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Patience is a Virtue

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Warm-Up:
SSH – 20 IC
Imperial Walkers – 15 IC
Windmills – 10 IC
Moroccan NC – 10 IC
Mosey lap around AO

Main Thang:
Round 1: Cinder Strength
Perform 3 rounds: (10, 15, 20 reps)

Cinder Block Squat Press (Thruster)
Cinder Block Rows
Cinder Block Lunges (Rep per leg)
Cinder Block Curls
Cinder Block Flutter Kicks (with a press)

Recovery: Mosey to 50 yards and back between rounds.

Round 2: Tire Gauntlet
Tire Flips – One person Flips the tire, while the other person does a Burpee switching until the 20 yard line and back
2 rounds total.

F3 Discussion:

Patience as Faith in Motion
An F3 Discussion on Work, Kids, and Marriage

In F3 we talk about credible leadership. Credibility doesn’t come from volume, speed, or force. It comes from consistency. Patience is the proving ground where faith stops being theoretical and starts being operational.

At Work: Stewardship Over Speed
Work will tempt you to rush—deadlines, emails, personalities, pressure. Patience at work is trusting that integrity still scales, even when shortcuts look faster. Faith reframes your job as stewardship, not identity. You execute with excellence, you treat people well, and you let God manage outcomes. Impatience says, “I need control.” Faith says, “I’ll do my part and let the rest unfold.”
F3 takeaway: Post daily. Lead calmly. Results follow discipline, not anxiety.

With Kids: Formation Takes Time
Kids are a long-term discipleship program with no instant feedback. Patience keeps you from reacting emotionally; faith keeps you focused on formation, not behavior management. You’re not raising kids—you’re raising future adults. Every patient correction, every calm boundary, every prayer is a deposit you won’t see immediately.
F3 takeaway: Train, don’t terrorize. Model what you expect. Trust the harvest.

In Marriage: Covenant Over Convenience
Marriage will test patience more than any AO. Faith reminds you this is a covenant, not a contract. Patience shows up as listening before speaking, grace before judgment, and presence over distraction. You lead best at home not by winning arguments, but by serving consistently. Strong marriages aren’t built in emotional highs—they’re forged in steady faithfulness.
F3 takeaway: Protect the relationship. Lead with humility. Play the long game.

The F3 Framework
We don’t rush reps. We don’t rush results. We don’t rush growth. Faith sets the destination; patience controls the pace. When life gets heavy, patience keeps you disciplined, and faith keeps you hopeful.

Bottom Line
Patience is faith with boots on the ground. It’s how a man leads when no one is watching, when progress is slow, and when outcomes aren’t guaranteed. Stay anchored. Stay disciplined. Trust God’s timing—and keep posting.
Strong men aren’t in a hurry. They’re in position.

ANNOUNCEMENTS: Read your newsletter
COT: Prayers and Praises

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Noterate

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WARMUP: yea. but with accumulating burpees interspersed
THE THANG: Mosey a tad: to some good island based parking lots

6-7 with curb alberts and mike tysons
mode of transit: bear crawl/crawl bear

6-7 with squats and boxer toe touches
mode of transit: lunge walk/reverse lunge walk

(There were kids here. I had to 6-7 them)

Head to the football field.
Some running 100 yards at a time

1 burpee in the endzone
10 merkins at the 10 yard line
2 burpees-20 merkins at the 20, etc.
3-30
4-40
5-then YHC realized this was stupid as we’d already done 100 merkins and a bunch of mike tysons. So, we went to the hill YCH originally wanted to go to anyway

https://f3nation.com/exicon?entryId=exicon-1757988690608-7220
found this in the Codex
It was Shady-level “fun”
Bowser Jr. rolled down the hill. All of us did not, but I wanted to.

MARY: a little yoga instead.
ANNOUNCEMENTS: lots of them in the newsletter and beyond
COT: was held.

