Keep ’em Movin!

AO: the-knoll
Q: Derby
PAX: Wolfpack, Papa Bear, Shakira, Roadkill, Link (2.0)
FNGs: None
COUNT: 6
CONDITIONS: Wet Cold

WARMUP: 50 SSH, BACs, BACBACs, Air Press, WMH, Good Mornings, Runners Stretch, 5 Slow Merks, 5 Slow Squats, Mosey

THE THANG: Pair up for Dora

Round 1: Runner runs to fire hydrant with partners accumulating:
200 Merkins
200 Squats
200 Dips
100 Hanging Knee Ups

Group Mosey once complete

Round 2: Same running route accumulating:
100 Merkins
100 Squats
100 Dips
50 Hanging Knee Ups

Round 3: Same running route while partner holds plank

MOLESKINE: As we close out the year challenged PAX to reflect on their accomplishments this year. Too often we only stack the receipts of negatives and need to push those aside and be proud of physical goals achieved, relationships mended, career advancement, etc.

ANNOUNCEMENTS: 12/6 Grow School at Sevier Park and 12/12 Ugly Sweater Party both being coordinated/hosted by Hair Band

Check Slack for other events.

COT: Prayers for opportunities and direction for our brothers currently in the midst of new and changing careers.

Murpharama

AO: the-knoll
Q: The Banker
PAX: Timber, Malibu, morning stār, Gold Digger, Pebbles, Half Lyfe, El Capitan, Papa Bear, Étouffée, AAA, Shakira, Derby, Roadkill, Bumblebee, Federer
FNGs: None
COUNT: 16
CONDITIONS: Sweaty

WARMUP: 20 slow squats, 20 knee ups, 15 butt kicks, 20 slow merkins

THE THANG: Murph! 1 mile, 100 pullups, 200 merkins, 300 squats, 1 mile

MOLESKINE:Think about the low points during the workout and the negative thoughts that entered your mind. Replace with positive thoughts!

ANNOUNCEMENTS: lets pass the hat around for MinniePearl if you are able to.

COT: Prayers for individuals with specific requests and in general for the group.

42 years of grace

AO: the-knoll
Q: morning stār
PAX: Derby, Ex-Pat, Étouffée, Pebbles, Half Lyfe, Wolfpack, Gold Digger, Shakira, Tebow, morning stār, Bumble bee (2.0), Rubix (2.0), Birdman (2.0)
FNGs: None
COUNT: 13
CONDITIONS: starting to feel gloomy

WARMUP: jog to treeline and circle up for motivators (6 down), lazy imperial walkers, low slow squats

jog to the flood memorial bench

THE THANG: descending ladder with 2 excercises: box jumps and explosive erkins … do 6 of each then bear crawl or crab walk down the hill and politician back, do 5 of each then bear crawl or crab walk down the hill and politician back, do 4 of each, etc. … job around backstop after the set and repeat

did a blind, silent trust walk to the playground

Mary: some dead bugs and supermans

MOLESKINE:
– I’m 42 today; glad to be alive!

ANNOUNCEMENTS: night moves led by Half Lyfe, 50 mile relay, check slack for other things.

COT: I grew up in a home that valued performance and getting things right. My personal tendency is to lean that way and then I went to school to be an engineer. I used to apply that approach to all my endeavors and relationship with the desire to “be excellent”. However, this ultimately put me in a place where I was earning things, even things like love, belonging, acceptance, approval, etc.

Now in my 40’s I’m learning to live out of an identity of already having those things: delight, acceptance, approval, belonging, forgiveness, etc. For me that means grounding myself and learning to experience my identity in Christ and the access I have to God who I’m learning is a good, caring Father (not someone who’s just wanting me to get it right and then criticizing me when I don’t).

As I look into my 43rd year, my desires is to yield more into this via surrender.

Glad to be with you brothers today,
-m*

Happy Birthday Cheeks!

AO: pain-train
Q: G-string
PAX: Cheeks, Siri, Timber, FLO, Motorola, Shakira, Sooie, Derby, Half Lyfe
FNGs: None
COUNT: 10
CONDITIONS:
Cooler than yesterday

WARMUP:
– 31 SSH
– Mosey to the coupons
– Walking lunges with the coupons
– BACs/back BACs
– swings
– Overhead carry

THE THANG: AMRAPs all day
Round 1 – 10 minutes
– 10 block thrusters
– 15 curls
– 15 swings
– 15 block merkins
– Burpee broad jump

Round 2 – 10 minutes
– 15 rows
– 20 chest press
– 20 flutter kicks
– 15 big boys
– Sprint

Round 3 – 8 minutes
– 10 reverse lunges
– 10 get ups
– 10 Burpees over block
– Bear crawl

Finisher
– 30 merkins
– 30 curls
– 30 goblet squats (didn’t get to these)

MOLESKINE:
“Trash in, trash out”
I love horror podcasts. It’s my guilty pleasure. I was listening to one the other day with my kids in the car, and I realized the insane amount of profanity in it. I generally try not to curse, and I definitely don’t want it in front of my kids, so why is it okay for me to listen to? We make excuses for letting these little things in because we can handle it or ignore it or look past it, but, in reality, it is affecting us.
Think about it this way. If you were presented with a fudgey, gooey, chocolate chip filled brownie, but you knew three of those chocolate chips were actually poop, would you still eat it? No! So why do that with our media consumption? Why choose the thing we know goes against our values? I’m going to cut down on any explicit material (music, podcasts, etc.) whenever possible. We can’t protect ourselves and our children from everything, but we can stop some things from unnecessarily entering their lives.

