Ruxpin

Dicey, That’s All. Dicey

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DATE: 10/7/20

QIC: Chappie

Six HIM got better today by winning THAT FIRST BATTLE and leaving the fartsack behind, demonstrating their grit at the Grit Mill for a Dicey Chappie Burpee beatdown. It went a lil’ something like this…

WARM-O-RAMA:

  • SSH – 18 IC
  • Prison Merkins – 10 IC
  • Swartz Jacks – 18 IC
  • Shoulder Tap Merkins – 10 OYO
  • Seal Jacks – 18 IC
  • Carolina Drydocks (AMRAP, to last man ‘standing’) *Ruxpin outlasted all, won the last man standing award: Kudos for the push!

Mosey to lot behind Calvary United Methodist.

THE THANG: (Partner up: 6 PAX, 3 Teams)

Routine: Roll THE BIG DICE (3) down parking lot, Bearcrawl/Crawlbear (at the whims of the Q) to the dice, do # of Burpees rolled. Roll again (Next team). Rinse and repeat to opposite end of lot. Covering the distance, each team got 2 rolls.

Remember team totals. Highest total wins, and winning team dictates what losing teams must do (Ab work)

Team #1: Waterfall & Gump – 2 rolls totaling 23

Team #2: Ruxpin & Chappie – 2 rolls totaling 30 *Winners

Team #3: Woodstock & Eugene – 2 rolls totaling 20

Total Number of Burpees = 73

Team 2 dictated the losers had to do 73 LBC’s, of course, all PAX joined the fun.

YHC shared the following 3rdF here:

“Out of every hundred men, ten shouldn’t even be there, eighty are just targets, nine are real fighters, and we are lucky to have them, for they make the battle. Ah, but the ONE, the ONE is a warrior, and he will bring the others back.” ~ Heraclitus

Are you one of “the real fighters”? Are you “the ONE” who is the warrior? To some degree this is why we train ourselves under the burdens we do…to prepare ourselves to be THE ONE who “will bring the others back.” You see here what Heraclitus said was that THE ONE was not only about the fight, he was about the others.

“‘I believed therefore, I spoke,’ we also believe, Therefore, also we speak.”  2 Corinthians 4:13

Jeff Schreve shared: “The life of the Apostle Paul is a story of grace, glory, and suffering.  God worked miracles in and through Paul as He used him to speak the truth in love and lead multitudes to faith in Christ. As Paul presented the truth of man’s utter sinfulness and the Savior’s sacrifice and victory over sin, death, hell, and the grave, many people had their feathers ruffled.  In fact, both Jews and Gentiles often reacted to the gospel message with violence.  Paul was beaten, whipped, and imprisoned numerous times for preaching the truth and obeying the Lord.  His unwavering commitment to Christ and His Word resulted in his beheading under the persecution of Emperor Nero.

Could Paul have avoided all the suffering?  Yes!  He could have easily quit preaching the unadulterated truth.  He could have dialed down his message to tickle the ears and fit in with the sinful culture.  He could have bowed to the demands of Rome and played ball with the corrupt Jewish religious leaders.  He could have turned his back on his Lord and his calling and saved himself a ton of grief and pain.  He could have wilted under the pressure, but he did not!  He truly believed that Jesus died and rose again, therefore he spoke the truth without stutter, stammer, apology, or equivocation.  He was faithful to Jesus Christ all the way to the finish line, regardless of the circumstances and the backlash.”  The Apostle Paul was THE ONE who was a warrior for Christ.

I believe we are living in the last of the last days.  The signs of Christ’s return are all around us.  One of the telltale signs is the hatred we’ll receive for standing up for the Lord and His Word, especially without compromise or apology. America used to value Christianity and uphold the authority of the Word of God—but those days are gone.  Today, faithful followers who hold to the clear teachings of Scripture are vilified, mocked, scorned, marginalized, and attacked.  Can physical violence be far behind?  I think not.

What’s the answer?  Should we water down the message to make it more palatable to a sin-sick world?  Never!  If we really believe, we will speak up and speak out, just as 2 Cor. 4:13 states.  And if we grow silent in the face of persecution, moral decay, and social lunacy, did we really ever believe at all?”

