Seven men showed at a special workout location this morning. We moved the workout to Faith Church because they were hosting the Men with No Regrets conference simulcast. Much was done and said at the conference that will effect my future but one thing that echoes in my heart touched very close to home. One speaker, Miles McPherson was talking about fathers and said something to the effect that some people with absentee fathers feel unworthy of being loved. Wow, talk about a God smack for me. I have never thought about it in those terms before but this describes the way I feel about my relationship with my earthly father. But now I know that my Heavenly Father does love me and the eternal is more important than the temporal. Big daddy God has got my back, Amen!
So, onto the workout.
We moseyed halfway around the church for warm up.
There we did:
Arm circles, hugging bears, Abe Vagodas, grass pickers, monkey jumpers, plank, Peter Parker’s, and Merkins.
We moseyed to the north side of the church for:
Blackjack with a hill. Ascending reps at the top and descending at the bottom. Both ends add up to 21, Blackjack.
Round 1: Squats at the top and Merkins at the bottom. After 7 reps, we moseyed half way around the church for a round of flutter kicks.
Round 2: Ab exercise of choice at the top and Burpees at the bottom. We then did imperial walkers ⅜ th of the way around the church and moseyed the rest.
Round 3: Monkey Humpers at the top and Carolina Dry Docks at the bottom.
Prayers and praises:
Dr. Seuss, friend with brain tumor.
Zena, AFC Sports Ministry leadership.
Open House, nephew JJ and trouble with law.
Dial Up, eye glasses ministry and need for volunteers.
Uptown Girl, friend’s marriage.
Cooter, continued strength and healing of foot.
Flame, for God to guide all the men at today’s conference.