DATES, DATES, DATES!!

7/3/2019

QIC – Ruxpin

PAX – Sugar Daddy, Chairman, Gump, Leatherman, Wild Wing

PRIMIS – Lewes, DE

Warm Up: 20 SSH IC; 20 Horseshoe Crab Flippers IC; 20 Squats IC; 20 Shoulder Taps IC; 20 Legs Raises IC.

The Thang: Mosey to the covered pavilion for 2 pain stations.

STATION 1 Pavilion: 20 Dips OYO; 20 Derkins OYO; 20 Wide Arm Merkins OYO; 20 Staggered Arm Merkins OYO (10 each hand forward).

STATION 2 Pavilion: 20 Big Boys OYO; 20 E2K each side OYO; 20 Gas Pumpers OYO; 20 Reach Through Crunches OYO.

Third F Message: Please see below.

STATION 3 Wheelhouse Parking Lot: Sprints @ 50%, 75%, 100% speed with 20 Squats after the speed set. (x2). Wosey to the draw bridge for a Bear Crawl to the top with 20 Bobby Hurleys looking out over the canal.

STATION 4 The BIKE RACK: Wosey to the Rack for 20 Pull Ups & 20 Double count Flutters. Mosey back to the courts.

Count off, Name-O-Rama, COT.

Third F Message on Dates surrounding Independence Day:

APRIL 19, 1775: The Revolutionary War begins with shots fired at Lexington and Concord in Massachusetts.

JUNE 7, 1776: Richard Henry Lee introduces a motion in a meeting of the Continental Congress that the United States IS AND SHOULD BE DECLARED free from ties to Great Britain. Delegates disagree about the wisdom of the idea, which comes to be called the “Lee Resolution”. Eventually, the Congress appoints a Committee of Five to draft a Declaration of Independence for consideration.

JUNE 11, 1776: John Adams convenes the Committee of Five to draft a Declaration of Independence. The five members of the committee are John Adams, Benjamin Franklin, Thomas Jefferson, Robert Livingston and Roger Sherman. The committee chooses Jefferson to write the first draft.

JULY 2, 1776: The Continental Congress votes to declare independence from Great Britain, formally adopting the Lee Resolution. The next day John Adams writes in a letter to his wife that, “The second day of July, 1776, will be the most memorable epocha in the history of America….It ought to be solemnized with pomp and parade, with shows, games, sports, guns, bells, bonfires, and ILLUMINATIONS, from one end of this continent to the other, from this time forward, forevermore”.

JULY 3, 1776: The Continental Congress begins debating and editing the draft Declaration, eventually making 86 edits and cutting the length by about a fourth.

JULY 4, 1776: The Continental Congress approves the final draft of the Declaration, formalizing what had already been decided on July 2. Congress hires printer John Dunlap to print copies of the Declaration to be distributed throughout the colonies.

JULY 9, 1776: A copy of the Declaration of Independence had reached New York City. With Hundreds of British Naval ships occupying New York Harbor, revolutionary spirit and military tensions were running high. George Washington, commander of the Continental forces in New York, read the document aloud in front of City Hall. A raucous crowd cheered the inspiring words, and later that day tore down a nearby statue of George III. The statue was subsequently melted down and shaped into more than 42,000 musket balls for the fledgling American Army.

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Blame it on the Milkshake

Date: 07/04/19

AO: CHOP, Milton, De.

QIC: Fireplex

Warm up

SSH – 20 IC

Plank Jacks – 20 IC

Cherry Pickers – 20 IC

Ballerina Toe Squats – 20 IC

Mountain Climbers – 20 IC

Windmills – 20 IC

The Thang

Patriot run .5 miles to “Oh Hill No”. 

PAX partnered up for B.O.M.B.’s on the Hill.  One PAX Soldier Crawls (Spiderman Crawl) up the hill and mosey’s back down while his partner completes a series of exercises.  Each team completed a total of 50 burpees, 100 Overhead Claps completed as SSH’s, 150 Merkins, 200 Big Boy Situp’s, and 250 Squats.  However, Q had each PAX carry his own weight and complete half of that total exercise amount before moving on to the next exercise….25 Burpees, 50 Overhead Claps completed as SSH’s, 75 Merkins, 100 Big Boy Situp’s, 125 squats.  A little chatter in regards to the pain station prompted a response by Q to blame it on the milkshake he indulged at the fireworks display last night.

F3 Message – See below

Mosey .5 miles back to CHOP by way of the Patriot Run.