So, this is about being THE ONE, or at the very least being a real fighter…for the sake of others. Don’t merely be a target. Fighting “to bring the others back” [to Christ], HIM train themselves physically, spiritually, emotionally, mentally and morally to be real fighters, even if it means standing alone for the sake of their family, their church, and the communities in which they serve.

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PAX mosey’d back to the beginning point at other end of parking lot, did about 4 mins of Plank Pulls with the sandbag mini’s (PAX planked side-by-side and pulled sandbags bag and forth between them).

Return mosey to AO, alternating with sandbags overhead between PAX.

COT/BOM:

  • Announcements: Headless Horseman Ruck WOD, Roving RuckF3st Friday, Oct. 30 at CHOP in Milton. Sign up to earn the patch at rucksonparade.com DONUT RUCK, (Family Ruck) Saturday morning Oct. 31 following the workout in Georgetown. Plan is to meet at Del Tech and Ruck around campus to Dunkin…because America runs on Dunkin! Patches will be earned by all! Great opportunity for some family 2ndF among the PAX
  • Prayers: Prayers for Allen Chorman (Woodstock’s dad, recovering from open heart surgery); for Dietrich (Waterfall’s 2.0, starting school today); for Carol (Chappie’s M, having elbow surgery tomorrow morning); for Eugene (a personal struggle over last few days); for Peddles and all the BMX competing this weekend in Milford.

Another workout, another Q. Privileged and honored to lead. Shout out to all who posted!

~Chappie, out!

A little leg, chest, and abs

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Warm-a-Rama

20 seal jacks i/c

21 crab flipper i/c

20 plank jacks i/c

20 harry rockets i/c

Mosey across street. Side shuffle to firehouse, switch halfway

20 ssh i/c

20 Imperial walkers i/c

20 Windmill i/c

20 seal wave i/c

The Thang

Mosey to  Richard Allen School

10 swerkins

Lunge the width of court

10 swerkins

Backwards lunge width of court

10 swerkins

Lt. Dan width of court

3rd F

Go After God’s Heart • Devotional

https://bible.com/reading-plans/2272/day/6?segment=0

10 swerkins

Dan Lt. Width of court

10 swerkins

Lunge width of court

10 swerkins

Backwards lunge width of court

Litter pick up. That’s a good Q jack(Ruxpin).

Mosey back to circle

15 derkins

10 bench squats

15 urkins

Toy soldier set

50 lbc

25 e2k

10 big boys

15 derkins

10 per leg split squats

15 urkins

Toy soldier set

25 lbc

15 e2k

10 big boys

Short round of Mary

10 V ups i/c

20 American hammers i/c

10 outlaws each direction oyo

Number Rama

Name Rama

COT

15 HIM showed today: Semi, Doubtfire, Fireplex, Toy Soldier, Biddie, Polar, Bolt, Yukon, Extra Credit, Twoninner, Quarto, Ruxpin, Swabbie, Vanilla, Gblock

Different Muscle Groups 2.0

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Warm-a-Rama

20 seal jacks i/c

20 seal wave i/c

20 plank jacks i/c

20 harry rockets i/c

Capri lap around parking lot

Side shuffle, nur, side shuffle, mosey

20 ssh i/c

20 Imperial walkers i/c

20 Windmill i/c

21 crab FLIPPER

The Thang

1 HIM moseys out back drive and back.

Rest of Pax do the following exercises as many times as possible;

Coupon Squats

Swerkins

Abyss merkins

Manmaker merkins

Log row

Tire flip

Plank

Coupon carry

Big boys

Coupon curl

3rd F

Play The Man • Devotional

https://bible.com/reading-plans/4023/day/6?segment=0

Round 2

NUMBER RAMA

NAME RAMA

COT

14 HIM showed today: Semi, Gump, Fireplex, Ruxpin, Waterboy, Streudel, Summit, Vanilla, Chattahoochee, Chairman, Quarto, Toy Soldier, Whaler, Doubtfire

Q School. Well, Kinda

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Date: 9/23/2020

QIC: Chappie

YHC decided to take the route of building the confidence and competence of the Grit Mill PAX today with a Q’ing For Dummies style of workout. It was not quite a Q School but PAX simply kept moving and did some work by the numbers. Great morning for it as we added FNG Mr. Eugene H. Krabs to the crew to make it a Wednesday 6 PAX…we’ll call him Eugene for short. Here’s how it went down today:

Disclaimer given.

