F3 Knoxville

Merkins & Run

AO: juco
Q: Noodles
PAX: Love Shaq, Fetch, Lil’ Spice, Butterknife, Guardrail, Mailbox, Windex, Booster, Lieutenant Dan, Simba, +1 More
FNGs: 3 Lieutenant Dan, Simba, +1 More
COUNT: 12
WARMUP: SSH, Hairy Rockette, Windmills, 8 Count Merkins, Baby Circles
THE THANG: Teams of 2:
– 200x Merkins as a team
– Run .45 Mile
– 150 Merkins
– Run .90 Miles
– 100 Merkins
– Run 1.35 Miles (DNF)
MARY: Flutter Kicks, Planks
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
COT:

Mark 1:35
– On the heels of beginning His ministry (healing many the night before), Jesus got up before the day began, went to a desolate place, and prayed.
– With his ministry starting, excitement, much productivity to be had, he left to spend time with His Father. His most productive time.
– When is the last time we’ve went away to be alone with Jesus? Do we have regular times we schedule to pursue the Lord in this way?

Growing

AO: juco
Q: Guardrail
PAX: Wanderer, Love Shaq, Booster, Lil’ Spice
FNGs: None
COUNT: 5
WARMUP: SSH, Newton’s Cradle, Moroccan Night Club, Cherry Pickers
THE THANG: Rail Road run to Big lot where we did Bernie, Wheelbarrow (ouch), Lunge Walk, Crabl Walk/bear crawl, Sprint and Jump. Then 20 of each on a guardrail: Dips, Jump overs, Climb ups, and dirkens. Mosey to the CMU for curls and Pull Ups
MARY: Ring of Fire, then more core
ANNOUNCEMENTS: Coming up quick – Feb 17 Convergence – sign up!
COT: You are getting “More or Less”. Are you more loving to your wife? or less. Are you more transparent with kids? or less? Are you more like Jesus? or less.
Consider Eph 5:15. Look carefully how you walk, not as unwise, but as wise, making the best use of the time for the days are evil.

Jumpin’ Juc 93

AO: juco
Q: Noodles
PAX: Booster, Mailbox, 5K, Butterknife, Wanderer, Guardrail, Data, Love Shaq, Commission, Trash Panda, None
FNGs: 1 None
COUNT: 11
WARMUP: SSH, Bend & Reach, Windmill, 8 Ct. Merkin, Shoulder Circles, etc.
THE THANG: Partner Workout

Bottom of Juco: 50 total jumping lunges, partner holds brick overhead (switch back and forth until 50 complete)

Half Way Up: 3 Rounds – 8 Blockees, 10 Burpees

Top of Juco: 3 Rounds – 14 Thrusters, 11 Burpees

Half Way Down: 3 Rounds – 8 Blockees, 10 Burpees (DNF)

Bottom: 43 jump lunges, hold brick overhead (DNF)

MARY:
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
COT: Honoring Data’s Dad, who lived to be 93 years old. We reflected on what our legacy as Dad’s can be. The 4 Ps:

– Pursuing Dads: we pursue our children’s hearts. Like Jesus pursued us in our sin, we have an example of the lengths God the Father went to pursue us.
– Present Dads: We are present emotionally, spiritually, mentally, and physically. We connect with our kids.
– Providing Dads: We provide space for our kids to be known and loved; we also provide financially.
– Protecting Dads: We protect our kids from the lies of this world as we point them to Jesus, we also protect them from unsafe people.

May we endeavor to prioritize our children and families as Data’s Dad did – retiring from his sales position to be spend more time with his kids!

