Pre-Thang
It was super cold for NOLA this morning. All you North Carolinians would laugh at low 40’s but it’s a wet, bone chilling kind of cold with a whipping wind. YHC brought along a piece of firewood to keep everyone warm though. It was pretty awkward to lug around the AO.
Warm-Up
The PAX set off around the street car tracks and over to Touchdown Jesus:
- COP IC: SSH x 30, Imperial Walkers x 20, Seal Jacks x 30, Hillbillies x 20
The Thang
Mosey to Wolfpack Hill. Run up the ramps backwards and down the straight away forward up to the fourth floor. Time for some Squat-n-Pickles:
- PAX line up single file against the wall in Prayer Squat position
- Man on the end runs down and back up the stairs while rest of PAX does 5 shoulder presses with the fire log to stay warm
- When man returns, next man runs stairs while the rest of PAX proceeds with Pickle Pounding
- Continue flapjacking Squats to Pickles until every PAX member has run stairs twice
This was probably the first time any man has simultaneously pounded their pickle while squeezing a log…
Mosey back down the hill and over to Wolfpack Stairs for Bear Crawlin around in escalator formation:
- 5 Burpees
- 10 Derikans
- 15 Peter Parkers
- Bear Crawl to start
- Rinse and repeat with Parker Peters on 15 count
Mosey across St. Charles and over to the swing set for a quick Mary circuit. Everyone paired off into 4 stations.
- Feet in swings for Hip Slaps (10 is the count)
- LBCs
- V-Ups
- Russian Twists
Mosey back to the flag
Name-O-Rama: 8 men decided to warm up in the cold this AM. It wasn’t a bad showing considering the F3 Levee Christmas Party took place approximately 10 hours prior.
Shout Out: Today’s intention is around self-confidence and choosing your attitude. YHC experienced a tough project evaluation last week and felt down in confidence. Upon further reflection and contemplation, failure is only a perception of oneself. If you view failure as an opportunity, you choose to have an optimistic attitude in becoming better. Without failure there is no success. Attitude is a choice. Staying positive is a choice. As our lives progress, nothing ever gets easier, but our attitude dictates our emotions. Prayer requests go out to Seaman’s friend who recently had a stroke. We ask our Sky Q to be with his family and inspire them to keep a positive attitude. Be optimistic in times of hardship. Have the confidence and perseverance to keep pressing forward.
