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2 For Tuesday – A Celebration Unlike Any Other

THE SCENE: Character-Building weather – 70s

F3 WELCOME & DISCLAIMER

  • My name is Steam and it is an HONORED to be your Q this morning
  • A few things
    • 1) I’m not a professional
    • 2) You’re here on your own volition – you made a conscious decision to be here this morning
    • 3) You know your body better than anyone – if you need to modify something we do this morning – do it. Work hard and smart at the same time. 
    • With that being said – push yourselves and those around you this morning. I don’t know why you decided to come out this morning, I don’t know where you work, I don’t know what you do when you leave here, but you are here – right now – for a reason. And so are they – so make it count. Aye? 

WARM-O-RAMA:

  • SSH: 20×4 IC
  • We are actually celebrating a holiday today – in case you were unaware – so happy Two For Tuesday. let’s celebrate accordingly
  • SSH: 20×4 IC
  • Cherry-Picker: 20×4 IC (Arms)
  • Cherry-Picker: 20×4 IC (Arms)
  • Calf-Raises: 20×4 IC
  • Calf-Raises: 20×4 IC
  • Bobby Hurley: 20×4 IC
  • Bobby-Hurley: 20×4 IC

THA-THANG:
Happy 2 For Tuesday!

  • Mosey to Bridge by amphitheater (big ball on the left)

    *Under Bridge*

    • Wall sit
      • 20×4 seal claps IC 
    • Curb facing the water
      • 20×4 Irish step dancers IC 
    • Rinse & Repeat both exercises 

    Mosey to bridge by amphitheater 

    Bear Crawl across bridge 

    [ 20 count ]

    Two for Tuesday R&R

    • 1 Al Gore Overhead Clap
    • Sprint to bridge overlooking Cumberland 
    • 19 situps on the rail facing UT 
    • Same as 11s

    [ 20 count ]

    Mosey to the side of the pond facing the amphitheater 

    • Irish tap dancer: 20×4 IC
    • Incline merkins: 10×4 IC
    • Irish tap dancer: 20×4 IC 
    • Decline wall merkins: 10×4 IC

    Mosey back towards AO 

    Cash out with ATMs

    COUNT-OFF & NAME-O-RAMA
    The Divine 9: 8 PAX, 1 FNG

  • FNG Will –> Named Sweeper. Notified by Judge Judy that there is already a Sweeper – rename with burpees from the Q (me) on Thursday at Reverb’s Q
    CIRCLE OF TRUST/BOM:
  • Stand. Remember. Fight. Build.
  • These words ring true and are nothing less than a reminder of what we are called to do as HIM.
  • Stand – stand up. Get out of the fart sack. We are not guaranteed breath in our lungs tomorrow. Stand up for yourself, stand up for your family, stand up for those who can’t stand up for themselves. In the words of the great country music song You’ve Got To Stand For Something: “You’ve got to stand for something, or you’ll fall for anything.”
  • Remember – Remember where the Lord has met you in your life. Where He CONTINUES to meet you. Remember how far you’ve come. Remember what He’s doing in your life. Don’t forget the ebeneezers in your life.
  • Fight – As men, we’re called to fight for those who can’t fight for themselves. Fight for your family, fight for your spirituality, fight for your life. We are in a very real war called life – whether we choose to see it or not. The fighting is done in the heart and mind and soul – and sometimes in the physical realm. In the words of Samwise Gamgee:“It’s like in the great stories, Mr. Frodo, the ones that really mattered. Full of darkness and danger they were, and sometimes you didn’t want to know the end, because how could the end be happy? How could the world go back to the way it was when so much bad had happened?

    But in the end, it’s only a passing thing, this shadow. Even darkness must pass. A new day will come, and when the sun shines it will shine out the clearer. Those were the stories that stayed with you, that meant something, even if you were too small to understand why.

    But I think, Mr. Frodo, I do understand. I know now. Folk in those stories had lots of chances of turning back. Only they didn’t, because they were holding on to something…That there’s some good in this world, Mr. Frodo. And it’s worth fighting for.” 

