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More Body Builders

  • When: 20210907
  • QIC: Luigi
  • The PAX: LottaLove, Cisco


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

Conditions: Warm (80F) and humid, but thankfully minimal bugs. Sunrise was right at end of workout.

Disclaimer: Given.

COP: Grab blocks (2 per pax) – place lighter one on near end of track and cusack a heavier one to far end of track (1/8 mile away)

The Thang

  • 10-count body builders with push-up* x 12
  • 1/8 mile mosey
  • 10-count body builders with deadlift* x 24
  • 1/8 mile mosey
  • 10-ct w/ PU x 11
  • 1/8 mile mosey
  • 10-ct with DL x 22
  • 1/8 mile mosey
  • 10-ct w/ PU x 10
  • 1/8 mile mosey
  • 10-ct with DL x 20
  • 1/8 mile mosey
  • 10-ct w/ PU x 9
  • 1/8 mile mosey
  • 10-ct with DL x 18
  • 1/8 mile mosey
  • Stow lighter blocks
  • 1/8 mile walk
  • Carry heavier blocks back for final 1/8 mile walk, stow in shed

*Explanations:

  • 10-count body builders with push-up (“start up, go down”) – use heavy blocks for these:
    • 1. Deadlift down (place block on ground but keep holding it)
    • 2. Kick feet out to plank position
    • 3. Push-up down
    • 4. Push-up up
    • 5. Kick feet into squat position
    • 6. Stand up holding block
    • 7. Curl up
    • 8. Overhead press up
    • 9. Overhead press down
    • 10. Curl down
  • 10-count body builders with deadlift (“start down, go up”) – use light blocks for these:
    • 1. Stand up holding block
    • 2. Curl up
    • 3. Overhead press up
    • 4. Tricep extension down
    • 5. Tricep extension up
    • 6. Overhead press down
    • 7. Curl down
    • 8. Deadlift down
    • 9. Deadlift up
    • 10. Deadlift down

Grand totals:

  • 42 x 10-count BB with push-up
  • 84 x 10-count BB with deadlift
  • 1.25 miles

Numberama: 3

Namerama: LottaLove, Cisco, Luigi

Pledge, COT

Announcements/Prayer Requests:

  • Prayers for future of The Jones AO – want to keep it going, but need fresh/consistent leadership to carry the mantle forward. Many Pax are in seasons of life that make it challenging to commit to AOQ duties.

Devo:

  • Cisco saw a large majestic hawk watching us from a light pole just as the sun was rising, which was the perfect intro to the brief devo YHC had thought of:

Do not toil to acquire wealth;
be discerning enough to desist.
When your eyes light on it, it is gone,
for suddenly it sprouts wings,
flying like an eagle toward heaven.

– Proverbs 23:4-5

Trust in him at all times, O people;
pour out your heart before him;
God is a refuge for us…
if riches increase, set not your heart on them.

– Psalm 61:8,10c

  • Reminder not to set your heart on wealth (big or small) as your source of security or comfort, because it can fly away when you least expect it as easily as an eagle (or a hawk). YHC said this primarily as a reminder to self. There seems to be a tendency for Americans to “toil to acquire wealth” so we can rest later, and set our hearts on that as our refuge and comfort/security, whereas the Bible tells us to set our hearts on God as our refuge, and rest now, even while we work.

Moleskin:

  • This was a duplicate of Body Builders Reprise from 20210629; we didn’t get as far this morning because all of the pax were feeling the heat/humidity, and a bit out of shape from lack of F3 participation recently due to other obligations. All things considered, it was a good solid effort from everyone. YHC still loves this workout and hopes to recycle it many times again in the future.

Body Builders reprise

  • When: 20210629
  • QIC: Luigi
  • The PAX: Nacho Libre


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

COP: Grab blocks (2 per pax) – place lighter one on near end of track and cusack a heavier one to far end of track (1/8 mile away)

