Welcome to you all, we’re here to have a ball. This place is great, no matter your fate. Do what you can, but adapt your own plan if you need to. We don’t want you to turn blue, and surely you can’t sue. This is a place for HIM, not for the W-O-MEN. You are here on your own, well not really because you’re never alone. Let’s get this warmup started because I’m sure someone has already farted.
Warm up – Side Straddle hop (25), Lunges down parking lot and back, Rocking night club (25) , Cherry pickers (25)
Mosey to Calvary church to play 7 Diamonds
Round 1 – 7 Burpees at all four corners (mosey on long side and bear crawl short side between cones every time)
Round 2 – 14 (4) count flutter kicks at all four corners
Round 3 – 21 merkins at all four corners
3rd F – The people we surround ourselves with either raise or lower our standards. They either help us to become the best version of ourselves or encourage us to become lesser versions of ourselves. We become like our friends. No man becomes great on his own. No woman becomes great on her own. The people around them help make them great. We all need people in our lives who raise our standards, remind us of our essential purpose, and challenge us to become the best version of ourselves.
Round 4 – 28 squats at all four corners
Round 5 – 21 crunches at all four corners
Round 6 – Lunge to end of parking lot then jailbreak to side and lunge back up to beginning.
The HIM : Chappie, Ruxpin, Woodstock, Waterfall, Mac Daddy, Sherlock, Special Guest: Timeclock Looney Tunes on Q
WARM-O-RAMA:
30 Side Streudal Hops,
30 Windmills,
30 Imperial Walkers,
30 cherry pickers,
30 Maracan Night Club
THA-THANG 4 Rounds of Staple Exercises:
Horseman 1 | ROUND 1:MOSEY
Bolt 45
40 Dips(tricep dips)
30 little baby crunches(LBCs)
30 merkins.
Horseman 2 | ROUND 2:
50 squats,
40 mountain climbers,
40 Big Boys
40 DERKINS
Horseman 3 | ROUND 3:
BEAR CRAWL
40 Squats
40 Dips(tricep dips)
30 little baby crunches(LBCs)
30 merkins.
Horseman 4 | ROUND 4:
Mosey
20 Squats
30 Dips(tricep dips)
30 merkins.
30 little baby crunches(LBCs)
BONUS: 20 Military Big Boys(Guy holding your feet)
THE 3rd F The 4 Horsemen: I went to an Iron Council event called the Maine Event with what i thought was a Battle plan.
The focus is on the Battle Planner which has 4 quadrants Calibration | Contribution | Conditioning | Connection. Right now, I’m focusing on Contribution(business) this quarter, my calibration is good, my conditioning is good, my Connection quadrant was all about connecting with business owners and NOT about connecting with my family. Then, we had a CONNECTION presentation by Taylor Jacobson. I fully planned on zoning out but I think the “Jocko Go” kept me super focused all weekend.
He began going through the 4 Horsemen of Fractured Relationships: The First Horseman: Criticism – and I think, “Oh I criticize people sometimes, but my home life is great. This is just coincidence.” Second Horseman: Defensiveness: Always justifying yourself. I think, “Well, I have to do that, I HAVE to be defensive. My family doesn’t understand how hard I work.” Third Horseman: Contempt: -“I dont do that” then once it was explained as talking down, I thought. “shit I do that, but in a funny way, that’s ok right?” Most importantly, contempt is the single greatest predictor of divorce. It must be eliminated.
Fourth: STONEWALLING: Zone Out, ignoring. It was at this point I wanted to sneak out of the building and hitchhike home down I-95.