Count-O-Rama, Name-O-Rama, and the Circle of Trust.  Please keep all our HIM in your thoughts and prayer.  Save travels and a shout out to Bovine and Chappie as they were completing a 17.76 mile Ruck during this morning’s beat down. 

F3 Message 07/04/19 – Excerpts were utilized by Q from the re-post below from Christianity Daily as well as Billy Graham Evangelistic Association.

Happy Independence Day 2017: Bible Verses and Quotes To Reflect On What Freedom Means In America

JUL 02, 2017 07:26 PM EDT

From Christianity Daily.com

Fourth of July marks the moment in history when representatives of a new government uprising signed the Declaration of Independence in the United States on July 4, 1776. The document listed grievances suffered by the U.S. colonies under British monarchy and justified a desire for liberty. It was penned by Thomas Jefferson. Also known as Independence Day, it is an annual holiday that symbolizes freedom. It is celebrated nationwide in 2017 on Tuesday, July 4.

Although declared in 1776, Americans were not delivered from bondage until 1783. The high cost of freedom was paid for in blood, in what historians estimate to be the death of 25,000 American Patriots. It took eight years, four months, and fifteen days of war between America and Great Britain during the American Revolution to be fully attained.

The Oxford dictionary defines freedom as “the power or right to act, speak, or think as one wants without hindrance or restraint.” It is also defined as the “absence of subjection to foreign domination or despotic government,” and “the state of not being imprisoned or enslaved.” Christianity Daily compiled a list of Bible verses and quotes that shed light on the true meaning of freedom.

4 Things the Bible Says About Freedom

By BGEA   •   July 1, 2019   •   Topics: HolidaysLifestyle

By Billy Graham Evangelistic Association

As the United States of America celebrates Independence Day on July 4, it’s worth noting the nation was founded upon the idea that God created human beings to be free. The Declaration of Independence states that people “are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness.”

But what is “liberty,” exactly? Is freedom based upon the country where you live, or can it have a deeper meaning?

Here are some key ideas from the Bible about freedom—including how to find true freedom in your life.

1. People have been searching for it for thousands of years.

The quest for freedom is a theme found throughout the Bible, from Genesis to Revelation. Just three chapters into the story of God’s creation, humanity gave up its freedom by choosing to rebel against God. From that time forward, the perfect freedom God created in the Garden of Eden was gone, and the long-term effects were both physical and spiritual.

The Old Testament of the Bible records how God’s people lost their physical freedom time and again as various empires overtook them (most notably the Egyptians, as recorded in the book of Exodus).

The loss of physical freedom was often tied to spiritual disobedience like worshiping false gods. But time and again, the one true God forgave His people and rescued them. When God freed the Israelites from slavery in Egypt, He was foreshadowing the arrival of Jesus Christ, who came to free humanity from sin—the spiritual slavery that leads to death.

Today, many people are living in spiritual slavery without realizing it. They chase false gods of money, success, personal comfort and romantic love—only to realize they still have an emptiness that can’t be filled by any of those things.

>> Everyone worships something. Read Billy Graham’s short answer about the definition of an idol.

2. God’s answer to our loss of freedom has always been Jesus Christ.

When Jesus began his short period of ministry on the earth, He announced He was the One that God’s people had been waiting for since the fall of humanity. He did this by reading a particular passage from the book of Isaiah—a passage his listeners knew was referring to the Messiah, or the Savior of the world.

The words had been written hundreds of years earlier and spoke of a new freedom that was coming in the future. When Jesus stood up to read, He was saying the future had arrived. Liberty would come through Him.

“And the scroll of the prophet Isaiah was given to him. He unrolled the scroll and found the place where it was written,

‘The Spirit of the Lord is upon me,
because he has anointed me
to proclaim good news to the poor.
He has sent me to proclaim liberty to the captives
and recovering of sight to the blind,
to set at liberty those who are oppressed,
 to proclaim the year of the Lord’s favor.’

And he rolled up the scroll and gave it back to the attendant and sat down. And the eyes of all in the synagogue were fixed on him. And he began to say to them, ‘Today this Scripture has been fulfilled in your hearing’” (Luke 4:17-21, emphasis added).

>> Read Billy Graham’s short devotion, “Truth Brings Freedom.”

3. Jesus came to free us from death, sin and anything that enslaves us.

The core message of the Christian faith—the Gospel—is that Jesus Christ rescues us from the slavery of sin and offers true freedom in this life and beyond. This is what Jesus said:

“For God so loved the world, that he gave his only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish but have eternal life” (John 3:16).

The Good News—the best news ever—is that faith in Jesus frees us from the death we deserve for sinning against God. It frees us from the punishment that would be inflicted upon us at the end of our lives for the evil things we’ve thought and done.

