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God Hears our Laments

THE SCENE: Nice evening, temps in 50’s.
F3 WELCOME & DISCLAIMER
WARM-O-RAMA:

20 Side Straddle Hops, 10 Tempo Squats, 10 Tempo Merkins, 10 Windmills, 10 Rockettes, 10 Shin Lifts on Curb of parking lot.
THA-THANG:
Mosey to Southern Ball Fields Parking Lot.  We will do suicides running to each of five cones in parking lot.  At end of suicide run each man will do following exercises:

  • 15 Shoulder Taps (both shoulders = 1)
  • 20 Big Boy Sit Ups
  • 15 Hand Release Merkins
  • 20 Hello Dollies (four count)
  • Rinse and Repeat exercises only.

Mosey to perimeter trail just past Southern Ball Fields Pavilion.  We will run for ten lights and stop to do the following exercises after each ten lights:

  • 5 Hand Release Merkins
  • 10 Squat Jumps
  • 20 Big Boys
  • 30 Squats

When we reach Serpentine Sidewalk we will stop.  We then will do 14’s on Serpentine Sidewalk, bear crawling one light and running for four, repeating that pattern until we get to roadway.

Mosey to CMU Pile.  Each man grabs CMU.  We will do 20 Overhead Presses, 20 Curls and 20 Rows in Cadence.

Mosey to AO.

COUNT-OFF & NAME-O-RAMA
12 men, no FNGs.
CIRCLE OF TRUST/BOM:

Psalm 142:  1-2
1 With my voice I cry out to the LORD; with my voice I plead for mercy to the LORD. 
2 I pour out my complaint before him; I tell my trouble before him. 

In our lives we need to guard against being overly negative.  We should have grateful hearts and be thankful for what God has given us.  But that does not mean that God doesn’t want us to complain to him.  He is our loving father.  Just as each of us who are fathers want to hear from our children if they are troubled, God wants to hear from us when we are sad, angry, confused, bitter, disappointed, overwhelmed, or desolated.  Go ahead and complain to God.  For goodness sake, about a third of the Psalms in the bible are laments!  In fact, just go to the Psalms if you want to learn how to complain.  Life presents us with challenges that are difficult to overcome.  God gives us life. Go ahead and complain to the Big Guy when you are upset with him and want to complain about the doggone life he has created.  I think of that great scene from Forest Gump when Lieutenant Dan, who lost his legs in the war of Vietnam, curses and screams at God, facing the storm on Forest’s boat, Bubba Gump.  Here are some of Lieutenant Dan’s words to God: “You think this is a storm!  C’mon you Son of a Bitch.  It’s time for a show down.  You and me.  Come and get me!”  Lieutenant Dan was certainly being open with God in that scene.  He was angry, bitter, desolated.  But Lieutenant Dan changes after that incredible scene.  He is kinder, tender even.  We see him thank Forest for hanging in there with him and ask for his forgiveness.  We see the lieutenant jump with joy into the same ocean that had presented the terrible storm only days before.  In Forrest Gump’s words, “He never said so.  But, I think Lieutenant Dan made his peace with God.”

If you want to see how to complain to God, look at the Psalms.  You will see complaints about being forsaken, about feeling abandoned, about feeling destitute.  You will also see recognition that God is there through it all, to protect, comfort and assist.  And so, David, who in various Psalms complains of the Lord forsaking him can also say in Psalm 22:

2 The LORD is my rock and my fortress and my deliverer, my God, my rock, in whom I take refuge, my shield, and the horn of my salvation, my stronghold. 
3 I call upon the LORD, who is worthy to be praised, and I am saved from my enemies. 
4 The cords of death encompassed me; the torrents of destruction assailed me; 
5 the cords of Sheol entangled me; the snares of death confronted me. 
6 In my distress I called upon the LORD; to my God I cried for help. From his temple he heard my voice, and my cry to him reached his ears. 
When in trouble, when overwhelmed, look to the Psalms.  Read them while you talk to the Lord of your own tribulations.  Go ahead and complain to Him.  But also listen closely for His answer.

MOLESKIN:
Prayers for Sparkler’s friend, Randy, who died on Sunday, and for his family.  Prayers for Butter’s sister.  Prayers for Pinto who will have back surgery in early December.
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
Convergence at Truck Stop and 3rd F at Two Rivers Church on December 7.

