AO: Lightning Rod
QIC: Slash
PAX: Lumbergh, Kiwi, Bob Evans, Fishsticks (downranger IL)
Conditions
Mid 50s and dry….besides the misfiring sprinkler gushing water into the grass by our warm-up zone and adding lovely environmentally-unfriendly fountain sounds to the mix.
Warm up
SSH x 20
Halos x15
Butt kickers x15
Windmills x12
YTW x15
Cliffhanger Planks x15 (hands 6inches closer to feet than normal plank)
Mosey to field
The Thang
Tenet: going forward then in reverse (don’t get the reference? watch the mind bending movie!)
Start at end zone and move from corner to corner of the field, clockwise.
1st corner: 10 reverse snow angels
1st locomotion to opposite corner: burpee broad jumps
2nd corner: 10 cliffhanger merkins
2nd locomotion: bear crawls
3rd corner: 10 reverse snow angels
3rd loco: reverse burpee broad jumps (jump, get on your 6 w/out using hands, bend legs close to head, then explode to a squat w/out using your hands, stand, then broad jump. repeat)
4th corner: 10 cliffhanger merkins (hands 6inches closer to feet than normal merkin)
4th locomotion: crab walk
As many rounds as possible with reps at each corner increasing by 10 each round.
The PAX got through 1 full round and all had started down (or finished) the 2nd corner of lap 2.
COT
Caring for parents
My parents have been visiting from Alabama during the last few weeks, after not having seen them for almost 2 years (the longest period I’ve gone w/out visiting, by far!). We left our kids with them while the M and I got out of town. It was a super tiring experience for them and they needed lots of help from babysitters each day. The M and I had a realization that it’ll be difficult to leave the kids w/ my parents for these kind of trips again – it’s just becoming too much of an ask. It made me realize how my relationship with them is changing and how this is an inflection point for me beginning to take care of them (vs them taking care of me or our kids).
I’m thankful they’re healthy and happy right now. And as I prepare for what comes next in our relationship, I want to view this as an opportunity to be generous, compassionate and give back to the 2 people in my life who’ve given me the most.
Lumbergh shared his experience with asking his parents to move in with his family, and it reflecting the circle of life w/ the balance of responsibility shifting. Bob Evans shared his experience living with his dad and taking on more of the duties around the property because his dad is slowing down.
Great work and discussion with the crew today. Excitement is palpable for the ANNIVERSARY beatdown on Saturday! Will have an awesome slate of guests and Qs. Let’s get out there! Rock on – Slash
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