24 men of distinction (welcome FNG Kodiak) arrived at The Patriot this glorious Saturday. Cake Boss and Flat Tire at the Q and planned to fulfill the reputation of The Patriot with a solid beatdown.

Cake Boss shared the following story:

On June 6, 1944, three American officers huddled in a bombshell crater on Utah Beach in Normandy, France. Realizing the tide had carried them to the wrong place on the beach, the trio made an impromptu decision: “We’ll start the battle from right here.” They needed to move forward from a difficult starting point.

CB asked the PAX, what battle are we facing today? What decision are we facing that puts us in a corner? Are we strong enough to start the battle where we are or run from it??

More importantly, who or what are we relying on for guidance and direction??

Who is our compass? More on this later…

Mosey to back side of school down hill for COP

20 squats

15 CDDs

30 SSHs

15 Merkins

20 Imperial Walkers

15 Wide Arm Merkins

Jacobs Ladder

Count off in 2s & line up at bottom of Hill 1’s run hill 1 bombjack-add 1 up to 7 each round 2’s LBCs Flapjack

Plank when done

10 Maktarjai’s

Mosey to side of school

Find wall space

20 dips

10 derkins

3 rounds

Mosey to Cherry Park for Flat Tire beatdown.

Cake Boss added that his compass is Jesus and that he gives him the ability to fight the battles, make the tough decisions and move forward.

Being a better husband, father and Man is because Jesus lives in us and through us.

YHC picked up where Cake Boss left off.  We started on the field with 4 corners:

1) 10 burpees – run to 2nd corner

2) 20 merkins – bear crawl to 3rd corner

3) 30 squats – run to 4th corner

4) 40 LBC’s – bear crawl back to 1st corner

ROUND 2:

1) 10 burpees – run

2) 20 wide arm merkins – lunge walk

3) 30 jumping lunges – run

4) 40 Freddie Mercury’s – lunge walk

Shout out to Menthol for leading the PAX in plank-o-rama as we waited for the 6. Some coarse mumble chatter emerged (Italian Job and Pusher!) earning us 20 bombjacks and a quick sprint to the far fence and back.

Two line Indian run to other side of park.  Slow pace but the man in the back had to SPRINT to the front.  Moderately successful but we had to audible after Pushers direction got us outside of the fence and headed on the outer perimeter of the park.  Circle up in the Carolina Title Loans, Inc. lot while we wait for the 6.

20 SSH

11 CDD – HOLD IT

11 Slow Mountain Climbers – HOLD IT

10 Plank Jack

Now that everyon was back, we headed back to the 4 corner field jogging as a group.

5 minutes left so we had a quick, intense ab-lab:

15 knee ups

15 Russin twist

10 dying bugs (like dying cockroach but better)

15 flutter kicks

Mosey back to COT

Moleskin

YHC shared with the PAX that my immediately family has been through some challenging times lately.  Our church family has walked through unbelievable tragedies in the past week.  Why do these things happen?  What God’s been telling me is this – our time in this world is short.  James 4:14 says:

Yet you do not know what your life will be like tomorrow.  You are just a vapor that appears for a little while and then vanishes away. 

We will all meet our maker one day.  It might be 60 years but it could be tomorrow. I’ve been asking myself, am I ready?  What is Jesus going to say to me when I’m standing in front of Him?

Let’s all try to live our life with no regrets.  Live with character, discipline, and purpose.  Like Cake Boss said, Jesus is our compass and following Him keeps us headed in the right direction.

Thanks to Peach for the honor to serve this great PAX.  The Patriot is a great AO with endless opportunities.

AYE!