12 men gathered on a humid gloomy morning.  No FNG’s were present so no disclaimer was given and we moseyed to the back of the school track for the warmup.

Warmup

15 – Mountain Climbers
15 – Peter Parkers
15 – Parker Peters
15 – SSH
15 – IW
20 – Moroccan Night Clubs

We briefly discussed the theme for the month, Maturity.  What a huge one that both something that we should focus on as HIM but also a challenge for all.  From the theme document, YHC challenged the PAX to think about two questions as we worked out:

1. Where do you feel you have the most area to mature in your life?  How are you moving in that direction?
2. What worldly distractions are your biggest obstacles to maturity?

That gave us something to think about as we moved to the Thang.  Most of the PAX don’t get over to WEP for Jekyll’s annual Board of Pain challenge.  No worries, YHC brought the board to the Lake Wylie PAX.  There was a lot of mumble chatter when the board was revealed but we partnered up to give our best to conquer as much of it as we could.

The Thang

Partner 1 – Start on the board
Partner 2 – Run a lap around the bus circle

100 – Kraken Burpees (Audible to standard burpees halfway through)
150 – Calf Raises (50 Regular, 50 In, 50 Out)
100 – Big Boy Situps
100 – Merkins
100 – Deep Squats
200 – LBC’s
100 – Carolina Dry Docks
100 – American Hammer/Russian Twists
100 – Makhtar N’Diayes

This is about all we had time for but the rest of the board (for another time)

100 – Jump Squats
100 – Mountain Climbers
200 – Shoulder Raises
100 – Jumping Lunges
200 – Hello Dollys
100 – Diamond Merkins
100 – Squat Jacks
200 – Reverse Crunches
100 – Burpees

Having finished half of the board we slow moseyed back to COT.

Moleskin

We finished up with a few thoughts on maturity. Most of the world focuses on selfish things which carry over into life decisions including relationships. God wants us to move beyond “self” into his will for our lives. How do we know what that is? We simply have to ask him to show us daily and ask for the power to carry that out. If we can move beyond ourselves into a life where our thoughts and actions are governed by our creator, that is maturity.

Great job by the PAX. It is such a privilege not only to lead but to be surrounded by HIM that are trying to get better each and everyday. I am truly thankful for F3 and for each of you.

Announcements

New running AO on Tuesday (Same Location as Poopdeck) – All are welcome
Shovel Flag at The Abyss is transitioning from Witch Hunt to Bones next week
Children’s Attention Home – Newsletter – Get Involved if you can. It is making a difference in the lives of young men who need encouragement.
Score One for Spencer – Cornerstone is going to post on Twitter
24 Hours of Booty – July – Raise money for Cancer – Check Twitter and the Newsletter

Prayer Requests
Cornerstone’s daughter, Emma and her treatment
Axl’s wife – surgery
Royale’s mother-in-law – recovery from surgery

Honored to lead,

Hauschka