Field Of Dreams (It is still baseball season)

QIC: The Count

Date: 05/21/2019

PAX: CareBear, EarlyBird, Flemish, Hobo, IronButt, LaceOut, PinkEye, SheShed, Skitch, Sunshine

AO: Hill City


Conditions

64 Degrees, still conditions, 


COP

Warm up consisted of a mosey to the Great Hall from the parking area.  Side Straddle Hop, Windmill, Arm Circles, Moroccan Night Club, Mosey around perimeter of  the “Field”.  

The Thang

“Field of Dreams” – Home Plate (Burpees), First Base (Merkins, Plank Jacks, Mountain Climbers), Second Base (Curls, Tricep Extension, Overhead Press), Third Base (Squats, Lunges, Squat Jumps).  PAX count off by 4’s  (1’s First Base, 2’s Second Base, 3’s Third Base, and 4’s Home Plate).  Home Plate pax perform 10 Burpees, while all other pax perform AMRAP of designated exercises at thier base.  When pax at home plate complete 10 Burpees all pax rotate to next base until all rotate to home plate.  At the conclusion of each rotation all pax from thier base run around perimeter of field and conclude at the next station.  Rinse and Repeat three complete rotations.  

Concluded with round of Mary’s.


COT

Discussed my time in Italy and while in Assisi visited the church of St. Francis.  I felt that if we could all live by the words of this prayer our community and our world would be a greater place.

Peace Prayer of Saint Francis

Lord, make me an instrument of your peace:
where there is hatred, let me sow love;
where there is injury, pardon;
where there is doubt, faith;
where there is despair, hope;
where there is darkness, light;
where there is sadness, joy. 

O divine Master, grant that I may not so much seek
to be consoled as to console,
to be understood as to understand,
to be loved as to love.
For it is in giving that we receive, 
it is in pardoning that we are pardoned, 
and it is in dying that we are born to eternal life.
Amen.


Moleskin

The group worked hard and there was little mumble chatter.  The Q – has a special gift for the PAX he brought back from Italy except he left it on the kitchen counter at his apt.


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Memorial Day – The Murph @ Chickamunga Dam – Fallen 5 in July


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    The Three Effs

    QIC: Fissure

    Date: 05/16/2019

    PAX: Blindside, Laces Out (Respect), Red Tees, Fabio, Iron Butt (Respect), Loan Shark, Free Candy, Hobo, Moneyball, Sidekick, Sunburn (Respect), Prosciutto, Skitch, She Shed, VSquared, Uncle Fester, Sunshine

    AO: Hill City


    Conditions

    Upper 50’s.  One might even say crisp.


    COP

    Mosey through the Coolidge stage, around the Coolidge Park loop then to the Great Hall

    • SSH x 20 IC
    • Merkins x 5 IC
    • Overhead Squats x 10 IC
    • Werkins x 5 IC
    • Big Boy sit-ups x 15 single count
    • Overhead Lunges x 10 IC
    • Imperial Walkers x 10 IC
    • SSH x 20 IC

    The Thang

    Mosey to the Coolidge Park stage.  PAX divide into two teams. Team 1 performs prescribed rep count of the exercises below while Team 2 Indian Runs the loop. Teams switch, then Rinse and repeat for three rounds.

    • Merkins
    • Squats
    • Werkins
    • Big Boy Sit-ups
    • Lunges
    • Imperial Walkers

    Round 1: each exercise x 10, single count; standard Indian Run

    Round 2: each exercise x 15, single count; Indian Run with last man dropping for one Burpee before sprinting to front

    Round 3: each exercise x 20, single count; standard Indian Run for two laps

    With the PAX nice and winded we met back at the Great Hall.

