Coming out like hot lava…

Coming out like hot lava…

When Hollywood asked me to Q Ignition a few weeks ago I laughed out loud for nearly 4 minutes and then responded with “sorry you have the wrong number….”

I was a bit apprehensive of leading this crew of gazelles on a 4+ mi journey and that was solidified after having done 6mi with Gerber the week before. “Nope, not gonna do it!” (Insert Dana Carver voice doing Ross Perot)

The family and I spent the week in Nashville with family making memories and eating more fried food than I have in a while. Varying degrees of success from a hot chicken perspective but the brews being made there are right on time. I share this all because I relived everything I ate and drank during the 60 minute workout this morning….

I didn’t want to go off campus this morning so I mapped a run to get the mileage and inserted a lot of pain I learned from the fellas in Nashville and Augusta.

Brief DiCCS given. No man left behind reminder and if we finish early we would circle back.

THE THANG

Mosey to Darkness and then back to the parking lot path. Circle up for a brief warm up:

• 15 x SSH
• Calf Stretch
• 10 x Merkins

OYO run down path to Rudy’s Pants Party stopping at every light for 2 burpees per light.

Mosey to circles. Partner up. 5 hand slap Merkins when you meet. Complete 6 times.

Mosey to big lot for circuit training. Quantities of 2, 4, 6 and 8. Monkey Humpers 1st lot.

Mosey to next lot for circuit training. Quantities of 2, 4, 6 and 8. Jump Squats 2nd lot.

Mosey to small lot for circuit training. Quantities of 2, 4, 6 and 8. Burpees last lot.

Mosey to corner. 10 x Balls to the Wall Merkins. Jail break to other side and repeat. Then 10 x Balls to the Walls Plank Jacks. Jail break to other side and repeat.

Mosey long way in front of high school to bus exit & entry. Team up. Run opposite sidewalks and meet for 5 x hand Release, hand slap merkins.

Meet up under portico near middle school for 2nd set of 5 x hand Release, hand slap merkins. Audible called due to Flash being in the front of the middle school but also because I was experiencing a breach in the southern portion of my body.

Mosey to Rudy’s Outhouse. Team up. One partner runs a hot lap while other partner completes exercise. 100 x Mike Tyson’s. Sorry.

Mosey to back of Middle school. 20 x LBCs IC and 50 x dips OYO.

Mosey back to start. Knock out 20 x Heels to Heaven. Mosey to COT and Lou yells to jail break it. Let’s get it!

MOLESKIN:

Great job from the 10 that joined me this morning! We kept it moving, we circled back, one 5 count, surpassed 4.5 miles, some got 5.5 and everyone was silent for a majority of the workout. All the boxes checked for a successful Ignition!

Speaking of silence, Shake n Bake was the nosiest this morning “booing” every single exercise I called out. I loved it.

Then we had Bottlecap challenging our speed of the jailbreak so I kicked it up into high gear. I get it but at this point I had a spicy neighbor knocking on my rear “door” and I was clenching more than I was running. I will say that those ball sweat to chin balls to the Wall Merkins were a shredder and adding in the plank jack on the 2nd half got the blood flowing to our brains. Which is important I think…

I audibled to the newly “crowned” jewel on this campus, Rudy’s Outhouse, to pay respects and drop off my “offering”. Cold sweats and clenching I told everyone to partner up and knock out 100 Mike Tyson’s. It was written on my weinke so I didn’t feel bad missing half of it while I took care of business.

Thanks to the site Qs for asking me to step up to the challenge and supporting me this morning. It was great to challenge myself to a new AO and hope to see more and more getting outside of their comfort zones. Today was my 18th Q and it was a doozy. I still hate running with a passion. Now a day of conference call hell….

SOAP BOX:

Who’s not seeing the results? Who is not improving physically? Who is not losing weight or not noticing new parts of their body developing? I’m 12 weeks away from my 1 year anniversary and I couldn’t be more hyped for it. I’m at a personal milestone after doing nearly nothing for 10 years but this post isn’t about my journey. This post is about all of our personal journeys…. Each of us is going through something wether we like admitting to it or not.

