F3 Knoxville

Lights and Dice

AO: shamrock
Q: Stitch
PAX: slappy, Anchorman, Waxjob, Honeydew, Crawlspace, Snaggletooth (Elijah Tafao)
FNGs: None
COUNT: 7
WARMUP:
SSH
Hillbilly Walkers
Grady Corns
Shoulder Taps
Hallelujahs
Cherry Pickers

THE THANG:
Mosey to the football field

Line up at the goalline. The Q will start by throwing the frisbee down field. Wherever it lands, we run and do a set of exercises. The number of reps will be determined by the roll of 3 dice inside the frisbee. If a triple is rolled, we do the exercise and then jog one lap around the field and back to our place. Next man throws, and we take turns all the way to the other goalline. Next trip back starts a new exercise.

1. Merkins
2. Bobby Hurleys
3. 2 CT Freddy’s
4. SSH
5. Dips
6. Squats
7. Box Cutters
8. Burpees

Worked in a couple more laps up and down with frisbee throws and if dropped, all did 2 burpees.

MARY:
Side crunches
Heels to Heaven
American Hammers
Plank leg lifts

COT:
I came across this passage while reading on Sunday morning…

“Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of mercies and God of all comfort, who comforts us in all our affliction, so that we may be able to comfort those who are in any affliction, with the comfort with which we ourselves are comforted by God.” – 2 COR 1:3-4

It’s a bit repetitive but there’s a point to be made! The words “All comfort” here are founded in the ancient Greek word paraklesis, which also means “to come alongside and help”. To strengthen. Make stronger. The latin word for comfort is fortis, which also means Brave.

And when you read through the remaining passage, it becomes clear that “comfort” is truly moving us from weakness to strength.

“…so that WE may be able to comfort those who are in any affliction, with the comfort with which we are comforted by God.”

The WE here is us! God enables us to bring comfort to others. F3 is the WE. Look at the comfort and strengthening we brought to Cardinal’s wife and children. Look at how we give, support and pray for one another. We are not the comfort of God, but we can use our gifts, our resources, and our fellowship to bring comfort to others.

So many of us are dealing with something. Life is hard! If you need prayer and support, let me know. Talk to somebody. If you can be that one to pray and support, reach out. We are all in this together.

[genesis-ruck] Luck of the Draw

AO: genesis-ruck
Q: Single (Ryan Chambers)
PAX: Brick, Mermaid, Lizzy, Steam
FNGs: None
COUNT: 5
WARMUP: Cherry picker, Little Baby Arm Circles, Willy Mays Hayes and Rick up the hill to YMCA and back to flag

THE THANG:

Draw a card number card from the deck.

Number cards add 10 and face cards = 20 reps

Jokers = Man makers with ruck and sandbags

Clubs: SB Curls, SB OH Press, SB Rowes

Spades: Step Ups, Lunges, Squats

Hearts: SB plank pull thru, BBS, Ruck Get Up

Diamonds: 30 second stretch of your choice

MARY: Stretch what hurts

ANNOUNCEMENTS: Forge3 Signup and don’t miss out on the fun and fellowship.

COT: Thankfull for F3 and the many men and women in my life that go above and beyond to step up and help those that are in need.

Cardinal VQ

AO: brickyard
Q: Otis
PAX: Natty, Gmail, Spellcheck, Otis
FNGs: None
COUNT: 4
WARMUP:15 Side Straddle Hops
10 Tempo Merkins
10 Flutter Kicks Double Count
10 Little Baby Arm Circles Forward
10 Little Baby Arm Circles Backward
10 Hallelujahs
10 Knoxville Cherry Pickers
20 Sec. Samson Hold
PHELPS it out
10 Willie Mayes Hayes

THE THANG:Mosey to the football field
Round 1: 5 of everything
-Burpees followed by a moment of silence for Cardinal.
-Big Boys
-Heels to Heaven
-Run roughly 100 yards and repeat

