Veggie (Rylen Huddy) – Page 2

22 Years Worth

August 9, 2025 BackBlasts

AO: asylum-daybreak
Q: Crawdad (Robbi Dickens)
PAX: Brick, Lizzy, Snitch (Cory Beilharz ), Waffle House (Brady Greene), Crash Dummy, Lilydipper, Jumbo(Carter Dickens), Drum Major, Mr Jinxy, Pele (Jon Lindberg), Veggie (Rylen Huddy)
FNGs: None
COUNT: 13
WARMUP:
100 SSH (“the oil change for your mind”), 30 seconds of high knees, 30 seconds of butt kickers, shuffle abouts, 10 tempo merkins, 10 tempo squats. Do we need anymore? Let’s get after it!

THE THANG: (Self-rating of 7/10)
Mosey (pickle balls in hand) to Yoga Studio. Mary all over that place.
100 Hello Dollies, 25 Box Cutters, 2 x 30 second elbow planks, 60 second full plank, and the yoga suite: Baby Cobra, Power T, and Bow Pose. Lilydipper sprouted wings and soared! I mean he soared!

Mosey en route to whiffle ball fields. Stop at the curb (where you turn left to the church) for 50 (in multiple sets aka “every man’s workout”) incline curb merkins and 50 full squats. Always hitting that upper aperture of that peck deck.

Continue Mosey to whiffle ball field for shuttle runs. Three levels and lots of them to include Veggie (Rylen Huddy) leading us in 50 BBS….a monster was born!

Mosey to Colosseum for 2 whole minutes of soaking in the highly rated BSIA! :sunny: That’s a lot of silence and everyone crushed it. During this, we asked ourselves the question – how committed am I? The sunrise did NOT disappoint.

After the silence, Drum Major anchored us in some Merkin “Ring of Fire” up to 3 merks.

We then scooted around to do 100 calve raises (you read that correctly) at the stairs of the Asylum because there is now a third chapter of junk science. Your length of life is connected to…that’s right, the size of your calves. Article will be attached.

Mosey back to the AO for some sprints (we must keep that testosterone high so this will always be part of the syllabus) and wrapped up by Brick leading us in ATMs.

Gents – I get fired up just thinking about this workout we had yesterday. I would love to do it all over again with you guys.

MARY: cough, ahum – Yoga Studio.

ANNOUNCEMENTS:
Drum Major celebrating 26 years of marriage! Ayooo!

Prayer requests:
– Dung Beetle fam heading to NOLA for the move back into college.
– My 2.0 moving into TN (today :cry:)
– Drum Major 2.0 Brady had a close friend (Blake I believe) pass away of cancer. Pray for the family and Brady as he travels and processes it.
– Pele (Jon Lindberg) calf for healing.
– Any I’ve forgotten.

COT:
On the final run back to the AO I shared the humorous full day of my wedding day 22 years ago. But in all seriousness, the story was the birth of the question that we asked to ourselves during the two minutes of silence. How committed am I?

One of our pastors preached a few months ago that we as believers have fleeting hearts. When something is hard, we naturally want to run. When I got married, I could not of imagined how hard marriage would be and the work required. I have been fortunate that my wife has tolerated me and put up with me for 22 years and I’m so grateful for that. Whether it’s your job, a friendship, witnessing to someone, don’t give up and stay committed to the task.

There are two types of people. The first type that sees the world’s difficult circumstances through the lens of God‘s goodness and sovereignty. The second sees God through the lens of the difficult circumstances. Be the first type in your commitments.

