Simple 3×4 Set Workout

Or How I Came to Stop Worrying and Love the Week After DST.

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Q: Flea

DISCLAIMER: Given

WARMUP: None

THE THANG

Today’s workout was a timed circuit that was set to take exactly 42 minutes so walked through some of the new exercises and went straight into it.

Each workout was 45 seconds during the first part with a 15second rest in between

3 Sets Total
1. Lunge-Knee Power Driver-Squat
2. Side Straddle Hops
3. Squat and Calf Raises
4. Plank
5. Curtsey Lunges
6. Diamond Pushups

7. 4 Reps (50 sec/10sec rest)
7a. Jump Squat/Burpees
7b. High Knees

Ended with Number-O-Rama, Name-O-Rama, COT.

MOLESKIN
Words of Wisdom: “Saying Yes to Something is Saying No to Something Else.”

Don’t forget to keep thinking about the Spartan Race later this Spring. More Details HERE. Free Samples is taking Hard Commits now!!!

LEXICON: Word of the day-
FATHERTIME- That PAX who swears he can read the Q’s watch from up to 20 yards away. “This 7 minute AMRAP has to be over by now.” “Probably should head back for Mary to be safe.” “This has to be the last Mary exercise, I’m sure it’s 6:00 now.”

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Co-Q day with Props

2/16/2019

AO: Thunderdome

Q: Ponch & Rabbit

Pax: Hobo, Sparky

The Thang:

Warm-Up

Capri lap

Carioca

Jog backwards

Finkle Swings

Windmills

Sprinklers

Stretches

Mosie to Coupons

Coupon Set

Colt 45

Duck walk to soccer ball, jog back

11 Head, Shoulders, Knees & Toes

Bear crawl to soccer ball, jog back

Elf on the shelf 7 each side

Lunge walk to soccer ball, jog back

11 Lion Kings

Broad jumps to soccer ball, jog back

Cusak to soccer ball and back

Mosie to tennis courts

Suicides

20 dips, 20 merkins

15 dips, 15 merkins

10 dips, 10 merkins

5 dips, 5 merkins

Mosie to B-Ball Courts

20 Sit-up football tosses

Rabbit took Q

Bridge over the nest

10 Dr. W

10 Laney Lu Plank and Merk

Modified Ultimate Frisbee

Frisbee toss Indian run

Count o rama, Name o Rama, BoM

Announcements:

Run Rocklin Run team has been started by Ponch. Sign up under team F3 Rocklin on the race website. 6 pax would make a team and get “F3 ROCKLIN” put on the back of the shirts for free.

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Hungover

I showed up just in time with a bottle of water in one hand and a banana in the other. We always start on time.

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Q: You Betcha
PAX: Sharkbait, Jagger, Cleveland Rocks, Burgundy, Priorities, Honest Abe, Flea, Dirty Jobs, Beach

Warmup:
SSH, Hill billies, Imperial walkers (others counted so I could keep it together)

The Thang:

Mosey to a hill and partner up:
Partner runs to the bottom and then swap to complete the following combined:
100 squats
200 burpees (bad idea – turned in to 100 burpees and 100 merkins)
300 lunges

Mosey back to the start:
8 minutes of abs IC
100 yard bear crawl/crawl bear (users choice)
50 yard crab walk
(Sharkbait and Jagger had to leave-sad)

Mosey to a different hill:
(Passed the stash of coupons on the way)
50 curls
30 4-count mountain climbers IC
Lunges up the hill

Mosey back to the start:
Had time for a couple more minutes of abs

Name-o-rama – Count-o-rama

Words of wisdom:
From Ash Wednesday service: Don’t be a hypocrite. Don’t pray in public just so people see you. Pray in the most inner room of your home alone so that it can be between you and your God. Apply to everything else. Do it because it is right and not just to put on a show for others.