    Burpee broad jump together across the Great Hall then lunge back
    Bear Crawl across lunge back
    Crawl Bear across lunge back
    Sprint across lunge back x 3

    Mosey back to the parking lot 


    COT

    Quick refresher on the three F’s.  Fitness, Fellowship and Faith.  Fitness and fellowship are pretty self explanatory, but Faith gets trickier for some.  F3 doesn’t subscribe to a specific religion.  It’s open to men of all faiths.  Faith plays a big role in leadership for (most) good/great leaders have a belief in something outside of themselves.  A higher power.  Read Freed to Lead.

     


    Moleskin

    Prosciutto (essentially my co-q today) and his team were administered a 5 burpee penalty for trying to avoid the prescribed burpees for finishing the first Indian run lap before the other team’s reps.  Keep in mind my team had to do burpees for finishing our first lap too quickly so it came out a wash.

    Prosciutto then decided to break up his team’s 20 rep round in half.  More slack was given to the Salty Italian for making things a tad easier.  Turns out he was just thinking of his squad.  Props to the co-q.  All in good fun and Prosciutto takes a joke with the best of them.


    News

    Memorial Day Murph at The Dame 5/27 0700

    Fallen Five ruck event 7/13 0500 at recruiting center.  Registration soon (cost covers patch)


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      We up’d our average, so…

      QIC: threeskin

      Date: 05/14/2019

      PAX: Flemish, Goose, Hobo, Red Tees, Skitch, Sidekick, Sunshine

      AO: Hill City


      Conditions

      Coldest day of May

      Disclaimer

      Just in case anyone forgot.

      COP

      SSHs – in-between everything x 10 IC
      Imperial Walkers x 10 IC
      Good Mornings x 10 IC
      Willie Mays Hays x 10 IC
      Forward Folds x 10 IC
      F3 Arms x 10 IC
      Calf Stretch 
      Mosey

      The Thang

      Blue Rhino Relay

      Team Up: use the loop up Tremont for a timer – fast/slow advantage
      Runner yells switch upon return.  

      Round One:
      Team: Rotate 8 ct BBs while each PAX takes a turn running

      Round Two:
      Rest of team: complete two cycles to win
      Squats
      Imperial Walkers
      Run

      Round Three:
      Rest of team: complete two cycles to win
      Merkins
      Pickle Pointers
      Speed Walk (hahahaha)

      Mary:
      Pretzel Crunch
      Freddie Mercury
      Dying Cockroach 
      Broga


      COT

      Law of the Inner Circle: you are the average of the people you surround yourself with. 
      There are 2 ways to look at this, I you bringing the average up or down? What can you do to affect change?
      CIRCLE OF TRUST: The terminating stage of each Workout, wherein the PAX form a circle and conduct Counterama, Namerama, Announcearama and the Ball Of Man.
      BALL OF MAN: Congregation of two or more men in physical contact, usually (but not exclusively) in the prayer that terminates the COT. Abbr: BOM]


      Moleskin

      Sprints, no matter how many, are difficult.

      Speed Walking is definitely a sport.


      News

      Memorial Day Murph
      Fallen Five Ruck


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        Dads and Log Forts

        QIC: Skitch

        Date: 05/09/2019

        PAX: Blindside, Chief, Dirk, Fabio, Fissure, Hobo, Iron Butt (Respect 2x), Laces Out (Respect), Loan Shark, Money Ball, Peanuts, Prosciutto, Red Tees, Sunburn (Respect), Sunshine, Threeskin, VSquared

        AO: Hill City


        Conditions

        60’s,  a little wind, finished off with a red sky as if a storm would be coming later in the day. As if.


        COP

        Mosey to Great Hall. SSH x 21 IC, Forward Fold, Merkins x 21 single count OYO, Imperial Walkers x 21 IC.

        The Thang

        Mosey past the hills, pause. Mosey to Renaissance Ring a/k/a the future log fort.

