Polar Bear Crawls and Burpees at sub-freezing Turning Point

17 pax eased into the frozen tundra of Turning Point this morning.  Who would have thunk that the number of pax would ever exceed the temperature at Turning Point?  Either it’s way too cold or Turning Point is catching on.  I prefer to go with the latter.  YHC figured what better way to beat the sub-freezing temperatures than to stay moving.

Condition: Temp: 16°, Wind Chill: “Snotcicle Cold”

Disclaimer (to include frostbite warnings) and Prayer

THE THANG

Traveling COP – mosey to the grassy area by road

• SSH x 20 IC
• Imperial Walker X 20 IC
• Mosey to the front of school
• Squats x 20 IC
• Through the Tunnel x 15 IC
• Mosey to the back parking lot
• Slow Merkins x 15 IC
• Mountain Climbers x 15 IC -hold plank when done
• PLANK-O-RAMA: R arm up, L arm up, R leg up, L leg up, R arm/L leg up, L arm/R leg up

Mosey to picnic area 

• Incline merkins on bench x 15 OYO, straight into 15 Decline merkins OYO, decline plank until the six is done

Mosey to the black barrier at playground

• 20 Toe Taps OYO plank on barrier when done. Rinse and Repeat x 5 for a total of 100 toe taps.

Mosey to the hill side of large field

• Polar Bear Crawl up the hill, called exercise, sprint down, called exercise…RINSE AND REPEAT AMRAP (Exercises at top/bottom change of QIC’s call included 5 burpees, 10 squats, 10 LBCs)
• While pax performs, each pax will take turns running 50 yards and doing 10 squats with the “block bar” and sprint back.
• Hill work continues until all 17 pax have performed the 10 squats with “block bar”

Mosey to circle wall in court yard

• People’s Chair – pax lines up on wall and performs People’s chair.  Each pax passed the block down the line until each pax touches the block.
• Rinse and Repeat

Mosey to Field and circle up for MARY 

• Big Boy Sit-ups x 20 OYO (Bridge when done)
• Heel Touches x 20 IC
• Russian Twists x 20 IC
• Flutter Kicks x 10 IC
• Boat/Canoe on command
• 1 minute of Imperial Walkers for WALKER!

Mosey back to parking lot for COT and BOM

Moleskin:

• Great number at Turning Point this AM!  Seeing new faces at TP is an awesome thing!  T-claps to some of the pax visiting TP today from their home AO.  I appreciate all of you and respect you for braving the cold!  I am thankful to be a part of such a great group of men.
• The mumblechatter quickly turned to moans when YHC broke out the burpees and bearcrawls on the hill.  Must have been the crowd pleaser.
• IN case you didn’t post and need a glimpse of how we felt afterwards…                                  

Annoucements

• Go Run 5K 2/7/15 – Regional Convergence at Snakepit that morning prior to race.
• Make My Day trail run 5K/12K 2/14/15
• Lexington Race Against Hunger 5K/10K 2/28/15
• GamecocksRun6K 2/28/15
• 1/10 N. Augusta – Malfunction Junction and Chinstrap on the Q
• 2/17 F3 Lexington traveling to Summerville – great opportunity to pass it forward.

Prayer Request

• Granola’s friend, Kenny, battling illness
• PRAISE for the progress 2015 has brought Walker and the Phillips family!  Continue to keep Walker, Nailpop, and the family in your prayers.

Devotion – Due to the extreme cold, YHC opted to forego the “live” Devo, but still consider the most important part of the post.  Just too cold for a bunch of sweat drenched folks to be standing around shivering and I am a good patient that listens to the words of Dr. Pepto (see Twitter).  Please take to time to read the scripture and thoughts and take from it what you will.  PRAISE GOD!

Consider it pure joy, my brothers and sisters, whenever you face trials of many kinds, because you know that the testing of your faith produces perseverance. Let perseverance finish its work so that you may be mature and complete, not lacking anything.  James 1:2-4

This morning was just a very small example of the trials that we as Christians face each day.  You could have easily stayed in the warm bed, but no, you made the decision to overcome and get better in the glory of God!  Each day we face much more serious trials and tribulations than we did this morning.  As we overcome them and don’t give in to the pressures our perseverance and endurance grows stronger.  It is often said that life isn’t fair.  If we can stop that thought and have the attitude that life is full tests on our faith, we can persevere enjoy this glorious gift of life that God has given us!  Stay strong in faith my brothers!