F3 Knoxville

Tag: Butter Knife

Dying to Love Others

THE SCENE: Cold. Hopefully not like our hearts.
F3 WELCOME & DISCLAIMER
WARM-O-RAMA:
Overhead clap
Seal Clap Squat
Tennessee rocking chair
Tempo Merkin
Mountain Climbers
20 Calf Raises OYO
50% 60 70 80 90 100

THA-THANG:
Falling Indian run to parking lot next to pond – count to 5 and then do squats til the end of the line reaches you and fall back in.

11’s – this is definitely becoming a favorite routine of mine!
10 merkins-> bear crawl across 2 parking spaces
1 squat-> lunge across 2 parking spaces
9 merkins… etc.

20 flutter kicks, 10 second rest if you finish before the 6 does & repeat.

Burpee Mile (this is like ^4? Here’s ^2 wait no I did it once before)

After completing your 3rd lap, don’t do more burpees but pick up the 6 but actually keep running back the whole lap and then everyone does 12 burpees at the end together. (This took longer than I’d remembered because it’s like 0.4 miles for a “lap” so even 3 basically got us to 1.77 miles for the whole Q)

Mosey to the coupon pile. Stop at the stop sign with Heels to Heaven x 15 IC lead by Erector.

Mosey some more all the way to the coupon pile. Do 10 reps of: CMU Thrusters, CMU Swings, CMU Skull Crushers. Repeat once and put your CMU away, doing a wall sit while waiting for the 6.

Mosey back to the #ShovelFlag and barely make it back in time for the 6:15am alarm to go off on YHC’s watch

MARY:
Ain’t nobody got time for that
COUNT-OFF & NAME-O-RAMA
SEVEN! PAX at JUCO
CIRCLE OF TRUST/BOM:

Today is… Guardrail’s birthday!

But seriously, today is Valentine’s Day but I want to tell you about the things over the past 2.5 years I’ve seen lots of examples of love & what it is & what it means. My F3 brothers have been such a source of brotherly love I really don’t know what I’d do without it.

If you’re new or old, here are a few examples:

Guardrail reached out to me in September 2019:

@poolboy didn’t know we were neighbors, if only for a season- but love that we are. let’s catch up soon I’m at 2528 and work from home so I’m here all the time.

This was right before my divorce. And Guardrail has been a faithful and loving friend for over 2.5 years now.

I’ve seen friends reach out & look to bring men back from their wandering / not coming.

I’ve seen this group pray for men in various circumstances- mentors dying, children sick, even guys in this group personally ministered to by the hands that lift CMUs and pound the pavement from burpee to burpee.

I’ve seen love displayed in so many ways like stepping up for Q’s, sacrificing times, & even helping out guys when the do their VQs & something doesn’t work out.

Today’s message is simple. A few verses that communicate one clear message: LOVE

““This is my commandment, that you love one another as I have loved you. Greater love has no one than this, that someone lay down his life for his friends. You are my friends if you do what I command you.”
‭‭John‬ ‭15:12-14‬ ‭ESV‬‬

“Whoever has my commandments and keeps them, he it is who loves me. And he who loves me will be loved by my Father, and I will love him and manifest myself to him.””
‭‭John‬ ‭14:21‬ ‭ESV‬‬

“If anyone says, “I love God,” and hates his brother, he is a liar; for he who does not love his brother whom he has seen cannot love God whom he has not seen.”
‭‭1 John‬ ‭4:20‬ ‭ESV‬‬

Love others because Jesus has laid down his life for you. This shows you have His love in you & are Jesus’ friend & disciple.

MOLESKIN:
It’d been too long since I Q’d not OTB. Good to be back in the saddle.
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
Order those JUCO shirts! See Slack for details.

February Family Workout

THE SCENE:  49 and clear.  Perfect for a Family Workout
F3 WELCOME & DISCLAIMER: 
WARM-O-RAMA: 

  • Seal claps
  • OHC
  • Grady corns
  • Cherry pickers
  • Tempo squats
  • Tempo merkins
  • Mountain climbers

3 quick games of infection tag

THA THANG:

  1. Follow the leader. Raccoon crawl, hand over hand, aussie hand over hand, box jump, etc.
  2. Dips and broad jumps. Irkins and bear crawls.
  3. Mini seabiscuit
    • 2 Burpees.
    • 4 Merkins.
    • 6 Squats.
    • Lap around the bell.
    • Repeat – All the way up to 4 laps and back down.
  4. Big Lap – 8 sit-ups at each light pole
  5. Cone races. 3 Bobby Hurleys – Zig zag run through the cones
  6. Planks and sprints. Flutter kicks and sprints.

MARY:

3 games of bear infection.

1 minute of LBCs to finish it off.

COUNT-OFF & NAME-O-RAMA

5 HIMs and 11 2.0s (including 2 FNKs)  16 total

CIRCLE OF TRUST/BOM:

Talked with the kids about love.  What is love?  What does it mean to love someone?

Showed cards with the description of love from 1 Corinthians 13 – one characteristic at a time.  Talked about each one and how we can show that – patience…kindness…trust…etc.

MOLESKIN:

Welcome T-REX and Fast Cheetah!

All the kids were AWESOME today!  They did such strong work!

“Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud. It does not dishonor others, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no record of wrongs. Love does not delight in evil but rejoices with the truth. It always protects, always trusts, always hopes, always perseveres.” 1 Corinthians 13:4-7

Unfamiliar Territory

THE SCENE: Low-Mid 30s, dark, calm
F3 WELCOME & DISCLAIMER
WARM-O-RAMA:
Start off with some stretching; reach-for-the-sky and let-it-hang.

