Day: September 18, 2022

It was another beautiful day to get some miles in. The Sammichers were again on site for their version of work. It’s training season and the HIM were ready to go. YHC gave instructions for the most dangerous but rewarding route in all of Publand. It was glorious!

Announcements – JJ5k 9/24, 2nd F lunch at Me Viet Kitchen 9/28, Amoeba Ruch CSAUP 10/8, Transvergence with Lake Wylie region at Bulldog 10/15

Prayer Requests – Roscoe’s neighbor’s mom passed, BOS

Beetle’s VQ

Lifted heavy things

Guest Q made PAX run and workout

Strong work followed by a reading of the Declaration of Independence

It never fails.  I learn something new every time I post for QSource.  Whether I’m leading or just a participant, there’s always something I take away that I didn’t know before.

Over the last couple years, I’ve become a different person, and I owe a lot of it to the men that show up to Coconut Horse every week and have invested in me.  Thanks for your commitment and loyalty and for clearing the thick stuff and sharing your lessons.

Speaking of commitment, it’s what we talked about today.  Turns out, the roots of loyalty run deeper the closer your get to the center of the Concentrica.

Mission First, Men Always means that we’ve got a job to do, but the leader is to make sure that the men are best equipped to handle the mission, and also watch our for their well-being, while at the same time not sacrificing the mission.  It’s fully logical and paradoxical at the same time.

Finally, a SC is not a commitment.  It’s an opportunity to find an excuse.  Either HC or don’t C at all.  Roscoe put it best, saying that if it’s not a “Yes”, than it’s a “Hell No”.

Grateful for another opportunity to lead.

Yabba Dabba Doo

7 Bootcampers and a runner put in work at the most underrated AO in F3 Gastonia.  Here’s what I remember:

The Thang:

• 10 x Elwoods (IC)
• 10 x Seal Jacks (IC)
• 10 x Don Qs (IC)
• 10 x Travoltas L (IC)
• 10 x Travoltas R (IC)
• 10 x Mike Tysons (IC)

Mosey to the current site of Floyd & Blackies for Sizzle Suicides. This is a staple of every Q I’ve ever had at the Goat.  In order to do it every time, we have to do it every time.  This was a time, so we did it.

• Run 1 light pole
• 10 x LBCs (OYO)
• Run back
• 10 x LBCs (OYO)
• Run 2 light poles
• 20 x LBCs (OYO)
• Run back
• 20 x LBCs (OYO)
• Run 3 light poles
• 30 x LBCs (OYO)
• Run back
• 30 x LBCs (OYO)
• Run 4 light poles
• 40 x LBCs (OYO)
• Run back

No LBCs the last round, just pick up the 6, grab a quick 10 count, then to the bridge, where in honor of IronPax, we Bear Crawled.

• Bear Crawl across the bridge

Once there, we spent some time teeing up some nonsense that looked better on paper and the overhead on Google Maps, but we did it anyways.

• Mosey to what would be a midpoint
  • 3 x Kraken Burpees (OYO)
• Mosey to the far bridge
  • 5 x Mike Tysons (OYO)
  • 10 x Mahktar Ndiayes (OYO)
  • 15 x American Hammers (OYO)
• Mosey back to the middle
  • 3 x Kraken Burpees (OYO)
• Mosey to the playground equipment
  • 2 x Pull-ups (OYO)
  • 12 x Hello Dollies (OYO)
  • 22 x Monkey Humpers (OYO)
• Mosey back to the middle

YHC hadn’t done pull-ups at a workout in over a year, and had no idea how many he could do, so the “if you can’t do it, don’t Q it” rule was in place and we only did 2 to be on the safe side.  Bouquet did a bunch, and most of us (YHC included) did more than 2 pull-ups at that station.

The goat was to repeat this 7 times.  We got through 4.  It sucked, but only on our forearms, because strategic fencing kept us from accessing the lush grassy areas on either side of the fence for our Mahktar Ndiayes.

Returned right in time for the clock to turn.

Announcements were made.

Prayers were requested.

It was another day in the Gloom for a group of strong and solid PAX to keep pushing the rock a little further up the road than it was the day before.

Glad to have the opportunity to lead

Yabba Dabba Doo