Date: 7.11.2019
AO: The Maize
Pax: Ethanol, Thunderhead, Countdown, Tater Tot, Lemon Law, Stretch, Wait Time, The Plague, Sa-squash, FDIC, Blue Suede, Hard Hat, Tonight Show.
QIC: Tonight Show
Conditions: Sun beautifully rising over the luscious fields on an idyllic morning. You could almost hear the choir of angels singing, except for the pain that was about to be doled out.
YHC welcomed the Pax to the beautiful, not so gloomy, morning. The mission and disclaimer was supplied and Pax were encouraged to give in to some suffering today.
Warm-a-rama:
The pax moseyed to basketball court to begin the suffer fest. The Warm-a-rama went as expected even if the steel blades (Down under cousin to Blades of Steel) elicited some strange reactions.
- SSH * 15
- Calf Raises R/L * 15
- Steel Blades * 15
- Tappy Taps * 15
Pre-Thang:
Warrior Merkins were on the suffer menu which went a little something like this.
- Howl at the moon * 8
- Touch hand merkin * 8
- Knee to chest merkin * 8
- Side Plank merkin * 8
- Diamond merkin * 8
- Standard merkin * 8
Did I hear a question about this being unreal? Nope, good!
The Thang:
The pax then mosey to the football field for a proper 3 man grinder.
Sideline 1: AMRAP
Carolina Dry Docks
Squats
Moroccan Night Club
Burpees
Cherry Pickers
Midfield:
LBCs * 20/Hip Thrusters * 20
Sideline 2: Coupons – All exercises performed with cinder blocks.
Lunge twist
Curls
Clean and Press
Menegi-Merkin (uneven left – center – uneven right)
Single Arm Row (May need to be bent over row)
Rinse and Repeat
Everyone made it through every exercise and started over at the top. Suffering was in full swing when it was time to call Omaha and head off to…
6MOM:
The suffering was not over. New pain was available after the gift of Jack Webbs (Iron Hulk?) from an honorary F3 Omaha pax, Captain Kangaroo.
- Iron Hulk (1:4) Merkin/Air Press up to 5 rounds
- Flutter Kicks * 20
- Starfish Crunch * 20
COT:
David Brooks – NY Times Article – What Suffering Does
“People shoot for happiness but feel formed through suffering.”
“The right response to this sort of pain is not pleasure. It’s holiness. I don’t even mean that in a purely religious sense. It means seeing life as a moral drama, placing the hard experiences in a moral context and trying to redeem something bad by turning it into something sacred.”
“Recovering from suffering is not like recovering from a disease. Many people don’t come out healed; they come out different. They crash through the logic of individual utility and behave paradoxically. Instead of recoiling from the sorts of loving commitments that almost always involve suffering, they throw themselves more deeply into them. Even while experiencing the worst and most lacerating consequences, some people double down on vulnerability. They hurl themselves deeper and gratefully into their art, loved ones and commitments.”
When you experience suffering be changed by it. Even the really hard stuff and throw yourself into the caring for others!
Announcements:
The Pit opens for business on 7/20. EH everyone you know in Papillion.
TAPS:
Lemon Law is accelerating while getting very little sleep. Keep him and other fathers of young ones in your thoughts and prayers.
His brother is also facing some very unique challenges. Pray for him as well.
Always proud to be part of this group
SYITG!
Tonight Show