F3 Knoxville

Circuit Work

THE SCENE: No rain but humid
F3 WELCOME & DISCLAIMER
WARM-O-RAMA:

  • SSH
  • Tempo Squats
  • Baby Arm Circles (Forward/Reverse)
  • Cherry Pickers
  • Merkins

THA-THANG:
Circuit with 6 stops – 2 exercises at each stop; first lap is 15 reps of each exercise, then decrease by 1 each lap (14, 13, 12…..)

  1. Iron Mikes (4 ct) / Big Boy Sit Ups
  2. Flutter Kicks (4 ct) / Supermans
  3. Merkins / Jump Squats
  4. Derkins / American Hammers (4 ct)
  5. Bench Rows / Tricep Dips
  6. Overhead Press / Bicep Curls (w/ the CMUs)

COUNT-OFF & NAME-O-RAMA
38 HIMs including 1 FNG – Welcome ‘Goober’

CIRCLE OF TRUST/BOM:

Crucifixion Love is the love that Christ showed us. He loved us even though we didn’t deserve it. His Love for us was not predicated on us first loving Him.

Reciprocation Love is loving someone because they’ve first loved us or loving someone with an expectation of something in return. Examples: 1) I’m going to unload the dishwasher so that my wife will notice and that will hopefully lead to sex later on tonight. 2) I’m going to help out with the kids this morning so that my wife will let me go golfing next weekend (and if she says ‘no’, I’ll remind her of how helpful I was with the kids the other day). 3) Or maybe it’s simply that you’re hanging out with someone or being friendly towards them because you’re expecting something in return – you hope to close a business deal, be seen in a certain crowd, you want them to approve of you, etc….

Although we’ll constantly fall short of it in our fleshly bodies, we are called to love others with crucifixion love. Love others even when they don’t deserve it. Love others with no expectation of anything in return.

Wednesday Grind

 

THE SCENE
54 and clear

Welcome & Disclaimer

 

THE THANG
COP
SSH x30 (IC)
Tempo Squats x15 (IC)
Windmill Merkins x12 (IC)
4ct Diagonal Lunges x12(IC)

Line up on curb
Rocky Balboa x20 (IC)
Run toward far curb, stop half way and do 2 merkins, run back
BAC Fwd x15 (IC)
BAC Bkwd x15 (IC)
4ct Overhead Claps x15 (IC)
Rocky Balboa x20 (IC)
Run toward far curb, stop half way and do 2 merkins, run back

Mosey to pavilion

 

Picnic Table 11’s
11’s on picnic tables: Derkins and Under-the-Table Rows (fast with no rest)

Mosey to far parking lot.

 

Grinders
Partner up with Battle Buddy.  Battle Buddy lunges to the first cone, then sprints (full speed, not a mosey) to 2 second cone, does 10 reps of the exercise and then runs back (80% speed).  While Buddy 1 does the exercises, Battle Buddy 2 alternates between 4ct Flutter Kicks and Superman Swims, x15 of each.  Switch.

After each set increase the number of reps by 2 until each man does a total of 20 reps on the final run.  The exercises for the two rounds are as follows:

  • Rd 1 = Diamond Merkins
  • Rd 2 = Squat Jumps

Mosey to pavilion

 

Picnic Table 11’s – The Sequel
11’s on picnic tables: Bench Squats and Dips (fast with no rest)

Mosey back to hill near the SP.

 

MARY
American Hammers x20 (IC)
Freddie Mercury x20 (IC)
Side Crunches Lf. x15 (IC)
Side Crunches Rt. x15 (IC)

 

COT
Number off and Name-O-Rama
13 PAX

 

BOM
BBC Video – Lion Attacked by Pack of Hyenas (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a5V6gdu5ih80)

Proverbs 17:17, “A friend loves at all times, and a brother is born for adversity.”

Often it’s not the big things in life that take us down, it’s an overwhelming presence of small things.  Temptation comes like a pack of hyenas, nipping at our backside staying just out of reach.  If it was just one or two things we could probably handle it, but it’s never that few.  Pretty soon we are surrounded, exhausted and in danger of being eaten alive.  That’s when having a battle buddy is more than just a cliche, it’s a life line.

We aren’t meant to fight our battles alone.  God has given us His Spirit and surrounded us with His people.  Open your eyes and look around…who are the men you would want next to you when the hyenas come?  More importantly, are you the type of man others would want to call on?

