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Omaha to Paris

THE SCENE: Couldn’t be a nicer morning
F3 WELCOME & DISCLAIMER
WARM-O-RAMA:
Lots of on-time pax this morning! Stalled with some Michael Phelps or something while we waited on the stragglers, and did burpees in honor of Swimmies’ on-time (for him) arrival. Then it was time to get going. I read an article on the op-ed page of the New York Times ( https://www.nytimes.com/2014/06/06/opinion/memories-from-normandy.html ) that got me thinking I’d like to meet the author, who lived in Sweetwater.
THA-THANG:
Down to the CMUs. 5 rounds of Keepaway, or whatever that game is called. Whiskey Tango Foxtrot in between rounds. Team 1 won, although numerous lawsuits have been filed and the outcome will be contested until the recounts are over and the results have been certified.

Clint’s mom thought she outsmarted the US Army by sending Clint to typists school to keep him out of the draft. He was sent instead to the 82nd Airborne, 512th Glider Infantry.

There was work to do at the Cloud. Stepdowns, LBCs, Box cutters.

Jack Webb showed up…easily the least welcome guest at any workout.

Clint trained in Africa and was dropped into Italy. Fought his way past Mt Vesuvius, which he sketched in his secret and illegal diary.

Moseyed to the dock, practiced some Junk Science – like 90% of us are statistically entitled to 10 more years.

Clint Riddle got into a glider again and landed somewhere near Sainte Mere Eglise, and they fought their way into France.

Operation Overlord, our tribute to those guys. Omaha (Beach) to Paris. It’s almost a half a mile, and it’s all uphill. It is not easy.

Back to back Have a Nice Days, mosey home, ATM.

MARY:
Ain’t nobody got time for that

COUNT-OFF & NAME-O-RAMA

CIRCLE OF TRUST/BOM:
Clinton Riddle stayed a Private until the war was over and he was finally discharged. He came home to Sweetwater, married, had kids, became a bi-vocational pastor, and started talking about his experience of war in his 90s, when he was one of the few people left to talk about them. He spent 3 hours one morning with me and my sons, telling us about every part of his time in battle. Pvt Riddle died last December. He was 98 years old.
MOLESKIN:
With gratitude to Clinton Riddle and everyone who serves selflessly. With gratitude to the men of F3.
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
I owe Jumbo breakfast – INCREDIBLE Omaha-to-Paris sprint.

Thanks a Lot!

THE SCENE: Great morning for November.  55 degrees at circle up.
F3 WELCOME & DISCLAIMER
WARM-O-RAMA:
Started out with 10 4ct SSH Right Leg only then switch to Left Leg only.  20 regular SSH on 4ct.  Windmills x8 , Tempo Merkin x10, 8 Cherry pickers
THA-THANG:
CMUesday so grab a CMU…Perform 10 4ct OH Press, Curls, Right Arm Mowers, Left Arm Mowers, and LBC’s with CMU overhead then…

Mosey to Little Everest, Bernie up, 5 Burpees at the top…

Mosey to Cardiac, On way down 10 decline merkins at fist light pole, first bend, second bend, and bottom light pole.  On way back up do inclines instead.  Rinse and Repeat back to CMU’s.

 

MARY:
Back in time for a minute of Freddie Mercury’s
COUNT-OFF & NAME-O-RAMA
Psalms 69:13

Then I will praise God’s name with signing, and I will honor him with thanksgiving.

 

It’s easy to be negative and pass all that as going on as such.  Being positive is a mindset.  Get up every day and list 5 things you’re thankful for.

The Politician’s Workout

SCENE: Mid-thirties. Just cool enough to have us reminiscing about last week’s weather.

F3 WELCOME & DISCLAIMER

WARM-O-RAMA:

  • Windmills IC | SSH IC | Tempo Squats
  • Overhead Claps IC | Seal Claps IC |

THA-THANG:

Fellowship, laps, and body weight exercises: We talked in circles & left the heavy lifting to someone else.

