23 strong #HIM assembled at #TheBallRoom

4 of them were high quality @USMC + @Apache was representing the @USARMY

Disclaimer was disclaimed

Weather was finally not raining and 50 degrees

Car Bomb lead us in a group rendition of “The Pledge of Allegiance”

And we were off…at mosey+ pace

Lots of #chatter this morning…great group with lots of 2ndF

COP warm-up with all of my favorites x10

Plank-O-Rama

Toy Marines, Lunge, and Bear around the parking lot

Short discussion on “JJDIDTIEBUCKLE” & Marine Corps Leadership Traits

(extracted without permission from The Marine Handbook)

The 14 leadership traits are qualities of thought and action which, if demonstrated in daily activities, help Marines earn the respect, confidence, and loyal cooperation of other Marines. It is extremely important that you understand the meaning of each leadership trait and how to develop it, so you know what goals to set as you work to become a good leader and a good follower.

JUSTICE

Definition: Justice is defined as the practice of being fair and consistent. A just person gives consideration to each side of a situation and bases rewards or punishments on merit.

Suggestions for Improvement: Be honest with yourself about why you make a particular decision. Avoid favoritism. Try to be fair at all times and treat all things and people in an equal manner.

JUDGMENT

Definition: Judgment is your ability to think about things clearly, calmly, and in an orderly fashion so that you can make good decisions.

Suggestions for Improvement: You can improve your judgment if you avoid making rash decisions. Approach problems with a common sense attitude.

DEPENDABILITY

Definition: Dependability means that you can be relied upon to perform your duties properly. It means that you can be trusted to complete a job. It is the willing and voluntary support of the policies and orders of the chain of command. Dependability also means consistently putting forth your best effort in an attempt to achieve the highest standards of performance.

Suggestions for Improvement: You can increase your dependability by forming the habit of being where you’re supposed to be on time, by not making excuses and by carrying out every task to the best of your ability regardless of whether you like it or agree with it.

INITIATIVE

Definition: Initiative is taking action even though you haven’t been given orders. It means meeting new and unexpected situations with prompt action. It includes using resourcefulness to get something done without the normal material or methods being available to you.

Suggestions for Improvement: To improve your initiative, work on staying mentally and physically alert. Be aware of things that need to be done and then to do them without having to be told.

DECISIVENESS

Definition: Decisiveness means that you are able to make good decisions without delay. Get all the facts and weight them against each other. By acting calmly and quickly, you should arrive at a sound decision. You announce your decisions in a clear, firm, professional manner.

Suggestions for Improvement: Practice being positive in your actions instead of acting half-heartedly or changing your mind on an issue.

TACT

Definition: Tact means that you can deal with people in a manner that will maintain good relations and avoid problems. It means that you are polite, calm, and firm.

Suggestions for Improvement: Begin to develop your tact by trying to be courteous and cheerful at all times. Treat others as you would like to be treated.

INTEGRITY

Definition: Integrity means that you are honest and truthful in what you say or do. You put honesty, sense of duty, and sound moral principles above all else.

Suggestions for Improvement: Be absolutely honest and truthful at all times. Stand up for what you believe to be right.

ENTHUSIASM

Definition: Enthusiasm is defined as a sincere interest and exuberance in the performance of your duties. If you are enthusiastic, you are optimistic, cheerful, and willing to accept the challenges.

Suggestions for Improvement: Understanding and belief in your mission will add to your enthusiasm for your job. Try to understand why even uninteresting jobs must be done.

BEARING

Definition: Bearing is the way you conduct and carry yourself. Your manner should reflect alertness, competence, confidence, and control.

Suggestions for Improvement: To develop bearing, you should hold yourself to the highest standards of personal conduct. Never be content with meeting only the minimum requirements.

UNSELFISHNESS

Definition: Unselfishness means that you avoid making yourself comfortable at the expense of others. Be considerate of others. Give credit to those who deserve it.

Suggestions for Improvement: Avoid using your position or rank for personal gain, safety, or pleasure at the expensive of others. Be considerate of others.

COURAGE

Definition: Courage is what allows you to remain calm while recognizing fear. Moral courage means having the inner strength to stand up for what is right and to accept blame when something is your fault. Physical courage means that you can continue to function effectively when there is physical danger present.

Suggestions for Improvement: You can begin to control fear by practicing self-discipline and calmness. If you fear doing certain things required in your daily life, force yourself to do them until you can control your reaction.

KNOWLEDGE

Definition: Knowledge is the understanding of a science or art. Knowledge means that you have acquired information and that you understand people. Your knowledge should be broad, and in addition to knowing your job, you should know your unit’s policies and keep up with current events.

Suggestions for Improvement: Suggestions for Improvement: Increase your knowledge by remaining alert. Listen, observe, and find out about things you don’t understand. Study field manuals and other military literature.

