Half the Lyfe left in you.

AO: pain-train
Q: Half Lyfe
PAX: FLO, Half Lyfe, The Banker, Wolfpack, Sooie, Derby, Shakira, Pitmaster
FNGs: None
COUNT: 8
CONDITIONS: Felt a little cooler than usual still muggy.

WARMUP: SSH, WMH, Mosey to Coupons.

THE THANG: 3 things, MOT, DURA, Circle up workout stations
Thang 1: MOT Lunges with Coupon with torso twist at the bottom, backwards walk with cinder block drag (true leg burner), farmers carry w/ coupon switch on way back, modified brick layer (coupon lift from ground overhead to other side and then jump over coupon, another backwards walk with cinder block drag (legs are feeling it now).

Thang 2: 200 swing rows/scissor kicks/sky thrusters while partner ran around playground, ended a little early to finish off with circle workout stations.

Thang 3: 8 stations. Farmers carry with squat and calf raise, merkins, mountain climbers, triceps extensions, bicep curl, box jumps, burpee with pull ups, wrist rolls with weight on rope attached to broom stick. 1min with 10 sec to move from station to station.

MOLESKINE: Tried to pack in a little bit of everything. Got crunched on time.

On the places you’ll go. Good book to reflect on for yourself and with kids. Some favorite quotes read from book.

“Congratulations! Today is your day. You’re off to Great Places! You’re off and away!” New Beginnings
“You have brains in your head. You have feet in your shoes. You can steer yourself any direction you choose.” Self-Determination
“Kid, you’ll move mountains! Today is your day! Your mountain is waiting. So get on your way!” Motivation

Ways to engage kids. Some good questions to consider.

What’s one thing I don’t know about you?
How can I be the best parent for you?
What’s something tricky in your life?
What was your favorite part of your day?
What’s the hardest part of being a kid.
What’s the best part of being a kid?
What’s your favorite thing to learn about?
What’s something you wish you knew about me?
What’s something you worry about?
What makes you laugh?
What are you excited about?

ANNOUNCEMENTS: F3 Dads Nerf War (check F3 Dads Slack)

COT: count off, name-o-rama, prayer for Wolfpack, Flo and Shakira. LEAD! Thank you all for joining me this morning. Already feeling it. Have a great weekend!

[the_eddy] Off the well trodden path

AO: the_eddy
Q: Wolfpack
PAX: Pitmaster, Half Lyfe, FLO, Gecko, Choo Choo, JohnFNG
FNGs: 1 JohnFNG
COUNT: 7
CONDITIONS: nice start to the hot day ahead

WARMUP: quote of the day: “Only handle paper once”

THE THANG: Took a route on the trails and up the hills today.

MOLESKINE: Pitmaster caught up with us in perfect timing after running half the route.

JohnFNG hit a deer on the way in :grimacing:

ANNOUNCEMENTS:

Half Lyfe on Q at pain-train this Friday!

COT: Found a stack of index cards my granddad kept of quotes he liked. “Only handle paper once” was on the top card. Encouragement not to let task linger this week and tackle them head on as soon as they come up.

Shorts

AO: pain-train
Q: Wolfpack
PAX: Stubs, morning stār, Siri, FLO, Cheeks, G-string, Derby, Motorola, Shakira, Pebbles, @Domino
FNGs: 1 @Domino
COUNT: 12
CONDITIONS: Little warm, great for shorts

WARMUP: Really short warmup of the usual suspects

THE THANG:
Short mosey to front of church
6 rounds (led in rotating fashion by PAX)
– 10, 4 count merkins
– 10 second high plank hold
– 10 second rest
6 rounds (led in rotating fashion by PAX)
– 10, 4 count squats
– 10 second low squat hold
– 10 second rest

Short mosey to side of church
6 rounds (led in rotating fashion by PAX)
– 10, 4 count leg raises
– 10 second 6″ leg hold
– 10 second rest
6 rounds (led in rotating fashion by PAX)
– 10, 4 count heel touches
– 10 second 6″ leg hold
– 10 second rest

Mosey to back of church
6 rounds (led in rotating fashion by PAX)
– 10, 4 count merkins
– 10 second high plank hold
– 10 second rest
6 rounds (led in rotating fashion by PAX)
– 10, 4 count squats
– 10 second low squat hold
– 10 second rest

Short mosey back to the flag
– Ring of Fire Burpee edition
– 3 minutes left!?…. A few more burpees while stretching

MOLESKINE:
Impressed with Domino jumping right into cadence, “Just like police academy” he says.
Impressed with the short shorts, especially from morning stār G-string and Shakira… The rest of yous… get your act together.