Gents – we have a high level of commitment at this Saturday morning crew. Thank you, and keep it up! :muscle:

Punch in the face

August 2, 2025 BackBlasts

AO: asylum-daybreak
Q: F3 Pluto ( Hugh Nystrom)
PAX: Crawdad (Robbi Dickens), Swimmies (Nathan Chesney), Dung Beetle, Veggie (Rylen Huddy), Jumbo(Carter Dickens), CRISPR, Pac-man, Doubtfire (Nick Bond), Pusher, High Heels
FNGs: None
COUNT: 11
WARMUP: Coach Dunn stretch and life advice, SSH x 20, cherry pickers, arms , slow mosey round the parking lot .
THE THANG:
when you go to jail, your best bet to get credibility is to punch the biggest guy in the prison work yard right in the face on your first day…. The Q did this to the pax right from the start…
– Base of baby cardiac hill 5 burpees – run to top of hill and do 20 merkins – R&R 4 times
– Run from baby cardiac to base of big cardiac hill and grab rock. 20 Curls – 20 thrusters- 20 goblet squats – then run back up hill to 2nd switchback and return to bottom-R&R 3 times
– Run via the long way to cloud / playground 10 box jumps – then run to picnic tables for 10 picnic table pull ups – R&R 4 times
– Run to base of Route 66 and do ab work at every other light pole on the way up the hill. 10 big boys – 10 flutter kicks – 10 reverse pickle pounders – stop at top of hill for 10 count
– Run back to base of baby cardiac hill- the metaphor was the alpha and the omega the beginning and the end so finished with five Burpee’s run the hill with 20 merkins on top.

MARY:

ANNOUNCEMENTS:

COT: the Q gave a personal story about never taking for granted the ones you love. although you kinda had to be there to get the story… the q shared that for years, he thought that the toothbrush top on his sonicare toothbrush never got dirty because of the vibration and technology, and that unbeknownst to him his wife had been going behind his back and every three months of switching out the toothbrush attachment to keep it clean. he thought it was like magic and it just stayed clean automatically and he was grateful when he found out that she had been doing this for all those years. never take them for granted always share your love.

Be Dad, Not Coach

July 12, 2025 BackBlasts

AO: asylum-daybreak
Q: CRISPR
PAX: Crawdad (Robbi Dickens), F3 Pluto ( Hugh Nystrom), Kung Blue, Pele (Jon Lindberg), Veggie (Rylen Huddy), Lulu (Greg Huddy), Mr Jinxy, Doubtfire (Nick Bond), Dain Bramage (Will Olson), Ike, CRISPR, Lilydipper, Power Supply
FNGs: None
COUNT: 13
WARMUP: Got the blood flowing and limbered up a little.

THE THANG:
Round 1 (3x): step ups, cossack squats, pendulum lunges, Bobby Hurleys, run a lap
Round 2 (2x): bird dog merkins, arm haulers, gorilla hop outs, shoulder taps, run a lap
Round 3 (1x): butterfly big boys, hello dollys, Freddy Mercurys, flutter kicks, run a lap
Round 4 (1x): T-merkins, supermans, Apollo Onos, calf raises, run a lap

MARY: 25 American Hammers OYO

ANNOUNCEMENTS:

COT: I’ve reached the point in life where I’m trying to manage the roles of father & coach, especially with my son. I was a decent player back in the day and love seeing my son excel at baseball. But, when does my enthusiasm exceed his? My wife and I have talked about ensuring we only invest as much energy into sports as our kids do.

I knew this was something to share when my son said it in front of me and 500 other people. Along with baseball, he’s into theater, and recently performed High School Musical (2006). Ironically, he played Coach Bolton, the high school coach chasing the dream of a state title. His star player was his son, who wanted to participate in theater as well, but was pressured by his father and peers to be only play ball.

I hadn’t noticed until I saw my son’s performance that throughout the show the coach calls his son “Bolton”, and the son calls his father “Coach”. At the end of the show the father tells his son he was too busy focusing on what he wanted for his son that he forgot to consider what his son wanted for himself. He goes on to tell him he can do anything he wants, and calls him by his first name, “Troy”. The son replies, “OK, Dad”.

It was like a punch in the gut, and a huge reminder that Dad comes first, and Coach comes second.

