F3 Knoxville

Carry me to the Cure

AO: shamrock
Q: slappy
PAX: Tinker, Eliza, Baby Boomer, Base Salary, Mermaid, Curveball, DeVito, Honeydew, Commission, Skidmark, Pom Pom (Grayson Vaughn), Toretto, Gringo, Smoked Pickle, Command Strip, Double Dribble, John Boat, Fudd
FNGs: 1 Fudd
COUNT: 20
WARMUP:
– projectovators
– arm circles (forward and back)
– a few burpees
– circle warm up run
– Grady Corns
– cherry pickers
– stretch (calf, runner, and whatever else)

THE THANG:
– We collected all of the rucks and sandbags that we had and moved to the football field end zone
– In the end zone we all came down with FMS (flutter merkin syndrome). This is a medical condition that causes a person to perpetually rotate between 10 merkins and 10 flutter kicks. The only antidote is located in the center of the field at the 50 yrd line. The problem is that you cannot move there yourself. You must be carried. It is a good thing that Mermaid wasn’t in the end zone and didn’t get sick. Once he received the antidote himself, he was able to return without fear of illness and (man) carry one of us to the antidote. Once healed we were also able to carry the afflicted and all of the gear to the antidote. Then we all came down with FBS (Freddy-Burpee Syndrome) where again we rotated between 3 burpees and 10 freddys. Good think that Gringo didn’t get it and was able to begin the carry to the cure. After that we succumbed to MHSS (monkey humper squat syndrome) where we rotated between 10 monkey humpers and 10 squats until saved. This time it was Skidmark that began hauling our butts to the cure. Finally we had a bout of BBSSHS (big boy side saddle hop syndrome). Our bodies convulsed into alternating 10 of each until saved. This time by Toretto. It was a scary day, but we all survived.

MARY:
– Hello Dollys
– Plank Jacks
– LBC

ANNOUNCEMENTS:
– “Falcon Memorial Q” will be lead by Eliza on Monday
– Dragon Boat Race 6/15/24 – No cost, donation if you got it, just need some bros to help us win! see Honeydew for deets
– Thunderhead Challenge 5/18/24 – Hike up and down Thunderhead Mtn with your F3 Bros. Hosted by f3 Smokies.
– Hardship Hill 5/26/24 – 2 mile obstacle course on Memorial Day. Open to anyone. I’m gonna do it with my Daughter. Will you join my team?
– Sign up for a Q if you haven’t lead in the past 6 weeks.

COT:
– We can learn from our exercise today that it is a powerful thing to work together as a group with a common goal rather than OYO. It would have been pretty discouraging if you were tasked to man carry 19 other guys. It was actually pretty fun and went fast when we were working as a unit. (this was my mini COT that came to me during the workout)
– “Send Me” is our F3 region motto as well as the theme for the GTE 46 event that some of us did this past weekend. I’ve not really thought about it much until this past weekend. I thought it was more about the Davy Crockett / Volunteer / Alamo thing. No doubt that this is a central part but it is actually from Isaiah 6:8 where Isaiah is getting his commission from God to speak to his people. “And I heard the voice of the Lord saying, “whom shall I send, and who will go for us? Then I said, “Here I am! Send me.” Was Isaiah perfect? No. But he was ready to to accept this assignment from God. No doubt that God has prepared him somewhat for the challenged before without Isaiah’s knowing though.
– What do you think God is preparing you for? Is there an assignment you need to take on? Are you willing to say “Send Me.” Be on the lookout for these things, because they are all around us. Some are big things like job, church, or family needs. Some maybe are not so big, but may be just as important…an encouraging word, a bit of charity, doing your tasks with integrity, asking forgiveness, being a peacemaker, being a pleasant coworker, etc.
– In all that you face know that you are being prepared for an assignment, be ready to say “Send Me”

