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.

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:

Isolated, never alone

AO: the-knoll
Q: Étouffée
PAX: Pebbles, Half Lyfe, Stubs, Sooie, G-string, Lady Liberty, Sparrow
FNGs: None
COUNT: 8
CONDITIONS: just right

WARMUP: mosey to the stop sign
5 Burpees
10 slow squats
mosey back

THE THANG: (3) 10 minute AMRAP circuits, rotating exercises with partner

Round 1:
A) Sprint around backstop
B) 10 Pull-ups, 20 Push-ups, 20 Dips

Round 2:
A) 60 yards with sandbags
– 20 yards walking lunges
– 10 yards over-head walking lunges
– 30 yard mosey back
B) Plank

Round 3:
30 yards. Partner A down, B Back
– 10 yard wheelbarrow walk
– 20 yard partner carry
– 50 (split up) Big Boys

MOLESKINE: Isolated, but never alone. So often we may find ourselves in a state and/or temptation of being worn down or in isolation, discouragement. No matter how isolated we may feel, we are never truly alone. Not only is God with us, but there are so many others we are connected to seen or unseen. Our presence and our actions matter and affect others and ripple beyond – our family – our friends – our coworkers – our community – and beyond.

ANNOUNCEMENTS: biscuit ru

COT: nameorama, countorama, coffeteria, and sweet sweet olive oil enjoyed

4-Stop Neighborhood Burn

AO: the-knoll
Q: El Capitan
PAX: Siri, El Capitan, Malibu, Sooie, Stubs, Wolfpack, Papa Bear, Sparrow, Pebbles, Pitmaster, @FLO, @AAA, @Iowa (2.0)
FNGs: None
COUNT: 13
CONDITIONS: Just cold enough

WARMUP:

SSH x25
Bacs & BacBacs
Yes, No, Maybes
Willie Mays Hays
Down Dog
Runners stretch
Back Stretches
Butterfly with deep breathing exercise

THE THANG:

Part 1

Neighborhood Mosey with work at four stopping points.

At each stop: 10 burpees, 15 overhead presses, 20 crunches, 25 squats

Rest :60 after each burn + share the 5 core principles of F3 + mission & credo

Final stop: plank crawl along curb as a group from one lit lamppost to another

Part 2: Cooldown

>From curb, as a group, slow lunge up the hill.

We played three rounds of Bear Crawl Battle Royale (Iowa was the juggernaut!)

Round of MARY

MOLESKINE:

My family has been out with the flu the last week & a half and my wife, unfortunately, has had the worst round of it. It has been humbling as a father & a dad to take care of her and my girls while she’s been sick. I’ve felt incompetent and clueless at times but it’s also been a good experience to grow. I’ve enjoyed the increased time spent with my girls as we’ve recovered together. Embrace those moments of incompetence & grow from them! It’s a good reminder of how much teamwork parenting & running a house requires. :pray:

ANNOUNCEMENTS:

Joy & thanksgiving for Sparrow’s new little one and for his wife’s healthy delivery!

Mystery V-Q on Thursday!! :party_parrot: :olive:

COT:

Nameorama, Countorama, and coffeteria enjoyed.

Grateful for y’all!

:el-capitan:

Momentum

AO: the-knoll
Q: Wolfpack
PAX: Pebbles, The Merchant, Malibu, Stubs, Wolfpack
FNGs: None
COUNT: 5
CONDITIONS: A comfy 20

WARMUP: Mosey to the church.

THE THANG:

Pax lined up at the center stretch of parking spaces (20 of em).

Round 1: Bear crawl up 2 spaces, Crawl Bear back 1. Lunge up 2 spaces, Backwards lunge back 1. Repeat until you get it the end of the parking spaces.

Ab circuit: 20 BBSU, 20 Flutter Kicks IC, 20 LBC, 30s plank

Round 2: Sprint up 2, politician back 1. Broad Jumps up 2, backwards hops back 1. Repeat until you get to the end of the parking spaces.

Repeat Ab Circuit

Round 3: Repeat Round 1

Repeat Ab circuit

Round 4: Repeat Round 2

Repeat Ab circuit

Mosey back to playground for PlankUp Ring of Fire to 5.

