Author name: Johnny Hopkins

NO MERCY-IT WAS ALMOST A MILE !

5/29/18

10 HIM posted for a “No Mercy Beat-Down”

PAX:  Toy Soldier, Leatherman, Ying-Ying, Chattahoochee, Chairman, Waterfall, Summit, Pre-cut, Chappie, and Fireplex.

QIC:  Fireplex

AO:  Milton, De.

Warm up

SSH – 25 IC

Cherry Pickers – 25 IC

Bolt 45’s a.k.a. Fireplex 90’s IC (4 Count) – 15 squats to halfway down.  15 squats halfway to full down.  15 full squats.

Windmills – 25 IC

Mosey to the vacant lot by Shipbuilders Village – .35 mile.

The Thang

The “No Mercy Mile” as identified in the exicon – Pax begin at midpoint of front stretch on a standard track (we used a measured vacant lot).  Jog to turn 1: bear crawl to turn 2.  Jog to mid point on back stretch.  Do 25 merkins.  Jog to turn 3:  lunge to turn 4.  Jog to starting point perform 25 squats.  R&R three more times.  When complete will have bear crawled 400 yards, lunged 400 yards, performed 100 merkins and squats all while completing 1 mile.

*We reduced the jog portion of the exercise to a half mile since we jogged just short of a half mile to get to, and return from, the “thang” location.

With our legs inclined on a berm, we completed a series of ab exercises that we call the Toy Soldier Set that was named for the founder of the set – 50 LBC’s, 25 E2K’s (each side), 25 Big Boy Sit-Up’s OYO.

F3 Message

The 150 year history of Memorial Day was discussed.  History shows that the day honoring the fallen  was initially known as Decoration Day in the aftermath of the Civil War.  By the late 19th century it became known as Memorial Day and was signed into law as a National Holiday by President Lyndon B. Johnson in 1968.  We will never forget those who have given the ultimate sacrifice so that we might have all the freedoms that we enjoy today.

John 15:13 New King James Version (NKJV) –  13 Greater love has no one than this, than to lay down one’s life for his friends.

While we were on the subject of sacrifice, it seems only fitting to speak of the Most Ultimate Sacrifice Ever !  Jesus’ whole life was a sacrifice, as in the flesh He experienced the same temptations that we do.  However, He did not come to be served, but to serve us as He comforted, healed, preached, and gave all of Himself for mankind.  His Crucifixion was the ultimate sacrifice so that we can experience salvation from our sins through our commitment and faithful service in Him for the greatest gift we can only imagine – everlasting life!

Ephesians 2:4-9 New King James Version (NKJV) –   But God, who is rich in mercy, because of His great love with which He loved us, even when we were dead in trespasses, made us alive together with Christ (by grace you have been saved), and raised us up together, and made us sit together in the heavenly places in Christ Jesus, that in the ages to come He might show the exceeding riches of His grace in His kindness toward us in Christ Jesus. For by grace you have been saved through faith, and that not of yourselves; it is the gift of God, not of works, lest anyone should boast.

John 14:6 New King James Version (NKJV) –  Jesus said to him, “I am the way, the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except through Me.     

John 3:16 New King James Version (NKJV) –  16 For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him should not perish but have everlasting life.

Mosey back to AO – .11 mile.

Count-O-Rama, Name-O-Rama, and the Circle of Trust.  Please keep all our HIM in your thoughts and prayers.  Special prayer request for Chappie and his family.

Respectfully Submitted,

Fireplex

 

THE NARROW PATH

5/22/2018

10 HIM posted for a Fireplex beat down

PAX:  Toy Soldier, Leatherman, Ying-Ying, Chattahoochee, Chairman, Waterfall, Vanilla, Summit, Chappie, and Fireplex

QIC:  Fireplex

AO: Milton, De.

Warm up

SSH – 20 IC

Cherry Pickers – 20 IC

Bolt 45’s a.k.a. Fireplex 90’s IC (4 Count) – 15 squats to halfway down.  15 squats halfway down to full down.  15 full motion squats.

Windmills – 20 IC

Moroccan Night Clubs – 20 IC

Burp & Merk – Burpees with ascending merkins up to 10 count.

The Thang

Mosey to Little League Park (@.75 mile) and divided the 10 HIM into two groups for two pain stations.  Each group completed both stations as described below.

Super 21 Routine modified in the spirit of time and sanity to a “Super 17” – 1 Merkin & 1 Big Boy Sit up, 2 Merkins & 2 Big Boy’s, 3 Merkins & 3 Big Boy’s, repeat until reaching 17 of both exercises.

The Cycle – From home plate, bear crawl to 1st base, 3 burpees, crawl bear back to home plate. From home plate, bear crawl around the bases to 2nd base, 6 burpees, crawl bear back to home plate.  From home plate, bear crawl around the bases to third base, 9 burpees, crawl bear back to home plate.

F3 Message

Excerpts from Coach John Scolinas message as written by Chris Sperry, Baseball/Life, LLC in 1996.  Coach Scolinas  applys the analogy of the width of home plate which is 17″ to our interaction with the many people and organizations that we touch or represent.  That we should never compromise or “widen” our strike zone.  We need to be accountable, not change the rules to accommodate a lesser standard.  In summary, Coach Scolinas said ” Coaches, keep your players-no matter how good they are – your children, and most of all, keep yourself at seventeen inches.”

Proverbs 22:6 New King James Version (NKJV) –   Train up a child in the way he should go,
[a]And when he is old he will not depart from it.

Matthew 7:13-14 New King James Version (NKJV) 13 “Enter by the narrow gate; for wide is the gate and broad is the way that leads to destruction, and there are many who go in by it.14 [a]Because narrow is the gate and [b]difficult is the way which leads to life, and there are few who find it.

Mosey back to AO (@.75 mile)

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

Respectfully Submitted,

Fireplex

 

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