THE SCENE: Pre-Ruck with the Flag at 0615 to finish scouting out F3 route – arrived back at the AO at 6:50 to Cheatsheet and Mermaid ready to rock
F3 WELCOME & DISCLAIMER
- WELCOME to F3: Fitness – Fellowship – Faith
- My name is Steam and I am HONORED to be your Q this morning, on America’s 244th birthday
- A couple things before we begin
- Any FNGs?
- I’m not a professional
- You’re here on your own volition – meaning you’re here on purpose. And I firmly believe that.
- I don’t know any injuries you may or may not have so if you need to modify anything we do this morning, feel free to do it, but push yourselves and the men around you – they deserve it and so do you.
- Like I said earlier – you are here on purpose. It is no accident you showed up this morning – just like 244 years ago the greatest nation was founded on purpose, with things like this in mind.
WARM-O-RAMA:
- SSH: 61 x 1
- Mountain Climber: 61 x 1
- Flutter Kick: 61 x 1
- Squat: 61 x 1
= 244 (Happy Birthday 🇺🇸)
- Merkin position —> all PAX sing “Happy Birthday” while holding the Merkin plank
THA-THANG:
***The Standard for the Q*** = The Shovel Flag will stay at the front of the PAX for the duration of the Q. The QIC does not go past it and neither does anyone else. This will be our rallying point for the entire Q. Flags out front.
(Mosey over to Pickett’s Charge)
- Pickett’s Charge
- Pushups have been crucial to our country since day 1
- The founding fathers coined the phrase “Merkin” for pushups before they signed the Declaration of Independence. Once again, I’m not a professional so don’t hold me to that
- So we will honor them this morning by doing 10 Merkins on a 4 count together in cadence – taking the small hill – executing 10 more Merkins on a 4 count in cadence together and rinse and repeat until we hit the top, AYE?
- Execute 10×4 Merkins and take the hill
- PAX executes evolution on Pickett’s Charge – the Flag being passed to a new HIM after each iteration of merkins
(Mosey to light post path across from Veterans Memorial)
2. Light-Post Path Across from Memorial
- “Bringing the Hammer Down”
- Every other light = 13 x 4 American Hammers
- Finish at the street/crosswalk
(Mosey to Everest)
3. Everest
- Q sends Cheatsheet 1/4th up (big stump where a tree used to be) with the flag – with instructions to wave it and give the command to charge up the hill balls to the wall after SSHs are completed by all PAX
- Line up facing Everest
- Buy-In = 50 SSHs (1 count)
- TAKE THE HILL
(Wagon wheel with the flag to get the 6 up)
- At the top – Steam asks for a 50 count – yes you heard right – a 50 count
- Q asks men to focus on their breathing and think about their time “in country” from the day they were born
(Mosey carefully back down Everest to the other side of the walking path and with the flag out front execute 10 x 4 merkins
(Mosey down the street across from Veterans Memorial)
- Out of respect, when we get to the top, we will stay in silence until we step off to mosey back to the AO. I will instruct us in a few things, we’ll take a moment, and head back. Sound good?
- American Indian walk up the veterans memorial hill – flag stays up front
- all the way to the top where the flags are
- At the Top
- 10 Merkins in silence
- When you’re done — recover, and focus on your breathing
- Here’s what’s about to go down:
- We’re going to take a moment of silence together – I’ll say a prayer over us (below in BOM section) take a moment and look at these white stones, at the flag and just breathe.
(Mosey back across the street)
Final push to the AO –> 100%
Post-Thang:
- Go out the same way we came back in
- SSH: 244 x 4
- CheatSheet leads in 100 SSHs
- 25 merkins on a 4 count
COUNT-OFF & NAME-O-RAMA
18 PAX
CIRCLE OF TRUST/BOM:
- “We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable rights, that among these are Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Happiness……….And for the support of this Declaration, with a firm Reliance on the Protection of divine Providence, we mutually pledge to each other our Lives, our Fortunes, and our sacred Honor.”
- Declaration of Independence
- Recited from the “Pray for America Bible” at the top of the Veteran’s Cemetery (See here on Amazon)
- From the D-Day radio broadcast, June 6, 1944: “My fellow Americans: Last night, when I spoke with you about the fall of Rome, I knew at that moment that troops of the United States and our allies were crossing the Channel in another and greater operation. It has come to pass with success thus far. And so, in this poignant hour, I ask you to join with me in prayer:
- Almighty God: Our sons, pride of our Nation, this day have set upon a mighty endeavor, a struggle to preserve our Republic, our religion, and our civilization, and to set free a suffering humanity. Lead them straight and true; give strength to their arms, stoutness to their hearts, steadfastness in their faith. They will need Thy blessings. And for us at home – fathers, mothers, children, wives, sisters, and brothers of brave men overseas – whose thoughts and prayers are ever with them – help us, Almighty God, to rededicate ourselves in renewed faith in Thee in this hour of great sacrifice. Many people have urged that I call the Nation into a single day of special prayer. But because the road is long and the desire is great, I ask that our people devote themselves in a continuance of prayer. As we rise to each new day, and again when each day is spent, let words of prayer be on our lips, invoking Thy help to our efforts……And, O Lord, give us Faith. Give us Faith in Thee; Faith in our sons; Faith in each other; Faith in our united crusade……With Thy blessing, we shall prevail over the unholy forces of our enemy. Help us to conquer the apostles of greed and racial arrogances. Leas us to the saving of our country, and with our sister Nations into a world unity that will spell a sure peace. And a peace that will let all of men live in freedom, reaping the just rewards of their honest toil. Thy will be done, Almighty God. Amen.”
- From the D-Day radio broadcast, June 6, 1944: “My fellow Americans: Last night, when I spoke with you about the fall of Rome, I knew at that moment that troops of the United States and our allies were crossing the Channel in another and greater operation. It has come to pass with success thus far. And so, in this poignant hour, I ask you to join with me in prayer:
- 1 Corinthians 16:13-14: “Be on your guard; stand firm in the faith; be courageous; be strong. (14) Act like men.”
- The Declaration of Independence cannot exist without the Bible. Neither can this country. It’s what it was founded on. However, the Bible transcends time and exists so that things like our great Nation, the Founding Father’s guidance, and the Declaration of Independence could come about.
- This is the most unique and greatest nation in the world. And it was founded by High Impact Men. 244 years later – the United States (and the world) needs High Impact Men just as much as it did in 1776. More than ever. The High Impact Men that founded the United States of America believed in what they stood up for – that truly, by the hand of Almighty God – all men are created equal and there are certain unalienable rights. They stood for something. They were men of initiation and courage. 244 years later – we need those same men more than ever. We need fathers, sons, bosses, brothers – we need men of impact to stand up and follow the 1 Corinthians 16:13 model to the fullest. And it starts with you. Praise be to God we exist in the greatest country in the world – where we can openly say the name of Jesus and do things like F3.
- The necessity for Iron Sharpening in 1776 still exists in 2020.
- Just as the founding fathers understood their necessity for a savior and for freedom – we too, need to recognize this same need, 244 years later.