F3 Knoxville

SOGGY DOLLY DAY

  • THE SCENE: Raining Cats & Dogs and maybe turds to but they washed away
    F3 WELCOME & DISCLAIMER
    WARM-O-RAMA:
    SSH x 25, Cherry Pickers x 10, Seal Claps x 20, OH Claps x 20, Baby Arm Circles x 20 (B), Imperial Walkers x 20
    THA-THANG:
    Run in Rain to Rock Pile
  • 20 Squats then grab coupon
  • Bernie w/ coupon up hill (squats til they all arrive)
  • Run w/ coupon to Bleachers (wagon wheel squat press in b/w)
  • ALARMS (25 reps all except RUN)
  • Set 1:  Shoulder Press–>Lunge–>LBC–>Merkins–>Run lap in pouring rain around track
  • Set 2:  Shoulder Taps–>Squat Jumps–>Peter Parkers–>Makhtar n’Diayes (dang these sucked)
  • Set 3:  Burpees–>Jump Squats–>Mtn Climbers–>Rockette Hillbillies–>Patty Cake Merkins
  • Run in pouring rain w/ coupon to rock pile
  • Run back to AO

MARY:
Flutter Kicks x 20, Hello Dollies x 20, Bruce Lee’s x 10, Box Cutters x 20, Freddy Mercuries x20, Never Cross Dollies x 10, ring of fire
COUNT-OFF & NAME-O-RAMA
8 HIMS
CIRCLE OF TRUST:    Talked about staying + in a world of negativity, surround yourself around those that raise the bar, not lower it.  As Dolly Parton said, If you want the rainbow, you gotta deal with a little rain, which we did today in spades
MOLESKIN:
prayers for Biohazard’s co-worker Vera, Fast-n-Easy’s family loss and his wife’s family health concerns, Lifetouch needs prayers for his upcoming nuptuals
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
Insert information about upcoming events, 2nd or 3rd F opportunities, and any other announcements.

The Bo… (Derek that is)

THE SCENE:

  • 46f and cloudy…. perfect morning to burn off the weekend goo

F3 WELCOME & DISCLAIMER:

  • No FNGs / Quick disclaimer and safety briefing

WARM-O-RAMA:

  • 25 Side straddle Hops
  • 20 Baby Arm Circles (10 forward / 10 back)
  • 5 Cherry Pickers

THA-THANG:
Grab a CMU and head to the Pavilion for “The Bo (Perfect 10) Derek”

10 exercises x 10 reps each x 10 sets

10 CMU Overhead Press
10 Step Ups
10 Flutter Kicks
10 Pull Ups (Under table)
10 CMU Squats
10 Hello Dolly
10 CMU Curls
10 Bobby Hurley
10 Big Boy Sit Ups
10 Side Straddle Hops 

MARY:

  • N/A

COUNT-OFF & NAME-O-RAMA

  • 24 HIMS!!

CIRCLE OF TRUST/BOM:

“Perspective” – One word that can really provide you with peace of mind.
It is easy to get caught up in the day to day stress of home and work. Let’s say you just lost a contract you were really close to landing or maybe you lost a case you thought you had in the bag. Bunny is likely up a lot with a newborn or someone in this group might have a 3 year old who just decided to randomly turn over their cup of milk in the car…. The list can go on and on…. But the bottom line is, on the grand scale, in a global sense or even a biblical sense, these things are minor. The fact is every one of us here has got it pretty darn good. Keeping things in perspective helps us to remember that and focus on the positive. We’ve got food on our tables, roofs over our heads, wonderful families and friends. We’ve got this group of brothers who come together and support each other physically, socially and spiritually. We vacation, we go out to dinner, we go to the movies, we are free, etc. etc. Put into that context, the spilt milk is trivial.

A few (somewhat humorous) examples:

  • The sinking of the Titanic was by all human accounts a great tragedy… the lobsters sitting in their holding tanks in the galley likely view it very differently
  • The great modern day poet Jimmy Buffett frequently offers discourse on the value of “changes in latitude, changes in attitude”
  • The man stranded on a deserted island was excited to see the boat on the horizon.  Likewise the man lost at sea in the boat was excited to see land ahead.
  • The toothbrush was quoted as having complained that it had “the worst job ever” to which the toilet paper quickly objected!

When you think you are having a bad day, think globally. Think about the millions around the world (and those right here in East Tennessee) who don’t have what you have. Reflect on that a bit and put your troubles into perspective. It will make things a little brighter for you.

PLAY LIST

1. Scarred but Smarter – Drivin’ N’ Cryin’
2. Hellraiser – Drunken Prayer
3. Unchained – Van Halen
4. Blue Orchid – The White Stripes
5. The Distance – Cake
6. Superman – REM
7. Shake Your Rump – Beastie Boys
8. Cannonball – The Breeders
9. How You Like Me Know? – The Heavy
10. Mach 5 – Presidents of the United States of America
11. Seether – Veruca Salt
12. Good Times Roll – The Cars
13. Hoodoo Gurus – What’s My Scene?
14. What’s Golden – Jurassic 5
15. D is for Dangerous – Artic Monkeys

MOLESKIN:

  • Prayers of safety for PacMan who is on a mission trip to Central America

ANNOUNCEMENTS:

  • Charmin thanked the group for stepping up to fill the Q calendar and encouraged others to join in

A JUCO Invasion at The Equalizer

THE SCENE: An unseasonably warm January day with temps in the high 40’s
F3 WELCOME & DISCLAIMER
I failed to announce that I had a cell phone with me in case of emergency.  This is a new precaution that Q’s have been tasked with when leading the group.
WARM-O-RAMA:
-The Motivator from 11
-Tempo Squats
-Cherry Pickers

THA-THANG:
2 stations, at one station we did upper body work, then ran to the 2nd station to focus on the lower body.  We ran about .2 miles in between the tennis courts and the pavilion at the top of the hill.  We did one exercise, ran to the next station, and alternated until we ran out of time.  At the top we did 4 sets of 20, these were the exercises.  Merkins, Picnic table pull ups, and dips.  On the tennis courts we did 4 sets of 20 squats, calf raises, and then El Capitan’s across the width of the tennis courts.  We had the lights on at the tennis courts, and it made me realize how ugly the men of F3 really are.  No wonder we workout in the Gloom!  That is a joke, we are all amazing looking specimen.