ANNOUNCEMENTS:
None

COT:
Siri for work stress and new baby on the way
Cheeks on his birthday

Dragonforce Beatdown

AO: the-knoll
Q: Wolfpack
PAX: Stubs, morning stār, Half Lyfe, Timber, G-string, Gold Digger, Legos, AAA, Shakira, Étouffée, Pebbles, Bumblebee (2.0)
FNGs: None
COUNT: 13
CONDITIONS: Freezing cold… 😀

WARMUP: The usual suspects OYO

THE THANG:

Hit Play on DRAGONFORCE playlist (Automatically increases BPM by 50-200)

5 exercises
40 seconds per exercise consecutively
1 minute rest

Round 1 (2 sets)
Hip Bridges
Air Squats
Right Leg Reverse/Front Lunges
Left Leg Reverse/Front Lunges
Lateral Lunges

2 minutes Bear Crawl Tag

Round 2 (2 sets)
Merkins
Right Arm Bird Dogs
Carolina Dry Docks
Left Arm Bird Dogs
Dips

2 minute Bear Crawl Tag

Round 3 (2 sets)
Plank
WWII
LBCs
Crunchy Frogs
Plank

EMOM (6 minutes)
3 Jump Squats
3 Burpees
3 Pull Ups

annnnnnnnnnnd music fades into the ether.

MOLESKINE: Timber learned how to use a shirt to wipe sweat from his eyes.

ANNOUNCEMENTS: NERF WARS TONIGHT! Check out f3dads for more!

the_eddy is a ruck on Monday mornings. Come join! Official launch on 8/11

COT: Lots of reflection as of late on my general attitude towards life. I’d like to be more grateful throughout my day. Not just when something big happens, but through all the little things as well. So I’d like to change my Attitude to my Grattitude and encourage all PAX to do the same.

Another banger?

AO: the-knoll
Q: Wolfpack
PAX: Stubs, AAA, Derby, Sooie, Shakira, Siri, morning stār, Half Lyfe, Gold Digger, Bumblebee (2.0)
FNGs: None
COUNT: 11
CONDITIONS: “It feels good today”

WARMUP: Whatever you need OYO

THE THANG:
AMRAP 45 on 15 off

Round1
Squats
Single leg squat right
Single leg squat left
Lt. Dan
REPEAT

Mosey around field with hill sprints

Round2
Incline merkin
Superman’s
Decline merkin
Dips
REPEAT

Mosey around field with hill sprints

Round3
Hollow body hold
Side plank forearm right
Side plank forearm left
Bicycles
REPEAT

FINISHER 6 minute EMOM
5 tuck jumps
5 burpees

Annnnnnnnd done.

MOLESKINE: Banger after banger after banger.

ANNOUNCEMENTS: NERF WARS ON THURSDAY!!!! Check out f3dads for more!

the_eddy is a ruck on Monday mornings. Come next week and to the launch on 8/11!

COT: Sometimes what you need to hear the most is the hardest to accept. It’s easy for me to push back, to argue, to ignore. Reminder to listen when others are offering help and most importantly, be grateful for all the many moments in life that are good.

Crazy Train

AO: pain-train
Q: FLO
PAX: Pitmaster, Cheeks, Motorola, Shakira, Sooie
FNGs: None
COUNT: 6
CONDITIONS: hard to breathe

WARMUP:

– Good Mornings
– Willy Mays Hayes
– Slow Merkins with some amateur yoga style stretches

THE THANG:

Moseyed to grab coupons and took to church parking lot.

1. Listened to Black Sabbath – War Pigs / Luke’s Wall (RIP Ozzman) while doing following exercises:

– Curls x 5
– Overhead Press x 5
– Walking Lunges
– SSH x 5
– Reverse Walking Lunges

*Repeated sets until song was over (8 min)

2. Left coupons and mosey to 9 Square area.

– 7 pull-ups followed by burpee broad-jumps. Continue sets while reducing number of pull-ups until you reach 1.

3. Mosey to tennis court.

– 5 jump squats followed by suicides. Continue sets while reducing number of jump squats until you reach 1.

4. Mosey to get coupons and stop at pavilion.

– Final 8 minutes – 10 dips on park benches followed by 10 ab crunches. Repeat sets until time.

MOLESKINE:

Discussed defining what success means to you personally at different stages of life. For me, it has changed over the years and it has always helped to slow down reevaluate where I am currently. Make sure my goals line up with my personal definition of success and the life my family and I want to lead and not someone else’s. Encouraged goal-setting with the balance of also being content, which is hard for me to do. Being grateful for your current place in life is important to remember, as where you are currently could be someone else’s goal.

ANNOUNCEMENTS:

Nerf Wars! Check Slack.

COT:

Moment of silence for prayers said and unsaid.

Have a great weekend gents. Enjoyed it!

FLO

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!

CREED

AO: the-knoll
Q: Pebbles
PAX: Half Lyfe, Stubs, Gold Digger, morning stār, Malibu, Shakira, Sooie, Tebow, Derby, The Banker, Timber, AAA, Eric Phillips Snapshot (Suncoast), BumbleBee
FNGs: None
COUNT: 15
CONDITIONS: Warm and Muggy (summer)

WARMUP:
1/2 mile mosey
Bac
Bac bacs
Slow Merkins
Slow Squats

THE THANG:
4 stations. Pax perform work for 1min followed by 1min of bear crawl to next station. Rinse and repeat for 32min

Round 1
1. Pull ups
2. Lt Dans
3. Merkins
4. Dips

Round 2
1. Plank hold
2. Squat hold
3. WWIIs
4. Step ups

MOLESKINE:
Playlist for Round 1. I freaking love Creed but I can see why their music didn’t age well. Round 2 playlist AC/DC was much better.

ANNOUNCEMENTS:
50 Mile CSAUP
Check Slack

COT: Prayed for the intentions of everyone present

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.