“What is the point?”
Why do we get up at 6am on a Saturday to push our bodies to exhaustion? Why do we spend five weeks disciplining ourselves through the Soul Challenge? And, beyond SOLiD Men, why do we spend so much of our lives working, providing, paying mortgages and school fees, and simply trying to get ahead?
There has to be more to life than that.
Ecclesiastes explores this exact question. Solomon reflects on everything he achieved and experienced and describes much of life as “meaningless, a chasing after the wind.” (Ecclesiastes 1:13–14)
But by the end of Ecclesiastes, he reaches his conclusion:
“Fear God and keep his commandments, for this is the duty of all mankind.” (Ecclesiastes 12:13)
Similarly, Micah 6:8 reflects on the question of what God requires of us:
To act justly.
To love mercy.
To walk humbly with our God.
The message is that God's calling on our lives isn't necessarily about a particular job, ministry, achievement or role. Those things can change. Our fundamental calling is to walk with God — to listen to His voice, follow where He leads, act justly and love mercy.
And as we walk with God, our lives should become a blessing to the people around us and point others towards Him.
There is also a challenge around what we leave behind. We can't go back and change the mistakes or decisions of our younger selves, but we can invest what we've learned into the people coming behind us — our children, the younger generation, and the brothers around us.
SOLiD Men is an example of this. The physical discipline matters, but ultimately it's about becoming men who follow Jesus — men who are willing to step out of comfort and into the uncomfortable and courageous life of following Jesus

How It Works

The workout begins with a 350m run.

Complete the exercises in the order listed.

Run 350m before each exercise.

After completing the final exercise, finish with the final 350m run.

Ensure you cross the finish line before returning to the workout area.

Workout Rules

You have a 40-minute time cap to complete the workout.

Complete every exercise with correct form and the required number of reps.

No shortcuts.

Time Penalty

If the workout is not completed within 40 minutes:

Add 3 minutes to your final time for every exercise not completed.

If you are in the middle of an exercise when the 40-minute time cap expires, that exercise is considered not completed and a 3-minute penalty will be added.

Example:

40-minute time cap reached.

7 exercises completed
1 exercise incomplete

Final time = 43 minutes

Workout

350m Run

1. 30 Brick Lunges (1:1)

350m Run

2. 30 Brick Thrusters

350m Run

3. 100m Farmer’s Carry

350m Run

4. 30 Burpees

350m Run

5. 30 Blockies

350m Run

6. 30 Brick Squats

350m Run

7. 30 Bent-Over Rows

350m Run

8. 30 V-Ups

Final 350m Run

• Required Equipment
  
  Trundle wheel / tape measure
  
  Cones to mark workout area and Farmer’s Carry distance
  
  Timer

Set Up

Set up one workout area 5m from the Start and Finish line.

All exercises will be completed within this workout area.

If the location does not have a running track, set up a linear running track measuring 350m in length.

The run always starts and finishes at the same designated line.