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Thank You Frederick Buechner

THE SCENE: Partly cloudy, temp about 70 degrees.
F3 WELCOME & DISCLAIMER
WARM-O-RAMA:
Motivators starting with seven, 5 Burpees, 10 Cherry Pickers, 4 Burpees, 10 Rockettes, 3 Burpees, 10 Tempo Merkins, 10 Burpees (thanks to wisecracks about the Q!), 10 Windmills, 1 Burpee, Little of This and That
THA-THANG:
Split into teams of two men each.  Mosey to the shady parking lot across the street from the AO to get bricks out my vehicle. Each team of two gets one set of bricks (two bricks per team).  We will then mosey back to the AO parking lot and go to the curb on the east end of the parking lot.  We will do Doras.  While one partner runs to the opposite curb and does 10 Rocky Balboas (both legs = 1), the other partner works on the exercises with the bricks.  Partners switch off after the running partner comes back.  These are the exercises that the team of partners completes with the bricks:

  • 100 Overhead Presses
  • 100 Wings Down
  • 100 Curls
  • 100 Wings Out
  • 100 Triceps
  • 100 Wings Up
  • 100 Rows
  • 100 Punches (where punches from both hands = 1)
  • 40 Mini Man-makers

Mosey to end of parking lot with the nice bathrooms.  We will do 20 American Hammers.

Mosey to the Lily Pad parking lot.  There will be four cones spread out in a very large rectangle around the parking lot.  We will be going around the parking lot to each of the cones three different times.  We will Bernie Sanders when going either east or west and will run when going north or south.  The exercise will be displayed near the cones.  We will do the first exercises the first time around the parking lot, etc.  Here are the exercises performed at each cone:

  • Cone 1:  20 Squat Jumps, 20 Merkins, 20 Dead Bugs (4 count)
  • Cone 2:  20 Iron Mikes (both legs = 1), 20 Carolina Dry Docks, 20 Hello Dollies (4 count).
  • Cone 3:  20 Smurf Jacks, 20 Diamond Merkins, 20 Flutter Kicks (4 count).
  • Cone 4:  20 Star Jumps, 20 Shoulder Taps, 20 Freddie Mercury’s (4 count)

Mosey to the parking lot with the nice bathrooms.  We will do 20 more American Hammers.  Then Butt Kick run halfway across the parking lot and High Knees run the other half to the curb.

Mosey to the playground.  We will do three sets of 10 Bench Jumps

Mosey to AO.

MARY:
Abdominals

COUNT-OFF & NAME-O–RAMA
18 men with one FNG, Bob Fautnouh (sp?) whom we dubbed “Beignet.”  We were also honored to have three visitors from other AOs:  Gipper from Omaha, Graham Cracker from Florida, and Rogue from Davidson.  Graham Cracker and Rogue have moved to Knoxville so we definitely hope to see them again soon.
CIRCLE OF TRUST/BOM:

One of America’s greatest theologians died this week.  Frederick Buechner died on Monday, August 15.  He was 96.  Buechner was an ordained Presbyterian minister, essayist, novelist, poet, and autobiographer.  He was the author of 39 published books.  His writings have had a profound influence on many, including me.  One of my favorite novels by him was Brendan, but he wrote many others that were highly acclaimed.  He was a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize and National Book Award.
I am going to give you just a few quotes from his writings.
For those of you who have pondered on your vocation in life, Buechner wrote, “The place God calls you to is the place where your deep gladness and the world’s deep hunger meet.”
For those of you who have ever struggled with the idea of the existence of God, Buechner wrote, “It is as impossible for man to demonstrate the existence of God as it would be for even Sherlock Holmes to demonstrate the existence of Arthur Conan Doyle.”
Some of my favorite lines from Buechner are the following from his book, The Faces of Jesus.
“If the world is sane, then Jesus is mad as a hatter and the Last Supper is the Mad Tea Party. The world says, Mind your own business, and Jesus says, There is no such thing as your own business. The world says, Follow the wisest course and be a success, and Jesus says, Follow me and be crucified. The world says, Drive carefully—the life you save may be your own—and Jesus says, Whoever would save his life will lose it, and whoever loses his life for my sake will find it. The world says, Law and order, and Jesus says, Love. The world says, Get, and Jesus says, Give. In terms of the world’s sanity, Jesus is crazy as a coot, and anybody who thinks we can follow him without being a little crazy too is laboring less under a cross than under a delusion.”
My last lines from Buechner are ones that are certainly true for me. He said, “When you remember me, it means you have carried something of who I am with you, that I have left some mark of who I am on who you are.  It means that you can summon me back to your mind even though countless years and miles may stand between us.  It means that if we meet again, you will know me.  It means that even if I die, you can still see my face and hear my voice and speak to me in your heart.”
Frederick Buechner, speaking from my heart, I remember you and I say “thank you.”

 MOLESKIN:

Prayers for Cheatsheet’s daughter, Willow, who was recently baptized and who also recently joined a volleyball team.  Prayers for the father-daughter relationship.  Prayers for Gipper as he heads back to Omaha tomorrow.  We are thankful he visited us.
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
Mt. Everest Run on September 10.  2nd F Picnic on Sunday, September 11.

