F3 Knoxville

Watch out for Tares

AO: juco
Q: Erector
PAX: Dart Gun, Love Shaq, Guardrail, Lt. Dan, Mailbox, MC Fraud (Chris Trice), Data, Erector
FNGs: None
COUNT: 8
WARMUP:
15 SSH, 15 Mountain climbers, 10 tempo merkins, 15 Moroccan Night Club, 10 Imperial walkers, 5 cherry pickers
THE THANG:
Mosey to the west parking lot. Start at the first parking bay and do 15 merkins. Then, bearcrawl to the next line and do 15 squats. Run to the next and repeat the merkins. Continue the same pattern to the end of the parking lot. Mosey to the back of campus. Grab a coupon and do 10 manmaker merkins. Then, do 11s at The Wall (grassy hill). Heels to Heaven at the top and lunges at the bottom (2-ct). Mosey to the large east parking lot. Do 5 burpees at the first line and run to the next. Do Captain Thor (1 situp and 4, 2-ct American hammers) and then return to the start. 5 burpees and run to the second line continuing Captain Thor (now 2 situps and 8 American hammers). Continue until time is called, i.e., 3rd line, 4th line, etc.
MARY:
Plank
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
Hardship Hill
COT:Continuing my study in Matthew, I just read the parable of the tares in chapter 13. Here is Jesus’ explanation to His disciples.
‭Matthew 13:36-43 NASB1995‬
[36] Then He left the crowds and went into the house. And His disciples came to Him and said, “Explain to us the parable of the tares of the field.” [37] And He said, “The one who sows the good seed is the Son of Man, [38] and the field is the world; and as for the good seed, these are the sons of the kingdom; and the tares are the sons of the evil one; [39] and the enemy who sowed them is the devil, and the harvest is the end of the age; and the reapers are angels. [40] So just as the tares are gathered up and burned with fire, so shall it be at the end of the age. [41] The Son of Man will send forth His angels, and they will gather out of His kingdom all stumbling blocks, and those who commit lawlessness, [42] and will throw them into the furnace of fire; in that place there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth. [43] Then the righteous will shine forth as the sun in the kingdom of their Father. He who has ears, let him hear.
Based on this, it is possible that there are tares among us in the Church itself. Notice that they are sown while the men of the farm were sleeping in the parable. They had their guard down. The tares remind me of Matthew 7:15 as well.
‭Matthew 7:15-16 NASB1995‬
[15] “Beware of the false prophets, who come to you in sheep’s clothing, but inwardly are ravenous wolves. [16] You will know them by their fruits. Grapes are not gathered from thorn bushes nor figs from thistles, are they?
We will know these individuals by their fruits. Keep watch, and don’t fall asleep on the job.

Rise and Grind

AO: juco
Q: Butterknife
PAX: 5K, Butterknife, Erector, Guardrail, Love Shaq, Lt. Dan, Mailbox, Wanderer, Windex
FNGs: None
COUNT: 9
WARMUP:
SSH x10
Little Baby Arm Circles (forward and backward)
Cherry :cherries: Pickers
Windmills
Perfect Merkins x5
High Kicks and Quad Stretches

THE THANG:
Mosey to the top of JUCOManjaro with the person in the back sprinting to the front.

20 curls
Murder Bunny 🐰 to the first cone
10 Thrusters
Run back to the starting line and back to your CMU
Murder Bunny 🐰 to the next cone
10 KB swings
Run back to the starting line and back to your CMU
Murder Bunny 🐰 to the next cone
10 goblet Squats
Run back to the starting line and back to your CMU
20 curls
Rifle carry back to the start
Rinse and repeat 🔁

MARY:
Four Corners with Get ups and No Surrenders

ANNOUNCEMENTS:

COT:
KickFlip was out a couple of weeks ago and he was reflecting on a message that Archie delivered… Coming to F3 does not make you a HIM. I agree with this statement. It doesn’t. There are also several HIMs that have never been to an F3 workout. We need to get them out here with us.

F3 also doesn’t count as church. ⛪️ If you’re here and don’t have a church you call home, I would personally like to invite you to Faith Promise where me and my family attend. There’s a spreadsheet floating around with a lot of our F3 brothers and the churches they belong to. So again, I encourage you to check it out, if you don’t have a church you call home.

I will say this though… Being out here in the gloom with these men is a great foundation and starting point. Surrounding yourselves with High Impact Men, is going to encourage you to strive to be one yourself. I know, because I’m speaking from experience. You push me to be my best, not only when I’m out here with you, but also when no one else is around. Thank you!

Whisteling makes us burpee

AO: juco
Q: Lt. Dan , Guardrail
PAX: Lil’ Spice, Wanderer, Booster, Stye (Hal Phillips), Guardrail, Cheap Ride, Fetch, Love Shaq, Windex
FNGs: None
COUNT: 13
WARMUP: Cherry Pickers, Side Straddle Hop, hello dolly

THE THANG: Mosey to the duck pond track – indian run with mil style drop for burpee’s, drop for other. Mosey to dip sequence and BBS with increasing rep count. Intermittent whistle for burpee drops.