LOYALTY

Definition: Loyalty means that you are devoted to your country, the Corps, and to your seniors, peers, and subordinates. The motto of our Corps is Semper Fidelis!, (Always Faithful). You owe unwavering loyalty up and down the chain of command, to seniors, subordinates, and peers.

Suggestions for Improvement: To improve your loyalty you should show your loyalty by never discussing the problems of the Marine Corps or your unit with outsiders. Never talk about seniors unfavorably in front of your subordinates. Once a decision is made and the order is given to execute it, carry out that order willingly as if it were your own.

ENDURANCE

Definition: Endurance is the mental and physical stamina that is measured by your ability to withstand pain, fatigue, stress, and hardship. For example, enduring pain during a conditioning march in order to improve stamina is crucial in the development of leadership.

Suggestions for Improvement: Develop your endurance by engaging in physical training that will strengthen your body. Finish every task to the best of your ability by forcing yourself to continue when you are physically tired and your mind is sluggish.

Because it is important to always be able to remember the basic leadership traits, the acronym “J.J. DID TIE BUCKLE” is used. Each letter in the acronym corresponds to the first letter of one of the traits. By remembering the acronym, you will be better able to recall the traits.

We were struggling to remember a few of the above, funny how burpees can make men remember things…

Handoff to Backdraft…

Partner up for 240 years of Marine Corps training.

120 Up&Downs

120 Squats

120 Merkins

120 Carolina Dry Docks

Indian Run Home

Prayer and Praise

BOM

Naked Man Moleskin

Every Marine remembers daily that so many Marines are serving currently, and so many gave their life defending our freedom and this great nation, freedom has a hefty price for the service members on the front line.

Thank a Marine today, 240 is just getting us started…

Semper Fi

Backdraft, Bogey, Car Bomb & CSPAN

 

At least that’s what the PAX thought they were getting into when I told them I was filling in for Zima and using the weinke he created… It was slightly less terrible than that, but it still was pretty sucky…

The Thang:
Jog from Ballroom to the bottom of the hill with some dynamic warmup mixed in on our way down to the cul-de-sac. Frankensteins, knee-to-chest pulls, high knees, etc…
At the bottom, we circled up for:
Windmill x15
SSH x25
Mtn Climbers x25
Imperial Walkers x15

Drop the Bomb (Super 21 over 3 cycles)
Cycle 1 (1-7):
Diamond Merkins and Jumping Lunges
Cardio Break (Run to halfway up hill and Back)
Cycle 2 (8-14)
Merkins and Monkey Humpers
Cardio Break (Run to halfway up hill and Back)
Cycle 3 (15-21)
CDD and Squats
Cardio Break (Run to halfway up hill and Back)

Ab Ladder (Run a lap, do 25 reps of an ab exercise, repeat for as long as you want or until someone splashes merlot) We did 25 double count flutters, 25 double count Hello Dollies, and 25 double count Dying Cockroaches each with a lap around the small lot at the bottom in between…

Return to COT

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NMM: Always glad to lead, more glad to be out there working alongside my friends. Zima has a sports hernia and is out from all activity for at least the next week, so prayers for him to recover so he doesn’t go completely insane from doing nothing…

Check your email for announcements and such and BRING A GUY next time you post. Remember if you think is strictly a workout group, you’re doing it wrong…

Helmet, out.

10 men braved the cool breezy morning at the Ballroom to mosey with Manilow.

All veterans in attendance … quick disclaimer

mosey out the back to the credit union, circle up, IW x 21 (oops), MNC x 20, SSH x 20, WM x 20, Squats x 20.

mosey across Gold Hill Rd, past the KOA to Publix, line up at one light, run to 1st light, burpee x 5, run back, run to 2nd light, LBC x 20, run back, run to 1st light, merkins x 10, run back, run to 2nd light, CDD x 20, run back, plank for a quick 1/2 minute

mosey out the other side of Publix and hit the cement blocks at the bottom below the Goddard School, pick up a cement block at the bottom of the hill, curls x 2, drop block, run to the 1/2 top near the school entrance, burpees x 4, run back down to the cement blocks, squats x 6, continue to run to the top and back, merkins x 8, standing chest press x 10, merkins x 12, curls x 14, monkey humpers x 16, squats x 18, BOMBJACKS x 20, squats x 18, monkey humpers x 16, curls x 14, merkins x 12, standing chest press x 10, merkins x 8, squats x 6, burpees x 4, curls x 2

mosey out to the lot across from the Ballroom (the lot famous for the Lug Nut’s Evil 8). 1/2 the group bear crawl 20 yards, while 1/2 LBCs, switch, next 1/2 karaoke, 1/2 Makhtar N’Diayes, switch, next 1/2 side shuffle, 1/2 Kneetar N’Diayes.  With limited time remaining, 4 minutes of the greatest 7 minutes in F3 … Jack Webb, we made it to 8/32 due to time

Mosey back to COT with the mumble chatter from Twister and Jack Webb television history … Dragnet … Adam 12 … Harry Morgan … MASH

Announcements well prepared from Sundays email, Prayers and Praises

No messages, no themes, just some good work. Thanks to Change Order for the opportunity.

