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Downright Warm

THE SCENE: 41F, no wind, the warm weather drew a crowd today!
F3 WELCOME & DISCLAIMER
WARM-O-RAMA:
SSH x 30 IC 4 CT
Imperial Squat Walkers x 15 IC 4 CT
Merkins x 15 IC 4 CT
4X run across the parking lot, building intensity (Merkins and Squats between sets)

THA-THANG:
Mosey to the playground, find a bench
11s: Dips and BBS
11s: Box Jumps and Derkins

Back to the AO

Mini Grinder, 4 stations + the hill:
20 reps, after each lap drop 2 reps (20, 18, 16…)
1: Squat Jumps
2: Merkins
3: Iron Mikes
4: Gas Pumpers
+
2 Burpees at the top of the hill
Every other time up the hill, Bernie Sanders

Called it during the lap of 8, props to Plunger for pushing it with me.

MARY:
Boat Canoe (with some American Hammers thrown in for fun)
ATMs from Cap’n (thank you, sir!)

COUNT-OFF & NAME-O-RAMA
38 PAX, no FNGs

CIRCLE OF TRUST/BOM:
“Someone who cares about you, sweats with you, and corrects you when you need to be corrected is one of the most precious things in life; a true friend.” -Eric Greitens
I feel lucky to have several true friends in the COT this morning.

ANNOUNCEMENTS:
That Alcoa CSAUP event coming up looks wicked awesome.

Birthday Beat Down

THE SCENE:9 degrees.  A little ice, some snow and no wind
F3 WELCOME & DISCLAIMER
WARM-O-RAMA:
Cheatsheet “Get ya some” x 20

THA-THANG:
Mosey to the trail at the top parking lot

  • 15 Flutter kicks followed by Mosey
  • 15 merkins followed by Mosey
  • 15 big boys followed by Mosey
  • 15 squats followed by Mosey
  • repeated 4 times until we got to the base of Everest
  • 15 Flutter kicks
  • 15 merkins
  • 15 big boys
  • 15 squats

Summited Everest to the rock pile

  • Grab a rock
  • 15 Flutter kicks
  • 15 merkins
  • 15 big boys
  • 15 squats

Mosey Down the hill toward soccer field

  • 15 Flutter kicks
  • 15 merkins
  • 15 big boys
  • 15 squats

Mosey to the soccer field

  • High Knees
  • Ankle to butts
  • 25% sprint
  • 50% sprint
  • rest
  • High knees
  • Up and downs x5
  • Up/downs/roll over in the snow x3

 

  • Mosey to the church
  • 15 Flutter kicks
  • 15 merkins
  • 15 big boys
  • 15 squats
  • Mosey to AO

MARY:
Boat Canoe (Power T) for 1 last minute!
COUNT-OFF & NAME-O-RAMA
12 strong with 1 FNG! Welcome Topless! (Casey Holbrook) Pasted out donuts
CIRCLE OF TRUST/BOM:

Lord What is the Measure of my Days

O Lord, make me know my end
    and what is the measure of my days;
    let me know how fleeting I am!
5 Behold, you have made my days a few handbreadths,
    and my lifetime is as nothing before you.
Surely all mankind stands as a mere breath! Selah
6     Surely a man goes about as a shadow!

Life is fleeting.  God teach us to number our days.

MOLESKIN:
Insert any personal comments, notes, devotion content, etc.
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
Insert information about upcoming events, 2nd or 3rd F opportunities, and any other announcements.

Traditions

THE SCENE: 50 and gloomy
F3 WELCOME & DISCLAIMER
WARM-O-RAMA:
35 SSH
THA-THANG:
Loop Course w/ 4 Stations

  • BBSU
  • Merkins
  • Squat Jumps
  • Decline Merkins

10-9-8-7-6-5-4-3-2-1 reps. Loop was approximately .6 mile. Rinse and Repeat in full effect.

MARY:

COUNT-OFF & NAME-O-RAMA
27
CIRCLE OF TRUST/BOM:
Repeat the good things in life. Today’s workout was the exact same format as yesterday’s workout at the Big Ball. Traditions are important this time of year. Keep them. Family and friends are important- Love them.

