F3 Knoxville

Heavy Rounds and Humility

THE SCENE: Threatening rain but warm

F3 WELCOME & DISCLAIMER
WARM-O-RAMA:

  • Abe Vigoda
  • LBAC – both ways
  • SSH
  • Tempo Squat

THA-THANG:

Mosey to coupon pile then….

3 Rounds of Heavy

  • Coupon Swing x15
  • Front squat x 10
  • Merkin Pass-through x 10(slide the coupon back and forth between each rep)
  • Burpee w/ Press x 10
  • Reverse Lunge w/ Curl x8/x8 (each leg)
  • Heavy Hammers x 10 (4ct)

After each round, run around the parking log by the coupon pile.

Partner up:
One partner farmer carries a cinder block a medium way while the other does LBC’s. Partners switch and repeat.

Mosie to Pond Parking Lot for Imperial Squat Walker Suicides:
Run to the first parking line, perform 8 (4 ct) Imperial Squat Walkers, and then run back.
Repeat going further each time. 4 rounds across the parking lot.

Mosey to flag with a jailbreak.

MARY:
Called it 15 seconds short. Mary will have to get over it. Not the first time she’s been stood up.

CIRCLE OF TRUST/BOM:
A reminder from Phil 2:5-7

If anyone didn’t have to be humble or have humility, it would be God himself. Yet, that’s not what we find. Almost surprisingly, we find he is the ultimate example of humbleness. As we lead others in our life, remember Christ and his example of humility.

Have this mind amond yourselves, which is yours in Chirst Jesus, who, though he was in the form of God, did not count equality with God a thing to be grasped, but emptied himself by taking the from of a servant, being born in the likeness of men.

Phil 2:5-7

ANNOUNCEMENTS:
Project camping trip and hike.
March Madness bracket for Wesley House
Can still donate to Wesley House this month.

Starving for Rain: Habitually Feed Yourself & then Others

THE SCENE: ~48F, wet but somehow not very rainy.
F3 WELCOME & DISCLAIMER – Not a pro.
WARM-O-RAMA:

10 x Overhead Clap
9 x Squats
8 x BBS
7 x LBACF & LBACR
6 x Lunges Fwd/Back
5 x Flutter kicks
4 x Merkins
3 x Squat Jumps
2 x V-ups
1 x Burpee

THA-THANG:
Mosey to the overhang. Do a core exercise (YHC forgot what was called – maybe flutter kicks?)

Mosey to the courtyard.

Decision time- PAX got to choose 11’s or 21’s. They chose 21’s back and forth across  the courtyard:
Squats – Bicycles (2-count)
Pax did well, we stopped at YHC’s 7-count for Squats (so ~210 squats for me)

Decision time– again. PAX got to choose Freshman Hill or Sophomore Hill. They chose Sophomore Hill.

Simplicity at Sophomore Hill – Bernie up the pavement, lunge all the way down, bear crawl up the grassy area. come back to the stop sign. YHC decided once was enough.

Mosey to CMU Pile for 7’s: Pull-ups (at the top) and Thrusters at the bottom. We got about 1/2-way through and ran out of time.

Mosey back to the Shovel Flag. Stop at the Stop sign to do 10 Monkey Humpers OYO. Jog back to the overhang, wagon wheel, jailbreak at the stop sign to the shovel flag.

Back 15 seconds early… nice.

MARY:
Mary didn’t know… because she wasn’t pre-sent.
COUNT-OFF & NAME-O-RAMA
4 RUSHers and 10 PAX!

CIRCLE OF TRUST/BOM:
This week Butterknife, myself, and then Lil’ Spice (VQ on Friday) are covering habits! Today was my JUCO Farewell Q, if you will. Since July 31, 2019, JUCO has been my home AO. But I’ve purchased a house that is closer to Shamrock, so I wanted to Q on my last time out and share something that’s been meaningful over the long haul for me in relation to habits.

Habits are important – one day at a time we meet the demands that come along. But whether good or bad, we’re becoming something. Below is the story of “the Starving Baker”, something I learned about years ago in a series of books called “Habitudes” when I lived in Japan. Take it in and hear the message it communicates:

Imagine if you will. You visit a bakery not far from your home. It’s new. You know you’re going to love this place because they’ve hired a new baker who has recipes for breads, pastries, donuts, cakes and cinnamon rolls that are to die for.

Word has gotten out about this bakery. Crowds start forming lines each day, waiting for the new confections to come from this baker’s marvelous kitchen. After you purchase your cinnamon roll, you sit down to watch this baker in action—and you notice something right away. The baker doesn’t seem to have enough help. Everyday, he ends up trying to serve all the customers himself. He is scurrying back and forth, busy with all the requests of the people—but oblivious to what’s happening to him. His exhaustion is quickly becoming burn out. What’s worse, as you watch him for a few weeks, you see a change. This man is getting thin. Very thin. It almost seems like he is shriveling up. What’s the deal?

