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Welcome Back to the Track

THE SCENE: A balmy 60 degrees with a patchy fog creating the gloomiest of glooms.

F3 WELCOME & DISCLAIMER: Dundy!

WARM-O-RAMA:
SSH – 15
Knox Cherries – 6
Willie Mays Hayes – 8
Tempo Squats – 10
Tennessee Rocking Chairs (for those that had such a GREAT weekend…commence eye-roll) 🙂 – 10
Tempo Merks – 10
FLBAC – 10
RLBAC – 10
Grady Corn – 10
Hallelujahs – 10
Chatty Pickers – 10

Mosey to the newly (but not completely) renovated track.

THA-THANG:
Merkin Mile – 4 laps; 25 merkins after each lap

Commence Dora
Travel: Bernie 40 yards, 3 Burpees, Mosey back

  • 100 Monkey Humpers
  • 200 Flutter Kicks
  • 300 SSH
  • 400 LBC
  • 500 Squats (DNF)

RTB

MARY:
No time.

CIRCLE OF TRUST/BOM:
We are continuing our series on our Rampart moto verse “Be watchful, stand firm in the faith, act like men, be strong, do everything in love.” 1 Cor 16:13-14

Looking at Acts 14, Paul had gone into Lystra and healed a man who’d never walked. Some people misunderstood (they thought he and Barnabas were gods). Other people had followed them from other cities in order to sabotage their efforts.

Acts 14:19-22

But Jews came from Antioch and Iconium, and having persuaded the crowds, they stoned Paul and dragged him out of the city, supposing that he was dead. But when the disciples gathered about him, he rose up and entered the city, and on the next day he went on with Barnabas to Derbe. When they had preached the gospel to that city and had made many disciples, they returned to Lystra and to Iconium and to Antioch, strengthening the souls of the disciples, encouraging them to continue in the faith, and saying that through many tribulations we must enter the kingdom of God.

It’s amazing how quickly and easily the crowd turned. What’s most significant to YHC is that after being stoned nearly to death, Paul went back in! TWICE! Also interesting to note that the word used for “rose up” is the same word for Jesus’ resurrection in the Gospels.

Any time you stand for something, there will be rocks.

  • There will be those that try to talk you out of it. (This may even come from “friends”)
  • There will be those that misunderstand.
  • There will be those that criticize.
  • There will be those that sabotage.

HIMs aren’t out to be popular. They’re out to make an impact for good. Standing firm is never popular…if it were, it’d be easy, wouldn’t it?

There is a quote that is apparently misattributed to Winston Churchill that is still good nonetheless.

“You’ve got enemies? Good. That means you stood for something at some point in your life.” – (Not) Winston Churchill

Churchill’s life an career certainly exemplified this saying whether it came form him or not. He was never popular until the moment he was needed. Then he was even voted out of office directly after the war.

The Apostle Paul is not only a great example of “standing firm in the faith,” he also says it all over the place in his letters. The following is just after speaking about the Resurrection of Jesus. Because a victory is already handed to him, “standing firm” is a given. It’s almost like a positive nihilism. What happens to Paul doesn’t really matter, since he already has a “win” handed to him by Jesus.

1 Cor 15

55 “Where, O death, is your victory?
Where, O death, is your sting?”
56 The sting of death is sin, and the power of sin is the law. 57 But thanks be to God! He gives us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ.

58 Therefore, my dear brothers and sisters, stand firm. Let nothing move you. Always give yourselves fully to the work of the Lord, because you know that your labor in the Lord is not in vain.

Christians already have victory in Christ Jesus. That’s all the reason and assurance we need to stand firm.

MOLESKIN:
Everyone seemed twice as fast as the last time we were on the track. I’m crediting hard work and not the new surface.
Prayers for Foghorn, Olive Oil, and a friend of Skeletor’s.

ANNOUNCEMENTS:
Binks on Q Wednesday.
Skeletor on Q Saturday.
Today was last day for clothing. If you missed it, send it to Karm.
Sign Up for Brolympics at Asylum AO, Nov 5!

Into the Danger zone

  • THE SCENE: clear and 60 degrees
    F3 WELCOME & DISCLAIMER
    WARM-O-RAMA:  enjoyed some SSH and squat to the beat of Danger zone
  • Then 10 Chattanooga Cherry pickers
  • Five Knoxville Cherry pickers
    THA-THANG:
  • Two 2 rounds of hard core at the playground.  10 Pullups, 10 awkward turtles( hand to ankle touches while on yourbback) 10 crunches and 60 seconds Plank hold
  • Then 4 rounds of Whitton at the flag and track area;  22 kettle bell swings, 22 goblet Squats,  run 400 meter, 22 curls 22 Thrusters.  Exercise were done with a coupon.