Honored to lead 9 #HIM that I am priviledged to follow.

Ten #HIM Pax went out to learn a new dance, Evil8, along with some standard dances. However, this morning was the pay-off for USC’s (McGruff) loss to UGA (Co-Pay). Originally it was supposed to be burpees for each combined point scored but modified to Merkins due to the Crime Dog’s hurt back paw.

The disclaimer was given and no FNGs.

The Thang:

Mosey to side cul-de-sac

SSH 20 IC
IW 20 IC
Slow Windmills 15 IC
Monkey Humpers 15 IC

Merkin Clock with 1 merkin for each position on the clock up to 12 merkins. 1, 4, 7, 10 o’clock (regular), 2,5,8,11 (wide arm), 3,6,9,12 (diamond)

Series of Jack Webb (1 Merkin/4 air presses) up to 10/40.

Moroccan Night Clubs 10 IC

Balls to the wall

20 Bomb jacks (Twister request)

Bear Crawl to middle of Street

Moroccan Night Clubs 10 IC

Balls to the Wall

Wall Sits with each Pax giving a 5 count.

With the Warm Done it was time for the EVIL8. This was first introduced at THE Pantheon by YHC (thanks F3Lexington). I asked if anyone had done the EVIL8 as none of the HIM there this morning were at THE Pantheon.

The 5 exercises are done in figure 8 rotation with the pax equally divided at different starting corners. The top corners we did 10 Bomb jacks and 10 squats when you go through the intersection the Pax does 5 burpies. At the bottom of the 8, we did 5 mac tai jais and 5 knee tai jai’s. We would also do 5 burpies when through the interception. So the burpie intersection is after every 2 exercises. We would do 5 complete figure(evil)8. So in total 50 bombjacks, 50 squats, 25 mac tai jai’s, 25 knee tai jai’s and 50 burpies. The interception was marked by the cone, which was in this case McGruff. He would do his 72 merkins (UGA 52 USC 20).

Run AYG across parking lot, then AYG to COT.

Lots of Mumble Chatter from Pax early, especially Twister. But that went away with the Evil8 until I mentioned my Jack Webb variation at kettle bell work-outs (Harry Morgan) which started the Twister trivia.

Great workout by the Pax this morning. Humbled and honored to lead. Thanks Change Order for the invite.
Announcements:

Fastest 5K, 10/17
Christmas Party 12/19
CAH, look at getting involved if you have not previously.

Thanks for the Senator inviting me to run up to the AO.

Nut Cracked.

A few nut jobs got up early for a sample of the mud run shenanigans that many of us will be fooling around with come October…

We commenced in the usual fashion and then did The Thang:
WARM UP: Active warm up on the way to the cul-de-sac
– Knee pull to chest
– Windmill walkers
– Frankensteins
– SSH x 25
– IW x 25
– Leg raise Merkins x 10
– CDD x 10
– Mosey up the street for a low crawl under the strings then around the big island and then back under the strings again
Jog to bottom of walls
– 10 burpees then up the walls, 1 squat at the top and around the Hardee’s (1/4 mi loop)
– 9 burpees then up the walls, 2 squats at the top and around the Hardee’s
– 8 burpees then up the walls, 3 squats at the top and around the Hardee’s
We were on our way down to one burpee, but only made it to 5 burpees at the bottom because of time.

So… how does every good mud run end? With a Partner Carry of course!
We moseyed over to the long lot and carried partners back and forth. Because, you know… It’s what you do at 5 something in the morning…

Mosey back to the grassy spot by the VSF and then spend a little time giving a few guys who have never led before a chance to count an exercise. Good stuff… t-claps to all those guys.

NMM:
First, ballroom needs a shovel flag. Like for real. Second… gentlemen, the Fall is upon us… it was evidenced in the weather that morning. The air is cooler, crisper… less humid… EH season is NOW. This isn’t a workout group. It is a group that works out as a means to foster male community leadership. Like it or not, we are in a war, friends. That war is against everything that we hold dear. It may sound extreme or dramatic or something, but it’s the truth. A couple weeks ago, one of our brothers shared about his personal struggle with the demons of addiction. A few weeks before that, someone shared about how he finally confronted his Dad on how terrible their relationship has been in the past and how he wanted to try and go forward making it better. Another brother shared with me a little while ago about how he feels tired… like the kind of tired sleep can’t fix… tired from burning the candle at both ends and in the middle.
We can help. We can make a difference. We can lift each other. Iron doesn’t sharpen iron from simply being in the same room together. It requires heat, pressure, and a LOT of impact. Let’s get after it…

Helmet out…