AO: The Ridge
When: 04/17/2023
Number of Pax: 8
DR Names:
Number of FNGS: 0
FNG Names:
QIC: Dilly Dilly
Introduction
Holy cold & wind & prayerfully thankful Mr. Belding led us on an EC run through the neighborhood rather than the trail. Once we got back we did the disclaimer, mission, & principles & got going!
Warm-O-Rama
- Mosey – high knees & butt kickers
- Side Straddle Hops – OYO while I talked about the QSource topic for the day (Prayer)
- Good Mornings – 10 IC
- Grady Corns – 10 IC
- Prayer Squats – 10 IC
The Thang
The Thang
PAX will go through each station together. Formations/positions at each station are meant to simulate the 4 ways a man can react to anxiety.
Station 1 – 7 mins
Simulating a surrender to anxiety, all exercises will be done with half reps. Be sure to communicate to PAX that this is meant to be awkward, but should still be done to avoid injury. Exercises are performed OYO for this station.
Reading:
A man without Faith cannot Get Right. Without a belief in a power outside of himself a man will have no choice but to view himself as the king of the world. A man who believes that lie cannot be a Virtuous Leader because he will be incapable of seeing himself first as a servant. Instead, he will be a Jackass, a man who lives for himself rather than Living Third.
Side Straddle Hops X20 but just legs move out, no arm action
Squats no coupon x20
Catalina Wine Mixers but without the merkin x20
Overhead Press w/ no coupon x20
Shoulder Taps x20 (tap each shoulder for 1 rep)
Half rep Curls 10 waist to halfway & 10 chest to half way
Back to the top and repeat until 7 mins is complete, then coupon lunges to Station 2.
Station 2 – 7 mins
Simulating the confronting of emotions on your own, PAX will stand in a circle facing outward so they cannot see each other. Exercises will be performed OYO with full reps. Full reps for all exercises here on out.
Reading:
A Mascot can fake his Faith through mere attendance at church, synagogue or mosque and by mouthing of whatever pious-sounding dogmas that accompany his self-proclaimed or Goo-driven worldview. The HIM needs more.Because he is a Pro, the HIM seeks the truth so that he can get prepared for the expected and be prepared for the unexpected.
Side Straddle Hops x20
Squats w/ coupon x20
Catalina Wine Mixers x20
Overhead Press w/ coupon x20
Shoulder Taps x20 (each tap is ½, so 40 total taps
Curls x20
Back to the top and repeat until 7 mins is complete, then coupon lunges to Station 3.
Station 3 – 7 mins
Simulating the seeking of another man’s help in battling anxiety, PAX will partner up and perform exercises with their partner.
Reading:
The What-What is the amalgam of the two questions a Pro has asked from the time man first tried to associate what he was doing (the things he could Control) with what was happening in the world around him (the things he could not Control). The first WHAT is what will happen when I die? The second WHAT is what does that mean about the way I should live? To be in Right relationship with his Creator, the HIM continually seeks the answers to the What-What.
Side Straddle Hops x20
Squats w/ coupon x20
Catalina Wine Mixers x20
Overhead Press w/ coupon x20
Shoulder Taps x20 (each tap is ½, so 40 total taps
Curls x20
Back to the top and repeat until 7 mins is complete, then coupon lunges to Station 4.
Station 4 – until Mary
Simulating the attacking of anxiety through prayer, PAX will perform exercises in a circle. Q will lead exercises In Cadence, OMU, or OMD depending on the exercise. While we cannot simulate Prayer between a man and SkyQ, we can demonstrate the impact it can have on pushing through. Performing the exercises together parallels the daily routine of Prayer in our lives.
Reading:
Despite all that modern man has learned of the material world, the Pro’s quest for knowledge of what lies beyond it still persists. Though we seem to have unlocked so many of the secrets of what can be known of the world we can see around us, man alone cannot answer the What-What for himself. He can only do that through Prayer, by talking with his Creator in order to build his Faith.
Side Straddle Hops x20
Squats w/ coupon x20
Catalina Wine Mixers x20
Overhead Press w/ coupon x20
Shoulder Taps x20 (each tap is ½, so 40 total taps
Curls x20
Mosey 1 lap at the end
100’s
LBC’s – 20 IC
American Hammers – 10 IC
Circle of Trust
Count – 8 (nobody froze to death)
Announcements – check out info only
Name – not a single man under 40
Praise/Prayers – Quatro’s Dad for getting through kidney stones
Naked Man Moleskin
CoT:
Prayer is the Pro’s antidote to anxiety
A man has four options when anxiety threatens to overwhelm him. He can 1) surrender to it; 2) confront the emotion himself; 3) seek help in battling it from another man; or 4) Pray.
Option one doesn’t work at all. They cannot hope to be Right. At best, they can only do their best to seem Right.
Option two is only marginally better. Anxiety is a powerful emotion. A man alone cannot provide himself with the objective counsel required to determine whether his emotions have crossed the line from healthy self-preservation into unhealthy anxiety.
Option three, seeking help from another man to battle anxiety, is far better. Shield Lock–one may be overpowered, but two can defend themselves. However, to truly overcome anxiety, he must also Pray
Anxiety is an emotion that all men can expect periodically–it is part of the Flux. What is unexpected is the timing of it and the degree to which it will hinder Acceleration. When anxiety arises unexpectedly it is the man who is in Right relationship with his Creator who is best able to withstand it because he will be equipped with Hope.
To have Hope in the Creator, a man must speak to him every day through Prayer. It is a positive Habit, one of the Bricks that comprise a HIM’s Guardrails. So men whatever your belief is in something bigger than yourself find time to pray about it. AYE!