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Putting THANKS into ACTION

AO: asylum-pm
Q: Pele (Jon Lindberg) , Brick, Pusher
PAX: Pele (Jon Lindberg), Pusher, Brick, Steam, Tropicana, Drum Major, Rooney (Carl Whipple), MD Hammer, Doubtfire (Nick Bond), Choir Boy, Gus and Hot Wire (DR)
FNGs: None
COUNT: 12
WARMUP:
Triple Thanksgiving Q, baby! Brick got us warmed up quick… mixture of SSH, Burpees (done under protest because they are not a warmup), Baby Arm Circles small and large, and other means of torture disguised as warmup exercises.
THE THANG:
Indian Run to the Bros’ Bowl! Keep going right up to the top. Did some dips up there. Ran back down. Battle Buddy up, run around again, doing 80 squats each somewhere along the way.
(seems like we did incline merkins at the top benches at some point too…)

Hand the Q over to PUSHER. Mosey over to Muscle Beach! Do 20 reps of an exercise at the playground (choose your own adventure). Mosey over to the new parking lot. Do 10x Merkins, Wide Merkins, and CDDs at each of 4 islands and run back. R&R but with Squats, Jump Squats, and Calf raises. Then Pusher led us on a mosey of death, up to the roundabout. Steam picked his own route, which took him past the ballfields and stranded at the base of a very overgrown and steep hill. Which he climbed like a beast and joined us. Slow mosey to the small parking lot south of the overlook. Run around the loop, doing 20 SSH at the beginning, then 10 SSH at base of stairs and top.
Turn the Q over to PELE. Short mosey to garbage cans, where a frisbee and cones were waiting. Pele congratulated his co-Qs on their well prepared portions of the workout, and said enough of that, it’s time to have some fun. Played ultimate frisbee, warm colored clothing against darker. 3 modified burpees if your team drops the frisbee. 5 modified burpees if your team gets scored on, plus a Turkey Run of Shame back to your end zone. Warm colors lost, rather badly, forcing us to do a Turkey Run of Shame back to the AO as well.

MARY:
A few ab exercises to finish off.
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
Tons. See the Announcement channel/main channel/newsletter.
COT:
Putting THANKS Into ACTION
Today is obviously Thanksgiving, and the purpose of the holiday is in the name. Give Thanks. I’m very fortunate, and have a pretty long list of things I want to give thanks for today…
1. My family, including those that are no longer with us, who gave me nothing but love and support as a child and young man.
2. My friends, past and present, who have been a source of companionship, flat out fun (sometimes too much fun…), and emotional support.
3. My career. It frustrates the heck out of me sometimes, but I have a good job, which is nothing to sniff at.
4. The basics: the food on my plate, the drink in my glass, the roof over my head, my health
5. F3: you brothers mean more to me than I can articulate. You inspire me, give me hope for our communities and lift my spirits on a constant basis
6. Last but not least, a Heavenly Father who loves me unconditionally, in spite of my many flaws, and who is always there as a constant presence of Peace and Good. A compass that always points me in the right direction, if I have but the patience to listen and the wisdom to follow.
So I encourage you all to take a moment to go through your own lists of what you are thankful for. BUT THAT’S THE EASY PART! HIMs are men of ACTION, not just words. So I want to challenge you to put your THANKS into ACTION! How will you show or demonstrate your love and appreciation for the blessings in your life? Here’s what I’m going to do…
1. (FAMILY) Call my brother and his family, who are on vacation in Arizona, and tell them how much they mean to me and how much I miss being with them on Thanksgiving
2. (FRIENDS) Send intentional messages to special friends in my life letting them know their value to me.
3. (CAREER) Give back to those who aren’t as fortunate by participating in the RUCKSGIVING Event, my office Angel Tree event, my church.
4. (BASICS) Take time to fully appreciate and be grateful for the fact that I am one of the lucky few in the world that doesn’t have to struggle for food, clean water, a shelter to sleep in, or a health care system that can keep me safe from disease.
5. (F3) Continue to pour in my time and energy into this fantastic organization, and to take a moment to turn and look at each and every one of you here today, and thank you for your presence, your support, and the inspiration you provide to me that I so very much need.
6. (God) All God wants, all he asks from us, is our love. I intend to spend some time today in deep consideration of appreciation of his love and presence in my life.

