F3 Knoxville

Lucky #7

THE SCENE: 20’s & cold, thankfully no wind.

F3 WELCOME & DISCLAIMER


WARM-O-RAMA:

  • Cherry pickers x 5
  • SSH x 20 (4ct)
  • Squats x 10 (4ct)

 

THA-THANG:

7 of Diamonds.   4 cones were set up in a diamond shape.  As a group, mosey around the diamond, stop at each cone and perform the following exercises.  All reps are a multiple of 7.

  • Lap 1 – 7 Burpees
  • Lap 2 – 14 Mountain Climber (4ct)
  • Lap 3 – 21 Iron Mikes (4ct)
  • Lap 4 – 28 American Hammers (4ct)
  • Lap 5 – 21 Merkins (4ct)
  • Lap 6 – 14 Monkey Humpers (4ct)
  • Lap 7 – 7 Burpees

MARY:

Dealers choice:

  • Tank – LBC x 41
  • Junk – Hello Dolly x 20
  • Mayberry – Reverse Cowgirl x 20ish – too much laughing to count

COUNT-OFF & NAME-O-RAMA
10 HIMs:  Tank, Junk, Mayberry, Frosty, I-Beam, BlueCross, ToeBox, Abacus, Tweet-E, Bartman

CIRCLE OF TRUST/BOM:

The Parable of the Sower — Luke 8:4-15

 4 While a large crowd was gathering and people were coming to Jesus from town after town, he told this parable: 5 “A farmer went out to sow his seed. As he was scattering the seed, some fell along the path; it was trampled on, and the birds ate it up. 6 Some fell on rocky ground, and when it came up, the plants withered because they had no moisture. 7 Other seed fell among thorns, which grew up with it and choked the plants. 8 Still other seed fell on good soil. It came up and yielded a crop, a hundred times more than was sown.” When he said this, he called out, “Whoever has ears to hear, let them hear.” 9 His disciples asked him what this parable meant. 10 He said, “The knowledge of the secrets of the kingdom of God has been given to you, but to others I speak in parables, so that, “ ‘though seeing, they may not see; though hearing, they may not understand.’a 11 “This is the meaning of the parable: The seed is the word of God. 12 Those along the path are the ones who hear, and then the devil comes and takes away the word from their hearts, so that they may not believe and be saved. 13 Those on the rocky ground are the ones who receive the word with joy when they hear it, but they have no root. They believe for a while, but in the time of testing they fall away. 14 The seed that fell among thorns stands for those who hear, but as they go on their way they are choked by life’s worries, riches and pleasures, and they do not mature. 15 But the seed on good soil stands for those with a noble and good heart, who hear the word, retain it, and by persevering produce a crop.

Jesus is clearly talking about man’s response to His call for salvation, which is an entire discussion unto itself.  This morning I focused on the current state of our hearts, particularly verse 14.  If I’m honest, a lot of times I feel like the seed from verse 14 – that which gets distracted and lulled by the American culture.   We have so much in our country that we are often fooled into thinking we are self-sufficient rather than dependent on Christ.  Protect your heart against this way of thinking.

MOLESKIN:

ANNOUNCEMENTS:
Collecting gift cards for the Mend House.  Tank will be collecting them this week.

Dog Pound VQ

THE SCENE:  38 degrees and clear
F3 WELCOME & DISCLAIMER
WARM-O-RAMA:

SSH, Cherry Pickers, Stretch OYO, Merkins, Flutter Kicks, Burpees OYO
THA-THANG:

  • Mosey to the Pavilion with a “mosey break” at the top of the hill that included 2 rounds of merkins and American hammers
  • Pavilion workout was Jacob’s Ladder style and included: Jump Squats, Decline Merkins, Chin Ups, BBSU, Hanging Leg Raises, Lunges, Pull ups, Box jumps, dry docks, and a burpee followed by a run back up and down the hill to the parking lot
  • Slow mosey back to the AO. Cool down included: AMRAP Merkins, little baby crunches, mountain climbers, Peter Parker’s, BBQ squats

COUNT-OFF & NAME-O-RAM

Tweet-E, Cavalier, Bowflex, Abacus, Kentucky, Wagon Wheel, Scooter, Toe Box, Bartman, Sparky,  Mayberry, I-Beam, Wall Ball, Blue Cross, Aladdin

CIRCLE OF TRUST/BOM:
Jeremiah 17: 5-7

Reminder to all of us that self-reliance is a trap, we cannot trust in our own flesh and in our own ability to solve all our problems. Blessings come from above and not from our own ability to make things happen.
MOLESKIN:
Appreciate the men who came out to support my first Q and I’ll look forward to leading again

I Love Hate You, Man

THE SCENE: 50 or so. Hot and muggy. Also really dark, because clouds and new moon.
F3 WELCOME & DISCLAIMER
WARM-O-RAMA:

SSH x20
Windmill x15
CMU Hop-Over x20 OYO
Cherry Picker x8 IC
Round-the-blocks Merkins (1 lap)
Pass-the-CMU 1 round each direction

THA-THANG:

Mosey down around the outhouse and back up by the grassy area.

