(05.22.21) – Meters, Merkins, Burpees OH MY!

AO: Lightning Rod

QIC: Lumbergh

PAX: Houdini, Danish, Andy, Stout, Slice (F3 Boise)

Conditions

Gloomy start to the weekend, a little wet but not enough to slow down this crew. Down ranger from Boise, Slice, here to give us a little Idaho flavor.

Warm up

• SSH x 15
• 3rd Grade Exercise x 15
• Slow High Knees x 15
• Monkey Humpers x 10
• Scissor Arms x 15
• Alternating Shoulder Taps x 15
• SSH x 15

Mosey to track

The Thang

Round 1

• Merkin Mile
• Run 400m
• 25 Merkins

Round 2

• Merkin while team mate runs 400m (switch)
• Complete 500 Merkins combined

Round 3

• Burpee while teammate sprints 25 yards
• Complete 100 Burpees combined

6MoM

• 50 Big Bois x IC (easy count)
• 10 Outlaws x IC (both directions)
• 15 LBCs x

COT

A man needs help to Get Right

The boats of some men have been so long capsized that they have gradually surrendered to a life of being swept downstream by circumstance. Having lost the ability to make headway, they become fully focused on mere survival. We call these men Sad Clowns and their affliction Sad Clown Syndrome .

The symptoms of Sad Clown Syndrome are subtle, so the malady can be difficult to diagnose. The Sad Clown may not be chronically obese–but he is not physical fit, lacking in strength, speed, stamina and toughness. He may not be alone–but he is lonely, living bereft of meaningful male friendships. He may not be unemployed–but he lacks true purpose, having no clear vision, belief system or direction governing the things he does or fails to do. The Sad Clown may seem happy on the outside–but that is only what he seems to be, not what he is.

Focused on mere survival, the Sad Clown zombie-shuffles through the motions of his life governed by his perception of what is expected of him from the world rather than in the manner for which he was created. Having no sense of purpose other than existential continuity, he squanders his days and energy trying to seem like a man rather than be one. This makes him a Mascot , aspiring for little more than the clearance of his last check in the final fearful moments before greeting what awaits him in the Super Unknown .

That’s a wrap

-Lumbergh