F3 Knoxville

Tag: Borg

20 24 AMRAP Challenge

AO: the-project
Q: Ocho
PAX: Biohack, Mathlete, OBrother, Borg, Mermaid, Patch Adams, Tom Tom, Munge
FNGs: None
COUNT: 9
WARMUP:
Disclaimers were made. The five pillars were rehearsed. And did just a couple of basic stretches to limber up.

THE THANG:
Headed back to OCHO’S HOUSE OF PAIN (SR CENTER PORCH)

Basic Premise: 20 yard run (off the porch to the track & back) followed by 24 rep exercise repeats AMRAP for 4 minutes.

Run
High Knees (count one leg)
Run
SSH
Run
Freddy Mercuries (2-count, count one leg)
Run
Squats
Run
LBCs
Run
Bonnie Blairs (Jumping Lunges) (count one leg)
Run
Mountain Climbers
Run
Merkins
Run
V-ups
Run
Hand Release Merkins

MARY:
None

ANNOUNCEMENTS:

COT:
Faithfulness in Small Things

Verse:
“Whoever is faithful in very little is also faithful in much, and whoever is unrighteous in very little is also unrighteous in much.” – Luke 16:10 (CSB)

In our lives, both physically and spiritually, it’s often the small, everyday actions that build character and lay the foundation for bigger victories. Whether it’s showing up for workouts, making the right choices in relationships, or committing to daily prayer, consistency in the little things makes a man truly strong. It’s through these daily disciplines that we prepare ourselves for greater responsibilities and challenges.

Quote:
“I am a great believer in luck, and I find the harder I work, the more I have of it.” – Thomas Jefferson

Jefferson’s words remind us that what seems like “luck” or sudden success is often the result of consistent, unseen faithfulness. The small steps we take every day prepare us for when bigger moments of leadership and opportunity arise. Let’s strive to be faithful in the small things, knowing that it is through these that we grow into the leaders we are called to be.

[virtuous-leadership-school] Q Point 4.1 Sua Ponte Leadership

AO: virtuous-leadership-school
Q: Mermaid
PAX: Borg, Baby Boomer, Spellcheck, Mermaid
FNGs: None
COUNT: 4
We had a fire, we had hot coffee, and we had four men willing to talk about hard things. Today it was centered around Sua Ponte Leadership, those are big words that we broke down into how we need a mission to be effective leaders. The team needs to know the mission so that they can be prepared. It was a tremendous morning, and I value this time together.

[virtuous-leadership] Theme of the week: Q 3.11 Contentment

AO: virtuous-leadership
Q: Borg
PAX: Spellcheck, Borg, Mermaid
FNGs: None
COUNT: 3
Warmup: Started the mini Solo Stove to warm things up!

THE THANG:
Joy vs Happiness?
Which of these makes you more durable, softer? Is it true that the more happiness you get, the more you need, like a drug addiction?

Key Redirect: Is being discontent a bad thing? What are you discontent about? Are you discontent because you are complaining or because of a red flag?

Discontent can indicate that something is off mission. Provide specific examples of discontent to discuss – we ended up discussing IPC, because it is current and seems to cause some PAX in F3 Knoxville to not post. So, we considered, “Is it on mission for F3 and for F3 Knoxville?”
1. “Does it grow small workout groups for men?” – If not on mission, is it causing some PAX to not post? This will interrupt their consistency every September.
2. “Is not posting during IPC, an individual PAX problem or an IPC mission problem?”
3. “Do we need to disrupt the status quo of IPC to make it better serve F3 Knoxville?” – Maybe. Most important is to support each AOQ in what they do, Then consider alternatives that allow a longer time frame to complete each workout, maybe Saturday or nomad workouts in September.
4. “Do the workouts seem to be just bigger and badder or are they valuable as planned or does it matter?” Interesting discussion, no conclusions.

MARY: Because the depth of our discussions cannot be duplicated in a backblast:
1. Each work to build a VL mtg in proximity to our AO.
2. Think about framework for a Leadership Convergence. We have a great core of respondents from the Leadership Survey.
3. Seek more contributors for the 3rdF channel. Kudos to ExciteBike (Micah Stair) for posting recently.
4. Continue IPC discussion for F3 Knoxville to clarify why there is discontent and how to resolve the discontent if it is valid.

COT: Closed in prayer. Pic to be posted by Mermaid

[qsource-ao] How rest fit into unwavering, unflinching commitment?

AO: qsource-ao
Q: Borg
PAX: Spellcheck, Mermaid, Cart Girl (John Sadler) (Chatt, TN), Borg
FNGs: None
COUNT: 4
WARMUP: Chat and Prayer

THE LENS:
4 who aspire to become better leaders had great 2nd/3rd F discussions about what unwavering, unflinching focus on commitment looks like across multiple commitments and how we apply the Sabbath principle of rest into the busyness, including who do we listen to as we balance the our commitments.
“I’m committed more, when I’m committed less.” – Mermaid

Welcome Cart Girl (John Sadler) (Chatt, TN) from Chattanooga who provided initial guidance on leadership Discussion groups in his region

COT: Prayer

[qsource-ao] Candor is not a place in Star Wars

AO: qsource-ao
Q: Borg , Spellcheck
PAX: Spellcheck, Borg
FNGs: None
COUNT: 2
THE COMMON GOAL: Consistently invest the time necessary to grow into Virtuous Leaders surrounded by men we know we can trust.

THE THANG: Discuss how our individual beliefs create a personal lens that affects how we attempt to lead with examples of successes and failures. Today, specifically, CANDOR.

MARY: Team exercise: Stretch our mindsets by listening and connecting to each other’s worlds, looking for what’s missing/hesitations, laughing and commiserating.

ANNOUNCEMENTS:
1. Unanimous team agreement to move to a different place and time. We crave sustenance and warmth in the wee hours. Details to come.
2. UpandRunningAgain has started and the men are seeing improvements after only one week. Goal: We started with 12, we will end with 12 at The Secret City Half Marathon. You can still volunteer to run alongside these men who are working thru rehab programs. It may change your life. Reply here or DM Borg for details.

COT: Closed in prayer.