Author: backblasts

BACKBLAST: First Ultimate Football of Spring
Date: 3/26/22
AO: #ao_tar_pit
PAX: @Shiplap @Katniss @Beaker @Tortuga @T-bone @Panhandle @Spokes @Jolly @Bo-Peep
FNGS: 0
Q: @Shiplap
Total: 9
Conditions: Crisp and beautifulWOR: Stretch what you need to in order to perform!Thang 1: Mosey to Ackerman to play ultimate
The "Respect" team plus myself won’t by a convincing margin!COR/NOR/COT:
Life is to short to not enjoy everyday and be around good people. This Q reminded me that working out can still be fun and hard, and that the PAX of F3 are awesome to be around!

Date: Tuesday, 03/22/22
AO: #ao_mastodon
PAX: @Beaker @WATER WINGS @Jolly (respect) @Shiplap @8-Track @Panhandle (respect) @Tortuga (respect) @Bo-Peep @Pink Drink @Da Vinci @bumble @T-bone (respect) @SAGA
FNGs: 0
Q: @SAGA
Total: 13Conditions: It was dark and cool but the PAX were kept warm and music was provided.
Warm-Up: arm circles, merkins, tappy taps, Mtn Climbers, Mountain Man Poopers, OYO stretch

Thang 1: 11s w/coupons
Broke into pairs with one group of 3. While one PAX bear crawled to a lamppost the other farmer carried the two coupons. At each post we did 11s of blockees + coupon squats. Rifle carried the coupons back to Hoffa.Thang 2: ‘round we go…
Circled up at the base of Hoffa and completed the following rounds together:
Round 1: 10 burpees
Round 2: 10 burpees + 25 merkins
Round 3: 10 burpees + 25 merkins + 50 lunges (1-is-1)
Round 4: 10 burpees + 25 merkins + 50 squats + 100 LBCsThang 3: Manrise up HoffaMoleskin: Psalm 27:4
One thing have I asked of the Lord,
that will I seek after:
that I may dwell in the house of the Lord
all the days of my life,
to gaze upon the beauty of the Lord
and to inquire in his temple.

Date: Saturday, 3/26/22
AO: #ao_mastodonPAX: @Hancock @Archive @Da Vinci @Bo-Peep @pillow mint @Jailbreak @WATER WINGSFNGs: 0
Q: @Hancock
Total: 7

Conditions: 31 ºF and wet, somewhat mushy ground

WoR

• 20 SSH
• Arm circles, forward and backward
• Picking daisies OYO

Thang:

• Mosey to basketball courts
• Suicides – BBSU’s. Hit 100 reps between you and your partner
• Suicides – merkins. Hit 200 reps
• Mosey back to flagpole
• Grab coupons, head to base of Hoffa
• Murder bunny x 2
• Partner 1 curls, partner 2 runs up hill. Hit 200 reps combined.
• Mosey to Dan Taylor alley. Do Dan Taylors
• Mosey back to flagpole after collecting our coupons

CoT

• Ukraine
• Pillow Mint’s sister-in-law starting to battle cancer again
• Jazz Hands health
• Hancock’s home search
• Hancock’s M’s masters degree

Moleskin

• The caricature of the Old Testament God is angry, vengeful, and merciless. I can be like that to my 2.0’s when I get angry, sadly. Ezekiel 47 & 48 shows God promising to be coming to the Israelites as they are worshipping other things. Even in their rebellion, He shows love and mercy and compassion. Model your fatherhood after the real God, not the caricature.
• Also Ezekiel 47 & 48, water flows from the temple, and life springs up everywhere. This is a direct reference to Jesus as the “living water.” Wherever He is invited in, life springs up. Invite him into your family and fatherhood.

BACKBLAST: Good Old fashioned Beatdown Date: 3/23/22
AO: #ao_tar_pit
PAX: @Tortuga @Katniss @T-bone @wet burrito @Banks @Shiplap
FNGS: 0
Q: @Banks
Total: 6
Conditions: warm and wet

WOR: The Usual
7x Motivators
15x Tin Soldiers IC
15x Mountain Man Poopers IC
10x Merkins IC

Thang 1: Bataan Death March
We moseyed around the lake and dropped to do 5 burpees and then sprint to the front starting and finishing at the Spa.

Thang 2: Dora
We partnered up and one PAX would perform the exercise while the other ran to the top of the Spa and back. Exercises were:
100 Good Form Merkins
200 Curls
300 Wall Dips
400 Goblet Squats

2 MOM: We completed 60 Flutter Kicks in Cadence

COR/NOR/COT:
Prayers for the war in Ukraine, safe travels and an enjoyable trip for @wet burrito, Continued wisdom at work as @T-bone continues to deal with challenges, Praise and prayer for @Katniss as he evaluates a new opportunity.

