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12 Pains of Christmas

THE SCENE: Gloomy and wet.  No rain
F3 WELCOME & DISCLAIMER
WARM-O-RAMA:

  1. Projectivator
  2. Cherry Pickers
  3. Tempo Squat
  4. Tempo Merkin

THA-THANG:
Do the number of reps, run up and down the hill, do the next rep and all below it (just like the song).  Every 3rd number, run all the way into the fort.

  1. Burpee
  2. Imperial Squalkers
  3. Basilisks
  4. Merkins
  5. Big Boys
  6. Lunges
  7. Side straddle hops
  8. Prone rows
  9. Diamond merkins
  10. Heels to heaven
  11. Squats
  12. Burpees

MARY:
Ring of fire

CIRCLE OF TRUST/BOM:
The Jews of the Gospels read and studied the Old Testament Scriptures, but missed the coming of the Messiah because they were too focused on the problems in the world around them.  What are we missing about God’s Word because we are too focused on the world around us?

Nightmare before Christmas WOD #2 “Lock, Shock, and Barrel”

THE SCENE: A brisk 25 degrees
F3 WELCOME & DISCLAIMER

Obligatory, and check.
WARM-O-RAMA:

  • SSH
  • Tempo merks
  • Tempo squats
  • LBAC -F
  • LBAC – B
  • Hallelujahs
  • Moroccan Night Clubs
  • Chattanooga cherry picker
  • Knox Cherry Pickers
  • SSH

THA-THANG:

“Lock, Shock, and Barrel”

1/2 Pax wearing ruck or vest, app pulled sandbags for pull through

  • 10 man makers
  • 50 plank ruck pull through
  • 400m ruck
  • 10 man makers

Cops showed up around here to check on us. Apple Watch thought I had a fall, through all the layers and gloves, I couldn’t get to it quick enough. 911 was called and 5.0 came to check on us. Turned out to be one of Roane County’s finest that ,multiple PAX had been EH-ing. All in all, glad it happened, maybe he will show up to a beatdown soon.

  • 50 ruck press/leg lift
  • 400m  ruck
  • 10 man makers
  • 50 ruck twists (2 ct)
  •  400m ruck

MARY:
Super quick Skeletor’s choice of core burning exercises on the 6
COUNT-OFF & NAME-O-RAMA

CIRCLE OF TRUST/BOM:

Everyone read the latest newsletter from Kickflip? If not, he has been releasing them every Sunday morning and I highly recommend that you give them a read. This week I was challenged by what I read to make a few changes in my COT.  

In my COT’s I try to be motivational, encouraging, and point you all to Christ in some way. Today will be different. I am going to share one of my biggest struggles as a man, as a husband, and as a father. I struggle with anger. If I am not careful, I will let it get the best of me, and I lash out at those I love. I am going to use this newsletter as a springboard to be more open and honest with you guys. I think mostly we come here to be an encouragement to each other but we haven’t reached the point where we are honest about our weaknesses. I have more, but today it’s anger that’s on my mind. 

The root of my anger is selfishness. My M will ask me for a favor, the. Another, then another, then another, and before you know it, I blow up. Or, Super Soaker needs some help while I am working on something, or “resting”, and I grumble at him and let him know I am too busy. I have prioritized my needs over theirs, and that isn’t right. It should be God first, others second, and me third. 

The root of my selfishness is pride. My pride gets in the way when I begin to think that my needs are more important, and I begin to prioritize myself or my needs over anyone else’s. 

The goal I should have in my heart is to be more like Christ each day. “He must increase, I must decrease”. 

“‘The Lord is slow to anger and abounding in steadfast love, forgiving iniquity and transgression,’”

Numbers 14:18 ESV

“A hot-tempered man stirs up strife, but he who is slow to anger quiets contention.”

Proverbs 15:18 ESV

MOLESKIN:
Couldn’t have been a better day in the gloom. We welcomed THREE FNG’s today. Welcome Slider, Candy Crush, and Baskin!

My 2.0 “Super soaker” was also in attendance.

Proud of these men. Most who were in attendance today earned a niceChristmas patch for completing GORUCKS The Nightmare Before Christmas WOD’s.

ANNOUNCEMENTS:
Too excited to remember every thing Bobbitt had for us!

It’s a good day at Rampart!

THE SCENE: Not rainy. Weird!

F3 WELCOME & DISCLAIMER: Indubitably!

WARM-O-RAMA:

  • SSH x15
  • Knox Pickers 5 or 6
  • Willie Mays Hayes x8
  • Liver Twists – x6
  • Chatty Cherry Pickers – x12
  • Hallelujahs – x10
  • Moroccan Night Clubs – x10
  • LBAC Forward – x10
  • LBAC Reverse – x10
  • SSH – x10

Mosey to the paved “hill” thingamabob.

THA-THANG:
Jacob’s Ladder – Run to the top of the hill, 1 burpee, mosey back. Run to the top of the hill, 2 burpees, mosey back. Run to the top of the hill, 3 burpees… you get the idea. All the way to 7. 28 burpees in total.

Kevin’s Ladder? – repeat the following exercises in 3 stations in the following order: station 1, station 2, station 3, station 2, repeat until time.

