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Hide-n-go-work-out

THE SCENE: Dry-ish, 60°
F3 WELCOME & DISCLAIMER
WARM-O-RAMA:
Side Straddle Hops, Cherry Pickers, Maracan Night Clubs, Kick Throughs, Windmills, Mountain Climbers
THA-THANG:
Two Teams of 4 followed a map to locations with prescribed exercises at each spot.  Counts are per man.  If you finished early you help the guys still working so you stay as a team.

  • 20 dips & 10 right leg squats & 10 left leg squats
  • Merkin city      10 wide 10 regular 10 canyon
  • 15 leg raises & 30 smurf jax
  • 10x  Loading dock jump ups & run down Ramp, 2 Donkey Kick
  • 20 4ct Flutter kicks & 10 kick throughs
  • 10 (or amrap) Pull ups  & 10 (or Amrap) hanging Heels to heaven
  • CMU: 20 Overhead Press, 20 Tricep & 20 Curls

The catch: It’s hide and go seek style.  If the other team sees you they start a count down from 5 on the walkie Talkie.  If you are still visible at the point they get to 0, 5 burpees for the team. Good time had by all.

I wanted to see someone dive into a bush but no such luck.  Thanks to the guys who got into it and hid behind trees (even if they were only 3″ in diameter)  It was good for a laugh.

MARY:
A little bit of time for some BBS and heels to heaven while we waited for the rushers.
CIRCLE OF TRUST/BOM:

I’ve been reading Judges and there are a lot of “great” men. By worldly standards that is and some trying really hard to be godly men. But there is a noticeable lack of great fathers. Even the good judges didn’t have kids that followed in their ways.

One of these men was a non PG story. Who is the strong man of the Bible? Long hair?God used him; even his sinful and stubborn and perverted ways, but his life wasn’t the life we would want for our sons.Outside of having rather silly riddles and a bent toward violence, his wife was given to a different man after his wedding feast. Frequented prostitutes. Eyes gouged out. Years in prison. Died in a suicidal building collapse.

Yet, God used him. We’ll never know how God would have used him had his Parents told him no. If he had learned to control his desires.  But instead we see the young Samson say of a Philistine woman to his dad: “Get her for me, for she is right in my eyes.”

We as fathers need to tell our kids no. Tell them to curb their appetite for what they feel they need so they can learn to win over the desires of this world, over sexual desire, over selfishness. It’s not easy.  Laying aside His own interests for the interests of others is what we celebrate this weekend – Jesus did that perfectly.

If we get out here and get as strong as Samson and not figure out how to be a good father – we will have missed the mark.  Being a good father is about daily caring about the spiritual development of your kids.  That’s going to look very different for each kid, but be praying for your kids, talking with them about spiritual things and having the hard conversations.  Don’t avoid the uncomfortable conversation or hard consequences win out over spiritual growth of your kids. I don’t have it all figured out- I’m talking to myself as much as anyone, but I’d love to talk it out over coffee or on a run.

And here is a tip – you can’t do it on your own strength.  Ask the Holy Spirit, in the power of Jesus’ name to guide you in your parenting.

ANNOUNCEMENTS:
Family friendly workout at the Project Saturday, 7am.

Plan for the CSAUP May 7 9pm-12am.  If you enjoyed this mornings workout, that will be 10x better.

Rampartakraken

THE SCENE: Chilly at first, dry
F3 WELCOME & DISCLAIMER
WARM-O-RAMA:
Classic warm ups, SSH, arm circles, squats. Mosey around the kraken
THA-THANG:
Partner up for Kraken time! Each team works together to complete all reps/instructions of each exercise and runs a lap afterwards around the octagon. Simple math is in play. Exercises are:

  • 50 overhead CMU presses
  • 50 squat jumps
  • 50 cobra Kai Merkins
  • Bear crawl to center and back
  • 50 shoulder tap Merkins
  • 100 mountain climbers single ct
  • 10 Round the clock Merkins 4ct
  • 20 burpees

Stop for a rest after first team finishes. Continue till last team finishes.

Mosey to baseball lot by Indian run.

line up on parking lot lines. Two hops and a burpee on every line. Lunge back to start.

mosey back to AO Indian run for dealers choice ring of exercises. One runs around circle whole telling pax what exercise to do.
Then Merkin circle of pain 5 merkins.

