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Reindeer Games

THE SCENE: A very warm December morning, right before the storm. Thankfully the rain held off

F3 WELCOME & DISCLAIMER
WARM-O-RAMA:
SSH, Baby Arm Circles, This and That, Michael Phelps, Tempo Squats, Tempo Merkins, Hill Billies
THA-THANG:
Today we played reindeer games. Each workout was either a solo or team competition. Losers of each workout owed the winner 10 Burpees. The games were:

  • Bring Sally Up Pushup Challenge: Up and down in cadence with the song, last man “standing” wins
  • Murder Bunny Relay Race: Divided into 2 teams. Each team lined up at the edge of the lawn. From end to end were 5 cones. First person in line Murder Bunnied to the first cone, sprinted back, and led their team in 5 merkins. Next man up ran to the block, murder bunnied to the next cone, ran back, led push ups, and so on until the first team got their block across the field and back (total of 12 segments). Everyone held a plank while waiting to run
  • Hammer Relay: We worked together on this one. In a big circle everyone held an American Hammer position while a 8lb medicine ball was tossed from person to person, making its way around the circle. When you had the ball you owed 5 American Hammers then tossed it to your neighbor. If any feet or the ball hit the ground everyone owed 10 Big Boy Situps
  • Bear Crawl Relay: Divided into 2 teams again. Lined up again on one end of the fountain pavilion, with a cone on the other. Everyone held a plank while one person from each team bear crawled to the cone. Once there, that man called out the next person from their team by name to crawl to the cone. Once an entire team had crossed, together as a team they crawled back to the start point. First team out and back won
  • Beep Test: Just like middle school gym class, run to the cone before the beep, run back before the beep. 2 failures in a row = elimination. Last man standing wins
  • Ultimate Frisbee: Ran a quick game of Box Ultimate to run out the clock. Any dropped disc meant 5 squats for everyone

COUNT-OFF & NAME-O-RAMA

CIRCLE OF TRUST/BOM:
Continued to share from my routine of developing the habit championed by Jerry Bridges of preaching the Gospel to yourself daily. I’ve also been doing a Biblical Worldview training program called the Colson Fellows that has a ton of assigned readings and daily devotionals. A devotional from a few days ago said “God loved us enough to die for us. But since God can’t die He became a man in order to do so”. I felt like this quote did a good job of stating the Gospel as well as the reason for Advent and Christmas. Part of the Gospel is that we know celebrate the incarnation of God through Christ, and in this season of Advent we wait in hopeful expectation of this, knowing that it also means Christ’s death on our behalf

ANNOUNCEMENTS:
Welcome to Man in the Mirror

A Cold Day in Uno

THE SCENE: 28 degrees of F3 bliss.
F3 WELCOME & DISCLAIMER
WARM-O-RAMA:
SSH x 20

Cherry Pickers x 10

LBAC x 10 (forwards and backwards)

Iron inchworm of Death – Pax lined up head to toe with CMUs and bearcrawled the prescribed distance while dragging their blocks.
THA-THANG:
Your workout destination was determined by the lovely color of the Uno card of your choice.

  • Blue – mosey to the bottom of the troll bridge and perform the number of blockees on the card.
  • Yellow – mosey to the short apex and do the number of thrusters on the card.
  • Red – mosey to the stairwell with your CMU and do however many rounds indicated by the card.
  • Green – stay on the grinder and murder bunny to the other set of cones. When you reach the cones, do the number of Big Boys on the card.
  • Penalty cards were as follows:
    • Draw 2 – go to the color prescribed and to 20 of the exercise.
    • Skip – go to the color location and do 10 of the exercise. Skip with your CMU back.
    • Reverse – go to the location from the color of the card, and do 10 plank jacks on your block.
    • Wild – go to the short apex, do 10 curls, then murder bunny the path back to the stairs.
    • Draw 4 wild – go to the troll bridge and do 40 grave diggers.

MARY:
Flutterkicks and Hello Dollys for time.
COUNT-OFF & NAME-O-RAMA

CIRCLE OF TRUST/BOM:
Philippians 1:27-30 – ”

