Had 8 at Coaches box to exercise and learn about King
YHC got a last minute request to lead at the Colosseum. Of course, the privilege was accepted and off we went. 11 PAX assembled, were disclaimed and we moseyed off for some “fun”
COP – various exercises in cadence, a few burpees sprinkled in and we moseyed from there to the flag for a Pledge of Allegiance, afterwards – we were off to the bottom of light pole hill.
PAX were given the advice – “The best you can do is all that asked of you”. The instructions were to do a series of the following at each light pole:
7 – burpees, 23 – squats, 19 – merkins, 48 side straddle hops. More on the significance of the numbers later.
Upon completing each light pole, PAX returned down the hill and attempted the same at every other light pole.
At 0555 – YHC called a return to COT and PAX obliged.
NMM – This was YHC’s first Q since my father’s passing. When considering the best way to honor him, it seemed fitting to use the date of his birth (7-23-1948) as the numbers of reps for the exercises we completed. It also seemed appropriate to pass on the very advice he was given by his mother, YHC’s grandmother – hence the title of this back blast. The advice is simple, yet entirely fitting for anything we take on in life as leaders – whatever the calling may be.
Shower Curtain, YHC thanks you for the opportunity to Q and to share, in the process, some timeless and relevant advice that serves as a good reminder to us all.
The best you can do is all that’s asked of you.
Grandma & Dad, thank you.
Gratefully,
Cyclops
Happy St. Patrick’s Day..We had four lucky Pax at Laces In this morning. After the disclaimer, we moseyed to the band practice lot for warm-ups (SSHs, Imperial Walkers, Windmills, and plank stretches).
The question of the day..What are you worried about? We each discussed the thing that worries them the most (War, Family, Work, More Family). More on the topic later. Next, we moseyed to the car drop off lane. All Gore for further discussion. Are the things you are worried about in or out of your control? How does that change the perspective? We discussed a bit further before we moved to the pull-up bars.
Pull up exercises:
Each round, perform as may reps as possible. We ran a lap to shake out our arms for the next round. Next, we ran to the back of the school. Two rounds of toe taps and dips on the curb. Headed back to COT for some Ab exercises (Flutters, LBCs, Freddies, Superman).
We spend alot of time worried about things that are out of our control. This stress leads to other bad habits. Sometimes it helps to step back. breath, and put the worry in perspective. One of my favorite songs to listen to when I am stressing is Bob Marley’s “Everything is Going to be Alright”.
Don’t worry about a thing,
‘Cause every little thing gonna be all right.
Singin’: “Don’t worry about a thing,
‘Cause every little thing gonna be all right!”
Great job Everyone!