 

Submitted by Cap’n Crunch

HHOCR warm up

THE SCENE: The Asylum, breezy and warm 71degrees
F3 WELCOME & DISCLAIMER
WARM-O-RAMA:

Took a mosey tour of the course
THA-THANG:
Pair I and do as many laps around course as possible until time is called.O do as many laps as possible in 45 minutes (took off a couple stations above for time)

#1 10 burpees
#2 Sprint up hill
#3 Mosey to the last benches and back
# 4 30 dry docks
#5 10 frog jumps
#6 squat walks (20 yards)
#7 20 shoulder taps merkins
#8 20 Lunges
#9 zig zag cone course
#10 Calf raises x30
#11 balance along curb run
#12 Bear crawl (20 yds)
#13 4 round the clock merkins

#14 5 clapping or hard release burpees

#15 20 box jumps
#16 Climb around rope obstacle
#17 5 inch worms
#18 20 rows on picnic tables
#19 CMU presses
#20 Side shuffle (30yds)

MARY:
Flutters till everyone got back to AO., box cutters x26, planks with leg lifts, LBCs.

COUNT-OFF & NAME-O-RAMA
25 in attendance, rooney and mater there but not tagged in system
CIRCLE OF TRUST/BOM:
We talked about the Hardship Hill race and how it is important for us to serve our veterans and be a part of this great opportunity.

I gave an example of a African minister who was able to grow his church to huge numbers.  When American missionaries came to help they were astonished on how many people were coming to Christ through his church. They asked him how he was able to draw in so many people, he replied by saying that in America people study God‘s word and Bible studies at church and other areas, here they live in God’s word by serving others and people see that and want to be a part of a movement.  Then they study. We have it backwards here. We need to serve others and live for Christ not just study his Word.
MOLESKIN:
This old man was paired up with a 16 yr old cross country athlete (Jenny) . Good motivation for me to keep going. I heard lots of encouragement this morning to others.
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
HHOCR

Alligator Crawls?

THE SCENE
33 and breezy

Welcome & Disclaimer

 

THE THANG
COP
SSH 4ct x25 IC
Dive Bombers x15 IC
Tempo Squats 4ct x15 IC
Line up on curb
Balboas 4ct x15 IC
85% to other curb and back
Merkins  x15 IC
Balboas 4ct x15 IC
85% to other curb and back
BAC Fwd 4ct x10 IC
BAC Bkwd 4ct x10 IC
Overhead Claps 4ct x10 IC
Balboas 4ct x15 IC
85% to other curb and back

Line up to mosey to adjacent parking lots.

 

BRCLs
Everyone starts at the orange cones and performs the following exercises.  Start at 6 reps for each exercise and each round add 2 reps until you get to 12, then come back down to 6 subtracting 2 reps each time.

Exercises and travel method to each cone:

  • Start: Burpee Broad Jumps to first yellow cone
  • Cone 1: Narrow Squats then run to 2nd cone
  • Cone 2: 4ct Mountain Climbers then alligator crawl to 3rd cone
  • Cone 3: Ranger Merkins then lunge to 4th cone
  • Cone 4: Iron Mikes then run around the parking lot to the start

Run around parking lot back to start

Mosey to Baby Hill

 

Hill Dock Squats
Start at the base of Baby Hill.
At the bottom of hill do x10 Dry Docks.
Run to the top of the hill.
At the top of hill do x10 Jump Squats.

Rinse and repeat x3

Mosey to SP and circle up.

 

MARY
Flutter kicks 4ct x25 IC
American Hammers 4ct x20 IC
Flutter kicks 4ct x20 IC
American Hammers 4ct x20 IC
ATMs

 

COT
Number off and Name-O-Rama – 22 PAX

 

BOM
Matthew 5:43-48
“You have heard that it was said, ‘You shall love your neighbor and hate your enemy.’ But I say to you, Love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you, so that you may be sons of your Father who is in heaven. For he makes his sun rise on the evil and on the good, and sends rain on the just and on the unjust. For if you love those who love you, what reward do you have? Do not even the tax collectors do the same?  And if you greet only your brothers, what more are you doing than others? Do not even the Gentiles do the same? You therefore must be perfect, as your heavenly Father is perfect.”

The word “perfect” doesn’t mean without error, it means mature.  Our lives are to be marked by daily growth.  Sometimes it will be slow and slight, sometimes large and loud, but either way we should be seeking to grow physically, mentally, relationally, and spiritually everyday.

