QIC:  Mr. Clean

Date: 03/08/2021

PAX: Blue, Cleaver, Dundee, Hasbro, Nordic Track, Roomba, She Shed, Snatch, U-Turn

AO: [Area of Operation]

Conditions

Mid-thirties. Pretty dry this morning. We did have a bit of tundra-esque surface for it to March.

COP

SSH x15 IC

Forward Fold OYO

Imperial Walkers x15 IC

Willie Mays Hays x10 IC

Shoulder Blaster

Baby Arm Circles, Reverse, Moroccan Night Club, Cherry Pickers, Overhead Claps, Seal Claps, Pro’s Gold Chain, 45 Degree Hold, and Albatross — all done x10 IC

The Thang

Dundee advertised a very creative workout planned by YHC, so I set out trying to make a creative workout that was also challenging. The men were kind enough to tell me it was both, but the Detention crew is a very nice group of guys…

Full Body Stations
Complete each station for 5 minutes in a Dora type routine. Stations were as follows:
Thrusters, Dips, Merkins, Sumo Squat with Upright Row, and Row Pulls.
Partner traveling bear crawled approximately 20 yards, got up, completed a 10-15 yard Bernie and ran back.

COT

This morning I shared a piece from 2 Thessalonians 2:9-11.
The coming of the lawless one will be in the accordance with how Satan works. He will use all sorts of displays of power through signs and wonders that serve the lie and all the ways that wickedness deceives those wo are perishing. They perish because they refused to love the truth ad so be saved,
In Genesis 3, God explained to Adam and Eve the consequences of their sin because once they sinned, they could understand what sin was. With this understanding of sin, it caused fear and hopelessness to arise in them, but there is also a peace that comes with understanding sin. We are now able to understand there is a saving from sin that comes through Jesus. How does this relate back to the Thessalonians passages? Well, as early as this chapter in Genesis, God has the first gospel conversation with people. He explains to them that their offspring (Jesus) will crush the head of the snake.
From the very beginning to the chapters of the new covenant, God promises to take care of his people, but we must understand that death by deception is real. He explains the importance of Truth, he explains that we must seek the truth and not allow the Devil to deceive us. I challenged the men to be truth seekers and truth givers no matter the difficulty that comes from the telling the truth.

Moleskin

I have turned. I now have a man crush on Blue — Snatch
Everyone knew She Shed would choose Pickle Pointers, so I just assigned those to him for Mary
Pickle Pounders came immediately after that. Eye contact was abundant. Candance was…..varied throughout
If I set down to row, then it’s like I am taking a break — Snatch
Snatch has that jungle man bear crawl — Dundee
TWSS & Just the Tip — Blue, Always Blue
This reminds of that scene in Rocky when he has to climb the hill — Dundee
We all agreed that Rocky neither crawled as high nor as far as we did

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QIC:  Mr. Clean

Date: 02/13/2021

PAX: She Shed and Snatch

AO: Breakfast Club? Crucible?

Conditions

Cold and Moist…

COP

1 Lap Mosey

The Thang

An “edited” version of “The Capoot”
Capoot
Run 2 Laps

50 Upright Rows

Run 4 Laps

50 Bent Over Rows

Run 8 Laps

50 Hello Dolly

Line Up. 1 Pax Bear Crawled/moseyed back while the others completed shoulder shrugs. Rinse and Repeat with AYG Sprint/Bernie Back.

Mosey to Pavilion. Completed Dips, Incline Merkins, Inverted Rows. Mosey to top for completion

COT

Life can be very difficult at times. Going it alone, in many cases, only makes it more difficult. As a man, we are taught to be independent in tough situation almost to the point of shame when done. However, like pride in other situation, an over abundance of independence will lead to a fall as well. Therefore, we must reach out and admit our struggles and ask for help. While, there is a line between over sharing and opening about struggles, we still must reach out for help. How do we find the line? Simply this: reach out to someone you know, trust, and love who will help you and also tell you when it’s “T.M.I.”

Moleskin

“Clean, if you’re having trouble, then you can use my kettlebell, it has that nice handle — Snatch.

“Hey Clean, why don’t we go over this….you know what, I’ll shut the hell up and let you Q.” — She Shed

“It was Nordic Track’s workout from the Huey Thursday that I’m still feeling, YHC concurred

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QIC:  Mr. Clean

Date: 01/06/2021

PAX: Blue, Bobbit, Dundee, Gretel, Hasbro, NordicTrack, Ponce (Respect), Roomba, She Shed, Snatch, U-Turn

AO: Detention

Conditions

28 degrees. As far as conditions, the Q was unable to clearly articulate the change of meeting spot this Gloom. It was quite humorous to the Q and Roomba to watch it all develop. In the best turn of irony, U-Turn had to, well, make a U-turn to get to the correct meeting spot.

