F3 Knoxville

Author: Erector

What love is not

THE SCENE: cold and a little breezy
F3 WELCOME & DISCLAIMER
WARM-O-RAMA:
15 SSH, 15 Mountain climbers, 10 tempo merkins, 15 Moroccan night club, 15 Imperial walkers, 10 tempo squats
THA-THANG:
Mosey to coupon pile for an AMRAP style workout.

  • 20 curls
  • 20 thrusters
  • Run up the stairs
  • 20 merkins
  • 5 toes to bar or 10 leg lifts
  • Run back down and to the left
  • At the end of the parking lot, 5 burpees
  • Run back to start
  • Rinse and repeat

MARY:
20 flutter kicks IC, 15 Heels to heaven, Protractor
COUNT-OFF & NAME-O-RAMA
14 enjoyed the chilly morning.
CIRCLE OF TRUST/BOM:
“Love is patient, love is kind and is not jealous; love does not brag and is not arrogant, does not act unbecomingly; it does not seek its own, is not provoked, does not take into account a wrong suffered, does not rejoice in unrighteousness, but rejoices with the truth;”-1 Corinthians 13:4‭-‬6 NASB1995

I thought I would share this passage as a reminder to us all how we should act. We need to remember to act with humility in all we do – no bragging. We should act honorably and think of others needs before our own. We should not keep a tally of all that someone has wronged us, but we should truly forgive. We should rejoice in the Truth.

MOLESKIN:
Great to be back leading a workout at JUCO!

True Happiness

THE SCENE: nice and cold and thankfully clear.
F3 WELCOME & DISCLAIMER
WARM-O-RAMA:
15 SSH, 15 Imperial walkers, 10 tempo merkins, 15 Moroccan night club, 15 harry Rockettes
THA-THANG:
Mosey to the recruitment center. 20 of each of the following exercises with a CMU. Carry across the parking lot with the block after each.

  • Merkins, squats, heavy flutter kicks
  • OH presses, lunges, heavy LBCs
  • Curls, Tricep extensions, burpee block jump overs
  • Bent over rows, Thrusters, blockees

Bonus rounds with curls, single arm rows, merkins, and OH presses.

MARY:
PAX choice around the circle.
COUNT-OFF & NAME-O-RAMA
8 worked hard and got all the “fun” exercises in too.
CIRCLE OF TRUST/BOM:
“Who is there to harm you if you prove zealous for what is good? But even if you should suffer for the sake of righteousness, you are blessed. And do not fear their intimidation, and do not be troubled, but sanctify Christ as Lord in your hearts, always being ready to make a defense to everyone who asks you to give an account for the hope that is in you, yet with gentleness and reverence;” –1 Peter 3:13‭-‬15 NASB1995

“Do not store up for yourselves treasures on earth, where moth and rust destroy, and where thieves break in and steal. But store up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where neither moth nor rust destroys, and where thieves do not break in or steal; for where your treasure is, there your heart will be also.” – Matthew 6:19‭-‬21 NASB1995

These two passages give us perspective on where our focus needs to be for us to have true happiness. We can only have temporary happiness if we rely on the pleasures of this world. Let’s do our best to keep our focus on the true joy we can have in eternity.

MOLESKIN:
It was great to be back with the PAX at the Project!
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
Oak Ridge Christmas parade Saturday

What’s a Bearpee?

THE SCENE: no rain, not too hot at JUCO
F3 WELCOME & DISCLAIMER
WARM-O-RAMA:
15 mountain climbers, 10 tempo merkins, 15 Moroccan night club, 15 imperial walkers, 10 tempo squats
THA-THANG:

Mosey to the south parking lot

Bearpees halfway across the parking lot. OYO 1 Burpee followed up by 4 count bearcrawl forward.  Increase burpees by 1 each time and bearcrawl by 4 (1:4 ratio).

Mosey to the Sophomore. Dora 1-2-3. 100 merkins, 200 2-ct flutter kicks, 300 squats.  Partner is running up the hill.

Mosey to coupon pile. Do 25 overhead presses, 25 curls, 25 tricep extensions and 25 thrusters. Run up the hill and do 5 pull-ups between each set.

MARY:
Flutter kicks, hello Dolly
COUNT-OFF & NAME-O-RAMA
12 PAX today at JUCO.
CIRCLE OF TRUST/BOM:

“My brethren, if any among you strays from the truth and one turns him back, let him know that he who turns a sinner from the error of his way will save his soul from death and will cover a multitude of sins.”