MARY:
Pretty much done already
COUNT-OFF & NAME-O-RAMA

10 pax including 1 FNG (Kimchi)

CIRCLE OF TRUST/BOM:

There was a moment when Moses had the nerve to ask God what his name is. God was gracious enough to answer, and the name he gave is recorded in the original Hebrew as YHWH.
Over time we’ve arbitrarily added an “a” and an “e” in there to get YaHWeH, presumably because we have a preference for vowels.
But scholars and Rabi’s have noted that the letters YHWH represent breathing sounds, or aspirated consonants. When pronounced without intervening vowels, it actually sounds like breathing.
YH (inhale): WH (exhale).
So a baby’s first cry, his first breath, speaks the name of God.
A deep sigh calls His name – or a groan or gasp that is too heavy for mere words.
Even an atheist would speak His name, unaware that their very breathe is giving constant acknowledgment to God.
Likewise, a person leaves this earth with their last breath, when God’s name is no longer filing their lungs.
So when I can’t utter anything else, is my cry calling out His name?
Being alive means I speak His name constantly.
So, is it heard the loudest when I’m the quietest?
In sadness, we breathe heavy sighs.
In joy, our lungs feel almost like they will burst.
In fear we hold our breath and have to be told to breathe slowly to help us calm down.
When we’re about to do something hard, we take a deep breath to find our courage.
When i think about it, breathing is giving him praise. Even in the hardest moments!
This is so beautiful and fills me with emotion every time I grasp the thought. God chose to give himself a name that we can’t help but speak every moment we’re alive.
All of us, always, everywhere.
Waking, sleeping, breathing, with the name of God on our lips.
written by – Sandra Thurman Caporale from the Memorial Church of Christ in Houston.

MOLESKIN:

ANNOUNCEMENTS:
May 6th CSAUP,

Spicy Dragons and Scaly Eyes

THE SCENE: 41 and clear

F3 WELCOME & DISCLAIMER: administered


WARM-O-RAMA:

  • SSH x 15 (IC)
  • Cherry Pickers x5 (IC)
  • Seal Claps x 10 (IC)
  • Merkins x 10 (IC)
  • Squats x 15 (IC)
  • 30 seconds on your own

THA-THANG:
Mosey to the back parking lot for a 7-station kraken:

  • 10 burpees
  • 20 merkins
  • 30 smurf jacks
  • 40 BBSUs
  • 50 squats
  • 60 mountain climbers (sc)
  • 70 SSH (sc)

Mosey to duck pond parking lot for spicy dragons

  • Spicy Dragons – Same as Welsh Dragon, but do a low plank before each merkin for a lil’ spice.  Remain in plank position the whole time. Bear crawl forward 4 steps, do 1 low plank, 1 merkin, and 1 plank jack. Repeat adding 1 rep to each exercise each time – bear crawl forward 4 steps, do 2 low planks, 2 merkins, 2 plank jacks, … etc. Go until you get to 10 reps each, you’ve covered 30-50 feet, or until your arms fall off – whichever comes first.

Mosey to cross walk just in front of the performing arts center.

  • Take turns calling go. Sprint back and forth from crosswalk to stop sign.

MARY:
Had about 5 minutes left to do some dealer’s choice core exercises.

COUNT-OFF & NAME-O-RAMA
12 HIMs conquered the Spicy Dragon

CIRCLE OF TRUST/BOM:
Thoughts taken from “When the Scales Fall From Our Eyes” by Brian Zahnd

I listened to this sermon by Brian Zahnd over 6 years ago and it still sticks in my mind to this day.

Act 9:17-18

17 So Ananias departed and entered the house. And laying his hands on him he said, “Brother Saul, the Lord Jesus who appeared to you on the road by which you came has sent me so that you may regain your sight and be filled with the Holy Spirit.” 18 And immediately something like scales fell from his eyes, and he regained his sight

It was not a convincing argument, a systematic theology, or anything of the like that made the scales fall from Saul’s eyes. Instead, it was being shown LOVE from a man he was persecuting just three days prior that gave Saul a new way of seeing.

