F3 Knoxville

JUCO UNO and Lazy Visionaries

THE SCENE: Hot and muggy as expected
F3 WELCOME & DISCLAIMER

properly administered
WARM-O-RAMA:

  • Cherry Pickers
  • Harry Rockets
  • Tempo squat
  • Hand release Merkins
  • LBAC forward/back

THA-THANG:

Mosey to the parking lot by the Haslam science building to do some accelerating/decelerating sprints. After 2 round continue on to the benches by the entrance for some JUCO UNO.

Get in groups of 2 or 3 and pick a set of exercises. There are 6 stations with uno cards. Draw a card and perform the exercise per the rules below.

  • # Card * = Exercises x multiplier
  • Color on Card = Exercise
  • Reverse = Repeat any card you’ve already drawn
  • Skip = Save to pass on a future card of your choice. Draw again.
  • Draw 2 = Reps x 2. (max 12)
  • Wild = any color exercise. Reps x 10
  • Wild Draw 4 = All 4 colors. Reps x 3
    * 0 card = 10 Reps (nice try you know who you are)

After completing a set take a lap around the build.

Complete sheets for JUCO UNO: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1YHD3so-aqxcXJgUAJ0gNEcP-mmsRtWqTaZzENAsw3z4/edit?usp=sharing

After 6 or 7 rounds, mosey to the courtyard for some 8/8/22’s.

Round 1:
8 Dips
8 Derkins
22 Lunges

Round 2:
8 Dips
8 Box Jumps
22 SSH

Round 3:
repeat round 1

Head to the flag

MARY:
Flutter kicks, plank with bird dog mixed in

CIRCLE OF TRUST/BOM:

Continuing some little known facts about laziness.

Review: #1 They are good at risk assessment. https://f3knoxville.com/little-known-facts-about-laziness-1/
#2 They don’t know they’re lazy! https://f3knoxville.com/juco-lazy-morning-2/

Little known fact about laziness #3: They are visionaries!

Proverbs 13:4

The soul of the sluggard craves and gets nothing, while the soul of the diligent is richly supplied.

Proverbs 21:25-26

The desire of the sluggard kills him, for his hands refuse to labor.
All day long he craves and craves, but the righteous gives and does not hold back.

The lazy have desires and a vision for change or improvement. They crave and have ideas and plans but come up empty. A vision or idea by itself is good and important but ultimately means nothing. It usually takes hard work, dedication and persistence to bring about a vision.

Recently I was challenged with a study to work on for my marriage and family. I signed up for it but now realize how much work it is going to be. It’s going to be hard and challenging. It’s going to take some work and dedication.

My challenge and the challenge for all of you, is to not just have a vision. Follow through, take a look at yourself and see if you’re one of the lazy.

In HIM we Trust & leave no one behind

THE SCENE: Cool, damp & magically dark
F3 WELCOME & DISCLAIMER
WARM-O-RAMA:

Merkins, Squats, cherry pickers, Side Straddle Hops & Terrible cadence counting.

THA-THANG:
50 reps with [partner running around Haslam.  Cardio & legs

  • Step-ups
  • Derkins
  • Box Jumps
  • BBS

JucoMANJaro

-teams of 3 repeating Merkins, Squats, and BBS at each hash all the way to the top.  All summited and were rewarded with a view of the swirling pending rainclouds.  All were sweaty

MARY:
Mary was neglected by a perfectly timed return to AS
COUNT-OFF & NAME-O-RAMA

14 out. (1 not pictured)
CIRCLE OF TRUST/BOM:
Coming out in the gloom makes you stronger.  Strength leads your family and those around you.  Do not be afraid to lead those to Christ and do not be afraid to lead those in need.  As we grow, we find ourselves to transition from receiving encouragement to being the encourager.  People around you need you.  They need your strength.  At times it is draining, at times it is rewarding.  Just like Jucomanjaro!  We can’t stop and we can’t leave a brother behind.  Be the bedrock your family counts upon and the bedrock Christ has called you to be in his kingdom.
MOLESKIN:
Is a great notebook

Farming Rules for Growth

THE SCENE: 74° Cloudy and a wee bit muggy
F3 WELCOME & DISCLAIMER Delivered
WARM-O-RAMA:

Side Straddle Hop, Harry Rockets,Cherry Pickers, Kick throughs, Tempo Merkins, Tempo Squats, Stretch on your own
THA-THANG:
Today was all about measuring some physical achievements to see how we are progressing.  Is our effort producing fruit?  Remember, this isn’t a competition expect for against yourself.  We’ll do it again, Lord willing, when the air is cooler and our bodies are stronger and faster.  I’m thinking late Oct.

