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The Fighting Irish Get Steamy

May 15, 2020 Steam

THE SCENE: Look good – feel good – play good. The scene looked good, the weather felt good, and the HIM played good for 45 minutes.

F3 WELCOME & DISCLAIMER

Welcome to F3: Fitness – Fellowship – Faith

My name is Steam and I’ll be your Q this morning!

Couple of things before we begin:
- (1) I’m not a professional
- (2) You’re here on your own volition
- (3) I don’t know any injuries you may have – so if you need to modify anything we do today, do it, but push yourself and the men around you! You desere it and so do they.

FNGs?
- Brad
- Cameron

WARM-O-RAMA:

SSHs: 15×4 IC

Rockette: 10×4 IC

Cherry-Picker: 5×4 IC
- 1 burpee on your own

Imperial Walker: 10×4 IC
- 2 burpee on your own

Baby Arm Circles: 10×4 forward
- 3 burpee on your own

THA-THANG:

(More than 10 split up – keep in mind distance guidelines)

[ A Tale of 2 Parking Lots ]

(15 total PAX – split into 2 groups to start)

2 Points of Contact
- AO parking lot
- Parking lot to the right by the track
6 exercises total (3 in each lot)
15 reps each exercise
Ping-Pong maneuvering
- Execute 1st exercise in 1 of the 2 lots –> run to the other lot and execute the 1st exercise in that lot
- Rinse & repeat until all 6 exercises are complete: 90 total reps
Once all 6 exercises are complete – gather back in the AO lot
- PAX executed 10 8-count body builders/man-makers

(PAX mosey toward the front of the school)

[ The Big C ]

(split up into 3 groups of 5)

The Big C = the roundabout/dropoff at the front of Catholic High school
4 points of contact in the big C
- Top
  - Plank Jacks: 15 (1 count)
- Middle
  - SSHs: 15 (1 count)
- Bottom
  - Decline Merkins: 15 (1 count)
- Opening
  - Merkins (1 count)
Rinse & Repeat 2x

(When done – PAX gather in front of the school and FNG Cameron is called on to lead the men around to the left to the next point)

[ 15s ]

Dips
Box Jumps/Step-Ups

(Post 15s – FNG Bradley is called to lead the men around to the left to the next area)

[ The Fighting Irish ]

(New exercise Q made up – it’s a WIP: Work in Progress)

Look at the mascot for the fighting irish – basically it
4-count exercise
- (1) Lunge with 1 leg and punch forward with the opposite hand
- (2) Back to standing position
- (3) Repeat #1 with opposite leg/arm
Mermaid takes about half of the PAX 1 way down the side of the parking lot – Steam takes the others in the opposite direction
Both teams execute 5 Fighting Irish and run back to the start

(PAX mosey around the school until they’re facing the AO parking lot)

[ Nickel – Dime – Quarter ]

(PAX separates into groups of 5 –> at 3 different points of contact about 25 yards away)

Nickel: Burpees (5)
Dime: Squats (10)
Quarter: Merkins (25)

(PAX mosey back into AO and circle up)

MARY:
[ Cash Out – modified for the last 60 seconds ]

10×4 shoulder taps
- 10 slow merkins
  - 10 quick merkins on your own

COUNT-OFF & NAME-O-RAMA

13 PAX + 2 FNGs = 15 total

CIRCLE OF TRUST/BOM:

“I know what I have to do but I don’t know if I have the strength to do it” – Kylo Ren

MOLESKIN:

This was an incredibly tough BOM to deliver and type out. But I’m excited to share this with you men. It’s a little long, but I don’t know how else to share this part of my life any other way. I hope you enjoy and get as much out of it as I did.

That quote above under “COT/BOM” is from Star Wars: The Last Jedi. GREAT movie if you haven’t seen it. The character in question is Kylo Ren – “the bad guy” that turns good in the movie. Spoiler alerts, sorry.

Before you read any further, this will make way more sense if you watch this scene from the movie that my BOM was centered around: https://youtu.be/F0rvLs–9UY

I didn’t know I would get so much out of this small movie clip than I did, but I think this was immensely intentional for me to watch – God knew what he was up to. Let’s walk through the scene in the movie clip above – the message below is one that was so powerfully given to me by the Lord that it hit home in a way I didn’t know home could get hit.

-The Scene-

Kylo Ren turns around and looks into his father’s eyes (Han Solo)

“I miss you son” – Han

“Your son is dead” – Kylo Ren

“No, Kylo Ren is dead. My son is alive.”

