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Big Bang Beatdown

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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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Signs signs everywhere a sign

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QIC- Chattahoochee

9 HIM posted on a brisk tuesday morning for a nice little workout launching from.the CHOP

Warm up- 20 SSH, 20 Smurfjacks, 20 Windmills, 20 MNC, 20 Merkins all IC

The Thang– Mosey over to the sign shop upon arrival to the sign shop started of with a toy soldier set 35 lbc, 25 e2ks, 15 big boys we then followed that up with walls of Jericho 7 exercises, 7 reps, 7 laps.

7 merkins, 7 diamonds,7 rangers ,7 wide arm,7 derkins, 7 hand release, 7 burgers each followed by a lap around the shop.

Finished up walls of Jericho and a little 3rd F time to hit the Abs. 20 flutter kicks, 15 Hello dollies, 10 Rosalitas all IC with no rest in between after that it was time to mosey back to the AO here we finished up with a round of Mary to old and been to long to remember who done what . After the beatdown time to pay the bank of Chappie with owed burpees from Febng and the crayon drive some HIM still owe.

3rd F A pastor once said in church if you can trust a puzzle company to make sure every piece is in the box to complete the puzzle then why cant you trust that every piece of your life is there for a reason.

Trust in the lord with all your heart and on your own understanding.

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Critters Abound

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Date: 02/25/19

AO: CHOP, Milton , DE.

QIC: Fireplex

Warm up

Seal Jacks – 25 IC

Smurf Jacks – 25 IC

Crab Jacks – 25 IC

Monkey Humpers – 25 IC

Jimmy Crickets – 10 OYO

The Thang

Black Snake run ½ mile to “Oh Hill No”.  PAX split into teams of two.  One PAX dragon crawls up the hill and crab walks down while the PAX at the base of the hill performs crab cakes OYO AMRAP.  One PAX crawl bears up the hill and bear crawls down while the PAX at the bottom performs the Dancing Bear OYO AMRAP.   One PAX boo-boo Bear crawls up the hill and duck walk down while the PAX at the bottom performs Gorilla Humpers OYO AMRAP.

F3 Message: See Below

Mosey back Black Snake style 1/2 mile to the AO. 

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 02/25/19 – Excerpts from the Ashes to Beauty Blog By Lily from California. June 13, 2014

To keep in theme of the beat-down using the animals or critters found in the exicon, Q found a teaching from a blog site from a young lady just identified as Lily that calls her blog “Ashes to Beauty”. She identified 10 different animals that we can learn spiritual lessons from….

  1. “Deer – sure footed, graceful and beautiful. Sure-footedness comes from the firm foundation of God in our lives, and the simplicity of God’s way. Gracefulness and beauty comes when we walk in the Spirit.   Our ‘spiritual’ feet like become like the feet of a deer; confident, able to gracefully make it through the obstacles of life.
    32 It is God who arms me with strength
        and keeps my way secure.
    33 He makes my feet like the feet of a deer;
        he causes me to stand on the heights. Psalms 18:32-33 (NIV)”
  2. “Eagle – Soaring, faithful and unafraid of storms. 31 but those who hope in the Lord will renew their strength. They will soar on wings like eagles; they will run and not grow weary, they will walk and not be faint. Isaiah 40:31 (NIV)”
  3. “Ants – Hardworking, purposeful, cooperative, foresightful.
    6 Go to the ant, you sluggard;
        consider its ways and be wise! Proverb 6:6 (NIV)”
  4. “Lamb and Sheep – Innocent, relational, knows the Shepherd’s voice.
    27 My sheep listen to my voice; I know them, and they follow me. John 10:27 (NIV)”
  5. “Camel – Persevering, steady pace, sojourner.
    14 I press on toward the goal to win the prize for which God has called me heavenward in Christ Jesus. Philippians 3:14 (NIV)”
  6. “Locusts – Powerful when unified, initiative.
    27 locusts have no king,
        yet they advance together in ranks; Proverbs 30:27 (NIV)”
  7. “Dove – Innocent, Harmless, symbolic of peace.
    16 “I am sending you out like sheep among wolves. Therefore be as shrewd as snakes and as innocent as doves. Matthew 10:16 (NIV)”
  8. “Sparrow – Trusting, Joyful.
    25 “Therefore I tell you, do not worry about your life, what you will eat or drink; or about your body, what you will wear. Is not life more than food, and the body more than clothes? 26 Look at the birds of the air; they do not sow or reap or store away in barns, and yet your heavenly Father feeds them. Are you not much more valuable than they? 27 Can any one of you by worrying add a single hour to your life[a]? Matthew 6:25-27 (NIV)”
  9. “Ox – Patient, servant’as heart, knows his Master.
    3 The ox knows its master,
        the donkey its owner’s manger,
    but Israel does not know,
        my people do not understand.” Isaiah 1:3 (NIV)”
  10. “Lion – Strong. bold, fearless, confident. One of Jesus’ titles is the Lion of Judah. The lion denotes great strength, power, majesty, the King of all! Lions are strong, powerful, fearless, bold and confident – qualities that are universally admired, and worthy of emulating. Jesus, is both the Lion and the Lamb. It is an interesting paradox, but it shows the perfect balance between Jesus’ power and authority, as the conquering King – yet at the same time His sacrificial love, goodness, kindness and compassion. 5 Then one of the elders said to me, “Do not weep! See, the Lion of the tribe of Judah, the Root of David, has triumphed. He is able to open the scroll and its seven seals.” Revelation 5:5 (NIV)”