The Thang

  • 10-count body builders with push-up* x 12
  • 1/8 mile mosey
  • 10-count body builders with deadlift* x 24
  • 1/8 mile mosey
  • 10-ct w/ PU x 11
  • 1/8 mile mosey
  • 10-ct with DL x 22
  • 1/8 mile mosey
  • 10-ct w/ PU x 10
  • 1/8 mile mosey
  • 10-ct with DL x 20
  • 1/8 mile mosey
  • 10-ct w/ PU x 9
  • 1/8 mile mosey
  • 10-ct with DL x 18
  • 1/8 mile mosey
  • 10-ct w/ PU x 10
  • 1/8 mile mosey
  • 10-ct with DL x 20
  • 1/8 mile mosey
  • 10-ct w/ PU x 9
  • 1/8 mile mosey
  • 10-ct with DL x 18
  • 1/8 mile mosey
  • 10-ct w/ PU x 8
  • 1/8 mile mosey
  • 10-ct with DL x 16
  • 1/8 mile mosey
  • 10-ct w/ PU x 7
  • 1/8 mile mosey
  • 10-ct with DL x 14
  • 1/8 mile mosey
  • 10-ct w/ PU x 6
  • 1/8 mile mosey
  • 10-ct with DL x 12
  • Nacho Libre volunteered to stow all blocks since YHC had to leave promptly for duties at home

*Explanations:

  • 10-count body builders with push-up (“start up, go down”) – use heavy blocks for these:
    • 1. Deadlift down (place block on ground but keep holding it)
    • 2. Kick feet out to plank position
    • 3. Push-up down
    • 4. Push-up up
    • 5. Kick feet into squat position
    • 6. Stand up holding block
    • 7. Curl up
    • 8. Overhead press up
    • 9. Overhead press down
    • 10. Curl down
  • 10-count body builders with deadlift (“start down, go up”) – use light blocks for these:
    • 1. Stand up holding block
    • 2. Curl up
    • 3. Overhead press up
    • 4. Tricep extension down
    • 5. Tricep extension up
    • 6. Overhead press down
    • 7. Curl down
    • 8. Deadlift down
    • 9. Deadlift up
    • 10. Deadlift down

Grand totals:

  • 63 x 10-count BB with push-up
  • 126 x 10-count BB with deadlift
  • 1.5 miles

Numberama: 2

Namerama: Nacho Libre, Luigi

Pledge, COT

Moleskin:

  • Good push this morning, Nacho Libre! Appreciated your determination to complete the round of 6 + 12 despite going slightly over time.
  • This workout was a variation on Body Builders from 2019; I think today’s version hit the sweet spot for a well-rounded beat-down.

24

  • When: 20210624
  • QIC: Luigi
  • The PAX: LottaLove, Nacho Libre


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

Conditions: Wonderful (60s F), sun just coming up

FNGs: None

COP: SSH x 24; Grab blocks

The Thang: (12 reps of each weighted exercise – marked by * below; 24 counts of each bodyweight exercise)

  1. 10 ct bodybuilders* + 24 yard jailbreak
  2. Mountain climbers + 24 yard jailbreak
  3. OHP* + 24 yard jailbreak
  4. HR merkins + 24 yard jailbreak
  5. Curls* + 24 yard jailbreak
  6. Burpees + 24 yard jailbreak
  7. Dips on blocks* + 24 yard jailbreak
  8. Tricep knee taps + 24 yard jailbreak
  9. KB swings* + 24 yard jailbreak
  10. Good mornings + 24 yard jailbreak
  11. Angels & Devils* + 24 yard jailbreak
  12. American Hammer + 24 yard jailbreak
  13. Lawn mowers (12 ea. side)* + 24 yard jailbreak
  14. Ranger merkins + 24 yard jailbreak
  15. Calf raises w/ block* + 24 yard jailbreak
  16. Bobby Hurleys + 24 yard jailbreak
  17. Derkins on blocks* + 24 yard jailbreak
  18. Squats + 24 yard jailbreak
  19. Flutter kicks w/block* + 24 yard jailbreak
  20. 24 yard bear crawl back to blocks
  21. Indian run 1 lap + took a 20 count
  22. Mosey one lap at 70% effort, line up in order of finish. Q recorded interval in seconds between each Pax’s finish. Took another 20 count.
  23. Race one lap, starting with slowest Pax getting head start equal to number of seconds he finished behind next-slowest Pax during previous lap. Intervals were 20 seconds and 10 seconds.
  24. Stow blocks then walk one lap for cooldown

Numberama: 3

Namerama: LottaLove, Nacho Libre, Luigi

Pledge and COT

Announcements/Prayer Requests:

  • None

Devo:

  • None; YHC did not come prepared.

