Month: November 2021 (Page 4 of 12)

7 plus YHC decided to get up and punch Monday right in the mouth.  These HIM not scared of a little cold rain!  After a 30 mins of run/walk/ruck we meet up inside the carwash for some 3rd F.

We talked about the 2 different Kingdoms in the world..God and Satan.  In this secular world it is easy to put your head under the covers and just ignore the spiritual battle that is going on around us.

James 4:  1-4

                      What causes fights and quarrels among you? Don’t they come from your desires that                         battle within you? ² You desire but do not have, so you kill. You covet but you cannot                           get what you want, so you quarrel and fight. You do not have because you do not ask                         God. ³ When you ask, you do not receive, because you ask with wrong motives, that                             you may spend what you get on your pleasures⁴ You adulterous people,^[a] don’t you                            know that friendship with the world means enmity against God? Therefore, anyone                             who  chooses to be a friend of the world becomes an enemy of God.

We have to put on our armor and try to defend our selves and keep your minds and hearts on God and all his gifts.

Philippians 4:8

                        ⁸ Finally, brothers and sisters, whatever is true, whatever is noble, whatever is right,                               whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is admirable—if anything is excellent                             or praiseworthy—think about such things.

We have to Trust what we can  win the battle over Satan!

John 16:33

                                  ³³ I have said these things to you, that in me you may have peace. In the world you                                       will have tribulation. But take heart; I have overcome the world.”

Announcments:

*Christams party 12/11 sign up and Pax voting

*Thanksgiving Trifecta- 530 Folsom/700 The Goat/830 The Pub

*Christmas Town 5k

*Big Pappy need baby wipes for Foster Closet

Prayer Request:

*Big Pappy Family

*Sister Act Family

*Mayors M

*Chicken Little Family/Racecity F3

*Familys around the Holidays

*James Goudelock

*Jason Black

*Girl @ Purple Haze church need heart transplant

Good work this morning men!  Thanks for allowing me to lead!

Balljoint

2021 PAX Awards – Let the Voting Begin!

It’s time to recognize those F3-Gastonia PAX who set examples for us all and demonstrated what excellence truly is.

Sometimes, that excellence was demonstrated in leadership, and other times it was in things like community service, personal drive, or fitness.  Sometimes, you were witness to that special PAX who was just supernaturally gifted in fartsacking.

The region needs your help to identify and recognize these notable PAX in the following categories:

• PAX of the Year
• 1st F MVP
• 2nd F MVP
• 3rd F MVP
• Best Q
• Most Supportive
• Best EH’er
• Rookie of the Year
• Site Q of the Year
• Mumblechatter Award
• Form Police Award
• Fartsacker of the Year
• Most Improved

Let the voting begin!  

Polls will be open from Nov. 23rd until Nov. 30th at midnight.

INSTRUCTIONS:

1. Click the link below.
2. Vote by writing in the PAX’s F3 nickname in the space provided in each respective category.
3. Click the “Submit” button at the bottom of the page to cast your votes.

Click Here to Cast Your Votes

Winners will be announced at the Christmas party on Dec 11th.

A big shout out to Big Pappy for setting up this voting webpage, and for his creativity in selecting images for each category.

—-Bubba Sparxxx

2021 FNGs:

Yesterday the scheduled Q informed me that he had a bad case of the plantar fasciitis and needed to rest before the Speed for Need at McAdenville. (Really, he planned on staying up late to watch the Dookies.) No biggie, I told him I would gladly hijack his Q…. I needed an excuse to Q at Folsom.

Showed up, temps right around freezing, time to start.
Warm up.
40 Moroccan night clubs IC while we waited for the site Q to plant the shovel flag.
20 SSH IC. 25 LBC IC. 15 Toy soldiers IC. 10 CDD IC.

The thang:
YHC and the 10 PAX called out 10 arm exercises, 10 ab exercises, and 10 leg exercises all IC.

Went two full rounds (almost) around the circle with each pax picking and calling out an exercise. No running was planned but Sarlacc went rogue and forced us to run once lap around the tennis court. That was the only running that happened, like back in the 2016/2017 Folsom days when we didn’t hardly run at all.

We did cherry pickers, cherry droppers, MNC, shoulder taps, merkins, more merkins, and then more merkins, flutters, LBCs, box cutters, hammers, rosalitas, heels to heavens and other abs. Burpees, squats, Bonnie Blairs, Ohno Apollos, jump squats, lunges, more lunges, more squats, rocky balboas, mike tysons. More CDD, shoulder taps, werkins, more burpees, more merkins, more squats, big boys, and some kind of 6 count conniptions that Ball joint made up.

Stogie rolled out after his second round, along with Volt at the 30 minute mark.

Purple Haze scarred us for life by wearing his Spiderman PJ’s to the workout. Luckily it was cold, so we only saw raisins or just two itty bitty grains of sand. Should the Pax take up a collection to buy the boy some shorts?

With the holiday seasons upon us, take time to remember those with empty seats around the dinner table. Whether though death, overseas duty, missionary work, hospitalization or other events, be thankful for the loved ones you have in your life.

Thanksgiving trifecta coming up. 0530, 0700, 0830.
Christmastown 5K-Speed for Need
Christmas Party

Prayer requests
Mayor’s M
Girl on heart transplant list
Huck’s mom
Others that I forgot. Sorry.

YHC took us out.

As always, thanks for showing up!