  • 27 Only vlet your manner of life be wworthy8 of the gospel of Christ, so that whether I come and see you or am absent, I may hear of you xthat you are standing firm in one spirit, with yone mind zstriving side by side for the faith of the gospel, 28 and not frightened in anything by your opponents. This is aa clear sign to them of their destruction, but bof your salvation, and that from God. 29 For cit has been granted to you that for the sake of Christ you should not only believe in him but also bsuffer for his sake, 30 engaged in the same dconflict that eyou saw I had and now hear that I still have.”
  • It seems like whenever I give the devo, I am always talking about suffering, and so I did again. The point of reading the above verses is that not all suffering is bad. When we approach some of the best things in life, we find that they are difficult. It doesn’t matter if it is F3, marriage, parenting, or just trying to live out your faith. In one of my favorite shows called Yellowstone (I know, I’m terrible), a class A screwup is trying to learn how to be a cowboy on the Dutton Ranch. He makes a comment to an older cowboy that was something like this, “I’m not sure I’m cut out for this.” He said this because of the difficulty he was facing. He was learning how to suffer well. The older cowboy responded, “It’s not something people are cut out for. This is something that is cut into you.” Sure we might face difficult moments, but the greatest things life are not easy. It is a privilege to suffer sometimes, indeed most of the time if we do it in such a way that honors Christ. God bless you men.

MOLESKIN:
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ANNOUNCEMENTS:
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37 Thanks

THE SCENE: Perfect gloom for Thanksgiving. Not too cold but just enough to make you keep going.
F3 WELCOME & DISCLAIMER
WARM-O-RAMA:

  • SSH- 10 4ct
  • Good Mornings- 5- 3ct down and up
  • CHerry Pickers- 5
  • Shoulder Taps- 10 4ct

THA-THANG:

Mosey to the base of ButterBilly hill with your CMu for some 37 Thanks

Complete 37 reps of each exercise. Than Rifle Carry CMU to cone up ButterBilly, about 37 feet away from start. Leave CMU and run the rest of the way to the top of the hill. At the top do 38 reps of corresponding core exercise before running back down the hill to your CMU, rifle carry back to start. Move to next exercise and repeat.

  • Thrusters  —> V Up
  • Hand Release Merkins —> LBC’s
  • mAn Makers—> Gas Pumps
  • Never cross dollys—-> V Up’s
  • Kranken Burpees—> LBC’s
  • Starfish Crunch —-> Gas Pumps

MARY:
Some LBC’s for time
COUNT-OFF & NAME-O-RAMA
CIRCLE OF TRUST/BOM:
Today is my birthday. At 37 I see where I can be a more effective leader in my community. It starts with me realizing where i have failed. I need to be better at leading by example when it comes to giving back and being a servant leader to my community. With this being Thanksgiving, I’m am grateful that i have the opportunity to give back and i want to be better at following through with that.

MOLESKIN:
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
Dec 18th Ugly Sweater Beer Ruck/Walk. M’s invited, don’t have to Ruck or drink beer, just come for the 2nd F!

Hey buddy

THE SCENE: 28 degrees n frosty
F3 WELCOME & DISCLAIMER
WARM-O-RAMA:
Tempo squats x10, tempo merkins x 10, Peter Parker’s x10 .
burpee Dan from AO to the stop sign at the track . Audible part way through as it was taking too long

THA-THANG:
Hey Buddy(did not finish the whole WOD)

  • Partner up . Each partner runs the loop in opposite direction. Every time they meet up they do the said exercise .pyramid Scheme, adding exercises and then dropping the first exercise after the 5th lap

  • 20 reps of each exercise

    Lap1- Merkins

    Lap2-Merkins, Big boys

    Lap3 -merkins, BBS, Peter Parker’s (4ct)

    Lap 4 -Merks, BBS, Peter Parker’s , froggie squats 

    Lap 5 -merks, BBS, Peter Parker’s, froggie squats , burpees

    Lap 6- BBS, Peter Parker’s, froggie squats  , burpees

    Lap 7- Peter Parker’s , froggie squats , burpees

    Lap 8 -froggie squats  , burpees

    Lap 9- burpees

    Lap 10- victory lap !

MARY:
Box cutters x10 , lbc until done
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:
Being stoic , see pic
MOLESKIN:
Insert any personal comments, notes, devotion content, etc.
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
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Committed to bodybuilders and burpees

THE SCENE: mid 30s , dry , nice
F3 WELCOME & DISCLAIMER

yep
WARM-O-RAMA:
plank, merkins x10 ic, plank , Peter Parker’s x10. Jog the grinder , 10 squats , jog the grinder , 10 imp walkers, jog the grinder , 10 imp squat walkers
THE THANG

DORACIDES

  • 100 bodybuilders
  • 200 monkey humpers (4ct)
  • 300 big boys

MARY:
Box cutters x10 ic,

lbc x 10 ic

peter Parker’s x10 ic

RNR
COUNT-OFF & NAME-O-RAMA
10 pax
CIRCLE OF TRUST/BOM:
Commit and then figure it out
MOLESKIN:
I am not a planner and that’s ok. I admire those that plan ahead and are well organized but don’t think you have to have everything planned out before you make a decision. Sometimes it’s good to just commit and then figure it out .
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
Insert information about upcoming events, 2nd or 3rd F opportunities, and any other announcements.