        Hunt and gather log fort building
        Hold low dip during explanation of hunt and gather fort-building. Mosey to new wooded trail. Lunge on trail as a group until locate large logs. 3+ persons carry each log walking them back to the Renaissance Ring and stack them at the entrance of the ring forming a barricade to keep out the bad guys. Once in the fort, 21 dips + 7 decline merkins (or 14 squats). Repeat trips to wooded trail (without lunges), looking for big logs and hoisting them on shoulders, etc. in groups of 3+ and walk (or jog) them back to the fort. Repeat dips and decline merkins in fort. After fort entrance barricade is complete, return all logs back to wooded trail in groups of 3+.

        Mosey back to Great Hall. 50 Merkins in 3 minutes or less OYO. Wall sits with or without overhead press until 6.

        Mosey back to start. Hold low plank until 6. 100 Big Boy Situps – kinda, sorta in cadence. Time.


        COT

        Workout in honor of my Dad, Lord Lindsay, who posted at Landfill for his first post (he lives out of town) last Saturday. Today is his 63rd birthday and the counts of 7, 14, & 21 may or may not have added up to 63 at various points of the workout. The 50 merkins and 100 Big Boy Situps were in honor of my Dad’s regimen of said exercises 2 times a week (or so) for the past 30+ years and counting. My Dad is my hero.

        No matter how good a Dad is, every Dad gives Dad wounds to his kids, and every kid has Dad wounds from his Dad. Wounds of shame or not living up to expectations, etc. That’s why Matthew 3:17 speaks deeply to my soul when God audibly speaks and says of his son Jesus: “…a voice from heaven said, ‘This is my beloved Son, with whom I am well pleased.'” For me, since Jesus has removed my shame and guilt, I now have the same favor with my Heavenly Father. He is well pleased with me. He loves me. Encouraged all men to love and honor their Dad, if living, and to love their kids if they are a Dad. In any event, if Jesus has taken your shame and guilt, remember you have your Heavenly Father’s favor.

        Prayer requests and BOM.


        Moleskin

        We did not get wet today, but we almost got sprayed with fertilizer. We skillfully avoided it and abandoned our logless fort consequently. We didn’t really go up any hills. 100 Big Boy Situps is a lot. It didn’t really feel like F3 light, despite rumors.


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        May 27 Memorial Day Murph


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          Sprints on the Bridge

          QIC: Ohms

          Date: 05/07/2019

          PAX: Ringwald, Skitch, Laces Out, Spineless, Hobo, She-Shed, Sunshine, Pink Eye

          AO: Hill City


          Conditions

          57 def F – perfect weather for a workout


          COP

          -Mosey
          -Body Builders x 5 OYO
          -Mosey
          -Body Builders x 5 OYO
          -SSH x 20 IC
          -Windmills x 15 IC
          -Imperial Walkers x 15 IC
          -SSH x 20 IC
          -Ass Kickers x 15 IC
          -High Knees x 15 IC
          -SSH x 20 IC
          -Willy Mays Hays x 15 IC
          -Cotton Pickers x 15 IC
          -SSH x 20 IC
          -Mosey

          The Thang

          -Follow the Q Mosey (Bernie Sanders, Karaoke, Side Shuffle – 100 yards)

          ROUTE 66 #1:
          – 1 Merkins (Sprint 20 yards)
          – 2 Merkins (Sprint 20 yards)
          – 3 Merkins (Sprint 20 yards)
          – Continue building until 11 Merkins reached
          – Mosey back to start point on Bridge
          – (Totals: 66 Merkins, 220 yards of sprinting)

          ROUTE 66 #2:
          – 1 Dips (Sprint 20 yards)
          – 2 Dips (Sprint 20 yards)
          – 3 Dips (Sprint 20 yards)
          – Continue building until 11 Dips reached
          – Mosey back to start point on Bridge
          – (Totals: 66 Dips, 220 yards of sprinting)

          – Lunge 40 yards
          – Squats x 15 IC
          – Lunge 40 yards
          – Squat Jumps x 10 OYO
          – Bear Crawl 40 yards
          – Carolina Dry Docks x 15 IC

          -Follow the Q Mosey (Bernie Sanders, Karaoke, Side Shuffle – 100 yards)

          MARY
          – LBC x 25 IC


          COT

          ” Some beautiful paths cannot be discovered without getting lost”

          You can lose your way on the most beautiful path, but you will eventually find your way, if you are persistent. Life can be difficult at times and not all things that happen in life are expected or planned for. You may think you have it all figured out but sometimes you get a curve-ball thrown at you and it takes some adapting. 