The growth point in this passage is love, specifically loving those who don’t love us.  It’s easy to love those we like, but what we are called to as HIMs is to even love those who stand against us.  This does NOT mean we let people trample over us or take us off mission.  It means we relate in a way that is void of hate or anger.  How we live and relate is what sets us apart.  We live on mission for a purpose.

This week you will face “enemies.”  Some you will know personally, some you won’t.  Brothers, choose love!  I will warn you now, you can’t do it in your own strength.  The good news is you don’t have to.  When faced with a difficult situation, seek help from above.  Pray that God would grant you the love for others that he has for you.

 

Submitted by Cap’n Crunch

CMU HIITs

 

THE SCENE
20 and clear

Welcome & Disclaimer

 

THE THANG
COP
SSH 4ct x30 IC
Dive Bombers x15 IC
Tempo Squats x15 IC
Arm Circles Forward x12 IC
Arm Circles Backward x12 IC
Cherry Pickers 4xt x10 IC
Run 1 lap and line up along the curb

 

Jelly Legs
The PAX does the following together:
R1: 10 sec hold squat, 10 squats, run to far curb do 5 Merkins, run back
R2: 20 sec hold squat, 20 squats, run to far curb do 10 Merkins, run back
R3: 30 sec hold squat, 30 squats, run to far curb do 15 Merkins, run back
R4: 40 sec hold squat, 40 squats, run to far curb do 20 Merkins, run back

Mosey to CMU pile and grab a CMU then Switzer on Q.

 

HIIT Triangle
This routine uses three (3) stations with three (3) strength movements that include an Upper Body, Lower Body, and combined Upper & Lower Body and one (1) cardio move at the end of each round. The timing for each set is as follows:

  1. Strength Move #1 – 40 Seconds / 10 Sec transition
  2. Strength Move #2 – 40 Seconds / 10 Sec transition
  3. Strength Move #3 – 40 Seconds / 10 Sec transition
  4. Cardio Move – 60 Seconds

60 Second transition in between each station.

Stations are as follows:

Station #1
SM 1: Curls w/ CMU
SM 2: Forward Lunges w/ CMU
SM 3: Squat Thrusters w/ CMU
Cardio: High Knees

Station #2
SM 1: Bent Over Rows w/CMU
SM 2: Sumo Squats w/CMU
SM 3: Deadlift into Upright Row w/CMU
Cardio: Mountain Climbers

Station #3
SM1: Over Press w/CMU
SM2: Side Lunges w/CMU
SM3: CMU Swings
Cardio: SSH

Rinse and Repeat

After 2 rounds circle up for MARY.

 

MARY
Flutter Kicks 4ct x30 IC
American Hammers (4ct) – x20 IC

 

COT
Number off and Name-O-Rama – 13 PAX

 

BOM
Tend Your Field
“We, however, will not boast beyond proper limits, but will confine our boasting to the sphere of service God himself has assigned to us, a sphere that includes you.” – 2 Cor 10:13

In the middle of this verse is a word we cannot see because it is hidden behind the English translation. It is the word metron, the Greek word Paul used in his original letter. It means “a measured space.” Even those of us who don’t read Greek can see that the word metron is related to our English word meter, a unit of measure. I think the right English word for metron is “field.” This makes the most sense of what Paul is trying to tell us.

Paul was saying three things to the Corinthians. First, God had assigned a field to him. Second, that field—like all fields—had boundaries. Third, that field contained everything for which God had given Paul responsibility. Paul was clear about where his lines of responsibility fell. He knew that the Corinthians were in his field of responsibility. The assumption is that he could have named other cities or people who were not his responsibility.

Now, I believe that what is true of Paul is also true of you and me. For every season of your life, God has given you a field to tend. That field is comprised of the people, things, and priorities God has assigned to you. Your job is to know your field, protect your field, and make sure that everything in your field flourishes according to the will of God.

This is what separates noble men from mere males. What summons true masculinity from the soul of a man is his decision to tend his God-assigned field with his God-given gifts for the glory of God and the good of others. That’s when a man steps up. That is when he starts to draw on the resources of great manhood that lay dormant within him.

This doesn’t mean that manhood is all duty. It doesn’t mean that manhood is all drudgery and responsibility. It does mean that a man sets himself upon the path of noble manhood the moment he resolves to tend the field God has given him for each season of his life.”

Stephen Mansfield, Building Your Band of Brothers

Three questions to reflect on:

  1. What are the boundaries of you field?
  2. How healthy is your field?
  3. What do you need to do TODAY to tend to your field?

 

Submitted by Cap’n Crunch