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That Rucking Deck of Cards

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5 PAX beat the fartsack this Gloom for another Gump Ruck beatdown

Warm-o- Rama!

  • 20 SSH IC
  • 15 Hairy Rockets IC
  • Bolt 45 IC

The Thang!!

This beautiful Gloom the PAX came to play a game of cards. Forwarning might have scared a few HIM from braving the suck and attending this GLOOM.

  • We circled up and drew cards (or, well, tapped my random card app on my phone) and we preformed Ruck exercises depending on what card appeared.
  • if we drew and A we did 10 rucking smurf- jacks IC
  • If we drew a diamond we did merkins to the amount shown on the card (face cards were 10) OYO
  • if we drew a heart we did IC flutter kicks with rucks held above our chest
  • if we drew a club we did Ruck pulls (started doing mountain climbers but the act of cinching and uncinching our rucks was a huge hassle and if we didn’t cinch our rucks the Ruck busted the backs of our head) therein, quickly, QIC Gump decided to switch to ruck pulls IC. Also, got off to a rough start but Gump quickly got the hang of it!!
  • If we drew a spade we did Ruck overhead squats IC. (after the bolt 45s this one really felt great by the end!!)
  • Half way thru this agony we did the 3rd F
  • After the 3rd F we continued the horror of drawing cards, to our surprise we seemed to draw the small cards early. We continued draing cards until 5 minues until quitting time

Febreeze

Laying in soft grass (except Wildwing, hes got buns of steal he did these on the Rocks, Hoorah!!) We preformed Febreeze. PAX would complete 2 big Boy situps followed by 10 airlifts (you would be surprised how heavy air is AYE!) we continued the exercise from 2:10, 3:20, 4:30, 5:50(?) on the last rep we lifted our legs 6 inches off the ground as in American hammer style and it proved to be an excellent mary exercise!

COT, prayers for Doubtfires fast healing and chappies army ranger nephew protection while overseas

3rd F- Whole heartedly accepting Gods Plan

Joshua 1:9

9”F3 message started out with Have I not commanded you? Be strong and of good courage; do not be afraid, nor be dismayed, for the Lord your God is with you wherever you go.

QIC Gump shared an experience that happened two years ago. One morning after our family did our morning dedication, the reading was Joshua 1:9. Gump told his family to remember the verse Joshua 1:9 for the day, and reminded that that no matter what happened for the day the the Lord our God would be with us every step of the way and reminded them that sometimes life may throw us curve balls, and sometime things may seem real hopeless and grim, but just remember that Jesus is with us and we should not be afraid of anything that comes our way B/C we belong to the Most High and we are royalty in His eyes and He would never leave us nor forsake us.

The very same day around lunch time while Gump and his construction crew were hanging siding on a new construction home when I received a phone call from a guy wanting us to build a 20, 000 sq ft new construction framing job. I assured the guy I would like to meet him and talk to him about the job, however, I immediately thought in my mind that “this guy has the wrong guy, that job is too big for me”. Upon hanging up with the man I laughed out loud at the hypocrisy running thru my thoughts and thought to myself ” wow you just told your family to be strong and courageous today and the Lord is with you with every step”. Therein, my spirits were immediately lifted at the thought of such a supreme God being with me right where I was standing.

Weeks passed, and about 2 months later I had the opportunity to meet the man at the jobsite where he gave me a set of blueprints for the job, and expressed what he was expecting of me. I left the jobsite starsrtuck at the magnitude of this job, and about halfway between my destinations (about a 1 hour ride total) I happened to glare at the set of blueprints that graced the frontseat of my truck. The blueprints were about 3 ft tall and maybe 100 pages thick. They were enourmous, unlike anything I had ever seen before. My thought that ran thru my head was thi, “This job is too big for me!” The instant that thought finished in my head, the very instant, on the local radio station the Radio DJ says “and todays word of hope comes from Joshua 1:9 Have I not commanded you? Be strong and of good courage; do not be afraid, nor be dismayed, for the Lord your God is with you wherever you go. I immedeatly started crying in praise to God and shouted in thanks at his reminder that infact, He was, and is continuely right beside me and His plan for mylife is way better than my plan for my life. So it was, “okay Lord here I am, have your way if it wins it wins, if it loses it loses!” What do I have to be afraid of? Gods word reminds us of this “And do not fear those who kill the body buy cannot kill the soul. But rather fewar Him who is able to destroy both soul and body in hell” Matthew 10:28.

