Abacus – Page 2 – F3 Knoxville

The Lillyhipper Workout!

April 4, 2024 BackBlasts

AO: asylum-pm
Q: Pele (Jon Lindberg)
PAX: Crawdad (Robbi Dickens), Doubtfire (Nick Bond), Pusher, Pele (Jon Lindberg), Steam, Drum Major, Lilydipper, Tenderfoot, Crash Dummy, Switchhitter (Tony), Abacus, Lizzy, Brick, Pac-man, Rooney(Carl Whipple)
FNGs: None
COUNT: 15
WARMUP:- 25 SSH, 4ct, IC
– 10 Twistees, 4 ct, IC
– Curly Stomps
– 10 Pteradactyls 4 ct IC forward/backward plus some BACs
– 10 Windmills, 4 ct IC

THE THANG:
OPTIONS: Do one, two, or three stations, pick one of the exercises, then run to Golf Course Road, and run back. Must run at least 3x.

STATIONS:
1. 30 Merkins/ Irkins /Diamond Merkins

2. 30 Rocky Balboas/ Iron Mikes/ Mountain Climbers

3. 30 BBS/ Leg Lifts/ Gas Pumps

4. 30 Carolina Dry Docks/ Shoulder Taps/ Bottle Openers

5. 30 Apollo Onos/ Monkey Humpers / Squats

6. 30 Flutter Kicks/ Bicycle Kicks/ Dead Bugs

7. 30 Jump Squats/ Froggy Jumps/ Star Jumps

8. 30 Grady Corns (4-ct)/ Seal Claps/ Overhead Caps

MARY: Flutter Kicks, American Hammers, Stretching with Pele

ANNOUNCEMENTS: Haw Ridge Tomorrow Night!

COT: Jeremiah chapter 18
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A few weeks or months ago Lillydipper talked about the Potter’s house in his Word. And I remember at the end of it he prayed that the Lord would shape him into a form that was pleasing to the Heavenly Father.

But what good are shapes, even perfectly formed, if they don’t have a purpose? What good is a quill if it doesn’t have ink to write? Or a sweater that is perfect in shape but made out of gossamer thread that doesn’t keep you warm? I think a shape or form that is pleasing to our Lord’s eyes, would be someone that spreads joy and love, inspires others, sets an example that others can follow.

And if that’s the case, Then the Big Man Upstairs really knocked it out of the park when he formed good ol’ Lillydipper on that Potter’s Wheel up in the sky. How many times has he picked up the Q on short notice? Been an example of perseverance during his many… many… rehab stints? Kept us positive and amused with his stories? Inspired us with his Words?

I don’t claim to have any inside knowledge of the Sky Q’s ways, or thoughts… but I would bet my bottom dollar that when Lillydipper came off that potter’s wheel, instead of packing it back in a lump and trying again, the Lord nodded at his work, smiled and said: “Well… besides giving this fellow a bad hip… and a bad knee. And another bad knee. And a bad shoulder. And another bad hip. This one is not bad… not bad at all.”

Stargazing at Asylum

April 2, 2024 BackBlasts

AO: asylum-pm
Q: Title IX (Christian Prescott)
PAX: Brick, Drum Major, Abacus, Pusher, Shuttlecock (Riley Brady Parmer), Steam, Tenderfoot, High Heels (Henry Ritchie), Dung Beetle, Lizzy, Crash Dummy, Swimmies (Nathan Chesney), Title IX (Christian Prescott), Renaissance , Platinum
FNGs: 1 Platinum
COUNT: 15
WARMUP:

5 Burpees
5 Motivators | Starting from 10 to 5
15 Rockettes
20 Grady Corns
15ea Baby Arm Circles

THE THANG:

Run 1 Lap around the Colosseum

Rock Gathering at the Rock Pile | 5 AMRAPs (1’ ea) – Rinse-N-Repeat
• Curls
• Rows
• Triceps
• Overhead Press
• Shoulder Taps

Legs to Everest | Starting at 3-way Stop
• 2 Squats at every Light Post til at bottom of Everest