MARY: shoulder taps, ring of fire, imperial walkers, temp squats

ANNOUNCEMENTS: Food drive, hardship hill, convergence on Saturday

COT: Seeking wisdom to choose and execute a righteous path, a path that will serve, and yes, a path that will reward. I think about the freedom, and release of burden associated with dropping the false façade’s we in leadership roles, and in business trap ourselves within.
It’s about opening your heart, so your mind is open to receive wisdom. Self aggrandizing, can close your heart to others and only serves to falsely exalt/elevate you. This separates you from others. Separating yourself only prevents your ability to receive wisdom from those around you. You may ask Him for wisdom, but your own pride can interfere with your ability to hear His word, and receive the gift of wisdom. Exalting oneself is to hold yourself above others. This separation may also separate you from receiving the wisdom you may be seeking.

In Matthew 23:12, Jesus declares, “Whoever exalts himself will be humbled, and whoever humbles himself will be exalted.” Similarly, Proverbs 22:4 reminds us that pride leads to disgrace, while humility brings forth wisdom. Pride blinds us to our dire need for salvation and corrupts our spiritual growth.

(boyband Flat Duo Jets – RIP Dex)

Wholehearted half touch

AO: juco
Q: Guardrail
PAX: Median, Wanderer, Windex, Love Shaq
FNGs: None
COUNT: 5
WARMUP:
Usual, ssh, Moroccan night clubs, Thai fighters, mountain climbers
THE THANG:
Long was to cmu pile with some dips on the way. Carry a cmu up the hill, 3 times.
4 corners of the fitness center. Partner up, collectively get to the#
“Corner” 1: 50 leg lifts, holding your partners back from swinging too much
2: 100 cmu squat and pass (with an odd number this turned into an awkward circle of bonding
3:150 merkins including at least 10 partner dirkins- hold his feet.
4: 200 flutter kicks
Sprint the short edge of the soccer field. Bear crawl down the ramp past the building finish with 10 pull-ups.
Them to it again.
MARY:
More dips, step ups, Freddy, heels to heaven, LBC, one get up.
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
Canned food drive, convergence Saturday 27th at 6:30 a.m. at asylum.
COT:
Thank you for working out wholeheartedly. Whole heart is our goal. It’s what we admire. consider your heroes. One: have heroes. They motivate us. Two: they gave their all and the best example of this is Jesus who gave even his life to have a relationship with you. Jeremiah 29:13 says: you will seek me and find me when you seek me with all your heart.
My challenge to you today is to give your whole heart and what the Lord has for you to do.

Stich-is Required

AO: juco
Q: Stitch
PAX: Butterknife, Guardrail, Commission, Smoked Pickle, Lt. Dan, 5K, Love Shaq, Dart Gun, Fetch, Erector, Nut Cracker
FNGs: None
COUNT: 11
WARMUP:

SSH
Imperial Walkers
Moroccan Nightclubs
Tempo Squats
5 Burpees OYO

THE THANG:
Football Mosey to the Coupon pile. Grab a CMU/coupon and bring to Sophomore Hill. In order, will do each exercise in reps of 25 before a trip up the hill and back:

OHP
Curls
Tricep Dips (overhead or on the block)
Bench Press
Merkins

REPEAT (Total of 250 reps)

Mosey back to rack CMU. Make way to Stadium Hill and do:
25 Squats, run up the hill for 2 Burpees and back. Repeat

Football mosey back to COT with Mary along the way;

Flutter kicks
Hello Dolly

Detour in west lot. Bear crawl to 1st line for one set of:
Shoulder Taps
and to second line for
LBCs

Mosey back to COT

COT:

Who do we serve?

Yesterday the message I heard was from Isaiah 58. God is calling out the Israelites, through Isaiah, to examine their faith. Are they serving Him or are they serving themselves?

Verses 10-12 say this…
“if you pour yourself out for the hungry and satisfy the desire of the afflicted, then shall your light rise in the darkness and your gloom be as the noonday.
And the Lord will guide you continually and satisfy your desire in scorched places and make your bones strong; and you shall be like a watered garden, like a spring of water, whose waters do not fail. And your ancient ruins shall be rebuilt; you shall raise up the foundations of many generations; you shall be called the repairer of the breach, the restorer of streets to dwell in.”

Isn’t this true for God’s people today too? When we set Him aside and seek out what we think is best for us, things don’t turn out so well. When we go outside of ourselves and put the focus on Him and others, He brings about the greatest blessings for everyone, us included.

In many ways this group (F3) is called to repair and restore. Our mission is a call to seek out the weak, lonely, hungry, wandering, and broken. We are a light in the gloom. Invigoration is defined as giving life or energy to. That is what we do. I just passed my 3 year anniversary, on April 5, 2021. I became part of this special group right here. I’m very thankful for so many and the sacrifices you all make to come out, do what’s hard and lead and encourage others along the way. Of course, the blessings we receive from this group, or any group can vary, depending on WHO we are doing it for.

So, when you leave here today, think about who you serve and why. It doesn’t have to be something grand, but what does it look like for you to pour yourself out for others this week?