THE SCENE: A crisp and welcome 58 degrees with clear skies.
F3 WELCOME & DISCLAIMER: Obsequiously delievered.
WARM-O-RAMA:
- SSH x15
- THE Knoxville Cherry Picker x5
- Willie Mays Hayes x6
- Tempo Merk x10
- Tempo Squat x10
- Mtn Climbers x10
- FLBAC x10
- RLBAC x10
- Grady Corn x10
- Moroccan Nigh Clubs x10
- Your favorite and mine, ladies and gentlemen… The Chattanooga Cherry Picker x11
THA-THANG:
PAX flipped on headlamps and moseyed down the trail to the amphitheater to build B.O.M.B.S. PAX partnered up. One performed exercises while the other moseyed the perimeter of the amphitheater then flapjack. PAX took the cumulative amount of the follower exercises.
- 50 Burbees
- 100 OH Claps
- 150 Merks
- 200 BBS
- 250 Squats
First team to complete called recover. PAX moseyed Creeper’s Charge to assault the fort and held Al Gore for 6. At Pastor’s Peak, PAX took a 10 count and moseyed to RTB for Marry.
MARY:
- Flutter Kicks x10 (Bobbitt)
- LBC x10 (Creeper)
- 20 second plank (Airborne)
- 20 MORE seconds plank (Skeletor)
- Time was called.
CIRCLE OF TRUST/BOM:
This past weekend, YHC participated in the Barbarian Challenge, and obstacle course race near Gadsden, AL. This was a 6+ mile course with 35 obstacles. YHC realized that this was more of a mental challenge than a physical challenge. There were obstacles that played on people’s fear of heights in particular which included walking across a log with a 20 foot drop into the creek and several others.
In particular, the final obstacle was meant to capitalize on the participant’s fear; a 30 foot tower (YHC is guessing) that consisted of a cargo net climb to the top, jumping a chasm to grab on to a bar to pull yourself across. The worst part was the announcer commentating on every person that came to the chasm and the crowd surrounding the tower. Many people froze in fear. YHC had to listen to one person stuck for the entire entry to the final obstacle. Just when YHC summitted the tower, the Beastie Boys came on, fear dissipated, all thinking ceased, and big leap was made.
Mark Divine, in his book, Staring Down the Wolf tells a Native American tale of a negative wolf that resides in the minds of humans. This wolf operates from fear, is hungry for drama, catastrophizes, and has incessant negative talk. It begs for your attention. But there is also a second wolf residing in the hearts of all humans. This one has an appetite for love and connection. It does not need the drama. It is optimistic and simply asks to be noticed. The one that controls you in the one you feed the most.
It’s our job to put ourselves in scenarios to create the conversation between our mind and heart, the whiner and the whisperer. The more we conquer our fear, the more we feed the positive wolf and the stronger it gets. The more we give into our fears, the more we feed the negative wolf and live from it.
YHC explained that his personal signs of fear are hesitation, procrastination, excuse making, and anxiety. It’s our job to recognize the voice of fear for what it is and push through.
2 Tim 1:7 says, “For God has not given you a spirit of fear but one of power, and of love, and of sound judgement.”
MOLESKIN:
All PAX pushed through a grinder today. Well done! It’s an honor to be in the gloom with you fellas! Don’t forget our Rampart Motto! There will be a test Wednesday.
1 Cor 16:13-14, “Be watchful, stand firm in the faith, act like men, be strong. Do everything in love.”
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
Convergence July 2 at JUCO!
Olive Oil on Q Wednesday!
Airborne VQ next Wednesday!