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DATE: 2023-03-02 AO: Nightmare-On-Elm Q: midriff PAX: wildturkey, kirby, Franky, Eleanor, Jitterbug, sledge, lex_luthor, Happy Meal FNGs: None COUNT: 9 WARMUP: Squeeze in some stretches as we mosey to the parking lot on the side of Regal Cinema.
THE THANG: Wheel of Misfortune. I originally set up 11 pain stations, only needed 9. The pax doing burpees is the timer. When done with 10 burpees, rotate in a clockwise fashion to the next station. Complete 5 rounds. Pausing between rounds 3 and 4 for quick mosey around the lot. Carry weights back to launch.
1: 10 burpees 2: Hill Run(s) 3: Throw 25 lb medicine ball up the hill 4: Big Boy Sit Ups 5: Upright row with 45 – 60 # sandbag 6: Choose between Plank or Jump Squats 7: Hairburners 8: Choice between shoulder press, goblet squat or curls with concrete block 9: Rest
ANNOUNCEMENTS: Blood drive tomorrow, Brewery Run on Saturday, lots of other CSAUP’s in the area between Fort Mill and Metro. Chatter of Waxhaw Trail Fest on 5/6 (Sledge is a HC!)
COT: This effort was inspired by a workout Lex led many months ago. He had us tossing punching bags over our heads and all sorts of gear work. Loved the creativity and wanted to adapt the format to my own growing inventory of cinder blocks, weights and a sandbag.
Strong effort by this morning’s crew. Mad props to Eleanor for keeping the streak alive at 4 days. Rumor is that he’s going to tackle The Brave to extend it to 5 days. Great to see Jitterbug out who will be visiting for the next 10 days! Appreciate the drive that Happy Meal makes to stay engaged with the SOB boys now that he lives in Mint Hill. Thanks Eleanor for taking us out and Kirby/Franky for the words of wisdom on the practical benefits of taking the Daily Red Pill.
During the workout I asked a few pax what they’re training for. Now that I’ve finished running a marathon, I’m asking myself the same question. I posed the question WT first and he (inadvertently) nailed it with his immediate response. “Life”.
It’s easier to train for a timed event, or a measured distance event. It’s harder to train for life and the unanticipated hardship (and unexpected joy) we will face on the way. It’s easy to fall in the trap of thinking that First F is about personally achieving a goal, or acquiring a certain state of physical shape. I revisited the “King” chapter in QSource and was reminded that a man maintains Fitness for reasons outside of himself…
“A man who has turned Pro doesn’t exercise to get good at exercising. His goal is Preparedness, a far broader and deeper objective than just feeling strong and looking good on the beach (although there is nothing wrong with either of those two things). The HIM stays in strict physical training to get a crown that will last forever. Thus, there is an eternal purpose in what he does. He is building a kingdom of Preparedness within which he intends other people to safely dwell. He knows that fatigue makes cowards of us all.
The goal of the King is to constantly increase 3S2T: Speed, Strength, Stamina, Toughness (physical) and Toughness (mental). These are the aspects of a HIM’s physical kingdom that enable him to do the things he must do to be a Leader. It’s not really very complicated, how can a man be much of Leader if he gets smoked pulling his family’s luggage off the baggage carousel and carrying it to the minivan? What will a son learn from a father who can’t play catch with him in the backyard for more than five minutes without having to sit down?”