Fitness. Fellowship. Faith.
THE THANG:
Football handoff run to the back parking lot. Ball works it’s way back through the line and last person sprints to the front, hand off starts back down the line.
Blind draw from each category. One on each corner:
CORE
CARDIO
LEGS
UPPER BODY
Reps =
Card # + 10
Royal = 25
Ace = 100
Got at least 24 exercises in, including 25 Burpees.
COT:
Reading through Proverbs recently and it’s humbling. It’s really a manual for everyone and it challenges our thoughts, attitudes, and actions. It really encompasses every aspect of our lives and just how much of it we offer to God.
I was reminded about anger and what that does to a man. What that does to ME! There’s a lot of anger out there and it’s very easy to let that seep into you. I don’t watch the news anymore. I used to watch it religiously and then I just realized that it was making me…angry. And, there was very little, if anything, I could do about any of it. I can feel the tension in the world around me, today.
How do we respond? There are over 900 verses in Proverbs. Here are two:
1. Hatred stirs up strife, but love covers all offenses. That’s 10:12.
2. The vexation of a fool is known at once, but the prudent ignores an insult. 12:16
Which one of these do we represent? Are we snapping back at others to expose and tear them down or are we seeking to put them in a better light? Tim Keller said that “anger is energy released to defend something you love. When you are in a dispute, stop releasing your anger against the other person in order to defend your ego. Release your energy against the problem (not the person) that is dividing you.”
So my challenge today is to step away from the tv. Take a breathe! If we claim to be followers of Jesus, then we shouldn’t look like everyone else. You don’t have to compromise your beliefs to bite your tongue, offer kindness and show love to someone you disagree with. And when you do that, who gets the glory? It’s not you.
THE THANG: mosey to CMU pile and convene in back parking lot
2 sets of exercises in the parking lot and 2 runners. Runners take one short lap around the lot and bump you to the next exercise until it’s your time to run. When done with Set 1, you bump and join set 2 and vice versa.
First set: OH press, V Ups, Curls, Flutter Kicks, CMU Swings, Big boys
Second set: Alternating Rows, Plank Jacks, Bench Press, Side Crunches, Blockees, Heels 2 Heaven
Time for 11’s rocky balboas and curb squats
MARY: built in – 1 minute plan
ANNOUNCEMENTS: disc golf, bonfire, IPC coming up
COT: what are you dedicated to? What gets your focus, energy, time, attention, money?!? Be dedicated to important things whether it’s your M or your 2.0s or your job or quiet time or F3. Evaluate what you’re dedicated to and recalibrate to what’s really important.
THE THANG:
4 corners at the track:
– 10 burpees
– 20 toe touches
– 20 merkins
– 20 2-count mountain climbers
– Sprint the straights, Bernie the bends
MARY:
Assorted
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
– 2nd f luncAugust 31sth in Farragut today
– Dad camp starts today
– Whitewater rafting with stitch, link in slack
– Marine mud run August 31st
COT:
Whenever you are about to find fault with someone, ask yourself the following question: What fault of mine most nearly resembles the one I am about to criticize?
Marcus Aurelius
Following the Ruck, we discusses being vulnerable, sharing problems, and being open to seeking help. These topics tie into the QSOURCE OTB that we are experimenting with on Sunday mornings to potentially have a non exercise AO that focuses on teaching leadership principles. This is continuing on the Grow School Leadership training from the GTE, and the concept of “unlocking” men.