F3 Knoxville

Working In & Working Out

THE SCENE: A long forgotten sultry 55.

WARM-O-RAMA:

  • SSH x15
  • Willy Mays Hayes x10
  • Knoxville Cherry Pickers x(I dunno…Just enjoy it)
  • Tempo Squats x10
  • Tempo Merks x10
  • Big Baby Arm Circles x10
  • LBAC x10
  • Reverse LBAC x10
  • Grady Corn x10
  • Chattanooga Pickers x10
  • SSH x10

Stretch ’em if ya got ’em!

Mosey to the platform.

THA-THANG:
This week is our schedule “Accelerate Your King: You vs. You Workout #2”. Some Rampart PAX took a shorter version of this test in August. Others are setting a baseline.

1. Max BBS in 1 minute
Partner up. Partner can hold your feet, if desired. Arms crossed at your chest or hands behind your head. Elbows touch your knees on “up”. Shoulders touch the ground on “down”.

2. Max merkins in 1 minute
Partner up. Partner puts his fist on the ground while other does merkins. Chest must touch his fist to count as a rep.

3. ~1.5 mile (2,400 meter) run for time
Distance does NOT have to be precise. Should be approximately 1.5 miles.

Slowzy to Pull Up Bars allllllllll the way to the other side of Rampart. YHC’s logistical error.

4. Max pull-ups
Max that can be performed before letting go of the bar. No time limit. Modify as necessary if AO lacks a good bar.

5. Max burpees in 5 minutes
Standard “full” burpee with a merkin and a jump. Clap or don’t clap…your choice. (Rampart. Always. Claps…Always.)

MARY:
No time for Mary.

CIRCLE OF TRUST/BOM:

Real Faith involves discipline. God’s Grace works best when we cooperate with it.

Paul had a profound mixture of ardent faith and hardened discipline.

  • “I thank God, through Jesus Christ my Lord.” (Rom 7)
  • “I know whom I have believed, and am convinced that he is able to guard what I have entrusted to him until that day.” (2 Tim 1)
  • “Salvation by faith alone so that no one can boast” (Eph 2)

Also said…

  • “But I discipline my body and bring it into subjection” (1 Cor 9)
  • “They, that are Christ’s, have crucified the flesh with its affections and lusts.” (Gal 5)
  • “So I fight, not as one who beats the air.” (1 Cor 9 again)

Paul put a lot of faith on God’s work and was a very disciplined.

Philippians 2:12-13
“Therefore, my dear friends, as you have always obeyed—not only in my presence, but now much more in my absence—continue to work out your salvation with fear and trembling, for it is God who works in you to will and to act in order to fulfill his good purpose.”

Work In – God is working on the stuff you can’t see
Work Out – You’re responsible for the stuff you CAN see

1. Does your faith lack discipline?
Are you pinning it all on God for your growth?
Are you waiting to be inspired?
We have to put our desires into submission.

2. Does your discipline lack faith? (This might be a lot of us)
Two separate compartments
Or we get the idea that this earns God’s grace somehow.
Are you extra hard on yourself?
Are you beginning in your relationship with the Lord?
We’ll eventually run out of steam if we’re on our own.
Are you partnering with/cooperating with God’s grace in your life?

YHC’s guess is that we have a hard time reconciling the two.

MOLESKIN:

YHC is PUMPED for the progress PAX have shown today. Everyone pushed hard. Everyone surpassed limits. Well done, HIMs.

Prayers for Lucille’s M, Binks house hunting, Wingman’s 2.0, Skeletor’s friend, and Feeny’s church. Praise for Ridealong’s M doing better.

ANNOUNCEMENTS:

  • Painting for Cardinal’s M on March 16. See Slack for details and sing up.
  • 2nd F opportunity at Top Golf on Monday evening. See Slack for details.
  • Piston on Q Saturday. Skewer on Monday.

Tour de Rampart

THE SCENE: Very nice, very nice indeed
F3 WELCOME & DISCLAIMER

Yeppers
WARM-O-RAMA:

  • Projectivators x 10
  • windmills x 10
  • knoxville cherry picker x 10
  • willie mays Hayes x 10
  • inchworm down and up x 5
    THA-THANG:
    Begin a tour of Rampart, multiple tour stops with punishment around every corner
  • Parking spot outline from last car to the FSWP sign
  • Mosey to dugout, wall sit until we break, then 25 squats,
  • Inverted wall stand 30 seconds,
  • Mosey to playground, 11’s, Big boys and Merkins
  • Mosey to opposite side of the track 50 LBC’s
  • Mosey down the trail, sprint up the big hill, hold for 6
  • Mosey to pull up bar, hold Al Gore while we rotate through each person does max pull up’s once everyone has done their max
  • mosey by auditorium, then RTB

MARY:
No time 

COUNT-OFF & NAME-O-RAMA

CIRCLE OF TRUST/BOM:

