Ladder style circuit. Pull-Up Progression was 1,2,3,4,5,5,4,3,2,1. Between each set of Pull Ups PAX completed 10 Merkins, 10 Squats, and 10 American Hammers, totaling 100 reps each. 30 reps of Pull-Ups were completed in total.
Third F Message: Excerpt from “Extreme Ownership” -Jocko Willink & Leif Babin
Mosey back to AO Bball Court
The Thang 2: Court Corners
PAX Lt. Dan from 1st Corner to 2nd. Completed 10 Box Cutters IC. PAX then bear crawled to 3rd Corner, completed 10 Box Cutters in opposite direction IC. PAX Nur’d to 4th Corner and did 10 clockwise outlaws OYO. PAX crawl beared back to 1st Corner and completed 10 counter clockwise outlaws OYO.
Warmup: 15 Flying Phelps, Butt Kickers around the fountain, 15 SSH, 15 Cherry Pickers, 15 Windmills
The Thang: Mosey to Little League Fields for Ace of Bases. Bear Crawl to each base and do 10 Bobby Hurley Burpees, Then Crawl Bear to each base and do 20 Merkins
3rd F Paul Tripp: The grand illusion of every act of sin is that we can be disloyal to God and everything will work out in the end.
We all do it sometimes and in some ways. In little and not so little moments of disloyalty to God, we work to excuse ourselves and convince ourselves that it will all be okay in the end. In private moments of moral self-conversation we say: “I can handle this, it will be okay.”, “I’ll only do it this once.”, “I really didn’t have much of a choice.”, “It’s not really such a big deal.”, “Other people do it all the time.”, “It’s not really clearly forbidden by the Bible.”, “What else could I do?”, “I just chose the lesser of two evils.”, “God is good, he’ll forgive me.”, “It’s not like I do this all the time.”, “Doesn’t God want me to be happy?”
Each statement is designed to relieve the burden of conviction. Each is meant to mask the reality that we have chosen to be disloyal to God, rebellious to his authority, and resistant to his call. Each is meant to cover the true allegiance of our hearts. Each is designed to enable us to feel okay about what God clearly says is not okay. Each is meant to make sin look not so sinful after all. Each is meant to ease our fear that sin really is destructive and that it rally does lead to death.
These are moments when we are all tempted to give in to the delusional logic of Adam and Eve in the garden of Eden. In the mundane moments of our daily lives, we buy into the fallacy that we can step over God’s loving and wise moral boundaries without consequences.. In myriad little moments, we’re morally disloyal to the One who is our wisdom, righteousness, and hope. And what’s important about this is that the character of a life isn’t set in three or four big moments of life, but in ten thousand little, virtually unnoticed moments. These acts of disloyalty expose the war that still rages for the rulership of our hearts and the depth of our ongoing need for rescuing and forgiving grace. Isn’t it good to know that that grace is ours in Christ Jesus!
Mosey to JOP for Dorrice Burns: PAX in plank position in circle facing inward. Rotate to adjacent PAX position after each exercise while remaining in plank position in clockwise manner after each exercise. 1st position – plank for 30 count, 2nd position – 10 merkins IC, 3rd position – 10 angle grinders IC, 4th position – 30 count plank, 5th position – 10 groiners IC, 6th position – 10 zebra butt kickers IC.
Mosey back to AO for Mary: 20 flutter kicks, 20 LBC’s, 20 American Hammers
Name o rama, COT, Welcome FNG (Zach Hayes AKA Bovine) Total 2.67 miles, Coffeteria Memorial day pre plan at Starbucks
Mosey to HOB Aiken Legs: 2 Rounds of 20 Squats 20 Box Jumps 20 Lunges (10 each leg) 20 Split Jacks (10 each leg forward) Brief discussion about HOB, Q’s elemetary school.
Mosey to Rogers Signs, 10 Burpees, brief discussion about Q spending time as kid at old sign shop.
