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07.27.22 – Hot Laps

AO: The Oakery

QIC: Deacon

PAX: Deacon, Output, Ghost

Conditions

50ish degrees, dry

Warm up

SSH x 10 IC

Penny Pickers x 10 IC

Arm Circles, Small to Large (4 count) 2×5 IC

Mt. Climbers 10x IC

(Mosey around the school to Coupons)

The Thang

Shuttle circuit: One man is always running while all others exercise at stations. When he returns the circuit rotates. Each time the bell rings the circuit increments.

  • Bench Press (Coupon)
  • SSH
  • LBC
  • Curls (Coupon)
  • Squats
  • Big Bois
  • Shoulder Press (Coupon)
  • Flutter Kicks
  • Merkins
  • Shoulder Shrugs (Coupon)

6MoM

Dead Bugs x10 IC

Shoulder Tap Merkins x10 IC

Dead Bug Wriggle (line to line)

Supermans x10 IC (Up… 1, Up… 2, etc.)

CoT

Mentoring/Discipleship

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07.19.22 – 40/20 Intervals

AO: The Oakery

QIC: Ghost

PAX: Output, Deacon, Fishman

Conditions

50ish degrees, dry

Warm up

SSH x 20IC

side reaches x 10IC

world’s greatest stretch

Mosey around parking lot loop once then to back of school

Wall sit while doing 8 each IC of cherry pickers, shoulder press, seal claps, overhead claps, and arm circles

The Thang

9 exercises (40 seconds each) each followed by a 20 second rest/walk.

  • merkins
  • high knees side shuffle
  • shoulder shrug – 20s each side
  • reach around plank – 20s each side
  • coupon shoulder press
  • coupon row – 20s each side
  • flutter kicks
  • squat thrust – 20s each side
  • run

6MoM

leg lifts x20 IC

box cutters x10 IC

freddiez x10 IC

CoT

Just checked in with everyone to see how people are doing. If they have prayer requests or things they are grateful for.

Ghost out

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07.18.22 – Stairs. Lots of Stairs.

AO: Lightning Rod

QIC: StrayCat

PAX: Kiwi, Jellyfish

Conditions

Sunny, high 50s

Warm up

SSH x20 IC

Slow High Knees x10 IC

Fast High Knees x 10 IC

Butt Kickers x 10 IC

Oil Derricks x 8 IC each side

Big Arm Circles x 10 IC

Big Arm Circles Reverse x 10 IC

Jane Fondas x 10 IC each side

Mosey to the Track

The Thang

20 Merkins

20 Rows

20 Dips

20 Air Squats

20 Leg Lifts

20 Bridges

Then Run up the stairs to the top of the school. Continue down and run all the bleachers then run down the track and run up and down the corner stairs. Repeat the whole workout for time.

Return to Flag.

20 Freddie Mercurys

CoT

We discussed the loss the PAX has suffered over the last few weeks. I’m really proud of this group for stepping up and helping. That is really what F3 is about: having enough extra energy and strength not only to deal with your own life, but to reach out and to help others. That is also how I look at F3 leadership in general. It is not a “Lord it over” others type of leadership, but a service type of leadership. It is a leadership that lets you take on the burdens of others in addition to your own.

I’ve thought a lot about leadership in my own life (especially at work). I’ve boiled it down to two things:

  1. When times are good, are you able to take the spotlight off yourself and shine it on others?
  2. When times are bad, are you able to take the shots/responsibility and shield others from blame?
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07.15.22 – Rounds of Hun-does

AO: Lightning Rod

QIC: Slash

PAX: Danish, Leprechaun

Conditions

Sunny, high 50s, full of Friday summer energy

Warm up

SSH x20 IC

Dive bombers x10

Reverse snow angels x12

French doors x15

Tin soldiers x15

Crooked merkins x5 each side

The Thang

“Warm up”

Follow the leader bear crawl. Crawl towards sidewalk transition to lateral crawl on right side when 20 years from sidewalk, transition to regular crawl on sidewalk, transition to lateral crawl on left side when hitting the path back to school, transition to crawl bear on straightaway back to LR starting spot.

“Rounds of Hun-does”

AMRAP – 30 minutes

10 dead rows
15 burpee coupon jump overs
20 coupon curls
25 coupon squat thrusters
30 gas pumps (reverse crunch)

(the BCJOs and squat thrusters were gassers! we got through 4-5 rounds)

CoT

“Recognizing critical self-talk”

I’ve been commuting into work regularly over the last few weeks and noticed that it’s a chance to recognize my state of mind. If I’m overly frustrated with other drivers, that’s a signal my state of mind is skewing negative. And I’ve had some of those drives recently. Noticing a lot of negative self-talk recently. I can often beat myself up for not living up to my expectations, largely with family stuff lately. My goal is to notice what’s going on and be compassionate with myself – stay with the uncomfortable.

