Month: November 2019 (Page 6 of 10)

So today I got up early, got to the AO at 0530 and waited for someone to arrive…..I re-read the Q Source for this am since I am the Q and waited…..still no one. So I started doing Merkins while I got my stuff ready to ruck. Still no one….0559-I’m off, rucking sort of solo. I have my phone attached to my ruck and was listening to Jocko. Heart-wrenching story on this week’s podcast. Definitely worth listening to. That and some other things got me thinking more about some stuff I had been thinking about this week-I have noticed a lower number of pax posting lately in GasHouse, most noticeable on Saturdays. I think this has been noticed by several others. I know there are a lot of reasons-work, travel out of town, family, holidays-I am guilty of this at least as much (probably more) as others. HOWEVER, a common theme for good leaders, in fact in my opinion after hearing many I respect say the same, is that good leaders put others on their team before themselves-that is one of the major characteristics of GOOD LEADERS. That means (for me) putting all of you before me-that does not mean at the expense of my family/work/personal responsibilities, but it does mean on those days when I don’t feel like posting, I still post anyway. As Jocko says, at least go through the motions even if that is all you can do. I don’t think I have done a good job of this over the last few months. I have fartsacked. I have worked out alone. I have whined and complained about being sore/hurt/injured….whatever. I have put my wants and needs before others. And I think this has resulted in others doing the same thing for whatever reason. The end result is that less have posted to some of our workouts. You may get some info from Watts Up with data saying I am wrong, but I do think our numbers are lower in the bootcamp workouts ESPECIALLY on Saturday which has always been a strong day for recruiting FNGs and improving our overall fellowship. Lower numbers on Saturday generally lead to less Coffeeteria meals. If you still don’t agree, tell me the last time you went to breakfast with the F3 guys in GasHouse (not Folsom) on a Saturday morning? If you think I am pointing my finger at you, I probably am but just realize I am also pointing it at myself. I have not done a good job and plan to make a better effort not just for me but also for you. I don’t say any of this lightly and expect I will offend some of you. You know where I will be on Monday morning at 0530 if you want to discuss further……

As far as our backblast, I rucked with Merkins/squats over to and up Gastone’s hill, Pockets rucked the normal route, and Roscoe ran the normal route. We all finished safely and skipped Q Source due to low attendance. I’ll be prepared to lead Q Source next week on this week’s topic if needed.

Whoopee

1. Oompa said he didn’t want to use a pack and my foot/ankle felt a little jacked up so I decided to ditch the pack as well.  Oompa always has great stories and it’s always great fellowship!

It was a dark, cool, but, not stormy night. Poor old Oompa Loompa moseyed a total of three miles all by his lonesome at San Quentin.

Just like old times.

As usual, we know who didn’t post.

No announcements because I knew it all.

Prayers for Clavin and M.

Oompa’s out.

Pledge

Warm up:

Slaughter starter (20 burpees)   Slaw walking up confirmed this – wasn’t sure until that time

15  SSH

15 LBC

Mosey to bridge

Lunge Lunge burpee  across the bridge

Mosey back to the wall

wall sit 20 count (couldn’t understand slaw but we got there)

left leg over right 20 count

right leg over left 20 count

march 10 in cadence

Mosey down to the corner of S Marietta St and 2nd street

partner up -one runs up to the light at Franklin and the other to the stop sign at W 3rd street -meet back at 2nd St and do 5 partner merkins -repeat 2 times

Mosey to the Charter School ball field/playground – 4 corners 10 merkins, 20 LBC’s, 30 plank jacks, & 40 squats

Wall work -( bit tall for step ups) 10 hip slapper merkins OYO

Somebody said stairs – brawl crawl up and down 2 times

Mosey on around and down to the corner of 3rd and South St.

Nur to the first stop light – meander across 2nd st and then nur up to the parking lot on the right (corner of Franklin and South)

Circle up in the elbow plank position- hold position until all PAX ran around the circle (jumping each him as you went was optional)

Mosey over to McQuiter wall for some dips

both legs down x 20

left leg up x 20

right let up x 20

Mosey /flogger across Franklin  heading up South St.

shop at every light  pole on the left and right for merkins (1 at first light, 2 at second, up to 10)

Mosey around,the  never ending hotel remodel, to the Pavilion

End with the Jr. Slaughter Starter (10 Burpees)

I am tired again from typing this….

Announcements: running events coming up all the way  out to the 2020  P200

Many Prayer request: Family members of different pax, Clavin’s M and family, Passing of Bandits friend

Thanks for the push and allowing me to lead!

Until next Friday at  THE DOWNTOWN….

EZ out

So, the fartsack must be real. I had roughly 4 HC’s and 3 SC’s on Pax that would show up to Folsom today, as well as others with potential. I have still yet to Q for more than 3 Pax. But it’s fine… we were there and we did some moving. I had planned for more running for the Pax that said they were showing (even though I hate running). I decided to change that when I showed and saw only Volt’s car. I then changed things again, at the last minute, and started making things up as I went.  Not sure to the extent of how well it all went… but at least we were out there and moving.

Though, next time it’s just me, and only few others… we may just run to Waffle House instead.