  • Build: We were created to build as men. Our creator designed us to build communities and strengthen them (mission of F3), build each other up, and build life. Build the kingdom one day at a time. You don’t have to do it alone – take heart in that – LOCK SHIELDS with High Impact Men and Women that will help build and further the kingdom with you.
    ANNOUNCEMENTS:
    Truckin To The Pound is Sept. 14 (0600 – 0930) or around that time. Check GroupMe or DM Swirlie for more info. EH some guys to come out with you and lock shields for a badass event.

Cleaning up the Big Ball

THE SCENE: 68 degrees, slightly muggy.
F3 WELCOME & DISCLAIMER
WARM-O-RAMA:
0 Burpees.

SSH x25 IC 4ct

1 Burpee

BAC x10 IC 4ct

2 Burpees

Cherry Pickers x10 IC

3 Burpees

Tempo Merkin

4 Burpees
THA-THANG:
Mosey to Waterfall Bridge with 30# baby. Relay Run.

Partner up to Vacuum Cleaner across bridge. 1 partner on ground while other partner holds legs in wheelbarrow position. Walk across on hands. Do 10 merkins on opposite side while in wheelbarrow position. Flapjack to return to start.

Mosey to Ampitheatre stage with 30# baby. Relay Run.

11s

  • V-up at the bottom on stage
  • LBC at the top of stairs

Escalator! – Do a lap around the ampitheatre after each set

  • 10 Box Jumps – run a lap
  • 20 Burpees – run a lap
  • 30 Merkins – run a lap
  • 40 Squats – run a lap
  • 50 Lunge-Walks – run a lap
  • Plank when done

Mosey back to AO with 30# Baby. Relay Run.

MARY:
Fire Drill!

All PAX circle up and do chop feet. 1 PAX yells “FIRE!”. Everyone drops, rolls right, does 1 merkin, rolls left, and back on their feet. Repeat with a new PAX shouting fire for time.
COUNT-OFF & NAME-O-RAMA
Abort, Orkin, Ariel, The Voice, Clerk, G-6, Steam, Operation, Red Writer, Swanson, Hokie, Apollo, Reverb, Casper, Filter
CIRCLE OF TRUST/BOM:
From Jocko Willink – BEGIN – This is where it begins. In the darkness. Before the sun and the birds and the world. Every day. When the alarm sounds. IT IS TIME. Rise – Despite fatigue and soreness. Curse the warmth of the bed. Curse the comfort of the pillow. Fight the temptation of weakness. Get up and go. Do it quickly, without thought. Do not reason with weakness. You cannot. You must only take action – Get up and go.
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
TTTP is coming up on Sept 14!

Beyond Hot with J-Lo VQ

THE SCENE: Heat Index above 100, miserable Humidity and Partly Cloudy (Until we got onto the grass for set 1)
F3 WELCOME & DISCLAIMER
WARM-O-RAMA:

15 x each:

⁃ Side straddle hop

⁃ Cherry pickers

⁃ Knee Hug

⁃ Arm circles

THA-THANG:
Mosey to Open Grass area:

EXERCISE “DIRTY 30”

⁃ 30 – Squads

⁃ 30 – Sit-ups

⁃ 30 – Flutter kicks

⁃ 30 – Mountain Climbers

⁃ 30 – Push-ups

Mosey to Edge of Baseball fields

  • 1.25 minutes American Hammer

Mosey to jogging path at bottom of Cardiac Hill

  • 1.5 Minutes of Lunges

Mosey to Base of Cardiac Hill

  • 1.5 Minutes of Bobby Hurleys

Mosey to near top of Hill

  • 1.5 Minutes of Merkins

Mosey to Path by Mini-Cardiac

  • Regular Plank – 1 minute
  • Right Arm Up Plank – 1 minute
  • Left Arm up Plank – 1 minute
  • Right Arm + Right Leg Up – 30 Seconds

Mosey To bottom of hill – Bernie to AO spot

MARY:

COUNT-OFF & NAME-O-RAMA

CIRCLE OF TRUST/BOM:

Our purpose in life is the very meaning of our way of existence and without knowing this we often suffer, ignorant of our own significance. We fall prey to the illusion that our lives don’t matter and we have no connection or impact in the world around us.

