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Calf Raises and Bear/Crab Races at JUCO

THE SCENE: 41F and clear
F3 WELCOME & DISCLAIMER
WARM-O-RAMA:

Baby arm circles forward (IC) 4 CT x 10

Baby arm circles backwards (IC) 4 CT x 10

Overhead clap (IC) 4 CT x 16

Side Straddle hop (IC) 4 CT x 20

Mountain Climbers (IC) 4-count x 20

Tempo squats (IC) 4 CT x 10

Squat Calf raises (IC) 4 CT x 10

THA-THANG:

2 lines Mosey to coupon pile  

Surprise stop for 5 Jumping Spiders OYO  x 2

Surprise stop for 10 Jumping Spiders OYO  x 1

Surprise stop for 10 Smurf Jacks  OYO

Grab a coupon – all in cadence single count

Overhead triceps combined w/ Calf raises x20

Hold Squat and do Curls x20 

Repeat both

Mosey with coupon to top of sophomore hill, stop halfway to do 10 Merkins OYO 1 hand on then switch to other hand and do 10 more Merkins 

Bernie to the top of sophomore hill

Grab a tall curb. 

Tricep dips  (IC) 4-count x10

Squat Calf raises (IC) 4 count with coupon held out in front

Tricep dips (IC) 4-count x10 – Optional Coupon on lap

Squat Calf raises (IC) 4 count with coupon held out in front

1 lap around the hill doing a Bernie back up to the top

Tricep dips (IC) 4-count x10 – Optional Coupon on lap

Squat Calf raises (IC) 4 count with coupon held out in front

Mosey to Coupon Pile

Hold blocks overhead and do squat calf raises x20

Return coupons 

Mosey 

Halt for 10 more Jumping Spiders OYO

Halt for Flutter Kicks (IC) 4-count x 20

Indian crab bear race from 1 line to the next approx. 20 yards  ( groups of about 5 ) 

Repeat for another race. 

Mosey 

Front Parking Lot

10 Merkins OYO then side shuffle to the end then 10 squats OYO side shuffle back

20 Mountain Climbers then side shuffle to the end then 20 squat calf raises OYO side shuffle back

MARY:
Judge Judy led us in 23 burpees as payment for our lack of food donations. Lessons were learned. Tears were shed.
COUNT-OFF & NAME-O-RAMA

29 HIMs: Weedwacker, Anchorman, Commission, Curveball, Downhill, Erector, Frenchie, Gump, Judge Judy, KickFlip, Mermaid, Nadia, Pool Boy, Sargent Slaughter, Spotter, Shingles, Guardrail, Alter Boy, Mandolin, Rosetta, Trolley, Slappy, Hydro, Kenjo, Edit, Mailbox, Butcher, La-Z-Boy

!!!Welcome FNG “Geo Crap” !!!

CIRCLE OF TRUST/BOM:

The Word:  Romans 7:18-25 – Released From the Law, Bound to Christ – Pauls submission to Christ

For I have the desire to do what is good, but I cannot carry it out. 19 For I do not do the good I want to do, but the evil I do not want to do—this I keep on doing. 20 Now if I do what I do not want to do, it is no longer I who do it, but it is sin living in me that does it. 21 So I find this law at work: Although I want to do good, evil is right there with me. 22 For in my inner being I delight in God’s law; 23 but I see another law at work in me, waging war against the law of my mind and making me a prisoner of the law of sin at work within me. 24 What a wretched man I am! Who will rescue me from this body that is subject to death? 25 Thanks be to God, who delivers me through Jesus Christ our Lord!

The 1st time that I truly heard this passage was about 3 years ago when I was a part of a group at church called Strong Hearts.  

I’m so thankful that Paul wrote this because we have all been there. We are cruising along in our Christian lives and then we fail. Then we feel the guilt pile on us.(Verse 24) We failed our father. (Verse 25) Our saving grace. Thankful that one of the great superheroes of the Bible laid it all out and admitted his struggles for an example for us.

MOLESKIN:

Prayer requests. Praise that Sargent Slaughter’s wife is recovering. Prayer for guys at F3 with injuries. Safety for Brolympics

ANNOUNCEMENTS:
Brolympics Saturday at 6:45AM – The Asylum – Lakeshore Park

Break Out!

THE SCENE: 41 and clear
F3 WELCOME & DISCLAIMER:  Administered 
WARM-O-RAMA:

Windmill IC x 8
Seal claps IC x 8
Randys IC x 8
Motivator IC x 8
5 Burpees OYO
10 Dips + 10 Derkins (2 Rounds)

THA-THANG:

Mosey through the woods to the learning center where we will do “The Breakout”.

My phone has a metronome clicking at 55 bpm…  For the next several minutes, you need to keep moving in timing with the metronome.  I’ll call an exercise that is on the board.  No stopping allowed, only switching of exercises.