Announcement – We’re going to move around a bit today, workout, and practice a bit by the numbers (in cadence!).

Warm-O-Rama:

  • SSH – 18 IC
  • Squat – Woodstock
  • Moroccan Nightclub – 50 IC
  • Windmill – 18 IC
  • Cherry Pickers – 20 IC

The Thang:

(Mosey to parking lot at old bank)

BANK (Legs)

  • Al Gore (hold for 3 count, up for rep) – 18 IC
  • Split Jacks – 18 IC
  • Tempo Squats – Woodstock – 18 IC
  • Mountain Climbers – Waterfall – 20 IC
  • Sumo Squats – Ruxpin – 18 IC

(Mosey out rear to NW 2nd St. Left to parking lot behind Berry Short Funeral – ended up across the street at Christ Episcopal Church…watch our for that car!…and that car!)

BERRY SHORT (Abs)

  • 4-Count Freddies – 25 IC
  • Gas Pumpers – Woodstock – 15 IC
  • Hello Dolly – Gump – 18 IC
  • Flutter Kicks – 20 IC

3rdF Breather Taken here:

I picked up a thread on IG awhile back that applies to why we do the [hard] things we do. It was an exchange between two brothers who were talking about the limits of your body.

“Do you remember the marathon talk?” One of them asked. “I was complaining about doing a marathon on three weeks notice and you gave me the ‘what’s stopping you’ speech.” I asked him to elaborate, so he gave me a rough summary:

  • KW (brother): Whine, whine marathon wine.
  • CW (me): What’s the problem?
  • KW: It’s going to suck. I probably won’t even finish.
  • CW: Why? Are you going to quit?
  • KW: Well no. But I didn’t train for this.
  • CW: So you think you will reach a point at which you cannot physically take one more step?
  • KW: Well probably not. But I’ll be so slow!
  • CW: True. But that has nothing to do with whether or not you will finish. You make that decision yourself. And you’ll make it before the race starts. Kyle’s team started and finished 26.2 miles together in the Men’s Military — Heavy division of the race, which means they did the course in full uniform with boots and rucks weighing at least 30lbs each.

Kyle could barely walk for two days afterward, but as he put it, “that’s beside the point.”

It’s incredibly difficult to metabolically break the body of a healthy person. Yes, you can Kipping Pull-up your way to a torn shoulder, but if you’re moving in a way that doesn’t endanger you mechanically, your body can keep going through almost anything. The difficult part of learning this is when you realize that it’s your mind that doesn’t want to come along for the ride.

When you stop short (whether its a marathon, a 5k, a ruck, a marriage, or whatever manifestation of challenge life throws at you) it’s not that your body *can’t* keep going. It’s that on some level you’re making a decision not to.

Throughout life you will hear quitters come up with all kinds of excuses, as if everyone else isn’t going through the same kinds of excuses.

HIGH IMPACT MEN are not men of excuses, but of perseverance, endurance, and problem solving…overcoming any obstacles and adapting to any inconveniences.

SOME VERSES:

Galatians 6:9 ESV And let us not grow weary of doing good, for in due season we will reap, if we do not give up.

Romans 5:3-5 ESV More than that, we rejoice in our sufferings, knowing that suffering produces endurance, and endurance produces character, and character produces hope, and hope does not put us to shame, because God’s love has been poured into our hearts through the Holy Spirit who has been given to us.

Hebrews 10:36 ESV For you have need of endurance, so that when you have done the will of God you may receive what is promised.

(Mosey down N. Church, Left onto Front St. to parking lot at Social services — because of time PAX had to head for AO)

SOCIAL SERVICES (PAX choice, must be IC)

Clock ran out…never stopped here

(Mosey return to AO with several Prison Breaks along the way)

Number-Rama

Name-O-Rama

COT:

  • Naming of FNG: Again, welcome to Eugene! (Thin Spongebob SquarePants and Meding Seafood
  • Announcements: Donut Ruck info TBA in near future. Woo! Hoo!
  • Prayers: Woodstock’s dad, Allen Chorman, and family; YHC’s nephew, Aaron deployed; for social media “warriors” and our nation as we head toward elections, etc.

Always loving the Q!

Chappie, Out!

