EC Ruck – Cold-Cut, Patch, Stabler, Noonan, Little Mermaid, Yhc.  Great mumble chatter right out of the gate as our Respect brothers Patch and Cold-Cut covered everything from Eagle’s ridge to what goes first when you reach respect age.  #HIM right there.  As we got back to the flag, Mermaid paid 50 burpees to receive his flag back from Noonan.  50 burpees done! Stabler was gracious enough to keep count for our brothers!  Don’t forget your SF!

Yhc was asked by MaBell to Q #theschoolyard, and I was happy to pick a date.  Little Mermaid has done a killer job as new site Q and it doesn’t hurt that he’s a fan of #Duke!   #HIM @Bono approached yhc several weeks ago and wanted to see if yhc could incorporate awareness for #mentalillness #depression into the workout, and yhc struggled with trying to come up with something, but hopefully all who came went home as better men.  PAX started rolling in, via car/walking.  Disclaimer given and off we went.

Warm Up

  • 10 – Absolutions – IC (8 count)
  • 10 – Good Mornings – IC
    • Yhc has always enjoyed @Abu’s beatdowns, and when absolutions were introduced, it was something that yhc hated but loved at the same time.  To be absolved of something is to be forgiven!  1 John 1:9 gives us the promise that if we are willing to ask for forgiveness, He is faithful and just to forgive us of all our sins!  As brothers, husbands and fathers, we need to not only ask for forgiveness, but give forgiveness to those who are in need of it.  We have enough burdens carried around, and that is one we can give to God! (We need to give Him all!)

Thang

  • Moseyed to the soccer field for some 7’s, On short side of the Field. (Heard at f3 – “Irony sharpens Irony.”)
    • Round 1 – The Wolverine and Squats.  Plank for the 6.  (Chatter here was fire.  Yhc was asked if I was in a bad mood.  Was asked if we were going to be doing more Abu workouts.  Yes and Yes!)
      • Indian Run around the track for recovery count.
    • Round 2 – Absolutions and Overhead Claps.  Plank/Dip hold for the 6.  (More forgiveness because we serve a forgiving God!)
    • Round 3 – Ab Ski Merkins and Hallelujahs. Al Gore for 6.  (AS Merkins is yhc favorite beatdown now.  Great convo from another #HIM – @StringBean – “Everyone has two wolves inside them.  An evil and good one.  Which one are you feeding?”  Always enjoy words of wisdom from my brother!)
    • Indian Run around the track – mosey to the school building wall.
      • 7, 7, 7, 1 = 22 (keeping this number in mind)
  • BTTW – Pax 10 count.  (“Are you sure?  Yes!  Two words, Spinal Tap – you can imagine the chatter here!)  Recover.  Back to the flag.
  • 22 Fruity Mercuries – IC
  • Finished up around 6:10 for a little bit longer COT.

COT –  Yhc shared the significance of the number 22, which is the number of our veterans who are taking their own lives each day. Mental Illness leads to many things such as depression and anxiety just to name a couple.  Yhc wanted some of the pax to share how mental illness has or is affecting them or someone they may know.  Patch, Cold-Cut, Matlock, String Bean, Noonan and yhc shared a little about how mental illness/depression is affecting our families.  From alcoholism, suicide, being too busy to pray with our 2.0’s, 2.0’s falling away, all these are the attack of our foe, a defeated foe by the way.  F3 is an excellent way to help with depression.  So keep #headlocking!  Do we give up on our loved ones or ourselves too easily?  What if God treated us the same and gave up on us?  Keep pushing forward and have that “extended grace!”

  • Prayer.
  • Count-o-rama! Name-o rama!

Announcements – yhc forgot so check out f3enc.com! ;)

Moleskin – Yhc can’t be thankful enough for this #f3brotherhood!  Never was one to open up and be vulnerable but #F3 #COT, #QSource, heck, the whole thing has been such a blessing.  I’m sure that we all have our battles and at times things may look gloomy, but yhc has been blessed to fall in love with a Savior that gave His life for me/you!  A Savior that showed people He had compassion for them, that He cared for them, that He loved them, is the same Savior who lives today and can do the same for you!  We can be victorious!  We can be overcomers!  After all, it is because He lives, you and I can face tomorrow!  Great work brothers!

Proverbs 24:16 –   For a just man falleth seven times, and riseth up again: but the wicked shall fall into mischief.

Blessings – FP

 

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