101/1001 Update
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grim23“Start where you are. Use what you have. Do what you can.” ― Arthur Ashe
Body/Martial Arts/Physical Improvement/Testing: I trained in a Shaolin Kung Fu class last week and this week; we reviewed and learned techniques that were not previously tested, and also started learning a nunchaku form. I completed a 7-day juice fast, drinking slightly more than two 64-oz. grape juice bottles and some water, supplemented with fruit tea to regulate my core temperature.
All that's left for August's GoRuck 'Evolve' Challenges is the book Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind by Noah Harari. October's GoRuck 'Adventure' Challenges are ongoing. The “Broken Mogadishu Mile” workout is 4 Rounds for Time of 19 Kettlebell Ground-to-Overheads (35 lbs.),19 Kettlebell Front Squats (35 lbs.), 19 Kettlebell Uneven Push-Ups (each hand = 38 total), and 400-meter Kettlebell Runs, wearing your ruck for entire workout, and holding the Kettlebell for the entire round - if you drop it, you must restart the round. The Rucking and Additional Challenge is to ruck, "5 miles per week Elevation/Stairs Ruck with baseline weight - ruck uphill or up stairs (~2000 stairs = 1 mile) for a total of 5 miles per week. You can complete all 5 miles at once or break it up into a mile a day for 5 days out of the week. Aim for a 20-mile total by the end of the month." The double F*CK is max reps of pushups in 2 minutes and max forearm plank for time. The book-of-the-month is James by Percival Everett.
For Week 2, I completed a 2.8-mile night ruck on Day 1 of my fast, in a grid up and down the streets between Killingsworth and Ainsworth, and then another 2.3-mile night ruck on Day 4 of my fast, in a reverse grid, dropping off some extra/unused food at one of the local Community Pantries. I was slower and a little more unsteady, but I can still carry the weight uphill. I finished reading No Rules Rules: Netflix and the Culture of Reinvention by Reed Hastings and Erin Meyer, completing September's GoRuck 'Reinvent' Challenges, and started reading James. For Week 3, I finished James, night rucked a longer but similar pattern (3.86 miles) the same night I broke my fast.
Mind/Spirit/Centering/Health: I'm still rereading The Teachings of Don Juan: Journey to Ixtlan by Carlos Castaneda from my permanent martial arts library, and A New Mourning: Discovering the Gifts in Grief by Georgena Eggleston. I've completed my 7-day juice fast/detox practice for the year, and sat in another virtual loving-kindness metta.
In Case of Zombies/Disaster Preparation: I'm continuing Jim Cobb's Countdown to Preparedness book/assignments. Week 22 is firearms, and I still need to check, clean, and practice more with my existing gear. Week 22 is still on hold. I'm in OK shape for Week 33, Bug Out Plans Away From Home. I have a good selection of gear in my vehicle, and rucking helps with both training for hiking and carrying a load, and local navigation. I've laid in 45 lbs. of white long-grain and Calrose rice into long-term storage. While I was at Orycon this weekend, I attended several classes by Rory Miller, a prolific author of violence dynamics and scaling force decisions (I have, and have read, several of his books). He taught Disaster and Bug-Out Bag Preparation and Crisis Psychological First Aid and Self Care, and I both had a good review and learned new perspectives in all of his classes. After Rory's classes, I'm looking even more forward to the scheduled Immediate Post-Disaster Emotional Assistance (IDEA) training, which is a Psychological First Aid (PFA) and disaster behavioral health field response training plus a train-the-trainer option, at the end of October.
Maintenance/Shit Got To Be Done: I'm still working through the life insurance policies and the legal issues; the pile has been reduced, but it's still a significant pile. There has been no update with The Whorse. I've renewed my LPC License.
Base Station/Ol' Number 3: No progress.
Travel/Adventure/Doing Stuff: I worked as a volunteer for the last Orycon this weekend, as a Medical/Security minion as part of The Watch. I mostly roved and solved small problems, but I was on-call for serious incidents. I have also heard back from Norwescon; they seem interested in utilizing me as a Safety Ambassador. I also attended a Cigar Social, fulfilling my Prospect duties.
