F3 Knoxville

Rubbin’s Racin’

THE SCENE: warmest Q of the year this far, a beautiful 47.
F3 WELCOME & DISCLAIMER

YEP!
WARM-O-RAMA:

  • SSH
  • Tempo squats
  • Toe merkins
  • Tempo Merkins
  • LBAC -F
  • LBAC – B
  • Knox Cherry Pickers
  • Willy Mays Hayes
  • Hamstring stretch

THA-THANG:
Collect toys, and mosey to the track

Separate PAX into two groups of equal size and fitness level

One group on each end of the soccer goal.

We will have a PAX race from the center of the goal every time each team finishes a round of the following.

  1. 100 CMU curls
  2. 100 CMU squats
  3. 100 Merkins
  4. 25 sandbag burpees 40#
  5. 200 yard run

A race can only be completed once all PAX on a team have completed all exercises in the list. Once a PAX finishes their contribution, they will hold Al Gore until their team is finished. Once finished they must elect a candidate to run the race. Each PAX must run race once.

Races are as follows:

Round 1 – Bear Crawl to the orange cones, sprint back

Round 2 – Crab walk to the orange cones, sprint back

Round 3 – Bernie to the orange cones, sprint back

Round 4 – CMU Rifle carry 200 yards, if CMU falls out of position, stop running

Round 5 – 40# sandbag toss to orange cone, carry bag and sprint back

Each win is a point. If we tie, there will be a heavy plank hold off. Team will elect one man to hold plank with 40# SANDBAG on his butt. The PAX who holds longest wins a point, and therefore the whole shabang.

Team 2 wins 3-2

MARY:
No time
CIRCLE OF TRUST/BOM:

Copied from Judge Judy newsletter 3/4/22

“Once upon a time there were two families who lived next door to each other. The families were quite different. The first family were Christians. They took good care of their house and lawn. They never used tobacco, alcohol, or drugs. They never cursed or fought loudly with one another. The kids were never in trouble, and they all went to church every Sunday.

The second family had nothing to do with God. Their house and lawn were a mess. They smoked and drank to excess and even used drugs. They cursed and fought loudly with one another. The kids were always getting in trouble with the law. They never went to church.

One day the teenage daughter from the first family told her father, “You know, Dad, I think there’s trouble next door. Their kids told some of my friends at school that their dad and mom are going to get a divorce.”

Dad said, “Divorce, huh? Too bad” and went on about his day.

The daughter went into the kitchen where her mother was preparing dinner and repeated the news. Her mother nodded her head knowingly. “That’s what they get for not going to church and for living like they do. Let that be a lesson to you, in case you ever get the notion you don’t want to go to church! I sure hope we get some decent neighbors in there after they’re gone.”

And, behold, the second family split up and moved away. And the new neighbors were decent people who kept up the house and yard, never smoked or drank or used drugs. They never cursed or fought loudly. Their kids were honor students. The new family even went to church occasionally. And the first family lived happily ever after, never bothered by their neighbors again.”

Men, let’s not be that first family. There is a quote in the Q source that says “Hard looks and straight talk (tempered by love) get results”. It’s part of the whetstone philosophy. Whetstones are used to sharpen blades. F3 uses this idea as a relationship model. Each man can be a whetstone or a blade, or both. Every man needs a whetstone, and every man can be a whetstone. Look around you, are there men in your life that are struggling with being a husband, father, or son. If you have had success where they are failing, tell them that you were there once and how you were able to find your way to success .

“As iron sharpens iron, So a man sharpens the countenance of his friend.”
‭‭Proverbs‬ ‭27‬:‭17‬ ‭NKJV‬‬

MOLESKIN:
Iron chef also in the house.
ANNOUNCEMENTS:

Celebrating 5 Decades

THE SCENE:

Perfect gloomy cold

WARM-O-RAMA:

Some Burpees, some SSHs, some Cherry Pickers, and some Tie Fighters… just right to knock the chill off

THA-THANG:

Commemorating 5 decades of life and a great way to gain some respect… 5 progressive rows of fun… Reps were 5 to start – special movement across – 10 reps on the other side – and special movement back… then we moved up the ladder:

Row 1 – 5 merkins… bear crawl over… 10 merkins… bear crawl back

Row 2 – 5 burpees… lunge over… 10 burpees… lunge back

Row 3 – 5 SSHs… sprint over… 10 SSHs… sprint back

Row 4 – 5 squat thrusters…. rifle carry over… 10 squat thrusters… rifle carry back

Row 5 – 5 curls + 5 overhead presses… farmer carry 2 cmus over… 10 curls and OVP… farmer carry back

Worked up and down the ladder as many times as possible

MARY:

Stopped on the way back to the CMU pile to do 25 Grady Corns

COUNT-OFF & NAME-O-RAMA

21 HIMs with no FNGs (all dressed in khaki cargo shorts, knee socks, and Hawaiian shirts)

CIRCLE OF TRUST/BOM:
“You do not know what will happen tomorrow.  For what is your life?  It is even a vapor that appears for a little time and then vanishes away” James 4:14

Time is precious.  We are fragile.  Life is short. Eternity is long.

“Redeem the time” Ephesians 5:16

Life is a gift that can be over before we know it… Cardinal recently but other fallen friends remind us how abruptly it can end – by God’s perfect design and providence.  Embrace each day… be intentional… love those closest to you and work at being the best you.  Leave a legacy worthy of respect.