Pair up, one PAX does traveling exercise, other does specified reps of stationary exercise, then goes to relieve traveling PAX wherever they are. Alternate between the two stationary exercises until time called, then move on to the next Travel/Stationary grouping

Traveling Stationary
Bear Crawl w/ CMU 20 Curls
20 Tri Ext.
Crab Walk w/ CMU 20 Merkins
20 Big Boy Situps
Farmer Carry 2 CMU 20 Squats
20 Carolina Dry Docks
Blockee Broad Jump 5 8-Count Body Builders
20 Tri Ext.

Once more around the outhouse, then back up to the AO

MARY:
Just enough time for 5 Pullover-situp-standup with CMU
COUNT-OFF & NAME-O-RAMA
12 Men today… All disciples I pray!
CIRCLE OF TRUST/BOM:
Just a practical word today for your health and those around you: wash your hands. 2.0 and half of her school are out sick….
MOLESKIN:
I planned on running this Q up on the soccer field across the street, but it was so dark I couldn’t see the cones when they were 10 feet away.
Oh well… Whatever kind of grass that is near the AO smells pretty nice. I guess it’s whatever they put on there to cover up the odor of the dog excrement…
Thanks to Mayberry for today’s title. Definitely appreciated the “I love hate you right now, Waxjob” toward the end of the beatdown.
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
Signup for Hardship Hill!!!! (YHC too)
The Project AO launch in Oak Ridge was today… Tell your friends!

Counting is Hard

THE SCENE: Somewhere between 20 and 30 degrees, cloudy, and still
F3 WELCOME & DISCLAIMER
WARM-O-RAMA:

The Pax performed a burpee drill to get warmed up (all Pax does high knees until someone yells “down!” to perform a burpee. Pax must call out “down!” in order)

10 x Rockettes IC

10x Lunges OYO

10x Merkins OYO

Indian run to marina parking lot
THA-THANG:

PAX performed two sets of 11s with the following exercises:

Set 1: LBC (4 ct.) & Imperial Squat Walkers

Set 2: Carolina Dry Docks & Tuck Jumps

PAX sprinted two sets of stairs to touch the rock at the top and then moseyed halfway back. Two members of the group were then declared disabled and the remaining PAX had to carry them back. We rotated the disabled PAX halfway through.

MARY:
Box Cutters x 30 IC

Flutter kicks x 25 IC

2 rounds of PAX facing legs out of the circle & at 45 degree angle off the ground while one member runs around to push their feet down.
COUNT-OFF & NAME-O-RAMA

CIRCLE OF TRUST/BOM:
I was recently caught up thinking about my own “problems” when an acquaintance mentioned that he was heading to a doctor’s appointment to find out whether or not his daughter’s cancer was in remission. I was immediately reminded that I have no real problems in my life and should be more diligent about counting my blessings instead of worrying about the little stuff. It was a great reminder to maintain a positive perspective.
MOLESKIN:

ANNOUNCEMENTS:

Comms are Important

THE SCENE: Gloomy and dark.  Better than the #fartsack though!
F3 WELCOME & DISCLAIMER
WARM-O-RAMA:

Cherry Pickers 15x
Hand Release Merkins 20x
Ice Skaters 20x
Burpees 10x
ISO Squats 20x
Ice Skaters 20x
Burpees 10x
Hand Release Merkins 20x

THA-THANG:
Mosey to First light
Stop Half Way...

  • Rubber Legs:
  • Squats x10
  • Fwd & Bkwd lunges (same leg then switch) x10 each leg
  • Side Lunges x10 each leg
  • Jump Squats x10

To Cone Lane:
Run to cone 6 and back each time. First time stop at far cone, cone 6, and do exercise. Next time stop at cone 6 and cone 5 and so on until you do all the exercises.
Exercises:

  • Cone 1 – Squats x15
  • Cone 2 – Diamond Merkins x15
  • Cone 3 – Tuck Jumps x15
  • Cone 4 – Froggy Squats x15
  • Cone 5 – Dry Docks x15
  • Cone 6 – Candlestick Burpees x15
  • Cone 7 – I forgot x15
  • Cone 8 – Diamond Merkins x15
  • Cone 9 – Jump Squats x15

MARY:
Side Crunches, and a few more on-the-six work.
COUNT-OFF & NAME-O-RAMA
CIRCLE OF TRUST/BOM:
Be sure to communicate to those around you.  Keep it simple.  It should be repeatable and easily understood.  Even if you think they already know it, its good practice to repeat for clarity