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Another Memento Mori

October 6, 2022 Mathlete

THE SCENE: Crisp and clear, 45, perfect day for heavy lifting
F3 WELCOME & DISCLAIMER
WARM-O-RAMA:

Projectivators
Tempo squats
Tempo Merkins
Mountain climbers
Cherry Pickers
Grady Corns

THA-THANG:

Two of our number were executing IPC 2022 Week 5. The rest did as follows.

Grab a CMU and head to the field
Line up on 0 yd line
Rolling Reverse Doras using IPC EMOM
- Start with Thrusters, trying to accumulate AMRAP between EMOM horns.
- On the EMOM horn, return to the top
- Pair with the most reps gets to pick the next exercise from the category (what we actually did)
- Sequence and Motion
  - Whole body – Dash/Bernie 30 yds (Thrusters, Blockees)
  - Legs – Cusack 30 yds (Lunges, CMU Swings)
  - Arms – Farmer Carry 30 yds (Rows, Plyomerkins)
  - Core – Karioke 30 yds (Heavy BBS, Heavy LBCs)

MARY:
No Time
COUNT-OFF & NAME-O-RAMA

CIRCLE OF TRUST/BOM:

October marks the beginning of the fiscal year, which for me means that this week a one-year timer started for me to complete a task that is a “notable outcome” on the lab’s Performance Evaluation of Measurement Plan. In simple terms, if I fail to deliver, the Lab Director’s end of year bonus will be impacted. As such, I have broken the task down into parts, identified the parts that are necessary and optional, and laid them on a timeline to ensure that I can accomplish the task inside the time allotted. Because when I know I have a deadline, it makes sense to make a plan to use the time wisely.

Deadlines motivate action because they force us to clearly see what little time we have. And we are all under a literal deadline. Everyone here today, regardless of all factors, is one day going to die. Birth is a death sentence, and none of us knows when that sentence will be executed.

As our brother Rocket has spoken on before, the ancients coined the phrase “Memento Mori”, Remember Death. This idea permeates many cultures: Stoics, Samurai, Buddhists, Islam, Norse mythology, and Judaism. They say when a victorious Roman general processed through the city, a slave stood behind him saying “Look after you [to the time after your death] and remember you’re [only] a man.”

Then the question becomes, what does my plan look like for my ultimate deadline? What parts are necessary and what parts are optional? What can I do in parallel, and what must be done in series? Fittingly, in my daily reading, I just got to this part in Luke Chapter 12:

13Someone in the crowd said to him, “Teacher, tell my brother to divide the inheritance with me.”

14Jesus replied, “Man, who appointed me a judge or an arbiter between you?”15Then he said to them, “Watch out! Be on your guard against all kinds of greed; life does not consist in an abundance of possessions.”

16And he told them this parable: “The ground of a certain rich man yielded an abundant harvest.17He thought to himself, ‘What shall I do? I have no place to store my crops.’

18 “Then he said, ‘This is what I’ll do. I will tear down my barns and build bigger ones, and there I will store my surplus grain.19And I’ll say to myself, “You have plenty of grain laid up for many years. Take life easy; eat, drink and be merry.” ’

20 “But God said to him, ‘You fool! This very night your life will be demanded from you. Then who will get what you have prepared for yourself?’

21 “This is how it will be with whoever stores up things for themselves but is not rich toward God.”

Do Not Worry

22Then Jesus said to his disciples: “Therefore I tell you, do not worry about your life, what you will eat; or about your body, what you will wear.23For life is more than food, and the body more than clothes.24Consider the ravens: They do not sow or reap, they have no storeroom or barn; yet God feeds them. And how much more valuable you are than birds!25Who of you by worrying can add a single hour to your life?26Since you cannot do this very little thing, why do you worry about the rest?

MOLESKIN:
Excellent work by our two IPC challengers.
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
2.0 workout on Saturday. Brolympics signup coming soon – Event on Nov. 5. Halloween Event for City of Oak Ridge Oct. 27th.