COP

SSH x21 IC
Forward Fold OYO
Willie Mays Hays x12 IC
Quick Count SSH x21 IC

The Thang

Today’s titled came from the fact that Sidekick and YHC were both Qing the Hixson AOs.

Run a Lap

50 — Bent Over Rows
Run a Lap

40 — Upright Rows
Run a Lap

30 — Bent Over Rows
Run A Lap

20 — Upright Rows
Run a Lap

10 — Bent Over Rows
Run a Lap

50 — Shoulder Presses
Run a Lap

40 — Curls
Run a Lap

30 — Shoulder Presses
Run a Lap

20 — Curls
Run a Lap

10 — Shoulder Presses
Run 2 Laps
Any Pax finished with the whole routine before time starts back over with 50 Bent Over Rows.

90 Bent Over Rows/90 Shoulder Presses
60 Upright Rows/60 Curls
Distance: Top Finishers — Ponce & Blue @ 3.1 miles; ALL Pax completed AT LEAST 2 miles. Kudos to Bobbitt for continuing to come back and only get better AND sprinting his last 100M!

COT

Today’s COT centered around a HIM who, despite my best efforts, still has not tried F3. George Wilson has a brother. His brother seemed to be the favored child and was just sworn in to his 4th term as a county sheriff. His brother has always looked younger. His brother, however, knows very little of the sacrifice, humility, and love that George exhibits. While the brother is a quality man, he has not spent a lifetime of putting others before himself. George began a career in teaching but upon the merger of Rossville High and Chattanooga Valley High to form Ridgeland, his program was eliminated. He had two choices: go to work for his dad at a service station or go back to school to complete a Bachelor’s Degree to continue teaching, he chose the former. He did this to maintain security for his family as his son was just coming off major heart surgery.
The service station was just that: a true service station. It opened in 1958, provided the only Greyhound Stop between Chattanooga and Atlanta, the first provider of U-Haul services in the area, and provided a full service island in which patrons received a clean windshield, gauged tires, checked fluids, and of course a full tank of gas.

Fast forward 30 years later — The service station still stands, proudly, as almost a historic landmark for the town of LaFayette, Georgia. Paw Paw has gone on to glory. The EPA came in and removed the gas tanks — (sounding like an Alan Jackson song yet?). The full service island is gone. The original car lift is now just a reminder of past nostalgia.

Still reading? Good. Now you get to hear the things that have not left. George Wilson, named for his father George Wilson, is still there. The service that began in 1958, yeah that’s still there too. The sacrifice spoken of previously, yeah that’s still there too. You’ll find that in the jar of pickled beets George received as form of payment from an elderly woman who could not pay in cash. The community’s love for the “coldest water in town” in that old water found, yeah that’s still there too. The absolute love for the people, the customers from George, yeah that is still there too; because well, that is one thing “you just never sacrifice, because, in life, all ya got is your name, so you better treat people right”. A day in, day out struggle in the heat and cold to provide for others, yeah that’s still there. The wonder if business will be enough to cover everything, yeah that’s still there. Oh, the best mechanic in there area, Jonah, yeah he’s still there too.

Wait a minute: George runs that shop, right? Absolutely he runs that shop, and he’s still running it; because, he knows the importance of swallowing pride and surrounding himself with the best people possible. Now that community down there knows they can still get the best care, love, and selflessness that comes from George at the same place they can find the best mechanic.

George is getting tired. He wants to spend time with grandchildren. He wants to let it all go, but knows so much “service” will be lost. Sacrifice.
So, YHC closes with this (thanks for sticking through this far): George Washington Wilson (Paw Paw) passed his name (George Dale Wilson) and service/selflessness to his son. His son that most know has Dale Wilson. I just know him as Dad.

Moleskin

It really wasn’t necessary to tell us where you feel the upright rows — She Shed
Math sucks in 30 degree weather after 2-3 miles, 300 reps, and a Namearama — The Collective Pax
NO — Snatch
Shut up Blue — Snatch

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QIC:  Mr. Clean

Date: 11/18/2020

PAX: Friar Tuck (Respect), Hambone (Respect), Ponce de Leon (Respect), Snatch, U-Turn, Recycle, Blue, Nordic Track, Dundee

AO: Detentions

Conditions

35 Degrees. Clear.

COP

SSH x30 IC
Willie Mays Hays x20 IC
Forward Fold OYO

The Thang

This was the AMRAP challenge stolen from Shortstop’s VQ workout for FiA yesterday. YHC changed a few things.
AMRAP Challenge
Pax paired up. One Pax ran a lap while another complete AMRAP exercises. Pax One returned, completed the same exercise while Pax Two ran a lap.
Each card had 5 exercises. After the 5 exercises were complete, the Pax would choose another. Overall, we completed 10 laps worth of running.