While Christ followers still battle with sin, they are no longer slaves to it. Through the power of Christ, His people can be set free from the bondage of greed, vanity, pride, pornography, addiction, abusive behavior, gluttony, selfishness—and any other sin under the sun. Here’s what Jesus said about the freedom He offers:

“If you abide in my word, you are truly my disciples, and you will know the truth, and the truth will set you free” (John 8:31-32). 

“Truly, truly, I say to you, everyone who practices sin is a slave to sin. The slave does not remain in the house forever; the son remains forever. So if the Son sets you free, you will be free indeed” (John 8:34-36).

>> Watch Billy Graham’s powerful message, “Truth and Freedom,” from his 1969 New York City Crusade.

4. God gives us freedom to choose our own path.

God created human beings, not robots. We don’t have to accept the freedom He offers us through Jesus Christ. He gives each person the free will to accept or reject His salvation. But the Bible warns that hell is a real place where real people end up when they knowingly reject the truth.

Likewise, those who choose Christ are not forced to obey Him at every turn. But God makes it clear: the best life is one that’s devoted to honoring Him. As the Apostle Paul explained to some of the first Christians:

“’All things are lawful for me,’” but not all things are helpful. ‘All things are lawful for me,’ but I will not be dominated by anything” (1 Corinthians 6:12).

“For you were called to freedom, brothers. Only do not use your freedom as an opportunity for the flesh, but through love serve one another” (Galatians 5:13).

>> What is “the judgment,” and why did Jesus have to die for our sins? Listen to Billy Graham’s message.

Final thoughts on freedom

From cover to cover, God’s Word points to freedom in Christ. And God doesn’t leave us wondering how to grab hold of the freedom He offers. It starts with acknowledging our brokenness—and admitting we are slaves to sin. And it ends with choosing Jesus and following Him daily. Only He can break the bonds of slavery and lead us to true freedom, now and forever.

Choose Jesus today, and find out what true freedom feels like.

Respectfully Submitted,

Fireplex

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New Beginnings

Warmup:

Milton Mustard Seed welcomes our brother from Charleston, SC today.
  • Side Straddle Hop 20 IC
  • Seal Jacks 20 IC
  • Smurf Jacks 20 IC
  • Plank Jacks 20 IC
  • Hairy Rockets 15 IC
  • Mountain Man Poopers 15 IC
  • Cherry Pickers 15 IC

The Thang

Caterpillar Snake Run with 12 pound medicine ball to 4 locations with exercises at each location.

First stop H&R Block

  • Merkins 20 IC
  • Air Drama Squats 25 OYO
  • Flutter Kicks 25 IC

Second stop Adkins Law Firm

  • Diamond Merkins 15 IC
  • Ballerinas Toe Squats 25 OYO
  • American Hammers 25 IC

Third stop field behind apartments

  • Hand Release Merkins 20 OYO
  • Bobby Hurley 20 OYO
  • Absolution 10 IC

Final Stop field behind AO

  • Walking lunges across field passing medicine ball
  • Burpees 10 OYO
  • Toy Soldier Set 40/20/10

F3 Message: New Beginnings bud around you and within you every day. You don’t need a clean slate. God is in the business of making all things new.

2 Corinthians 5:17 Therefore if anyone is in Christ, the new creation has come: The old has come the new is here.

Peter 1:3 Praise be to theGod and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ! In His great mercy he has given us new birth into a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead.

Jeremiah 29:12 For I know the plans I have for you declares the Lord, plans to prosper you and not harm you, plans to give you hope and a future.

Seal Jacks Smurf Jacks 20 IC

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Texas Hold’em

Waterfall was the dealer (on Q)

Warm Up: 20IC side strattle hop, 20IC Moroccan night club, 20IC Windmills, 20IC seal jacks

The Thang: Poker with 2 decks of cards and the ball of suck (a die with different exercises on each face). We did this with 11s with dips on one side of the parking lot and squats on the other side. The cards and ball of suck were in the middle. Paired up into teams of two. Each team started with 2 cards face down. To get a card, as you went by, you had to roll the ball of suck and do the exercise to get a card. If you didn’t want a card, you could pass and keep doing your 11s. The team with the best hand at the end of the workout won.

The Message: Romans 12:1-2 Offer your bodies as a living sacrifice and do not be conformed to this world but be transformed by the renewing of your mind. I talked about not getting sucked into the us vs. them mentality in our culture. Instead be conformed to the Bible.

Count-A-Rama, Name-A-Rama, COT

Winning hand was 5 Kings!

