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DATE: 2023-03-17
AO: Aerie
Q: Chasqui
PAX: Stewie, Lonestar, Yellow Jacket
FNGs: None
COUNT: 4
F3 is a popular fitness program that emphasizes fellowship, fitness, and faith. A good warm-up for an F3 workout should include exercises that activate the major muscle groups and increase heart rate. Here’s an example of a good F3 warm-up: 1. 2 loops mosey
2. Side Straddle Hop (Jumping Jacks) – 30 seconds
3. High Knees – 30 seconds
4. Butt Kickers – 30 seconds
5. Arm Circles – 15 seconds forward, 15 seconds backward
6. Leg Swings – 10 reps each leg (front to back, side to side) 7. Walking Lunges – 10 reps each leg
This warm-up sequence includes a combination of cardio and strength exercises to get your blood flowing and muscles warmed up. You can adjust the number of reps and time duration based on your fitness level and the intensity of your workout. Remember to always listen to your body and stretch before and after your workout to prevent injury.

The Thang:
Perform each exercise for 45 seconds and then take a 15-second break before moving on to the next exercise. After completing all exercises, rest for 2 minutes and then repeat the circuit two more times.
1. Plate Squat with Overhead Press: Hold a weight plate at your chest and squat down while simultaneously pressing the plate overhead. Return to standing position and repeat.
2. Plate Ground to Overhead: Hold the plate between your legs and, in one motion, lift the plate overhead. Lower the plate back down and repeat.
3. Plate Lunge with Curl: Hold the weight plate at your sides and perform lunges. When in the lunge position, curl the plate towards your shoulders. Alternate legs.
4. Plate Russian Twist: Sit on the ground with your knees bent, and lean back slightly. Hold the plate in front of you and twist your torso to the right, then to the left.
5. Plate Chest Press: Lie on your back with the plate held at your chest. Extend your arms to press the plate overhead, then lower it back down and repeat. Cardio:
* Burpees: Perform 10 burpees.
* Jumping Jacks: Perform 50 jumping jacks.
* High Knees: Run in place while bringing your knees up high for 1 minute. * Jump Squats: Perform 15 jump squats.
* Mountain Climbers: Perform mountain climbers for 1 minute.
Note: Adjust the weight of the plates according to your fitness level. Make sure to consult with a certified fitness professional before starting any new workout program.

6MoM: 6 minutes of Mary workout:
1. LBCs (30 seconds) – Lie flat on your back with your legs straight and feet slightly off the ground. Lift your shoulders off the ground and bring your knees towards your chest. Hold for a second, then lower back down. Repeat for 30 seconds.
2. Flutter Kicks (30 seconds) – Stay on your back and lift your legs a few inches off the ground. Alternately kick your legs up and yal down in a scissor-like motion. Keep your core tight and your lower back pressed against the ground. Do this for 30 seconds.
3. American Hammers (30 seconds) – Sit on the ground with your knees bent and feet flat on the ground. Lean back slightly, lift your feet off the ground, and hold a medicine ball or weight plate. Twist your torso and touch the medicine ball to the ground beside you, then twist to the other side and touch it again. Keep your feet off the ground and your core tight. Do this for 30 seconds.
4. Dying Cockroach (30 seconds) – Lie on your back with your arms and legs straight up in the air. Lower your right arm and left leg towards the ground at the same time, but don’t let them touch the ground. Bring them back up and lower your left arm and right leg. Continue alternating for 30 seconds.
5. Freddie Mercurys (30 seconds) – Sit on the ground with your legs straight out in front of you. Lean back slightly, lift your feet off the ground, and hold your hands in front of your chest. Twist your torso and touch your right elbow to your left knee, then twist and touch your left elbow to your right knee. Keep your feet off the ground and your core tight. Do this for 30 seconds.
6. Plank (60 seconds) – Get into a push-up position, but instead of lowering yourself down, hold yourself up with your arms straight. Keep your back straight and your core tight. Hold this position for 60 seconds. Repeat this circuit for a total of 6 minutes of Mary. Enjoy the burn!

