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Breaking the Tie

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YHC was invited by the Site Q, Sugar Daddy, to Q the Bubble today and was honored for the opportunity. For those who don’t know or have forgotten, the Bubble is a result of the COVID lockdown coupled with the need for acceleration and fellowship. Started in April 2020, the Bubble sought to fill a gap caused by the lockdown and was one of the many blessings from the Fort during a tumultuous time in our world. It starts at 6 AM so you get the extra sleep time and Baxter offers lots of options for pain.  YHC was excited to Q for both of those reasons!

Weather – 43 and dare I say warmer than the last few weeks. No rain. Perfect F3 climate!

The Thang

Proper Disclaimer was reviewed

Mosey to YMCA pool parking lot

COP

Windmills x 10

SSH x 20

IW x 10

Man Climbers x 20

Merkins x 10

Mosey to top of the hill at Springmaid Street

4 Corners using Springmaid, Promenade, Shady Grove and Market Street

At each corner do the following

5 Burpees

10 Merkins

15 Squats

20 LBCs

Rinse and repeat 3 times

Mosey back to YMCA

6 minutes of Mary

YHC shared a concept on my heart which is “Breaking Ties” in your life. Whether its your spouse, significant others, co-workers, etc. there will be times where you don’t agree with someone. While I don’t have the answers, I do know a few things about failure in these circumstances. I have learned the following:

  • Know who you are and who you arent
  • Dont assume you are right…what if you are wrong?
  • Listen and learn about the other person
  • Pray about it
  • Show love to them

Moleskin

  • Prayers for Twisters daughter
  • Prayers for the Kerns
  • 3/6 is the Yeti…you should sign up
  • 3/13 is the beginning of Acceleration, a leadership journey.
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Hangin with Stang: Expectations

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So, to set the Expectations upfront, this won’t be as good as my last post 😉

Stang asked for someone to Q Hangin w/ Stang who had not yet done it.  So, seeing as I’ve never even been, I volunteered.  I don’t know if that’s a function of how much I miss you guys and want to get back out there or how much of a glutton for punishment I am to throw myself into the center of something I’ve never been a part of.  Those in attendance can decide which it was.

Fittingly, expectations were the topic that came to mind when Stang confirmed my appointment.  I’ve had a lot of those to work through recently.  I feel like expectations can be a blessing and a curse.  We have to first understand what we’re asking of others and what others are asking of us.  But more importantly, how was it communicated?  Was it fair?  Could it even be met?

I think expectations break into 3 real parts:

Expectations we have for ourselves.

Expectations we have thrust upon us.

Expectations we have of others.

Each one of these can have a dramatic effect on our relationships.  What happens to that relationship when expectations are not met?  This is true of the expectations we have of ourselves and how it affects our attitude.  How does the view of an employee or a direct report change when they don’t meet expectations?  What are you willing to do to make amends if you don’t meet someone’s expectations?

Many of us are driven men.  You’d have to be to get up before 5 am to do the things we do.  But how do we let our expectations affect those around us, especially our M’s and 2.0’s?

We had some great conversations about family, our own, and work expectations.  It’s so good to know that we are not alone.  We all have a story that we can learn from.  Make sure to share that story so others can benefit and learn.

I hope I met the PAX expectations today.  It was so good to be back out.  I miss the group so much not being able to come out and participate.  I look forward to getting back out in the gloom soon, even just to walk and say hi.

— Splinter

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Hilltopia

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Eight men posted for Sweep the Leg on a cool, but dry, first day of February.

Disclaimer given
Short mosey run to launch point and lay out the plan:
Start at the bank and do 12 Bobby Hurleys
Run out to and down to Patricia lane where a lighted cone sits.
At the cone do 12 merkins.
Resume running to front of GHES and at the flag pole do 12 gas pumpers.
Return towards the bank, stopping to do the merkins and doing the bobby hurleys at the bank.
Rinse repeat
Got just over four miles in.

Your leading pax were: Fishsticks, Straight Up, Longshanks

Prayers for the country and schools/school kids.