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Tour de MoH

QIC: Golden Pinky

PAX: Cable Guy, WikiLeaks, Newton, Red Ryder (FNG)

GLOOM FACTOR: Dark, Slight Breeze, 57ºF

WARMARAMA
25 SSH IC
10 WMH IC
12 Cherry Pickers IC
5 Burpees OYO
10 Imperial Walkers IC
10 Hillbillies IC
10 LBAC IC
10 RLBAC IC
10 Merkins OYO
10 Squats SC

The THANG
With the arrival of our latest FNG, it was only proper to give him and the rest of the PAX a tour of our beautiful AO at Mettle of Honor. We started at the center point of MoH and marked the start of our tour with 5 Burpees OYO.

1st Stop on the Tour: Memorial Hill
Bear Crawl up the steps, stopping at each flat for 10 Merkins (x3).
20 Dips SC
Bear Crawl down the steps, stopping at each flat for 10 Mountain Climbers (x4)
AYG Run up the steps (touch each step)
20 Dips SC
AYG Run down the steps (touch each step)
Mosey to center point for 10 Burpees OYO

2nd Stop on the Tour: Amphitheater
Hold BTTW while each PAX performs 10 Merkins (x5)
Hold People’s Chair while each PAX performs 20 LBCs (x5)
Mosey to center point for 10 Burpees OYO

3rd Stop on the Tour: MoH Entrance
AYG Sprint to MoH entrance
10 Body Weight Squats SC (led by WikiLeaks)
Bernie Sanders back to center point for 5 Burpees OYO

4th Stop on the Tour: Pull-Up Bars
YHC asked each PAX to think of the most reasonable number of Pull-Ups they could perform at that time. YHC then asked the PAX to shout those numbers out: (12 + 10 + 5 + 3) = (30 Pull-Ups ÷ 5 PAX) = 6 Pull-Ups each.
In a rotating fashion, the PAX would perform:
– 6 Pull-Ups
– 12 Merkins
– 18 Squats
– Take a turn on spot
Mosey to Shovel Flag

MARY
A Q never forgets… 5 Burpees OYO

Then, YHC asked the PAX to think about their favorite Mary exercises. One-by-one, the PAX called out their favorites and led the rest of the PAX through the exercise:
Newton – Superman (3 rounds, ~20 seconds/round)
WikiLeaks – 10 WWIIs SC
Cable Guy – 10 American Hammers IC
Red Ryder – 10 Freddie Mercury’s IC
YHC (favorite #1) – 10 Flutter Kicks IC
YHC (favorite #2) – 10 Crunchy Frogs IC

COT/BOM
The arrival of another awesome FNG always reminds me about my first post at an F3 workout and the first time someone told me that the workouts don’t get easier, but that I’ll get stronger. This adage has personally been proven true many times over in F3 for myself and I can only assume for the other PAX that have stuck with F3 from their first post. This group is about men helping other men get better and become leaders–first in fitness, but then also in our marriages, our parenting, our workplace, and our communities. I think the same adage can be applied to all of these aspects of our life… marriage doesn’t get easier, parenting doesn’t get easier, work doesn’t get easier, but if you stick with it, you will get stronger and become the leaders we are continually striving to become.

Announcements

  • WikiLeaks is the Austin, TX Chapter President for the National Marine Corps Business Network and is looking for any Marines the PAX might know to get connected into the network.
  • NATX logo is finalized! Shirt types are being chosen now and pre-orders will open up by early next week.
    • There will be a 2-week window for pre-orders, so get your orders in early and often! Shirts will be shipped 10 days after the pre-order window closes.
  • We are now in the perfect window to recruit FNGs – the winter weather should be behind us and the brutal summer weather is not here yet… EH with anyone and everyone you can so we can bring in more FNGs and help give them the same thing F3 gives us!
  • The NATX Murph will take place on Memorial Day (May 27)… 77 days away!
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Soccer Mom Approved

QIC: Newton

PAX: Globetrotter, Golden Pinky

GLOOM FACTOR: Cloudy, 69ºF

WARMARAMA / MINI-THANG
(who needs warm up when you can just jump into it?)
30 SSH IC
30 Imperial Stormtroopers IC
30 Windmills IC
30 Bean Pickers IC
30 Arm Circles Forward
30 Arm Circles Reverse
7-1 Motivators