MOLESKIN:
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ANNOUNCEMENTS:

OTB workouts at new AO, Ramparts, in Kingston. See Slack for dates/times.
CSAUP at Haw Ridge on May 6 from 9 PM – 12 AM. See Kick-Flip for more info.
Convergence at JUCO on July 2

 

 

“Monkey Humper” Day Grind

THE SCENE: Warm, 50’s and awesome. Nadia was late to his Q
F3 WELCOME & DISCLAIMER
Delivered by Kickflip.
WARM-O-RAMA:
Delivered by Kickflip. Covered beautifully
THA-THANG:

Ladder workout from flag to Goosepond by Kickflip
Mosey to CMU pile
Split into two teams of 3 per team.
AMREP as team around 3 loops.
20 Merkins, 20 BBS, Bear Crawl, Lunge around the 4 corners of each loop
Upon completion of loop, haul CMU to top of pull-up bar hill.  Plank while trophies are stacked.  Rinse and repeat.
Team with the Most CMU’s wins. Some shortcuts were taken with the result being a tie effort.  Everyone is a winner at camp.
Mosey back to AO

 

MARY:
Insert information about any additional post-THANG work (if applicable).
COUNT-OFF & NAME-O-RAMA
Use the TAGS on right-side to record PAX (BE SURE TO INCLUDE YOURSELF) in attendance. Be sure to select the AO in CATEGORY above TAGS and then delete these notes!
CIRCLE OF TRUST/BOM:

Matthew 6:33 reminds us that we can trust in HIM if we seek him FIRST in ur lives.  He earnestly desires our hearts and want to be FIRST in our lives.  Too often we look at this verse and think about what we gain from a relationship with GOD.  We are to seek him first and foremost, not just to be free from anxiety, but to be in an eternal relationship with our creator.  Go forth and seek his face!

MOLESKIN:
Insert any personal comments, notes, devotion content, etc.
ANNOUNCEMENTS:

Data, All of the HIms injured, and Shrubberies family out of the country.  All of the unspoken prayers we have on our minds.
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
CSAUP at Haw’s Ridge in May 6th.
Family Friendly workout May 7th

HEAVY STATIONS

THE SCENE: 49 – cool and crisp
F3 WELCOME & DISCLAIMER
WARM-O-RAMA:
Mosey around Parking Lot to Senior Center, Squats, LBAC, Tempo Merkins, Cherry pickers, Stretches OYO

THA-THANG:

Mosey Pool Wall – 5 Wallpees, Playground – 7 pull-ups, Mosey to Recruiting Center

Heavy Stations: Pax rotate through every station with one pax as the timer until everyone makes it back to their original station. 2 Rounds.

Round 1

  1. CMU Thrusters
  2. CMU Lunges
  3. CMU Tricep Extensions
  4. Tire Flips
  5. Heavy Ball Slam
  6. Chariot Race (pull CMU on rope around parking lot)
    TIMER – Bear Crawl to next Parking Lot island

Round 2:

  1. CMU Kettleswing
  2. CMU Squats
  3. CMU Curls
  4. Sledge Hammer on Tire
  5. Heavy Ball Toss Up
  6. Chariot Race (pull CMU on rope around parking lot)

TIMER – Bernie down to end of Parking Lot and Bernie back

Circle up for Merkin Pyramid – All pax hold plank while one pax does one merkin. Each pax in turn till all have done one merkin. Work up to 5 merkins, and then back down to one merkin.

MARY:
PAX CHOICE

COUNT-OFF & NAME-O-RAMA
Lucky 7: Kick, Erector, Mathlete, Biohack, Bobbit, Snaggletooth, and FNG – Skewer! Welcome!

CIRCLE OF TRUST/BOM: Straight from QSource

Whetstone (Q1.8) – The Vertical Relationship Between Men

A man must be sharpened like a knife blade

Both a man and a knife are made to cut, but neither can be Effective until properly honed.

A knife is sharpened by a whetstone. While water is used to lubricate the whetstone prior to sharpening that is not where the “whet” part comes from. To whet actually means to sharpen, like with a man’s appetite and his curiosity. In other words, to whet both blade and man is to put on an edge, with a result that is sharp, dynamic and ready to cut. The unsharpened man is dull and lethargic, in-Effective as a Leader and ill-Prepared for the Obstacles he will face in his life.