Date: 3/19/2022

AO: #ao_tar_pit

PAX: @Tortuga @Panhandle @Katniss @SAGA @T-bone @Da Vinci @Noodles @wet burrito @Banks @Archive @Jolly

FNGS: 0

Q: @Jolly

Total: 11

Conditions: cool and wet

WOR: Arm Circles, Michael Phelps, Picking Daisies, SSH IC

Thang: After a warmup mosey around the track we separated into two teams – old versus young. We spun the wheel to determine the next exercise. One team would do as many reps of the exercise as they could while the other team did a lap around the track. When the runners completed their lap they tapped out someone doing the exercise and started doing as many reps of the exercise as they could. The person tapped out then did a lap around the track. Team with most reps wins the round. The young team got off to a big lead and were up 5-1 after 6 rounds, but the old team won the all important 7th round which was worth 4 points to tie it up at 5-5! The 8th and final round went to the youngsters (I think).

Exercises included: Overhead press, Dips, Merkins, Skull Crushers, Goblet Squats, Curls, Bobby Hurleys and Thrusters.

COR/NOR/COT:
Moleskin – “Every father should remember one day his son will follow his example, not his advice.”

COT: Ukraine, @Tortuga’s 2.0 with a PR in shot-put, @Noodles

Backblast: AO Mastodon Scavenger Hunt
Date: 3/19/22
AO: #ao_mastodon
PAX: @Captain Crunch (AJ) @Jailbreak @TBTF (QIC)
FNGs: 0
Q: @TBTF
Total: 3
Conditions: Chilly and wet (but the rain held off!)
Warm-O-Rama: SSH (IC) x30, Copperhead Squats (IC) x15, Abe Vegoda’s x10, Tappy Taps x15The Thang: We simply went around the AO and found things on our list and performed the associated exercise. We came across a lot of dogs which means a good amount of burpees. It turned out to be rather challenging. The only item on the list we were unable to find was a person on a bike (bad weather for that).
1 – Dog = Burpees x10
2 – Person on a bike = Squats x25
3 – Squirrel = Merkins x25
4 – Pinecone = BBS x25
5 – Flower = Lunges x25 (2 is 1)
6 – stairs = American Hammers x25 (2 is 1)
7 – flagpole = SSH x100
8 – someone wearing something yellow (non-PAX) = Mountain Climbers (2 is 1)
9 – a stick taller than Captain Crunch = Bear Crawl (distance determined based on location of found stick)
10 – Abandoned kids toys/items= sprint (distance determined based on location of found item)COR/NOR/COT: Prayers for Ukraine, traveling/relocating PAX, Captain Crunch as his team continues to evolveMoleskin:

Date: Thursday, 03/17/22
AO: #ao_mastodon
PAX: @Abuna (respect) @T-Bone (respect) @Panda Express @Ranger Rick @TBTF @Hancock @Archive @Pink Drink @Sparrow @Jolly (respect) @Tortuga (respect) @Bo-Peep @Beaker @SAGA + FNG
FNGs: 1, Something Different (STD)
Q: @SAGA
Total: 15

Conditions: SAGA wearing a green woman’s coat in the cool spring air
Warm-Up: arm circles, abe vigoda, mtn climbers, mtn man poopers, mosey parking lot

THANG 1: B.L.O.K.E.S.
Do each of the following exercises and then sprint up Hoffa and complete 25 merkins at the top…

Blockees @ 25
Leprechaun (aka redrum)
Overhead Press @ 25
Kettle Bell Swings @ 25
Extend the arms (aka curls) @ 25
Skull Crushers @ 25
+ 25 American Hammers (2 is 1) w/no run & repeat above exercises

THANG 2: a short mosey

THANG 3: dice rolls to win the 4 Guinness (+ a free bag of potatoes for @Sparrow)

COT: prayers for @Sparrow’s upcoming trip and @Cookies transition

Announcements: @Archive’s run club tomorrow @ Ground Zero – relive the passion of the past!

MOLESKIN:

I arise today
Through a mighty strength, the invocation of the Trinity,
Through belief in the Threeness,
Through confession of the Oneness
of the Creator of creation.
I arise today
Through the strength of Christ’s birth with His baptism,
Through the strength of His crucifixion with His burial,
Through the strength of His resurrection with His ascension,
Through the strength of His descent for the judgment of doom.
I arise today
Through the strength of the love of cherubim,
In the obedience of angels,
In the service of archangels,
In the hope of resurrection to meet with reward,
In the prayers of patriarchs,
In the predictions of prophets,
In the preaching of apostles,
In the faith of confessors,
In the innocence of holy virgins,
In the deeds of righteous men.
I arise today, through
The strength of heaven,
The light of the sun,
The radiance of the moon,
The splendor of fire,
The speed of lightning,
The swiftness of wind,
The depth of the sea,
The stability of the earth,
The firmness of rock.
I arise today, through
God’s strength to pilot me,
God’s might to uphold me,
God’s wisdom to guide me,
God’s eye to look before me,
God’s ear to hear me,
God’s word to speak for me,
God’s hand to guard me,
God’s shield to protect me,
God’s host to save me
From snares of devils,
From temptation of vices,
From everyone who shall wish me ill,
afar and near.
I summon today
All these powers between me and those evils,
Against every cruel and merciless power
that may oppose my body and soul,
Against incantations of false prophets,
Against black laws of pagandom,
Against false laws of heretics,
Against craft of idolatry,
Against spells of witches and smiths and wizards,
Against every knowledge that corrupts man’s body and soul;
Christ to shield me today
Against poison, against burning,
Against drowning, against wounding,
So that there may come to me an abundance of reward.
Christ with me,
Christ before me,
Christ behind me,
Christ in me,
Christ beneath me,
Christ above me,
Christ on my right,
Christ on my left,
Christ when I lie down,
Christ when I sit down,
Christ when I arise,
Christ in the heart of every man who thinks of me,
Christ in the mouth of everyone who speaks of me,
Christ in every eye that sees me,
Christ in every ear that hears me.
I arise today
Through a mighty strength, the invocation of the Trinity,
Through belief in the Threeness,
Through confession of the Oneness
of the Creator of creation.

