6 PAX showed up for the 0440 EC ruck around the mall.  Got back to the flag at 0528, just enough time to grab the Grinch egg and find a tree….0530 hit and a quick disclaimer was given.  Knowing we had an action packed beatdown, we got going fast.

 

Warm up

1 burpee for Moses

Death Star run: Start at the 50 yard line on the sideline. Mosey to the left field goal post, 5 pulsing squats followed by a jump squat, mosey back to the start.  Mosey to midfield and 5 pulsing squats and a jump squat.  Mosey on down to the other field goal post rinse and repeat back to the start.  Mosey to the other side of the field rinse and repeat, mosey back to the start.

The THAAAAANGGGGG DAWG

-The 25 reps of Christmas: 25 reps of each exercise OYO

*to make this more fun I drew a picture of the Grinch on and egg.  While doing exercise, the PAX had to hold on to the Grinch egg while completing the movement.  If the Grinch egg happened to hit the ground or break, well there was going to be a slight penalty.*

1) SSH 4 count

2) Wide arm merkins

3) Sumo squats

4) Diamond Merkins

Intermission 1: 10 Wimpie Leg Burpees = burpees with a jump squat and bringing your knees to your chest

5) One leg squats

6) Dips

7) Jump squats

8) Mountain climbers 4 count

Intermission 2:  Wimpie Leg Burpees = burpees with a donkey kick

9) Ranger Merkins

10) WWI

11) Donkey Kicks

THE GRINCH EGG BROKE THANKS TO JOCK ITCH. Therefore we never got to the LBC’s.  Darn.

12) LBC’S

 

-Penalty:

Line up on the goaline.

Sprint to the other end.

10 burpees

10 absoultions (10 count)

Jailbreak back to the starting goaline.

 

-Partner up on the goal line.

Partner A bearcrawls as far as possible.

Partner B backpedals to the other end of the field then sprints to Partner A bearcrawling.

Switch roles, Partner B continues to bear crawl down the field while Partner A backpedals down and sprints to meet their partner.

Rinse and repeat until the person bearcrawling reaches the other end of the football field.  If you’re Glow Worm this didn’t take long at all, dude bear crawled about 75 yards in the first go.

 

-Mosey to the school wall.

Peoples Chair while the PAX shouted out their top 5 favorite Christmas movies. I never really saw Shawshank Redemption as a holiday family movie but I do now I guess.

Recover.

Back to peoples chair, this time on your toes.

This time the PAX said their top two Christmas songs.  I thought about having each person sing their favorite carol but I heard Pied Piper singing yesterday morning during ruck and quickly changed that on the weinkie.

 

MERRY (CHRISTMAS)

50 flutter kicks IC

15 of something String Bean led us in.

20 windshield wipers due to the rain.

40 WWII’s.

 

DONE.  DESTROYED.

 

Prayer Requests:

-Nurse at Patch’s office.

-Stablers knee and doctor visit

-Moses recovery

PRAISE:

-String Bean spending quality time with his daughter.

 

ANNOUNCEMENTS:

-Cousin IT at the Good Fight with a Santa Claus surprise appearance.  Also bring the mumble chatter, IT loves it.

-Come out to Tiebreakers at 1, Tickle is signing with ECU today for football.  Come hang out with us.

-Wimpie has the Q Sunday at the Commons.

-January 12, 9:00 GoRuck simulation led by the one and only Pied Piper and See Thru.

-Expansion in Farmville, see Mayhem or Bench.

 

MOLESKIN:

I really enjoyed Q’ing this morning at the School Yard.  It really is a perfect sight with so many options so if you haven’t Q’ed yet get with See Thru and make it happen.

 

Also this morning what String Bean said in the circle really hit home with me.  Of course I am not a father yet, but I have always been a big believer in making the time for the things that truly matter to you.  Being a believer in it and actually putting it into practice can be two different things sometimes and I find that the case in this situation with me every now and then.  Recently as many of you saw yesterday, I got my little brother out to ruck with us yesterday.  Yeah he is going to ECU to play football and starting in January and I will admit, I tend to stay out of his way with all of the recruiting madness that he has experienced for 4 straight years now.  I’m super proud of everything he has done but  I really try to just let him enjoy the moment and when I am around him just let him almost get a break from it if that is even possible.  So Monday night, some of my friends (Piper will start watching soon I’m working on it) and I were actually watching WWE and he came inside after talking on Pirate Radio and I half-joking, half-serious asked him if he wanted to come ruck Tuesday morning at 0420.  To my surprise he immediately said he did and he would be awake at 0330 waiting for me.  Sure enough, the next morning he was up and waiting to go.

 

I’m telling this because there are times when so much is going on around you that you are blind to what is staring you right in the eyes just waiting for a chance to enjoy time together.  I have probably asked 10-12 of my friends to come out one morning or another and each time I always get a no.  This is not to offend them or anything, I understand its super early and I was the same way for a little while before I found out what it was all about.  However, I never asked H to come out and give it a shot.  I figured he would just want to sleep in with everything he has going on or just work out two times a day like he does instead of three.  Sure enough, the first time I asked him he actually WANTED to come out with me and I did not have to pull teeth to get him to come.  Maybe he wanted to come since August when I started coming but I just never asked him because I figured he wouldn’t?  Maybe he really just wanted to hang out and do some fun manly stuff together and get away from all of the recruiting stuff he experiences on a day to day basis while just enjoying being a dude just like the rest of us?  Situations like these are the ones that I really want to strive and take advantage of in 2018.  Make time for the things that you care about.  It doesn’t have to be at F3.  Take your kid to the movies, take your parents to dinner one night.  Make time for the people you really and truly love. Often, take a step back because that one thing might have been staring you in the face the whole time and you don’t even notice it.

 

Sorry for the long post,

Hope to see y’all at Tiebreakers at 1.

 

Jock Itch.  OUT.

And ahhhh….GET AFTER IT.