This was so powerful to me. The father’s compassion and heart for the son is calling what the son thought was dead back to life – sonship. Kylo Ren = the identity that Ben Solo has chased after and pursued hardcore for a long time. The father is trying to remind the son that he is more than this identity of Kylo Ren.

“You’re just a memory” – Kylo Ren

“Your memory. Come home.” – Han Solo

This is an invitation from the father (Han) – inviting the son (Kylo) to come back home. With tenderness he speaks this.

“It’s too late. She’s gone.” – Kylo Ren (referring to Leah)

“Your mother’s gone. But what she stood for, what she fought for, that’s not gone.” – Han

(^^^Still processing what this part means^^^)

“Ben” – Han

The father calls the son by his true name, Ben. This might have been the first time the son has heard his true name in a while.

“I know what I have to do but I don’t know if I have the strength to do it.” – Ben Solo

With visible trembling and fear, Ben Solo utters these words, shaking, because he’s heard his true name from the father.
The father reaches out places his hand on the son’s shaking face tenderly, and seeing the doubt and questioning, and heartbreak in his son’s eyes he says:

“You do.” – Han

At this moment, Kylo Ren is no more. Ben Solo has been called by name by the father and is alive – reborn and returned to rightful sonship by the father.
Ben Solo lifts up his light-saber – the very thing Kylo Ren’s identity was tied to, and the object that caused him to forget WHO he was and WHOSE he was – by the hand of the enemy.

“Dad…” – Ben Solo

This is the first time this character in Star Wars utters this word. Ben Solo, now whimpering and trembling and shaking – calls his father “dad” for the first time.
The father (Han Solo) sees his son’s agony and heartbreak, but also sees the light in his son. He smiles and says:

“I know.” – Han Solo

With great understanding and compassion for his son, Han says this reassuringly. The father’s love for the son shows clearly. This is what the father always wanted – his son to return to sonship and recognize who he really was and whose he really was.
At this moment – Ben Solo turns and hurls his light-saber off in the distance, watching it disappear in the clouds and storm. Ben Solo knows this is what he had to do – knew this is what the father was calling him to do, yet he doubted his strength to do it.
As Ben Solo turns back around – Han Solo is gone. Ben Solo is alive and has re-purposed identity and mission critical compassion and grace from the father.

-End of Scene-

The first time I watched this movie – didn’t think a thing about it. Just thought it was a great film (it is). The Lord has done a lot, A LOT in my life since the first time I watched this movie. I was faced with the extremely tough realization last week that I am Kylo Ren and I am also Ben Solo. And the father figure (Han Solo) in the movie has always been God. Let me explain.

Since 2013 I’ve fleshed out, worked on, put countless hours in, dedicated time and blood/sweat/tears into pursuing a potential career in the military. I’ve trained my ass off. I’ve suffered. I’ve worked hard towards this goal. This is what I felt like the father was calling me to do. I prayed about it. I consulted wise council for it. I went through the process multiple times over the past 7 years. It became an identity for me – and a good one! This is such a worthy pursuit, a good endeavor. I felt like this is where the Lord was leading me over a period of years. And the things that God has showed me along the way has been life-changing/game-changing. Things such as F3, things such as leading men, things such as leading small groups and adventures for college men and so much more. I worked so hard and chased after and pursued “Rachel” – that I almost lost sight of the implication that God’s will might be in Leah (Genesis 29:15-25).

God’s been doing some hardcore wrestling with me…let me re-phrase that. I’ve been doing some hardcore wrestling with God (more specifically in the past year) about how all this plays out and where I feel like He’s calling me to be. So I know I didn’t stumble on this seemingly insignificant Star Wars clip on accident. It was an intentional heavenly interference so I could better understand and hear the Lord’s voice instead of fighting it. I’m so tired of fighting. It’s been a long/drawn out wrestle and fight.

So watching this scene from the movie – it hit me so hard, that I am Kylo and Ben. And I feel like God gave me the above notes from the scene to really speak to me in a compassionate and loving way. Like I said, I’ve been fighting for so long, because THIS is what I wanted, THIS is what I’ve worked so hard for and THIS is what I thought you wanted with my life God. And there came a point of realization when the father’s voice can no longer be fought with or wrestled with – to the point where I understood what I needed to do, but didn’t know if I had the strength to do it – to lay something I had worked so hard on down at the father’s feet and let it die. It feels like God is asking a lot of me, to lay this desire of my heart down for him. I’ve heard him calling me to lay this (pursuing a military career) down and I’ve dismissed it before.

