F3 Knoxville

Author: Choir Boy

Batting Practice

THE SCENE: High 30s/Low 40s
F3 WELCOME & DISCLAIMER
WARM-O-RAMA:
SSHs, windmills, little baby arm circles forward and backward, some Michael Phelps, hokey-pokeys, and tempo squats

THA-THANG:
Mosey to the flagpole

We only had 5 PAX to start, so we couldn’t easily divide up and play Ghostman Baseball.  Instead, we stayed together and did some Ghostman Baseball batting practice.

We rolled one exercise ball to determine the exercise at each base, and we rolled the second exercise ball to determine the exercises at home.  Since we stayed together, each PAX rolled once at home and we did those exercises together before moving on to second base, third base, and home.  In between each hit (single, double, triple), we ran back to home for more exercises.

On our way to second base one time, we ran into a walker who asked what we were doing.  We said, “exercising, join in.”  And, he did.  Turns out it was Potato Head who was named at the Arsenal and had just moved from Maryville to right across the street from the Equalizer.  Small world.  So, we ended with 6 PAX.

Two of Mouthwash’s rolls landed on burpees for a total of 35.  We did an extra 15 to get to a nice round 50 before ending.

Fellowship mosey back to the AO

MARY:
We had about a minute left, so we did some ATMs to cash out.

COUNT-OFF & NAME-O-RAMA

6 HIMs

CIRCLE OF TRUST/BOM:
It’s not our job as Christians to stop the apocalypse.  It’s our job to spread the good news of Jesus to the world.

MOLESKIN:
Prayers for the HIMs and their families dealing with illness and Potato Head’s family for their recent and unexpected loss.

ANNOUNCEMENTS:
F3 is participating in some Christmas parades.  Check Slack or ask around.

The Tale of Two Balls

THE SCENE: Upper 50s, cloudy, some drizzle at times
F3 WELCOME & DISCLAIMER
WARM-O-RAMA:
Some stuff and some stretching were done until Crawdad pulled up, which was even later for him than usual.
THA-THANG:

Mosey to the restrooms at the base of the dragon’s tail.

Pickett’s charge up to the Collesseum

Battle buddy up for Ghostman Baseball

One team rolls the workout ball to determine the exercise and reps for 1st base and runs there, does the exercise, and runs back.

The other team rolls a different workout ball to determine the exercises and reps to do at home while the first team is running the bases.

The teams switch.

Repeat for 1st and 2nd (doing the exercises and reps from the roll on the way out and running back the same path back to home without doing the workout at the bases going back.

Repeat for 1st, 2nd, and 3rd.

Repeat for 1st, 2nd, 3rd, and home.

Mosey to the AO for a four-spoked wheel

First corner – 40 merkins

Run to the center of the parking lot for 3 burpees

Second corner – 40 curls with the rocks nearby

Run to the center for 3 burpees

Third corner – 40 squats

Run to the center for 3 burpees

Fourth corner – 40 LBCs

Run to the center for 3 burpees

MARY:
No time for Mary.  We held a plank for about 15 seconds until time

COUNT-OFF & NAME-O-RAMA
11 PAX, including Lillydipper and Pele who walked to nurse injuries (Pele still sweated like he had ran a marathon though – the circle of integrity was intact). Q-Bert doesn’t have a tag apparently because he was there but is not in the system.

CIRCLE OF TRUST/BOM:
Life is hard.  Regrets happen.  Strive for consistency, not perfection.

MOLESKIN:
Prayers for all those who have parents who have passed or who are battling health issues.  It gets easier, but it never gets better.

ANNOUNCEMENTS:
Brolympics coming in November

SSHappy Burpday!

THE SCENE: 50s with a big, bright moon
F3 WELCOME & DISCLAIMER
WARM-O-RAMA:
Willie Mays Hayes x 10

Little Baby Arm Circles Forward x 12

Little Baby Arm Circles Backward x 12

Tempo Merkins x 12

Tempo Squats x 12

SSH (4 ct) x 69 = 138

THA-THANG:

Mosey to the flag pole

Four Corners around the loop

1st corner – 23 burpees

2nd corner – 23 burpees

3rd corner – 23 burpees

4th corner – dips x 12, step-ups x 12, LBCs x 12 until the six arrives

Rinse and repeat

Total burpee count = 138

Mosey to the rock pile

Pick a rock

Curls x 12

Tricep Extensions x 12

Shoulder Presses x 12

Rows x 12

Rinse and repeat for 6 rounds

Total curls = 72

Total triceps extensions = 72

Total shoulder presses = 72

Total rows = 72

Mosey to the AO

MARY:
No time for Mary

COUNT-OFF & NAME-O-RAMA
9 HIMs

CIRCLE OF TRUST/BOM:
Today is my middle child’s birthday.  He is 12.  Parenthood – the days are long, but the years are short.  Grab on, live it up, and do your best.  It goes by too fast.

MOLESKIN:
Prayers were spoken.

ANNOUNCEMENTS:
Yes, but I don’t remember.  I think that there is a flag passing somewhere soon, a new AO launch coming up, and a convergence in July.

Embrace the Struggle

THE SCENE: Dry, 30ish but felt colder for some reason
F3 WELCOME & DISCLAIMER
WARM-O-RAMA:

Little Baby Arm Circles Forward (4 ct) x 10

Little Baby Arm Circles Backward (4 ct) x 10

Michael Phelps

A little bit of this and a little bit of that for the arms and the legs

Windmills (4 ct) x 10

Some quick stretching while in the windmill position

14th day of the year

14 burpees

351 days to go

SSH (4 ct) x 50 (251 left)

THA-THANG:

Mosey to the rock pile

SSH (4 ct) x 50 (151 left)

Pick a rock

Rifle carry the rock to the flagpole

SSH (4 ct) x 50 (51 left)

Using the loop as a baseball diamond, we have four rep stations – 1st base (corner near the playground), 2nd base (the top near the tennis courts), 3rd base (stinky corner), and Home (the flagpole).

