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[cv-brickyard] You only turn 40 once

August 14, 2025 BackBlasts

AO: cv-brickyard
Q: flyball
PAX: Bail Bonds, Colonel, Spellcheck, Mooch, Appleseed, Gmail, Jim Norris, Recoil (Blake Conley), Biohazard (Jay Shepherd), Floppy Disc, Simmons, Pop Wizz, Taco Surfer
FNGs: 1 Taco Surfer
COUNT: 14
WARMUP:
SSH
Ti Fighters
TN Rocking Chairs
Seal Claps
Shoulder taps

THE THANG:
Bring CMU with you to the skatepark for 10 x Manmakers and 10 x Bear Crawl/Crawl Bears on half-pipe.

Grab CMU and perform the following exercises with a NASCAR down, rifle carry back, and 2 Manmakers before moving to the next exercise.

1. Derkins – 40
2. CMU Overhead Press – 40
3. WW3 Sit-ups – 40
4. Sumo Squats – 40
5. Curls for the Girls – 40
6. Rocky Balboas – 40 2-ct
7. Lunges – 40 total
8. CMU Swings – 40
9. Staggered Merkins – 40
10. Rows – 40

We ended up abandoning the 2 Manmakers between so that we could knock them all out together in cadence before Bail Bonds turned into a pumpkin.

MARY: no time

ANNOUNCEMENTS:
– Dad camp this weekend
– GTE coming up (see newsletter)
– Fall F3 Knoxville Convergence (see newsletter)

COT:
40 is a significant number. To some, it represents the mid-point of our lives here on Earth where people begin having a so called “mid-life crisis”. I found some random “40 facts”: 40 is the maximum number of players an MLB team is allowed to carry including active, injured, or minor league players. 40 is also the number of times it took to perfect the formula for the magic in a can we know and love as WD-40. Not to mention, most of us have a standard work week of 40-hours. There are several others… But there are two 40 references that I wanted to focus on. Each represent a period of transformation. The first is the typical gestation time for a human being to form in the womb, which is 40-weeks. The other is the number of days Jesus fasted in the wilderness before He began his earthly ministry.

I’m not sure if any of you have fasted before but for someone like me it’s a wild ride. The amount of transformation that happens when you fast even for a day can be profound. For me it showed me how hateful I can be when I’m hungry and don’t eat…

In all seriousness, the number 40 symbolizes growth as babies are formed in the womb and as Jesus went into the desert to be tempted before starting his ministry. Hopefully the past 40 years have shaped me in a good way for what God has in store for the rest of my days here. Although I’m still growing daily, this first 40 has been pretty important. Here’s to many more!

“for bodily training is just slightly beneficial, but godliness is beneficial for all things, since it holds promise for the present life and also for the life to come.”
‭‭1 Timothy‬ ‭4‬:‭8‬ ‭NASB2020‬‬

[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-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.

[cv-brickyard] 400 feet of Tug Rope Fitness Fellowship, Faith, and Fun!

July 24, 2025 BackBlasts

AO: cv-brickyard
Q: Spellcheck
PAX: Simmons, Gmail, Jim Norris, flyball, Otis, Mountain Ice, Bail Bonds, Natty, Appleseed, Biohazard (Jay Shepherd), Floppy Disc, Spellcheck, Hamm, Recoil , Mongoose (Otis’s 2.0)
FNGs: 1 Mongoose (Otis’s 2.0)
COUNT: 15
WARMUP:
The usual thangs.

THE THANG:
100 Yard Rope Run (10 mins)
Run pulling the rope 100 yards / down & back
10 Merkins & Big Boys (while waiting)
Medicine Ball Partner passing

100 Ft. Rope Pulls (10 mins)
Starting at the goal line pull all 100 ft on rope to you handover hand.
Grab the other end and run it back straight & Bear Crawl Back
10 flutter kicks & Bobby Hurley‘s (while waiting)
Medicine Ball Partner passing

Tug of war rounds (5 yards)
Challenge the guys on your rope.
Challenge the rope beside you.
Combine 2 ropes & challenge the other 2 ropes.

MARY:
During “The Thang”

ANNOUNCEMENTS:
Dad camp

COT:
We’re all broken in someway you are not defined by your weaknesses, more by how you respond to them.

“Three different times I begged the Lord to take it away. Each time he said, “My grace is all you need. My power works best in weakness.” So now I am glad to boast about my weaknesses, so that the power of Christ can work through me. That’s why I take pleasure in my weaknesses, and in the insults, hardships, persecutions, and troubles that I suffer for Christ. For when I am weak, then I am strong.”
‭‭2 Corinthians‬ ‭12‬:‭8‬-‭10‬ ‭NLT‬‬

The Cracked Pot parable tells the story of a water bearer who uses two pots, one perfect and one cracked, to carry water. The cracked pot, feeling ashamed of its flaw, learns that its leakage has unintentionally created a path of beautiful flowers along the way. The parable highlights the idea that imperfections can be a source of unexpected beauty and purpose, and that everyone has unique strengths and contributions to make, according to multiple sources.

[cv-brickyard] Brickfast

July 22, 2025 BackBlasts

AO: cv-brickyard
Q: Natty
PAX: Natty, Bail Bonds, Simmons, Jim Norris, Gordie, Hamm (Jamie Suarez), Recoil (Blake Conley), Biohazard (Jay Shepherd), Floppy Disc
FNGs: None
COUNT: 9
WARMUP: circle SSH’s, circle sumo squats, tempo mkns, windmills, chinooks, Thai fighters

THE THANG: grab bricks and mosey to coffee shop for 20 bricks flys bricks OH, run to Norm Hill and do 25 WW111 BBS w/ bricks, run to top hill and do 15 HR mkns, Al Gore Brix flys til 6 is up. Run to splash pad: 3-4 rounds of 25 reps each OH press, curls, rows, triceps arm raises. In between each do: 1. 5 lunges then broad jump around circle repeato. 2. Toy soldiers round 2. 3. Squat side steps X 10 one side then switch sides to the end for round 3.

Return to AO. Planters do 11’s: bulgarian split squats and dips

MARY: j-los

ANNOUNCEMENTS:

COT: “when the storm hits, you see who can swim. When the sky clears, you see who forgets their crew.” Lead well