05/29/2020 - The Citadel - Chase the Pain!
AO: The Citadel
When: 05/29/2020
PAX:
Number of Pax: 9
Pax Names: Ballboy, Brick, Carmen SanDiego, Dilly Dilly, Handy Manny, Harley, Tonka,
DR Names:
Number of FNGS: 0
FNG Names: Niner
QIC: Rusty
Introduction
Weakness is a temporary feeling and state of mind for the HIM who pushes himself to get better. Today we focused on pushing weakness away by CHASING THE PAIN.
Thank you to the men who joined me this morning!
Warm-O-Rama
Goofballs x 20 IC
Abe Vigota’s x 20 IC
Arm Circles x 12 IC Forward and Backward
Mountain Climber / High Knees – OYO
10 Mountain Climbers (each leg = 1)
10 High Knees (each leg = 1)
Repeat 5 times
The Thang
Thang 1 – 4 Corner BLIMPS (Hindenburg BLIMPS)
Perform Exercise at each corner.
Sprint the Long legs
Bear Crawl the short legs
Exercises:
5 Burpees
10 Lunges (each leg = 1/2)
15 Imperial Walkers
20 Merkins (C1= Standard, C2=Diamond, C3=Alternating raised leg, C4=Push Back)
25 Plank Jacks
30 Squats
Thang 2 – Progression of Pain – Rippers
In progression…
From all fours (knees Bent and off the ground)
Kick right leg across and through body until you can touch your butt to the ground (foot stays elevated)
Repeat on left side
Straighten legs and do 5 military presses
Immediately frog jump legs forward into low squat position (hands off the ground)
Perform a broad jump and then return to all fours
Repeat across lot.
Thang 3 – Ring of Fire
One Pax does 10 Coupon Swings
All other Pax do Coupon Curls
Continue around circle until all Pax have done Coupon Swings
6 MoM
American Hammers x 20 IC
Flutter Kicks x 20 IC
Oblique Crunches x 10 IC each side
Circle of Trust
My message today was about CHASING THE PAIN.
When we work out or are dealing with any difficult (painful) situation, our brains tell us to avoid the pain… or said another way… run from the pain. This approach might seem logical and it might make us feel better (in the short term), but are we getting better? I don’t think so….
But if we embrace the pain… If we make the decision that we will not let the pain limit our potential… We take the “top” off of our limits…. We should never let anyone – especially the person in the mirror – tell us that we cannot, or should not, do something because it will be hard – or painful. We need to CHASE THE PAIN….
Chase it down….
Conquer it….
Then keep going!!
Because the reality is that there will always be pain in our lives….
One of my “pain points” is running… I don’t like it… I’m not good at it… But I am going to chase it… And I ask you, my brothers, to push me. Not just with running, but everything.
Let’s Pray…
We prayed for Carmen San Diego’s mother, Valerie, as she battles life. We prayed for my friends, the Martin Family, as they deal with the loss of their 15 year old son, Matthew, this past Monday. We thanked God for all of the blessings in our lives and for the trials and disappointments too. Because all of these things are opportunities for us to deepen our relationship with our God.
We prayed for all these things in God’s Holy Name…. Amen!
Naked Man Moleskin
So right after we ended the CoT, Ball Boy looks me in the eye and says, “Do you want to run a couple miles right now?” If you know me at all, you know that my brain was screaming at me… “NO!! JUST SAY NO!! MAKE UP ANY EXCUSE YOU NEED TO, BUT JUST SAY NO!!” But that would not be holding true to my message of Chase the Pain….
So I offer a special thank you to Ball Boy for pushing me today. Thank you for running with me! I can’t honestly say that I enjoyed it, but I do look forward to running with you again!
Until next time.
Rusty… Out!!