THE SCENE: 40s, cold, dark, character-building.
F3 WELCOME & DISCLAIMER
- Welcome to F3: Fitness – Fellowship – Faith
- My name is Steam & I’m honored to be your QIC this morning
- Couple things:
- I’ll have my phone, water, and a med kit in my ruck throughout the workout just so everyone is aware. If you need to put keys, wallet, or whatever in there, feel free to do it.
- I’m not a professional (depends who you ask)
- You’re here on your own volition – thank you for making the choice to be out here.
- If you need to modify anything we do this morning – do it. BUT push yourself and the men around you. Some people didn’t wake up with breath in their lungs this morning but you did. You did. Make it count.
- Name of the game this morning = The Power of 3
WARM-O-RAMA: (IC = In Cadence)
- SSH (Side-Straddle Hop): 10 x 4 IC
- Baby Arm Circles (Forward): 11 x 4 IC
- Imperial Squat Walker: 12 x 4 IC
- Merkin (Down/Up): 10
- In Cadence Burpee: 5
THA-THANG:
(mosey to the flagpole down from the AO)
- Connect the Dots
- 3 points of contact: Pavilion – FlagPole – Far Corner of AO
- Pavilion = Bench pull-ups
- FlagPole = Man-Makers
- Far Corner of AO = Jump Squats
- 3 rounds of this: starting with 3 reps at each point of contact – and increasing 3 reps at each point of contact for the next 2 rounds (3rd and final round = 9 reps at each point of contact)
- Recover at the flag pole when you’re done –> Flutter Kicks
(Mosey to playground)
(Battle buddy it up)
- BB1: Incline merkins on bench (3)
- BB2: Decline merkins on curb outside playground (3)
- Rinse & Repeat 3x –> adding 3 reps each time
(mosey to parking lot outside of playground)
- Power of a Curb // Power of 3
- 10 x 4 Rocky Balboas on the curb IC
- 10 x 4 incline merkins IC
- (sprint to a parking space about 20m away)
- 10 (down/up) merkins
- Rinse & Repeat 3x
- HIM are expected to step up and lead. Why? Because you have what it takes. Even when you’re tired. Even when you’re sore. Even when you’re like “Why the hell did I choose to do this this morning?!”
- Q chooses different members of PAX to lead the next 2 iterations of the Power of a Curb //Power of 3 –> be lead –> lead.
(Mosey to hill outside of AO parking lot)
- 3 Tree Hill
- 3 points of contact: Base of hill – middle of hill – top of hill
- Base of hill = 10 iron mikes (5 each leg // 10 total)
- Middle of hill = 10 star jacks (1-count)
- Top of hill = 10 dry docks (1-count)
- PAX executes 1st round of this – recovers at the base of the hill
- Q challenges PAX – this IS NOT a dictatorship of the Q. The PAX , the men, honestly the individual decide what exercises to do, how hard to do it, or not to do it at all.
- Q asks PAX if they want to continue, or do something else (Q did not have anything else planned but could have come up with something hard (Q hoped the men would stay in the fight for just 5 reps more) – adding 5 reps to each point of contact on the hill.
- PAX voices they want to push/fight on for round 2. Let’s do this.
- RINSE AND REPEAT ADDING 5 REPS AT EACH POINT OF CONTACT
- Recover at the Base of the hill.
- PAX are GASSED. This is not an easy workout.
- Q challenges the PAX again – makes the ask to kill round 3 together – adding 10 reps to each point of contact.
- PAX are gassed but still in the fight. Respond to do round 3 on the hill.
- Q identifies 3 PAX to lead at each point of contact.
- PAX moves forward up this hill, not leaving anyone behind.
- Recover at AO.
MARY:
- 3 Corners:
- C1 = 25 x 4 Flutter Kicks
- C2 = 25 x 4 American Hammers (Q called them Boat rowers…made sense in my head lol, didn’t even think of American Hammers)
- C3 = 25 x 4 LBCs
- Converge in the middle of the parking lot
- Q identifies 3 HIM to lead at 1 of the 3 corners – PAX choose which corner to go to
- When each corner is done –> sprint back to the middle and hold the merkin plank –> All PAX execute 5 down/up merkins
- Rinse & Repeat 3x (Q identifies 3 more PAX each time to lead a corner)
COUNT-OFF & NAME-O-RAMA
18 PAX – No FNGs
CIRCLE OF TRUST/BOM:
“Then David said to Solomon his son, “Be strong and courageous and do it. Do not be afraid and do not be dismayed, for the Lord God, even my God, is with you. He will not leave you or forsake you, until all the work for the service of the house of the Lord is finished.”” – 1 Chronicles 28:20 (ESV)
MOLESKIN:
Knights of the 21st Century Men’s Ministry
This comes from a daily email I get from The Knights of the 21st Century (check it out ^^). Daily motivation and spiritual guidance for men wanting be men of impact, for their families, their work, and themselves. As a young man, I tend to forget to be strong and brave and have courage – both when and not when the odds are stacked up. I’ve included the email below, take a look and be encouraged men of impact!
