Round Two: It’s about You

AO: the-knoll
Q: Ex-Pat
PAX: Ex-Pat, Pebbles, Stubs, Tebow, Sooie
FNGs: None
COUNT: 5
CONDITIONS: 65 and a nice breeze – no rain!

WARMUP:
◦            Little baby arm circles
◦            Back backs
◦            Don quixotes
◦            Lazy imperial walkers
◦            Mozy

THE THANG:

Quote: Richard Rohr – “Most of us were taught that God would love us if and when we change. In fact, God loves you so that you can change. What empowers change, what makes you desirous of change is the experience of love. It is that inherent experience of love that becomes the engine of change.”
? What do you need to love about yourself so that change can happen?
 
1 – 5 minutes of work, 5 minutes of running
◦            Merkins – 10
◦            Lunges – 10
◦            WWII – 10
◦            Run
 
Quote: John Philip Newell – we need to find ways of sharing our intimate experiences of the Mystery, for we are one. It is through one another that we will know more of the Life that flows within us all. It is through sharing our fragments of insight that we will come to a fuller picture of the One who is at the heart of each life.”
? Who do we need to have a good conversation with?
 
2
◦            Pull-ups or Swing Rows –
◦            London Bridges –
◦            Leg Lifts –
◦            Run 5 Min
 
Quote: Wendall Berry – “Healing is impossible in loneliness; it is the opposite of loneliness. Conviviality is healing. To be healed we must come with all the other creatures to the feast of Creation.
? Where do we need healing and who will it be with?
 
3
◦            Back Extensions  –
◦            Burpees
◦            American Hammers
◦            Run 5 Min
 
MOLESKINE:
Tell someone you trust your answers sometime this week. Do you need quiet or do you need music?

ANNOUNCEMENTS:

COT:
Celtic Prayer we used at the end:

May the blessing of light be on you – light without and light within.
May the blessed sunlight shine on you like a great peat fire,
so that stranger and friend may come and warm himself at it.
And may light shine out of the two eyes of you,
like a candle set in the window of a house,
bidding the wanderer come in out of the storm.
And may the blessing of the rain be on you,
may it beat upon your Spirit and wash it fair and clean,
and leave there a shining pool where the blue of Heaven shines,
and sometimes a star.
And may the blessing of the earth be on you,
soft under your feet as you pass along the roads,
soft under you as you lie out on it, tired at the end of day;
and may it rest easy over you when, at last, you lie out under it.
May it rest so lightly over you that your soul may be out from under it quickly; up and off and on its way to God.
And now may the Lord bless you, and bless you kindly. Amen.

The True Gimli

AO: devilsden
Q: McAfee
PAX: Flash, Skeet, Meat Sweats
FNGs: None
COUNT: 4
CONDITIONS: false spring

WARMUP: OYO stretching

THE THANG: GIMLI PROTOCOL!! BUT WAIT, THERE’S MORE!

Gimli: 5 swings, 4 upright rows, 3 squats
PLUS > 10 pushups

Must complete in 90 seconds

90 seconds of “active rest” aka tossing a 20lb medicine ball back and forth amongst ourselves. Just like our stalwart hero.

REPEAT UNTIL EXHAUSTION OR 45 MINUTES IS UP, WHICH EVER COMES FIRST

MOLESKINE: Good lord what a burner. Hardest KB workout of the year? I say so.

ANNOUNCEMENTS: Safe travels to Flash! Everyone continuing to prep for the 50miler!

COT: Prayers for our bodies, minds, health, families, and fellowship.

The Final Stretch of Leanpax

AO: titan
Q: Firefox
PAX: preacherman, Crawlspace, Right Said, Tim the Toolman, Spinal Tap, Papa Bear, CubCadet, Young and Restless, Sherlock, Pep, Good Morning America, Wolfpack, Swap, Zinfandel, Toucan
FNGs: None
COUNT: 16
CONDITIONS: Hungry

WARMUP: Barely a mosey to the Parthenon entrance and 20SSHs

THE THANG:
To push us toward the finish line of leanpax, YHC prepared a playlist of songs about all the foods I miss (although, most of them I do not currently crave).