Respectfully Submitted,

Fireplex

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John Q’sack

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Ten HIM won that first battle this morning to post in the Gloom, only to wait for the 11th man—our missing Q. Semi? Semi, hello? You there? Guess not. And after all that sandbag chatter? Well, hang tough brother. Sometimes things happen that side-track us, keep us up all night, or whatever. We had your back and Bo Derek (10 of us) went right to work and put together what turned out to be a seriously great baton-pass beatdown. Keep the Weinke you had prepared, sounds like you had a good one planned! (BTW…we bust your chops because we love ya bro!)

YHC is not going to even going to come close to remembering all the pieces of the puzzle, but here’s most of the skinny:

Warm-O-Rama:

PAX circled up and took turns bringing some heat to get us limbered up and going. No, Chairman, you DID NOT forget your Q (though we should’ve just run with that and had some fun at your expense). Let’s see, we did… SSH, Windmill, Cherry Picker, Merkins, and Moroccan Night Clubs—all IC (log in and enter missed warm-up exercises here: _______________________)

The Thang:

PAX went to the wall and suffered some beatdown there at the hands of Waterfall, Leatherman, Chattahoochee, & who else?

  • 1/4 – People’s Chair/MJB’s – Waterfall
  • 4×4 – 4 Merkins, 4 Mt. Climbers, 1 Burpee (10 rounds) – Leatherman
  • Capt. Thor 1/4 ratio of Big Boys/AH’s up to 40 – Chattahoochee
  • Who/What else? Insert here: _________________________________

Vanilla took it from there and mosey’d us short way around the block with a complement of Lt. Dan to first power pole and Bearcrawl from second power pole to Union St. Fireplex threw in the beloved Dragoncrawl to Chiropractor’s Sign then a semi-inverted Toy Soldier set on Chappie’s front lawn before bringing us back around. (YHC will have to invest in some no trespassing signs!) No recollection of what we did from there to the Grace Church sign? But from there Wildwing put a good pace on the mosey to continue around the block to the corners of Tobin & Mulberry Streets where PAX circled up again.

At Tobin & Mulberry we had a short 3rd Word from Doubtfire, sharing how God has been meeting him in some life circumstances through Psalm 46:10: “Be still and know that I am God.” (NASB) “Step out of the traffic! Take a long, loving look at Me, your High God.” (The Message). Supremely great counsel from the Word of God! “Sit down and shut up.” (The Doubtfire Paraphrase Version)

Wildwing added to the discussion by asking PAX to name what it is they do as soon as they get out of bed in the morning. Responses were—as any could imagine in a circle of men—interesting! But our brother brought us back around to the advice shared by Admiral William McRaven: “If you want to change the world, start off by making your bed. If you make you bed every morning, you will have accomplished the first task of the day.” Check out the full video here:

https://youtu.be/U6OoCaGsz94

Fireplex, again, jumped into action to get us swigging from his legendary bottle of Bolt 45 before we realized we were down to 5 mike mikes. Get back Jack! Mosey return to the AO, traffic stops and all.

