It was a lovely start to the day when I pulled up to Iditarod and saw the amount of cars in the parking lot. Gave me FOMO with all the pre runners but not real FOMO due to that pre run being awful! Plus, I wouldn’t have to listen to Boji talk about the Hawkeyes…so I consider it a lovely start to the day.
I set up the day’s events and slowly more dudes starting coming in and I saw the glorious smile of Gator. Such a beautiful smile with lovely hair to match. I immediately got excited to tell him about the trivia of an old movie classic – IRON WILL. Such a solid movie from 1994 and knowing how Gator knows everything, I knew he’d know it and he’d know all the answers. To my shock and utter disappointment, Gator has not seen this classic. Knowing that HIM, he will hopefully watch it before the next time I see him so we can fan girl over that flick.
So on goes the intro….
Mission Statement – to plant, grow and serve small workout groups for men for the invigoration of male community leadership
5 Core Principles:
1. Open to all men
2. Free of cost
3. Always outside
4. Led in a rotating fashion
5. Always end in a circle of trust
Credo – Leave No Man Behind, Leave No Man Where We Found Him
Disclaimer – We are not professionals, so modify as needed.
Warmarama – Jogging Trivia, lap around the parking lot – HANDS IN THE AIR WHILE JOGGING
Correct Answers = 10 side straddle hops
Wrong Answers = 5 burpees
- What streaming company is Iron Will currently streaming on? – Disney
- How long of a journey was the dog-sled race? (within 25 miles) – 522 miles
- The race started in Winnipeg, Canada and ended in what state? -Minnesota
- What decade did the race take place in? 1910’s, it was in 1917 was the race.
- Who gave the name of Iron Will Stoneman – Kevin Spacey’s character
THE THANG:
- Jogging & Talking – partner up. Partner does 20 reps of each set while his partner jogs around the track OR jog a ¼ and turn around OR job a ½ and cut through the grass. Sets are below
And the beatdown, and COT without any major issues, minus the fact that counting is still hard for me and I still don’t know if we had 26, 27 or 25 people at the beatdown. Good news is, there was some sweating, laughter, and plenty of Mufasa bashing, which is all we need in this sweet world.
MARY – Vandelay’s. Felt right, felt good.
Prayers/Announcements: Impact retreat coming up! Fancy Feast fun! Nursing home gifts – 60 people signed up – reach out to Ketchup if you have questions. Christmas light popup, F3 Hockey night on Feb. 3rd *Thank you, Bogey!*, Prayers – Smelly Cat’s cousin’s husband passed away. Boob Tubes – grandfather’s brain tumor. Hei Hei’s friend – pray for Kay and her breast cancer.
COT – “Heart Rate”
So I recently had a health scare last Friday. I was having some weird chest pains and at the age of 39, I wasn’t taking any risks…plus I told my wife, and she forced me to the ER to make sure everything was good. After getting hooked up to all the machines and all the tests, everything turns out fine and my heart actually looks perfect. The nurse even complimented my “runner’s resting heart rate” I never felt more like a man. Even my wife was impressed…more on that later. While laying on that bed and thinking about what’s going on, it really dawned on me that we need to make sure we ourselves to the doctor if we ever think anything is serious. It’s not worth it. We’re already out working out and taking(semi) care of our bodies, but no need to be tough when it comes to the heart. I also realized in the moment that my M does love and wasn’t excited about collecting the insurance money if something was seriously wrong. I also felt the love from her the next few nights. My heart was working there! Not as long as it does during the beatdowns or pre runs, not anywhere close actually, but the old ticker was still beating hard. All in all, we need to take care of our bodies and also not wait until you’re laying on a hospital bed to tell your M or the people in your life that you love them. I love you all and can’t wait to hear how Fine Print’s fake heart attack works out in the bedroom. Loves
| SET 1 (20 reps each) Low Dolly’s Squats Merkins Monkey Humpers PLANK | SET 2 (20 reps each) Flutter Kicks Sumo Squats T Merkins Pickle Pushers PLANK |
| SET 3 (20 reps each) Freddy Mercury’s Imperial Walkers Werkins Vandelay’s PLANK | SET 4 (20 reps each) Toe Touches Deep Squats Carolina Dry Docks Gorilla Humpers PLANK |