Tag: Ruckhenge

05:00 on this chilly Wednesday, 5 HIMs gathered for the BRU VQ. Since it was still pitch dark and relatively unfamiliar territory, YHC decided to keep things close to base so we wouldn’t get lost in the woods.

Warmerama – Getting the blood flowing with a brisk hike around the strip mall. When rounding the corner, the PAX were thinking they were in for a walk down monotony-lane, but leave it to YHC to get things complicated quickly.

The BRURUCK: With a bit of imagination and concentration, the BRURUCK started to take shape. On Each letter the PAX did a fitting exercise using their rucks:
– B: 5 x Burpees
– R: 10 x Rows / arm
– U: 15 x Up-and-downs (Calve raises)
– R: 15 x Squats (Because YHC didn’t want to take off his pack for Rows again)
– U: Same as above
– C: 15 x Crunches
– K: 10 x King Merkins (Like normal Merkins, but with a “K”)

We finished off with a Quick “RVA” and then set out to explore the lake. On return the PAX completed two rings of fire and closed off with a COT.

Announcements: Chili Cook off, Daddy Daughter Dance.
Coffee and Chapter 9 of Atomic Habits.

9 studly SOJ NOS brothers who all appreciate a big beautiful beaver (moon) gathered to ruck and chat as we do every week. No Q on the sheet, and nobody jumping forward to lead at 0500, so YHC grabbed the reins and launched into Larus. Enjoyed conversing all things hunting and venison processing with Dealer and the PAX exited the woods to take on some streets, bernie for the hills, squats for the SIX. Probably covered about 2.5 miles and ended a few minutes early for some quality coffeerama time. Thx for letting me lead gents. Yours AYE! ~DTH

COT:

• Counterama # 9
• Namerama
• Announcerama (see Below)
• BOM Prayer – Gratefulness theme

Announcements (SEE SLACK!)

• Monthly: Breaking Bread, Bridge
• 11/10 – NTB on Q for HUGE BELLS #2
• 11/12 – brother BRU will lead the Ruckhenge crew
• 11/23 Alamo Chili Cookoff
• 12/6 Father Daughter Dance

The Ruckhenge ShieldLock adventured into new areas around the AO, sharing the pleasure of shouldering a log, stopping at every culdesac and turnaround for variable reps, and chatting about all manner of things, not least of which was the latest chapter of the Atomic Habits book we are reading. Essentially, your environment provides cues which trigger your habits – so, change your environment to support/simplify the habits you are working toward while reducing visibility/accessibility of those habits you are trying to remove. Simple, but true. Thank you gentlemen for permitting me the honor of leading you this morning. Yours AYE! ~DTH

Nine (the best of the single digit odd numbers) PAX took an extra lap around the Stony Point Shopping Center while the tardy Q got his act together and then set off for a 3.5mi journey around the north end of Larus Park! Dr. Try Hard’s pesky 60lb friend once again joined us for our trek. Too tired to walk itself, Mr. Sandbag was shouldered by many a strong fellow.

It was a great morning to be with these HIMs once again. At the end of our ruck we shared several announcements about the SOJ chili cookoff and father-daughter dance planned before diving into prayer for Broadway’s recovery from a heart attack, L Woods’ dad recovering post-op, and for Bru’s family finding a nearby home for his mother. It was at this time that the not-yet-respect members of our band were encouraged to get their hearts screened. Their ages may or may not have been inflated, YHC’s memory is fuzzy.

After COT we continued the discussion in Einstein’s Bagels where we reviewed habit stacking from chapter 5 of Atomic Habits and something about only drinking water for an extended period of time.

Seven ruck studs embraced a cool morning to celebrate OC’s successful weight and age loss program. The secret to his success is simply believing he is a year older than he actually is for a while, and then DK reveals the best birthday present possible – “bro, you’re turning 49, not 50…” 

The THANG: 

YHC set an EMOM timer to go off every 5 minutes at which point all PAX stop rucking to complete x3 Burpees (ruck packs ON), and the #60 sandbag is passed to another HIM. 

The PAX completed three loops around the Stony Point Business Complex, and stopped a couple times at the patio area outside Gelati Celesti for variable core reps and review of the F3 Mission, Core Principles, and Credo. 

Variable mumble chatter included, but was not limited to, advice on how to survive Grow Ruck, making and breaking good and bad habits, and the weather. We enjoyed a lovely coffeerama at Einstein afterwards discussing chapter 3 of “Atomic Habits” and the PAX was fully satisfied with all three F’s being honored. 

Yours AYE! ~DTH

COT:

• Counterama # 7
• Namerama
• Announcerama (see Below)
• BOM Prayer

Announcements (SEE SLACK!)

• Iron Pax at Timberwolf & Lumberyard
• Monthly: Breaking Bread, Bridge
• 10/2 NOS Meeting, 8pm at DTH’s
• 10/3-5 GrowRuck in Cary NC
• 10/4 Handicap Ramp Build (see Gomer)

A platoon of seven HIM’s buried the hatchet into a 3 mile ruck where we explored Bon Iron, went off road, walked the railroad tracks a ways, jumped off tracks and onto a surprise trail, then off trail and over creeks, up hill and down dale, and once back on the roads of Bon Air, we concluded with a neighborhood loop. Our beloved 60 pound sandbag was shared around during the ruck, but the real highlight was coffeerama afterwards discussing the first chapter of Atomic Habits at Einstein Bagels. So let’s go ahead and throw out every idea of setting goals and press into what it means to change our day to day systems. 1% at a time will eventually pay big dividends. Yours AYE! ~DTH

TRUTH BOMB:  God doesn’t want to deliver us from life’s problems. He wants to DEVELOP us as He walks with us THROUGH life’s problems!