Fitness, Fellowship, Faith

Author: Whoopee (Page 2 of 25)

conclusion Bullfrog

Final Coconut Horse session for Wisdom of the Bullfrog.

We did the conclusion chapter which might have been my favorite chapter. Thankfully, Strogi reminded me the day before and I had time to get my stuff ready, otherwise it would have been a very short session.

The chapter started out talking about the book Gates of Fire (the book about the story from the movie 300 and King Leonidas). If that story doesn’t get you fired up, you need to go see your doctor and get your testosterone level checked. I’ll be watching that if I can find it as soon as I finish this BB. McRaven talks about how Xerxes asks the last remaining Spartan what made Leonidas such a great leader. The Spartan’s response was basically that he does not command their loyalty, he earns it by the daily grind of being in the trenches with them and not asking them to do anything he is not already doing or willing to do. He basically describes Leonidas’ behavior (and the complete opposite of the Xerxes’ behavior) throughout the entire movie 300.

McRaven then goes on to describe qualities of a great leader: integrity, competence, swagger, strength/stamina, and the willingness to take (measured) risk and dream big. In the end, great leaders must also share hardships with those that they lead. I couldn’t help thinking about several movies while I was reading this chapter: Band of Brothers, Hoosiers, We Were Soldiers and probably a few others that I can’t remember now. It also made me appreciate the recent trip to one of Jocko’s Musters in Texas. THAT was a great trip worth every penny and hope some of you get a chance to go at some point. Among the leadership lessons from the conference, I learned a couple other things:

1-I have missed out on some really good music: Audioslave can get me a bit fired up and I need to check them out.

2-if you want to hear George Strait, hang out in the bathrooms in hotels that play music in Texas. I probably took the longest bathroom breaks of my life on that trip. #goodmemories

Finally, McRaven finishes the book with some humility. He was in the Navy/SEALs for 40 years, led a major educational institution, and has written several books and finishes the book with the fact that he is STILL LEARNING HOW TO LEAD.

If you have not read the book, you might consider ordering it or borrowing it from someone. The chapters are relatively short, the lessons are memorable, and we all really enjoyed it.

Next week we start The Hero Code also by Admiral McRaven. Hope to see some new faces.

Whoopee

PS: almost forgot, 4 plus a nutsniffer rucked and 3 ran this am. Flintstone posted after running a marathon yesterday with his fastest half marathon time ever….

 

where you at bitch?

So if you run your mouth on Slack and then fartsack, what does that make you???? Hint: check the title.

There was a picture on Slack of a certain pax dressed as a gnome. Allegedly, it was someone whose name rhymes with Poopee….comments from multiple comedians followed, however only 1 comedian showed to back up his comments (thanks Roscoe-and BTW, I do know what they say about a man with big ears….). I promised to provide a proper beatdown and did my best despite having no ShortSale or SA show up.

We started with a disclaimer and pledge then got right into it with 1 minute of exercises: AMRAP for 1 minute for the following-BigBoys, Arm Haulers, Squats, Merkins, and Burpees. Slaw was smiling and I do believe I even saw a little bulge down below the belt when I called Burpees. It was dark and I didn’t have my glasses so I may be incorrect.

Next, mosey to the far lot for some 4 corners: 10 Mike Tysons (for you SA, but sadly you were dreaming of milk sammiches at home with your Yoda PJs on), 20 BigBoys, 30 Lunges (each leg???? WTF was I thinking-can’t Omaha, Wirenut is here and that dog won’t hunt if I try to Omaha), then finally 40 SSH. Mosey to the wall for some wall sits, Australian wall sits (BTTW), wall sits, and hip slappers. Man, I LOVE hip slappers. Have I ever told any of you that? The only thing that would have made the HS better this am would be hearing the whiny girly FIA-ish complaining from SS or SA. EZ Rider was a bit mouthy but he still put in the work. I could hear Amazon counting above almost everyone else-it almost made me think that I was the only one who likes Hip Slappers????? Nah, not a chance.

Next we moseyed around the corner for some jump, crawl, lunge. This might be my new favorite….maybe not. Starting at first light, do long jumps to next light. Then bear crawl to next light, then lunge to next light. I started out going pretty fast (I thought) then all of a sudden Slaw’s ass was all I could see as he buzzed by me almost at a sprint. We went a total of 6 lights then stopped at the stop sign (where else would we stop??). Next we moseyed down the street then turned left and found a wall for some Hip Slappers and Dirty Hookups. I don’t remember how many, but it was enough. Now I remember-we did 10 then I let EZ Rider pick the number for round 2. Shoulda been there-that was a joke but most of you did not get it. Did you get it SA? How about you Shortsale, was that funny? No, because YOU WERE NOT THERE THIS AM.

