Manology 101

Can you believe the start of our first official S.O.M is upon us? It’s close enough we can start counting down by the hour...17! There is quite a mixture of talented individuals competing in the Man Challenge, as there should be. The age difference is pushing 8 years between youngest and eldest, height is about a 5” differential from shortest to tallest, and nearly 40 lbs (of who knows what) separates the leanest and the heaviest. That being said, these competitions were selected by a committee of gentlemen with the idea that any kind of man can prove he is capable of achieving “Man of the Year” by way of earning it. The competitors will be put through many rigorous test compiled from mostly sports, games, and extra curricular activities. These tests will require the men to be in tune with their bodies either physically, mentally, or both.

The way that I see it is there are three distinct definitions/categories of man in which we are defined. I believe that throughout the challenges the competitors shall fall into these roles as the S.O.M. unfolds over the next four months.

• Man - an adult male person, as distinguished from a boy. The competitor who fails to bring effort or much skill to a majority of the competitions. They might win a couple probably due to luck mostly, but they will be in the bottom half of nearly all challenges. They are just simply a man.
• Man’s Man - a man who exemplifies ultimate masculine qualities. This is what I hope that most, if not all, bring to every competition. This will be the men who are in a constant shuffle for placement from one challenge to the next.
• The Man - a person asserting authority or power over another or group of others. There is only room for one in this category. He will win a majority, only lose a couple, and finish in top half of nearly every challenge. He is “Man of the Year”

LET THE GAMES BEGIN!!!

Jantz