F3 Knoxville

“Good” Mumblechatter

THE SCENE: Upper 30’s. We decided it was the perfect temp for workouts.
F3 WELCOME & DISCLAIMER
WARM-O-RAMA:

SSH x20; Tempo squats x10; Tempo merkins x10; Imperial walkers x10; little bit of this…little bit of that… bac x10 each way.

THA-THANG:
Mosey to playground to introduce the PAX to body blasters (burpee pull-up w/ knees to elbows at the end). 5 Body Blasters OYO.

Mosey to basketball court for suicides. In between each round we ran back to the playground for 5 body blasters.

1 — full-court run. 10 merkins at each line.

2 — full-court bernie — 20 squats at each line.  

3 — half-court bear crawl — 25 LBC at each line.

4 — full-court lunge — 10 diamond merkins at each line.  

5 — half-court crab walk — 20 bbs at each line.  

6 — full-court imperial walkers — 10 CDD at each line. 

MARY:
Cherry-pickers x 4 (all we had time for). Not technically Mary.

COUNT-OFF & NAME-O-RAMA
8 PAX

CIRCLE OF TRUST/BOM:

2 Cor. 5:21 — He made him to be sin who knew no sin so that in him we might become the righteousness of God.

Showing Up is 1/2 the Battle

THE SCENE: Chilly, but clear and no wind. No sign of the moon

F3 WELCOME & DISCLAIMER: Done 

WARM-O-RAMA:

SSH IC x20 | Windmills IC x10 | Cherry Pickers IC x4 | Tempo Squats IC x10

THA-THANG:

Tennis Court Battle Buddies: One partner works through rep count, the other does a suicide, then switches until all reps are finished. 

  • 100 Merkins 
  • 200 BBS
  • 300 Squats 

Mosey To Flagpole 

  • 5 Burpees on your own

Mosey to Dock. Loop consists of: 

  • 20 CDD at Dock
  • 10 Goblet Squats at Rockpile
  • 5 Pullups at BathHouse
  • 10 Curls at Rock Pile

Rinse and Repeat until time 

Fellowship Mosey to AO 

 

MARY:

25 FlutterKicks IC led by Trunk

COUNT-OFF & NAME-O-RAMA

10 HIMs; 0 FNGs; 1 Kotter 

CIRCLE OF TRUST/BOM:

Showing up is half the battle. The first community that men to be active in is their family. The indispensable building block of humanity. The evidence is clear that children benefit greatly and prosper when parents are active in their lives. 

Everyday is a gift and each day will present opportunities for love and care in the family. Love your children and change the world. 

ANNOUNCEMENTS:

CSAUP 2/26 at the Asylum 6:30-9:00 am. There will be snacks. 

Live in God

THE SCENE:  Partly cloudy and cold, temp about 20 degrees.
F3 WELCOME & DISCLAIMER
WARM-O-RAMA:

20 Side-Straddle-Hops, 10 Mountain Climbers, 10 Imperial Walkers, 10 Mountain Climbers, 10 Twisties, 10 Tempo Merkins, 10 Windmills, Michael Phelps, Little of This and That
THA-THANG:
Mosey to stop sign by intersection of main roadway and road that goes to the Admin Bldg.  We will do 20 American Hammers.

Mosey on perimeter trail until it intersects with trail coming from Lyons Bend Gate.  We will do 20 Hello Dollies.

Next, we will head west and then east on the perimeter trail.  We will do nickel, dime, quarters with the following exercises:

  • Jump Squats
  • Iron Mikes (both legs = 1)
  • Dive Bombers

We will stop when we get to the Northshore Gate.

Mosey to Area 51 and go to the curb.  Find a partner for teams of two.  One one partner runs to the entrance of Area 51, does 5 merkins, and runs back, the other partner works on the listed exercises below.  Then partners trade places.  Each team will do:

  • 200 Baby Crunches (4 ct)
  • 150 Flutter Kicks (4 ct)
  • 150 Bicycle Kicks (4 ct)

Next, we will run up hill above area 51.  At the top, we will alternate between 10 Merkins and 10 Big-Boy Sit-ups until the six is there.

Mosey to the stop sign by the roadway that goes to the soccer fields.  We will stop to do 20 Box Cutters.  Mosey to the soccer fields.  We will do suicides, with Bernie Sanders to each cone, a mosey to the left of cone parallel with that cone, and then sprint back.  We will do 20 Baby Crunches each time we get back until we finish the suicides.

Mosey to the open outdoor structure that is close to the outdoor chapel.  We will do 20 four count bench dips and 20 decline merkins.

Mosey to parking lot by the playground.  We will do 20 Georgia Cheerleaders (inverted Pickle Pounders).

Mosey to the bottom of mini-cardiac.  We will Bernie Sanders to park sign, then sprint to top.  We will then run back down to AO.

MARY:
We will cash out with ATMs.
COUNT-OFF & NAME-O-RAMA
19 men, no FNGs.
CIRCLE OF TRUST/BOM:

LIVE IN GOD

Psalm 19: 7-10:

The law of the Lord is perfect,[c]
reviving the soul;
the testimony of the Lord is sure,
making wise the simple;
the precepts of the Lord are right,
rejoicing the heart;
the commandment of the Lord is pure,
enlightening the eyes;
the fear of the Lord is clean,
enduring forever;
the rules[d] of the Lord are true,
and righteous altogether.
10 More to be desired are they than gold,
even much fine gold;
sweeter also than honey
and drippings of the honeycomb.

