05/21/2021 - The Citadel - Last Day of Lincoln Games ’21
AO: The Citadel
When: 05/21/2021
PAX:
Number of Pax: 19
Pax Names: Ball Boy, Boxcutter, Calvin Klein, Clearcoat, CVS, Five Hole, Flush, Green monster, Nala, S'mores, Sweeney Todd, Sweet Gherkins, The Wedding Planner, Thumb Drive, Tonka, Vitamix,
DR Names: BassMaster, OCD
Number of FNGS: 1
FNG Names: Green Monster
QIC: Cupcake
Introduction
Preblast Citadel 5/15 Last Day of Lincoln Games 2021
š§š«PREBLAST EARLY CITADEL SATURDAY 5:15AM 5/15ļ漚§
Last chance to earn āPost Pointsā tomorrow. This one is called āDONāT GET SMOKEDā š«. Iām bringing back a THANG I did 2yrs ago in a Q and if you like exploring, then this will be for you. No parking lots. No coupons. We’ll stick together and finish LG how we started it. STRONG.
4.15am for the EC run/ruck. HC š
Warm-O-Rama
Warm up
x20 Abe Vigodas
x20 Good mornings
x10 (each arm) arm circles
The Thang
THANG 1 – DONāT GET SMOKED by CHARLIE!! (Belching)
Belching – Pax lays flat on ground in a line, Q says GO. Everyone hops up similar to recovering from a burpee, and mozyās or sprints until Q yells DOWN, (do exercises, 1 of them, IC or OYO depending), back flat on the ground, wait for next GO. Essentially, you’re advancing the field without the enemy fire being able to smoke you. Go hard, go quick but follow the Q. After getting to your resting place, wait for Q to call next exercise.
I explained the format, EXPLAINED EVERYONE ONCE I YELLED DOWN HAD TO GET THEIR BUTTS ON THE GROUND OR THE ENEMY āCHARIEā WOULD SMOKE THEM. We mozyād out stopping about 10x for a variety of exercises all IC and waiting for the six. Traveling only on grass fields, up over hill, or along running paths.
All x20
merkins
LBCās IC
copper head squats
mountain climbers IC
Bobby Hurleyās
Bear crawl to top of the hill
plank jacks IC
Carolina dry docks
squats
leg raises
burpees
big boy sit ups
Turkish get ups
Shuffling song fence line
At certain points once weād DROPPED down to our stomachs, weād EVEN UP the line, iād Yell EVEN UP W/ Q or another PAXās name, and everyone would army crawl forward or backward to that personās position to form a somewhat straight line.
Final challenge was to get over the fence line at baseball field, baseball field was safe zone.. DONāT GET SHOT IN THE ASS BY CHARLIE GETTIN OVER THAT FENCE!!! Pax took turns jumping the chain link fence 1 at a time then laid down on stomachs in baseball field.
Mary
Mozyād back to parking lot
Toe touches x20
Mountain climbers x30
RECOVER RECOVER
Circle of Trust
This week was a reminder to me that Iām capable of MORE physically, mentally, socially in terms of reaching out to other men on my team. I made a goal that I was going to push as hard as I could to get all the daily points each day, and I only missed a few. So I feel like I accomplished that. We wonāt be the winning team and you may not be on the winning team either but that wasnāt the point. The point was to get more guys out. To get guys that had come before but had been absent BACK out to be competitive and make connections. Guys like Clear Coat absolutely crushed that this week bringing all kinds of guys out into the āThe Gloomā. I ran, rucked, posted with guys Iād never met this week and I visited AOās I hadnāt ever before.
A challenge like this week pulls us out of our comfort zones, out of ācomfortableā and into āuncomfortableā. My goal moving forward is to remind myself that itās in the āuncomfortableā space where I grow.
If my legs hurt and are uncomfortable at the end of the day. I must be doing it right.
If Iām nervous and uncomfortable pulling into a parking lot of a DR AO or one where I donāt know anyone who HCād. I must be doing it right.
If Iām raising my hand for a future volunteer opportunity where I may not know what Iām doing. Good. I must be doing it right.
If I introduce myself to someone at a boot camp not knowing what their response will be. Then good. I must be doing it right.
Weāve gotten comfortable in the uncomfortable this week. Remember the feeling and donāt stop. Keep feeling uncomfortable. Keep pushing. Keep grinding.
Naked Man Moleskin
Moleskin
Thanks for playing along this morning guys. I had fun with it hope you did too. Please drop me an AAR. I need to remember to ask at the end. And my cadence starting could have been better.