The THANG
Lap
10 Manmakers OYO
10 Skull Crushers OYO
30 Squats with Blocks
Lap with Blocks
20 Merkin with Blocks IC
10 Shoulder Press with Blocks
20 Plank Jacks on Blocks
Lap with Blocks
Block Press AMRAP
Block Curls AMRAP

MARY Meets MURPH
30 LBC
30 Flutter kicks
Side planks 30 sec x 2
5x Merkin w Rotation
5-1 Motivator

Mosey to Fitness Court for Murph wrap-up. Led by Golden Pinky

Round 1: 1 Pull-up, 2 Merkins, 3 Squats
Round 2: 2 Pull-ups, 4 Merkins, 6 Squats
Round 3: 3 Pull-ups, 6 Merkins, 9 Squats
Round 4: 4 Pull-ups, 8 Merkins, 12 Squats
Round 5: 5 Pull-ups, 10 Merkins, 15 Squats
Round 6: 4 Pull-ups, 8 Merkins, 12 Squats
Round 7: 3 Pull-ups, 6 Merkins, 9 Squats
Round 8: 2 Pull-ups, 4 Merkins, 6 Squats
Round 9: 1 Pull-up, 2 Merkins, 3 Squats

COT/BOM
Great effort everyone…in honor of the Third 500, I thought we could work in more 30’s. T-Claps to Globetrotter stayed in the game even when he wasn’t feeling so hot this morning. And Golden Pinky gets big T-claps for helping us wrap up the Mary with some Murph training. Soccer Season is upon us so we were seeing more cars in the lot we look forward to trying to EH some of the drivers who sit in their cars and watch us go by with our coupons.

Announcements

  • NATX logo is finalized! Shirt types are being chosen now and pre-orders will open up by early next week.
    • There will be a 2-week window for pre-orders, so get your orders in early and often! Shirts will be shipped 10 days after the pre-order window closes.
  • We are now in the perfect window to recruit FNGs – the winter weather should be behind us and the brutal summer weather is not here yet… EH with anyone and everyone you can so we can bring in more FNGs and help give them the same thing F3 gives us!
  • NATX Murph training officially kicks off this Monday, March 11 at Mettle of Honor. The NATX Murph will take place on Memorial Day (May 27)… 79 days away!
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North, East, South and West

March 9, 2019

QIC- Summit 

Another damp morning at the georgetown circle but that didn’t slow us from hitting double digits for the first time at the AEGIS! Great push by all men!

Warmup- 

Merkins IC 

Arm circles forwards / backwards 

SSH ICCherry Picker IC

Windmill IC

 Moroccan NC IC

Mountain Climbers IC 

The Thang-


North- 

Mosey to church lot for Abs 

Super Toy Soldier Set -In Cadence 

25- lbc, 10 e2k, 10 Big boys 

Flutter kicks 15 IC 

American Hammers – 25 IC

 Mosey back to Circle 


East- 

Mosey to Masonic Lodge parking lot.

Aiken legs set 

20 squats

20 wall jumps 

20 lunges (forward, 10 each leg)

20 split jacks 

Wrap up with each pax runs up 2 flights of stairs and back down 

Mosey back to circle 


Break for 3rdF-  ‘Say Not’ 


South- 

Mosey to opposite side of Fire Hall 

Partner up -one partner holds plank while other partner does merkins. Switch for each set of 20. 

Merkins- 

20 reg 

20 wide 

20 hand release 

20 ranger 

20 reg 

Mosey back to circle. 

 West- 

Mosey to M&T bank lot   – 

Partner up one partner does dips while other partner does merkins. Switch for each set of 10 Merkins- 

10 reg 

10 wide 

10 hand release 

10 ranger 

10 reg 

Mini Aiken legs 

10 squats

10 curb jumps 

10 lunges (forward, 10 each leg)

10 split jacks 

Mosey back to circle.