MARY:
We began with a 10 count of Carolina Dry Docks, then the PAX got mouthy and it was recommended that we also do 4 sets of 20 of that exercise.  After our arms fell off at the shoulders, we did 20 flutter kicks in cadence, and 20 BBS as we ran out of time.
COUNT-OFF & NAME-O-RAMA
We had a record of 15 in attendance at the Equalizer, the previous record was 13.  We had one FNG, who we named Gotcha. (Josh McMullen?, Age 28)
CIRCLE OF TRUST/BOM:
The Great commission, Matthew 28:16-20  The challenge was to go out and make disciples as Jesus commanded in the Great Commission.
MOLESKIN:
Prayer Requests:
Tank- Praise that his wife has some relief from the kidney stone that has been ailing her.
Wax Job – Pray for discernment about his Mother in Law that is suffering from Alzheimer’s.
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
Doubtfire on Q Wednesday, and Bartman on Friday.

Quacken Burnouts

THE SCENE: Dark, quiet and ~45 degrees
F3 WELCOME & DISCLAIMER
WARM-O-RAMA:
SSH x 20, Baby Arm Circles x 15 forward and backward, Tempo Squats x 10, Cherry Pickers x 5, Imperial Walkers x 10
THA-THANG:
For the workout we spent all our time at the parking lot. Each set consisted of 4 exercises done for a set amount of time each then followed by another exercise

  • 1 minute of Burpees, Merkins, Cobras and Carolina Dry Docks each, each of which were followed by a lap around the parking lot
  • 1 minute of Big Boys Situps, Flutterkicks, American Hammers and Little Baby Crunches each, each of which were followed by bear crawls
  • 30 seconds of Burpees, Merkins, Cobras and Carolina Dry Docks each, each of which were followed by a sprint across the parking lot
  • 30 seconds of Big Boys Situps, Flutterkicks, American Hammers and Little Baby Crunches each, each of which were followed by bear crawls
  • 1 minute of Squat Jumps, Side Lunges, Sumo Squats and Jane Fondaes each, each followed by a jog across the parking lot

MARY:
Ring of Fire with Merkins to kill the last couple minutes
COUNT-OFF & NAME-O-RAMA
CIRCLE OF TRUST/BOM:
Recycled my word from Big Ball last Saturday about Sabbath and rest. The Sabbath was the most elaborated upon of the ten commandments and was first demonstrated by God in the creation account. Sometimes rest takes work since we tend to default to the easiest things, rather than the most satisfying. Also encouraged us to prioritize rest rather than waiting until feeling burnt out
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
Prayers for the Mend House and for Wilson’s daughter Peyton who is having tubes put into her ears next Thursday

Slaughter tours the Asylum

THE SCENE: A crisp 65 degrees, beautiful weather for my tour of the AO
F3 WELCOME & DISCLAIMER
WARM-O-RAMA:
SSH x 10; Cherry Pickers (slow) x 7; Overhead Clap x 25; Moroccan Nightclub x 25.

THA-THANG:
Inaugural “Flight of the Blue Falcon”

  • Given two 8x12x16 (XL) CMUs, two PAX held the CMUs overhead while the rest of the group ran away for a 10-count.  At the end of the counting, “drop” was called and the herd executed AMRAP of an exercise designated by a block-holder (burpees, merkins, squats, pickle pounders, smurf jacks, etc) until the blocks caught up and were passed off.  Upon exchange, the new CMU holders designated the next exercise and began 10-count while everyone else ran away.  Rinse and repeat, with a goal of showing the Q the ins and outs of the AO (Everest, Cardiac Hill, etc) until time was up.

MARY:
Arrived back at the AO with about 5 minutes to spare, completed flutter kicks x 25, tempo squats x 20, then overhead claps/moroccan nightclubs until time was up (lost count in the midst of the mumble-chatter).

CIRCLE OF TRUST/BOM:
1 Peter 5 v. 6&7 say “Humble yourselves, therefore, under the mighty hand of God so that at the proper time he may exalt you, casting all your anxieties on him, because he cares for you.”  Talked about what it means to cast anxieties on Him, and that it means to cut the cord and leave it there, not reel it back in like a crank-bait.  Shared a story about a flight with my M, when she got very nervous during a turbulent flight.  Being the “good husband” that I thought I was being, I told her not to worry, that it would be ok.  Of course, that didn’t help, and she looked at me, panicked, and said “how do you know?”.  My too-quick and too-honest response was “I don’t, but I can’t fly the damn plane, so there’s nothing I can do about it…”  This is a good reminder that as men, we need to be honest, but we need to do so with love.
MOLESKIN:
The Asylum bunch was fun, but way too courteous.  I should have explained the “blue falcon” concept better at the beginning, because they were asking “who wants the block?” instead of just handing it off to the next vict.. er, uh, participant.
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
Keep an eye on the Q calendar, me and “my friends” as Mermaid called them, will be making appearances at more AOs to spread the love.