Harry Rockets IC x 10

Slow Jack Squats IC x 10

Crab-ets IC x 10

Chumbaburpee to “Tub Thumpin”.  SSH during the song and Burpee at each “I get knocked down”

THA-THANG:

Mosey with a pause to duck walk

Coupon pile:

  • Curls IC on the up x 30
  • OHP IC on the up x 25

Rifle carry to parking lot

  •  Donkey block pushers across, then push coupon back and forth the width of the parking spot x5
  • Crabby block pushers, then heavy hammers x20
  • Motivators up to 11

Mosey to Stadium Hill

Sprints to the top; first one down picks the exercise.

  • Tricep Extensions
  • Supermans
  • Rows

Coupon pile:

  • Curls IC on the up x 30
  • OHP IC on the up x 25

Mosey back

MARY:

Imperial Walkers IC x 15

Type writer push-ups x 10

Outlaws ‘til time

COUNT-OFF & NAME-O-RAMA

CIRCLE OF TRUST/BOM:

Hopefully today you’ve been exposed to a new workout.  The goal was to get us out of our comfort zone a little.

Think about your daily routine a little. Maybe you come here, eat, run to the office, do some sort of hobby or kid activity, etc.

What if your best laid plans and goals were thrown off for some reason….there are terrible ways that can happen like losing your job or an accident, but there are also positive ways like promotions, job opportunities, unexpected kids

The character of a person…and in this case a MAN… is how you react in those situations.  I don’t want a show of hands, but if you cringed or had a negative reflection of how you would probably react…then you need to remember that gods in control. You should feel comfort in Him and fall back on your values and trusts that you are in good hands.

Sometimes He like to take us out of our comfort zones and frankly laugh at them.  He’s laughed at mine twice over the past year…

Matthew chapter 4

Jesus, God’s son is the trustworthy one

MOLESKIN:

ANNOUNCEMENTS:
The project’s family workout tomorrow

CSAUP look at Slack for info

Doing the DID (Dips, Irkins, Derkins) at JUCO

THE SCENE: It was cold.
F3 WELCOME & DISCLAIMER: Accomplished
WARM-O-RAMA:

Quick jog around the parking lot
Windmill
SSH
Tempo Merkins
Tempo Squats

THA-THANG:

Mosey to the new math building; stopping at the wall to do the following
50 Dips
50 Irkins
50 Dirkins
Do a run around the building between each set
Mosey to the Guardrail across from Shopping Center; repeat the above exercise, except 50/40/30
Mosey across the street to the Shopping Center over by Tomo Poke; repeat the above exercise except running up the stairs and around the parking lot

MARY:
Freddie Mercuries, Flutter Kicks, LBCs

CIRCLE OF TRUST/BOM:
Matthew 5:3 “Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.”
MOLESKIN:
This Scripture tells us that when we acknowledge our spiritual bankruptcy, this is when God can use us the most. Counter to the culture which is all about you, God gives us a different path. Let us focus on God and see how He, in turn, allows us to see His work and His Kingdom rule in our lives

Sacrifice Needs To Become A Habit

THE SCENE: 27 and great in the gloomn!
F3 WELCOME & DISCLAIMER
WARM-O-RAMA:

  • Side Straddle Hops (IC) X 10
  • Cherry Pickers (IC) 4 CT X 10
  • Overhead Claps X 10 (IC)
  • Seal Claps X 10 (IC)
  • Tempo Squats (IC) 4 CT
  • Mountain Climbers (IC) X 10
  • Hand Release Merkins X 10
  • Mosey to Sophomore Hill

THA-THANG:

Dora The Explorer – Partner Workout (One Runs While One Exercises)

  • 50 Diamond Merkins
  • 100 Lunges
  • 150 Merkins
  • 200 Squats
  • Mosey to Junkyard

Coupon Work

  • 10 CMU Overhead Press
  • 10 CMU Tricep Extension
  • 10 CMU Swings
  • 10 CMU Bentover Rows
  • 10 CMU Curls
  • Run, Rinse, Repeat
  • Mosey to the Flag

Mary:

  • Hello Dollies X 20
  • BBS X 20

COUNT-OFF & NAME-O-RAMA  9 men in attendance

CIRCLE OF TRUST/BOM:

Sacrifice – Do we sacrifice for our families, friends and God all of the time?  Of course not.  We’re human. We sin.  We think of ourselves too much.

However, sacrifice can become a habit like prayer, exercise, etc. so let’s all strive to make sacrifice for God and others a part of our every day life.

1 John 3:16  By this we know love, that he laid down his life for us, and we ought to lay down our lives for the brothers.

Ephesians 5:25   Husbands, love your wives, as Christ loved the church and gave himself up for her,

John 13:34   A new commandment I give to you, that you love one another: just as I have loved you, you also are to love one another.

Galatians 6:9   And let us not grow weary of doing good, for in due season we will reap, if we do not give up.

Hebrews 13:15-16    Through him then let us continually offer up a sacrifice of praise to God, that is, the fruit of lips that acknowledge his name. Do not neglect to do good and to share what you have, for such sacrifices are pleasing to God.

John 15:13    Greater love has no one than this, that someone lay down his life for his friends.

Philippians 2:3-4     Do nothing from rivalry or conceit, but in humility count others more significant than yourselves. Let each of you look not only to his own interests, but also to the interests of others.

ANNOUNCEMENTS:

  • Sign Up To Q/VQ
  • CSAUP on February 26th at the Asylum
  • JUCO Shirt Order