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April Metric Q – Asylum PM

Asylum PM Q — April Metric Workout

5:45pm – 6:30pm

  • Pre-ruck at 5pm

[ The Scene ] 

  • 72
  • Sunny 

[ Welcome/Disclaimer ]

  • Welcome to F3: Fitness – Fellowship – Faith 
  • My name is Steam and I’ll be your Q this morning 
  • A few things before we begin: 
    • I’m not a professional 
    • You’re here on your own volition
    • You know your injuries if you have any so if you need to modify anything we do today feel free to do so, but push yourselves and the men around you. They deserve it and so do you. 
  • FNGs?

[ Warm o Rama ] 

  • OYO as the April Metric Workout is introduced 

[ The Thang ] 

Scene

  • 4 evenly spaced cones or lines ~10 yards/30 feet apart

The Workout

Part 1: RUN

  • 10 minute timer
  • Start the timer, then…
  • Run from Line 1 to Line 2 (~10 yards) and back to Line 1
  • Run from Line 1 to Line 3 (~20 yards) and back to Line 1
  • Run from Line 1 to Line 4 (~30 yards) and back to Line 1
  • That is 1 rep
  • Rinse and repeat as many times as you can in the 10 minutes.

— 1 minute rest —

Part 2: AMRAP

  • 3×2 minutes timer
  • Count the total number of reps (cumulative, not individual)
  • Start the timer, then…
  • 2 minutes AMRAP SSH
    • (no rest)
  • 2 minutes AMRAP High Knees (count 1 leg)
    • (no rest)
  • 2 minutes AMRAP mountain climbers (count 1 leg)

— 3 MINUTES REST AND RECORD 1st ROUND # OF REPS —

— Now…REPEAT the full routine – starting over with your rep count —

— Submit four scores —

  • Round 1 run reps
  • Round 1 AMRAP reps
  • Round 2 run reps
  • Round 2 AMRAP reps

— Enter your times and reps on the Google form (link in the 1st F channel) —
— Total time to complete: 45 minutes (the full time: 5:45pm – 6:30pm)

  • 5 minutes of instruction/intro
  • 40 minutes to complete the workout

[ Mary ] 

OYO stretching

[ COT ]

  • # off – 14
  • Name o Rama 
  • FNGs
  • Word

Spoiler in Slack: You drown not by falling into the river, but by staying submerged in it. — Paulo Coelho

  • Heard this in the movie Extraction on Netflix

An F3 mantra we use a lot: No man left behind, but no man left the same.

I’ve been submerged before — I’m willing to bet many of us have felt that same way before. 

The reality is this – at some point in time, we’re all going to “fall in the river.” It’s just part of life. We all have stuff that is in our lives. But God has more for you. 

It’s okay to fall into the river, but it’s not okay to stay submerged in it. 

And if we believe that God has more for us than our current circumstance in life, we should believe this about others as well, which brings me to “No man left behind, no man left the same.” That if we believe God has more for them – we must truly live out not leaving a man behind, and refusing to leave men in the condition in which we first found them. Or, the condition they are in when they show up to F3. 

This is what Jesus did – he didn’t want to leave anyone behind, and refused to leave someone in the same condition he found them in. Just look at all of his miracles in the gospels. And even in his final moments of life, when he finds one of the other criminals on a cross next to him, who rightfully should be there by the way, he refuses to leave him in the same condition. 

Friday Night Lights – North Hills Edition

F3 Q: 4.7.23

  • North Hills Open House Week
  • 6pm – 6:30pm
  • Pre-Ruck at 5:30pm

[ The Scene ]

  • Rainy
  • 50s

[ Welcome/Disclaimer ]

  • Welcome to F3: Fitness – Fellowship – Faith
  • My name is Steam and I’ll be your Q this fine evening
  • A few things before we begin:
    • I’m not a professional
    • You’re here on your own volition
    • You know your injuries if you have any so if you need to modify anything we do today feel free to do so, but push yourselves and the men around you. They deserve it and so do you.
  • FNGs? — 0 

[ Warm o Rama ]

  • SSH: 10×4
  • Rockette: 10×4
  • Imperial Walker: 10×4
  • Baby Arm Circles: 10×4 (F+B)
  • Merkin: 10×4

[ The Thang ]

(1) 7s

  • Mountain Climbers + Carolina Dry Docks

(2) 4 Corners Part I

Set up a rectangular perimeter with the 4 cones as the corners. 

  • Each corner: 25 reps (1 count)
    • Squats, Merkins, Imperial Walkers,

(3) 4 Corners Part II

  • Flip over the cone
  • 25 reps each (4 count)

[ Mary ]

ATMs (15×4 shoulder taps, 10×4 slow merkins, 10 fast merkins OYO)

[ COT ]

  • # off – 9
  • Name o Rama
  • FNGs — 0
  • BOM

Leave no man behind, but leave no man where you found him.

