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Game Plan – Over the Hump

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Game Plan is through Proverbs 16, “over the hump” as we are more than halfway through the book. We been together for 17 weeks now and the PAX has continued to grow and share lots of wisdom.

Here is the link to Chapter 16. I encourage everyone to read this chapter a couple of times and discern over what God is telling you personally.

This week there are 3 major groups of text:

  1. Comparison between man’s plans and God’s sovereign direction
  2. The well being of knowing God, “Fear of the Lord” and wisdom.
  3. Bad is not always bad and being able to see the good in bad circumstances.

Key verses:

2 All the ways of a man are pure in his own eyes,
but the Lord weighs the spirit. Where is your heart? How do you act and talk in public and private?

11 A just balance and scales are the Lord’s;
all the weights in the bag are his work. Knowing God is a just God balances all of the injustice of this world. Take comfort his authority is above all.

31 Gray hair is a crown of glory;
it is gained in a righteous life.
32 Whoever is slow to anger is better than the mighty,
and he who rules his spirit than he who takes a city. Old does not mean weak and big does not mean strong. We need to look at things as God sees things not as our culture defines things. Grey hair speaks to wisdom, experience knowledge. Someone who controls their emotions is stronger than someone quick to violence or anger.

Have a great week! Deacon will lead us through Chapter 17 next Friday at Game Plan!

CB

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Swingin’ Block Party

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28 Fort Millians entered the gloom this morning for a good beatdown on a beautiful late October morning:

The Thang:

Jog around WEP, slow down and start lunge walking, then high knees, then butt kickers, then jog to the grass.

COP

SSH x 40, Squat x 25, Merkins x 15, hold plank,  Peter Parker x 20, recover.

IW x 20, Sumo squat x 20, Carolina dry dock x 15, Alabama a** kickers (10LL, 10RL)

Mosey to hill

Jacob’s Ladder (1-7 burpees at top of hill), recover

Mosey to flat area

Jack Webbs, 1:4 ratio.  Count to 10 merkins and 40 overhead hand claps

Mini Mary:  Hello Dolly x 20, Freddie Mercury x 20, Dying Cockroach x 16, LBC x 25

Indian Run around park and back to parking lot

COT

Moleskin

YHC received the call last night to Q today so the workout was classic F3.  Nothing fancy – just some good upper body strength and cardio work.   The Pax put forth a good effort today.  Not much chatter other than some groans during Jack Webbs.  YHC heard the ‘that’s what she said comment’, but missed the cue for 10 bomb jacks – that won’t happen again!  The double wide Indian run along a narrow path in the dark turned into a mob of men towards the end so will have to plan that differently next time.     As always, it’s a pleasure to lead such a fine group.

Announcements:

Thoughts and prayers  for Evil Knievel who injured his back.  Get well, brother!

F3 Convergence/5k double down on Jan 4 at Walter Elisha.  This is a big event – mark your calendars now.

Spring Mud Run in Columbia – big F3 group making the trip to Columbia including teams from The Fort.

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Game Plan – Combo # 5

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Evel Knievel

16 PAX attended an  encore presentation by Evel Knievel at Game Plan this morning.

EK ordered up a Combo #5 for Proverbs Chapter 14 and split the group up into 5 small groups in order to consume all the wisdom from the chapter in our 45 min workout.

Some of the key verses are below. Triple claps to Evel Knievel for excellent leadership and insight into the word.

Proverbs 14:

4 Where there are no oxen, the manger is clean, but abundant crops come by the strength of the ox.

  • We need to invest in the “dirty work” in order to harvest the fruit in our lives. Marriage, Kids, Career….do the tough work and the crops will be abundant.

17 A man of quick temper acts foolishly, and a man of evil devices is hated.

  • Teenagers…..enough said!! Seriously, let’s be slow to anger and wise with our words when things get sideways.

26 In the fear of the Lord one has strong confidence, and his children will have a refuge.

  • Just as our children look to us for refuge (food, money, shelter etc.) and have confidence in our abilities to provide, we too need to “Fear or Respect” our God knowing he is providing our every need with confidence.

Thanks for all the participation this morning. Hope more PAX post to Game Plan and give it a chance and be inspired by wisdom.

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1-2-3 as simple as do-re-mi

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32 brothers pushed each other through 45 minutes of pain and then stood as one to honor a 33rd.