But sometimes God calls us to let things die so He can allow other things to live. I’m still working through this – it’s hard. All of this, and you’re asking me to give up now? No. I hear him calling me to give it up and lay it down at his feet, not give up my sonship or identity in him. And with tears and pain and heartbreak I come to the Father and say “God I know what you’re asking me to do but don’t know if I have the strength to do it.” And God so lovingly and compassionately reminded me that “You do.”

So tomorrow morning I am expected to provide communications to a Sgt. that I’ve had the pleasure of working with throughout this process – and not with a heavy-heart, but with one of gratitude I will symbolically let go of my light-saber that I’ve slung so tightly to, as I know the Father has called me to do.

Thank you for the encouragement you men provide to me and have provided me for the past 4 years. Iron truly sharpens iron.

-Steam

ANNOUNCEMENTS:

Insert information about upcoming events, 2nd or 3rd F opportunities, and any other announcements.

A Numbers Game – Truck Stop Edition

May 9, 2020 Steam

THE SCENE: Suspiciously chilly……character-building chilly.

F3 WELCOME & DISCLAIMER

Welcome to F3: Fitness – Fellowship – Faith
My name is Steam and I’ll be your QIC this morning – thanks for having me.
Couple of things before we begin:
- Not a professional
- You’re here on your own volition
- If you need to modify anything we do this morning – feel free to do it – but push yourselves and the men around you – we have some work to do.
No FNGs
Reminder of social distancing guidlines – 10 PAX present so that’s good

WARM-O-RAMA:

SSH: 11×4 IC
Rockette: 11×4 IC
Imperial Walker: 11×4 IC
Squat: 11×4 IC
Merkin: 11×4 IC
Baby Arm Circles: 10×4 forward IC // 10×4 backwards IC

THA-THANG:

[ The Truck Stop 500 ]

Around the median of the AO parking lot
POC (Points of Contact)s:
- Both ends of the median
- Middle light in between the 2 ends

Each POC = 2 exercises – 25 reps each
Ends: SSHs & Squats
Middle: 4 count Merkins (Army) & Bobby Hurley’s
- ^^^These sucked ^^^ – character was built and arms and shoulder were destroyed
2 laps = Truck Stop 500

(Mosey up towards the fields)

(Every light = 5 squats —> 3 lights of this)

(Q gave PAX the choice of executing the Tunnel of Love across the soccer field or doing 11s – you’ll never guess which one was the unanimous decision…..)

[ 11s ]

Burpees & Squats
- 1 burpee & 10 squats to start

(Continue Mosey towrds the playground by Watt Road)

Every light = 1 good merkin (good form)
- 3x

[ Nickel – Dime – Quarter ]

3 POCs within the parking lot off of Watt Road
- 1st POC = nickel (5 reps)
  - 8 Count Body-Builders/Man-Makers
- 2nd POC = dime (10 reps)
  - Hand Release Merkins
- 3rd POC = quarter (25 reps)
  - Squat Jumps

Rinse and Repeat once

(Continue mosey around baseball field)

1st light = 5 SSHs
- 2nd light: 25 SSHs
  - 3rd light: 125 SSHs
    - 125 SSHs broken up into increments of 25 – with 5 incline merkins in between

(American Indian Run back to AO parking lot)

(10 minutes to go)

1st 5 minutes:
- Mirroring the Truck Stop 500 – at each end of the median in the AO parking lot = 25 squats
- Slow mosey around to the other end
- Hit 100 total squats or until 5 minutes is up
Last 5 minutes: Mary below

MARY:

[ Core 4 Finisher ]

Flutter Kicks: 25×4 IC
- 5 seconds of rest in between
American Hammers: 25×4 IC
- 5 seconds of rest in between)
Hello Dolly’s: 25×4 IC
- 5 seconds of rest in between
LBCs: 25×4 IC

fin.

COUNT-OFF & NAME-O-RAMA

10 PAX – No FNGs

CIRCLE OF TRUST/BOM:

The story of Jacob, Rachel, and Leah —> What happens when your will is Rachel but God’s will is Leah?

