Six pax posted for Milkshake with half rucking it. The route and exercises are in the image below.
Through the walk I presented sayings/things that people generally think are from the Bible…but really are not. These are:
The forbidden apple in the garden of Eden: Bible does not specify it was an apple.
Three wise men: there was three gifts…but the number of wise men is not specified.
A whale swallowed Jonah: Original translations say a “great fish”.
Money is the root of all evil: 1 Timothy 6:10 actually says that the love of money is the root of all kinds of evil.
God works in mysterious ways: Isaiah 55:8-9 says that God’s ways are different from ours, not mysterious as U2 may want us to believe.
God helps those who help themselves: nope not there. Variations are proverbial statements in ancient Greek tragedies. The Quran (13:11) has something similar. An English politician gave us the exact wording, which Benjamin Franklin quotes in Poor Richard’s Almanac.
But these next sayings are FROM the Bible:
Escaping by the skin of your teeth: Job says he escaped with his life by the skin of his teeth in Job 19:20.
A house divided against itself cannot stand: not honest Abe but Jesus when rebuffing Pharisee charges that he was casting out demons because He was possessed Himself, Jesus uttered the phrase.
A drop in the bucket: To demonstrate the enormity of God, the prophet coins the phrase in Isaiah 40:15: “the nations are like a drop in a bucket; they are considered as a speck of dust in the scales.”
Scapegoat: In the Old Testament, two goats were chosen for the Day of Atonement. One was sacrificed, but Leviticus 16:10 speaks of the scapegoat, which was released into the wilderness to carry away the sins of the people.
Writing is on the wall: No one knew what the writing on the wall in Daniel 5 meant, until God gave Daniel the interpretation that the kingdom would be taken away from the king.
Fini.
Milkshake route and exercises
Got the opportunity to lead at YHC’s home turf this morning so we decided to do some reflecting on the first quarter of the year. Thank you to the men that joined me this morning in the pouring rain and for proving that we will not melt from a little bit of water.
Disclaimer was disclaimed. Then we were off like a prom dress to shuffle around the parking lot over to the best place for shelter the Home Depot professional pickup overhang.
There we learned a few things about the second quadrant in the Q-source and how you should always remember to put on your oxygen mask before trying to help put your kids mask on. In a nutshell, if you haven’t gotten yourself “Right” then you are bound to fail at trying to “Live Right” and you most certainly will fail at “Leading Right” and no chance at being able to leave a legacy which is the end goal once we are gone from this big ball.
The pax performed a variety of exercises followed by a movement to some location to perform other exercises or a lap around the HomeDepot before coming back to learn more about the Q-source.
Exercises were: Upright ruck rows, Overhead shoulder presses, Ruck Curles, Merkins with ruck on, Squats with ruck, Squat thrusters, flutters with a ruck press, plank jacks with ruck, some more squats and finally some man makers.
Main points to take away from this week:
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When Olaf asked YHC to queue at Quagmire he, not surprisingly, had a little something different in mind. In advance of the upcoming GrowRuck he asked me to make the workout ruck friendly and also to discuss Qsource Q1.10 (Prayer)
A quick disclosure was given, we acknowledged our FNG, Bones picked up his sandbag, and we were off. During the ruck to a nearby parking lot we discussed the first Socratic: Does Faith Play a Role in Leadership? Great discussion ensued and the consensus was that yes, it does because without faith, man sees himself as the king of his world and can’t serve others. All actions will be focused on the improvement of himself and he will be unable and unwilling to lead others.
At the parking lot we dropped our rucks and ran to the other side to start some “back and forths”. Five burpees at the start line then run back to your ruck. Grab your ruck and walk back to the start with ruck overhead. Rinse and repeat 5 times.
Now that we were warmed up, we rucked over to the front of Target for some Red Balls of Pain. On the way we discussed the second Socratic: If Faith plays a role in Leadership, how do we get here? Answers from the group centered around study, discussion and prayer with your creator.
At the Target we combined discussion with exercises. At each red ball we did 20 ruck squats and 10 ruck curls. Transportation between the red balls alternated between lunge walks and overhead ruck carries. Discussion centered on the “What What”. What will happen when I die? and What does that mean about the way I should live? The “What What” can’t be answered by yourself. It is only through talking to your creator through prayer that you build faith and find the answers.
With enough time left we headed back to first parking lot for some more “back and forths”. (Can’t have enough of a good thing) On the way we discussed the third and final Socratic: Are fear and worry bad things? Discussion centered around them being both. Good, in the sense that they help you avoid dangers and enable you to teach others to do the same. Bad, in the sense that too much fear and worry can be paralyzing and you can’t accelerate without it. Prayer is an essential element to overcoming fear and anxiety. It unburdens you and builds your faith in knowing that there is something out there bigger than yourself that has your best interests at heart.
After an unknown amount of “back and forths” we headed back to COT while reinforcing the lessons learned. YHC asked the Pax to, at some point during the day, to give some additional thought to their own “What What” and to continue their dialogue with their creator.
At COT we welcomed “Ski Patrol” (Cory) to F3, announcements, prayers and praises.
Olaf, thanks for the opportunity to lead.
Half Shell
Currahee (April 13, 2021)
The term Currahee, as suggested by Site Q, Divac, references a Cherokee word meaning “Stand alone together.” This is the motto of the 506th Infantry Regiment of the 101st Airborne Division made known to most of us civilians through the HBO series, Band of Brothers. Over the last few months, Currahee has become synonymous with more difficult and become an AO where you come to be tested. With that understanding, it was now my responsibility as the Q for this morning to bring it.
Earlier in the week, I put the call out for this rendition to be a “heavy” version meaning, if you had a sandbag, bring it. Whether it was a 40lb, 120lb or a log, bring it. The PAX didn’t disappoint. This picture is before Site Q Divac dropped his 2 onto the pile.
Disclaimer for the 13 PAX: Check
Move ourselves and the coupons over to the turn in the drop-off lane.
Slick: SSH, Mountain Climbers, Windmills, 8ct Burpees, ½ the PAX sprint one way and back while the other ½ sprint the other way and back.
Explanation that during events, the Cadre’s will be yelling at you, testing you and giving you difficult time hacks to test the team. Utilizing a common test, the PAX had 10 seconds to empty their ruck of its contents. Penalty, 5 burpees. PAX then had 20 seconds to fill it back up…pass.
Do it again. 10 seconds to empty = fail, penalty. 15 seconds to fill = fail, penalty.
Ruck up and move all sandbags to the back of the school, drop in the center of the group.
10 Merkins / 20 Peter Parkers / 30 Slow Squats
Sandbags to the front of the school
10 Merkins / 20 Curls / 30 Flutters w/ Press
10 seconds to empty the ruck / 15 seconds to fill the ruck…penalty
Sandbags to the back of the school
10 Merkins / 20 OH Press / 30 High Pulls
Sandbags to the front of the school
Heels to Heaven
Man Makers
American Hammers
Groups of 3 run 30yds, slick while rest of the PAX plank. Complete till everyone goes through.
COT