Warm up 20 Seal jacks 15 Cherry picker 20 SSH 15 Windmill 10 Imperial walker
The Semi “colon”
Mosey 1 block north from circle, 1 block east, and 2 blocks south to Domino’s.
Wall sit – 10 count Bttw merkin
10 count from each HIM for 2 rounds, total of 8 bttw merkins
Mosey to firehouse
Plank – 10 count Merkin
10 count from each HIM for 2 rounds, total of 8 merkins
Mosey to school parking lot
3rd F
Humble yourselves, therefore, under the mighty hand of God so that at the proper time he may exalt you, casting all your anxieties on him, because he cares for you. Be sober-minded; be watchful. Your adversary the devil prowls around like a roaring lion, seeking someone to devour. Resist him, firm in your faith, knowing that the same kinds of suffering are being experienced by your brotherhood throughout the world. And after you have suffered a little while, the God of all grace, who has called you to his eternal glory in Christ, will himself restore, confirm, strengthen, and establish you. 1 Peter 5:6-10 ESV A good affirmation that you are not alone in your struggles. There is season for everything. God will restore, confirm, strengthen, and establish you.
SEMI’S “Suicides” consisted of nurs, jailbreaks, bear crawls, side steps, woseys, moseys, and LT. Dangers (Thanks Chattahoochee) back and forth across width of parking lot.
Mosey to old napa store
5 burpees mosey around building, 5 merkins mosey around building, 5 squats mosey around building for 2 rounds.
Wosey to 1 block from AO, then jailbreak the rest of way in.
toy soldier set 30 lbcs 20 k2e per side 15 big boys Mosey around circle for 2 rounds
Finish with AYG high and low plank switched at Q’s call.
Bolt 45’s – 15 squats full up to half way down, 15 squats half way down to full down, & 15 squats full motion. All completed IC as a 4 count.
The Thang
As a first pain station, all PAX completed a round of Captain Thor – 1 Big Boy sit up to 4 American hammers in ratio up to 10:40 before leaving the CHOP to complete three additional pain stations.
Mosey to Georgetown Public Library where we Bear Crawled for 8 parking spaces (@80 ft.) and completed ATM’s – 15 alternating shoulder taps (4 count), 10 tempo Merkins, and 10 fast merkins. Crawl Bear back (@80ft.) and completed another evolution of said ATM’s.
Mosey to the front steps of the Georgetown Elementary School and completed a toy soldier set that included 50 LBC’s, 30 E2K’s each side, and 20 big boys.
F3 message before leaving second pain station.
Mosey to old NAPA store where we completed a descending round of Super 21 without any recovery exercises between the rounds. 21 merkin, 21 big boy. 20 merkins, 20 big boys, etc. descending to the round of 10. Time was a factor and Q challenged each HIM to complete the descending rounds to 1 merkin, 1 big boy OYO at home.
Mosey back to CHOP. Total – 1.0 mile overall mosey
Count-O-Rama, Name-O-Rama, and the Circle of Trust. Prayers were offered for multiple needs within the attending PAX, but please keep all our HIM in your thoughts and prayers.
F3 Message
Q shared a message in regards to Fellowship. The online definition of fellowship is a “friendly association, especially with people who share one’s interest.” Q went on to describe Christian fellowship as found on Bible.org. Q shared excerpts from that teaching as part of the F3 Message as posted below.
Lesson 4: True Christian Fellowship (Philippians 1:3-8)
True Christian Fellowship means sharing together in the things of God
There are five strands of true fellowship in the verses of Philippians 1:3-8.
1. True fellowship means praying for one another (Philippians 1:3-4). In Ephesians 6:18 we’re told to “pray at all times in the Spirit, and with this in view, be on the alert with all perseverance and petition for all the saints.” In 1 Thessalonians 5:17 we’re told to “pray without ceasing.” Romans 12:12 tells us to “be devoted to prayer.” These verses do not mean that we are to quit our jobs and spend all day every day in prayer. But the prayers of the saints are part of God’s method for accomplishing His sovereign will. And He uses prayer to change the heart of the one doing the praying, as well as to work in the hearts of others. If you’re having trouble with another believer, even if it’s your mate or a family member, pray often for that person. It’s hard to stay angry at someone you’re praying for daily! James Boice states, “I think that ninety percent of all the divisions between true believers in this world would disappear entirely if Christians would learn to pray specifically and constantly for one another” (Philippians, An Expositional Commentary [Zondervan], p. 49).
2. True fellowship means serving God together (Philippians 1:5 & 7). The church is a fellowship of those who serve Jesus because He bought them with His blood. Every Christian has a role to fulfill by serving in Christ’s army. The Lord saved you to serve, and serving Him isn’t always easy or free from strife and conflict. But it knits us together in fellowship when we join in serving Him. True fellowship means praying and serving Christ together.
