In signing up for the Q on Dec 23rd, I wanted to bring a little Christmas history into view as I created a Christmas themed workout. In modern times, the commercialization of the Christmas season along with a growing antagonism toward the Christian religion has lead to the increased removal of the word Christ from Christmas. However, the word Xmas has its roots back in the first century. As I explained to the PAX this morning, the Greek letter X is pronounced ‘Chi’ and it was commonly used to denote followers of Christ. The Greek letter X has many references to Christ. It was used as a memorial for fallen martyrs in the Roman coliseum, chiseled onto homes of true believers, and even used as a reference to the cross. So the next time you see the word Xmas, don’t be put off, think about Chi(ristos) during this blessed Christmas season.
DISCLAIMER AND WARMUP
I gave the disclaimer and off to the rock pile and headed to the middle of the football field. Warmup with 24 SSH, 24 Squats, 24 Mountain Climbers, and 24 Windmills. Rudy really enjoyed the 24 Windmills as he was chirping the whole time!
After the warmup, we broke up into 4 groups of 3 and each group would head to one of the corners with their coupons. At the corners, there were 4 sets of exercises to perform. As two of the pax members in that corner were performing their designated exercises, the remaining pax member would head toward the middle of the field and perform 10 – 8 count bodybuilders with their rock. Once they completed their 10 reps, they would head back to their corner and then rotate until all three pax members completed their 8 count bodybuilders. Once completed, they would run 500 meters on the track without their coupon to the next corner and then perform the next set of exercises with pax members rotating to complete the 10 reps of 8 count bodybuilders. The exercises are as follows:
Corner 1 – 12 Side Lunges, 12 Curls, 12 Angle Grinders, and 12 Reverse Crunches all IC
Corner 2 – 12 Squats, 12 Merkins, 12 Rows, and 12 Plank Jacks all IC
Corner 3 – 12 Lunges, 12 Shoulder Presses, 12 Wife Pleasers, and 12 Parker Peters all IC
Corner 4 – 12 Bonnie Blairs, 12 Supermans, 12 Straight leg deadlifts, and 12 Catalina Wine Mixers all IC
If all the exercises were completed, it would have formed an X on the field. But, alas, that was not meant to be due to the time constraint of 45 minutes. I believe we only got half of it done. Oh well, at least we performed a slash. :-(.
COUNT OFF, NAMERAMA, AND CIRCLE OF TRUST
Thankful for my F3 brothers and prayers to God for families suffering battling health issues, loneliness, depression, and isolation during this Christmas season. Extremely grateful for the health given to me so I can lead and serve my family and my community!
