F3 Knoxville

Category: JUCO

Poker with the Boys ♠️♥️♣️♦️

AO: juco
Q: Windex
PAX: Starlink, Butterknife, Fetch, Guardrail, Lt. Dan, Mailbox, Median, Wanderer, Windex, Switchgrass (Stacy Clark)
FNGs: None
COUNT: 10
WARMUP:
LBAC – F/B, Tennessee Rocking Chair, Tempo Squats, Cherry Pickers

THE THANG:
Mosey to the poker table (quad).
5 Card Stud Rules:
:hearts: – Merkins
:diamonds:- Squats
:clubs: – Iron Mike’s
:spades: – Heels :v:Heaven
Cards 2 – 10 – Reps equal card value
J, Q, K – Reps are 10
Ace – Reps are 11
Joker’s are wild – 10 Burpees

Playing:
Ante up – 42 SSH (kind of :rolling_on_the_floor_laughing:)
Deal one card to each player. Complete each players card’s value (exercise and reps). Take a lap around the quad. Repeat until everyone has 5 cards. Best hand is saved for later.

Mosey to the CMU pile. 21 curls – run up the stairs and touch the building. Run back and repay 1x for a total of 42 curls.

Mosey back to the shovel flag. Complete the winning hand (all 5 cards), which was two pair, 3’s and 9’s.
3 of :spades:, 3 of :clubs:, 9 of :spades:, 9 of :clubs:, Q of :diamonds:

MARY:
42 single count SSH

ANNOUNCEMENTS:
Grab a Q or two

COT:
“Therefore, I urge you, brothers and sisters, in view of God’s mercy, to offer your bodies as a living sacrifice, holy and pleasing to God—this is your true and proper worship.”
— Romans 12:1 (NIV)

ALL IN:
In the game of poker, going “all in” is a bold move—a decision to risk everything on a single hand. It’s a moment of full commitment, where the player places all their chips into the pot, trusting in the strength of their cards. This concept can serve as a powerful metaphor for our faith journey.

As Christians, we’ve been dealt a “royal flush” through the grace and sacrifice of Jesus Christ.

Yet, many of us hesitate to go “all in” with our faith. We might hold back, offering only a portion of ourselves to God, rather than surrendering fully to His will. This partial commitment can limit our spiritual growth and the impact we have in the world.

Romans 12:1 calls us to present our bodies as living sacrifices—holy and pleasing to God. This means dedicating every aspect of our lives—our time, talents, resources, and relationships—to His service. It’s about living with intentionality, aligning our actions with our faith, and trusting that God will use our full commitment for His glory.

Challenge:
Consider areas in your life where you may be holding back from fully committing to God. Are there dreams, relationships, habits or hobbies that you haven’t surrendered to Him? Reflect on the assurance that, unlike a poker game, when we go “all in” with God, we can’t lose—because He is in control and His plans for us are good.

Show Up! You vs You aka The Murph

AO: juco
Q: Butterknife
PAX: Ike, Mailbox, Fetch, Love Shaq, Guardrail, Windex, Starlink, Lt. Dan, Erector, Data, Butterknife
FNGs: None
COUNT: 11
WARMUP:
High kicks and high heels. Mosey to the starting line.

THE THANG: The Murph Challenge
Run 1 mile
100 pull ups
200 merkins
300 squats
Run 1 mile

MARY:

ANNOUNCEMENTS:
Hardship Hill tomorrow. You can participate, come out and cheer others on, or donate to the Wounded Warriors Campaign.

COT:
You know there have been a lot of times when I have not enjoyed what we were doing out here. Sometimes it’s due to injury, sometimes it’s due to lack of sleep, sometimes it’s due to poor decisions the night before, sometimes it’s due to illness, and sometimes it’s just hard!
Sometimes it’s a combination of all these things. But I’ve never regretted it afterwards!
And I feel like I always leave better. Thank you guys for pushing me and allowing me to push you. Just show up! Mentally, physically, spiritually, for your family, your jobs, your church, show up! Whether you feel like it or not, it will become a habit and we need men like you!

