THE SCENE: 55 and awesome in the gloom!
F3 WELCOME & DISCLAIMER
WARM-O-RAMA:
- Side Straddle Hop (IC) X 10
- Cherry Pickers (IC) 4 CT X 10
- Baby Arm Circles Forward X 10 (IC) followed by Michael Phelps
- Baby Arm Circles Backwards X 10 (IC) followed by Michael Phelps
- Tempo Squats (IC) 4 CT
- Tempo Merkins (IC) X 10
- Mosey to the CMU pile
- 15 BBS on the way
THA-THANG:
Partner AMRAP / Partner runs up for Pull-Ups
- CMU Thrusters
- CMU Bentover Rows
- CMU Overhead Press
- CMU Curls
- CMU Tricep Extensions
- CMU Pullovers
- CMU Bench Press
- CMU Squats
- Wall Squats – 1 minute
- 50 Toe Merkins (Calf Raises)
- Mosey to the Flag
MARY:
- Row Row Row Your Boat
- Bus Driver
- Flutterkicks X 20
- LBCs X 50
COUNT-OFF & NAME-O-RAMA
10 including 1 FNG – Welcome 3rd Base
CIRCLE OF TRUST/BOM:
F3 is a national network including 2,917 free, peer-led workouts for men in 210 regions. Our mission is to plant, grow and serve small workout groups for men for the invigoration of male community leadership.
The three Fs in our name stand for Fitness, Fellowship and Faith — the last of which we define as not one specific religion or faith system, but simply a belief in something outside oneself.
F3 Five Core Principles
- Free of Charge – Never a charge to workout, ever.
Open to all Men -No matter the man, you are welcome here. - Held Outdoors – Rain or Shine, Heat or Chill, we are out there.
- Peer Led -Rotating fashion of men leading each other.
- Ends with COT -Always ends with a Circle of Trust
I was in Baltimore, Maryland a week or so ago at the nation conference on homelessness. It was an awesome experience with a thousand or so believers there praying for the hundreds of thousands of men, women and children who are homeless around our country.
Chicken Coup from Charlotte led a F3 workout every day of the conference. We had other F3 men from around the country and lots of people new to F3 including some ladies.
Chicken Coup works out every day with Dredd and Dark Helmet who started F3. They workout with other men who are Christian, muslim, Sikhs, jews, etc. Black, white, tall, short, straight and gay. ALL men are welcome to F3.
At their AO at F3 in Charlotte, they don’t pray to Jesus, they pray to God so to respect all of the men who show up, sweat, and workout with them.
Who am I to judge? I’m a sinner. An issue I have with lots of people in this day and age is we seem to hate anyone who believes or acts differently than us. Maybe our churches would thrive if we were a little less judgmental so folks who are confused, have questions, or just want to learn about Christ would actually show up instead of us saying they’re going to hell if they don’t believe just like us.
I don’t have all of the answers. Only my Lord and savior, Jesus Christ, has those answers and we won’t know most of those answers until we die and go to Heaven. In the meantime, I’m going to love everyone…white, black, Hispanic, mixed and Asian…tall, short, rich, poor, gay, bi or straight, addicted, alcoholic, adulterer, etc. the same…or at least I will try to. I’m a sinner and far from perfect so I’ll be dang if I judge or condemn others for their faults and sins. Instead, I will love them and pray from them…and I pray they will know we are Christians by our love!
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
- Sign up to Q/Co-Q
- Hardship Hill is this weekend (help set up Friday afternoon)