F3 Knoxville

Author: Junk

Bears Playing Poker

The Scene: 60 and clear

Welcome and Disclaimer

THE THANG
COP –

SSH x21 IC
LBAC IC x11 forward, 10 backward
Little some o’ this/that x2
Imperial Walkers IC x21
Ballerinas (toe squats) x21 IC

Mosey to the trail and line up shortest to tallest.

Bearcrawl IC on a 4 count up the hill
Every 10 reps stop for 10 squats OYO

To the Casino (upper soccer field)

Blackjack – lineup on sideline
1 Merkin, run across the field, 20 LBC
2 Merkins, etc…
– after each set of Merkins, Squats til the 6 is up and then proceed across the field to LBC and back

Main Table (circle up at mid-field)
PAX alternates Al Gore and Plank
– one player at a time runs to sideline and hits (Merkins) however they wish (1-21)
-proceed around the circle
AUDIBLE: changed to two men at a time to keep up the pace

Double Down: back to the sideline for 11s
1 Merkin, run across, 10 squats, back
– this time oyo

Bearcrawl backwards down the hill to the softball field and mosey back to the AO

Mary –
American hammers x20
Mountain climbers x20

BOM
“But I say, walk by the Spirit, and you will not gratify the desires of the flesh. For the desires of the flesh are against the Spirit, and the desires of the Spirit are against the flesh, for these are opposed to each other, to keep you from doing the things you want to do.”
‭‭Galatians‬ ‭5:16-17‬ ‭ESV‬‬

The next few versus after this contain a list of products of the desires of the flesh. The things the tender stand out to us for things such as “sorcery” or “orgies.” Most of us do not participate in things like that and so it’s easy to glass of the rest of the list. However, “jealousy” and “fits of anger” should really be the ones that stand out to us on a list like this. Everyone of us has her own tendencies, but usually we know that we are satisfying the desires of the flesh when we do these things.

I don’t know exactly what completely walking by Spirit looks like, but I know where it starts. It starts with asking for the Spirit’s help in these situations and in life in general. Also, looking around at the men with whom we are in community and reflecting ourselves against them can be significantly helpful. Most frequently we are all dealing with the same issues and can learn from each other and hold ourselves to a standard together.

The men that came out today pushed themselves hard, but in so doing they also set an example for the man dragging behind them. This is no different in the spiritual life, although sometimes the roles are reversed.

Moleskin
This is a brutal workout, but the men attacked it was bigger and finished faster than expected. They were moans and groans with the double down, but the men rose to the challenge and push themselves hard. I am usually the last guy finishing in these long running workouts, and the same was true today…but the men made me proud to be a Q today!

Simple Plan

The Scene: 45 and clear

Welcome and Disclaimer

THE THANG
COP –

SSH x15 IC
Tempo Squats x10 IC
Cherry Pickers x10 IC
Little some o’ this/that

To the tennis court:

4 corners of pain – Indian Run Style
Run counterclockwise around the court until you get to an open station, then do that exercise until the person in the station behind you gets past you to the next open station. Continue for 25 minutes
Corner exercises 1) Merkins 2) Squats 3) Carolina Dry Docks 4) Pee Rock weighted sumo Squats

Mosey to the rock pile

Medium sized rock, curl-press-tri burnouts 15-14-13-(audible)-10-9…

Small rock – weighted shoulder blasters

Mosey back for some Mary
Hello Dolly x20 IC
LBC X100

BOM
Be confident in this, that he who began a good work in you will bring it to completion at the day of Jesus Christ.
‭‭Philippians‬ ‭1:6‬ ‭

You were selected before the foundation of the world to be who you are, where you are and with a purpose for which He designed you. Don’t grow weary in that.Look for what it is and come to that.

Moleskin
It’s tough to get better with just 4 guys, but we have it a great shot. The guys worked hard and none of us can lift our arms

Rise of the Merdipkin

The Scene: 46 and chilly wet

F3 Welcome and Disclaimer

Tha Thang:
COP –
SSH 10x IC
Cherry Pickers 10x IC
20 Merkins oyo
LBAC 10 forward 10 reverse IC
Michael Phelps 5x
Little some o’ this/that

Mosey to little Everest –
Partner Merdipkin 11’s

Dora – pole to pole
Sit-ups

Route 66 – to the base of the Matterhorn
Drydocks & Squats

To the pavilon
Alternating 12 Merkins/ 10 table-ups

Mosey back to the AO

BOM
“And as Jesus passed on from there, two blind men followed him, crying aloud, “Have mercy on us, Son of David.” When he entered the house, the blind men came to him, and Jesus said to them, “Do you believe that I am able to do this?” They said to him, “Yes, Lord.” Then he touched their eyes, saying, “According to your faith be it done to you.””
‭‭Matthew‬ ‭9:27-29‬ ‭ESV‬‬
Why would anyone ask God to do something and not believe He could do it? Why would Jesus ask them that question? He was standing right in front of them, they knew He had healed others, why wouldn’t they believe that He was able to do it?