ISAIAH 46: 10-11:

10 I make known the end from the beginning, from ancient times, what is to come. I say, “My purpose will stand, and I will do all that I please.” 11 From the east I summon a bird of prey; from a far-off land , a man to fulfill my purpose. What I have said, that I will bring about; what I have planned, that I will do.

MOLESKIN:
Pray for @Hooker’s Grandmother and for @Flashback’s Grandmother
ANNOUNCEMENTS:

not going to ruin your day

THE SCENE: 78* and about 114% humidity, perfect recipe to smoke some goo
F3 WELCOME & DISCLAIMER
WARM-O-RAMA:
Squat and reach x10
Shoulder taps x15
Tempo lunge x10
3 point merkins x10
THA-THANG:
Short mosey out of start point and over to base of Big Ball.  Routine all start with 1 rep of exercises, and increase each round by 1 rep until Q calls time.  This sucked…

  • 1 pull up on Big Bal
  • Crawl bear the steps to the big landing
  • 1 Burpee
  • Lunge flat ground to cone (roughly 15-20 yards)
  • 1 Hand release merkin
  • Sprint to stairs and return to Big Ball

Lather rinse repeat increasing reps of pull ups, burpees, and hand release merkins.  I think our Jack Rabbits got to 7 or 8.

Short mosey to pedestrian bridge over the pond.  Lt. Dan’s across the bridge to even out our legs a little bit: Four lunge steps, four air squats all the way across and Al Gore waiting for the six.

Another short mosey into the amphitheater and everyone on their six for quick ab work:

  • Flutter kicks x15
  • American hammers x15
  • 3 minutes of plank, alternating between high and low plank at 30 second intervals (its fun to pour sweat while not moving)

Quick set of Sevens on the amphitheater steps, starting with six sit up ups at the bottom and one jump squat at the top, running through the routine.

Short mosey back to start point.

MARY:
No time for Mary today
COUNT-OFF & NAME-O-RAMA
10 Strong: Butterfly, Swanson, The Voice, Ariel, G6, Orkin, Carrot, Steam, Reverb, Abort
CIRCLE OF TRUST/BOM:
I woke up this morning and hadn’t set any of my stuff out (risk waking my M up), didn’t lock one of my house doors, and realized I left a load of laundry in the washer last night (which until now I’d never done in my life).  Two years ago, I would have absolutely let this ruin my day.  I could have talked all day about how bad a morning I had, then let it dictate the rest of my day until I had a horrible day.  Because of the discipline and lessons learned from F3, I really couldn’t help but laugh at myself and just know that I can fix all of those things in two or three minutes.  AND, it will make me stop letting routine things be so routine and I will pay more attention.  The point is, don’t let the little things ruin your day or week or even more.  Don’t let a bad 5 minutes turn into a bad day.

Lots of prayer requests this morning: Butterfly and his job search and his friends who had someone crash into their house, Carrot’s father diagnosed with cancer, Reverb’s brother (and ours) Church Mouse struggling with mental health issues, The Voice’s mother with her sight and continued health issues.  Lets lift our guys up!! Aye!!

A Lesson in Humility

THE SCENE: High 80s, more humid than the past few days, light breeze and some clouds made it almost bearable
F3 WELCOME & DISCLAIMER Check.
WARM-O-RAMA:
The initial plan of 40 burpees was scratched by the PAX’s generosity in donating to a certain cause.

20 Side Straddle Hops (4-ct), in cadence, 10 Copperhead lunges/ 10 Copperhead squats/ 10 Steve Earles/ 10 Copperhead Merkins (all 4-ct, IC), 10 Windmills

THA-THANG:

Mosey to Stop sign at northeast corner of circle drive, 20 Rocky Balboas on the curb (4-ct).  Mosey to CMU pile

  • Battle buddy up.  Grab CMU, 1 per pair
    • Partner does modified suicide (HOP to first cone, run back, BEAR CRAWL to second cone, run back, BERNIE SANDERS to third cone, run back), while partner does the following (additive between partners) with CMU:
      • 100 of each: SQUATS, ROWS, CURLS, OVERHEAD PRESS, TRICEPS PRESS

Mosey to base of Cardiac

  • Cardiac PYRAMID :
    • Run to first turn of Cardiac and back
      • 10 Copperhead Squats
      • 10 Copperhead Squats, 10 Mountain Climbers (2-ct)
      • 10 Copperhead Squats, 10 Mountain Climbers, 10 Shoulder Taps (2-ct)
      • 10 Mountain Climbers, 10 Shoulder Taps
      • 10 Shoulder Taps
    • Lunges until 6 catches up.
    • Run up Cardiac, at each turn do 5 Burpees. At Top, do 5 Burpees and 20 bench dips.