I was uncomfortable. Very uncomfortable. As uncomfortable as an Atlas Stone on my shoulder. As uncomfortable as realizing that Taylor is telling stories as examples and he might as well use my name. I realized- The Four Horseman were right outside my home. Just waiting. It was a good wake up for me to be honest, I may have been taking my family relationships for granted. Luckily, Taylor gave us some antidotes to fight these 4 bastards. The 4 Antidotes Criticism: Gentle Startup Dealing with problems in a calm and gentle way. The focus is on the problem—not the person. Defensiveness Take Responsibility Own up to your behavior without blaming others CONTEMPT Share Fondness & Admiration Foster a healthy relationship by regularly showing each other respect and appreciation. • Show affection. • Recognize your partner’s strengths. • Give compliments STONEWALLING Use Self-Soothing Use relaxation techniques to calm down and stay present with your partner. • Agree to pause the conversation briefly. • Use deep breathing. • Use progressive muscle relaxation (PMR)
I usually I keep these things to myself, “I’ll work on them in silence”. This time, when I got home I opened my notes and showed my wife the Damn 4 Horsemen of Fractured relationships. Im fighting them off now- it’s been a week since I got back from Maine. The other morning I got a little heated at something (dog related or probably job related) and I could feel myself wanting to STONEWALL. I forced myself to tell my wife a separate story about farming or something to establish that: 1) the argument was over, 2) I’m not mad- we cool. We dont know what we dont know.
And we dont know what to ask. I would’ve never googled 4 horsemen unless I was looking for a Ric Flair Meme.
Pair off Wheelbarrow to first light pole Nur to second, switch Wheelbarrow to next light pole Plank for the six
Mosey to the playground
Complete 5 rounds of the following exercises: 12 each Swerkins Plyo merkins Split squats E2ks Gas pumpers Mike Tyson
3rd F Love Dare *Day 10 – LOVE IS UNCONDITIONAL*
Do something out of the ordinary today for your spouse—something that proves (to you and to them) that your love is based on your choice and nothing else. Wash her car. Clean the kitchen. Buy his favorite dessert. Fold the laundry. Demonstrate love to them for the sheer joy of being their partner in marriage.
but God shows his love for us in that while we were still sinners, Christ died for us. Romans 5:8 ESV https://bible.com/bible/59/rom.5.8.ESV
15 Seal Jack 15 mountain man pooper 15 ssh 15 Cherry pickers 15 seal wave
The Thang
Apache Mosey (running with water in your mouth) to Walgreens redbox Pair off, alternate shots Frisbee golf with a twist Roll die for exercise to do per stroke 1 – burpees 2 – wide merkins hands pointing out 3 – lbcs x 10 4 – squats 5 – mike tyson 6 – diamond merkins
3rd F https://m.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=10159172437169765&id=506929764
We played 7 holes and did burpees, squats, Mike Tyson, and wide merkins
Number-Rama NAME-A-RAMA COT
14 HIM showed today: Semi, Chappie, Quarto, Toy Soldier, Blockbuster, Whirlybird, Drago, Fireplex, Chattahoochee, MacDaddy, Struedel, Sherlock, Looney Toons, Chauffer
One gallon of milk weighs 8lbs. So, why not grab two and do some high intensity training for the body.
With two, one gallon jugs in each hand, run from GritMil post to basketball court for 100 bi-cep curls.
For each exercise those who finish early do squat/shoulder press until the 6 are in.
Lunge walk to other end of B-ball court with jugs, then 100 shoulder presses.
Run with jugs to Mispillion River Walk Pedestrian Bridge for Lt Dan’s with squat/shoulder press across the bridge.
Rendezvous at the bocce ball court for 100 sumo squat/kettlebell swings or shoulder press.
NUR to other end of bocce ball court for 100 chest flys with feet 6″ above ground.
Run to Bicentennial Park Gazebo for 100 upright rows.
Break for 3rd F. Devotional on defining Faith and why is it so important.
Run back toward the GritMil stopping at the Mispillian road bridge to finish up with walking lunges to post parking lot.
F3 = Fitness, Fellowship, FAITH
Faith defined according to the dictionary: Complete trust or confidence in someone or something.
Faith described in the bible can be found in Hebrews 11:1- Now faith is the certainty of things hoped for, a proof of things not seen.
Another way to look at this verse is the persevering hope in the promises of God. God cannot lie, it’s not in His nature. Basically, Faith is taking God at His Word.
After this verse the writer points out various examples of believers that demonstrated a real saving faith in God. Read Chapter 10 & 11 of Hebrews.
The Greek word for Faith in the New Testament is the word Pistis. The Greek Lexicon puts it as, The conviction of the Truth, and in relation to Christ: A strong and welcome conviction or belief that Jesus is the Messiah, through whom we obtain eternal salvation in the kingdom of God.
So, why is Faith so important?