How does this play out with us? We just don’t bother asking. We go about life doing our own thing. We all know the scripture “God helps those who help themselves,” right? Except that’s not a scripture, it’s an old Greek teaching popularized by Ben Franklin. Start inviting Him into your daily decision making…and see what happens. When you come up against a big one, and you hear the question echo through your mind, “do you believe I can do this”…lean in
Moleskin
The Merdipkin 11’s were brutal, but the men hammered it out…just about left me in the dust. The hard work in the cool with a storm threatening the entire time was the definition of working in the gloom.

Wheelbarrow o’ Junk

The Scene: 66 and clear

F3 Welcome and Disclaimer

Tha Thang:
COP –
SSH x10 IC
Cherry Pickers x10 IC
20 Merkins oyo
LBAC 10 forward 10 reverse IC
Michael Phelpsx5
Little some o’ this/that

Mosey to the coupon pile – partner up – 20x Squadips

Mosey to the boats – burpees til the six is up
20x Merkins – squats – SSH

Mosey to the office – burpees til the six is up
20x Merkins – squats – SSH

Mosey to the Matterhorn – burpees til the six is up
20x Merkins – squats – SSH

Wheelbarrow up the Matterhorn
20x count WB – 20 squats – switch

Junk Mosey back down
20x Merkins – squats – SSH

Mosey back to the rock pile
20x each – curls/press/tri/domo

BOM

“Blessed is the man who walks not in the counsel of the wicked, nor stands in the way of sinners, nor sits in the seat of scoffers; but his delight is in the law of the Lord, and on his law he meditates day and night. He is like a tree planted by streams of water that yields its fruit in its season, and its leaf does not wither. In all that he does, he prospers.”
Psalms 1:1-3

The key here is that the tree bears its fruit in season, not every second of every day and not before it is ready. Faithfulness usually takes time. Just because you don’t see fruit yet doesn’t mean you won’t, it just means you need to keep it up and be faithful. Don’t get caught up with the jokers and the smokers…delight in the Lord and His word and you’ll see change.

Moleskin
Wheelbarrowing up the Matterhorn sucked. That is all

The RagnARM

THE SCENE: 50 and Clear
F3 WELCOME AND DISCLAIMER

WARM-O-RAMA
SSH x10 IC
Cherry Pickers x10 IC
@Ratchet_F3 Tempo Squats, 6-count x10 IC
Calf stretch alternated w/ calf raises

THE THANG
Mosey to the coupon pile
Medium size rock, everyone get a spot in the “van.” We all do the reps, one guy at a time runs to the tennis courts and back for “rest.”
REPS: 5 each curls, military press, triceps extension for 38 minutes
Rest Area every 6 minutes

1) Merkins/mountain climbers/Carolina dry docks
2) 30 dips / 50 calf raises
3) 50 crunches
4) repeat 1) and 3)
Mosey back to AO

MARY:
Shoulder Blasters!

BOM:
This last week is my one-year anniversary at three. My first started it was nearly impossible for me and I was afraid of vomit every time. A year later I’m stronger, faster engine run longer. I recover much quicker for an eye and joy the active much more than I ever have some playing college football. But I haven’t lost any weight.

No, as it turns out I have been working out and exercising continue to eat, and drink, whatever I want whenever I want. As such I’ve lost 4 pounds despite the fact that I have put on much muscle. I realize, that if I am going to lose weight and continue on this journey toward fitness and health and being who I am supposed to be, that I will have to actually try to do what I don’t want to do.

My message to the man is that this is true in many years of her lives. We pour ourselves into doing things that we like to do, and conquer and challenges that we like to conquer. We offer ignore the things that we don’t like to do for their hard for us. This is true in our jobs, our families especially in a marriage is. A guy who loves to do projects will look for any project he can do for his wife as a gift to her, but may completely neglect the things that she would actually like for him to do. The same thing at work, we find the things that were good at stick to those as opposed to tackling the things we need to get better at.

I encourage you men to look at the various facets of your life, find the things that you avoid because they’re not fun, or simply distasteful, and start to do them. Don’t revel in your hard work that comes naturally to you, seek the hard work that you don’t want. I need to do that with my weight, and I know it’ll be a beastly struggle. But it’s worth doing and its worth doing right.

MOLESKIN:
Because of the Ragnar coming up I purposely stayed away from heavy running or excessive legwork. We did some squats today scattered in the rest breaks but I avoided doing damage to the guys and putting them off on the wrong foot for their race this weekend. The workout wasn’t quite as hard as I thought it was going to be, and I feel that we could have done more, but the man gave it their all and I appreciate that.