Now THAT’S Impressive

September 27, 2022 Kick-Flip

THE SCENE: High 40s and clear.
F3 WELCOME & DISCLAIMER: Administered
WARM-O-RAMA:

OYO

THA THANG:

IPC Week 4!

100 Gas Pumpers
50 Jump Rope
1 mile run
25 Hello Dollies
25 Burpees
50 Jump Rope
400-meter run
25 Hand Release Merkins
25 V-Ups
50 Jump Rope
400-meter run
25 Leg Raises
25 Jungle Boi Squats
50 Jump Rope
400-meter run
25 4-count flutter kicks
25 Bonnie Blairs (hard way)
50 Jump Rope
400-meter run
100 Big Boy Sit-ups
50 Jump Rope
1 mile run

MARY:

Fagettabowtit.

COUNT-OFF & NAME-O-RAMA

Me and 13 of the best men I know

CIRCLE OF TRUST/BOM:

You finished Week 4 of the Iron PAX Challenge! Impressive! You ran 3 miles and completed 700 reps of exercises! Very impressive!

You know what I find MORE impressive?

All 14 of you set an alarm to go off this morning. You got yourself out of bed and came out here knowing what we were planning to do. Your determination is impressive.
At one time, each one of you came out here in the dark, without knowing another man, and decided to give it a go. If you were like me, your first day kicked your butt – but you came back. Your resolve is impressive.
Many of you have done this for months or years on end. Continually subjecting yourself to these trials to become an increasingly better version of yourself – and to challenge your brothers out here to do the same. Your consistency is impressive.
Many of you lead Qs. You lead five to ten other men in exercises, a thought, and a prayer. It might be uncomfortable and intimidating, but you do it because you know that you get better at leading by practicing leading. Your leadership is impressive.
When you lead, several of you have shared from the heart – your struggles, your challenges, your setbacks – you’ve been transparent in this ball of man. That takes real courage. We may impress each other with our strengths, but we relate to each other through our weaknesses. Your transparency is so impressive.

Iron sharpens iron and that’s what we are doing out here. Each and every one of you made a commitment to be here. I watch you getting stronger and faster, building your endurance, building your toughness, growing your faith, growing as leaders, and challenging the rest of us to do the same. That is so impressive and I’m grateful for you men.

Throughout scripture, Jesus was impressed by people on several occasions. What was it that impressed Him? Not material things… Not power…

Jesus is impressed by humility.

He said, “Whoever humbles himself like child…is the greatest in the kingdom of heaven” (Mathew 18:4).
The Canaanite woman who said “even the dogs eat the crumbs that fall from their masters’ table” impressed Jesus (Matthew 15:27).
About the sinful tax collector who beat his chest and prayed, “God, be merciful to me a sinner”, Jesus said he left justified (Luke 18:14).

Jesus is impressed by faith.

The centurion in Capernaum who pleaded, “just say the word, and my servant will be healed…” – impressed Jesus (Matthew 8:10)
About the blind beggar near Jericho, Jesus said, “Your faith has made you well.” (Luke 18:42).
All over Scripture we read about Jesus in heaven sitting at the right hand of God. In Mathew, Mark, Luke, John, Hebrews, Colossians, Revelation… And then there is a description in Acts 7. Stephen, just before he is killed for his faith, looks to heaven and sees Jesus standing at the right hand of God. You know what literally gets Jesus on His feet? Persistent faith.

Maybe we could train ourselves to be impressed by the same – faith and humility.

MOLESKIN:

I wish I could say it as elegantly as he did… Ocho mentioned after the BOM that faith and humility are hand-in-hand with each other.

I’m impressed by Ocho for coming out these last couple of months and showing real progress in his fitness. You’ve showed grit, brother!

Likewise, I’m impressed by Papa Lock for making time in his crazy schedule to post several times a week – he too is making steady progress. Stick with it – and you’ll be unrecognizable in a year!

