The November Guest

November 18, 2022 Pele

THE SCENE: Clear and chilly, around 40 degrees.
F3 WELCOME & DISCLAIMER

Completed adequately.
WARM-O-RAMA:

-Motivators (5 reps/level)

– Yoga stretches: legs spread, hang straight down, reach to right and left ankle, touch the ground and reach one arm up twisting torso, reverse hands.

– 10 Mountain Climbers (4-ct, IC)

– 10 Moroccan Night Clubs (4-ct, IC)

– 10 Calf raises

– 10 Steve Earles (4-ct, IC)

THA-THANG:

Mosey to LILY PAD where cones will be laid out in a rectangle, short/medium/long distance on each side. Pair up. One partner will get to the cone using various means, does 3 PELE BURPEES, and returns while partner performs maintenance exercises. Switch. Do each cone for two minutes. Cones are, counter-clockwise order:

- Cone 1 (Long): Bear Crawl, partner does Bobby Hurleys
- Cone 2 (Medium): Broad Jumps, partner does Iron Mikes
- Cone 3 (Short): Inch Worm, partner does Hurpees
- Cone 4 (Long): Bear Crawl, partner does BBS
- Cone 5 (Medium): Broad Jump, partner does American Hammers
- Cone 6 (Short): Inch Worm, partner does Gas Pumps

Mosey to perimeter path, heading east then north then west to Caribbean parking lot:
- Nickel/Dime/Quarters (run 1 light, do 5x first exercise, then 2 lights 10 reps, then 5 lights 25 reps)
  - Squats
  - SSH
  - Imperial Walkers
  - CDDs
Merkins at the parking lot until 6 gets up.

Mosey to the Pav-a-lon

7s on benches (Incline merkins/Dips)

AYG MOSEY TO AO

MARY:
Dead Bugs, Homer/Marge until time
COUNT-OFF & NAME-O-RAMA
Nine strong
CIRCLE OF TRUST/BOM:

My November Guest, by Robert Frost

My Sorrow, when she’s here with me,
Thinks these dark days of autumn rain
Are beautiful as days can be;
She loves the bare, the withered tree;
She walks the sodden pasture lane.

Her pleasure will not let me stay.
She talks and I am fain to list:
She’s glad the birds are gone away,
She’s glad her simple worsted grey
Is silver now with clinging mist.

The desolate, deserted trees,
The faded earth, the heavy sky,
The beauties she so truly sees,
She thinks I have no eye for these,
And vexes me for reason why.

Not yesterday I learned to know
The love of bare November days
Before the coming of the snow,
But it were vain to tell her so,
And they are better for her praise.

– Describes a person embracing the sadness that comes with the passing of summer and the beginning of the long winter, with “Sorrow” personified as a woman.

-Winter can be ominous and unsettling, and for some there can be some depression associated with it

– But there is more to this poem… the dreariness of winter has its own kind of beauty, and the author ultimately embraces it.

– Same for “Sorrow”. No one likes being sad, but it is an enriching facet of the human condition.

– Many times, we feel ashamed of our grief and sadness, we try to bury it, and pretend it doesn’t exist. The author is encouraging us to look at that part of us not with shame or trepidation, but to embrace it as part of our humanity. I think about my parents, who both passed during the early part of the winter season. I read this poem and it encourages me to use this time as a period of reflecting on her love and the wonderful times we had while she was on this earth. “Not yesterday I learned to know the love of bare November days”. Try to learn the value of your own sources of sadness and grief. And know that there’s a God in your life that will never be far from your heart, and seek comfort and refuge in the love of our Almighty Father. PSALM 34:18: The Lord is close to the brokenhearted and saves those who are crushed in spirit.

MOLESKIN:
Prayers of thanks for Title 9 making it back from his west Coast trip. Prayers for Brick and his dad.
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
Asylum PM will host a 9 am workout on Thanksgiving. A 7 am workout will also be happening.