Mosey to 1st base and do 10 reps of the exercise

Mosey from 1st base to 2nd base and do 20 reps

Mosey from 2nd base to 3rd base and do 30 reps

Mosey from 3rd base to Home and do 40 reps

First lap – Curls (running with rock)

SSH (4 ct) x 25 (1 left)

SSH (single count) x 1

Second lap – Squats (without the rock to let our arms rest)

Third lap – Shoulder presses (with the rock again)

Fourth lap – LBCs (without the rock)

Fellowship mosey to the rock pile to return the rocks

Mosey to the AO

MARY:

Mary is usually all about the abs, but the Q is nursing an ab injury (hopefully that’s all that it is).

My dad’s birthday was this week.  He would have been 84 this year.  In honor of him and his 84th birthday, each of the PAX did 84 merkins.

In 45 minutes, the PAX did:

14 burpees

351 SSHs

100 curls

100 squats

100 shoulder presses

100 LBCs

84 merkins

COUNT-OFF & NAME-O-RAMA
9 HIMs struggled together.  Tonka had to leave before the pic.

CIRCLE OF TRUST/BOM:

The saying “what doesn’t kill you makes you stronger” does not come from the Bible, even though a lot of Christians cite it.  It comes from German philosopher Friedrich Nietzsche, who, ironically, did not believe in God.

The saying “God won’t give you more than you can handle” is drawn from 1 Corinthians 10:13, but that verse really deals with temptation, not suffering/struggling.

God does not promise anyone that they won’t suffer/struggle, just ask Job.

So, what’s the point of suffering/struggling?

President Richard Nixon once said that rich people who have it all, who do not work, and who do not struggle “don’t know life because what makes life mean something is purpose, a goal, the battle, the struggle, even if you don’t win it.”

Here is what the Bible does say about suffering/struggling:

“More than that, we rejoice in our sufferings, knowing that suffering produces endurance, and endurance produces character, and character produces hope, and hope does not put us to shame, because God’s love has been poured into our hearts through the Holy Spirit who has been given to us.” – Romans 5:3-5.

MOLESKIN:
Prayers for Ribbed’s wife, Submarine and Trunk’s grandmother, and all of our struggles

ANNOUNCEMENTS:

None mentioned

The Burpee Countdown

THE SCENE: Unseasonably warm for December – low to mid 60s

F3 WELCOME & DISCLAIMER

WARM-O-RAMA:
363rd day of the year; 2 days remaining

SSHs (4 ct) x 60

Talked about Andrew Johnson some since he was born this day in 1808

SSHs (4 ct) x 60

Talked some more about Andrew Johnson since he was also the subject of my Q on 5/26/21 due to his impeachment by the House and acquittal by the Senate

SSHs (4 ct) x 60

Mentioned that Danny McBride was born on this day in 1976

SSHs (4 ct) x 60

Mentioned that Eric Berry was born this day in 1988

SSHs (single count) x 3

(We did 363 SSHs total)

Burpees x 2

THA-THANG:

Mosey to the Hill (maybe “Impeachment Hill”?)

At the bottom, merkins x 20, then burpees x 21

Mosey to the top

At the top, merkins x 20, then burpees x 22

Mosey to the Splash-Pad

Roll the exercise ball to determine the exercise, then do the following:

10 reps followed by 1 burpee

9 reps followed by 1 burpee

8 reps followed by 1 burpee

7 reps followed by 1 burpee

6 reps followed by 1 burpee

5 reps followed by 1 burpee

4 reps followed by 1 burpee

3 reps followed by 1 burpee

2 reps followed by 1 burpee

1 rep followed by 1 burpee

Hold plank until all PAX are done

Rinse and repeat as time allows

We did Freddy Mercurys, burpees, and dips while listening to “The Final Countdown” by Europe on a loop

Fellowship mosey to the AO

MARY:
We only had time for one round of a Ring of Fire (5 merkins each)

We counted 119 burpees, so we did one more to make it a round 120.

COUNT-OFF & NAME-O-RAMA
9 HIMs

CIRCLE OF TRUST/BOM:
Here are some quotes about the end of one year and the beginning of another:

“What the new year brings to you will depend a great deal on what you bring to the new year.” – Vern McLellan (author)

“New Year’s Day is everyman’s birthday.” – Charles Lamb (English writer)

“It’s never too late to become who you want to be.  I hope that you live a life that you’re proud of, and if you find that you’re not, I hope you have the strength to start over.” – F. Scott Fitzgerald

“Be at war with your vices, at peace with your neighbors, and let every new year find you a better man.” – Benjamin Franklin

All of these quotes are about being better and starting over, if need be.  They use the new year as the turning/starting point.  However, we do not need to wait until the new year to make a change that we need.  We can do it any and every day, especially through Christ.

I don’t like new-year resolutions, but if you are looking for some ideas, here are some:

“Resolution One: I will live for God.  Resolution Two: If no one else does, I still will.” – Jonathan Edwards (American theologian)

“Now all has been heard; here is the conclusion of the matter: Fear God and keep his commandments, for this is the duty of all mankind.” – Ecclesiastes 12:13

MOLESKIN:
Prayers for Ribbed’s wife, Blindside, and the new year.

ANNOUNCEMENTS:
None mentioned at the time, but I’m sure that Stripped would appreciate a mention that the 2022 Q Calendar is up on the website and open for business, so go sign up.

Also, I learned afterwards that there will be a Q on Saturday at the Asylum from 8:30 a.m. to 9:30 a.m.