AO: The Wood
When: 03/21/2024
Number of Pax: 10
DR Names:
Number of FNGS: 0
FNG Names:
QIC: Picasso
Introduction
Bring Coupon and shoes for all surfaces. “Paradox, Part 2” will be a later Black Diamond, also on a Thursday, that will be mid week to celebrate the return of the Dragon Clan. Both parts 1 and 2 will be paradoxical in design. Part 1 is your preview. Who is dying to live? Who will find comfort in discomfort? I don’t know if I can do my plan and that is exactly why I will do it. Belief will conquer doubt. HC Below
Warm-O-Rama
5:00 John Cusack the coupon for Welcome, introduction into Paradox, Disclaimer, Principles, and Mission Statement.
Stayed in John Cusack and introduced this as the resting position for the next exercise the blockee. Introduced second Paradox Speed vs Deliberate and careful Form. I said to take time on blockees because I wasn’t going to call the next one until everyone was back in a John Cusack hold.
10x Slow blockees and back up to a John Cusack – recovered with coupons.
Daisy Pickers 10 Count, Good Nights IC x 5, both were done twice.
Quad Stretch left and right – 10 Count- Sparkler counted off to 10, Gisele counted off to 10
Bob Villas / Sexy Mommas / Trunk Rotations IC left then right.
Coupon Moseyed to the first light pole to begin Thang 1.
The Thang
Thang 1 – an out to Seil and back to the hill with the coupon.
Thang 2 – coupon work at the bottom of hill with up and overs
Thang 3 – block is hot slingshot run back to flag lot with laps around outside.
For thang 1 – moving coupons out to Seil
– mosey with coupon in front to light pole in front of Mt. Wood. perform 10 curls. Coupon will stay in the curl carry position
2nd light pole – 10 toe curls
3rd light pole – 10 squirrels
4th Lp – 10 squirrel thrusters curl carry to
5th lp -10 OHP’s – switch to riffle carry between
6th lp – 10 push presses
7th lp – 10 thrusters
8th lp – is the last one in front of mt. Wood 10 blockkees in grass at base – thang 1 is all together and thang 2 will start that way
thang 2 – (do the up and over together once)
Face east the entire time. Barry/Bernie Sanders/backwards run up hill, (12 holds squat to stay together), 10 @Dilly Dilly Red Bull Smurf Jacks at top, crawl bear down, (12 holds plank to stay together) 10 plank jacks at bottom bear crawl up , 10 DDRBSJ at top again, jog down to coupons
Oyo (provided the idea of battle buddies for accountability and pacing but do not think the men should make them. Instead I suggested that we should pay attention to each other and focus on form. ) go through every light pole exercise in the same order but with 20 reps-2nd round
Once done go up and over Mt wood x 20.
Round 3, started it and no one was going to get to the up and over. Instead we sprinted up the hill and did 10 DDRBSJ. Recovered with coupons to begin Thang 3
I had two canvases at the base of Mt. Wood with exercise order.
Thang 3 – coupon slingshot back to the flags Held coupons in front in a curl carry position – “The Block is Hot”
Mary – John Cusacked blocks again to revisit the start. This was the resting position for a 5 count OHP Ring of fire.
Had more, Sparkler saved us all by announcing 6:00.
Circle of Trust
Began by talking a little about a Yin Yang and how it is simple in appearance but ridiculously profound in meaning.
As an artist, educator, a person of faith, and as a Pax I am surrounded by paradoxes constantly. As something that seems to contradict itself paradoxes must be rectified. With or without realizing it a paradox presents one of the most interesting phenomenons in life. Everytime an artist makes an artwork they confront problems that have to be solved. I encounter mistakes that I must problem solve through. I often say an artist is not great because they know how to use a pencil, what makes an artist great is they know how to use an eraser. I teach children. These young adults would hate to be called that. We help embrace and guide their opposite, the adults that they are about to become and our future that they will embrace. Here, my thought is that we can predict the future in how we train and raise our youth. As a person of faith I understand that it is a paradox to believe in things that we can’t see. You have to die to live forever is a paradoxical statement for sure. Most of the time the unseen is also the most valuable. We cannot see love, however, I hope that you see things reacting to this emotion on a daily basis. As such, almost every emotion could be paradoxical in design. For love, usually opposites attract. Love and faith both seem this way. We cannot see wind but we certainly can see things reacting to this phenomena like leaves in the air or trees bowing over. As a runner I know I have to waste energy and push myself to exhaustion to gain energy. The harder we push, the more awake and alive we feel afterwards. F3 is paradoxical in a similar concept. It is not doing what others can’t because anyone can be trained and taught to do something. We are doing what others won’t. Finding comfort in discomfort. Embracing the Suck. There is nothing that motivates me more than trying to rectify opposites. People are drawn to puzzles and problems not to leave them alone but to help put them together. The greater the struggle, the greater the reward. On the surface a paradox is a contradiction but below the surface contradictions can be clarified. Like a battery, or a magnet most things in life have two sides. How can you find middle? Find your paradoxes and rectify them.
Prayers and intentions were given for Bob Villa’s girlfriend’s Dad and Chum Bucket’s Father. Revisited the paradox of doubt juxtaposed with belief in prayer as well. Prayed for our crazy world to find the middle, to find center.
Naked Man Moleskin
Played Swedish Metal – Yngwie Malmsteen the whole time. Beginning with his work with the Japanese philharmonic and ending with solo work. Heavy Metal juxtaposed with classical music is a paradox in itself.
I feel like my arms are going to fall off. The design was bicep heavy.
Millville was asking me about the plan last night and cut me off and said if you keep talking I won’t want to come.