3. True fellowship means trusting in God’s sovereign working in one another (Philippians 1:6). Verse 6 means that I’m not responsible to change others. I am responsible to minister God’s love and truth to others in a sensitive manner. If a brother is clearly wrong about a major truth or in sin or immature in the way he’s living, I am responsible to come alongside and do all I can to help him change and grow. If it’s a serious heresy or sin that he’s involved in, I may eventually need to separate from him. But at the same time, I can trust that it’s God’s job to change that brother. If God has truly saved him, God will finish the job. So I can relax, accept him where he’s at with the Lord, encourage him in areas of weakness, but also learn from him in areas where I need to grow.
4. True fellowship means partaking together of God’s grace (Philippians 1:7). Grace doesn’t mean that we tolerate sin and shrug off sloppy living. We sometimes need to confront; we need to help one another face and overcome faults. But if we remember that we’re all partakers of God’s undeserved favor, we’ll give one another more room to grow. We’ll be more patient and forbearing with one another. True Christian fellowship is a sharing together in God’s abundant grace. Thus true fellowship means praying and serving together; it means trusting in God’s faithfulness and grace.
5. True fellowship means heartfelt affection for one another (Philippians 1:8). Sin divides us from those who are different from us racially, culturally, or in other ways. But the love of Christ unites us, not just intellectually, but with heartfelt love. Such love isn’t manipulative, trying to use the other person for our own advantage. It truly seeks God’s best for the other person, even at personal inconvenience or sacrifice.
Philippians 1:3-8 New International Version (NIV) 3 I thank my God every time I remember you. 4 In all my prayers for all of you, I always pray with joy 5 because of your partnership in the gospel from the first day until now, 6 being confident of this, that he who began a good work in you will carry it on to completion until the day of Christ Jesus. 7 It is right for me to feel this way about all of you, since I have you in my heart and, whether I am in chains or defending and confirming the gospel, all of you share in God’s grace with me. 8 God can testify how I long for all of you with the affection of Christ Jesus.
Feet on the wall – do 1 Merkin, climb feet to 45 degrees, do 1 Merkin, go to full balls to the wall and hold for the six. Lt. Dan to opposing wall and repeat at 2 reps, then 3, all the way to 10.
Mosey to East Adams St. for The Thang 2:
The Thang 2: Ascending Curb Crawl
PAX complete 1 dip on the curb, bear crawl across the street to complete 2 dips, back to initial curb for 3 dips, ascending to 10.
Break for Third F: Discipline Will Win
“Discipline is the bridge between goals and accomplishment”
“Commitment means staying loyal to what you said you were going to do long after the mood you said it in has left you.”
2 Timothy 1:7 – “For the Spirit God gave us does not make us timid, but gives us power, love, and self-discipline.”
Winning the small battles gives you the momentum and the self-image necessary to conquer the larger ones. 62% of wealthy people floss every day. This isn’t a sign of vanity, it’s a sign of discipline. Momentum in personal discipline sets the tone for discipline in all areas of life. Discipline is a cornerstone for ALL success.
Mosey back to National Guard Steps for The Thang 3
The Thang 3: AscendingSquats
Box Jump up the steps to first platform, complete 1 Squat, Box Jump to 2nd Platform, complete 2 squats, Mosey down to platform for 3 squats, mosey to base of steps for 4 squats, box jump to platform 1 for 5 squats, box jump to platform 2 for , 6 squats, on and on to 10…
Mosey back to AO
The Thang 4: Mary-Go-Round
10 Jack-Knives
Run a lap around the circle
20 Flutter Kicks IC
Run a lap
10 Big Boys
Run a lap
20 Scissor Kicks IC
Run a lap
20 Plank Marches IC
Run a lap
20 Side Plank Ground Taps, Switch sides, rinse and repeat
3 pax showed up at the circle for another beatdown in this glorious saturday morning. The message for today was a quote on leadership by different presidents after each pain station i believe the burpees got to me after the 3rd one and i forgot a couple.
Warm up— 20 SSH, 20 Seal Jacks, 20 Windmills, 20 Cherry Pickers, 20 MNC, followed by high needs half way around circle and Toy Soldiers the other half.
The Thangs- – mosey down north bedford to the park by church. 12 burpees and 25 flutter kicks.
Quote by George Washington Associate yourself with men of good quality, If you can esteem your own reputation for tis better to be alone than in bad company.
Mosey to the old NAPA building 12 burpees and a toy soldier set 35 LBC , 25 E2KS and 15 big boy situps.
Thomas Jefferson. No thing can stop a man with the right mental attitude from achieving his goal, nothing on earth can help a man with the wrong mental attitude.