Moleskin:

  • Great work from everyone today! This workout was recycled from YHC’s birthday Q in 2018 (in which we did 31 reps of every exercise, and did 31-yard jailbreaks in between). Knowing that YHC is severely deconditioned from a 2-year break from F3 while we had little kids at home, I opted for a lower number of reps and settled on 24 to match today’s date, but quickly realized that 24 of the weighted exercises might still be too much, so dropped weighted reps to 12. It was still a good workout.
  • Quote of the day: “I almost threw up.” – Nacho Libre, immediately after he won the race at end of workout. Music to YHC’s ears. 🙂

Partial Pyramid of Pain

  • When: 20210427
  • QIC: Luigi
  • The PAX: Stringbean, Nacho Libre, Lottalove


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

Conditions: upper 60s, felt great

FNGs: None

Disclaimer: Given

The Thang:

COP: Mosey one lap, then grab a block from shed

The Pyramid:
  • 10 Pull-ups
  • 20 Burpees
  • 30 OH presses with block
  • 40 KB swings
  • 50 Merkins
  • 60 Flutter kicks
  • 70 LBCs
  • 80 Squats
  • 90 Calf Raises (holding block)
  • 100s
Repeat everything in reverse order (starting with another set of 100s) to go back down the pyramid.
Didn’t make it all the way back down before time expired – last completed exercise was OH presses.

Numberama: 4

Namerama: Stringbean, Nacho Libre, Lottalove, Luigi

Pledge and COT

Announcements: None

Moleskin:

  • YHC was feeling the pain this morning after being out of pocket with two young boys at home for the past couple years. Trying to get back into the gloom more now that they are sleeping through the night and since the workout time has been switched back from 5am to 6am. The Pax were gracious with my need to break up many of the exercises into groups of 5 or 10 reps at a time to get the full count completed.  I picked up this Q slot late last night and opted to recycle a previous workout for simplicity, but forgot that it was originally a Saturday (60 minute) workout. Realizing that made us all feel a little bit better about not finishing the whole pyramid, let alone having time for Mary. Good effort by all!

The Warrior – November 2019

  • When: 20191121
  • QIC: Luigi
  • The PAX: Hard Drive, Dorothy Mantooth


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Scorecard

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

Conditions: Cool (42F), clear, pretty nice actually (with multiple layers of clothing)

FNGs: None

The Thang:

We did our monthly fitness test, The Warrior. See the August 2018 backblast for details on the test and how it’s scored.

Fitness test results (compare against October’s results):

  • Luigi: 22.00 (vs 21.16 last time)
  • Hard Drive: 20.00 (vs. 18.00 last time) **arrived a few minutes late today, so did this in under 40 minutes
  • Dorothy Mantooth: 20.00 (vs. 12.00 w/ 20 lb ruck in September, or 20.00 w/o ruck in August)

Numberama: 3

Namerama: Hard Drive, Dorothy Mantooth, Luigi

Announcements/Prayer Requests:

  • Hard Drive’s job search (will finish school in December), looking for something computer-related ideally at a hospital
  • Luigi’s church’s pastor search. Have offered the job to someone; prayers the final steps would go smoothly.
  • Luigi’s wife due with baby #2 on Christmas Day; feeling tired/uncomfortable. Prayers for smooth delivery.
  • Upcoming events:

Pledge and COT

Moleskin:

  • Fastest mile was 8:10

The Warrior – October 2019

  • When: 20191017
  • QIC: Luigi
  • The PAX: Hard Drive, Cisco, Cheetah


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Scorecard

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

Conditions: Cool (55F), clear, dark.

FNGs: None. Disclaimer still given.

The Thang:

We did our monthly fitness test, The Warrior. The PAX have 40 minutes to complete the following:

  • Run 1 mile, then
  • AMRAP (as many rounds as possible)
    • 5 pull-ups (on goalpost)
    • 10 merkins
    • 15 squats
    • Run 120 yards (to opposite goalpost)

Fitness test results (compare against September’s results):

  • Luigi: 21.16 (vs. 20.21 last time)
  • Hard Drive: 18.00 (vs. 22.20 last time)
  • Cheetah: 10.30 in 28 minutes (vs. 13.00 in 33 minutes in June with BJDD)
  • Cisco: 9.00 (vs. 9.00 last time)

Here’s how to read the decimal scoring (each set of exercises adds one tenth):

  • 10.00 = finished ten rounds exactly
  • 10.04 = finished ten rounds plus 4 pull-ups
  • 10.10 = finished ten rounds plus all 5 pull-ups
  • 10.205 = finished ten rounds plus all 5 pull-ups, all 10 merkins, and 5 of the squats
  • 10.30 = finished ten rounds plus everything except the run
  • 10.40 = 11.00
  • Hopefully you get the picture. 🙂

Numberama: 4

Namerama: Hard Drive, Cisco, Cheetah, Luigi

Announcements/Prayer Requests:

  • Upcoming running events:
    • 2019-11-17 – Rescheduled 9/11 Heroes Run 5k on Daniel Island – run/ruck/walk. 2pm start time.
    • 2019-11-28 – Thanksgiving Day Drumstick Dash 5k in Summerville, 9am start time.
    • 2020-03-27 – Palmetto 200 relay starts in Columbia, ends in Mount Pleasant.
    • 2020-03-28 – Palmetto 70 relay starts in Moncks Corner, ends in Mount Pleasant.

