YHC must admit to a lack of enthusiasm last night/ this morning for the Q today. No particular reason – love the AO, love the usual crowd of brothers, don’t love the cold but for some reason, I just didn’t have that spark. Pulled into the lot at WEP and saw a few milling around and passed some of the #LacesOut crew putting in work on the roads and my spirits were lifted…somewhat. That special feeling of being part of a group that holds you accountable and inspires you was filling me but, again, something was just off. So, I shrugged out of the car at 5:10 and joined the smallish group that was circled up and getting ready to go. More rolled in and, with a good number of new faces to me, I gave an admittedly uninspired disclaimer and welcomed the FNG.

Still not quite feeling it, we moseyed over for a quick warm-up of SSH, low slow squats, Moroccan nightclubs, IW and a plank series. The mosey then took us to the little parking lot across from Veteran’s Park for the beginning of the Thang.

The Thang

Up and over the wall, up the hill for 1 squat and back down ot the far curb. Repeat with 2 squats, then 3, 4…on up to 10. (idea stolen from Bonsai)

Watching the Pax push and getting a push myself from Lil E, the feeling was coming back. Mosey on over to the semi-circular steps just down from Veteran’s Park.

Merkin Stair Climb was in the cards for two round…basically, just merkin your way up the 2 levels of steps (short bear crawl in between) then jog around the top past Santa and repeat. Wall sits while you wait. Feeling better and inspired by the effort of the Pax, we mosey over the to Pyramid Steps by the Fort Mill Church of God.

Pyramid Steps work – up and over the steps with 1 burpee on the other side, then back across the bottom for 5 lunges. Repeat with 2 burpees/4 lunges, etc. etc.

Time was running short so we began the mosey back. YHC asked Bonsai to take the lead back to Veteran’s Park so I could hang back with the FNG. A nice discussion at a friendly pace and we were quickly back to Veterans Park where the FNG led us in the Pledge of Allegiance. Mosey back to WEP as I hung with Lil E and the 6 and we undertook a few minutes of Mary (dealer’s choice) before the COT.

Announcements (light but read the newsletter), prayers and praises lifted up and then BOM for the take out.

Today was one of those days that, if not for the accountability of F3, I would have been firmly squared away in the fartsack. Not getting better. Not meeting new faces. Not leading leaders. Not really BEING. This one was a re-confirmation of just getting out there. You don’t have to have your best to be moving towards your best. The Pax WILL inspire you in some way each and every time you post. Get out there!

TChaser, out.