I Hate You
Conditions: 80 degrees, 92% Humidity, Calm seas
Pax: Professor F-bomb, The Pride of Mothers Everywhere, Notre Dame’s Favorite Son, and me
Warm-up: Madam Mayor had the fountain on for us this morning so we made a lap around it and then settled in for…..SSH x 25, Peter Parkers x 20, Grass Grabbers x 15, Parker Peters x 20, Don Quixote x 10, and a little shout out to the Brogadites.
The Thang:
Mosey to a planter for Tabata. 20 seconds all out – 10 second recovery. 4 exercises – 2 rounds
• Derkins
• Box Jumps
• Dips
• Donkey Kicks
Mosey to the House of Pain and Pair up upon arrival. One pair does an L-Hang (which I like to call the Bernie Sanders, but I think I am contractually obligated to not use that term…freakin’ lawyers) while the other crawl bears up the levee. Flapjack and repeat for 3 sets
Brief Mosey along the base of the levee for….
11s – Merkins on the near side of the levee, Burpees on the far side
Back to the top of the levee for a set of LBCs and then….
Quadraphilia (sue me)
Back to the flag for COT
NMM:
• JV dropped an F-bomb about 20 minutes into the workout after the first round of crawl bear up the levee. That’s the positive reinforcement I am looking for when I Q.
• How many languages does Catfish speak? I went to a Thai restaurant with him one time and he started speaking Thai with the owner. Today, he and JV both pulled out Latin quotes during COT.
• The quote that I thought of most today was Vince Lombardi’s famous quip “Fatigue Makes Cowards of us All.” I felt it today. During the last round of the L-hangs I could feel my mind giving out. I know my arms had more left in them…..as Triple Shift is aware….they have 8% more muscle than the ideal man, but my mind was being a coward. Then it happened again during the 11s. With about 5 rounds left Catfish was dangerously close to lapping me. I did not want that to happen, but my mind had already resigned to letting it occur. We are fortunate. We get the opportunity every morning to work on making our bodies and minds stronger. Take advantage of that opportunity. We are all going to face situations where we cannot afford to be a coward. Keep practicing at the beatdowns, so that the next time you are in a situation where you have to push yourself, your mind doesn’t stand in the way.
