17 PAX joined YHC for something different at the Beyond edition of The Ranch. In the spirit of Beyond, I wanted to try something that would push the PAX beyond their comfort zone. Something that would require some mental toughness, perseverance, and grit.

Inspired by this video from SealFit Academy, I thought we would test the mental veracity of our PAX with a 45 minute plank.

Here are the rules:

• Hold plank (in various forms called by the Q – regular, elbow, left arm high, right arm high, honeymooner, downward dog) for the full 45 minutes of the workout, starting immediately at 5:15, ending at 6:00.
• If plank was exited, PAX would have to do 5 burpees as a penalty and join back in the plank. This became 5 hand release burpees for the second half of the workout.
• Q would read an inspiring quote re: mental toughness & perseverance every 2 minutes throughout the workout.
• PAX were encouraged to partner up at the beginning of the workout and rely on each other to push through the pain.

Quotes:

1. “Mental toughness is spartanism with qualities of sacrifice, self-denial, dedication. It is fearlessness, and it is love.” ―Vince Lombardi
2. “Concentration and mental toughness are the margins of victory.” ―Bill Russell
3. “Nothing can stop the man with the right mental attitude from achieving his goal; nothing on earth can help the man with the wrong mental attitude.” ―Thomas Jefferson
4. “It’s when the discomfort strikes that they realize a strong mind is the most powerful weapon of all.” ―Chrissie Wellington
5. “Throw away all weakness. Tell your body that it is strong, tell your mind that it is strong and have unbounded faith and hope in yourself.” ―Swami Vivekananda
6. “Strong minds suffer without complaining; weak minds complain without suffering.” ―Lettie Cowman
7. “Strength does not come from physical capacity, it comes from indomitable will.” ―Mahatma Gandhi
8. “Your toughness is made up of equal parts persistence and experience. You don’t so much outrun your opponents as outlast and outsmart them, and the toughest opponent of all is the one inside your head.” ―Joe Henderson
9. “Make sure your worst enemy doesn’t live between your own two ears.” ―Laird Hamilton
10. “You have power over your mind, not outside events. Realize this, and you will find strength.” ―Marcus Aurelius
11. “Champions aren’t made in the gyms. Champions are made from something they have deep inside them―a desire, a dream, a vision. They have to have the skill, and the will. But the will must be stronger than the skill.” ―Muhammad Ali
12. Perseverance is not a long race; it is many short races one after the other.- Walter Elliott
13. Grit is that ‘extra something’ that separates the most successful people from the rest. It’s the passion, perseverance, and stamina that we must channel in order to stick with our dreams until they become a reality. – Travis Bradberry
14. ”I do not think that there is any other quality so essential to success of any kind as the quality of perseverance. It overcomes almost everything, even nature.”- John D Rockefeller
15. ”Perseverance is also key to success in any endeavor, but without perseverance in combat, there can be no victory.”- Jocko Willink
16. “Many of life’s failures are people who did not realize how close they were to success when they gave up.” -Thomas Edison
17. “With ordinary talent and extraordinary perseverance, all things are attainable.” -Thomas Fowell Buxton
18. “A hero is an ordinary individual who finds the strength to persevere and endure in spite of overwhelming obstacles.” – Christopher Reeve
19. “Our greatest glory is not in never failing, but in rising up every time we fail.” – Ralph Waldo Emerson
20. “Our greatest weakness lies in giving up. The most certain way to succeed is always to try just one more time.” – Thomas Edison
21. “Failure at some point in your life is inevitable, but giving up is unforgivable.” – Joe Biden
22. “It always seems impossible until it’s done.” ―Nelson Mandela
23. “You do what you can for as long as you can, and when you finally can’t, you do the next best thing. You back up but you don’t give up.” ―Chuck Yeager

Announcements

• Invergence
• #218in18
• Q School

Prayers

• Various health concerns for people close to PAX

Thank you to all of the PAX for posting and trying something new and different. Thank you to Jiffy & Maximus for the opportunity to lead.

– Ginsu