4 bruhs joined in the gloom for a little Self Improvement Physicality. Dandelion and Sir Fabio come screaming in after a 6-ish mile warm up; dripping despite the gorgeous 60F fall morning. Shirley joins after dropping off a couple young'ens at NLHS State Championship Team's XC practice. YHC drives in with treats in the trunk for all. Laughs and crying had by all; it went a little something like this…
Warm Up
15x SSH
15x windmills
15x merkins
15x imperial squat walkers (form!)
10x dippy birds (10/leg)
15x side to side lunges
15x seal jacks
Parking Lot Fun
high knees + mosey back (+mb)
butt kickers +mb
karaoke +mb (both sides)
monkey walk +mb (both sides)
dragon walk merkins +mb
#crowdpleaser
mosey to the back
get a block
10 pullups for Metro + 10 block squat thrusters
Back to the P.Lot for a circuit:
LBH run (timer….90-120 seconds)
Dumbell lateral plank
Jump rope
Block bows / squats
Block merkins / WWI
2×40# bucket walk
Repeat-O
Water Break
Repeat-O on the circuit (including the repeat-o)
Curls instead of squats
Return Blocks
10 pullups for Metro + 10 block squat thrusters
6MOM
15x LBC's
20x box cutters (10/direction)
15x low dolly's
'merican hammers
…a-n-d that's your free workout…
Reflection – Ephesians 2 – the good news
"And you are dead in the trespasses and sins in which you once walked…following the course of this world…carrying out the desires of the body and of the mind…and were, by nature, children of wrath, like the rest of mankind.
"But God — being rich in mercy, because of His great love for us, even when we are dead in our trespasses — made us alive together with Christ. By grace, you have been saved
"For by grace you have been saved through faith. And this is not our doing; it is the gift of God, not a result of our works. For we are His workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works — which God has prepared beforehand — that we should walk through them."
Cheetah paraphrase –
None of us are perfect; in fact, we're all pretty messed up and sin regularly, even if we are too proud to admit it.
But God loves us and saves us through His grace; not because we deserve it or have done anything to deserve it. Only because He loves us.
He created us and has given us specific talents and skills, and He had prepared opportunities for us to love others and lead them to Christ.
– How do you respond to this Good News story?
– What skills and talents have you been given to learn others and serve?
– What opportunities are right in front of you?
– What's holding you back?
– Be brave and pray for guidance and courage to BE his workmanship and walk through the good works He has prepared.
Moleskine:
– Shirley has a minor water emergency when his water bottle halfway empties while driving to/from NLHS; that's his story and he's sticking to it. He also mentions he has invested in a purchase to further his secret desire to be a playground barrista.
– Dandelion changes shirts between the run and the workout…and wishes he had brought a 3rd for the drive home. He happily shares stories of his adventures this last week during fall break — he probably needs a break from the break.
– Fabio pretends he is old and complains…then proceeds to still kill the workout like the seasoned veteran he is. Get off of my lawn!
– Some had fun. All were sweaty. Good times.
Thank you for the honor to lead
Cheetah