Pledge and COT

Moleskin:

  • Fastest mile was 8:08.

The Warrior – September 2019

  • When: 20190926
  • QIC: Luigi
  • The PAX: Mrs. Potts, Dorothy Mantooth, Hard Drive, Cisco


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Scorecard

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

Conditions: Warmish. Low 70s F and 88% relative humidity by end of workout. No wind. Dark until after the workout (7:11 sunrise)

FNGs: None.

The Thang:

We did our monthly fitness test, The Warrior. The PAX have 40 minutes to complete the following:

  • Run 1 mile, then
  • AMRAP (as many rounds as possible)
    • 5 pull-ups (on goalpost)
    • 10 merkins
    • 15 squats
    • Run 120 yards (to opposite goalpost)

Fitness test results (compare against August’s results):

  • Hard Drive: 22.20 (vs. 22.00 last time)
  • Luigi: 20.21 (vs. 19.30 last time)
  • Mrs. Potts: 14.00 (vs. 13.00 last time)
  • Dorothy Mantooth: 12.00 w/ 20 lb ruck (vs. 10.00 in September 2018 w/ 20 lb ruck and bathroom break, 20.00 last month w/o ruck)
  • Cisco: 9.00 (vs. 9.00 in July)

Here’s how to read the decimal scoring (each set of exercises adds one tenth):

  • 10.00 = finished ten rounds exactly
  • 10.04 = finished ten rounds plus 4 pull-ups
  • 10.10 = finished ten rounds plus all 5 pull-ups
  • 10.205 = finished ten rounds plus all 5 pull-ups, all 10 merkins, and 5 of the squats
  • 10.30 = finished ten rounds plus everything except the run
  • 10.40 = 11.00
  • Hopefully you get the picture. 🙂

Numberama: 5

Namerama: Mrs. Potts, Dorothy Mantooth, Hard Drive, Cisco, Luigi

Announcements/Prayer Requests:

  • Lots of upcoming running events:
    • 2019-10-05 – IOP connector run (5k and 10k versions), 8am start time.
    • 2019-10-05 – Revenge of Stede Bonnet trail run in Moncks Corner; 15 miler, 10 hr, or 5 miler. 7pm start time.
    • 2019-11-17 – Rescheduled 9/11 Heroes Run 5k on Daniel Island – run/ruck/walk. 2pm start time.
    • 2019-11-28 – Thanksgiving Day Drumstick Dash 5k in Summerville, 9am start time.
    • 2020-03-27 – Palmetto 200 relay starts in Columbia, ends in Mount Pleasant.
    • 2020-03-28 – Palmetto 70 relay starts in Moncks Corner, ends in Mount Pleasant.
  • Cisco had unusual dreams after reading Bible before bed recently; strongly encouraged other PAX to read the Bible at least 30 minutes/day

Pledge and COT

Devo: The importance of male friendship

  • YHC handed off Freed to Lead to Hard Drive to borrow, and mentioned that it discusses the importance of pursuing and maintaining close male friendships, especially after college and once you enter the workforce. It is counter cultural, but very valuable!

Moleskin:

  • Fastest mile was 7:28 (Hard Drive).

The Warrior – August 2019

  • When: 20190822
  • QIC: Luigi
  • The PAX: Run-Off, Mrs. Potts, Jojo, Dorothy Mantooth, Hard Drive


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L-R: Luigi, Run-Off, Mrs. Potts, Dorothy Mantooth, Jojo, Hard Drive

Scorecard

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

Conditions: HUMID. 77F and 94% relative humidity by end of workout. No wind. Beautiful sunrise though.

FNGs: None, but we did have a visitor from F3 Conway (Run-Off) and multiple folks doing the fitness test for the first time.