God Loves the 99

June 7, 2025 BackBlasts

AO: asylum-daybreak
Q: Lilydipper
PAX: lebowski, Brick, Mr Jinxy, Drum Major, Waffle House (Brady Greene), Lizzy, Crash Dummy, Pusher, Kung Blue, Dain Bramage (Will Olson), Doubtfire (Nick Bond), Snitch (Cory Beilharz ), Lulu (Greg Huddy), Veggie (Rylen Huddy), Jumbo(Carter Dickens), Pele (Jon Lindberg)
FNGs: None
COUNT: 17
WARMUP: 20 Side Straddle Hops, 10 Mountain Climbers, 10 Windmills, 10 Twistees, 10 Bobby Hurleys, 10 Rockettes, 10 Gas Pumps, 10 Baby Arm Circles Forward and 10 Backward.

THE THANG: Mosey up Mini Cardiac. We will stop at the top for 10 Imperial Walkers.
Mosey to small parking lot located on north side of roadway as roadway goes west. We will bear crawl across parking lot.
Mosey to stop sign at northeast corner of Admin Bldg. We will stop to do 20 Hello Dollies.
Bernie Sanders on semi-circle roadway to guard rail on north side of roadway. We will stop to do 20 American Hammers.
Lunge to Big Tree on right side of roadway. We will stop to do 20 Merkins.
Sprint to where roadway is even with bat house. Take 20 second rest.
Sprint to beginning of gravel parking lot. Take 30 second rest.
Lunge to end of parking lot.
Sprint to where the road curves to the east. We will take 20 second rest.
Sprint to tree on right down the road. We will take 20 second rest.
Bernie Sanders to end of semi-circle road. We will do 20 American Hammers
Sprint south to the circle at the middle of the intersection with the main roadway. We will stop to do 20 Rocky Balboas.
Mosey to parking lot west of ball fields. We will stop to do 10 Hand Release Merkins.
Mosey to picnic tables in baseball fields’ pavilion. We will do the following exercises stopping after each one to run around the pavilion twice:
40 Baby Crunches (single count)
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40 Freddie Mercuries (two count)
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20 Picnic Table Pull-ups
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20 Bench Dips
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Mosey to Basketball Courts. We will play Knock Out and continue until we have a champion. All those knocked out run laps around the other half of the court three times before getting back in line. Rinse and repeat two more times.
Mosey east to the circle at the intersection of main roadway and roadway that heads to the admin bldg. We will do 20 more Rocky Balboas.
Mosey to driveway that leads to Outdoor Chapel Parking Lot. We will take 20 second rest.
Alternate between mosey and gentleman moseys until we get to last speed bump before AO and then sprint to the AO.

MARY: Nada, we were behind time!

ANNOUNCEMENTS: Lizzy has bachelor’s party next Saturday, 6 pm at the Orange Hat. The Banjo AO will now be an OTB

COT: Message

The Ninety-Nine are Not Forgotten

Luke 15:1–7

The Parable of the Lost Sheep

[1] Now the tax collectors and sinners were all drawing near to hear him. [2] And the Pharisees and the scribes grumbled, saying, “This man receives sinners and eats with them.”

[3] So he told them this parable: [4] “What man of you, having a hundred sheep, if he has lost one of them, does not leave the ninety-nine in the open country, and go after the one that is lost, until he finds it? [5] And when he has found it, he lays it on his shoulders, rejoicing. [6] And when he comes home, he calls together his friends and his neighbors, saying to them, ‘Rejoice with me, for I have found my sheep that was lost.’ [7] Just so, I tell you, there will be more joy in heaven over one sinner who repents than over ninety-nine righteous persons who need no repentance. (ESV)

I love Jesus’ parable of the lost sheep. I have certainly felt lost in sin and it is good to know that my God will come after me when I am lost and rejoice when he takes me home. At the same time, verse number 7 can trouble me at times, especially when I am trying to be righteous. So is God going to ignore me and only rejoice with the sinner? Sometimes I feel like the brother of the prodigal son.

I think all of us can relate to that desire to be noticed. That is why kids are thrilled to see their parents in the stands when involved in a sports game. That is why sibling rivalry occurs. Sometimes, kids will act up and do something bad, just to be noticed by their parents. I used to do some consulting work on the Oncology/Hematology Unit at Children’s Hospital. Every year, they would have a one week camp for the siblings of patients with cancer. At the hospital, they realize that the siblings of patients with cancer are not only suffering the grief of their brother or sister having cancer but also suffering because their parents are required to pay so much attention to their child who has the cancer.

