We discussed charity – an act of giving (time treasure talent), why we do it, how to teach and model it for our children, and wrestled with the questions of if all giving is charity, if the distinction is the worthiness of the recipient, and if so, what makes it worthy?

The group drew on stories of Cain’s sacrifice and the Jewish idea of “Tikkun Olam” which means “healing the world”

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HANDS UP!

First exercise is: unloading the truck

9 PAX suited up and showed to fight the good fight.

No rest between rounds – instead pickles and punches (getting closer to PH balanced)

Christian rap (for those could tell the difference) otherwise rap strength training, one splash of new Linkin Park album.

On the day Chester Bennington took his own life, his toddler daughters wrote him a letter (as they had been everyday for weeks) letting Daddy know how much they loved him.

“The emptiness machine” is a tribute those suffering from sad clown disease. Isolation is a killer.
Only by God’s grace and mercy did YHC show up today.

Q juice is powerful stuff – but sometimes it just doesn’t hit. Passion and genuine gratitude usually put wind in my sails, but not today.

Passion I believe is the most advanced form of movitation, and the lowest form is white-knuckled willingness. That was enough to get me there, and God did the rest, to Him be the glory

I know God works through people, certainly the men that showed up this morning to do the hard thing.

MARY:
maybe she swam away?

COT:
thank God He has made us well able to what He’s called us to do TODAY

It was an honor and a privilege
~Punch Out

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Step ups and other weighted warmups. Rock work behind walmart. Hill work, too for a chops squat string combined with backwards uphill shuffle. Low distance, high impact. COT and then coffee over which life’s little problems got more easily solved.

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4 ran the 5-mile standard Dough It route, and discussed Adversity, while 1 charted his own path for a longer 8-mile option and surely contemplated 3rdF thoughts while navigating treacherous terrain. Great discussion today about Adversity. Bottom line, when you are faced with adversity, hard work and prayer go a long way. I think we”re getting the formula for this new 1stF + 3rdF AO format pretty well dialed in.

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A cold and still church parking lot with a small handful of PAX ever ready to get 1% better.

We had 1 PAX for each station and it was slow start, with only commitment to the gloom as motivated.

A 5 rounder with slow start and a hard first 2 rounds for everyone. But as the fight went on, everyone found their rhythm. YOU vs YOU was the theme, and the in doing the hard thing, we conquered the gloom

These PAX dug deep, and modified where where necessary, and stayed moving

YHC tried to make it fun, but often, we have accept the fun aspect. So we do it with our brothers.

The Thang: Fight-Gone-Bad WOD (on tour)

Soundtrack: Train like Rocky – passion, endurance, sacrifice. You’re getting stronger

COT:

Prayers:

Praying for men leading their households as well as their selves.

Praying for PD, that he is healed of cancer via all of God’s resources.
That God covers PD’s mind, will, and emotions, and this around him.
That PD is edifyed by loved ones and friends.

Praise (requests)

Shipyard is awesome and he knows it
Praise God we made it the gloom with our brothers and God makes us well about to do what we are called to do TODAY

In the mane of the God that opened the water for Moses

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Seven for some reflections on lent and fasting at the pavelion. Check out the articles in the thread for the baseline from our discussion. Great thoughts shared on how to lean on each other while practicing this discipline.

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Record crowd at Stonecutters this morning, where the the only rule is there are no rules (so I learned). Apparently your shoes don’t even need to match.

The PAX enjoyed a bespoke Wheel of Pain experience involving various locations around the park, unique modes of transport, and AMRAP exercises. Favorite quotes include: “that’s a long way to karaoke”, “derkins, really?”, “reverse lunge walk, is that a thing?” and “to the swings?”

Shout out to Unitard and Cauliflower for superb leadership on their Spinners Choice.

MIAGD!

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6 PAX did the hard thing this morning and crushed it

Mosey to the workout area from the flag.

Pledge

THE THANG: Fight-Gone-Bad WOD
(5×5 minute Rounds, 1 minute rest after each round – 29 minutes total)

5 stations – 1 minute at each station AMRAP – no rest in between stations

— Station 1: 20lb wall ball shots

— Station 2: 70lb/40lb sumo deadlift high pull (or 95lb hex deadlift)

— Station 3: 16in bench box jumps

— Station 4: 70lb/60lb sandbag/55lb dumbells push press (kip optional)

— Station 5: Seated row machine/60lb sandbag/ double 30lb KB bent over rows

The soundtrack was invigorating was victorious

MARY – assist YHC loading 500+ lbs of into truck

Mosey back to the flag

Announcements:
Highland Games and 3rdF Escalator upcoming weeks: Fasting / Charing / Sacrifice (Stations of the Cross with HGTV to finish the set)

COT:
Prayed out to the God that opened the water for Moses, in thanks we are WELL able to do He has called us to do TODAY

Yoga Mat friend is retiring – well done
YHC 2.0 getting cast this morning for fractured tibia

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We talked about prayer being a dialgue rather than a monologue.

Noise is factor for all – yet we still need to practice. Anything you practice, you get better at.

One thing YHC heard in the noise this week was, “Be still, and know that I am God.”

Thank you for allowing YHC to lead this morning
MIAGD

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February 28th, 2025, 4 run clubbers and 8 bootcampers, what a glorious day at SCary’s premier 0545 Friday bootcamp. It also happened to be the 42nd anniversary of the air date of the LAST episode of M*A*S*H. So today we paid tribute to one of the worlds all time great television shows. The pax were informed of this and many questioned whether I even knew the show, to which I responded I enjoyed watching it on Nick at Nite. Fun trivia fact, current Nick at Nite shows include, The Big Bang Theory, Friends, and Modern Family. Wow.

Off we mosey, with one very dark patch on the way beware, to the office park. Continue past the sketchy car for some warm-ups further in. Standard warm ups. Then instructions given to follow me closely. Off we go to pay our respects to M*A*S*H by outlining the iconic Bell 47 helicopter from the shows intro (which we nailed btw). The pax were very confused by the route which led to some great mumblechatter. Along the outline of the whirlybird we completed 42 Merkins, 42 American Hammers, 42 Squats, and 42 Heels to Heaven. One last round of 10 Merkins, 10 American Hammers, 11 Squats, and 11 Heels to Heaven. Art time was completed so pearls on a string back to the park.

For thang 2 we partnered up and completed a “classic PT exercise” Dora with 100 pull-ups, 200 merkins, and 300 WWIIs. Back to the flag for LSF and maybe something else, I can’t remember.

Props to IC Light for the best helicopter.

Announcements
Merkin Madness – SIGN UP NOW
Pet Sounds Blood Drive
Highland Games 2025

Praises and Prayers lifted.

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