F3 Knoxville

Author: Mouthwash

Climbing down the ladder

THE SCENE: humid.
F3 WELCOME & DISCLAIMER
WARM-O-RAMA:
Motivator x12 (it was a little early to think this hard), cherry-picker x5, Rockettes x10, BAC x10 both ways, tempo squats x10.

THA-THANG:
Mosey to splashpad.

Do all ten exercises, take a lap around the parking lot, drop the top one and repeat.  We took an intermission half way thru and took a lap around the track together.

  • 10 — Burpees
  • 9 — Squat jumps
  • 8 — Lunges (each leg)
  • 7 — Diamond merkins
  • 6 — CDD
  • 5 — Monkey-humpers (4 ct)
  • 4 — Captain Thors (starting at 1 and progressing up to 4….so technically 10 captain Thors..oops)
  • 3 — Ultimate merkins
  • 2 — Box Jumps
  • 1 — Decline merkin

MARY:
1 Captain Thor just to mess with them, Flutter-kicks x 20 (4-ct), Freddie Mercury x15 (4-ct)

COUNT-OFF & NAME-O-RAMA

CIRCLE OF TRUST/BOM:
It’s a great time to know the Lord.  So much in our culture is shifting.  Apart from being anchored in knowing God, we are like shifting sand driven by the waves all around us.  Anchor your souls in the knowledge of God.  What a great time to go back and study some basic theology (study of God) about the attributes of God — He is unchangeable, holy, wise, good, loving, sovereign.  To know God leads to trusting God and finding an anchor for our souls.  Spend some time in the Bible, a good theology book, or grab another man and study God together. 

Broken Escalator

THE SCENE: low 60’s
F3 WELCOME & DISCLAIMER
WARM-O-RAMA:
SSH x 20, Cherry Picker x 5, Butt-kickers across parking lot and back, High Knees there and back, Lunges there and back.

THA-THANG:
Mosey to flag pole for some 7’s.

  • Dips
  • Box Jumps

Mosey to speed bump for the broken escalator:

  • Run to 1st cone and do 5 merkins, box-cutters, and squat jumps….return to speed bump.
  • Run to 1st cone to repeat then to 2nd cone for 10 merkins, box-cutters, and squat jumps….return to speed bump.
  • Run to 1st cone, 2nd cone, 3rd cone for 15 of each exercise….back to the bottom
  • I think you’re getting the point!
  • 4th cone for 20 of each.
  • 5th cone for 25 of each

For a grand total of 175 merkins, 175 box-cutters, and 175 squat jumps.

MARY:
LBC x 20 (4-ct), Side crunch x 10 each side (4-ct), Cobra Kai x 10

COUNT-OFF & NAME-O-RAMA
6 HIMS.

CIRCLE OF TRUST/BOM:
1 John 1:5–10

Walking in the Light

[5] This is the message we have heard from him and proclaim to you, that God is light, and in him is no darkness at all. [6] If we say we have fellowship with him while we walk in darkness, we lie and do not practice the truth. [7] But if we walk in the light, as he is in the light, we have fellowship with one another, and the blood of Jesus his Son cleanses us from all sin. [8] If we say we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us. [9] If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness. [10] If we say we have not sinned, we make him a liar, and his word is not in us. (ESV)

Sin grows in the darkness.  A lot of people are isolated and alone.  Let’s walk in the light.  Let’s bring sin to the light so it can forgiven in Christ, so we can have fellowship with one another, and so that we can grow in holiness.

#beastmode

THE SCENE: 50 degrees and perfect
F3 WELCOME & DISCLAIMER
WARM-O-RAMA:
SSH x25; Cherry picker x5; Tempo Squat x10; Tempo Merkin x10; Cobra Kai x10
THA-THANG:
Started with a mosey to splashpad for 11’s.

  • Box Jumps + Dips

DORA in upper parking lot.

  • 100 merkins
  • 200 box cutters
  • 300 squats

Mosey to dock

  • 30 dry docks
  • SSH x25
  • 30 dry docks

Mosey to basketball court

  • lunge suicides with 5 burpees at each line

MARY:
LBC x20 (4-ct); American Hammers x10 (4-ct); Reverse pickle-pounders x30 (4-ct)

COUNT-OFF & NAME-O-RAMA

CIRCLE OF TRUST/BOM:
Proverbs 19:21 — “Many are the plans in the mind of a man, but it is the purpose of the LORD that will stand.”

