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A Hill of a Time

THE SCENE: 65ish absolutely beautiful
F3 WELCOME & DISCLAIMER
WARM-O-RAMA:
SSH IC x 30

Tempo squat IC x 11

Tempo Merkin IC x11

LBAC IC x 20

THA-THANG:
Mosey to parking lot adjacent to tennis courts. Deck of cards set up. Draw a card and numerical card correlates to number of burpees completed at top of the hill next to school. Come back down and tempo squat waiting for the PAX. If a face card drawn, exercises as follows:

Jack: burpee broad jump to stop sign

Queen: Bernie up hill

King: Lunge to stop sign

Ace: bear crawl —> crawl bear

MARY:
Mountain climbers IC x 30

Catalina wine mixer IC x 11

Hold iron cross claps IC x 20

LBCs to close out last 30 seconds

COUNT-OFF & NAME-O-RAMA
10 HIMs including 1 FNG
CIRCLE OF TRUST/BOM:
I have been lacking self discipline over the course of the past month. I have lacked motivation in all facets of my life. I returned to church Sunday and the message really stuck with me. The message was about Ananias in the Acts of the Apostles. Ananias was told by Jesus to restore Paul’s eyesight and ultimately changed the way he lived. Ananias at first questioned whether this was the right thing to do as Paul had persecuted disciples and sought to inflict harm in those early followers of Jesus. However, Ananias was obedient and put his own questions aside and intervened on the behalf of Paul. Paul later became instrumental in spreading the faith across various regions.

Like Ananias, we sometimes don’t want to do things as we all have our own opinions and beliefs. We should strive to be more like Ananias and do those things we might not want to do and reach people when it may seem like a burden to us. Sometimes the end goal is bigger than ourselves alone and can make quite an impact on others as it did in Paul’s life and all those he reached through his ministry. Who has been an Ananias to you? Who can you be an Ananias to you within your family/ work life?

MOLESKIN:
Story of Paul and Ananias in Acts
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
Welcome Sheets (Alex Hayes)!

Hops in the Hills this Saturday

Round and Round

THE SCENE: Low 60s and beautiful
F3 WELCOME & DISCLAIMER
WARM-O-RAMA:
SSH and LBCs
THA-THANG:
8 exercises in a big circle.  Start at any cone with your CMU and do the exercise.  When complete move forward 2 cones and complete the exercise and then move back 1 cone and complete the exercise.  Repeat this pattern until recover is called.  While doing this Round and Round by RATT is playing on a loop.
The exercise are as follows and all are x 25:

  • Overhead Press
  • Goblet squats
  • Curls
  • BB Sit-ups
  • Merkins
  • Dips
  •  Dry Docks
  • CMU Swings

MARY:
Bear Crawl and Crawl Bear, LBCs, and WWII sit-ups
COUNT-OFF & NAME-O-RAMA
5 HIMs did incredible.
CIRCLE OF TRUST/BOM:
Share F3 with friends because you never know who is listening and might show up.
MOLESKIN:
This was my 1 year F3versary. I’m pretty sure that’s a thing.
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
Insert information about upcoming events, 2nd or 3rd F opportunities, and any other announcements.

150 of Everything, With a Little Running Mixed In

THE SCENE: 73 and muggy.
F3 WELCOME & DISCLAIMER
WARM-O-RAMA:
– Imperial squat walkers x 10. (done with speed)

– LBAC x 10 (forwards and backwards)

– Cherry pickers x 8.
THA-THANG:

  • All Pax grabbed a CMU and moseyed to the Oval Office.  This is a Dora workout, so pax partnered up.  One partner does the exercise, and the other ran the straightaway down and back.
  • Round 1 – Grave diggers x 150.
  • Round 2 – CMU situps with a twist x 150. (switched to straight CMU sit ups for speed)
  • Round 3 – CMU thrusters x 150.
  • Round 4 – CMU goblet squats x 150.
  • Round 5 – CMU curls x 150.
  • Round 6 – CMU pull-through merkins x 150.