Route for STL 2-1-21

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The Bubble’

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We ran around and did some bodyweight exercises.

May have stopped at every American Flag for a burpee at one point. Also Bear Crawled a long way across limited greenspace. Made it to the urgent care and back.

There may have been a set of 7s with burpees and bomb jacks. Also a possible pistol squat somewhere in there.

NMM:

Beowulf is still awesome. Grendel’s mom is the issue. Grendel is the symptom. Solve what gave birth to the symptoms in your life.

—
Band Camp dismissed

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The Bubble Meets Cindy

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Today, after the pre-ruck, 11 Pax, five of whom did the “double,”  Met Cindy for a bit of a beat down.  Congrats to those that doubled down!!

The thang:

Pretty simple, the Pax meandered around Baxter Village un and down stairs stopping here and there for 1) 20 or 10 curls, 2) 20 or 10 prone presses, 3) 20 or 10 squats and 4) 20 or 10 rows, each arm.  The Pax completed four rounds with a lot of walking with their Cindy or ruck.

Moleskin – we all have burdens, but with the help of others and faith in the Sky Q our burdens will be lessened.

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Laced Up Tight

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31 degrees at Laces In? Sure, I’ll take it. I gave the PAX a heads-up, shown below…

At the risk of potential “over-hyping,” here are a number of things to consider for Laces In:

  1. Minow Pond will be converging with us.
  2. AKA will be converging with us.
  3. Looks to be the coldest morning of the week.
  4. Gloves highly recommended.
  5. If you want to stretch or warm up, show up early.
  6. Wheels up 0515 and it’ll be GO-TIME.
  7. You’ll be warm by 0525.
  8. If you’re prone to FOMO, then you should post.

The 12 of us arrived, commented about the cool temps and all the men in tights, were disclaimed and we took off for a lap around part of the gym lot.

Circle Up:
20 x Fast-Paced SSH
10 Burpees
Another lap but this time, just a bit shorter
Line up at one end of the parking lot and bear crawl to the other end of the lot.
Sprint 1/2 way back, 10 Burpees, Sprint the rest of the way

Mosey over to the circle by the stadium:
20 Bomb Jacks
30 Flutter Kicks I/C
Run up the hill to the stop sign and back down
40 Jump Squats
40 Merkins I/C
Run up the hill and back down
10 Burpees

Mosey back to the gym parking lot.

Line up on the line for 2-Tier Grounded Suicides:
Bear crawl out 20 yards, crawl bear back. Bear crawl out 40yds, crawl bear back
10 Wide-Arm Merkins
Crab walk out 20yds, walk crab back. Crab walk out 40yds, walk crab back.
10 Wide-Arm Merkins
10 Burpees

30 American Hammers I/C
20 Flutter Kicks I/C

COT: There are very heavy prayers on the hearts & minds of our PAX. Remember, do not walk alone.

Thank You, Slapshot

Maximus

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Rally-X

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Five men showed up for the workout this morning.  Jester crossed the river to join us in some morning fun.  Before we started, I mentioned to the Pax that I enjoyed playing video games as a kid.  The phrase “Is that a roll of quarters or are you happy to see me?” was a common jab at the arcade.  One of my favorite games was Rally-X.  The goal of the game was to collect flags by driving your car around a maze while being chased by other cars.  The car was equipped with a smoke screen so you could crop dust the chasing cars.  I had planned the workout to be similar to this video game..less the crop dusting.

The morning route was mostly around the school, each stop we did the same exercises (5 burpees, 10 merkins, and 15 squats).  The stops were as follows:

  1.  Middle school faculty parking lot
  2. Football field parking lot
  3. Last light post at back entrance
  4. Basketball courts
  5. Elementary school faculty parking lot
  6. South State Bank
  7. First Watch (lap around parking lot)
  8. First Watch

We covered around 4.3 miles this morning, 40 burpees, 80 merkins, 120 squats, and alot of great mumble chatter.

 

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Back at the Swamp

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We had 12 Pax for the Friday morning workout at Rivergate.  After the disclaimer, the boot and ruck groups split up.