James 5:19‭-‬20 NASB

There is so much in the book of James. This particular passage points to our responsibility to turn back an erring brother from sin. Of course, we ourselves are only helping to point out the error in their life. God will provide forgiveness.  Note that if they need to be turned back, that means that they once were in the truth. Not only do we have the responsibility to help correct, but we have to have the humility to accept correction as well. Be willing to face your brother one-on-one. No gossip but straight to the source.

MOLESKIN

It has been too long since Qing at JUCO. Sign up!
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
Remember those requesting prayers.

The Project IPC Week 4

THE SCENE: around 60 degrees, clear, not humid… perfect conditions at the Project AO.
F3 WELCOME & DISCLAIMER
WARM-O-RAMA:
15 SSH, 15 Moroccan night club, 10 tempo merkins, 10 tempo squats
THA-THANG:
Gave instructions on the workout and we got to it. This was a timed workout (52:30) for total cumulative reps. The following list of exercises are performed in sets of 25 reps. After completing each set of 25 reps, run 25 yards, do 3 burpees, and return for the next set. Here are the exercises:

  • 200 curls
  • 175 squats
  • 150 O.H. presses
  • 125 K.B. swings
  • 100 merkins
  • 75 Thrusters
  • 50 Bonnie Blares (each leg)
  • 25 blockees

The idea was to continue to work in reverse  through the list once completed if there was time remaining, but we didn’t get past the thrusters. Killer workout!

MARY:
Listen to announcements while YHC got ready for the word.
COUNT-OFF & NAME-O-RAMA
8 completed IPC week 4! Done!
CIRCLE OF TRUST/BOM:
“Is anyone among you suffering? Then he must pray. Is anyone cheerful? He is to sing praises. Is anyone among you sick? Then he must call for the elders of the church and they are to pray over him, anointing him with oil in the name of the Lord; and the prayer offered in faith will restore the one who is sick, and the Lord will raise him up, and if he has committed sins, they will be forgiven him. Therefore, confess your sins to one another, and pray for one another so that you may be healed. The effective prayer of a righteous man can accomplish much.”-James 5:13‭-‬16 NASB1995

These are excellent words regarding the power of prayer. The portion of this passage YHC is focusing on is the last verse. “Confess your sins to one another and pray for one another”. This a very difficult and uncomfortable thing to do, especially if you don’t have someone that you trust with your struggles. Thankfully, F3 is full of them! Now for the second part of the verse. “The effective prayer of a righteous man can accomplish much”. The previous verses prove how effective the prayer of a righteous man can be. I encourage all to use this tool to which we have access and lift each other up in prayer.

MOLESKIN:
What a full body beat down! YHC was quickly aware of how my lack of upper body exercise has affected by strength.
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
Friday HH obstacle build and blood drive at Asylum. Saturday Hardship Hill!

The Talking Donkey

THE SCENE: warm, clear, and muggy.
F3 WELCOME & DISCLAIMER
WARM-O-RAMA:
15 SSH, 15 Mountain climbers, 10 tempo merkins, 15 Moroccan night club, 15 imperial walkers, 10 tempo squats
THA-THANG:
Mosey to the recruiting center and grab a block. Line up in the parking lot along the short side. Perform first exercise and then carry the block to the other side (mode per PAX choice). Perform first and second exercise and then bear crawl with the block back to the opposite side. Continue adding an exercise each round and alternate carrying and bear crawls to transport the block across. When you get to round 8, drop the first exercise and then at round 7, drop the second exercise. Repeat.

  • 20 Merkins
  • 20 Curls
  • 20 2-ct, Heavy Freddie’s
  • 20 Burpee block jump overs
  • 20 Bent over rows
  • 20 Thrusters
  • 20 Heavy Big boy sit-ups

Well, that was the plan anyway. We almost got to the Big boys. Oh well.

MARY:
No time.
COUNT-OFF & NAME-O-RAMA
6 plus our flag-bearer, Kick-flip
CIRCLE OF TRUST/BOM:
Reference Numbers 22:22-33

“forsaking the right way, they have gone astray, having followed the way of Balaam, the son of Beor, who loved the wages of unrighteousness; but he received a rebuke for his own transgression, for a mute donkey, speaking with a voice of a man, restrained the madness of the prophet.” 2 Peter 2:15‭-‬16 NASB1995

Notice what God used to initiate rebuking Balaam. He could have chosen the Angel to do so, but instead He allowed the Donkey to speak. What seemingly insignificant things in our life could possibly be used to rebuke us? God may choose to use these in our lives to help us to see the error of our ways. Pay attention!

MOLESKIN:
Always optimistic in my workouts. There was a lot of hard work put in, but we were not even close to getting through the whole thing.