Tree Biscuit – Shamrock 2021

• Welcome: Below freezing and they knew what was coming – but 14 came out anyway.
• Warmup:  1 SSH
• Workout:  The Tree Biscuit
  • As a group, Run to an un-slapped tree, slap it, everyone call out the running burpee total,  do A single burpee, repeat.
  • Rules:
    • A tree only gets tagged once
    • Scaling/Modification: Skip a burpee if you need to but stay with the pack always.
    • Taggers: Be sure to take turns tagging/slapping a tree
    • In Cadence: The group also calls out the running total, not just the tagger. The tagger calls it out first though. the louder the better.
    • What’s a Tree: Don’t waste time & energy on shrubs – skip the shrubs – tag the trees
    • No Poison Ivy: Pass trees that are surrounded by shrubs, ivy, waist high grass.
    • Terrain:  Be careful when running not to twist and ankle – trees have lots of bumpy roots around them.  And don’t hit your face on a rock or root when doing a burpee in the dirt.
    • Milestones: At 50, 100, 150, 200 make sure the group catches up and circles around the tree, wait a few seconds. Do the burpee.  Celebrating these milestones adds to the encouragement factor.
  • We shattered the 216 record by doing 258 Burpees.
  • Previous Tree Biscuits:
    • Juco – 156 – July 23, 2019
    • Asylum – 200 – August 8th, 2019
    • Truck Stop – 180 – September 25th, 2019
    • The Project: 210 – December 10th, 2019
    • Shamrock – 216 – May 27, 2020
    • The Quacken – 200 – September 9, 2020
• Wrap – up:
  • Salvation – Justification – Sanctification – All heady words.  I’m hoping to encourage Harmony with the Holy Spirit, as my brother in Christ, Alistair Begg does here: https://www.truthforlife.org/resources/sermon/sanctification/ .  Scripture is clear that God designed you in the womb, he numbers your days.  He is the Alpha and the Omega. He knows all and is in all.  Know that although you may have bowed the knee to Christ and your destiny is secured – there is still a process going on.  God is not finished with you.  He wants a relationship with you. He will not force himself on you.  God waited 80 years to get started with Moses. He will patiently wait for you to come to Him with eagerness.  If you are not listening to God and want to – pray about it.  God runs back to any prodigal son with open loving arms.  No matter where you are at – you can still work with God.  He knows you inside and out – don’t try to hide anything from him.  Draw close, listen, walk with him. If you need a very slow still pace – He will understand. If you want to ramp things up – he will challenge you appropriately – he will not bury you with Mt Everest if you can only handle the foothills.  Trust him.