QIC: Blackout
Date: 02/18/2021
PAX: 9 Volt, Abercrombie, Mrs. Baker
AO: The Battery
Conditions
The coldest rain you can have without snow, so basically miserable. True gloom status. 34 degrees and rainy. However, wasn’t too bad under the pavilion. Still cold but largely avoided the precipitation
COP
Mosey to Pavilion
- 40 SSH
- Forward Fold OYO
- 20 Arm Circles, 20 Reverse Arm Circles
- 20 Seal Claps, 20 Overhead Claps
- 40 SSH
- Berkin Apocalypse: 5 Burpees/3 Merkins, 4 Burpees/4 Merkins, 3 Burpees/5 Merkins, 2 Burpees/6 Merkins, 1 Burpee/7 Merkins (40 total burpees and merkins combined)
The Thang
PAX grabbed a rock (preferably a dry one if possible); Most exercises performed with rock of choice
INTERVALS – ROUND 1 (each interval was 40 (ish) seconds of exercise and 15 (ish) seconds of rest in between
- Curls
- Dips
- Shoulder Presses
- Wide Merkins
- Forearm Curls
- Triceps Extensions
- Front Raises
- Incline Merkins
20 SSH between Rounds 1 and 2
INTERVALS – ROUND 2 – (each interval was 40 (ish) seconds of exercise and 15 (ish) seconds of rest in between
- Squats
- LBCs
- Toe Merkins
- Freddie Mercuries
- Lunges
- BBSU
- Step-ups
- Flutter Kicks
To celebrate being half way with the intervals (2/4), we did 10 burpees OYO
INTERVALS – ROUND 3 – (each interval was 40 (ish) seconds of exercise and 15 (ish) seconds of rest in between
- Curls
- Dips
- Shoulder Presses
- Wide Merkins
- Forearm Curls
- Triceps Extensions
- Front Raises
- Incline Merkins
20 SSH between Rounds 3 and 4
INTERVALS – ROUND 4 – (each interval was 40 (ish) seconds of exercise and 15 (ish) seconds of rest in between
- Squats
- LBCs
- Toe Merkins
- Freddie Mercuries
- Lunges
- BBSU
- Step-ups
- Flutter Kicks
COT
Spoke about the beginning of the Lenten season this week. Utilized 40 in most exercise reps: Berkin Apocalypse, SSH, arm circles, seconds of intervals, etc. to symbolize the 40 days story from the Bible which is now celebrated with the Lenten season. I am doing a devotional written by a gentleman named Matthew Kelly. Read this excerpt from his book “I Heard God Laugh”
“Is your life working? It’s a simple, yet brutal question to ask yourself. We cannot look at another person’s life and know, but most of the time, we know how well our own life is (or isn’t) working. When we reflect upon our lives, we usually discover that in some ways they are functioning well and in other ways they are not. What does hit mean for you? It means that in some ways you are flourishing, but in other ways you are experiencing dissatisfaction. God can speak to you through dissatisfaction. You can learn to live with discontent, or you can accept it as an invitation. The danger zone is marked by a comfort zone. This is where things aren’t great, but they aren’t horrible either, so you just continue to muddle along. We gravitate toward comfort, and it’s amazing how comfortable we can get in life. The thought of something new and unknown activates our resistance and hesitancy. These are mental, emotional and spiritual obstacles that we all need to push through in order to move from surviving to thriving. Are you thriving or just surviving? If your life isn’t working, what are you willing to do for the next 40 days to jump start a change?”
I used this to challenge myself and fellow PAX to do three things for the next 40 days:
- Ask yourself the brutally honest questions about your life. Be willing to change things in your life if you don’t like the honest answers.
- Try something new to you during the next 40 days and try to make it stick after that time frame as well.
- Keep pushing your comfort zone and pray to God as he guides you through those uncomfortable situations.
You can’t get better in a “comfortable” environment. We must step out of that to achieve true betterment of self.
Moleskin
Apparently, some creepy guy likes to park by the dog park at the Battery AO. Luckily, nothing too weird happened…. I think.
Small crowd this morning provided for great, intimate mumble chatter. Lots of good conversation during the beatdown (when we could breath that is).
News
3rd F still rolling with multiple opportunities. Homeless Ministry at Chubby’s is Monday nights 5:45-6 pm downtown Chattanooga and lasts until around 8ish. Great opportunity to help out those most in need throughout our community. Also, donations are welcome (coats, hats, socks, hand warmers, etc.). In process of setting up 501(c)3 so that monetary donations will be tax deductible in the future.
Habitat build in April. Reach out to 3rd-F channel on slack or John Doe directly for more information.