveling; Flag hand off coming in April as well; Keep eye on Slack for more info