THE SCENE: Perfect. 33 degrees, very little wind. Dark and crisp, time to work.
F3 WELCOME & DISCLAIMER
WARM-O-RAMA:
SSH x 30 IC 4 CT
Cherry Picker x 10 IC 4CT
Merkins x 15 IC 4 CT
THA-THANG:
Mosey to the amphitheater for 11s
Derkins on the stage and Rows at the top
Mosey to Walnut Street (with a hill sprint en route) for a little Love-Hate Relationship building
Starting at the bottom of Walnut we worked our way up to a full sprint all the way up
- Sprint up to the parking garage entrance, 30 LBCs, mosey to the bottom, regroup
- Sprint to Hill Ave, 30 LBCs, 20 merkins, mosey to the bottom, regroup
- Sprint all the way to the church, 30 LBCs, 20 merkins, and 10 burpees, regroup
Slow mosey back towards the AO with Plunger lunges across the catwalk over Henley
Stop under the Clinch overpass in the park, take a seat on the wall
2 sets of wall sits, the first one longer than the last while I regale the men with stories of foolish youth (that got me a name like Frenchie).
MARY:
Modified Gas Pumpers x 15 IC 4CT
Leg lift hold and some Hello Dollies
Boat Canoe
COUNT-OFF & NAME-O-RAMA
16 PAX this morning got some good work done, including 1 FNG, welcome Old Spice! (Ben Cox)
CIRCLE OF TRUST/BOM:
Romans 8:18-30 makes clear:
The world is broken, humanity is broken. We should not be dumbfounded by suffering in this world.
We also need to be careful not to minimize the suffering of others. The encouragement we should give to others is that there is a day coming when their suffering will end! NOT that their suffering is illegitimate or self-inflicted.
Rather we must remember that this PRESENT and REAL suffering pales in comparison to the future glory we will experience with Christ.
But what about today? Here, now?
There are times when I don’t know what to pray. I don’t know what to say. In those moments, when I don’t know what to pray, when I’m heart broken and don’t understand. When I don’t know what to say to God, the SPIRIT himself intercedes for me.
God does not want to minimize our struggles. He’s reminding us that He draws near to us, that His Spirit is with us and comforts us at all times.
MOLESKIN:
My first time leading at Big Ball, what a place!
Pfeiffer and Abort, a couple of inspiring HIMs there. Rucking beforehand, and chewing up and spitting out everything a Q can dish out. Good work men.
As always, it’s an honor and a privilege to lead a workout.
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
The Maryville CSAUP event is coming up on the 24th, and the re-scheduled event at Wesley House is this Sunday, February 11th, from 2-3pm.