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Kindness Ninjas

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 2nd corner – 30 merkins, back to 1st 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, 2nd 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
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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:
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ANNOUNCEMENTS:
Prayers for Title9 travels, Lilly friend health, Drum Major’s aunt’s health

React + Adapt

THE SCENE: Sun getting ready to set, parking lots are PACKED down by the playground. However, adapt and overcome.

F3 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 belief 
    • 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. 

WARM-O-RAMA:

  • SSH: 20×4
  • Squat: 10×4
  • Imperial Walker: 10×4
  • Cherry-Picker: 10×4 
  • Rockette: 10×4 
  • Cash-In: ATMs

THA-THANG:

Because people decided to park their cars in the parking lot we were going to work out in, the Q reacted and adapted, taking into account the darkness and limited lighting in the park at 6pm.

(1) Another One (25s)

  • 1 cone with an exercise every 3 lights – total of 5
  • All exercises are 25 reps on a 1 count
  • After completing the exercise on the cone, carry it to the next light and complete all exercises up to that point
  • The exercises
    • Side Straddle Hops (SSH)
    • Imperial Walkers
    • Flutter Kicks
    • Merkins
    • LBCs

(2) 2 For Tuesday

  • An Asylum PM tradition – 2 For Tuesday aka back to back rinse and repeats
  • Repeat the previous route and exercises done above, but reverse it
    • Take one exercise off every 3 lights, until we finish with the first exercise at the shovel flag – SSH

(Mosey to the top of Cardiac Hill)

(3) 8s

  • 2 points of contact: top of cardiac + 1st curve of cardiac
  • Exercises: incline merkins + squats

MARY:

Cash-in with ATMs before moseying back to the shovel flag

COUNT-OFF & NAME-O-RAMA

  • 14 total
  • No FNGs

CIRCLE OF TRUST/BOM:

This is an excerpt from an article I wrote last week.

Confidence In The Cartographer

Perhaps the Lord will be with me and I will drive them out as the Lord promised. (From Joshua 14:10-12) I think that as Caleb was saying this to Joshua and the surrounding people, he had a slight grin on his face, with a chuckle at the end. Think about your race. Have you been able to see every turn, twist, bend, reroute, detour, traffic stop, warning sign, or stoplight? I haven’t. A cartographer is someone who draws or produces maps. And if we look at our lives like a race we’ve been called to run, there is only one ultimate cartographer that has mapped out every single thing that we are going to encounter during our race. I think Caleb knew this as he said this to Joshua. As if to say, “God has only fulfilled his promises 10/10 times, so perhaps He will still be with me during this next part of my race.” Caleb knew the Lord’s promises were good! So as I was reading this I thought: Do I have more confidence in the runner or the cartographer in my race? More times than not unfortunately, I can be more confident in the runner (me) than the one who designed the entire race in the first place! We’re called to run a race and run it in such a way that the surrounding witnesses can look on and only attribute the harmonic and unique journey to God. So wherever you find yourself in your race this weekend + new week, put more confidence in the cartographer vs. the runner. You’ve got this, because He’s got you.

Atomic Habits

THE SCENE: Starting to get gloomy in the fake gloom
F3 WELCOME & DISCLAIMER Did it
WARM-O-RAMA:
SSH, this & that, Imperial Walkers, arm circles foward/backward, Rockettes
THA-THANG:

  • In memory of Grady Pitstick, a Dora with a total of 34 (would have been his 34th bday) deconstructed burpess while Battle Buddy did countless Grady Corns
  • Dora with LBCs and Bring Backs
  • Steps Up and Calf Raises
  • CMU Doras with Curls, Presses, Squats, and Big Boys

COUNT-OFF & NAME-O-RAMA
Dozen
CIRCLE OF TRUST/BOM:
A review of “Atomic Habits” by James Clear. A book about habit formations, how and why they form, and how to created new or change old habits.  A few key takeaways for me:

  1. Habits are like compound interest.  Saving $1 isn’t going to change your life, but saving $1 every day over time will.  Same for certain habits.  Smoking today isn’t going to kill you, but smoking everyday for years might.  Eating healthy today isn’t going to make you lose weight, but eating healthy every day will lose weight over time.
  2. To change your habits, you must change your identity.  Your mind believes you are what the evidence says you are.  You cannot claim your identity to be a fit man if you sit on the couch and eat junk food.  The evidence doesn’t support the identity.  You must give yourself evidence of the identity overtime, and habits are they way to do that.
  3. “You do not rise to the levels of your goals; you fall to the level of your systems”.  A lot of people focus on goals, which are good, but goals alone won’t help you achieve a goal.  I want to be a more fit man for my health and my kids, but if I only have a goal, I’ll never get there.  I need systems in place, like habits, to be the focus on my attention.  You have to focus on the actions that build up overtime to reach the outcome you want.  Create habits that will support the goal, and focus on those habits. The goals will take care of themselves.