The bible says that Faith in Christ is the only way to be saved, because it is only by faith in Christ that we can be counted righteous in God’s sight (Galatians 2:16). It is only by faith in Christ that we can be reconciled to God (Romans 5:9-11). It is only by faith in Christ that we can receive eternal life (John 3:16). Jesus is the only mediator between God and man (1 Timothy 2:5).
So, how does faith work?
A, B, C’s of Salvation.
A– ADMIT to God that you are a sinner.
Romans 3:23 – for all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God…
Romans 6:23For the wages of sin is death, but the gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord.
2. B –BELIEVE in Jesus Christ as God’s Son.
John 14:6 – Jesus said to him, “I am the way, and the truth, and the life; no one comes to the Father except through Me.
John 3:16 – For God so loved the world, that He gave His only Son, so that everyone who believes in Him will not perish, but have eternal life.
3. C – CONFESS your faith in Jesus Christ as Savior and Lord.
Romans 10:9-10 – that if you confess with your mouth Jesus as Lord, and believe in your heart that God raised Him from the dead, you will be saved; for with the heart a person believes, resulting in righteousness, and with the mouth he confesses, resulting in salvation.
See men, our 3rd F is more than just a belief in something. It is more than knowing that our brothers here will have our back. Society will even say faith is a sign of weakness. That it is a form of a crutch to get through life, But God says Faith is the most important aspect of our existence. It is by faith we will have reconciliation with a Righteous and Holy God, so that we will be with Him forever.
So, as we go throughout our day, we should all remember that God has freely given us the Gift of Salvation. We do not need to do anything to earn it, because Christ Jesus has already done the work for us.
Warm-a-Rama 19 seal jacks i/c 21 plank jacks i/c 19 Imperial walkers i/c 21 seal waves i/c
The Thang
Mosey to food lion parking lot for a game of ultimate frisbee
2 merkins every turn over
3rd F Talked about how the HIM have helped me in leading the soccer team I coach. How we HIM can point things out to each other and carry each other thru.
Mosey back to CHOP
Losing team did 20 bomb jacks Wining team did 10 bomb jacks
Number-Rama NAME-A-RAMA COT
20 HIM showed today: Quarto, Toy Soldier, Wildwing, Chairman, Streudel, Woodstock, Flatbottom, Roundhouse, Blockbuster, Spaceman, Chappie, Semi, Fireplex, Chattahoochee, Doubtfire, Drago, Whirlybird, Hideous, Mac Daddy, Chauffer
5 PAX won THAT FIRST BATTLE to post for a Chappie recovery workout +1. Meaning that it was a post Labor Day Beachday Beatdown +1 day, designed to get us moving but not to crush the soul. There’s something about working out in a group of 30, and there’s something about working out with a group of 5…bene’s on both ends of the scale. So here’s how things went down today:
QIC: Chappie
DATE: 9/8/21
WARM-O-RAMA
SSH – 18 IC
Mt. Man Pooper – 10 IC
Swartzjack – 15 IC
Moroccan Nightclubs – 30 IC
Imperial Walkers – 18 IC
Low Slow Squats – 18 IC
THE THANG
Mosey to wall at East end of Gigante parking lot (while sharing 20lb sandbags)
On the wall:
Round #1:
10 Chest Bump Irkins/Bearcrawl 70’/15 MJB’s OYO, back to the wall
Round #2:
10 Derkins/Crawlbear 70’/20 Bombjacks OYO, back to the wall
People’s Chair with OHC’s, 1 round of 10 Counts per each PAX/Dragon Crawl 70’/35 Flutter Kicks IC
YHC shared the following apropos 3rdF, directly from Q Source:
(Excerpt taken from QSOURCE by David “DREDD” Redding, Q1.5, 50-52)
Accelerating the M requires both skill and love
Marriage is not easy–it is not supposed to be. But because he never quits working at it, the HIM ultimately develops the skills he needs to enjoy life with his wife. To avoid committing relationship malpractice with his wife, the HIM focuses on five points of marital Preparedness:
1. Maintenance = Deceleration
The M will not prosper if the HIM thinks in terms of maintaining its vitality rather than Accelerating it.
For the HIM:
Movement is action taken in furtherance of purpose.
