F3 Knoxville

Author: Sergeant Slaughter

JUCO Slaughterhouse revisited

THE SCENE: 53 degrees and Smoky
F3 WELCOME & DISCLAIMER

Identified 1 FNG- later to be named Hurri-can
WARM-O-RAMA:
Side Straddle Hops 10x 4-count

Tempo Squats 10x 4-count

Cherry Pickers 7x 4-count (SLOW)
THA-THANG:

  • Indian run from AO to new parking lot below sophomore hill, count off by 4s to create 4 groups; begin 4 station (20 rep per exercise) AMRAP.  Complete reps at your start point, then run 3/4 of a lap counter-clockwise to the next station, rinse and repeat.
  • Station 1- diamond walk + box cutters
  • Station 2- CMU pullovers + Big Boy Sit-ups (self-AAR; next time give a demonstration of CMU pullovers)
  • Station 3- Imperial Squat Walkers + 4-count Flutter Kicks
  • Station 4- Big (12″x8″x16″) CMU rows + Gas Pumps
  • Mosey back to AO

MARY:
60 seconds to spare upon return to AO, completed tempo squats until 6:15 on the dot.

CIRCLE OF TRUST/BOM:
Paraphrased C.S. Lewis- I want to live my life such that when I die, ALL of hell rejoices knowing that I’m out of the fight.  To be fighters, we not only have to be physically ready, but mentally as well.  I carried a rucksack through the beatdown to represent the burdens that we bear.  1 Peter 5 says “Humble yourselves, therefore, under the mighty hand of God so that at the proper time he may exalt you, CASTING ALL YOUR ANXIETIES ON HIM because he cares for you.”  As men, we tend to treat this action like fishing, and we cast our anxieties, burdens, and worries on God, only to reel them back in like a crank-bait.  We have to find a way to cut the line, and that can only be done through teamwork.  Use your support structure, use the team that has been created for you, not only at home, but within the brotherhood of F3.  The enemy prowls around like a roaring lion, looking for someone to devour.  We have to fight as a team, dropping our excess burdens in preparation for the fight.

ANNOUNCEMENTS:
Tomorrow is the deadline for the pre-order on Bro-lympics shirts, we need 2 more to complete it so that they’ll print them!

JUCO Slaughterhouse II- Veterans’ Day Special

THE SCENE: Clear, chilly, full moon; 6 point buck watched over the sophomore hill setup… he approved.
F3 WELCOME & DISCLAIMER
WARM-O-RAMA:
Side Straddle Hops x 10

Windmill x 10

Cherry Pickers x 10
THA-THANG:

  • Indian Run (last man up) to Sophomore Hill to celebrate Forrest Gump: partner up. PAX 1 “Shrimps” up the hill, LT Dan back down, and complete a Diamond Clock. PAX 2 celebrates legs with 10 “Mrs. Gumps” (monkey humpers w/sound effects), Range Targets down the hill, then Lunge Walks back to start point.  Trade positions to complete the set.
  • Run Forrest Run to the CMU pile and bulldoze to the parking lot. Keep your partner and DORA 100 “Jennys” (modified hello dollys), 200 BBS with CMU, 300 pullovers (over-planned, no chance of completing in time allotted)
  • Mosey back to AO, complete side crunches to run out the clock.

CIRCLE OF TRUST/BOM:
“Greater love hath no man that to lay down his life for a friend”, many have made that sacrifice, but it sucks for everyone involved. I pray that none of you are ever put into that type of situation. “Husbands, love your wives as Christ loved the church”- we’re not getting nailed to a cross for them, so how do we love them? Visit 1 Corinthians 13- Love is patient and kind; love does not envy or boast; it is not arrogant or rude. It does not insist on its own way; it is not irritable or resentful…” If someone asked your wife to describe you, in full honesty, would patient and kind be the first words out of her mouth? Honestly, I’d be 0 for 9 on that list. As HIMs, we need to strive to be better at love, toward our neighbor, our family, our friends. We need to bring peace with us wherever we walk, not chaos. Walk into your home, your work, your church, your life, prepared to be humble and peaceful.
MOLESKIN:
Prayer requests: Commission’s friend and mentor Dillard passed away; pray for peace and healing for the loss. Nutmeg’s father undergoing a major surgery. Pete Billingsley’s health as he struggles with a dire heart issue.
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
Congrats to JUCO for taking the AO Brolympics title, and to Spotter for nearly beating Woodshack out of the individual title.

JUCO Slaughterhouse

THE SCENE: Bout 60 degrees and brisk with a high chance of smoke.  Named 38 as the “magic number” due to next day’s birthday.  19 PAX total, 2 FNG (Nadia and Focus)
F3 WELCOME & DISCLAIMER
WARM-O-RAMA:
Side Straddle Hops x 19; Cherry Pickers x 7; Overhead Clap x 19; Moroccan Nightclub x 19; Mosey to start point of Tha Thang

THA-THANG:
Set up in a parking lot with a 0.3 mile road/loop around it.  Each of 4 corners contained 2 exercises.  Wrote in chalk what exercises belonged in which corner.  Complete exercises in your corner, then run the perimeter; sprinting the short sides and moseying the long.  When you reach the 3rd corner from your start, do those exercises.  Rinse and complete until time is called.

Corner 1:  CMU shrugs (one in each hand) x 38 ; Lunges x 38 (count each leg)

Corner 2:  Broad Jumps x 38 (not bunny-hops like IPC) ; Pickle Pounders x 19 (4-count)

Corner 3:  Bent over rows x 38 (8x12x16 CMU assisted) ; Flutter Kicks x 19 (4-count)

Corner 4:  Little Man in the Woods x 19 (4-count) ; Diamond walk x 38

CIRCLE OF TRUST/BOM:
Joshua Chapter 24; Discussed that the most notable verse (actually, just the last line of verse 15) “As for me and my house, we will serve the Lord” is often taken out of context.  When seen/spoken alone without understanding the background for the verse, it can be taken as a snub/insult toward others rather than its true nature, which was a challenge by Joshua to the leaders of the Israelites (think massive crowd, not just a few people).  After serving as a proxy for God’s words, laying out all of the blessings that He had provided to Israel, he issues the challenge:  “If it is evil in your eyes to serve the Lord, choose this day whom you will serve, whether the gods your fathers served in the region beyond the River, or the gods of the Amorites in whose land you dwell.  But as for me and my house, we will serve the Lord!”  Emphasis on SERVE.  Issued a challenge to look deep inside and evaluate what and who we serve, and whether, if someone laid out a laundry list of our blessings, we were doing our part as individuals in our families, churches, and communities to serve them as God has served us.
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
IPC week 4 Friday morning; Early start:  5:15, regular start 5:30