MOLESKIN:

The story about Jacob, Rachel and Leah (Genesis 29:15-25)

I’ve been listening and following some sermon series’s by a guy named Jerry Flowers in TX. I’ve really enjoyed his sermons and how they’ve challenged me to think and reconnect during this time. This one in question for the BOM today comes from his “Try Me” series, the first one actually – talking about the story of Jacob desiring and working 7 years for Rachel, but actually receiving Leah instead. Jerry had such an interesting and powerful take on this, that it was too good not to share, so let’s break it down. Here are some of my initial notes:

Jacob wanted Rachel so bad. So bad he worked 7 years for this woman. 7 years of hard labor for this woman. 84 months. I’m pretty sure I’ve never worked for a woman (or anything consistently) for straight-up 7 years> Married men – maybe/probably.
Jacob loved Rachel – but his desire to pursue Rachel was distracting him for what God actually needed him to focus on – Leah.
- Jacob did not want Leah – he wanted Rachel. But he was given Leah. Unpack that mentally for a moment in real life.
- BUT….when he was given Leah – he still chose to pursue Rachel – at the cost of 7 years of his life.

Now this part really gets me – I’ve never made this connection before and dang y’all….hold on.

Leah has a son named Judah with Jacob.
PAUSE – go to Matthew 1 to read the lineage of Jesus.
- Matthew 1:1-2 —> ” The book of the genealogy of Jesus Christ, the son of David, the son of Abraham. Abraham was the father of Isaac, and Isaac the father of Jacob, and Jacob the father of Judah and his brothers, “
- Fast forward through the lineage to verse 16 —> “and Jacob the father of Joseph the husband of Mary, of whom Jesus was born, who is called Christ.”

Without Judah being born by Leah, with Jacob, the lineage of JC isn’t complete. ………….

So check this —> Judah was the son of Leah –> the woman that Jacob never wanted —> but what he didn’t want, the Father needed —> it was so critical for Jacob to get Leah, because it brought in the Messiah
- What Jacob didn’t want – the Father needed. Jacob Didn’t want Leah, but God needed Leah for Jacob’s life for a MUCH bigger purpose/story, then just working 7 years for a woman.

God’s will for Jacob’s life was always Leah – even as Jacob was chasing tirelessly, working extremely hard, and pursuing Rachel. The entire time. Even in those 7 years.

So the question has to be asked men – when we want Rachel for our life, but are given Leah, what do we do?

We might have worked for “Rachel” SO HARD – pursued and chased after it for so long – but what if God’s will in our life is actually Leah?
And a lot of times I think it’s easy for us (me for dang sure) to come to the Father saying “I wanted this” or “This is what I thought you had for me and wanted for me” or “Do you not see how much I have been working towards this?” – BUT if God’s will for our life doesn’t lie with whatever our “Rachel” is, it will die. Because sometimes when we’re focused on the wrong thing, God will allow certain things to die so we can focus on what’s going to help us to live – His will for our life. When God doesn’t have your attention – He will disturb what does
- I mean – take a look around – our world is interrupted/disturbed. What has your attention?
- For such a time as this – I think we are literally in the middle of this – an invitation to refocus our intention on what matters. The Lord is orchestrating this for a reason – and I think it has something to do with the invitation to refocus on me and come to me and find rest. Lay down your Rachel and let me bless your life with my will – “Leah” – whatever that may be.
- Because what you may not want (this COVID situation, work situations, fill in the blank) – the Father may need to produce Judah out of your life and story for a much larger purpose.

So what is your Rachel, your Leah, your Judah? Maybe it’s still being fleshed out, maybe you’re in the middle of this wrestle like I am. I didn’t stumble on this sermon/message on accident I can tell you that. This hit home in a way I didn’t know home could get hit. 1000%. I’ve included the sermon link below, if you care to watch it – I hope it challenges and moves you as much as it did me.

Sermon link tied to the BOM —> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5O0f1FWO_hI

ANNOUNCEMENTS:

2020 F3 Dad’s Camp: get in touch with Gibbler for more info. Great time for the kids!

2020 Murph Challenge: Monday, May 25th –> Dog Pound AO – get in touch with Mayberry for any questions. “If not me, than who?”

F3 Hike: Saturday, May 16th – get in touch with Abscess or Steam for more info. There’s a cal event in the main F3 GroupMe – look for an event in Slack soon.