Momentum is the sustained Movement that results from Acceleration
To Decelerate is to decrease the pace of Movement
With this in mind, the HIM knows that he is either Accelerating or Decelerating in all his endeavors and relationships, particularly with his wife. There is no in-between state of nature such as “maintenance.” If you think you are maintaining, you are actually Decelerating because there is no Status quo. That is the myth of the plateau. Thus, the HIM never thinks of maintaining his marriage. He always focuses on Accelerating it.
2. The Culture is a Jester
While the culture purports to embrace marriage, it is actually a hinderance to Acceleration. It breathes truthy-sounding lies like “my wife is my best friend,” and “we try every day to meet each other halfway,” and “we’re pregnant!” Why does our culture resort to Oprah Bombs like these when it comes to marriage? Probably because it doesn’t believe that anything so difficult can possibly be so good. The HIM knows the inverse to be true. Virtue takes work—it is the un-Virtuous act that comes easily and “naturally.”
3. There is no Fifty Yard Line
Halfway is not good enough when it comes to the M. It is not a football game where husband and wife meet at the fifty-yard line for the coin flip. The HIM must drive the ball the full length of the field and stay in his wife’s red zone, regardless of whether she even breaks the huddle. To the Sad Clown focused on balance and fairness, this seems unfair and out-of-balance. Perhaps, but that’s what Acceleration requires when it comes to the M.
4. Your Wife is not Your Best Friend
She is made for a much higher purpose. There is a pedestal in the life of the HIM that is set out for his wife and there is no room on it for his best buddy (that relationship is actually two more rings out on the HIM’s Concentrica). Nor is marriage a joint-venture within which man and wife have equal and identical roles. Husband and wife may both become parents, but it is only the mother who is pregnant. The lives of both husband and wife are changed by parenthood, but it is only the mother whose body is rearranged form the inside out, and only she who spends nine months in a state of complete vulnerability—during which the HIM is to be her stalwart and constant protector. The HIM does not let the culture confuse him. He knows his role, and it is nowhere nearly as important as hers.
5. Joy Trumps Happiness
The culture often confuses joy and happiness interchangeably, but they are actually very different things. Happiness is a transitory positive feeling governed by mere external circumstances. Happiness is a full belly—it goes away when you get hungry again. In contrast, Joy is not so ephemeral. It is a permanent state of hopeful satisfaction that is unaffected by external happenstance. Joy cares not whether a man’s belly is full or empty. It requires a long view, well past the toils and triumphs of any given day. The HIM is a joyful man under any and all circumstances because his vision is cast at a point well beyond the day before him. His focus is on the end and beyond. What do joy and happiness have to do with marriage? Simple. A healthy and vital M is a lifetime pursuit. Anything designed to last a lifetime needs the pure fuel of Joy to grow and prosper. The short term warm and fuzzies of Happiness won’t do the trick. Happy-focused men give up on their marriages when the going is rocky because they are un-Happy. But the Joy-focused HIM views those same rough spots as the precise time to double-down on his Commitment to his bride. Anybody can stay married on a full belly. But it is within the crucible of hunger where the true bond between man and wife is formed.
Marriage is a Team, not a Community. It requires Proximity and purpose to succeed. It transforms a man from a selfish Happiness-junkie into a selfless Joy-seeker. The HIM knows if he fails at his M, nothing else he does will matter.
THE WHOLE CHAPTER IS WORTH A READ, check it out men!
Scripture Reference: (Ephesians 5:25-33)
25 Husbands, love your wives, just as Christ also loved the church and gave Himselfup for her, 26 so that He might sanctify her, having cleansed her by the washing of water with the word, 27 that He might present to Himself the church [q]in all her glory, having no spot or wrinkle or any such thing; but that she would be holy and blameless. 28 So husbands also ought to love their own wives as their own bodies. He who loves his own wife loves himself; 29 for no one ever hated his own flesh, but nourishes and cherishes it, just as Christ also does the church, 30 because we are parts of His body. 31 For this reason a man shall leave his father and his mother and be joined to his wife, and the two shall become one flesh. 32 This mystery is great; but I am speaking with reference to Christ and the church. 33 Nevertheless, as for you individually, each husband is to love his own wife the same as himself, and the wife must see to it that she respects her husband. (YHC’s emphasis added)
Mosey back to the AO
As our pool of Q’s grow here at @f3firststate it’s amazing to see newer PAX get into the rotation, first with a Warm-up VQ, then with a full VQ. The Q list grows long so it’s even more a privilege to Q when the opportunities come. Grateful to lead these 5 HIM at the Grit Mill. Glad to be in the rotation.