Round 2: 10 of everything
-Burpees
-Little Baby Crunches
-Mt. Climbers Double Count
-Run 100 yards and repeat

Round 3: 15 of everything
-Burpees
-Air Squats
-Freddy Mercury’s
-Run 100 yards and repeat

Round 4:
-20 Burpees
-Run 100 yards and repeat

Repeat Round 3
Repeat Round 2
Repeat Round 1
Jog 1 lap then walk 1 lap
Mosey to under the bleachers
4 lengths: 5 burpees at each end, jog from end to end

MARY: Snowball fight on the football field :grinning:, mosey to AO

ANNOUNCEMENTS: January is Mentor month
Forge is coming up

COT: How do you view God? Father, Lord, Judge, Master?
Seeing God as Father:
Play, child of God, there is joy despite the circumstances because just like a child, the burden is the Father’s. Play, be joyful, embrace the adventure, go to your Father with the troubles of this world, He will lead you and guide you along the narrow path.

“At that time Jesus declared, “I thank you, Father, Lord of heaven and earth, that you have hidden these things from the wise and understanding and revealed them to little children; yes, Father, for such was your gracious will. All things have been handed over to me by my Father, and no one knows the Son except the Father, and no one knows the Father except the Son and anyone to whom the Son chooses to reveal him. Come to me, all who labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you, and learn from me, for I am gentle and lowly in heart, and you will find rest for your souls. For my yoke is easy, and my burden is light.””
‭‭Matthew‬ ‭11‬:‭25‬-‭30‬ ‭ESV‬‬

Also prodigal son

Leg PT

AO: the-equalizer
Q: Madoff
PAX: Stripped, Ribbed (Joshua Sagraves), Cheney, Bookman, mouthwash (Mike), Swimmies (Nathan Chesney), Snowbird, Blindside
FNGs: None
COUNT: 9
WARMUP:
20 SSH
20 SSH (not a typo)
5 Knoxville Cherry Pickers
10 Rockettes
Mozy to Bearmuda, Bear Crawl for a bit, Mozy to Splashpad

THE THANG:
3 sets with a Run in Between:
– Single leg broad jumps (10 sets each leg)
– Single leg couch lunge hops (10 each leg)
– Skater jumps 30 (total)
– 20 – 1 leg calf raises (each leg)
– 20 – 1 leg curtesy lunges (total)
– Tempo squats until the 6
As a group – Mario jumps, Bernie, and Long lunges

Once Complete:
10 Burpee with Knee Tuck Jump
30 Squats
20 Plyo Merkins
20 Squats to Lateral Jump

Mozy around track back to AO

MARY:
15 Gas Pumpers
10 Plyo Merkins
15 Futter Kicks

ANNOUNCEMENTS: Mentioned a cancellation and to read the newsletter. Should have mentioned the January 14th State of F3 Union meeting (check emails)

COT: 2 Parts. 1 – Steady work over time produces results and I mentioned how proud I was of my Daughter for completing her PT over a few months and being back in track and cross country. 2 – The workouts we did today were things we always do PLUS a little extra and they were MUCH MUCH harder. So reminder that we can always push ourselves to be better and even a small change can make something that’s “normal” much harder and produce more results.

Crawling and Lunging Around

AO: the-farm
Q: Choir Boy
PAX: Einstein, Lightweight, Aladdin, Choir Boy, Pew-pew, Oil Check
FNGs: None
COUNT: 6
WARMUP: 1 burpee
11 rockettes
19 Abe Vigodas
38 SSHs (4 count)

The buy-in: 87 merkins

THE THANG: Around the Big Loop, bear crawl to the light pole, do 5 merkins, wait on the 6, lunge to the next light pole, do 5 squats, wait on the 6, rinse and repeat through all 40 light poles.

MARY: No time (but we did 13 merkins to total 100 after time was called)

ANNOUNCEMENTS:

COT: My dad was born on 1/11/1938. He would have been 87 this year. Happy Birthday, Dad.