3 John
“The Elder, To the beloved Gaius, whom I love in truth: Beloved, I pray that you may prosper in all things and be in health, just as your soul prospers. For I rejoiced greatly when brethren came and testified of the truth that is in you, just as you walk in the truth. I have no greater joy than to hear that my children walk in truth. Beloved, you do faithfully whatever you do for the brethren and for strangers, who have borne witness of your love before the church. If you send them forward on their journey in a manner worthy of God, you will do well, because they went forth for His name’s sake, taking nothing from the Gentiles. We therefore ought to receive such, that we may become fellow workers for the truth. I wrote to the church, but Diotrephes, who loves to have the preeminence among them, does not receive us. Therefore, if I come, I will call to mind his deeds which he does, prating against us with malicious words. And not content with that, he himself does not receive the brethren, and forbids those who wish to, putting them out of the church. Beloved, do not imitate what is evil, but what is good. He who does good is of God, but he who does evil has not seen God. Demetrius has a good testimony from all, and from the truth itself. And we also bear witness, and you know that our testimony is true. I had many things to write, but I do not wish to write to you with pen and ink; but I hope to see you shortly, and we shall speak face to face. Peace to you. Our friends greet you. Greet the friends by name.”
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MOLESKIN:
One word….. Moist. Thanks Airborne.
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
CPR training tomorrow. Meet at Rampart at 5:30 to head to park west for a 6:30 start

ICE dog tags in

Painting for Cardinals widow 3/18, signup in Slack

Tuesday OTB GROWRUCK Prep begins on 2/28

Every Monday night from Tonka’s house, 10 mile ruck, try to get in at minimum one per month

 

 

Poker Run at Rampart

THE SCENE: Rain shower had just passed before workout. Temp was just right.
F3 WELCOME & DISCLAIMER

WARM-O-RAMA

Jumping jacks

Tempo squats

Willie Mays Hayes

Knoxville cherry pickers

LBC’s

Morrocan night club

Hallelujahs

THA-THANG:

The PAX moseyed to the track with CMU’s in hand.  Upon arrival they played the house in poker.  If the house won, we ran.  If the PAX won, we did stationary exercises with and without CMU’s.

1st hand  PAX won  continuous 40 flutter kicks, 40 scissors kicks, 30 seconds holding leg raise

2nd hand  PAX won  50 heavy squats

3rd hand House won  1/4 mile hill run ( half up, half down)

4th hand PAX won  10 eight count body builders

5th hand  PAX won  20 heavy curls, 20 heavy triceps extensions

6th hand  PAX won  30 crunches, 40 cross crunches

7th hand  PAX won  continuous 40 flutter kicks, 40 scissor kicks, 30 second leg extension

8th hand PAX won  50 heavy squats

9th hand House won  1/4 mile hill run

10th hand House won  1/4 mile lap on track

COUNT-OFF & NAME-O-RAMA

8 HIM’s present. VQ Ride Along, Wilber, Bobbitt, Piston, Feeny, Run Away Bride, Lucille, Binks

CIRCLE OF TRUST/BOM:

Psalms 118:24. This is the Day that the Lord has made I will rejoice and be glad in it.  I wake up most mornings saying this verse in my head. I teach it to my grandchildren but some days I think, how can I rejoice when I’m facing what I’m facing. Sickness, death, loss of a job, anything that causes sadness, fear, grief, hatred?  I recently realized the key word to this verse is the last word.  IT.  I rejoice in the day the Lord has made!  That day is perfect. Man’s sin introduced the part of my day that can put me in a prison of grief, hate, fear, lust, ect.  With that thought I turn to Ephesians 6:10-20. We all know it, the armor of God. That is what we use to fight these battles. Belt of Truth, Breastplate of Righteousness, Sandals fitted and ready to go, Shield of Faith, Helmet of Salvation and the Sword of Truth.  The one piece of KIT that I think gets overlooked is the last part of the verses about praying in all things and for the Saints. I encourage you to visualize prayer as you do the rest of the Armor, a physical piece of KIT that you can physically use. John Bunyan called it the key of AllPrayer in his book The Pilgrim’s Progress. AllPrayer was a key that the Christian wore around his neck. When he was trapped in the dungeon of the giant named Despair, he was able to use the key to open the lock and escape. We also have that key with us at all time. When we find ourselves in the prison of grief, fear, hate, ect we need to remember that we have the key to open the door of the prison and escape. We just have to use it, AllPrayer opens all prison doors.  Don’t stay trapped when you have the key!

MOLESKIN:

ANNOUNCEMENTS:
Volunteer work at Cardinals house this Saturday. Sign up and help if you can.

Laps, laps, laps, laps laps laps!