Panhandle confided that this was not a moderate workout. Sorry, Not Sorry. You guys freaking crushed it anyway. 45 min on a Saturday makes it moderate–right? You’re welcome

Many of you know I don’t post often on Saturday because it’s concentrica time in my household. My M was working out of town, and the 2.0s slept in. It was great to be among the PAX this Saturday. The work we GET to do in the gloom is a privilege. Remember that when some jackwagon calls 7-2-20s.

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Was Cindy Lauper, Ended up being solo

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I was the only one working out, so I scrapped my plans and did a few laps around the marching band skillet and mixture of LBCs, merkins, merkins against the brick post, and bench dips.

Soundtrack: Amazon Music Playlist: ”F3 30/30 Cindy Lauper”

For the second 30 minutes, Cherry Pie showed up and we chatted over some coffee.

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3 Man Relay

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WARMUP: Mosey, SSH, MNC, Imperial Walker, Hillbilly Walker, Merkin
THE THANG: We did a 3 many relay where one pax ran the 100 yard and the other 2 did the exercise until the pax got back. We did OYO squats, reverse lunge, merkins, shoulder taps, plank, calf raise, flutters, American hammer.
MARY:
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
COT:

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Don’t Stop

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WARMUP: We warmed up.

THE THANG: Headed to the light poles al did something similar to a suicide.

Repeat each exercise at each light pole going and coming back.

20 squats
20 SSH
20 raise the roof
20 lunges
20 merkins
20 imperial walkers
20 LBC
20 American hammers

MARY: 15 burpees! Go!

COT:

Thanks to everyone who posted and put in some sweat equity.

Prayers for all those mentioned.

Also prayers for me as I participate in the Mount Afton Challenge next Saturday to help with mental health.

My verse for the day to meditate on is…

“Let us not get tired of doing good, for we will reap at the proper time if we don’t give up.”

‭‭Galatians‬ ‭6‬:‭9‬ ‭CSB‬‬

With that, The Thrill is gone!

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Old Man 80s Music

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Playlist: Amazon Music Playlist: “Snake Pit – Old Man 80s Music Etc”

WARMUP:
SSH, Imperial Walker, Moroccan Night Club, Merkins, LBC, Freddy Mercury (all in cadence)

THE THANG:
Format: AMRAP – AsManyRoundsAsPossible
Round 1:
50 reps – SSH
40 reps – KB Swings
30 reps – Mountain Climbers
20 reps – KB Swings
15 reps – Merkins
10 reps – KB Swings
Farmer’s Carry length of parking lot away from FB stadium and back.

Round 2:
50 reps – SSH
40 reps – KB One Arm Row (rep count for each side)
30 reps – Mountain Climbers
20 reps – KB One Arm Row (rep count for each side)
15 reps – Merkins
10 reps – KB One Arm Row (rep count for each side)
Farmer’s Carry length of parking lot away from FB stadium and back.

Round 3:
50 reps – SSH
40 reps – KB Goblet Squat
30 reps – Mountain Climbers
20 reps – KB Goblet Squat
15 reps – Merkins
10 reps – KB Goblet Squat
Farmer’s Carry length of parking lot away from FB stadium and back.

Round 4 – KB One Arm Press (Do half of the reps on one side, half on the other)
Round 5 – KB Hip Halo
Round 6 – KB Curls (curl with both arms simultaneously)

We got to the very beginning of Round 6.

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Boxing Day ?

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WARMUP: windmills, SSH, IW’s, Plank, Up Dog, Down Dog, Merkins, Mosey w some shuffles and butt kickers.
THE THANG: 3 rounds of Merkins, Big Boys, Squats, Dips, Bobby Hurleys, Hammers and Derkins. Mosey around Lowe’s. 3 reps- 25/10/5.
Dora – 150. -LBCs 100 – Lunges 50- Hand Release Merkins 25 – Burpees.
MARY: nope
ANNOUNCEMENTS: Bethel, Hangin w Stang
COT: continued prayers for Geronimo. Several others lifting up those dealing w health, grief, patience.

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