20 High Impact Men, including two 2.0’s, took to the COOP today see what maturity was all about. With no FNG’s present and many friendly faces, the disclaimer was given and we were off.

Mosey around the parking lot doing the following exercises:

• Butt kickers
• High Knees
• Karaoke facing the school
• Karaoke the football field

Circle Up for COP

• 25 SSH
• 15 Windmills
• 15 Imperial walkers
• 15 Peter Parker’s
• 15 Parker Peters
• 15 Mountain Climbers

Finished up COP and headed over to the band field in the parking lot. A perfect 100 yards were marked out.

Standing at the goal line, the 20 pax spread out arm lengths apart facing the opposite end of the field. The thang:

Bear crawl to the 10 yard line. 1 merkin IC. Resume bear crawl to the 20 yard line and 2 merkin IC. Repeat sequence all the way to the opposite goal line for a total of 100 yard bear crawl and 55 merkins.

After a 10 count YHC reflected on the fact that we just did 55 merkins together. This put us in the respectable category of life. Not yet being 55, but knowing that this train is headed there, it’s important to be intentional about how I get there. How I mature. How we mature. What actions I do, the words I use, the course I take are reflection of my maturity. With the pax, we need to be mature and hold one another accountable for our shared goals and the paths we’re on.

Next up..Bear crawl to the 10 yard line. 1 big boy sit-up IC. Resume bear crawl to the 20-yard line and 2 big boy sit-ups IC. Repeat sequence all the way to the opposite goal line for a total of 100-yard bear crawl and 55 big boy sit-ups.

Time to try something new. Pax partnered up, size didn’t matter and toed the line of the goal line. Partner 1 was to sprint to the 20 yard line, plank it up and and Partner 2 sprint and jumped over Partner 1 to the 40 and plank. Partner 1 gets up and sprints over Partner 2 for another 20  yards. Repeat to the end zone.

After this first sequence, which was chaos but a fun way to exhaust the pax, I shared with the pax that life comes at us fast. Most times faster than we would like and sometimes faster than we can handle. As we reflect on the monthly theme of maturity, I reminded the pax that we need to learn to slow life down. The events that come as us fast and seem critical need to be handled, but in a controlled manner. We need to get organized, think 43 feet of road ahead and execute that plan.  So….

We did it again. This time in control and with a focus on execution. We might have been a little slower, but we went the same 100 yards with flawless execution.

After another 10 count, it was time for:

Partner 1 crab walks to the 50 while partner 2 does bomb jacks until P1 makes it to the 50. P2 sprints to the 50 while P1 does bomb jacks. When P2 gets to the goal line, P1 sprints down.

We were feeling pretty spent at this point but we had 8 minutes left. One more pass down the field was warranted.

Partner 1 lung walks to the 50 while partner 2 does SSH until P1 makes it to the 50. P2 sprints to the 50 while P1 does SSH. When P2 gets to the goal line, P1 sprints down.

With time approaching, we mosey the long way to COT.

Announcements:

–       All AO’s on Friday and posting at the Baxter Harris Teeter at 0515. Post and follow up with a 3^rd F convergence at the eternal church. The topic is maturity. Be mature….and show up!

–       This Saturday….we have the cannoli run. See Bolt. We have the Paradise AO launch at 0900 at Steele Street Park. See Deacon and show up.

–       The Fort Mill Care Center can use some volunteers for grass cutting. Think about volunteer your lawn mower and hour.

Praises:

–       Geronimo has provided site Leadership for the coop for the past year. Thank you. Sugar Bug is picking up the reins. Let’s support him and get out there.

Prayers:

–       Destiny’s business partner is undergoing some serious blood tests. TAP to her.

SYITG,

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