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Be a Good Driver

THE SCENE:

Partly Cloudy Temperature Humidity Feels like Wind Speed Wind Direction
41 ℉ 83% 36 ℉ 6.1 mi/h NNE

F3 WELCOME & DISCLAIMER.
I am not a professional.  I have a phone.  Workout as injuries allow.

WARM-O-RAMA:

Happy Jacks (5)
High Knees (15)
Abe Vigodas (10)
Cherry Pickers (3)

THA-THANG:
Mosey to CMUs.

On way, Burpeevators to 8.  (Start regular Burpee, 2nd is Burpee with 2 Merkins. 3rd, Burpee with 3 Merkins up to 8th and Burpee with 8 Merkins.)

On to CMU pile and have everyone grab two. Using parking lot, place a CMU on each side of the parking lot. Starting at one CMU#1, do an exercise, mosey to CMU#2 do exercise, mosey back to CMU#1 do exercise, mosey to CMU#2 do exercise, and then mosey back to start CMU#1. While waiting for six, do second exercise. Finally, when six has finished doing first exercise four times, do third exercise in cadence. So, first exercise 4 times with CMUs, second exercise while waiting, and third exercise as group.
1, 15 CMU Merkin walk-overs, Squats, Jump Squats
2, 15 Overhead CMU Press, Big boys, Flutters
3, 20 CMU Curls, Calf Raises, Twinkle Toes
4, 25 CMU Bench Press, Hello Dollys, LBCs
5, 15 CMU Triceps, Lunge, Jump Squats
6, 15 CMU Rows OR CMU Kettle Bells, LBCs, Box Cutters. Due to time, PAX was given a choice. And Recover was called cutting this short.

No real time for Mary but some got in almost 10 or 10 American Hammers.

COUNT-OFF & NAME-O-RAMA
16 total.  8 Bootcamp/PT and 8 Rushers.

CIRCLE OF TRUST/BOM:

From Dredd’s blog The Collision Learner and Chapter Five from Minivan Centurion Good Drivers
“If a guy cuts you off in traffic, you can take that as “drop dead” and respond in kind. Or you can just assume that he is a bad driver and keep driving reasonably. If you choose the former, that means that you too become a bad driver and may provoke another negative response from him. A good driver wouldn’t do that because it might disrupt him from getting to his destination safely, which is the whole purpose in driving, to get where you are going in one piece.”
With your goals, don’t let the bad change you in a way that could keep you from where you want to end up.

 

MOLESKIN:
For our suffering friends and our student in intensive care and for their families.  For my mother and all of my family.  For the unsaid prayers in our hearts.

ANNOUNCEMENTS:

Give 100% to God every hour or every day!

THE SCENE: 40 degrees and awesome!
F3 WELCOME & DISCLAIMER
WARM-O-RAMA:

  • Side Straddle Hop (IC) X 15
  • Cherry Pickers (IC) 4 CT X 5
  • Baby Arm Circles Forward X 10 (IC) followed by Michael Phelps
  • Baby Arm Circles Backwards X 10 (IC) followed by Michael Phelps
  • Overhead Claps X 10 (IC)
  • Tempo Squats (IC) 4 CT X 10
  • Tempo Merkins (IC) X 10
  • Mosey to the CMU pile
  • 15 Merkins & 15 BBS on the way

THA-THANG:

CMU & Around We Go

5 Exercises X 15 reps & then run the parking lot (rinse & repeat)

  • CMU Squats
  • CMU Overhead Press
  • CMU Tricep Extensions
  • CMU Curls
  • CMU Bentover Rows

3 Exercises X 30 (rinse & repeat)

  • CMU Pullovers
  • CMU American Hammers
  • CMU Bench Press
  • Curls on the walk to put up the coupons
  • Mosey to the Flag

MARY:

  • Flutterkicks X 20
  • LBCs X 25
  • Hello Dollies X 25
  • BBS X 15

COUNT-OFF & NAME-O-RAMA – 18 men between Rush and the Bootcamp

CIRCLE OF TRUST/BOM:

Acts 1:8 – “But ye shall receive power, after that the Holy Ghost is come upon you: and ye shall be witnesses unto me both in Jerusalem, and in all Judaea, and in Samaria, and unto the uttermost part of the earth.”

Matthew 28:19 – “Go therefore and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit,”

John 20:21 – “Jesus said to them again, “Peace be with you. As the Father has sent me, even so I am sending you.”