I’m impressed by Skewer for leading Qs – each one better than the last – and for courageously sharing his struggles during some of his BOMs.

I’m impressed by Slappy for posting today – despite his injuries – and gutting it out through the entire IPC. GRIT.

I’m impressed by Borg for being able to run circles around me at 59 years old – and for continuing to demonstrate that age is just a number.

I’m impressed by Rocket for his long-term steadiness and tenacity to work through obstacles and keep getting stronger

I’m impressed by Boy George for nearly completing his insane race last weekend

I’m impressed by Erector for conceiving this merry band of misfits – and for being a machine out there today.

I’m impressed by Bobbitt, who has been with us for a little over a year and has totally transformed his fitness level – and emerged as one of the region’s best AOQs.

I’m impressed by Tuba for the steadfastness he demonstrates in his life and his parenting – and for wearing shorts even in the dead of winter

I’m impressed by 3-Peat for his resolve to show up over and over again – not listening to the devil on his shoulder telling him to sleep in today

I’m impressed by Oh Brother for posting with us just days after moving to town – and coming back out two days in a row now

I’m impressed by Mathlete for leading this group well and challenging us all to accelerate our fitness, fellowship, and faith.

ANNOUNCEMENTS:

Today – Shovel flag handoff at the Asylum PM
Oct 8 – 2.0 Workout
Oct 27: Halloween event in Oak Ridge
Nov 5: Brolympics at the Asylum
Dec 10: Oak Ridge Christmas parade

IPC week 3-the Project

September 20, 2022 Erector

THE SCENE: a little warmer than it has been lately (upper 60s)
F3 WELCOME & DISCLAIMER
WARM-O-RAMA:
15 SSH, 10 tempo squats, 15 Moroccan night club
THA-THANG:

5 ROUNDS OF:

20 Coupon Presses
20 Burpees
20 Curls
20 V-Ups
20 Goblet Squats
13 Man-Makers
400M Run

One extra 400M run at the end
MARY:
IPC…enough said
COUNT-OFF & NAME-O-RAMA
10 at the Project this morning
CIRCLE OF TRUST/BOM:
“Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! For you are like whitewashed tombs which on the outside appear beautiful, but inside they are full of dead men’s bones and all uncleanness. So you, too, outwardly appear righteous to men, but inwardly you are full of hypocrisy and lawlessness.” – Matthew 23:27‭-‬28 NASB1995

This is just one of many things that the Pharisees were doing that Jesus teaches against. How often do we do the same things? We are to always be true and never try to act righteous just when we are seen by men. God is always watching! It is He who we should be pleasing. We are to be the same person in all aspects of our lives. We can’t be a truly godly man and be ungodly every where but Church at the same time.

MOLESKIN:
It was nice to share in the misery that is Iron PAX with my brothers!
ANNOUNCEMENTS:

Claiming Territory

September 15, 2022 Mathlete

THE SCENE: Perfect fall morning, low 60’s, a little drippy, gloom to spare
F3 WELCOME & DISCLAIMER
WARM-O-RAMA:

Projectivators
LBACs
Windmills
Hairy Rockettes
Tempo Squats
Tempo Merkins

THA-THANG:

Mosey to Friendship bell
Dora – One does work, other bernie/sprint @ lightpole
- Step ups (150)
- Derkins (100)
Mosey to K-25 Hill
- 7s – Bobby Hurley/Drydocks
Mosey to Pond Loop
Dora – One works while other runs loop
- Flutter Kicks (300)
- LBCs (300)

MARY:
No time.
COUNT-OFF & NAME-O-RAMA
CIRCLE OF TRUST/BOM:
In Mere Christianity, Lewis discusses the way in which we are accountable for our moral decisions. He points out that we should not be much invested in the practical outcomes of our actions, because these are dependent in large part upon circumstance, both of ourselves and our surroundings. He points out that while resisting drink may be only a mild strain for a man not inclined to drunkenness, for another it may be a monumental effort of the will to go even an hour. While we tend to judge the sober man more favorably than the man who resisted only an hour, God accounts for all the “raw material” we were given. Rather, His interest is the way that each choice is affecting the kind of person we are becoming, every tiny choice leading us either to be more heavenly or more diabolical. He goes further, using the analogy of war, to point out that every small concession we make to our vices is territory that we have surrendered to the enemy, from which he can launch later assaults.

