F3 Knoxville

Confessing your faults

THE SCENE: Perfect June morning, 60s and no rain
F3 WELCOME & DISCLAIMER
WARM-O-RAMA:
Projectivators, tempo squats, Hairy rockettes, tempo merkins, mountain climbers
THA-THANG:

START A TIMER – 40 minutes

10-round escalator, as follows:

Round 1: Burpees x 5

Round 2: 1 + Squat Thrusters with CMU x 10

Round 3: 1-2 + CMU Bicep Curls x 15

Round 4: 1-3 + Merkins x 20

Round 5: 1-4 + Little Baby Crunches (LBCs) x 25

Round 6: 1-5 + Lunges x 30 (15 each leg)

Round 7: 1-6 + Carolina Dry Docks x 35

Round 8: 1-7 + Mountain Climbers x 40 (two-count)

Round 9: 1-8 + Goblet Squats with CMU x 45

Round 10: 1-9 + American Hammer with CMU x 50 (single-count)

If you finish before time is up, start back at Round 1 and do a 2nd (or 3rd…) set!

MARY:
No time
COUNT-OFF & NAME-O-RAMA
Headshot as well.
CIRCLE OF TRUST/BOM:

Confession

When I reflect on the struggles of the church today, one of the main points I see against us is the tendency that church people have for attempting to project righteousness in spite of their internal condition. My experience with many different faith paths is that, at least in my part of the world, we train one another to “look right” but not much to BE right. We are good at saying churchy sounding things and picking churchy sounding activities, but in every case I have ever gotten a look into, behind that picture there was brokenness and turmoil. Why? I propose that we have lost a key piece of the ancient faith, confession.

There are few activities more trying and painful and difficult and, consequently, developmental than confessing my personal faults. Confessing to the Lord is a great start, but if you really want to get serious, you need to speak to another human being. Confession is the spiritual equivalent of the physical training we did today. NOBODY wants to do it, but those who do are easy to spot.

Want to learn empathy? Turn your eyes inward and gaze on your own failings, and you will find yourself much more understanding of others. Want to learn humility? Learn to see your own sins. Want to deepen your relationship with God? Give Him a few minutes each day to show him the things where you know you failed, then let him show you some places you didn’t realize you failed, and end by dwelling in His unbounded forgiveness. This is one of the most powerful, fulfilling and empowering forms of prayer. You don’t even realize how weighed down you are by your guilt until you let it go.

Speaking of guilt, let me mention that there is a little cultural defense the enemy has put in place against this life giving practice. It’s the idea that somehow it is morbid and unhealthy to dwell on your own faults. Like all effective lies, it isn’t entirely false. There are some people who struggle with an obsession with their own failings. But that isn’t most of us. Most of us could stand to spend a little more time. Second, this is not exactly the same thing. The unhealthy version of fault dwelling must be underpinned by the lack of experience with forgiveness. When you approach God with your faults, you must always do so with the image of Jesus in your mind, bleeding and dying upon the cross, and yet asking for his Father to forgive the ones who did it to him. He will make the same appeal for you is only you ask, and you will be forgiven.

MOLESKIN:
It actually didn’t go terribly long. Quick warmup, blocks on hand, explained and got right to it.
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
Convergence July 8th @ Shamrock, F3 in the nude – July 29th @ The Cove at Concord Park

11s @ Dogpound + Forg3 2023 Info

The Scene 

  • Dogpound
  • 5:30am – 6:15M
  • 60s / 70s – muggy

F3 Welcome + Disclaimer

  • Welcome to F3: Fitness – Fellowship – Faith 
  • My name is Steam and I’ll be your Q this morning 
  • A few things before we begin: 
    • I’m not a professional 
    • You’re here on your own volition
    • You know your injuries if you have any so if you need to modify anything we do today feel free to do so, but push yourselves and the men around you. They deserve it and so do you. 
  • FNGs? – 0


Warm-o-Rama

  • SSH: 15×4 
  • 5 merkins 
  • Cherry Pickers: 5×4 
  • 5 merkins 
  • Rockette: 10×4
  • 5 merkins 
  • Imperial Walker: 10×4
  • 5 merkins 
  • Twisty: 5×4
  • 5 merkins 


The Thang (What went down during the workout)

(Mosey to the Big Loop around Lakeside – far left side)

(1) 11s On The Loop — Part 1

  • 11 docks around the big loop 
  • Each dock: Squat 
    • Dock, not board ramp
  • Elevator style
    • Dock 1 = 1 
    • Dock 2 = 2
    • Dock 3 = 3
    • Etc 
  • There’s a path divergence right behind lakeside tavern – take the path on the right (longer perimeter)
  • Make the full loop, then pick up the 6 until we’re all back

(10 count)