Kindness Ninjas

November 11, 2022 Drum Major

THE SCENE: Cloudy and 70ish degrees
F3 WELCOME & DISCLAIMER
WARM-O-RAMA:

15 side straddle hops in cadence

5 cherry pickers

10 baby arm circles each way

Little of this and that

10 hillbillies

10 windmills

5 burpees

THA-THANG:

Mosey to Cardiac corner

10 side straddle hops

Run to first corner – 20 LBCs – run back to top – 10 side straddle hops

Run down to 2^nd corner – 30 merkins, back to 1^st corner – 20 LBCs – top and 10 SSHs

Run all the way down to the bottom and do 40 squats – stay at the bottom and do SSHs until 6 comes in

Mosey to greenway intersection

15 Bobby Hurleys in cadence

Mosey to stop sign bottom of hill

Cones out in path that circles full loop and then back out on greenway. Do exercise on cone and travel to next according to instructions

Cone 1 – 10 hand release merkins – lunges to next cone

Cone 2 – 10 Big Boys – reverse lunge to next cone

Cone 3 – 20 2 count imperial squat walkers – Bernie to next cone

Cone 4 – 20 2 count Rocky Balboas – skip to next cone

Cone 5 – 15 major merkins – karaoke to next cone

Cone 6 – 15 Bobby Hurleys – karaoke the reverse way back to previous cone and then sprint all the way to the next cone after this one.

Cone 7 – 25 LBCs – jog to next cone

Cone 8 – 5 Burpees – run all the way back to the 6 and do all cones and exercises you pass on your way coming back again, 2^nd time through you can Bernie to next cone

Cone 9 – 15 merkins – El Capitans to next cone

Cone 10 – 20 two count flutter kicks – sprint all the way to AO parking lot

5s on Dragon hill – Hello Dolly down low and merkins up top

MARY:
Light stretching – since we were at time
COUNT-OFF & NAME-O-RAMA
Use the TAGS on right-side to record PAX (BE SURE TO INCLUDE YOURSELF) in attendance. Be sure to select the AO in CATEGORY above TAGS and then delete these notes!
CIRCLE OF TRUST/BOM:
Be a Kindness Ninja through the holiday seasons

“Be kind and compassionate to one another, forgiving each other, just as in Christ God forgave you.” Ephesians 4:32

“Be kind whenever possible. It is always possible.” —The 14th Dalai Lama

“A smile is a curve that sets everything straight.” – Phyllis Diller

MOLESKIN:
Insert any personal comments, notes, devotion content, etc.
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
Prayers for Title9 travels, Lilly friend health, Drum Major’s aunt’s health

Hills of Pain

August 26, 2022 Caveman

1THE SCENE:

88 degrees and Sunny

F3 WELCOME & DISCLAIMER

The usual house cleaning statements

WARM-O-RAMA:

Neck rolls, SSHs, Cherry Pickers, Windmills, lower back stretch, and done.

THA-THANG:

Mosey to The Field of dreams…..

10 Merkins, 15 Monkey Humps, 10 mountain climbers
Run to 1st hill, then Bear Crawl up hill
Repeat 10 Merkins, …………
Run to 2nd hill, then Bear crawl up hill
Repeat 10 Merkins, ………..
X 3
Mosey to second exercise area
Do 10 up downs and 10 Starjumpers
Crossovers to 1st hill
Bear crawl up hill
repeat 10 up downs and 10 Starjumpers

We continued doing much of the same until I was all out of friends. Then, we ran back to the starting point.

COUNT-OFF & NAME-O-RAMALilly Dipper, Curveball, High Heels, Love Boat, Pusher, Title 9, Duggar, abacus, Blue Bird, Steam, MD Hammer, Drum Major, Doubtfire, and Pay Way.
CIRCLE OF TRUST/BOM:Being an intentional father

Q101 and Rainbows

August 12, 2022 Pele

THE SCENE: Threatening rain, but stayed dry. Humid as heck, and kind of hot when the sun came out, mid 80s.
F3 WELCOME & DISCLAIMER

IMPORTANT POINTS:

– TIME! 1. Call out TIME WARNING (2 mins, 1 min), 2. START ON TIME, 3. END on time.

