16 pax swooped in on The Coop for humbling Hump Day dose of pain.

The Thang

Short jog to lighted terrain for COP

IW x20

Mtn climbers x20

Plank sequence

SSH x20

Slow merkins x15

15 Bomb jacks OYO

Mosey to soccer field (sprinklers were an unexpected bonus)

Split into four groups, with each group stationed at a corner of the diamond set-up (baseball theme follow up to Tues MLB All-Star game).  Each group moves around the bases with one exercise for each trip around, doing 5 reps at the first base, then 10 at the next, then 15 and then 20, with sprints between each base.  Take a home run trot around all four bases.  When six is in, repeat the cycle with the next exercise.  50 reps of each exercise, 9 rounds. Batting order as follows:

Merkins
CDDs
Diamond merkins
Sumo squats
Jumping lunge
Monkey humpers
Chuck Norris merkins
Moroccan night clubs
Wide arm merkins

Wrap-up with Makhtar N’Dyae x15

Run home

EC = plank jacks x20

NMM

The theme today was “Just say yes.”  The pax did an awesome job saying yes repeatedly as the reps and laps piled up.  Heard some grunts and groans throughout, especially with the core exercises tossed in at the finish.  Way to hang tough to the end!

Welcome to visiting pax from Area 51, our friend Rock Thrill.  Good to have you on board the pain train today.  NOTE to all pax of The Fort: Check out Area 51 news on website for upcoming CSAUP event on Aug 1st (similar to Hog & Coyote).

Beyond merely saying “yes” to the physical pain, the challenge laid out for the pax post-COT is to watch for more opportunities to say “yes” in daily life, especially in the case of requests from family where the immediate reaction would be to say “no.”  No can be the proper response in many cases.  No can also be the “justifiable” response.  YHC has certainly lived in that mindset for a long time.  But recent experiences have exposed in me many cases where the motivations below my conventional parental wisdom in saying “no” are actually more self-centered.  My “no” was aimed at ensuring that my preferences came first, my choices would be fulfilled, my fears would be avoided.  That is not wisdom.  That is not love.  This realization has challenged YHC to dig deep below my initial, instinctive emotional response to determine true motivations and to be open to viewing others’ requests and desires as invitations to me, invitations to say “yes” to an experience that might not otherwise encounter.  There is lots of negativity in our world (mass media, opinion, social media, everyday gossip or watercooler chatter).  Challenge yourself to stay positive.  And in staying positive, stay open to opportunities where you can say “yes” and spread that positive spirit.

Thanks to Chicken Hawk for the opportunity to Q today and for his stellar leadership at The Coop!