THE SCENE: Partly cloudy, temp in mid-forties.
F3 WELCOME & DISCLAIMER
WARM-O-RAMA:
20 Side-Straddle-Hops, 10 Pinto Twists, 10 Tempo Squats, 10 Windmills, 10 Tempo Merkins, 6 Wide Arm Circles Forward and Backward
THA-THANG:
Mosey to Southern Ball Fields Parking Lot. We will run suicides to cones, always doing 15 Baby Crunches each time we come back. Rinse and Repeat.
Mosey to perimeter trail just south of the pavilion. We will head east and then north on the trail, doing Nickel, Dime, Quarters with the following exercises:
- Star Jumps
- Merkins
- Big Boy Sit-ups.
- Squats
At the Serpentine Sidewalk we will mosey to the Caribbean Parking Lot. We will do 20 American Hammers.
Next, we will mosey to the CMU pile. Each man grabs a CMU and takes it to the corner of the parking lot close to the Northern Ball Fields Entry Gate. We will divide into teams of two for Doras. While one team member runs (without CMU) to the Pavilion and does 10 Picnic Table Pull-ups, then runs back, the other team member is working on the exercises listed below. Then partners trade places. Each team will do the following exercises with the CMUs:
- 100 Overhead Presses
- 100 Curls
- 100 Rows
- 100 Squats
- 100 Bench Presses (back on ground)
COUNT-OFF & NAME-O-RAMA
14 present, no FNGs.
CIRCLE OF TRUST/BOM:
John 16:33 ~ I have said these things to you, that in me you may have peace. In the world you will have tribulation. But take heart; I have overcome the world.”
I saw a short news blurb on television the other day about Sumner Redstone, who died on August 11 of this year. He was a very successful business man. He was chairman and majority owner of the National Amusements Theatre Chain as well as Viacom/CBS. The news segment had an interview of Mr. Redstone. There was something that this billionaire said in the interview that stuck to me. He said, “Success is built on catastrophe and what you do about it.”
I want to remember that phrase. Here was an owner of many different businesses who became a billionaire. Yet, he was a man who didn’t expect things to go smoothly in his ventures. In fact, he expected disaster to occur. It is how one acts when faced with inevitable disasters that determines how successful we are.
Gents, life is going to hand us some messes in our future. That’s just the way it is. The question is not whether we will face catastrophe – because we will – but how we respond to the crises. And, knowing that fact, it is also nice to know we have loved ones and a group of brothers we can talk to when we face the difficult circumstances. We don’t have to face tribulations alone. Those loved ones and our brothers are a gift from God, in my opinion. Jesus said, “Wherever two or more are gathered in my name, I am present.”
Life is not a smooth ride. But can turn our catastrophes into success. Remember, God is there for you in those moments. And, so are your brothers and the people who love you. God and your brothers are there to strengthen you and to help you rise to the challenge.
MOLESKIN:
Prayers for Ribbed’s wife, Sarah, after her spinal surgery. Prayers of Doubtfire’s father who was recently diagnosed with Covid and for Mr. Jinxy’s father who was diagnosed with Covid several weeks ago.
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
CSAUP at the Asylum on Saturday, January 30 from 6:30 am to 9 am. Also, we can order new Asylum Shirts, designed by Kentucky, on the F3 Mudgear website.