Saturdays in September mean IronPax for F3 Valley Forge. Week 2 proved to be a brutal test that provided great results. Ten of us wrestled with the coupons, trudged around the track and let the sweat pour out.
Ten of us started, ten of us finished.
The morning started with the disclaimer and a review of the exercises and their order. After that brief discussion, we did a light warm up that mostly involved stretching. From there, the test began.
The challenge that we all faced was that there was no active recovery period among the man makers, overhead presses, kettlebell swings, goblet squats, merkins and laps. Adversity was met with espirit de corps. Everyone encouraged each other to give their best effort and to finish the week’s challenge.
We ran about 10 minutes over, but all ten of us stayed to the end to support one another.
From there, we did a quick round of announcements, lent out “Freed to Lead,” and had a quick prayer that we match the development of physical strength with further development of our total person.