  • 100m dash
  • Max Pull Ups
  • 1 Mile Run time
  • # of heavy thrusters in 2:00
  • Time to do 50 Curls
  • Time to do 50 Tricep extensions
  • Max Merkins consecutive

Took longer than a I thought so no time for Mary.

Times were documented; 11 HIM’s have a baseline of what their bodies can do.

CIRCLE OF TRUST/BOM:
Not to brag, but my grass is looking really good. I can’t take too much credit. I have a grass allergy so I pay for a lawn service and I have a sprinkler system that helped it survive the June drought.
My brother is a farmer and his “yard” is a mess… but we drove a tractor through it, in the right spot at the right time and out of the ground came food.
Food we can eat. It’s an every day miracle and we are so far removed from agriculture that we miss the amazing ways God works in “normal things.”  Find time today to praise God for the miracle of food.  It’s delicious and awesome.  If you are struggling to realize this, one word: bacon.
But to plant food you have to tear up some dirt and follow the rules of nature.
1) It takes planning
2) It takes time
3) It takes God to do the watering.
4) It take a lot of hands and you can’t hide it

So how do we cultivate the soil of our souls for spiritual growth?
I want to be clear. God does the work. Jesus Christ already died and rose again and and if you invite him into your heart He gives us life and fruit.
1) Have a plan and get started on it.
2) Realize it takes time. pray for patience.
3) Realize it is God who is doing the work… prayer life
4) It isn’t about looking good; share the fact that you don’t have it all together. Share your goal. Tell a brother and don’t be afraid to reveal you are covered in dirt.  It takes lots of hands and transparency
Sow for yourself righteousness, reap steadfast love
break up your fallow ground
for it is time to see the Lord
that He may come and rain righteousness upon you.
Hosea 10:12
Today we measured our physical fitness with the goal of measuring again in a few months for improvement.
We know how to set goals, improve physically and hopefully the why is for the right reasons; so we can be healthy contributing leaders in our community for years to come.  Measuring fitness is much easier than measuring spiritual growth, but that doesn’t mean we get to skip it.
Today I want to challenge you to set some spiritual goals:

  • Are you growing in maturity?
  • Are you a more bold witness?
  • A better example to your kids?
  • More loving an approachable to your wife?
  • Do you have a reading list?
  • Do you have a prayer list?
  • Is God calling you to fast for a season or a specific topic?
  • Do you have a Bible reading plan?

Pick one or two of the above and tell a brother you plan to measure, grow, patiently wait for God to work and encourage a brother to do the same.

My apologies for the order of these. That was rough.  And the truck coming around the corner at just the wrong time kept us from getting our true max merkins.  Result tables below in Alpha order of F3 Name.

Booster July 25
100M 19.11
Pull ups 3 jump
Mile 10:15
Thrusters in 2:00 32 cmu
50 Curl time :55 cmu
50 Tri ext time :47 cmu
Max consec. Merkins 25

 

Commission July 25
100M 17.32
Pull ups 2
Mile 10:13
Thrusters in 2:00 42
50 Curl time 1:01
50 Tri ext time :49
Max consec. Merkins 15

 

Guardrail July 25
100M 17
Pull ups 26
Mile 7:27
Thrusters in 2:00 27 cmu
50 Curl time 1:00 cmu
50 Tri ext time :47 coupon
Max consec. Merkins 22

 

Kick Flip July 25
100M 15.75
Pull ups 17
Mile 6:59
Thrusters in 2:00 32
50 Curl time :49
50 Tri ext time :38
Max consec. Merkins 48
Mailbox July 25
100M 15s
Pull ups 7
Mile 6:30
Thrusters in 2:00 41
50 Curl time :56
50 Tri ext time :44
Max consec. Merkins 28

 

Median July 25
100M 16
Pull ups 20
Mile 8:07
Thrusters in 2:00 30
50 Curl time 1:07
50 Tri ext time 1:09
Max consec. Merkins 22

 

Shrubbery July 25
100M 16.92
Pull ups 21
Mile 6:30
Thrusters in 2:00 42
50 Curl time :43
50 Tri ext time :37
Max consec. Merkins 34 (or is it 54?… either way impressive)
Stitch July 25
100M 18.04
Pull ups 15 cc
Mile 8:32
Thrusters in 2:00 42
50 Curl time :46
50 Tri ext time :47
Max consec. Merkins 27
Stye July 25
100M 14.45
Pull ups 4
Mile 11:01
Thrusters in 2:00 29
50 Curl time :57
50 Tri ext time :51
Max consec. Merkins 16