El Momento Adecuado

THE SCENE: 35 degrees and a little windy.
F3 WELCOME & DISCLAIMER
WARM-O-RAMA:

  • Baby arm circles forward x 11.
  • Baby arm circles reverse x 10.
  • Side Straddle Hops x 10.
  • Tempo Merkins x 10.
  • Mountain Climbers x 10.

THA-THANG:

Mosey to the Courtyard (behind Technology building).

We partnered up and cracked open some Easter eggs, inside the eggs there was different exercises. One person should perform the exercise while the other was running a small loop. After 5 minutes, the small loop became double. The partners switched back and forth during 10 minutes.

Mosey to parking lot in front of the Recreation Center.

We played a game (Wolf vs Sheep). There were three base lines in the parking lot and three different exercises to perform in those lines as follows:

  • 10 Merkins (15 for wolves).
  • 10 Burpees.
  • 20 Squats.

The wolf could not catch the sheep until he completes his merkins, once he completes his merkins, the he can catch as many sheep as possible and then the sheep become wolves. The game will finish when there is no more sheep left. We played the game several times and we changed the rules a little to add some fun :).

Mosey to the CMU pile.

We teamed up.

The person that stayed downhill would perform these exercises:

  • Curls x20
  • Over-head press x20
  • Squat x20
  • Swing x20

The person that jogged to the pull-up bars should perform a ladder pull-up from 1 to 10.

MARY:
NA.
COUNT-OFF & NAME-O-RAMA
13 Intrépidos.
CIRCLE OF TRUST/BOM:
Ecclesiastes 3:1 “There is a time for everything, and a season for every activity under the heavens”. Reflected about the right moment to make things happen.
MOLESKIN:
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
Leadership survey, Escape from Haw Ridge, VQ Week, etc.

The Truth

THE SCENE: a lovely mid 30s morning at the Project.
F3 WELCOME & DISCLAIMER
WARM-O-RAMA:

11 Projectivator, 15 Mountain climbers, 10 tempo merkins, 15 Moroccan night club, 10 Imperial walkers, 10 tempo squats, 5 cherry pickers
THA-THANG:
Mosey to the Friendship bell to begin February ‘s prescribed metric workout.

  • 1.5 mile (6 laps) for time
  • Max BBS in 1 minute
  • Max merkins in 1 minute
  • Mosey to the playground
  • Max pull-ups without letting go of the bar
  • Max burpees in 5 minutes

We done!

MARY:
Nope!
COUNT-OFF & NAME-O-RAMA
12 worked on the metric workout today!
CIRCLE OF TRUST/BOM:
“So Jesus was saying to those Jews who had believed Him, “If you continue in My word, then you are truly disciples of Mine; and you will know the truth, and the truth will make you free.” John 8:31‭-‬32 NASB1995

What a blessing it is to have the word of God. We have access to information that tells us exactly what God expects of us. If we know God’s word and continually obey it, we can be set free from sin. God’s word is truth. We need to study it and commit it to memory so that we may know it.

MOLESKIN:

ANNOUNCEMENTS:
OTB at Melton Lake on Saturday!

Happy Birthday Babe Ruth!!

THE SCENE: Very satisfying clear 39 degrees
F3 WELCOME & DISCLAIMER Absolutely!
WARM-O-RAMA:

  • 12 SSH
  • 8 Tempo Merkins
  • 12 LBC
  • 8 Tempo Squats
  • 12 Willie Mays Hayes
  • 8 Hallelujah
  • 12 Morroccan Night Clubs
  • 8 LBAC Foreward & Backward
  • 12 Chattanooga Cherry Pickers
  • 8 Knoxville Cherry Pickers

THA-THANG:

Babe Ruth turns 128 Today, so in honor we played ourselves a little game of F3ball!!

PAX split into 2 teams. Team 1 headed for the home plate, Team 2 headed to the pitchers mound. Man v Man. PAX from team 1 would run the bases and do the designated workouts at each base then run home to try and score. Meanwhile PAX from team one has a list of similar workouts to complete. If PAX from team 1 makes it home before Pax from Team 2 then they score. If PAX 2 competes the workout first then your out. 3 outs then we flapjack.

BASE Exercises

  • 1st Inning-10 Merkins, 20 Shoulder Taps (2-Count), 30 Curls
  • 2nd Inning-10 Iron Mikes, 20 Monkey Humpers, 30 Heavy Squats

Pitchers Mound Exercises

  • 1st Inning- 15 Merkins, 25 Shoulder Taps, 35 Curls, 5 Burpees
  • 2nd Inning, 15 Iron Mikes, 25 Monkey Humpers, 35 Heavy Squats, 5 Blockees

MARY:
COUNT-OFF & NAME-O-RAMA
Dirty Dozen Including Iron CHef!

CIRCLE OF TRUST/BOM:
Has it ever occurred to you, that nothing occurs to God? Nothing takes God by surprise. No matter what happens or is happening in your life, it is not new to God. Sometimes trusting is hard. Sometimes it is a blind leap of faith. We aren’t meant to know everything. We aren’t meant to know why God does what he does. Sometimes he may be using you for someone else. Sometimes god may take something from you, to give you something better. and sometimes, we may never know why God does what he does. But it is our job as believer to know and trust in the lord. No matter how rough the waters get, and how dark the night may become. God is holding a light and he is going to take care of us.
MOLESKIN:
Prayers for our travelers, our sick and shut in list, Wilbur and his M & 2.0
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
GO30 going strong get in there.

Hardship Hill coming up, Rampart team has 2 spots left, so get signed up.

Mens retreat mentioned in Kickflips newsletter.