F3 Knoxville

Category: Shamrock

You Olympics

AO: shamrock
Q: Stitch
PAX: slappy, Swifty, Dumpster Dive (Brad Burnette), LeBling, Crawlspace, Cobbler, Anchorman, Nadia (Aaron Jacques), Oscar Meyer, Skidmark, Stiff Arm
FNGs: None
COUNT: 12
WARMUP:
SSH
Grady Corns
Fat Guy/Little Coat
Imperial Walkers

THE THANG:
Mosey to the track

25 Merkins
25 Squats
25 Hello Dolly’s
25 SSH
5 Burpees
1 Lap around track
X4

Mosey back to COT

Wiffle Ball at the COT for 15 mins. 2 Teams. 3 pitches for each hitter. Tag, force or hit the runner with the ball = OUT. Batting team does the number of Burpees for each out they have. Defense does a Burpee for every run scored. HR = Hit ball over the parking lot.

COT:
It’s Back to School week! Summer is coming to a close for many and that means schedules and busyness are ramping up. Shopping, supplies, new classes, new activities, new routines, running from here to there. It can be overwhelming not only for our kids but for us.

Often, at times like this, we knuckle down and become uber self reliant. We plot and we plan and grind it out. We fill up our schedules, allowing them to dictate our rhythms or lack thereof. We almost create this sense of pride in our busyness.

“In returning and rest you shall be saved; in quietness and in trust shall be your strength.” Isaiah the prophet wrote about Judah wanting to flee from the Assyrians and trust in Egypt for their protection. Egypt! The original oppressor. Instead of trusting in God’s sovereignty and plan, they created their own. “Stubborn children”, “adding sin to sin”, and “suffering shame and humiliation”.

They were unwilling. Isn’t that the human condition? I know I’m guilty of this. But “therefore the Lord waits to be gracious to you, and therefore he exalts himself to show mercy to you. For the Lord is a God of justice; blessed are all those who wait for him.”

So, a different time, place, people, and set of circumstances for sure! But, the same God still exists, 2700 years later. Do we stop? Do we listen and learn? When life comes at us faster than we are ready for it, do we rush to avoid or control it?

I challenge you today to be quiet. Wait. Breathe! Don’t max out your schedules. Make time for what’s important. For me, that’s time with God. It’s not my strength, but he’s so patient and gracious to me, it doesn’t have to be. What has he already revealed to me and how is that calling me to use wisdom and discernment? Be intentional to spend time with your spouse, kids, and friends. And, like Mermaid said last week, take care of yourself, seek help and reach out when you need it.

Fun with Cindy

AO: shamrock
Q: Haggis
PAX: slappy, Mermaid, Stitch, Snaggletooth (Elijah Tafao), Anchorman, Toretto, Bling
FNGs: None
COUNT: 8
R1:Lunge x 10, R2: Back lunge x 10, R3: side lunge x 10
Reverse Murder Bunny back to start

Run 3 laps around islands

Team Up
Doracides 100 Merkins, 200 LBC, 300 Squats while P2 does suicides at 10, 20, 30 yards
Return cindys
Mosey back to flag

MARY:
Hello Dolly x 10
Up and Out x 10
Nolan Ryan x 10 each side
Superman hold 30 seconds

ANNOUNCEMENTS:

COT: Discussion on Matthew 25:35-36
For I was hungry and you gave me something to eat, I was thirsty and you gave me something to drink, I was a stranger and you invited me in, I needed clothes and you clothed me, I was sick and you looked after me, I was in prison and you came to visit me.

Today was the first day I looked at that verse not just literally in providing support to those in need, but now looking at it figuratively, in those who struggle with knowledge and love of the Lord. Those who are thirsty and longing to be fed the Good News. Also those who are in prison to sin and being there to provide support and calling ourselves out of sin.