The Thursday’est Wednesday ever

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3 HIM faced the GLOOM on this beautiful end of summer morning.

  • WARM-O-RAMA
    • 20 SSH IC
    • 20 CHERRY PICKERS IC
    • 20 WINDMILLS IC
    • Up Straddle Hop-  legged side straddle hop 10 IC each leg
    • 20 GRADY CORN IC
    • BLART Air Chair position and grab the handlebars of their Segway. Pax bend at the knees – left, forward, right, back is 1 count
  • THE THANG– PAX moseyed .5 mile to the local church (hey did I ever tell you I did that roof?? haha) We sat in the parking lot under the beautiful sky, in the cool of the GLOOM and began the BRUCE LEE AB exercise.
    • Bruce Lee 6 ab exercises: 20 reps, 3 sets. 30 seconds rest between
    • 1. Hammer, IC
    • 2. Leg raises, IC
    • 3. Double tap LBC’s, 10 each side
    •  4. Heel Touches, IC
    • 5. Crunchy Frog,
    • 6. Rosalita Wip Ab exercise from Rosalita position. Legs together at 90°. Cadence count. Out for 1, together for 2, legs down to 6 inches for 3, back to 90° for count. Burns more when done slow.
    • HIGH-YA -abs like “the Dragon”.

F3 MESSAGE

The preparations of the heart belong to man, But the answer of the tongue is from the Lord . All the ways of a man are pure in his own eyes, But the Lord weighs the spirits. Commit your works to the Lord , And your thoughts will be established. The Lord has made all for Himself, Yes, even the wicked for the day of doom. Everyone proud in heart is an abomination to the Lord ; Though  they  join forces, none will go unpunished. In mercy and truth Atonement is provided for iniquity; And by the fear of the Lord  one departs from evil. When a man’s ways please the Lord , He makes even his enemies to be at peace with him. Better is a little with righteousness, Than vast revenues without justice. A man’s heart plans his way, But the Lord directs his steps. Divination is on the lips of the king; His mouth must not transgress in judgment. Honest weights and scales are the Lord ’s; All the weights in the bag are His work. It  is an abomination for kings to commit wickedness, For a throne is established by righteousness. Righteous lips are the delight of kings, And they love him who speaks what  is right. As messengers of death is the king’s wrath, But a wise man will appease it. In the light of the king’s face is life, And his favor is like a cloud of the latter rain. How much better to get wisdom than gold! And to get understanding is to be chosen rather than silver. The highway of the upright is to depart from evil; He who keeps his way preserves his soul. Pride goes before destruction, And a haughty spirit before a fall. Better to  be of a humble spirit with the lowly, Than to divide the spoil with the proud. He who heeds the word wisely will find good, And whoever trusts in the Lord , happy is he. The wise in heart will be called prudent, And sweetness of the lips increases learning. Understanding is a wellspring of life to him who has it. But the correction of fools is folly. The heart of the wise teaches his mouth, And adds learning to his lips. Pleasant words are  like a honeycomb, Sweetness to the soul and health to the bones. There is a way that  seems right to a man, But its end is the way of death. The person who labors, labors for himself, For his hungry mouth drives him on. An ungodly man digs up evil, And it  is on his lips like a burning fire. A perverse man sows strife, And a whisperer separates the best of friends. A violent man entices his neighbor, And leads him in a way that  is not good. He winks his eye to devise perverse things; He purses his lips and brings about evil. The silver-haired head is a crown of glory, If it is found in the way of righteousness. He  who  is slow to anger is better than the mighty, And he who rules his spirit than he who takes a city. The lot is cast into the lap, But its every decision is from the Lord .

Proverbs 16:1-33 NKJV

Body builder

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QIC Chattahoochee

15 HIM posted on this nice cool fall like morning for a warmup VQ from Woodstock and a Chattahoochee beatdown

Woodstock Warm up at the CHOP my old memory cant recall exactly what we done anyway the beatdown as follows

Mosey to historical society lot

10 OYO 8 count body builders followed by a round of Capt. Thor 1:4 ratio bigboy situps / american hammers all the way up to 10/40