I need to remember that the law and ways of the Lord are perfect.  They are more to be desired than gold.  As Van Morrison asks in his song by the same name, “When will I ever learn to live in God.”  He goes on to say, “He gives me everything I need, and more – when will I ever learn?”  I don’t know about you, but I find myself getting caught up in the ways of the world time and time again.  Am I successful enough in my job?  How does my house look compared to my neighbors?  In an effort to “get ahead”, to be liked, to be popular, to be “a winner”, I focus on things that may be out of sorts with how I truly should be.  I may go along with a business idea that is not truly honorable.  I may cut corners to get something I want, not considering how that will impact others around me.  I might participate in conversation or laugh at jokes that, if I look closely, are belittling to certain segments of our population.  Our brother, Rooney, gave a message at a recent BOM that I need to consider more carefully for myself.  He said that when we consider what we are willing to do in our life, it should align with our moral compass.

When I consider what I am to do this day, does it align with God’s laws and way?  They are perfect and I need to remember that.  I don’t have to worry so much about getting ahead, pleasing other people, or being successful.  If I act as God asks me to do, that is success.  That is what I should live for, not what Gentleman’s Quarterly, Money Magazine, Newsweek, or the latest get rich book tells me to do.  God’s ways are finer than gold and sweeter than the drippings of a honeycomb.

MOLESKIN:
Prayers for the disenfranchised, for those who have lost loved ones, for Operation and his wife who are hoping she gets pregnant, and that F3 brothers will find activities that continue to help our community.
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
CSAUP!!!

Finding Hope in the Lord of the Rings

THE SCENE: Not as cold as you might think.

F3 WELCOME & DISCLAIMER: I did this… poorly

WARM-O-RAMA:

Blindside-y Warmup things … 

THA-THANG:

“All you have to decide is what to do with the time that is given to you.”

Mosey to Rockpile and pick two hand-sized rocks

  • 3 Burpees (You shall not pass!)
  • 7 Merkin Rows each arm (Legolas Bow-Pulls)
  • 9 Lunges each leg up “S” curve (One does not simply Lunge to Mordor)
  • 1 Lap around Stonehenge 

Repeat 3x 

Mosey to SplashPad

  • 3 Pull-ups (Riders of ROWhan)
  • 7 Box Jumps (Shall I fetch you a box?)
  • 9 Deep Squats (Helms Deep)
  • 1 Lap around Stonehenge

Repeat 3x 

Mosey back to Rockpile 

  • 3 Manmakers (I am no man)
  • 7 OH Press (Light of Galadriel Raises)
  • 9 Deadlifts (Army of the Dead)
  • 1 Lap up and around “S” curve with rocks (Samwise Gamgee Carries)

Repeat 3x 

Mosey to Flagpole

  • 3 Imperial Squat Walkers (The Royal Line of Gondor Squat Walkers)
  • 7 Decline Merkins (The fall of Sauron Merkins)
  • 9 BBS (Big Olephant Situps) 

 

MARY:

“Fellowship” Mosey back to the AO 

COUNT-OFF & NAME-O-RAMA

6 HIMs; 0 FNGs

Stripped, Snitch, Choir Boy; Mouthwash; Swimmies; Blindside

CIRCLE OF TRUST/BOM:

There is Always Hope

There are some pretty heavy moments in Tolkien’s writing. There are good people who suffer, while others give in to the darkness, but no matter how far a character falls there is still always hope and the opportunity of forgiveness. Even a character like Boromir, who betrays his companions, ends up finding redemption in the end. For Christians, the message of hope is a powerful one, and it is very comforting to find it within the pages of The Lord of the Rings. There is a quote in The Return of the King where Pippin asks Gandalf if there is any hope for them, “There was never much hope,” the wizard replies, “Only a fool’s hope.” And yet, that is all that’s really needed. Despite all the adversity we might face in life, God’s grace is still present, and no matter what we’ve done he can still use us to demonstrate His glory. One of Tolkien’s greatest gifts to his readers was the message that hope exists, even when we’re faced with overwhelming odds.

Tolkien’s Christian worldview equipped him to have the discipline of hope. To borrow from the Apostle Paul:

Not only that, but we rejoice in our sufferings, knowing that suffering produces endurance, and endurance produces character, and character produces hope, and hope does not put us to shame, because God’s love has been poured into our hearts through the Holy Spirit who has been given to us (Romans 5:3-5).

 

ANNOUNCEMENTS:

CSAUP at Asylum on 2/26. Apparently, there will be snacks. 

Keep Moving Forward @ The Equalizer

THE SCENE: Partly cloudy, feels like 19 degrees
F3 WELCOME & DISCLAIMER
WARM-O-RAMA:

SSH x20, 1 Burpees, Tempo Merkins x10, 2 Burpees, Imperial Walkers x10, 3 Burpees, Rockettes x10, 4 Burpees

THA-THANG:

  • Mosey to Flagpole for 4 Corners on the track (3 laps) (Reps 20-15-10)
    • LBC’s, Mountain Climbers (4-count), Jump Squats, Merkins
    • Freddie Mercury at Flagpole til 6 is up
  • Mosey to Rock Pile and pick a rock
    • Rows, then dry docks at the dock (20-15-10-5)
    • Rock Curls (10 lower, 10 upper, 10 full motion)
    • Tricep Extensions (20)
    • Lunge up ramp to bathroom w/ rock shouldered.  Alternate shoulders half way.
    • 5’s at bathroom (Squats w/ rock & pullups), replace rock
  • Mosey to top parking lot
    • Partner up.  1 person Bernies to the end of parking lot while other person does 10 Merkins before trying to catch their partner.  Switch Places.  Repeat x3
  • Fellowship Mosey back to AO

MARY:
Big Boys x10, 5 Burpees

COUNT-OFF & NAME-O-RAMA
CIRCLE OF TRUST/BOM:
Always keep moving forward!
MOLESKIN:

ANNOUNCEMENTS: