Bovine/Gump VQ Scissor board abs

Gump VQ 8/8/19

Bovine VQ warmup- 20 SSH, 20 morocan nightclub, 20 cherri pickers, 20 windmills.

The Thang:

20 Slaughter Starters a.k.a 20 Burpees to go!!

Mosey 1/3 mile and meet back at AO

PAX Circled up for Hurricane HoeDown! 7 Hallelujah flutterkicks, 7 slightly reclined flutterkicks, 7 regular flutterkicks, and 7 LBC flutterkicks. The PAX then did 6 of eack, then 5,4,3,2, and held flutterkicks during the last set..

PAX circled up for F3 message from Colossians 3:

If then you were raised with Christ, seek those things which are above, where Christ is, sitting at the right hand of God. Set your mind on things above, not on things on the earth. For you died, and your life is hidden with Christ in God. When Christ who  is  our life appears, then you also will appear with Him in glory. Therefore put to death your members which are on the earth: fornication, uncleanness, passion, evil desire, and covetousness, which is idolatry. Because of these things the wrath of God is coming upon the sons of disobedience, in which you yourselves once walked when you lived in them. But now you yourselves are to put off all these: anger, wrath, malice, blasphemy, filthy language out of your mouth. Do not lie to one another, since you have put off the old man with his deeds, and have put on the new man who is renewed in knowledge according to the image of Him who created him, where there is neither Greek nor Jew, circumcised nor uncircumcised, barbarian, Scythian, slave nor free, but Christ is all and in all. Therefore, as the elect of God, holy and beloved, put on tender mercies, kindness, humility, meekness, longsuffering; bearing with one another, and forgiving one another, if anyone has a complaint against another; even as Christ forgave you, so you also must  do.  But above all these things put on love, which is the bond of perfection. And let the peace of God rule in your hearts, to which also you were called in one body; and be thankful. Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly in all wisdom, teaching and admonishing one another in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing with grace in your hearts to the Lord. And whatever you do in word or deed, do all in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God the Father through Him. Wives, submit to your own husbands, as is fitting in the Lord. Husbands, love your wives and do not be bitter toward them. Children, obey your parents in all things, for this is well pleasing to the Lord. Fathers, do not provoke your children, lest they become discouraged. Bondservants, obey in all things your masters according to the flesh, not with eyeservice, as men-pleasers, but in sincerity of heart, fearing God. And whatever you do, do it heartily, as to the Lord and not to men, knowing that from the Lord you will receive the reward of the inheritance; for you serve the Lord Christ. But he who does wrong will be repaid for what he has done, and there is no partiality.

After our short break we started Baatan death march aka burpee catch me if you can: PAX mosied while the last man in the like did 5 Burpees. After the 5 burpees he ran to catch up to the front of the line while the last man dropped back and did 5 burpees. it took us 2 laps to get thru the group

Bear Crawl Merkin Inchworm.

Pax broke up into 2 groups. Both groups formed a line head to toe in the Plank position while 1st man did bear crawl merkins to the front of the line. Once he reached the front of line the HIM that was now at the back of the line did the same. Until everyone in line got a turn.

We finished the gloom back in a circle doing Baycity Scissors. 8 count scissor kicks until 0600 we ended with COT.

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the Rocky workout

nugget on Q. 8/10/19. Georgetown, DE.

warm up. 25 SSH. 25 seal jacks. 15 cherry pickers. 15 windmills.

1st station. 50 of each, single leg hip thrust. Bulgarian split squat. feet elevated merkin. alternating step up jumps.

mosey .25 mile and back.

2nd station. 50 of each, jump up to step down. elevated donkey kicks.

mosey .5 mile to fence.

3rd station. 50 rows. single arm rotation row, 25 each.

3rd F on inspiration. and ‘Rocky’ or merely Sylvester Stallone’s story of “going the distance”!

mosey to white building with stairs.

4th station. groups split in half. one group does 25 pull ups or 50 muscle ups while other lt dan’s until the 6 is in for pull ups. then switch. run up the stairs hitting every step and back down. run up the stairs hitting every other step (rocky dance on top) and back down… mosey to circle for COT.

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MACV-SOG

Date: 08/06/19

QIC: Chappie

A dirty dozen PAX threw off the Fartsack and won THAT FIRST BATTLE to post for what turned out to be one of the workouts for GORUCK’s August rucking challenge. YHC had two options on his Weinke: On one side, the Bearmuda Triangle. On the reverse, the MACV-SOG workout put together by the cadre at GORUCK. The choice depended on whether YHC could get other PAX to bring rucks. Thanks to all who brought rucks! We had extras…which means we’ve got a good crew of ruckers. (Let’s get some of the GORUCK events under our collective belt.)

Here’s how we started the day:

WARM-O-RAMA

  • SSH – 18 IC
  • Apollo Ohno – 18 IC
  • Swartzjacks – 18 IC
  • Crabflippers – 18 IC
  • Superman/Pull! – 10 count/5 rounds
  • Shoulder-Tap Merkins – 10 IC

PAX counted off by 2’s then partnered up for the following MACV-SOG workout (YHC had a bunch of extras in case we fell short…who was “I” to doubt GORUCK?)

MACV stands for Military Assistance Command Vietnam

Between the 100 No Push-Up Burpees, what the F3 Exicon calls Flying Squirrels, (50 per partner) YHC shared this 3rdF message:

We need to constantly push ourselves to understand what we [PERCEIVE] to be our limits. Until we do, we haven’t reached, or begun to reach, our full potential. Often times, EXTREMES are required to push us past our limits, to make us stronger, better, or produce growth where we need it most.

▪ We can push ourselves past our limits, this requires self-discipline. Or, at least the willingness to places ourselves in positions where we know we’ll be pushed past our limits. That’s the treasure of having different Q’s lead us through a workout! …

▪ I.e. Others, who do not know OUR limits (or probably don’t care what our limits are) will push us past our limits… These situations are mostly in reference to the physical workouts or challenges we face, but they easily translate to the mental and spiritual aspects of life as well, because…

▪ Lastly, and most importantly, Christ, who is the Author and Finisher of our faith (Heb. 12:2), will push us past our limits. And this is often through our testing, which includes suffering (suffering ALWAYS pushes us past our limits) and in God’s economy He allows this for our good, like burning away the dross and purifying us like gold, and He does this for His glory. (Our good, His glory!) So…DEQ! (Don’t Ever Quit…cleaned up version of DFQ.)

BIBLICAL EXAMPLES:

  • ABRAHAM in Gen. 22 was tested by God to take his son, Isaac, and offer him as a burnt offering. Poor Isaac even had to chop and carry the wood. When he asked his dad about the offering, Abraham replied “God will provide for Himself a lamb...” And when Abe was about to plunge the knife into Isaac, God said “Do not stretch out your hand against the lad, and do nothing to harm him; for NOW I know that you fear God, since you have not withheld your son, YOUR ONLY SON, from Me.” You can guarantee this extreme test pushed him past his limits!
  • JOSEPH, by the end of Gen. 42, was sold into slavery by his brothers! He ran from Potiphar’s house in his boxers after Potiphar’s wife tried to seduce him (he ran because he feared God), and ended up imprisoned. The story continued for numbers of years in Egypt where Joseph experienced the favor of God, rising to leadership where he was 2nd only to Pharaoh! Point being, his life was full of consistently being pushed beyond his limits, but he never once used his personal circumstances as an excuse NOT to live for God. As a result, he rose to power in Egypt. He knew God’s purposes were higher than his personal suffering. He not only reached the full potential of his faith, but as a result, the nation of Israel was preserved! There was a greater purpose to it all!

Peter referred to all of this when he wrote: “Brothers, do not be surprised at the fiery trial when it comes upon you to test you, as though something strange were happening to you. But rejoice insofar as you share in Christ’s sufferings, that you may also rejoice and be glad when His glory is revealed…” (1 Pet. 4:12-13)

So, we push ourselves to understand what we [perceive] to be our limits, others push us beyond our limits, AND God pushes us past our perceived limits. ALL for a purpose: For our GOOD but ultimately for God’s GLORY. So…DEQ!

PAX wrapped up the very last exercise at 5:59, which left no time for the extra’s YHC had planned: Wall work, Jack Webb, & Mary. With a minute spare shared a little further about the ruck workout carried out in honor of America’s Special Forces.

Time called.

COT/BOM:

  • Announcements: Chattahoochee working on method to collect school supplies.
  • Prayers: The family of Katie West, grieving her tragic death; Chattahoochee’s daughter, Taylor, having surgery on 8/7

That’s about it. Always honored to lead. And, yes, what a great way to start a day!

~Chappie, out!

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Sally Loves Burpees!

Tuesday July 23, 2019

Location: CHOP

Q: Chairman

PAX: Chattahoochee, Fireplex, Gump, Leatherman, Nugget, Ruxpin, Summit, Toy Soldier, Vanilla, Waterfall, & Ying Ying

Warmup: All IC 25 SSH, 18 Cherry Pickers
18 Moroccan Night Clubs, 18 Windmills, 18 Mountain Climbers

The Thang Mosey around the block
Bring Sally Up with Burpees on Up (30)
Mosey around the block
Burp & Merk Pyramid up to 10 and back down. Start with 1 merkin 1 burpee, 2 merkins 1 burpee, 3, …100 merkins 19 burpees.

Mosey around block
Cptn Therkin 1 Big Boy 4 American Hammers 5 Merkins, up to 5 Big Boys & 20 Double Count American Hammers with 5 merkins each time. Mosey around block

Brief message about F3 encouraging us all to win the 1st battle each morning by posting and how we all benefit from surrpunding ourselves with other HIM.

Number-O-Rama and COT.

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Route 66

Beautiful weather for lots of Burpees!

Q: Waterfall The PAX: Toy Soldier, Summit, Ruxpin, Ying Ying, Chairman, Gump, Doubfire, Chattahoochee

The Warm Up: 20 SSH IC, 20 Diaper Pickers IC, 20 Moroccan Night Club IC, 20 Windmill IC, and Superman Banana! Superman Banana starts in the superman position. When Q yells BANANA you roll over on to your back in a reverse of the superman so you are curled up like a banana. When the Q yells SUPERMAN you roll back. Rolled back and forth like a bunch of crazy people a few times.

The Thang #1: Route 66 and a bag of chips. We did the Route 66 from telephone pole to telephone pole. We did it decessending from 11 burpees at the first telephone pole down to 1 burpee at the last telephone pole for a total of 66 burpees. For added suck we also did LBCs ascending. I’m calling the additional exercise “and a bag of chips” since it was added on.

The Message: The story of the Rich Young Ruler. His good works weren’t good enough. Jesus invited him to follow him. But the young man went away sorrowful because he wouldn’t give up his lavish lifestyle to follow Jesus.

The Thang #2: Waterfall likes the wall! Wall of Burpee for an additional 3 burpees. Each PAX takes the chair. We go down the row doing 1 burpee each. Then we went down the row again doing 2 burpees each. Next we did Mexican jumping beans and overhead claps ascending up to 10 jumps and 40 claps. With a few minutes left we ended with some Mary.

Good push by all!

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A Friendly 82

Warm up

SSH – 20 IC

Bolt 45’s – 15 squats to halfway down.   15 squats halfway to full down.  15 full squats

Cherry Pickers – 15 IC

Chilcutt Plank Jacks – 15 IC

Windmills – 15 IC

Mosey .5 miles by way of the merkin mile to the school.  Each ¼ mile, all Pax stopped to complete 25 merkins.

The Thang

 Q brought a modified Super 21 beatdown for the hot and humid morning that Summit dubbed “a friendly 82” degrees at 7:00 a.m.  1 Merkin to 1 Big Boy Sit up.  2 Merkins to 2 Big Boy Situps.  3 Merkins to 3 Big Boy Situps, etc., etc., etc.  Since we had excessive heat and humidity, Q elected to start at 21 in descending fashion.  Each merkin/big boy set was followed by 21 prisoner squats.  All Pax completed the round of 21 descending through the round of 16 before taking a break for the third F.  After the message, Pax completed the Super 21 descending through the round of 10.   

Mosey .5 miles back to Aegis.  Pax stopped twice on the return mosey and completed 25 merkins at each stop to complete the merkin mile.

Back at the Aegis, Pax completed the modified Super 21 from the round of 9 descending to the round of 1.

Count-O-Rama, Name-O-Rama, and the Circle of Trust.  Please keep all our HIM in your thoughts and prayer. 

F3 Message 07/20/19 – Q shared from Ron Hutchcraft Ministries in regards to how Jesus, the Cross, and the Bible is being systematically removed or “stolen” from our daily lives because it offends someone. As Christians, we must remain vigilant and defend the One who sacrificed all for us.

Who Stole the Cross? – #6479

Thursday, November 10, 2011

“Somebody stole the cross! Go figure.

Well, I mean that was a news story that got my attention a while back. The missing cross was a six-foot-tall metal structure that was embedded in rock and concrete, and it was perched high up on Sunrise Rock in the Mojave Desert. Veterans actually placed it there to honor those who’ve died fighting for their country. And wow! It’s been there for 75 years—no problem; suddenly—problem. People who didn’t want it there argued against it all the way to the Supreme Court. And for the time being, the Justices said that it could stay. But then somebody just went up there and stole the cross. It’s crazy.

I’m Ron Hutchcraft and I want to have A Word With You about “Who Stole the Cross.”

As soon as I heard the story, something much more troubling hit me. The cross has gone missing a lot of places these days; places that matter a lot more to God than some mountainside in the desert. I’ve listened to lots of sermons and Christian radio programs, and sometimes I’ve heard little or nothing about Jesus’ cross. I’ve heard lots of Christian talk about how to have a great marriage, or how to raise your kids, how to manage your money, how to have a good self-image, but somehow they never got to the cross.

I’ve heard some great Bible teaching that was deep and powerful, but the cross was on the margins or not even on the page. We’ll talk a lot about important things like justice for the oppressed, compassion for the poor, and help for families, and God cares about all of them. But we never get to God’s game-changer for a sin-broken planet, and that’s the cross of Christ.

Sadly, I think of lost people I’ve known for a long time and talked to about a lot of things, but somehow I’ve never told them about the cross where Jesus died for them. I suspect I’m not alone. Too often, Christians talk a lot about their church or their faith, but not much about their Savior. Oh, yeah, somebody stole the cross…from our conversations, from our ministries, maybe even from the center of our hearts.

Oh, I know who took it. The one Jesus called “…the thief who comes only to steal, kill and destroy” (John 10:10). The devil hates the cross because as the Bible says, “having disarmed the powers and authorities, (Jesus) made a public spectacle of them, triumphing over them by the cross” (Colossians 2:15).

You know, Satan’s death warrant is signed in the blood of Jesus. He knows the power of that cross. The oft-quoted Charles Spurgeon called the cross God’s “magnificent magnet.” And in our word for today from the Word of God in John 12:32, Jesus said this about His cross: “When I am lifted up…I will draw all men to Myself.” No wonder Satan says, “Hey, go ahead. Talk about everything you want. Just don’t mention that cross.” Talk about your church. Talk about your faith. Talk about your family values. Don’t mention the cross! The enemy of our souls knows its power and does whatever it takes to erase the cross from our view.

Now, veterans are outraged that the cross was stolen from that hill. We should be outraged! We’ve allowed Jesus’ cross to be stolen from the center of our hearts, and our ministries, and our conversations. “The message of the cross,” 1 Corinthians 1:18says, “is…the power of God.” I need to be as passionate about elevating that cross as the world and the devil are about eliminating it.

I have the unspeakable privilege of taking a lost friend by the hand and walking with them up a hill the Bible calls Skull Hill, and standing there at the foot of an old rugged cross, and sharing with them the greatest love in the universe. “What He did here, my friend, was for you.” Without that cross, there is no hope…no heaven.”