Mosey to the library 12 burpees , 25 4 count freddies.
John Quincy Adams. If your actions inspire others to dream more, learn more, do more you are a leader.
Mosey to firehall. 12 burpees 15 crab jacks did someone mention a wall to intentionally poke the bear took a seat on the wall for 25 overhead handclaps then 15 squats rinse and repeat once
George W. Bush. A leadership is someone that brings people together.
Mosey down to Dominos and out to East market back to the circle i did not like the number 48 so 12 more burpees for a total of 60 for anyone that wants to work them in today and finish with a round of mary 20 hello dollies, 10 Xs and Os then low plank until the first pax drops.
Number-rama, Name-o-rama and the COT
Prayers to the victims of Florence, and all the PAX or their Ms that are traveling or about to travel this weekend
LOTS OF RESPECT to Chappie for rucking to and from the beatdown this morning
4 HIM braved the storm this morning for what turned into a ‘nice’ hour of no rain. But of course two men started their mornings early with a Ruck from Milton…. interrupted by a few flashes of lighting and some thunder, but still managed to get in 5+ miles?? Chappie and Leatherman setting the pace and a higher standard…. well done.
Warm-UP SSH – 25 Cherry picker- 20 Moroccan NC- 15 Bolt 45s IC Standing to 1/2- 15 Half to full- 15 Full Deep Squats – 15 Moroccan NC – 10. Cherry picker – 15 SSH -20 Mosey to courthouse lot 4 corners – 1st corner- 10 burpees Nur to 2nd corner 2nd corner- 50 merkins (20 reg, 15 diamond, 15 wide ) Lt Dan to 3rd corner 3rd corner- 100 lbc – nice steady pace NUR To corner 4 4th corner- 50 dips Bear Crawl Back to starting point Mosey to field by ballpark Toy soldier set – IN Cadence Shoulder taps -20 In Cadence Merk and rolls – 20 oyo Mosey back to courthouse lot 3rd F- Consistency- in growth and counsel. Set of 11s 11 deep squats Burpee broad jump to line 11 big boy Lunge Walk back 10 deep squats. Burpee broad jump to line 10 Big Boys Lunge Walk Back Repeat to 1 squat and 1 big ol boy Mosey to circle NAME-A-RAMA COT
3rd F- HIM are consistent. Consistency comes from a desire for growth and staying in counsel. Growth- you’ve never arrived. I’ve heard it said you are either growing or dying. In this world there is no such thing as stagnant. You’re moving forward or backwards. HIM focus on doing the daily things that move them forward. Yes, there are setbacks- but identifying them , rectifying them properly and pressing on, chisels you more and more Into the man you are meant to be. Ways to grow- Read. Listen. Study. Allow yourself to be stretched. Associate with other men who are in life where you want to be or committed to getting there with you. Counsel- I’ll never follow a man who isn’t being lead. Every one of us needs to be in some form of transparent counsel. Someone who can offer us a 30000 ft view and help us with our blind spots. This can be at work, in your business, within the community , church or home. All areas of life will benefit from proper counsel. I’m not talking about Social media opinions or break room water cooler talk- this is one on one man to man counsel. Iron sharpening iron. These are just two areas – but effect every aspect of who we are as HIM. If you are not consistent- you will not be loyal, you will not be trusted, you will not be counted on , and maybe most of all you will not be performing at the high level a true leader should be. I didn’t even like writing that last paragraph that way because I like to focus on the positive , so I’ll end it like this- When you are consistent – you will be a loyal friend, co-worker, business owner, husband , father , grandfather, son and member of the community. A trusted go-to man who because you have prepared, you are ready for any situation- a man that can be counted on. Most of all you’ll be and continue to become the leader of your life and in your home – which is where we are needed most.
Bolt 45’s – IC (4 Count) – 15 squats to halfway down. 15 squats halfway to full down. 15 full squats.
Happy Jacks – 5 SSH IC followed by 2 bomb jacks. 5 evolutions completed in succession.
Merkin Mile – each ¼ mile Pax stopped and completed 25 merkins. Pax completed half a mile on the way to the site of the “Thang” completing two sets of Merkins. Pax completed the second half of the merkin mile with two sets of merkins in returning to the Aegis.
Chappie rolled in hot after Rucking around nine miles to the Aegis. The man is a beast.
The Thang
From the Exicon – Doracides – Two Pax worked together to reach exercise reps of 100, 200, 300, & 400 of 4 different exercises. One Pax worked on the exercises while the second Pax completed suicides to three designated waypoints. The extra twist is at the waypoint of each suicide run; the Pax completed 1 burpee, then 2 burpees, and finally 3 burpees before returning to the starting point. Once all three suicide sprints were completed, the Pax switched stations until all reps of each exercise were completed. The exercises completed are as follows: 100 American Hammers, 200 Merkins, 300 LBC’s, & 400 squats.