Wrap up with toy soldier set 

30 lbc. 15 e2k,  10 big boy 


CoT


3rdF- ‘ Say Not’ from Mark Battersons book ‘Play the Man’  The hardest part of the body to subdue is the tongue. So, let’s issue a gentleman’s challenge. What we refer to as locker room talk, the Bible calls sin.    Nor should there be obscenity, foolish talk of course joking, which are out of place.
     Here’s a simple rule of thumb: don’t say something about someone that you wouldn’t say if they were standing here. And above all, honor your wife with your words. If you’re going tot all about her behind her back, make sure you are bragging!    There is a powerful little phrase repeated in Scripture: “ say not”     Whatever you verbalize, you give power to. When you voice negative thoughts, you’re reinforcing what’s wrong. Over time, it often becomes a self-fulfilling prophecy.    Instead of verbalizing negativity, speak words of faith.    Instead of verbalizing complaints, speak words of praise.   When God called Jeremiah to be a prophet, Jeremiah felt overwhelmed and under qualified. He used inexperience as an excuse, and God rebuked his excuse.    Say not, I am a child
So Quit making excuses!I’m too old.  I’m too young. I had bad parents. I’ve made too many mistakes. I don’t have the education. I don’t have the experience. SAY NOT!       What needs to go on your “say not” list?  You can start with obscenities, foolish talk and course joking.  While you are at it, add gossiping and lying. And to top it off, quit insulting others or bragging about yourself.       If we can subdue our tongues, there is no part of our bodies we cannot control. James likened the tongue to the rudder of a boat— it turns the whole ship.       “ When we put bits in the mouths of horses to make them obey us, we can turn the whole animal. Or take ships as an example. Although they are so large and are driven by strong winds, they are steered by a very small rudder wherever  the pilot wants to go.  Likewise, the tongue is a small part of the body, but it makes great boasts.”Say not!   


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Third Leg

::YHC knocks on wood::
It seems like this eternal winter might finally be behind us and warmer weather is around the corner! With the arrival of spring, YHC is excited about better opportunities to recruit FNGs and expand the NATX PAX.

YHC took the opportunity today to help the PAX get back to basics, learn the importance of HTC, and get some Q practice in. That’s right… today there would not be a Q at The Big House, because we would all be the Q today at TBH!

QIC: No Q

PAX: Photo Op, Newton, Platinum Pinky, Golden Pinky

GLOOM FACTOR: Light Breeze, 64ºF

Warmarama
(Q – Golden Pinky)
25 SSH IC
10 Body Weight Squats SC
10 Merkins SC
10 WMH IC
10 Cherry Pickers IC
10 Slow Merkins IC
10 LBAC IC
10 RLBAC IC
10 Merkins IC

The THANG
(Q – Newton)
Newton pulled out the bricks and proceeded to smoke the PAX:
50 Shoulder Presses
50 Arm Curls
50 Squats
50 Side Lateral Raises
25 Arm Curls

(Q – Platinum Pinky)
Platinum Pinky led the PAX in a lap around Heartbreak Hill to aid in upper body recovery.

(Q – Photo Op)
Photo Op led the PAX over to a set of large stone stairs.
Side Alligator Walk up the large stone stairs, hit the top step, Side Alligator Walk down the large stone stairs.
20 Derkins SC

MARY
(Q – Platinum Pinky)
59 Flutter Kicks SC
25 Crunchy Frogs IC

(Q – Golden Pinky)
10 American Hammers IC (x6)
30 Mountain Climbers IC
20 Mountain Climbers IC
10 Mountain Climbers IC

COT/BOM
Towards the end of Freed to Lead, there is a section about The Third 500, where OBT joins the Harvard Crew program and his coach explains the only way to survive the 2,000 meter race: divide the race into quarters – four 500-meter legs.

In the First 500, the crew would be sprinting off the line, full of adrenaline, and this leg would fly by. In the Second 500, the crew would be finding their swing, settle into race cadence, and coming together for the journey ahead. In the Fourth and final 500, the crew would go “balls to the wall” to the finish line, pulling with anything and everything they had left.

However, the coach explained that it was the Third 500 meter leg where the race would be won or lost. At this point in the race, the start would be a distant memory and the finish too distant to even contemplate. If they could hold it together – as individuals and as a crew – in the Third 500, that would be the difference.