Respectfully Submitted,

Fireplex

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Sled 2.0

QIC Semi

Warm-a-Rama
All i/c
21 seal jacks
21 Windmills
21 seal waves
21 Cherry pickers
21 plank Jacks

Capri lap out back entrance around to the front entrance

The Thang

1 pax pushes sled out the back entrance and back as timer

Rest of pax do the following exercises during sled push

Sledge tire hit
Burpee with a doubtfire
H bomb (30 or 50 lb. Ball)
Ball slam
Box jump
Log row
Coupon curl
Bear crawl coupon drag

2 rounds, 2nd round sled pushed to survey stake along drive

3rd F

Proverbs 18

9 HIM showed – semi, leatherman, Chattahoochee, Chappie, Wildwing, Waterfall, Fireplex, gump, summit

Number Rama

Name Rama

COT

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Field of Dreams [a.k.a. Burpee Delirium]

Great times! For this time of year as PAX rotate out on vacations it was awesome to have 11 HIM drop the DRP and post for the Field of Dreams [delirium] workout. It wasn’t always this way, so its exciting to still see double digits when others are out. Plant, Grow, and Serve small workout groups of men for the invigoration of male community leadership–on mission!

So here’s the skinny, it went a lil’ something like this:

WARM-O-RAMA:

  • SSH’s – 18 IC
  • SwartzJack’s – 20 IC
  • Seal Jack’s – 18 IC
  • Plank Jacks – 18 IC
  • Merkins – 10 OYO
  • Crab Flippers – 18 IC
The Big Dice

THE THANG:

Upon returning to the AO following a nice brisk 0.5 mile Patriot Run around the block, PAX divided into 2 teams. Teams took turns rolling the 3 dice until reaching the opposite end of the field.

  • ROUTINE: Roll dice, both teams Bear Crawl to dice, execute the corresponding number of Burpees rolled (teams were to remember total number rolled. Team with highest number determined the punishment of lower scoring team at the end of the field).
  • Team 1 rolled 4x – Roll dice, Bear Crawl, Burpees. Rinse & Repeat…
  • Team 2 rolled 3x – Roll dice, Bear Crawl, Burpees. Rinse & Repeat…
  • Team 1 Rolled the highest number, though neither team remembers the exact number due to burpee delirium. Guestimates are as low as 77, but it was more likely closer to 100.
  • Da MATH: Neither team rolled less than 11 (77 Burpees would be the bare minimum), but there were rolls of 16, 14, 13, and 12. I.e. just know that the PAX executed ALOT OF BURPEES!
  • Rolling the highest accumulated number, Team 1 determined they would do 15 Merkins, while Team 2 was assigned 30 Merkins.

PAX took the long Mosey back to the AO, taking turns swapping out holding the dice overhead. They’re not heavy but THAT did create a different dynamic for the mosey.

Meanwhile back at the AO: 3rdF Message

(The following thoughts adapted from R. Kent Hughes in Disciplines of a Godly Man)

Harry Blymires, in (The Christian Mind) said, “The Christian mind  has succumbed to the secular drift with a degree of weakness and nervelessness unmatched in Christian history.” He sees our generation as suffering from religious anorexia (anorexia religiosa), a loss of appetite for Christ.

The bottom line is: this comes from a declining willingness to properly program the amazing instruments God has given us. Christians leave their 12 billion cells unguarded and unthinking—and undisciplined. When we turn to God’s Word, we’re aware that the Biblical writers understood the problem in a less technical way. “Above all else, guard your heart,” says Proverbs, “for it is the wellspring of life” (4:23). “For as a man thinks within his heart, so is he” (Prov. 23:7). The Scriptures tell us rightly that INPUT DETERMINES OUTPUT — that our PROGRAMMING DETERMINES PRODUCTION.

The one thing that will always shape your life is the condition of your heart. The Apostle Paul told us in Philippians to think on explicitly positive things: The true. The noble. The right. The pure. The lovely. The admirable. This is more than the power of positive thinking. They all defy negative exposition. I.e. each is a matter of personal choice — and our choices make all the difference in the world. We all can CHOOSE a thought “program” which will produce a Christian mind.