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07.12.22 – Follow the Leader

AO: The Oakery

QIC: Deacon

PAX:

Conditions

About 60F and partly cloudy, but nice and dry

Warm up

Flexibility Routine:

Neck stetches

Child’s pose

Lat stretch

Side arm stretch

Cobra push ups

Lying knee tuck

Glute stretch

Hip swivel

Low squat to pike

Low lunge

Twisting lunge

Rocking frog

Low squat to pike

The Thang

Taking turns leading, each Pax led a one-minute mosey and then a one-minute exercise of their choice. To the best of my memory these included:

Merkins

Rows

Big Bois

Bonnie Blairs

Goblet Squats

Grip Hang

Stump Jumps

More Merkins

Wall Sit

Plank

Wall Jumps

(and several more I’ve blanked out…)

6MoM

Plank up-downs (10x IC)

LBCs (10x IC)

Hand release merkins (10x IC)

Freddy Mercuries (10x IC)

Box Cutters (10x IC)

CoT

Discussed the brevity of life and the value of enjoying the present time we have.

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07.06.22 – Add 5

AO: The Oakery

QIC: Ghost

PAX:

Conditions

50 something degrees, dry, overcast

Warm up

SSH x 20IC

Imperial Walkers x 12IC

Scissor Arms x 8IC

leg swings forward x 8OYO each way

leg swings sideways x 8OYO each way

calf raises – 15 seconds OYO each side

Daisy Pickers x12 IC

Bird dogs x10 IC each side

Two laps around the field

The Thang

Partner up starting in Jan’s garden.

5 N’Daiyes

spiderman merkin crawl down skinny path

5 LBCs

duck walk toward Linn’s office

5 bird dog crunches

bear crawl toward cafeteria

sprint to edge of Oak Meadow

5 side squat leg thrusts

run to coupons

5 coupon rows

run around parking lot

Repeat circuit adding five to each exercise

6MoM

bird dog twists x10IC each side

dead bug shuffle

box cutters x 10IC

freddiez x20 IC

CoT

Happy Fourth of July!

Ghost out

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06.30.22 – Hold it

AO: The Oakery

QIC: Ghost

PAX: Output, Deacon, Dad Joke, Ram, Rubik, Revolution

Conditions

50 something degrees, dry, overcast

Warm up

SSH x 20IC

Hillbillies x 12IC

Scissor Arms x 8IC

Monkeyhumpers x 12 IC

leg swings forward x 8OYO each way

leg swings sideways x 8OYO each way

calf raises – 15 seconds OYO each side

Mosey down across the creek and complete the loop

The Thang

Partner up starting in Jan’s garden.

One partner holds plank until the other completes…

5 manmakers, switch

10 bonnie blairs HC, switch

15 merkins, switch

20 big boys, switch

Move to back playground

Same thing, but this time partner hangs with grip hold while partner does…

5 burpees, 10 rows, 15 freddiez HC, 20 SSH

Then move to side parking lot. Same thing but this time wall sit while partner does…

5 plank reach around, each side, 10 merkins, 15 stump jumps, 20 supine arm to leg cross

6MoM

30 second of plank

CoT

Talked about spiritual complacency. After spending all of May with a goal of reading the Bible each morning I haven’t continued into June. I feel pretty good about my life and don’t feel the need to improve my relationship to God. This reminded me of a John Piper sermon I heard a long time ago where we argued that it’s not necessarily the “bad things” (e.g. drugs, alcohol, sexual addiction) that lead us to hell, but rather the good things (job, family, house) that become idols and take the place of God.

Ghost out

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06.28.22 – Moving the Goalposts

AO: The Oakery

QIC: Ghost

PAX: Output, Deacon, Dad Joke, Ram, Rubik

Conditions

50 something degrees, dry, overcast

Warm up

Mosey around parking loop twice

leg swings forward x 8OYO each way

leg swings sideways x 8OYO each way

calf raises – 15 seconds OYO each side

SSH x 15IC

Imperial Walkers x 12IC

Side reachers x 8IC

Don Quixotes x 10IC

Mosey to grab coupons

The Thang

Partner up. One partner runs lap while other partner rotates through 10 reps of each exercise.

