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Route 66

THE SCENE: 65 and slight sticky
F3 WELCOME & DISCLAIMER
WARM-O-RAMA:
Baby arm circles x 10 forward & back, followed by 10 tempo Merkins and Failure to Launch

THA-THANG:
Route 66 classic with the follow rounds: SSH, Merkins, pistol squats, Freddie Mercury, ranger merkin, oblique crunch, alligator merkin, American Hammer, Rocky Balboa.

PAX that finished early got to start 11s with Merkins on one end, BBS on the other, and broad jumps in between.

MARY:
Mountain Climbers x 25 IC

Plank Jacks x 25 IC

Box Cutter x 20 IC
COUNT-OFF & NAME-O-RAMA

CIRCLE OF TRUST/BOM:
Lots of chaos happens to us and it often puts us into situations you can’t control. You can, however, control your actions. React intentionally to this chaos and don’t let it control you. You can deal with the situation and be positive, or you can deal with it and be frustrated. The positive route is way easier.
MOLESKIN:
ANNOUNCEMENTS:

Dog Pound Iron Pax week 3

  • THE SCENE: The dog pound Pavilon. Cooler than it has been recently.
    F3 WELCOME & DISCLAIMER
    WARM-O-RAMA: 
    Mayberry warmed up the crew
    THA-THANG:
    The Iron pax week 3  consisted of as many rounds as possible of the following exercises in a time period of 43 minutes.
  • 10 pull ups
  • 15 Burpee’s with jumping over CMU
  • 20 CMU curls
  • 25  squat thrusters with CMU
  • 30 gas pumpers (reverse crunches)

MARY:
Insert information about any additional post-THANG work (if applicable).
COUNT-OFF & NAME-O-RAMA
Use the TAGS on right-side to record PAX (BE SURE TO INCLUDE YOURSELF) in attendance. Be sure to select the AO in CATEGORY above TAGS and then delete these notes!
CIRCLE OF TRUST/BOM:
Sadly we did not have a BOM. People took off pretty quick to work.
MOLESKIN:
Today was third Thursday coffeteria.
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
None

Sprinting through 2nd hand smoke

THE SCENE: Low 70’s & muggy

F3 WELCOME & DISCLAIMER


WARM-O-RAMA:

  • Tempo Squats
  • Cherry Pickers
  • Rockettes
  • Tempo Merkins

THA-THANG:

  • Sprints on the Matterhorn.  8 cones up the hill – sprint to each cone in descending order.  Stop & wait on the 6 at the bottom between rounds.
  • Route 66 around the parking lot.  Merkins & Big Boys at each light pole increasing by 1 at each pole.
  • 7’s on baby Everest.  Carolina Dry Docks @ top;  Squats @ bottom.
    • Had to call this after 2 rounds due to time

MARY:

  • Dealers choice
    • Boxcutters – Sparky
    • Row, row, row your boat – Waxjob

COUNT-OFF & NAME-O-RAMA
12 HIMs.    Tweet-E, La-Z-Boy, Driftwood, Sparky, Ribbed, Waxjob, Bowflex, Tank, Mouthwash, Mustard, Wagon Wheel, Bartman

CIRCLE OF TRUST/BOM:

Talked about the fact that we are made for relationship and to be looking out for other men who share common experiences with you.  We often think we are going through hard times alone and that no one could understand our situation.  The fact is, other people have dealt with similar situations to those that cause us worry and pain.  It could be the reason you are going through your current bout with pain is so you can support a fellow man when he is struggling and needs someone to lean on.   So, if you find others dealing with the same issues you have dealt with….use that as an opportunity to engage with them and lift them up.

MOLESKIN:

We had a first today:  while sprinting the matterhorn a car came down the hill following a dog.  Turns out they were “walking” the dog while chain smoking a pack of cigarettes.   Nothing quite like sprinting through 2nd hand smoke!

ANNOUNCEMENTS:

Truckin’ To The Pound this weekend.   6am at the Truck Stop.

IPCwk2 – Dog Pound

THE SCENE: Dark and Sweaty
F3 WELCOME & DISCLAIMER
WARM-O-RAMA:
Burpees OYO x 10
THA-THANG:

  • Hey watch dis’ ^^^^^^
  • Thanks to Tank for helping set this up!

MARY:

I was still running laps, not sure what happened.

COUNT-OFF & NAME-O-RAMA

CIRCLE OF TRUST/BOM:
I apologize, I thought it was way later than it was and didn’t want to hold anyone up. But it is the truth! You men encourage me everyday and ensure that I stay humble! Thank you.
MOLESKIN:
Majority of the PAX showed up early, Blue Cross and Proton showed us they could have started late if they wanted to. Sparky piped up later on GroupMe to eradicate ANY DOUBT that each man that showed up today, is an absolute HIM. It’s hard not to compare where we are, against where other people are. We have to remember that oftentimes, we are comparing our beginning to someone else’s middle. Or our middle to someone else’s end. We’re all in different seasons and it’s important to embrace where we are today and keep pushing to better ourselves. 

No man left behind, no man left the same. 

ANNOUNCEMENTS:
TTTP This Saturday – forgot to plug this too!!

Dog Pound Iron Pax Week 1 Challenge

THE SCENE: 71, dark and perfect
F3 WELCOME & DISCLAIMER
WARM-O-RAMA:
10x SSH, Air Squats, Cherry Pickers, Big Arm Circles and Merkins to get us warmed up quickly

Mosey to the field for Killer B’s

THA-THANG:
Iron Pax Challenge Week 1 Killer B’s

  • 10 yard Broad Jump
  • 10 Burpees
  • 10 Bonnie Blair’s (aka Iron Mikes)
  • 10 BBS
  • Do this for 30 yards and the bear crawl back 30 yards to staring line
  • Repeat for 5 rounds for time

When PAX finished they could run lap around the field and then find a HIM to encourage along  as they finished their rounds by doing it with them

Times ranged from about 19-38 minutes per HIM

MARY:
No time for this
COUNT-OFF & NAME-O-RAMA
19 HIMs plus 1 FNG Biscuit
CIRCLE OF TRUST/BOM:
While traveling yesterday I heard a man say on The Message radio station “We look for God in the destination but He is often found in the detour.” Many of us have had detours this year that have affected us physically, emotionally, spiritually, financially, at work, at home etc and we don’t understand why things aren’t going the way we planned and wonder where God is.

We are looking to Him and for Him in the end and are not looking to understand His meaning and plan for us in the midst of our detour. So if you are like Daniel in the Lion’s Den, Moses by the Burning Bush or even like Jonah in the belly of the whale. Seek God and look for Him and know that He is with you and He has a plan for you that might not be what you expected and your circumstances don’t make sense but know that you are right where He wants you. He is with you and will lead you out.  It’s just a detour.

MOLESKIN:
Prayers for Lady Junk, Garrett’s family, everyone in the Bahamas affected by a hurricane Dorian, my daughter Callie that has an infection
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
TTTP coming up, Dad’s Camp RunaMuck soon