11/25/2020 - Iron Lion - “get to do it”
AO: Iron Lion
When: 11/25/2020
PAX:
Number of Pax: 15
Pax Names: Baby Hands, Belichick, Bootlegger, Cousin Eddie, Dorn, Glass Joe, Goldberg, Mellencamp, Nosejob, Piper Cub, Riunite, Sulley, Urban Cowboy,
DR Names:
Number of FNGS: 0
FNG Names: Callahan, Diesel
QIC: @Mr. Nice Guy
Introduction
Day before Thanksgiving, it snowed then previous morning, and the forecast showed good chance of rain and low forties temperature. Wet and cold, that’s about as bad as it gets, not sure how many are going to show up for his one, but I’m ready to go either way.
HCs come in, I show up at IL, and wow, I shouldn’t be surprised (so I’m not) but it always impresses and inspires me the number of men that wake up and go out to try to improve themselves even when they know they could be in the wet and cold for a hour. Awesome, very excited to see everyone.
Warm-O-Rama
Head to toe stretch that I like to do to get everything moving, pretty simple – not sure what to call it
SSH – 20
The Thang
11s DORA style
Pair up in twos
In same location as partner, perform the first exercise, then each partner takes off running the loop in the opposite direction and meet up anywhere along the way. The loop is a little short of 1/8 mile.
When the pair meets up along the loop, perform the second exercise in that location. Head back to starting point always to do the next one. (11s: 1/10, 2/9, 3/8, 4/7…)
Plank Jacks/Burpees
Squats/Merkins
Mountain climbers/Derkins (we didn’t get to this one but it is there, maybe next time)
Mary
Plank for 60 seconds
Circle of Trust
I want to share a message from John Jacobs, one two brothers who founded Life Is Good. The Life Is Good website has a video that does a much better job, you should check it out.
John spoke to our sales team in February and it was really a great message, one of the takeaways that I wanted to pass along, especially during the week of Thanksgiving, is that instead of thinking of things from the perspective of “I have to….(insert here: take the kids to school, make dinner, do laundry)” look at is as “I get to…(insert here:…..). We are so lucky and blessed that we “get to take the kids to school”, that we “get to make dinner” etc.
I am thankful for so many things big and small.
Happy Thanksgiving.
Said an Our Father
Naked Man Moleskin
It didn’t really rain at all. Everyone was pretty dry at the end except for some sweat.
Another great way to start the day and I am thankful and blessed to get to start the day with these fine men on a beautiful November morning the day before Thanksgiving.