We moseyed back into the parking lot for some “20 yards of hell” that I thought up for SA, but again he was at home…..in his YODA PJs!!!! He’s probably got footies and a button up back side. We hopped 20 yards then did 20 reps of an exercise then moseyed back. The exercises were Merkins, Squats, and BURPEES!!!! I definitely saw a bulge in Slaw’s britches at this point. I believe it’s time for a new name for Slaw….maybe Woody? The Package? Dirk Diggler???? Also, Slaw was doing something illegal to the things we used to mark the 20 yards. I’m still not sure I will get much sleep tonight. It. Was. Not. Natural. At all.

We still had time left but dang, I was just about out of gas and a little queasy. I also was not sure what I would do with the 20 yard markers that Slaw had defiled. We moseyed around to another side of the lot and what was Slaw doing? He was doing Burpees. And smiling about it too. I really didn’t want to do much else but time was almost out so we did some Bojangles biscuits: run the straights and mosey the corners for total of 3 laps then back to start for flutter kicks until the end.

We finished with COT then it was over.

Great morning and outstanding effort by all. Thanks for showing. And by the way, SA and Shortsale were not there this am.

Whoopee

2.0 weinke

The night before I was talking with my 2.0 and trying to plan my weinke. I had a few ideas but got some input from her on specific exercises…..ones that she would not need to do.

We hit the WU, disclaimer, and Pledge then we were off. Mosey across the street for some step ups. Mosey down the street to the parking lot for 11’s: Burpees and big boys (thanks Madeline). Mosey down to Gastone’s hill. Is it still Gastone’s hill? Up the hill and 5 mountain climbers at each mailbox on the right. Mosey down, back up and 3 Merkins or 3 squats at each mailbox (can’t do squats back to back). Mosey back to bottom. Still got enough time for another trip up so mosey to the top with no exercises then back to bottom. Mosey back to start with some squats along the way. Pick up the six and call it a day.

Good effort by everyone. Don’t remember many details since it was few days ago. I just remember thinking I should post my 2.0’s phone number as the complaint department so you could text her with your comments about the weinke but then thought maybe that was not such a good idea….

Whoopee

time

Great weather, small but high quality crowd this am, started with some EC since the CHAD1000 is right around the corner (shameless plug…..Friday, Nov 10, location TBA, prob Bulldog AO). Linus showed a bit early for some mosey, quick conversation and 17 step ups.

Disclaimer at 0700, Pledge and then an unusually long warmup by my standards. Thanks for noticing Defib and Roscoe. It’s nice to know that people are paying attention and not just going thru the motions. Boot campers with Linus and we are off. Mosey to the wall at the front of GasHouse for some wall work. We did some wall sits between exercises with “enough” reps of donkey kicks, hip slappers, dirty hookups (where were you Spiderman????) and Bulldog Merkins-think derkin in a horizontal position pushing your legs against the wall to stay upright while doing a merkin. I really wanted more hip slappers but didn’t feel that was going to be popular. Guess I am getting soft….gotta work on that.

Mosey across the street for some suicides in the parking lot. Every parking space for about 15-20 spaces we did suicides with a single burpee on the far end. Not too tough but did get some running in with all the back and forth. Next was 11’s with big boys and merkins again in the parking lot. I always lose count and end up doing too many but really couldn’t say if that happened today. Again, lot of steps then moseyed to the hill in the neighborhood. I believe Queensgate is the street name and as we approached, SS reminded me he had to leave so I asked for some suggestions for exercises for a triple nickel on the big hill. He must have had a good night last night. He initially suggested wolverine burpees with an evil grin then softened up and changed to jump squats and mountain climbers. Thanks SS. I really didn’t want to call your M to tell her you had “fallen down some steps” and that you were in the ER with multiple injuries and would be late getting home. The hill was pretty tough and by the time we got back to start, we had logged over 3.6 miles. I’ll have to work on that for next time-we could have gotten 4 miles without too much more of a push. We moseyed back for COT with the pain labbers then hung around for awhile just talking.

During the Triple Nickel, Roscoe, Defib and I discussed the idea of “how are you spending your time?” The Daily Stoic this week briefly discussed this and it’s really been on my mind. We are really careful with how much money we spend on groceries, vacations, things, clothes, fun stuff….whatever, just fill in the blank-money is something that is easy to measure and we are really careful with it, especially when times are a little lean. The reality is, you can always work more and make a little more money, spend a little less….whatever. You can replace money after you spend it. The point is we oftentimes are really careful with money. What else are you really careful with besides money? Are you also careful with how you spend your time? If you think about it, time is the one commodity we have that can never be replaced or increased. You have the same amount of time I have each day. 24 hours, that’s it, no more and no less. How are you spending it? Are you sleeping in and missing a workout? Are you watching some mindless show on TV that really has no chance of making you a better person and while you are doing that, taking time away from your family? I said this earlier this week…what if you only had 5 more days to post and then could never post….EVER AGAIN. What if I only had 5 more posts and then you never saw me again? I know these are somewhat morbid thoughts, but seriously, it could happen. How are you spending your time? Make sure you are deliberate in your decisions about how you are spending your time and how you are taking care of yourself and those around you. This seems like the perfect time for another shameless plug…. this one is for the 40 DAY CHALLENGE. The habits you can establish during this 40 days could be what improves your life and the lives of those around you more than you can imagine. Find a time to spend with your M on a date. Do something she wants to do and be happy doing it.

