April 15, 1973 was a heckuva a day in the Barrett household. Ma and Pa packed up a suitcase and headed to a birthing ward in a Greenville hospital for the delivery of a budding stud. Pa was in the waiting room, Ma was in the stirrups, and YHC was in the canal. Quite an opening for a backblast, quite an opening for the first peak of light.
A lot has changed in 51 years. YHC has been blessed with a M who puts up with a lot, 3 awesome kids which are all out of the house and off the payroll, and 1 amazing granddaughter who is one of the most special friends YHC has. Yep, it’s a good life. On top of all that, YHC calls Shawshank home and has the extra benefit of being surrounded by some of Lexington’s finest men of all time. 51 laps around the sun and getting better all the time.
7 pax posted for SL. Apparently, the ol’ hearing needs to be tested. Coon Dog was yelling, “Attaway”, or so I thought as I turned down a side street. Apparently, he yelled, “Wrong way”. Well, YHC got extra steps in and is appreciative of his little buddy trying to help him out.
Here we go for the rest of the morning.
1 minute warning, disclaimer, no FNG’s, open in prayer.
Mosey toward the end of the parking lot for a non-block workout when all of sudden, headlights appeared. Who could it be? It was the Q of my first posting at the Shank…Hash & Rice. He came in hot and then neatly parked his truck. Blocks in the back for everyone. Way to save the day, H&R. Everyone grabbed 2 blocks and farmer carried them to the upper field near the shed from where the last stash was stolen.
COP: SSH x20 IC, TTT x10 IC, Michael Phelps x 10 IC.
Thang:
Line up on one end line with a block.
17 blockees, 17 curls, 17 oh presses, 17 bent over rows.
Run to far end line.
17 merkins, 17 squats, 17 v-ups, 17 derkins.
Rinse and repeat for 3 rounds. This gives 51 reps of each exercise.
Just enough time to start round 2.
17 tricep extensions, 17 thrusters.
Run to far end line.
17 merkins, 17 lbc’s.
Recover.
Farmer carry blocks to a new location, deep in the woods, out of sight. We may never find them again but at least no one else will either. Shine, you need to farmer carry your blocks to the afore mentioned, undisclosed location. Good luck.
51 calf raises on the steps and then mosey back to the shovel-less, substitute, miniature flag.
Recover.
Announcements:
Guys weekend #2 – Tough Mudder in Atlanta and Braves game – April 19-21.
Gauntlet – kicks off April 29 at The Bounty – 5am.
Prayer requests:
Smith family – Mason (10 yr. old).
Cheers / Ashley.
Harmon family.
Marriages / Country.
BOM – close in prayer.
Devo: Psalm 128 was in the daily reading and lists a few blessings that stand out to me personally. 1) Blessed is everyone who fears the Lord. 2) You shall eat the fruit of the labor of your hands. 3) Your wife will be fruitful and your children around your table. 4) May you see your children’s children.
I am blessed, I can work and provide, I have a great M and children, I have seen my child’s child. Life is good and it is all of the Lord.