Most of the pax made it to round 3.  I over-planned, but I would rather have more than enough than have to think of exercises on the fly.
MARY:
Moseyed back to the grindstone and @Smuggler led us in some boat to canoes until time ran out.
COUNT-OFF & NAME-O-RAMA
Swerve, Smuggler, Rep Sleepy, Veep
CIRCLE OF TRUST/BOM:
I impressed on the men the importance of our examples as Fathers.  Considering that yesterday was Father’s day, I mentioned the story of Hiel in 1 Kings 16:34.  In Joshua chapter 6, Joshua laid down a curse for anyone that attempted to rebuild the city of Jericho.  When Hiel built the city back, both his son Abiram and his son Segub died as a result of this curse.  I told the men that the accountability of F3, and the motivation factor of being with my brothers, has pushed me so that I don’t have this as my family story.  I want to honor the Lord with my body and my mind, and F3 helps me with both.
MOLESKIN:
Insert any personal comments, notes, devotion content, etc.
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
Insert information about upcoming events, 2nd or 3rd F opportunities, and any other announcements.

A humbling experience

  1. THE SCENE: Perfect gloom weather, mid 60’s high humidity. Just enough few on the grass to let the sand stick on the baseball field.
    F3 WELCOME & DISCLAIMER
    WARM-O-RAMA

Tabata circle bear crawl 5 rounds 30 seconds on 10 off- 4 min

THA-THANG:

Thang 1

7 of diamonds-30 min- home, right field corner, middle field, left field corner. Complete exercise at each stop around field. Sprint or mosey between each point. Round 1, 4,5 was done as a pax. Squat hold till 6 arrives at next stop. Round 2,3 was OYO. 

4-7 rounds + 7 reps per round,

Burpees-7

Flutter kicks-14

Merkins -21

Squats-28

Carolina dry docks -35

Thang 2

EMOM 1- 10 min

CMU swings x 10

3 line suicide

EMOM 2 – 5 Min

5 bodybuilders

MARY:
 AMRAP – 6 MIN

BBS x 10

Leg raises x 10

Alt Superman’s x 10

COUNT-OFF & NAME-O-RAMA

CIRCLE OF TRUST/BOM:

Be about action not about words. Love what you preach.

MOLESKIN:
I’m thankful for the pax, without them being out there I would be sitting at home divulging into bad habits. They help me stay focused on what’s best when I want to be

CSUP AND Hardship Hill coming up in July and October. Get signed up.

Walt Disney World Workout

THE SCENE: Clear, mid 60s.  A perfect morning to visit the parks!
F3 WELCOME & DISCLAIMER

WARM-O-RAMA:
Side-strattle hops, baseline lunges
THA-THANG:
We took a tour of some of my favorite attractions at each Walt Disney World theme park.

  • Magic Kingdom (Splash Mountain): 5 sets of stairs
  • Epcot (Spaceship Earth): Thank the Phoenicians for the “Alphabet”
  • Hollywood Studios (Tower of Terror): 21 burpees (1 for each seat in the elevator)
  • Animal Kingdom: Bear Lion Crawl through Kiliminjaro Safari (across football field and back)

MARY:

  • Overhead claps x25
  • American Hammer x10
  • Shoulder taps x15
  • Little baby crunches until time

COUNT-OFF & NAME-O-RAMA
7 HIMs and one 2.0

CIRCLE OF TRUST/BOM:
Many of you know awhile back we were looking for a daycare for our 6 month old and we were quickly running out of time.  I wasn’t worried.  I was praying about it along with other friends and family.  I had confidence God would provide and he did!  An availability came up the week after my mother-in-law could no longer keep him.  God answered our prayers but what did I do after he provided?  I went about my life.  It probably took be a full week until it hit me….I never thanked God for providing!  Philippians 4:6 says, “Do not be anxious about anything, but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known to God.”  I did the supplication part of that verse but not the “thanksgiving” part.  Sometimes we come to expect things of God, family, friends and there’s nothing wrong with that.  In fact, we should expect certain things from God, friends, and family.  I expect my wife to love me, be patient with me, share life/family responsibilities, etc.  But that does not mean we should stop being grateful!  Remember as you go throughout your week to show gratitude to those around you.

MOLESKIN:

ANNOUNCEMENTS:
We discussed allowing 2.0s to continue to be a part of our workouts.  No one present raised concerns.  Some voice their support of allowing 2.0s to come.  Reach out to Smuggler if you have any questions or concerns.