MARY: teamed up with another him in the PAX and jail break back to the meeting area after dropping off the coupon
COUNT-OFF & NAME-O-RAMA
CIRCLE OF TRUST/BOM:
You did not choose me, but I chose you and appointed you that you should go and bear fruit and that your fruit should abide, so that whatever you ask the Father in my name, he may give it to you.
John 15:16 ESV
https://bible.com/bible/59/jhn.15.16.ESV
MOLESKIN: 

The challenge came from a devotional called The Roar within , can be found in youversion app

Every man has a man-killer that could be creeping up to them. But we remember what God tells us In John 15 and Ephesians 2:1-10 as well as surrounding ourselves with the PAX we can overcome a man killer

1. Lack of purpose

2. Lack of respect

3. Anger

4. Lust

5. Shame

ANNOUNCEMENTS:

Mini Care Bear Squares

THE SCENE: A fantastic 58 degrees
F3 WELCOME & DISCLAIMER-Yeperdoo
WARM-O-RAMA:
10-SSH

9-Windmills

5-Tempo Merkins

10-Tempo Squats

10-LBAC Foreward, 10-Backwards

10-Morrocan Nightclubs

20-Chattanooga Cherry Pickers
THA-THANG:

Gave the Men of the Fort a taste of IPC so we can do it together Next Year!!

Made a Square with cones set 50 ft. apart

25 squats, Bear crawl to next cone; 25 Merkins Left bear crawl. 25 Big Boys, Crawl Bear to 25 Burpees on the first round, then reduced to 10 on next 2 rounds; right bear crawl back to start.

Mosey to sign and back for a quick breather

WHEELBARROW RACES; Pax partnered up and wheelbarrowed to first set of cones. Pax 1 did 10 derkins while still being held up. Wheelbarrow to the next set of cones and Pax 2 did 10 heavy squats, while still holding up Pax 1; flapjack on the way back. (We had an uneven number so 1 PAX bearcrawled, did 10 Merkins, then 10 Monkey Humpers.

MARY:
Traded Mary in for her buff cousin Sherry. 7 Minutes of shoulder burn exercises Dealers choice for a minute each.
COUNT-OFF & NAME-O-RAMA
7 Grizzly Men of the Fort!!
CIRCLE OF TRUST/BOM:
Matthew 11:28-30 “Come to me, all who labor and are heavy laden, and i will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you, and learn from me, for I am gentle and lowly in heart, and you will find rest for your souls. For my yoke is easy, and my burden is light.”

We torment ourselves so much with worrying, worrying about yesterday, today and tomorrow. Things that may never happen, and a lot of times don’t. Times when we ignore God the most when we should be trusting him the most. His son has already died on the cross for our burdens. He has already carried the weight of yesterday and tomorrow. So pray and have faith in the lord and lay it all at his feet and take the weight off. Why worry about tomorrow when you can stop and enjoy today!

MOLESKIN:
TAPS for Olive Oyl travelling today, Foghorn Leghorn with his knee, Curious George who will be leaving us in a month. The church as they go through this difficult season. And all our other guys on the DL and DR, WE MISS YALL!!!
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
Still collecting men’s clothing through the end of the year so go through those closets boys!!

BROLYMPICS!! Nov. 5th @ Asylum. Love to see a great Rampart representation there so hit that sign up sheet!!

Check Mail for Shirts!

Piston is on Q for Saturday SYITG!!

Remission

THE SCENE: The brisk 40 degree weather returns!
F3 WELCOME & DISCLAIMER
WARM-O-RAMA:
Side straddle hops, Knox cherry pickers, Tempo merkins & squats, Tennessee rocking chairs, mountain climbers.
THA-THANG:
Rugby shuttle run to the Freedom bell

  • The mission: Gather the required hash (tally) marks for each exercise group…and beat Juco’s time in the same event last week!  Most hash marks required multiple reps to count, and approved modifications to earn a tally were included:
    • Bodybuilders
      2 burpees (w/ merk) : 1 BB
      3 burpees (no merk): 3 BB
      1 hash = 5 BB, 10 with, 15 w/o
      20 hash marks required
    • Pull-ups
      10 Bent Over Rows : 1 PU
      1 hash = 5 PU, 50 BOR
      20 hash marks required
    • Running Laps
      1 hash = 1 lap
      20 hash marks required
    • Clean & Press (with CMU)
      2 squats : 1 C&P
      4 OHP : 1 C&P
      1 hash = 10 C&P, 20 squats, 40 OHP’s
      40 hash marks required
    • Freddy Mercuries
      2 Big Boys : 1 FM
      5 LBC : 1 FM
      1 hash = 10 FM, 20 BB, 50 LBC
      40 hash marks required
    • Clock Merkins
      20 merkins : 1 CM
      30 knee merkins : 1 CM
      1 hash = 1 CM, 20 m, 30 km
      40 hash marks required

    MISSION ACCOMPLISHED!  Beat Juco’s time by 1 minute!  Victory mosey back to the flag.

