THE SCENE: 35 degrees with a slight breeze
F3 WELCOME & DISCLAIMER
WARM-O-RAMA:
- SSH x 17 IC
- Cherry Pickers x 10 IC
- Mosey to CMU Pile and take it to the center of Kraken
THA-THANG:
While running in place, the PAX was instructed to keep moving for the entire workout. Running in place, moseying, and SSH were the only acceptable forms of rest. If you were called out by another PAX for being stationary, a 10 burpee penalty was assessed. (Side note: no burpee penalties were needed. Well done, gents!)
The Kraken consists of 8 cones in a circle. Each cone had an exercise & number of reps on it. The PAX was instructed to complete the exercise, run to center for 20 CMU overhead presses, Bernie Sanders back to the cone and perform the exercise a second time. Each PAX then completes a lap around the circle to proceed to the next cone. Lap 2 was performed in reverse order.
Exercises were as follows:
- Smurf Jacks x 30
- Star Jacks x 30
- Reverse Lunges x 30
- Dry Docks x 30
- Flutter Kicks x 20 (4 ct.)
- Hello Dolly x 20 (4 ct.)
- Alternating Shoulder Taps x 20 (4 ct.)
- Narrow Squats x 30
Return CMU to pile and circle up for MARY.
MARY:
- Plank Jacks x 30 IC
- Mountain Climbers x 30 IC
- Ring of Fire (Merkins) until time expires
COUNT-OFF & NAME-O-RAMA
CIRCLE OF TRUST/BOM:
Be intentional with every action you make.
Recently my M and I were rushing to get out of the house on time for Easter Sunday with her parents. The added 1 hour commute to their church adds some extra effort towards an already busy morning with a 2 year old that really doesn’t understand the concept of “hustle”. We were already 15 minutes late and still not on the road when my increasing frustration boiled over. My patience was shot and I let her know it using a tone that, quite frankly, I wouldn’t like if someone else used towards my M.
What did I accomplish with that action?
My goal that morning was to help her, yet my actions didn’t reflect that. I reacted to a situation (poorly) rather than making an intentional effort towards getting us out of the house. What difference did I make by showing my frustration? If anything, it slowed our departure rather than speed it up. It certainly didn’t set a good example for daughter and it did not show my wife that I loved her. Even if I was right to be frustrated, my actions weren’t intentional. The only thing I accomplished was hurting her feelings and that was definitely not on list of goals for the day.
What should I have done instead?
Take a second before you act and make sure those actions are an intentional step towards your goals. Hasty reactions rarely yield the intended results, and if you aren’t moving forward towards your goals you probably aren’t being a good leader.
Be intentional with every action you make. It sounds simple. We probably learned it in kindergarten, but we have to apply the lesson.
MOLESKIN:
I’m really glad 10 other knuckleheads showed up to work out this morning because the fartsack was tough to climb out of this morning. Thanks, PAX!
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