10 E See with the Power T?

THE SCENE: Perfect.
F3 WELCOME & DISCLAIMER
WARM-O-RAMA:
SSHX 20,  rockettes X 10, tempo Merkins x10
THA-THANG:

Mosey to bottom of Matterhorn. Complete each exercise and then run up to restaurant driveway and back

1) 10 mericans
2) 10 squats
3) 10 dry docks
4) 10 Bobby Hurley’s
5) 10 shoulder touch Merkins
switch to going  down back parking lot to second light pole and back
6) 10 smurf Jacks
7) 10 burpees
8) 10 lunges each leg
9) 10 inch worms
10) 10 iron mikes
switch to  running up the Matterhorn and back
11) 10 curb dips
12) 10 sec one leg holds each
13) 10 wide mericans
14) 10 squat jumps
15) 10 diamond mericans
Mosey to bottom of the rock hill..  at every other light pole do 25reps of (flutters, American hammers, LBCs, box cutters)
then DORA
Partner 1 runs up does 2 burpees,  partner 2 Merkins (200 total)

MARY: 

we gave her attention during the moseys.

COUNT-OFF & NAME-O-RAMA

12 PAX

CIRCLE OF TRUST/BOM:
““Be dressed ready for service and keep your lamps burning,”
‭‭Luke‬ ‭12:35‬ ‭NIV‬‬
What happens to a dark room when light is brought in. The darkness cannot stop the light. Be a light to others and serve the Lord.
MOLESKIN:

challenge to give our wives extra attention and love this week.

ANNOUNCEMENTS:
Prayers for la-z-boys wife having procedure, Messi family, junk’s wife praise for Chemo completion, JD Carter (butters son) heart/throat issue, and prayers for our wives and families

25s

THE SCENE: 37 degrees and clear.
F3 WELCOME & DISCLAIMER
WARM-O-RAMA:
We tried to do deconstructed SSHs but failed. 5 Cherry pickers, 25 Imperial Walkers , this and thats
THA-THANG:

Mosey around the park stopping occasionally for 25qty of these exercises (in no particular order)

pickle pounders, basketball court line touches, v-ups, Merkins , burpee’s, line jumpers, dips, inclines, crab jacks, plank jacks, American hammers, CMU curl and press, CMU American swings, shoulder taps, dry docks , LBCs…a couple more I forgot.

We did a few sprints and Bernie sanders along the way as well. Finished with some high knees, low knees and side shuffles at the tennis courts.

MARY:
Box cutters x25
COUNT-OFF & NAME-O-RAMA

11 pax

CIRCLE OF TRUST/BOM:
Give your wife attention. Kiss your wife. Forgive her, tell her sorry first.
MOLESKIN:
Good size crowd today. The Q might have been a little wonky with a last-minute fill-in, but I think we got a sweat going
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
None

Track meet

THE SCENE: Clear, cool, and collected
F3 WELCOME & DISCLAIMER
WARM-O-RAMA:
Deconstructed SSHs x10
THA-THANG:
10 cones, 20-15-10-5

  • Merkins
  • Squat jumps
  • Dry docks
  • Lunges
  • Pull ups 1/2 the reps
  • Gas pumpers
  • Dips
  • iron mikes
  • Diamond merkins
  • russian dancers

once going thru 5 reps go back up 15.

MARY:

Lost track of time. No Mary

COUNT-OFF & NAME-O-RAMA

8 pax

CIRCLE OF TRUST/BOM:
Positive reinforcement. Example of lax team  Playing as a team and playing much better with positive coaching.

“Similarly, encourage the young men to be self-controlled. In everything set them an example by doing what is good. In your teaching show integrity, seriousness and soundness of speech that cannot be condemned, so that those who oppose you may be ashamed because they have nothing bad to say about us.”
‭‭Titus‬ ‭2:6-8‬ ‭NIV‬‬

MOLESKIN:

its cold

ANNOUNCEMENTS:
BroLympics, family day

Pumpkin Run!

THE SCENE: Perfect.  Near 70 and sunny, with the leaves just starting to change
F3 WELCOME & DISCLAIMER Check.
WARM-O-RAMA:

-20 Side Straddle Hops (4-ct), in cadence

– Air Squared w/10 Overhead/ 10 sideways (seal claps)

– 10 Cherry Pickers (4-ct, in cadence)

– 10 BAC Forward, Backward

-5 Body builders

THA-THANG:

Mosey to corner of circle drive South of the Admin Building at the stop sign.

