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A Ruckin good workout

August 8, 2025 BackBlasts

AO: thequacken
Q: DoorKicker (Jud)
PAX: Backflow (Wesley Hunt), CrossPuke, FixerUpper, Frizzles, Mountain Ice, Otis, Recoil (Blake Conley), Shotgun, Wedding Singer, Z-Pack
FNGs: None
COUNT: 11
WARMUP: We don’t need no stinking warmup.

THE THANG: Ruck to the track at the middle school. Split into two teams then the fun began.

100 m Ruck sprint relay. Losing team was blessed with 20 merkins

Double Ruck speed walk. Losing team did 20 air squats

50m crab walk squats relay with ruck on. Everybody did 20 Carolina Drydocks

MARY: don’t remember but is wasn’t much

ANNOUNCEMENTS: see the F3 newsletter

COT: Praise God for all the blessings and for keeping His promises.

[cv-brickyard] RoCo repeat

August 7, 2025 BackBlasts

AO: cv-brickyard
Q: Spellcheck
PAX: Simmons, Jim Norris, Spellcheck, Biohazard (Jay Shepherd), Floppy Disc, Herbie, Recoil (Blake Conley), Otis, Appleseed
FNGs: None
COUNT: 9
WARMUP:
Cherry pickers
Abagota’s
Thai fighters
Tempo squats
Overhead claps
Seal claps
Shoulder taps (10)

THE THANG:
45sec’s
Curls
Cactus Jump Squats
Tricep ext.
Squat Thrusters
Rows

Rifle Carry to the field

Shoulder Taps (10 – 4 count)
Murder Bunny’s (x2 x4 x8 x16)

Mosey does a flagpole w/o CMU
5 Burpee’s
10 Merkins
15 Big Boys

Mosey back to the field
5 Burpee’s
10 Merkins
15 Big Boys

Rifle Carrie to the AO & Repeat…

MARY:
Nope

ANNOUNCEMENTS:
Giving blood Saturday the 16th after coffee and some calories we will head to Medic. We will confirm a little closer to that date once we get a headcount.

Cadre Hand will be leading a Goruck Tough and Basic here in Knoxville November 14th and 15th. LFG ????

COT:
Humans are the only thing in existence that concern themselves with a higher power, sky Q, God, or religion. Ironically if a person chooses to follow such a thing the only thing that gets in in the way of that human following, living out or practicing their beliefs is their own volition, will or desire to do something else that they prefer in the moment “the fart sack.” . :sleeping_accommodation: :dash:
We get done what we want to get done. :f3:
We will get more done together!

[cv-lostpearls] Ruck Around Town

August 1, 2025 BackBlasts

AO: cv-lostpearls
Q: Mooch
PAX: flyball, 30 second warning, Freebird, Bail Bonds, Otis, Mooch, Natty, Boy George, Hud Johnson, Squeaks(2.0), DogMan(2.0), None
FNGs: 1 None
COUNT: 11
WARMUP:
SSH
Gradycorns
Tie Fighters
TN Rocking Chairs
Cherry Pickers

THE THANG:
2 mile Ruck around Clinton. Starting at AO went past Burr-Ville Sweet Treats to Bernie Hill then past Chunky Monkey Ice Cream through downtown to the greenway back to AO.

MARY:

ANNOUNCEMENTS:
Dad Camp Aug 15-17
RoCo Convergence this Saturday

COT:
REST
Matthew 11:28 – “Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest.”

Psalm 23:2-3 – “He makes me lie down in green pastures, He leads me beside still waters, He refreshes my soul.”

We are built for action—pushing through the gloom, grinding in workouts, and leading in our homes and communities. But strength isn’t just in the hustle; it’s in the pause. Rest isn’t weakness; it’s wisdom. Jesus invites us to find rest in Him, not just to recover, but to recharge our purpose. In the same way we train our bodies, we must train our souls to rest—physically, mentally, and spiritually.

Let’s try to take 10 minutes today for intentional rest. No phone, no noise—just you and God. Reflect on what’s weighing you down and lay it at His feet. Then, carry that stillness into your next battle.

