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Millenial@The Project

THE SCENE: 33 and gloomy…
F3 WELCOME & DISCLAIMER

WARM-O-RAMA:
We used the 10 exercises that will comprise the workout: 1) SSH; 2) Lunges; 3) Merkins; 4) LBCs; 5) Mtn. Climbers; 6) Flutters; 7) Arm Raises; 8) Squats; 9) Oblique Crunches – 50 per side; 10) Burpees.

THA-THANG: (right out of the Exicon)
Millennial: Goal is a total count of 2000 as a team. The full pax does 100 reps each of a called exercise, then runs a 100m lap back to a point where they gather again for the next called exercise. There will be 10 cycles, which get you to your number. Teamwork matters. The first nine cycles end when the FIRST person gets to 100, which keeps the pax together. The last cycle, which is always burpees, is done together and usually with someone Q-ing or rotating the Q through the 100 burpees.  1) SSH; 2) Lunges; 3) Merkins; 4) LBCs; 5) Mtn. Climbers; 6) Flutters; 7) Arm Raises; 8) Squats; 9) Oblique Crunches – 50 per side; 10) Burpees. Named as year 2000 is within the time period around which the Millennial generation was born.

MARY:
PAX Choice: Squeaky Bed Dolly, Freddy Mercury, 100 (interesting new exercise – ask Samaritan), Flutterkicks, and Hello Dolly (waddup girl!)

COUNT-OFF & NAME-O-RAMA
Erector, Kickflip, Salad Boy, Samaritan, Chaco, and Snaggletooth

CIRCLE OF TRUST/BOM:Revelation 3:14-22 New Living Translation (NLT)
The Message to the Church in Laodicea
14 “Write this letter to the angel of the church in Laodicea. This is the message from the one who is the Amen—the faithful and true witness, the beginning of God’s new creation:

15 “I know all the things you do, that you are neither hot nor cold. I wish that you were one or the other! 16 But since you are like lukewarm water, neither hot nor cold, I will spit you out of my mouth! 17 You say, ‘I am rich. I have everything I want. I don’t need a thing!’ And you don’t realize that you are wretched and miserable and poor and blind and naked. 18 So I advise you to buy gold from me—gold that has been purified by fire. Then you will be rich. Also buy white garments from me so you will not be shamed by your nakedness, and ointment for your eyes so you will be able to see. 19 I correct and discipline everyone I love. So be diligent and turn from your indifference.

20 “Look! I stand at the door and knock. If you hear my voice and open the door, I will come in, and we will share a meal together as friends. 21 Those who are victorious will sit with me on my throne, just as I was victorious and sat with my Father on his throne.

22 “Anyone with ears to hear must listen to the Spirit and understand what he is saying to the churches.”

MOLESKIN:
A recent death of a friend and brother in Christ is causing me to reevaluate my priorities. It makes me want to take hold of my loved ones and say the important stuff, and allow lesser “priorities” to take their proper place in the lower rungs of my heart and daily activities. Busy-ness and the “tyranny of the urgent” often displace what is truly important: for me, that is not being lukewarm in my relationship with Jesus, but seeing my poverty for what it is, hearing Jesus knock, and letting him come in and “sharing a meal together as friends.” And sharing this same conviction and desire for my loved ones and all with whom God would cross our paths.

ANNOUNCEMENTS:

Shaking the Rust Off

THE SCENE: 49°F, chilly and clear spring morning
F3 WELCOME & DISCLAIMER
WARM-O-RAMA: (all IC 4-count)

  • SSH x20 
  • Merkins x4 
  • Imperial Walker x20 
  • Merkins x6
  • Imperial Squat Walkers (or Imperial Squawkers) x20
  • Merkins x8

THA-THANG:
Mosey to the Square w/ the fountain
Kraken:
Complete exercises at each cone and keep running around the loop. Rinse and repeat until time is up.

