AO: thequacken
Q: Z-Pack
PAX: Frizzles, Magic Mic (Jarrett Woodall)
FNGs: None
COUNT: 3
WARMUP:
I was running late because I couldn’t find my ice scraper. Frizzles Magic Mic warmed up without me. I slipped and fell on ice when we walked to the gazebo in the park. So, that was something
THE THANG:
We took turns drawing cards from a deck, the card number is the number of reps and the suit determines the exercise.
:heart:= burpee
:diamonds:= decline merkin
:spades:= jump squat
:clubs:= lunge, easy way
For face cards,
Jack is 11 reps, Queen is 12 and King is 13
Aces = 25 SSH, 4ct
Jokers are wild. PAX chooses exercise and reps.
I did plank shoulder taps on a 4 count, 10 reps.
Magic Mic did American Hammers on a 4 count, 15 reps.
We went overtime by a couple of minutes so we could finish the deck. It was pretty cold but the workout warmed us up. Frizzles and Magic Mic helped me take down Big Burpee and his kingdom once again.
MARY:
No time
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
Starfish Convergence on Saturday! 0700 at Asylumm. 0600 run or ruck.
2nd F Lunch on Wednesday at Kerns Food Hall!
Haw Ridge on March 27th
Genesis AO re-launch
Norris AO launch
COT:
Groundhog Day
If you haven’t seen the movie, it stars Bill Murray, who plays Phil Connors. Phil is a local TV weatherman in Pittsburgh. He is a self-centered bachelor who is looking to advance his career. He can be charming but mainly he is a jerk. Phil along with producer Rita and a cameraman are assigned to cover the Groundhog Day events in small town, Punxsutaney. Phil is not thrilled about the assignment, but he is a professional. After covering the Groundhog’s annual prediction, Phil is eager to get back to Pittsburgh, but he and his team are forced to stay in Punxsutaney due to a blizzard that Phil predicted would miss the area. He wakes up the next morning and is unnerved to find that Groundhog Day is repeating, but he is the only one who notices. Phil’s Groundhog Day repeats over and over again. It’s a never ending 24 hour loop that he can’t escape.
There is no explanation of why Phil is stuck in the loop and how he can get out. His journey unfolds in stages: he indulges in “adolescent” antics with no consequences; escalation to debauchery and darker impulses; then despair culminating in repeated (but futile) suicide attempts; a period of emptiness; and finally, self-improvement through learning skills to help others. He truly stops being a self-centered jerk and starts serving all the people around him. He brings breakfast to his team, he does an amazing job reporting the Groundhog story, he saves a man from choking and a boy falling from a tree, and much more, which ultimately breaks the cycle as he earns love and respect from Rita.
The writer Danny Rubin stressed that this transformation highlights how the same day can shift from “the worst day of his life” to “the best day of his life” based on perspective and growth.
It made me think about the mission of F3 to invigorate male leadership, and leadership is all about serving, and serving others brings happiness and contentment to our hearts.
Lastly, as a Christian, I see that in the story Phil saves himself through his good works, but I know the only way to salvation in this life is through Jesus. Jesus truly changes our hearts.