The job ended up being a fail monetarily wise. It was an amazing experience so I wont say it was a loss. I often say ” I received my dr. in construction on that job.” But it offered a great learning experience. At one point our small business employed 12 people whom worked 60 hours a week for about 8 weeks. Our weekly payroll was at 13k per week. And at one point I was in charge of 40 people, of which only 13 spoke English fluently. However, God was there in the Midst and for some reason communication was real easy. It was like they could understand my language and I could understand their language. After all is said and done the following year we were pounded from workers Comp and had to pay 7k per month for the insurance for the employees. After doing the math based on previous years I confided in my crew, “guys the only way we are going to get thru this is, if God allows it to happen. But, when we get on the other side we will be better for it”. Well long story short, (haha) we made it thru the storm, and it started with this one thing. “Have I not commanded you? Be strong and of good courage; do not be afraid, nor be dismayed, for the Lord your God is with you wherever you go”. Joshua 1:9 The plan the Lord has for us is totally different than any plan we could come up with for ourselves, not only that but if we were to be told exactly how God is going to work things out in our life’s we wouldn’t even believe it! So there is this notion, our lives are not really our lives but we live in servitude to Him, and he loves us more than we love ourselves and He would never leave us nor forsake us!

Do Not Worry

25 “Therefore I say to you, do not worry about your life, what you will eat or what you will drink; nor about your body, what you will put on. Is not life more than food and the body more than clothing? 26 Look at the birds of the air, for they neither sow nor reap nor gather into barns; yet your heavenly Father feeds them. Are you not of more value than they? 27 Which of you by worrying can add one [a]cubit to his [b]stature?

28 “So why do you worry about clothing? Consider the lilies of the field, how they grow: they neither toil nor spin; 29 and yet I say to you that even Solomon in all his glory was not [c]arrayed like one of these. 30 Now if God so clothes the grass of the field, which today is, and tomorrow is thrown into the oven, will He not much more clothe you, O you of little faith?

31 “Therefore do not worry, saying, ‘What shall we eat?’ or ‘What shall we drink?’ or ‘What shall we wear?’ 32 For after all these things the Gentiles seek. For your heavenly Father knows that you need all these things. 33 But seek first the kingdom of God and His righteousness, and all these things shall be added to you. 34 Therefore do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will worry about its own things. Sufficient for the day is its own trouble. Matthew 6: 25-34

Oh hill no that’s a lot of Rucking steps

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Warm-o-Rama

  • 20 SSH IC
  • 20 windmills IC
  • 20 morocan nightclub IC
  • 20 cherry pickers IC

The Thang

  • This gloom in honor or GORUCK Selection Q Gump asked the PAX if they could bring their Rucks for the F3 selection edtion beatdown.
  • First the PAX teamed up. there were 4 rounds in the first exercise. FIrst round teammate 1 ran around library and ran up and down every set of steps (138 steps) while teammate 2 did overhead presses with Rucksack, once partner 1 returned, it was partner 2s turn.
  • Round 2 teammate 1 ran around library and hit every step while teammate 2 did ruck swings, switch
  • Round 3 Ruck squats
  • Round 4 flutter kicks with ruck above chest (552 total steps)
  • After round 4 the PAX Rucked up and performed 5 no pushup Burpees

Welch Dragons (ruck edition)

  • Remain in plank position the while time. Bear crawl forward 4 steps, do 1 merkin, 1 plank jack, and tap the back of each shoulder 1 time. Repeat adding 1 rep to each exercise each time- bear crawl forward 4 steps and do 2 merkins 2 plank jacks 2 sets of back of shoulder taps etc. Go to 5 reps each.

