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Runnin runnin and runnin runnin

THE SCENE: 55ish feeling GREAT
F3 WELCOME & DISCLAIMER
WARM-O-RAMA:
SSH IC x 21

Tempo Merkin IC x 10

Tempo Squat IC x 10

OH claps IC x 31ish

THA-THANG:
Battle buddy up. Before leaving Grinder, everyone draws a card. Person that draws the Joker keeps it in their pocket. Mosey over to the Kraken loop next to Crumpit. Everyone starts single cone. Battle buddies run in opposite direction around the loop. Once you reach each other, give each other 5 reps of whatever exercise (too many bodybuilders). If person with Joker passes you, gets to give 5 reps of anything to whoever he passes. Once member of PAX with Joker reaches cone, leave face up so that next person who passes can pick it up and become Joker for the loop. Just keep running.

Mosey back to Grinder.

MARY:
Hold high plank and wait for 6.

Bear crawl to crawl bear merkin IC x 10

Peter Parker IC x 15ish

Hold Iron cross OH claps IC x 10 ish

Hold iron cross LBAC forward IC x 6

Hold iron cross LBAC reverse IC x 6

LBCs to close

COUNT-OFF & NAME-O-RAMA

13 HIMs including 1 FNG, 1 2.0 (lumberjack killin it always)
CIRCLE OF TRUST/BOM:
My favorite movie growing up was Sandlot. One of my favorite scenes from the movie was when the ghost of Babe Ruth was talking to Benny “the Jet” Rodriguez. Babe gives him some words of advice that I think we could all use in our lives.

“Let me tell you something kid, everybody gets one chance to do something great. Most people never take the chance, either ’cause they’re too scared, or because they don’t recognize it when it spits on their shoes. This is your big chance, and you shouldn’t let it go by…”

“Remember, kid, there’s heroes and there’s legends. Heroes get remembered, but legends never die. Follow your heart, kid, and you’ll never go wrong.”

Don’t be afraid to take a chance and go with your gut when you feel like you need to make a decision. As Christians, let the Holy Spirit work within you and lead you when necessary. Make the leap when you feel the push no matter how uncomfortable or painful it may be. Follow your heart.

MOLESKIN:
Bodybuilders!
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
Napster going away Q tomorrow at the Arsenal and Saturday at the Bombshelter. Make plans to be there!

The Hidden Hundred Reps

THE SCENE: First day of the year I broke out the old tank top if that tells you anything. Absolutely beautiful morning!
F3 WELCOME & DISCLAIMER
WARM-O-RAMA:
29 Side Straddle Hop, 10 tempo merkins, 10 tempo squats, 10 imperial squat walkers, inchworm of death

THA-THANG:

Basically, work your way back and forth on the Grinder for the duration. 5 pull-ups on one end, 15 dips on the other. Stop at 5, 10, 15, 20 lines going both ways to do reps of the first exercise below (then second on you next lap, etc). Lunges and crawls are all done in between the lines. Burnie to the dips, run back to start.

  • Good mornings / lunge forward / lunge backwards
  • Merkins / bear crawl forward / crab walk back
  • BBS / lunges again
  • Side lunge (single count) / bears and crabs again

5, 10, 15, 20 are all lines. Lunges and crawls are all done in between the lines.

MARY:
20 hello dolly, 20 super swims, 20 scissor kicks, 20 super slaps. All in cadence.

COUNT-OFF & NAME-O-RAMA
14 PAX

CIRCLE OF TRUST/BOM:
Read this quote from the opening to the album “Worthy” by Beautiful Eulogy.

We will not lose heart
Even though this present age will waste away
We will surely suffer, but it’s a slight momentary trouble
The deconstruction is painful, but the transformation is beautiful
When we the children of God are crushed under the heavy affliction of this world, be reminded that it’s weightless in comparison to the eternal measure of God’s glory
We have lost our eyes for the unseen and have swallowed the false hope of the visible
We must realize the empty grave and revel in the certainty of His resurrection with assurance of renewal, considering it worthy to suffer for the faith
So we will worship while we wait


MOLESKIN:
Good work, men!
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
Don’t forget Saturday coffee

The 4-leaf clover

THE SCENE: Cool mid 50’s, rain had just subsided
F3 WELCOME & DISCLAIMER

Push yourselves to get better today. Not a professional, nor a doctor. Still ‘social distancing’ per covid 19 guidelines


WARM-O-RAMA:

20 SSH (IC), 10 Imperial Squat Walkers (IC), LBAC (8 F and R IC), mosey, 8 Mountain Man poopers (IC), 10 Merkins (IC). Mosey back to AO for 10 Thrusters (IC) and 10 Blockees (OYO)

THA-THANG:
In the Spirit of St Patrick’s day, we went looking for four leaf clovers by moseying over to the parking lot by the football field. Upon arriving at the parking lot, we found a four leaf clover, whose stem extended down a hill.

The Four-Leaf Clover consisted of 4 stations. PAX completed a station before returning to the stem (5 Burpees) and then running down the hill to the base of the stem for 5 body builders before returning back up the hill to the top of the stem for 5 more Burpees and proceeding to the next station.

