Date: December 13, 2025
AO: Arrowhead
Weather: A bone-chilling 29 degrees and clear – perfect for turning PAX into human popsicles! ❄️🥶 But hey, at least no snow to slip on those cinder blocks… yet. 😂
PAX: Woz, Jobs, Gutter Ball, Copy Machine, Bolt, Treble Maker, Jake (7 total – small but mighty crew! 👊)
QIC: Jake
Prayer: Thanked God for the cold weather and for the ability to come out and for safety.
Disclaimer: Free, peer-led workout. Not pros here – modify as needed, but push through the freeze! Any FNGs? Nah, just the usual suspects today. 🙌
Warm-Up (COP) 🔥
We kicked off with some classics to thaw out those frozen joints. No one complained… yet. 😏
- Imperial Walkers x10 IC 👣
- Hillbilly Walkers x10 IC 🤠
- Willie Mays Hayes x10 each side 🕺
- Etch-a-Sketch stretch (arm circles to shake off the cobwebs) ✏️
- Motivator from 4 (getting the heart pumping without too much drama) 💥
The Thang 🏃♂️💥
Partner up and dive into the fun – all while jamming to an upbeat Christmas mix featuring King and Country, Toby Mac, Trans Siberian Orchestra, and Ben Fuller. 🎶🎄 Nothing says “holiday spirit” like huffing through runs with Toby Mac blasting! We started strong with cinder blocks overhead… but quickly realized “dangerous” was an understatement. Safety first, folks – switched to curls mid-way. 😂 And oh, the complaints rolled in: “Can’t run after those monkey humpers!” (Legs on fire? Mission accomplished! 🔥) Plus, shoulders screaming during crab walks – because crab-walking in sub-freezing temps is everyone’s favorite shoulder workout. 🦀😅 Note to future Qs: Maybe ease up on the primate moves next time. 🙊
- Partner 1 runs to the 2nd light pole with cinder block overhead 🏋️♂️, Partner 2 does Merkins. Rinse and repeat 2x each. 💪
- Partner 1 runs to the 2nd light pole with cinder block overhead (switched to curls ’cause overhead was getting sketchy! ⚠️), Partner 2 does Squats. Rinse and repeat 3x each. 🏃♂️
- Partner 1 runs to the 3rd light pole (no block this time – mercy! 😅), Partner 2 does Freddy Mercury. Rinse and repeat 4x each. 🚀
- Partner 1 runs to the 3rd light pole, Partner 2 does Monkey Humpers. Rinse and repeat 5x each. 🙉 (Cue the leg complaints – “How am I supposed to run now?!” Classic. 😂)
- Partner 1 runs to the 3rd light pole, Partner 2 does J-Lo. Rinse and repeat 6x each. The last two runs were PAX choice from previous ones – democracy in the gloom! 🗳️
- From the crosswalk: Crab walk backwards through 2 parking spots, then forward back to start 🦀, while partner does Heels to Heaven. 2x each. (Shoulders? Sore city! “Ouch, my beach bod isn’t ready for this!” 😆)
- Bear crawl through 2 parking spots, then crawl bear back 🐻, while partner does Flutter Kicks. 2x each. 🦵
- Wrap with 2 rounds of Squats and PAX choice of previous runs. Final push! 🏁
Mary (Cool-Down) 🧘♂️
No formal Mary today – we were too busy catching our breath from the Thang! But those ab burners in the partners counted. 😴
Circle of Trust (COT) / Words of Wisdom 📖🙏
Count-off, name-o-rama – solid 7 HIM pushing through the cold. Moleskin: Great effort, PAX! Loved the Christmas tunes keeping us motivated, even if the blocks tried to take us out. 😂 Let’s carry that holiday grit into the week. For Words of Wisdom, diving into the real meanings behind “The Twelve Days of Christmas” – not just quirky gifts, but a clever way to teach Christian truths during tough times. (From that Tenth Presbyterian article- https://www.tenth.org/resource-library/articles/the-real-twelve-days-of-christmas/ – props to the underground catechism vibe! 🎁) Here’s the breakdown, extended with meanings and scriptures where they fit:
- Day 1: A partridge in a pear tree – Symbolizes Christ as a valiant protector, willing to sacrifice for His people, like a mother bird. The pear tree reps the cross. (Think John 10:11 – “I am the good shepherd. The good shepherd lays down his life for the sheep.”) 🕊️✝️
- Day 2: Two turtle doves – Reminds us of the sacrifice Mary and Joseph offered at the Temple for Jesus’ dedication. A nod to humility and devotion. (Luke 2:24 – “…a pair of doves or two young pigeons.”) 🐦❤️
- Day 3: Three French hens – Stands for the virtues of faith, hope, and love – the greatest gifts we can pursue. Or, the three gifts from the Wise Men. (1 Corinthians 13:13 – “And now these three remain: faith, hope and love. But the greatest of these is love.”) 🐔🙏
- Day 4: Four calling birds – The four Gospels: Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John, calling us to spread the Good News. (Matthew 28:19-20 – “Go therefore and make disciples of all nations…”) 🐦📜
- Day 5: Five golden rings – Represents God’s eternity – endless like a circle, reminding us of His unchanging nature. (Psalm 90:2 – “Before the mountains were born or you brought forth the whole world, from everlasting to everlasting you are God.”) 💍♾️
- Day 6: Six geese a-laying – The six days of creation, showing God’s power and order in making the world. (Genesis 1:31 – “God saw all that he had made, and it was very good.”) 🪿🌍
- Day 7: Seven swans a-swimming – The seven gifts of the Holy Spirit: wisdom, understanding, counsel, fortitude, knowledge, piety, and fear of the Lord. (Isaiah 11:2-3 – Lists these gifts prophetically.) 🦢🕊️
- Day 8: Eight maids a-milking – The eight Beatitudes from the Sermon on the Mount, blessings for the humble and righteous. (Matthew 5:3-10 – “Blessed are the poor in spirit…”) 🥛👩🌾
- Day 9: Nine ladies dancing – The nine fruits of the Spirit: love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, and self-control. (Galatians 5:22-23 – “But the fruit of the Spirit is…”) 💃🍎
- Day 10: Ten lords a-leaping – The Ten Commandments, God’s law for living rightly. (Exodus 20:1-17 – The full list from Mount Sinai.) 🏰🕺
- Day 11: Eleven pipers piping – The eleven faithful disciples (minus Judas), who carried the message forward. (Acts 1:13 – Naming the eleven after Jesus’ ascension.) 🎺👥
- Day 12: Twelve drummers drumming – The twelve articles of the Apostles’ Creed, core beliefs of the faith. (No single scripture, but rooted in basics like the Trinity and resurrection – e.g., 1 Corinthians 15:3-4 for Christ’s death and rising.) 🥁📖
These symbols turn a silly song into a faith reminder – perfect for the season! Let’s live them out. 🙌 Closed with prayer for warmth, recovery (those shoulders and legs! 😅), and holiday joy.
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Fill the Q sheet, bring FNGs next time, and gear up for more holiday gloom! SYITG. 🎅
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