F3 message

  • Phillipians 4: 4-13

4 Rejoice in the Lord always. Again I will say, rejoice!5 Let your [a]gentleness be known to all men. The Lord is at hand.6 Be anxious for nothing, but in everything by prayer and supplication, with thanksgiving, let your requests be made known to God; 7 and the peace of God, which surpasses all understanding, will guard your hearts and minds through Christ Jesus.

Meditate on These Things

8 Finally, brethren, whatever things are true, whatever things are noble, whatever things are just, whatever things are pure, whatever things are lovely, whatever things are of good report, if there is any virtue and if there is anything praiseworthy—meditate on these things. 9 The things which you learned and received and heard and saw in me, these do, and the God of peace will be with you.

Philippian Generosity

10 But I rejoiced in the Lord greatly that now at last your[b] care for me has flourished again; though you surely did care, but you lacked opportunity. 11 Not that I speak in regard to need, for I have learned in whatever state I am, to be content: 12 I know how to [c]be abased, and I know how to [d]abound. Everywhere and in all things I have learned both to be full and to be hungry, both to abound and to suffer need. 13 I can do all things through [e]Christ who strengthens me.

Crowd pleaser Ruck edition

  • After the F3 message QIC Gump felt the love of the group and decided to please the crowd with “the crowd pleaser”
  • Essentially a Merkin followed by a Groiner but done as a pyramid. For regular men going from 1:1 (1 merkin, 1 groiner) to 4:4 (4 merkins, 4 groiners) and back down to 1 :1. F3 men should go from 1:1 up to 5:5 and back down (Or from 1:1 to 4:4 with Rucks on!! HOORAH) to truly enjoy the moment.

Step ups

  • 10 step ups each leg with Ruck on

Irkin Ruck Edition

  • 10 Incine merkins with Rucks on

After this Brutal beatdown all the PAX successfully met the standard and was accepted for F3 selection!! Way to Go guys!!

Circle up for count o rama, name of rama. All the PAX surrounded FNG for nickname o rama after much discussion we decided to name FNG chillie!! WELCOME TO F3 FNG Chillie!! Chillie borrowed QIC Gumps spare ruck for the days beatdown and left his keys in the Ruck!! Things happen and although it put GUMP a little behind on getting 2.0 on the bus today is still going to be as beautiful day in the name of our LORD and SAVIOR JESUS!!

Announcements, Prayers. Have a blessed day everyone!!

The Growing Pains Cycle

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Warm-o-rama- PAX circled up for 20 SSH IC, 20 seal jacks IC, 20 cherry pickers IC and 20 windmills IC

Started Beat Down immediately on our 6 doing 30 LBC IC, Followed by 30 Big Boys OYO, and finally we held superman for 30 count IC.

PAX moseyed 1/4 mile to baseball diamond GUMP had the pleasure of striking out many times on 25 years ago where we began a modified “The Cycle Routine”. PAX began at home plate, bear crawled to first base. At first base We preformed 10 merkins and 10 flutter kicks IC. PAX then crawl bared to home plate. From home plate we bear crawled around first base to second base where we then performed 20 merkins and 20 flutter kicks IC followed by a cozy crawl bear back the way we came. Finally we bear crawled around the baseball diamond all the way to 3rd base where we did, yup you got it 30 merkins and 30 flutter kicks IC and once we crawl bared all the way back the way we came to home plate we reached our F3 message.