Happy Thanksgiving Everyone.

Shorts Weather

AO: asylum-pm
Q: Steam
PAX: Switchhitter (Tony), MD Hammer, Pusher, Lilydipper, Tenderfoot, High Heels, Brick, Glamper, Drum Major, Rooney (Carl Whipple), Pele (Jon Lindberg), CRISPR, Crash Dummy, Hard Stop (Jake), Doubtfire (Nick Bond), Cheetah Boy, Whitey Titey
FNGs: None
COUNT: 18
WARMUP
– Merkin: 12×4
– Mountain Climber: 12×4
– Willie Mays Hayes: 6×4
– Rockette: 12×4
– Man-Maker: 10×4

THE THANG
(Mosey around to the NP)

New Pavilion
10s
– Benches: Dips
– Curb: Decline Merkins
– 1:1, 2:2. 3:3

(Mosey to Muscle Beach)

Muscle Beach
Quarter Pounder Pyramid
– 5 rounds
– 5 Xs each round
– Chin-up/pull-up
– Incline merkins
– Man-maker
– Bulgarian Split Squat
– Decline rows
– R1 = 1 rep / R2 = 2 reps

(Mosey to the amphitheater)

Amphitheater
Leg Day
– 5 box jumps
– After the 5th box jump: 10 squats
– Rinse and repeat until the top

(Mosey back to the parking lot – via way of the Bros Bowl)
– Around the right and down the left

ANNOUNCEMENTS
– Forg3 – Forg3 is a reinvigorating leadership weekend retreat that is purposefully focused on challenging and encouraging men in their fitness, fellowship, and faith.
– Kick off the year by investing in your leadership development as a HIM.
– forg3-25.my.canva.site
– $100/person (covers all food and lodging)
– Gatlinburg, TN

COT
Get Right (Q1)
f3nation.com/get-right

Spur:
– A man must Get Right before he can do anything else
– An unfit man is a slave to his lack of self-control
– To be able to help others, a man must first help himself

Read more about Get Right (Q1) by clicking or tapping the link above. At Forg3 in January – we’re going to dive into the 4 foundational quadrants of leadership and preparedness as men: Get Right, Live Right, Lead Right, and Leave Right. Join us as we purposefully create space at the beginning of the year to grow in these areas together.

Adventures of Little Spur

AO: asylum-pm
Q: Curveball
PAX: Drum Major, Pele (Jon Lindberg), SlideRule (Stephen Sloan), Steam, Brick, Glamper, CRISPR, MD Hammer, Pusher, Welches (Leland Murphy), Curveball, Lilydipper
FNGs: None
COUNT: 12
WARMUP:
SSHs
Baby Arm Circles
Tempo Squats
Cherry Pickers
2 Burpees

THE THANG:
At the rock pile.
15 – Colt 45s
15 – Overhead Press
15 – Triceps
RNR until Indians take over and you have to run away.

Charles Bronson with a few more activities.
Charles Bronson
Start with 3 shovel flags, cones or other distance markers with first two 100 yards apart in a line, the last another 10-30 yards past. At starting point, perform 50 SSH’s, sprint to 2nd point, then army crawl or bear crawl to 3rd point. Mosey back to start, 50 Merkins then rinse/repeat. 50 burpees, rinse/repeat. 50 LBC’s, rinse/repeat. Finish with 50 Jump Squats rinse/repeat. Also added 50 Curls, 50 Triceps, and 50 Overhead Claps

MARY:
Pickle Pounders
Monkey Humpers
Pickle Pointers
LBCs
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
Bro Olympics in November.
COT:
What do you say to a one legged hitchhiker? Hop in.

As I’ve gone through this past couple years, it’s become really apparent that laughing is a great remedy for the stuff that ales you.

