“August 19th, 2025…”

To Clear Things Up About “Meditating…”

If You Got My Text Or Read Our Blog…

I’m Not Crying… You’re Crying!!!

But Seriously… YOU DON”T HAVE TO STICK AROUND IF YOU DON”T WANT TO!!!

I’m Gonna Give You Too Much Info…

You Can Skip To The “ALRIGHT… HERE WE GO!!!” If You Want…

But…

I Grab A Beach Towel… I Get My Phone/Meditation Music Ready…

And… I Just Lay Out Naked…

Neighbors Get A Show… Or Not… Depends On How Impressed They Are…

But Seriously… I Just Lay Out Naked With My Meditation Music…

Sometimes… It’s A Guided Meditation (They Talk…)

Or… Just… Wind… Trees… Ocean… Animals… Etc…

OR… WU-TANG!!! Or Just Some Kind Of Music That I Like…

You Would Be Surprised By My Taste Of Music… I’m Not Just Hip Hop… I Love FrankyBoy…

Or… Just Sit In Your Car During Your Break From Work… Put On “Something”… Lower Your Car Seat… And Just… FUCKIN’ RELAX!!!

Excuse My Language… But Think About How Many Time You’re Staring At Your Computer… Or… Staring At Your Fellow Employee… And Just Want To Say…

SHUT THE FUCK UP ALREADY!!! JUST GO THE FUCK AWAY!!! I KNOW WHAT THE FUCK I AM SUPPOSED TO DO SO JUST FUCK OFF… GO BACK TO YOUR DESK… AND LET ME HANDLE IT…FUCK!!!!

Too Much?!?!

But Really… It’s Not…

I’m Not Stupid…

I’m A United States Marine…

I Served Under Some Great Leaders…

But I Also Served Under Some ShitBags…

My Goal Was… Whenever I Got Promoted… I Wouldn’t Be A ShitBag Leader…

I’d Be A Coach…

To Coach My Marines To Handle Whatever Obstacle Came Their Way…

For Me… For Us… The Best Way To Do That Was Through Fitness…

Was My Unit The Strongest??? Mentally Yes… Check…

Was My Unit The Smartest??? Depends On The Mission… We F’d Around A Lot… It Was Fun…

Was My Unit The Most Dependable and Ready To React To Action As Soon As Possible But As Safely As Possible???

I Stand By My Word And Say 1,000% OOH-RAH!!!

And Now…

I’ve Been Blessed With All Of You…

And My Job From Training My Marines To Training All Of You…

The Desire Has Not Changed…

Is It Different???

Yes… We’re Not At War…

Or… Are We?!?!

With Yourselves?!?!

Lose Weight… Lift Heavier… Run Faster… Pull Ups… Higher Box Jumps… Double Unders…Whatever…

I Don’t Know How To Explain This…

Nobody Is Out To Kill You…

You Wake Up… You Go To Work…  You May Love It… You May Hate… Or It Might Be A “Ehh” Day… But Then… You Go To RainCross…And You See My Ugly Face…

Like It Or Not… Believe It Or Not… You Walk Out Those Doors… A Sweaty Mess… With… At Least… A Little Bit Of A Smile On Your Face… Even If You Hate Me… And Then…

I High Five You Tomorrow…

My Job Is Not A Job…

It’s A Fight For Your Life…

Fuck… It’s A Fight For My Life…

I Need All Of You Just As Much As You Need All Of Us…

RainCross Strength and Conditioning…

I Just Have A Key To Open Up The Gym…

It’s You That…

It’s You That Make The Magic Happen…

Smallest… Biggest Gym In Riverside…

RainCross Strength&Conditioning…

Thank All Of You For Your Support & Commitment…

ALRIGHT… HERE WE GO!!!

Strength…

You Will Have 12 Mins To Establish Your Heaviest 5 Lift Complex of:

1 Power Clean + 3 “Jerks” + 1 Hang Clean

MetCon…

For Time…

15 Burpees

15 Row Pulls

30 Power Clean & “Shoulder To OverHeads” (Rx’d: M-135lbs/F-95lbs…)

15 Row Pulls

15 Burpees…TIME!!!

3…2…1…GO!!!

Mando

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