MARY:
Had time for the Chumbawumba music challenge.  By the end most had some issues getting “up again”, the Q included.
COUNT-OFF & NAME-O-RAMA
CIRCLE OF TRUST/BOM:

“And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from the evil one.”  (Matthew 6:13, NIV)

 Temptation: Question: What’s the best way to handle temptation?  Answer:  Don’t try to handle the temptation!  Turn away from it!  “A wise man is cautious and turns away from evil, but a fool is arrogant and careless.” (Proverbs 14:16, NASB) It’s common sense that if you don’t want to get stung, stay away from the bees!  If you don’t want to get burned, don’t get close to the fire!  If you don’t want to fall off the cliff, don’t hang off the ledge! The goal is not to see how close you can get to temptation but rather how far away from it you can stay! Only a fool thinks they can handle temptation.  Analyze when and where you are most tempted and vulnerable, and then stay away from those situations as much as you can.

-Credit to Larry Blakeburn of First Cumberland Presbyterian Church in Oak Ridge, TN

MOLESKIN:
Great to get our party crashed by three HIMs from Rampart and a Respect FNG!  An honor and privilege to lead you all this morning!
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
None passed.

Skeletor’s Toy Box

THE SCENE: It’s a beautiful morning
F3 WELCOME & DISCLAIMER

As always, ticked those boxes

WARM-O-RAMA:

  • SSH: 15 x 4 IC
  • Tempo Merkin: 10 x 4 IC
  • Tempo Squat: 5 x 4 IC
  • Little baby arm circles 10 x 4 F & 10 x 4 B
  • Chattanooga cherry picker
  • Seal claps
  • Overhead claps
  • SSH: 10 x 4 IC

THA-THANG:

Round 1 Man at each toy.

120# sandbag Mosey out, Bernie back

60# bag Dead lift

40# bag clean

40# bag overhead press

20# bag tricep extension

35# kettle bell swings

53 # kettle bell farmers carry out with right, back with left

30# rucksack merkins

20# plate heavy big boys

Mosey around for rest

Round 2

120# sandbag Mosey out, Bernie back

60# bag bent rows

40# bag curl

40# bag Heavy Squat

20# bag Dead lift to press

35# kettle bell single arm row

53 # kettle bell farmers carry

30# rucksack get ups

20# plate clean

Mosey to sign and back

MARY:
No time
COUNT-OFF & NAME-O-RAMA
Use the TAGS on right-side to record PAX (BE SURE TO INCLUDE YOURSELF) in attendance. Be sure to select the AO in CATEGORY above TAGS and then delete these notes!
CIRCLE OF TRUST/BOM:

We aren’t called to carry the burdens of life alone. Galatians 6:2 Bear one another’s burdens, and thereby fulfill the law of Christ.

How do we do that:

  1. Be available – This is the easiest one. Show interest in helping a brother carry his load. Ask him how he is doing, how you can pray for him.
  1. Be a listener- We as men can be  bad listeners, we want to take cation to solve the problem. Sometimes folks just want to share what’s on their heart and need someone to confide in. Be there to listen and give a hug or fist bump to say, I love you and I’ve got your back.
  1. Be a conduit – sometimes we aren’t the right people for the situation a friend is in. Be someone who points others to a friend who has dealt with something similar and has experience with the same type of pains.
  1. Be a witness – no matter what the problem, sin, or affliction, there is only one resolution, the Gospel. The Gospel is a daily reminder that we cannot do it, we need a savior, and that savior is Jesus Christ. He is the one who lived a perfect life, that we can’t live, died a righteous death that we can’t die, and rose again defeating death forever and providing a way for his children to dwell with him forever.

Carry your brothers burdens, look for opportunities to be a blessing.

Prayer requests

BOM

MOLESKIN:
None
ANNOUNCEMENTS:

📢IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENT📢
We are now moving to an official boot camp on Saturday at 0700. I will work with leadership to get us set. Saturday workouts are a great opportunity to EH guys and be in the community.