Words of wisdom:

1. Don’t stop when it hurts, stop when you’re done.” This phrase encourages you to push through the pain and discomfort of a workout and to keep going until you’ve completed your goal. It reminds you that the reward of achieving your fitness goals is worth the temporary discomfort of a tough workout.
2. “Sweat now, shine later.” This phrase reminds you that hard work and dedication pays off in the end. When you’re pushing through a difficult workout, it’s important to remember that the sweat and effort you’re putting in now will lead to a healthier, stronger, and more confident version of yourself in the future.
3. “Every rep counts.” This phrase reminds you that every small effort you put in during your workout is valuable and contributes to your progress. Whether it’s one more push-up, one more squat, or one more minute on the treadmill, every rep counts and brings you closer to your fitness goals.

COT: Heavenly Father,
We come to you today with heavy hearts, praying for all families who are going through health and hard times. We ask that you would be with them, providing comfort, strength, and healing during this difficult season.
Lord, we know that you are the ultimate healer, and we pray that you would touch every family member who is in need of physical or emotional healing. May your love and grace be poured out upon them, bringing wholeness and restoration to their bodies and minds.
We also pray for the families who are struggling or facing other hardships. We ask that you would provide for their needs, and that you would give them the wisdom to make wise decisions in their circumstances.
Lord, we pray that you would help families to lean on one another during this time, and to draw closer to you. May they find peace in the midst of their struggles, and may their faith in you grow stronger with each passing day.
Finally, we pray that you would give them hope for the future, and that you would show them your plan for their lives. May they trust in your goodness and grace, knowing that you are always with them, even in the darkest of times.
We thank you for hearing our prayers, and we trust that you will be with all families going through health and hard times. In Jesus’ name we pray,
Amen.

Announcements: 2.0 TBD April- share your weekend availability. Growruck weekend fun 3/ 24-26. Brewrun TBD. Saturday beat down TBD. Bookworms TBD.

St. Patrick Shenanigames

DATE: 2023-03-17
AO: Farm
Q: Infinity
PAX: Sparky, Matthew – Running Man
FNGs: None
COUNT: 3
WARM UP: Rockettes, Windmills, Potato Pickers, 3 Slow Burpees OYO

THE THANG: St. Patrick’s Day Workout.

Complete two rounds of the following workouts, spelling “St. Patrick”: S Shamrock Superman x10 – On stomach, lift up all 4 limbs spread like a clover T T-Merkin x10 – Chest to ground, put hands out like a T, then push up . Bear Crawl 25yds to the cone
P Plank Jacks (IC) x10 – From plank, spread legs like a jumping jack twice A Air Squat (IC) x10
T Thigh Master x10 – Lunge w/ left leg, switch half way, lunge w/ right leg R Rum Runner – 100yds, 1/4 forward, 1/4 karaoke L, 1/4 backward, 1/4 karaoke R I Irish Inch Worm x10 – Fall to the ground, push up, inch your way back up C Celtic Calf Raise x10 – Single leg calf raise with high knee, switch half way
K King Crab Kicks (IC) x10 – In crab position, alternate leg kicks, each leg twice

SSHs to the song “Tubthumping (I Get Knocked Down)” doing a burpee each time it says “I get knocked down..”.

MARY: Heels to Heaven, Nolan Ryans, Flutter Kicks, Toy Soldiers, Irish Hammers, and Rope Climbers.

COT: St. Patrick converted the pagan Celtics of Ireland to Christianity and he used the three leaf clover to describe the holy trinity: god, the son and the Holy Spirit. Hundreds of years ago to today, people think the four leaf clover represents faith, hope, love, and luck. There is one four leaf clover for every 10,000 three leaf clovers. A lot of clovers tend to grow in Ireland. Thus, if you find a four leaf clover, you have the luck of the Irish. I don’t think it needs to be a 1 in 10,000 occurrence to have or display faith, hope, love, or luck. Let’s do our best to live right and lead right to bring more faith, hope, love, and luck to our family and loved ones and to our community. May the luck of the Irish be with you. Happy St, Patrick’s Day.

Closed with the Gonzaga Prayer.

Hard Work — but Easy on the Knees!