[virtuous-leadership-school] Q3.2 Mutual Competence

July 27, 2025 BackBlasts

AO: virtuous-leadership-school
Q: Borg
PAX: Otis, Scratch-off, Spellcheck, Borg
FNGs: None
COUNT: 4
WARMUP: Coffee, prayer, and life stories of mentoring and of mutual “dependence.”

THE THANG: The general alignment of skill within a shared leadership team.
– Leadership = mechanics + fruit + evaluation + adjustment
– Doing what, when and how you are supposed to do it.
– Getting wrapped up in trying to be perfect can be a hindrance.
– I was in it for the process, not for the product.
– God loves the process.
– Practice to remain competent!
– Competence requires time, if you try to speed up the growth, you may damage the roots.
– There’s a difference between skill and getting lucky.
– Paul tells Timothy to continue to practice so that his progess is evident ot all. 1 Timothy 4:15-16.
– Personal Growth = leadership of the man in your head

Homework: Bring examples of how the following relates to Trust (next week’s topic.) – “The more you grow, the more is required of you as you move from learning as a student into transfering what you have learned to another (leadership.)”

COT: Prayer and pic.

[cv-brickyard] Drifting

July 26, 2025 BackBlasts

AO: cv-brickyard
Q: Simmons
PAX: Spellcheck, Hamm (Jamie Suarez), A-Rod (Nate Peterson), Herbie, Mountain Ice, Appleseed, Biohazard (Jay Shepherd), fast-n-easy (Nate Votta), Otis, Floppy Disc, Simmons, Recoil (Blake Conley)
FNGs: None
COUNT: 12
WARMUP: SSH, toy soldiers, tempo squats, ohc, chinooks

THE THANG: Run. Every 1/4 mile do 5 burpee, 10 merkins, 15 BBs, 20 squats.

MARY: Hello Dollies, Box cutters

ANNOUNCEMENTS:

COT: Most people don’t RUN from God, thy just drift.
But as for me, how good it is to be near God! I have made the Sovereign Lord my shelter, and I will tell everyone about the wonderful things you do.” – Psalm 73:28 (NLT)

“Don’t Drift!”

A few years ago, a family from Ohio had one of those experiences that parents have nightmares about. It was their first trip to the ocean, and they were enjoying the sun, the beach, and the waves. Their 8-year-old son Declan was playing in his cute little inflatable unicorn pool in the sand at the water’s edge. They were having the time of their lives. They turned their heads for just a moment, and when they turned back around, they saw that Declan and his pool had been pulled into the water by a strong wave. Before they could get to him to pull him back, the current had pulled him out past the breakers, where they couldn’t reach him.

Frantically, they began to yell for help. Water Rescue was quick to the scene and got a boat out to Declan to bring him back. By the time they reached him, he was a half mile from shore! He was terribly frightened, but otherwise fine. And two greatly relieved parents hugged him like they were never going to let go.

It doesn’t take long to drift away. Not from shore, and not from God. The Psalmist reminds us that we need to stay CLOSE. With a thousand things pulling at our hearts, it’s easy to get caught up in stuff and never even realize we’re drifting away from Him. We don’t mean to. We just get careless. We get busy and stop spending time with Him. We get caught up in our jobs, our hobbies, our friends, even our church “activities.” All GOOD things. But we lose touch with God. We stop leaning into Him, learning from Him, holding onto Him. Before long, we start doing things out of our own strength, out of our own wisdom, and out of our own purposes. Then, we have that startling moment when we suddenly realize we’ve lost touch with Him. Now we’re in trouble, and we have no idea how we got so far away. The answer? We drifted. We simply took our eyes off Him, and the waves of life carried us away. Now we’re crying out for help.

Don’t flirt with disaster. Don’t be careless with your life. There’s a BIG ocean out there that can hurt you in a thousand different ways. Stay close to God. Keep your eyes on Him and keep your life, your job, and all you do tethered to His Presence. You need Him more than you know. If you have drifted away, cry out to Him. God loves you like those parents loved their child. He will come to you, wherever you are, and bring you safely back to shore. So be careful out there today. Enjoy your life and all the good things God has laid at your feet. But stay close to Him. Most of us don’t run from God. We drift. That’s God’s Word for you today.