Atomic Habits: An Easy & Proven Way to Build Good Habits & Break Bad Ones

MOLESKIN:
Steam and his new bride.
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
Clothing drive, canned food drive, Brolympics 11/5 at Lakeshore.

Fun With Pumpkins!

THE SCENE: Perfect fall day! low 70s, sunny, a bit of a light breeze
F3 WELCOME & DISCLAIMER

Performed adequately.
WARM-O-RAMA:

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

– Air Squared (Squat chair while forward extended arm claps) 10 Overhead/ 10 sideways (seal claps)

– 10 Windmills (4-ct, in cadence)

– 10 LBACs Forward/backward (half small, half big)  (4-ct, in cadence)

THA-THANG:

Mosey to the north perimeter trail past the small parking lot. Get the Pumpkin that the Pumpkin Fairy left in the culvert.  Indian Run around northern trail loop and then over to bottom of Everest.  Pass the Pumpkin to the back of the line.  When it gets there, that person runs to front, carrying it over his head, then passes it backwards.  If we drop the pumpkin, we all do 10 BURPEES. (thankfully, this didn’t happen in spite of several PAX recklessly throwing the pumpkin around when they were passing it.  Scoundrels!)

  • The Pumpkin Says (Done at three stopping points on the Indian Run)
    • Get in a line. Do the following exercises, doing a special Pumpkin exercise when it gets to you (in parentheses).
      1. Big Boy Situps (10 American Hammers w/ pumpkin) 2-ct
      2. Hold Plank (5 Pumpkin Press Burpees)
      3. Tempo Squats (10 Squat Thrusts with Pumpkin)

BURPEE BROAD JUMP INDIAN RUN up Everest to base of summit.  Get in a vertical line, do BURPEE BROAD JUMPS (1 Burpee, 3 broad jumps) up Everest.  Person in the back with Pumpkin runs to front of line and hands it off. Pass pumpkin to the back, rinse and repeat until we reach the base of the summit.

  • Push the Pumpkin to the Pumpkin Patch!
    • PAX running back and forth between cones, doing 5 Merkins at one end and 5 BBS or 10 LBCs at the other. One at a time, BEAR CRAWL to the pumpkin and do 3 LUNGES with the pumpkin.  BEAR CRAWL to pumpkin patch and run back. Leave it and return to PAX.  Next man up.  Keep doing it until we get the pumpkin where it needs to be.
  • Grinder!
    • Base of Summit: 5 Burpees
    • Top of Summit: 20 Big Boy Situps
    • Bat House: 20 Smurf Jacks
    • Bottom of Stairs: 20 Merkins

We got through 2 rounds of grinders

MARY:
Finished off with some flutter kicks.
COUNT-OFF & NAME-O-RAMA
10 HIMs!
CIRCLE OF TRUST/BOM:

The Disease of More is a phrase coined by Pat Riley to describe why championship teams often get dethroned due to internal strife.  The players want more… and when they have the championship, it turns to other things.  Money, endorsements, accolades, attention, etc. They stop paying attention to the details that got them where they are and it becomes more about egos.

Psychologists didn’t used to focus on happiness.  Usually the opposite, they focus on why you are depressed, angry, etc.  But in the 1980s there was a bit of a shift in this pattern. There was a study where they gave everyone buzzers, and they were to write down how happy they were and what they were doing when the buzzer went off randomly, on a scale of 1 to 10.  Everyone always wrote down a 7, no matter what they were doing.  At the grocery store, at a child’s sporting event, making a big sale, etc.  During really bad times, it would dip to 2-5, but quickly go back to 7. And during GREAT times (marriages, dream vacation, lottery winner!) would shoot up for a bit, then dip back to 7 again.  Things always pretty much seem to be fine… but they could always be better.  People thought they could always be “more” happy. Hence, the 7.  The trick is the brain always telling you, if I could just have X, Y, or Z, then I’d be happier and finally reach a 9 or 10.

Hedonic Treadmill: We are always striving for a better life and end up expending a ton of effort just to wind up in the same place.

What if there is no “next level” to achieve?  By constantly trying to reach that “next level”, maybe it’s keeping you from appreciating where you are now.

There are always tradeoffs when you “improve”.  Time away from family, money, etc.  Life is not a checklist.  If you sacrifice too much on your way to seeking your perfect 10, you might end up sacrificing the happiness equity you already own.

So what’s the solution?  The solution is to be motivated in life by something other than our own happiness, something greater than ourselves.

Psalm 37:4 Delight yourself in the Lord, and he will give you the desires of your heart

Luke 9:25 For what does it profit a man if he gains the whole world and loses or forfeits himself?

MOLESKIN:
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Announcements

Brolympics Nov. 5!

Pillars of Joy

THE SCENE: Flake Gloom at it’s finest
F3 WELCOME & DISCLAIMER done
WARM-O-RAMA:
SSH, this and that, cherry pickers, rockettes, imperial walkers
THA-THANG:
Insert information about the workout.