F3 Morristown Pre-Launch Q101/GrowSchool: Saturday, May 23rd – Frank Lorino Park, Morristown, TN – 7am. Clown cars and HIM highly encouraged to go if able

F3 Morristown Launch: Saturday, June 6th – Frank Lorino Park, Morristown, TN – 7am. Clown cars highly HIGHLY encouraged to show out for the initial launch Q for this new region we’re helping plant

Big Ballin’ Friday Eve

May 7, 2020 Steam

THE SCENE: Chilly. Not warm. Not hot. Borderline cold. Basically shorts weather.

F3 WELCOME & DISCLAIMER

Welcome to F3: Fitness – Fellowship – Faith
Name is Steam and I’ll be your QIC this morning
Couple of things before we begin:
- Not a professional
- You’re here on your own volition
- If you need to modify anything we do this morning, feel free to do so!

This morning is going to look a little different – as we try and get back in the swing of things – it’s not going to be exactly the same but it’s going to be good. Stick with it and let’s get some good work done.

WARM-O-RAMA:

SSH: 10×4 IC

Rockette: 10×4 IC

Imperial Walker: 10×4 IC

WIndmill: 10×4 IC

4 count Merkin: 10×4 IC
Cherry-Picker: 10×4 IIC

THA-THANG:

If 10 or more:
- Abort takes group to WWII Memorial Site
- Steam takes group to Amphitheater

[ 7s ]

merkins and squats
- 6 & 1, 5 & 2, etc

[ The $2.00 Quarter Pounder ]

4 stations marked by orange cones at each respective site
$2.00 = 2 evolutions/times
Quarter Pounder = 25 reps/cone or station (1-count)
The Stations
- Cone/Area 1: Imperial Walkers
- Cone/Area 2: Merkins
- Cone/Area 3: LBCs
- Cone/Area 4: Mountain Climbers (2 count technically)

(Abort’s team — get a rock from rock pile)

(Steam’s team — utilize pull-up bars in amphitheater)

[ 10s ]

Abort’s team: Curls & Squats
Steam’s team: Pull-ups & Box Jumps

When done: both teams mosey back to AO and circle up.

- Steam’s team knocks out 5 Motivators until Abort’s team gets bac

MARY:

[ Core 4 ]

Flutter Kicks: 25×4 IC
American Hammers: 25×4 IC
LBCs: 25×4 IC
Hello Dolly’s: 25×4 IC

COUNT-OFF & NAME-O-RAMA

13 PAX – 1 FNG –> HalfDomHalf

CIRCLE OF TRUST/BOM:

“Tend the Garden” – John 15:2

MOLESKIN:

When man was first created, Adam was given a garden to tend. It was given to Adam first and not Eve. By design. After Adam and Eve ate the forbidden fruit, God called Adam first. He will always call Adam first. By design.

So what’s the state of your garden you’ve been entrusted to protect and care for in the middle of this pandemic? Your garden could be your family, your vocation, your finances, your life in general.

But the interesting thing about a garden is that there can be both food and bad that exist together. And sometimes the weeds of a garden look good, they look like they fit in. And if you have ever gardened, you’ll know this process well – to pull weeds or things from the garden that shouldn’t be there, it can be a back-breaking process. Sometimes you have to get on your knees and get dirty and it takes a lot to uproot some weeds that have gone un-noticed, and it’s a hard process, a grueling process, but your garden is better for it.

Take that and apply it to your life. Your garden God has called you to tend to as the man.

The Return to the Gloom

May 4, 2020 Steam

THE SCENE: Thought it was gonna rain – it didn’t. 60s and feeling good. Ruckers finishing up, men gathering up and catching up at the top parking lot used for Asylum Saturday Qs because the normal morning A) lot and parking lot were taped off.

F3 WELCOME & DISCLAIMER

In full disclosure – there was a lot of rust needed to be shaken off by the Q this morning so the disclaimer was basically non-existent…..caught it when we finished, so that’s what counts right?……..

Welcomed the men BACK to F3: Fitness – Fellowship – Faith

- Dang it’s good to be back

This is going to look a little different than we’re probably used to – but we’re going to adapt and make it work.