Card 1
Super-Slow-Motion Merkins, Perfect Form Side Straddle Hops, Side-to-Side Skier Jumps, Half Jacks, and High Plank
Card 2
Lunges, Perfect Form Side Straddle Hops, Burpees, High Knees, and High Planks
Card 3
Baby Arm Circles, Low Plank, American Hammers, Half Jacks, and Supermans
Card 4
Power (tuck) Jumps, Zombie Walks (stationary), Perfect Merkins, Mummy Jacks, and Reverse Lunges

COT

I began this COT by acknowledging a post on social media in which a mother was asked by her 11 year old daughter “why is Biden pushing so hard for wearing masks to protect other people, yet he is so for abortion? Are unborn children not worth protecting?”

Now this sounds very much like a politically charged statement from YHC, however, it was not that at all. It was actually not about Biden or Trump or politics or opinions,

It was about perception and Faith. Children are so perceptive, aren’t they. This young lady drove home a point for me that: we are way too polarized in our country. Ironic and scary, the “United” States is extremely polarized.

Just yesterday, I was teaching about world religions to my students, and they all recognized that the one definite thing a religion or faith practice will do for those practicing that faith is bring unity among them.

I believe whole heartedly we must be convicted and stand for what is right and what we believe in and have the courage to fight for our convictions.

The question, however, comes from where our convictions lie. Why? In this current state of polarization, where are peoples’ faiths resting. Sure seems like people have allowed their faith to rest in the hands of man or even in the hands of an idol, say, I don’t know….political leaders.

Funny thing about that, people disappoint. People sin. People fall short of expectations. God NEVER does.

So, as you read the passage from Isaiah, notice the edge of sarcasm in there. All this beautifully written text simply saying, “wake up morons, nothing compares to the glory of God”, AND the things YOU (man) set up to try and compare are simply man made objects.

Guess what, those things made by the hands of man fall on the burden of man. They cannot sustain without constant care from man.
On the other hand, MAN CANNOT SUSTAIN WITHOUT GOD. NOTHING COMPARES TO HIS POWER, GLORY, LOVE, and GRACE.

11 He tends his flock like a shepherd: He gathers the lambs in his arms and carries them close to his heart; he gently leads those that have young.

12 Who has measured the waters in the hollow of his hand, or with the breadth of his hand marked off the heavens? Who has held the dust of the earth in a basket, or weighed the mountains on the scales and the hills in a balance?
13 Who can fathom the Spirit of the Lord, or instruct the Lord as his counselor?
14 Whom did the Lord consult to enlighten him, and who taught him the right way? Who was it that taught him knowledge, or showed him the path of understanding?

15 Surely the nations are like a drop in a bucket; they are regarded as dust on the scales; he weighs the islands as though they were fine dust.
16 Lebanon is not sufficient for altar fires, nor its animals enough for burnt offerings.
17 Before him all the nations are as nothing; they are regarded by him as worthless and less than nothing.

18 With whom, then, will you compare God? To what image will you liken him?
19 As for an idol, a metalworker casts it, and a goldsmith overlays it with gold and fashions silver chains for it.
20 A person too poor to present such an offering selects wood that will not rot; they look for a skilled worker to set up an idol that will not topple.

21 Do you not know? Have you not heard? Has it not been told you from the beginning? Have you not understood since the earth was founded?
22 He sits enthroned above the circle of the earth, and its people are like grasshoppers. He stretches out the heavens like a canopy, and spreads them out like a tent to live in.
23 He brings princes to naught and reduces the rulers of this world to nothing.
24 No sooner are they planted, no sooner are they sown, no sooner do they take root in the ground, than he blows on them and they wither, and a whirlwind sweeps them away like chaff.

25 “To whom will you compare me? Or who is my equal?” says the Holy One.
26 Lift up your eyes and look to the heavens: Who created all these? He who brings out the starry host one by one and calls forth each of them by name. Because of his great power and mighty strength, not one of them is missing.

27 Why do you complain, Jacob? Why do you say, Israel, “My way is hidden from the Lord; my cause is disregarded by my God”?
28 Do you not know? Have you not heard? The Lord is the everlasting God, the Creator of the ends of the earth. He will not grow tired or weary, and his understanding no one can fathom.
29 He gives strength to the weary and increases the power of the weak.
30 Even youths grow tired and weary, and young men stumble and fall;
31 but those who hope in the Lord will renew their strength. They will soar on wings like eagles; they will run and not grow weary, they will walk and not be faint.

Moleskin

[The “Moleskin” aka the “NAKED-MAN MOLESKIN” is the portion of the Backblast in which the Q describes interesting things about the Workout that are at least partially true.]

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