F3 Knoxville

Category: JUCO

Miles of fun

THE SCENE: Cool and dark
F3 WELCOME & DISCLAIMER
WARM-O-RAMA:
7x Cherry Pickers, 10x Hairy Rockettes, 10x Tempo Merkins, 10x Tempo Squats

THA-THANG:
Reverse Indian run to the back left parking lot (the new one) with the front man dropping off for 3 burpees every 5 seconds.

In the newish parking lot from one side to the other performed a suicide ladder with HR Merkins and Bobby Hurleys. Went from 5 of each to 20 of each.

Mosey over to the coupon pile and pick a good one.

In the parking lot to the East of the maintenance building. Partner up for some DORA.

  • 100 x CMU Swings
  • 200 x BBS/LBC
  • 300 x Curls/Tricep Ext

While your partner runs to the far end of the parking lot and back, work through the above exercises.

Mosey back to the concrete wall for some 11’s. CMU squats and 4xcount Calf Raises on either side of the road next to the retaining wall.

Mosey back to the shovel flag for a little Mary.

MARY:
20xImperial Walkers, 20xFlutter Kicks

COUNT-OFF & NAME-O-RAMA
5 for JUCO’s beatdown and 5 for JUCO: Rush
CIRCLE OF TRUST/BOM:

I’m bringing back the monthly challenge.

October JUCO monthly challenge:

The challenge for October is to set aside a block of 10 minutes every day for prayer/meditation. If you would like to join the challenge, like the post in the JUCO slack page and I’ll add you to the JUCO monthly challenge channel.

MOLESKIN:
Insert any personal comments, notes, devotion content, etc.
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
Hardship Hill work day on Friday and race on Saturday. Help out wherever you can.

They Will Know We Are Christians By Our Love!

THE SCENE: 55 and awesome in the gloom!
F3 WELCOME & DISCLAIMER
WARM-O-RAMA:

  • Side Straddle Hop (IC) X 10
  • Cherry Pickers (IC) 4 CT X 10
  • Baby Arm Circles Forward X 10 (IC) followed by Michael Phelps
  • Baby Arm Circles Backwards X 10 (IC) followed by Michael Phelps
  • Tempo Squats (IC) 4 CT
  • Tempo Merkins (IC) X 10
  • Mosey to the CMU pile
  • 15 BBS on the way

THA-THANG:

Partner AMRAP / Partner runs up for Pull-Ups

  • CMU Thrusters
  • CMU Bentover Rows
  • CMU Overhead Press
  • CMU Curls
  • CMU Tricep Extensions
  • CMU Pullovers
  • CMU Bench Press
  • CMU Squats
  • Wall Squats – 1 minute
  • 50 Toe Merkins (Calf Raises)
  • Mosey to the Flag

MARY:

  • Row Row Row Your Boat
  • Bus Driver
  • Flutterkicks X 20
  • LBCs X 50

COUNT-OFF & NAME-O-RAMA

10 including 1 FNG – Welcome 3rd Base

CIRCLE OF TRUST/BOM:

F3 is a national network including 2,917 free, peer-led workouts for men in 210 regions. Our mission is to plant, grow and serve small workout groups for men for the invigoration of male community leadership.

The three Fs in our name stand for Fitness, Fellowship and Faith — the last of which we define as not one specific religion or faith system, but simply a belief in something outside oneself.

F3 Five Core Principles

  • Free of Charge – Never a charge to workout, ever.
    Open to all Men -No matter the man, you are welcome here.
  • Held Outdoors – Rain or Shine, Heat or Chill, we are out there.
  • Peer Led -Rotating fashion of men leading each other.
  • Ends with COT -Always ends with a Circle of Trust

I was in Baltimore, Maryland a week or so ago at the nation conference on homelessness. It was an awesome experience with a thousand or so believers there praying for the hundreds of thousands of men, women and children who are homeless around our country.

Chicken Coup from Charlotte led a F3 workout every day of the conference.  We had other F3 men from around the country and lots of people new to F3 including some ladies.

Chicken Coup works out every day with Dredd and Dark Helmet who started F3.  They workout with other men who are Christian, muslim, Sikhs, jews, etc.  Black, white, tall, short, straight and gay.  ALL men are welcome to F3.

At their AO at F3 in Charlotte, they don’t pray to Jesus, they pray to God so to respect all of the men who show up, sweat, and workout with them.

