Hit The Deck

AO: the-knoll
Q: Sooie
PAX: AAA, DB, El Capitan, G-string (Eli Kresta), Hot Stuff, Malibu, morning star, Pebbles, Siri, The Banker, Timber, Wolfpack, Bumblebee (2.0), Big Red (2.0), Mark Marchetti (House Party), Lyle Dough (Link 2.0), Wren Carmona (Wrenaldo, 2.0)
FNGs: 4 Mark Marchetti (House Party), Lyle Dough (Link 2.0), Wren Carmona (Wrenaldo, 2.0)
COUNT: 18
CONDITIONS:
59 degrees and perfect

WARMUP:
Windmills
BACs
Back BACs
Imperial Walkers
Willie Mays Hays
45 seconds stretching OYO

THE THANG:
Moseyed over to the flood table. Shuffled the deck cards and began 3 rounds of pain. Jokers were in the deck after the 18th and 35th cards. PAX rotated drawing cards. Suit was the exercise, value was the reps. (J – 11, Q – 12, K – 13, A – 14). When a joker was drawn, PAX would run approx 166.8 yards then proceed to the next round of exercises.

| Suit | Round 1 | Round 2 | Round 3 |
| —– | ———- | ——— | ———- |
| ♣️ | Merkins | Carolina Dry Docks | Dips |
| ❤️ | SSH | Mtn Climbers | Burpees |
| ♦️ | V-Ups | Freddy Mercs | Big Boys |
| ♠️ | Spiccolis | Squats | Iron Mikes |

MARY:

ANNOUNCEMENTS:
Octoburpee coming up
YHC stepping up as AOQ for Tuesday workouts at The Knoll

COT:
Romans 12:10 “…Outdo one another in showing honor”

One of the unexpected lessons I’ve learned from the wonderful PAX in Bellevue is the power of encouragement in the midst of suffering. We took turns recognizing the admirable qualities apparent in each other and closed in prayer.

Special shoutout here to @Siri for giving the Knoll a baptism by fire early in May showing us what an F3 workout should be. I was ready to give up at the end of it but he came alongside me and made sure I finished well!

Breaking Wind

AO: the-knoll
Q: Pebbles
PAX: DB, morning star, Ex-Pat, AAA, Squints (Will Simpson), The Banker, Sooie, Pebbles, Timber, BigRed2.0, Bumblebee2.0
FNGs: None
COUNT: 11
CONDITIONS:
Beautifully fall and foggy.

WARMUP:
400 meter mosey
side straddle hops
bacs
back bacs
slow squats
stretch on your own

THE THANG:
2-mile relay race
-split into 2 teams
-as a team complete 8 consecutive laps around improvised 400m track
– during race, Pax complete 100 merkins, 100 squats, 100 dips

400 meter mosey

Worlds Fastest Man
– Pax run 1 lap at marathon world record pace (5:40 mile pace) 85 second lap
Eliud Kipchoge is world record holder @ 2:01:09. Dude is 40 years old! Should be an inspiration for all.

Pull Ups x 30 or Swing Ups x 45

BONUS: Javelin Thow! Pax competed to see who could throw a big stick the farthest.

MARY:
5-min of Mary’s

ANNOUNCEMENTS:

COT:
Decide to be good. Always give your best.
When we see successful athletes or people we often assume they are naturally gifted. This is often not true. @Pebbles shared his personal journey from back of the pack JV cross-country runner to relatively successful D1 athlete. The “secret” to success was simply deciding he wanted to be better, then putting in the hard work to get there. As men we can apply this to our daily family and work duties.