(Written by and posted for Nail Pop)
5 PAX posted for an inaugural #Blockparty in the gloom. Thanks to our brother Treadmill for picking them up from Home Depot where our brother JJ runs the show. Gotta support our brothers whenever possible.
Weather: Very pleasant 43 and clear. Did I mention the stars were shining bright? Just beautiful. Why would everyone not be up this early to enjoy what God has created?
BOM: Prayer by Nail Pop.
The Thang:
Mosey to the basketball court next to the playground for a little warmup.
SSH x 30 IC
Thru The Tunnel x 15 IC
Windmill X 15 IC
Little Baby Arm Circles (Forwards and “BACKARDS” – this is how you say it in the south) x 15 IC
Overhead Arm Claps x 15 IC
LBC’s X 30 IC
Merkins X 20 IC, had to save some for our new toys we were about to go meet.
Mosey to the top of the wonderful hill where Treadmills truck was parked with our CINDER BLOCKS (everyone get two, I think they thought I was kidding).
– Line up on the track with your cinder blocks.
2 Cinder Block exercises
1st exercise – Each PAX carries two cinder blocks to the other side of the field and stand your Cinder Blocks up (25 dips on the blocks) and then carry your blocks back.
2nd exercise – Each PAX carries two cinder blocks to the other side of the field and spread your blocks apart far enough to do 25 high/low merkins on the blocks (when you go down to the ground explode up and back to the cinder block). This was a bit intense and at the end of the exercise it turned into a Hydraulic session. Yes we still have to get the blocks back to the other side guys. Great work by all.
3rd exercise – Each PAX carries two cinder blocks to the other side of the field and does 25 BBSU’s. Yes take your blocks back to the other side again. A little grip work never hurt anybody.
4th exercise – Each PAX carries two cinder blocks to the other side of the field and back as fast as they can.
5th exercise – No block work here, just Flutter Kicks x 30 IC.
Job a lap around the track for a little cardio and to give our arms a rest for a minute or so.
1 Cinder Block exercises
1st exercise – Take one of your cinder blocks (it doesn’t really matter which one because they are both heavy and are going to make your arms hurt just a bit) and put it on either your left or right side on the ground. You’ll pick it up and snatch it over your head and place it on the opposite side. You’ll continue this until you do it 20 times total or 10 on each side. TheDISCLAIMER was brought up during this exercise, remember to always lift with your legs and not your back.
2nd exercise – Heal Touches (Treadmill) x 30 IC.
3rd exercise – Cinder Block alternating hand Merkins x 25
Short rest then x 20
Short rest then x 15
Mosey to the courtyard for a little Peoples Chair w/ a twist.
Peoples Chair w/ Overhead Arm Claps x 40 IC (The counting was beginning to fade away quickly once the legs started to burn, great job guys for pushing thru.)
10 seconds rest
Balls to the Wall
As YHC looked as this time, he noticed we only had 3 minutes left and you know what that means. A little Turning Point tradition that was started by brother Treadmill. 3 Minutes of Imperial Walkers for Walker. Last 30 seconds you pump them out as fast as possible.
Awesome job today guys. It was great to Nick (Skid Marks back out this morning). I also had to thank him for seeing my wife off the day we headed to Memphis with Walker at the airport. The Cinder Blocks bring a whole new avenue to TP. Thanks again Treadmill for making that happen yesterday.
Announcements:
– F3 Lex Christmas Party on December 19th. More details to come.
– Goruck training continues @ River Bluff HS
– Patty Packs and Lexington ½ Marathon in December.
– Prayer request – Continue to pray for Walker’s recovery. We had a breakthrough day yesterday.
– Prayer request – Skid Marks neighbor (tumor/cist on his liver)
– Prayer request – Treadmill’s wife’s cousin up north (I believe that’s right) undergoing a major surgery today
– F3 North Augusta Launches on December 6th. If you know people that are interested in the North Augusta/Augusta area please let us know so we can put them on the invite list.
BOM: Prayer led by Nail Pop.
Devo: Romans 7:14-25
14 We know that the law is spiritual; but I am unspiritual, sold as a slave to sin.15 I do not understand what I do. For what I want to do I do not do, but what I hate I do.16 And if I do what I do not want to do, I agree that the law is good.17 As it is, it is no longer I myself who do it, but it is sin living in me.18 For I know that good itself does not dwell in me, that is, in my sinful nature.[c] For I have the desire to do what is good, but I cannot carry it out. 19 For I do not do the good I want to do, but the evil I do not want to do—this I keep on doing.20 Now if I do what I do not want to do, it is no longer I who do it, but it is sin living in me that does it.
21 So I find this law at work: Although I want to do good, evil is right there with me.22 For in my inner being I delight in God’s law;23 but I see another law at work in me, waging war against the law of my mind and making me a prisoner of the law of sin at work within me.24 What a wretched man I am! Who will rescue me from this body that is subject to death?25 Thanks be to God, who delivers me through Jesus Christ our Lord!
So then, I myself in my mind am a slave to God’s law, but in my sinful nature[d] a slave to the law of sin.
– We all have sinful thoughts and desires, but without God’s grace and mercy we cannot combat them on our own. We talked about pressing forward to the prize that’s been set before us and striving to be our best and glory God with everything we do each and every day. Don’t continue to do those things you “hate to do”, rebuke them in the name of the Father and walk in His footsteps.
God Bless you all.
Nail Pop