Just as a man’s appetite for pure food must be whetted, so must his appetite for the heavy responsibility that comes with Leadership . The HIM acts as the Stone to the younger man’s Blade , providing the hard surface against which he becomes sharper and whetting his appetite for greater responsibility.

Hard looks and straight talk (tempered by love) get results

Because the desire of an older man to pass on what he has learned to a younger man is natural, the vertical relationship between Stone and Blade has existed since men first sought the Advantage of gathering together into Communities. But like all relationships, it takes skill and effort for the Whetstone to work. To obtain that skill, a HIM does not wait until he is retired to begin practicing it. He is about the business of Sharpening younger men even while he himself is being Sharpened.

Sharpening does not happen by accident. It must be done with Deliberatude within a vertical relationship between two men who set out to see it happen. It works best between men who are not at the same point of their journey. For a Blade to be Sharpened properly, the Stone must be the harder of the two, at least for a season.

Like the Shield Lock, the Whetstone is a relationship that is subject to the 3P: it must be Proximate, Purposeful and periodic to be Effective.

– Proximity requires the Stone to physically meet with his Blade. While it is fine (good even) for them to also talk on the telephone and email, that is not a replacement for the physical meeting where they can look each other in the eye. Hard looks and straight talk (tempered by love) get results. That cannot be done virtually.

– To be Purposeful, the meeting between the Stone and the Blade must be more than the kind of inconsequential pizza party a Club would have–it must have a particular Outcome in mind: the Acceleration of the Blade’s Preparedness. The Stone’s task within the Whetstone is to help the Blade get ready for the expected and be ready for the unexpected by both encouraging him to turn Pro and providing him with the Bricks he will need to build his own Guardrails. Just as a Workout should Accelerate the HIM’s Fitness, the Whetstone should Accelerate the Blade’s proper personal alignment.

– There is no set rule for the periodicity of the meeting between the Stone and the Blade. It must be frequent enough to be Effective but not so frequent that the Stone and Blade smother each other. This is something both men must determine through trial and error. However, because it is (by design) a Movement away from the Status Quo it will cause pain, and it is man’s general hardwiring to avoid pain. As a result, the Stone must be deliberate to ensure periodicity. Otherwise, his Blade will drift away to something easier.

The Whetstone is necessary for both the Blade and the Stone to Get Right

Through the Whetstone, the Blade receives something he lacked before, a honed edge to his life that he must possess to be Effective and have IMPACT on his Community. But the Stone gets something as well. In fulfilling his natural desire to pour into younger men he Accelerates his own pursuit of proper personal alignment.

Although we tend to think of hypocrisy in binary terms (as in you either are a hypocrite or you aren’t) the truth is that we all practice a bit of hypocrisy, at least subconsciously. None of our deeds match our words 100% of the time. Since we are all hypocrites, the question is one of degree–how big a gap is there between deed and word? The bigger it is, the less Right one will be. In other words, the Get Right requires the hypocrisy gap to be closing with Acceleration.

Nothing closes the hypocrisy gap for a man like having a Blade. Helping another man build his Guardrails through the formation of positive Habits strengthens the Stone’s Guardrails. This principle is reflected in the 12th Step of Alcoholics Anonymous: having had a spiritual awakening as the result of these steps, we tried to carry this message to alcoholics, and to practice these principles in all our affairs. The act of carrying the message goes hand-in-hand with practicing the principles.

Hypocrisy is dependent upon selfishness and self-delusion. The Whetstone results in an abandonment of self which deprives hypocrisy the fuel it needs to survive. By talking the talk to his Blade, the Stone finds himself more Prepared to walk his own walk.

MOLESKIN:
Thanks for enjoying this HEAVY workout

  1. ANNOUNCEMENTS: ALL ON SLACK
    OTB workouts at #rampart – new AO in Kingston, April 9 & 23, Saturday 7AM, Ft Southwest Point
  2. Good Friday, April 15 AOQ change at Equalizer
  3. Saturday, Apr 16 – Family Workout, The Project (Bissell Park, Oak Ridge), 9AM
  4. Friday, May 6, The Project CSAUP, 9PM-MIDNIGHT, HAW RIDGE