The Thang:

We did our monthly fitness test, The Warrior. The PAX have 40 minutes to complete the following:

  • Run 1 mile, then
  • AMRAP (as many rounds as possible)
    • 5 pull-ups (on goalpost)
    • 10 merkins
    • 15 squats
    • Run 120 yards (to opposite goalpost)

Fitness test results (compare against July’s results):

  • Hard Drive: 22.00 (vs. 22.34 in June)
  • Dorothy Mantooth: 20.00 (vs. 19.317 last time)
  • Luigi: 19.30 (vs. 21.35 last time)
  • Run-Off: 17.00 (first time) – visiting from Conway
  • Mrs. Potts: 13.00 (first time)
  • Jojo: 9.20 (first time)

Here’s how to read the decimal scoring (each set of exercises adds one tenth):

  • 10.00 = finished ten rounds exactly
  • 10.04 = finished ten rounds plus 4 pull-ups
  • 10.10 = finished ten rounds plus all 5 pull-ups
  • 10.205 = finished ten rounds plus all 5 pull-ups, all 10 merkins, and 5 of the squats
  • 10.30 = finished ten rounds plus everything except the run
  • 10.40 = 11.00
  • Hopefully you get the picture. 🙂

Numberama: 6

Namerama: Run-Off, Mrs. Potts, Jojo, Dorothy Mantooth, Hard Drive, Luigi

Announcements/Prayer Requests:

Pledge and COT

Devo: Don’t follow your heart

  • YHC was struck by this passage in Numbers chapter 15 last week:
    • The Lord said to Moses, “Speak to the people of Israel, and tell them to make tassels on the corners of their garments throughout their generations, and to put a cord of blue on the tassel of each corner. And it shall be a tassel for you to look at and remember all the commandments of the Lord, to do them, not to follow after your own heart and your own eyes, which you are inclined to whore after. So you shall remember and do all my commandments, and be holy to your God. I am the Lord your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt to be your God: I am the Lord your God.”
  • Our culture says follow your heart and be true to yourself, but in this passage God says not to follow your heart, but instead to follow God’s commandments. He knows what’s really best for us (since he invented us), plus he has the authority to tell us what to do (since he owns us).
  • Life application: Sometimes YHC struggles at work to stay focused and not wander off on rabbit trails through Wikipedia, Facebook, Amazon, etc. I can clearly see my heart “whoring after” things that really won’t satisfy me. I need God’s intervention to change my desires and remind me of what’s true and worthwhile.

Moleskin:

  • YHC decided to take the mile easy this month to see if it left more energy for the remaining exercises. It seemed to work for Dorothy Mantooth (he hit a PR today), but YHC has been posting less regularly and doing almost no merkins this month, so I still got a lower score than last time.
  • Fastest mile was 8:51.

Improv

  • When: 20190820
  • QIC: Luigi
  • The PAX: Dorothy Mantooth, LottaLove, Hard Drive, Mrs. Potts


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

Conditions: great – mid 70s and clear

FNGs: None

COP:

  • SSH x 20
  • Hillbillies x 20
  • LBAC x 20 (forward & reverse)
  • HR merkins x 20

 The Thang:

  • Indian run lap
  • Morning call w/ pull-ups, squats (rest at bottom)
  • Indian run lap
  • Morning call w/ pull-ups, squats (rest at bottom)
  • Indian run lap
  • Morning call w/ good mornings, HR merkins
  • Indian run lap
  • Morning call w/ good mornings, HR merkins
  • Indian run lap
  • Morning call w/ sit-ups, lunges
  • Indian run lap
  • Morning call w/ sit-ups, lunges

Mary:

  • Good mornings x 20
  • Freddy Mercury x 20
  • Angels and devils x 20
  • American hammers x 20
  • Reverse crunch x 20

Announcements:

  • Dorothy Mantooth mentioned that an F3 brother had recently been diagnosed with stage 4 brain cancer but couldn’t remember details that had been shared at The Ditch on Saturday. Will update this backblast if more details are received.
  • 8/22/2019 – The Warrior, here at The Jones, 6am
  • 9/2/2019 – Labor Day convergence at Bedrock / Magnitude. Starts 7am sharp at Wescott Dog Park.

