THE SCENE:
Mid 30’s with a slight breeze
WARM-O-RAMA:
4ct SSH x 20; Tai Fighters x 10 (forward and backward); Cherry Pickers x 5; Plank Jacks x 10; Failure-to-launch x 7; mosey up and around to CMU pile (stopped for some Rocky Balboa’s and Derkins on the way)
THA-THANG:
Carried CMU’s over by the church parking lot for some group therapy (and to continue warming up!).
Simple format… perform exercise listed at first cone, run to next cone across park lot and do same, continue and do same at cone 3 and 4, then run all the way back to cone 1 for round 2.
Exercises by rounds and cones:
1) CMU Thrusters x 5; Hand-Release Merkins x 10; Big Boy Sit-ups x 15; and 4ct SSH x 20
2) CMU Hammers x 10; Carolina Dry Docks x 15; Flutter Kicks x 20; Squat Jumps x 25
3) CMU Squats x 15; Wide Grip Merkins x 20; Freddie Mercurys x 25; Lunges x 30
4) Lightening Round – perform all 3 exercises at each cone… CMU Thrusters x 5 + CMU Hammers x 10 + CMU Squats x 15… then move to the next cone… so on and so forth
Restocked the CMUs and did high knees, rockettes, karaoke (both sides), and jogged back to AO
MARY:
Time for modified Howler Circle (PAX does non-stop monkey humpers while we rotate one at a time taking a lap around the circle – friendly “pats” on rears may have occurred)
Finished with Hello Dollies, Pickle Pounders, and Dead Bugs.
COUNT-OFF & NAME-O-RAMA:
6 well seasoned HIMs present – no FNGs
CIRCLE OF TRUST/BOM:
Reflected a bit on my up and down year of leading well at times and failing other times (more lazy than missing while trying). Many opportunities to lead in our homes, work, church, and community. Sometimes we pull back for fear of failure or the sting of memories from recent failures. 2 Peter 1 we read that the Lord has given us everything we need for life and godliness – for His glory and excellence – and therefore we have no excuse to “not try”. We need to pursue the model of Jesus described in Philippians 2 where His attitude was right before any actions took place. With humility we should try and try again and trust the Lord for the results. Read an excerpt from Q source 4.5 talking about the tool of failure in carving out Virtuous Leaders. Failure will happen… especially if we try to do difficult things… but we should not give up and we should get up and try again.