Watch out for Tares

AO: juco
Q: Erector
PAX: Dart Gun, Love Shaq, Guardrail, Lt. Dan, Mailbox, MC Fraud (Chris Trice), Data, Erector
FNGs: None
COUNT: 8
WARMUP:
15 SSH, 15 Mountain climbers, 10 tempo merkins, 15 Moroccan Night Club, 10 Imperial walkers, 5 cherry pickers
THE THANG:
Mosey to the west parking lot. Start at the first parking bay and do 15 merkins. Then, bearcrawl to the next line and do 15 squats. Run to the next and repeat the merkins. Continue the same pattern to the end of the parking lot. Mosey to the back of campus. Grab a coupon and do 10 manmaker merkins. Then, do 11s at The Wall (grassy hill). Heels to Heaven at the top and lunges at the bottom (2-ct). Mosey to the large east parking lot. Do 5 burpees at the first line and run to the next. Do Captain Thor (1 situp and 4, 2-ct American hammers) and then return to the start. 5 burpees and run to the second line continuing Captain Thor (now 2 situps and 8 American hammers). Continue until time is called, i.e., 3rd line, 4th line, etc.
MARY:
Plank
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
Hardship Hill
COT:Continuing my study in Matthew, I just read the parable of the tares in chapter 13. Here is Jesus’ explanation to His disciples.
‭Matthew 13:36-43 NASB1995‬
[36] Then He left the crowds and went into the house. And His disciples came to Him and said, “Explain to us the parable of the tares of the field.” [37] And He said, “The one who sows the good seed is the Son of Man, [38] and the field is the world; and as for the good seed, these are the sons of the kingdom; and the tares are the sons of the evil one; [39] and the enemy who sowed them is the devil, and the harvest is the end of the age; and the reapers are angels. [40] So just as the tares are gathered up and burned with fire, so shall it be at the end of the age. [41] The Son of Man will send forth His angels, and they will gather out of His kingdom all stumbling blocks, and those who commit lawlessness, [42] and will throw them into the furnace of fire; in that place there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth. [43] Then the righteous will shine forth as the sun in the kingdom of their Father. He who has ears, let him hear.
Based on this, it is possible that there are tares among us in the Church itself. Notice that they are sown while the men of the farm were sleeping in the parable. They had their guard down. The tares remind me of Matthew 7:15 as well.
‭Matthew 7:15-16 NASB1995‬
[15] “Beware of the false prophets, who come to you in sheep’s clothing, but inwardly are ravenous wolves. [16] You will know them by their fruits. Grapes are not gathered from thorn bushes nor figs from thistles, are they?
We will know these individuals by their fruits. Keep watch, and don’t fall asleep on the job.

Admitting mistakes

AO: asylum-am
Q: TRC/Crab legs
PAX: F3 Pluto ( Hugh Nystrom), Matlock (Bill Maddox), P3, Pac-man, Snitch (Cory Beilharz )
FNGs: None
COUNT: 6
WARMUP: SSH, this / that, Abe’s, baby arm circles

THE THANG: Trifecta, pull ups, Everest, Overlook

MARY:

ANNOUNCEMENTS:

COT: Brothers, none of us are perfect. And, we will make mistakes. Give yourself grace, admit them, and sometimes, even apologize. It makes a world a difference.

New Moves

AO: dogpound
Q: Madoff
PAX: Mayberry, Earmuffs (Dan Studt), Lightweight, I-Beam, Unibráu (Nick Robinson), Lt. Dan, Waxjob, Slipnot
FNGs: None
COUNT: 9
Warm Up
15 SSH
15 Rockettes
Down Dog to Up Dog x10
Tie Fighters 10 Forward 10 Backward
10 Big Arm Circles
Run up the hill
10 dips and 10 slow incline merkins
Run to Rock Pile

Workout
4 Sets
30 – Pendulums Overhead
15 each side – Cross drop to press
15 each side – Oblique crunch reach
10 box jumps

2 sets (some were in 3rd)
Plank Should Taps x20
Box Plank Walk Ins x20
Oblique Crunch 10 each side
20 toe taps (v up)
Run up Hill, return, and Repeat

Mary
Ring of Fire – 1, 2, 4 air squats hold at bottom
10 air squats 4 count in cadence
25 box cutters
10 cherry pickers

A Saga Begins

AO: the-project
Q: Biohack
PAX: OBrother, Papa Lock, Tom Tom, slappy, Mathlete, 3-Peat (Carlos Rodriguez), Biohack, Steamer, Redwire
FNGs: None
COUNT: 10
Warm up

A long, long time ago
In a galaxy far away
-Projectivator from 6 (only 6 real movies)