The F3 message came out of the NKJV Holy Bible. QIC Gump read Isaiah 40: 28-31
:Have you not known?
Have you not heard?
The everlasting God, the Lord,
The Creator of the ends of the earth,
Neither faints nor is weary.
His understanding is unsearchable.
 He gives power to the weak,
And to those who have no might He increases strength.
Even the youths shall faint and be weary,
And the young men shall utterly fall,
 But those who wait on the Lord
Shall renew their strength;
They shall mount up with wings like eagles,
They shall run and not be weary,
They shall walk and not faint.
Habakkuk 3:17-19:
A Hymn of Faith
17 Though the fig tree may not blossom,
Nor fruit be on the vines;
Though the labor of the olive may fail,
And the fields yield no food;
Though the flock may be cut off from the fold,
And there be no herd in the stalls—
18 Yet I will rejoice in the Lord,
I will joy in the God of my salvation.
  19 [a]The Lord God is my strength;
He will make my feet like deer’s feet,
And He will make me walk on my high hills.

After F3 Message QIC Gump utilized the baseball diamond with the time we had left and we played a modified cooper routine we ran laps around the baseball field and once we reached home plate we did 10 LBC flutterkicks while feet are flutterkicking PAX does number of LBCs. after exercise we moseyed around the field again and did 8, then 7, wash rince repeat until we reached 5. It was getting close to time to head back to AO so we played Burpee catch me if you can, or cant…….where PAX at back of Indian Run line drops and does 5 burpees while the others keep on running, once HIM catches pack last man drops back and does 5 burpees. We showed up right at 0600 where we circled up for count, and name o rama, followed by announcements and prayer!!

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Primis Cooper workout

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Warm-o- Rama-

20 SSH, 20 Cherrie pickers, 20 moracin nightclub, 20 windmills

The Thang:

PAX stayed at basketball court for a few ab exercises:

  • Growing Paing
    • 30 LBC OYO
    • 30 Big Boys OYO
    • Superman 30 count IC
  • Sweat angels- PAX layed on backs with hands and feet 6 in off ground and made beautiful sweat angels 22 IC
  • Short mosey to baseball diamond followed by the Cooper routine:
    • PAX moseyed around perimeter of baseball field ( not baseball diamond)
      • Once we reached home plate we did 10 burpees, 10 squats, 10 merkins, and 10 Big boys, followed by another lap around baseball field only to do 9 of each, rince and repeat until we passed 5 burpees, 5 squats, 5 merkins, and 5 Big boys where we read the F3 Message.

John 15 1-17:

John 15 1-17 “I am the true vine, and My Father is the vinedresser.  Every branch in Me that does not bear fruit He takes away; and every branch that bears fruit He prunes, that it may bear more fruit.  You are already clean because of the word which I have spoken to you. Abide in Me, and I in you. As the branch cannot bear fruit of itself, unless it abides in the vine, neither can you, unless you abide in Me. “I am the vine, you are the branches. He who abides in Me, and I in him, bears much fruit; for without Me you can do nothing.  If anyone does not abide in Me, he is cast out as a branch and is withered; and they gather them and throw them into the fire, and they are burned. If you abide in Me, and My words abide in you, you will ask what you desire, and it shall be done for you. By this My Father is glorified, that you bear much fruit; so you will be My disciples. “As the Father loved Me, I also have loved you; abide in My love.  If you keep My commandments, you will abide in My love, just as I have kept My Father’s commandments and abide in His love. “These things I have spoken to you, that My joy may remain in you, and that your joy may be full. This is My commandment, that you love one another as I have loved you. Greater love has no one than this, than to lay down one’s life for his friends. You are My friends if you do whatever I command you.  No longer do I call you servants, for a servant does not know what his master is doing; but I have called you friends, for all things that I heard from My Father I have made known to you. You did not choose Me, but I chose you and appointed you that you should go and bear fruit, and that your fruit should remain, that whatever you ask the Father in My name He may give you. These things I command you, that you love one another.

After a short Bible message we continued the Cooper routine until all PAX reached 0 For a total of 11 Laps around the baseball field 55 burpees, 55 squats, 55 merkins, and 55 bigboys. We finished our beatdown with a COT

Bovine/Gump VQ Scissor board abs

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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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