MOLESKINE: Never ran to the church to workout before… fun little field trip :slightly_smiling_face:

ANNOUNCEMENTS: Leanpax, Franklin Biscuit Run, Franklin Dad Bowl coming up Stubs to post some more info!

COT: Momentum is key. 2024 was a tough year for me. Lots of set backs that felt like they kept on coming. Trying to get ahead now in 2025. What’s most important in times like this is that for every step back life gives you, you have to stand yourself up and take at least two more forward. Might mean you have to change the way you move, but if you keep pushing forward eventually you get to the goal and you’re stronger because of it. Keep the momentum going Pax… keep pushing forward!

Ten Trees

AO: the-knoll
Q: Wolfpack
PAX: Siri, Wolfpack, Stubs, Half Lyfe, Pebbles
FNGs: None
COUNT: 5
CONDITIONS: Cold for the first 10 minutes

WARMUP: SSHs til Siri gets out of his car. What was he doing in there?

Mosey to get coupons and carry to river table.

THE THANG:
Ten Trees:

Split into two groups. One person runs and touches a tree while the other completes a workout. You cannot touch the same tree twice throughout the workout.

River table: Coupon Squats

Walk to playground with coupon over head

Playground: Bent over Rows

Walk to back stop with coupon over head

Backstop: Floor to Ceilings

Walk to street with coupon over head and return them to Pebbles house. Mosey back to startex.

Thang 2 – PlankUps Ring of Fire
Pax lines up at pull up bars. Everyone holds a high plank. First Pax does a pull up goes back to high plank, second pax follows, all the way down the line. When complete, Pax rotates so first is last and everyone moves up. Now hold low plank and go for two. Rotate. High plank for 3 pull ups each. Rotate. Low plank for 4 pull ups. Rotate. High plank for five.

MOLESKINE: There are not ten trees close to the backstop

ANNOUNCEMENTS: leanpax, push up challenge, Franklin’s Biscuit Run, Spartan code in general channel

COT: struggled to get out of bed this morning. Only reason I made it is because I was leading and I knew others depending on that. Made me think… I led therefore I showed up, but how often in my life am I showing up to lead? How often am I being intentional about not just being in a place, but taking on leadership… Am I being proactive about finding opportunities to lead? Encouragement to Pax to seek out places in their life where they can show up.

Push/Pull Day

AO: the-knoll
Q: Half Lyfe
PAX: G-string, Puzzlah, Lady Liberty, Pebbles, Sooie, Stubs
FNGs: None
COUNT: 7
CONDITIONS: Calm, nice 30ish degrees.

WARMUP: SSH, WMH, BAC, BBAC, MDC, Overhead Press, Fast feet taps with down to push up and back up to fast feet taps (similar to football exercise). Mosey to get coupons. Did some karaokes and politicians during mosey.

THE THANG: 10 stations (5 push/pull). Rotated to each station and did 20 reps then once one round complete drop 5 and repeat. Once down to 5 continues with 5 reps until time was up.
1) Merkins
2) Swing row
3) Front Arm Lift with coupon
4) Bands for reverse down
5)Pull ups
6) Overhead press with dumbbells
7) Bicep Curls with coupon
8) Tricep Extension with coupon
9) Dips
10) Bent over rows with coupon

Mosey back to return coupons. Each PAX said something meaningful to them (inspirational, gratitude, motivational, health, etc)

Returned back to playground. Person that guessed number of rounds we would complete in workout got to skip 5 group burpees. Props to Puzzlah for guessing 7 rounds (correct number) and still doing burpees.

MOLESKINE: see above. Each pax can add if they want. Mine was gratitude for finding F3 and all those I have met and have pushed me to improve myself in Fitness/Fellowship/Faith.

ANNOUNCEMENTS:

COT: count off, nameorama. Prayers offered up. Thank you Lady Liberty for the spoken prayer. Coffee!

Return to Cinder

AO: the-knoll
Q: Half Lyfe
PAX: El Capitan, Lady Liberty, Malibu, morning stār, Pebbles, Stubs, 2 2.0 Iowa, Samwise?
FNGs: None
COUNT: 9
CONDITIONS: Frosty 14 degs.