DATE: 2023-03-16
AO: Freestate
Q: Wildcat
PAX: Deagle, Horshack, Winston, Butter, Cannoli, Dungeon Master (Amon), CashOnly, FIFA FNGs: Mumford, Brony
COUNT: 11
Warmup:
Side-Straddle-Hop: x 15 IC
Swingbillies: x 15 IC
Arm circles/Chinooks: x 10/5/5/10 IC
Cherry Pickers: x 15 IC
Mountain Climbers: x 15 IC
Hairy Rockettes: x 15 IC
Plank Jacks: x 15 IC
Windmills: x 15 IC

The Thang:
2 rounds of:
20 Coupon Curls
10 Burpees
20 Overhead Coupon Presses
10 Taint Scrapers
10 Merkins
20 Coupon Chest Presses
20 Coupon Rowers
with assorted Moseys w/Karaoke or High Knees, Bear Crawls & Frankensteins, and Crawl Bears and El Capitans thrown in.

Mary:
Freddie Mercury x 15 IC
LBCs x 15 IC
Plankorama/Nolan Ryans: 10/10/10/10 IC
X Factors x 15 IC
Flutters x 10 IC

COT: I haven’t been around much lately, and I’m about to leave for another month in Israel, but I should be around a lot more after that (except for around the wedding this summer of my son Jonathan/F3 Curveball, and one other possible wrinkle). I will, of course, miss you guys while I’m gone. The possible wrinkle is that Curveball and I may be getting on a TV game show soon and, if we do, we’ll have to fly to the UK to film it. I don’t know if we’ll get on or not (I think probably not after crashing and burning at our callback audition yesterday!), but one of the things that prepping for this game show has highlighted for me is just how much our lives depend on luck – being in the right place at the right time, or the wrong place, or being subject to what somebody else or something else does that may lead to big changes in our lives. The one thing we can control, though, is to be grateful for the lucky breaks we have, and to be aware that we can’t take full credit for such a large part of our good fortune. In that vein, I am very grateful for you guys’ coming out here, as well as for Horshack’s having posted about Freestate, which is how I found F3 in the first place.

Feel the burn, windburn that is

DATE: 2023-03-15
AO: Compound
Q: Peanuts
PAX: Yardbird, Snake (Will Harris), Booking, Hightower
FNGs: None
COUNT: 5
WARMUP: mosey undercover for some SSHs; MP; CPs; WMH; DD; WGS; CK; HSS; AS
THE THANG: Mosey underground two levels for some partner work in the form of B.O.M.B.S. and just a touch of B.L.I.M.P.S. MARY: she got left behind
ANNOUNCEMENTS: we got this big event this weekend
COT: make sure you take some time to laugh. It can be very important medicine and sometimes all we can do is laugh.

Stay in your lane!

DATE: 2023-03-15
AO: Patriot
Q: Major Payne
PAX: bogey, Ice Tea, FIFA, CableGuy, Anchorman
FNGs: None
COUNT: 6
WARMUP:
10 SSH
10 IW
10 Cherry Pickers
10 LBACs front and rear
Down Dog
20 HRPUs
20 BSUs

THE THANG:
Pair up — Each group pick up a sandbag

4 laps around track.

Lap 1. Regular ruck and carry 60#-80# sandbag. Move as fast as you can. Followed by 10 x Ruck thrusters and 20 x Ruck Flutter Kicks (in cadence).

Lap 2. No strap lap. Carry ruck or coupon And 60# – 80# sandbag. Follow up with 10 x Ruck/coupon swings and 20 x Ruck mountain climbers IC.

Lap 3. Carry 60#-80# sandbag. Move as fast as you can. Follow up with 10 x Ruck Merkins and 20 x Ruck Big Boy Sit-ups.

Lap 4. Overhead carry lap. All PAX move as a team. Whenever someone’s ruck touches their head or it goes below shoulders, team does 3 x burpees and continues on.

MARY: 50 LBCs

ANNOUNCEMENTS: Sign up for the GTE raffle! Grand prize is a bottle of Pappy’s bourbon ($3K value) + a bunch of other stuff. See here: https://f3thecapital.com/gte35-fundraiser/

COT: When it comes to leadership, before we can do anything else, we need to get ourselves right. Getting right involves pushing yourself to become 1% better every single day. Additionally, no man can get right by himself. Part of this process means that we need to reach out to others to get ourselves right. No OYO!

Aye!