-Can a man change over time?
-Can a beatdown plan pivot on the spot when the need is great?
-Has YHC listened to the song “When the Saints go marching in” a single time in his life ?
-Was man created to Jurp alone?
These were the questions 9 High Impact Men had to ponder on a crisp cool (dare I say chilly) Tuesday Tuff at the stage.
On Saturday at the Peltch we searched for the monster within and YHC thought it only appropriate on All Hallows Eve that today we search for the Saints within. (Plus I used up most of my primo Haloween material) YHC also had the privilege of leading the beatdown on the last day of Jurptober so there was no pitch left but the surgically repaired fastball. YHC had a loosely knit plan to go heavy burpees/merkin. But you know how it goes , sometimes God sees your plan thinks it’s cute and suggests ManMakers instead.
Duke!! you are not the patron saint of baked beans
Roll the footage!
Warmup
Props to the 3 pax who came in costume! Goose was terrifying as Dredd, Pope looked valiant as Pat Tillman and YJ was spot on as “that guy from college that wore a t-shirt in cold weather to impress the ladies”. Groundhog Ronnie was sporting long sleeves which tells us it was somewhere between 30-50 degrees F. (If that man puts on pants you will need Vaseline to keep your eyelids unfrozen ). We did all the usuals with some MCs to get the blood dispersed evenly.
Ominous mosey to the Coupon Depot
I had intended this little warm up song to be standard issue IW/burpees format. But when I saw the way Wet Tap was looking at those coupons…I hope my children look at their spouses with that much love one day….that’s when the audibles began. Who am I to rob a man of his God given right to lift heavy concrete?
Song
“When the Saints go Marchin in “
Curls on song
2 Man Makers on Saint
(24 man makers, laughable amount of curls)
YHC knew this would be pretty humorous as soon as we got started. Listened to this one on the way to the beatdown and I could have sworn there were only 4-5 “saints “ in there. Pesky memory.
Thang 1
The Road to Sainthood
YHC has recently been fascinated by the process of Sainthood. The scrutiny , the interviews, and the thorough search of a life for holiness. It can reveal so much about how we can strive for this in our own lives and the variety of grace God bestows on the saints when they depend on him.
There would be 4 stops
*Indian run there with drop off 3 burpees , it felt right.
25 Big Boys (servant of God)
25 v ups (Venerable)
25 burpees (Blessed )
25 man makers (Saint)
Again this was originally going to be merkins and burpees at the end but the call of the man makers won out.
So now we have an idea of the process of sainthood. Another amazing aspect is the wide variety of vocations God calls us to. As CS Lewis said “how monotonously alike are all the tyrants and conquerors, how gloriously different are the saints. “
So we would try our hand at a little Patron Saint Trivia.
Correct – 7 burpees
Incorrect – 7 burpees, bearcrawl , 7 merkins
Patrons and Saints below :
PS of retreats/retreatant-St Ignatius
PS of Academics- St Thomas Aquinas
PS of doctors – St Luke
PS of Eyes- St Lucy
PS of Finance- St Matthew
PS of Musicians- St Cecilia
PS of Engineers- St Patrick
PS of Internet- St Isidore of Seville
PS of Parish Priest – St John Vianney
PS of Military- St Michael
The men crushed these and racked up 70 burpees in a flash. And YHC was shocked to look down and see 2 minutes left on the clock. Another audible
Only one way to finish the beatdown portion of Jurptober …
AMRAP man makers.
It was glorious , pretty sure Wet Tap cried tears of joy.
Amazing effort here by all.
Back to the flag for numbering naming and such.
Announcement
**F3 Thib MAnniversary Thursday at the peltch
**Goose Farewell Party Nov 12
COT and Goose prayed us out
Mega shoutout to all the hard core Jurpers out there. I’m sure YJ and Goose will be covering this more eloquently but there was some serious iron sharpening going on this month.
Glad to see dat Dawg alive and well with the Thib pax.
Thank you for the privilege to lead today men.
Epilogue
The following is a journal excerpt from Vatican records of the Cardinal Cause of Saints in the year 2623 during the investigation of the last documented Miracle of Blessed Yankee Jeaxsiphine.
It’s recorded from the personal writings of a Franciscan friar, Fr Paradox the 19th. He was tasked with finding and interpreting ancient USBs from the year 2023 , the year it was reported that the Blessed Jeaux had organized a men’s workout challenge called Jurptober…
Journal Entry -Fr Pdox
Nov 2, 2623:
Today I completed my life’s work.
After years of searching the deep jungle bayous of ancient Thibodaux my team discovered the USB from a hut in the Rienzi Temple district. After careful extraction of the data we reviewed , my team was baffled. It contained data accumulation that should take 20 men 2 years to compile but there was only one with admin privileges in 30 days!
How…how could it be? One man! This much data , it was so neatly organized, this much dedication to iron sharpening ?! My eyes went blurry as I realized I was looking at the final miracle of Blessed Jeaux. I wondered what had driven a man to this level of commitment. then I read a tiny note accompanying the usb. It was one of Blessed Jeauxs original entries dated Oct 31, 2023.
“Today Dox was nice to me, maybe …maybe, we can all change.”
I want to be in that number …when the Saints go marching in…
SYITG
Dox