Count-O-Rama, Name-O-Rama, and the Circle of Trust. Continue to pray for Chappie’s family, the Savini family, the Draper family, Vanilla’s co-worker, and for our Nation as we approach another anniversary of 911. Please keep all our HIM in your thoughts and prayers.
F3 Message – Q shared the Third F before returning to the Aegis.
I was thinking hard about the upcoming anniversary of the death of my boss, my friend, and my mentor Thomas H. Draper. He died on September 08, 2017 after suffering injuries sustained from a motor vehicle hitting him while riding his bicycle. There is no easy way to handle the passing of those close to you, especially when you want to understand why God allows such tragedies to happen. We are fast approaching the 17th anniversary of 911 where many lost their lives in such a horrific act of terrorism. Why does God allow this? I found this article by John Hawkins on Townhall.com that he had written after the Sandy Hook mass shooting that offers wisdom and insight as to why God allows tragedies. I hope you find the same comfort and peace as I did when I read Mr. Hawkins words.
5 Reasons God Allows Tragedies Like the Sandy Hook Massacre To Occur by John Hawkins as written on Townhall.com
Posted: Jan 01, 2013 12:01 AM
“As a Christian, it can be difficult to reconcile all the evil that happens in the world with an all knowing, all powerful loving God who could stop it if He wants, but chooses not to do so. If our hearts break for the innocent children who were senselessly murdered at Sandy Hook Elementary, how can a God who loves us not feel the same way? If any of us had known what Adam Lanza was going to do, we would have done anything in our power to stop him, so why didn’t God? All too often we tend to quote some arcane scripture, chalk it up to God “moving in mysterious ways” and shrug our shoulders. While none of us have the authority to speak for God, there are plausible explanations for why God would choose not to intervene to prevent a tragedy.
1) He gives us free will: God didn’t make robots who were designed to execute His will. Instead He gave us the freedom to make our own decisions. He lets us choose between being right and wrong, good and evil or wise and foolish. We can follow Him or scorn Him. We can obey Him or ignore Him. We can take His advice or go our own way. It’s our choice…and sometimes choices have terrible consequences. But, of course, how could it be otherwise and still be a choice?
2) It’s a necessity for faith:“If God wanted to remove all doubt about his existence, He could do so — but, He doesn’t because the cornerstone of Christianity is faith. Imagine what would happen if bad things DIDN’T happen to good people. What if when an airline crashes, only the non-Christians die while all the believers walk away unscathed? What if the moment someone becomes an atheist, he is immediately struck by lightning and killed? What if every rape, murder, robbery, and painful illness only happens to non-believers? If that were the case, then no faith would be required to be a Christian.”
3) He has a different perspective: Our God gave “His only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in Him should not perish, but have everlasting life.” Imagine being in his place as Jesus was jeered, whipped and had to suffer and die in agony on the cross. What would run through your mind as your Son was crucified and uttered the words, “My God, My God, why have you forsaken me?” when you had the power to free Him, heal His wounds and strike down His tormentors at will. Our God made that sacrifice for each and every one of us so that we could be saved. That’s how much He cares for us. Yet and still, God has known the hopes, hurts, loves and secret dreams of all of us who’ve come into this world, lived our lives and passed on. After watching billions of people He cares for die and shouldering responsibilities we can’t even begin to fathom, God doesn’t see the world through the same eyes as we do.
4) We often turn to God in times of tragedy: One of the sad truths of human nature is that when we’re happy, healthy, loved, secure and our pockets are full, most of us think we already have all the answers and don’t turn to God. As C.S. Lewis wrote, “God whispers to us in our pleasures, speaks to us in our conscience, but shouts in our pains: It is His megaphone to rouse a deaf world.” It’s not that God wants us to ache, causes it, or wishes for it to happen, but He realizes that’s often what spurs us in His direction. A long pleasant existence full of leisure, contentment and pleasure that ends with a trip to Hell because there was never a need to reach for God is a failed life.
5) Ultimately it’s about Heaven, not earth: What we do with our lives is no small matter. We should try to make the most of our talents, do what we can for others and make the most of what we have. But, it’s worth remembering that Billy Graham was right when he said, “My home is in Heaven. I’m just traveling through this world.” Our lives seem long and crucially important because it’s all we can see, hear, and touch, but God knows there’s an eternity that stretches beyond our time here. It can be incredibly painful when our time here ends with those we care about, but God gets to see the reunions in the next lifetime.”
John 16:33 New International Version (NIV) – 33 “I have told you these things, so that in me you may have peace. In this world you will have trouble. But take heart! I have overcome the world.”
John 3:16 New International Version (NIV) – 16 For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life.