YHC was looking forward to leading the Ambushmen this morning. On Tuesday, Paper Jam gave us a good arm workout. YHC decided to follow that up with another arm day. Mainly because swole is the goal of Ambush this year. Pdubs wasnt happy but the pax pushed through. WE all got a little better this am. We even had a drive-by by Shine. He was handing out $. Maybe next time he will show up to the workout.
Condition: 45ish
1 minute warning
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Mosey to the Hexagon for COP:
SSH x 50 IC
Burpees x 10 IC
TTT x 20 IC
Burpees x 10 IC
The Thang:
Mosey to brick pile. Each pax grab two bricks. Line up on Ambush Alley.
Run toward Pisgah. Stop at each light pole. Alternate 5 burpees, 10 tricep extensions.
Turn around and head back. Alternate 5 Squats, 10 lateral raises. The lateral raises were modified back to tricep extension halfway. We made it to Rawl Rd.
Indian Run back to the brick pile. Check that Dead man Indian Run. Thanks to Vila for the suggestion.
Before we put the bricks up: Lazy Elevens
Circle up. 10 merkins, 1 raise the roof. Work down to 1 merkin and 10 RTR. This is always a crowd pleaser. Pdubs was not happy at YHC at this point.
Return bricks.
Circle up for Plankarama in grassy area
Hydraulics x 15 IC
Flutter Kicks x 15 IC
Peter Parkers x 15 IC
American Hammers x 15 IC
Shoulder Taps x 15 IC
Gas Pumps x 15 IC
Mosey to the flag
BOM
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Devo: What We Want to Hear
I hate him because he never prophesies anything good about me, but always bad.
2 Chronicles 18:7
As human beings, we are prone to seek out information that supports the opinions we hold. Research shows that we’re actually twice as likely to look for information that supports our position. When we’re deeply committed to our own way of thinking, we avoid having that thinking challenged by opposing positions.
Such was the case in King Ahab’s rule over Israel. When he and Jehoshaphat, the king of Judah, discussed whether to go to war against Ramoth Gilead, Ahab gathered 400 prophets—men he’d appointed to that role himself and would therefore tell him what he wanted to hear—to help them decide. Each replied he should go, saying “God will give it into the king’s hand” (2 Chronicles 18:5). Jehoshaphat asked whether there was a prophet who had been chosen by God through whom they could inquire of the Lord. Ahab responded reluctantly because God’s prophet, Micaiah, “never prophesies anything good about [him], but always bad” (v. 7). Indeed, Micaiah indicated they wouldn’t be victorious, and the people would be “scattered on the hills” (v. 16).
In reading their story, I see how I too tend to avoid wise advice if it isn’t what I want to hear. In Ahab’s case, the result of listening to his “yes men”—400 prophets—was disastrous (v. 34). May we be willing to seek and listen to the voice of truth, God’s words in the Bible, even when it contradicts our personal preferences.