Seven Pax came out in the gloom to improve themselves and each other this morning in the great town of York, SC!    I hear a lot of guys I try to EH say that getting up early and trying to work out is just too hard to do.   Now, I’m not sure about their jobs and home-life, but I can attest to you that at least for me personally, my F3 time in the morning is the easiest part of my day.   Getting up, meeting my buddies, getting after it with a boot-camp workout, sharpening a little iron, giving thanks and prayers…..that’s easy stuff my brothers.   The stress comes when you hit the rest of what life is going to deliver once you leave the AO; Family, Spouse, Work, Deadlines, Problems, Issues, Bills, etc., etc.

So as I was trying to come up with some ideas for leading the workout this morning my thoughts kept coming back to “How do I do a better job at taking my F3 discipline home”?   I have plenty of room for improvement in every aspect of my life….but a good starting point for me is at Home.   So….let’s hit the Home Improvement Store for this mornings workout!

Kick it off:   Mosey to Lowes Parking Lot.   Circled up and knocked out a little Windmill, SSH, Moroccan Nightclubs, Merkins, and Ski Hops.
Main Event:
Front Push Kicks from one parking row to the next and back
Front Snap Kicks from one parking row to the next and back
Buttkickers to the 1st row, High Knees to the second, run back
Karaoke’s to first row, turn 180deg, Karaoke to the 2nd, run back
Suicide runs
Alternating running suicides mixing in Merkins, LBC’s, and Burpees at the end of the longest leg prior to running back.
Ruck Bag relay = Everyone on their back with legs 6″ up, then passed the 30lb ruck from one end to the next with Pax calling out “on your left” “on your right” as the bag was coming.  2 times
Ruck relay with chest presses:  10 chest presses before passing the bag, with feet at 6″

A little 3rd F
Shared with the Pax a western slang nickname for a cowpuncher is a Waddie.   Back when I was Rodeoing, I got really into cowboy poetry.  One of my favorite Cowboy Poets is a gentlemen named Waddie Mitchell.   He has a great poem that I memorized years ago, and break it out on occasion, called Typical:

Out on the Cliffs Edge, further than he’d ever been before
He sat with legs dangling, high above the valleys floor
He was lost in thought, while drinking in the Grandeur of it All
When suddenly a strong wind unseated him, and he began to Fall
Twas a drastic situation, he dared not think slow
For certain death awaited him on those rocky crags below
So he called upon a friend, I guess the only one he could
You know, the one we all forget about when things are going good
He said: Dear Lord, if you’d help me now, I’ll quit my sinful ways
I’ll do the things you’d have me do, I’ll work hard all my days
I’ll quit the booze and cigarettes, I’ll help my loving wife
I’ll spend time with the needy, God I’ll turn around my life
I’ll spend time with my children, God I PROMISE TO REPENT!!!
Just then a tree branch snagged his coat, and stopped his fast descent.
And while hanging for the tree that grew from that rocky shelf
He looked skyward saying, Never mind, I handled it myself……

Oh, how many times have we all been there.  You get in a bind, you’ve let life’s events get out of control, a bad situation happens, and you reach out to God…sometimes making promises that you know you can’t keep.  Promising Never Again….only to mess up, drop the ball, and fall again.  Guys, we live in a fallen world.  However, I have great news to share; God Loves you, and he has offered Grace to save you.  I know I have a lot of areas I need to work on in my life, some home improvement to do, and it is a reassurance to know that I don’t have to make promises I can’t keep.  God sent his only son to come and save my sorry hide and offer forgiveness for my shortfalls.   I challenge every man reading this to break open your bible and do some searches on what Grace means to you, and never, ever, never, ever give up trying to improve yourself and those around you!!

Own your Actions!   Aye!!

-wade