F3 Knoxville

Category: The Dog Pound

5-10-15-20

THE SCENE: Cool spring morning, temp around 50 degrees
F3 WELCOME & DISCLAIMER
WARM-O-RAMA:
10 SSH
1 HR Burpee OYO
5 Cherry Pickers
2 HR Burpees OYO
10 Tempo Squats
3 HR Burpees OYO
10 Tempo Merkins

THA-THANG:
Ladder Work
Yellow Cone – 5 HR merkins
Yellow Cone – 10 HR merkins
Yellow Cone – 15 HR merkins
Blue Cone – 20 HR merkins
Yellow Cone – 5 Burpees
Yellow Cone – 10 Burpees
Yellow come – 15 Burpees
Blue Cone – 20 Burpees
Yellow Cone – 5 V-Ups
Yellow Cone – 10 V-Ups
Yellow Cone – 15 V-Ups
Blue Cone – 20 V-Ups
Pickup the 6 every time a blue cone is reached
Start arch exercise together

Mosey to Dwayne
Group Squats
1 runner down and back

Mosey to Matterhorn
AMRAP
5 BBS
5 pull ups
Rinse and Repeat

MARY:
Flutter Kicks x 20 IC
BBS x 10 OYO
Hello Dolly x 20 IC
BBS x 10 OYO
Side Crunches x 10 IC (each side)
BBS x 10 OYO

COUNT-OFF & NAME-O-RAMA
I-Beam, Mayberry, La-Z-Boy, Aladdin, Madoff, Excitebike, Mudpuppy, Goat Dish, Earmuffs, Google

CIRCLE OF TRUST/BOM:
God puts us in situations to use those to help encourage others during difficult times.  Use your past experiences to encourage those around you.

MOLESKIN:
Insert any personal comments, notes, devotion content, etc.

ANNOUNCEMENTS:
Shovel Flag Workshop – 4/1
Escape from Haw Ridge – 4/14

Mayberry Hides From the Rain

THE SCENE: 60 and the occasional sprinkle
F3 WELCOME & DISCLAIMER
WARM-O-RAMA

SSH IC x20
Tempo squats IC x10
LBAC IC x10 forward, x10 reverse
Cherry Pickers IC x5

THA-THANG:
To the pee rocks!!!

Rep it out x99
Set break = curl-press-tri at the pee rocks or run to the light pole
Eagle merkins
Shoulder taps
CDD
Sumo squats
Lunges (45+44)
SSH x4
BBS
Hello Dolly
LBC
Burpees for the win

COUNT-OFF & NAME-O-RAMA
10 PAX including 1 FNG – HushPuppy

CIRCLE OF TRUST/BOM:
Stress, worry, angst, fear, nervous, anxiety

Stress is a normal part of life, we even have a whole set of hormones in her body, referred to as “stress, hormones.“ Stress can also be paralyzing, demoralizing, and destructive.
There was a time a little more than 20 years ago when I was pretty convinced that my wife, then, my girlfriend, was trying to check out on our relationship. She’s been distancing herself, mostly because she was afraid the commitment we were heading toward, but I didn’t know that. I got to where I was anxiety, twisted up inside all the time. I would constantly check my phone to see if she called or texted. In the midst of that, I found the phone.
“ “Rejoice in the Lord always; again I will say, rejoice.”
‭‭Let your reasonableness be known to everyone. The Lord is at hand; do not be anxious about anything, but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known to God. And the peace of God, which surpasses all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus. Finally, brothers, whatever is true, whatever is honorable, whatever is just, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is commendable, if there is any excellence, if there is anything worthy of praise, think about these things.”
‭‭Philippians‬ ‭4‬:‭5‬-‭8‬ ‭ESV‬‬
https://bible.com/bible/59/php.4.5-8.ESV
Our society is currently obsessed with the shortest, quickest tip, or trick to get anything done. The reality is, there are very few, if any healthy ways to quickly deal with anxieties, worries and fears. These take time and practice.
  1. Find something to be grateful for, to rejoice about
  2. Find another one
  3. Don’t take your stress out on others
  4. The Lord is ALWAYS near
  5. Pray thankfully
  6. Tell Him your concerns
  7. His astonishing peace will guard your heart and mind
 
None of that is a quick tip. The principles are incredibly simple, but they’re not fast or easy. These take time, submission, and a willingness to hear from the Lord. It works, but you have to go through the whole process, sometimes over and over. Lean on a brother, talk to someone, post regularly. You are not alone!

 

Fascination Development

THE SCENE: Cloudy with lingering showers, 72 degrees

F3 WELCOME & DISCLAIMER

WARM-O-RAMA:
15 SSH
5 Cherry Pickers
10 Tempo Squats
10 Tempo Merkins
10 Baby Arm Circles
Quick Stretch

THA-THANG:
Mosey to base of Dwayne
11’s up to turn
Burpees and Man Makers
Called an audible 20 minutes in

Mosey to Backbone
2x Muscle Up or Pull Up
5x Squat Jump
Burnie Sanders to top of Matterhorn
3x Burpee
Mosey to Backbone
Rinse and Repeat

Mosey to Little Everest
AMRAP – 10 mins
5x Squats
Bearcrawl to top
5x Merkins
Crabcrawl to bottom
Rinse and Repeat

Suicides to Cory Hill
2x Merkins every parking line

MARY:
Mosey to AO
Mary

COUNT-OFF & NAME-O-RAMA
Waxjob, Mayberry, Smoky, Goat Dish, Earmuffs, Biscuits

CIRCLE OF TRUST/BOM:
Our company looks to hire people that have a curiosity for buildings and how buildings are put together.  Imagine going to a doctor and finding out the doctor doesn’t have a curiosity for how the body works.  I’m not sure I’d want that doctor working on me.