In reading the story of Jesus’s last moments on the cross, you see this played out in real time. If Jesus can do this in his final moments, we can do this in our daily lives. 

“One of the criminals hanging beside him scoffed, “So you’re the Messiah, are you? Prove it by saving yourself—and us, too, while you’re at it!” But the other criminal protested, “Don’t you fear God even when you have been sentenced to die? We deserve to die for our crimes, but this man hasn’t done anything wrong.” Then he said, “Jesus, remember me when you come into your Kingdom.” And Jesus replied, “I assure you, today you will be with me in paradise.””

‭‭Luke‬ ‭23‬:‭39‬-‭43‬ ‭NLT‬‬

https://bible.com/bible/116/luk.23.40.NLT

0 Expectations

F3 Q – 3.25.23

  • Asylum Daybreak
  • 7am – 8am
  • Theme: Expectations

[ The Scene ] 

  • Rainy (stopped a little before 7am)
  • 60s

[ Welcome/Disclaimer ]

  • Welcome to F3: Fitness – Fellowship – Faith 
  • My name is Steam and I’ll be your Q this morning 
  • A few things before we begin: 
    • I’m not a professional 
    • You’re here on your own volition
    • You know your injuries if you have any so if you need to modify anything we do today feel free to do so, but push yourselves and the men around you. They deserve it and so do you. 
  • FNGs? – 1! EH’d by Voltage

[ Warm o Rama ] 

  • SSH – 10×4
  • Baby Arm Circles – 10×4 F + B
  • Windmill – 10×4
  • Rockette – 10×4
  • Twisty – 10×4

[ The Thang ] 

(1) Square Pyramid 

  • 4 corners of the parking lot 
  • 4 rounds or 4 times at each corner
  • R1: 25 reps across the board 
  • R2: 50 reps across the board 
  • R3: 75 reps across the board 
  • R4: 100 reps across the board 
  • All on a 1-count
  • Moving counter-clockwise 
  • C1 – Calf raises 
  • C2 – Chest presses
  • C3 – Squats
  • C4 – Incline merkins

— Mosey to NewPav —  Legs

  • There and back again 
  • NewPav: Squats, Lunges, Step Ups
  • 10 reps each (1-count)
  • Do all 3 Xs
  • Run a lap around the island
  • Rinse and repeat – 3 rounds total

— Mosey back to the AO — 

[ Mary ] 

(1) Down + Backs

  • Skips
  • Side-shuffle
  • Open-chest lunges

(2) SWS

[ COT ]

  • # off – 16
  • Name o Rama – Veggie, Jumbo, Pluto, Voltage, Crawdad, Q-Bert, High-Heels, Choir Boy, Swimmies, Abacus, Lillydipper, Pele, Glamper, Curveball, Steam, FNG
  • FNGs – 1 – Parcore
  • BOM

Expectations – Luke 10:38-42

I came into this week with a lot of expectations, spoken and unspoken. I would imagine that you did as well. And to be honest, it’s been a really tough week when it comes to my expectations. Expectations professionally, personally, and relationally. I think one of the best stories on expectations in the Bible comes from Luke 10:38-42, the story of Martha and Mary. I’ve included it below.

What you see in this passage of scripture is a lot of what we go through in life: missed expectations, met expectations, exceeded expectations, and how we respond to these. In this story you see three responses (based upon expectations)

  1. Martha’s response
    1. Lord don’t you care?
    2. Don’t you see me?
    3. Don’t you see all this work I’m doing to prepare for you and others?
    4. Tell her (Mary) to help me. She should be helping me! (I have expectations for her, don’t you see that?)
  2. Mary’s response
    1. Sitting at the feet of Jesus, taking in every word He said
  3. Jesus’s response
    1. I see you. I care deeply about you. I care about your expectations.
    2. I also care about Mary sitting at my feet desiring to abide in my as I abide in her.

Marha is not wrong for completing tasks, working, and preparing, and Mary is not lazy for sitting at the feet of Jesus.

Did you know you can have expectations of yourself, of others, and of Jesus. Whether you realize it or not.

A couple of questions to think about

  1. Where does this story find you right now, in your season of life?
  2. Where do you find yourself in this story?
  3. What expectations do you have of yourself, others, and Jesus?

Regardless of what your expectations are, and how you respond, Jesus wants to be invited in and wants to meet you right there – in your missed, met, or exceeded expectations.

Her sister, Mary, sat at the Lord’s feet, listening to what he taught. There is only one thing worth being concerned about. Mary has discovered it, and it will not be taken away from her.” As Jesus and the disciples continued on their way to Jerusalem, they came to a certain village where a woman named Martha welcomed him into her home. But Martha was distracted by the big dinner she was preparing. She came to Jesus and said, “Lord, doesn’t it seem unfair to you that my sister just sits here while I do all the work? Tell her to come and help me.” But the Lord said to her, “My dear Martha, you are worried and upset over all these details!

