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Jumpin’ Jack Flash Route 66 and Suicides

THE SCENE: 7 am, 42 degrees, humid, partly cloudy
F3 WELCOME & DISCLAIMER
WARM-O-RAMA:
Side straddle hops, cherry pickers, baby arm circles forward and backward, tricep stretches, .
THA-THANG:
Route 66 – 4 rounds

  1.  Plank jacks (4 ct)
  2. Smurf jacks (4 ct)
  3. Crab jacks (4 ct)
  4. Star jacks (single ct)

Bernie Sanders uphill between rounds 2 and 3

Mosie to dock area

  • 20 decline merkins
  • 20 Hello Dollies (4 ct)
  • 20 Superman swims

Mosie to small hill – crawl bear up hill

Mosie to soccer fields for 3 rounds of suicides:

  1. Apache – run to quarter field, backpedal to baseline, run to mid field, backpedal to baseline, run to 3/4 field, backpedal, run full length, backpedal full length.
  2. Bear crawl to quarter field, lunge to mid field, broad jump to 3/4 field, bear crawl to baseline, run back
  3. Regular running suicide, quarter, mid, 3/4, opposite baseline and back.

Mosie to baseball diamond – 10 pull-ups in dugouts, 1 trip around the bases.

Mosie to pavillion – 20 pull me ups on picnic benches

Mosie to playground – 20 American hammers (4 ct) 20 flutter kicks (4 ct)

Mosie up hill to AO.

MARY:
See 2 rounds on playground.
COUNT-OFF & NAME-O-RAMA

CIRCLE OF TRUST/BOM:
With the hearings for Judge Cavinaugh, it had me thinking about my past.  We have an accuser against us every day, bringing up our past, trying to bring us down.  But we also have an advocate.  Jesus stands with us, and says Yes, he does have this in his past, but I paid his debt, and now he is free to be the man, husband, father, leader, etc. that I created him to be.  So walk with that in mind this week that despite our past, Jesus has made a way for us to be HIMs.

ANNOUNCEMENTS:
F3 3 yr anniversary, F3 Cleveland launch.

The Pumpkin Post

THE SCENE: Picture perfect, clear, low 60s
F3 WELCOME & DISCLAIMER 

Yep

WARM-O-RAMA:
Motivators, Cherry Pickers x10 IC, Lateral Hops x 20 IC, little of this, little of that

THA-THANG:
Mosey down from the Admin building to the Lyons View Pike entrance.  Do PAULA ABDULS along the path towards Northshore, running two lights and Bernie Sanders back one light, stop and do 5 BBS/5 Shoulder-tap Merkins.  Continue to base of Everest

PYRAMIDS up to big tree on Everest.  Run up hill to tree 3 times, when we return to the path we will do the following:

  • 10 Burpees
  • 10 Burpees/10 Mountain Climbers (4-ct)
  • 10 Burpees/10 Mountain Climbers (4-ct)/10 Diamond Merkins

Run back up to the base of the summit and finish the pyramid:

  • 10 Mountain Climbers (4-ct)/10 Diamond Merkins
  • 10 Diamond Merkins.

Run to top of summit and meet at AO.

KICKBALL PRACTICE!

From F3 flag, kick the kickball into the field, where cones with numbers are laid out.  Whatever number is closest to the ball is the exercise we do.  The exercises are:

  1. 10 burpees
  2. Captain Thors (1 BBS/4 American Hammers increasing to 2/8, 3/12, 4/16, and 5/20)
  3. 15 Pickle Pounders
  4. Jump Squat Holds (10 jump squats + 10 second Al Gore, then 9/9, 8/8, etc.)
  5. Boat/Canoe with 30-second holds, x2
  6. 10 scorpion Dry Docks (5 with one leg up, 5 with the other)
  7. 10 body builders (Burpees with plank jack in there).
  8. Superman (on stomach, arms/legs out)/Reverse Superman (on back, arms and legs up)
  9. 15 patty-cake merkins
  10. 20 windshield wipers (4-ct)

(we got to all of these except the Jump Squat Holds)

MARY:
Imperial Walkers x20 IC

COUNT-OFF & NAME-O-RAMA
9 men strong (couldn’t tag Quikrete)