The Thang

Warm up run around WEP to center of field

COP (support from Decibel and Trucker) – SSH x??, Merkins x20, Slow sumo squat x43, LBCs x20, Mtn climbers x20

Drill  bit – 10x wide arm merkins + 10x Sumo squats at each 1/10 mile post

Split into two groups:
Group A = run up long hill past trees & lamp posts + 10x bomb jacks run back (repeat 2x w/ 10x burpees and then 10x donkey kicks)
Group B = Karaoke to playground + 10x pull ups karaoke back (repeat 2x w/15x derkins and then , 10x pull-ups of another flavor)

6MoM – Freddie Mercury x15, Hello dolly x15, Chopsticks x15, Flutter x20

Pusho/plankorama = Merkins x10, Peter Parker x10, Monkey humpers x10, Carolina Dry Docks x10, Parker Peter x10, Slow squat x10, Diamond merkins x8, Monkey humpers x10

Run home

COT

Naked Man Moleskin

Take Two — Decibel nailed his SSH routine after using his Mulligan on the first hole…then he proceeded to silence the pax with an early Merkin beatdown (so much for warm up!).  T-claps for taking some OTJ instruction in a constructive spirit.

Trucker relived a Nittany Lion nail biter with 43 slow sumo squats — Mr Blue Hoodie missed out on the commemorative sequence aimed at wearing down one more Wolverine.

SPOILER ALERT:  Funhouse shattered all CFB fans’ anticipation by revealing that Gamecock fans WILL be disappointed come November 30th.

Prayers and support for Flacco as he honored the memory of his brother, Sean, who would have been 34 today.

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Game Plan – Proverbs 13

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EK

Evel Knievel took us through Proverbs 13 this morning and we explored how our words have power to bring others up and/or bring them down.

How are we using our words and conversations?? Do we shy away from opportunities to encourage or lift others up or do we step up and put ourselves out there for others.

Also, we learned we can be financially comfortable but spiritually poor and vice versa. Where are you? What are you doing with the resources God has given you?

Is it ok to be Rich Financially and Rich Spiritually? How to we tend to those that are Poor both financially and spiritually??

Here are some key verses that stood out this week:

13:7 One pretends to be rich, yet has nothing: another pretends to be poor, yet has great wealth. – Rich/Rich or Poor/Poor or Rich/Poor or Poor/Rich…where are you??

13:22 A good man leaves an inheritance to his children’s children, but the sinner’s wealth is laid up for the righteous. – Real wealth is what we pass on from our hearts not our wallets!!

Chick filet was a great change of scenery and comfortable setting.

It will be home for Game Plan going forward and the staff there was very accommodating.

Have a great week and see you all at The Fort!

FYI on the Real Evel Knievel: Best jump he ever made!!!

Sunday, April 01, 2007 Crystal Cathedral Born again/baptized by Dr. Robert S. Schuller on “The Hour of Power”
Friday, November 30, 2007 Clearwater, FL Died of complications from Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis –
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Game Plan – lottery winners

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15 men gathered to discuss Proverbs chapter 12 this morning.

We took a lesson from Coach Gibbs, that in the game of life there is no better game plan than the Bible.

Some of Solomon’s key verses from this week:

4 An excellent wife is the crown of her husband,
but she who brings shame is like rottenness in his bones. Thank your wives for keeping you on the path.

9 Better to be lowly and have a servant
than to play the great man and lack bread (sense). Don’t be that guy!!

28 In the path of righteousness is life,
and in its pathway there is no death. Making wise choices has its benefits!!

Join us next Friday at Baxter Chickfilet 6:00am!

 

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The four-letter word that doesn’t say s#&t

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35 Pax posted at Block Party to get BUSY on some pain as a means to put the BUSYness of life behind them and actually live each day as it comes.

The Thang

Warm up run out of lot, down Ardrey Street and back into WEP

COP – SSH x40, Merkins x10, Carolina Dry Dock x15, SSH x20, Squat x20, Jumping lunge x10, SSH x20, Peter Parker x20, Merkins x10, SSH x20

Split into three groups and mosey to playground
Group 1 = Pull-ups continuous
Group 2 = Run around playground
Group 3 = Freddie Mercurys continuous
Rotate and Rinse/Repeat through 3 full cycles

Mosey to hill and partner up
Partner 1 = run to top, 5 burpees, run back
Partner 2 = continuous Sumo squats
Swap and Rinse/Repeat through 5 full cycles

Plank sequence followed by three cycles through the Railroad broad jumps (math majors kept extending this one!)

COP – Side lunge x10 (R+L), Backward lunge x10 (R+L), SSH x60

Run home

COT

Naked Man Moleskin

Pax gathered to contemplate the new four-letter YHC is seeking to strike from conversation – BUSY. Perpetual busyness (“How are you doing?”  “I’m so busy!”) has the potential to suck us into a state of mind where we have unintentionally given over our freedom to others/the world and without awareness disconnected ourselves from our hearts and the relationships that provide the most meaning to our lives.   The challenge for the week is to use the word “busy” as a trigger to dig deeper, to ask yourself what is really going on inside and what you will do about that – with intention.

