4/17/25 – The Maize – Specimen Q – WELCOME 0530 -> NO FNGs
Intro/5 principles and disclaimer. Think about excuses!
“Excuses are merely nails used to build a house of failure.” – American Proverb
MOSEY TO BASKETBALL COURT FOR WARM-A-RAMA:
Carioca x 1 down -> Carioca x1 back -> Butt Kickers x1 down -> High Knees x1 back
CIRCLE UP: Windmills x10 IC -> Side Straddle Hop x10 IC -> Nancy Kerrigans – One legged-Sun Gods x10 each direction/each leg -> Air Squat x10 on Down -> Tappy Taps (x10 IC) -> Annie – Plank and wash floor each side (x10 IC each side) -> On your butt Guantanamo relay – legs off ground facing out. one pax runs around circle pushing feet down. One or two times around. Stand up and count off for 2 teams, 1/2
“If you get on the wrong train, get off at the nearest station. The longer it takes you to get off, the more expensive the return trip will be.” – Japanese legend
MOSEY TO FOOTBALL FIELD SOUTH GOALPOST. Count 2 teams:
Over/Under Relay (50yds) 2 lines/1 for each team. Over = high plank. Under = army crawl under tunnel – 50yd
Railroad Tracks (50yds) 2 lines/1 for each team. Space out and low plank. One by one hurdle over Pax. 50yds
Partner up/similar sized individual: wheel barrows 25 yds switch, go another 25yds. Lunge down if unable to do wheel barrows.
“It is better to offer no excuse than a bad one.” —George Washington
Mosey to Bball Court
“You can make excuses or you can make progress. You choose.” – Brian Tracy
Basketball Court AMRAP Wrecktangle – Thanks Roll Bar (50 seconds at each station, 10 to rotate – 8 minues):
Alt. Shoulder Tap Merk. Pickle Pushers Mountain Climbers Monkey Humpers
Flutter Kicks Air Squats Lunges Plank Jacks
Mosey to the nearest hill for some Clock Merkins x5 reps at each “Clock” position (12, 3, 6, 9)
MOSEY TO FLAGS FOR MARY:
Hammers (Rancid Style)
NAME-A-RAMA. ANNOUNCMENTS. PRAYERS. COT – EXCUSES:
Iron sharpens Iron. No words needed. Actions are more important than our words. Friend sober for years. Admired him and thought cool for him but not for me. I always thought I should join him though but made excuses. A few times a year I’d get drunk and would never quite know the root cause. Would make an excuse when it happened again. No gray area for me. Drinking = black/white off on. 11/16/2024. Bourbon and Football – Nebraska/USC. Puking in front of family. Slept for 13 hours. Embarrassed. Can do better.
So often we make excuses for our poor choices but we need to STOP. I QUIT. YOU CAN TOO! Confess to a friend. Talk to them about your goals. You’re likely not alone in your struggle. Statistics say there are many of us in this group that are struggling with something. Did you know 11% of Americans (28 Million people) have had an alcohol use disorder in past year. 5-10% struggle with some level of porn addiction. 14% have used illegal drugs. 25% of relationships experience infidelity. 74% = overweight. Don’t let your legacy be one of excuses and behaviors that lead to death. I am guilty and am working on my excuses and I hope you’ll work with me!
“The only thing standing between you and your goal is the BS story you keep telling yourself as to why you can’t achieve it.”
― Jordan Belfort
HIM Present:
Specimen (Q)
Chicken Hawk
Crab Cakes
Sgt. Pencil
Papa Smurph
Bullseye
Laser Jet
Yodel
Cutting Edge
Super Tasty
Walleye
Boji (MIGHTY MAIZER received from Wait Time)
Tardy
Wait Time
Barn Door
Baby Back