At some point, time will run out. I am not suggesting you focus on this morbid thought, however it should be something that crosses your mind on a regular basis so that you are making decisions that you will not regret. Now get up off the couch, put your phone/computer away, and spend some time with your family or M making a memory.

Bring on the 40 day challenge, I’m ready.

Whoopee

Snowbird

Good turnout this am-disclaimer, warmup then head to the short wall for some step ups then on to the thang at the bank-today it was gonna be Walls of Jericho. I went to the Snowbird Wilderness Outfitter BE STRONG men’s retreat this past weekend. I had heard about it before but finally was able to make it work-highly recommend you try to go. Look it up or as Sparky, Freight, Medicine Woman, and probably a few other Folsom regulars who may have gone or heard about it. We learned about Joshua and part of the discussion covered the story about the walls of Jericho so that was our thang today.

7 exercises with 7 reps each then mosey around the bank X 7 rounds. I tried to help teach the “how to count” thing to Fountainhead but he wasn’t having any of it. He came up with his own method and did just fine. At some point he will likely Q a workout and will survive I am sure.

Here are our 7 exercises: Merkins, Squats, Big Boys, Imperial Walkers, Mountain Climbers, LBCs, then…….(drumroll please)…….Jillian Michaels. The JM’s were a definite crowd pleaser. We got thru it, hit some more step ups, then finished with the COT. Along the way Roscoe entertained us with random info on Jillian Michaels and various appropriate and inappropriate jokes. I tried to give some background on what I learned this weekend about Joshua and suggest you read about Joshua when you have some time. Key words to focus on are obey and courage.

**HONORABLE MENTION: Watt’s Up posted with a bum knee, stayed the whole time and did his own thing in the parking lot at Pelican’s. What a great example-don’t let what you CANNOT do interfere what you CAN do.

thanks for the opportunity to lead-Whoopee

 

 

apogee

Bubba Sparx needed a Q and thankfully I could make it work out. We had a great crowd today-some newish faces for me and a few old ones. Watts Up kept me on track-we started maybe 10 seconds into 0530 and that was 5 seconds after he let me know it was time.

We started with disclaimer, Pledge and a quick warmup……then the fun started. We moseyed to one of the corners at the Goat for some 4 corners. As most of you know, the Goat has only 3 “corners” however that has no real bearing on my plan and was of little consequence despite being a truth. We got to the corner and instructions were given: 4 corners, mosey between corners, at corner 1 do 10 Mike Tysons, corner 2 do 20 Squats, corner 3 do 30 Merkins, and corner 4 do 40 LBCs. Before starting the exercise, at each corner give me 20 SSH. At the suggestion of Watts Up, we will stack the exercises as we go which was NOT actually part of my original plan but sounded good. After the first corner or 2, I realized the counting was getting in the way of mumble chatter. Change of plans: keep same plan but nobody needs to count except me. I made sure we did EXACTLY the right number of exercises before moving on to the next exercise. This was a crowd pleaser for sure. We got our 4 corners in then moseyed a bit to the Maybelline Tunnel of Love: the best place for dirty hookups and hip slappers. We did 3 rounds of each of these X 10 with some wall sits to help us recover between sets. I almost remembered a good dad joke during the hip slappers…..but after a few seconds I forgot so we kept going.

We walked over to a parking lot to recover and got some info about Concentrica. It’s been awhile since I reviewed it, but we discussed and got the point across (M, 2.0s, Shieldlock, Whetstone/F3 brothers, Mammon/work) with a brief discussion about this concept with some input from the silverbacks in the group. Look it up on the interwebs if this is new to you. It’s definitely worth your time.

Mosey back to the bridge at Goat Island to make sure the lock works-yup, it’s locked…..change of plans, keep moseying to bottom of hill by corners 2 and 3 for a modified bridge crawl-We bear crawled up the hill then moseyed back. We then lunged up the hill for a nearly final push. We still had some time so we nurred  and moseyed around the 3 sided square with a few SSH mixed in then cruised on in for some Mary in the last 5 minutes finishing up with some burpees compliments of Orangeman.