COT:
Number-Rama
Name-O-Rama
Announcements: Looks like our Hero’s Journey Gauntlet Ruck will be stepping off on Fri 9/10 at 2200 hrs. Plan: Ruck from the Grit Mill to CHOP and ending at the Aegis (hitting all our AO’s, i.e. The Gauntlet) for a 20 mile ruck, before partaking of the Saturday morning beatdown Q’d by the one and only Quattro. 20 miles = 20 years since 9/11. Looking forward to the challenge. Also: Fallen Angel: Call Sign – Extortion 17 showing tonight at 7 at Chauffer’s, all PAX welcome.
Prayers: Praise for YHC’s buddy Jeff being able to get up on his feet and walk across his hospital room yesterday; prayers for marriages of the PAX of @f3firststate; prayers for YHC’s oldest son, Zeke (a.k.a. Nature Boy)
Bolt 45’s IC (4 Count) – 15 squats to halfway down. 15 squats halfway to full down. 15 full squats.
Four Count Freddie’s – 30 IC
Mosey @.5 miles to the Goshen Church Hill
The Thang
PAX split up into teams of two to complete the Whirlybird 21 evolution from Saturday, August 28, 2021. One Pax Nurs up the hill and moseys down while the other works on the descending Burpee and Big Boy evolutions. Since we left off on Saturday completing the round of 15 Burpees and 6 Big Boys, we will pick up from there in a cumulative team effort beginning with 14 Burpees & 7 Big Boys while your Brother Nurs up the hill & moseys down. Switch out each time your Brother returns from the hill. Teams completed the Whirlybird 21 in descending order down to 1 Burpee and 20 Big Boy Sit Ups. Any over-achievers were instructed to return to the round of 15 burpees and 6 Big Boys and work their way back up to the 20 Burpees and 1 Big Boy Sit Up.
Mosey @.5 miles back to CHOP
F3 Message – Go M.A.D. (Go Make A Difference)
Count-O-Rama, Name-O-Rama, and the Circle of Trust. Please keep all our HIM in your thoughts and prayers.
When it was 7:00 a.m. in the Hutchcraft house, the word “chaos” took on new meaning – a typical school day morning. It was very exciting to get two teenage sons up, get them around, and get them dressed and out to school. Of course, both of them were a little crazy like their Mother, and that contributed to the chaos as well. Finally we were able to get them off to school.
But in-between all kinds of things happen. I mean, pairs of pants mysteriously disappeared and reappeared on the other brother. What? Socks and underwear took on enormous value as we tried to find one pair. Phones rang, papers needed signing, books needed covering. And after it was all over and the boys were headed out, on a typical morning you might hear me step outside the front door and call my final instructions to them for that day.
“Go M.A.D.!” Can’t you imagine our next door neighbor sticking his head out and saying, “Say what? Go M.A.D.? Have you? You want your two teenage boys to go mad? What’s the matter with you?” Well, that’s exactly what I wanted them to do every day. Actually, it’s what I hope you’ll do.
I’m Ron Hutchcraft and I want to have A Word With You today about “Why It’s Good to Go M.A.D.”
Now, our word for today from the Word of God comes from Matthew 5, and verses 13 and 14, and Jesus is using two figures of speech here to describe His followers. As you listen to these, maybe you’ll ask the question I’ve asked, “What do they have in common?” Jesus says, “You are the salt of the earth.” And then in verse 14 He says, “You are the light of the world.”
Now in these verses, and you probably don’t realize this, Jesus is telling us to “go M.A.D.” You say, “Come on Ron, that’s not even in the original Greek. Where are you getting that?” Well, if you understand what M.A.D. stands for, it’s an acrostic. When I told my boys to “Go M.A.D.,” I was saying, “Guys, go make a difference.” That’s what a day in the life of a Jesus-follower is all about, and that’s what Jesus is saying here, “Go make a difference.” What does salt and light have in common? Not much. But they have one thing in common.