Who am I to judge?  I’m a sinner.  An issue I have with lots of people in this day and age is we seem to hate anyone who believes or acts differently than us.  Maybe our churches would thrive if we were a little less judgmental so folks who are confused, have questions, or just want to learn about Christ would actually show up instead of us saying they’re going to hell if they don’t believe just like us.

I don’t have all of the answers.  Only my Lord and savior, Jesus Christ, has those answers and we won’t know most of those answers until we die and go to Heaven.  In the meantime, I’m going to love everyone…white, black, Hispanic, mixed and Asian…tall, short, rich, poor, gay, bi or straight, addicted, alcoholic, adulterer, etc. the same…or at least I will try to.  I’m a sinner and far from perfect so I’ll be dang if I judge or condemn others for their faults and sins.  Instead, I will love them and pray from them…and I pray they will know we are Christians by our love!

ANNOUNCEMENTS:

  • Sign up to Q/Co-Q
  • Hardship Hill is this weekend (help set up Friday afternoon)

JUCO IPC Wk 3

THE SCENE: 58*
F3 WELCOME & DISCLAIMER – Done
WARM-O-RAMA:
Abe Vigoda x 10, Cherry Picker x 6, Tempo Merkin x 3
THA-THANG:

IPC Week 3

MARY:
None

COUNT-OFF & NAME-O-RAMA
10 men for a truckload of fun.
CIRCLE OF TRUST/BOM:
1 Peter 1: 13-19

Don’t put off doing good works. If you know what the right action is, do it without delay. There’s no good reason to put off doing good.

MOLESKIN:
IPC is fun…

ANNOUNCEMENTS:
Hardship Hill work day this Sunday from 2-5pm. Location: Fort Southwest Point, Loudon

Baptism – Not Rinse & Repeat!

THE SCENE: It’s a Pool Boy Q so it was supposed to rain… and then it did just enough at the end. Good times.
F3 WELCOME & DISCLAIMER – Administered
WARM-O-RAMA:
Jog from curb at top of parking lot where the #ShovelFlag is to the next parking spot down and then increase speed back – percentages listed below but we didn’t push it too much with the wet ground:
-40-50-60-70-80-90 (3x down and back total)
-Tennessee Rocking Chair x 7 IC
-Hand release Merkin x 5 OYO
-Overhead clap x 10 IC
-Imperial Squat Walker x 10 IC
-Imperial Rockette x 10 IC
-Pickle Pounder x 10 IC
-Pickle Pointer x 10 IC

THA-THANG:
Mosey to the guardrail overlooking the #ShovelFlag

At the Guard Rail x 2, reach for the sky and let it hang when done
20 x Dips, Overhead clap ±rocks in hand, Squats

Mosey to the Sherwin Williams building corner closest to JUCOmanjaro
4 Corners #1
20 x Flutter Kicks (4-ct), Burpees, Imperial Squat Walkers, 30 sec Plank then back for the 6 and do the rest of 4-corners with the 6.
Reach for the sky, let it hang 1-2x and then repeat 4 Corners #1
Commission did a 15-count.

Mosey over to the other businesses.

4 Corners #2
Heels to Heaven, Merkins, Imperial Rockettes, 30 sec of Lunges then back for the 6 and do the rest of 4-corners with the 6.
Reach for the sky, let it hang 1-2x and then repeat 4 Corners #2

Mosey back to the guardrail overlooking the #ShovelFlag
Repeat reach for the sky and let it hang when done
20 x Dips, Overhead clap ±rocks in hand, Squats
x2 of course.

Mosey back to the #ShovelFlag

MARY:
10 x BBS, Gas Pump, LBC, Dolly, Box Cutter
COUNT-OFF & NAME-O-RAMA
11 PAX (7 beatdown + 4 rushers)
CIRCLE OF TRUST/BOM:

So no matter how far down the road we’ve gone God is faithful to discipline – and I do mean discipline and not punish His children. We can fight and kick and scream but He will bring us back. As many of you know that’s what happened to me over 2 years ago and this Sunday I will be baptized – and for a second time.

This can be controversial to talk about even among Christians, but I think it’s good we can have Christ-honoring and respectful conversations about it.

