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Practice Makes Permanent

THE SCENE: Upper 60’s, clear, humid as always
F3 WELCOME & DISCLAIMER
WARM-O-RAMA:
SSH x 15, Rockettes x 10, Tempo Squats x 10, Arm Circles x 10 forward and backward, Shoulder Taps x 10, Phelps, This and That, Cherry Pickers x 5

Then we ran a lap around the park and headed over to the parking lot
THA-THANG:
For the workout we did one minute of an exercise, followed by a run out and back across the parking lot, followed by 15 seconds of rest before moving on to a minute of another exercise. I encouraged all of us to spend that minute focused on performing each exercise with as close to perfect form as possible, not worrying about how many reps we got done. Better to do 10 perfect push ups than 20 half hearted ones here

  • The exercises we did were: Burpees, Squats, Cobra Merkins, Big Boys, Merkins, Mountain Climbers, Plank Shoulder Taps, American Hammers, Hand Release Merkins, 6 Point Lunges, Catalina Wine Mixers, LBCs, Wideout Merkins, Sumo Squats, and Plank Rotations

COUNT-OFF & NAME-O-RAMA

CIRCLE OF TRUST/BOM:
I was reminded not too long ago of a coach I had in high school who would always say to us “Practice doesn’t make perfect, practice makes permanent. Only perfect practice makes perfect.” If we spend every workout doing rushed, poor-formed exercises then we’re only training ourselves to continue to do rushed, poor-formed exercises. That mentality applies to the rest of our lives as well. If we approach our families, marriages, churches, jobs, etc. with rushed, poor-formed actions we’re only cultivating flawed families, marriages, churches, jobs, etc. So not only in our workouts, but also in our lives as well, lets all focus on going through the entire motion, digging deep, taking the time to do things right, and training ourselves to do the right thing, since we know that practice makes permanent, not perfect.

Making The Most Of The Mundane

THE SCENE: Clear, mid 60’s
F3 WELCOME & DISCLAIMER
WARM-O-RAMA:
SSH x 25, Arm Circles x 15 forward and backward, Shoulder Taps x 15, Tempo Squats x 8, Imperial Walkers x 15, Cherry Pickers x 8
THA-THANG:
The workout was reverse suicides; 4 cones were laid out in the parking lot and each cone had an exercise assigned to it. 1st lap we’d run from one end of the lot to the farthest cone and do that exercise and run back. 2nd lap we’d do the same but add the 2nd cone on the way back. 3rd lap was same as before but added the 3rd cone, and same thing for the 4th lap and 4th cone. We did 3 rounds, which were broken up by Get Ups followed by hill sprints

  • Round 1: 1st cone – 10 American Hammers (4ct), 2nd cone – 15 Flutterkicks (4ct), 3rd cone – 20 BBS, 4th cone – 30 Oblique crunches (15 each side). Ended with 15 x Get Ups followed by a hill sprint
  • Round 2: 1st cone – 10 Squats, 2nd cone – 15 Box Cutters, 3rd cone – 20 Lunges (10 each leg), 4th cone – 20 180* Squat Jumps. Ended with 10 x Get Ups followed by a hill sprint
  • Round 3: 1st cone – 15 LBCs, 2nd cone – 15 Sumo Squats, 3rd cone – 15 Inch Worm Merkins, 4th cone – 15 Body Builders

COUNT-OFF & NAME-O-RAMA

CIRCLE OF TRUST/BOM:
Shared about how things have felt incredibly mundane within my own life. All the days seem similar. There’s not much going on aside from working from home, which most of us know is an absolute blast. I shared this with my students not long ago how this reminded me of 1 Kings 19:11-13, which says ” 11 The Lord said, “Go out and stand on the mountain in the presence of the Lord, for the Lord is about to pass by.” Then a great and powerful wind tore the mountains apart and shattered the rocks before the Lord, but the Lord was not in the wind. After the wind there was an earthquake, but the Lord was not in the earthquake. 12 After the earthquake came a fire, but the Lord was not in the fire. And after the fire came a gentle whisper. 13 When Elijah heard it, he pulled his cloak over his face and went out and stood at the mouth of the cave. Then a voice said to him, “What are you doing here, Elijah?”. Seasons of routine and mundane days can actually have a lot of value, because they almost force us to be more willing and able to hear the Lord’s voice when it appears as a gentle whisper rather than a grand display of majesty or glory. So my encouragement to everyone, especially myself, was to be encouraged and view this season as an opportunity to train ourselves to be more aware of God’s presence.