          Moleskin

          We found a Willy Loman from Johnson City on the walking bridge this morning. Said he’s been looking for F3 Chatt for a while now…got his contact info and hopefully we’ll see him again soon.


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            Always climbing

            QIC: Sunshine

            Date: 05/02/2019

            PAX: Dirk, Sunburn, Ringwald, Sidekick, Free Candy, Jabooti, Back Pew, Peanuts, Goose, The Count, V2, Skitch, Iron Butt, Money Ball, Laces Out, Blind side

            AO: Hill City


            Conditions

            Brace yourselves, summer is coming… a humid mid-60s with clear skies.


            COP

            Warmup at the Great Hall

            • Side Straddle Hop x20 in cadence
            • Cotton pickers x10 in cadence
            • Willy Mays Hays x10 in cadence
            • Mountain climbers x 10 in cadence
            • Alternating shoulder taps x 10 in cadence
            • Windmill x 15 in cadence
            • Little baby arm circles – forward x10 in cadence
            • Little baby arm circles – backwards x10 in cadence
            • Seal claps x10 in cadence
            • Moroccan night club x 10 in cadence

            Mosey down the river, with a squats stop.

            The Thang

            Once we reached the big-steps, the fun began.

            Climb-Descend-Climb

            • On big steps, 3 incline merkins, then shuffle in plank position, then move up, reversing direction each time
            • At top, reverse for decline merkins
            • Come back up to the top doing same with dips

            Mt. Moriama suicide sprints

            Everybody loves suicide sprints, so why not do them uphill as well? A walking rest was provided.


            COT

            On a long climb up, sometimes a down climb is required before you can go up again.


            Moleskin

            Hopeful for a speedy recovery to Roadhouse. Man of the day is Money Ball, on whom the Golden Glove was bestowed.



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              Circle Of Pain

              QIC: Goose

              Date: 04/30/2019

              PAX: Hobo, Threeskin, Sunshine, She shed, Whittler, Fabio, Skitch, Laces Out, Red Tees, Back Pew, Ringwald, Moneyball, Prosciutto

              AO: Hill City

              Conditions

              Perfect Weather


              COP

              SSHx20

              3rd Grade Exercisex15

              Overtop Hang

              Quad Stretches

              SSHx15

              The Thang

              10 burpees at every other light post around Coolidge Park.

              Mosey to Boob hill. Bear crawl up boob hill, mosey down, 10 merkins X6

              Mosey to other hill

              Bernie Sanders up, mosey down, 15 squats x4

              Mosey back to parking lot


              COT

              ” Life is 10% what happens to you and 90% how you react to it. ”
              -Charles Swindoll

               

              Remember to respond and not react to daily setbacks and challenges. Most challenges are overcome by simply not letting them change your daily goals and routines.


              Just Between Us Spice Girls

              QIC: Prosciutto

              Date: 04/25/2019

              PAX: Back Pew, Candu, Dirk, Flemish, FNG-Blindside, Iron Butt (Respect 2x), Laces Out (Respect), Moneyball, Roadhouse (Respect 2x), Sunburn (Respect), Skitch, Sunshine, Threeskin, VSquared, WuzntMe

              AO: Hill City


              Conditions

              58°, muggy, spicy

              Offered the disclaimer for our FNG’s sake, mostly. But, it’s always a nice reminder. Offered a quick demonstration of the spicy Hot Sauce Burpee as well as two modifications. Some of the Pax thought I provided modifications for them in particular… nope – just V-Squared…kidding!

