Fitness. Fellowship. Faith.
Founding AO
THE THANG: 5 loops of 5 things, odd loops on and even loops recovery
ANNOUNCEMENTS: watch the Race that eats its young, https://youtu.be/LZ-DE-hmiGE?si=gVj8VcB4-5o-hMeI
COT: juco
THE THANG:
Each HIM drew a team and a seed. Divided up into 4 pods and headed to sub regional
Each HIM could reduce the burpees of each pod by naming either the nickname, Coach or player from his school
Spoiler: NCAA trivia is NOT the Pax’ bailiwick
Seeds 13-16. Denver
Scale the Rocky Mountain (baby Everest) and run down Route 66 to the next pod to bump the next group
Seeds 9-12. Providence. Like the Cloud, Providence is cold, smelly, weird. And can’t grow real grass
AMRAP of big bois, step ups, and flutters until bumped to
Seeds 5-8. Milwaukee..after running arm in arm like Laverne and Shirley to the PAV…the Pax picked a wheel of cheese (coupon) for an AMRAP of curls, table rows and derkins before being bumped to
Seeds 1-4. Lexington. The nicest region. Just like highly trained thoroughbreds we worked on legs with lunges and squats
MARY: Final Four. Trivia contest. First semi the low seed upset the top Seeds
Second semi- the 9-12 Seeds also pulled the upset
Final game- the winning trivia answer was blurted out by Sawdust….so our national champion is….the Texas Longhorns??? What in the name of Matthew McConnaughy is that??
ANNOUNCEMENTS: i might need a bracket intervention
COT:John 17: 14-16
Speak truth. With grace
THE THANG:
17’s in honor of St. Patrick (3/17) on the big softball field foul pole to foul pole. Burpees on one side and curb tricep dips on the other
MARY:
No time
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
Escape from Haw Ridge
COT:
St. Patrick was a British saint who was enslaved by the Irish at a young age. God gave him a vision one day of how and when to escape so he did fleeing back to Britain and devoting his life to the Lord.
You might ask why St. Patrick is revered in Irish folklore, well he got another vision to go back to Ireland and evangelize the Pagans that lived there. He is considered the reason Christianity was brought to Ireland in the first place.
What stands out to me about St. Patrick was his willingness to obey the calling God placed on his life.
While we’re not all called to convert thousands by preaching the gospel, God has a calling for each one of us. Maybe our calling is to be a good dad, husband, brother, son, etc. or maybe God is calling you to get outside of your comfort zone. Maybe you’re living your calling or maybe we need to make some sort of adjustment to be in better alignment with His calling. One thing is clear, we’ve each been given today as a gift.
Let’s all take one step further down the path of obedience today, just like St. Patrick did with his captors. He loved others and loved God so much that he was willing to go back to those who imprisoned him to save them. Let’s choose obedience this day.
5 EAAASSYYY Up/Downs
20 SSH
Hands agility drill
Cherry Pickers
Tie Fighters
Runners Stretch
Tempo Merkins
Tempo Squats
THE THANG:
Poets Amphitheatre
Partner 1
1X through and run to switch with partner 2
5 up/down tuck jumps – bottom
15 Dirkins – Tier 1
15 Irkins – Tier 2
15 Up/downs – Tier 3
New Playground Pavilon
Partner 2
AMRAP
– 15 table rows
– 15 squat jumps
– 15 CDD
Each partner visits the amphitheater 2X
Mosey to roundabout, do 3 Cherry Pickers
Mosey to steps of the Asylum
Partner 1
12 o’clock – 20 Big Bois
3 o’clock – 20 2-count American Hammers
6 o’clock – 20 Superman’s
9 o’clock – 20 V-ups
Partner 2
Run down and back up Everest,
Q fail, only time for first group to make a run at Everest. group two experienced some St. Pattys day luck and seemed unsurprisingly grateful.
MARY: Sprinted down from the overlook to meet the ruckers if that counts
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
HAW RIDGE!!! Matlock (Bill Maddox) Hard Committed to joining the team
COT:
Spoke about Trust as it relates to Leadership.
Can’t have leadership without Trust.
Unhealthy Trust – given too quickly. Oversharing. You have to do the same thing. If you don’t. You are bad.
Unhealthy distrust – no matter how much equity built. Never trust anyone. Chronic distrust cannot lead. People do not feel safe around people who do not trust them.
Healthy Trust – trust but verify. Benefit of the doubt. Give them the opportunity to build trust. Give 20% and let them build to 100%. Willing to give more if consistent.
3 components of trust:
1.) character – can I trust you with my wife, my life, and my wallet
2. Responsibilities/commitments – you do what you say you are going to do.
3.) care and compassion – no trust if you don’t care about people. Relationships is the glue that builds trust. All four generations respond well to respect.
THE THANG
– No sandbags
– Rucks only
Ruck up the Trade Route
– 15 elevated heel squats
– 15 merkins
– 15 chest presses
– 15 curls
Ruck around the parking lot
Ruck back down and touch the curb
Rinse and repeat
MARY
– Ruck up Moto Hill and around the pool
– SWS
ANNOUNCEMENTS
– 2nd F lunch on Friday (3/21) at Jim N’ Nicks BBQ near West Town Mall @ 12:30ish
COT
Don’t Lose Heart
2 Corinthians 4:16-18
(ESV) “So we do not lose heart. Though our outer self is wasting away, our inner self is being renewed day by day. For this light momentary affliction is preparing for us an eternal weight of glory beyond all comparison, as we look not to the things that are seen but to the things that are unseen. For the things that are seen are transient, but the things that are unseen are eternal.”
(CSB) “Therefore we do not give up. Even though our outer person is being destroyed, our inner person is being renewed day by day. For our momentary light affliction is producing for us an absolutely incomparable eternal weight of glory. So we do not focus on what is seen, but on what is unseen. For what is seen is temporary, but what is unseen is eternal.”
(MSG) “So we’re not giving up. How could we! Even though on the outside it often looks like things are falling apart on us, on the inside, where God is making new life, not a day goes by without his unfolding grace. These hard times are small potatoes compared to the coming good times, the lavish celebration prepared for us. There’s far more here than meets the eye. The things we see now are here today, gone tomorrow. But the things we can’t see now will last forever.”
TPQ: What is courage if there is no cost?