Naboo was under an attack
-Tempo merkins

And I thought me and Qui-Gon Jinn
Could talk the Federation into
Maybe cutting them a little slack
-Cherry pickers

But their response, it didn’t thrill us
They locked the doors and tried to kill us
-Seal Squats

We escaped from that gas
Then met Jar Jar and Boss Nass
-Shake it out

The Thang:

We took a bongo from the scene
And we went to Theed to see the Queen
-Death march to the recruiting center

We all wound up on Tatooine
That’s where we found this boy…
-Grab a block

[Chorus] -5 blockees
Oh my, my, this here Anakin guy
May be Vader someday later, now he’s just a small fry
And he left his home and kissed his mommy goodbye
Sayin’, “Soon, I’m gonna be a Jedi”
“Soon, I’m gonna be a Jedi”

-To the stairs; run the stairs between exercises
[Verse 1]
Did you know this junkyard slave
Isn’t even old enough to shave?
-30 Heavy big boys

But he can use the Force, they say
-10 Thrusters

Ah, do you see him hitting on the queen
Though he’s just nine and she’s fourteen?
Yeah, he’s probably gonna marry her someday
-30 Curls

Well, I know he built C-3PO
And I’ve heard how fast his pod can go
-30 Goblet Squats

And we were broke, it’s true
So we made a wager or two
-30 overhead press

He was a prepubescent flyin’ ace
And the minute Jabba started off that race
Well, I knew who would win first place
Oh yes, it was our boy
-10 man makers

[Chorus] -5 Blockees
We started singin’ “My, my, this here Anakin guy”
May be Vader someday later, now he’s just a small fry
And he left his home and kissed his mommy goodbye
Sayin’, “Soon I’m gonna be a Jedi”
“Soon I’m gonna be a Jedi””

[Verse 2]
Now we finally got to Coruscant
The Jedi Council we knew would want
To see how good the boy could be
-30 heavy lunges

So we took him there and we told the tale
How his midichlorians were off the scale
And he might fulfill that prophecy
-30 tricep extensions

Oh, the Council was impressed, of course
Could he bring balance to the Force?
-hold block over head and stand on 1 leg for 30 sec

They interviewed the kid
Oh, training they forbid
-30 2 count American Hammers

Because Yoda sensed in him much fear
And Qui-Gon said “Now listen here
Just stick it in your pointy ear
I still will teach this boy”
-5 Urkey Durkeys

[Chorus] -5 Blockees
He was singin’ “My, my, this here Anakin guy”
May be Vader someday later, now he’s just a small fry
And he left his home and kissed his mommy goodbye
Sayin’, “Soon I’m gonna be a Jedi”
“Soon I’m gonna be a Jedi”

[Bridge]
We caught a ride back to Naboo
Cause Queen Amidala wanted to
I frankly would’ve liked to stay
-30 Heavy LBCs

We all fought in that epic war
And it wasn’t long at all before
Little hotshot flew his plane and saved the day
-20 Heavy Squats

And in the end, some Gungans died
Some ships blew up and some pilots fried
-20 Good Mornings

A lot of folks were croakin’
The battle droids were broken
-10 Thrusters

And the Jedi I admire most
Met up with Darth Maul and now he’s toast
Well, I’m still here and he’s a ghost
I guess I’ll train this boy
-10 Man Makers

[Chorus] -5 Blockees
And I was singin’ “My, my, this here Anakin guy”
May be Vader someday later, now he’s just a small fry
And he left his home and kissed his mommy goodbye
Sayin’, “Soon I’m gonna be a Jedi”
“Soon I’m gonna be a Jedi”

[Outro] -5 Blockees
We were singin’ “My, my, this here Anakin guy”
May be Vader someday later, now he’s just a small fry
And he left his home and kissed his mommy goodbye
Sayin’, “Soon I’m gonna be a Jedi”

Word:
What was the best part of Episode 1? This parody song by Weird Al. Sometimes it’s better to quit while you are ahead. Perhaps George Lucas should have stopped after making the 3 original movies.

Look at your life. Are there areas where you should be content? Areas where you push to hard to attain the next thing? Are you trying to run up the score in money or status? What scoreboard matters in your life? What matters in eternity?