F3 Knoxville

Using God’s Perfect Word to Break Free

THE SCENE:  49 degrees, raining, and just plain nasty – A perfect training environment.

F3 WELCOME & DISCLAIMER:  This was indeed a voluntary, unprofessional workout delivered to 6 HIMs who knew their weaknesses and were ready to work while most of the universe was resting in their fart-sack.

WARM-O-RAMA: 

  1. Slow Windmill (IC) x 15
  2. Plank Knee Touches  x 20
  3. Fire Hydrants x 20 each leg
  4. Moroccan Night Clubs (IC) (JUCO Tradition) x 20
  5. This/That Senior Citizen Stretch

 THA-THANG: 

Mosey to Large, inviting Parking Lot.

X 15  100 yd Sprints with partner-applied resistance bands, rotating partners at 50 yds for total of 1500 yds (Bible was written over a span of 1500 years and remains one seamless story).

Exercises at each 100 yd mark:

SPRINT 1 – X 22  Core Mountain Climbers (# of letters in Hebrew Alphabet, Christ quoted from Psalm 22 while in agony on the cross)

SPRINT 2 – X 40 Sumo Squats (Biblical number symbolizing completion, usually of some trial or hardship)

SPRINT 3 – X 12 Monkey Squats (Tribes of Israel, Apostles)

SPRINT 4 – X 33 Plank Jacks (estimated age of Christ at time of Crucifixion)

SPRINT 5 – X 66 Merkins (# of Books in the Bible)

SPRINT 6 – X 10 4×4’s (One for each Commandment)

SPRINT 7 – X 400 (200 each band partner) Flutterkicks (How long Israel was in bondage in Egypt)

SPRINT 8 – X 144 Jump Squats (72 each band partner) (New Jerusalem wall thickness will be 144 cubits thick)

SPRINT 9 – X 40 Hello Dollies (20 each band partner) (40 authors of the Bible, led by God)

SPRINT 10 – X 7 Handclap Merkins (Number mentioned almost 500 times in the Bible)

SPRINT 11 – X 365 American Hammers (182/183 partners) (Number of times in His word the Lord tells us to not be afraid, one for each day of the year – Amazing!)

(OUT OF TIME)

MARY:

COUNT-OFF & NAME-O-RAMA

CIRCLE OF TRUST/BOM:

God’s Word is absolutely perfect.  It was written by 40 different authors, on 3 different continents, over a span of 1500 years, and is one, seamless, flawless story – all pointing to Christ.  That is pretty amazing.  Although God demands perfection, we have fallen short and many of us suffer from the paralyzing guilt of past sin in our lives that plays like a movie in our heads.  Sometimes, like the resistance bands we used during the workout, guilt can hold us back from doing God’s work – feelings of inadequacy, unloved, unforgiven.  Brothers, know that God LOVES you and I so much that he sent his only son, the perfect sacrafice, to suffer the penalty due us.  To deny that is to deny the sufficiency of the cross.  You have been forgiven. He has covered your sin! Ditch the guilt, and break free! The objective for all of us is to become more like Him.  The only way to do that is to get to know Him better through reading the Bible.  Meditate on it, practice it, teach it to your children.

MOLESKIN:
The QIC was an absolute clown-show today – messing up a cadence, forgetting the photo at the end.  Please forgive his incompetence and know that he will get better. He is placing himself on Q-probation until improvement takes place.

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Rise & Grind: CMU Version

THE SCENE: Frickin’ gorgeous, clear fall morning
F3 WELCOME & DISCLAIMER
WARM-O-RAMA:

We did some brief OYO stretching and then lined up on the base line for a series of lunges, butt-kicks, and high knees.
THA-THANG:
I instructed the PAX to visit our stack of friendly CMUs. We carried the CMUs on a one mile run, stopping along the way at 8 evenly dispersed cones an exercise written on the cone. Exercises consisted of the following:

  • 4 ct. Flutter Kicks (w/ CMU) x 20 IC
  • 4 ct. Hello Dolly (w/ CMU) x 20 IC
  • Narrow Squat x 30 IC
  • Carolina Dry Docks x 30 IC
  • Reverse Lunges x 30 each leg OYO
  • Star Jacks x 30 OYO
  • Smurf Jacks x 30 IC
  • Blockees x 5 IC

CIRCLE OF TRUST/BOM:
“No time like the present.” The PAX and I discussed the importance of living in the present and making the most of every day. We aren’t promised tomorrow and we don’t know what the future holds, so we need to do everything in our power to live to our fullest extent in ways we can control.
MOLESKIN:
Welcome FNG “Block-Buster”. I’m glad you made it, even though you tried to kill me.
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
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Trials and Wall Sits – One and the Same