The Zipper

AO: juco
Q: Erector
PAX: Love Shaq, Wanderer, Windex, Guardrail, Dart Gun, Mailbox, Waffles, Stye (Hal Phillips), Noodles, Booster, Wheelchair (Jonathan Perelman), Fetch, Erector
FNGs: None
COUNT: 13

WARMUP: 15 SSH, 15 Mountain climbers, 10 tempo merkins, 5 cherry pickers, 10 tempo squats, 15 imperial walkers
THE THANG: Mosey to JUCOmanjaro. At the first marker, begin the first exercise. Continue up the hill passing one marker and stopping at the next. Perform the second exercise and continue the pattern with the third. Repeat to the top.
-20 merkins, squats, 2-ct flutter kicks
Mosey back down and to the Maple Street parking lot. 4 corners: 10 burpees, run to the next corner, 20 Carolina Dry Docks, bear crawl to the next corner, 10 burpees, run to the last corner, and 20 derkins on the guardrail. Mosey to the corner of the Haslam center where the concrete benches are. Perform the following:
-10 split squats each side
-20 jump squats
-10 lunges each leg
-20 box jumps
Mosey back to the flag. Run to the first line, 5 burpees, back to start, run to the second line, and do 10 burpees, circle up.
MARY: PAX choice
ANNOUNCEMENTS: Big Ball convergence
COT: Have you ever heard of the “zipper merge”? This is where two lanes of traffic merge into one and cars take turns filing into one lane. This method requires both lanes to make space between themselves and the car in front of them to keep the merge going, allowing both lanes to smoothly move forward. Merging is usually accomplished in another way. Some cars will attempt to merge well before the merge point thinking they are being considerate. While other cars will “zoom” forward in the thinning lane that will end soon. At the same time, those merging early will be offended by those seemingly cutting line, though that may not be their intent. So, why the lesson on traffic merging? This is a practical example of how we might better treat our fellow mankind. It is not always easy to consider others when navigating our lives. Sometimes, we may judge others for not being considerate, or we may be offended when our offer of selflessness is taken advantage of. Sometimes, we may just be looking out for number one. I contend that if everyone considers others above themselves, we could more easily “merge” into the lanes of life. Someone’s gesture of kindness could be better recognized. Someone’s act of what appears to be selfishness may be given the benefit of the doubt. Both will help all move more smoothly through life.
‭‭Philippians‬ ‭2:3‭-‬8‬ ‭NASB1995‬‬
“[3] Do nothing from selfishness or empty conceit, but with humility of mind regard one another as more important than yourselves; [4] do not merely look out for your own personal interests, but also for the interests of others. [5] Have this attitude in yourselves which was also in Christ Jesus, [6] who, although He existed in the form of God, did not regard equality with God a thing to be grasped,[7] but emptied Himself, taking the form of a bond-servant, and being made in the likeness of men. [8] Being found in appearance as a man, He humbled Himself by becoming obedient to the point of death, even death on a cross.”

Haslam Center Circuit

AO: juco
Q: Mailbox
PAX: Booster, Butterknife, Fetch, Guardrail, Love Shaq, Mailbox, Windex, Wheelchair (Jonathan Perelman), Wanderer, Noodles
FNGs: None
COUNT: 10
WARMUP:    Standard mix of work

THE THANG:
Mosey to Jucomanjaro, with brief pause for monkey Humpers while waiting for break in 5:30am HV rush hour traffic.   Little core work at bottom before a jailbreak sprint to midpoint cul-de-sac.   Catch breath and a little more core work before mosey to Haslam Center for a little circuit work.    

9 stations consisting of
Box Jumps
Dips
Step Up CMU overhead Press
Derkins
Curls  (CMU)
Sandbag Overhead Squat Press
Single Rows (CMU)
Bulgarian Split Squats
Slam Ball Merkins (hand on slam ball / alternate back and forth)

One HIM ran lap around Haslam Center to be our timer while rest performed work – no counting required. When he returned moved to next station and next man took off around Haslam building.

MARY:
A little bit of time left – Rosalitas, BBS, Superman, and one other Guardrail called but I can’t remember

ANNOUNCEMENTS:
COT:

Shared personal commitment to learning more about mental health and QPR (Question, Persuade, and Refer) response to mental health crisis situations. Let’s continue to make this group a safe place for men to be vulnerable and okay with sharing life with. It’s messy and that is good.