Hebrews 12:1-2 “What weight do you need to lay aside?”
Mailman opened by reading this passage and gave us all this question to ponder during the workout. What are things, relationships, ECT that hinders our walk with The Lord?

Warm up-in cadence
SSH-20
IW-15
Windmill-15
LSS-15
Merlin-10
MNC-20
Mosey for 2 laps around property and go to the “Wheel of Torture”

We had a spinning wheel that had 12 exercises on it and the PAX
took turns spinning the wheel to determine what the next exercise would be. All the exercises happened to land on a “4 corners exercise where we did a certain number of reps for said exercise on each corner of the building until we ended back at the wheel for another spin. We then spun again and kept moving. Except for a brief 20 second recovery count, there was plenty of cardio to add to the craziness.

Here’s how it went down:

Spin 1-20 jump squat each corner
Spin 2-20 sumo squat per corner
Spin 3-Carolina Dry Dock-15 per corner
Spin 4-Carolina Dry Dock-15 per corner
Spin 5-Prison Cell push up- 5 per corner
Spin 6-Merkin-15 per corner
Spin 7-Burpee loop (5,10,15,20 on respective corners)
Spin 8-Monkey Humpers-20 per corner

Name O Rama
Hebrews 12:1-2 Tinker Toy had a follow up to Mailman’s question from the beginning with a brief explanation of the passage. In biblical times, Olympic athletes would wear many garments and weights prior to the race. When it came time to start the race, they would “lay aside” the weights and most of their clothing to allow them to be as light and fast as possible.
Application-We too have weights coming into the race of our spiritual life. They may include work, family, finances, hobbies, ECT. We have to make sure that we lay aside everything that keeps us from walking faithfully with Christ. If we have our relationship with Christ in order then everything else falls in place under His strength.
We then focused on verse 2 where we must look to or “fix our eyes” upon Jesus, who completed His race by conquering death and sin on the Cross at Calvary. Just as the Apostle Peter could walk on the water as long as he had his eyes fixed on Jesus, we too can accomplish His will for our lives (race) when we fix our eyes on Him. Also, just as Peter sank when he focused on the circumstances of life around him (waves, water, wind), he sank like a rock. We too will get off the race course if we focus on the circumstances of life instead of the “author and perfecter of our faith.” Nothing takes Him by surprise. We must trust Him completely.

PAX then shared some of their personal weights that they need to throw off so they don’t become “sins” that then entangle.
Mailman closed in prayer lifting up those requests to set aside our weights.

GREAT JOB MEN! It was a tough workout but everyone hung in there and finished strong.