THE SCENE: Extra gloomy – 40 degrees with dense fog

F3 WELCOME & DISCLAIMER
WARM-O-RAMA:

  • SSH IC x 25
  • Tempo Squats IC x 10
  • Cherry Pickers IC x 10
  • Baby Arm Circles IC (forward & reverse) x 13
  • Merkins IC x 10

THA-THANG:

Mosey to the pavalon for a little bench work. Grab a battle buddy – one partner does wall sits while the other does the following 2 exercises on the bench:

  • Bench Rows (12 reps)
  • Tricep Dips (12 reps)

When the partner on the bench finishes his reps of both exercises, switch (partner 1 does the bench exercises and partner 2 does wall sits). Total of 5 sets each. After that, same thing but switch up the exercises on the bench:

  • Derkins (10 reps)
  • Box Jumps (10 reps)

Total of 5 sets each. Once completed, one more round with Bulgarian Squats – 10 reps each leg and 5 sets total again.

Mosey over to the parking lot next to the playground for a set of 11’s – Merkins at one end and Jump Squats at the other end.

MARY:

Just enough time for 20 Flutter Kicks IC, 12 Supermans IC, a little plank work, and Cap’n Crunch finishing it off with some ATM’s

COUNT-OFF & NAME-O-RAMA
22 strong – no FNG’s

CIRCLE OF TRUST/BOM:

James 1: 2 – 4 “Consider it pure joy, my brothers, whenever you face trials of many kinds, because you know that the testing of your faith develops perseverance. Perseverance must finish its work so that you may be mature and complete, not lacking anything.”

10-on-10

THE SCENE: 40 degrees and dark (perfect gloom for an F3 workout)
F3 WELCOME & DISCLAIMER
WARM-O-RAMA:

Quick 4: SSH x15, Tempo Squats x10, Merkins 4-ct x10, BBS 4-ct x10

THA-THANG:
10-on-10: 10 Burpees on 10 hills around campus (Pellissippi State Community College, aka JUCO), culminating in the Beast across the street – JUCOmanjaro (it’s other less popular name was Kill-a-Man-JUCO), for a total of 100 burpees and I-don’t-know-how-many miles.

MARY:
We squeezed in some flutterkicks during Count Off and NAME-O-RAMA.

COUNT-OFF & NAME-O-RAMA
Kings of the Mountain: Booster, Rocket, Trolley, 5K, Bagger, Sweeper, Chaco, and Snaggletooth

CIRCLE OF TRUST/BOM:
Psalm 23 – Soul Care

MOLESKIN:
We get up between 4:30 and 5:00 to work out with our AO or wherever. We put time, effort, intention and intensity to getting better, getting stronger, stewarding this temple. Do we take the same time, effort, intention and intensity to care for our souls? Every spiritual practice/exercise is intended to draw us closer to God, submitting to Him, the ultimate HIM, so that He can care for our souls, strengthen it, and use us for His Kingdom purposes. It doesn’t happen on its own. Soul-care takes the same time, effort, intention, and intensity as the care of our bodies.

ANNOUNCEMENTS:
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Slow & Heavy Wins the Race

THE SCENE: Cool and Gloomy
F3 WELCOME & DISCLAIMER
WARM-O-RAMA:

SSH x30 IC, Baby Arm Circles Forward x10 IC, BAC in Reverse x10 IC, Stretching OYO
THA-THANG:
20 Minute AMRAP: With a Battle Buddy PAX Completed the Following with a Ruck/Sandbag/ or CMU

  • 20 Curls
  • 20 Presses
  • 4 Ct. Flutter Kicks
  • Squats
  • Coupon Carry to the end of Parking Lot and Back

DORAS

  • Partner A Bear Crawls to fence and back while Partner B begins with the following exercises and reps:(Swap when partner A returns and the reps are cumulative between the two partners)
    • 200 Rows
    • 150 Coupon Swings (Just like kettle-bell swings)
    • 100 Tricep Extensions

MARY:
60 second Hello Dolly Burnout
COUNT-OFF & NAME-O-RAMA

CIRCLE OF TRUST/BOM:
Something that I have been struggling with as of late is speaking too much and not listening nearly enough. Challenge for the day is to listen more and talk less and see how much it steers our day on a more fruitful and prosperous path for everyone. God gave us two ears and one mouth for a reason. 
MOLESKIN:
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ANNOUNCEMENTS:
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