Yes… I Know…
This Is Long OverDue…
But Right Before I Hit The “Publish” Button… Another Surprise Comes My Way…
And When I Say Surprise… I Mean SURPRISE!!!
“Once A Year”… Not Really!!! But… “Once A Year”… I Get To Feel Special…
Why?!?!
Because Some Amazing People That I Kinda Like… They Tell/Show Me How Amazing I Am & How I’ve Changed Their Lives…
Not Gonna Lie… When I Hear All The “How Amazing I Am” Compliments… I Appreciate Them… I Really Do…
But What I Really Love Are The “Changed Their Lives’ Comments…
Because… That’s What The Goal Is @ RainCross…
Changing Lives…
“Long Term… Health & Fitness…”
Before I Go On… Again…
Thank You For The Compliments/Comments…
Since Last Sunday… I’ve Felt Extremely Humbled & Appreciated…
Starting Friday, July 15th… And Continuing On As I Write This… I Was Either Told… Or Received A Card… Or Received A Text Or Social Media Message Wishing Me Happy Early Birthday…
And Not Just “Happy Birthday”… But Some Very Meaningful Words Following The Initial “Happy Birthday”…
Which Was Extremely Nice & More Than I Can Ask For…
August 26, 2002… Day 1 of United States Marine Corps Recruit Training (Boot Camp)…
I Was Introduced To My Drill Instructors…
For My Platoon… 3 Marine Corps Drill Instructors Who Would Be With Me For The Next 3 Months…
Strike That… For The Rest Of My Life!!!
Even If They Are Not Physically Present… I Will Never Forget Their Faces… Their Voices… Their Looks… Their Cues… Their Cadences… Their “What They Expect Of You”…
3 “Hats”…
The Father Figure… Senior Drill Instructor Staff Sergeant…
You Got A Boo Boo?!?! He’ll Kiss It & Make It All Better Then Make You Do Burpees In The Sand Pit…
The Perfectionist… Drill Instuctor Sergeant Leanos…
Cues After Cues After Cues After Cues After Cues After Cues… Followed By Burpees In The Sand Pit EveryTime You Fuck Up…
The BullDog… Drill Instructor Sergeant Ramos…
“HURRY UP!!! GO FASTER!!! MOVE MOVE MOVE!!!
3 United States Marine Corps Drill Instructors Who I Will Never Forget… And I Try To Exude The Best Of Each Of Them…
I Stopped Earning Ribbons To Put On My Chest In Late 2006… And I Left My Active Duty Marine Corps Life With A Pretty Impressive Rack…
But The Ribbons Are Just For “Show’…
What Really Counts Is Your Character… And Besides My Family… I Know Those 3 Men Made Me Who I Am Today…
As Have All Of You…
I See Everything… I Hear Everything… Sometimes You Leave Pissed Off @ Me… Sometimes You Give Me A Big Ol’ Hug!!!
But Even Though I See/Hear Everything… Sometimes… Most Days…
I Still Wonder If I Make A Difference To The World… To Anybody…
And Then… Some Amazing People Remind Me…
“Yes You Do…”
So Thank You…
Thank You For Believing In Me… For Trusting In Me…
Thank You For Stepping Foot Day In & Day Out Into RainCross Strength & Conditioning…
More Than A Gym… Family…
And… Now I Gotta Torture You!!!
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ALRIGHT… HERE WE GO!!!
Strength…
Front Squat… Come In With 50%… 60%… 70%…
Every Min On the Min X 3 Mins:
3 Front Squats @ 80%
MetCon…
Here Ya Go!!!
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3…2…1… GO!!!
Mando
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