– Carry a WATCH and PHONE!

– INTRO! WELCOME to F3! FITNESS, FELLOWSHIP, AND FAITH!!

INTRODUCE yourself! You will be leading these men for the next 45 minutes to an hour, establish yourself as their Q!

– IDENTIFY ANY FNGs

Make sure they understand the disclaimer (get a nod of understanding)
Make sure you demonstrate exercises that may be unfamiliar to them.
Make them feel welcome! Pay special attention to their status during the workout.

– Include LEGAL DISCLAIMERS (Legal significance, part of F3 standards, sets the tone):

I am not a professional
You are here on your own volition, and participating at your own risk
F3 is a free program open to all men
Know your limits, and modify if you need to, but do the best you can! ALWAYS GIVE 100%… UNLESS YOU’RE DONATING BLOOD! J

WARM-O-RAMA:

IMPORTANT POINTS:

– TAKE CHARGE!

Make eye contact
Use your “outside voice”
Use GOOD FORM
Bring great ENERGY and ENCOURAGE!

– The Warm up usually consists of 4 to 5 exercises designed to 1. get the heart rate going, 2. Stretch the legs, and 3. Stretch the Arms. Call out:

The NAME of the exercise. PAX REPEATS.
Whether it’s single count or in cadence. PAX REPEATS
“Ready position”… “Exercise!”
Change the tone or number of the cadence on the final rep. Call out Recover! This indicates a stop to the exercise.
PRACTICE doing the CADENCE count at home. Different exercises have different cadences!

-20 Side Straddle Hops (4-ct), in cadence

– 10 Cherry Pickers (4-ct), in cadence

– 10 Steve Earls (4-ct), in cadence

– 10 LBCs forward and backward (4-ct), in cadence

– 10 calf raises, SINGLE COUNT

THA-THANG:

THA THANG is the main part of the workout, and usually consist of 3 to 5 “stations”, where you mosey to and then do an exercise (“String of Pearls”). Keeps the PAX together and provides some variation.

IMPORTANT POINTS:

– PLAN OUT the workout ahead of time!

– Keep an eye on your TIME

– EXPLAIN CLEARLY and ENCOURAGE

– If you can’t Q it, don’t do it! Not a “clipboard” program where the Q sits out

– Be FLEXIBLE!

– Make sure everyone is always ACTIVE! Give the rabbits something to do if they finish first.

– Situational awareness! Pay attention to the PAX. Sweep back to get the 6. NO man left behind!!

MOSEY to DORA Parking Lot. Partners trade off carrying CMU.

Battle Buddy Up

ROUND 1:

Partner 1 does 20 PRESSES and 20 TRICEPS, alternating, Partner 2 runs the loop. Switch.

ROUND 2: Partner 1 does 20 ROWS and 20 CURLS alternating, Partner 2 runs the loop. Switch.

ROUND 3: Partner 1 does 20 Off-set MERKINS, 20 ½ BURPEES, alternating, Partner 2 runs the loop. Switch.

ROUND 4: Partner 1 does 20 CMU BBSs, 20 CHEST PRESSES, alternating, Partner 2 runs the loop. Switch.

Leave CMUs. Mosey to STOP SIGN at the southern point of the Loop Road.

QUARTER POUNDER:

Run to first cone, 25 merkins, run back.
Run to second cone, 50 Squats, run back
Run to third cone, 75 Mountain Climbers, run back
Run to Fourth cone, 100 SSH, run back

Mosey to AO. Partner 1 does 10 SSH, then catches Partner 2 who is RIFLE CARRYING the CMU. Switch. R&R until top.

MARY:

Random Ab exercises… The Mary is the “slush fund”. Use it if you have extra time, but skip it if you’re at the end of the workout.

COUNT-OFF & NAME-O-RAMA
12 strong
CIRCLE OF TRUST/BOM:
Everyone takes part in the COT.

One thing that many of us worry about when Q’ing a workout for the first time is this part… giving the message in the COT, at the end of the workout. We might think “I can’t speak the way that some people can.” “I don’t have anything wise or good to say.” “I’m not religious enough.” “I will screw it up.”