Mosey down the governor’s walk to fishing pier parking lot

Aiken legs 20 squats, 20 boxjumps, 20 lunges, 20 split Jack’s

Bear crawl length of parking lot

Mosey to HOB entrance for a few merkins

15 merkins, 15 wide arm, 10 diamond, 10 ranger, 5 hand release

Mosey back to CHOP just in time for numerama, nameorama and COT

[Very] Active Recovery

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Date: 9/8/20

QIC: Chappie

9 PAX won THAT FIRST BATTLE and reported for a Chappie led [Very] Active Recovery workout–necessary after yesterday’s 4th Annual Labor Day Beach Day Beatdown. The sand, the water, the passing of the baton all called for some recovery today. Some took the route of fartsacking, others took to awakening the dawn at the CHOP AO in Milton, DE. Here’s how it went down:

WARM-O-RAMA

  • SSH – 18 IC
  • Seal Jacks – 18 IC
  • Swartzjacks – 18 IC
  • Smurf Jacks – 18 IC
  • IW – 20 IC
  • Plank Jack – 18 IC

THE THANG:

PAX stayed on the reservation and ran around the cones, doing Burpees at the start point each round:

  • 12 Burpees followed by 0.18 mile run
  • 11 Burpees followed by 0.18 mile run
  • 10 Burpees followed by 0.18 mile run
  • 09 Burpees followed by 0.18 mile run
  • 08 Burpees followed by 0.18 mile run
    • 3rdF Message breather here (Read below)
  • 07 Burpees followed by 0.18 mile run
  • 06 Burpees followed by 0.18 mile run
  • 05 Burpees followed by 0.18 mile run
  • 04 Burpees followed by 0.18 mile run
  • 03 Burpees followed by 0.18 mile run
  • 02 Burpees followed by 0.18 mile run
  • 01 Burpees followed by 0.18 mile run

Total = 78 Burpees, 2.16 miles

3rdF shared between rounds 8 and 7:

Winston Churchill is quoted as having given one of the shortest and one of the most profound speeches ever with the words: “Never, never, never, never give up.” The infamous speech, given on October 29, 1941 to the boys at Harrow School in London, was actually longer; as was the quote itself.

Still as powerful, Churchill said, “This is the lesson: Never give in, never give in, never, never, never, never, — in nothing, great or small, large or petty–never give in except to convictions of honor and good sense. Never yield to force; never yield to the apparently overwhelming might of the enemy.” It’s men like that who win wars!

This is a message boys need to hear and men need to hear. Those around us who are benefactors of our influence need to hear this message. Never, never, never, never give in. Never give up. Never quit. DFQ! (Regardless of how you feel!)

If I can share an honest moment with you, as I got involved in sports, or anything for that matter, when I was a kid…I quit! I quit everything! Literally! Why? First, because I could. Second, because  I never had any influence in my life to tell me not to [quit].

I was a really good baseball player. I quit! I played football, wrestled, ran track, was a Boy Scout, all between 7th – 11th grade and I ended up quitting every last one of those activities. As a grew up other factors were involved, but the one key factor in all of my quitting was my influencer, or lack thereof, — my Dad! I can count on one hand the number of times he came to watch my games, encourage me, and route for me. No joke! In fact, I was never encouraged to stick with anything.

I’m not looking for sympathy here, my Dad and I had some hard discussions and resolved the issues behind this long ago. What I AM DOING INSTEAD is offering you words I needed to hear, but didn’t until I was an adult; words that perhaps you’ve heard but maybe need to hear them again. And words that you perhaps need to share with someone else…a son, a daughter, a friend, a co-worker, etc.: “Never, never, never, never give in!” Never quit!

As a man and then as a father, I became the antithesis of my own Dad concerning this mindset; and that’s exactly what it is! I won’t give up. I won’t quit on anything! And I’ve never allowed my sons to quit on anything (and probably to a fault, I can count on about 2 or 3 fingers, the number of times I’ve missed any of their games or activities).

There are times, whether in a workout, a job, a relationship, a marriage or any other number of things which bring trials, when you’ll want to quit. Never, never, never, never give in! Your group needs you. Your team needs you. Your workplace may need you. And most importantly, your spouse and your family needs you. Never quit! Harken back to Churchill’s words! Furthermore, be the influencer who tells those around you the same thing!

The Apostle Paul said it this way: “I press on toward the goal for the prize of the upward call of God in Christ Jesus.” (Philippians 3:14) High Impact Men: “Never give up what you want most for what you want in the moment.”

