Wednesday 2.2.11

Wake Up:
5:00 am

Daily Reading:

Devotion:
Streams in the Desert
In the shadow of his hand he hid me; he made me into a polished arrow and concealed me in his quiver. (Isaiah 49:2)

In the shadow... each of us must go there sometimes. The glare of the sunlight is too bright, and our eyes become injured. Soon they are unable to discern the subtle shades of color or appreciate neutral tints, such as the shadowed sickroom, the shadowed house of grief, or the shadowed life where the sunlight has departed.

But fear not! It is the shadow of God's hand. He is leading you, and there are lessons that can be learned only where he leads.

The photograph of His face can only be developed in the dark room. But do no assume that He has pushed you aside. You are still in his quiver. He has not thrown you away as something worthless.

He is keeping you nearby till the moment comes when He can send you quickly and confidently on some mission that will bring Him glory. O shadowed, isolated one, remember how closely the quiver is tied to the warrior. It is always within easy reach of his hand and jealously protected.

In some realms of nature, shadows or darkness are places of greatest growth. The beautiful Indian corn never grows more rapidly than in the darkness of a warm summer night. The sun withers and curls the leaves in the scorching light of noon, but once a cloud hides the sun, they quickly unfold. The shadows provide a service that the sunlight does not. The starry beauty of the sky cannot be seen at its peak until the shadows of night slip over the sky. Lands with fog, clouds, and shade are lush with greenery. And there are beautiful flowers that bloom in the shade that will never bloom in the sun. Florists now have their evening primrose as well as their morning glory. The evening primrose will not open inthe noonday sun but only reveals its beauty as the shadows of the evening grow longer.

If all life were sunshine,
   Our face would long to gain
And feel once more upon it
   The cooling splash of rain.


Workout:

Morning Workout

• Pullup Work
• 1 x max (23)
• 2 x 10 commando pullup

Evening Workout:

Warm Up:

• 1 hour of full court basketball
• Turkish Get-Ups: 10 each side (35lb db)

Work Capacity:

• 21-15-9: (1:57)
• Thrusters
• Pushups
• Notes:
• Did in front of a window so I could view my range of motion. Pushups were fine but on thrusters my ROM could def improve. Still pleased with the time but not necessarily with the integrity of the movement.

Stamina:

• SealGrinderPT: 30 min at 80-90%.

Durability:

• Did some quadrupedal movements to open up hips

Mobility:

• Yoga: 15 min

Notes:

• Really need to focus on going below parallel on my squats. Will try slowing down and not focusing so much on time as much as depth of squat. Quadrupedal natural movements are fun and a great way to open up my hips. Mobility and flexibility is getting better due to constant practice but not anywhere near where is needs to be. Shoulders and back need improvement.