  • First 8 minutes – Manmakers, box cuttters, reverse snow angel
  • Then move to side parking lot – runners have to keep running until they find us
  • 2nd 8 minutes – burpees, coupon curl, big bois
  • Then move to back playground – runners have to keep running to find us
  • 3rd 8 minutes – coupon swings, rows, merkins
  • Then move to Jan’s playground – runners have to keep running to find us
  • 4th 8 minutes – box jumps, murder bunnies, tricep press

6MoM

dead bug shuffle down one crack and back

10 outlaws – 5 each way – IC

CoT

Asked how people were doing and what they think about the supreme court overturning roe v wade. Wanting to be able to talk through controversial topics as brothers.

Ghost out

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It started and ended with the Hill

QIC: Walkman

PAX: Danish, Lumbergh, Kiwi, Free Lunch, Jelly Fish, Stray Cat, Leprechaun

Conditions

65 and sweaty! Everyone arrived on time and we. Got. After it with my last Q.

Warm up

Mosied to 52nd and then down the road to the parking lot by the baseball field. I encouraged everyone to think about the things they’ve learned from F3 as we circled up for Monkey Humpers x 10, Slow High knees x10, Windmill x10, Imperial Walkers x10, Arm Scissors x10, neck rolls x 12, Third Grade x 10, Daisy Pickers x10.

The Thang

Mosied to the hill. Bear Crawl up, 30 merkins, jog down. Bear crawl up, 25 merkins, jog down. Repeato, decreasing merkins x 5 until finished. The pax was encouraged to shout out/share what they’ve learned from F3 each time they were at the bottom of the hill. Lots of good things shared! Accountability, Fit and Friended men turn outward, F does not stand for fellatio, etc etc.

Mosied to the blue bathroom building and grabbed some wall for wall sits + Cherry pickers x 15, Morrocan night clubs x 15, OHP x 15.

Mosied to the tennis courts (so Free Lunch didn’t die from hay fever) and Nur’d (backwards Run) to the other side, squats x 30, nur back, squats x 25, repeato, decreasing squats x 5 until finished.

Ran to the end of first court, Burpee’s x 5, ran back. Ran to end of second court, Burpee’s x 5., ran back. Ran to end of third court, Burpees x 10, Ran back. Ran to end of court, Burpees x 15, ran back.

6MoM

Frozen Freddies x 15

CoT

I Shared the most impactful things I’ve learned from F3 and we all shared the impacts they have had on our lives. Also shared that you don’t have to move to plant a new flag, I’m looking forward to coming back and finding many more around PDX!

I’ve loved my opportunity to grow and lead all of you, thank you men!

Walkman Out!

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Isla

AO: Lightning Rod

QIC: Walkman

PAX: Jellyfish, Artois, Free Lunch, Stray Cat, Bob Evans

Conditions

low 50’s and dry! Beautiful morning! Pax arrived on time (Q was a minute late!).

Warm up

Mosy to the Field with our Coupons, circled up in the middle for 10ea of neck Rolls, Arm Scissors, Imperial Walkers, Windmills, slow high knees, third grade exercise, Monkey humpers and Jane Fondas. s

The Thang

Team exercise just like a Dora but with a twist, making it an Isla.

A few of you heard of my recent visit to a local school where my 3 year old had to poop and I had to run her home. Turns out she weighs about the same as a coupon.

So each team had a certain amount of work to do, and one partner does the movement while the other runs across the field and back with their coupon.

The work: 150 Merkins, 150 bonnie blairs, 150 freddie mercury’s.

The twist: if you don’t go fast enough with the coupon, you get shit on. If your partner does more than 30 of the movement while you’re running, you were going too slow, and you get a punishment.

For this first leg, two of the teams had 6 total punishments – which were explained at the end.

Then we mosied to the stairs with our coupons and did a similar format, with 90 dips as the work. No punishments earned here.

Mosied to the ‘rod.

6MoM

The punishment was 4 burpees for each ‘shit on’. 24 total burpess earned and we completed them as a Pax.

CoT

I shared that the trip I’m on now is about 1 year from the one I was on when I learned that my friend Tom took his own life. Later that year, I lost another male friend in the same way. My conviction on the importance of things like F3, of helping men become fit and friended, has grown tremendously because of these events. Men are struggling. And they don’t tell anyone. And often they don’t know that it doesn’t have to be that way. F3 isn’t the only path for a man to get right, live right, lead right, and leave right, but it’s the one I can share, and I find it incredibly important to do so.

Great work Men.

Walkman