Well, an [Active] recovery it was indeed, but all the PAX kept at it and kept working. As always it was a privilege for YHC to Q, even on the heals of a beachday beatdown. Shout out to the PAX who posted back-to-back!

COT/BOM:

  • Announcements: 1) Grit Mill moved to a Wednesday workout, starts tomorrow. 2) Serving the community this Saturday in Lewes. See Quattro for details.
  • Prayers: 1) For Allen Chorman (|Woodstock’s dad) facing heart surgery. 2) For marriages among the PAX. 3) For YHC’s M, who fell and hurt her right arm yesterday. 4) Etc. What YHC forgot, God’s got!

Chappie, out!

Walk this Way

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DATE: 8/27/20

QIC: Chappie

3 PAX jumped into action at the Grit Mill (1-yr-old AO) after winning TFB (THAT FIRST BATTLE…the fight with the fartsack) and posting for a Chappie beatdown. Nothing re-invented here but a good one (mumble chatter says) with the 4 x 4 borrowed from the CHOP. The 4 x 4 is a simple tour around the block, executing 4 exercises on each of the 4 corners, with select transitions in between. YHC introduced this routine a few years ago at the CHOP AO in Milton; it has since become a bit of a measurement for PAX to determine personal progress. YHC brought it to the Grit Mill…well, because it requires grit!

WARM-O-RAMA
• SSH – 18 IC
• Low-Slow Squat – 10 IC
• Calf Raises – 15 OYO
• Calf Raises – Suzanne Somers style 15 OYO
• Grit Millkins (Hold plank for cadence, down/up for rep) – 18 IC
• Superman/Rip-cord – 3 rounds each (10 count)

THE THANG – Grit Mill 4×4 (4 corners x 4 exercise each for total body workout)

Corner #1: Upper body
• Drydocks – 5
• Wide-arm – 10
• Regular – 15
• Derkins – 20
Transition to corner 2: Lt. Dan

Corner #2: Abs
• Hooch Nightmares – 9 each leg IC (Borrowed from F3Naperville)
• 4-Count Freddie’s – 18 IC
• X’s & O’s – 18 OYO
• American Hammers – 18 IC
Transition: Bearcrawl/Crawlbear to pedestrian sign, Karaoke rest of the way to corner 3

Mid-Point break in action for 3rdF — An updated version of message from a few years back; here’s what YHC shared:

The words, “O well” were the trademark words of DS Allen, one of my Drill Sergeant’s in basic training. DS Allen was a SFC (platoon sergeant) and any time there was an issue or we got ourselves into a pickle of sorts, that’s what DS Allen would say…”Oh well, private!” He always said it real slow and cool, of course.

DS Allen taught me to walk circumspectly and to be watchful–a good discipline for all leaders…for all HIM.

Once while we were in the field the chow hall had trucked hot food out to us for lunch, a precious commodity especially in that stretch of winter where for about 2 weeks the average windchill was about -30. After eating chow I went to dump my trash in the trash-can, and as I was doing that, I kind of had my head down and wasn’t paying much attention to who else was around me. Another soldier came up and starting stuffing his trash into the can, but he was stuffing it down in between the trash-bag and the trash can instead of inside the bag. I distinctly remember trying to stop the guy, saying with a commanding voice, “Hey! Hey! Hey!” The other soldier put his hand firmly on top of my Kevlar helmet and promptly lifted my head. It was at that point that I discovered the “other soldier” was DS Allen! Oh man, I must have turned 10 shades of red or white as a ghost! I’m not sure. And while I was close to it, I’m still glad I didn’t come up swinging!

And DS Allen, well, he just stood there looking at me face to face, eye to eye. He cracked a “possum eatin’ crap” grin and then without saying a word, he turned and walked away. In that moment he taught me a lot about being a good leader, he could’ve really busted my chops but didn’t (he wasn’t worried about his own ego). Also without saying a word, he taught me yet another lasting leadership lesson: Walk circumspectly, be watchful and alert. Know who’s around you and what’s going on around you at all times.

Here’s how this applies: In Galatians 5:16 Paul wrote, “But I say, walk by the Spirit, and you will not carry out the desire of the flesh.” Here the Greek word for walk is “peripateo“; it is from this that we get our English word parapet: A barrier which is an extension of the wall at the edge of a roof or terrace. This is a protective wall that keeps one from going over the edge. Paul was likening that to the Holy Spirit who the Lord has given to help us to walk circumspectly, to keep us from going over the edge.