Everest | Wuhan Special (Bernie up Hill)
• Mini Suicide

COT:

5 Thoughts for 5 Minutes | Songs being played during this time (“Snowfall” by Øneheart | “Spirit Lead Me Where My Trust is Without Borders” by Raspo)

1 | Clear the Noise

– Close our eyes and carry the mind to heart-centered
– Clearing your head with all the noise around you
– Find Yourself where you are at the Present

2 | Visualize

– Visualize | Where you are.. What you want to do with your life.. who do you want to be tomorrow.. what needs to change

3 | Present Day Question

– If death stood in front of you would you hug it?
– Identify why, what, and who is bringing you to that.. address the situation

4 | Muhammad Ali Poem

“Friendship is a priceless gift that cannot be bought nor sold, but its value is far greater than a mountain made of gold. For gold is cold and lifeless. It can neither see nor hear. In times of trouble, it’s powerless cheer. It has no ears to listen, no heart to understand. It cannot bring you comfort or reach out a helping hand. So when you ask God for a gift, be thankful if sends not diamonds, pearls, or riches but the love of real, true friends”

• Ponder on who those figures are that God has given you

5 | Why do we close our eyes?

“Why do we close our eyes when we pray, when we cry, when we kiss, when we dream, because the most beautiful things in our life are not seen but felt by the heart”

• Clean up the mind and come back to life at the present moment.. still at heart-centered remain calm and reduce the noise

The Heaviest Ruck of All Time

March 28, 2024 BackBlasts

AO: asylum-pm
Q: Brick
PAX: Glamper, Tenderfoot, Jeevan Kypa (Scrubs), Drum Major, Brick, Sparkler, Pusher, High Heels (Henry Ritchie), Pele (Jon Lindberg), Abacus, Steam, Assfault, Switchhitter (Tony), Crash Dummy
FNGs: None
COUNT: 14
Warm up
33 SSH
14 Hand release merkins
3 Manmakers
2 360 merkins
Wide plank jacks
Cherry pickers
Michael Phelps

-80lbs sandbag is going everywhere with us!
-rabbits always circle back and pick it up
-Every man must carry it once
-Next man on deck beside him for encouragement

THE THANG:

•Picketts sling shot
Battle buddy
-1 “sprint” up the first section and do the exercise and run back, partner is doing xyz
-2 second battle buddy “sprint” up to first section and do the exercise and run back, partner is doing xyz
-3 “run” up first section together and do the exercise
-Repeat for second section and so on until we get to the top

1 – 5 manmakers/ SSH
2 – 2 360 merkins/ Butterfly sit-ups
3 – 10 hand release merkins/ SSH
4 – 10 wide plank jacks/ butterfly sit-ups

Mosey to base of Everest

Bear crawl 360 together x 2
Run up incline to dead end together
Repeat

Run to base of summit
5 Inchworm merkins
Bernie summit
5 Inchworm merkins

Run to flag

MARY:

Plank until 6 is up

ANNOUNCEMENTS:
LilyDipper’s surgery went well! Praying for Recovery!

GTE volunteers needed

COT:

It took excruciating pain leading to death to cleanse us from our sin. Without His death and resurrection the Bible is just a story that sounds good. Jesus was born to die and to do hard things and endure pain, loneliness, isolation, and rejection along the way.

It’s incomprehensible to think of how heavy the weight of sin felt upon his body.

Just like we took terms today, caring that heavy sandbag, there is one other man that really caught my eye in the midst of some of Jesus‘s hardest moments of the cross.
Jesus fell to the ground under the burden of the cross. After their efforts to get Him to continue on His way, the Roman soldiers are in trouble, looking for a solution to the situation. According to Roman law, they could force a traveler to help carry the burden for a mile. They found Simon of Cyrene, seized him, and put the cross on his back to take it after Jesus.
Simon of Cyrene was a Jew who had come to Jerusalem for the Passover Feast. To hasten Jesus’ execution by crucifixion the soldiers forced Simon to carry the cross, which weighed approximately 88 pounds, a distance of three quarters of a mile from the fortress of Antonia to Calvary.
Simon is mentioned in three of the Gospel accounts: Matthew (27:32), Mark (15:21), and Luke (23:26). Each of these scriptural reports tell us something different about the man, Simon of Cyrene, and in turn, tell us something important about our life with Jesus.
First, it is not to be overlooked that Simon carried Jesus’ cross. Matthew and Mark clearly state the object Simon carried: “His [Jesus’] cross.” This might sound obvious, but it is insightful that this man, Jesus, who all the gospel writers clearly understand to be God incarnate, needs assistance at his moment of suffering. Simon carrying Jesus’ cross is our reminder of the humility of God.
God is always purposeful, and He may have directed the soldiers to choose Simon of Cyrene to carry the Lord’s cross for a portion of the way to Calvary. We must not lose sight of the fact that Immanuel (God with us), the Creator, the One who carries our burdens accepted help from a man. What a lesson in humility. And we know that part of the execution process involved shameful, public humiliation. Simon did not merely spectate; he also partook in the Lord’s advance toward crucifixion.

Simon of Cyrene, following behind Jesus with the cross, is the picture of discipleship. Christ has gone first. He has gone and is going to where we cannot. Still, we follow in his steps, bearing the cross behind him. This is why Christians today join their hearts together in song singing, “I Have Decided to Follow Jesus” written by a Christian martyr named Sadu Sundar Singh.
“I have decided to follow Jesus; The world behind me, the cross before me; Though none go with me, still I will follow; My cross I’ll carry, till I see Jesus; No turning back, no turning back.”

Leave you with one question.
What weight are you carrying for others right now?

And let’s rejoice that one man chose to not just carry the weight, but to die so that we may know Him and tell others of this love. And Sunday is coming very soon that changes the hope for all of mankind.

THE Quarter Pounder

March 26, 2024 BackBlasts

AO: asylum-pm
Q: Steam
PAX: Pele (Jon Lindberg), Drum Major, Pusher, Lilydipper, Rooney (Carl Whipple), Swimmies (Nathan Chesney), Glamper, High Heels, Abacus, Lizzy
FNGs: None
COUNT: 11
WARMUP
– 10 (slow) Baby Arm Circles F
– 10 (slow) Baby Arm Circles B
– 10×4 Cherry pickers
– 10×4 Rockettes
– 10×4 Windmill
– 10×4 SSH

THE THANG
1 — 30 Rep Buy-In OYO
– 15 merkins
– 15 squats

2 — Rock Quarter Pounder
– Get a rock
– 25 curls
– Bear hug rock to the wall
– 10 rock squats
– Rifle carry back
– 25 overhead presses
– Bear hug rock to the wall
– 10 rock squats
– Rifle carry back
– 25 rock BBS
– Bear hug rock to the wall
– 10 rock squats
– Rifle carry back
– 25 rock tricep curls
– Bear hug rock to the wall
– 10 rock squats
– Rifle carry back

3 — Rock Quarter Pounder Part 1
– Same thing as Rock Quarter Pounder #1, but all 4 Xs are at 100 reps total, and you must make a rock rifle carry route 4x

(Mosey to the Overlook)

4 — Core 4 (Continuous)
– 50 flutter kicks
– 50 LBCs
– 50 Reach For The Stars
– 50 Gas Pedals

120 seconds to get back to the start point

MARY
5 — 30 Rep Cash Out OYO
– 15 merkins
– 15 squats

ANNOUNCEMENTS
– EFHR coming up in two Fridays
– GTE April 26-28 — knoxville-gte-2024
– EVEN IF you’re not doing the ruck/whole thing, I HIGHLY encourage you to show up for the King Builder (Saturday workout) convergence at the Asylum + Grow School afterward at Bearden High School. World-class leadership training.

