10 strong posted in optimal conditions and made some new friends. These “friends” were of the fern/ceiling fan type, but they did more barking than talking. With 0 FNGs present, YHC was quick to get us started.
It went like this:
Warm-a-rama
- Mosey from parking lot – Cornwallis and back on the other side
- Each corner we did an exercise
- SSH x 20 IC
- String Rippers x 20 IC
- Windmills x 20 IC
- Lunging Sun Gods up Incline Plane
- Each corner we did an exercise
- 2 laps around court – toe the yellow sideline
- Line Jumps
- Front – Back x 10 IC
- Lateral x 10 IC
- Split Jump x 10 IC – A-skip
- Upright Mountain Climber x 10 IC
- Scissors x 10 IC – Carioca
- Upright Mountain Climber x 10 IC
- SSX x 10 IC
The Thang
Section 1
Burpee Ball/Circle of Death
Pax formed a circle facing outwards, extended elbow-to-elbow. A 10b med ball was introduced. We passed it around the circle, starting to the right. After each pass the Pax did a series of Burpees/Merkins on the Q’s call.
- 1 Burpee x 2
- 5 merkins x 3
- 5 squats x 3
- 5 merkins x 3
- 5 squats x 3
- 1 Burpee x 2
Pass it left
- 1 Burpee x 2
- 5 merkins x 3
- 5 squats x 3
- 5 merkins x 3
- 5 squats x 3
- 1 Burpee x 2
Fenceline Sit-n-pass
Pax lined up on the fence in a squatting/sitting position and passed 2 med balls up and down the line for 2 minutes.
Section 2
Stairs – Partner up (size did not matter)
Set 1 (Each set 30 seconds)
Partner A – Foot replacement on step
Partner B – Step-up on picnic table
20 merkins
Switch
20 squats
Set 2
Partner A – Scissor Foot replacement
Partner B – Box Jump – Incline Merkin – Burpee
20 Merkins
mosey back to basketball court for work with our new friends.
Section 3
YHC passed out new friends (heavy resistance tubing), 1 for each pax.
Stations were posted along the railing with a resistance exercise, run sideline-to-sideline twice and do a body weight exercise and move to the next station. Successfully made it through once before time was called
- 40 Bicep Curls – sideline x 2 – 20 merkins
- 20 Tricep-Kickbacks (ea arm) – sideline x 2 – 20 diamond merkins
- 40 Chest Press – sideline x 2 – 20 diamond merkins
- 20 front raises, 20 side raises – sideline x 2 – 20 Carolina Dry Docks
- 40 Back Rows – sideline x 2 – 5 Burpees
- 20 Straight Arm Pull-downs – sideline x 2 – 10 Man dips @ the Fitness Center
Grab your friend and grab a pole (basketball pole) 3 men to a pole.
Mary
With our new friends and a pole, we did some weighted abdominal training. The pax caught a break due to YHC’s extreme sunburn and the unpleasant feeling of that grinding on the pavement. It won’t happen again.
All exercises done with the assistance of resistance bands.
- LBC x 20 IC
- Knees to chest x 20 IC
- Toe touches x 20 IC
- LBC x 20 IC
- Rope Pull x 20 IC
- Homer-to-Marge x 20
Announcements
- Family day at the Rainbow Dash this Saturday, 4/30, 7 a.m.
- Ms, 2.0s all welcome
- Men, show our ladies what we’ve got.
- Mrs. Woody is coming to bring the noise!
COT
Woody stepped up and took us out with a great prayer message!
Blessing to be able to lead and share this with the men!
Aye!
~ Big Mitt
*** 3rdF Highlights – Bird’s Nest ***
John 7
- Quick Review – John Chapter 6
- Jesus fed the 5,000
- led to debate over trust in Him
- vs 66&67 – “You do not want to leave too, do you?” ~ human moment
- Simon Peter stood big, bold satement
- The 12 were strengthened, masses formed an “out pattern”
- Jesus fed the 5,000
Chapter 7
- Tabernacle
- 1 of 3 main festivals for the Jewish people
- Men come to Jerusalem, take back what they have learned to their villages
- Lose timeline
- people wanted to kill Jesus for blashempy (called God His father)
- Disciples make suggestion to Jesus to do works publicly
- Analogy made to Babe Ruth, playing in front of full stadiums
- MJ being greatest basketball player because of his public platform instead of the street ballers who played in private
- Spiritual Climate accounted for
- Jesus entrusted Mary, His mother, to John (not his blood brothers)
- spiritual entrustment – not familial
- Jesus entrusted Mary, His mother, to John (not his blood brothers)
- vs 6, 7
- Jesus explained He has a different timetable
- brother’s went
- Jesus joined separately
- sought His father’s advice? Personal litmus test? (We don’t know)
- Jesus explained He has a different timetable
- vs 12
- mumble chatter amongst the crowd
- harsh hand of relgion
- fear of authority, Jewish leaders
- harsh hand of relgion
- mumble chatter amongst the crowd
- vs 15
- Jews were amazed at His knowledge
- vs 16
- take your own look – don’t let others influence you (on the Word and your relationship)
- vs 21
- Jesus is trying to push them through their fake religious system
- lesson on circumcision and its contradiction
- 8th day of a male baby’s life was the Law
- born on a Friday, circumcision took place on the Sabbath
- broke their own law
- 8th day of a male baby’s life was the Law
- vs 24
- stop judging, free yourself from R-E-L-I-G-I-O-N
- vs 25
- angered people
- vs 32
- momentum was gaining
- Pharisees sought to arrest him
- Old Testament
- references people with the spirit ON/UPON ‘him’
- vs 38
- 1st time book says Spirit can be with someone (internally)
- why not before?
- Spirit could not be with sin
- How He left allowed Spirit to come
- Similar to how the Tree of Life was protected and ultimately removed from the garden
- once man sinned, they could not eat from the tree and live eternally with sin
- Believe and repent
- so clean thereafter a baptism that the Spirit could preside
- why not before?
- 1st time book says Spirit can be with someone (internally)
- vs 43,44
- still no one laid a hand on him
- vs 46
- temple guards were there to capture a man
- Instead, Jesus captured their hearts
- temple guards were there to capture a man
- vs 52
- legal system built on fairness (Nicodemus interjects on behalf of Jesus)
- still moved past
- considered Jesus a threat
- hung up on Galilee
- accused/suggested Nicodemus of being from Galilee for seemingly coming to Jesus’ defense
- legal system built on fairness (Nicodemus interjects on behalf of Jesus)
We finished Chapter 7 and will move forward next Tuesday with Bird’s Nest at the helm. 6:30 at the Search Office, 1852 Pembroke. Bring a friend, each study stands alone.
PAX: Wapner, Hoser, Ozone, Bird’s Nest, Everest, JR, Wicked, Woody, Xerox, Stella, Big Mitt (QIC)
QIC: Big Mitt
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