Welcome to FNG/Bio!  He was headed for the name Mulligan based on a DNF for Block Party a week ago until a stupendous personal data download during COT overwhelmed the Pax.  T-claps for sticking with it to the end this week!

Cake Boss challenged the Pax for a rename of Yul, who managed to rise for a second Block Party beatdown in two weeks, but somehow was not inspired.  Well, let’s assume the Pax were referencing the awesome inspiration of the bird and not the other potential meanings to the term.  Will he follow CSPAN and go for round three?

Have a great week!

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Game Plan – Proverbs 11

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11 PAX gathered in the first cold morning at Gameplan. It was a great discussion on values, standards, workethic and character.

Two of our favorite verses today:

21 Be assured, an evil person will not go unpunished,
but the offspring of the righteous will be delivered.
22 Like a gold ring in a pig’s snout
is a beautiful woman without discretion.

21 tells us that we live under a just God and our decisions effect more than just us. 22 tells us that not everything is as attractive as it may look at first, look a little closer!

Prayers for the Fort 1yr Anniversary gathering tonight. Bring a firend and give thanks for your band of brothers!

pig

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Backblast – Hold the Fort

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40 motivated men climbed out of bed to workout in the gloom at the Fort

Redeye at Q

Run a lap around the field

COP:

SSHs (50x), Imperial Walkers (40x), Squats (30x), Inverse Squats (20x), Mountain Climbers (20x), Merkins (15x), SSHs (20x)

Mosey to playground and then partner drills: Pull Ups (10x)/Run, Dips (20x)/Run, Merkins (30x)/Run

Inspiration: PAX all of us go through adversity in life whether its small or great, we keep going.  We came this morning to push one another physically to be stronger and my ask is that we look for opportunities to push each other along our path in the other areas of our lives.  I am thankful to be here to be pushed and move forward together (PAX).

Deacon at Q

Run a lap around the park and at each marker: Diamond Merkins (10x), LBCs (10x), Sumo Squats (10x)

Back to COP

Carolina Dry Docks (15x), Mayweathers (15x), Praise Gods (15x), Oblique ups (15x), Parker Peters (15x), Superman (10 counts, 4x)

COT

Moleskin:

Triple claps to the PAX for encouraging each other during today’s workout. We were blessed with three FNGs Euell, Trojan, Waldo who met the challenge. They pushed themselves and connected with several of the PAX. Until the next time we meet, continue to stay faithful and to seek God’s wisdom. 

Announcements:

– 3rd F: This Friday st 5:30 AM at Starbucks in Baxter with a focus on Proverbs 11

Reference link: http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Proverbs+11&version=NIV

– 2nd & 3rd Fs: The Fort’s 1st year anniversary event this Friday at 6 pm at the Anne Springs Greenway Pavilion

Reference Link: http://www.evite.com/event/0383ZVZS4UJDOIDOGEPDDG3EFHGN4M

– 2nd F: Dude, Where’s my Par? Golf Classic on 10/26. Email Crab Cakes to RSVP tysonecampbell@gmail.com

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Right Here, Right Now!

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25 PAX showed for this cool morning paintarama:

The Thang:

Cake Boss mentions;

Thoughts of victims from Washington Navy Yard Shooting. Going to work like any other day. Challenge PAX to live each day, RIGHT HERE, RIGHT NOW don’t wait till tomorrow.

 Line up on trees

-lunge walk

-karaoke right then left

COP:

-Squat x20

-Mountain climber x20

-SSH x20

-Freddy Mercury x15

-IW’s x20

-CDD x15

Mosey to Soccer field

Crazy Eights/partner

Partner #1 run figure 8 around soccer field

Partner #2 8 reps of each: Merkin, burpee, LBC, sumo squat

 

Turn Over to CSPAN

Line up on Goal Line:

–    Lunge walk to midfield, sprint to end

–    Back pedal to midfield, sprint to end

–   Suicide with 5x merkins

–    Back pedal to midfield, sprint to end

–    Sprint to midfield, back pedal to end

–   High knees to midfield, sprint to end

–    Sprint to midfield, back pedal to end

–   Duck walk to midfield, sprint to end

–    Suicide (Top of box, midfield, top of far box, end of field)

–   Recovery walk to midfield

On backs for Abs:

–    Hello Dolly, Freddy Mercury’s, Hi/Slow Flutter

–    Jog to COT

COT:

–    Welcome to FNG – Anchorman

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–    Announcements:

  • 1 yr Anniversary 2nd & 3rd F, September 27 at Springs Greenway PLEASE RSVP and bring a friend
  • Golf Outing October 26 at Springfield Golf Club

–    Prayers:

  • Trucker’s Cousin at the Washington Navy Yard
  • Spark Plug’s grandmother battling cancer
  • Victims and families from Washington Navy Yard tragedy
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