(2) 11s On The Loop — Part 2

  • 11 docks around the big loop 
  • Each dock: Imperial Walker 
    • Dock, not board ramp
  • Consistent 11s – each dock you’ll do 11 reps
  • Make the full loop, then pick up the 6 until we’re all back

(15 count)

(3) 11s On The Loop — Part 3

  • 11 docks around the big loop 
  • Each dock: Merkins + LBCs
    • Dock, not board ramp
  • Traditional 11s – 1 + 10, 2 + 9, etc 
    • 1 merkin, 10 LBCs
    • 2 merkins, 9 LBCs
  • Make the full loop, then pick up the 6 until we’re all back

(Mosey back to the AO)


Mary (Insert information about any additional post-Thang work)

ATMs

SWS


COT (Circle of Trust)

Count Off

  • 10

Name o Rama

  • Google, Madoff, Waxjob, Ribbed, Hiltopper (F3 Louisville), Voucher (F3 Louisville), Imaginary, Smoky, Choir Boy, Steam

Word — Forg3 2023

https://f3knoxville.com/forg3-2023-registration-is-live/

We are rolling out our first F3 Knoxville men’s retreat this fall – Forg3! Forg3 was created with F3 men in mind – to strengthen the bonds we have with each other and our Creator, over the course of a weekend retreat.

Forge (v.) – to shape and mold into a new condition, by heating in a fire / to move forward gradually and steadily.

Forg3 (n.) – an invigorating 40-hour weekend retreat to challenge and encourage F3 men in their pursuit of high impact manhood. You can expect to engage with other men in 1st, 2nd, and 3rd F sessions, to better understand who you are, whose you are, and the High Impact Man God has called you to be. You’ll have opportunities throughout the weekend to seek adventure, to rest, and to sharpen iron with other F3 men physically, mentally, emotionally, relationally, and spiritually. 

If you love adventure of the heart, mind, body, and soul – Forg3 is for you. Forg3 was created for F3 men, by F3 men, as a way to engage together for a purposeful and relationally-driven weekend to step further into the men God has called us to be.

Here are the fast facts about Forg3 2023:

  • Dates: Friday, September 22nd (7pm) – Sunday, September 24th (11am)
  • Location: Doe River Gorge (Hampton, TN)
    • Situated in the F3 Northeast TN region up near Johnson City and Elizabethton, Doe River Gorge’s campus is tucked into the side of a mountain and offers incredible beauty, very clean and comfortable cabins by the river, and miles and miles of adventures to be had.
    • From Knoxville: only around 1.5 – 2 hour drive
  • Cost: $110 (Covers all of your lodging, meals, and retreat materials for the weekend)
    • Via Venmo or cash to Waxjob

27 – Simpler Than You Think

The Scene 

  • Asylum PM 
  • 5:45pm – 6:30pm
    • ShieldLock ruck at 5:10pm
  • Hot + sunny


F3 Welcome + Disclaimer

  • Welcome to F3: Fitness – Fellowship – Faith 
  • My name is Steam and I’ll be your Q this morning 
  • A few things before we begin: 
    • I’m not a professional 
    • You’re here on your own volition
    • You know your injuries if you have any so if you need to modify anything we do today feel free to do so, but push yourselves and the men around you. They deserve it and so do you. 
  • FNGs? — 1 (Pre-rucked his FNG workout!)

Warm-o-Rama

  • Apollo Slowno: 8
    • Apollo Ono, but slow
  • Baby Arm Circles: (F) 10×4 (B) 10×4 
  • Windmill: 10×4
  • Chattanooga Cherry Pickers (Shoulders): 10×4 
  • Squat: 10×4

The Thang  — Theme of 27

(Mosey to the the rock pile below the Coliseum)

(1) A Rocky Start 

  • Grab a rock 
  • Warm up round:
    • 1 count
    • 27 chest presses 
    • 27 curls 
    • 27 triceps 
    • 27 rows 
  • Mosey down the hill to the field 
  • Execute the Xs again at the bottom
  • Use your rock to get to the next plateau – incline murder bunnies
  • Repeat the Xs again
  • Mosey to the next incline
  • Use your rock to get to the next plateau – incline murder bunnies
  • Repeat the Xs again
  • Rinse and repeat until we get to the top of the stairs by the coliseum 

(Fellowship mosey to the parking lot below the stairs with the wall)

(2) Keep Rockin’

  • 2 POC: here and top of the curve 
  • 4 rounds 
  • Round 1
    • 27 American hammers w/rock 
    • Run to the top of the curve
    • Execute 2 man-makers 
    • Run back 
  • Round 2 
    • 27 flutter-kicks w/rock overhead 
    • Run to the top of the curve 
    • Execute 2 man makers 
    • Run back 
  • Round 3
    • 27 rock squats 
    • Run to the top of the curve 
    • Execute 2 man makers 
    • Run back 
  • Round 4 
    • 27 rock curls
    • Run to the top of the curve 
    • Execute 2 man makers 
    • Run back 

