Author: Jim Huddle

Plan B

It’s the day before September 11 and I planned to have us go to the stadium and go up and down the stadium in memory of the NYFD. However, the gate was locked so we had to go to Plan B.

Disclaimer was issued.

Warm-up

20 SSHs

20 IWs

10 Don Quixotes

Stretch: Plank and Right foot/right hand; then left foot/left hand

10 Merkins

Triple Check:

Partner 1 runs across parking lot to wall and returns.

Partner 2 does the newly named ‘McDonald’s’. Sit and lift the KB from the right side to as high as you can, put it down in the middle and then raise as high as you can, put it down on the left side and then raise as high as you can, return to the middle and then the right side.

Partner 3 does Triceps

Next, waiter carry to behind the school and stop for another triple check.

Partner 1 runs to the next streetlight

Partner 2 does Curls

Partner 3 does flutters while holding KB

Walk a little further for 11s

Squats and overhead press

Return to sidewalk near flag

Every man a Q: each person called an exercise for the group.

Time’s Up!

COT

“Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it.” George Santayana

This is a great quote, but it seems to me that there is a problem with it. And the problem is trying to determine what lessons we should learn from history. We’re not better off if we remember history but learn the wrong lessons.

Tomorrow will mark 25 years since 9-11. With the exception of Mariner, all of us today remember 9-11. It’s unforgettable. The lessons from 9-11 are almost countless but I’ll give you two that I think are solid.  

“The most dangerous form of blindness is believing that your perspective is the only reality.” Friedrich Nietzsche

You aren’t promised tomorrow. Make sure you leave on a good note by showing kindness to those around you.

A bunch of us showed up expecting Attila to jump in at the last minute and take the Q since no one had signed up. Did he ask us for permission to be out of town? Apparently not. However, fortunately, Fudd came early and agreed to start off the ‘hot tater’.

I agreed to write it up so the following is approximately correct.

Standard disclaimer (slightly mangled). Fortunately, no one got hurt. Followed by

• SSHs
• Ukrainian Soldiers
• Merkins
• IWs
• Right Foot/Right hand; Left Foot/Left hand

Hand off to Lighthouse

• 4 corners in the parking lot;10, 15, 20 and 25 KB curls; Lunges on two sides and Waiter’s carry on the other side
• Repeat with Lawnmowers; 10, 15, 20 and 25 Lawnmowers (split between each arm, e.g. 5 left and 5 right)
• I think we ran around the Circus Maximus next

Hand off to White Deer

• Sit and Press
• Overhead pull
• Bench Press
• Combination overhead pull and Sit and Press
• Reverse Crunch (Hold the bell and pull your straight legs from horizontal to vertical

Hand off to Pinto

• Triple check; timer does waiter’s carry to the propane tank while the other two partners do step-ups and lawnmowers

Hand off to Chicharon

• Repeat triple check with curls and bench press.

Back to the flag for a stretch and time’s up!

COT

• Prayers for Charlotte’s family after her recent death.
• Prayers for Gypsy for his recovery
• Prayers for Chicharon’s father-in-law who has heart issues

Happy Birthday to White Deer!

We began with the Issuance of the standard disclaimer:
• I am not a professional.
• Feel free to modify.
• Push yourself but don’t hurt yourself.
• You vs You
• Don’t leave here with more injuries than you came with.
And then the Warmup
• 20 SSHs
• 20 IWs
• 20 Squats
• 10 Don Quixote
• Stretch: plank position, right hand, right foot, then Pfannkuchen.
Mosey to covered walkway
11s. We walked back and forth across the width of the covered walkway.
• Renegade Rows (each arm), Rifle carry both directions, Calf Raise
• Run around the island
Triple Check:
• The Timer waiter carries their KB to the curb, does 5 burpees and returns
• Partner 2 Squats
• Partner 3 Curls
• Run around the island
• Stretch
Triple Check:
• The Timer waiter carries their KB to the curb, does 5 burpees and returns
• Partner 2 Swings
• Partner 3 Triceps
• Run around the island
Finish with, in cadence
• Seated Triangle Press: Similar to a Ukrainian Hammer but in cadence: put KB down on the left side, raise to a full press, put the KB down on the right side, raise to a full press.
• White Deer did boat/canoe with a KB
• Gomer Pyle did something else (I forgot)
Time’s up!
COT:

I copied the following from Facebook. Sorry, but I didn’t copy the author’s name. There is a picture of the hands on the Sistine Chapel ceiling that the author is referring to. Unfortunately, I was unable to upload the picture.

“In the creation of Adam, the most famous detail isn’t the contact, but the deliberate gap between the fingers. If you look closely at their hands, God’s index figure is strained and stretched to its absolute limit, reaching out with power and determination. In contrast, Adam’s finger is limp and bent at the last joint. This wasn’t an accident by Michelangelo; it was a profound theological statement on free will. The painting suggests that God is always reaching out, but he will not force the connection. Adam, representing all of humanity, is already alive but appears inert and passive. To bridge that final inch and receive the “divine spark,” Adam must make the conscious effort to straighten his finger. It illustrates that while the divine is always present, it is up to the individual to take the final step towards purpose and enlightenment. Your potential is right in front of you–but you have to reach for it.”

We began with the Issuance of the standard disclaimer:
• I am not a professional.
• Feel free to modify.
• Push yourself but don’t hurt yourself.
• You vs You
• Don’t leave here with more injuries than you came with.
And then the Warmup
• 20 SSHs
• 20 IWs
• 20 Squats
• 10 Don Quixote
• Stretch: plank position, right hand, right foot, then Pfannkuchen.
Mosey to covered walkway
11s. We walked back and forth across the width of the covered walkway.
• Renegade Rows (each arm), Rifle carry both directions, Calf Raise
• Run around the island
Triple Check:
• The Timer waiter carries their KB to the Propane Tank, does 5 burpees and returns
• Partner 2 Squats
• Partner 3 Curls
• Run around the island
• Stretch
Triple Check:
• The Timer waiter carries their KB to the Propane Tank, does 5 burpees and returns
• Partner 2 Swings
• Partner 3 Triceps
• Run around the island
Back to the flag for one last exercise in cadence
• 10 Goblet clean: bell on ground, raise to shoulder, both hands
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• Each person calls an exercise for the group

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COT
“History repeats itself because we rarely pause long enough to understand what it’s trying to teach us.” Hegel
Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel was one of the most influential philosophers of the 19th century and a central figure in German Idealism. He believed that history, society, and human thought develop through a rational process of conflict and resolution, often described as a dialectic — where an idea (thesis) meets opposition (antithesis), producing a higher synthesis.
Hegel argued that reality is not static but constantly evolving toward greater freedom and self-awareness. He saw history as the unfolding of “Spirit” (Geist), meaning humanity gradually coming to understand itself and achieve freedom through culture, politics, religion, and philosophy.
Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel lived from 1770 to 1831.
• Born: August 27, 1770 (Stuttgart, Duchy of Württemberg)
• Died: November 14, 1831 (Berlin, Prussia)