ANNOUNCEMENTS:
F3 Nerf Wars coming soon… keep an eye out in Slack.

COT:
Grateful to have a place to lead amongst leaders and be part of a team.

The Guinea Pigs

AO: pain-train
Q: Hair Band
PAX: Cheeks, Half Lyfe, Timber, Shakira, FLO, Motorola, Siri, The Banker, Derby, Blinker
FNGs: None
COUNT: 11
CONDITIONS: warm and muggy

WARMUP:
Disclaimer with extra emphasis on staying hydrated and modifying as necessary

Mosey two laps around park
50 SSHs
25 8 ct Body Builders

THE THANG:

Round 1:
Burpee broad jump down about 20 yards and back in parking lot
Once back complete 10 atomic pushups
Repeat x 5 (the banker & timber did 6 i believe)

Break for water and breath, someone spilled their first merlot (maybe blinker?)

Round 2:
Sit Through Freeze tag, freeze tag but the unfrozen pax do cumulative sit throughs to unfreeze players

Mary to wrap up

MOLESKINE:
I think we often bring pride to our beatdowns and that hurts us. I expected to do more than I was able to do today and ended up having to modify some of my exercises to protect injuries. It was also hot and humid, there was a definite need for water. I’ve learned in 9 years of F3 that I have to push myself and only do what I can. There are some days that will inevitably be better than others.

ANNOUNCEMENTS:
4th of July Convergence next Friday at Handsomizer! Keep your eyes on the slack channels
July 10th Night Moves led by SalPal, keep your eyes on the slack channels

COT:
Each man shared something going on in their lives. Lots of prayer requests for healthy family members, requests for traveling mercies, and requests for practicing gratitude in life’s ups and downs

God Bless each of you, it was an honor to Q the Pain Train today. You’re amazing men and I’m grateful to be given the opportunity to work out with y’all.

:sign_of_the_horns: Rock on,

Hair Band

An Alternate Path

AO: edwin_wrucking
Q: Wolfpack
PAX: Stubs, Pitmaster, FLO, Gecko
FNGs: None
COUNT: 5
CONDITIONS: Perfection

WARMUP: Stretching while we wait for Pitmaster to role in

THE THANG: Took an alternate path today behind Ensworth and around the Meadow.

MOLESKINE: Lots of fantastic mumblechatter and periods of silent reflection (usually while walking uphill).

ANNOUNCEMENTS: Let’s start thinking of a name for this AO!

COT: Q of the day, “I figured in 10 years, it would be 10 years later no matter what I did… So I decided to start making choices and actions that set me up for the life I wanted to live.” – Dad

Look ahead to where you want to be and start putting in the work now… either way the future will be there, where will you be?

[edwin_wrucking] Must be present to win

AO: edwin_wrucking
Q: Stubs
PAX: FLO, Pitmaster, Gecko, Stubs, 0
FNGs: 1 0
COUNT: 4
CONDITIONS: about as nice as you can get

WARMUP:

THE THANG: the usual ruck, with plenty of chatter

MOLESKINE: the quote of the day, was a saying we use at work often, not attributed to anyone.
“Must Be Present to Win”

It’s twofold, showing up in person and being in attendance makes a difference but in life something I struggle with is really being present when I do show up.
Whether it’s the business meeting, playing with your kids, or date night with the wife,…you must be present to win.

ANNOUNCEMENTS:

COT:

Ha…BACKblast…get it

AO: pain-train
Q: Pole Dancer
PAX: Wolfpack, Half Lyfe, Derby, Pitmaster, Cheeks, FLO
FNGs: None
COUNT: 7
CONDITIONS: Bright and Clear with a Touch of Rain

WARMUP: Light stretching OYO

THE THANG: A revamped Back Attack! Combined both critical elements of back pain relief- stretching and strengthening.

Short yoga flow through downward dog, runners lunges w/ twist, and full warrior flow into triangle and back again.

Lunge out to the coupons for some glutes and hammys

3 Rounds of 45 second Tabata with 8 stations:
– Bent over Rows
– Left Plank
– Goblet Squats
– Right Plank
– Deadlift
– Plank Plank
– Side lift (idk what these are called)
– Clamshells

Finished with some Mary

MOLESKINE: We gotta get y’all out to Atlantis! Best Thursday AO West of I-40!

ANNOUNCEMENTS: Brewsday on Tuesday, Ruck on Monday

COT: Prayers for Pitmaster’s interview and all the families bracing for summer vacation!

