F3 Knoxville

Author: Grouch

Square Dance and Box Dodge

THE SCENE: Wet! However, rain stopped luckily.
F3 WELCOME & DISCLAIMER
WARM-O-RAMA:
I don’t remember.
THA-THANG:
Square Dance (put CMU at second cone) – this was done as a group and if you finished early, you held a plank until all were done

  • First cone – Step Ups (x10 per leg), Burpees x10, American Hammers (x10 per side)
  • Bear Crawl to second cone (~ 20 feet)
  • Second cone – Pull ups (or reverse push ups) x20, Bent over Rows x20, Thursters (with squat) x20
  • Murder Bunny w/CMU to third cone (~ 20 feet)
  • Third cone – CMU Curls x30, CMU Skull Crushers (tricep extensions) x30, LBCs x30
  • Lunges w/ CMU to fourth cone (~ 20 feet)
  • Fourth cone – Goblet squats w/ CMU x20, Dips x20, Flutter Kicks (x20 per leg)
  • Inchworm (no CMU) back to first cone

11s

  • Dips
  • Pull ups (or reverse push ups)

Box Dodge

Every HIM has a puzzle box approximately 1 ft x 1 ft size.  You have to hold the box above your head like a waiter at a restaurant when they carry their trays.  You can switch hands when shoulder starts to get tired.  You try to knock each others box out of each others hand.  Grid with 9 guys was about 45 ft x 45ft (playing space).  If you lose your box, you have to step out of the grid and do 5 burpees.  You cannot grab the box if someone knocks it but if you can stabilize it with your finger tips then you are good.  If it falls or you grab it, get on those burpees.

I have seen this done with pizza boxes and it is far more interesting because they are bigger but can be more easily stabilized.

MARY:
I don’t remember this either but we did a little random exercise-o-rama for time and got 4 HIMs involved.
COUNT-OFF & NAME-O-RAMA
Espy, Swerve, Nailed It, Toad, RadioShack, Drifter, Aprons (FNG Welcome!), JustFlys, Grouch
CIRCLE OF TRUST/BOM:
No specific Biblical text but was watching The Chosen Season 1 Episode 8 when Yeshua was talking to the Samaritan woman at the well.  At one point she says, “You picked the wrong person.”  and “I’m rejected by others.” to which Yeshua says, “I know but not by the Messiah.”  While this is not in the Bible, it resonates tremendously in my spirit.  I am ashamedly guilty of judging a book by its cover but not YHWH.  He looks beyond what our eyes see and sees every person he created for who they really are.  We are never to be the judge in this world.  Yeshua called us to love and it is through our love that we show those around us how we are different.  Only when people ask should we offer our views and thoughts from a place of love rather than cramming them down peoples’ throats even though I am guilty of wanting to shake those who do not know, or willingly ignore, they are living apart from YHWH.  YHWH is the only true and righteous judge.  His ways are higher than ours and his thoughts are higher than ours.
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
AOQ Flag Hand-off to Espy April 30.  Breakfast to follow at Drifter’s house.  CSAUP (Completely Stupid and Utterly Pointless) on May 6 from 9 PM to midnight (yes you read that correctly) – Rep Sleepy, Smuggler, and Grouch are in with Swerve as a hard yes (with a side of maybe).  If interested, hit up Rep Sleepy.

Crazy Ladder

THE SCENE: RAIN and fallen trees, clear and wet (no rain) when workout started
F3 WELCOME & DISCLAIMER
WARM-O-RAMA:
SSH x11, Cherry Pickers x5, Tempo Big Boys x5, Apex mosey.
THA-THANG:

Note: Cones are approximately 20 feet apart.

  • Murder bunny to first cone.
  • Body Builders x10.
  • Murder bunny back to starting cone.
  • Inchworm to second cone (bring CMU).
  • Skull crushers x20.
  • Inchworm back to starting cone (leave CMU at second cone).
  • Bear crawl to third cone.
  • Big Boys x30.
  • Bear crawl back to starting cone.
  • Pick up CMU and walk it fourth cone.
  • CMU curls x40.  Run the Apex.
  • Get your CMU on the way back.
  • Repeat.

MARY:
Australian Snow Angels x10, Tempo Squats with CMU x10, LBCs x25, CMU curls x40, WW2 for time
COUNT-OFF & NAME-O-RAMA
Espy, Rep Sleepy, Swerve, Webelo, Scoutmaster, Avocado, RadioShack, Drifter, Grouch
CIRCLE OF TRUST/BOM:

Exodus 33:19 – “… And I will be gracious to whom I will be gracious, and will show mercy on whom I will show mercy.”

As disciples of Yeshua, we are called to love all.  Lovingly correct sinful behavior of fellow disciples and love those who do not hold themselves to the teachings of Christ and law of YHWH as a means to show them Christ.

As I struggle with wanting to shake people out of their sinful nature (mainly those who are not disciples of Christ), I am constantly reminded that it is not my job.  It is my job to love those individuals and let the light of YHWH show through the love I am showing those individuals and let YHWH take care of the rest.  He is in control of everything and his thoughts are higher than mine and his ways are higher than mine.  Loving people is not the same as condoning a person’s choices.

ANNOUNCEMENTS:
AOQ flag hand off at Bomb Shelter to Espy.  Breakfast at Drifter’s following the beatdown.  New AOQ in Seymour (The Speedway) starting April 19 at 5:30 AM.  Tuesday/Thursday 5:30 – 6:15 AM.

