F3 Knoxville

Tag: Butterfingers

Long Legged Ladder

THE SCENE: Plenty of gloom to go around
F3 WELCOME & DISCLAIMER
WARM-O-RAMA:
SSH x 20; Tempo Squats x10; Walking Lunges across basketball court and back
THA-THANG:
Mosey to the Gravel Pit to start the ladder. Work your way up stopping to do exercises and then back down.

  • First Rung: Gravel Pit, Bonnie Blair x10
  • Second Rung: Road, Imperial Squat Walker (4-ct) x20
  • Third Rung: Pavilion, Box Jumps x30
  • Fourth Rung: Top of Blind Man’s Hill, Imperial Squat Walkers (4-ct) x40
  • Fifth Rung: Up hill to stop sign, Bonnie Blair x50

MARY:
PAX roulette for some ab exercises
COUNT-OFF & NAME-O-RAMA
8 HIMs climbed the ladder
CIRCLE OF TRUST/BOM:
Been out the last week and a half as my kids had COVID. God used that time to show me what I was taking for granted. First was F3, I wouldn’t work out or be who I am if it weren’t for the men of F3. Second was my kids. My girls are 3 and 7 and sometimes I would get annoyed about someone always wanting to sit on my lap or play some crazy game that was made up as we go along. That was until I couldn’t. The night my 7 year of was in tears because she couldn’t hug me really showed how much I take for granted. What are you taking for granted? Ask God to reveal that to you.
MOLESKIN:
Prayers for Walt in the loss of his grandmother and Smuggler’s coworker that has been going through some difficult times.
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
Insert information about upcoming events, 2nd or 3rd F opportunities, and any other announcements.

Fun on the Anvil

THE SCENE: mid 60’s, light rain, wet.
F3 WELCOME & DISCLAIMER
WARM-O-RAMA:
SSH X 20

Windmills x 10

LBAC – Forwards and Backwards X 10

Run a short loop.
THA-THANG:
At the four corners of the grindstone, a cone was placed to indicate four stations.

  • Station 1 – 10 blockees.
  • Station 2 – 10 CMU Big Boys.
  • Station 3 – 10 Curls.
  • Station 4 – 10 Imperial Squat walkers (4ct).
  • After a station was completed, to get to the next one, the pax would run the short loop from the warm up, then overhead carry their CMU to the next spot.
  • After completion of the round, we added 10 reps to each exercise and continued. Rinse and repeat.

MARY:
LBC for time.
COUNT-OFF & NAME-O-RAMA
5 HIMs.
CIRCLE OF TRUST/BOM:
Hebrews 12:5-7 – “And have you forgotten the exhortation that addresses you as sons? ‘My son, do not regard lightly the discipline of the Lord, nor be weary when reproved by him. For the Lord disciplines the one he loves, and chastises every son whom he receives.’ It is for discipline that you have to endure. God is treating you as sons.” I told the guys that this verse has been on my mind lightly because discipline is difficult. God wants to shape us through physical, spiritual, and mental fitness, but that requires a dedication on our part and a willingness to endure pain. It reminded me of a poem I read recently that I shared with the pax about God’s anvil.  It says:

“When God wants to drill a man
And thrill a man
And skill a man
When God wants to mold a man
To play the noblest part

When He yearns with all His heart
To create so great and bold a man
That all the world shall be amazed,
Watch His methods, watch His ways!
How He ruthlessly perfects
Whom He royally elects!

How He hammers him and hurts him
And with mighty blows converts him
Into shapes and forms of clay
Which only God can understand!

How He bends but never breaks
When his good He undertakes
How He uses whom He chooses
And with mighty power infuses him
With every act induces him
To try His splendor out!
God knows what He’s about.”

All of us can understand that God shapes us through difficulty, the problem is there are so many things that want to pull us off of God’s anvil.  At times, it’s a war within ourselves.  So stay on the anvil men, and when you are tempted to crawl off, jump back on it, because that is where God does His best work.

MOLESKIN:
Prayed for Walt since he is traveling from the death of his grandfather.
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
Insert information about upcoming events, 2nd or 3rd F opportunities, and any other announcements.

Heavily Modified DORA

THE SCENE: Beautiful 50 degree morning

F3 WELCOME & DISCLAIMER


WARM-O-RAMA:

SSH x25; High Knees, Butt Kicks, Frankenstein

THA-THANG:
Mosey to the Oval Office and partner up

One partner runs Splash Mountain doing 5 Merkins, 10 LBCs, and 15 Squats at the bottom while other partner works through the following exercises

  • Kracken Burpee x50 (Burpee w/ 3 Hand Release Merkins
  • Iron Hurley x100 (Iron Mike followed by Bobby Hurley)
  • Marionettes x150 (WW2 Sit up touching in order the left side of feet, middle of feet, than right side of feet. Three sit-ups equal one rep)

MARY:
Overhead Claps x50; Hello Dolly x10; LBCs for time

COUNT-OFF & NAME-O-RAMA
10 strong including FNG Baby Weight

CIRCLE OF TRUST/BOM:
This weekend my wife got to go on a women’s retreat with some ladies from our church. It, quite honestly, sucked for me because I had to do everything for the kids by myself this weekend. That being said I would absolutely do it again because it is important that we do not neglect the spiritual health of our wives. We are the leaders of our household and need to be willing to do whatever is needed to make sure our families flourish.

MOLESKIN:
Insert any personal comments, notes, devotion content, etc.
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
Hardship Hill this weekend

THE SCENE:

Cool September morning

F3 WELCOME & DISCLAIMER
WARM-O-RAMA:
Mosey around the tennis courts and back up to the Arsenal
THA-THANG:
3 Stations on the court

Inchworm to the 3 point line adding a merkin each time. At the station 25 Little Baby Crunches. Lunge back to baseline adding a dip each time. 50 kettlebell swings with CMU at baseline

Repeat Inchworm to half court and do 25 Hello Dollys. Lunge back and do 50 Goblet Squats with CMU.

Repeat Inchworm to opposite 3 point line and do 25 Plank Twists. Lunge back and do 50 rows with CMU.

Repeat with 40, 30, then 20 of CMU exercises

MARY:
Thunder Burpees.                                     Listen to “Thunderstruck” by ACDC and do a burpee every time they say Thunder or Thunderstruck

COUNT-OFF & NAME-O-RAMA
Scoutmaster, Rep Sleepy, Mr. Rogers, Butter Fingers, Hot Squat
CIRCLE OF TRUST/BOM:
Values vs Benefits

The physical fitness and exercise are benefits of training in F3, but the value is in the sense of accomplishment and fellowship with everyone.

MOLESKIN:

Just 80

THE SCENE: 70 and wet
F3 WELCOME & DISCLAIMER
WARM-O-RAMA:

  • Arm circles x10 IC
  • Cherry Pickers x8 IC

THA-THANG:
Jog over to the oval office. 4 cones were spread out around the track. Do 80 reps at each cone, and then run another lap around the track when complete. Start over with 60 reps, then 40, 20, etc. Exercises are:

  • Merkins
  • Squats
  • LBC’s
  • Heel Touches

MARY:
No time for Mary!
COUNT-OFF & NAME-O-RAMA
4 PAX to do exercise
CIRCLE OF TRUST/BOM:

MOLESKIN:
Insert any personal comments, notes, devotion content, etc.
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
Insert information about upcoming events, 2nd or 3rd F opportunities, and any other announcements.