Today was the day. IPC week 3 on a Saturday morning at the Peltch. On paper it seemed a daunting task. But that’s just life isn’t it. Sometimes it’s sweet and a breeze. Sometimes it’s tougher than we think we can deal with and overwhelming. Looking back on challenging times in my own life, in the heat of the moment, it seemed as if YHC would never make it through. Now in retrospect, YHC made it through those tough times because of the people that surrounded me. The same can be said about week 3 IPC.
After a short mosey to the tennis court at the Peltch, and some mild confusion for Diddle, we began.
Warmaramma
Side straddle hops
Imperial walkers
Mountain climbers
High knees
Butt kicks
Arm circles forward
Arm circles backward
Cherry pickers
The Thang
Round 1
10 merkins
15 thrusters
20 merkins
25 thrusters
30 merkins
400 meter run
Round 2
10 thrusters
15 v ups
20 thrusters
25 v ups
30 thrusters
400 meter run
Round 3
10 v ups
15 jungle bois
20 v ups
25 jungle bois
30 v ups
400 meter run
Round 4
10 jungle bois
15 blockees
20 jungle bois
25 blockees
30 jungle bois
400 meter run
Round 5
10 blockees
15 Merkins
20 blockees
25 merkins
30 blockees
400 meter run
When time was called at the usual 7:30, three of the pax finished in the 45 minute window. Big shout out to Diddle, pope and goose. The rest of the pax were struggling somewhere in round 5, inevitably working through the never ending blockees. YHC felt like anything beyond round 3 would be impressive. This group blew it out of the water. Yankee Jeaux kept us on pace and every time we saw him hold back that vomit, it was more motivation to keep going.
At the end of it all, Cardinal showed up in the most glorious way… with coffee and donuts. Even with a thumb out of commission, he couldn’t resist the F3 fellowship. He seemed very upset about missing out on the 100 reps of thrusters. So blessed to have a post IPC hang out and refreshment time.
We circled up, offered prayers to those in need, Cardinal prayed us out and we dug into the donuts and coffee.
Back to the tough times in life YHC eluded to earlier… Before starting on this F3 journey merely 50 days ago, YHC would have never thought of doing 100 merkins. That would have seemed ridiculous, let alone 100 thrusters with a cinder block. Now it seems nothing but normal for a Saturday morning. I owe this change and higher mental strength to the F3 Thibodaux PAX. When these workouts seem unfathomable, we look to the guy to the left and right that are going through the same pain. It’s the only motivation that’s needed. So, when life gets tough and seems impossible, surround yourselves with good people. Look to your right and left, they will get you through whatever hell is happening. Tough times will never last and life will be sweet again.