Omaha happened before the workout began as YHC approached the circle at the Sandlot where 4 HIM’s gathered in the drizzly gloom. Original plan called for a mosey to Martha Rivers Park, but the uncertainty of precipitation led to modification. YHC planted The Ricky Bobby shovel flag (filling in while Flintstone took a Clown-Car detour to Lake Wylie) and at 0530 promptly moseyed across the street to the former bank drive-thru (a conveniently large covered area).  Brief disclaimer and warm-up of Side-straddle hops, Imperial walkers (15xIC each), and Merkins (10xIC).

The Thang:  Do an exercise until the first PAX reaches the specified number of reps and calls “Done!” then run a lap around the building and repeato. Twist in the rules = same PAX cannot finish first for 2 exercises in a row. Exercises were:
25 hand-release merkins
50 Bonnie Blairs (single count)
75 flutter kicks (count one leg)
100 Nolan Ryans (single count / 50 each side)
125 Air presses
150 Rocky Balboas (count one side)
125 mountain climbers
100 LBC’s
75 plank jacks
50 big-boy situps
25 hand-release merkins

Let the rules relax a bit on the Big Boys as YHC finished first and called these as well as the 75 plank jacks.  However, no good deed goes unpunished, and YHC landed a full right foot into a huge puddle at the very end of the last lap.  C’est la vie, just keep pushing ahead.

With 12 minutes left on the clock, PAX opted for a Lazy Dora routine; partners teamed up to complete 100 merkins (one partner doing merkins while the other holds plank). After that, 3 minutes of Mary took us to the end.  Mosey back across the street for Pledge and COT.

Announcements (check Slack):
Thanksgiving Trifecta 0530/0700/0830
Christmastown 5k
Christmas party

Prayers:
Nutria’s neighbor with Covid/pneumonia
Pax on IR
All those under mental stress or anxiety.  November and December are especially tough in many ways.  We say this a lot but it can never be overemphasized:  Reach out to someone if you need support.  And, if you don’t need support, reach out to someone because you are the support.  Today, I’m grateful for the privilege to lead 3 HIM’s who provided the support I needed for a great start to this week.

– Nutria

Painlab and bootcamp combined for a workout to honor Chicken Little.  Had a short warmup of SSH, Imperial Walkers, grass pickers and some stretches.  Pledge

Mosey to track at Greer where YHC had some blocks.  Six stations written in chalk around the track.  Each station had a block except one.  Over head press, swings, chest press, curls, blockies, hand release merkins.  In honor of Chicken Little we did 24 reps at each station except blockies, those were 10.  Keep moving station to station.

Mosey back for some Mary.  Time.

YHC mentioned how giving your all in workouts is important.  It helps in getting comfortable with being vulnerable and asking for help.  That is a hard thing for many of us to do.  Giving your all in the workouts gives a chance for your brother to lift you up.  It also helps in asking for help at times when more is at stake.

Announcements:  Rice n Beans, Thanksgiving trifecta, Christmas party

Prayer requests: Rudolph and his family move, men struggling, pax on IR, Tiger M and stepsons

YHC took us out

Always an honor

Tiger

Coconut Horse had 5 runners this morning and 4 stayed for a “Q-Source” discussion from the book Uncommon by Christian author, and former NFL coach Tony Dungy.  We reviewed the “Core” of what it takes to be a man in a broken world – Character, Honesty/Integrity, Stewardship and Courage

We honored the life of a fellow HIM, Chicken Little, by incorporating the WOD created for him into the workout. The goal for this workout was not to leave no man behind and finish together.

The warm up:

10 IC gravel pickers

5 burpees

10 IC SSH

Moroccan Night Clubs (while I explained what was next)

The Thang:

Mosey to the entrance of park

At each light pole (10 total)

1 Burpee, 5 Merkins, 10 Shoulder taps (one side)

2 rounds of everyone’s favorite picking cherries

Pledge and talk a little about Chicken Little and his struggles

Mosey to side parking lot for some dirty 11’s

Dirty 11’s

Big boys on one side and merkins on the other with burpee in the middle both ways

3 rounds of picking cherries

Mosey to the tennis courts for 24 minutes of AMRAP

AMRAP

1 minute of merkins

1 minute of shoulder taps

1 minute of LBC’s

1 minute of cherry pickers

Run to the opposite side of the tennis courts

Repeat the above for a total of 6 times.

COT

We discussed Nehemiah 4:14, you have to fight for your family, your spouse, your brothers, your sisters, your sons, your daughters. We talked about not leaving a brother behind.

Announcements

Christmas Party, Thanksgiving Trifecta, Speed for Need

Prayer Request

Many were listed

Wichita took us out

Sarlacc Out

Eight PAX showed for some exercise and a good word.  We scattered in several directions… Man Down!  About 10 steps into my workout I stumbled on you guessed it, Dallas sidewalk irregularities, took a roll but ended right back up without missing a beat.  I’m OK!  After a few short laughs we were back at it.  All PAX returned around 06:00 for a continuation of the verse from Sunday’s Q-Source on Failure.

Romans 5:3-4 Not only so, but we also glory in our sufferings, because we know that suffering produces perseverance; perseverance, character; and character, hope. 

We wrapped up learning about the Man Park!  Man Park – SNL – YouTube

Announcements:  Christmas Party / Service Project / Thanksgiving Trifecta / Board Games for Teacher @ Costner (more to come if needed)

Prayer Requests:  Big Pappy & Family / Bed Pan’s Step Family / SA’s Daughter & Family / Jennica Seymour (Heart transplant waiting list) / Wichita’s Dad (heart transplant checkup) / Achy Breaky M & pregnancy

Excuse Me While I Kiss the Sky!  PH