Life is incredibly similar to this 2,000 meter race. In the First 500 (Birth to 20), you are sprinting off the line, full of adrenaline and the race is very new to you. In the Second 500 (College to 40), you have begun to settle into a career, a family, and finding your rhythm. In the Fourth and final 500 (60 to 80 and beyond), the finish is in sight and you are giving it anything and everything you’ve got left. However, the Third 500 (40 to 60) – the time of the stereotypical midlife crisis – is the time where most men get lost in the fog of the race. The start line is a distant memory and the finish is not yet in sight.

F3 has proven to be useful way to help men hold it together – as individuals and as a PAX. So, whether you are in the First, Second, Third, or Fourth leg of your race, my hope is that F3 has helped you hold on to the vision for your life and helped push you towards the prize of finishing this race we are all in.

T-claps to Platinum Pinky for crushing the Third Leg of this race and moving on to the Fourth Leg. I am confident you will be crushing the Fourth Leg with the same determination and dedication that helped you crush the Third Leg!

Announcements

  • NATX logo almost finalized! Provide your final input on the F3 Gear channel on the NATX Slack workspace.
    • Next steps: F3 Nation approves our logo, we choose shirt type(s), and then we order shirts!
  • NATX Murph training officially kicks off this Monday, March 11 at Mettle of Honor. The NATX Murph will take place on Memorial Day (May 27)… 80 days away!
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Brisk Beat Down

Date: 03/6/19

AO: Primis, Lewes DE

QIC: Leatherman

Only a few brave HIM showed for this chilly beat down.

Warm up

SSH – 15

Calf Raises -15

Imperial Walkers – 15

Arm Circles – 10 Forward- 10 backwards

SSH – 20

The Thang

Mosey away from the courts to get out of the wind and landed in the Citizens Bank Parking lot for some upperbody

20 Merkins I/C 20 Thigh Taps I/C 20 Carolina Dry Docks 20 Should Taps I/C 20 Staggered Merkins 10 L and 10 R

We picked up and went for a mosey to the Post Office for some lower body.

20 Squats I/C 20 Forward Lunges 10 each leg 20 Cannon Ball Squats 20 Sumo squats Mosey over to a knee wall for 10 step ups each leg

Mosey to M and T Bank for some Mid Section

20 LBC’s 20 Leg Raises 20 Flutter kicks I/C 20 American Hammers 20 Big Boys

We took a break there so we could get the F3 Message in I will post at the end.

Finished off with a quick partner Workout and due to time we had to cut short and mosey back to the A\O.

P1 did 5 burpees while P2 held the wall ( wall sits) we did 3 rounds each before time was up.

Once we were back to the A/O Chairman recommended we do 5 more burpees since we had 30 seconds left so Q bit and we did 5 more burpees.


Count-O-Rama, Name-O-Rama, and the Circle of Trust. 

QUOTE :You Will never always be Motivated, o you must learn to be disciplined. -Unknown

The Message was taken from a website sourcesofinsight.com

Discipline vs. Motivation

“Only the disciplined are truly free.  The undisciplined are slaves to moods, appetites, and passions.”  — Stephen Covey

What’s the difference between motivation and discipline?

I like to think of discipline as “what to do” and motivation as “why to do.”

Discipline has a Latin root, but the gist is it’s about teaching.  So I think of self-discipline as teaching yourself self-control and shaping your behavior, so that you’re not a slave to your motivations.

Use Discipline to Bring Out Your Best

Primal motivations served us at one point, but society’s changed what survival means.  For more precision, you can think of discipline as shaping your thinking, feeling, and doing to adopt a new behavior.

Discipline serves you most when motivation says do otherwise.  At the end of the day though, I think a key is to find ways to link things to feeling good.

You do more of what makes you feel good and less of what makes you feel bad.

Motivation is “Why to Do”

Motivation is the why behind the goal.  It’s your little engine that says you can, when the rest of you says you can’t.

It’s also the same force that can help you move mountains, on a good day.