WARMUP: SSH, BAC, BBAC, High Knees, Good Mornings, WMH’s, mosey to get coupons.

THE THANG: Tribute Sooie with modified exercise challenge. Instead of planks did Cinder block arm extension in front hold until your not able to. Run to tree line and back. First person out (me) did jumping lunges. Did 2 rounds then started various exercises some with and some without cinder block. Push Ups alternating which hand is on block, bent over row, overhead thrusters with block, shoulder press, pull ups, curl/press/tricep, extension, on back leg press towards sky, mosey to concrete bench. Did steps ups with block, box jumps and dips with block on legs. Back to playground. Did some agility with block. Jump over side to side for 30sec, then side to side step ups for 30sec. Ended with more push ups and modified mountain climbers for some abs. Mosey back to return coupons.

MOLESKINE: Getting outside comfort zone. Applies to many areas of life, work, relationships, kids, F3, etc. Good to have routine, but also good to mix it up. Don’t get stuck!

ANNOUNCEMENTS: Bellevue ADA Playground Equip meeting tonight. Reach out Stubs for details. LeanPax on going. Pitmaster VQ tmrw at Pain Train.

COT: Prayers for those battling and impacted by Cali wild fires, Stubs friend who had a stroke, and Mental health.

We did this not because it is easy, but because we thought it would be easy.

AO: the-knoll
Q: Sooie
PAX: Half Lyfe, Pebbles, Sooie
FNGs: None
COUNT: 3
CONDITIONS: :cold_face: brrrr-ning up :cold_face:

WARMUP:
Good Morning OYO
Head circles
BAC
BBAC
Front Shoulder taps
Air presses
Motivators

THE THANG:
Circle up hold a low plank.
When first PAX collapses, all run to the tree line and back (~0.24 mile). PAX who gave up first does exercises. Remaining PAX resume plank competition. Repeat. Since there were only three of us, we did 3 full rounds. Pebbles was the overall victor with Half Lyfe in a close second.

After the plankapalooza we each did 30 DIDs.
Finished with Mary.

MOLESKINE:

ANNOUNCEMENTS:
Leanpax
Pebbles has a cool F3 book he’s willing to lend after he finishes it.

COT:
Prayers spoken and offered. Great coffeeteria provided by Pebbles

Memory Game Part Deux!

AO: the-knoll
Q: El Capitan
PAX: Pitmaster, Sparrow, morning stār, Sooie, Half Lyfe, Stubs, El Capitan, @Bumblebee (2.0)
FNGs: None
COUNT: 8
CONDITIONS: :cold_face:

TUNES: “Lost in the Dream” by War on Drugs

WARMUP:

Climb stretch routine (1.5x speed)
Joint work!
Overhead presses
Seal claps
Moroccan Night Clubs
Motivators to 7

THE THANG:

18 pairs of cards, each with a workout written on them.

PAX will circle around cards & take turns drawing.
If the cards drawn don’t match, all PAX will perform both card’s exercises 5x

If cards do match, no exercise is performed & the drawer can draw again.

Repeat until all cards are matched

Exercises:

happy crunchy frogs
Bulgarian split squats (2 is 1)
Mountain climbers (2 is 1)
Dips
SSH (4 count)
Cherry Pickers
Step Ups (2 is 1)
Flutter kicks (4 is 1)
Elevated Merkins
Burpees
Sky Thrusters
Broken Bicycle
Yerkins (clap merkins)
Lunges (2 is 1)
WW1 Snow Angel
hacky sacks (4 is 1)
Ukrainian hammers
Don Quixotes (4 count)

Welcome the New Year with 25 pull-ups! (Deduct the number of matched cards you found from your total).

MOLESKINE:

Shared how I really enjoyed the Q workout on Tuesday & was excited to create a Volume 2 for today. Sometimes the formula works when you’re Q’ing multiple times – take what works, tweak it a bit, and share it with the PAX!

ANNOUNCEMENTS:

LeanPax starts soon!

TClaps to morning stār for writing up a letter to our local government leaders in favor of adding ADA-compliant playground equipment to the-knoll! Thanks also to Stubs for bringing it to our attention. :muscle:

COT:

Nameorama, Countorama, prayers of gratitude lifted up, and :el-capitan: :coffee: enjoyed.