F3 Knoxville

Author: Stripped

Hands-Free Wednesday

THE SCENE: Should’ve worn bell bottoms, ‘cause we were in the 60s

F3 WELCOME & DISCLAIMER

Gently encouraged men to consider a yearly physical.

WARM-O-RAMA:

  • Cherry Pickers IC | Grady Corns IC
  • Windmills IC l
  • SSH IC

THA-THANG:

Mosey to Splash Pad. Descending Ladder.  Do 12 exercises, take lap, drop the top. Do 11 exercises, take lap, and drop the top one.  Etc…

  • 12 — Iron Mikes
  • 11 — 4-Count Hello Dolly
  • 10 — Lunges (each leg)
  • 9 — Flutter Kicks 4Ct
  • 8 — Squats
  • 7— 4-Count Imperial Walkers
  • 6 — 4-Count Pickle Pointers
  • 5 — Box Cutters
  • 4 — Step-Ups (each leg)
  • 3 — American Hammers 4Ct
  • 2 — Squat Jumps
  • 1 — BBS

STRETCHES (Or “confessions of an uncaged starfish”—performed at the request of an anonymous PAX named after a prophylactic):

  • Bend down & grab toes
  • Sit squat

COUNT-OFF & NAME-O-RAMA

CIRCLE OF TRUST/BOM: Jesus

No Tanks at the Gun Show

THE SCENE: Warm & dark.
F3 WELCOME & DISCLAIMER
WARM-O-RAMA:
SSH, Cherry Pickers, Grady Corns, Windmills
THA-THANG:
Various good-looking PAX took turns delivering a well-rounded, impromptu beatdown.

  • Pull-ups and merkins at the bathhouse
  • Jack Webbs and merkins at the splash pad
  • 7 of diamonds from the flag circle included such treats as CDD, BBS, Diamond Merks, VUps, Squats, More Squats, Squat Jumps, and some running
  • 21s, Rows, Overhead Presses at the rockpile
  • Fellowship Mosey™️

MARY:
Ring of fire, and some other stuff

COUNT-OFF & NAME-O-RAMA
13, including FNGs Animal House & Snow Bird
CIRCLE OF TRUST/BOM:
Headgear shared about God’s provision.

Is that you, Hans?

THE SCENE: Breezy & fantastic, like Ribbed.

F3 WELCOME & DISCLAIMER

WARM-O-RAMA:

  • Grady Corns IC | Abe Vigodas IC
  • Rockettes IC | Cherry Pickers IC
  • SSH IC | Maybe some other stuff

THA-THANG:

Three circuits, each done three times (20/10/5)—we didn’t make it all the way through. Begin at flag circle & run counter-clockwise:

Circuit 1

  • VUps
  • Flutter Kicks
  • Dolly
  • Imperial Walkers to wait for Six

Circuit 2

  • GA Cheerleader
  • Lunge
  • Squat
  • SSH 

Circuit 3

  • Merks
  • Dry Docks
  • Dips
  • Shoulder Taps

And we finished with a Fellowship Mosey (TM) by the playground to see what our overnight guest could possibly be looking for with a flashlight in the wee hours… It’s always a special treat when you meet your buddies in a dark park—in what most people consider the middle of the night—wearing sleeveless tees, mechanic’s gloves, & compression socks and somehow still aren’t the weirdest people there.

STRETCHES:

  • Bend down & grab toes
  • Sit squat
  • Knee to chest / Knee across (Figure 4)

COUNT-OFF & NAME-O-RAMA

CIRCLE OF TRUST/BOM:  Today is a new day.

ANNOUNCEMENTS: Get on the calendar 

PRAYER

Q by Committee – Equalizer Style

THE SCENE: Dark. Then light for a minute. Then dark again… It’s possible there’s something wrong with our streetlight.
F3 WELCOME & DISCLAIMER – Choir Boy said he was not a professional at leading a workout, but he sure did nail the legalese in the disclaimer. I’m sure he logged some billable hours we’ll get to chip in for later.
WARM-O-RAMA:
Choir Boy led.

  • SSH IC x50 (Good thing he didn’t know it was day number 187…)
  • Abe Vigodas IC
  • Baby Arm Circles IC
  • Probably some other stuff

THA-THANG:
Stripped hosted a round of 7s featuring lunges at Top of the World followed by pull-ups at the playground. Everyone loved it and remarked that it was their favorite part of the day.

Snitch then hosted a round of 7s so great it would make a middle school girls’ soccer team proud: BBS/LBCs at the bottom of the bermuda triangle, bernie up, burpees at the top, bear crawl down & mosey across. There was rinsing & repeating.

Next, he took us to the flag circle for step ups & dips.

MARY:
Made it back to the AO in time for a brief plank.

COUNT-OFF & NAME-O-RAMA
11 PAX. Great to have Jagged Pill back & a Proton visit is always welcome. Great work.

CIRCLE OF TRUST/BOM:
Mouthwash shared a bit on 1 Corinthians 13, specifically verse 4: “Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud.” What a great way to check yourself on living & leading in love. “Am I being patient? Am I boasting?” Great reminder, especially as many of us have opportunities to correct our 2.0s.

ANNOUNCEMENTS:
Snag a spot on the Q Calendar.

So Miley & Lee run into a 5k…

SCENE: Is America the land of the brave? 100%. Also, that’s the humidity.

F3 WELCOME & DISCLAIMER

WARM-O-RAMA:

  • SSH IC | Grady Corns IC
  • Cherry Pickers IC | Abe Vigodas IC 

THA-THANG:

Mosey to the splash pad. Kraken. Pick station, complete 5 reps of the prescribed exercise, then run a full lap around the course to the next station. Rinse and repeat. On each subsequent round, add 5 reps to each exercise. Enjoy some fine American music. Stations included:

  1. Bear Crawl up splash pad ramp
  2. Dips 
  3. Incline Merkins
  4. Step Ups 
  5. American Hammers 
  6. Squats 
  7. Imperial Walkers
  8. CDD 
  9. VUps

STRETCHES:

  • Bend down & grab toes
  • Sit squat
  • Cobra Kai/upward dog

COUNT-OFF & NAME-O-RAMA

CIRCLE OF TRUST/BOM:

Parable of the Talents – Matt25:14-29

19 “After a long time their master returned from his trip and called them to give an account of how they had used his money. 20 The servant to whom he had entrusted the five bags of silver came forward with five more and said, ‘Master, you gave me five bags of silver to invest, and I have earned five more.’

21 “The master was full of praise. ‘Well done, my good and faithful servant. You have been faithful in handling this small amount, so now I will give you many more responsibilities. Let’s celebrate together![b]’

24 “Then the servant with the one bag of silver came and said, ‘Master, I knew you were a harsh man, harvesting crops you didn’t plant and gathering crops you didn’t cultivate. 25 I was afraid I would lose your money, so I hid it in the earth. Look, here is your money back.’

28 “Then he ordered, ‘Take the money from this servant, and give it to the one with the ten bags of silver. 29 To those who use well what they are given, even more will be given, and they will have an abundance. But from those who do nothing, even what little they have will be taken away.

If you were born in America, you were entrusted with freedoms & liberties from the moment you drew breath. What are you doing with it? Are you using those freedoms to bring about more freedom in our world, or are you squandering what you have been given?