(Mosey to put rocks back)

(Mosey back to the AO)


Mary 

(Insert information about any additional post-Thang work)

ATMs

SWS


COT (Circle of Trust)

Count Off

  • 20

Name o Rama

  • Dung Beetle, Brick, Pusher, Petunia, Crisper, Tenderfoot, Lizzy, Onstar, Scrubs, Pele, F6, High-Heels, Glamper, Z-Bone, Drum Major, Lillydipper, Doubtfire, Cheetah Boy, Sparkler, Steam

Word — 27 Things From Proverbs 27

There are 27 verses in Proverbs 27 — one of which we use quite frequently. So on the 27th day of June, here are 27 encouraging reminders and wisdom from Proverbs 27:17 (MSG)

⬆️ this was the original plan for my Word tonight ⬆️ and obviously it went with the theme of 27 reps tonight – I like simple what can I say. 

But after my wife got home from work today, we were sitting on our back porch with these 2 things – and call it the Holy Spirit leading me in a different direction and putting this on my heart instead or just a simpler Word, but here is my actual Word. 

(I’ll post the original one too in case you were wondering). 

Some thoughts on fans

  • We all need a fan in our lives – we all need people cheering us on in our lives
  • Fans come in different sizes 
  • We can be a fan to anyone in our lives, no matter how big or small our influence or power is
  • The true value of a fan is not what it is, but it’s what it does
  • Fans help create energy for others 

So be a fan of someone to someone else this week. 

Here’s the original Word I thought of – Proverbs 27

A little backstory: Because these proverbs are a part of the whole of God’s Word, they are not simply for entertainment; they exhort, encourage, and offer hope. Solomon called readers, especially youth, to pursue wisdom rather than foolishness. He encouraged the inexperienced to become wise rather than mockers, to be teachable rather than incorrigible, to live rather than to die. He predicted that people who pursued wisdom would generally find success and happiness in this life, but he promised they would absolutely find joy and blessing in eternity. 

This rich book of short, pithy wisdom presented a consistent theme: fear of the Lord is the beginning of knowledge.

(You Don’t Know Tomorrow: verses 1 – 16)

  1. Don’t brashly announce what you’re going to do tomorrow; you don’t know the first thing about tomorrow. 
  2. Don’t call attention to yourself; let others do it for you. 
  3. Carrying a log across your shoulders while you’re hefting a boulder with your arms is nothing compared to the burden of putting up with a fool. 
  4. We’re blasted by anger and swamped by rage, but who can survive jealousy?
  5. A spoken reprimand is better than approval that’s never expressed. 
  6. The wounds from a lover are worth it; kisses from an enemy do you in. 
  7. When you’ve stuffed yourself, you refuse dessert; when you’re starved, you could eat a horse. 
  8. People who won’t settle down, wandering hither and yon, are like restless birds, flitting to and fro. 
  9. Just as lotions and fragrance give sensual delight, a sweet friendship refreshes the soul. 
  10. Don’t leave your friends or your parents’ friends and run home to your family when things get rough; better a nearby friend than a distant family. 
  11. Become wise, dear child, and make me happy, then nothing the world throws my way will upset me. 
  12. A prudent person sees trouble coming and ducks; a simpleton walks in blindly and is clobbered. 
  13. Hold tight to collateral on any loan to a stranger; be wary of accepting what a transient friend has pawned. 
  14. If you wake your friend in the early morning by shouting “Rise and shine!” It will sound to him more like a curse than a blessing.
  15. (And 16)A nagging spouse is like the drip, drip, drip of a leaky faucet; you can’t turn it off, and you can’t get away from it. 

(Your Face Mirrors Your Heart: verses 17 – 27)

  1. As iron sharpens iron, so one man sharpens another. 
  2. If you care for your orchard, you’ll enjoy its fruit; if you honor your boss, you’ll be honored. 
  3. Just as water mirrors your face, so your face mirrors your heart. 
  4. Hell has a voracious appetite, and lust never quits. 
  5. The purity of silver and gold is tested by putting them in a fire; the purity of human hearts is tested by giving them a little fame. 
  6. Pound on a fool all you like — you can’t pound out foolishness. 
  7. Know your sheep by name; carefully attend to your flocks. 
  8. Don’t take them for granted; possessions don’t last forever you know. 
  9. (And 26) And then, when the crops are in and the harvest is stored in the barns, you can knit sweaters of lambs’ wool, and sell your goats for a profit. 
  1. There will be plenty of milk and meat to last your family through the winter


Announcements 

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

Time keeps on ticking!