In the parable of the lost sheep, Jesus is speaking in hyperbole as he often did in parables. Of course he isn’t ignoring us when we are righteous. God delights in our righteous acts. And, isn’t it good to know that God wants us to walk along side of him and reach out to help sinners? He wants us to be a disciple and work with him. In doing so, we don’t have to be the focus. Others become the focus. We give up childish things.

And, if we can do that, God still loves us. He isn’t forgetting us. He is pretty damned proud.

Pele knows that one of my favorite songs is No Hard Feelings by the Avett Brothers. It is not only a song about forgiveness but is about living for God. One of my favorite lines in the song is one that captures what the writer foresees after death: “Will I join with the ocean blue? Or run into a savior true? And shake hands laughing.”

Imagine that. You are in heaven. You meet God, who knows you, who has seen you through it all, although He has seemed so far away. And, you shake hands with him laughing! God is saying yes, Brick, I saw your struggles but I also saw how much you loved and gave to others. Yes, Pele, I knew you were frustrated so many times with the conflict between others, but you hung in there with them and loved on them. Yes, Waffle House, I saw all the work you did on missions. Yes, Lizzy, I saw how you suffered through the deaths and sicknesses of family members but continued to serve others. Welcome home, welcome home! I have loved you through your sins but I have always seen and been proud of your righteousness. That message goes out to you, my brothers, for God sees the many righteous acts among you.

Prayers
Prayers for Crash Dummy’s 91 year-old grandmother, Sue, as she most likely will not be on this good earth for much longer but will join God in heaven. Prayers for Sue’s and Crash Dummy’s family. Prayers for Lebowski who strained his ankle during the Knock Out portion of our workout today. Prayers for Pusher as he travels to the Phillipines soon to see family, including his father.

A Leap of Faith

May 31, 2025 BackBlasts

AO: asylum-daybreak
Q: Crash Dummy
PAX: Lilydipper, Crash Dummy, Crawdad (Robbi Dickens), Doubtfire (Nick Bond), Kung Blue, Mr Jinxy, Tropicana, Dain Bramage (Will Olson), High Heels, Snitch (Cory Beilharz ), Honeydew, Veggie (Rylen Huddy), Jumbo(Carter Dickens), Pac-man, Labowski
FNGs: None
COUNT: 16
WARMUP: Side Straddle Hops – 20, Cherry Pickers – 5, Good Mornings – 5, Tempo Squats – 5. Runner’s Stretch, Fire Hydrants, Donkey Kicks, Cat-Cows, Run the perimeter (facing the same direction)

THE THANG: 1st POC – Mini Cardiac: Battle Buddy Up! Partner 1, Bernie up the hill & back. Partner 2, reverse lunge. x5.

2nd POC – Cardiac: Suicides – Start w/10 Squat Jumps at bottom. Run to the 1st bend. 10 Merkins. Run back Down. 10 Squat Jumps. Run up to the 2nd Bend. 10 Merkins. Run back down to the bottom. 10 Squat Jumps. Run to the bench at the top. 10 Merkins. Run back down to the bottom. 10 Squat Jumps.

3rd POC – BSIA: Battle Buddy – Partner 1 – Burpees. Partner 2 – sprints around. 2nd lap. SSH. 3rd lap. Imperial Walkers. 4th lap. American Hammers.

4th POC – Toilet Bowl/Bidet: PAX Choice. Either Sprint up & around or head back to AO.

MARY: None

ANNOUNCEMENTS: None

COT: Growing up, my friends & I loved to drive up to Townsend, to the Wye, & jump off the cliffs into the water. The toughest part was not the jump itself but thinking about the jump. For the guys who are out here, that want to Q but might be overthinking it, I say, take that leap of faith and JUST DO IT!. It gets a little easier each time.