DATE: 10/29/2018

WHERE: The Clinic

THE PAX: Good Hands, Mandals, Lexi, Chacha, Quackers, Skynet (FNG), Lavender, Gut Check, Spaceballs

Total # of PAX: 10

Number of FNGs: 1

QIC: Bandcamp

INTRO:

Two teams face off: The Cobra Kai’s Vs. the Miyagi’s. Cristiano Ronaldo ain’t got nothin’ on us! Pax showed up ready to show off. And show off they did! 

WARM-O-RAMA:

Long Mosey around the park. Loop around the fountain 3-5 times to confuse and dizzy Pax. Mosey back down to the amphitheater and loop around the rotunda 3-5 times for YHC’s own amusement. 

28 SSH (The random number is to strike fear in the heart of the Pax. They haven’t recovered from 100 SSHs)

12 Weedpickers

8 Merkins (Yes, Merkins are apparently a warm-up exercise now.)

THE THANG:

Pre-Game: To be a great soccer player you have to run drills. I haven’t played on a soccer team since the 4th grade, so I made up some drills. 

-Karaoke Sidewalk to Sidewalk and back, 15 Daniel-Sons in cadence (imagine juggling a soccer ball on your thighs), Lunge walk to the other sidewalk, sprint back, 30 Flutter-kicks in cadence. Repeat that whole thing again and you’re ready to play! 

The Game: Now, it’s F3, so we can’t just be playing soccer. We are playing Crab-Bear Soccer. Split the Pax into two teams. One team starts in bear crawl position and the other in crab walk position. Switch positions at every score. Oh, and 10 burpees for all Pax at every score (audible to 5 because burpees are hard…). If the ball goes out of bounds it’s 10 Merkins OYO for all Pax.

Half Time Show: This year’s half time show killed two birds with one stone: We learned how to be better goalies AND better dancers. We did a short ring of fire, Pax sprinting around the circle, while those in the circle got their groove on in a low rotating squat. The gyrating hips and singing Pax was a sight to see! 

Post Game Circle: Air-Press while we slowly at first (violently later) pass the soccer ball around. If it goes out, the Pax responsible leads us in a Mary. 

-Spaceballs (who “showed up to work out”) let the ball out of the circle on purpose, leading us in some T-bones…which…man…T-bones are awesome. 

-Mandals led us in an insane amount of monkeyhumpers. 

CIRCLE OF TRUST:

Gut Check has a tough meeting with a client.

Lavender’s dad is getting surgery on his eyes. 

Naked-Man Moleskin:

When all was said and done, The Miagi’s beat the Cobra Kai’s: 3-2. Turns out, Mandals is really good at sports. Good Hands was great at passing (maybe it’s those good hands) and Chacha was always in the right place at the right time. Also, Quackers might have the fastest bear crawl seen by human-kind.

I’m really glad you guys sang with me during the half-time show. It’s awesome to have a group of men who are willing to work on themselves and willing to laugh. We got in the dirt today and I think it was worth it. 

Remember to stay in the present. I’ve been in my head all weekend and because of that I’ve steamrolled some friends. Take a moment to BE with your wife, your kids, your co-workers, your classmates. Don’t worry about tomorrow because tomorrow will worry about itself. Take time to laugh, to see what needs done, and to see those standing around you. Take time to see those who are crawling in the dirt, flinging a soccer ball straight at your head…know that they are there for you. 

When you show up in the gloom know that it’s not just a soccer game, it’s not just a beatdown, and it’s not just a workout. It’s a chance to be encouraged and to encourage. It’s a chance to be present. So take that chance. See you in the gloom. -Bandcamp