A verse I’m guessing many of us have become familiar with recently.  Regardless of what you think about all that is going on with COVID-19 (I’m sure we all have a plethora of opinions), I encouraged the guys to let it be a humbling experience.  God is sovereign, He frustrates the plans of the nations (Psalm 33:10), He works all things for our good, and He alone is self-sufficient.  We are all dependent creatures whose every minute and day is in the hands of the Lord.  Let’s submit to His will, His plan, and stay humble.  Let’s learn to say “If the Lord wills, we will live and do this or that” (James 4:15).

Coming Down the Ladder

THE SCENE: Not raining…nothing else mattered.
F3 WELCOME & DISCLAIMER
WARM-O-RAMA:

SSH x20; Cherry-picker x5; Tempo merkins x10; cobra kai x5; butt-kickers, high knees.

THA-THANG:

Mosey to Splash Pad

Descending Ladder.  Do all ten exercises, take a lap around the parking lot and drop the top one.  Do all 9 exercises, take a lap, and drop the top one.  Etc… etc… etc…

  • 10 — Burpees
  • 9 — Jump squats
  • 8 — Diamond merkins
  • 7 — Lunges (each leg)
  • 6 — CDD
  • 5 — BBS
  • 4 — Iron Mikes (each leg)
  • 3 — Ultimate merkins (4-ct)
  • 2 — Man-makers
  • 1 — Pull-up

About halfway thru the ladder, we did a lap around the track and back for a “break”.

Mosey back to AO.

MARY:
LBC x21 (4-ct); Side crunches x 10 (4-ct) both sides.

COUNT-OFF & NAME-O-RAMA
Dirty dozen.
CIRCLE OF TRUST/BOM:

God doesn’t need our good works, but our neighbors do.

From Matt Perman’s book — “What’s Best Next”.

“That’s the biblical ethic.  We are not to be scant and scarce in our good works, or even nominal and mediocre, but abundant and liberal in doing good.  We are not simply to do good for some people here and there; we are to do good for all people as often as we can and as much as we can.  While we cannot do all the good that is conceivable, the Scriptures do expect us to do a lot of good — that is, to abound in it.”

Proverbs 3:27 — “Do not withhold good from those to whom it is due, when it is in your power to do it.”

Galatians 6:10 — So then, as we have opportunity, let us do good to everyone.”

This Escalator’s broken

THE SCENE: cold and drizzling
F3 WELCOME & DISCLAIMER
WARM-O-RAMA:
SSH x20, Cherry picker x5, butt-kickers, high knees, lunges.

THA-THANG:
Mosey to base of Matterhorn.

Had 5 cones going up the mountain.  At each cone, PAX would do merkins, box-cutters, and jump squats.

  • 5 of each at first cone, back to base.
  • 5 at first cone, 10 at second cone, back to base
  • 5 at first cone, 10 at second, 15 at third, back to base
  • 5 at first, 10 at second, 15 at third, 20 at fourth, back to base
  • 5, 10, 15, 20, 25 at 5th cone, back to base.

Indian run back to AO.

By the end of the workout, PAX ran about 2.5 miles and did 175 merkins, 175 box-cutters, and 175 jump squats.

MARY:
Side crunches on a 4-count IC (10 each side)

COUNT-OFF & NAME-O-RAMA

CIRCLE OF TRUST/BOM:
Exodus 2:23-25 — 23 oDuring those many days the king of Egypt died, and the people of Israel pgroanedbecause of their slavery and cried out for help. qTheir cry for rescue from slavery cameup to God. 24 And rGod heard their groaning, and God sremembered his covenant withtAbraham, with Isaac, and with Jacob. 25 God usaw the people of Israel—and Godvknew.

The people only played one part — they cried out for help.  God did the rest.  He heard.  He remembered.  He saw.  He knew.

MOLESKIN:
Watch out for cars.  Maybe shorten the Q to 4 cones next time instead of 5.