F3 Knoxville

Tag: Butter Knife

Whatever you do, do it all for the glory of God

THE SCENE: Mid 70s with sprinkles.
F3 WELCOME & DISCLAIMER
WARM-O-RAMA:
Cherry pickers x 7, little baby arm circles forward and backward, harry rockettes, hand release merkins and tempo squats
THA-THANG:
Ran to the parking lot with Maple Street biscuits. Every business you do a workout. After every business, you run around the buildings. First business was:

Maple Street

  • Curls x 21
  • BBS x 21
  • Squats x 21

Hot Yoga

  • Plank Pose for 1 minutes
  • Side Plank Pose for 30 seconds each side
  • Lord of the Dance pose 30 seconds each leg

Martial Arts Business

  • Harry Squatettes x 10 each leg
  • Donkey Kicks x 15

Hard Knox Pizza

  • Curls x 21
  • BBS x 21
  • Squats x 21

Sherwin Williams Paint

  • Squat Press x 20
  • Straight Arm Rainbow Drops x 10 each side

Barber Shop

  • Tricep extensions x 30
  • Wall sit with arms extended for 1 minute

Dickey’s BBQ

  • Curls x 21
  • BBS x 21
  • Squats x 21

CIRCLE OF TRUST/BOM:
The Word came from 1 Corinthians 10:23-33, the main verse being 31, “Therefore, whatever you do, whether you eat or drink, do it all for the glory of God.” I know that Christians know this verse and have heard it many times, it is nothing new. But it is easy to forget as we go about our busy lives with work, school, kids, families and everything else we do. It is a good reminder that we don’t just go about our days monotonously and aimlessly. We have been given a purpose, to glorify God in all we do and enjoy Him. And then in verse 33 that one of the reasons we do this is so that non-Christians might see this and be saved. Our actions matter, how we treat people, how we have discussions, how we do our work, it matters. So, let us aim to glorify God and enjoy Him and let us seek to point people to Him while we do that.

Use Your Gifts!

THE SCENE: Perfect August Gloom Weather!
F3 WELCOME & DISCLAIMER
WARM-O-RAMA:

  • Cherry Pickers (IC) 4 CT X 10
  • Windmills (IC) 4CT X 10
  • Baby Arm Circles Forward X 10 (IC) followed by Michael Phelps
  • Baby Arm Circles Backwards X 10 (IC) followed by Michael Phelps
  • Tempo Squats (IC) 4 CT
  • Tempo Merkins (IC) X 10
  • Mountain Climbers X 20 (OYO)
  • Mosey to new parking lot

THA-THANG:

4 Corner Countdown – 5, 4, 3, 2, & 1 at each corner in the new Bill Haslam Parking Lot

  • 5 Merkins, 5 Squats & 5 Big Boy Situps at each corner
  • 4, 4, 4 & 4, etc.
  • Mosey to the Bagwell Center

Bagwell Center – Reps Then Run

  • 20 dips & 20 step-ups/box jumps & run around the courtyard
  • Rinse and repeat
  • Mosey to AO
  • 50 “Toe Merkins” on the way back

MARY:

  • American Hammers X 50
  • Hello Dollies X 20
  • Flutterkicks X 20

COUNT-OFF & NAME-O-RAMA

21 HIMs (counting JUCO Rush)

CIRCLE OF TRUST/BOM:

Let’s use our gifts that God gave us today and don’t wait until we have more time, get older, etc. because today isn’t guaranteed.  The songs below are the choruses and talk about living like you were dying…because we are…every day we live is a closer day to when we die so let’s live that way, love that way and serve that way everyday!!!

Romans 12:6-10 New International Version

6 We have different gifts, according to the grace given to each of us. If your gift is prophesying, then prophesy in accordance with your[a] faith; 7 if it is serving, then serve; if it is teaching, then teach; 8 if it is to encourage, then give encouragement; if it is giving, then give generously; if it is to lead,[b] do it diligently; if it is to show mercy, do it cheerfully.9 Love must be sincere. Hate what is evil; cling to what is good. 10 Be devoted to one another in love. Honor one another above yourselves.

Tim McGraw – Live Like You Were Dying

“I was finally the husband That most of the time I wasn’t
And I became a friend a friend would like to have
And all of a sudden going fishin’ Wasn’t such an imposition
And I went three times that year I lost my dad
Well I, I finally read the Good Book, and I Took a good, long, hard look
At what I’d do if I could do it all again And then

I went skydiving
I went Rocky Mountain climbing
I went 2.7 seconds on a bull named Fumanchu
And I loved deeper
And I spoke sweeter
And I gave forgiveness I’d been denying”
And he said
“Someday I hope you get the chance
To live like you were dying
Like tomorrow was a gift
And you’ve got eternity
To think about
What you’d do with it
What could you do with it
What did I do with it?
What would I do with it?