Body/Martial Arts/Physical Improvement/Testing: I trained in a Shaolin Kung Fu class last week and this week; we reviewed and learned techniques that were not previously tested, and also started learning a nunchaku form. I completed a 7-day juice fast, drinking slightly more than two 64-oz. grape juice bottles and some water, supplemented with fruit tea to regulate my core temperature.
All that's left for August's GoRuck 'Evolve' Challenges is the book Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind by Noah Harari. October's GoRuck 'Adventure' Challenges are ongoing. The “Broken Mogadishu Mile” workout is 4 Rounds for Time of 19 Kettlebell Ground-to-Overheads (35 lbs.),19 Kettlebell Front Squats (35 lbs.), 19 Kettlebell Uneven Push-Ups (each hand = 38 total), and 400-meter Kettlebell Runs, wearing your ruck for entire workout, and holding the Kettlebell for the entire round - if you drop it, you must restart the round. The Rucking and Additional Challenge is to ruck, "5 miles per week Elevation/Stairs Ruck with baseline weight - ruck uphill or up stairs (~2000 stairs = 1 mile) for a total of 5 miles per week. You can complete all 5 miles at once or break it up into a mile a day for 5 days out of the week. Aim for a 20-mile total by the end of the month." The double F*CK is max reps of pushups in 2 minutes and max forearm plank for time. The book-of-the-month is James by Percival Everett.
For Week 2, I completed a 2.8-mile night ruck on Day 1 of my fast, in a grid up and down the streets between Killingsworth and Ainsworth, and then another 2.3-mile night ruck on Day 4 of my fast, in a reverse grid, dropping off some extra/unused food at one of the local Community Pantries. I was slower and a little more unsteady, but I can still carry the weight uphill. I finished reading No Rules Rules: Netflix and the Culture of Reinvention by Reed Hastings and Erin Meyer, completing September's GoRuck 'Reinvent' Challenges, and started reading James. For Week 3, I finished James, night rucked a longer but similar pattern (3.86 miles) the same night I broke my fast.
Mind/Spirit/Centering/Health: I'm still rereading The Teachings of Don Juan: Journey to Ixtlan by Carlos Castaneda from my permanent martial arts library, and A New Mourning: Discovering the Gifts in Grief by Georgena Eggleston. I've completed my 7-day juice fast/detox practice for the year, and sat in another virtual loving-kindness metta.
In Case of Zombies/Disaster Preparation: I'm continuing Jim Cobb's Countdown to Preparedness book/assignments. Week 22 is firearms, and I still need to check, clean, and practice more with my existing gear. Week 22 is still on hold. I'm in OK shape for Week 33, Bug Out Plans Away From Home. I have a good selection of gear in my vehicle, and rucking helps with both training for hiking and carrying a load, and local navigation. I've laid in 45 lbs. of white long-grain and Calrose rice into long-term storage. While I was at Orycon this weekend, I attended several classes by Rory Miller, a prolific author of violence dynamics and scaling force decisions (I have, and have read, several of his books). He taught Disaster and Bug-Out Bag Preparation and Crisis Psychological First Aid and Self Care, and I both had a good review and learned new perspectives in all of his classes. After Rory's classes, I'm looking even more forward to the scheduled Immediate Post-Disaster Emotional Assistance (IDEA) training, which is a Psychological First Aid (PFA) and disaster behavioral health field response training plus a train-the-trainer option, at the end of October.
Maintenance/Shit Got To Be Done: I'm still working through the life insurance policies and the legal issues; the pile has been reduced, but it's still a significant pile. There has been no update with The Whorse. I've renewed my LPC License.
Base Station/Ol' Number 3: No progress.
Travel/Adventure/Doing Stuff: I worked as a volunteer for the last Orycon this weekend, as a Medical/Security minion as part of The Watch. I mostly roved and solved small problems, but I was on-call for serious incidents. I have also heard back from Norwescon; they seem interested in utilizing me as a Safety Ambassador. I also attended a Cigar Social, fulfilling my Prospect duties.
