AO: The Rig
QiC: Smalls
Pax Count: 16
Pax List: Belieber, Buttercup, escargot, Frizzle, Gates, Gofor, Gump, Martina, Smalls, Swift, Tofu, Tommy John, Vertigo, Zero
FNG Count: 2
Downrange: Abercrombie (Chattanooga)
Urkel was also there, but isn’t officially initiated into the FNG form yet.
Warm up:
I arrived about 10 minutes prior hoping to set up my car-full of tricks, yet who should greet me but the nomadic Abercrombie, once again come south from the frontiers of Chattanoogy, or something like that. He got a sneak peek at the top secret whiteboard, so I swore him to secrecy until all the other pax had been properly initiated.
As 0545 approached, we had a decent crew, but some HCs were missing. A couple FNGs joined the crew, and at the cusp of 0545, we commenced with the mission, core principles, and a disclaimer.
Those timely pax were rewarded with a double-disclaimer, given that the pax size doubled during the initial few exercises. That little parking lot was almost full today, even with a couple clown cars.
A round of SSH, High Knees, Weed Pickers, Arm Circles, Bear Hugs, and a mini Plank-o-rama got us feeling good and optimistic, though the curiosity was piqued due to the top secret whiteboard and cones strewn about the area near the Rig.
The Thang:
Count off into 6 groups:
Tabata style circuit, 1 minute work, 30 sec rest/transition to the next station:
- Burpee Broad Jump
- Supine rows/pull ups
- Bear Squats
- Alternate 5 BBS and 5 Supermans
- Bonnie Blairs
- Hand Release Merkins
After rounds 1 and 2, run to the Woods Chapel patio and back.
For round 3 we shortened to 45 sec of work and 20 seconds for rest/transition
6 Minutes of Mary:
- Abercrombie led Side Straddle Flops
- Tommy John led box cutters
- Gump led American hammers
- Gofor led Freddy Mercuries
CoT:
TaPs:
- Tommy John’s wife is still struggling with a new diagnosis/treatment, and he is going through a lot of change at work.
- Several pax and Ms are waiting on impending additions to their families.
- Lots of illness going around. Stay safe out there
I was reading Ezekiel 35-36 the other day and was struck by the juxtaposition of the two mountains in the different chapters, and how the prophecies speak to them differently. One represents Edom, and due to their antagonism toward Israel and prosperity at the expense of Israel, God promised to bring them to justice. To the mountains of Israel, which had been desolated, He promised to restore and make them “better off than they were before” teeming with life and flourishing. This struck me as an important contrast: God’s goodness includes his justice and his mercy. They need to exist together and we know this and echo this when we teach our children to apologize and seek to make it right.
Naked Man Moleskin:
Both FNGs are pastors, so obviously we asked about guilty pleasure music:
- You can guess Belieber’s answer.
- Escargot grew up in England and Tofu got his European nations confused, so Escargot it is.