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Aching Arms In Lewes

6/26/19

QIC- Summit

PRIMIS – Lewes , DE

Warm up- 

Lap around courts 

SSH- 15 

Mountain climber – 15 

Moroccan NC- 15 

Cherry picker- 15 

Imperial Walker – 15 

The Thang- 

Mosey to park pavilion 

Station 1- 

1- tricep dips- 20 reps. make sure fingers are pointed towards your feet. 

2- T – Merkins- 20 sets.  Merkin, followed by right side plank. Return to plank, do merkin ,then left side plank. Return to high plank , merkin.  Rinse and repeat. Total of 40 merkins.

3- plank ups.    20 reps. Start in high plank, lower right arm to rest on Forearm , them lower left arm down to rest on forearm , then push up to complete merkin. 

4- inch worms with shoulder taps – 20 reps 

5- Supermans – 20 reps in 4 count cadence 

Mosey to public lot by bridge 

Station 2- 

1- Toy soldier set-

  30 little baby crunches 

  15 ETK- each side. Concentrate on form. Legs in figure 4, one arm out and be other on back of head.  Twist and lift abs to connect elbow to your knee. Leaving arm out on ground with hand flat. 

  10 big boy sit ups. 

2- diamond merkins 20 reps 

3- irkins- 20 reps. inclined merkin -hands on guard rail , feet on ground. 

4- walking merkin- 20 reps. start in full plank, Side step to the right 2 steps keeping body straight.  Do merkin, return to high plank, side step left 2 steps , perform merkin, repeat.  

5- inch worm merkins – 20 reps.  Start in standing position, inchworm to high plank, preform merkin , inch worm back to toe touch position, stand up = 1 rep

Mosey to back to tennis courts .. 

Station  3 –

1- flutter kicks – 10 reps in cadence 

2- hand release merkin- 10 reps 

3- dips with leg lift – dip on bench with feet bent at 90 Degree- raise one leg when you dip  then another , 10 reps each leg. 

4- Derkin- 10 reps – declined merkin with feet on bench 

5- merkin- 10 reps – start high plank and do standard merkin. 

Name-A-Rama 

COT 

Great push by all! Another beautiful morning in Lewes!

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Wheelbarrows and 45’s

QIC Semi


Warm-a-Rama
All i/c
20 seal jacks
20 Windmills
20 seal waves
20 Cherry pickers
20 mountain man pooper

The Thang

Mosey to new HOB entrance

Pax pair off

Big boy 45’s.
Wheelbarrow to light pole
Sumo squat 45’s I/c
Wheelbarrow to light pole
Leg lift 45’s.
Wheelbarrow to light pole
Legs 6″ squats. I/c
Wheelbarrow to light pole


3rd F
All in
Talked about how Abraham was all in sacrificing his son Issac for the Lord.
Genesis 22

Mosey back to CHOP

13 HIM showed – semi, Ruxpin, leatherman, Vanilla, Chappie, Wildwing, Chairman, toy soldier, Waterfall, doubtfire, Fireplex, nugget, FNG gump

Number Rama

Name Rama

COT

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Lucky # 7 on the ball field

6/22/19

Nugget on Q 


Warm up. 25 SSH. 15 cherry pickers. 15 windmills. 15 mt climbers. 


Mosey to baseball field. 


Bearcrawl 1-2-3. Partner. Pax 1 bear craws then crawl bears while partner to is doing exercises. Both must complete 100 merkins. 200 lbcs. 300 squats. 


7 of diamonds. Rep increases by 7 each time around bases. 7 burpees. 14 4ct flutter kicks. 21 merkins. 


3rd F. Message on genealogy of Jesus. How he came from a lineage of people with some skeletons in their closet. But he uses everyone from all walks of life. 


Blue Falcon. Split into teams. Each team has 30 seconds to come up with a 2 minute workout. They tell each other their workouts. Then hey do theirs and switch and do the other teams workout. First team to complete both workouts win!


Mosey to circle. 

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Sally loves Hot Apple Turnovers

Location: Primis

Q: Chairman

Pax: Doubtfire, Leatherman, Ruxpin, Summit, Wild Wing

Warmup: 43 SSH IC, 18 Moroccan Night Clubs IC, 20 Shell Pickers IC, 18 Mountain Climbers

The Thang Part 1:
Bring Sally Up Merkin Challenge
Air Squared Air chair with 20 OH claps
Mosey to foot of drawbridge
Hot Apple Turnover: Crawl Bear up bridge, Crab Walk along flat metal section Bear Crawl down bridge, 10 Count
Nur up bridge, Lt Dan along flat metal section, Bear Crawl down bridge. Wosey to municipal lot.