2 AREAS OF PERSONAL APPLICATION:

#1 – I have great sympathy for those whose past has been a series of bad choices. I understand that if over the years one has chosen the impure and the illusory and the negative, it is very difficult to change. But as a biblical thinker I give no space to myself or to anyone else who rationalizes his present choices by the past. Brothers, as followers of Christ we are free to have a Christian mind/a biblical worldview. It IS within our reach, and it is our duty.

#2 – We should be aware of the wise warnings against using words like “all,” “every,” and “always” in what we say. Using absolutes is dangerous. But I’m going to do it anyway. Here it is: IT IS IMPOSSIBLE FOR ANY FOLLOWER OF CHRIST WHO SPENDS THE BULK OF HIS EVENINGS, MONTH AFTER MONTH, WEEK UPON WEEK, DAY IN AND DAY OUT WATCHING THE TV AND WATCHING VIDEOS TO HAVE A CHRISTIAN MIND. This is ALWAYS true of ALL Christians in EVERY situation.  A biblical mental program cannot exist with worldly programming. Again, INPUT DETERMINES OUTPUT — PROGRAMMING DETERMINES PRODUCTION.

Where the Bible says “think about such things” (Phil 4:8), the word that is used is “logidzamai”, from which we get the mathematical computer-like word logarithm. It means a “deliberate and prolonged contemplation as if one is weighing a mathematical problem.” It’s like getting junk mail versus getting the new Shooters Magazine, Runners World, etc. Or like getting junk emails versus emails from F3 or GoRuck, etc. You throw out the junk after a brief scan, but you take deliberate and prolonged contemplation over the new items from your favorite sources.

Even more so, we are to think about the good and positive elements God wants us to put into our computers/minds. God calls HIM in His Word to a massive and positive discipline of the mind. You cannot be profoundly influenced by that which you do not know. I.e. INPUT DETERMINES OUTPUT — PROGRAMMING DETERMINES PRODUCTION.

Oh, how I love your law! I meditate on it all day long. Your commands make me wiser than my enemies, for they are ever with me. I have more insight than all my teachers, For I meditate on Your statutes. I have more understanding than the elders, For I obey your precepts.” (Psalm 119:97-100)

Last but not least A Round of Mary:

  • Flutter Kicks – Courtesy of Chattahoochee
  • Box Cutters – Courtesy of Vanilla
  • Big Boys – Courtesy of Gump
  • LBC’s – Courtesy of Summit
  • American Hammers – Courtesy of Ying Ying

COT/BOM:

  • Announcements: Warm-Up VQ scheduled for Gump @ Primis. Be there!
  • Prayers: Chattahoochee, Bill Crouch, YHC, etc. Plus, as always prayers were lifted up for each PAX to be a HIM in his home, his workplace, and in his community in which he serves.

That’s a wrap. Lot’s of PAX on vacation but we still posted 11! Way cool to see the continued growth of this group and of each individual PAX getting stringer and better as they keep posting. YHC was once again honored to lead!

Aye!

~Chappie, out!

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F3 ‘LAX’ (crab/bear soccer)

7/13/2019. Nugget on Q. 

Warm up. 20 SSH. 15 windmill. 15 cherry pickers. Butt kick around half  the circle, high knees other half. Right shuffle around half circle, left shuffle other half. Right karaoke around half circle, left karaoke around other half. 

Mosey to middle school. 

Start at first sidewalk (five total). Bear crawl to second and do 25 super squats. Lt Dan to third sidewalk and do 25 switch kicks. Lt Dan to fourth sidewalk and do 25 windshield wipers. Bear crawl to fifth and do 25 leg bicep curls each side. 

An set. 10 big boys. 20 leg raises. 30 reverse crunches. 40 long arm crunches. 

Do the same workout above except backwards, so we nurred where we lt danned and we crawl beared where we crawl beared. 

F3 LAX (crab vs bear soccer. Split into teams. And everyone on one designated side of field (offense or defense) did crabwalk and the other side did bear crawl, switch every goal. (15-20minute game). Ended 5-4 with a ruxpin game winning goal. 

3rd F on how to pray and the Lord’s Prayer Vs our prayers. 

Mosey to AO. End in COT.

Good push HIM!

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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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