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Heavy Dora to Form us

AO: the-project
Q: Mathlete
PAX: Tom Tom, OBrother, Ocho, Biohack, Flying Dutchman, Mathlete
FNGs: None
COUNT: 6
WARMUP:
cheerleaders, mountain climbers, LBACs, TN rocking chairs, Catalina wine mixers, Moroccan nightclubs, Imperial Walkers, cherry pickers

THE THANG:
Mosey to pool wall and knock out 5 wall ups and a nickel mucho chesto
Mosey to the block pile and load up
Mosey to the theater for Dora: 150 OHP, 100 rows left, 100 rows right, 150 good mornings, 150 tricep extensions, 200 squats
Head back to the flag
MARY:
No time
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
Family workout Saturday at 8!
COT:
Spiritual formation is not optional. Every person is being formed from their birth until their death. The only option we have in the process is whether to engage with it intentionally. I recently read a book, Practicing the Way by John Mark Comer, that I thought offered a useful model for understanding what forms us. He divides the process into 6 key factors: Habits, Relationships, the Stories we tell ourselves, and Environment – all these things happen over Time and through Experience.
Of these, I found the idea of Stories to be especially impactful. Often we tell ourselves stories about who we are, why we are here, what we are trying to do, what we are good at, what we are bad at, and others. It’s important to remember that these stories not only remind us of where we came from but also shape our future. The stories we believe can dictate the story that we live out. And much like habits, these stories can be changed for the better. I don’t mean that you should fabricate a fantasy, but you can change the way that you interpret the events and circumstances of your life. You can see your hardships as trials that lead to growth and strength. You can see your blessings as opportunities to bless others rather than a treasure you need to protect from enemies. That can change the very lense by which you see the world.

Project Tour

AO: the-project
Q: Munge
PAX: Tom Tom, Ocho, Mathlete, Biohack, Flying Dutchman, Munge
FNGs: None
COUNT: 6
WARMUP:

Willie Mays Hayes
Lil baby arm circles
Reverse
Moroccan night clubs
Merkins
Cherry Pickers

THE THANG:

Mosey to friendship bell
20 stair steps
25 dips

Mosey to bars
Alternate 20 rows and 20 merkin

Mosey to wall and 15 wall ups

Mosey to playground and 15 pull ups

Mosey to amphitheater and 20 derkins

Mosey, time permitting, to flag by way of memorial flag

MARY:

3 Core exercises

ANNOUNCEMENTS:

COT:

Acts 24:25 ESV
And as he reasoned about righteousness and self-control and the coming judgment, Felix was alarmed and said, “Go away for the present. When I get an opportunity I will summon you.”

There are many who want to exercise authority, power, control in wide arenas, but who have very little control over their own selfish desires. On the other hand, those who are known for handling their business in a reasonable manner are looked upon favorably for places of leadership.

God has gifted all of us with varying degrees of responsibility and calling, but one area we are all called to exercise control over is ourselves. And this one area we all must control, none of us are able without the help of the Spirit warring against the flesh. But if we don’t wage that war in this one battle, how can we expect to succeed in larger callings?

He gives greater grace. Let us strive with all the grace he gives to be masters of our own selves.

Doesn’t God love us? Didn’t he give his Son for us? There’s arguably the supreme demonstration of Spirit-led self control. He trusted his Father’s love and will, and looked forward to the joy set before him. Can we not, by that same Spirit, also trust our Father’s love for us, his good purposes? Let’s press on in patient endurance, knowing he means us well, and what he intends, he accomplishes.

IPC Week 2

AO: the-project
Q: Biohack
PAX: Ocho, Biohack, Mathlete, Tom Tom, Hurrayus
FNGs: None
COUNT: 5
WARMUP: Loosen up and explain the workout.

THE THANG:

# March to the Arch
## THE THANG:
– **Run 800 meters**
– **80 Merkins** → [Lt. Dan’s Magic Legs out 15 yards](#) → **14 Cactus Jump Squats** (*no cheat/no surrender*) → [Lt. Dan’s Magic Legs back](#)
– **80 Coupon Plank Jacks** (*toes down & up =1*) → [Murder Bunny out](#) → **14 Cactus Jump Squats** → [Reverse Murder Bunny back](#)
– **60 Merkins** → [Bricklayers out](#) → **14 Cactus Jump Squats** → [Bricklayers back](#)
– **60 Coupon Plank Jacks** → [Lt. Dan’s Magic Legs out](#) → **14 Cactus Jump Squats** → [Lt. Dan’s Magic Legs back](#)
– **40 Merkins** → [Bricklayers out](#) → **14 Cactus Jump Squats** → [Bricklayers back](#)
– **40 Coupon Plank Jacks** → [Murder Bunny out](#) → **14 Cactus Jump Squats** → [Reverse Murder Bunny back](#)
– **20 Merkins** → [Lt. Dan’s Magic Legs out](#) → **14 Cactus Jump Squats** → [Lt. Dan’s Magic Legs back](#)
– **20 Coupon Plank Jacks**
– **Run 800 meters**
### TOTALS
– 200 Merkins
– 200 Coupon Plank Jacks
– 98 Cactus Jump Squats
– 1 mile running
– 630′ coupon traveling