              COP

              20 SSH IC
              Hot Sauce Burpees x 10 OYO
              Mtn Climbers x 10 IC
              Squats x 10 IC
              Flutter Kicks x 10 IC

              * Mosey from parking lot to walnut st bridge w/ High knees, Low Knees, Karaokes to bridge

              Plank & calf stretches
              Hot Sauce! Burpees x 10 OYO
              Squats x 10 IC

              The Thang

              Enjoyed bringing this routine back from one of Kodak’s former Q’s
              Form two lines for 2-man Indian run on the bridge
              Typical Native American Indian run, except two guys at a time staying together as much as possible; two sprinters per segment

              * Pause at middle of bridge
              Worst Merkins Ever: 3 different merkins (Close, Shoulder-Width, Wide, Kick through with each leg, Wide, Shoulder-width, Close merkin) = 1
              3 rounds with a semblance of cadence

              Form two lines again, for 2-man indian run to other side of bridge

              On the downtown side of bridge:
              Hot Sauce! Burpees x 10 OYO
              Air Squats x 10 IC
              Flutter Kicks x 10 IC

              Lunge/walk half-way down the brick pathway; mosey to bottom of 1st street

              Bottom of 1st Street – Form two lines for partner sprints:
              2 sprints up 1st Street hill; jog back to start
              Lunge half way up hill and sprint remaining distance to top of hill

              Noticed time was rapidly closing in – mosey back to walnut bridge
              Instruction on proper partner carry form
              Partner Carry to Arch
              Partner 1 carry Partner 2 to first arch
              P2 carry P1 to next arch
              *Plank for six

              Form two lines for indian run to end of bridge;

              2 more rounds of the “Worst Merkins Ever”

              Mosey to north shore side of bridge
              Hot Sauce! Burpees x 10 OYO

              Mosey back to starting parking lot for some mary

              5MOM:
              LBC x 12 IC
              Pretzels (L/R) x 10 IC
              BBSU x 10 OYO
              Hello Dolly x 10 IC
              Pickle Pounders IC  x 10 IC

              Endex


              COT

              It’s funny when inspiration hits. You see, I’m the assistant coach for my son’s 6 year-old ball club; the pay raise has been substantial! In a few instances, I’ve had the most bodacious opportunity to fill-in as head coach in his absence. Last night, as I was working with the team, I noticed many of the young boys getting upset with swinging and missing at pitches. Got me thinking about success and failure. There’s plenty of it at this age in coach pitch. I offered a bit of 36 year-old wisdom on the topic and they (in all their abundant youth) likely heard/understood half of it, if I’m being conservative on that.

              As I considered my own life’s successes and failures, the fact of the matter is that success was only ever achieved through LOTS of failure. So, with that, one must be comfortable with failure if success is what you so desire. With success as your goal, seek opportunities DAILY to exit that “warm and fuzzy” comfort zone. Escape the comfort zone, step out on a ledge, do something difficult with only the goal of failure in mind. The successes will come and will be oh-so-sweet.

              Two quotes shared:

              “Only those who dare to fail greatly can ever achieve greatly” – Robert F. Kennedy

              “I have not failed. I’ve just found 10,000 ways that won’t work.” – Thomas Edison


              Moleskin

              The pax were welcomed to a party ratcheted up to 11 by YHC playing some of the more popular tunes from the Spice Girls deep catalog of hits; well suited for a day of spiciness.

              The worst merkins ever are truly, THE worst.

              Partner carries suck

              Sunburn acts like he doesn’t know anything about the Spice Girls – but he “can go ‘head on with that mess” – I read that slack post yesterday. Perfect context. He’s a closet Spicer; admit it!

              The response from the pax about being an assistant coach was…. let’s just say hilarious.