BACKBLAST: Black Diamond rerun (modified for 45 minutes)
Date: 3/9/22
AO: #ao_tar_pit
PAX: @Shiplap @T-bone @Banks @Bo-Peep @Crack @Jolly @Tortuga @Panhandle @Da Vinci @Katniss
FNGS: 0
Q: @Shiplap
Total: 10
Conditions: a pleasant 30+ degrees, no wind
WOR: SSH IC, Abe Vigoda x 10, Arm Circles, Michael PhelpsThe Thang: PAX partnered up. Cones were place about 20 yards away. PAX one complete the exercise while PAX 2 went to the cones. Every 8 minutes a timer went off and all PAX had to complete 1/4 mile in under 2 minutes. 5 penalty burpees for any group that had a PAX miss the markExercises
150 Burpees – Murder Bunny with Sandbag or coupon
200 Hand Release Merkins – Sand bag throws or broach jump
250 Thrusters – Burpees broad jump or sandee throwsCOR/NOR/COT:
Moleskin – Whenever you think you are doing great at something you will always be given a shock of reality.

Date: 3/15/22
AO: #ao_mastodon
PAX: @Shiplap @Panhandle @Crack @Jolly @SAGA @Tortuga @Sparrow @8-Track @TBTF @Beaker
FNGs: 0
Q: @Beaker
Total: 10WoR:

· Mosey to baseball diamond

· 5 T-bone burpees

· Arm circles (x10 ic)

· Bear crawl to SHOP

· Michael Phelps (OYO)

· Mosey to island

The ThangPAX divided in to partners.
In partners, each pair completed the assigned reps of one exercise. They then ran opposite directions around the short loop (~0.75 mi for the round trip). When they met, they completed the assigned reps of the exercise again, and returned the way that they came.Assigned reps/exercises:
50 Lunges (2 is 1)
100 Merkins
150 bbsu
200 Overhead claps
150 flutter kicks
100 squats
50 burpees

Moleskin:
A quote from a podcast I was listening to the other day, "The formula for satisfaction is not getting what you want, it is wanting what you have. We don’t need a ‘haves’ management strategy, we need a ‘wants’ management strategy."

One ‘wants’ management strategy is to practice gratitude for the good gifts we do have. It is easy to become unhappy with the details of life. to combat this, I encourage the PAX to start of every day with a prayer of gratitude for the many big things we have in life to be thankful for, including our Ms, 2.0s, jobs, homes, and most importantly, the gracious gift of the death and resurrection of Jesus Christ.

COT:

Prayers for @Cookies and family as they deal with a positive COVID test, prayers for traveling mercies as @Crack, his M, and his daughter travel to England on Friday, and prayers for the situation in Ukraine.

Backblast: Super Dora Date: Thursday, 3/10/22
AO: #ao_mastodon
PAX: @Tortuga @T-bone @Da Vinci @Hancock @Katniss @Jolly @Banks @Beaker @Sparrow @Crack @bumble @Bo-Peep @Jailbreak @wet burrito @Captain Crunch (AJ)
FNGs: 0
Q: @Banks
Total: 15

WOR:
7x Motivators
15x Tin Soldiers IC
5x @T-bone Burpees

The Thang Part 1:
12x Burpees
10x Pullups

The Thang Part 2: Super Dora
We partnered up in teams of 3 for a Super Dora. 1 PAX at the C.O.O.T.I.E.S., one at the S.H.O.P., and one would run to the top of Hoffa and then relieve their fellow PAX. The Super Dora Reps were as follows:
100 Pullups
200 Table Presses
300 Merkins
400 Dips
500 Flutter Kicks
600 Squats

After all teams were done, we moseyed to the bottom of Hoffa and completed 2 Manrise’s sans squat holds despite @Tortuga’s desperate pleas.

COR/NOR/COT:
Praise for a beautiful morning, and prayers for the Ukrainian people, @Cookies and family as they prepare to leave on their journey, @Bo-Peep as he gets ready for upcoming nuptials, @Hancock as he starts a new job next week and for @bumble’s father as he prepares to launch a new church in the coming weeks.

Moleskin:

"If it doesn’t challenge you, it won’t change you." – When you are doing difficult things, remember that you are learning and getting better as a person. Do the hard things.