Motivation is a life-long skill that you can improve through self-awareness and proven strategies.  The better you know your own drivers and levers, the more effective you’ll be at getting the results you want in your life.

Discipline is “What to Do”

Then there’s self-discipline.  Self-discipline is the ability to correct your behavior (Self-discipline is simply correcting or regulating your behavior for the sake of improvement.

Will is based on thinking and reason to create action – motivation is more from emotion.)

It helps you get back on your course when you fall off your path.

It helps you do the right thing in the moment for your long-term benefit, when you may want to do something else.

According to Stephen Covey, “Only the disciplined are truly free.  The undisciplined are slaves to moods, appetites, and passions.”

Self-discipline is a muscle that gets stronger the more you flex it.

Motivation and Discipline Work Hand in Hand

Motivation and self-discipline work hand in hand.  Motivation can be your initial inspiration.  When you lose your initial inspiration, self-discipline can help keep you going.   To commit to self-discipline, it’s your initial motivation that says it’s worth it.

I think you find your motivations when you ask questions such as “What do you want to do?” and “What do you want to avoid?” and  “Why do you want to do that?”

I think you encourage discipline when you yourself “What’s the best thing for you to do?”

How to Make Discipline Actionable

Where there’s a will, there’s a way. It’s easy to do what you’re motivated for.  It’s not easy to do what you’re not motivated for.  How do you transition to the right behaviors?

There are a few things you can do:

  1. What’s the right thing for you.  Get clarity on what the right things for you to do are.  You can’t discipline or correct course if you don’t know what to change to.
  2. Treat motivations as input.  What does your mind want, what do your emotions want? What does your body want?
  3. Decide up front.  This is the key.  Decide on your behaviors before hand.  Once you’re in the thick of things, it’s easier to react than respond.  You can respond more effectively if you committed to a decision.
  4. Ask yourself questions.  Get in the habit of asking yourself “what do you want to do?” and “what’s the right thing do to?”  What you want to do is your motivation, what’s right for you will take discipline.
  5. Make motivation work for you.  Discipline lights up your way, but motivation is your fuel.  Progressively shape your thinking, feeling, and doing until it’s a habit.  You can start a question or thought at a time.  Remember that your thoughts change your feelings.
  6. Link it to good feelings.  Remember to link things to good feelings for the long run.  This can be as simple as changing how you think about something or internalizing how you value something.  Acknowledge and reward your good decisions and actions.

Don’t be a slave to your motivations.

Free  yourself up through discipline.

Use discipline and motivation together to realize your potential and bring out your best.

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Big Bang Beatdown

Date: 03/07/19

AO: CHOP, Milton, DE.

QIC: Fireplex

Warm up

SSH – 25 IC

Cherry Pickers – 20 IC

Thigh Masters – 15 IC Each Leg

Windmills – 20 IC

Jimmy Crickets – 10 OYO

The Thang

Captain Therkins at CHOP – 1 big Boy to 4 American Hammers; 5 Merkins .  2 Big Boys to 8 American Hammers; 5 Merkins….You see the pattern…. complete in ratio up to 10:40 with 5 Merkins for each cycle.

The Sheldon Cooper Routine (Big Bang Beatdown) at the CHOP.  10 Burpees, 10 Squats, 10 Merkins, 10 Big Boys.  A lap around the block @.25 miles.  9 Burpees, 9 squats, 9 merkins, 9 big boys.  A lap around the block @.25 miles. PAX worked the descending routine until all HIM completed the round of 6 of each exercise.   

F3 Message – See Below  

Count-O-Rama, Name-O-Rama, and the Circle of Trust.  Prayers were offered for multiple needs within the attending PAX including healing prayers for Waterfall’s Grandfather and Chairman’s Mom and Dad.  Please keep all our HIM in your thoughts and prayers.

Q provided the F3 Message from the internet as copied and utilized from the Ron Hutchcraft Ministries Website. Q was on call for the past two weeks for jury duty in the Superior Court of Delaware and was able to find a strong word from Mr. Hutchcraft. Q tried to tie it all together as it pertains to having a Savior that paid for our sins when we are all guilty and not worthy of the gift of eternal salvation that Jesus provided for us by way of the Cross. All we have to do is accept, receive and trust Him as our Lord and Savior and live a life that keeps him in the center of all we do.