Mosey to where path intersects parking lot:

  • 20 BBS/20 LBCs/20 American Hammers (2-ct) (OYO)

Mosey to tree/shaded area at stop sign where we did the Rocky Balboas

  • 20 BBS/20 LBCs/20 American Hammers (2-ct) (OYO)

Mosey to AO.

MARY:
No time for good ol’ Mary.

COUNT-OFF & NAME-O-RAMA
15 strong, including Gobbler (untagged) and FNG Deuce.
CIRCLE OF TRUST/BOM:

I’ve always been a bit of a perfectionist, but particularly when it comes to sports.  Everyone says “I like to win” or the reverse, “I hate losing”, but I tend to take that to another level.  It’s gotten a bit better as I’ve gotten older, but I still have an incredibly hard time moving on when I lose or fail at something competitive.  I was playing in Steam’s kickball charity tournament last week, and we lost a tight game that I felt we could have won if I had just sold out and dove for a ball in the outfield and made the catch, or gotten a “hit” when I was up with two outs and the bases loaded.  It bothered me the rest of the day and all night.  Had a hard time sleeping.  Now, this was not the Super Bowl, the World Series, or an important match in any way, shape or form… This was a CHARITY. KICKBALL. TOURNAMENT., but I still thought I let the team down.  When I was in college, I seriously considered going to a sports psychologist, because if my team lost at anything, whether it was soccer, basketball, or even if it was just playing darts at the bar, I felt it was my fault, and would go into a deep, intense funk.  And when this happens, I try to tell myself, “It’s just a game”, but that never works for me.  Almost nothing does.

The only thing that helps is if I take a deep breath, I consider how lucky and fortunate I am to have the gifts that God has given to me in my life, and to consider how %^&*$!! ARROGANT it is to get mad when things don’t go my way.  We’re human.  We’re flawed.  We fail. Grow up and deal with it.

“I’ve missed more than 9000 shots in my career. I’ve lost almost 300 games. 26 times I’ve been trusted to take the game winning shot and missed.  I’ve failed over and over again in my life.  And that is why I succeed.” Michael Jordan

Philippians 2:3-10 – (Writings from the apostle Paul, who is asking his readers to turn the focus from themselves to others.  Humbling, self-sacrificing lives leads to exaltation from God).

Do nothing out of selfish ambition or vain conceit. Rather, in humility value others above yourselves, 4 not looking to your own interests but each of you to the interests of the others. 5 In your relationships with one another, have the same mindset as Christ Jesus: 6 Who, being in very nature God, did not consider equality with God something to be used to his own advantage; 7 rather, he made himself nothing by taking the very nature of a servant, being made in human likeness. 8 And being found in appearance as a man, he humbled himself by becoming obedient to death– even death on a cross! 9Therefore God exalted him to the highest place and gave him the name that is above every name, 10 that at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, in heaven and on earth and under the earth

Paul frequently addressed Jesus as divine.  Paul is pointing out that Jesus could have pulled out the “God Card” and demanded that every person grovel at his feet, but instead of treating others as his servants, he himself becomes a servant to the people.  He lived among us, suffered our mortal pains, came to this world in a humble way, and left it suffering a horrible, humiliating death on the cross. We have no right to wallow in self pity when we fail, or when we fall short in how we perform.  We try our best, we give every effort to succeed, but when we fail, we must accept it with grace, learn from it, and move on.  I will continue to try to take this lesson to heart.

MOLESKIN:
Insert any personal comments, notes, devotion content, etc.
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
Third F this Saturday, with the convergence at Big Ball at 7:00 AM and 3rd F afterwards at 8:30 AM.