COT/BOM:

  • Announcements: Last day for FebNG (Thanks for the reminder, fellas!); 12th Annual St. Patrick’s Day Parade & 5k – Milton on 3/1
  • Prayers: Chairman’s 2.0

YHC is sure to have missed someone or something (he can’t even remember what he added to the beatdown), but it was an awesome exhibition of Sua sponte leadership at work in the absence of today’s Q (Cf. Lexicon). Every PAX took ownership of the situation and it turned out to be a pretty doggone good burner!

What’s missing? Look closely, you might come up with a Semi-good idea? Ha, ha!
Q’sacking iss vaddy, vaddy bahd!

Privileged to write it up.

Chappie, out!

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99 problems… and then some.

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warm up

20 ssh. 15 windmills. 15 cherry pickers. butt kicks. high knees. L & R shuffle.

mosey to alley to do 11’s (almost) of Mike Tyson’s w/ a bear crawl in-between sets.

Mosey to Pine st. and do patriot run with last pax doing a burp before he sprints to front of line, all the way to the middle school.

3rd F. on scheduling/planning/calendar. Luke 14:28 For which of you, desiring to build a tower, does not first sit down and count the cost, whether he has enough to complete it?

99’s- in front of middle school with sets of sidewalks, run to 1st side walk do 33 pike press, nur to start. run to second sidewalk do 33 bicep curls(each arm), nur to start. run to 3rd do 33 merkins, nur to start. new round, same format but do 33 leg raises, 33 reverse crunches and 33 big boys.

mosey to AO for COT.

good push HIM!

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BLOCK PARTY AT CHOP!

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The Warm Up:

  • Side Strattle Hops IC
  • Cherry Pickers IC
  • Moroccan Night Clubs IC
  • Windmills IC
  • 3 Inch Warm Burpees

The Thang #1

Overhead carried concrete blocks to the wall of burpees. Each PAX took the seat on the wall while holding his block. Starting on one side we took turns doing 3 burpees till each PAX did 3. Then we each did 2 burpees and then 1. We finished up with some windmills to stretch ourselves out.

The Thang #2

We overhead carried our blocks to the dentist parking lot for some more suck. Teamed up and did 75 curls, 75 irkins, and 75 squats, each with the blocks as a team. One PAX ran the length of the parking lot while the other did the exercise. Overhead carried our blocks back to the wall.

3rd F Message

Our message was about courage and taking action. Read the whole thing at https://www.gty.org/library/blog/B190220

The Thang #3

Next we did Mike Tysons and Overhead presses with the blocks. We started with 10 of each and descended to 6 of each. Overhead carried our blocks back to where they belong. Finished up with a few minutes of Mary. COR, NAR, COT

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Hey, easy on the Heel!

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QIC: Ruxpin

Date: 2/19/2019

Nursing a bruised left heel the past week. With that in mind, we went for a lower impact version to the norm.

Warm-O-Rama:

Imperial Walker – 20 IC Cherry Pickers – 20 IC Wind Mill – 20 IC Shoulder Taps – 20 IC

The Thang:

In Lew of a Mosey; I opted for 20 Side Shuffles to Bobby Hurlys (OYO) back and forth across half the CHOP parking lot.

Crawl Bear 1-2-3 Team up in pairs. While HIM (1) Crawl Bears then Bear Crawls to the center line and back; HIM (2) is hitting (100) Merkins, (200) LBC, stopping for Message.

3rd F Message: “It is not the critic who counts; not the man who points out how the strong man stumbles, or where the doer of deeds could have done them better. The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena, whose face is marred by dust and sweat and blood; who strives valiantly; who errs, who comes short again and again, because there is no effort without error and shortcoming; but who does actually strive to do the deeds; who knows great enthusiasms, the great devotions; who spends himself in a worthy cause; who at the best knows in the end the triumph of high achievement, and who at the worst, if he fails, at least fails while daring greatly, so that his place shall never be with those cold and timid souls who neither know victory nor defeat.” ~ Teddy Roosevelt ~

Back to the Crawl Bear 1-2-3!!! Picking up where we left off; (300) Squats; and finished with 20 Big Boys (OYO).

Circled up for Abs: Hold 6″ for a S-L-O-W 10 count, to Flutter Kicks 20 IC, to Hello Dollies 20 IC, to Leg raise and lower 10 IC (8 count).

