8 strong 💪 this morning. Weather was like a beautiful winter day in South Florida. Sunny. Slight warm breeze with some cool patches here and there. Great to have Dilbert joins us downrange from Gold Rush!
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Warm up: Moroccan night clubs Heel Raises Air Presses LBCs
The Thang: Mosey to the beach Circle drawn in the sand for F3 Monterey’s first every Crab Walk and Bear Crawl racing!
2 pax line up on opposite ends of the circle and go in same direction. Race ends when one Pax taps the other. We did a 5 lap maximum for the race but we never got there. Some great racing from the pax. Every pax got in a race, or maybe two doing:
Crab Walks
Bear Crawls
While the 2 pax were racing the other pax watched and did: Hillbillies, SSH, Imperial Walkers, Grady Corn
Mosey closer to sea wall.
Partner up, first team calls: One partner does absolutions (calls it at 100) and the other partner runs to wahrf wall and does 2 burpees & returns to take over the absolutions.
Mosey to fish market. 10 hand release merkins oyo 10 gas pumps (4 count) oyo (Pax loved the feel of the sharp rocks on thier backs.)
Mosey… there’s a bit of time left… let’s do some small box jumps… and more box jumps…
Mosey to sea wall for some wall Sits / plank: 1 min wall sit, 1 min plank 45 sec wall sit, 45 sec plank 30 sec wall sit, 30 sec plank
Mosey back to AO for some 6 inches and gas pumps (and for those going slow we called them EV pumps.)
Count-o-rama, Name-o-rama
Consequences: YHC did not do a great job with the words of wisdom… neither at the COT or here… but here it is again: Everything we do has consequences.
4 strong 💪 this morning (June 14th). Great to see Burgundy getting back in the saddle today. We missed him. There ain’t no gloom here in Monterey right now. The weather is unbelievable. Clear skies, sunny, simply beautiful. YHC has no idea why people would rather be working out inside a box.
Warm up: Grady corn heel raises
The Thang: Mosey to jungle gym set 1 pax hangs from pull up bar, 1 pax does merkins, 1 pax does big boy situps, 1 pax runs when running pax returns rotate complete 2 circuits Mosey to baseball bleachers and run the stairs Mosey to denis the menace park slide down the slide Wheel of merkins: 3 pax on spin go round thing and other pax spins them. THIS DID NOT GO OVER WELL and caused major brain pain so we stopped this. Mosey to beach Wall sits, & planks Mosey back for some 6 minutes of mary (6 inches, gas pumps & freddy mercurys.)
Warm-a-Rama 20 i/c Plank jacks Seal jacks Cherry picker Seal wave Windmill Mountain climbers Mountain man pooper
The Thang
Each HIM grabs a coupon and pairs off
Wheelbarrow to center parking line Half of pax does 10 burpees while other half does 10 swerkins Partners switch and wheelbarrow back Half of pax does 10 burpees while other half does 10 swerkins
Coupon barrow to first center line. Switch positions and return to start.
21’s coupon curls, 7 halfway up, 7 halfway up to full, 7 full 21 coupon overhead presses
3rd F
WHY DOGS LIVE LESS THAN HUMAN
Here’s the surprising answer of a 6 year old child.
Being a veterinarian, I had been called to examine a ten-year-old Irish Wolfhound named Belker. The dog’s owners, Ron, his wife Lisa, and their little boy Shane, were all very attached to Belker, and they were hoping for a miracle.
I examined Belker and found he was dying of cancer. I told the family we couldn’t do anything for Belker, and offered to perform the euthanasia procedure for the old dog in their home.
As we made arrangements, Ron and Lisa told me they thought it would be good for six-year-old Shane to observe the procedure. They felt as though Shane might learn something from the experience.
The next day, I felt the familiar catch in my throat as Belker‘s family surrounded him. Shane seemed so calm, petting the old dog for the last time, that I wondered if he understood what was going on. Within a few minutes, Belker slipped peacefully away.
The little boy seemed to accept Belker’s transition without any difficulty or confusion. We sat together for a while after Belker’s Death, wondering aloud about the sad fact that dogs’ lives are shorter than human lives. Shane, who had been listening quietly, piped up, ”I know why.”
Startled, we all turned to him. What came out of his mouth next stunned me. I’d never heard a more comforting explanation. It has changed the way I try and live.
He said, ”People are born so that they can learn how to live a good life — like loving everybody all the time and being nice, right?” The six-year-old continued,
”Well, dogs already know how to do that, so they don’t have to stay for as long as we do.”
Live simply. Love generously. Care deeply. Speak kindly.
Remember, if a dog was the teacher you would learn things like:
• When your loved ones come home, always run to greet them. • Never pass up the opportunity to go for a joyride. • Allow the experience of fresh air and the wind in your face to be pure Ecstasy. • Take naps. • Stretch before rising. • Run, romp, and play daily. • Thrive on attention and let people touch you. • Avoid biting when a simple growl will do. • On warm days, stop to lie on your back on the grass. • On hot days, drink lots of water and lie under a shady tree. • When you’re happy, dance around and wag your entire body. • Delight in the simple joy of a long walk. • Be faithful. • Never pretend to be something you’re not. • If what you want lies buried, dig until you find it. • When someone is having a bad day, be silent, sit close by, and nuzzle them gently.
