PAX: Money shot , Bagger Vance, Iron Lung, foggy pirate, Cathy, razor, Big stick,
Q: cowboy
Prevalent Mumble Chatter heard “Damn, I should have checked the weather before I threw out that HC last night.” Foggy Pirate. Iron Lung running around the parking lot “he never stops”
A set of Crazy 8 HIM PAX braved the elements at The Skunk. And stink was there. Those conditions were a terrible combo. 8 hours of rain followed by a couple hours of snow.
30 sec was called and then 5 Burpees to wake up. A mosey to the ballfield. Some Mumble Chatter about lots of 90 degree turns.
As we turned onto the baseball field YHC realized the tragic calamity that was about the ensue. The plan was to work in 4 stations (bases) on the ballfield. The ballfield was a muddy mess with at least 1/2″ of water over the infield. One would think that sitting on YHC’s couch Sunday afternoon amid the rain outside would have prompted pondering the condition of the field. Yes, one would think. But YHC did no such pondering of any significance.
As my Garmin used to say “recalculating route” went off in my head. A diversion to centerfield grass.
WOR: Disclaimer (after gentle reminder by bagger) and the WOR began
SSH, Good Mornings, Sumo Squates (slow & low), Willy Mays Hays (all IC x15)
Mosey to the 1st base dugout fence
The Thang:
Count off 1-4 (nice even pairs). Since the bases are a mess we will station at the dugouts, centerfield grass and behind homeplate
1st base – 3 Balls to The Wall x3
2nd base – 15 Merkin-Groiners x2
3rd Base – 44 Sumo Squats
Home – 60 American Hammers (now called Russian Hammers after campaign influence of recent times)
When finished at the station, plank and wait. All PAX progress to their next station when YHC called move by Bear Crawl to next station.
After 2 stations YHC decided to take this party to the state-of-the-art JT Moore tennis courts to pull the PAX in closer and step up the intensity if possible.
We completed the other two stations 3rd Crab walk between and 4th broadjump
After that painful 1st round YHC was smelling a dumpster fire. So Rinse and Repeat Round 2 was modified with everyone together on the same station. Starting at 1st station together, moving together. Better.
Next was Indian Run around the entire field with 5 burpees at each corner.
At last corner 11s – Dips and Derkins between the bleachers and the dugout bench.
Mary: Mosey to the parking lot for a slightly less conventional Mary
Circle up for 21s – SSH IC of 2 – 1st 10 are out loud as PAX. The remaining 11 to 21 are silent. The goal is everyone stops at 21 together. If we fail to stop together we do it again. The goal was to get in 5 perfect. We got 2.
Time:
MS:
It is clear YHC has waited too long to be on Q. Needed the practice and needed the pressure. No HIM is as agile as Bagger with the Q-adjustment on-the-fly. I can aspire to that.
I have spent a lot of time with my Dad recently. He is 82 and not as mobile as he once was. He and my Mom moved to Hendersonville, Tennessee about 1 1/2 years ago from Oklahoma where he lived all his life. I haven’t lived in the same town as him for 35 years. This season of life is a chance and a challenge. A chance to have some meaningful moments with he and my Mom as they age in what will most certainly feel like a short final season. A challenge to live with the man he is today and not bring my expectations of the man I expect him to be. As he is dealing with and coming to terms with his new set of physical limitations of being 80+, I am finding how to personally journey with him there. I find I am disappointed with his lack of interest in getting better and more mobile, and I realize that disappointment is about my fear. My fear of what it will be like when I get there. I have to find a way to enjoy him in the health place he is in, find the moments to grab and cherish, sit with him in the tough transitions of life because I think I am guaranteed to be in many of those same tough transitions into a more limited life in my future. This winter has been a tough one for me getting out in the gloom. My frequency of posts in recent months took a big dip. I found my drive to get out of bed seems less than last year. I think I can find that drive again, but it often takes a challenge from the brethren of F3.
Doing hard things has always given me energy. I am grateful for the chance to do hard things with the HIM of F3.
SYITG
Cowboy