  • Luke 10:38-42 https://my.bible.com/bible/116/LUK.10.38-42

Practices Makes Progress

Asylum PM Q

  • 3.9.3
  • 5:45pm – 6:30pm
  • Meeting up top 
  • Steam on Q

[ The Scene ] 

  • March/September Metric Workout Prep workout (11 Xs)

[ Welcome/Disclaimer ]

  • Welcome to F3: Fitness – Fellowship – Faith 
  • My name is Steam and I’ll be your Q this morning 
  • A few things before we begin: 
    • I’m not a professional 
    • You’re here on your own volition
    • You know your injuries if you have any so if you need to modify anything we do today feel free to do so, but push yourselves and the men around you. They deserve it and so do you. 
  • FNGs?

[ Warm o Rama ] 

  • SSH: 25×4
  • Imperial Walker: 10×4
  • Apollo Slowno (Apollo Ono, but slow): 10×4
  • Zombies: 10×4
  • Moroccan Night Clubs (hands out and switch palms up and down): 10×4

[ The Thang ] 

Only doing the 11 Xs in the metric workout (all with your CMU, ruck plate, etc)

  • Overhead press 
  • Goblet squats 
  • Bent over rows 
  • BBS
  • Curls 
  • Lunges 
  • Derkins
  • LBCs
  • Tricep extensions 
  • Deadlifts 
  • Thrusters 

Locations (Bring CMUs, etc)

(1) Rock Pile at the top of Pickett’s Charge 

1st 5 Xs

  • Overhead press 
  • Goblet squat 
  • Bent over rows 
  • BBS
  • Curls 
  • 25s (1 count)
  • Execute 25 reps of the X
  • Run to the neighboring rock pile with your CMU/rock, etc
  • Do the same X – 25 reps 
  • Rinse and repeat this process for all 5 Xs

Mosey to location #2 

(2) Wall below the Coliseum 

2nd 5 Xs 

  • Lunges 
  • Derkins 
  • LBCs
  • Tricep extensions 
  • Deadlifts 
  • 25s (1 count)
  • Execute 25 reps of the X
  • Take a lap (no CMU/rock/etc)
  • Rinse and repeat for all 5 Xs

Mosey back to the AO for thrusters + Mary

[ Mary – FP ] 

  • 10 CMU thrusters
  • Core 4 
    • LBC: 10×4
    • American Hammer: 10×4
    • In + Outs: 10×4
    • Alabama Hello Dollys: 10×4

[ COT ]

  • # off – 15
  • Name o Rama 
  • FNGs – 0
  • Word

“Practice makes progress, not perfection.”

“The comeback is always stronger and more redemptive than the setback.”

I think these two things tie in very well to this metric workouts that we are completing together this year. If you come out here wanting to crush it and have a perfect workout every single time you’ll be disappointed. If you come out here and want to get 1% better and engage in progressive, incremental growth, your ROI will increase tenfold. 

Drum Major 52nd Birthday Workout

THE SCENE: Gloomy, but rain held off
F3 WELCOME & DISCLAIMER
WARM-O-RAMA:

15 Side Straddle Hops

5 Cherry Pickers

10 rockettes

10 baby arm circles each way

Little bit of this and that

THA-THANG:

Mosey long route to top of the dragon (stop at Haslam rock area and do some rocky balboas)

Skip 66 – skipping to each light

Exercise is the plank jack

 

Doras at Parking lot by Good Restrooms (If heavy rain do this in Pavilion)

Battle buddy up

One man karaoke one way to hallway point, turn around karaoke rest of way to end and then run back, other does:

52 flutter kicks (each leg is 1)

52 Bobby Hurleys

52 Major Merkins

52 Peter Parkers (each leg is one)

52 Imperial Squat Walkers (each leg is one)

52 Big Boys

Help other teams finish after you finish

**Rinse and repeat with other Battle Buddy starting this time. Runner do high knees to halfway and then butt kickers to end before running back on this round.

 

 

Choose Your Own Adventure – Stay Dry or Get Wet – HIMs Choice run back up to AO

 

Added challenge is you must do 52 hand release merkins along the way to the flag

MARY:
Finished in time
COUNT-OFF & NAME-O-RAMA
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CIRCLE OF TRUST/BOM:

Grace meaning – undeserved favor

For Christians it is the belief that God bestows this undeserved favor on us all and that we all are meant to do the same for our fellow man.

 

“Grace is the very opposite of merit… Grace is not only undeserved favor, but it is favor, shown to the one who has deserved the very opposite.” – Harry Ironside

 

This belief does not need to be restricted to Christians, and I believe our world could use a lot more of this. Think of times you could offer more grace, maybe while driving, dealing with your kids, or at work and put it to practice more often in your life.

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