 

Wanderer July 25
100M 15.85
Pull ups 5
Mile 9:11
Thrusters in 2:00 35 coupon
50 Curl time :46 coupon
50 Tri ext time :45 coupon
Max consec. Merkins 13

MOLESKIN:
Ashley is back from Nicaragua on Saturday, Lord willing.  Continue to pray for her trip home and that ministry.
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
See Judge Judy’s post in the main channel for the details on Aug service opportunity

Slow things down

THE SCENE: Upper 70s and so humid that you could chew it
F3 WELCOME & DISCLAIMER
WARM-O-RAMA:

LBACs IC

Windmill IC

Harry Rockets IC

Motivators Down from 8
THA-THANG:
Mosey to the guardrail…

40 Dips OYO

15 SLOW Pointer with feet up

Mosey to Jucant…Run up and stop at the light poles for an exercise

  • 1 Burpee at the bottom (for Wanderer)
  • 10 Heals to Heaven
  • 20 Merkins
  • 30 Squat Jacks
  • 40 Monkey Humpers
  • 50 SSH

Rinse and repeat.  Mosey back to parking lot adjacent to the flag…

Grab a partner and one CMU.  One partner rifle carries down to other end, once there the partner starts a movement exercise of their choice that transports them slowly (no running) while the first partner does the heavy workout.  Then they go back and forth relieving each other.

  • Curls
  • Rows
  • American Hammers

On the other end (no CMU)

  • Merkins
  • Squat pulse (do no relax your muscles at the top)
  • Pounders

Time…no Mary

MARY:
None
COUNT-OFF & NAME-O-RAMA

CIRCLE OF TRUST/BOM:

As you can probably tell, the premise of this morning was a reminder to take a step back at times and slow things down.

We’re all dealing with several different tasks, challenges, issues, etc in our daily lives but because of that it’s soo easy for us gloss over various things. The “hurry” can blind us and cause the cyclical process of pushing to finish something just to get to the next self appointed duty.

Think about our girlfriend/wife/kids/parents/friends for example

We need to make sure we’re not looking at our phones or working on a project vehicle and taking the time to interact with the significant people in our lives.

Another thought is the easy way to use being busy as an excuse not to volunteer or help people in need. When was the last time you did some community service or volunteered at your church?

We need to make sure we’re involved in other peoples lives and not just focused on our own.

Take a minutes today and slow things down…read a book….volunteer…meet someone for lunch.

TRUTH FOR TODAY

Ecclesiastes 7:8, “Better is the end of a thing than its beginning, and the patient in spirit is better than the proud in spirit.” (ESV)

MOLESKIN:
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
Nothing announced

Our Fruits

THE SCENE: humid and hot at JUCO
F3 WELCOME & DISCLAIMER
WARM-O-RAMA:

20 mountain climbers, 10 tempo merkins, 15 Moroccan night club, 15 Imperial walkers, 10 harry Rockettes
THA-THANG:
Mosey to our beloved hill… JUCOmanjaro. On the way to the top, stop at every third hash mark for these exercises (one at a time). Repeat all the way up.

  • 20 merkins
  • 20 squats
  • 20, 2-ct flutter kicks

Mosey back down to the strip mall across the street. Starting at the southwest corner, perform one of these at each corner clockwise.

  • 10 burpees, bear crawl to the next corner
  • 20 decline merkins on the guardrail, run to the next corner
  • 20 heels to Heaven, bear crawl
  • 20 lunges, run
  • Repeat

MARY:
Merkin ring of fire, 10 each of LBCs, 6 in. LBCs, and full grown LBCs.

COUNT-OFF & NAME-O-RAMA
16 got it done this morning.
CIRCLE OF TRUST/BOM:
“Beware of the false prophets, who come to you in sheep’s clothing, but inwardly are ravenous wolves. You will know them by their fruits. Grapes are not gathered from thorn bushes nor figs from thistles, are they? So every good tree bears good fruit, but the bad tree bears bad fruit. A good tree cannot produce bad fruit, nor can a bad tree produce good fruit. Every tree that does not bear good fruit is cut down and thrown into the fire. So then, you will know them by their fruits.” – Matthew 7:15‭-‬20 NASB1995

Are we good trees or bad trees? Regardless of our intentions, we are producing fruit in our lives. This is a reminder to be aware of how we conduct ourselves. We also need to surround ourselves with good influences. Our examples and the example we set for others have a big impact and can result in eternal consequences.

MOLESKIN:
Good to see Hounddog back out!