Author: VANDELAY

  • Lindsay All Day Long

    There was drizzle fo’ shizzle, but these 16 men came to work out fo’ rizzle.

    Lindsay-themed kettle bell workout focusing on arms and abs.

    -Warmarama

    -Lindsay #1: curls & WWII situps

    -Mosey

    -Lindsay #2: lawnmowers & heels to heaven

    -Mosey x2

    -Lindsay #3: KB swings & two-count American hammers

    -Mosey x3

    -Lindsay #4: deadlift pulls (I think?) & WWI situps

    -Mosey

    -Sit & press in cadence, then Merkins OYO, x3

    Circle of Trust

    -Mother’s Day is Sunday. If you’re lucky enough to have your mother or the mother of your children in your life, honor and celebrate her this weekend. Create the plan, spend the money, make the time.

    -Memorial Day convergence is at Dogpile this year (the Carillon near Byrd Park)

    -Pigskin offered a lunch meetup at Tres Machos on Tuesday

  • Pressure Makes Diamonds

    Sixteen HIMs put a little healthy pressure on themselves to leave stronger than they arrived.

    Warmarama

    Four Corners, Lady-of-the-Night Style, Bro Code, with Kettlebells

    -10 two-count clean and press

    -20 curls

    -30 KB swings

    -40 around-the-worlds

    Mosey

    Same exercises, starting with a.t.w. counting down to 2X c&p

    Circle of Trust

    -Discuss what kind of pressure we’re under recently

    Announcements

    -Lunch @ Firehouse Subs in Innsbrook Tuesday

    “The testing of your faith develops perseverance.”

  • Didn’t Get What You Wanted for Christmas?

    Didn’t get what you want for Christmas? Turns out “a man’s life does not consist in the abundance of his possessions” (Lk. 12:15).

    Disclaimer + Warmarama

    Fun & Games

    –After some bungled instructions from YHC, the 9-strong PAX eventually figured out a pretty good workout circuit, which included using my shiny new Christmas kettlebell, merkins, fingertip squats, WW2s, ab stuff, etc. on the blacktop.

    –Polar bears and crab-walk-sit-ups across the basketball courts.

    –Pull-ups, leg lifts, and step ups at the playground.

    COT

    –Each man turned to his workout partner, told him what his next big purchase might be, and asked whether or not his partner thought it was a good idea to buy that thing.

    Announcements

    –Oyster: Breaking bread sign up is available for January

    –Handshake: Pigskin is leading the next trip to the Bridge

    –Doozy: Frozen Triangle is coming up

  • The Theme is 1985

    Warmarama, disclaimer, mission statement, etc. Then mosey to the hill for themed exercises.

    In 1985…

    -Michael Jordan was the Rookie of the Year: 23 h-r merkins

    -San Francisco won the Super Bowl: 49 LBCs

    -Ronald Reagan was president: 40 shoulder taps

    -Eggs cost $.60: 60 WWI situps

    -19 Mike Tysons

    -85 flutter kicks

    -Avg. U.S. life expectancy was 75: 75 SSH

    Mosey to bars for triple check.

    Mosey to the field for 40 yard dashes (50 yards for those under 20 yrs. old!) + various 40 count exercises.

    COT

    -Asked triple check partners what they hope to achieve before their next milestone birthday.

    -Tomorrow is YHC’s 40th birthday. Appreciated the opportunity to work out with this exceptional group of 12 men. Praise God for health.

  • The Theme is “Rain”

    The air was misty,

    the theme was rain.

    -Warmarama: stretches and some Mary under the pavilion

    -Eye of the storm: 15 merkins, leg lifts, pull ups, jerkins, and Lt. Dans

    -Fun on the pull up bars with dips in between

    “God makes the rain fall on the righteous and the unrighteous…”

    -Wall workout: Aussie mtn. climbers, chicken peckers, donkey kicks, and a few others

    -Circle up: copperhead squats & SSH

    If God chooses to be good

    to those who don’t deserve it

    then why shouldn’t you and I?

    COT: The Bridge is coming up, sign up is open for November Breaking Bread. Prayers for Saab’s recent injury which has him sidelined.

  • Breaking Bread

    My 2.0 and yours truly had the privilege of serving homemade sandwiches and soup to 10 souls at the Southside Health Center. Thanks for coordinating @Oyster.

    “Truly I tell you, whatever you did for one of the least of these brothers and sisters of mine, you did for me.”

    Matthew 25:40

  • Faceplant Said…

    @Faceplant said it was his hardest workout ever at 45MOM.

    WARMARAMA

    -Decent mumble chatter

    ELEVENS

    -Lt. Dans & Pull Ups

    PEAKS AND VALLEYS

    -Bear Crawl Merkin

    -Crab Walk WWII

    COT

    -Life has peaks and valleys. Don’t let the current moment in our country go unexamined and unacted upon. Reach out, listen well, speak truth.

  • Where are the coupons?

    Not even missing coupons could stop this block party!

    12 high-impact men met under a full moon for a coupon carrying carnival.

    -Warmarama

    -150 merkins in the soggy bottom

    -Birthday block beatdown in the parking lot

    -100-yard-dash to the flag

    F3 exists for the invigoration of male community leadership. Leadership starts at home and expands outward. God gives us wisdom. Integrity will be our edge.

  • Eight Greats

    Eight great men emerged from the gloom for a sweaty smack down around M.M.E.S. on the last day of July. Fun fact: July is named after Julius Caesar. More on that in a minute.

    -Warm up

    -Merkin, Derkin, Dip

    -Parking lot punishment. Bear crawls, lunges, and plenty of pain.

    -Pull ups sprinkled in

    -100 yard dash x2

    -Mary

    Prayers for dads’ health today, Hitchhiker’s and Applesauce’s.

    Julius Caesar got a month named after him, but the other J.C. (Jesus Christ) is the fulcrum of all time on earth, B.C. and A.D. He’s worth following.

  • Hot 100 Countdown

    We were in the presence of greatness as two F3 founders were among us for the Hot 100 Countdown.

    Warmarama

    100 SSH

    90 Seconds of 6″ leg lift

    80 LBC’s

    70 Flutter Kicks

    60 Seconds of 6″ plank

    50 Fingertip squats

    40 Mountain climbers

    30 WWII’s

    20 Booyah merkins

    10 Burpees

    Misc. exercises

    100 years ago today the Scopes trial began in Tennessee. It’s worth reading about. Perhaps the first chapters of Genesis tell us more about who we are and why we’re here and less about precisely when and how we came to be. Admire creation, worship the Creator.