Tiger or Mouse

"Death smiles at us all. All a man can do is smile back."
-Maximus Decimus Meridius (Gladiator)

Warm Up

Strength/Skill
10 min. kettlebell balance work
standing on top of a kettlebell with one foot, alternating feet

WOD
21-18-15-12-9-6-3
Dead Lifts @185#
HandStand Push Ups

Rest 5 to 10 mins.

WOD2
For time:
21 pull-ups
50 squats
21 Knees to elbows
18 pull-ups
50 squats
18 Knees to elbows
15 pull-ups
50 squats
15 Knees to elbows
12 pull-ups
50 squats
12 Knees to elbows

Rest 5+ hours

WOD3
Run 800 meters then
100-75-50-25 reps:
Situps
Flutterkicks (4 count)
Leg levers
Run 800 meters once completed
(Source: US Tactical / navyseals.com)

MIND

All you who put your hope in the LORD be strong and brave.

Psalm 31:24

A legend from India tells about a mouse who was terrified of cats until a magician agreed to transform him into a cat. That resolved his fear... until he met a dog, so the magician changed him into a dog. The mouse-turned-cat-turned-dog was content until he met a tiger--so, once again, the magician changed him into what he feared. But when the tiger came complaining that he had met a hunter, the magician refused to help. "I will make you into a mouse again, for though you have the body of a tiger, you still have the heart of a mouse."

Sound familiar? How many people do you know who have built a formidable exterior, only to tremble inside with fear?... We face our fears with force… or… we stockpile wealth. We seek security in things. We cultivate fame and seek status.

But do these approaches work?

Courage is an outgrowth of who we are. Exterior supports may temporarily sustain, but only inward character creates courage.

From: The Applause of Heaven

Copyright (Word Publishing, 1996)
Max Lucado