F3 Message about dedication. HIM must be dedicated to post and then hard work follows once you post just like how HIM have to be dedicated and work hard in their professions. At least 1 of us has already put in their time working and now is dedicated to staying in shape. While not mentioned during message, our dedication also applies to our families. Bible versus quoted:

“The Lord God took the man and put him in the Garden of Eden to work it and take care of it.” – Genesis 2:15

“For even when we were with you, we gave you this rule: ‘The one who is unwilling to work shall not eat.’ We hear that some among you are idle and disruptive. They are not busy; they are busybodies. Such people we command and urge in the Lord Jesus Christ to settle down and earn the food they eat.” – 2 Thessalonians 3:10-12

“Whatever you do, work at it with all your heart, as working for the Lord, not for human masters, since you know that you will receive an inheritance from the Lord as a reward. It is the Lord Christ you are serving.” – Colossians 3:23-24

“All hard work brings a profit, but mere talk leads only to poverty.” – Proverbs 14:23

“The craving of a sluggard will be the death of him, because his hands refuse to work.” – Proverbs 21:25

The Thang Part 2: Wosey across street and Mosey to 2nd Street to AO. Super Toy Soldier Set 50 LBCs 35 E2Ks 20 BBs.
Bring Sally Up Squat Challenge
10 Burpees

Number-O-Rama, Name-O-Rama, and COT. Announcements. Sat 7 22 @ 1500 F3 Family Bike ride Five Points to Wild Wings house for Hopkins Creamery treats! Prayers for Chattahoochee as he recovers and has the wisdom to listen to doc’s orders, Semi vehicle situation gets resolved, and Chappie for not posting (😆😂🤣) wherever he may be.

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Stations of Pain @CHOP and sweat…many stations of sweat.

June 18 2019

QIC – Summit 

AO- CHOP

Warmup- 

SSH- 15 

Imperial Walker – 15

Mountain Climber- 15 

Arm circles – 15

Reverse arm circles – 15 

Bolt 45s 

Mosey around block back to AO

The Thang- 

Each PAX Pick a station to start

Stations- 

  1. Burpees
  2. Squats with 50lb sandbag
  3. Merkins
  4. LBC’s
  5. Hair Burners – with Cindy 
  6. Squat – Overhead Press w/cindy
  7. Dips on bench 
  8. American Hammer
  9. Burpjacks
  10. Plank

Work Each station for 60 seconds , Q calls next and move to next station for 60 sec. 

10PAX 10 stations. 

After 3 stations complete , all Pax go for Mosey around block. Return for 3 stations, mosey , last 4 stations then Mosey.

Meet in middle for –

3rd F – https://www.success.com/rohn-4-tips-for-setting-powerful-goals/

Rinse and repeat for 30 seconds with no mosey in-between.   Go until time. 

Woof.     God work men.  😓

Name-a-Rama

COT 

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VQ2 Rain of Pain

NAME O RAMA

GLOOM FACTOR: 05:15 66° and raining

10 Pax showed for a rainy morning beatdown at the hands of Doubtfire

WARMARAMA:

20 SSH IC

20 Windmills IC

20 Cherry Pickers

20 Smurf Jacks IC

THE THANG:

Mosey to Food Lion, Bear Crawl from light pole to light pole and do 25 Burpees, Crawl Bear back to opposite light pole and do a 60/30/15 Toy Soldier set

Mosey to Car Wash via Morris Ave.

3rd F: PRAYER

Prayer is much more than bringing to God your list of wants, desires, and needs. It is a radical act of worship that reminds you of who you are, who God is, and what life is all about. Prayer is surrender:

  1. Prayer is surrender to the reality that there is someone more ultimate than you.
  2. Prayer is surrender to the reality that life isn’t just about you.
  3. Prayer is surrender to the reality that you need help.
  4. Prayer is surrender to the reality that there is wisdom greater than ours.
  5. Prayer is surrender of your right to live as you choose.
  6. Prayer is surrender of your hopes to God’s grace.

PAX were encouraged to step up their prayer life and to make it a daily habit to be prayer warriors and to consistently lift our M’s, 2.0’s, careers, and community to our heavenly Father.

THE THANG continues at the carwash:

Crab Walk to end of Island and do 25 Groiners

Walk Crab back and do 20 Merkins

Mosey back to AO

MARY:

6″ leg lift – 30 count

6″ leg lift – 30 count (thanks Fireplex)

Dolly’s – 10 IC

Big Boyz – 15 OYO

Elbow Plank – 10 count by 10 PAX (total 100 count)

COT

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