I experienced this quite clearly yesterday when, at the end of a long meeting, we entered into an hour long spiral where all the work was finished, but folks kept wanting to restate and rehash the decisions, tediously extending the meeting without gain. I got frustrated, and as a concession, allowed myself unrestricted access to my candy stash while I annoyedly waited for the end. This morning, I could see clearly that this one concession had cascaded into a series of poor decisions for the rest of the night including extra dessert, extra drinking, and an inordinately late bedtime for the whole family. [I didn’t know this when I gave this Word live, but this culminated in my kids struggling to get ready and my son being late to school].

My takeaway was this: don’t waste time congratulating myself because of how good things are, it’s largely not my doing. Instead, keep my eyes on things eternal, by making good decisions, with special attention to the temptation to make small concessions, because these small decisions will be seeds that grow up.
MOLESKIN:
Tuesday IPC was heavy, so I went with a nice traditional Dora bootcamp. Hopefully worked out some stiffness in the shoulders, back, and legs.
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
Kids Tri – Sept. 24th, 2.0 workout in October, Project T-shirt sale is ending soon (Sept. 17th), Brolympics November 5th.

Diligently

September 13, 2022 Kick-Flip

THE SCENE: 54 and clear
F3 WELCOME & DISCLAIMER: Administered
WARM-O-RAMA: OYO

THA THANG:

IPC Week 2

Line 1: 5 Blockees, then rifle Carry 25 yards to Line 2.

Line 2: CMU exercise, then farmer carry back to Line 1.

AMRAP for 45 minutes

Line 2 exercises were;

10 We’re Not Worthy
15 Goblet Squat
20 Tricep Extensions
25 CMU Swings
30 Curls

MARY:

None

COUNT-OFF & NAME-O-RAMA

12, including FNG Pleasantville

CIRCLE OF TRUST/BOM:

“Diligently”: adverb.

in a way that is careful and uses a lot of effort.
With conscientious and persistent effort or attention.

In Scripture, we are commanded to diligently teach our children about God and His Word.

Deuteronomy 6:4-7 “Hear, O Israel: The Lord our God, the Lord is one. You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your might. And these words that I command you today shall be on your heart. You shall teach them diligently to your children.”

I’ll suggest that the vast majority of the way we “teach” our children is not with words, but through our modeling. What you think, say, and do will make a profound impression on what your sons and daughters will think, say, and do as they grow into maturity.

Does that mean we put on an act for them? No. “Your kids learn how to love God by watching how you love God. While you are called to disciple your kids, the call is not to give them a fictitiously polished version of yourself.” (Hat tip to Matt Chandler). But as HIMs, we must Get Right and put persistent effort or attention toward Living Right and Leading Right.

Two chapters before the commandment to teach our children diligently, we are commanded to diligently…take care of our own souls.

Deuteronomy 4:9 “Only take care, and keep your soul diligently, lest you forget the things that your eyes have seen, and lest they depart from your heart all the days of your life. Make them known to your children and your children’s children.”

– “It has been said that as goes the family, so goes the world. It can also be said that as goes the father, so goes the family.” Voddie T. Baucham Jr., Family Shepherds: Calling and Equipping Men to Lead Their Homes

“A man cannot give away what he himself does not possess” (Q Source 2.4, Positive Habit Transfer).

MOLESKIN:

IPC Week 2…WOW!

PRAYERS / ANNOUNCEMENTS:

9/24 Kids triathlon (The Project is a race sponsor!)

10/27 Oak Ridge Halloween

11/4 Brolympics

12/2 Knoxville Christmas parade

12/10 Oak Ridge Christmas parade