THE SCENE: Beautiful day in the gloom. Blessed with a break in the rain
F3 WELCOME & DISCLAIMER

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  • I’m no pro, know yourself, take a break, push yourself, don’t hurt yourself
  • I have my phone for emergencies

If you haven’t filled out ICE, please do so.
WARM-O-RAMA:

  • 15 SSH
  • 10 TEMPO SQUATS
  • 10 TEMPO MERKINS
  • 6 WMH
  • 5 KCP
  • LBAC – F 10
  • LBAC – B 10
  • MNC – 10
  • Chatty CP – 10
  • 15 SSH

THA-THANG:

MOSEY TO TRACK

Indian run 2 lap

Plank competition – PAX stand face to face, beat the man you’re looking at. Hold Al Gore when you both break for 6

Indian run 4 laps

Squats competition – PAX stand face to face, beat the man you’re looking at. Hold Al Gore when you both break for 6

Indian run 1 lap

RTB

MARY:
No mam

CIRCLE OF TRUST/BOM:

Ephesians 3:14-21 NKJV

“For this reason I bow my knees to the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, from whom the whole family in heaven and earth is named, that He would grant you, according to the riches of His glory, to be strengthened with might through His Spirit in the inner man, that Christ may dwell in your hearts through faith; that you, being rooted and grounded in love, may be able to comprehend with all the saints what is the width and length and depth and height— to know the love of Christ which passes knowledge; that you may be filled with all the fullness of God. Now to Him who is able to do exceedingly abundantly above all that we ask or think, according to the power that works in us, to Him be glory in the church by Christ Jesus to all generations, forever and ever. Amen.”

God gives us some units of measure for His love in this text. He says there is a width, length, depth, and height, and Paul prays that we are able to comprehend those measurements. I ask you, if you had to measure it, what is the width of Gods love? Infinite. The length? Infinite. The depth? Infinite. The height? Infinite. Can we comprehend infinite? No, but God can, and when we are saved God through the Holy Spirit comes to dwell within us. Paul prays that we re filled with ALL that fullness of God. The infinite, omnipotent, omnipresent, Holy God of creation dwells within us. Gentlemen, we have access to that width, length, depth, and height of Gods love. Let us show our spouses, children, parents, and neighbors that love this week. Amen? 

MOLESKIN:
Great work men! Glad to be able to get back to running today. Great to see Angel soft at Coffeteria.

Also in attendance, but can’t properly tag, Iron Chef, and Ride-along
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
MABA close out, push it! Q-Source reading, Bobbitt working on getting us on track, look out for posts in #Rampart, Go30 coming back around, see channel to join, or send Wingman a message to get an invite. Top golf 2nd F coming soon.

Accelerate your king January metric

THE SCENE:  The gloomiest of glooms
F3 WELCOME & DISCLAIMER 

Yes sir, every time

WARM-O-RAMA:

  • SSH x 15
  • Tempo Merkins x 10
  • Mountain Climbers x 10
  • Tempo Squats x 10
  • LBAC Forward x 10
  • LBAC Backwards x 10
  • Moroccan Night Club x 10
  • Chatty Pickers x 10
  • Knox Pickers x 10
  • Willie Mays Hayes x 10
  • SSH x 10

THA-THANG:

Exercise – Reps
Curls – 150
Heavy Squats – 125
Overhead Press – 100
CMU Swings – 75
Thrusters – 50
Blockees – 25

Set 30 minute timer
The following list of exercises are performed in sets of 25 reps. After completing a set of 25 reps, put down your CMU, run 25 yards, do 2 burpees, return to your CMU, and continue.

MARY:
None

CIRCLE OF TRUST/BOM:

Good job testing yourself men. It’s good to know where you stand physically.

It’s also good to think about your spiritual life in the same way. We need to look at our current state, and compare to our past self.

In 2 Corinthians 13:5 says “Examine yourselves as to whether you are in the faith. Test yourselves. Do you not know yourselves, that Jesus Christ is in you?—unless indeed you are disqualified.”

Examine yourself, your true self, not the self you show others or the you at church. The self when you are alone. Look at that man in the mirror and test him. L

We should not just rely on our feelings that w me are saved. We need to look at the evidence. So how do you examine yourselves, what is the evidence? We must compare ourselves to scripture. What does the Bible say that Saved people should be?

Examples:

Galatians 5:22-23

22 But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, gentleness, goodness, faith,

23 Meekness, temperance: against such there is no law.

Matthew 16:24

Then Jesus said to His disciples, “If anyone desires to come after Me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross, and follow Me.

Jesus told Nicodemus that you must be born again. Have you been born of the spirit?

“If you know that he is righteous, you may be sure that everyone who practices righteousness has been born of him.” – 1 John 2:29

I am not suggesting that you may have lost your salvation. I’m saying examine your salvation to be sure that you aren’t relying on the words of a preacher, or your parents telling you that you were saved and baptized as a child. We should be able to say the reason that I know I am saved is because I walk with Christ. I know Him. He is my friend that sticks closer than a brother. He is my comfort, He is my foundation and upon Him I lay everything.

“Examine yourselves as to whether you are in the faith. Test yourselves. Do you not know yourselves, that Jesus Christ is in you?—unless indeed you are disqualified.”

MOLESKIN:
Welcome to FNG – Lucille, also had 2.0 Iron Chef in the house.

Continue relying on The Lord for healing as we mourn the loss of our brother, continue leaning on each other. Reach out to a brother today.
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
3rd F opportunity coming soon to minister to College kids at BCM with Travis Harmon, more info to follow.

2nd F Be watching slack, info coming soon.