Here’s what is really neat: In the same chapter in v. 25, he goes on to say “If we live by the Spirit, let us also walk by the Spirit.” But in this verse he uses a different word for walk. Here it is “stoicheo.” This word means to proceed in a row as the march of a soldier; to go in order. So the Bible says that living and walking by the Spirit is like marching precisely in formation, staying in step with the One who is leading us, the Spirit of God.

In both cases the Bible says, Walk this way. But in both instances in the passage, it is a walk that offers both the protection and leadership of the Spirit of God. Just some crucial things to think about which will help us to be the HIM God has called us to be. But whatever you do, don’t say, “Oh, well!”

Back at it for the final stretch…

Corner #3: Legs
• Sumo Squats (real ones) – 18 OYO
• Mexican Jumping Beans – 18 OYO
• Monkey Humpers – 18 IC
• Smurfjacks – 18 IC

Transition: Prison Break to corner 4


Corner #4: Full body
• Burpees – 18 OYO
• Mt. Climbers – 18 IC
• Flying Squirrels – 18 OYO
• Mule kicks – 18 OYO …Ouch!
Transition: Mosey return to AO

COT/BOM:

  • Announcements: Family Day at Bridgeville Rifle & Pistol Club is this Sat., 9/29 from 10-5; Leadership Pow-Wow Wed. 9/2 at Summit’s from 6:30 till (Dogs/Chips/Snacks, RSVP to Chappie ASAP)
  • Prayers: For F3 First State PAX and families; for Waterfall & Felicia as they work to resolve challenges with Dietrich; for YHC’s nephew, Aaron who is currently deployed; etc. God is good, what YHC forget, God did not–He’s got it covered.

The 4 x 4 proved it’s worth at the Grit Mill as well. Great push by the PAX, especially near the end to finish strong. Afterall, its not how you start, it’s how you finish.

Aye!

Chappie, out!

Post Workout Trip Home – who would want to miss this?

We Dropped Some B.O.M.B.S.

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Date: 08/11/2020

AO: CHOP, Milton, DE

QIC: Streudel (VQ) & Fireplex

Warm up

SSH – 25 IC

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

Mountain Climbers – 25 IC

Cherry Pickers – 20 IC

Moroccan Night Clubs – 25 IC

Mosey .48 miles to Food Lion Shopping Center

The Thang

Pax performed a quick Mike Tyson set of 7’s in the alley between Walgreens and Dollar Tree utilizing a bear crawl to traverse the distance between the walls.  Once complete Pax went right at a set of B.O.M.B.S. which consist of 50 Burpees, 100 Overhead Claps, 150 Merkins, 200 Big Boy Sit-ups, 250 Squats.  PAX partnered up and worked on the set while their partner ran a lap around the Walgreens approximately .11 miles switching off after each lap.  Each PAX were asked to try to complete their half of the listed exercises.  Q suggested that any unfinished exercises be completed as homework.

Mosey .48 miles back to CHOP

F3 Message 08/11/20 – From Ron Hutchcraft Ministries

STUBBORN DIRT AND A STRONG SHOWER – #2993
Years ago, I was at a youth conference where we needed to raise some money for a camp scholarship fund. So we challenged the kids to buy their counselor into this Friday night food fight. Oh, well, the kids found the money all right! So Friday night all of us leaders showed up on the field of battle with the campers watching like these sadistic spectators at the Roman Coliseum. Now, for starters, we got hosed down so everything would cling to us. I’m embarrassed about the food we wasted, frankly, but I’m at least glad we paid for a few kids to get to camp.

Well, Round 1 was flour. The campers got their money’s worth as we redecorated each other with this blizzard of flour, followed by eggs, then fudge sauce – you get the idea? The last round was the worst – lard. From our hair to our toes, we were totally gross by the end of this massacre. Our only satisfaction was at the end when we went after those kids to give them a big, gooey hug. I couldn’t wait to get to a shower. And I was there a long time, especially with my new coat of lard. I’ve never felt dirtier – but clean has never felt better!

Well, I’m Ron Hutchcraft and I want to have A Word With You about “Stubborn Dirt And A Strong Shower.”

