Roll of the dice…

Disclaimer given and received by Rafiki (maybe… maybe not)!? YHC arrived two minutes late to find the PAX already warming up in YHC’s absence. Solid dudes for having my tardy six.

Warm Up: Mosey down the drive through the parking lot and back to the flag.

The Thang:

YHC enjoyed incorporating music into a recent Q at #theschoolyard and thought that different PAX would enjoy at #thecollardpatch, so YHC whipped out the Bluetooth speaker and brought the noise

1. “Flower” (Moby) was played and PAX performed squats as directed by the song, “bring sally up” and “bring sally down”, holding the low squat
2. YHC played “Love the Way You Lie” (Eminem and Rihanna) and directed PAX to complete WWII’s during the song, specifically resting in an up position while Rhianna sang and completing continuous WWII’s while Eminem rapped
3. YHC then dropped “Thunderstruck” (AC/DC) on the PAX for burpees when thunder was said
4. “Roxanne” (The Police) allowed PAX to get their pecs engaged through merkins at every mention of Roxanne and a double-down challenge by YHC to perform a super-set of merkins at the mention of red light
5. “Roxanne” (Arizona Zervas) played while PAX did leg raises at every mention of roxanne and the word Malibu, holding 6 inches throughout the song
6. “Tubthumping” (Chumbawamba) was up next for some more burpees when the song said “I get knocked down, but I get up again”

PAX moseyed in cool-down fashion to the end of the drive and through the parking lot and then back to the flag where YHC broke out the newly acquired workout-themed die (from Five Below). YHC rolled the die and PAX completed the exercises rolled until it was time to end.

YHC saw time hit 6:15 a.m.

Many thanks to Jackpot for the opportunity to Q #thecollardpatch.

Prayers:

1. Rafiki’s social media presence
2. Thomas Wade’s father
3. Rafiki’s 2.0
4. Spring break travelers
5. Sickness
6. Jackpot’s grandmother

Announcements:

1. Jackpot is making his shovel flag for
2. 2nd F opportunity announcement coming soon
3. ECU vs. UNCW baseball 2nd F opportunity coming soon
4. F3 10th anniversary (Aquaman has an idea for Hello Kitty)
5. YHC reminded PAX about lunches
6. PAX are encouraged to sign up for events to spread the F3 love

Moleskin: YHC is beat. Along with many other F3ENC brothers, YHC participated in Storm the Stadium on Saturday to raise money for Student Veteran Scholarships at ECU. Many a stud sprinted up and down the steps of the Fick, leaving sweat equity as proof of their efforts. YHC was really stupid and loaded myself down with a 40lb ruck (purple and gold, of course) to “choose the harder thing”. It was a really rough event to begin with… adding the weight nearly conquered me. I’m thankful for my brothers for their encouragement, especially Deep Dish who hung with me through every leg-shaking, painful step. At times during workouts, training, events we will find ourselves in very dark places and wanting to quit. To give up. To stop. Don’t do it. The pain of quitting hurts much more than the temporary pain/darkness you’re in. Like Deep Dish did for YHC Saturday, we must be there for our brothers. We must grab them out of the darkness and bring them back to the path. So, I ask you to be mindful of times you’re in darkness and ask you to reach for your brother’s hand. I also ask you to extend your hand when your brother needs you. In those moments, we’re all we’ve got, men.