The boot camp group moseyed to the front of Buffalo Wild Wing for the following warm-up exercises:  SSHs, Imperial Walkers, Windmills, and Plank Stretches.

Next, we ran over to Khol’s for a round of 11s between the curbs.  Carolina Dry Docks, Bear Crawl, LBCs, and Crab Walk back.  When we were finished, we headed back to the front of Target.  The message, “Go as fast as you want but when you arrive at the Target, burpees until the six arrives.”  The message was not a deterrent, a few of the guys ran ahead and completed about 10 burpees before  the rest of the group arrived.

We continued to the fountain for a round of Dora.  One partner ran around the parking lot while the other partner started on the leg heavy routine.

100 Jump Squats

200 Step ups

300 Lunges

Back to COT.

Great job everyone!

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The Equalizer

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9 got better this morning and 1 got lighter as we tackled a routine I call “The Equalizer.”  Conditions we’re perfect for a sweatastic Merkin Mile beatdown. Here’s what we did…

The Thang

  • 5 Burpees

Run to the 1st entrance of Brayden

  • 10 Wide Arm Merkins

Run to Dave Gibson Blvd

  • 20 Bobby Hurleys

Run to Dam Rd

  • 30 Ranger Merkins

Run to Tara Plantation

  • 40 Squats

Run to YHC’s House

  • 50 Merkins

Run to Tara Plantation

  • 40 Calf Raises

Run to Dam Rd

  • 30 Diamond Merkins

Run to Dave Gibson Blvd

  • 20 Lunges

Run to 1st Entrance of Brayden

  • 10 Tempo Merkins

Run back to Earth Fare

  • 10 Tempo
  • 20 Lunges
  • 30 Diamond
  • 40 Calf Raises
  • 50 Merkins

Circle the lot

  • 10 Wide
  • 20 Bobby Hurleys
  • 30 Ranger
  • 40 Squats
  • 50 Merkins

Mosey back to COT

  • 5 Burpees

NMM
This workout was designed to have the PAX finish together. How do you keep the non-gazelles with the sub-6 minute milers at a running AO? Add Merkins.
As expected, Scalp and Gears had the major lead in the running portion. But as we closed in on the final assault at Earth Fare, Dark Helmet took the lead and never looked back. Major kudos to Band Camp and his Merkin prowess for powering through to the top-5 after the run. As usual, Gekko, Quack Attack, and Fish Sticks finished towards the top. And though he doesn’t like to admit it, Sugar Daddy is starting to look like a runner. Spider-Man did bail early, but when nature calls, you know, you answer. I understand he looked three shades brighter and 2 pounds lighter after his…break.
Thanks for the opportunity to lead. I know this is more Merkins than normal for STL (as noted by the grunting and grumbling), but it’s the only way I could keep up with you fast guys. But as usual, you men persevered and powered through. You did the hard thing and you’re better for it.

One last word to start the week:

You can’t force someone to respect you but you can refuse to be disrespected.

Now go be a force to be reckoned with. Crush the day!

Aye!

Italian Job

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A Gentle Answer Turns Away Wrath

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With the new boot camp option East of the Peach Stand, YHC quickly volunteered to Q. Very exciting to see the new AO up and running under the leadership of L Train. After asking to Q, he mentioned that he wants a message at this AO every week, so YHC was challenged as well. The message is built into the work, stopping and holding a static movement prior to each iteration of a workout.

0515 struck and the boot campers broke off from the kettlebell crew. We hit the pavement and toured parts of CRHS that have seemingly been untouched by the Snake Pit!

Movement 1/COP – Mosey around back of school to parking lot near baseball fields (.5 miles).

Circle Up

Windmill

Tappy Taps

SLOW Moroccans

1:5, 2:10, 3:15, 4:20, Burpees:SSH

Plank.

Ephesians 6:4

“Fathers, do not exasperate your children; instead, bring them up in the training and instruction of the Lord.”

Exasperate – To irritate or frustrate intensely.