Thang 1:
PAX partnered up. One PAX stayed at the benches and did an exercise while the other ran the loop (which reminded me of a donut…), then swap. 2 rounds for each exercise
– Dips
– Bench flutters (on your six facing the bench, hover one foot above the bench, one foot below, then alternate)
– Bulgarian split squats

Thang 2:
Mosey over to the walkway closer to the playground. Staying in pairs, 1 PAX did a travel exercise, the other did a stationary exercise, run back and then swap. 2 times through per pairing of exercises.
– Murder bunnies & Imperial Hoppers (aerobic imperial walkers with a hop as your knee comes up to your elbow).
– Bear crawl & shoulder tap plank jacks
– Broad jump burpees & WW1s
– Crawl bear & Buzzsaw planks

Mosey back to Startex, 10 WW1s and a Hollow Body Hold till time.

MOLESKINE: Awesome support from the PAX picking up the 6. Those murder bunnies were brutal. Leanpax is hard, but worth it. Kudos to all the PAX participating.

ANNOUNCEMENTS:
– Game night!

COT:
– Vector and his family
– Gratitude for Papa Bear’s family gathering for 3.0’s baptism

Quiet Thinking While Working Out

AO: the-knoll
Q: Ex-Pat
PAX: Ex-Pat, Malibu, Half Lyfe, Sooie, El Capitan, Wolfpack, Stubs, Papa Bear, Pebbles, FLO, Samwise (2.0), Iowa (2.0)
FNGs: None
COUNT: 12
CONDITIONS: Misty – did I sweat or is that rain? Not so sure.

WARMUP:
– Little baby arm circles
– Back backs
– Don quixotes
– Lazy imperial walkers
– 3 min Mozy
THE THANG:

Quote: Alchemist- When we love, we always strive to become better than we are. When we strive to become better than we are, everything around us becomes better too.
? What is one thing you want to make better?

1 – 5 minutes of work, 5 minutes of running
– Merkins – 10
– Squats – 10
– WWII – 20
– Run

Quote: Thomas Merton – You do not need to know precisely what is happening, or exactly where it is all going. What you need is to recognize the possibilities and challenges offered by the present moment, and to embrace them with courage, faith and hope.
? What is the challenge in your present and what is one tool you need to move into it?

2
– Dips – 20
– Calf raises – 20
– Mountain climbers – 20
– 5 min run

Quote: MLKjr – But the end is reconciliation; the end is redemption; the end is the creation of the beloved community. It is this type of spirit and this type of love that can transform opposers into friends
? Who do you need to be reconciled with – a person, a group? What is a step that you can move into relationship and community

3
– Shoulder taps – 30
– Step ups – 30
– Crunches – 30
– 5 min run

MOLESKINE:
We need accountability- tell your answers to at least one person you trust this week. Thinking about the quiet and sitting in the questions. Leave room for contemplation and see what happens.

ANNOUNCEMENTS:
March 1 – Loveless Run, Game Night Soon (I forgot the date and time and place).

COT:

Tortoise & Hare – Run #4, See it Through

AO: thestronghold
Q: Red Skull
PAX: Chunks, hambone, Right Said, tampalibra, Crawlspace, Decaf, Barney, Whoopi (Franklin), D Pole, Yes Chef, Airball, Sax Man, Jackie Moon, Wolverine, Mane ‘N Tail, Big Rig, Toots, Toadstool
FNGs: None
COUNT: 19
CONDITIONS: 61 degrees with a light mist in the air

WARMUP: SSH, Squats, Tappy Taps, IWs, Stretches

THE THANG: Partner Up and RUN!!

MOLESKINE: We had several PRs today – Wolverine, Mane ’N Tail and hambone!

Today we put into practice the last line of the poem we have memorized…“eyes front, head high, to the finish, see it through”. Several PAX failed to see it through this morning, opting to take a break after the run rather than join the circle. To make sure that everyone finished together, a surprise 1/4 mile was added in before COT.

ANNOUNCEMENTS: Only two more runs remain for this class. Signing Day is Friday 2/21

COT: Prayers for healing, family, strength and guidance.

Groundhog Day All Over Again

AO: detention
Q: EZ-Go
PAX: Esposa, Michael Freiburg, Deep State, Donkey Hammer, EZ-Go, Fortran, Topanga, Works for a Guy, Young and Restless, Peabody
FNGs: None
COUNT: 10
CONDITIONS:
First Spring

WARMUP:
50 SSH
50 air squats
50 shoulder taps
50 air presses

THE THANG:
3 rounds, 4 stations around the “clock” in parking lot
2 min on, 15s off
3:00 – block merkins
6:00 – block triple arm killers
9:00 – block squats
12:00 – block flutters

*6 more weeks of winter!
Burpees during “I Got You Babe” by Sonny and Cher

MOLESKINE:
We celebrated Groundhog Day over and over again, inspired by both the holiday and the classic movie of Bill Murray fame. Songs inspired by time was our soundtrack:
https://open.spotify.com/playlist/7IrKx0bXGtTUsCtOPDhApr?si=ZQwhwAClT3GbDpLBlbFTUA&pi=9LNlyRfZRXeuv

ANNOUNCEMENTS:
Leanpax ends Sunday!