  • Cone 1 – Jump Squats x20
  • Cone 2 – Shoulder Taps (4ct) x20
  • Cone 3 – Mountain Climber 4ct x20
  • Cone 4 – Squats x20
  • Cone 5 – Smurf Jacks x20
  • Cone 6 – Merkins x20
  • Cone 7 – Dry Docks x20
  • Cone 8 – Lunges x20 (10 each leg)

Short mosey to the large square planter area
Using 4 planters to make a large square:
At first corner: Scorpion Dry Docks x20
Bear Crawl to next corner
Next corner: American Hammers x20
Lunge to next corner
Next corner: Scorpion Dry Docks x20
Bear Crawl to next corner
Last corner: American Hammers x20
Lunge to next corner
Rinse and repeat

Mosey to Civic Center front walk
5s
Merkins on 1 end of walk, squats at other end of walk

Mosey back to SP

MARY:

  • Captain Thor (1 BBS for 4 American Hammers, up to 5 and 20) IC single count
  • Plank Jacks x20 IC
  • Flutter Kicks x20 IC
  • LBC x50 IC
  • Plank
    • Hand and leg up
    • Switch to other side
  • Stretching

COUNT-OFF & NAME-O-RAMA
8- Salad Boy, Samaritan, Kick Flip, Frenchie, Erector, Chaco, Snaggletooth, Archie (QIC)

CIRCLE OF TRUST/BOM:
An excerpt from Day 2 of “Known- Finding Deep Friendships in a Shallow World”
Theologian Paul Tillich articulated the distinction beautifully when he said, “Language…has created the word ‘loneliness’ to express the pain of being alone. And it has created the word ‘solitude’ to express the glory of being alone.” One is toxic. The other is life giving.
The alone we speak of here is the toxic kind. Almost anything can trigger it. Aloneness unchecked turns us in on ourselves and destroys perspective. The gathered pain is an inch-by-inch slide off an emotional cliff. It is isolating. Left unresolved, it is a cancer.
Who chooses to be alone and disoriented in the dark? No one. Who wants to experience moments of unbridled joy or great hardship by themselves? No one. Human contact is life itself.
It is important to remember that F3 is intended to be more than just a fitness class. It is a venue for relationships. F3 is an excellent way to prevent loneliness for men.

Rocket_q_TheProject_radio_active_kraken

THE SCENE: nice clear day 40 degrees about
F3 WELCOME & DISCLAIMER
WARM-O-RAMA:

  • Side straddle hops (IC) 4ct
  • Squats (IC) 4ct
  • Hand release merkins
  • Cherry pickers
  • Wind mills

THA-THANG:

  • At dip station, half the line does dips while the while other half does 20 merkins
  • Reach the stage and discuss stations. Break into stations and complete task. Once done Bernie up hill do 5 burpees and forward slow run down to next station.
    • Station 1, big boys (20 – OYO)
    • Station 2, merkin, dry docks, diamond (10 each – OYO)
    • Station 3, Box jumps (15 – OYO)
    • Station 4, Body builders (15 – OYO)
    • Station 5, Kettle bell (20 – OYO)
    • Station 6, Triceps (30 – OYO)
    • Station 7, Biceps (10), single arm 10 each, OYO)
    • Station 8, LBC (25 – OYO)

Sprints in parking lot. Forward sprint, slow walk backward walk to starting line and call out exercise (player choice). We did this 7 times

MARY:
none
COUNT-OFF & NAME-O-RAMA

Crotch Rocket, Samaritan, Erector, Salad Boy, Wax Job, Snaggletooth, Chaco
CIRCLE OF TRUST/BOM:

At the Memorial at commemorative walk: Thinking beyond yourself: people working at secret city during wartime efforts saved many American lives. The thought was how to save your sons, daughters, neighbors and countrymen. In doing so, many lost their lives. Not our countrymen, but citizens of the world and children of God. At the Friendship bell, we talked about making amends for the atrocities that each country bestowed to the other. The challenge this week was to think about how we can continue this lesson by thinking beyond ourselves to not just our families and neighbors, but to the citizens of the world.

MOLESKIN:
prayer for Salad Boy’s mother
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
none

The Project Launch

THE SCENE: a balmy low 50s.  Perfect!
F3 WELCOME & DISCLAIMER: Administered
WARM-O-RAMA:
15 SSH, 15 Moroccan night club, 15 mountain climber, 10 tempo merkin, 15 Freddie Mercury, 10 windmill
THA-THANG:
Mosey to the playground.  Perform 10 pull-ups and 20 merkins at the playground.  Run to the opposite side of the amphitheater and do 20 derkins and 20 dips.  Repeat once.  For round 2, perform 10 pull-ups and 20 squats at the playground and then 10 box jumps and 20 lunges (10 each leg).