No FNGs

WARM-O-RAMA:

SSH: 10×4 IC

Rockette: 10×4 IC

Imperial Walker: 10×4 IC

Merkins: 10×4 IC

Cherry-Picker: 7×4 IC

3 burpees on your own

THA-THANG:

Split the PAX into 2 groups of 7 – 1 with Steam and the other with Charmin for 2 different workout locations to be safe. Workouts/exercises written in chalk for both teams

10 for 10 + 4 Corners + Pyramid 10 for 10

[ 10 for 10 ]

- 10 light-posts from top parking lot going down to normal AO parking lot
- Every light-post = 10 reps of an exercise
  - Merkins
  - Squats
  - Dry Docks
  - LBCs
  - Imperial Walkers
  - Plank-Jacks
  - Burpees
  - American Hammers
  - SSHs
  - Iron Mikes

[ 4 Corners ]

- 4 corners of normal AO parking lot
- C1 = 25 incline merkins
- C2 = 25 squats
- C3 = 25 line-hops
- C4 = 25 merkins

[ Pyramid 10 for 10 ]

- Going back up the same way we came down except:
  - Every light = # of reps that the light is + the previous light’s exercises and reps
    - For light 1 = 1 SSH
    - For light 2 = 1 SSH + 2 Plank Jacks
    - For light 3 = 1 SSH + 2 Plank Jacks + 3 Burpees
    - So and so forth until you get back to the top and end with 10 merkins (start point)

( Both teams get 30 seconds to breathe and recover —> switch missions/workout locations)

Ping Pong + Fab 5 Crosswalk

- Parking lot just to the left of the Saturday Morning AO parking lot

[ Ping Pong ]

- Cash-In = 25 SSHs (1 count)
- Run to 1st light post in the small parking lot
  - 25 incline merkins on curb
- Duck Walk to 2nd light post in the small parking lot
  - 25 squats (1 count)
- Bernie Sanders to 3rd lightpost in the small parking lot
  - 25 dips on the curb
- Bear Crawl to 4th light post in the small parking lot
  - 25 flutter kicks (4 count)

[ The Fab 5 ]

5 cross-walk lines:
- 1st = 10 merkins
- 2nd = 20 squats
- 3rd = 30 Dry Docks
- 4th = 40 flutter kicks (2 count)
- 5th = 50 SSHs (1 count)
Run to the middle of the parking lot
- 5 merkins — straight into 5 dry docks — straight back into 5 merkins — straight into 5 dry docks
Cash-Out: 25 SSHs (4 count)

(both groups finish about the same time and recover in the starting parking lot)

2 teams of 7 split up – 1 team in 1 corner of the lot and the other in the opposite corner of the lot
2 teams take turn calling out/leading an exercise for 25 reps either on a 1 count or 4 count — then sprinting to the next corner = around the world
1 around the world later — Q calls to circle up – time to end strong
- 10×4 flutter kicks
- 15×4 SSHs

COUNT-OFF & NAME-O-RAMA

Did the count off/name-o-rama from an extended distance

14 PAX – No FNGs

CIRCLE OF TRUST/BOM:

“Entertain the idea that there’s a possibility that what you’re going through is not about you.”

MOLESKIN:

Luke 22:31-32

“”Simon, Simon, behold, Satan demanded to have you, that he might sift you like wheat, but I have prayed for you that your faith may not fail. And when you have turned again, strengthen your brothers.””

We have been shaken up, we are being shaken up, and we will continue to be shaken up by an enemy who seeks to exhaust us. The devil knows he can’t win, he can’t destroy us or our faith, but he can work tirelessly to exhaust us in our faith, our relationships, our work, our calling and our purpose. But in the process of being shaken up and sifted – we start to let go of things, start to let things fall off that maybe we didn’t realize were on us – start to become more refined and attuned to being men after God’s own heart.

Entertain the fact that there’s a possibility of what you’re going through is not about you. What if you’re going through this (fill in the bank of something you’re going through) so that you can gain and renew your strength and in turn help someone else through something. Maybe what you’re going through right now has nothing to do with you, but everything to do with how it’s shaping and refining you to further step into kingdom roles as a HIM.

Don’t run or try to fight being shaken by the enemy! Embrace it as a way to test and strengthen yourselves and your faith as HIM so that when the time comes – your strength will be divinely utilized for someone else.

- “….and when you have turned again, strengthen your brothers.”
- As He renews your strength and faith and guides you through life – don’t let it just become stagnant —> internalize and externalize that to strengthen a brother/sister/those around you. Sounds pretty similar to “As iron sharpens iron, so one person sharpens another.” IT’S TRUE.

Last thing: As you walk through whatever you’re walking through and go through whatever you’re going through, entertaining the idea that this may have nothing to do with you, also entertain the idea that you, as a High Impact Man, are walking/going through this for a purpose – for such a time as this.