Back to Biz

THE SCENE:  Cooler than it has been.  Good morning to get out and go!
F3 WELCOME & DISCLAIMER
WARM-O-RAMA:
Started with 25 ssh on the 4ct, did some tie fighters right and left, some tempo merkins, a few windmills and a lap around the parking lot
THA-THANG:
Started with a mosey to the pavilion for 2 sets of 20 table rows and 20 dips

When completed headed to circus maximus.

Set up for a take on the Sea Biscuit.  End of the parking lot 20 merkins, 15 squats, 10 big boys, and 5 burpees.  Perform the exercises and then run one lap.  Second time around all the exercises and 2 laps.  So on until you perform all the exercises and get in 4 laps.

About 3/4 got in all 4 laps.  We did one final group of exercise and a lap to finish off.  After completion we headed to the cloud for a 5 minute ab closer.  An AMRAP circuit of one minute of LBC’s, Flutters, Freddy’s, Big Boys, and Gas Pumpers

After complete head back to the AO.

MARY:
See above
COUNT-OFF & NAME-O-RAMA

CIRCLE OF TRUST/BOM:
Spoke about being purposeful and intentional with our time.  Told a story about my daughter throwing a lacrosse ball against the house.  I went out to tell her to stop and a bit later realized the reason she was throwing the ball against the house is because she was playing by herself.  I grabbed a stick and went out to throw with her, but it reminded me of how often I miss the small opportunities to spend time with people I love because I’m distracted.  Put it down.  Walk away.  Spend the time.
MOLESKIN:

ANNOUNCEMENTS:

Ink Blot Testing at the Asylum

THE SCENE:  It was 64 degrees with 90%+ humidity.
F3 WELCOME & DISCLAIMER: Yes, all the things.
WARM-O-RAMA:
SSH, Tie Fighter, Tempo Merkins, T-Merkins, Downward Dog Stretch, Sumo Squat, Windmills, Rocky Balboas, Loop Around the Parking Lot.

THA-THANG:

  • 10 Boxcutters at the bottom of Baby Everest Run to the Top for 3 Man Makers
  • Route 66
    • Big Boy Sit-ups – going up
    • Froggy Squats – going down
  • A Pictogram Circuit BLIMPS Progression – Parking Lots to Circus Maximus
    • Six (6) Stations that Add a Workout to the Series:
      – Bearpees (5)
      – Lt. Dan’s (10)
      – Imperial Squat Walkers (15 – 4 Count)
      – Merkins (20)
      – Plank Jacks (25)
      – Sumo Squats (30)

MARY:
Not needed.

COUNT-OFF & NAME-O-RAMA
12 HIMs, Including an FNG named Elmer
CIRCLE OF TRUST/BOM:
Isaiah 57:14 – “…Remove the stumbling block out of the way [of the spiritual return] of My people.” – In other words, we should get out of the way of God’s plan and work to further His Will. Less me and more Him.
ANNOUNCEMENTS:

Grab Your Partner

THE SCENE: Not a bad morning for a workout.  We did find out the grass was wet…
F3 WELCOME & DISCLAIMER
WARM-O-RAMA:
Started with some SSH on the 4ct (25 reps) then moseyed to the lower parking lot for a 4 corner warmup. Perform 12 Tie Fighters R leg out then mosey to other end of parking lot for 12 L leg Tie Fighters.  Moseyed to third corner for some windmills, and then headed to the 4th corner for some plank jacks.
THA-THANG:
Once we were warm we moseyed to the hill of the dragon for a partner workout.  Round 1 was DORA’S with 200 merkins and 150 4ct flutter kicks.  While partner 1 performed the reps, partner 2 ran up the hill (2 man makers at the top) and back down.

Once completed same partners did a AMRAP rep total of Squats and a Plank Hold while the other partner ran up the dragon’s tail and back around.  Once completed we headed to the AO parking lot to grab a coupon.

 

With coupon’s in hand partner 1 performed an AMRAP of curls while partner 2 rifle carried their coupon down to the other end of the parking lot and back.  This was performed 2 times.

Put up the coupons and headed to the cloud for some ab exercises.  20 4ct hello dolly’s, PacMan led us in some Freddy Mercury’s, Fishnet led some Big Boy’s, and G String led some Toe Touches.  We finished up with some heel touches and one last mosey around the lower parking lot.

COUNT-OFF & NAME-O-RAMA

CIRCLE OF TRUST/BOM:
Remember 1 Corinthians 13:4-7
MOLESKIN:

ANNOUNCEMENTS:

Gibbler Hates Elephants

THE SCENE: 72 and cloudy
F3 WELCOME & DISCLAIMER
WARM-O-RAMA:

  • 25 SSH
  • 20 Tie Fighters
  • OG Rockettes
  • Chumbawamba, Burpees and SSH

THA-THANG:
Mosey to Base of Everest. Run past Everest becuase Cosmo doesn’t want wet feet.

At Pain an agony 7’s with Mountain stompers on one side and Hand Release Mericans on the other.  Every time you pass the top do a celebratory fist jump.

Mosey back to AO

MARY:
Ring of Fire with celebratory fist jumps
COUNT-OFF & NAME-O-RAMA
21
CIRCLE OF TRUST/BOM:
Conventional wisdom(and Gibbler) would tell you the way to eat an elephant is one bite at a time.  However, the best route might just be to do it with the help of others.  In general we should leave the elephants alone but when we face issues or problems we need to lean on those around us for support.  Likewise look for those around you that may need some help and offer your support.