              News

              Prayers- Family travel for Sunburn’s son’s wedding, Laces Out’s family friends with triplets (may God have mercy on them)…

              Black Ops Friday (4/26) at Ooltewah-Collegedale convergence location

              Ruck events: GrowRuck (Late August), GoRuck Tough/Light Chattanooga (May 3)

              Never Alone: Many Hands Make Light Buddies

              QIC: VSquared

              Date: 04/04/2019

              PAX: Venus, Skitch, Candu, The Count, Threeskin, Ringwald, Cowbell, Red Tees, Back Pew, Roadhouse, Sunshine,Flemish, Sunburn, Dirk, Sidekick

              AO: Hill City (Coolidge Park)


              Conditions

              Wonderful; 50 & Dry.


              COP

              1. Warm-Up (@Circle of Sacrifice):
                1. Side Straddle Hop 20 (in cadence)
                2. Stretches (focus on taking a good deep breath or two while in each of these positions): x5 sets:
                  1. Forward Fold
                  2. Squat Down
                  3. Plank Position
                  4. Half Merican
                  5. Upward Dog
                  6. Downward Dog
                  7. Back to Fold Position
                  8. Reach for the Sky
                3. Mosey to Great Hall:
                  1. Ass Kickers
                  2. High Knees
                  3. 75% run to under bridge by rocks (select one for each hand)
                4. Find a Wall and Arms Up!
                  1. Little Arm Circles forward x10
                  2. Little Arm Circles backwards x10
                  3. Cherry Pickers x10
                  4. Moroccan Night Clubs x10
                  5. Recover
                  6. Side Straddle Hop (in cadence) x 40
                5. Mosey to Mt. Midoriyama in two lines.

              The Thang

              This is about being together; cords of many strands.

              Many Hands Make Light Buddies:

                1. Grab the guy next to you, then grab the pair next to you – this is your team.
                2. This is an Ultra Dora!
                  1. Round 1:
                    1. Together you will start by doing a combined 400 LBCs.
                    2. Then your team will bear crawl up the Mt.
                    3. at the top, you will select a teammate and carry them down.
                  2. Round 2:
                    1. Now your team will do a collective 300 ‘Mericans.
                    2. Bernie Sanders to the top.
                    3. Carry a different teammate down.
                  3. Round 3:
                    1. your team will do a collective 200 Squats.
                    2. Sprint up the hill
                    3. Carry another different guy down.
                  4. Round 4:
                    1. 100 Collective Bur-pies.
                    2. Side shuffle up the hill (switch sides halfway)
                    3. Carry the final guy down.
                  5. !!Did not get to complete!! One to grow on!
                    1. Mosey to the bottom of the steps.
                    2. Do a collective 200 dips.
                    3. Box jump up together, in cadence, holding Al Gore in-between if your partner falls behind.
                  6. Mosey back to the parking lot.
              1. Circle of Mary, in which 6 different HIM called out core based exercises.

              COT

              A Good Recovery:

              Many of us have specific things that have happened to us and that w have gotten ourselves into that require some specific attention, Praise God, and all of us have a disposition that at times makes really stupid decisions.

              In all of these, we must employ some basic discipline and seek to grow from the inside out, from our hearts, and I believe we are given the strength to do this when the time is right – perhaps today is your day. Whenever that day comes to realize that there are three basic tenants to a good recovery, and these happen to parallel what is also good for our broken, unique, complex everyday lives.

              They are:

              • Motivation based, in its healthiest form, of being a better you. Not just white knuckle duty bound actions but humble, thankful, hopeful, and anticipatory obedience and engagement. You find that you simply want to be who you are meant (created) to be and remove all barriers to that. It means some unraveling of who that is and a lot of unlearning false self-narratives. As you get serious about being that orders you will also become more outwardly focused (God and neighbor), but the baseline idea is that you have to get convinced and committed to being you.
              • Life Balance (holistic) to being healthy and happy; less cortisol (stress), the right sleep, more energy. Big and little shifts; dailies habits fall under this. This creates trust when it’s observed by a spouse. These are things that actually make you feel good in your regular structure, and these structures that shouldn’t be let go of when you leave that regular context for a time (travel, vaca, break) and can even provide super presence by continuing to execute even if it’s a little different. All this creates an ability to live in the present in vulnerable places to self, God and others.

