17 pax (including FNG Doug Gaines “Lotion”) got an early start to #DefyCantore as YHC decided we’d prepare for the worst but hope for the best at Depot this morning. YHC hasn’t Q’d in a while so when deciding on what theme to use, decided to keep it pretty current and go with IRMA. Just like BOMBS or the infamous RICHARDS (hat tip, JD), an acronym was in order and kept it easy for the Q to go Weinkeless (almost).
Conditions: A crisp sub-60 degree morn with fields of dew
1 minute warning
Disclaimer
COP
SSH x 10 IC, 5 Burpees OYO
IW x 10 IC, 5 Burpees OYO
TTT x 10 IC, 5 Burpees OYO
Windmill x 10 IC, 5 Burpees OYO
LAC x 5 IC (Fwd, Bkwd), 5 Burpees OYO
The Thang: IRMA themed full body workout….hurricanes get the heart rate up (cardio), 185 reps for 185 mph winds, Move 5 rocks for Category 5 (audibled to 3 for Category 3 when hits SC), rotations are counterclockwise like hurricanes move, went all over Depot like unpredictable nature of storms, and the obvious…exercises acronym for IRMA
Indian Run around track and then
Groups of 3, 2 pax grab a Rock and mosey to lighted parking lot for partner reps (P1 and P2 perform exercise, while P3 runs. Flapjack until all reps completed)
185 Curls, Plank on 6
Partners move 5 rocks to the left (aka counter clockwise)
185 Squats, Plank on 6
Partners move 5 rocks to the left
185 Overhead Press, Plank on 6
Parnters move 5 rocks to the left
Leave rocks and head to upper field for corner work, rotating counter clockwise
Merkins and Monkey Humpers
Corner 1 Merkins, Corner 2 Monkey Humpers, Corner 3 Merkins, Corner 4 Monkey Humpers
Round 1: 5 Merkins, 10 MH, 15 Merkins, 20 MH
Round 2: 20 Merkins, 15 MH, 10 Merkins, 5 MH
Round 3: 5 Merkins, 10 MH, 15 Merkins, 20 MH
Head back for Mary, Return blocks on way
American Hammers x 15
Dealers Choice
Barre’: LBCs x 20 IC
Turkey Burger: Hello Dolly x 16 IC
Soft Toss: Flutters x 15 IC
Pothole: Boat Canoe
Box Wine: Freddie Mercury x 15 IC
BOM
Moleskin First of all, Tclaps to Tuesday’s FNGs for coming back today for their 2nd post. Way to go Blart and Hamburglar! It was also good to see a decent size crowd even though a handful of pax are representing the AO at BRR today, tomorrow and Saturday. Depot has been seeing good numbers past several weeks (high of 30). Stay at it, men! Keep EHing new guys and getting some old faces back out to the gloom!
Doug Gaines > football for UGA with Muschamp, 3 kids, Ben Lippen, FBI agent, “Clarice” EH’d him…LOTION!
Announcements
* Prayers for BRR pax the next few days as well as Smithers and Meter Maid (NYC Tough Ruck this weekend)
* Praise for Blake (played on Switch Hitter’s team) who is making a great recovery after his surgery and is ahead of schedule!
* Prayers for lives and property in wake of Irma
Devo
Two Ways to Examine Your Experiences
Examine yourselves to see if your faith is genuine. Test yourselves. Surely you know that Jesus Christ is among you; if not, you have failed the test of genuine faith” (2 Corinthians 13:5 NLT).
An unexamined experience is worthless.
There are people who are 50 years old who haven’t lived 50 years. They’ve lived one year 50 times. They’re still making the same mistakes, because they never stop and extract the lessons. They never stop to ask, “What happened in this last year, and what can I do differently so that I am living life better?”
The Bible says in 2 Corinthians 13:5, “Examine yourselves to see if your faith is genuine. Test yourselves. Surely you know that Jesus Christ is among you; if not, you have failed the test of genuine faith” (NLT).
What does that mean? It means you take some time to review the experiences of your life, and you look for two things:
Look for benefits. What did you really enjoy in your life? Don’t just say, “I really enjoyed that job.” Ask, “What was it about that job that I really loved?” Don’t just say, “I really liked that class.” Ask, “What exactly about that class did I like? Why was it so fulfilling to me?” You’ll get little clues about where you should be headed with your life.
Look for patterns. Particularly, you want to look for patterns in your failure. Because when you fail, you tend to do it the same way every time. So you look and say, “Where have I failed in the past? What patterns do I keep repeating?” You don’t look at it to beat yourself up but because you want to be different. Those who ignore the mistakes of their past are likely to repeat them. This was the problem with the Israelites. Their trip to the Promised Land should have only taken a few weeks, not 40 years. But they refused to learn from their experiences and God’s tests. Each failed test meant one more lap around the desert.
The Bible says in Job 32:7, “The longer you live, the wiser you become” (The Message). That verse is a possibility, not a promise. I know a lot of people who are old and dumb. Wisdom does not automatically come with age. Maturity is when you extract meaning from the everyday experiences of life.
What are some experiences in the last year that you can learn from?
How have you seen failure mature you spiritually, emotionally, and mentally?
What would you consider the evidence of maturity and wisdom in your life?