April 5th, 2025 By Mayhem

4/2/2025

AO: OCT

QIC: Mayhem

PAX:

Homeland, Psycho T, Brickyard, Firechicken, Catfish, El Abagado, Gooney, Look Me Up, Lex Luthor, Tombstone, Mayweather, Private Ryan, Popeye

March Madness trickled over into April on this fine Wed am, where 14 men chose to experience Mayhem Madness!

It went like this:

Warm-A-Rama

Mosey to Methodist church for:

SSH, Hillbillies, Loose Change, Planks and Arm Circles

The Thang:

Mosey to 5/3 for a 4 corner loop of 4 exercises, ascending from 10-15 reps as follows:

Get on all 4’s to bear crawl 4 parking spaces, run to top of lot for Bobby Hurley’s, run to corner of Church/Cabarrus for V-Ups (closest to the Gator Chomp as could get…where was Frostbite?), run down to corner of Cabarrus/McCachern for wide hand release merkins, or as QIC coined them, War Damn Eagles, reapt adding a rep each circuit until 15

Mary:
Down Dog, Runners Stretch, Jump Squats aka Air Thrusters, or this week, Houston Rockets

Prayers:

 

Banister family on loss of son Brody, all those hurting from loss including Homeland’s family

Moleskin:

QIC and his best friend often share their day asking what was the “High, Low and Buffalo”? Those three are often separated, however, many times  the highs and lows of life are connected as a result of the Buffalo….the thing we don’t see coming, and hits us out of nowhere. You take the good with the bad. The high was certainly getting started early and leading this group. Strengthens you mentally, physically and leaves you feeling like if all hell breaks loose and the day goes to shit, you accomplished something, and helped someone else along the way.

QIC’s day went to shit quickly, out of nowhere, a few hours later. Numbing. Weakening. One of those weeks where you feel this one more thing has become too much to bear.

Then you remember you have a savior, waiting with open arms, shoulder tapping, lending a smile and a wink, and proclaiming “Machu Gotchu”!

That wink and voice come from many places, the word, the wife, the kids, your brothers from F3, or even a stranger just lending a smile. He’s all around us, pursuing us, trying to get our attention, we just have to slow down and acknowledge him and be reminded, its all temporary, March Madness, Mayhem Madness, the shitty days, the great days, all of it… but he is eternal.

His Grace is amazing, and no more evident than men like this group that he places in place to help and encourage one another on, even if manifesting itself in the form of shit talk for being late on a backblast! “Don’t sweat the small stuff….it’s all small stuff”

In His Service,

Mayhem

• Matthew 11:28-30:

  “Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you and learn from me, for I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your souls. For my yoke is easy and my burden is light.” 

 

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