We all get to choose the standard we live by. In what we choose to do for a living, who we choose to marry, who we spend our time with, the words we say, and the effort and care we put into things we are demonstrating to the world our standard that we have set. Through each of these things, we say, “This is what I stand for, and this is how I value myself.” For many, this is not a conscious exercise but merely responding and reacting, cobbling together strategies and philosophies piecemeal as the days pass by. For others, there is a clear and steady compass guided by principles, beliefs in what is right, and empathy for others. You have to battle to uphold the standard – against impulses, bad influences, moments of weakness, and sometimes plain forgetfulness. There is something refreshing that comes from the good souls who mind a standard; you know what you are going to get from them.
F3 presents a great showcase for our standards. Do we show up? Do we push ourselves? Do we go too far? Do we help our fellow brethren? What irony that a truly self-indulgent desire to improve one”s self is only accomplished only through the energy made possible by the social ties of F3. Since I have been part of the enterprise, I have noticed PAX raising standards, their own and by extension, the group”s. The more you value yourself and higher standard you set for yourself, the better off PAX will be. To all PAX new and old, I say find your standard, set it, and do not look back. And with all of the challenges ahead of you, don”t cling to tightly to whatever status quo you”ve gotten used to. Remember that it may very well kill you, but it won”t hurt you!
Oh, right, you wanted a backblast? HoP presents an expansive blank concrete canvas on which to paint. And paint 19 PAX did. The workout was full of Floyd planks, though YHC did not call any of them out as formal exercises. The strength of the workout is strongly positively correlated to the number of voluntary Floyd planks executed by PAX.
5 Round Trips:
1)
- Run with steel overhead to top of the parking lot (starting near gate at bottom)
- 30 push press
- Run with steel overhead back to bottom of hill (near gate)
- 30 push press
- Great to see Assisi and Dial up leading the charge on this one.
2)
- Crawl bear
- 30 jump lunges
- Bear crawl back
- 30 jump lunges
- The crawl bear takes no prisoners. Surprised you didn”t know that.
3)
- Partner wheelbarrow
- 30 merkins
- Bunny hop back
- 30 merkins
- Bushwood was cruising on the partner wheelbarrow, and shout out to Soybean who pushed YHC on the way up!
4)
- Lunge walk with steel
- 30 jump squats with steel
- Run back with steel
- 30 jump squats with steel
5)
- Backwards run
- 10 burpees
- Broad jump
- 10 burpees
Ring of Fire, 2 rounds:
- Bows and toes, alternating between right and left arm up and both bows down, 5 seconds each PAX around the circle.
- 45 degree angle and 6 inch hold, 5 seconds each PAX around the circle.
- 1-minute Superman hold, with strong vocals led by Riggs
CoT:
- 2nd F tomorrow, Hope Valley Brewing
- June 3 Dad”s Day at Pink”s House, 12-5pm
- June 9 TOPO, 7pm. June 10 Special Ops Beatdown at TB
Prayers to Slow Pitch, whose wife will be induced this AM.
Great to see so many new guys continue to post. Peppermint Patty, Soybean, and Zombie, among others!