Back Blast The Combine: Priorities
8/27/2021 a humid 79 degrees.
This starts the day before at The Berm. As I run beside LPC during the opening mosey I overhear his saying that Birdman has to cancel and he needs a Q. Knowing that this happens and it can be stressful as a site Q I immediately step up. As many HIM had done the same for me at top rope.
4:40 am
The pre runners are accumulating in the parking Lot. Barndoor and The Curse step out of there car, Pantyhose rolls in at 4:43 and then Cataracts come running up. Had to start early but with 8 2.0’s at home I bet this time of morning is the only time it’s quiet around his home.
5:05
I pull off the pre run in order the greet the PAX. Lots of mumble chatter as the HIM roll in expecting a birdman beatdown.
5:15
Q:Armbar
PAX 18-Paramount, The Curse, Barndoor, Finkle, FDIC, Hoser, Wax ON, Splinter, White Claw, Pantyhose, Al Borland(WELCOME), Barbershop, Superfly, Beaver, Scoober, Tube Sox.
I step up to greet the PAX to there surprise. I make sure to let them know their has a been and upgrade at Q today. Not because I have more skills or abilities to Q. It’s because it’s Westside Prep rivalry day and Red and Black had taken over.
3 F’s
Fitness
Fellowship
Faith
Mission Statement
To plant grow and Serve small workout groups for the invigoration of Male community leadership.
5 core principles
Free
Open to all men
Always held outdoors
Lead in a rotating fashion
And will end in a circle of trust.
Disclaimer of not a professional is given and Warm O Rama starts
Warm-O-Rama
We don’t go anywhere and warm up at the flags.
SSH 15 IC
Cherry Pickers 10 IC
Sun Gods 10 IC
Chinooks 10 IC
Tappy Taps 10 IC
Howl at the moon 5 on down.
Nothing better then 18 grown men howling in the gloom.
Pre Thang(More like a co thang)
A long mosey down 156th street to the corner of 156th and pacific.
A huge brick wall that I pass most days looks so appealing to me so I decided to take the PAX there for some wall fun. I should have checked before hand for glass and debris but luckily we had room for all.
People’s Chair 60 secs
Balls to the wall 60 secs
Single leg peoples chair. 30 seconds each leg
Chicken Peckers 20 IC
Monkey Humpers 20 IC with Cheeks to the Street. Thanks for that Superfly. And a shout out to the lone truck at that intersection that had to watch 18 grown ass men monkey hump at 5:30am.
long mosey back to the east end zone at Kewiet.
Turned out to be a very long pre thang. Almost 20 minutes so it can be a co thang.
The Thang(Co)
Moving around the track in half laps using locomotor foot skills. When we get to the opposite sides we do a Chest then core for 20 reps.
Skipping/Merkins/LBC’s
Slide or Shuffle/Ranger Merkins/Box Cutters
Gallop/Hand Release Merkins(Suggested and called out by FDIC) /Toe Touches called out by Scoober.
Karaoke/Diamond Merkins 10 instead of 20
Omaha is called and the short mosey is made back to the flags
Mary
Rancid Hammers for 18
Announcements
-Return to the Oracle this Sat for a 2 hr beatdown
-12 for 21 this Sunday check on slack
Prayers
White Claw has a co worker battling Cancer. Prayers to Luke and his family.
CoT
Earlier this week I was at swim lessons with my kids. They moved up levels and had to find a new time to go. 12:30 on Saturday’s. I was immediately pissed off by this because it would be in the middle of most Husker games. Wished they didn’t suck and could play at 2:30 or 6 but alas here we are. So my M and I are fighting about the new time because most Saturday’s this will be my responsibility. So there I am a HIM fighting with my M at goldfish swim school in that hushed I hope no one is looking tone. Where upon reflection my priorities were off and had I taken my concentrica into consideration what is more important. An activity for my kids or football that I don’t play. I only get a few more years of them wanting me to be where they are. Where they look in after popping up out of the water just to see if I’m looking. And I’m worried about watching the game. This fight could have easily been avoided had I thought about my priorities. So do the same in your life to avoid conflict because you know what’s important. Also think I took a shot at Iowa in there somewhere.
AYE
Arm are