2 Corinthians 5:20 – “Therefore, we are ambassadors for Christ, God making his appeal through us.”

Throughout the Bible, we are called to share the good news to the ends of the Earth.  I haven’t done that.  Sure, I’ve given my life to Christ, I’m a believer, I’ve chosen to serve in non-profits, I’ve attended church forever, I volunteer and I’ve even invited people to church but I now realize I haven’t done enough.  If I died today, I’d consider myself a failure in evangelizing to non-believers or those that aren’t on fire for God.  We all know lots of people that say they’re Christian and not bad people but they’re not on fire for God.

I can do more.  I have to do more if I’m going to follow the word to be a witness and make disciples.

I just finished a study series about evangelism and the speaker shared some advice…he said,

  • You’re not going to your kid’s ballgame…you’re going to share the good news and when you’re there, watch the ballgame
  • You’re not going to the grocery store…you’re going to disciple to others and when you’re doing that, go ahead and get groceries

The presenter also encouraged us to make lists of concentric circles of people that we need to intentionally visit with to learn more about their faith journey.  For example, one circle should be our family, another our friends, another our coworkers.  He challenged us…ME…to be intentional and seek opportunities to share.

Think about that…if 100% of what you did was for Christ how would that change your life or your actions or laying on the horn when someone cuts you off or won’t go.  This is pretty deep and I’ve doing a lot of soul-searching and I’m proud of how I live and serve most of the time but I’m not “all in” all of the time…I’m not actively seeking out non-believers or fair-weather Christians like I need to be.

So, I’m 50 years old and a little pissed off at myself for not listening to what I’ve heard through the years.  I’m a bit ticked off that I didn’t hear someone at 25 or 35 tell me to get my head out of my “you know what” and start living an abundant life by proudly sharing my faith with other.  I’m challenging you to not be like me and to start spreading the good news today and don’t wait until you’re an old man like me.

ANNOUNCEMENTS:

  • Sign Up To Q/VQ
  • Trunk or Treat this Saturday in parking lot across from JUCO
  • Coats for the Cold – bring them in every workout

JUCO Sea Biscuit

THE SCENE: 48°F, Clear sky
F3 WELCOME & DISCLAIMER
WARM-O-RAMA:

  • Mosey around parking lot
  • Eagles x10 IC 4-count
  • Reverse Eagles x10 IC 4-count
  • Merkins x10 IC 4-count
  • Fire Hydrants x10 IC 4-count
  • Bird Dogs x10 IC 4-count
  • American Hammers x10 IC 4-count

Mosey to parking lot towards rec center

THA-THANG:
Sea Biscuit
PT= 10 Burpees, 20 Merkins, 30 One Legged Squats ( 15 each leg)
1 lap, PT, 2 laps, PT, 3 laps, PT, 2 laps, PT, 1 laps, PT

Mosey back to SP

COUNT-OFF & NAME-O-RAMA
Curveball, Spotter, Guardrail, Commission, Butterknife, Cosmo, Frenchie, Erector, Room Service, Data, Archie (QIC)

CIRCLE OF TRUST/BOM:
“The Lord is my shepherd; I shall not want.”
‭‭Psalm‬ ‭23:1‬ ‭ESV‬‬
https://bible.com/bible/59/psa.23.1.ESV

Sheep are in need of a shepherd

I’m smart. I’m capable. I have a plan. I am a sheep and none of those things are actually true. 

Live humbly before your God.

“Finally, all of you, have unity of mind, sympathy, brotherly love, a tender heart, and a humble mind.”
‭‭1 Peter‬ ‭3:8‬ ‭ESV‬‬
https://bible.com/bible/59/1pe.3.8.ESV

Navy PFA Day

THE SCENE: Crisp fall morning with a startling moon, waxing gibbous, on the horizon.
F3 WELCOME & DISCLAIMER
WARM-O-RAMA:

  • SSH
  • Tempo squats
  • LBACs
  • Tempo Merkins
  • Mountain climbers
  • Fence Steppers
  • Leg Swings
  • Cherry pickers

THA-THANG:
Navy Physical Fitness Assessment: https://www.mynavyhr.navy.mil/Portals/55/Support/21stCenturySailor/Physical/Guide%205-Physical%20Readiness%20Test%20%20(MAR%202021).pdf?ver=ZDdLAwzZ_GJnePr1gOgkxA%3D%3D

Max Merkins in 2 minutes. Hold a plank as long as possible. Run 1.5 miles as fast as you can.

