perceived weakness as a strength.

Mahmud of Ghanza was a great Afghan Conqueror of the tenth century whose very name struck terror into the hearts of the Persians and the Indians.
When the leader of Persian Iraq died, his wife Seada took over the provence as regent. Mahmud wrote to her demanding tribute, under the threat of invasion.
this is the letter which the Queen-Mother sent back to Ghanzi:
"while my husband was alive i was in fear of the great king Mahmud, who has overrun Persia and India. Now i have no fear. i know that such a monarch would never send an army to combat a woman.
if he were to fight me, i would resist to the end. if i were to win, i would be renowned evermore. but if the sultan Mahmud were to prevail - men would merley say that he had defeated an old woman.
because i realize that the Sultan is too wise a man to lay himself open to either of these alternatives, i am not afraid of what may happen."
Sultan Mahmud the idol-breaker, when he read this message, was so impressed that he swore never to invade Iraq while the Queen lived.



track day!

warmup: 200 yard jog, loading/unloading the truck

workout:

100yd bear crawl
100yd medicine ball throw-and-chase
2x100 yard rope pull and coil (drag 66' of 2"rope, coil, drag, coil)
50 yd 4xoverhead lunge w/ barbell + 4x push-press
50 yard overhead carry w/ barbell
5o yard sandbag carry, 50 yard return w/ burpee broad jump, froghop, reverse bear crawl or belly crawl (or in jakes case, reverse lunges with the sandbag over his shoulders)

2x10 suicide rope pulls (pull 40' of rope, coil, sprint to stretch it out, coil, etc)

cooldown w/ rope climb, dead hangs and reloading the truck.