MOLESKIN: 

The PAX came in strong this morning- ready for the weekend and eagerly awaiting the arrival of Ole Saint Nick. 27 strong pushed their way through the pain. Shoutout to Woodshack for just being Woodshack- settled in with the FNG and brought some BBQ sauce to boot! Shoutout to Zygote. I stole his Q from yesterday- it was a good thing so why not repeat it?

Announcements:

Merry Christmas! For unto us a child was born!

 

Pirates vs Vandals

THE SCENE:  52 (way to kick it off, December) and…. um, moist.
F3 WELCOME & DISCLAIMER
Started with 0.01s to spare… Welcome FNG!

WARM-O-RAMA:
Good ol’ increasing OYO burpee warmup:

SSH x30 IC – 2 burpees
Windmill x20 IC – 4 burpees
*Hindurkins x15 IC – 6 burpees
Al Gore Tuck Jumps x6 IC – 8 burpees
LBAC x20 each way IC – 10 burpees

*Plank, down for 1, push fwd with toes for 2, stay low and pull back, bending knees without touching ground, until arms are straight forward for 3, extend knees with arms straight to return to plank.

THA-THANG:
Mosey to the base of Everest, plank for 6.
LBC – 4-count x20 IC
Jailbreak all the way to the road at the top!

Pick a coupon and circle up:
Squrls x30 OYO – Squat plus curl, rock has to hit the ground (stones don’t though)
Drop coupons and move to the fifth one on your right.
Weight check – Lighter than your original? Everyone says “No”. Lack of honesty is disturbing…
4-count fwd raise – nice and slow – IC x10
4-count back-and-forth across chest – IC x10

Number off 1s and 2s (Pirates and Vandals)
Put all coupons in a line across the road, Pirates stay with coupons, Vandals line up 50yd away
Pirates begin exercise… Vandals come steal all coupons (2 each) and observe exercise, return to line and do exercise.
When the last Vandal has made it back, Pirates stop exercise, run steal all coupons, return, and begin next exercise.
Exercises:
Burpees
BBS
Iron Mikes
Bobby Hurleys
Monkey Humpers

Dang. Running out of time. Mosey back to AO

MARY:
Made it back to the AO right at 6:15. No time to row the boat.
COUNT-OFF & NAME-O-RAMA
32 strong – Welcome to Streak (Paul Chattaway)
CIRCLE OF TRUST/BOM:
Today each group stole the other group’s coupons while they were busy doing an exercise.  The enemy often looks for similar opportunities to steal, kill, and destroy while we are busy or distracted.  Often that distraction is indeed important and valuable, but don’t lose sight and vigilance over what you’ve been entrusted with that is truly valuable.
MOLESKIN:
The construction up here wreaked havoc on my preparation this morning. I ran into roadblocks several times trying to follow my map to get around.  Also, I learned a little Q-tip this morning.  Sidewalk chalk disappears almost completely if the pavement is the slightest bit… moist.
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
Wesley House 2.0 workout Sunday at 2 with disadvantaged kids.  Check GroupMe for more info from Tank.  Bring a wrapped gift!

Praise from Tonka – 2.0 is 14 weeks into construction!

Incremental Growth

The Scene: perfect conditions – 55 degrees, clear

The Thang:

5:30 COP – 7 min

  • Baby arm circles X 10 (forward/backward)
  • Cherry Picker
  • Merkin
  • Goofball
  • Jog 2 parking lot laps

Line up in parking lot Burpee Dans

Beginning at the curb, perform 4 lunges then 4 burpees, rinse and repeat across parking lot, run back to curb. Then 4 lunges and 3 burpees. Rinse and repeat (then 2 burpees, then 1 burpee). Plank or BBS until group finishes.

Mosey to lower parking lot – find a battle buddy

One man runs the length of the parking lot, performs 5 Merkins, then runs back while partner does Merkins (100), then BBS (200), then jump squats (100). Trade each lap until the total number is completed.

Next exercise:

Group splits: Half begin Bearpees (10 bear crawls followed by 1 Burpee), while the other half start Bernie Sanders on the hill. Bernie Sanders group relieves Bearpee group. Endless until 6:15am.

INCREMENTAL GROWTH

Growth is hard to see. We measure growth. When an acorn is crushed by a 1,000 lb. tombstone, who wins? It’s a no brainer. The acorn always wins. God waters it, and slow growth appears. Let’s all work toward incremental growth in our spiritual life– the same way we are working toward growing in fitness and strength.