That’s the secret of happiness that we can learn from a good dog.
While your partner does abyss merkins you nur to center line at the light poles, mosey back and switch Partner does abyss merkins while you side shuffle across parking lot and back and switch
21 coupon curls 22 coupon shoulder presses
Wheelbarrow to end of first parking line Half of pax does 5 burpees while other half does 5 swerkins Partners switch and wheelbarrow back Half of pax does 5 burpees while other half does 5 swerkins
Return coupons
Find a seat on the wall for a 30 sec hold and then 10 squats i/c
Number-Rama NAME-A-RAMA COT
12 HIM showed today: Quarto, Ruxpin, Chattahoochee, Chappie, Summit, Fireplex, Drago, Semi, Toy Soldier, Woodstock, Struedel, Looney Toons
9 strong 💪 today for a hot morning workout. Sun was out, weather was warm. We are just not used to that here. Welcome FNG Tiller!
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Warm Up 75 Grady Corn 15 Heel Raises 25 Morocoan night clubs 10…Jump Squat Holds.. then 9… then 8 10 Tea Pots 50 LBCs
The Thang Mosey to other end of field Bring sally up Mosey Tabata squats Mosey to other end: Option Bear crawl to 50, do 30 burpees, bear crawl to end zone or run around school & Plank at goal line or pick up the 6 Team up Partner A does Feet out and ups while partner B runs to 20 and does 2 burpees… first team to 100 ups calls it Partner A does Big Boy Situps while partner B runs to 20 and does 2 burpees… first team to 200 burpee calls it Partner A does SSH while partner B runs to 20 and does 2 burpees… first team to 300 SSH calls it Repeat run around school or bear crawls…
Bolt 45’s IC (4 Count) – 15 squats to halfway down. 15 squats halfway to full down. 15 full squats.
Mountain Climbers – 20 IC
Windmills – 20 IC
Chairman Lap
The Thang
Pax completed the Hindenburg BLIMPS routine from the Exicon at the CHOP. We modified the sprint portion to a straight line across the CHOP Parking lot approx. .02 miles apart. Sprint from the Church to the field behind CHOP and perform 1st exercise, sprint back to Church and perform 1st exercise, sprint back to the field and perform 1st exercise. Sprint back to the Church and perform 1st exercise. Plank it up until all PAX are in. That completes one round. Rinse and repeat until all 6 Rounds are complete. Round # 1 – 10 Burpees, Round #2 – 20 Lunges (10 each leg). Round #3 – 30 Imperial Walkers. Round #4 – 40 Merkins. Round #5 – 50 Plank Jacks. Round #6 – 60 Squats.
Years ago there was a cowboy hero, and a young boy who thought he was a big deal. The boy was me. And my parents bought me this plate with my hero’s picture on it and an inscription that said, “That a boy! You cleaned your plate.” I wanted his approval very much, so I just kept cleaning my plate – and filling it so I could clean it again. By the time I was in high school, I was 210 pounds. And whose fault was it that I was so heavy? I’ve told many people – it was the fault of that cowboy hero, of course. At least, I wish I could have blamed him.
I’m Ron Hutchcraft, and I want to have A Word With You today about “Someone Else’s Fault.”
I’ve always been joking, of course, when I blamed my “clean your plate” hero for my teenage weight problems. But it is no joke that blaming someone else is, for most of us, one of our favorite ways to account for something in our life that shouldn’t be there – whether it’s a bad attitude, a bad habit, a bad situation, or a bad relationship.
This attempt to dodge the responsibility for our actions is nothing new. Centuries ago, the prophet Nathan was sent by God to confront King David with his sins of adultery and conspiracy to commit murder. David had slept with Bathsheba, the wife of one of his most loyal soldiers, and then arranged for that man’s death in battle. When David learned that Bathsheba was pregnant, well, he knew he had a serious problem on his hands and he tried to cover it up. But Nathan approached David with the parable of a rich man who had owned many sheep and a poor man who owned one little lamb. When a traveler came for dinner at the rich man’s house, the rich man killed the poor man’s one little lamb for dinner. David was enraged at this rich man’s outrageous crime, and he angrily said, “The man who did this deserves to die!”
Then Nathan said these four chilling words to the king, “You are the man!” And in 2 Samuel 12:13, our word for today from the Word of God, “David said to Nathan, ‘I have sinned against the Lord.'” That moment of painful honesty was the beginning of David’s deep repentance and the restoration of his shattered relationship with God. It took a while, but David finally accepted the responsibility for what he had done. And the healing began that moment.
That’s how it will begin for someone who’s listening right now. As you look at that bad situation, the mess, the problems, you have two choices – blame someone else or accept your part of the responsibility for that broken or strained relationship, for that negativity, for the conflict, the mess, or the trouble. Many of us hide from taking responsibility for our situation with a victim copout.
Maybe you’ve honestly been hurt or wronged, and you can’t do anything about the other person taking responsibility for what they’ve done. But you can accept the responsibility for the way you’ve handled it, for the wrong things you may have tried to excuse by the wrong things someone else did. Those who have been victims – and those who’ve been victimizers – never get free until they realize that they are now the victims of their own choices, not someone else’s.
There is an old spiritual that goes something like this, “Not my brother, not my sister, but it’s me, O Lord, standing in the need of prayer.” That’s a great place to start – looking in the mirror, asking, “Lord, what do I need to change?” Taking responsibility: that’s the price of healing, and it’s the price of greatness.
Clubs – Bicep Curls and Overhead Presses with Cinder Block (Coupon)
Start off with 3 cards at a time. The suite of the cards tells you the exercise and the number tells you the reps.
2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, Jack (10), Queen (10), King (10), Ace (11) = 95 for each exercise. The “+” comes from additional surprise sets that the Jokers can bring.
Quarter way through the deck we hit the 1st Joker. It meant Bear Crawls 100 feet and 10 Squats at the end. Then Bear Crawls back 100 feet.
Half way through the deck we took a quick break for the 3rd F.
3RD F
Evil is dangerous. However, there is something equally as dangerous, if not more. Indifference. Indifference means lack of interest, concern, or sympathy; it is a mater of unimportance.
The opposite of love is not hate, its indifference.
The opposite of faith is not heresy, its indifference.
The opposite of life is not death, its indifference.
The world will not be destroyed by those who do evil, but by those who watch them without doing anything.
PART 2 – Half a deck and more suck to go!
Continue on with the deck. Pick up the pace, not much time left. We hit the 2nd Joker by 3/4 of the deck. That meant another 1/4 Mile lap around the CHOP.
7 strong 💪 this morning. Light, bright and airy. Just like a nice house.
Warm Up Sun Gods (Yup, that was it)
The Thang 3 burpees, then Imperial Walkers for 1 minute 3 burpees, then Freddy Mercurys for 1 minute 3 burpees, then Heel Raises for 1 minute 3 burpees, then American Hammers for 1 minute 3 burpees, then Hill Billies for 1 minute 3 burpees, then LBCs for 1 minute 3 burpees, then Plank Jacks for 1 minute 3 burpees, then Grady Corn for 1 minute 3 burpees, then Big Boy Situps for 1 minute 3 burpees, then Moroccan Night Clubs for 1 minute 3 burpees, then Absolution for 1 minute 3 burpees, then Gas Pumps for 1 minute 3 burpees, then Merkins for 1 minute 3 burpees, then Floyd Mayweathers for 1 minute 3 burpees, then Rosalitas for 1 minute 3 burpees, then Mike Tysons for 1 minute 3 burpees, then Arm Circles for 1 minute 3 burpees, then Rowers for 1 minute 3 burpees, then Groiners for 1 minute 3 burpees, then Mtn Climbers for 1 minute 3 burpees, then 6 Inches for 1 minute 3 burpees, then SSH for 1 minute 3 burpees, then Shoulder Taps for 1 minute 3 burpees, then Squats for 1 minute 3 burpees, then Hill Billies for 1 minute 3 burpees, then Air Presses for 1 minute 3 burpees, then High Knees (thanks GRS) for 1 minute 3 burpees, then Jane Fondas for 1 minute 3 burpees, then LBC with a Gas Pump for 1 minute 3 burpees, then Plank for 1 minute
Mosey to pier for wall sits and plank. Mosey back to start.
We were all curious… what’s the deal with French Laundry? No one knows.
4 strong 💪 for a warm beatdown today. The start of a 6 straight Qs before YHC is scheduled to be out of town for about 1 1/2 weeks.
Warmup Heel raises Grady Corn T-Pots
The Thang Mosey to custom house Bear Crawl across Mosey to stairs by water Partner-up. Partner 1 starts on 200 LBCs while Partner 2 runs the stairs and does 2 absolutions by the water runs back and switches. First team to 200 calls it. Repeat with 200 Jane Fonda’s and 2 burpees by the water. Mosey to parking lot 10 mike tysons, 10 curb jumps, 10 mike tysons Mosey to sea wall Wall sit 1 min, 1 min plank, wall sit 45 seconds, 45 sec plank Mosey to start 6 inches Gas pumps Freddy Mercurys
Count-o-rama, Name-o-rama
YHC on a kick to encourage PAX to reach out and talk to someone they know, like, love, etc. When they are gone the one thing you wish you could do is just have another conversation with them.
An incredible morning on the Monterey Bay. So incredible that 2 pax showed up 2 minutes late and a third ran into us while they were out for a morning run. Ended up 5 strong 💪 for the morning beatdown by the bay.
Warm Up Heel raises Grady Corn Cherry Pickers 10 Merkins (for the MusCLE challenge pionts)
The Thang Mosey to plaza 10 Merkins Bear crawl to center of plaza 10 Merkins Bear crawl to end of plaza 10 Merkins Mosey to wharf 10 Air pressins, 10 Merkins…. all the way to 1 Mosey to other wharf 10 Merkins Mosey to sea wall Wall sit, 1.5 min plank, 20 LBCs, wall sit, 1 min plank, 20 LBCs Mosey back to start
