Me, Myself, and I

The mission of F3 is to plant, grow and serve small workout groups for the invigoration of male community leadership.

Intro: YHC had an epic buddy beat down planned, but the PAX turnout (read: nobody) caused an audible.  YHC took the opportunity to get an earlier than normal dose of his Army Physical Fitness Test training in. YHC has filed the Operation Blue Falcon Q away for another day.

Conditions: 54F and raining

FNGs: None

COP:

• Little Baby Arm Circles – 10X IC
• Shoulder Taps – 10X IC

The Thang:

• Merkins – 30x IC
• WWI Situps – 30x IC
• Merkins – 30x IC
• WWI Situps – 30x IC
• Merkins – 30x IC
• WWI Situps – 30x IC
• Merkins – 10x IC
• WWI Situps – 10x IC

2 Mile run was skipped due to YHC’s cough and the rain

Mary: Are you kidding?

Numberama: 1

Namerama: KY

Pledge and COT

Announcements: P200 this weekend.  Only 10 weeks to GORUCK DDay, get your head right and training in.

Devo: “Raw Passion”

Colossians 3:23 – Work at everything you do with all your heart.  Work as if you were working for the Lord, not for human masters.

A literal translation of today’s verse could read: “Do it like your life depends on it.”

Playing the man means playing hard. It’s leaving it all out on the court. In other words, give it everything you’ve got. Don’t just make a living. Make a life. Don’t just earn a paycheck. Go after the passions God has put in your heart. Halfway is no way to live; you’ve got to go all in.

 So here’s the fourth virtue of manhood—raw passion. It’s a lust for life that doesn’t settle for status or status quo. It’s an insatiable energy that motivates you to live each day like it’s the first day and the last day of your life. It’s an infectious enthusiasm that can come only from being filled with the Holy Spirit to overflowing.

The word enthusiasm comes from the Greek roots en and Theos, meaning “in God.” So the more you get into God, and the more of God’s Spirit that gets into you, the more impassioned you become.

When was the last time you got outside your comfort zone physically, spiritually, or relationally? You tell me the last time you were uncomfortable, and I’ll tell you the last time you grew! Growth only happens when we put ourselves into uncomfortable situations.

How about this example? Jesus may have been meek and mild, but He also had a wild side. He touched lepers, celebrated Samaritans, stopped storms, exorcised demons, ate with sinners, healed on the Sabbath, and turned funeral processions into parades. Then He died the way He lived—with pure passion. It’s no coincidence that the final week of His life is synonymous with passion—Passion Week.

When you follow in the footsteps of Jesus, His passion will refine you and define you. God doesn’t just crucify our passions; He resurrects them and uses them for His purpose

What can you do today that will make you feel uncomfortable—and fully alive?

Moleskin:   YHC set up under a dark pavilion to grind out the APFT training regimen all alone.  Since it was quite, the mumble chatter for the three that did show up (me, myself, and I) was loud.  YHC had gotten used to checking out of his head and staying present with the PAX.  It has been a long time since YHC had a grind session without the push of the PAX, or the distraction of the family while doing the AFPT regimen at home.  The internal narrative can be deafening.  “Its OK that you didn’t perform that last rep to standard, still count it.” Or “No one is around, nobody will notice if you only do 50 reps instead of 100.” Or “take a long break, you worked really hard and deserve it.”

The Embrace the Suck culture and Mental Toughness requires us to push those thoughts aside.  To learn to live with them ever present in your mind.  To keep going when your body cries for mercy.  To do the right thing to the highest standard every time.

YHC has a personal mantra that carries him through those moments.  “What is done in darkness will always come to light.”  YHC chooses to always stick to the path, especially when it is hard.  That strengthens YHC in mental toughness, which strengthens discipline, which strengthens execution.  In YHC’s humble opinion, that is the true measure of self worth.