The board: Numerous index cards are spread about, face down….  Two PAX draw a card, read the exercises, and jailbreak around the lot (about 1/8 mile).  While waiting for the runners, remaining PAX perform exercises called by Q (must be one showing on the board) in timing with the metronome.  When a runner returns, next PAX draws a card, reads, sprints…. Rinse and repeat.

The phone is locked with a 4-digit pin.  Four of the exercise index cards also contain a number.  PAX keep working until they expose all 4 cards with numbers.  Then they must break the code….  Once all four numbers are known, the each returning runner tries to “break the code” and unlock my phone using the numbers.  If you guys are good guessers, we can finish the work in just a few minutes and break outta here!  Then again, there are 24 possible permutations of 4 numbers, so…. we might be here a while….

Code deciphered….1-0-1-8.  Break out!

Mosey to Pollard Hill for 11s (Bodybuilders/CDDs)

MARY:

Side crunches
Xs and Os

COUNT-OFF & NAME-O-RAMA

7 HIMs

CIRCLE OF TRUST/BOM:

“Because of laziness the roof caves in, and because of negligent hands the house leaks”.  Ecclesiastes 10:18.

Let’s talk about complacency…specifically about complacency in your marriage.  On a scale of 1-to-10, how complacent are you right now about your relationship with your wife?

If it’s been months since you’ve taken your wife on a date, if you are no longer confiding in her, if you are your worst self when you are around her, if the sex has gone cold, if you’re not often giving her your undivided attention, if you are not asking about her feelings and dreams, if you feel distant around her – you’ve become complacent about the most important relationship in your life. Complacency is the subtle and silent enemy of your marriage.

Men tend to be goal-oriented – but your relationship with your wife is a journey that is never complete.  It’s a goal that will never be “finished”.  Don’t settle down, because it’s not a very big step from contentment to complacency.  Comfort, which is a great thing in relationships, can give root to laziness.

If this is you – my challenge to you is to BREAK OUT of the complacency!

It doesn’t have to be extravagant like planning a surprise vacation….  Just be more deliberate and less lazy about the connection you have with your wife.  Ask her more questions.  Mix up the daily routine.  Do something sweet.  Be playful.  Be spontaneous.  Play a game together.  Schedule more sex.  Share a fantasy with her.  Pray with her specifically about her struggles.  Don’t mumble “I love you” out of habit or duty – say it and mean it.  Tell her why you love her, and what you love about her.  Simple things can have a profound impact.

“…The complacency of fools destroys them” (Proverbs 1:32).  My complacency about my marriage cost me a couple of years of what could have been far more intimacy and joy.  At one point, that complacency could have destroyed my marriage.  If you are as deeply and profoundly complacent about your marriage as I have been in the past (I hope you are not!) … winning back her trust and her heart will likely take time and will require a consistent pursuit on your part.  Be courageous and decide today to make that investment, because nearly no other pursuit on this earth is more worth it!

Is your house leaking because of negligence?  Is your roof caving in because of laziness? If contentment has led to complacency, if you have become stagnant in the pursuit of your wife’s heart, if you are taking your marriage for granted….it’s time to shake off the rust and BREAK OUT of that complacency!  This week, do something intentional to strengthen the bond and spark a little delight in your marriage.

MOLESKIN:

Prayers for the traveling Snagg Family

Prayers for Samaritan’s sister-in-law

Good to have Abscess with us!

Hat tip to Abscess for sharing a personal impact/perspective during the CoT – we appreciate you, brother!

Hat tip to my wife for the idea for this week’s Thang.

If you take me up on my challenge to “do something intentional to strengthen the bond and spark a little delight in your marriage”, post about it on the Group Me thread!

 

ANNOUNCEMENTS:

Brolympics

Pumpkins & Prison Workout

THE SCENE: High 50s
F3 WELCOME & DISCLAIMER
WARM-O-RAMA:

  • Cherry Pickers (IC) 4 CT X 10
  • Side Straddle Hops (IC) X 20
  • Baby Arm Circles Forward X 10 followed by Michael Phelps
  • Baby Arm Circles Backward X 10 followed by Michael Phelps
  • Hand Release Merkins – OYO X 10
  • Tempo Squats (IC) 4 CT X 10
  • Calf Raises X 50 (OYO)
  • Frankenstein Leg Lifts X 20 Yards
  • Mosey

THA-THANG:

Parking Lot near AO

  • 20 Merkins on one end & 20 Squats at the other
  • Rinse & repeat X 4
  • Max Big Boy Sit-ups – 1 minute
  • Indian Run Mosey

Sophomore Hill

  • AMRAP burpees at the Bottom while partners sprints up and back; switch
  • Rinse & Repeat X 4
  • Spider crawl & bear crawl to the top of the hill

Fitness Center

  • 20 Pullups while partner does AMRAP of Diamond Merkins, Wide Grip Merkins & Carolina DryDocks; rinse & repeat X 3
  • Flutterkicks

MARY:

  • LBCs
  • Hello Dollies
  • Superman

COUNT-OFF & NAME-O-RAMA

26 HIMs – 5K, Anchorman, Archie, Butcher, Commission, Cosmo, Cortez, Curveball, Downhill, Erector, Frenchie, Ginger, Gump, Jitters, Judge Judy, KickFlip, Mermaid, Nadia, Pool Boy, Sargent Slaughter, Snaggletooth, Spotter, Stye, Triage, Weedwacker and Booster.