Mucho Chesto: 10 x Merkin / 10 x Wide Merkin / 10 x Diamonds / 10 Stagger Merkin Left / 10 Stagger Merkin Right

Hey! What’s That??? A pumpkin is just sitting there.  Now THAT’S weird.  Let’s do F3 things with it!

Indian Run to bottom of Everest.  Pass the Pumpkin to the back of the line.  When it gets there, that person runs to front, carrying it over his head, then passes it backwards.

  • The Pumpkin Says
    • Get in a line. Each member of the PAX does the following exercises, passing the pumpkin along the row, doing a special Pumpkin exercise when it gets to them (in parentheses).
      • Big Boy Situps (10 American Hammers w/ pumpkin)
      • Hold Plank (10 Pumpkin Press Burpees)
      • Tempo Squats (10 Squat Thrusts with Pumpkin)

Indian Run up Everest to base of summit.

  • Push the Pumpkin to the Pumpkin Patch!
    • Bear Crawl to the pumpkin and do 3 standing broad jumps (or three lunges) with the pumpkin. Leave it and bear crawl back to PAX.  Next man up.  Keep doing it until we get the pumpkin where it needs to be.  PAX is doing:
      • 10 LBCs/10 American Hammers/10 Hello Dollies, until it gets to one side
      • 10 Bobby Hurleys/10 mountain climbers/10 Iron Mikes until it returns.
    • Pumpkin Roll!  Each member runs to the summit, then rolls it back down for the next member to carry up.  Other PAX are doing burpees until all have completed the final summit.  (This is where the Q almost got decapitated by the pumpkin, which was traveling WAY faster than he expected).

MARY:
Captain Thors.  X’s and O’s

COUNT-OFF & NAME-O-RAMA
Three amigos.
CIRCLE OF TRUST/BOM:

THE DISEASE OF MORE

I recently read an article about the drive to improve for the sake of improvement. Success is often the first step toward disaster.

The Disease of More is a phrase coined by Pat Riley to describe why championship teams often get dethroned due to internal strife.  The players want more… and when they have the championship, it turns to other things.  Money, endorsements, accolades, attention, etc. They stop paying attention to the details that got them where they are and it becomes more about egos.

Psychologists didn’t used to focus on happiness.  Usually the opposite, they focus on why you are depressed, angry, etc.  But in the 1980s there was a bit of a shift in this pattern. There was a study where they gave everyone buzzers, and they were to write down how happy they were and what they were doing when the buzzer went off randomly, on a scale of 1 to 10.  Everyone always wrote down a 7, no matter what they were doing.  At the grocery store, at a child’s sporting event, making a big sale, etc.  During really bad times, it would dip to 2-5, but quickly go back to 7. And during GREAT times (marriages, dream vacation, lottery winner!) would shoot up for a bit, then dip back to 7 again.  Things always pretty much seem to be fine… but they could always be better.  People thought they could always be “more” happy. Hence, the 7.  The trick is the brain always telling you, if I could just have X, Y, or Z, then I’d be happier and finally reach a 9 or 10.

Hedonic Treadmill: We are always striving for a better life and end up expending a ton of effort just to wind up in the same place. Just because something can be improved doesn’t mean it should be improved.  But it’s not the improvement that’s the problem. It’s the WHY that’s motivating the improvement that’s the problem.  Becomes compulsive and narcissistic, always focusing on yourself.

The idea of progress can become the enemy of actual progress.

What if there is no “next level” to achieve?  By constantly trying to reach that “next level”, maybe it’s keeping you from appreciating where you are now.  Feeling like you always need to improve yourself may actually be a problem.

There are always tradeoffs when you “improve”.  Time away from family, money, etc.  Life is not a checklist, it’s more like an economy.  There are tradeoffs.  If you sacrifice too much on your way to seeking your perfect 10, you might end up sacrificing the happiness equity you already own.

So what’s the solution?  The solution is to be motivated in life by something other than our own happiness, something greater than ourselves.

Psalm 37:4 Delight yourself in the Lord, and he will give you the desires of your heart

Luke 9:25 For what does it profit a man if he gains the whole world and loses or forfeits himself?

MOLESKIN:

ANNOUNCEMENTS:
New Hardship Hill Date set for May 2!!!