Mosey to the track and football field.  On the field, assemble on the goal-line for a modified version of Bear-way-to-Heaven.

  • bear crawl to the 10 and do 10 burpees, mosey back to goal-line
  • bear crawl to the 30 and do 8 burpees, mosey back to goal-line
  • bear crawl to the 50 and do 6 burpees, mosey back to goal-line
  • bear crawl to the 30 and do 8 burpees, mosey back to goal-line
  • bear crawl to the 10 and do 10 burpees, mosey back to goal-line

Next, perform 20 squats at the goal-line and sprint to the 50 and do 20 merkins and sprint back to the goal-line. Then, do 20 sumo squats at the goal-line and sprint to the opposite goal-line and do 20 diamond merkins and sprint back to the goal-line.

MARY:
No time today, but we did get in some Hello Dolly before leaving the field so we could catch our breath.
COUNT-OFF & NAME-O-RAMA
8 PAX today to launch The Project
CIRCLE OF TRUST/BOM:
I had a bit of a rough weekend.  There is a lot on my mind right now:  upcoming Professional Engineering exam, projects at the house, and constant job of trying to be a better father.  Teaching our children and the other young ones around us is more than just instruction.  It is also teaching by example.  I sometimes find myself being very negative about some of the things I do especially if I mess-up.  I accuse myself of being inadequate to put it nicely. I remember my father doing similar things when I was a kid and it makes me think about the example I am setting for my children.  We need to be sure we are living the lives that we want our children to lead one day.
MOLESKIN:
Thanks for the support from the JUCO HIMs this morning!
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
CSAUP coming up this Saturday!

Karamazov!

THE SCENE: Chilly
F3 WELCOME & DISCLAIMER
WARM-O-RAMA:
Usual for me

SSH IC

Cherry Pickers IC

T Squat IC

T Merkin IC

OYO Stretching
THA-THANG:
Insert information about the workout.

  • Mosey over to (Sophomore hill?) along the way we got some good livin in via flutter kicks
  • DORA action (100 burpees, 200 merkins, 300 squats)
  • Some more flutter kick and IC work in the parking lot next to sophomore hill
  • Some suicide action a lil down the ways as well

MARY:
Actually did Mary at the AO this time

 

The highlight was Cheatsheet leading us in some IC Merkins…. those got me good

CIRCLE OF TRUST/BOM:
Karamazov!

A short quote from The Brothers Karamazov from Dmitri

“… I mean that’s where the trouble lies, for all the world is an enigma! And whenever I’ve occasion to wallow in the very deepest ignominy of lust (and that’s all I’ve occasion to do), I’ve always read that poem about Ceres and man. Has it set me on the right road again? Never! Because I’m a Karamazov! Because if I throw myself into the abyss I do it straight, head first and heels last, and am even glad that I’ve fallen in such a degrading posture and consider it flattering to myself.”

 

Interesting note, apparently there is a suggestion in the text that the name Karamazov is associated with another surname which translates to “black smear”

Dmitri is one of three brothers in the story who is a scoundrel that makes trouble constantly. This quote is a good summary of the conversation he has with his brother Alyosha. What struck me about this conversation and this quote particularly is the nature of Dmitri’s reaction to his realization that there are undesirable parts of him (perhaps necessarily so given it being suggested that he is born with them… I am sure there is plenty to be said of the symbolism here) More practically, I must ask myself what is my reaction to my confrontation with the pathological parts of my personality. I decided to share one with the group.

 

I have a complex relationship with both of my parents. Although there is little explicit conflict (arguing, overt petty actions taken, passive aggresiveness etc), if I am being honest with myself, there is some degree of resentment. The causes and the degree to which I bear it, I am not sure. What I do know is that I am responsible for this and cannot ignore it or accept it (like Dmitri). It is something to be recognized and wrestled with.

 

Side note: Chaco recommended Steinbeck’s East of Eden after the Q. I highly recommend it to everyone. It is a great read.
MOLESKIN:

ANNOUNCEMENTS: