F3 Knoxville

Batting Practice

THE SCENE: High 30s/Low 40s
F3 WELCOME & DISCLAIMER
WARM-O-RAMA:
SSHs, windmills, little baby arm circles forward and backward, some Michael Phelps, hokey-pokeys, and tempo squats

THA-THANG:
Mosey to the flagpole

We only had 5 PAX to start, so we couldn’t easily divide up and play Ghostman Baseball.  Instead, we stayed together and did some Ghostman Baseball batting practice.

We rolled one exercise ball to determine the exercise at each base, and we rolled the second exercise ball to determine the exercises at home.  Since we stayed together, each PAX rolled once at home and we did those exercises together before moving on to second base, third base, and home.  In between each hit (single, double, triple), we ran back to home for more exercises.

On our way to second base one time, we ran into a walker who asked what we were doing.  We said, “exercising, join in.”  And, he did.  Turns out it was Potato Head who was named at the Arsenal and had just moved from Maryville to right across the street from the Equalizer.  Small world.  So, we ended with 6 PAX.

Two of Mouthwash’s rolls landed on burpees for a total of 35.  We did an extra 15 to get to a nice round 50 before ending.

Fellowship mosey back to the AO

MARY:
We had about a minute left, so we did some ATMs to cash out.

COUNT-OFF & NAME-O-RAMA

6 HIMs

CIRCLE OF TRUST/BOM:
It’s not our job as Christians to stop the apocalypse.  It’s our job to spread the good news of Jesus to the world.

MOLESKIN:
Prayers for the HIMs and their families dealing with illness and Potato Head’s family for their recent and unexpected loss.

ANNOUNCEMENTS:
F3 is participating in some Christmas parades.  Check Slack or ask around.

Up, Down, and Around

THE SCENE:

Few clouds, 39 Degrees and dry

F3 WELCOME & DISCLAIMER

WARM-O-RAMA:
1. Cherry Pickers (x5), 2. BACF (x10) 3. BACB (x10), 4. SSH (x20), 5. Mountain Climbers – (40 on your own), 6. Toe Merkins (30 OYO)

THA-THANG:

Mosey to the coupon pile with 3 stops for Mary (Boxcutters, Freddie Mercury’s, Flutter kicks).

At the coupon pile, grab a CMU (for some exercises). Will start with 10 burpees and then run a lap around the Physical Plant building. Will lap after each exercise group, so after first lap you will do 20 OHP, lap, etc.

(10) Burpees

(20) OHP

(30) Curls

(40) SSH

(50) Squats

(40) second plank

(30) Tricep Press

(20) Merkins

(10) Upright Rows

Mosey back to COT with 3 stops for (Bear Crawls, Scissor kicks, Imperial Walkers)

COUNT-OFF & NAME-O-RAMA

19 HIMS including RUSH

CIRCLE OF TRUST/BOM:

Thankful to be back after a week + absence. I went to Nashville for a few days to visit my parents. Thought I had avoided the local school bug being gone but it turned out that I caught a case of the flu anyway. It was a very mild case but I did have fever on and off for two days. I worked from home and recovered over the weekend.

While away and as we move into a time of Thanksgiving, I thought about how fortunate I was to have a job that allowed me some flexibility while I was sick. I was thankful to have loving parents to visit, thankful for my kids, and my close friends here in Knoxville. I’m also thankful for the men continuing to lead and encourage here at F3.

1 Thessalonians 1:2-10

In 1st Thessalonians, Chapter 1, Paul is writing to the church there in Thessalonica and gives thanks to them for their work of faith, labor of love, and steadfastness of hope in times of great suffering and persecution. They became examples and encouragement for other Christians in the area and they did this with the “joy of the Holy Spirit”. Paul was thanking God for them. At the end of the chapter, Paul says “you turned to God from idols to serve the living and true God and to wait for his son from heaven, whom he raised from the dead, Jesus who delivers us from the wrath to come.”

In many ways, you guys today are encouraging others with how YOU lead and serve. And I want to thank God for each one of you. You are being an example and positive influence to me and those around you. That makes a difference and it deserves recognition. So take some time to think about that. Think about and be thankful for how God has chosen you to be his sons and how he has called you out to shine light. Remember that as sons we have already been delivered from the wrath to come. Take that reality into the upcoming holiday season. Keep your eyes on Him and you will not only be more thankful for his blessings, but you will also continue in your blessing of others.

Man in the Arena

THE SCENE: 40 Degrees, humid~ish

F3 WELCOME & DISCLAIMER

  • Found Yourself at F3
    • Free Work out
    • Open to all men
  • I am Shrimp Net
  • I am not a professional, I do not know your injuries, if you need to please modify
  • I am not being paid to be here
  • You are not paying to be here


WARM-O-RAMA:

  • Smo-tivators: Start @ 7 Each, work down
  • 5x Cherry Pickers
  • 10x Imperial Walkers

THA-THANG:

Mosey #1: (to Stairs @ oval office)- Stop to Blockee

  • Team Up
    • Pax #1 overhead carry up/down the stairs, while Pax #2 does CMU Thrusters for time, switch to do 3 reps each.

Mosey #2:  To baseball Field #1

  • Pin-Wheel- 5 Stations with center exercise W/ Partner (Overhead carry from Hub to Spoke)
    • Center Exercise- (For time while partner Pax does Spoke Exercise)- Goblet Squat
    • Station #1- 10x;15x;20x  Curls
    • Station #2- 10x;15x;20x  Overhead Press
    • Station #3- 10x;15x;20x Crossover Lift
    • Station #4- 10x;15x;20x Merkins
    • Station #5- 10x;15x;20x CMU Swings

MARY:
25x Flutter Kicks

10x Hello Dolly

LBC for Time!

COUNT-OFF & NAME-O-RAMA
8 Showed up for a Balmy November Morning!

Hot Squat; Domino; Smuggler; Butterfinger; Baby Weight; Walt; KY; Shrimp Net
CIRCLE OF TRUST/BOM:

Man in The Arena

“It is not the critic who counts; not the man who points out how the strong man stumbles, or where the doer of deeds could have done them better. The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena, whose face is marred by dust and sweat and blood; who strives valiantly; who errs, who comes short again and again, because there is no effort without error and shortcoming; but who does actually strive to do the deeds; who knows great enthusiasms, the great devotions; who spends himself in a worthy cause; who at the best knows in the end the triumph of high achievement, and who at the worst, if he fails, at least fails while daring greatly, so that his place shall never be with those cold and timid souls who neither know victory nor defeat.”

 

Cadence

THE SCENE: 39 and raining, a Beautiful Morning to be outside!
F3 WELCOME & DISCLAIMER:  Free, open to all men, held outdoors, led by men who participate in the workout with no training or certification necessary, end with Circle of Trust.  I have no knowledge of your injuries, so modify as necessary to prevent injury.

WARM-O-RAMA:

  • 20 SSH
  • 10 Moroccan nightclub
  • 20 Imperial Walkers
  • 10 Arm circles front/back
  • 10 Knoxville Cherry pickers
  • Mosey one lap around the parking lot

THA-THANG:
Setup: 4 stations.  Separate the F3 waterproof cards into cardio, legs, abs, upper and place one group of cards at each station.  Don’t include the sprint cards.

Team up into 3+ PAX, one team per station.

  • Each team flips a card and does the exercise x10 the face value (royalty value =10).  When done, discard and mosey/sprint to next station, rinse, repeat.
  • Each team does cumulative reps.  When each PAX completes 10 reps, he adds his 10 to the last count shouted and shouts the new total and keeps on doing reps until the team reaches the target.
  • If an ace is drawn by any group, they yell “Ace! 100 (name the exercise) 2 count! Starting Position…” and the one who yelled “Ace” leads everyone in 100 reps, 2 count.  (Everyone stops and does the 100 in cadence together, 2 count.  When the 100 are completed, discard the Ace, flip a new card, work that card.  The other Teams resume where they were in their station exercises.)
  • Bear crawl and crab walks are to the next station.
  • Scalability:  If your team finishes their reps and moves to the next station where a team is still accumulating reps, then work with them to finish their reps, when done they move to next station, but you remain at that station, flip a card and work that card.

MARY:
LBC’s and Pistol Crunches
COUNT-OFF & NAME-O-RAMA: Done
CIRCLE OF TRUST/BOM:
Get a cadence:  Traverse your limits and remember lessons learned.  Have men you trust to talk through decisions to help you not dig a hole too deep and to throw you a rope at times.  But that takes time.

Can you think of a time when a decision that was bad in hind sight may have gone better with input from men who you had taken time to get to know and trust?

F3 cadence – Fitness, Fellowship, Faith – workout have fun get better, talk with and watch each other, take a few minutes to listen to someone’s story once in a while.  Watch their fruit. Remember that every man is human with struggles.  Keep your guard up wisely, but look through it for legit HIM’s to connect with.  Team up with men who you trust by interacting with them over time.

F3Shieldlock –  Consider some non-workout focused interaction = Shieldlock is just a name, the connection of the men in the group is the substance.  I don’t think Shieldlock has to be in the gloom.

F3 Credo – “Leave no man behind and leave no man where you find him.”

Thanks for the discussion after the Word, you men always give me more to think about.

ANNOUNCEMENTS:
Outfitting the Christmas Float for the 3 Christmas parades will occur in the next several days.  Mathlete will coordinate the build.

Christmas parade dates:
Kingston – Nov 28
Oak Ridge – Dec 10
Rocky Hill – dec 3

Family workout – First sat in Dec at 9am

Look for a Q101 in the gloom soon at the Project.  Below is a link to a backblast by Steam that covers a Q101 for your reading pleasure.
Q101 + GrowSchool – F3 Knoxville.

The illusion of luck

THE SCENE: cold and rainy
F3 WELCOME & DISCLAIMER
WARM-O-RAMA:

  • SSH x 10
  • Arm circles forward and backwards
  • Cherry pickers
  • Plank paper, rock, scissors

THA-THANG:
Flip a coin, if it is heads run 1 lap around designated track, if it is tails draw a card and do the exercise associated with the card.

  • Diamond = overhead press
  • Spade= goblet squat
  • Club =BBSU with press
  • Heart = we’re not worthy

MARY:
Shoulder stretch, Michael Phelps
COUNT-OFF & NAME-O-RAMA

CIRCLE OF TRUST/BOM:
Rock, paper, scissors, flipping a coin and drawing cards can all be seen a luck. However, luck is just something we tell ourselves when we do not understand the journey or the outcome. In truth, God has ordained out steps, He is with us in our journey and doesn’t leave us no matter the outcome.  Trust in Him, not in the illusion of luck
MOLESKIN:
Psalm 37: 23-24
ANNOUNCEMENTS: