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QIC:  Mr. Clean

Date: 04/05/2021

PAX: Sidekick, Woodrider, Wuzn’t Me

AO: Anvil

Conditions

49 degrees. Clear. Nicest facilities, so I’m told, in F3. We took a vote, presented our IDs first of course, and decided the facilities are very expanded. Any unable to attend shall be granted the right to mail in a vote regarding the Anvil Amenities.

COP

SSH x20

Forward Fold (Threeskin style) IC

Willie Mays Hays

The Thang

Tabata type workout. Music was going, but timer continued to malfunction, so we went on Q.
Timerless Tabata
Squat Thrust w/Block

Squat Thrust w/Bent Over Row

Clean and Jerk w/Block

Clean and Press w/Block

Clean/Jerk/Press/Squat Combo

Two 4×200 Relays. Pax waiting on “baton” competed Side Straddle Hops.

Elevens

Shoulder Press/Merkins with 100 yard sprints between

Mary — Sidekick w/Dying Cockroach; Wuzn’t Me w/100’s; YHC w/Pickle Pointers; Woodrider w/LBCs

COT

I shared the following COT with the Parliament boys on Friday. With no repeaters, I thought it worth sharing again with the Anvil boys.

Clothespin posted something in Slack about 2020 basically encouraging us to focus on the positives of 2020 and mentioned some of the wonderful things he got to do like spending time with his family.

Oftentimes we don’t brag on people who speak of the positives, but we see plenty of advice pointing toward the woes of complaining, and rightfully so, complaining can become very toxic in so many ways.

As I pondered this thought, I realized that, much like the old adage of praying for patience and receiving things to be patient about, complaining or over complaining will lead us down a path in which we see things in our lives to complain about.

In 2020, My M and I did not have Covid, we did not lose anyone close to us due to Covid, we spent many hours with each other that normally would not happen, we still got paid and kept our jobs despite schools being closed, we did not experience any real hardships medically, my wife received a major surgery that even without insurance we were able to pay for, the M found FiA and is now a very integral part of their foundation and growth.  

Sadly, we tended to jump on the 2020 Sucks bandwagon, and now 2021 has offered up plenty of things in which to complain simply because they have been much more personal than those causing that overall attitude of 2020 sucks.  

Misery loves company, so I would love to start airing the grievances that have already come with 2021 whether it be emotional, physical, spiritual, psychological, or occupational, but I think I will take a lesson from 2020 and focus on the positive.

My 2.1 turned 2, and one week later stole the show at my sister’s wedding reception.

Oh yeah there is another, my baby sister got married and found an amazing man who is Christ focused.

During financial struggles, we have made it through just fine and even enjoyed an occasional indulgence. Of course, much of this comes as a direct result of the wonderful F3 and FiA relationships in which we’ve been blessed.

Relationships with couples our age have developed and/or blossomed 

My 2.0 is excelling at school and gets better each day at his various athletic endeavors.

He loves harder and deeper and prays with more soul and love than most grown men I know.

My M is healthy, beautiful, works extremely hard, loves with more of herself than she really has to offer. My M takes 2nd place only to God as the driving force to keep me going and help guide my ship. 

Having gifts in our lives in which we would happily sacrifice so many things to enrich those gives leaves us asking what is it that we really have to complain about, or at least, in my humble opinion, it should

Moleskin

Anaerobic means no running, right — Sidekick

Thankfully, Sidekick and Woodrider stayed with the least controversial topics possible of politics, religion, and Covid.

Great MC throughout the Tabata portion.

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QIC:  Mr. Clean

Date: 01/04/2021

PAX: Blackout, Fissure, John Doe, Shawshank, Sidekick, Sniffer, Threeskin, Woodrider Wrecked ‘EM

AO: Anvil

Conditions

31 degrees. Extremely foggy.

COP

SSH x20 IC
LBCs x10 IC

The Thang

99% Leg Day at Anvil. Man, things sure look good on paper. Then, those things take so much longer than one would expect.
Hind Quarters
Run a quarter of the track and complete the following
20 Regular Squats
20 Yoga Squats (Feet Together)
20 Pause Squats (Pause for 1 sec at parallel)
20 Lunges (hard way) — later audibled for time’s sake
Process was repeated for two laps, decreasing a single rep at each quarter.

11’s
1 Goblet Squat
10 Curtsy Lunges

Mary = 50 Monkey Humpers IC

COT

Anvil generally sees much smaller numbers than today’s count. Consistently, however, those numbers almost always include Threeskin and Fissure.
On the New Year’s Day Converegence, Threeskin gave a great COT that led me to start looking for inspiration in my life as well as for my next COT. Many things crossed my mind, but I kept coming back to the two guys that seem to always be at Anvil. I wanted to give this riveting COT to inspire guys, but I settled on the COT that was planned for me, Threeskin, and Fissure. A more personal COT. A COT geared direct “at” those two guys especially Fizz.
It went a little something like this: Fissue and I have had a crazy history in the few years we have known each other. Daily talks that come with a close friendship all the way to a very significant falling out. Either way, he and I have gone through some F3 and life “crap” together. Well, in preparation for the COT, I thought about those consistent Anvillians. I realized that, whether I liked it or not and, for the longest, despite my reaction, they provided unbridled feedback with utmost of intent of trying to make me better.
It takes someone special to keep coming back and helping someone that seems to indicate zero desire for said help, but Threeskin and Fissure did for the longest time especially Fissure. He deserved to know I still recognize this. He deserved to have it said, out loud, to other Pax whether they already knew it or not.
YHC did add this: as the new year begins you often here of people developing their “one word”. Often times, the ones that get all the love are those expected and common words: “commit”, “work”, “effort”, perservere”, but what about a less common one, I don’t know, say….”not”.
That’s right, “not”…as YHC goes into the new year, that’s the “one word”. Not going to stop loving. Not going to stop giving grace. Not going to be impatient. Not going to close off to feedback. Not going to stop trying to develop more self awareness. Not going to strive to be better. Not going to quit on those who depend on me.
“What about ya’ll? Do you have one word that strives to do the same things?”

Moleskin

YHC truly wishes he has the memory to adequately recount the MC from this Q.
Sidekick likes to Google while reading the paper in his rocking chair yelling at people on his lawn.
Nobody can ever make a more confusing, yet passionate Slack announcement than our friend Duck
John Doe’s attire — that is all
YHC only missed a hundred or so great lines from MC this morn

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Ask Sidekick — people tell him everything ahead of time….I think

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