Baptism signifies we are following in obedience to Jesus’ teaching in Matthew 28:19-20. Baptism is for the symbolic washing of regeneration of sins. There may be some here who disagree but I think the Bible makes it clear. That is not the main point of today though I do believe it is critical to make because of the salvific implications of those who believe in baptismal regeneration (which I believe the Bible does not teach). That is another conversation and I’d be glad to talk to you about it – but here are 3 things about baptism for you to consider today:

1. If you have been baptized, revel in what God did to bring you to the point of salvation. See how Jesus pursued you, disciplined you, and brought you who were far off to be near. Look at the sin you have committed against a holy God and how He was so gracious and merciful to pursue you, His bride to be, to the ends of the earth:

Ephesians 2:13 – But now in Christ Jesus you who once were far off have been brought near by the blood of Christ.

2. If you have not yet been baptized, why not? Most likely there is sin of which you need to repent of. It was for me. I am still in need of repenting daily. Do what so many have done. And if you’re questioning this, just remember it is the person says he is without sin who likely has the most (plank/speck).

Acts 2:38 – And Peter said to them, “Repent and be baptized every one of you in the name of Jesus Christ for the forgiveness of your sins, and you will receive the gift of the Holy Spirit.

3. If you are planning on being baptized (like me this Sunday), do not delay without a godly cause (and talking it over with your pastors).

My story (this is an ongoing story from previous posts):
For me, it was a strange time after I believe I was actually saved to not be baptized a second time for the past 2 years. I had led a life of decades-long unrepentant sin. I was a dead tree. God made me alive but I was not quick to seek to be baptized (especially without having reconciliation from many around me who had very justifiable reasons for great skepticism about my repentance). Then a worldwide pandemic hit about the time I was going to take a class and I took the first baptism class (part of the process at my church).

Romans 6:1-4
6 What shall we say then? Are we to continue in sin that grace may abound? 2 By no means! How can we who died to sin still live in it? 3 Do you not know that all of us who have been baptized into Christ Jesus were baptized into his death? 4 We were buried therefore with him by baptism into death, in order that, just as Christ was raised from the dead by the glory of the Father, we too might walk in newness of life.

So today join me by repenting and being baptized. Every one of you for the forgiveness of sins.

MOLESKIN:
Prayed for Data’s friend about his job change, Dart Gun’s adoption of the little girl his family has been caring for, and Commission’s family as his grandfather Todd passed away recently.

Also today was my First Q in 3 months.Insert any personal comments, notes, devotion content, etc.
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
Hardship Hill coming up October 2nd! See Wanderer’s post in #juco on Slack for more info or reach out to Tank with any questions.

CMU Ladder

THE SCENE: Nondescript. Not hot, not cold.
F3 WELCOME & DISCLAIMER
WARM-O-RAMA:
10x Abe Vigoda, 7x Cherry Pickers…Let’s mosey!
THA-THANG:
Mosey towards CMU pile stopping for 5 burpees OYO at two different spots.

Grab yourself a coupon and head to the start line to the west of the maintenance building.

CMU Ladder:

  1. 10 x CMU Thrusters
  2. 20 x CMU Swings
  3. 30 x CMU Tricep
  4. 40 x CMU Curls

Run to Cones:

  1. 10 x BBS
  2. 20 x HTH
  3. 30 x LBC
  4. 40 x Flutter Kicks

Start round 1 with both 1’s above, on round 2 do both 1 & 2 above, and so on.

After completing the CMU work, run to the cones (spaced about 50 yards apart) and complete the work.

Round 1 = 1&1; Round 2 = 1,2&1,2; Round 3 = 1,2,3&1,2,3; Round 4 = 1,2,3,4&1,2,3,4

Clear as mud.

Finished up the ladder work and moseyed over to the big parking lot for a taste of the Kraken.

8 Cones in a circle around the light pole. Start at any cone and perform the prescribed exercise until the timer PAX finished the 3 burpees (5 burpees on round 2).

Exercises were Burpees, Squats, Diamond Merkins, Monkey Humpers, X Factors, BBS, HRR Merkins, LBC

Made it two rounds through the Kraken.

Mosey back to the shovel flag for a bit of Mary.

MARY:
Flutter Kicks and Freddies
COUNT-OFF & NAME-O-RAMA
11 men got after it.
CIRCLE OF TRUST/BOM:
Talked about Galatians ch. 2 when Peter was rebuked by Paul for not following his own teachings regarding accepting the Gentiles as they were. Talked about not forcing others to fit into a box that we have created with no basis. Make sure that you are practicing what you preach.
MOLESKIN:
IPC is in session, and it hurts.

ANNOUNCEMENTS:
Hardship Hill is coming up. I need help preparing the obstacles and we need to fill out the JUCO team.