I had an employee one time that was young and new.  We gave her a project to design with wood and she didn’t know the size of a 2×4.  Was a startling revelation that she was designing a building with material she didn’t even understand.

This brings me to the below quote that I just found.
People in organizations need to develop a fascination for what doesn’t work. @kenblanchard #leadership

Just like having curiosity in life, everyone should have a fascination for what doesn’t work.  Having this fascination may lead you down a path where you find a solution.

ANNOUNCEMENTS:
Painting for Cardinal’s wife in Karns on Saturday, 3/18
Shovel flag building workshop – tentatively scheduled for 4/1/23.  More details to follow.

Pray for MC (Mary Claire) as she continues to battle stage 4 cancer.  The prognosis is not good.

God’s Plan is Greater than Our Understanding

THE SCENE: crisp and cool, 49 degrees
F3 WELCOME & DISCLAIMER
WARM-O-RAMA
15 SSH

5 Cherry Pickers

10 Tempo Squats
10 Temp Merkins
10 Baby Arm Circles
Quick Stretch

Mosey to Ice Rink
Two groups – one at each goal
1st Group does BBS
2nd Group does Merkins
Sprint to each end
Complete 5 more reps when sprinter arrives then next person goes

Mosey to track (2 laps)
Walking lunges as a group
Jog for 50yds
High knees IC x 15
Jog 50 yds
Sumo Squats IC x 15
Jog 50 yds

Mosey to tennis courts
7’s
Merkins and Burpees
BBS and LBC

MOLESKIN:
Genesis 50:18

Know that God’s plan is much greater than your understanding of a trial might be. Joesph’s perspective of his almost death, enslavement and rule over Egypt with Pharaoh was spot on.

Tabata Refresh

I copied this Q and BOM from a previous BB in June of 2021. I fully intend to only recycle Q’s and BOMs this year! Yes, I am going to take other people’s.

THE SCENE: Rainy – Meet at the Pav-A-Lon
F3 WELCOME & DISCLAIMER
WARM-O-RAMA:
I forgot my Weinke in the car so Tweet-E & Ribbed helped out. Then finished with some Tempo Merkins & of course – Cherry Pickers.
THA-THANG:
Welcome to TabaTa! Tabata = 20 seconds of work followed by 10 seconds of rest. Each Tabata is 4 minutes or 8 total rounds. We did two exercises per Tabata. Each Tabata had a 1 minute Interlude in between.

  • Tabata 1
    • Imperial Walkers & Shoulder Taps
  • Tabata 2
    • Single Leg Burpee (no merkin) & Dips
  • Tabata 3
    • Pull-ups (assisted or hangs) & HRR Merkins
  • Tabata 4
    • Squat Hops & Crabbettes (I want to call it the Crab & Grab)
  • Tabata 5
    • Plank Reach Throughs & Side Raises (surprisingly difficult)
  • Tabata 6
    • American Hammers & Mountain Climbers
  • I’m out of Tabatas so let’s run up to the gate and back. Also gives us street cred for working out in the rain.
  • Tabata 7 (from the hip)
    • DOMO Squats & BBS
  • Tabata 8 (from the hip this time, not last)
    • Hangs and Merkins

MARY:
Broga – Stretch those hips & glutes out (we’ve not made any improvement on this)
COUNT-OFF & NAME-O-RAMA
Four Horsemen – Lucky 11 today
CIRCLE OF TRUST/BOM:
From As a Man Thinketh – “A change of Diet will not help a person who will not change his thoughts. When a person makes his thoughts pure, he no longer desires impure food.” – James Allen

Stress eating, grazing, overeating, overindulging – call it what you will. This is something that I have struggled with for my entire life. Judge’s comments in the weekly newsletter motivated me to talk about it in the COT. A devotional or article that I came across in the last couple of months told me that when we surrender to Christ that we are FREE from all SIN in our life. Whatever we are holding onto is something that we haven’t yet surrendered. This is my stress eating habit. I was praying into it and felt like I was given permission to eat “all that is Holy”. What is all that is Holy? I ask God in a jokingly manner – “everything you pray over” is what came to mind next.

Man, what a realization!!?! I never pray over the handfuls of candy, or scoop(s) of peanut butter that I find myself eating. I never pray over my 3rd or 4th cup of coffee and never I have asked God to bless a 2nd helping of Ice Cream.

What if instead of just impulsively eating whatever carbohydrate or sugar laced item I can find… I said a prayer and asked God to bless it? Can it really be this simple? I tell you, like most rewarding things in my life. It is that simple, at least it seems to be, but it’s not easy. I wish I could tell you that I have absolutely mastered it and have given this sin away to be free once & for all from it’s grasps. Instead I tell you, that I’m in the middle of the fight. I’m in the battle. I’m still getting beat up. But… I’m glad to be in the fight!

According to James Allen, it starts with making my thoughts pure.

MOLESKIN:
Tabata is great way to push yourself. It’s only 20 seconds of work… how hard could that be? Apparently there are some good Tabata Timers out there and I don’t have to use the prerecorded, covers that these dudes were jazzed about.
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
Wesley House workday coming up, Off the Chain – keep your brothers in your Prayers! <- This is not relevant lol