CIRCLE OF TRUST/BOM:
Ran across something that compared being a Christian to being a pumpkin.  It was kind of “quaint”, but seemed seasonally appropriate.  God:

  • Picks you from the patch and brings you in (John 15:16)
  • Washes all the dirt off of you (2 Corinthians 5:17)
  • Opens you up and scoops out all the bad stuff, removes the seeds of doubt, hate, greed, etc. (Romans 6:6)
  • Carves you a new smiling face (Psalm 71:23)
  • And He puts his light inside you to shine for all the world to see (Matthew 5:16)

MOLESKIN:
Prayers for a safe and successful Tough Mudder competition to all our F3 brothers going to Atlanta! Good luck guys! Prayers of Thanks for the scholarship that Jenner received (Congrats brother!), and prayers that Mr. Jinxy’s work situation will develop favorably and all be part of a larger plan.

ANNOUNCEMENTS:
Tough Mudder this week-end!

Bend into the wave

THE SCENE: In 60’s, cloudy with some drizzle.
F3 WELCOME & DISCLAIMER
WARM-O-RAMA:
Plank Lifts, 15 Plank Jacks, 20 Side Straddle Hops, 10 Stretchers, 10 Windmills
THA-THANG:
Mosey to Boulder Pile.  Grab appropriate size boulder.  25 Overhead Presses, 25 Curls, 25 Rows, 25 Squats with Boulder at Chest.

Mosey on roadways to Outdoor Chapel.  20 Hello Dollies.  Sevens starting with six Burpees at one end of chapel and one Decline Merkin at stage end of chapel.  Elevens starting with ten Big Boy Sit-ups at one end of chapel and one Bench Dip at stage end of chapel.

Mosey north on roadway to parking lot that is just below Pickett’s Charge.  Do 20 American Hammers.

Mosey to Dragon Tail.  We will do Route 66 up Dragon Tail with the following exercises (doing exercise at each light):

  • Squat Jumps
  • Dive Bombers

Mosey to sidewalk that is at front of Admin Bldg.  Do Bernie Sanders to steps of Admin Bldg.  Then do 20 Shin Lifts on a step of the bldg.

Mosey to AO.

COUNT-OFF & NAME-O-RAMA
Eleven men.  No FNG’s.

CIRCLE OF TRUST/BOM:

In a book I am reading called Tears of an Innocent God, the author, Elias Marechal, talks about a Rabbi that was the only survivor in a shipwreck at sea.  When asked how he survived, the Rabbi recalled, “Whenever a wave arose, I bent into it.”  In our lives we cannot expect all to go smoothly for us.  There are going to be calm and glorious times.  At such times it may be easy to love life, to love our families, to love God.  But there are going to be difficult times as well.  At such times the problems in our life may come like giant ocean waves in what seems like a shipwrecked existence.  The waves appear ready to knock us down and drown us.  At these times it may be very difficult to love our lives, love our families, love God or even believe there is a God.    We must expect the good and the bad.  We must learn to lean into the the waves.  As Elias Marechal states, Good Friday and Easter Sunday are both days to experience God.  We can do so in both good and bad times.  At Steve Earl implies in his awesome song, God is God, God is there and God has the power whether we like what is there for us are not.  Face the hard times.  Trust God and even appreciate Him in those hard times.  Lean into the waves and perhaps, if you can trust God enough, you may even find yourself, as Peter did with Jesus, walking on water, if only for a moment.

ANNOUNCEMENTS:
Brewski at Union Jacks immediately after workout.

Rockin’ Dora and Cardiac Attack

THE SCENE: Mostly cloudy, 73 degrees, 90% humidityTo
F3 WELCOME & DISCLAIMER
WARM-O-RAMA:
(25) 4 ct. SSH; Baby arm circles forward; backers; (10) 4ct. plank jacks; lunge stretch

THA-THANG:

  • Mosey to base of Everest
  • (1) sprint up Everest to rock pile
  • Selected rock and partner for Rockin’ Doras
  • Partner 1: Run west along road, with rock, to first tree and back
  • Partner 2: Curls (up to 200); Squats with rock (up to 200); BBS or flutter kicks (4 ct.), rock optional (200)
  • Mosey cross country to base of Cardiac Hill
  • (5) 4 ct. American Hammers; Bernie Sanders to first bend; (5) 4 ct. Hello Dollies; bear crawl to next bend; (5) squat jumps; sprint to benches; (5) tricep dips;
  • Rinse and repeat, add (5) to each exercise

MARY:
Ab work, 2 rounds ending with 4 ct. flutter kicks.