I really enjoyed this morning. It’s great to get back out to some of the AOs that I have not been to in awhile. It reminded me of back in the day when we were planting new AOs and trying new places. Posting was more about growing the region instead of getting myself in better shape or counting posts to reach a particular number. Sure those things were important and still part of the intention, but planting a new AO and trying to establish a routine with some regular “locals” was really exciting to see as it actually happened. This morning I smiled when I moseyed past the wall we had to repaint (thanks Bandit) from doing Donkey Kicks-that story never gets old but I kept that to myself this am and just smiled to myself thinking about it. I don’t think most guys realize how much fun it was when this thing started. It wasn’t our idea or plan so we can’t really take credit for anything except listening to what the other regions told us to do and putting in some effort to keep posting. We were having so much fun, I am not sure anyone thought it was complicated. We were just really sore for a long time because we kept finding new ways to hurt each other, and we had fun doing it.

Anyway, thanks to all the guys in our region, new and old, for keeping this thing going. Although I disagree with some of you (whether you know it or not) on some or a lot of what is said or done, in the end I respect most of you (maybe not so much Freight and a few others), and I appreciate the fact that we have enough guys for a solid beat down just about any day I can drag my butt out of bed.

We also learned about Apogee….#STK. Thanks Orangeman.

Thanks BS for asking me to Q, happy to return whenever you ask. One last thing: If you haven’t brought an FNG in the last 6 months, get on it. This engine doesn’t support itself. You need FNGs to keep the system functioning and if you don’t bring them in, you will be stuck with old guys like Tesla forever…..

Whoopee

Sherwood Lightning

I’ve been wanting to do the Lightning workout for awhile so when ShortSale was looking for a Q at GasHouse, this seemed like the right time. I thought I could poke the bear a little by issuing a challenge/bet the night before however nobody took the bait. I was willing to buy breakfast for anyone that wanted to wager a bet on beating me. A newish white pickup truck pulled in a few minutes early and Voodoo and I thought it might be Round Up. I looked at Voodoo and told him that I would be buying at least 1 PAX breakfast this am-no chance for me to beat him. Let’s just say I was not disappointed to see Mayor step out of the truck for more than 1 reason.

0700 rolled around and we did a quick warmup, disclaimer, and then I ‘splained the Lightning workout. I even brought some cardboard signs with written out instructions as I knew I would confuse things. Four of us took off for the Sherwood track. The Lightning workout is no joke. As Wirenut said the night before, this was a heart busting cardio workout. It was still a “You vs You” but knowing the time will likely be posted at some point, I was pushing myself while trying to keep up with JJ. We got through it and realized we still had about 30 minutes to go. Dang, should have gone slower. We kept pushing but it was not the same intensity, at least not for me. We eventually moseyed back home for COT with the PainLabbers.

Good work this am guys. I’m gonna try to do this again real soon, probably as EC.

A few of us went for some sammiches at CDA. Unfortunately JJ was not able to cash in on his free breakfast-I’ll get him another day. Coffeeteeria was a good turnout also. I was reminded of the impact this can have so if you are able, try to make it happen. The workouts are important, but sometimes we need more than that due to things going on in our lives. On a separate but related note, maybe CDA is not the best Coffeeteeria…..the runny bunnies were strong this am in at least 2 houses by 10 am.

Whoopee

highjacked

Stroganoff reminded me I have the Q this week on Friday-check! I’m on it-thanks for the accountability.

Breaker Breaker texted me the night before about riding bikes-check! I’m in-thanks for the accountability.

Show up, no shoes but I’m a few minutes early and BB gives me some time to get home quickly and we are off at 0542. Back in time for Roscoe to handle the announcements, prayer, and namorama. Hmmmm, someone is possibly mistaken about the schedule but I’m gonna roll with it.

We get inside, small talk, then Roscoe jumps in and starts to lead the discussion then all hell breaks loose. Stroganoff, the site Q tells him to shut up and sit down because it’s Whoopee’s Q. Well Roscoe doesn’t take that well and throws his M’s coffee on Stroganoff who ducks and the coffee goes all over ShortSale who has only slept about 2 hours since he went to the Brittany Spears concert last night and didn’t get enough sleep. Well ShortSale just couldn’t handle this and jumps off the table and lands on top of Roscoe then Flintstone tries to break it up and ends up tripping and eventually falls on top of the barista, and in the process touches a part of her body he shouldn’t then we get thrown out. Next week, Coconut Horse will be at Publix-come join us.

Discipline

6 for the coconut-a few runners and a few ruckers. Kudos for Flintstone posting after the Time Laps 24 hour race but to be honest, I don’t think any of us were really surprised to see him there. Great discussion after about Discipline during Q Source. Good work men.

Whoopee

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