MARY:

ANNOUNCEMENTS:

COT:
Does anybody look forward to Iron PAX? Not really. In fact, we often dread it. So, why do we do IPC? We do it because it’s hard. We do it to prove to ourselves we can do hard things. So we are prepared, physically and mentally, when life throws hard things at us.

IPC 2024 (Week Zero)

AO: the-project
Q: Ocho
PAX: Mathlete, Flying Dutchman, Munge, Tom Tom, Hoorayus, OBrother
FNGs: None
COUNT: 7
It was a beautiful, gloomy morning. We met 15 minutes ahead of the regular schedule to ensure we had time to finish.

WARMUP:
On our own, all PAX were encouraged to stretch like they were going to hurt from Burpees and Thrusters later.

THE THANG:
– Kalsu WOD – 100 thrusters
– Start the 1-minute EMOM timer
– Perform 5 burpees
– As soon as you finish the burpees, start doing thrusters
– Every time the timer goes off, do 5 burpees
– Keep repeating this until you finish 100 thrusters
– After 100 thrusters, run 400 meters
– Reverse Kalsu – 100 burpees
– Start your 100 burpees as soon as you get back
– Each time the EMOM timer goes off, 5 thrusters
– Perform burpees in between until you get to 100 burpees
– Workout ends after your 100 burpees
– Record your total time

MARY:
We had time for Mathlete to push us with LBCs, Freddies, & Flutterkicks

ANNOUNCEMENTS:

COT:
Historical Quote: “The harder the conflict, the greater the triumph.” — Thomas Paine (wrongly attributed to George Washington)

Men, the men of the American Revolution knew something about facing hard things. Leading an outnumbered army, enduring brutal winters, and standing against overwhelming odds wasn’t easy. But they understood that true victory comes only after a hard-fought battle. In the same way, we as men are called to push through our struggles—physically, mentally, and spiritually.

James 1:2-4 says, “Consider it pure joy, my brothers, whenever you face trials of many kinds, because you know that the testing of your faith produces perseverance. Let perseverance finish its work so that you may be mature and complete, not lacking anything.”

When we choose to do hard things, we aren’t just building stronger bodies; we’re forging character. Trials refine us into men who can stand firm, lead well, and support others. So, when you face pain or hardship in this workout or in life, remember: the greater the conflict, the greater the triumph.

Let’s commit to pressing into the hard things today—both here and beyond—because that’s where real growth happens.

the path to eagle

AO: the-project
Q: Mathlete
PAX: Ocho, Tuba (Dylan Cox), Munge, Tom Tom, Hoorayus, Icey Hot, Mathlete
FNGs: None
COUNT: 7
WARMUP: tempo squats, LBACs, Grady corn, cherry pickers

THE THANG:
Cubs – on the way to the recruiting center: Bell – step ups, Parallel bars- inverse rows, Playground – merkins and pull ups, Creek Hill – bear crawl
At the recruiting center get some weight
Tenderfoot/2nd/1st – 20 Rocky Balboas, 25 second plank, 10 merkins, repeat til we’ve earned it
Dan beard inst. – a round of Mary
Star – 4 burpees, heavy hammers, moving lunges
Dan beard – a round of Mary
Life – 6 burpees, Aiken legs with al gores between, lawn mowers both sides
Dan Beard – a round of Mary, but let one of my Counselors in training lead
Eagle – 21 burpees then we ran out of time, but planned to:
choose your own project – 100 reps of any of the following: derkins, pull ups, heavy Bulgarian split squats, WWIII situps, airplanes, thrusters
MARY:
Box cutters!
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
IPC is coming next week, so expect to start early on Thursday.
COT:
Of all the benefits I received from scouts, one of the most impactful was the system of virtue it embedded in my person. The tenets of the scout oath and law provided a good working standard for my young life by which I could usefully evaluate a situation and choose a course of action. While my faith was still developing, they gave me something I understood well enough to use, and they still provide good guideposts.

I have often reflected on how F3 in many ways gives me as an adult similar benefits that scouting gave me as a youth. Likewise, in the area of leadership, F3 provides a set of virtues that can serve as useful guideposts. These are:
Candor, commitment, consistency, contentment and courage.
If you have never read these five articles in the Q source, I would encourage you to, because, when understood, I think they do a good job of going deeper than the surface level virtue we often settle for.