The BackBlast:

AO:

clinic

Pax Names:

Mandles, Good Hands, Lexi, Gut Check, Dizzy, The Bern, Silverado, Sgt. Slaughter, Homer, Tiny Tat, Spaceballs, Hank Hill, The Mole

Number of Pax:

13

FNG Names:

Number of FNGs:

0

Intro:

Yesterday I found myself pissed at my M. And hurt. But why? Turns out, we have an enemy. And I bought one of his lies. Took me a little while to realize what was truly going on, but when I did the evening turned around and I was able to enjoy my family.
We all have ALARMS that go off from time to time that signal the health of our relationships. Especially our most important relationship…. our “M”. Don’t brush those alarms off. Pay attention and be humble enough to listen.

Warm-o-Rama:

Mosey up the stairs to grassy knoll above amphitheatre for the usual warm-up.
SSH – Weed Pickers – Imperial Walkers – Sun Gods

The Thang:

Mosey across street to parking lot in front of Canyon Burger. Wanted to use the railroad tracks because sometimes in my marriage I feel like one of those cartoon characters tied down to the railroad tracks with the train barreling at me.

First thing is 11's. Without announcing the theme of the day we started with M&M's.
Merkins – Monkey Humpers

Mosey back to amphitheatre to sound the ALARMS. (escalator style)
A – arm exercise – Derkins (x10) (run back and forth along amphitheatre touching both rails)
L – leg exercise – Lunges (x20)
A – ab exercise – BBS (x30)
R – "R" exercise – raccoon crawl section of run
M – "M" exercise – Mike Tyson (x50)
S – "S" exercise – Squats (x60)
After each letter run a lap. All exercises were performed "escalator" so first round was derkins. 2nd round = derkins + lunges. 3rd round = derkins + lunges + BBS……

Almost finished among the grumbling of the PAX. YHC thinks Mandles and Tiny Tat did finish because they are beasts. YHC had a few squats and Mike Tysons left in the final round but did not quite finish.

Back to the flag for 2 minutes of Mary. LBCs in cadence. Just a few seconds left over for some Flutter Kicks in cadence. TIME.

COT:

Mandles asked for prayers for strength and fortitude as he is encountering challenging work environment. Trying to lead well but getting push back. Needs strength and fortitude to stay the course and keep doing what he knows to be best/wisest.
Announcements for Feb 2 Third 500 convergence, Drumstick last Friday of month at Family Traditions, The Mole Hole on Friday evenings.

Naked Man Moleskin:

YHC used the COT to speak encouragement into our marriages. I shared about my moment yesterday being mad at my M only to realize that I had bought into a lie from the Enemy. She never said or insinuated that I hadn't done a good job or that I had not done enough. But the way she said one little thing, the Enemy pounced on that and spun it in my head to tell me that she thinks I hadn't done a good job and that I had not done enough. After I spent an hour sulking and being upset I finally realized….. my M never said that. She never insinuated that. I took that message from someone else. Finally the ALARM went off in my head and I realized I had been duped. If she didn't say it, then who did?
Men…. our enemy does not want us to have healthy relationships. He is literally hell-bent on destroying our relationships. And he is SUPER SNEAKY. It's the old line from "The Usual Suspects". The greatest trick the devil ever pulled is convincing the world he doesn't exist. Pay attention to the ALARMS that go off and be humble enough to listen. Sometimes we just have to be humble enough to admit that we bought a lie. And then replace that lie with a truth from the Gospel of Christ. Our COT ended with prayers for our marriages. Our Most Important Relationship.