What a lovely cool morning. We had 8 tough men at The Pantheon this morning. Everyone gave it their best effort! A special shout out of thanks to Crawdaddy to drive over to us and support me in my VQ!

1. Disclosure mentioned, no FNGs, advise of multiple partners today; focus on encouraging one another throughout our exercise get to know your partner

II. Running – 1.5 X around shorter loop discussing while running: then to field

Discussed:

-What do you do?

-If you were not working, how would you prefer to spend your time?

2 Indian run lines:

1. 1. High knees
   2. Side shuffles – L and R
   3. Butt kickers
   4. Toy Soldiers
   5. Front to Back but fast and quick

III. Warm-up continued (Circled up on grass)

1. 1. Quote: When I was a child, I spoke like a child, I thought like a child, I reasoned like a child. When I became a man, I gave up childish ways.
      1. Are you still doing childish things?
   2. Side straddle hop – 13X
   3. The SLOW Windmill – 11X
   4. The Wakeup stretch – 5X
   5. Rockin’ Moroccan nightclub – 14X
   6. Shoulder stretch – 2X
   7. Quote: “The seed which fell among the thorns, these are the ones who have heard, and as they go on their way they are choked with worries and riches and pleasures of this life, and bring no fruit to maturity.
   8. Encouragement to bring fruit in your life to demonstrate your maturation.

IV. Upper Body Workout – 45 second workout/15 seconds of rest

1. 1. Walking Merkins – 3 left, 3 right
   2. PRs or also know as Pulse Rows or sometimes know as the 1/2 Superman
   3. LBLCs (Lying Bicep Leg Curls)
   4. Plank Ups (everybody liked these – j/k!)
   5. SGs (Shoulder Guns, also known as reverse snow angels)
   6. Maximum Clap Merkins moving into Circle Merkins; stop at 360 degrees and reverse direction
   7. Wrist Curls (finally something easy)
   8. Carolina Dry Docs
   9. Full Superman holds (20 secs, rest 5 secs, 20 secs);
   10. Skull Crushers (Wow! These were difficult!)
   11. Maturity comes when you stop making excuses and start making changes.

V. Partner Up – 2 lines – Run to back of school basketball court

Discussed:

-Who have you always admired and would call mature? (someone you really know)

-What are some qualities that you would call mature?

A. Quote: Count it all joy, my brothers, when you meet trials of various kinds, for you know that the testing of your faith produces steadfastness. And let steadfastness have its full effect, that you may be perfect and complete.

1. Group #1: Pull-ups – 3 max sets on swing set, challenge your new partner, then for the difference between the two partner numbers multiply by 3 and do that number of Burpees each time after each pull-up set; if there is a tie, then automatic 5 Burpees each

1. Group 2: On basketball court:
   1. Sprint 1: backward run, then sprint forward full court, 10 sec rest; repeat
   2. Sprint 2: Side shuffles both ways, 10 sec rest
   3. Sprint 3: 1 sprint forward full court and back again
   4. 1/2 court bear crawl until other group is done
2. Switch locations
3. Run in 2 lines to baseball field grass

VI. Lower Body Workout – 45 seconds workout/15 seconds rest

1. Maturity is learning to walk away from people and situations that threaten your peace of mind, self-respect, values, morals or self worth.
2. Jump Squats
3. Richard Simmons Kicks (Alternating Side Lunge+ Kicks)
4. X Squats or X Squat jumps
5. Alternating Stepping Lunge
6. Hamstring Heel Curl
7. Standard Calf Raises
8. Out of time to do more + the legs hurt!

VII. Walk back most of the way to COT doing Imperial Walkers, then sprint final 50

We had some tired men heading into . . .

VIII: COT

1. Maturity is a journey rather than a destination.
2. Announcements
   1. Crawdaddy’s VQ is 6/14
   2. Whetstone – consider getting involved; see Chris “Rebel” Williams for info in link in weekly email
   3. Pantheon Games – 6/14
   4. Hog & Coyote
3. Praises – we are blessed!
4. Prayers – Router’s neighbor-major life event and change, several others that were also important
5. Closing Prayer: Adapted from Peter Marshall:

God, forgive us that when life’s circumstances lift us to the crest of the wave, we tend to forget You yet, like an errant child, we have blamed You with our every failures, even as we credit ourselves with every success.

When our fears evaporate like the morning mist, then vainly we imagine that we are sufficient unto ourselves, that material resources and human resources are enough.

We need You when the sun shines, lest we forget the story and the dark. We need You when we are popular, when our friends and those who work beside us approve and compliment us. We need You more than, lest our heads begin to swell.

O God, forgive us for our stupidity, our blindness in success, our lack of trust in You. Be our Savior in success. Save us from conceit. Save me from pettiness. Save me from my immaturity and save me from ourselves. As we grow in maturity, help our attributes mimic Your Son’s. Finally, take our successes, whether due to our maturation process or not, and allow them to be used for Your glory. In your strength, I earnestly pray these things. Amen.

Thank you for the opportunity, Fish Sticks!!