Mosey to Big Johns 20 Hand Release Merkins 20 Werkins 20 Merkins 10 Diamond Merkins 10 Ranger Merkins. Brief discussion about passing of John Megee and Q spending lot time as kid between John’s house, Q’s Mom Mom’s house, and Far (fire) House.
Mosey to Bodies. Brief discussion about Q’s baby sitter at corner Magnolia and Mulberry Street. Toy Soldier set: 35 LBCs 25 E2Ks 15 Big Boys
Mosey back to CHOP.
Number-O-Rama & Name-O-Rama. Circle of Trust with prayers for Semi’s field trip to DC and Chayanne ad her baby.
Here’s the truth…QIC hit snooze and was late to his own beatdown. So, truth be told, the on-time PAX lead the Warm-O-Rama and I don’t have a clue what they did! Shoutout to the dozen PAX who extended grace for my tardiness and still followed my lead upon arrival!
Once QIC arrived, we got right to it w/ a “Friendly” Patriot Run to Milton Memorial Park
The Thang: Monkey-A-Round
PAX rotated between 5 stations doing as many reps as possible for as many rounds as possible. Rotation happened when PAX running at station 5 completed their loop.
Pull Ups
Swerkins w/ Tuck (Complete a merkin with feet in swing then pull feet in for a tuck – BRUTAL!)
Box Jump to Incline Merkin
Forearm Plank
Run loop around gazebo
PAX completed 6 rounds in 20 minutes.
3rd F Message: Excerpt from “Finishing Strong” by Steve Farrar on Vision
Warm up
20 Seal jacks. I/c
15 Cherry picker. I/c
Capri lap
20 SSH. I/c
15 Windmill. I/c
Capri lap
20 seal waves. I/c
15 Peter parker. I/c
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
Mosey to firehouse
Plank – 10 count
Merkin
10 count from each HIM for 2 rounds
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, crawl bears, karaokes, lt. Dan’s, and LT. Dangers 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.
5 HIM showed today. Semi, Fireplex, Vanilla, Chattahoochee, nugget
Sheldon Cooper – Pax completes one lap around the circle then completes, 10 Burpees, 10 Squats, 10 merkins & 10 Big Boys descending to 1 each of each exercise. The circle is approx. .08 tenths of a mile or 400 linear feet/135 yards….but who’s measuring….:)…
F3 Message – see below
Mosey back to CHOP – approx. .3 mile
Count-O-Rama, Name-O-Rama, FNG naming (Welcome to Fuzz) and the Circle of Trust. Please keep all our HIM in your thoughts and prayer.
F3 Message 05/07/19
Below are excerpts from the blog site ActiveChristianity.org by Brunstad Christian Church in reference to Forgiveness.
Forgiving others can be really difficult
“Forgiving others is important, but sometimes it can be really difficult to do. Why should I forgive, and how can I do it?
“Then
Peter came to Him and said, ‘Lord, how often shall my brother sin against me,
and I forgive him? Up to seven times?’ Jesus said to him, ‘I do not say to you,
up to seven times, but up to seventy times seven.’” Matthew 18:21-22.
“For
if you forgive men their trespasses, your heavenly Father will also forgive
you. But if you do not forgive men their trespasses, neither will your Father
forgive your trespasses.” Matthew 6:14-15.
Forgiving
others who have wronged you, whether for a relatively small thing, or for a
seriously damaging act against you, can sometimes seem like an insurmountably
difficult thing to do. In some cases it’s a process that really takes time.
Yet, the Bible is crystal clear on the necessity of it. And there are no caveats
such as “unless,” “if,” or “but.” As in all things, we need to look to our
Forerunner, Captain, and Master as our example.
“Father forgive them”
Christ
suffered unrighteousness—even cruel unrighteousness. No one could have suffered
more unrighteously than Christ. And some of the last words He ever uttered
were: “Father forgive them, they know
not what they do.” Is it easy? No. Is it impossible? “All things are possible to him who
believes,” said Jesus. (Mark 9:23) All things.
