F3 Knoxville

Category: The Dog Pound

Burn the Wet Wood

THE SCENE: 48 and dry.
F3 WELCOME & DISCLAIMER
WARM-O-RAMA:
SSH IC x20

Cherry Pickers IC x5

‘Mericans IC X10

Mountain climbers IC x10

THA-THANG:

CMU Exercises
Ratchet Squrls = Ratchet squat curls
French Military Squats
Stocky Balboas = weighted Rocky’s
Lunging Tricep Extensions
Blocky Hurley’s
BURN OUTS
250 of each
Start wherever you want, finish wherever you want – but once you start an exercise you have to finish it!
When you burn out either arms or legs, run to the tennis courts and grab a ball. Do what it says x 10. Run back and start where you left off.
Dodgeball – we have balls, if you get hit you do the exercise x10. If you catch it they do it x20.. Once the exercise is done you join again

COUNT-OFF & NAME-O-RAMA

Junk, Mayberry, Sparky, I-beam, Hot Tub, Scooter, Snitch, Abacus, Waxjob
CIRCLE OF TRUST/BOM:

– Recapped the story of Elijah
1 Kings 18
God is the igniter of wet wood. Sometimes the wood is wet because of our circumstances, or our environment. Sometimes it’s wet because of relational issues, or our internal crapola. Sometimes it’s wet because we have been pouring buckets of water over ourselves with our own decisions. Whatever the reason, He is the igniter of wet wood. Sometimes He even wants the wood wet for His Glory, just to show that it’s only Him who could have done it. So even if you feel like you’re dealing with wet wood, ask for the fire!

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MOLESKIN:
We spent time praying for Wallball’s dad who is getting a consultation for a heart transplant today..
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
None.

Sand Clerks, Stocky Balboa and other assorted randos

THE SCENE:  39° and chilly

F3 WELCOME & DISCLAIMER

 Today this included “I’ve never used a timer before“ and “I take no responsibility for this random Apple playlist“
WARM-O-RAMA:
Stretch  what you want while the Q explains the stations.
THA-THANG:
.Ratchet Squat curls (lateral elbow, medial knee – 30lb or CMU

The Thinker – lunge, curl outer arm, tricep extend inner arm – 20lb

Stocky Balboas – weighted Rocky’s
– 35s or CMU
Sand Clerk – Sandbag clean and jerk
French Military Squats – (surrender first!)
– 30lb plate overhead
Fly Squatters – bent over squat w/ 25lb dumbbell fly
Flutterbys – calf raise + deltoid raise w/ wrist extension (release your inner snowflake)

90 second stations, 15 second rests. One station in the middle for mosey/rest.

Cool Down:
SSH IC x25

Cherry Pickers IC x5

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COUNT-OFF & NAME-O-RAMA
10 HIMs showed up to get stronger
CIRCLE OF TRUST/BOM:

A simple truth: You don’t deserve forgiveness, grace or unconditional love.
Two thoughts:
1) For you guys who always feel unworthy, like you don’t deserve love or forgiveness – you’re right! You don’t…and neither do the rest of us, but it is freely offered and not yours to try to earn or pay for. Accept it with a grateful heart and feel the warmth and love of the one who bought it for you!
2) For you guys who have a hard time forgiving or letting go of things that have been perpetrated against you. If you don’t deserve the forgiveness and unconditional love that has been offered to you – you really don’t deserve to withhold those things from someone else. Choose to forgive and love the way it has been given to you – especially for folks who REALLY don’t deserve it.
Love God first, then everyone else. MOLESKIN
Wallball shared his Dad is getting a consultation for a heart transplant. That’s not some distant cousin having a hard time with allergies, this is real stuff. Take it seriously and pray hard.
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
None.

pavalon

THE SCENE: slightly chilly
F3 WELCOME & DISCLAIMER
WARM-O-RAMA:
SSH IC x 15

T Merk IC x 10

T Squat IC x 10

Lil baby arm circles IC x 10

Cherry Pickers (with the short shorts on) IC x 7

Mosey
THA-THANG:
Insert information about the workout.

 

Lil merks and flutters at base of Maddercorn

  • Pavalon
  • 10 Pullups, 10 burpees, 10 BBS, then 9,8,7…..

