0400 – Thunder and Lightning all around and sheets of rain…..I close my eyes

0415 – Alarm goes off and same weather conditions as 0400 and a lot can happen in 30 mins in the south. Mosey downstairs and begin the morning ritual. Open the door to let the K-9s out and it is like a war zone out there with the lightning and pouring rain.

0430 – Send tweet to PAX to be careful posting as lightning is real, however post if possible since we are more dependable than the postal service.

0445 – arrive at The Ranch for the proposed Pre-run. Weather conditions are the same….ridiculous amount of rain and thunder…but lightning has slowed. I am an Audience of One at this point and communicating with Dark Helmet and Geronimo via twitter on their situations.

0510 – Macquaver arrives at The Ranch. Party of 2 please! I crack the window wide enough to say, “meet in front of school in 5 mins.”

0515 – We mosey (in cars) to front of Springfield Middle to do our thing. As we are stretching, Geronimo pulls in and joins the party as nobody showed for NAFO Ruck. RAIN STOPPED!

The Thang:

COP:

Squats, Imperial Walkers, Windmills, Merkins, Butt kickers X2, High Knees X2, Karaoke X2

Here’s the deal – do two exercises for each set of reps, then take a lap and then move to next two exercises. Each number = Reps

• 50 – SSHs
• 50 – LBCs
• 45 – SSHs
• 45 – Squats
• 40 – SSHs
• 40 – Lunges
• 35 – SSHs
• 35 – Merkins
• 30 – SSHs
• 30 – Monkey Humpers
• 25 – SSHs
• 25 – Mtn Climbers
• 20 – SSHs
• 20 – Freddys
• 15 – SSHs
• 15 – Russian Twists
• 10 – SSHs
• 10 – Diamond Merkins
• 5 – SSHs
• 5 – Box Jumps

YHC talked about the monotony of life and doing the same things day in and day out and sometimes not seeing the benefits. Doing all these SSHs, one may think how boring, however there is a benefit to performing exercises to build strength and cardio that we don’t always realize. If we get lazy we get hurt. We cut corners….someone else might get hurt. Making lunches, driving kids to school, reading our bibles, saying prayers and serving our M’s not looking for our own benefit all the time are some of the things we get lazy with. There are hidden benefits if we stick to form and don’t get lazy in the simple things!

Round 2:

• 50 – SSHs
• 50 – 2 min Wall sit
• 45 – SSHs
• 45 – Rosalitas
• 40 – SSHs
• 40 – jump rope
• 35 – SSHs
• 35 – Wide Arm Merkins

Time cut us short, but fun and fellowship was had by all……all 3 of us. If there are 1 or more that is all that is needed for an F3 workout to happen. Sadden by the low numbers on a rainy day, but I understand. I understand how fear and compromise creep in. I been there! However, I have posted many of times in the nasty weather and its been the most beneficial and impactful.

• 9 degrees at WEP we had 19 post and some of the best memories in the cold.
• Sheets of rain at The Fort on a Saturday morning one other time and 12 men came an we had a great workout and fellowship with awesome memories.
• Shut-down and myself posted to The Coop one winter morning in 4 inches of snow and ice and pushed each other to get better.
• Double D, Chicken Wing and I posted at same place in the snow and was one of best workouts and challenges that made me better and a leader in this thing we call F3 The Fort.

This is why we post, rain or shine! To get better and make leaders of men. I challenge all the PAX to stop controlling everything and be vulnerable and POST when its not perfect out. Stop letting fear and compromise rule your life and get better with your fellow PAX and become the best leader GOD wants you to be. The Hard choice is posting….the easy choice is fartsacking….Nothing comes EASY!!

Thank you Backdraft for the Q. Looking forward to leading again and posting with my brothers!

Cake Boss