And
when you don’t have the power, when you know that it is not in you to forgive,
then you have to find it in Christ. “I can do
all things through Christ who strengthens me.” Philippians 4:12-13.
Does forgiving negate the pain you have suffered? Does it reverse the things
that have happened to you? Does it mean the person who wronged you doesn’t have
to take responsibility for his/her actions? No, but you will be free from the
thoughts of hatred and bitterness and the burden they are. Forgiveness is not
only done for the sake of the one you are forgiving, but for your own sake, so
that you don’t have to live with the burden.
“But
to you who fear My name the Sun of Righteousness shall arise with healing in
His wings; and you shall go out and grow fat like stall-fed calves.” Malachi 4:2.
The
fact that you forgive someone does not condone what they have done, nor does it
by any means make it all right. Trust is not implicit in forgiveness, nor is
forgetting obligatory. “Forgive and forget” is not a Biblical quote. It is one
thing to be wary and aware, and another thing to hate and resent.
God is righteous
Ideally the one who has harmed
you would repent and atone for what they’ve done as well. But make sure your
healing is independent of that. You should forgive regardless of their
attitude. Their sins are between them and God. It is right for someone to face
up to the consequences of their actions according to earthlyRefers to
everything of this earth, as opposed to heavenly things. Example: Earthly
treasures/heavenly treasures. The earthly things pass away (are temporal), but
the heavenly things are eternal. (Matthew 6:19-21;…authority and law, and they
will also someday stand before God’s face and have to give account for their
actions, and God is righteous above all else. But judgment and vengeance belong
to God.
It
is important to note that forgiveness is not a feeling, it is a choice.
Choosing forgiveness will mean that you have to go to God on your knees for the
power to forgive. It’s choosing not to let thoughts of hatred rule in your
heart. It’s choosing to go to God to find help and comfort instead of dwelling
on the past, even when our feelings would rather do anything but. The power we
need for this we get from the Holy Spirit. Jesus, “when He was reviled, did not revile in
return; when He suffered, He did not threaten, but committed Himself to Him who
judges righteously.” 1 Peter 2:23.
Draw near to God, and in His love you’ll find everything you need.”
Okay, as you can see by the BB title YHC has to come clean. True Confession: Tuesday’s workout, as quickly perceived by the astute Vanilla, had a hidden two-fold motive–1) YHC signed on to complete the GORUCK April #RuckingChallenge and needed to get in Day 1, so WE did, and, 2) A “ruck” workout without a ruck (sandbags instead) might just be a catalyst for someone to step into the circle and buy a ruck, and hence, get into rucking. Did it work? THAT is the question.
12 PAX won THAT FIRST BATTLE and got jump-started with a good Warmup VQ by Doubtfire, then those who did not have a ruck with them (ruckers were alerted night before) were directed to the shed to grab a sandbag coupon. Shout out to Leatherman, each bag NOW weighs 40lbs. PAX circled up again in the parking lot where YHC esplained the forthcoming routine…
Day 1 of the GORUCK Lucky 7 Rucking Challenge: 7 Ruck workouts 7 days during April.
PAX would carry either a 40lb ruck or a 40lb sandbag throughout the workout. PAX went 2x around the block to complete 1 mile by doing the Double-Deuce shuffle. That’s 22 shuffle/mosey steps to remember that the average of American Servicemen and women who take their own lives on a daily basis is 22. The average is said to have come down to 20, but even 1 is too many. So we shuffle 22 steps, with PAX taking turns to call a bit of a cadence, then we stepped for 22. Rinse and repeat for the entire mile.
While doing the Double-Deuce the PAX circled up for pain at corners #1 and #3:
Corner #1: PAX paired up and alternated back & forth to complete 10 sets x 10 Ruck/Sandbag Squats each…Double-deuce to corner 3.