Matthew West – What if

What if today’s the only day I got?
I don’t wanna waste it if it’s my last shot
No regrets, in the end
I wanna know I got no what ifs
I’m running till the road runs out
I’m lighting it up right here right now
No regrets, in the end
I wanna know I got no what ifs, yeah

MOLESKIN:

Bobbitt, a transplant from Chattanooga, shared that they call calf raises “toe merkins” and I like that name a lot…even better than “Boosters”

ANNOUNCEMENTS:

  • Sign Up To Q/VQ
  • Sign Up for the August CSAUP
  • Sign UP for the Iron Pax Challenge

 

3rd Annual Road Less Traveled

THE SCENE: Humid, warm, typical
WARM-O-RAMA:

SSH
Tempo Squat
Tempo Merkin
Freddy Mercury
Burpees (OYO)

THA-THANG:

Mosey to the Greenway Path, doing 1 set of the following every 4 min
10 Burpees
20 Freddy Mercurys
30 Merkins
40 Squats
Leaders will wagon wheel after every set to get back to the 6, finish their reps, and start each new leg together
Continue to do 1 set of each of the above until we complete the nearly 3 miles course
Mosey back to the Flag

MARY:

Toe Merkins, Imperial Walkers

CIRCLE OF TRUST/BOM:
Matthew 5:3-5 Blessed are the poor in Spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven. Blessed are those who mourn, for they will be comforted. Blessed are the meek, for they will inherit the earth

MOLESKIN:

My time as a Christian has seen so several different phases in my spiritual growth.  Where I am now is not the person I was 27 years ago when I accepted Christ as my Lord and Savior.
I have become increasingly aware of my humanity and fallibility as a man, even though I desire to be a HIM.  Much of the Scriptures (especially the NT) stresses the need for the heart to be right before God.  Don’t get me wrong, doctrine is super important and very worthwhile to pursue, but without adding love and preparing the heart then I find those pursuits somewhat empty.  So I guess what I’m saying is as you pursue the things of God (which we should all do), I encourage you not to neglect the fact that we are to be poor (broken) in spirit, mourning our sin, and meek/malleable in our approach to the throne of God.

 

The Power of Encouragement

THE SCENE: Warm and humid…August
F3 WELCOME & DISCLAIMER
WARM-O-RAMA:
Abe Vigoda x7, Cherry Picker x6, Tempo Merkins x10
THA-THANG:
Mosey to the courtyard and partner up:

One partner runs down to the ERC and crawl-bears up the stairs the runs back to the courtyard.

The other partner works through these:

  • 100 x BBS
  • 100 x Step Ups
  • 100 x Dips
  • 100 x Star Jacks

Next up, suicide ladder. Start with 5 x Diamond Merkins and 5 x Bobby Hurleys increasing by 5 each round.

Exercises were performed at opposing corners of the grassy area between the ERC and the courtyard. To transition from one corner to the other, run, karaoke left, bernie, karaoke right.

Mosey to the large parking lot for some sprints. Sprint to farthest light pole then crawl-bear to the six, sprint again. Performed 20 Flutter Kicks. Next, sprint back to the start and Bernie til you reach the six, sprint again.

Moseyed back to the flag stopping for some BBS in cadence along the way.

MARY:
Steering wheels courtesy of Dart Gun. LBCs from Stye. Somehow Commission though Burpees were a good Mary exercise. A few imperial walkers followed by some planks to finish it off.
COUNT-OFF & NAME-O-RAMA
14 men encouraged one another to get better
CIRCLE OF TRUST/BOM:
Acts 11:22-24

Only 10 times in scripture is the phrase “a good man” used. One of these times is in describing Barnabas. In this passage, Barnabas is sent to encourage the brethren at a struggling church. His encouragement earned him a status as a good man. Let’s all strive to encourage one another in all areas of our lives.
MOLESKIN:
Called out Butter Knife for his constant encouragement of the PAX. I really appreciate his attitude during the Q’s, never complaining and always pushing.

ANNOUNCEMENTS:
Insert information about upcoming events, 2nd or 3rd F opportunities, and any other announcements.

JUCO Island Hoppers

THE SCENE: Around 62 degrees, not too bad for the first workout in August.
F3 WELCOME & DISCLAIMER
WARM-O-RAMA:
Side straddle hop in cadence 20
Cherry Pickers
10 tempo merkins
Arm rotations thumbs up in cadence
Reverse thumbs down in cadence
Moroccan nightclub 20
10 Windmills in cadence
5 burpees on your own
Side straddle hop in cadence
THA-THANG:
Mosey to the coupon pile w/ the person in back sprinting his way to the front.

Line up on the curb for toe taps.

Pit stop 🛑 at coupon pile

15 thrusters
5 pull ups
25 curls
5 pull ups
25 triceps
5 pull ups

Mosey w/ the person in the front falling off for 2 burpees

Line up on the curb for Shawn T’s

Mosey to the center of campus
Tricep Dips x20
Box jumps x15
Derkins x20

Mosey to the new lot
3 corners
Opposite hand reaches for opposite foot x20
Run the islands

Squats x20
Run the islands

Merkins x20
Run the islands

MARY:
Football Drill: Hold plank while the person at the end jumps over each person.

COUNT-OFF & NAME-O-RAMA
Use the TAGS on right-side to record PAX (BE SURE TO INCLUDE YOURSELF) in attendance. Be sure to select the AO in CATEGORY above TAGS and then delete these notes!
CIRCLE OF TRUST/BOM:
Colossians 3:23
Work willingly at whatever you do, as though you were working for the Lord rather than for people.

That’s a game changer! A breath of fresh air no matter what you do for a living.

We had 5 FNGs last week. That’s really impressive. Let’s continue to grow. I also challenge you to check in on the regulars we haven’t seen out here in a while.

Thank you gentlemen for challenging me! I have nothing but respect for you guys.
MOLESKIN:
Insert any personal comments, notes, devotion content, etc.
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
CSAUP coming up in two weeks.