Take, for example, popcorn without salt. Blaaa! Or meat…usually meat requires some salt. It doesn’t take a lot. A little salt will change the environment you put it in. It will change the taste of the popcorn; it will change the taste of the meat. What about light? Well, once again, you take a little light into a big, dark room, and it will change the environment. And in both cases it doesn’t take much.
Now, Jesus is saying, “You’re my salt; you’re my light.” If you’re a Jesus-follower, you should be changing the people around you; changing the atmosphere around you. You should go M.A.D. You should make a difference. Now, most believers have a smaller purpose in life. Not necessarily to make a difference, maybe to make money, or make friends, or make an impression, or just make it through and survive as a Christian.
Jesus said, “You’re not here for any of those. You’re here to make a difference.” Well, are you? Do you change the flat flavor of the world around you, do you bring a smile, do you bring a positive spirit, do you bring some real love into your circle? Do you bring light to a dark office, a locker room, a classroom, a home?
Let Christ make a difference in you, then you can go make a difference in others. And the ultimate difference you can make in anyone’s life is to change their eternal address from hell to heaven. And that can only happen if you will let them know what you know about Jesus; if you’ll tell them how Jesus changed your life by what He did on the cross, and by being a living Savior who walked into your life. That’s making a difference that will last a hundred billion years.
There’s a lot more reasons for getting up in the morning, believe me, when you say, “Lord, help me make a difference for You today.” So, as you head out each morning, imagine Jesus at the front door calling out to you, “Go M.A.D. for Me today! Go make a difference!”
ABC – Part Deux Today’s workout is a complete rip off of yesterday’s workout presented by Flatbottom, but in the Looney Toons version ABC stands for: Arms • Burpees • Chest
Warmup Side Strattle Hops 40 Cherry Pickers 30 Moraccan Night Club 30 Windmill (in cadence) – 15 Imperial Walkers (in cadence) – 15
The Thang Mosey to the Jesus Loves Temple
Tricep Arm Dips 25 Burpees 15 Merkins 25
Mosey to park
Front of Bench Arm Dips 25 Tricep arm dips… Burpees 15 Derkins 25
Mosey back to the Library Back of bench tricep Bench Merkins 25 Burpees 15 Incline Merkins 25
3rd F from Ryan Michler’s Sovereignty:
THERE IS NO ARRIVAL
Here’s the first realization you need to understand: there is no arrival. There is no final destination. No glorious state of being where the clouds part and the angels sing, “Hallelujah, you’ve made it.” I know that may not sound very empowering, considering that most men work better when they know what they’re working toward. But let’s break this down a little bit and make a distinction. There are going to be projects, jobs, encounters, relationships, and experiences that are going to end. In fact, most of what we deal with on a daily basis is, by design, supposed to end. What I’m referring to when I say there is no arrival is that you, as a man, will never reach your full potential. What does “full potential” even mean? I know we like to talk about it, but I sincerely believe it is impossible. Your potential as a man is a moving target. Once you think you’re there, you can plainly see you’re capable of so much more. At first glance that may be a very frustrating idea. If you’ll never reach your full potential, what’s the point of even trying? But if you think about this on a deeper level, you’ll see, if you know there is no state of being where you become your best, you give yourself permission to enjoy the ride you’re currently on. When we spend our entire lives adhering to the notion that there is some final destination for ourselves or, worse, we compare ourselves to where other people are, we become consumed with chasing something that does not exist. If you’re chasing something that isn’t real, all you end up doing is spinning in circles and not getting anywhere. Even the thought of mastery can be an elusive target. Does complete mastery even exist? With the advancement in technology and medicine, things that were once impossible are entirely possible today, and even more so in the future. I don’t, however, consider mastery an objective. I consider mastery a path—a journey to see how good we can actually become. And isn’t that more exciting anyway? Whether you’re sweeping floors and cleaning toilets as a janitor or running a Fortune 500 company, understanding that there is no arrival should fill you with optimism, as there is no limit on what you can ultimately achieve.
Michler, Ryan. Sovereignty: The Battle for the Hearts and Minds of Men (pp. 184-185). Lifestyle Entrepreneurs Press. Kindle Edition.
Mosey back to the Church Triceps Arm Dips 25 Burpees 15 Merkins 15 (any style)