Southwest Flavor

AO: juco
Q: Mailbox
PAX: Pelican, Windex, Starlink, Median, Guardrail, Mailbox, Lt. Dan, Fetch
FNGs: None
COUNT: 8
WARMUP: Standard

THE THANG: Mosey to the coupons and then performed 50 reps of the following:

Mike Tyson Merkins
Mountain Climbers
Squats
Lunges
Rows
Jump Ropes

Mosey around to Freshman hill and Bernie up to pull up bars for 5 reps and then back down stairs. Block movements of choice until 6 is up. Drop 10 reps and rinse and repeat.

MARY: Hip work – side lunges, tappy taps, Susan summers and little baby leg circles.

ANNOUNCEMENTS:

COT: Humble pie…used circle to be vulnerable and hold myself accountable for falling short of my expectations on the work trip last week and let the worries of the week allow me to let guard down and consume too much alcohol. Thanks for being a safe circle and allowing us all to aspire to greater service.

“Do not be deceived: God cannot be mocked. A man reaps what he sows. Whoever sows to please their flesh, from the flesh will reap destruction; whoever sows to please the Spirit, from the Spirit will reap eternal life.”
‭‭Galatians‬ ‭6‬:‭7‬-‭8‬ ‭NIV‬‬

A Guest Q – Sort of

AO: juco
Q: 5K , Sunrise (David Burrell)
PAX: Median, Butterknife, Dart Gun, Starlink, Lt. Dan, Windex, Guardrail, Mailbox, Data, Erector, Wanderer, Archie
FNGs: None
COUNT: 14
Warm-Up (IC)
SSH
Windmill
Harry Rockets
Tempo Squats

Tha Thing mosey to the pond
– Circuit Training at the Pond
— Station 1 = 50 Flutter Kicks
— Station 2 =10 Catalina Wine Mixer; then Lunges half way to next station
— Station 3 = 30 Squats
— Station 4 = 25 Merkins
2 laps

Mosey to the Coupon Pile

20 Big Boys
30 Freddy Mercuries
15 American Hammers
15 Curls

Mosey to the AO; various Mary (Imperial Walkers, Rowboat, Pickle Pounders, Superman, etc)

Count off / Name o Rama
Circle of Trust Heb 11:6
The Third F – vital part of F3, and not every AO gets this…but JUCO does, so keep Christ the center of the workout and you have no idea the impact that you’ll have on the community, the church, your family, and the Kingdom

Keep moving

AO: juco
Q: Dart Gun
PAX: Love Shaq, Ike, Chuck Munsey, Frenchie, Dart Gun, Fetch, Pelican, Lt. Dan, Starlink, Who’s Todd
FNGs: 1 Who’s Todd
COUNT: 10
WARMUP:
10-Moroccan Night Club IC
10- Grady Corn IC
10-Harry Rocket IC
8-Demotivators IC

Mosey with a weave to sophomore hill
THE THANG:
Sophomore hill – 2 rounds
Four corners
5 burpees then Bernie up
10 each side offset merkins then side shuffle
15 squat jacks then mosey
20 diamond merkins then side shuffle

Mosey to the PUB
Get in 5-10

Stadium hill
15-Thrusters
Bear crawl up
10-Tempo Merkins
Heavy toe merkins as we wait for the six
Repeat

Coupon curls – on the up

Mosey to the low courtyard wall
20-hop overs with hands on the wall
20- step ups
20-four mountain climbers
20-hop overs with hands on the wall

Back to the flag
MARY:
15-pickle pounders IC
15-American HammersIC
15-Drunken Dolly’s IC
15-Flutter KicksIC
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
Hardship Hill
COT:
Thinking back to the beginning of the year, we had a lot of thoughts on intentionality and focus. How’s that working out for everybody?

Do you find yourself drifting or spending too much time getting caught up in things on your phone? Are you spending dedicated moments with your kids or your spouse or your family?

I constantly think about these things in an effort to show up. As we talked about through the work out, showing up can be the first big hurdle to get through. Your kids or the other person will see that first before any other action that you do.

Verse of the day in the Bible app talks about servant leadership and giving back to others.