Corner #3: PAX paired up and alternated back & forth to complete 10 sets x 10 Ruck/Sandbag Merkins each (#brutal!). Continue Double-Deuce shuffle around block to circle up again at corner 1…
Corner #1: PAX paired up and alternated back and forth to complete 10 sets x 10 Ruck/Sandbag American Hammers (a.k.a. Russian Twists) each. Continue Double-Deuce Shuffle all the way around the block, back to the AO to complete 1 mile.
Upon returning to the AO we circled to close it out with the following 3rdF:
At the beginning of March YHC posted a meme on our GroupMe that said: “THERE’S A FIGHT RIGHT AROUND THE CORNER, JUST WAITING…” The idea is to get ready for whatever the fight might be. In the last couple of months, I’ve been walking through fights with people who never saw them coming. Health battles. Marriage battles. Financial battles. Emotional battles. Pornography battles. Anger battles. Etc. But my point is that I’ve NOT been in these battles with people JUST because I’m a pastor.
We tend to read or hear a statement like the above and respond individually. While it takes a personal response, that phrase was/is meant to move us into the arena of that fight corporately/together (whatever the fight may be). I.e. We are supposed to battle along side one another. After all isn’t that the 2ndF part of what of why we get together?
You can try to prove me wrong on this, but you’ll find it to be true: Did you know that almost ALL of the references to spiritual growth in the Bible are corporate/plural? That means you don’t have to read between the lines. It means that the best (if not, the only) way to grow, to fight, to gauge a victory is through/by way of the relationships we have with one another. As Maverick as we like to be, or think we should be, this means we were NEVER meant to fight alone.
Some of these thoughts were formulated from Friday’s 43 Feet Podcast (great one, listen to it). Practically speaking, we need about 3-4 other men to lock shields with. When our shields are locked together with other men beside us, we notice when they’re down. And they’ll notice when we are. So…who’s backed away, faded away, fallen aside and left a gap where once there was a shield? If you’re not sure how to answer or if you can answer that question, you may need to reevaluate your commitment to FELLOWSHIP–the 2ndF of F3.
To be honest, we don’t often see a fight coming either. Nonetheless WE CAN PREPARE. A phrase I heard on Friday’s 43 Feet podcast really caught my attention: “RELATIONAL ARRHYTHMIA” Think about that. It is TOTALLY DESCRIPTIVE! The question that follows is: Are you out of sync? In your relationships with your M, your 2.0’s, and your F3 brothers you’ve got to be in rhythm. If you’re out, it’s called relational arrhythmia. Your M will tell you when you’re out if rhythm. Your 2.0’s will tell you when you’re out of rhythm, but what about other guys? On the 43 Feet Podcast Dark Helmet said, “Without the 3 P’s you do not have a shield lock and you’re not ready/prepared for the fight. What are the 3 P’s? In short:
1) PROXIMITY: You gotta see each other, there’s gotta be physical contact (elbows, forearms touch in a shield lock). Proximity builds trust. Meeting together with a real purpose. Proximity is key because until you’re beside a man, you don’t know how he feels. You might not even notice he’s backed away from the line.
2) PURPOSE: Meet together for mutual benefit and mutual defense. Why? Because we’ve all got to have 3-4 brothers to get thru the flux of life (fights/mountains/valleys). This is the living out of Ecclesiastes 4:12, “A cord of three strands is not quickly broken.”
3) PERIODIC: The point the Dark Helmet was making here on the podcast was simply to lock down when you’re gathering, lock down EXACTLY when you’re going to get together and maintain a shield lock.
There’s a fight right around the corner, just waiting. Being prepared for it means being ready for the unexpected, while staying ready for the expected. The most important part of being ready for the fight is to be a part of a shield lock.
HIM shield lock with other men for mutual defense and mutual advantage.