PLAYLIST: Nobody knew Aaliyah, but everyone knows MIKE JOOOONES

https://open.spotify.com/playlist/6l3IndcwZBxGy8upkgm2Fs?si=3eb21e6188e948db

Wolfpack Needs To Make Better Decisions with His Money

AO: pain-train
Q: SalPal
PAX: Siri, Gecko, FLO, Pitmaster, Half Lyfe, Cheeks, I’m blanking on one of y’all’s name I’ll update after I check the HCs or if someone corrects me.
FNGs: None
COUNT: 8
CONDITIONS: It was perfect.

WARMUP: Quick mosey around path.

THE THANG: Partner up for The 1975 Dora

Set 1; Travel – Broad Jumps
75 Merkins
75 Dry docks
75 air presses
75 Hand release merkins

Set 2: travel – bear crawl
75 Squats
75 iron mikes
75 lt dans
75 line jumps

Set 3: travel – Bernie
75 WW1s
75 LBCs
75 Thrusters
75 Catalina Wine Mixers

Set 4: Travel – Crab walk
75 Peter Parker’s
75 Screamin’ Eagles
75 Burpees

AFAIK no one got burpees. Pay up Wolfpack

MOLESKINE: “I crab walked just so you could do 12?!” Cheeks with the quote of the day

ANNOUNCEMENTS: See Slack for events, especially Murphs.

COT: prayers for intentions spoken and unspoken.

See yall in Q3.

Derby’s First Race

AO: the-knoll
Q: Derby
PAX: El Capitan, AAA, G-string, Timber, Malibu, morning stār, Sooie, Stubs, Ex-Pat, Papa Bear, Étouffée, FLO, Tebow, @rubix @golddigger @bumbleebee, @Gecko
FNGs: 1 @Gecko
COUNT: 18
CONDITIONS: Perfect

WARMUP: Baby Arm Circles, Big Arm Circles, Back Backs, Moroccan Night Clubs, Shoulder Press, Willie Mays Hayes, SSH

Mosey down the street to loosen up

THE THANG: Pair up DORA – One Runner/One Worker

Set 1 (Accumulating w/ Partner):
200 Merkins
200 Lunges (1 is 1)
200 WWII’s
*Early finishers go back to Merkin’s

Mosey down the street to “catch our breath”

Set 2 (Holds awaiting partner):
2x Low Plank
2x Butterfly Kicks
2x Squat

Ended w/ 5 minute Mary: Berpees, Heel Taps, J-Lo’s, Leg Lifts, V-ups, etc.

MOLESKINE: Reminder not to get caught up in life and lose focus on family. There are plenty of distractions out there that attempt to drive that wedge and sometimes it takes us stepping back to reprioritize what matters most.

ANNOUNCEMENTS: Farm campout the last weekend of May. Reach out to morning stār for further details.

COT: Closed out w/ short prayer for families adjustment to Summer.

Thank you for the opportunity to lead the workout this morning!

Chaotic Mile

AO: pain-train
Q: Cheeks
PAX: Derby, G-string, FLO, Siri, Pitmaster, Stubs, Cheeks
FNGs: None
COUNT: 7
WARMUP:
16x SSH
15x BAC
5x Good morning OYO
Leg Stretch OYO

THE THANG:
Mosey to coupons
2x 25 Squats
1x RDL

Mosey to football field
2x 25 OH Press
1x 25 KB swings

OH carry to tennis courts
2x bear crawl across court and crawl bear back

Mosey to kickball field
1x 25 Side lunge (no more, those sucked)
2x 25 Monkey humpers

Mosey to 9-Square
Hero style 25 burpee pull-ups

Mosey to church parking lot
Merkin ring of fire from 5
25x Hammer crunch OYO
25x Ankle taps OYO 2 is 1
25x Flutter kicks in cadence

Mosey to put coupons up and meet back at flag
2x 30s Superman
15x Diamond merkins
15x Regular merkins
15x Wide merkins

MOLESKINE:
Perspective.

Our roots run deep from our history and past. Don’t let those hinder you from understanding another person’s perspective because their roots run deep in their past as well. Be open and present. This has impacted me in my Christian journey with Christ. I struggle to understand other denominations, especially my wife and her Catholic faith. We both have to remember that context means different things to each of us when referring to church teachings. We are saying the same thing, but our past perspective blurs our understandings.

ANNOUNCEMENTS:
– Check the general channel for serving opportunities with SalPal They need PAX to step up and volunteer. I hear no burpees are required
– Bellevue annual picnic is this weekend. Bring your family and enjoy.

PRAYER REQUESTS:
– Stubs son and getting his driver’s license
– Siri and his wife for a healthy pregnancy
– Pitmaster and his career progression decisions

Thanks for letting me bring the beatdown! Have a great weekend men!

-Cheeks