The person who has a sense of humor is not just more relaxed in the face of a potentially stressful situation, but is more flexible in his approach.
JOHN MORREALL

Laughter connects you with people. It’s almost impossible to maintain any kind of distance or any sense of social hierarchy when you’re just howling with laughter. Laughter is a force for democracy.
JOHN CLEESE

Birthday Q

AO: asylum-pm
Q: Lizzy
PAX: Tenderfoot, Lilydipper, Curveball, Pusher, Rooney (Carl Whipple), Windex, MD Hammer, High Heels, Crash Dummy
FNGs: None
COUNT: 11
WARMUP:

Tempo squats
Arm circles
Indian run up Everett

THE THANG:
Manmakers x 5
Mosey to base of pickets ridge then 11s with burpees at the bottom monkey humpers with bear crawl up the hill.
Rabbits came over and finished the 11s with entire group. We mixed in 15 more man makers as well.
Mosey to the bottom of the hill. 10 more manmakers.
Mosey back up to Pickets Ridge then 10 more man makers. Reverse lunges up the hill. Then 10 more man makers. Bear crawl to the top then 5 more manmakers. Mosey back over to ao.

MARY:
None

ANNOUNCEMENTS:
Bro olympics in November

COT:
I asked the question about why we wake up every day? A few folks said the alarm clock. By why are we waking up. Are we stumbling through the day checking boxes to just get to the end. Or are we having purpose in our days. Back in August I had a really bad health scare. Chaplains were called in at one point to talk with Adriane. I don’t remember at all from Tuesday through Saturday morning. After a couple of days I told Adriane the thing that worried me the most was I don’t remember telling you I love you before my last surgery. Keep in mind this is when I had no memory. She said I did in my weakest moment. So my underlying cognitive thought was I love you. I also asked Adriane if I was going to die. She responded if you quit doing stupid shit you won’t :joy: :joy: :joy: this year has been shit with the loss of my brother and now this health event. But, I refuse to live in sadness and unhappiness. I’m choosing to live each day with purpose

The Irony

AO: asylum-pm
Q: Lilydipper
PAX: Lizzy, Brick, High Heels (Henry Ritchie), Curveball, Rooney (Carl Whipple), MD Hammer, Crash Dummy, Doubtfire (Nick Bond)
FNGs: None
COUNT: 9
WARMUP: 20 Side Straddle Hops, 10 Mountain Climbers, 10 Tennessee Rocking Chairs, 10 Rockettes, 7 Twistees, Little of This and That

THE THANG: Mosey to cones. We will do 15 Yard Bear Crawl from one cone to other, then Three Burpees and Three Broad Jumps until back to other cone
Next, each man goes to CMU. Do following exercises:
20 Sideways Jumps over CMU (ten to left and ten to right).
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20 Overhead Squat Thrusts with CMU
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20 Bonnie Blairs (ten each leg)
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20 Hand Release Merkins
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20 Big Boy Sit-ups
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Next, do 360 meter run and then repeat the 15 yard Bear Crawl and Burpees then Broad Jumps routine. Then repeat exercises at CMUs but do 15 of each exercise.
Next, do 360 meter run and then repeat the 15 yard Bear Crawl and Burpees/Broad Jump routine. Then repeat exercises at CMUs with 10 of each exercise.
Next, do 360 meter run and then repeat the 15 yard Bear Crawl and Burpees/Broad Jump routine. Then repeat exercises at CMUs with 5 of each exercise.
Those finishing above work way back up ladder with the run, Bear Crawl and Burpees/Broad Jump routine and 10 of each exercise, etc.

MARY: 15 Side Straddle Hops, 15 Hello Dollies, Stretches.

ANNOUNCEMENTS: Brolympics on November16 at Asylum.

COT: Prayers
Prayers for sister and sister-in-law of Lizzy who are in Florida and will face storms from hurricane. Prayers for all those who will cope with hurricane and storms from hurricane. Prayers for safe travels for Pele who is on a ten day trip in Midwestern United States.
Message
This is a quote from the theologian, Rebecca Manley Pippert, about Jesus Christ:

“What do you do with a man who is supposed to be the holiest man who has ever lived and yet goes around talking with prostitutes and hugging lepers? What do you do with a man who not only mingles with the most unsavory people but actually seems to enjoy them? The religious accused him of being a drunkard, a glutton and having tacky taste in friends. It is a profound irony that the Son of God visited this planet and one of the chief complaints against him was that he was not religious enough.”

Gents, think about that the next time you judge someone else. Also, think about that the next time you feel like you are not good enough for God. God is here for us, even in the Fake Gloom, even through our mumble chatter, even at our Board Meetings. And you know what? He probably enjoys us. This holiest of holies is on our side. So, let’s feel good about that and let it give us the energy to go about our days working to be true HIMs.