              Some intentional movements that fall under this category regularly are:

                • Exercise – where you are physically learning to overcome pain, like in recovery, and release stress, and build self-confidence.
                • Spiritually – time in the Bible; connection to your higher power and a revelation of our hearts.
                • Emotionally – connection to others. Meditation.

              These little things can be what shifts recovery because you won’t be able to do these seemingly mundane things unless my motivation is right behind them. So if you can do this there is alignment at the base.

              • Cognitive Phycological Engagement: you start to notice your triggers and how you behave naturally out of your emotional mind. How to keep from being mindless (numbing) and not just letting your brain do its thing. Founding boundaries. “I actually do experience dozens of emotions a day.” Another tool is the spike narrative (a narrative in your head that exasperates your emotions towards impairments with lies, that you must learn to identify and step back from to reduce reactions and increase acceptance, induce management and increase responses. Managing thoughts and emotions so you can have behaviors). Again, this ties to your intentions, which you can’t truly be mindful about unless your willing to engage the deeper heart of the matter.

              It’s easy to see how we can help each other with life balance, but there is an easy way in which we can help each other. In motivation and knowing our hearts, too. I learned an old Hebrew word this last week Ayeka, and in use it asks, “where are you?” Not just in a physical sense, be that legitimately important, but in an emotional and spiritual sense, too. The term construes longing, even sadness from the asker, and am authentic curiosity. This is the term God spoke to Adam in the garden of Eden after He first sinned, and it’s also a term we can speak to each other to both shows a tangible interest in that other man and his inherent divinity and reminds Him that the God of the Universe is keenly desirous to have his heart as well. Now that’s some motivation!

              So think about the ways your engaging living and being better well, and those you might need some work in; think alps of those people in your life you can and should ask where they are at too, then pick one today and do it. Be an active listener and watch the fellowship we were created to do its work.


              Moleskin

              Recovery is a shit ton of work, though it’s better than addiction and more important than working out which is already something you get up and do regularly.


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                Rocks and Running and Burpees, Oh My!

                QIC: Ringwald

                Date: 04/23/2019

                PAX: Back Pew, Care Bear, Flemish, Goose, Hobo, Laces Out, She Shed, Skitch, Threeskin

                AO: Hill City


                Conditions

                A cool 53 degrees, perfect for getting our sweat on.


                COP

                In the middle of Coolidge Park

                Forward Fold x 2
                Windmill x 12 IC
                Calf Raises x 15 IC
                Forward Fold x 2 (legs crossed)
                SSH x 20 IC
                Merkins x 10 IC
                Mountain Climbers x 15 IC
                Peter Parkers x 10 IC
                SSH x 20 IC

                The Thang

                A quick 10 burpees on the Coolidge stage then mosey under the bridge

                Partnered up; grabbed a medium-large sized rock; along the light posts beside the river
                Partner 1 walks to first light post with rock, comes back and drops rock, then runs to second light post and back; Partner 2 performs AMRAP on each exercise below. Switch positions, perform exercises, then hold until all PAX finish.
                Merkins
                LBCs
                Squats
                10-count down, 10 burpees, 10-count down, then continued
                Merkins
                American Hammers
                Lunges
                Tricep Dips
                Flutter Kicks
                Squats

                6 MOM (which felt like 20 minutes)


                COT

                A lot 


                Moleskin

                There may have been some mumblechatter about rock sizes. Also, Care Bear bestowed upon us how “That’s what she said” would have sounded long ago: “And as they hath said unto thee, I say unto you, as she doth say when you were last there.”


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                4/26/19 – BlackOps in Collegedale Park; startex 0530


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