COT
Word: A Lot Can Happen In 7 Days
Domino (F3 Smokies) shared this pic on Facebook and I thought it was really cool. Check out the pic in this message thread. I encourage you to read through each of these Scripture passages and realize just how much can happen in 7 days. From joy, to “how did we get here?!” to betrayal and death, to the ultimate example of love and sacrifice, to victory and the resurrection, truly, a lot can happen in 7 days.

www.bible.com/bible/116/MAT.21.1-22
– Joy
– Celebration
– Hosanna

www.bible.com/bible/116/MAT.27.27-31
– Pain
– Mocked
– Berated

www.bible.com/bible/116/JHN.19.16-42
– Betrayed
– Handed over to be crucified
– Sacrifice

www.bible.com/bible/116/LUK.24.1-12
– Death to life
– Victory
– “Why are you looking for the living among the dead?” -Jesus

Prayer Requests
– Pray for Ruby (Lilydipper’s mother-in-law) as she just went into hospice. An incredible woman who is closer to being on her way home.

Staying Alive With 5

March 5, 2024 BackBlasts

AO: asylum-pm
Q: Steam
PAX: Lizzy, Tenderfoot, Swimmies (Nathan Chesney), Pusher, Pele (Jon Lindberg), Drum Major, Down Under, Abacus, Lilydipper, Brick, CRISPR, Title IX (Christian Prescott), F3 Pluto ( Hugh Nystrom), Crash Dummy, Blindside, Rooney (Carl Whipple), Whitey Titey, 0
FNGs: 1 0
COUNT: 18
WARMUP:
– 5 man-makers
– 5×4 cherry pickers
– 5×4 squats
– 5×4 merkins
– 5×4 rockettes (slow and high)

THE THANG:
(1) 5 Laps Of 5
– 5 POC: Top of the stairs, bottom of the stairs, bottom of the next set of stairs, bottom of the Summit, top of the Summit
– There will be an X on the cone at each POC
– Everything is 5 reps on a 1 count
– 5 rounds = do cone 1, run all the way around the loop back to cone 1
– Then do cone 1, cone 2, and run all the way back to cone 2
– Same with cone 3-5
– (Do one practice lap together with all of the Xs before starting)
– 1: SSH
– 2: Merkins
– 3: BBS
– 4: Imperial Walkers
– 5: Squats

(2) Wall 2 Wall
– Get a battle buddy
– 2 walls: this one and the one up there
– All Xs will be done down here
– Start with 5 reps each X, then run up and touch the wall
– Rinse and repeat 4x, adding 5 reps each round
– 1: 5
– 2: 10
– 3: 15
– 4: 20
– 5: 25

MARY:
– Mosey back to the flag with a new battle buddy and do 2 things:
– Find out something that has been challenging in their week so far
– Find out something that has been good in their week so far
– ATMs

COT:
Your Non-negotiable 5

The theme for the day is 5, obviously being the 5th of March. You see the number 5 in a lot of places such as books, articles, media, studies, and more:
– The 5 love languages
– 5 voices of communication
– 5 steps to living a healthier life
– 5 investments to increase your portfolio this year
– We have 5 fingers and 5 toes on each hand/foot (well, most of us)
– The song Mambo #5 (might not be a great example)

Humans clearly are drawn to the number 5 to remember things, to do things, to activate things in life, etc.

I’ve shared this before:
1% of your day = 15 minutes. When broken down into 5-minute increments of focus (example: 5 minutes of silence, 5 minutes of prayer, 5 minutes of reflection), can be a powerful way to purposefully take ownership over 1% of your day.

We’re in week 10 of 2024 – the 1st week in March. How are those New Year resolutions doing?

So while tapping into the number 5, the challenge is this: identify your non-negotiable 5.
– This week
– This month
– This year
– Your life?

Non-negotiable = not open for discussion or modification
– If there aren’t any non-negotiables in your life — everything is up for discussion or modification
– With others, sure, but also with yourself

I discipline my body like an athlete, training it to do what it should. Otherwise, I fear that after preaching to others I myself might be disqualified.
– 1 Corinthians 9:27
– www.bible.com/bible/116/1CO.9.27