Let’s face it. Parenting is hard. When I’ve given it all of I’ve got and I know that my child needs to be loved… love is the last thing I want to show them with the way that they respond to my attempted disciplines. This commonly leads to me either raising my voice louder and being shorter with them, or taking away privileges and toys – much to their chagrin. It’s a lose/lose – and this is because it doesn’t show the training and instruction of the Lord. 

Last night was one of those nights. My M was out with friends and I was in charge of the four of them. I put my toddler down, and had my 4 month old in my arms as I was putting my 3 & 5 year old to bed. Things went south quickly as they began to deviate from my “plan” – and I lost my temper. I screamed louder than I can remember in order to prove a point. Much to my dismay – it only worsened the situation. 

Squatzilla 

3 space lunge walk, 10 squats. Mosey back.

6 space lunge walk, 20 squats. Mosey back.

9 space lunge walk, 30 squats. Mosey back.

12 space lunge walk, 40 squats. Mosey back.

15 space lunge walk, 50 squats. Mosey back.

 

Movement 2 – Mosey to Band Practice Field (.3 miles)

Low Plank.

How does one show love to their children while training them up in the ways of the Lord?

Proverbs 15:1

“A gentle answer turns away wrath,

but a harsh word stirs up anger.”

No matter how frustrating it can be. No matter how annoyed I grow. No matter how much I am not getting what I want from my 3 and 5 year olds in the way of behavior… I cannot respond with a harsh word. I cannot yell. I cannot lose my temper because my kids are not giving me what I want. Think about it. Parenting and marriage are some of the greatest sanctification tools we’ll ever come to know. If we can keep our head on straight as Jesus did with the Pharisees, we can turn away wrath in our children and lead them in the proper direction. If we lose our temper due to a low boiling point… we only make our children more angry.

After the incident of yelling at my daughters, I spent some time downstairs putting my youngest to sleep. My oldest then came downstairs and did the most amazing thing: she showed me grace by asking to cuddle with me. My heart immediately melted and I was deeply challenged by what I was experiencing. A lesson from my five year old – how to respond gently. I immediately jumped at the opportunity to partake of a precious moment with her. It changed the course of the rest of the evening.

Bearpees 

Bear Crawl four steps, do one six count burpee in cadence. Bear crawl eight, do two burpees. It grows to forty:ten. 

4:1 – 40:10

This iteration was a crowd pleaser… and was particularly difficult.

 

Movement 3 – Mosey to Stadium Ticket Booth/Booster Building (.3 miles)

People’s Chair.

How do we respond if we’re feeling discouraged and not offered grace by our 2.0’s?

Lamentations 3:22-23

“Because of the LORD’s great love we are not consumed, for his compassions never fail. They are new each morning; great is your faithfulness.”

If you’re feeling like I’m feeling right now – discouraged and feeling like a failure with regard to being a parent. Remember that there is grace and always another chance. The LORD will always offer another chance if you are willing to take it. Do not lose heart; The Lord’s compassions are new each morning. Keep your head up. Love your families. Do your best. 

How do we identify strengths in our children? Maybe the things we perceive as needing correction maybe just need direction? Strength, resilience, organization. All can read their head in a way that we could perceive as a problem – but maybe it’s something we need to hone within our 2.0’s. 

Finisher

While holding People’s Chair – PAX step off and do 5 reps of a movement, one at a time:

CDD’s

Bomb Jacks

Mosey back to COT to link up with the Snake Pit. Solid work, men.

 

Announcements

Invergence – Friday – Forest Hill Fort Mill – 0515

 

Prayers/Praises

Pray for Drop Thrill’s brother with a head injury, currently in ATL

Praise for Drop Thrill becoming a Great Uncle for the third time! 

Prayers for relationships. UHAUL’s neighbors are moving away. “Take advantage of the relationships you have while you have them.”

Prayers for our jobs as husbands, fathers, friends. How do we respond when we don’t get our way?

 

Thanks, L Train, for the second Q at Bushwood! Welcome FNG Gilligan!

Punch List out.

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