NOT GUILTY by Ron Hutchcraft Ministries

“There are verdicts given in court rooms all over the country every day, but most of them don’t affect you. One verdict that really does affect you is the one that determines where you’ll spend eternity.

It’s God’s verdict. You ask: “Was I good enough? Will I make it to heaven when I die? Was I guilty or not guilty with God?” The verdict is not in a sealed envelope. It’s in an open book, and you don’t have to wait to find your verdict from God.

The Word of God in Romans 3:19 says, “Every mouth will be silenced. The whole world held accountable to God. No one will be declared righteous in His sight by observing the law…” That means doing good things. Chapter 3:10 says, “There is no one righteous, not even one…” Everyone is guilty. Verses 22-23 say, “for all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God.” ( Romans 3)

The verdict is in on each of us – Guilty before God. We have broken His laws over and over. We’ve hijacked the life our Creator gave us and run it ourselves. We’ve been our own god. Not only is the verdict in, the sentence has been pronounced. In Romans 6:23 it says, “The wages of sin is death.” Some are going to try to plead the good they have done. It’s not enough. No one is righteous, not even one.

A death penalty cannot be paid by doing good. Someone has to die. Our sin leaves us condemned in the court room of God. Our sentence is described in one word – hell. This reading of the verdict is followed by an amazing offer of a pardon. It says in the next verses that we are justified freely by God’s grace through the redemption that came by Christ Jesus through faith in His blood. In other words, someone has come to pay your death penalty – God’s own Son.

Our only hope of ever being right with God, of ever going to heaven, is placing all our hope in Jesus Christ, the One who died as our substitute. If you think that your religion or your goodness is going to satisfy God’s verdict, the Bible says it won’t. Jesus died so He could forgive your sin and erase it from God’s book, and trade the death penalty you deserve for the eternal life you don’t deserve. You just have to put your total trust in Him to be your Savior. If you never have, if you’re not sure you have, don’t risk another day without Him. The bad news is that you’re guilty before God. We all are, and the sentence is death. If you belong to Jesus Christ, because you have put your trust in Him, you can have the Son of God as your defense attorney before His Father, and a guaranteed verdict of “Not Guilty” – free to go home to the heaven He has prepared for you.”

Respectfully Submitted,

Fireplex

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Photogenic Beatdown

2 PAX took part in an EC Ruck at 0430 before the Main Event.

It was a brisk 23ºF at the start of the workout and dark as we started the warmarama. After a late night waiting up for my 2.1 to get home from theater practice, it was especially tough to get up and come into the gloom.

QIC: Photo Op

PAX: Newton, Golden Pinky

GLOOM FACTOR: Dark, 23ºF

Warmarama
30 SSH IC
10 Imperial Walkers IC
10 LBAC IC
10 RLBAC IC
15 Hillbillies IC
10 Calf Stretches x3
10 Merkins

The THANG
Mosey to the track where we started with 25 Merkins and 2 sprints x 1/4 of the track.
Next was 25 Burpees and 2 sprints x 1/4 of the track.
Next was 25 Mountain Climbers (single count) and 2 sprints x 1/4 of the track.

We then proceeded to test our endurance by duplicating the above on the track except for doubling the Merkins, Burpees, and Mountain Climbers but still had to run the track in between.

MARY
20 American Hammers IC
20 WWIIs SC
10 LBCs IC
20 Flutter Kicks IC
10 LBCs IC
1 Minute Plank Hold

COT/BOM

  • Preliminary NATX logo designs have been created! Provide your input on the F3 Gear channel on the NATX Slack workspace.
  • Spring is just around the corner and we need to anticipate/capitalize on the warmer weather to bring more FNGs into our fold.
  • NATX Murph training officially kicks off this Monday, March 11 at Mettle of Honor. The NATX Murph will take place on Memorial Day (May 27)… 82 days away!

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