ANNOUNCEMENTS:

F3 Dad’s Camp coming up later this year – reach out to Gibbler for more info
F3 Hike coming up on Saturday, May 16th – look at the event in the main F3 GroupMe – reach out to Steam or Abscess for more info
F3 Morristown Launch is BACK ON: Saturday, June 6 – more info to come
Prayer Requests
- Those who are out of a job and/or looking for a job
- Lillydipper and his family
- BlueBird’s son – interview today
- Pac Man’s sister/family – walking through the loss of a loved one
- Health & Safety of our region and families

Pre-AOs Re-Opening Workout of the Week

April 27, 2020 Steam

THE SCENE:

‘Twas the week before the F3 Knoxville AOs officially reopened and all through the town, THE HIGH IMPACT MEN WERE HYPE – IT WAS TIME TO DESTROY SOME SAD CLOWNS. So the week before, here we are, we’ve come along way, we’ve come pretty far.

In prep for posting at an AO next week, knock out this WoW and remind yourself and others to stay in the fight. We’re moving in the right direction!

Got both some rain and sunshine coming our way this week, as well as a 100% of iron sharpening. The sun is looking pretty good on Monday/Tuesday/Friday/Saturday/Sunday.

F3 WELCOME & DISCLAIMER

Be safe. This is on you. No one’s forcing you (hopefully) to do this.

You got this.

WARM-O-RAMA:

1. Baby Arm Circles: 10×4 forward & 10×4 backward

2. Windmill: 10×4

3. Imperial Walker: 10×4

4. Rockette: 10×4

5. Side-Straddle Hops (SSHs): 10×4

6. Lunges: 10 (5 – forward/5 – backward)

7. Squats: 10×4

THA-THANG:

***Short & Sweet – do it 1x, 2x, 3x……4x….dare I say 5x? Up to you***

[ Nickel (5 reps) | Dime (10 reps) | Quarter (25 reps) ]

3 rounds — everything on a 1-count (emphasis/focus on form)

[ Round 1 ]

Nickel: SSHs
Dime: Squats
Quarter: Merkins

[ Round 2 ]

Nickel: Merkins
Dime: SSHs
Quarter: Squats

[ Round 3 ]

Nickel: Squats
Dime: Merkins
Quarter: SSHs

MARY:

[ Core 4 —> 4 Exercises —> On a 4-Count —> 4 Rounds/Evolutions —> Between Each Round = 5 merkins on a 1-count ]

Flutter-Kicks: 10
Big-Boy Sit-Ups: 10
Cockroaches: 10
Mountain-Climbers: 10

(5 merkins on a 1-count in between each round)

COUNT-OFF & NAME-O-RAMA

Sound off in the main F3 GroupMe with your Name o Rama.

CIRCLE OF TRUST/BOM:

(1) WHERE ARE YOU? As a son, a father, a HIM, a warrior, a kingdom man, a worker, a husband, etc.

(2) It may not be my fault, but it’s my responsibility.

MOLESKIN:

(1) In Genesis 3:6-9, we read the story of the fall – the eating of the fruit and what happens next. Draw your attention to verse 9 though –> “But the Lord God called to the man, “Where are you?”” I heard a sermon on this yesterday – that entertained the notion that God wasn’t asking or referring to Adam’s physical location, but rather, Adam’s spiritual location. God called Adam first – God will always call Adam (the man) first. Notice it didn’t say “God called Eve” or “God called them both” – God called Adam, fully knowing where he was physically.

Begs the question of Where are you? God will always call Adam first.

(2) A lot of things in our life may not be our fault (think childhood experiences for yourself or a loved one like a wife or S.O. for instance, or as big as the generational lack of fathers and male leadership in the country/world) but as High Impact Men/Kingdom men – they’re our responsibility.

That wound that your wife got when she was younger, and has tried to heal from for years, maybe before you were even in the picture? Not your fault – but it is your responsibility as the HIM that you are and the husband God has called you to be.

A tremendous lack of male role models/father figures in our city for young men to look up to – not your fault, but as the HIM you are called to be and the Kingdom Man He’s continually growing you to be – it is your responsibility.

High Impact Men do High Impact stuff. On a small or large scale. And they don’t do it alone. High Impact Men take responsibility even when it’s not their fault.

IRON. SHARPENS. IRON.