Snagglicious

AO: shamrock
Q: Snaggletooth (Elijah Tafao)
PAX: Snaggletooth (Elijah Tafao), Anchorman, Mermaid, Eliza, Crawlspace, slappy, Stitch, skewer, Toretto
FNGs: None
COUNT: 9
WARMUP: Projectivator, Imperial Squawkers, Tempo Merkins/Mtn Climbers, LBAC, Cherry Pickers, stretches

THE THANG:
1. Mucho Chesto: 50/2 rounds with lap parking lot between
2. CMU: 20 each of calf raises, lunges, GM, kettle swings, OHP (2 rounds, lap parking lot between, rabbits hold heavy gore)
3. Heavy Dora: 50 blockees, 100 thrusters, 200 curls, 300 squats, partner farmer carry to tree and back, rabbits hold rifle

MARY: PAX Choice

ANNOUNCEMENTS:

COT: Several weeks ago, during Caveman’s COT you shared a health regimen that works really well for you: daily vitamin, creatine, magnesium, zinc, fish oil, ashwaganda, etc.

I Tim 4:8
“Keep yourself in training for a godly life. Physical exercise has some value, but spiritual exercise is valuable in every way, because it promises life both for the present and for the future.”

What spiritual exercises work really well for you?

How can you be as intentional with your spiritual fitness as you are with your physical fitness?

How can you be as intentional with your relationship with God as you are with your other most important relationships?

The Slappy 420

AO: shamrock
Q: slappy
PAX: Eliza, Toretto, Dumpster Dive, Curveball, Anchorman, LeBling, Crawlspace, Free Fall (Justin Whitaker), Oscar Meyer, slappy
FNGs: None
COUNT: 11
WARMUP:
– Warm up run in circle (shuffle, butt kickers, and high knees
– SSH
– Arm Circles
– Moroccan night clubs
– Cherry Pickers
– Runner Stretch
– 5 Merkins

THE THANG:
We did this 4x:
25 Merkins
25 Squats
25 Big Boys
25 SSHs
5 Burpees
1 lap around track but we made our way through the stadium steps

MARY:
-nope

ANNOUNCEMENTS:
-Marine Mud Run

COT:
Lots going on in the news lately. Here’s a couple verses that came to mind:

Fun ‘n Guns

AO: shamrock
Q: Stitch
PAX: Eliza, slappy, Voodoo, Anchorman, Crawlspace, Snaggletooth (Elijah Tafao), Gringo, Tinker, Waxjob, Toretto, MacGruber
FNGs: None
COUNT: 12
WARMUP:
SSH
BACF & BACB
Moroccan Nightclubs
Temp Squats
Stretch OYO

THE THANG:
Mosey to CMU pile

Partner up. Dora workout
100 Curls
100 Tricep Dips
100 OHP
100 Bench Press

Mosey to Football field
Lap through the bleachers.

On the field, in cadence
Flutter Kicks
Freddy Mercurys
Heels to Heaven
LBCs

Ultimate Frisbee for 15 mins. 2 Teams. Half the field and between the 50 and GL. Skins win 5-2.

Mosey back to COT

COT:
I’m terrible at listening. It’s not intentional, but I truly struggle being completely present when someone else is talking. I have to almost give an F3 disclaimer when having a conversation with someone (“if I miss something you say…”) and I have to be very intentional to focus on others.

I went into banking a few years ago and that’s not the best place to be if you’re not a good listener. People are telling you very personal and sensitive details about their lives. I was only there a couple of years and I learned a lot but today’s culture calls so many to anything but listening. Not only to listen but knowing when to be silent. Does anyone listen anymore?

God has a lot to say about this;

“Know this, my beloved brothers: let every person be quick to hear, slow to speak, slow to anger;”
‭‭-James‬ ‭1‬:‭19‬ ‭ESV

“A fool takes no pleasure in understanding, but only in expressing his opinion.

A fool’s lips walk into a fight, and his mouth invites a beating.

A fool’s mouth is his ruin, and his lips are a snare to his soul. If one gives an answer before he hears, it is his folly and shame.”
‭‭- Proverbs‬ ‭18‬:‭2‬, ‭6‬-‭7‬, ‭13‬ ‭ESV‬‬

My challenge today is Who can we invite for coffee, lunch, a beer, and just listen? Make it all about them and see what kind of response you get. It’ll make their day and you’ll shine some much needed light.