Pledge and COT

Numberama: 5

Namerama: Dorothy Mantooth, LottaLove, Hard Drive, Mrs. Potts, Luigi

Moleskin: 

  • The scheduled Q got stuck in wreck-induced traffic jam en route to The Jones this morning and never made it, so we had to improvise. Thankfully YHC was already wearing his official F3 shirt so we were good to go! 🙂

Tour de Charleston visits The Jones

  • When: 20190725
  • QIC: Luigi
  • The PAX: Hard Drive, Dorothy Mantooth, Tackleberry, Stringbean, OG, A-Rod, Free Willy (respect), Fragile, McDreamy (respect), Diopter (respect), Big Diff, FNG (Flat Tire), Captain Ron, Thin Mint, Daisy, Klondike (respect), Cheetah, Dri Prime


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The PAX. (Not pictured: Cheetah and Dri Prime who both had to leave early, and YHC who served as photographer)

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

Conditions: Wonderfully cool (70 degrees), sunrise during the workout.

FNGs: One – welcome, Flat Tire.

Disclaimer: Given.

COP

  • SSH x 20
  • Burpee Battle starting at 7 burpees/minute
    • Big Diff completed the round of 18 burpees/minute (a new course record!), for a total of 150 burpees in 12 minutes.

The Thang:

  • Morning Call
    • 2 PAX at a time perform 5 pull-ups (each) on goalpost
    • Meanwhile, all other PAX complete 5 hand-release merkins on Q
    • Rotate until all PAX have done pull-ups
    • By the end, each PAX completed 5 pull-ups and 45 HR merkins
  • Indian Run
    • Double file, 1.25 laps around track, stop at far goalpost
  • 100 yard Jailbreak on Q
    • Walk back across field between jailbreaks
    • Did 6 jailbreaks
  • Tunnel of Love x 100 yards
    • Divide into two teams, race against each other
    • Team #1 completed the 100 yds just as time expired and were declared the winners.
    • Team #2 had about 20 yards to go when time expired.

Numberama: 19

Namerama: Hard Drive, Dorothy Mantooth, Tackleberry, Stringbean, OG, A-Rod, Free Willy (respect), Fra-gee-lay, McDreamy (respect), Diopter (respect), Big Diff, Flat Tire (FNG – welcome!), Captain Ron, Thin Mint, Daisy, Klondike (respect), Cheetah, Dri Prime, Luigi

Announcements/Prayer Requests:

  • Men’s Hike: Open to all F3 men. Interest meeting Aug 4 at 6pm at The Den (Freedom Church). Hike would be Oct 10-13. Contact Saget (Carson Orvin) or Olaf (Matt Brown) for more info.
  • Tackleberry: Prayers for Stomski family; baby died 5 days after birth with no warning. Processing, searching for answers.
  • Flat Tire: Fat tire biking opportunity. Sunday, July 28, 10am. Dirt patrol ride at Marrington Plantation off of Red Bank Road. Group ride with 14 mile loop. Flat Tire and his friend Skip will be there.

Pledge and COT

Devo

  • YHC has been re-reading a book on personal productivity called What’s Best Next (by Matt Perman), and challenged the PAX with three quotes from it:
  • 1.) “We weren’t made to simply respond to stuff all day, but to take action and move things forward. If we don’t give attention to the discipline of personal effectiveness but instead let the flow of events determine what we do, we will likely fritter ourselves away doing all sorts of urgent things that come our way while never getting to the truly important things.” (p.21)
    • Challenge: Take action and move things forward today.
  • 2.) Efficiency is not the answer. “It doesn’t matter how efficient you are if you are doing the wrong things in the first place. More important than efficiency is effectiveness – getting the right things done.” (p.43)
    • Challenge: Make sure you’re getting the right things done.
  • 3.) Excluding God is the ultimate in unproductivity. “If you get everything you want in this life, but do it apart from God and receive no eternal value from what you’ve done, have you been productive? Not in the slightest. Productivity cannot be accomplished apart from Christ. ‘I am the vine; you are the branches. Whoever abides in me and I him, he it is that bears much fruit, for apart from me you can do nothing’ (John 15:5).” (p.56)
    • Challenge: Make sure the things you’re doing have eternal value and won’t die with you.

Moleskin:

  • YHC learned yesterday that The Jones should expect an influx of up to 30 PAX with the Tour de Charleston, so modified the workout to be couponless for simplicity. Everything seemed to work well. Each jailbreak + walk-back took about 2 minutes total. The PAX loved/hated the workout. 🙂
  • Welcome FNG “Flat Tire.” Before we even got to the naming part of the COT, he spoke up during the announcements to share a fat tire biking opportunity, and thus was named. He’s a Coast Guard member who has a 10-month-old baby at home. Lives in Summerville. Captain Ron brought him.