The Thang:

• 20 SSH in cadence
• 15 Gravel Pickers
• 12 Mountain Man Poopers
• Mosey to the vet road – 20 Mountain Climers OYO
• Mosey to the next light post – 20 Plank Jacks OYO
• Mosey to the next light post – 20 Shoulder Taps OYO
• Mosey to top of the hill – Pledge
• Iron Hulks… 2 rotations around the circle
• Mosey to the neighboring parking lot – “22’s” (long 11’s – thanks to Volt from last week)
  • Stogey-style Mike Tysons (plank to a horizontal squat – no merkin)
  • Modified Dan Taylors/Lt. Dans (2 lunges + deep squat)
• Mosey back to the parking lot – COT

Volt and I had to leave at 6am for work and other responsibilities. We got back to the COT right at 6am. I mentioned Montross could do some Captain Thors on his own after Volt and I left. He didn’t seem to keen that was going to happen. Instead of just taking off I performed a quick COT.

Announcements:

• Montross mentioned Pappy and another Pax mentioned helping out the Least of These in Gastonia, helping out the Foster Care system.
• Montross mentioned one of the Pax (him or Medicine Woman) were going to also check into Folsom helping the Boys and Girls Club that meets at Venture Church (about 1½ miles down the road from Folsom).

Prayer requests:

• Praise Report for my friend Ted – Brain Surgery to remove 3 cancerous tumors went well, without any complications. He’s still in the hospital recovering and will still need to do chemo and radiation after recover. Thank God for aiding the doctors, but please keep him and his wife in your prayers.
• Also praying for all of those out of work around the holidays – lots of layoffs happening.
• Praying God’s will for our lives and the lives of others.

After the great speech from Dark Helmet at the Rotary meeting Thursday, I decided to use a weinke that DOAH posted a while back on twitter. Little did I know it was insanely tuff and represented a great person. Look him up and the work out.

COT:

The Bed Pan is Full

It doesn’t take much experience to discover that your mate will not always motivate your love. In fact, many times they will de-motivate it. More often than you’d like, it will seem difficult to find the inspiration to demonstrated your love. They may not even receive it when you try to express it. That’s simply the nature life, even in fairly healthy marriages.

But although moods and emotions can create all kinds of moving motivational targets, one is certain to stay in the same place, all the time. When God is your reason for loving, your ability to love is guaranteed.

That’s because love comes from Him.

Think of it like this. When you were a child, your parents certainly established rules for you to follow. Your bedtime was at a certain hour. Your room had to be kept mostly clean. Your schoolwork needed to be finished before you could go play. If you were like most people, you bent these rules as often as you obeyed them. And if not for the incentive of force and consequences, you might not have obeyed them at all.

But if you met Christ along the way or received any kind of Bible teaching, you probably were exposed to this idea – “Children, be obedient to your parents in all things, for this is well-pleasing to the Lord” (Colossians 3:20). If you took this to heart at all, you knew you didn’t merely have your parents to answer anymore.

This was no longer a battle of wills between you and a flesh-and-blood authority figure. This was now between you and God. Your mom and dad were just the go-betweens.

As it turns out, however, the relationship between parents and children isn’t the only thing enhanced by letting God become your driving motivation. Consider the following areas where pleasing Him should become our goal:

Work. “Do your work heartily, as for the Lord rather than for men” (Colossians 3:23).

Service. “Obey those who are your masters on earth, not with external service, as those who merely please men, but with sincerity of heart, fearing the Lord” (Colossians 3:22).

Everything. “Work hard at “whatever you do … knowing that from the Lord you will receive the reward of the inheritance. It is the Lord Christ whom you serve” (Colossians 3:23-24).

Even marriage. “Wives, be subject to your husbands, as is fitting in the Lord” (Colossians 3:18). “Husbands, love your wives, just as Christ also loved the church and gave Himself up for her” (Ephesians 5:25).

The love that’s demanded from you in marriage is not dependent on your mate’s sweetness or suitability. The love between a husband and wife should have one chief objective: honoring the Lord with devotion and sincerity. The fact that it blesses our beloved in the process is simply a wonderful, additional benefit.

This change of focus and perspective is crucial for a Christian. Being able to wake up knowing that God is your source and supply – not just of your own needs but also those of your spouse – changes your whole reason for interacting with your mate.

No longer is it this imperfect person who decides how much love you’ll show, but rather it’s your omni-perfect God who can use even a flawed person like yourself to bestow loving favor on another.

Has your wife become fairly hard to live with lately? Is her slowness at getting over a disagreement wearing on your patience? Can she not just give it a rest? Don’t withhold your love just because she thinks differently from you. Love her “as to the Lord.”

Is your husband tuning you out, not saying much, apparently brooding over something he’s not interested in sharing? Do you feel hurt by his unwillingness to open up? Are you tired of him being so short with you, not even responding to the children the way he needs to? Don’t battle back with a double dose of silence and inattention. Love him anyway. “As to the Lord.”

Love motivated by mere duty cannot hold out for very long. And love that is only motivated by favorable conditions can never be assured of sufficient oxygen to keep it breathing. Only love that is lifted up as an offering to God – returned to Him in gratitude for all He’s done – is able to sustain itself when all other reasons have lost their ability to energize us.

Those who are fine with mediocre marriages can leave their love to chance and hope for the best. But if you are committed to giving your spouse the best. But if you are committed to giving your spouse the best love you possibly can, you need to shoot for love’s highest motivation. Love that has god as its primary focus is unlimited in the heights it can attain.

Render service with a good attitude, as to the Lord and not to men.  – Ephesians 6:7 HCSB

Today’s Dare

Before you see your spouse again today, pray for them by name and for their needs.  Whether it comes easy for you or not, say “I love you,” then express love to them in some tangible way.  Go to God in prayers again, thanking Him for giving you the privilege of loving this one special person – unconditionally, the way He loves both of you.