You don’t have to deliver a long speech for the BOM. Also, you don’t need to know the bible front to back, or worry about whether your message passes some level of religious muster. Just speak about something you have learned, something important to you, something that might help others. Not everyone will respond the same way but I can guarantee that pretty much every one of your brothers will get something out of your message. I personally love hearing what different brothers have to say, the little pearls of life wisdom they can share with me. And, as for your ability to speak well, think about Moses, who lead the Israelites from Egypt to Isreal:

^{From Exodus 4: 10-12}

¹⁰But Moses said to the Lord, “Oh, my Lord, I am not eloquent, either in the past or since you have spoken to your servant, but I am slow of speech and of tongue.” ¹¹Then the Lord said to him, “Who has made man’s mouth? Who makes him mute, or deaf, or seeing, or blind? Is it not I, the Lord? ¹²Now therefore go, and I will be with your mouth and teach you what you shall speak.”

As to worrying about screwing up, your brothers are on your side no matter what. And, screwing up is what we do. As an example of this think of Abraham Lincoln. The following list is from an article by Ron Kurtus:

A common list of the failures of Abraham Lincoln (along with a few successes) is:

1831 – Lost his job
1832 – Defeated in run for Illinois State Legislature
1833 – Failed in business
1834 – Elected to Illinois State Legislature (success)
1835 – Sweetheart died
1836 – Had nervous breakdown
1838 – Defeated in run for Illinois House Speaker
1843 – Defeated in run for nomination for U.S. Congress
1846 – Elected to Congress (success)
1848 – Lost re-nomination
1849 – Rejected for land officer position
1854 – Defeated in run for U.S. Senate
1856 – Defeated in run for nomination for Vice President
1858 – Again defeated in run for U.S. Senate
1860 – Elected President (success)

The fact is that we are supposed to screw up as leaders. That is how we learn and how we grow. Don’t let fear of failure keep you from moving forward, whether it be in F3 or in life. We’re here to support each other, and grow and develop as leaders. If you haven’t Q’d yet, take that plunge. I guarantee you will be better for it!

MOLESKIN:

ANNOUNCEMENTS:
Bearden band fundraiser car wash this week-end. Ask for Kaitlyn (Pusher’s daughter)!

chocolate chip

August 5, 2022 Curveball

THE SCENE:

Partly Cloudy	Temperature	Feels Like	Humidity	Wind Speed	Wind Direction
Partly Cloudy	88 ℉	96 ℉	63%	5.6 mi/h	SSW

F3 WELCOME & DISCLAIMER.
Delivered as desired. I am not a professional.

WARM-O-RAMA:

Stretching with Cherry Pickers, Willie Mays, Neck Rolls. 10 Imperial Walkers. Mountain Climbers.

THA-THANG:

On my phone is an app. Tiny Decisions. It is a spinning wheel that randomly selects an exercise and a rep count.

Mostly just run from shaded area to shaded area. Then spin the wheel and do what it says.

We did move along the walking path and do 2 burpees at each lamp post.
We did 11’s at one point that included Merkins and Squats.
And at the top of Cardiac, we used 5 lamp posts to do LBCs. Starting at 5 increasing by 5 at each post. (25 at last post.)

Then
We saw a little silhouetto of a man
Scaramouche, Scaramouche, will you do the Fandango?
Thunderbolt and lightning very, very frightening me
(Galileo) Galileo
(Galileo) Galileo
Galileo Figaro
Magnifico-o-o-o-o

So we headed back to the flag.

MARY:
Storm moved away so we did some Mary based on the spinning wheel.
COUNT-OFF & NAME-O-RAMA
14 Cookie Lovers.
CIRCLE OF TRUST/BOM:

Welcome FNG – Steve-O

MOLESKIN:
For Andrew and his battles to find a better path. And for all the sick and suffering. For the unsaid prayers in our hearts.

ANNOUNCEMENTS:

August 6th workday 7AM – Cerebral Palsy Center.