F3 Knoxville

Think Again

AO: asylum-daybreak
Q: CRISPR
PAX: Crawdad (Robbi Dickens), Pele (Jon Lindberg), Snitch (Cory Beilharz ), Drum Major, High Heels (Henry Ritchie), Choir Boy, Lilydipper, F3 Pluto ( Hugh Nystrom), CRISPR, Brick, Soot
FNGs: None
COUNT: 11
WARMUP: Did it, with some Dynamic Pigeon poses.

THE THANG:

Run up the dragon doing reverse lunge jumps
Some Supine Bird Dogs
At the Colosseum, and Around the Clock with Tempo Merkins, Supermans, and LBCs.
Dora Time. Round 1) Single Leg RDL and OH Press. Round 2) T – Merkins and Cross Leg Crunch. Round 3) Single Leg Suitcase Crunch and Hello Flutters.
Around the Clock again with Lateral Lunges and Squats.
Run down the dragon doing reverse lunge jumps
William Wallace at the AO.
MARY:

ANNOUNCEMENTS: Escape from Haw Ridge 3/28, Hardship Hill 5/17

COT:
As a kid in the late 80s, I believed Shawon Dunston was the greatest shortstop in baseball. The only channel in my hometown showing baseball consistently was WGN, so when I formed my opinion on shortstops, Shawon Dunston was all I knew. I made the decision with all the data I had at the time.
Over the summer, when I started getting dropped off at the babysitter at like 6:30am, and I watched ESPN Sports Center on repeat for hours. With that, I gained new information, like Barry Larkin, Ozzie Smith, and Alan Trammel. New evidence challenged my opinion.

I remember thinking, even as a kid, that I couldn’t change my opinion. I had previously told everyone that Dunston was the best, so what would they think if I changed what I’d been saying? Also, I remember feeling that if I could be wrong about Dunston, what else could I have been wrong about?

When you form an opinion or make a decision, you do so with all the information you have at the time. But, we should recognize that we all do so with incomplete data. Over time, as you learn more information, you should use it and re-examine your opinion or decision. That can be hard, because there are social pressures that come changing what you’ve said, and personal stress of questioning what you’ve believed to be true.
Adam Grant write a book called “Think Again”, which gets into this concept at a deeper level than baseball players, so I encourage everyone to give it a read, or at least find a YouTube summary of the book. www.barnesandnoble.com/w/think-again-adam-grant/1137570667;jsessionid=9D0766EB363B1AD226CA5CB402E75340.prodny_store02-atgap16?ean=9780143138525

And FWIW – I was right about Greg Maddux. GOAT!

Farm Snow Day

AO: the-farm
Q: Aladdin
PAX: Aladdin, Choir Boy, Einstein
FNGs: None
COUNT: 3
WARMUP:
Stretches, SSH, merkins

THE THANG:
2:00min power exercise followed by 1:00 of cardio.
Run around basketball court
More exercises
Run again

Listening to Beast Mode music

MARY:
No

ANNOUNCEMENTS:

COT:
Listen for the Holy Spirit.

Don’t say I didn’t get you anything

AO: the-farm
Q: Einstein
PAX: Lightweight, Pew-pew, Aladdin, Choir Boy
FNGs: None
COUNT: 5
WARMUP:
SSH, LBAC, Knox Cherry Pickers, Tempo Merkins and Squats, cobra and downward dog

THE THANG:
7 of diamonds up to 21 and back to 7

Rd 1 – Rail Rows, Calf Raises, Box Jumps, Coupon Curls

Rd 2 – CDDs, LBCs, Decline Merkins, Coupon Squat Thrusters

MARY:
No time

ANNOUNCEMENTS:
Ice Bears
Escape Haw Ridge

COT:
Genesis 2:15 The Lord God took the man
and put him in the garden of Eden to work it and keep it.

God’s first direction for us was literally
to work and maintain our garden. Sounds easy, but gardens are tough to maintain
and can easily becoming overrun by weeds.

This garden can also be a metaphor for our marriage, where things can get messy and overwhelming quickly.

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

As men we need to properly tend to our wives and families by praying for them, cherishing them, and complimenting them. The goal for marriage isn’t avoiding divorce, it’s to love your wife like Christ loved the church and be willing to sacrifice everything for her.

YOLO

AO: asylum-daybreak
Q: Bookman
PAX: High Heels (Henry Ritchie), Lilydipper, Matlock (Bill Maddox), Drum Major, Choir Boy, Mr Jinxy, Veggie (Rylen Huddy), Patty Melt (Parker Greene), CRISPR, Steam, Bookman, Tropicana
FNGs: None
COUNT: 12
WARMUP: SSHs, TN Rocking Chairs, Gradycorns, Rockettes, Cherry Pickers

THE THANG:

Mosey to the bro-itorium
200 merkins, each time you rest before you get to 200, 20 lunges and 20 squats, XYs until the 6 is up, for those that complete 200

Mosey to Muscle Beach for 11s
Lay pull backs, run to soccer stairs, step ups or box jumps

Mosey all the way to cardiac hill
Run to 2nd light pole , 3 merkins, back down to start, 4th light pole, 3 squats, back down, run to top of hill

Fellowship mosey to road, mosey to shovel flag

MARY: LBCs until 8am

ANNOUNCEMENTS:
announcements channel has all the goods. Substack, pods, newsletter, F3 Roco Ice Bears game

COT: live this life to the fullest, in service of others, with love. See Soloman’s Old Testament book of YOLO, Ecclesiastes 9:7-11 in particular

Benjamin’s

AO: the-farm
Q: Einstein
PAX: Choir Boy, Bartman, Pew-pew, Lightweight, Einstein
FNGs: None
COUNT: 5
WARMUP:
SSH, LBAC, Cherry Pickers, Tempo Merkins and squats, Downward dog and cobra

THE THANG:
We ran the loop around the bball court stopping at each corner. First corner 40 reps, next 30, next 20, last 10. Total of 100.

Did Merkins, Squats, Georgia Cheerleaders, Pickle Pounders, LBCs.

To kick it off and in between each of the above, we took a trip around the loop doing 5 burpees at all four corners. In all we accumulated 100 burpees.

MARY:
No time

ANNOUNCEMENTS:
Lightweight wants everyone to join him at a father daughter dance

Escape Haw Ridge

COT:

“Humble yourselves, therefore, under the mighty hand of God so that at the proper time he may exalt you.” – 1 Peter 5:6 (ESV)

Men are often admired for their strength, leadership, and independence. However, true strength in the eyes of God doesn’t come from asserting our own will or proving our might; it comes from submission. Submission to God means trusting His plan over ours, acknowledging our limitations, and leaning on His infinite wisdom and power.

In our daily lives, this means letting go of control: Recognize areas where you’re trying to steer your life without God’s guidance.

Leadership in Christ’s model is also about service. How can you serve your family, friends, or even strangers today in a way that reflects Christ’s love?

Lastly, understand that God’s timing is perfect. Even when you feel powerless or delayed, trust that He is working for your good.

Today, identify one area in your life where you’ve been resistant to God’s leading. Pray for the humility to submit that part to Him. Ask for the strength to wait patiently on His timing and to serve others in humility.