Sunday night was tough with a lot of tossing and turning and very little sleep; and I doubt that would have made it to our early morning workout if I didn’t have Q responsibilities. But I dragged myself out of bed and reached KennarieRidge in search of some motivation to lead the group and make it through today. As I exited my car, I noticed someone new wearing a F3 shirt. Motivation level slightly picks up. I introduced myself and he said his name was Charmin visiting from Houston (not related to our resident KennarieRidge Moroccan night club rockstar, Charmin). As we started talking, something was very familiar about Charmin. Then it hit me…it was Jay who was part of my childhood neighborhood group on Lake Willow Drive in New Orleans East (Da East) and we had not seen each other in over 40 years! Motivation increases. We tried to catchup as much as we could before I gave the disclaimer. I didn’t even have time to greet Pool Boy, Rev Sox, Junk Yard Dog and Mop. We moseyed to JPAX while Charmin and I still catching up and reminiscing about old childhood stories.
Warmup
Samson stretch x 10
Self love x 10
Forward arm circles x 10
Backward arm circles x 10
Seal claps x 10
Low slow squats x 10
Abe slogodas x 10
Imperial walkers x 10
SSH x 15
Headed to Shrine parking lot
Thang 1
Each parking lot pole
Burpee x 1
Merkins x 3
Squats x 6
Before advancing to next pole, mosey back to start before advancing to next pole.
Doubled the count at next pole
Burpee x 2
Merkins x 6
Squats x 12
Repeat and increase counts
Completed 5 poles
Repeated same pattern for next 5 poles
Thang 2
Headed to front of Shrine field
11s SSH and Donkey Kicks
As we mosey back to flag, Charmin mentioned that he visits occasionally from Houston but only came to KennarieRidge this morning since he filled up at a nearby gas station and thought he would visit a new AO. And I am glad he did. We traded contacts and promised to visit each other’s AO. I am grateful for Charmin being guided to our AO on Monday morning. It has been great to have a network of men who bond through F3 but it is even better when it is someone from my childhood that I haven’t seen in 4 decades. I needed this. Motivation peaked! COT and prayer of thanks.