YHC had a bunch of extras on his Weinke, like RR Tracks, Plank Pull Throughs, Ruck high Pulls, and, of course, Mary. However, time was called. Actually, we went into a little bit of OT; thanks for your patience, men. Great work today by all. The workout was harder than YHC thought it would be. But hey, we all completed 100 Ruck Squats, 100 Ruck Merkins, 100 Ruck American Hammers, & a 1 Mile Double-Deuce shuffle carrying 40 lbs.! Well done!
Once again we had double-digits. More often than not, that is happening and we’re no doubt on the verge of hitting some record numbers. So everybody KEEP POSTING. Awesome to see Ying Ying back out there again–he’s the only PAX in the Name-O-Rama that gets celebrated with onamonapia. Whaaat! Also, welcome Circuit, YHC was wondering if you were just a made-up “Unicorn” PAX who supposedly posted up when he was out. You’re real!
Number-Rama: Dirty Dozen
Name-O-Rama:
COT:
Announcements:
Fundraiser mentioned by Chairman, he will post it on the GroupMe.
PAX are to begin thinking through Memorial Day Mini, a bit of a CSAUP 2-hour workout at CHSP. Maps and recon suggested as each PAX is asked to bring a portion of the heat.
Prayers:
Jay, Bob, Brenda & Denny, Doubtfire’s friend/co-worker, and a few others were lifted up in prayer.
BOM
As always, it was an honor for YHC to Q it up. Site-Q’s don’t forget to add Doubtfire to your Q list for the cycle. Everyone, keep posting. Aye!
Using a square of sidewalk in front of Georgetown Elementary with roughly 100 yards between the points, the PAX went through 7 rounds of pain. In each round the PAX stopped at each tip of the “diamond” to perform the given exercise and reps. Mosey transitions
Round 1: 7 Burpees
Round 2: 14 4-Count Flutter Kicks
Round 3: 21 Merkins
Round 4: 28 Squats
Round 5: 21 LBC’s
Round 6: 14 Iron Mikes
Round 7: 7 Diamond Merkins
After first 4 rounds, we broke for a third F. I read an excerpt from “Wild at Heart” by John Eldredge
BY WAY OF THE HEART
“Which would you rather be said of you: “Harry? Sure I know him. He’s a real sweet guy.” Or, Yes, I know about Harry. He’s a dangerous man…in a really good way.” Ladies, how about you? Which man would you rather have as your mate? (Some women, hurt by masculinity gone bad, might argue for the “safe” man…and then wonder why, years later, there is no passion in their marriage, why he is distant and cold.) And as for your own femininity, which would you rather have said of you–that you are a “tireless worker,” or that you are a “captivating woman”? I rest my case.
What if? What if those deep desires in our hearts are telling us the truth, revealing to us the life we were meant to live? God gave us eyes so that we might see, he gave us ears that we might hear, he gave us wills that we might choose, and he gave us hearts that we might live. The way we handle the heart is everything. A man must know he is powerful, he must know he has what it takes. A woman must know she is beautiful, she must know she is worth fighting for. “but you don’t understand,” said one woman to me. “I’m living with a hollow man.” No, it’s in there. His heart is there. It may have evaded you, like a wounded animal, always out of reach, one step beyond your catching. But it’s there. “I don’t know when I died,” said another man. “But I feel like I’m just using up oxygen.” I understand. Your heart may feel dead and gone, but it’s there. Something wild and strong and valiant, just waiting to be released.”
Mosey to National Guard for The Thang 2!
The Thang 2: “Grizzcalator”
PAX Complete 1 Merkin with hands on the bottom step and then 2 Merkins with hands on the 2nd step, 3 Merkins on the 3rd step, etc., all the way up to 14 merkins on the 14th step. Total = 105 Merkins
Mosey back to the AO for “Johnny Cash”
Johnny Cash: Part 1
PAX circled up and all hold 6 inches. 1 PAX at a time completes 10 Big Boys while everyone else holds 6.