Station 1:

  • 10 Burpees
  • 20 merkins
  • 20 4ct Monkey Humpers
  • 40 LBC

Station 2:

  • 10 Body Builders
  • 40 Dry Docks
  • 20 Mountain Man Poopers
  • 20 WWII

Station 3:

  • 10 Burpees
  • 20 Dips
  • 20 Jump Squat
  • 20 Hello Dollys

Station 4:

  • 10 Body Builders
  • 40 Shoulder Taps
  • 40 Iron Mikes
  • 20 V-Ups

Mosey Back to AO

MARY:
PAX got about 1 minute of CMU Flutter Kicks to finish up
COUNT-OFF & NAME-O-RAMA
16 PAX: Veep, Taco, Avocado, T-Bone, Espy, Postpone, Swerve, Smoky, Limbo, Radioshack, Napster, Rep Sleepy, Nair, Hundo, Drifter, Hellbender
CIRCLE OF TRUST/BOM:

“Impossible is just a big word thrown around by small men who find it easier to live in the world they’ve been given than to explore the power they have to change it. Impossible is not a fact. It’s an opinion. Impossible is not a declaration. It’s a dare. Impossible is potential. Impossible is temporary. Impossible is nothing.”

Embrace the challenge everyday to not shy away from the difficult things in life.

MOLESKIN:

ANNOUNCEMENTS:
Insert information about upcoming events, 2nd or 3rd F opportunities, and any other announcements.

Lumberjack’s birthday Q

THE SCENE: Pleasant and cool
F3 WELCOME & DISCLAIMER
WARM-O-RAMA:
9 (or 10 b/c ESPY can’t count) each of the following

-SSH

-Cherry pickers

-Tempo squats

THA-THANG:
Mosey around the AO to get the blood pumping

-Arrive at the tennis courts where we found two super-sized CMU’s and two nerf guns. Two PAX at at time shoot a nerf gun and carry super-sized CMU to retrieve bullet. 9 burpees once you arrive.

The rest of the PAX reps 9 of the following until its their turn:

-Merkins

-CMU Squats

-Elf on the shelf

-Hand release Merkins

MARY:
PAX roulette, 9 reps of everything
COUNT-OFF & NAME-O-RAMA
Hellbender, Hundo, Drifter, Noggin, Scout Master, Smokey, Limbo, Postpone, Sleepy, Lumberjack, Peach, Swerve, Nair, ESPY
CIRCLE OF TRUST/BOM:
Lumberjack gave the BOM: you don’t have to first to be the best, just do your best!
MOLESKIN:
Prayer for Hammy and Woodschack to heal up and return to the gloom soon!
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
Insert information about upcoming events, 2nd or 3rd F opportunities, and any other announcements.

The KY Derby

THE SCENE: Clear skies & breath reminded you of a KY Derby morning
F3 WELCOME & DISCLAIMER
WARM-O-RAMA:
SSH I.C. x20, Cherry Picker I.C. x7, TN Rocking Chair I.C. x10, CMU Lunge to bball goal

THA-THANG:
Choose a battle buddy. Buddy takes a CMU break around the park completing x10 squat jumps, x10 SC Shoulder Taps, x10 SC Iron Mikes along the way. Other buddy performs the circuit of x20 reps each:

  • CMU Curls
  • Calf Raises
  • CMU Upright Row
  • LBC’s
  • CMU Thrusters
  • Bent-over CMU Row

Rotate when your runner returns

MARY:
2-count Mountain Climbers x20, Hello Dollys x20 OYO, Flutter kicks I.C., Tempo deep squats to time (30 total)

COUNT-OFF & NAME-O-RAMA
15. Welcome back Radioshack!

CIRCLE OF TRUST/BOM:
There’s no lasting fulfillment in being the greatest -AND- you’re a lot less likely to win. It’s so obvious when you think about it. Why do the worlds greatest athletes leave to form Super Teams in LA or Tampa Bay?

Teams are memorable. If I asked you- you could name more aware winning sports teams, bands, company’s, & military groups than great athletes, rock stars, billionaire’s or master brewer’s. It’s why you know about Miracle on Ice in the 1980 Winter Olympics, but can’t name a singular athlete who competed in the Olympic Games that decade.

Most of us are struggling with something. Some of our members speak about how they’re in a negative head space or know someone working through health issues, but what you don’t know is that when you work with intensity here at F3, I’m watching you & it’s pushing me to be better. As a byproduct, my coworkers are getting a better version of myself, my wife admires me more, & I’m standing here to encourage you back. So keep showing up for your teams, because they’ll be there to lift you higher when it’s time.

So where are your winning teams? Good news. You’re already playing on a few. It’s your job to make each team better. 

  • Show up to F3, because you push us when you do
  • Stick to the budget your family made, because paying for that long term savings goal in cash is way more satisfying than your guilty pleasure
  • Play to your strengths at work & help others shine doing the same
  • Cut the habit you’re working yourself up to do, because the post guilt you feel causes you to hide from your inner circle such as your family & God

God knew the hardships & the joys in life would require a team. That’s why he sent his disciples out in pairs, & sent Eve to Adam.

Ecclesiastes 4:9-10 – Two are better than one, because they have a good return for their labor: if either of them falls down, one can help the other up. But pity anyone who falls and has no one to help them up.

MOLESKIN:
Thoughts for Hammy to recover. Be with our PAX & Country.
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
N/A