Mosey to the tavern

5 turkish get up, 5 man makers at the top

Mosey back

MARY:
10 merkins OYO
COUNT-OFF & NAME-O-RAMA

CIRCLE OF TRUST/BOM:
Sometimes life hands you what seems like a bad set of circumstances, but you must not get down and frustrated. Sometimes this bad situation is actually something good. A friend of mine received what was seemingly bad news, but now (not for sure) it seems like what was previously bad conditions are actually something better. So, roll with the punches life throws you filthy animals.

MOLESKIN:
Frosty smiled at the verrrry end
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
Hardship Hill

Convergenec on the 30th

High Voltage

THE SCENE: 40’s and clear

F3 WELCOME & DISCLAIMER
WARM-O-RAMA:

  • Mosey to where the boats used to be
  • SSH x 15
  • Merkins x 10
  • Mountain Climbers x 10
  • Windmills x 10
  • Mosey back to the AO

THA-THANG:
Menu of the following exercises and reps.  Use heaviest weight possible for each exercise.  Complete all 5 exercises then run to the outhouse and back.  Rinse & repeat AMRAP.

  • Burpees x 15
  • Colt 30s
  • Overhead Press x 20
  • Sumo squats x 20
  • Lawnmowers x 20 (each arm)

MARY:

  • W’s x 15
  • LBC x 15

COUNT-OFF & NAME-O-RAMA
9 strong:  La-Z-Boy, Aladdin, Bartman, Mayberry, Junk, Butters, Tailpipe, Kilowatt, Tweet-E

CIRCLE OF TRUST/BOM:

Kilowatt introduced us to what’s become and normal practice in the Charlotte, NC area – an extended BOM on Wednesday’s to open up and share what’s going on the PAX life.  Several HIMs opened up to share some of the trials they are walking through.

MOLESKIN:
Thanks to Kilowatt for posting with us the past week or two.  He co-Q’d the BOM yesterday so we voted him as the Q for today’s RAW.  Thanks for accepting the challenge Kilowatt!

ANNOUNCEMENTS:
Convergence workout this Saturday at the Asylum at 7:00 – all other AO’s closed.   3rd F event afterward at The Lookout.

Hardship Hill coming up May 18th.

It’s All Downhill

THE SCENE: upper 40’s but breezy – chilly until we got moving

F3 WELCOME & DISCLAIMER


WARM-O-RAMA:

  • Cherry pickers x 5
  • Rockettes x 10
  • Burpees x 10
  • Tempo Squats x 10

THA-THANG:

  1. Indian run to the place the boats used to be
    • Iron Mikes at each light pole (route 66 style) around the parking lot to the marina sign.
  2. Matterhorn suicide
    • 5 cones in a line up the hill.  Bernie Sanders to each successive cone and do exercises written by the cone.  All exercises performed facing downhill.
      • 8-count body builders x 20
      • Lunges x 20 (each leg)
      • Shoulder taps x 20 (4 count)
      • Carolina Dry Docks x 20
      • Merkins x 20
  3. DORA 1-2-3
    • Small hill by the restaurant parking lot.  Partner A runs to top of hill and does 2 burpees while partner B does the exercises.  Then flapjack.
      • 100 Merkins
      • 200 Big boy situps
      • 300 Jump squats
  4. Indian run back to the AO

MARY:

  • Side crunch x 15
  • Hello Dolly x 20

COUNT-OFF & NAME-O-RAMA
16 strong:  Bowflex, Frosty, Aladdin, Sparky, Kilowatt, Tank, Blue Cross, Wagon Wheel, Waxjob, I-Beam, Toebox, Butters, Junk, Mayberry, Tweet-E, Bartman
CIRCLE OF TRUST/BOM:

As I’ve observed those around me lately – specifically male Christians – I have noticed a lot of passivity.  There is an old adage that goes something like this:  “Share the love of Jesus everywhere you go, and if necessary, use words”.  I understand the point this is trying to make, and we should be living in a way that others take notice.  However as Christian men, we should also be taking a stand for Christ – which means using words, debating/disagreeing when necessary.  I’m not suggesting we go around starting arguments, but we should definitely reject the passive approach and be steadfast in how we represent ourselves.  So often the Christian faith is seen as curling up in Jesus’ lap and getting coddled.  Yes, Jesus does offer rest to the weary and is a place of refuge when needed, but the example that Jesus set while on this earth was not that of someone in the fetal position…he was bold in his words, strong in his position, confident.  As men, I pray we are attuned to God’s word and are actively looking for opportunities to be bold for him.

MOLESKIN:

ANNOUNCEMENTS:
Hardship Hill is right around the corner, May 18th.   Join a team if you haven’t already.