• When: 2021-07-31
  • QIC: Lunchable
  • The PAX: Darla, Lumbergh, Dr. Acula, Neck Brace, Pol Worker, Lunch Lady, Laettner


Depot Natatorium

Weather: Humid as all get out

8 PAX showed up to get better this morning. Disclaimer.

Warmup:

  1. Indian Run to far end of soccer field (following x10 IC)
    1. SSH
    2. Imperial Walker 
    3. Little Arm Circles (F/B)
    4. Overhead Arm Claps
    5. ‘Merkins
  2. Indian Run back to parking lot
    1. TTT x10 IC
    2. Windmills x10 IC
    3. Lunges x10 OYO
    4. Squats x10 OYO

Main  Event

  1. Morning Call
    1. PAX 1 does 5 pull-ups while remaining PAX do 1 ‘Merkin for each pull-up. Rinse & repeat till all PAX have done 5 pull-ups. All PAX plank when not doing pull-ups.
  2. The Cooper
    1. 1 lap around track
    2. 10 ‘Merkins, 10 Squats, 10 Iron Cross
    3. Rinse & repeat subtracting 1 rep each lap down to 1

Mary

  1. BBSUs x20 OYO
  2. Apple Jacks x10 IC
  3. Burpees (Darla)
  4. Supermans (Lumbergh)
  5. Some shit I can’t remember, but it sucked (Dracula)
  6. Flutter Kicks (Pol Worker)
  7. Recover Recover

COT/Count-o-Rama/Name-o-Rama

Announcements

  1. Convergence for Strut 8 yr anniversary on 8/7 @ 0630

Deep Thoughts (not by Jack Handey)

“It appears that the meaning that most effectively sustains life is to be found in the adoption of responsibility. When people look back on what they have accomplished, they think, if they are fortunate: “Well, I did that, and it was valuable. It was not easy. But it was worth it.” It is a strange and paradoxical fact that there is a reciprocal relationship between the worth of something and the difficulty of accomplishing it. Imagine the following conversation: “Do you want difficulty?” “No, I want ease.” “In your experience, has doing something easy been worthwhile?” “Well, no, not very often.” “Then perhaps you really want something difficult.” I think that is the secret to the reason for Being in itself: difficult is necessary.

…And this is not merely of psychological import, and it is by no means just a game. People need meaning, but problems also need solving. It is very salutary1, from the psychological perspective, to find something of significance – something worth sacrificing for (or to), something worth confronting and taking on. But the suffering and malevolence that characterize life are real, with the terrible consequences of the real – and our ability to solve problems, by confronting them and taking them on, is also real. By taking responsibility, we can find a meaningful path, improve our personal lot psychologically, and make what is intolerably wrong genuinely better.”

– Beyond Order: 12 More Rules for Life, Jordan B. Petersen, p. 113 – 114

1Salutary, adj.: producing a beneficial effect : salutary influences; promoting health : curative

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