- When: 09/18/2020
- QIC: Bono
- Pax: Aquaman, Bono, Bud-weis-er, Candy Cane, Cold-Cut (DOUBLE RESPECT), Cousin IT, Fin, Just the Tip (RESPECT), Popeye, Razor, Soft Shell (RESPECT), String Bean
- FNGs|Visiting Pax: Razor (FNG)
- Extra Credit: Cold-Cut (Ruck)
Honestly, YHC didn’t know who would show up at Blastoff this morning. There are always a few studs who HC and because of the approaching Tropical Depression Sally and all the other dang Qs who did the IPC early this week, it was a crap shoot this morning on who would show. Cold Cut was there early for EC. String Bean was our proctor and got in a 5k before hand. In all, 12 studs posted for what was a brutally simple Iron Pax Week 3 Beatdown. It was called KISS – YHC called it Occam’s Razor. Here’s how it went down:
Iron Pax Week 3 Challenge:
- Run 400m
- 100 merkins
- Run 400m
- 90 squats
- Run 400m
- 80 merkins
- Run 400m
- 70 squats
- Run 400m
- 60 merkins
- Run 400m
- 50 squats
- Run 400m
- 40 merkins
- Run 400m
- 30 squats
- Run 400m
- 20 merkins
- Run 400m
- 10 squats
- ***Run 800m***
In all times, ranged from 38:16 to 51:34 for one stud who started early. We ran in the last guy who put in a good time. To be honest, form was not a point of emphasis, so no video was taken and no 1/2 naked men were posed. Today was about doing the difficult thing and having fun while doing it – kind of Tom Sawyer style.
BOM/COT – Prayers were captured for Aquaman’s mom who is in hospice, the family of Aquamans friend who died too young, Aquaman’s boys, and his ex-wife who is going through a tough time.
Moleskin: Today’s workout was KISS – Run 400m, do Merkins, do Squats. That is what made it tough. Sometimes just saying the simple thing is the right thing to say – that is Occam’s Razor, “the simplest explanation is most likely the right one.” That is what happens when the COT really works – men need a Ball of Man to be vulnerable in a Circle of Trust.
When a man is facing the pending death of a mother or loved one – it sucks. When a man has a good friend who it too young die too early – it sucks. When a man knows that the legal battle to do what is right for his kids is going to be long, hard, and expensive – it sucks. Occam’s Razor means that sometimes life freakin’ sucks.
The COT is important in a man’s life because we have a belief of NoOYO – No On Your Own. Men need to be vulnerable. We need to shoulder each other’s burdens. We need our eyes to sweat a little when a brother is overwhelmed with stress and death, and dying, and life when it sucks. However, it is never to be done alone.
Sometimes life freakin’ sucks – that is why we have the COT. That is the most simple answer I can give to a brother. That is my Occam’s Razor for today.