THE SCENE: We had a little fog with temps around 65
F3 WELCOME & DISCLAIMER
WARM-O-RAMA:
Side Straddle Hop, Tempo Merkins, Willie Mayes Hayes, LBC’s, Moroccan Night Clubs, Knoxville Cherry Pickers and we were ready to go.
THA-THANG:
Workout area was set up like a clock with each hour of the clock identified with a placard identifying the hour and the exercise to go with it.

12 o’clock- Merkins, 1 o’clock- heavy squats, 2 o’clock- low planks, 3 o’clock – Hello Dollies

4 o’clock- curls, 5 o’clock lunges, 6 o’clock – high planks, 7 o’clock box cutters

8 o’clock- triceps extensions, 9 o’clock 8 count body builders, 10 0clock- mtn climbers, 11 o’clock Freddie Mercury’s

The Q kept the time of 1 minute increments continuously running.  Each HIM was on a different exercise and when the timer was started the first round, each person would do the exercise for 40 seconds and then move to the next exercise within 20 seconds.  This was done until the round was completed (12 minutes) and then time stood still as we ran appx 200 meters.

Once the group was back in position, the Q started the clock and the group repeated the trip around the clock with 50 seconds of exercise and 10 seconds to move to the next exercise.  This was done until the round was completed (12 minutes) and then time stood still and we ran appx 200 meters.

For the 3rd round, we took turns picking out an hour on the clock and doing the same exercise as a group until 6am.

MARY:
COUNT-OFF & NAME-O-RAMA
Rampart had 6 HIMs beat the gloom and utilize our time that we were given to strengthen our F3″s
CIRCLE OF TRUST/BOM:
The word came from Luke 13:6-9.  The story of the gardener that took care of the owners fig tree.  The owner comes and sees that the tree once again has not produced fruit (after 3 years) and tells the gardener to cut it down “Why should it use up the soil”!  The gardener asks for another year to fertilize and care for the tree.  It in one years time it has not produced fruit, it will be cut down and replaced with a tree that will produce fruit.

As we emphasized the use of time and the importance of utilizing the limited amount that we are given, we must look at this parable and see that we are given a specific amount of time on this earth to produce fruit.  If we don’t produce the fruit, God will use another to fulfill his will and we will have missed out on the opportunity he has given us.  At the end of our life we will be judged.  We will not enter Heaven by our good works (our fruit) but by the mercy and grace given to us freely by God and the sacrifice of Christ.  It is because of this mercy, grace and sacrifice that we should strive to utilize every second that we have to produce good fruit.  This can be leading people to Christ or just showing the love that Christ showed to others.  Our clock is ticking, utilize every moment.
MOLESKIN:

ANNOUNCEMENTS:
AED and med kit familiarization on Saturday, July 1.

Dedication

THE SCENE: nice and dry June morning at the Project.
F3 WELCOME & DISCLAIMER
WARM-O-RAMA:
15 SSH, 15 mountain climbers, 10 tempo merkins, 15 Moroccan night club, 10 tempo squats, 5 cherry pickers
THA-THANG:
Mosey to K25 hill.

  • 20 merkins
  • Up and down the hill
  • 20 squats
  • Up and down the hill
  • 20 big boys
  • Up and down the hill
  • Repeat 3 times

Mosey towards the playground via the gravel path. Stop as directed and cycle through the following:

  • Carolina dry docks
  • Walking lunges
  • Freddie Mercury

At the playground, do 10 pull-ups, 10 burpees, run to the pool wall for 10 wall-ups, and finish with 10 jump squats. Repeat until time is called.

MARY:
PAX led dealer’s choice
COUNT-OFF & NAME-O-RAMA
8 today at the Project
CIRCLE OF TRUST/BOM:
What do you dedicate your self to? What occupies most of your time outside of work? Is it something for you? YHC is beginning another marathon training cycle and it got me thinking about the time commitment involved. Sure it is ok to have goals, but they can become too high of a priority if we are not careful. Consider the words of the apostle Paul.

“Do nothing from selfishness or empty conceit, but with humility of mind regard one another as more important than yourselves; do not merely look out for your own personal interests, but also for the interests of others. Have this attitude in yourselves which was also in Christ Jesus, who, although He existed in the form of God, did not regard equality with God a thing to be grasped, but emptied Himself, taking the form of a bond-servant, and being made in the likeness of men. Being found in appearance as a man, He humbled Himself by becoming obedient to the point of death, even death on a cross.”

Philippians 2:3‭-‬8 NASB1995

In the same way, we should place others’ interests, especially our families, before our own interests.
MOLESKIN:
Insert any personal comments, notes, devotion content, etc.
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
Convergence at Shamrock July 8th.