Written by our QIC Chappie:

(A nod of respect to Royale who served as my humble inner-web post amanuensis to bring this BB to you…still getting things figured out.) Second time YHC, Chappie, was given the opportunity to Q a workout, but first things first…

The Thang:

Drifter got us warmed up on this surprisingly cooler Gloom with some serious stretching:

`Leg stretches/back stretches

`Reverse crunches/Superman

`Mountain Climber Merkins

`Air-squared/Hillbillies/Seal-jacks/Moroccan Nightclubs

Down to the parking lot light pole and back: High knees/Lunges/Side-to-sides/Dragon Crawl…then shortly thereafter she (The DRAGON) snorted…always time for 10 “steps” of the Dragon Crawl no matter where you’re at on the York AO. If you don’t know what that means, join us and you’ll figure it out. Shout out to TURBINE: That Dragon will never be tamed, Drifter’s gonna make sure of that. GREAT WARM UP w/Drifter!

DRIFTER HANDED IT OFF TO CHAPPIE – time to mosey to near corner of the building and prepare to paint the four corners with some upper and lower workouts: CHAPPIE called for “18” count on every exercise done in cadence.”18″ to be the anticipatory thought lodged in PAX minds for a future THIRD F. Hmm…intriguing…let the anticipation build.

Building Corner #1:

Patty-Cake Merkins followed by Prisoner’s Squats

Mosey to next corner (it is a big building!)

Building Corner #2: (PAX on Six)

Not-so Lazy Boys for an “18” count followed by American Hammers

No mosey here, laid some RAILROAD TRACKS to destination–far end of the building…

Building Corner #3:

Imperial Squat Walkers (in cadence) followed by OYO Tempo Merkins followed by the Gold Standard: Side-Straddle-Hops (in cadence with double-digit counts – “zero, one. zero, two. zero, three”…you get the idea)

Easy mosey to Alley of Pain for some THIRD F

YHC read from Exodus 33:12-15 and gave a brief word on that “One thing we CANNOT do without”: Moses was to lead the people into the Promised Land but initially God said an angel would go with them, but NOT His presence. After Moses interceded and pleaded for God’s presence, He promised that His presence would go with them. Moses replied in v. 15 “If Your Presence does not go with us, do not lead us up there.” Key: That one thing HIM cannot do without is God’s presence. It’s what makes them HIM personally, in Family, in work, in all of life, etc. But have you ever thought about why would God withhold His presence or hide it from His people? YHC shared how this was brought home to me when my 2.0’s were younger. Walking the trails through the woods near our home, two of my three toddler 2.0’s were distracted and would not stay with me. They were distracted and wanted to keep exploring on their own, build forts, play with sticks…as boys naturally do. The problem was that it was dusk and it was time to head to the house. After several reminders to keep up, and their continued ignoring of my promptings to stay close; rather than cruelly heading out of the woods on my own, across the parking lot, and into the house to abandon them shivering and panic-lost in the cool night, I simply slipped behind a big tree and hid my presence from them. They could not see me but they were NEVER out of my sight. Immediately I heard the words I’d expected: “Daddy, where are you? DADDY!” That’s when it hit me…Hiding my presence from them brought them to call out the very same words our Heavenly Father desires to hear from us when we sense that He’s hidden His presence from us: “Daddy, where are you?” That’s what Moses cried out to the Lord, and it points out that one thing HIM cannot do without: “If Your Presence does not go with us, do not lead us up there.”

Time to mosey again, but not before hitting about 40 yards worth of LT. DANS on our way to…

Building Corner #4:

Protractor held for “18” count @ 90, 45, & 10 degrees followed by Rosalita’s (in cadence)

All-out mosey back to corner #1 and AO to close out the Gloom.

COOL-DOWN HANDOFF TO ROYALE

But first 18 more SSHs! Then static stretches including foot over foot calf stretches, honeymooners, and downward dog

Uh, oh…what was that!? She (The Dragon) snorted again…time for one more DRAGON CRAWL. We almost skipped this one due to ‘selective hearing’, but she, like our M’s, has us listening more attentively all the time.

COT: Numberama, Name-arama (Thanks again Royale), Announce-a-rama followed by Ball of Man Praises & Prayers:

Praises for the men of F3, the PAX at the Dragon AO. Great to see High Pockets again, without you showing up, brother, there are no Patty-cake Merkins (gotta pair up, right?)

Prayers for Royale’s family; Limp-Bizcuit and family ;P200 PAX on their rigourous journey this weekend…run Forest, run!

I was honored to be granted the privilege of leading these #HIM. Appreciate especially the apprenticeship taking place between all you F3 veterans and those of us not so distant from FNG status.

Great job by all.

CHAPPIE out! (but not without HIS presence)