COUNT-OFF & NAME-O-RAMA
CIRCLE OF TRUST/BOM:
II Timothy 1:7 – This is my Father’s favorite verse, and I had not really connected with it. I never felt that I approached life with timidity or fear. I termed it as humility. But, there is a fine line between timidity and humility.  To my shame, I have been doing F3 for a year and a half, and this is my VQ.  To be a real HIM, we need to approach life boldly. We need to lead when we are called to lead and not be timid. We also need to remember that God gives us power, but also love and self discipline.

The Peace of Wild Things

THE SCENE: Pleasant temperatures in the upper 70s, but still dang humid
F3 WELCOME & DISCLAIMER

Boom. Nailed it.

WARM-O-RAMA:
20 SSH IC, 20 Imperial Squat Walkers IC, 20 Windmills IC (PAX really needs to work on getting the coordination and count down on these… 😉 ), 20 baby-to-big arm circles IC, front/reverse

THA-THANG:

Mosey to Area 51.

We will do Partner DORAs starting at the parking sign off of the perimeter road just south of the Admin building.. While one partner runs to Area 51 parking lot/loading Dock and does 5 squat jumps and runs back, the other starts the exercises.  Each pair shall complete the following, cumulatively:

  • 100 Big Boy sit-ups
  • 200 Lunges (doing both legs counts as 1)
  • 100 Merkins

Mosey around perimeter road to grassy field between Admin Building and main park road. Cones will be laid out in a large rectangle.  Move around the cones, doing Bernie Sanders on the long sides and bear crawls on the short sides.  Stop at midpoints and corners for exercises.

  • At midpoints (long side only), do 15 Carolina Dry Docks
  • At each corner, do 10 mountain climbers (4-ct)

Rinse and repeat, but replace the exercises with the following:

  • At midpoints (long side), do 15 Bobby Hurleys
  • At each corner, do 10 Plank Jacks

Mosey to path leading to Admin building.

Bernie Sanders up the sidewalk to the stairs, and do 50 calf raises on the stairs.

Mosey back to AO.

MARY:
Captain Thors, 20 Hello Dollies (IC), 15 tempo merkins (IC), 40 E2Ks (10 each leg, rinse and repeat), 20 modified table saws (IC), 20 froggie/heel touches (IC)
COUNT-OFF & NAME-O-RAMA
11 fine men, all tagged except for Foff (sp?) who is still not registered.
CIRCLE OF TRUST/BOM:

The Peace of Wild Things

Outside of church, I have always felt closest to God while immersed in the beauty of nature, surrounded by a world so achingly beautiful that it makes me so grateful and humbled that we have been placed in such surroundings.  Whether it is standing on a ledge looking at a spectacular waterfall, gazing out across a valley tinted with fall colors from a peak, or simply looking at the contours and pigments of a simple, perfect flower, I feel the work of God in my heart.  I wanted to read this poem, which I stole-borrowed from a fellow F3er’s Facebook page (Thanks Lillydipper!)

“The Peace of Wild Things” by Wendell Barry

When Despair for the World grows in me

And I wake in the night at the least sound

In fear of what my life and my children’s lives may be,

I go and lie down where the wood drake

Rests in his beauty on the water, and the great heron feeds

I come into the peace of wild things

Who do not tax their lives with forethought

Of grief.  I come into the presence of still water.

And I feel above me the day-blind stars

Waiting with their light.  For a time

I rest in the grace of the world. And am free.”

Prayers that we pause and truly appreciate the beauty of our world whenever possible, and that we are wise and responsible stewards of our wondrous planet so that it is preserved for generations to come.

MOLESKIN:
Congrats to Mr. Jinxy and best wishes on the marriage of his daughter this week-end!

ANNOUNCEMENTS:
Lots of stuff coming up… Atlanta Mud Run, F3 Olympics, Cleveland, TN F3 kickoff all in the next month.  Stay tuned…