  • 8 Rounds Dora – One HIM runs while the other HIM:  squats, calf raises, merkins, spider mans, LBCs, hello dolly, plank jacks, SSH
  • Laps – Four Corners – Lap One 8 squat 8 calf raise per spot, Lap Two 8 merkins 8 spider mans per spot, Lap Three 8 LBCs 8 hello dolly per spot, Lap Four 8 plank jacks 8 SSH per spot

COUNT-OFF & NAME-O-RAMA
16
CIRCLE OF TRUST/BOM:
In my last Q – I spoke about “The Book of Joy” and the Obstacles to Joy:  fear, stress, anxiety, frustration, anger, loneliness, envy, suffering & adversity.  Tonight, I’ll touch on the second part of the book, which is the “Eight Pillars of Joy”.

  1. Perspective

We suffer from perspective myopia. We are nearsighted and unable to see our experience in a larger way.  With a wider perspective, we can see our situation and all those involved in a larger context. By seeing the many conditions and circumstances that have led to our situation, we can recognize that our perspective is not the whole truth.

This wider perspective also leads us beyond our own self-regard. Self-centeredness is our default perspective, and it comes from the fact that we are at the center of our world.  But, when we take the perspective of others, we can recognize that we do not control all aspects of any situation.

  1. Humility

Our vulnerabilities, frailties, and limitations are a reminder that we need one another. We are not created for independence or self-sufficiency, but for interdependence and mutual support.

None of us are immune to the traits of pride and ego, but arrogance comes from insecurity. Needing to feel that we are bigger than others comes from a nagging fear that we are smaller.

  1. Humor

Ultimately, I think it’s about being able to laugh at yourself and being able to not to take yourself so seriously.

There are people who think they must be somber because it gives them gravitas, and they feel they are more likely to be respected if they are serious. But I believe that one of the ways into people’s hearts is the capacity to make them laugh. If you can laugh at yourself, then everyone knows you’re not pompous.

If you start looking for the humor in life, you will find it. You will stop asking, “Why me?” and start recognizing that life happens to all of us.

  1. Acceptance

Once we can see life with a wider perspective, we can see our role with humility, and can laugh at ourselves, we get to the final quality of mind, which is the ability to accept our life in all its pain, imperfection, and beauty.

We cannot succeed by denying what exists. The acceptance of reality is the only place from which change can begin.  Acceptance allows us to move into the fullness of joy. It allows us to engage with life on its own terms rather than rail against the fact that life is not as we would wish.

  1. Forgiveness

Forgiveness does not mean you forget what someone has done, contrary to the saying “forgive and forget.” Not reacting with negativity, or giving in to the negative emotions, does not mean you do not respond to the acts, or that you just allow yourself to be harmed again. Forgiveness does not mean you do not seek justice.

Where a wrong action is concerned, it may be necessary to take appropriate response, but you can choose not to develop anger or hatred. This is the power of forgiveness – in not losing sight of the humanity of the person while responding to the wrong with clarity and firmness.

  1. Gratitude

Gratitude allows us to shift our perspective toward all we have been given and all that we have. It moves us away from the narrow-minded focus on fault and lack and to the wider perspective of benefit and abundance. It is not happiness that makes us grateful. It is gratefulness that makes us happy.

When you are grateful, you act out of a sense of enough and not out of a sense of scarcity, and you are willing to share. If you are grateful, you are enjoying the differences between people and respectful to all people.

Impermanence is the nature of life. All things are slipping away, and there is a real danger of wasting our precious human life. Gratitude helps us catalog, celebrate, and rejoice in each day and each moment before they slip through the vanishing hourglass of experience.

  1. Compassion

Compassion is a sense of concern that arises when we are confronted with another’s suffering and feel motivated to see that suffering relieved. It connects the feeling of empathy to acts of kindness and generosity.  We are most joyful when we focus on others, and not on ourselves. Bringing joy to others is the fastest way to experience joy oneself.

One difference between empathy and compassion is that empathy is experiencing another’s emotion, whereas compassion is a more empowered state where we want what is best for the other person. If we see a person who is being crushed by a rock, the goal is not to get under the rock and feel what they are feeling; it is to help remove the rock.

  1. Generosity

It seems that money can buy happiness, if we spend it on other people. People experience greater happiness when they spend money on others compared to when they spend it on themselves.

There are ways to give beyond our money. There are three kinds of generosity: material giving, giving freedom from fear, and spiritual giving.  Start giving from where you are and realize that you are not meant to resolve all problems on your own. But do what you can.

When we practice a generosity of spirit, we are practicing all the pillars of joy. In generosity, there is a wider perspective in which we see our connection to all others. There is a humility that recognizes our place in the world and acknowledges that at another time we could be the one in need. There is a sense of humor and an ability to laugh at ourselves so that we do not take ourselves too seriously. There is an acceptance of life, in which we do not force life to be other than what it is. There is a forgiveness of others and a release of what might otherwise have been. There is a gratitude for all that we have been given. And, we are able to see others with a deep compassion and a desire to help those who are in need.