AO: The Wood
When: 07/25/2022
Number of Pax: 8
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Number of FNGS: 0
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QIC: Dear Abby
Introduction
We honored Walter Payton’s birthday (July 25, 1954) with a beatdown inspired by Sweetness’ legendary hill training regimen. Hey, we aren’t professional athletes, but we pretended like we were one of the best today. The skies were clear from the storms the day before but the grass and hill was still pretty wet.
Warm-O-Rama
Motivators x6
Abe Vigodas x10
Good Mornings x10
Arm Circles x10 F / x10 R
High Knees x10
The Thang
Indian run mosey with coupon to hill.
Goblet Squat (x34) at bottom of east side of hill, run up hill, 3 Burpees, Crawl Bear down west side of hill, Bobby Hurley (x34) at bottom of hill, Bear Crawl to top of hill, 4 Burpees at top of hill, run down east side of hill.
Repeated this sequence with Overhead Press, Skull Crushers, Curls, Lawnmower Pulls (17L / 17R) at bottom of east side of hill. Merkins, Mountain Climbers, Alternating Lunges, Carolina Dry Docks, Big Boys at bottom of west side of hill. Always went up and down each side of hill as above and always did 3, then 4, Burpees at top of hill.
Circle of Trust
Read a few quotes from Payton’s autobiography “Never Die Easy”.
- “Most important thought, if you love someone, tell him or her, for you never know what tomorrow may have in store”.
- “Never die easy. Why run out of bounds and die easy? Make that linebacker pay. It carries into all facets of your life. It’s okay to lose, to die, but don’t die without trying, without giving it your best.”
- “When you’re good at something, you’ll tell everyone. When you’re great at something, they’ll tell you.”
- “If you ask me how I want to be remembered, it is as a winner… A winner is somebody who gave his best effort, who has tried the hardest they possibly can…who has utilized every ounce of energy and strength within them to accomplish something. It doesn’t mean that they accomplished it or failed, it means they’ve given it their best. That’s a winner.”
Naked Man Moleskin
After having been out of the Gloom for 2 weeks while on vacation and then recovering from COVID, I was completely gassed and sore halfway through my own beatdown. The other PAX had my 6 and we all finished strong and together.