What a great day to spend time with the young men at the CAH! Conditions were stellar with bountiful sunshine and a perfect 55 degrees. 15 total, including 6 super strong youth, spoke about wisdom and passing the tests in life with an open book. Here’s what we did.

The Thang

• 20 Side Straddle Hops (IC)
• 15 Imperial Walkers
• 15 Low Slow Squats
• 15 Merkins at the request and led by King Hawk
• 20 Moroccan Night Clubs (crowd pleaser)
• 10 Windmills

Mosey to the field behind the CAH

• Run from one side to the other. Repeat
• Nur from one side to the other.
• High Knees from one side to the other. Repeat.
• Butt Kickers from one side to the other. Repeat.
• Karaoke from one side to the other. Repeat.
• Shuffle from one side to the other. Repeat.
• Bear Crawl from one side to the other. Repeat.
• Crab Walk from one side to the other. Repeat.
• Long run around the track. 2 laps.
• Circle up for The Ring of Fire – plank and pushups from 1 to 5.
• Stretches (L over R, R over L, Middle)
• 15 Dips, Derkins, and Irkins on the bleachers
• Shampoo the DDI above
• Head, Shoulders, Knees and Toes from Plank position (listen for the call then tap the body part called out)

Discuss Wisdom

Long Mosey to the fields above the CAH for some racing

• Pair up with someone your same speed
• Line up across the field from them
• On the count of three, race across the field. The winner calls the exercise for the other team. The winner encouraged the other team while they did the following exercises:
  • Merkins
  • LBCs
  • Diamond Merkins
  • Burpees
  • SSHs
  • And others I can’t seem to remember…

Mosey back to the COT

NMM

I cannot tell you how proud I am of these young men for the efforts they put into the workout. Travolta and Curry are SUPER FAST and never seem to run out of gas. Izerman and OBJ pushed hard today and were very strong on the pushups. King Hawk met every workout with an “aw man,” but seemed to enjoy it when he accomplished the exercise. Most impressive today was Chihuahua who tried harder than anyone and quit on nothing. We could all learn a lot from his efforts. Welcome FNG – Rock ‘Em Sock ‘Em. Pretty cool name for a guy that loves his socks. Great name suggestion by Travolta.

As a reminder, knowledge comes from learning, wisdom comes from living. Wisdom is often learned from experiences where things didn’t turn out the way we expected. We are tested daily and are rarely prepared for the challenge. Sometimes we are able to take the test with resources to help us succeed. We see those times as having an open book to refer to during the test. Our book is the Bible and in it are all the answers we need. But the only way we can be prepared is to study the book for the answers to the challenges ahead. Pray, study, read, share, and grow. That is the recipe for wisdom.

Aye!

Italian Job