  • Station one: 10 Lunges
  • Station two: Cut a Flip (3 merkins, flip, 3 BBS)
  • Station three: 15 squats, then back to station 2, then one.
  • Rinse and repeat until time.

RTB

MARY:

  • Flutter Kicks – 10x IC
  • Freddie Mercury – 10x IC
  • SSH – 30 IC
  • Time was called.

CIRCLE OF TRUST/BOM:
The other morning, Slappy at The Project started the morning off saying, “It’s a good day.” Regardless of the weather and our circumstances, he reiterated that it was going to be a good day. YHC believed him and started thinking about that statement.

The following day, after having coffee with a friend who was struggling, YHC repeated. “It’s a good day.” Said friend agreed with a certain amount of determination. “It is a good day.”

Philippians 4:4-7 says…

“Rejoice in the Lord always. I will say it again: Rejoice! Let your gentleness be evident to all. The Lord is near. Do not be anxious about anything, but in every situation, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God. And the peace of God, which transcends all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus.”

“Rejoice” is not just an internal sentimental feeling. The word actually indicates a public or outward celebration.

YHC would have loved to write the “Southern Translation” of the Bible if someone hadn’t already beaten YHC to the punch. It’s difficult to tell second person plural from second person singular in English; (i.e. you from you all) without the very important and completely legitimate word “ya’ll”. It’s nearly as important as the Oxford Comma in the opinion of YHC. In the Greek, Paul means “y’all” in this paragraph when he says, “you”.

Paul is saying, “Let y’all’s gentleness be evident to all” and “will guard y’all’s hearts and y’all’s minds in Christ Jesus.

This means that your outward celebration and your visible attitude does 3 things.

  1. It changes your attitude.
  2. It’s contagious.
  3. It affects the environment of the entire group.

We should be the kind of person that is always celebrating, always reassuring, always positive. It’s a good day. Especially when we have hope in the Lord who “is near”. Each of us should be challenged to be a more positive influence to our Ms, 2.0s, PAX, colleagues, communities, etc.

It’s a good day!

MOLESKIN:
Prayers for Cardinal with a tough assignment today, Spielberg’s M, Curious George.

ANNOUNCEMENTS:
Binks on Q Wednesday.
Skeletor on Q Saturday.
VQs forthcoming!

Paul Bear-er

THE SCENE: Foggy and recovering from the rain.  Temp 48 but felt cooler.
F3 WELCOME & DISCLAIMER 

WARM-O-RAMA:
Warming up consisted of multiples of 3 (3, 6, 12, 24)

  • Little Baby Arm Circles (forward and backwards)
  • Hallelujahs
  • Chattanooga Cherry Pickers
  • Moroccan Night Clubs
  • Side Straddle Hops
  • Willie Mays Hays
  • Tempo Squats
  • Tempo Merkins
  • Knoxville Cherry Pickers
    THA-THANG:
    “Paul Bear-er”
  • Mosey to the track
    • Run approximately 100 meters between stations
    • First station = 6 Burpees
    • Second station = 12 – 2 count American Hammers
    • Third station = 24 merkins
    • Fourth station = 48 air squats
  • Completed 2 rounds
  • Run 100 meters up a steep hill 3Xs
  • Mosey to pavilion
    • Hold high plank for 10:00 minutes
      • Each break, 24 bench tricep dips and 24 lunges
      • Continued until 5 minutes and switched to 30 second side planks
  • Finished with 2 minutes of WW1 straight leg sit-ups

COUNT-OFF & NAME-O-RAMA
6 HIMS handled today’s beatdown.
CIRCLE OF TRUST/BOM:
Word was from Luke 1:46-47 and looking at need for a Savior in Christ.  With Christmas season here, focus on the main thing.
MOLESKIN:
Prayer request for Spielberg’s wife upcoming surgery.
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
Oak Ridge Christmas parade tonight.  Set-up at 4:30, be there by 5:00 if possible.  Bobbit on Q for Monday.  SYITG #rampart

Frosty The Swoleman

THE SCENE: Gloomy and Cold 31 Degrees.
F3 WELCOME & DISCLAIMER YUUUUUUUUUP
WARM-O-RAMA:
20 SSH, 10 Tempo Merkins, 10 Mtn. Climbers, 10 Tempo Squats, 10 Toe Merkins, 10 LBAC Foreward, 10 Hallelujah, 10 Morrocan Nightclubs, 10 Chatt. Cherry Pickers, 10 LBAC Backwards

THA-THANG:

PAX Divided into 3 groups of 2. Pax then completed a chosen exercise off the provided table that corrresponded with a Snowman part, then One Pax ran to their paper and drew that part of the snowman, until Snowmen were complete.

MARY:
Snowmen took up all our time.
COUNT-OFF & NAME-O-RAMA
6 Frosty Pax
CIRCLE OF TRUST/BOM:
Reflecting to the story of Mary, and Joseph. Focusing on the fear they mustve had, when they were met by the angel to discuss the plan that God had for them. Sometimes, we think that God is supposed to take our fear away, when sometimes he could be using that fear to call you. Faith is like a bridge. Sometimes it can be windy when your walking across, but the reward on the other side is so worth it.
MOLESKIN:
TAPS for Feeny’s cousin in Law, Spielbergs Wife and all our DL, DR, and Boiz we aint seen in a while.
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
Project’s Christmas Party this Saturday in Oak Ridge