Here are the scores, for posterity: Erector – 270, Borg – 265, Biohack – 260, Rocket – 225, Mathlete – 225, Snaggletooth – 220, Bobbit – 220, Kickflip – 205

MARY:
In honor of Naval Efficiency, we went WAY over, no time for Mary.
COUNT-OFF & NAME-O-RAMA
CIRCLE OF TRUST/BOM:
Draw your attention to the final verse of two important, patriotic songs:

Navy Hymn (Eternal Father Strong to Save):
O Trinity of love and power
Our brethren shield in dangers hour
From rock and tempest, fire and foe
Protect the where so ere they go
Thus evermore shall rise to thee
Glad hymns if praise from land and sea

The Star Spangled Banner:
O thus be it ever when freemen shall stand
Between their lov’d home and the war’s desolation!
Blest with vict’ry and peace may the heav’n rescued land
Praise the power that hath made and preserv’d us a nation!
Then conquer we must, when our cause it is just,
And this be our motto – “In God is our trust,”
And the star-spangled banner in triumph shall wave
O’er the land  of the free and the home of the brave.

The beginning of a song sets the tone, but the ending drives home the core message. Both of these songs make clear the heart of their message – In the end, it is God who preserves and protects, brings victory and peace, and deserves Glad hymns of our praise.

This fundamental truth is vital to successfully navigate in our world today. I find that C.S. Lewis’s observations, in the voice of Screwtape, are as poignant today as they were in 1942.

I had not forgotten my promise to consider whether we should make the patient an extreme patriot or an extreme pacifist. All extremes, except extreme devotion to the Enemy, are to be encouraged. Not always, of course, but at this period. Some ages are lukewarm and complacent, and then it is our business to soothe them yet faster asleep. Other ages, of which the present is one, are unbalanced and prone to faction, and it is our business to inflame them.

Lewis, C. S.. The Screwtape Letters (p. 32). HarperCollins. Kindle Edition.

We are prone to faction, and it is important to remember that extreme patriotism serves diabolical designs just as readily as patriotism’s opponents. The key to combating this temptation is not special to it – keep God first. Be obedient first to His Call, His Law, and His Love. In so doing, what might have been devotion to a mere principality is elevated to the realm of the sacred participation in His ongoing restoration of creation. However, I have seen cases where church participation seems to be just one act of American cultural participation, equally valuable as rooting for your college football team or going to Disney World. When these priorities are out of order, if we worship country over God, then the angel that has watched over us in the past falls and becomes a devil.
MOLESKIN:
Went WAY over time, definitely need to streamline when we revisit this for progress.
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
Collecting coats for KARM, bring them to workouts.
Halloween Bash for Oak Ridge kids at Bissell October 28th.
Start thinking about the Oak Ridge Christmas Parade on December 17th.
Brovember activities and scoring details available on Slack.

When We Are Weak, He Is Strong

THE SCENE: Mid 60s with some sprinkles
F3 WELCOME & DISCLAIMER
WARM-O-RAMA:
Cherry Pickers x 7, Harry Rockettes x 10, Lil’ Baby Arm Circles x 10 forward and backward, tempo squats x 5 then hold an Al Gore, tempo merkins x 5 then hold plank.

THA-THANG:
Mosey to the Courtyard for 21s

  • Start at the wall and do 20 box jumps onto the wall
  • Run to second overhang, stop and do 5 BBS at middle overhang
  • Do 1 hand release merkin at second overhang.
  • Eventually moved to 11s and got down to 6 box jumps and 5 hand release merkins

Mosey to the Coupon Pile

  • Get a coupon
  • Do 10 curls, 10 triceps, 10 swings, rifle carry up the first two staircases then back down
  • Take off 2 off each workout each time and go all the way to zero.

Mosey to the Parking Lot

  • Start at the first line doing 3 squats, duck walk to the line, lunge back to the start.
  • Then do 2 squats, duck walk, lunge
  • 1 squat, duck walk, lunge

Mosey back to the flag

CIRCLE OF TRUST/BOM:
Read 2 Corinthians 12:8-10: “Concerning this, I pleaded with the Lord three times that it would leave me. But He said to me, ‘My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is perfected in weakness.’ Therefore, I will most gladly boast all the more about my weaknesses, so that Christ’s power may reside in me. So I take pleasure in weaknesses, insults, hardships, persecutions, and in difficulties, for the sake of Christ. For when I am weak, then I am strong.”

This is so opposite of our culture and really the opposite of what men think. It is difficult to admit our weaknesses and even boast in them, but this is what Paul says and we see throughout Scripture that we are to be dependent on God and rely on Him and not ourselves. We see throughout the Psalms that David cries out to the Lord to help Him. He knows that He is weak and often in danger, so he constantly cries out to God for help. And this is how we should look to God. It is like a child doing something and he is struggling and his father is right there waiting for the child to ask for help. The child (us) is stubborn, but the father (God) is right there waiting for us to ask Him for help and it is His desire and pleasure to help us and give us strength because He gets the glory in that, not us.