Silly Rep Count Saturday

THE SCENE: It was nice!  I actually had shorts and a t-shirt!
F3 WELCOME & DISCLAIMER
WARM-O-RAMA:
SSHs 10x, Windmills 10x, Mosey around the baseball field on the road
THA-THANG:
Get yo dice!  Roll, whatever number comes up, you do the exercise associated with that number based on where you are in your rep count.  Rep count = 10, 15, 20, 25, 30.

  1. You can’t roll a 1 with 2 dice.
  2. Goblet Squats
  3. Skull Crushers (tricep extensions over your head)
  4. American Hammers with CMU (double count – i.e., 10 on each side)
  5. Pull ups (or incline pull ups cause this ol boy can’t do that many pull ups)
  6. Burpees
  7. Curls
  8. Step ups (double count – i.e., 10 on each side)
  9. LBCs
  10. Bent over Rows (make sure that back is parallel to the ground!)
  11. Thrusters
  12. Tricep Dips

MARY:
Mosey around the baseball diamond on the road, LBCs for time.
COUNT-OFF & NAME-O-RAMA
RadioShack, Espy, Drifter, Grouch
CIRCLE OF TRUST/BOM:
Matthew 11:30 – For my yoke is easy, and my burden is light.

Galatians 6:2 – Bear one another’s burdens, and so fulfill the law of Christ.
MOLESKIN:
Yeshua reminds us that we are not meant to carry all the burdens of this world on our own. He WANTS us to come to him with our problems and our burdens and leave them at his feet and let him handle them. We, as men, try to carry too much and it hurts us in every possible way; health, mental, physical, and relationships. We need to stop doing it.
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
Church of the Redeemer Men’s Ministry is having a bonfire on March 26.  Location TBD but it will be 6 PM until marshmallows are gone. More details will be sent out via Slack.

Crazy 8 Suicide

THE SCENE: A brisk breeze with nothing but clouds but luckily no rain
F3 WELCOME & DISCLAIMER
WARM-O-RAMA:

  • SSH x10
  • Windmills x6
  • Show work out moves

THA-THANG:
2 sides approximately 10 yards apart.  8 workouts (4 per side).  1 minute per work out (no reps; just go until time). 15 seconds to get to the other side via bear crawl, crab walk, jog, side shuffle, jog backwards.

Side 1

  • Thrusters
  • Side to side over brick (start with right and left foot on ground on right side of block, left foot up to block, right foot up to block, left foot down to ground on other side, right foot down to ground on other side; do it as fast as you can)
  • Stork brick row (one leg on ground, bend over with other leg going straight back, pick up brick with one hand, single row with brick, replace brick, back to upright position; alternate legs)
  • Superman

Side 2

  • Merkins over block (left hand on ground, right hand on block, merkin; left and right hand on block, merkin; right hand on ground, left hand on block, merkin – reverse)
  • Single leg v-ups (left hand to right leg; right hand to left leg)
  • In place lunge (leg forward; leg backward) with CMU, rotate side to side after forward and backward; repeat for other leg
  • Dirty 30s (30 suitcases, 30 American hammers, 30 second suitcase hold) – suitcase is similar to LBC but legs go straight out as your back goes towards the ground)

MARY:
30 second suitcase hold
COUNT-OFF & NAME-O-RAMA
Espy, Napster, Drifter, Veep, Grouch
CIRCLE OF TRUST/BOM:
1 Peter 5:9-10 Resist him, firm in your faith, knowing that the same kinds of suffering are being experienced by your brotherhood throughout the world. And after you have suffered a little while, the God of all grace, who has called you to his eternal glory in Christ, will himself restore, confirm, strengthen, and establish you.

While Peter is talking to those who are called to be shepherds of God’s flock, the idea of suffering rings true for all his sheep as he states in verse 9 by saying “knowing that the same kinds of suffering are being experienced by your brotherhood throughout the world.”

YHWY never said this life would be easy but he did say that we will always have him to go to battle for us and strengthen us.  He knows that our burden will be too much to bear at times and we should not go it alone.  We need our brotherhood and our Father to overcome the trials of the enemy.  We should always look to encourage each other and pray for each other and why Galatians 6:2 says, “Bear one another’s burdens, and so fulfill the law of Christ.“

Dora Mod

THE SCENE: Spring is in the air, beanies came off, ESPY did a SpiderMan from the building roof
F3 WELCOME & DISCLAIMER
WARM-O-RAMA:
SSH, cherry pickers, side lunges, mosey around the parking lot
THA-THANG:
Partner up.  Pax 1 runs around the outside of the parking lot while Pax 2 does the list.  Flapjack until goal is reached.

  • Bent over rows x50
  • Burpees x100
  • Block curls x150
  • Squats x200
  • Scissors x250 (single count)
  • Repeat

MARY:
Curls for a minute, Big Boy Sit-Ups for time

COUNT-OFF & NAME-O-RAMA
KY, RadioShack, Webelo, Scoutmaster, Espy, Swerve, Rep Sleepy, Grouch

CIRCLE OF TRUST/BOM:
John 15:19 – If you were of the world, the world would love you as its own; but because you are not of the world, but I chose you out of the world, therefore the world hates you.

As HIMs in this world, YHWH calls us to be different.  It is easy to conform to the ways of this world when society tells you what a man should be when in reality, our only example should be Yeshua (Jesus).  He should us what it was to love unconditionally, teach without belittling, motivate without yelling, and be not of this world but in this world because the world will hate us when we are not conforming to its standard.  We should always be on the lookout for the enemy attacking us and trying to tell us that “it’s not that bad, is it really?”  Everything we do, we should do for the glory of YHWH because even if nobody else is looking, he is and he’s the only one that matters.