COT:
Prayers for health and healing were shared.

Great work boys, always a pleasure!
-EZ

Run

AO: toratoratora
Q: 40 Minutes
PAX: The Bobs, Third Coast, Ultratecht, Long Cut
FNGs: None
COUNT: 5
CONDITIONS: Perfect

WARMUP: N/A

THE THANG: Ran to the bridge and back (3.8 miles)

ANNOUNCEMENTS: Fridays by the River :slightly_smiling_face:

COT: Lots to pray for and lots to be thankful for

40 second soul crusher

AO: handsomizer
Q: Freakonomics
PAX: Spinal Tap, Puzzlah, Natural Ice – CBO, Old Maid, Steak Knives (F3 Cape Fear), Butter Knife – F3 Knoxville, @duece-and-a-half
FNGs: None
COUNT: 8
CONDITIONS: misty and warm

WARMUP: the usual

THE THANG:

40 seconds max with 5 second transition of the following: merkins, squats, Carolina dry docks, lunges, burpees, shoulder taps. Sprint to next level in the garage and repeat 5 times.

Throw a round of bear crawls in, two rounds of max dips, and a few downward dogs at the end.

ANNOUNCEMENTS:
Natural Ice – CBO is hosting a Superbowl party. Hit him for more details.
COT: traveling mercy for the great down range guys who came out. Remember to be present and reflect on the good things God has given us.

Rain, Rain, Go Awayy

AO: bomber
Q: Grape
PAX: CubCadet, Papa Bear, Jordan OpLibertas, Tim the Toolman, Pep, doge, Michelin Man, Firefox, Right Said
FNGs: None
COUNT: 10
CONDITIONS: rainy, but it went away

WARMUP: mosey to the clubhouse
SSH
LBAC
Claps
Moroccans
Stretching

THE THANG: partner up
One partner runs around the clubhouse while the other does a set then flapjacks

Regular squats
Apollo Ohnos
Imperial walkers
Normal merkins

Regular dips
Air presses
Iron mikes
Normal merkins

Gorilla humpers
O squats

Alabama prom dates
WW1’s
American hammers
Yellowjacket run to startex
iYt’s

COT: loved everyone sharing one thing they are grateful for. Prayers for Vector’s mom, for our nations leadership, for health of friends and family, for airplane crash victims

:grapes:

2 minutes is short for a song but long for an exercise

AO: pain-train
Q: Stubs
PAX: Wolfpack, Pitmaster, Half Lyfe, FLO, Siri, Stubs
FNGs: None
COUNT: 6
CONDITIONS: wet ground, warm air

WARMUP:
IC
SSH x 20
BACs x 10
BACBACs x 10
Moroccan Night Clubs x10
Mission of F3
5 Slow Mercans for each principle
Slow Squats x5
Willie Mays Hays OYO
Mosey to get coupons

THE THANG:
I put together a playlist of songs that are 2 minutes or less
Broke it up into three 5 song segments with a minute of rest in between.
Each round was around 9 minutes of work.

Round 1
Incline Mercs
Step ups with Coupon
Dips
Flutter Kicks with Coupon
Bear Crawl around gazebo

Round 2
Goblet squats with coupon
Bent over Rows with Coupon
LBCs
Floor to ceilings with coupon
Plank jacks

Round 3
Incline Mercs
Step ups with Coupon
Dips
Flutter Kicks with Coupon
Bear Crawl around gazebo

Mosey to Return coupons head to play ground
Ended with Ring of Wolfpack
All pax hold plank while each takes turns doing ascending # of pull-ups
We got to 3

MOLESKINE: Sticking with the theme for the week. We’re not in this alone. Lean on each other.

ANNOUNCEMENTS:
Approaching final stretch of LeanPax
Franklin Biscuit Run
Upcoming Game Night
Check Slack

COT: silent prayer and coffeteeria