Short round of Mary to finish time: High Plank LHand/RFoot in the air for a 10 count, then switch for another 10. Wildwing led us in a Proud Marry fast feet to kiss the pavement with his dun-du-du-dun singing voice. American Hammers, 20 E2Ks each side…….I may have missed one.

Number-O Rama: 10 PAX (Bo Derek)

Name-O-Rama

COT

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Diego and his Crazy Cousins

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Thursday 14 2019

QIC- Leatherman

PAX- Waterfall, Chattahoochee, Chappie, Summit, Fireplex, Chairman, Wildwing , Semi

Warm Up-

15 SSH

15 Moroccan Night Clubs

15 Cherry Pickers

15 Squats

Capri Lap

The Thang

Partner up for a little Diego Doracide with Cindy

partner 1 suicide across parking lot

Partner 2 does exercises. Switch off till Rep amount is completed

100 Merkins – 150 Overhead Press with Cindy – 200 LBCs –

250 Curls with Cindy – 300 Squats with Cindy

We stopped half way through for the message

Perseverance – Persistence in doing something despite difficulty or delay in achieving success.

” Perseverance is a positive, active characteristic. It is not idly, passively waiting and hoping for some good thing to happen. It gives us hope by helping us realize that the righteous suffer no failure except in giving up and no longer trying. We must never give up, regardless of temptations, frustrations, disappointments, or discouragements” – Joseph P. Wirthlin

That Quote speaks to all who post never give up always finish strong regardless of the temptation to quit.

We finished with a failed attempt at partner squats and owing burpees lol.

so we moved onto a 9 min round of MARY.

Name-o-rama and COT to finish out a great morning.

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Baba O’Riley

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02-05-19

QIC: Chairman

Warmup: 30 SSH 15 Cherry Pickers 15 15 Moroccan Night Clubs 15 Windmills 25 Washboards All IC.

The Thang 1: Mosey to Union Street to Tobin Drive to lot in front of Shipbuilders. Super Toy Soldier 50 LVCs 35 E2Ks 20 Big Boys. Mosey back to Union Street and back to AO.
Ascending Testicles 15 degree, 45 degree, & BTW 10 derkins each
Clowney: 4 jump lunges IC 4 Merkins 7x
London Bridge Plank: head to wall 1 hand to wall then other then 1 hand to ground then other. Bear crawl under bridge 1 PAX at time.

F3 Message about Hope: We all need hope in our lives whether famil, work, etc. and most of us turn to God for hope when needed. Bible verses about hope:

Psalm 46:1-3 God is our refuge and strength, an ever-present help in trouble. Therefore we will not fear, though the earth give way and the mountains fall into the heart of the sea, though its waters roar and foam and the mountains quake with their surging.

Proverbs 18:10 The name of the Lord is a strong tower; the righteous run into it and are safe.

Isaiah 41:10 So do not fear, for I am with you; do not be dismayed, for I am your God. I will strengthen you and help you; I will uphold you with my righteous right hand.

Exodus 15:2 The Lord is my strength and my song; he has given me victory. This is my God, and I will praise him—  my father’s God, and I will exalt him!

Psalm 34:10b Those who seek the Lord lack no good thing.

The Thang 2:

Monkey Drill: Sideways Lunges palms to ground as extend.  1 each direction.

20 Merkins 20 Diamond Merkins 20 Hand Release Merkins

Baba O’Riley: Imperial Walkers for entire 5 min 4 sec. song increasing tempo for last 30 seconds.

Count-O-Rama & Name-O-Rama

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Wall of Fire Webbicide

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Warm Up: SSH 20x, Morroccan Nightclub 20x, Cherry Picker 20x, Matt Biondi 20x

THE THANG: Bear crawl to pick up patio pavers, Lt Dan carries pavers to Wall of Fire for rotating merkins, mosie pavers down to corner, sprint one block and Karaoke return to starting line 4x, Bobby Hurleys 30x, mosie pavers back to Wall of Fire, Webbicide with 10 merkins 6x, Bear crawl limbo under pavers

THIRD F: Storytime… Fellow finds clay balls buried in sand, packs them in ruck but throws all but one into sea. Last one cracks open showing beautiful gemstone inside. See what you lose by throwing away without looking past surface.

NUMBER RAMA

NAME RAMA

COT…praise for 35* and rain plus more important things.

QIC: Wildwing

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