Tennis Court Four Corners – 20 15 10

  • Diamond Merks | Shoulder Taps
  • Hand Release Merks | Inch Worm

(Mosey to Playground)

SEVENS at Playground

  • Step-ups & Squats
  • Squats & Imp Walkers
  • Imperial Walkers & Split Squats

(Slow Mosey to Flag)

PAX-Called Core Exercises

  • Captain Thors | Pickle Pointers
  • LBCs | American Hammers
  • Flutter Kicks | Box Cutters

(Mosey to Tennis Court)

MARY: 45 secs of burpees

BOM:

Candidates I like never do as well as I hope & candidates I dislike never do as badly as I fear. Invest your time & energy in the people & activities that change your life.

The Skunk Biscuit

THE SCENE: Man, one day it’s chilly.  The next day it’s muggy and humid.  This was one of those days.
F3 WELCOME & DISCLAIMER: Yep. Did that.
WARM-O-RAMA:
So, I picked up this Q basically as I went to bed since nobody else had.  I’m off the cuff here boys.  Some side straddle hops, some cherry pickers, some imperial squat walkers.  That’s about it.  Let’s mosey.

THA-THANG:
Mosey to Circus Maximus for a Baby Sea Biscuit

  • 10 Burpees; 20 Merkins; 30 LBCs, 40 squats, run a lap;
  • Repeat above reps, run 2 laps;
  • Again, run 3 laps;
  • Ditto, run 4 laps.
  • At this point, a true Sea Biscuit requires us to move back down the ladder, but the friendly neighborhood skunk made an appearance and decided to hang out in the middle of the CM oval.  Maybe he reserved it before we did?  At any rate, we called an audible at that point and moseyed back to the foot of baby Everest.
  • With some time left, let’s sprint to the top, 5 man makers (or is it body builders?) and back down for 20 squats.  Do it again, but Bernie up the hill.  Repeat this series one more time.

MARY:
Circle drills with Ring of Fire Merkins.  Each takes a turn doing 2 merkins, but alternating holding plank and 6 inches low with each turn.  Then Howling Monkeys, then Hands of Time.
COUNT-OFF & NAME-O-RAMA

CIRCLE OF TRUST/BOM:
From 2 Corinthians 12:8-10:  8 Three times I pleaded with the Lord to take it away from me. 9 But he said to me, “My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness.” Therefore I will boast all the more gladly about my weaknesses, so that Christ’s power may rest on me. 10 That is why, for Christ’s sake, I delight in weaknesses, in insults, in hardships, in persecutions, in difficulties. For when I am weak, then I am strong.

Don’t be afraid to show vulnerability.  The Lord is with you and makes you stronger because of it, and that brings glory to Him.
MOLESKIN:

ANNOUNCEMENTS:
Convergence for 5 year anniversary. Nov. 7 – Asylum.

Round and Round

THE SCENE: 50s, clear, good
F3 WELCOME & DISCLAIMER
WARM-O-RAMA:
SSH x 20 (4 ct)

Michael Phelps

Baby arm circles forward x 10 (4 ct)

Baby arm circles backward x 10 (4 ct)

Big arm circles forward x 5 (4 ct)

Big arm circles backward x 5 (4 ct)

Little bit of this

Little bit of that

Tempo squats x 10

Tempo merkins x 10

Burpees x 10 OYO

THA-THANG:
Mosey to rock pile, pick up a rock, mosey to flag pole (the light is still working)

Derkins x 20

Dips x 20

Curls x 20

Overhead press x 20

LBCs w/ the rock x 20

Run a lap around the loop

Rinse and repeat for a total of 4 laps (1 mile) and 400 reps

Rows x 100 (2 sets of 50)

Mosey to the rock pile, drop off rock, mosey to the dock

CDDs x 100 (3 sets of 20 and 1 set of 40)

Mosey to the tennis court

One suicide using 6 lines of the courts

Mosey to AO

MARY:

Flutter kicks x 20 (4 ct)

Hold plank (left arm up, left leg up, reset, right arm up, right leg up, reset, hold 6 inches off the ground for a 20 ct)

COUNT-OFF & NAME-O-RAMA
6 HIMs
CIRCLE OF TRUST/BOM:
I came across this life lesson from a book: “I’ve learned that if someone says something unkind about me, I must live so that no one will believe it.”

We cannot control what others say or do.  We can only control what we say and do.  Our words and actions should outshine and overcome what others may say about or do to us.

MOLESKIN:
Prayers for Ribbed’s wife and Lillydipper’s wife
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
5th anniversary convergence at Asylum on 11/7 @ 7:00 a.m.