CIRCLE OF TRUST/BOM:

On Wednesday, October 23, I met two people in Oklahoma City who have overcome great obstacles to make a difference in our world and impact me in a strong way.  Amy Downs was a 335 pound woman living a bad, unfulfilling life.  She was a college dropout, had no social life, didn’t volunteer in the community and was a teller at a local credit union.  One morning while talking to a friend at work, there was an explosion and she found herself trapped. She thought it was a nightmare but it was a real nightmare.  The Murrah Federal Building where her credit union was located on the 3rd floor was under attack by domestic terrorists.  She fell 3 stories and was trapped on the first floor where the daycare was located.  For 6+ hours, she cried, asked God to forgive her for not living her life to her fullest and begged to be saved.  She promised God if her life was spared that she would do her best to fulfill her promise.  She was rescued and turned into a different women.  She lost 200 pounds, she got her bachelors and MBA, she started attending church and volunteering in the community.  Amy got married, had 2 children and is now President/CEO of Allegiance Credit Union where she worked during the bombing.  Amy became an endurance athlete and has competed in countless ironman, marathons, etc. around the world.  She is now making the most of the gift God gave her.

Lt. Colonel Forrest “Woody” Aurentz (retired) and I sat next to each other on the plane back from Oklahoma City to Atlanta.  He’s a great guy.  He started the Gathering of Mountain Eagles, a charity that helps wounded veterans.  Woody and his volunteer team takes them whitewater rafting, deep sea fishing, skiing, etc.  I asked him what made him start his charity…he paused and looked away.  I told him it’s OK if he didn’t want to share.  Woody looked back with tears in his eyes and began another nightmare that led us both to start crying at 30,000 feet above our great country.  When his daughter was 14, she went on a church trip to an amusement park out of town.  A drunk driver hit her bus and 27 people were killed including her best friend.  His daughter would have died but she woke up because her legs were on fire.  She crawled off the bus.  She lost her leg and was burnt more than 65% of her body.  Woody ended up having PTSD himself because he would hold his daughter’s hand as the trauma team would cut the dead skin off of his baby girl twice a day.  He said it was the worst experience of his life.  The military men and women up near Fort Knox, Kentucky where they were stationed were there to help Woody, his wife and family with food, financial and emotional support, donating blood, etc.  He promised that if he was ever in a position to help the men and women who have served our country that he would.  Woody said he’s great at organizing but doesn’t know anything about fundraising.  I asked Woody what he would do if his charity had more money and he said have more activities and trips because there’s always a waiting list and people that can’t afford to pay to get to wherever the activity will be held.  I’m going to start helping the charity pro bono through my new fundraising consulting firm.

ANNOUNCEMENTS:
Brolympics is on November 9

Bring canned food.

THE SCENE: 34 degrees bit crispy.
F3 WELCOME & DISCLAIMER
WARM-O-RAMA:
Bunch of burpees
THA-THANG:
Dora 200 squat press, 200 curls, 200 tris

Moseyed to sophmore hill bear crawled up the middle followed by Captain Therkin at every corner

MARY:
Imperial walkers
COUNT-OFF & NAME-O-RAMA

CIRCLE OF TRUST/BOM:
Worship our father through the hardest trials of life. God is greater than our trials!
MOLESKIN:
Would have broken 30 if Nutmeg had shown up…..just sayin.
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
Bring the canned good next week!  Brolympics next Saturday!

LoveForJUCOmanjaro

THE SCENE: 57F Cloudy
F3 WELCOME & DISCLAIMER
WARM-O-RAMA:
1 mile mosey
THA-THANG:
Hill Repeats:
Start at the bottom of JUCOmanjaro and sprint up to the first turn out. Its about halfway up. My Garmin says it was 0.14 miles.
Then slow mosey back down. The time to come back down should be double the time it took to go up.
Then Rinse and Repeat, until the hill had been conquered 8 times.
Cool Down was a mosey through the JUCO campus.
Finally we got in some stretching: Touch Your Toes, Downward Dog, Upward Dog
MARY/BOM/COT:
Joined in with the Boot Camp guys led by Booster.
COUNT-OFF & NAME-O-RAMA
Erector, Frenchie, Cosmo, Downhill, Gump, Spotter, QIC-Archie