It was Kettle Bell time at the HIve but that doesn’t hold a candle to the 2 FNGs we had this morning. That’s right. 2 FNGs!!! However, at the start, we only had 1. How’s that, you ask?
One of them, now known in the gloom as Father Time showed up 12mins late. When you see him in the gloom, you should ask him how he got his name. Regardless, here’s what we did:
Warm Up lap that would become our lap after each set of exercises. Followed that up with some basic warmup exercises before heading into the following:
10 Lunges (ea leg) – lap
20 Man Makers – lap
30 Merkins – lap
2min Plank done together
40 “Real” Squats and the quotes are a reminder that we’re not doing half squats – lap
50 Mountain Climbers – lap
60 Curls – lap
2min Plank done together
70 LBC’s – lap
80 Bent Over Rows – Lap
2min Plank done together
Flutters the way I now like to do them
Boats & Canoes
My apologies for breaking my own self-imposed 48hr Backblast rule but I appreciate the grace. It’s been a few weeks since my last time leading men from the Q spot so it was good to be back. What did we do? I’m so glad you asked:
Disclaimer and Polaroid took the BC’ers while the KB’ers stayed with me.
Your typical warm up exercises and some pretty good chatter if I remember correctly. If I don’t remember correctly, there’s a chance you don’t either.
Next, we did an atypical thing, we ran around the school…without the KBs. That was a 1mi warm up.
5 Man Makers with the KB
10 KB Swings / 20 lunges (10 ea leg) / 30 Curls (15 I/C)
Run down to the bottom of the hill. 5 Burpees. Run back up. 5 Burpees
10 KB Swings / 20 Leg Raises w/ KB at a 45 / 30 Flutters w/ a press
5 KB Man Makers / Run down to the bottom of the hill. 5 Burpees. Run back up. 5 Burpees
YHC had the privilege to lead 24 other men through a stations workout with a discussion on the transformational relationship with our Ms. Conditions were perfect – 62 degrees and a slight breeze. The Disclaimer was disclaimed and we were off. Here’s what we did:
The Thang
20 SSHs (IC)
15 Imperial Walkers (IC)
10 Low Slow Squats (IC)
Mosey to Top of Main
20 Alternating Shoulder Taps (IC)
15 Mountain Climbers (IC)
10 Merkins (IC)
Mosey to First Baptist Parking Lot
2 Burpees at 10 stations
Mosey to behind the Police Station
20 Squats
15 Calf Raises
10 Turkish Getups
Mosey to Top of Main
20 LBCs
15 Bomb Jacks
10 Tempo Merkins
Mosey to the corner of Tom Hall and Monroe White
20 Alternating Shoulder Taps (IC)
15 Mountain Climbers (IC)
10 Merkins (IC)
Mosey to Academy and Monroe
20 Squats
15 Calf Raises
10 Turkish Getups
Mosey to Mosey to behind the Police Station
20 LBCs
15 Bomb Jacks
10 Tempo Merkins
Mosey back to COT
20 SSHs (IC)
15 Imperial Walkers (IC)
10 Low Slow Squats (IC)
Total Mileage – 2.20
NMM
We call our wives “M” because she is the Most important relationship we have. That relationship is transformational. Before marriage it was “me” and “her.” Once married, “we” became an “us.” It is no longer solely about you. You are to serve your M. You are to pursue joy with her – even when things are tough. Its not a game. There is no scoreboard. There are no winners and losers and no one gets a participation trophy. We are to love her as Christ loves the Church.
Society tells us that marriage is 50/50. Let me assure you that is a farce. There are times it is 80/20. There are times it is 20/80. As John Michael Montgomery once said, “Life’s a dance you learn as you go. Sometimes you lead, sometimes you follow.” Marriage isn’t about keeping tally of who has done what. This isn’t Chuck E. Cheese – you can’t trade in your emptied dishwasher tickets for a guy’s weekend. That’s not how it works. You empty the dishwasher so she doesn’t have to. You set the example for your children so they know how to be a good husband one day or what to look for in a future husband. They are watching, so make your actions count.
It was my pleasure this morning to have the opportunity to lead today. I was encouraged by the push from the guys and the mumblechatter at the stops. Today personified why F3 matters so much to me. But remember, if your focus becomes more about the fitness and fellowship with your friends and less about loving your wife, your concentrica is out of alignment. Keep each other accountable and pursue your wife. Let her know she matters. Don’t seek relationship maintenance. Instead, keep accelerating. Don’t meet in the middle, go the distance and serve her.