16 strong PAX showed up for YHC’s last day as a 44 year old. I started today the same way I started my first day as a 44 year old, as Juggernaut Q. Today’s theme was Farther Along. More on that .. farther along.
5 brave souls (Grady, Superstar, Papercut, Dingo and YHC) showed up for a Grady led EC that consisted of merkins, merkins and merkins. 175 of them to be exact sprinkled into a greenway run up to Strickland Road and back.
No FNGs, but 3 strong 2.0s for the main event. With 33 degree temps there was a very short disclaimer and we jumped right into warm up:
SSH IC x25
GM x10 Low and Slow
IW IC x20
Sir Fazio Arm Circles x10 each way
MC IC x20
The Thang:
Head to the playground and count off by 3s. The following exercises were done in cadence and meant to be slow. Rotate after each exercise. 3 rounds total – 10 reps (up was 1 rep, down was 1 rep), 10 reps, 20 reps.
Pull Ups (4 seconds up, 4 seconds down)
Low squats (start as low as you can go and come up to legs parallel to the ground. 4 seconds up, 4 seconds back down)
High squats (start with legs parallel to the ground and come up to standing. 4 seconds up, 4 seconds back down)
Blame HoHo for this one. He taught me this beauty when he was here this Summer. Having a brother-in-law who is a trainer is not always a good thing.
Back to the parking lot for a modified Burpee Lap (thanks for introducing this at Detention this week Papercut).
Quick run around the greenway loop starting with 10 burpees OYO, stopping 3 times for 10 burpees OYO and ending with 5 burpees OYO. It will become clear farther along.
People’s chair at the bathroom building.
To the field by the parking lot for a merkin clock. 1 merkin at 1 o’clock, 2 at 2, etc. Modified by stopping at 5 at 12 o’clock. To be explained farther along. (When YHC mentioned that, CDC promptly told me where I could stick the last 7 merkins.)
Run to the hill by the rock pile for a set of 7s. Diamond merkins at the bottom, squats at the top. Why 7s and not 11s… farther along.
Since we’re at the rock pile…
Set one
Rock Curls IC x12
OH Press IC x11
BOR IC x11
Tricep Ext IC x11
Set two
Rock Curls x15
OH Press x15
Tricep Ext x15
Run back to the parking lot (get passed by Dabo)
LBCs x45
Homer to Marge x25
Am Hammer x20
Plank til time is up
COT
Announcements: Haven House dinner next Thurs. Money and volunteers needed. Come to Crucible on Monday and give cash to Mr. Rogers or find McGruber or Epoxy.
Christmas Party on the 19th. Little City Brewing.
Prayer request: A good friend’s daughter is dealing with some serious issues right now. Prayer of praise that she has shared this with her parents so they can get her help. A plan is in place, but the road will be long and hard. Prayers of healing and peace for her. Prayers of peace, patience and strength for her family.
Grady took us out with the same strength he started us off with at 5:30.
Moleskin
There is a song by Christian artist, Josh Garrels, that I listen to a lot and really like, it’s called Farther Along. Here’s the chorus:
Farther along we’ll know all about it
Farther along we’ll understand why
Cheer up my brothers, live in the sunshine
We’ll understand this, all by and by
-Josh Garrels
As I get older I’m starting to find peace in the fact that I’m just not going to figure out why everything happens here on earth. The joys, the pain, the inequity, it’s not for me to know everything now, but farther along. I have faith that farther along all these mysteries will become clear. In the meantime I’m going to work to strengthen my relationships, my body, but most importantly my faith. So that I may be used here on earth for purposes that will be explained farther along.
Today 15 other PAX put there faith in me to lead them without knowing where we were going or why. They put their faith in me that I would explain everything farther along. For this group to put their faith in me is more humbling than I can explain.
In regards to today’s version of Juggernaut we are now farther along. It’s no holy grail of knowledge but here’s why we did what we did:
Tomorrow I turn 45. 45 burpees, each rock set equaled 45 total reps, 45 LBCs and other Mary equaled 45
I was born in 71. Merkin clock stopped at 71 (and now I know where to stick those other 7)
I was born at 7:07am. Set of 7s.
The rest gets filled in farther along…