Some of us have strong leadership qualities and some of us don’t. Some of us have too much confidence and some have very little. Some of us are struggling with our marriage, some of us aren’t the best fathers, some of us are too sensitive, some of us are terrible communicators, some of us hold others to higher standards than we are willing to hold ourselves too. Insert other shortcomings we as men deal with.

As for the point of my soapbox, where am I going? I’m not entirely sure but I challenge each of you to grow your relationships within this organization by showing up more often. I’ve personally grown incredible relationships with men in this group. We challenge each other physically each morning, bust chops all day long and hold each other accountable to missteps, crossing lines, etc.

I don’t know the best way to go about doing so but if you keep showing up and giving your all they will just naturally happen. If you aren’t making relationships you are missing out on what I believe to be the best part of F3: the silent C stands for camaraderie. Defined as “a mutual trust and friendship among people who spend a lot of time together“.

If you feel that a clique is building, I would challenge that a lot. What some people read in GroupMe can be taken in a much different way than the original poster intended. Or the person they are calling out is a friend and they know they can take a little good ribbing. I worry more when I’m not being made fun of.

If you are looking to F3 to improve your health then find a friend in a “like” place that you can challenge each other. Watching people like Wedding Singer go through physical transformations like they have are people I would be asking more questions of. He did it right, what can you learn from him?

If you are having trouble waking up early, what’s the real challenge? It’s probably going to bed too late and not finding a neighbor/friend to carpool with. That’s easily fixable in the grand scheme of things but takes a dedication and accountability by a brother. I mean if Tupperware, Flipper and Sprinkles can make it before high school, so can you. Who lives close to you to make a relationship with?

I mentioned our relationships as a father and husband, we have Q Source, Bible study and Open Door weekly. If religion isn’t your thing ask questions of those that host/attend those events. This is a safe place with very open minds from everything I have seen.

Not everything I mentioned above can be solved in F3 but I believe a lot can be put into perspective. A lot can be discussed with people that are posting on a regular basis because of the relationships that are being built each morning. But you have to commit. This is personal. Make your goals visible. A sticky note on your bathroom mirror to read while you brush your teeth. Tell your pals your goals for accountability purposes. Tell your wife. Tell your kids.

My issues: I’m personally too sensitive and at times can give it, but can’t take it. It’s a work in progress. I at times hold others at a higher level than I might be willing to hold myself. Taking notes and understanding why. I was a bit depressed with where I was physically because of my weight. Not even a thought anymore. Luckily I’ve got a great relationship with my wife and kids but I’m still look to learn how to better communicate by reading and listening to podcasts. I still have other things I’m working on but it wasn’t until I came to grip with some of my bigger ones that I could even start on the others. It’s a endless journey…

This was a random stream of consciousness and is NOT directed at anyone or anyone thing. If you took it personally, ping me to discuss. It’s not my intention. This has been on my mind for a couple weeks because I think what we have at F3 is so freaking special. Honestly it was an HOA issue over the weekend that showed a select few neighbors losing their mind about nearly nothing with such hate and anger. These guys don’t have what we have. Everyone is here for different reasons but I hope everyone shares the need/want to push themselves and to help others around them. We won’t all be great friends and that’s completely fine too. But find guys with like interests/goals/sarcasm and continue to grow. Start with yourself and as time evolves challenge others. {end scene}

ANNOUNCEMENTS:

• Thanks Mad Dog for taking us out!
• Deadwood has Watchtower Q tomorrow and he’s planning to impress Doughboy in hopes of joining his tripod of Site Qs
• Watchtower will be changing locations in 2 weeks! Nothing to worry about tomorrow but more announcements pending…
• Bottlecap is headed across the pond and needs Qs! I think he suckered talked Legal Zoom into this Thursday but this is a great site to start with. BC has nearly zero expectations for the workout so a great place to crash and burn while losing your vQ card!