If you’ve ever felt real dirty, you know how much you enjoyed that shower that made you clean again. If only there was a shower that could make us clean on the inside – where we carry the guilt, and the regrets, and the dirt of the things we wish we’d never done – or the things we should have done and didn’t. Unfortunately, there is no medication, no therapist, not even a religion that seems to be powerful enough to remove the dirt on our soul.

That’s why our word for today from the Word of God is such good news. Acts 3:19 – “Repent and turn to God so that your sins may be wiped out, that times of refreshing may come from the Lord.” Now look at this, all the sins of your life can be wiped out – erased from God’s records. God says you can be clean – that you can have a new beginning. He’s offering a cleansing spiritual shower for those who repent and turn to Him. Now, that means you acknowledge the wrongness of what you’ve done and that you’re ready to turn from your sin-choices – and to Him for a new beginning.

We all have things we’re ashamed of – there are things we’re not proud of – things that make us afraid of what God will do when we meet Him on Judgment Day. According to the Bible, the sins of our life will, in fact, make it impossible for us to ever enter God’s Heaven because there’s no sin there. Our only hope is if somehow God will forgive a lifetime of choices that have left Him out.

And there’s only one place where a spiritual shower like that is available – at Jesus’ cross – the place where every sin of yours was paid for. You carry all the garbage of your life up that hill – you give yourself in total trust to the One who paid for your sin on that cross – and you leave your sin at that cross forever. You may have started this day guilty – but you may go to sleep tonight forgiven and finally clean. God’s promise: “Everyone who believes in Jesus receives forgiveness of sins through His Name” Acts 10:43. There is nothing you’ve done that is so bad that Jesus didn’t pay for it on His cross.

Today can be the day you are finally clean. If you’ve never trusted Jesus to be your own Savior from your own sin, would you tell Him you’re doing that right now? Your sins will be erased – and you will never carry them again – or face them when you meet God. And the only thing that would keep you from heaven will be gone.

That day I felt so gross, it was an awesome feeling to stand in that shower and have all that accumulated junk get washed away. That’s what Jesus wants to do for your heart, right now. It is an incredible feeling to finally be clean.

Respectfully Submitted,

Streudel & Fireplex

The 300 x1000

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Warm o rama 

20 ssh

20 imperial walkers

20 crab flippers

20 grady corn

The Thang

Spartan

After Warm-o-rama PAX moseyed to the desired workout location, on the way we found 2 Milford Police officers in a nice sized parking lot and decided to change direction to workout in front of the police. We began by doing 30 Monkey humpers in front of the cops, one got out and tackled Chappie, lol jk we did not do monkey humpers and chappie did not get tackled, but we had a blast in the parking lot, this is where we completed the Spartan.

PAX line up and sprint 100 yrds, do 10 exercisesat the finish and walk back to the start all together. Q starts each sprint race with a verbal call. Continue until you have done 30 x100 yrd sprints and 10×30 = 300 exercises. PAX will be nursing home walking for several days. 

30 burpees

30 merkins

30 squats

30 flutterkicks

30 ssh

30 lbc

30 hand release werkins

30 lunges

30 American hammers

30 shoulder taps

30 mountain climbers

squat potato

With 2 minutes remaining in the GLOOM QIC Gump grabbed a sandbag and we completed the squat potato.

Hot potato in squat position. PAX form a circle with everyone facing out. PAX then pass a heavy object around the outside of the circle while in squat position until the Q says halt. Add more objects in depending on the size of the circle

F3 message

“If the world hates you, you know that it hated Me before it hated you.  If you were of the world, the world would love its own. Yet because you are not of the world, but I chose you out of the world, therefore the world hates you.  Remember the word that I said to you, ‘A servant is not greater than his master.’ If they persecuted Me, they will also persecute you. If they kept My word, they will keep yours also.  But all these things they will do to you for My name’s sake, because they do not know Him who sent Me.  If I had not come and spoken to them, they would have no sin, but now they have no excuse for their sin.  He who hates Me hates My Father also.  If I had not done among them the works which no one else did, they would have no sin; but now they have seen and also hated both Me and My Father.  But this happened that the word might be fulfilled which is written in their law, ‘They hated Me without a cause.’

John 15:18‭-‬25 NKJV

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