Situational Awareness

12 PAX  came out in the Gloom at beautiful Tequila Sunrise.  If you were there you already knew this.  Perhaps you already saw my Twitter post declaring the 12.  Or maybe you didn’t know and are learning it for the first time.  Congratulations!  We should always strive to learn one new thing each day.

Disclaimer…although YHC said the workout would be FNG friendly, alas, no FNG’s today.

Warm up:  SSH-Merkins-Squats-LBC’s

Lunge walk ~30 Yds to the basketball court/front of school

Partner up for form test

Form was demonstrated for merkins.  P1 performs 15 perfect form merkins while P2 stands there and critiques form.  Flapjack x2

Form was demonstrated for squats.  P1 performs 20 squats while P2 stands there and critiques form.  Flapjack x2

Mosey to the church next to the AO and perform burpee long jumps…one for each parking space.  Recover for a brief lesson on the book “Good to Great” and then repeat burpee long jumps in the other direction.

Mosey back to large soccer field.  A brief disclaimer for the sake of Public Health, then partner carries 100 yds across field.  Recovery set of Homer to Marge, then switch and partner carry back across the field.

Mosey to the 50 yd line for Dora.

Exercises:  Perfect form merkins (100), Perfect form Squats (200), questionable form LBC’s (300)

P1 performs the exercise at the 50 while P2 runs to goal post and completes two 8 Ct bodybuilders and runs back until all exercises are done.  Boudin was my partner and performed admirably.

Mosey back to basketball courts for Wave of merkins from 1-4 and then hold Al Gore and discuss life’s blessings.  Here are some examples:  M, 2.0’s, God’s Grace, relationships.  TIME!

Announcements:  Ax throwing tomorrow at 12 at the mall food court.  Or is it 1130?  Still waiting for the pre-blast.

Prayer requests:  Turtleman, Linus’ dad, my FIL, summer travels

Roscoe

EPILOGUE:  There were7 that showed for an impromptu coffeerama at Floyd and Blackies.  Boudin and YHC performed a situational awareness check on the other PAX and educated Breaker Breaker on the finer points of security.  YHC covered the three exits and Boudin took the cash register, the back of the house and the side entrance.  YHC assigned Breaker to the front door and side.  We all scanned for threats and discussed emergency preparedness.  The small bathroom would serve as a shelter in case of a Tornado.  The difficulty determining whether a tornado exists is that a tornado sounds like a freight train.  Freight trains pass by Floyd and Blackies on the regular.  You can see how you can’t take for granted your security.    Always be ready men!  YHC hopes that this exercise will prove unnecessary in the future but also hope the men (particulary Breaker Breaker) will know a little more about Situational Awareness and Operational Security and stop taking for granted their personal safety and the safety of those around them.  Complacency kills!