Summer’s approaching and the 10,000 merkin challenge has been issued for the month of June. There were rumblings that a few of our Depot brothers were planning on joining the PAX of Speedtrap today, along with an FNG. The makings of a great morning in the gloom. The rumblings proved true as 4 Depot PAX made the trek across town and FNG Curt Beerman (42) joined the group as well. YHC did not want to disappoint. The plan today was to get a jump start on the merkin challenge and keep the PAX moving. It went a little something like this. Disclaimer given, off we go.
Conditions: mid/high 60s
The Thang:
Mosey to CIS with stops at:
– concrete steps in front of CCP for 20 incline merkins
– halfway through trail for 20 merkins
CIS parking lot for warm up:
– 20 Merkins OYO
– SSH X 15 IC
– TTT X 5 Howler Cadence (wait, where is Howler?)
– OHAC X 15 IC
– Slow Squat x 15 IC
CIS building for balls to the wall. 10 merkins or 20 shoulder taps (10 each shoulder)
Mosey to the car rider loop at CES, grab a pole for:
– 20 iron crosses
– 20 American Hammers (dbl count)
– 20 calf raises
– 20 merkins
– R&R reduce to 15 each exercise
Head to the hill in front of CES for 11s consisting of monkey humpers for Sparky (wait, where is Sparky?) and squats. Begin with 10 MH’s at bottom of hill, 1 squat at top. Back down for 9 MH’s, back up for 2 squats, etc.
Mosey to CES baseball field. Round the bases doing called number of exercises per base:
– 1st Round: 15 Carolina dry docks each base
o Some of the PAX questioned the legitimacy of counting dry docks as part of the merkin challenge, but after confirmation from the pre-blast, we’re good.
– 2nd Round: 20 lunges (10 each leg)
– 3rd Round: High knees to 1st, bear crawl to 2nd, high knees to 3rd, bear crawl to home.
Mosey to block pile, grab a block.
– 20 block merkins, alternating each hand on the block
– 20 curls
– 20 block squats
Mosey to top of hill for 20 starfish merkins (5 each side)
For those keeping score of the merkin count, this morning’s total: 205 (or 195 if you didn’t do balls to the wall merkins)
Mary, lead by Men of Depot
– Rosalita
– BBSU
– LBC
FNG Curt Beerman, 42. Curt is originally from New Jersey. The PAX tossed out a few suggestions from the cast of Jersey Shore, but the final call was Headlock. Curt is a former Citadel baseball player, has a son named Nolan. The initial imagery YHC had was that of Nolan Ryan put a charging Robin Ventura in a headlock before tenderizing his noggin. Welcome!
Announcements:
This Saturday, June 9th is Speedtrap/Roost/Havoc’s day to post at and support our brothers at The Mission. Double down opportunity as ST will host a brief 30 bootcamp at 0700 instead of our regular Saturday time of 0630. Clown car to Finlay Park to post at The Mission at 0830.
The June Q sheet needs some love. ST PAX please sign up.
No prayer requests
Devo: Tony Dungy – A Couple of Minutes a Day
Do you have moments in your life when you feel like everyone is demanding a piece of you, looking for you everywhere, armed with all their urgent requests and deadlines? So you try to find a place where they don’t know to look. Or maybe you just turn off your phone for a few minutes of peace and quiet.
The Gospels mention some similar moments for Jesus. Times when He realized He needed to get away to be by Himself. Times when He no doubt spent time talking with His Father about what He was going through. Times to put His feet up – a good thing for a lot of reasons – and think.
Why not begin to find some time in your day to be alone and quiet? Find some moments of your day – perhaps in the morning before the day gets legs – to spend time alone with the God who created you and all you see around you. Why not find some time each day to put your feet up and think? God wants for there to be times when you simply escape with Him, alone, and recharge. It will give the two of you the chance you need to hand out together.