Knowing today would likely be a light crowd due to Grow Ruck, vacations, injuries, pretending to have to work, Sandy V and many others reasons I decided to bring some music to liven things up a bit. I borrowed the 2.1’s bluetooth speaker and decided to hit Shuffle on the playlist. First song was Man of Constant Sorrow by the Soggy Bottom Boys. I arrive with Slaw having run EC all by himself. Sorry Slaw. That guy has been killing it lately. He even had to work on a Friday a while back.
Warmup: SSH, Cotton Pickers, Right over left, Left over right, Hillbillies, Low Slow Squats x 10 IC.
Grab the speaker. Mosey out to Trade street, right toward the courthouse and arrive at the courthouse steps. I saw my bro Pizza Man did a WOD this week called Blackjack so I borrowed the concept for this. Starting about 20 feet from the courthouse steps, 20 merkins run/walk the steps, 1 squat on the other side. Back across the steps, 19 merkins, steps, 2 squats, etc. All the way to 1 merkin and 20 squats. Broke and Gumby leading the way with Slaw and Mayor following and myself bringing up the six as I have become accustomed to doing.
Mosey around the court square back to the gazebo for some ab work. Flutter kicks, Freddie Mercuries, American Hammers, LBC’s and Penguins x 15 IC mostly counted by Slaw.
Mosey back to the picnic shelter for Lindseys. 30 dips, 10 Step Ups (probably should be Derkins but I have heard “Don’t Q it if you can’t do it” and I wasn’t sure I could do it). 25 dips, 15 step Ups, etc. until time ran out.
We discussed a few verses that help you when your struggling.
“Who by worrying can add an hour to your life? Why worry about the rest?”
“For God didn’t give us a spirit of timidity, but a spirit of power, of love and of self-discipline.”
“I know what it is to be in need and to have plenty. I have learned the secret of being content in any situation. I can do all things through him who gives me strength.”
Then a note from Sarlacc’s devotion this morning which I like to be reminded of as much as possible. “A cheerful heart is a good medicine but a crushed spirit dries up the bones.” I have been struggling like many of us to feel better and get back to my normal self and get frustrated that it isn’t happening faster and these verses help.
Announcements: F3 Dad’s Workout at Folsom on 8-21
Service Project Items: Tuna with crackers, Breakfast bars or Granola Bars
Prayer Requests: Turtleman, Stroganoff, Blart and Slaw’s cousins family, Covid situation.
*NMM Thanks to the guys who came out today. I have been to a few workouts with music where, due to age discrimination, I didn’t know a single song. You know who you are. My Playlist included, The Beatles, The Police, Van Halen, AC/DC, U2, Various 80’s bands, Casting Crowns and Cathedral Quartet (the greatest gospel quartet of all time as most people of a certain age know). The Mayor said he had heard of the Beatles since his mother was from England but I don’t think he approved of the rest. I was kind of glad it didn’t get to my Adele or Taylor Swift songs as I am sure that would’ve caused a stir.
YHC wished to publicly apologize for the delayed BB. YHC deserves all the shame from the PAX and makes no excuses for not meeting the standard.