Suddenly, the problem becomes obvious to you. This man never stops to eat. The irony is, he is so busy serving bread to everyone else, he never stops to eat anything he serves. With food all around him, he is starving. Hmmm. Sound familiar?

So, are you the Starving Baker? Are you neglecting yourself so that you can feed others, only to become more and more emaciated and at your wits end that it seems no one is helping you? Maybe it’s time to step back and ask “am I doing what God has called me to do or what I want to do?” He will bless what He calls you to, but remember that daily habits can feed your soul or they can starve your spirit. Choose wisely this day whom you will serve.

MOLESKIN:
Prayed for Survivor, Cosmo’s mom, Data’s marriage, and Booster’s recovery. Also both decisions were made to avoid 11’s with Burpees and Merkins, so I guess the PAX had good intuition if they wanted to avoid those exercises (mainly the Burpees)
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
See the recent posts about the Blade/Whetstone. Convergence July 2 at JUCO too!

FORMing Habits

THE SCENE: 66 and breezy
F3 WELCOME & DISCLAIMER
WARM-O-RAMA:

Today we focused on form and practiced calling out exercises.
I’ll give you an excercise, you announce it to the group, get us ready, and count it out for us.

Side straddle hop in cadence 20
Cherry Pickers
10 tempo merkins
Arm rotations thumbs up in cadence
Reverse thumbs down in cadence
Motivators 8x
Tempo squats
THA-THANG:
Mosey to the new building.

  • Tricep Dips

Mosey to the library. Booster’s Habit: 100 merkins, 100 squats, 3 minutes of planks

  • 1 min plank
  • Mosey to parking lot beside the duck pond do 20 Merkins
    Mosey to the courtyard do 20 squats
    Rinse and repeat 3 times
  • 1 min plank
  • Mosey to parking lot beside the duck pond do 20 Merkins
    Mosey to the courtyard do 20 squats
    Rinse and repeat 2 times
  • Mosey to the cones in the new parking lot for some football drills
  • Scissor Kicks x20
  • Mosey to the flag

MARY:
No time.
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:
This week we are going to discuss habits. Day 1:
A Habit, standing alone, can be positive, negative or neutral.
• A negative Habit is one that is damaging to the individual who engages in it, the people who might be affected by it or both. Texting while driving is an example of a negative Habit.
• A neutral Habit is one that is neither damaging nor Advantageous to the individual or anyone else. Chewing gum while driving is a neutral Habit.
• A positive Habit, a Brick, is a regular tendency that is Advantageous to the individual or others. Wearing a seat belt is a positive Habit.

The HIM helps other men discontinue their negative Habits, minimize time spent on neutral Habits while initiating and ingraining positive Habits.

Start small. Say a prayer first thing in the morning, do a Bible study/get into the word, come to an F3 workout, sign up to Q.

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

Ash Wednesday

THE SCENE: 40 and very nice in the gloom!
F3 WELCOME & DISCLAIMER
WARM-O-RAMA:

  • Side Straddle Hops (IC) X 10
  • Cherry Pickers (IC) 4 CT X 10
  • Overhead Claps X 10 (IC)
  • Seal Claps X 10 (IC)
  • Tempo Squats (IC) 4 CT
  • Mountain Climbers (IC) X 10
  • Temp Merkins X 10
  • 30 seconds of whatever stretch you want
  • Mosey to the back of campus

THA-THANG:

4 Corners

  • 10 Squats, 10 Merkins, 10 Second Plank
  • Run to next corner & repeat X 3 laps (120 Squats, 120 Merkins, 2 minutes of planks)
  • Mosey to Junkyard

CMU Work

  • Single Arm Bentover Rows L & R X 10
  • 15 CMU Overhead Press
  • Single Arm Farmer Carry
  • Curls X 20
  • Bentover Rows X 15
  • Single Arm Farmer Carry (different hand)
  • Run, Rinse, Repeat
  • Wall Squats X 1 minute
  • 50 Calf Raises
  • Mosey to Front
  • Dips X 20
  • Calf Raises X 50
  • Dips X 15
  • Jail Break to Flag

MARY:

  • Flutterkicks X 20
  • Hello Dollies X 10

COUNT-OFF & NAME-O-RAMA   15 men

CIRCLE OF TRUST/BOM:

Today kicks off Lent.  It’s Ash Wednesday which means we’re 46 days from Easter Sunday!  As you know, this is when Jesus spent 40 days in the dessert fasting, praying and being tempted.

Of course, lots of people give up things during Lent.  On Sunday, our preacher said we could sure do that if we wanted but we might also consider adding something to our lives that bring us closer to God.

Our Life Group talked about it on Sunday night and we’re going to add praying on our knees during Lent.  It’s interesting because everyone in our group prays but few us get down on our knees.  I don’t.  I have a recliner in my bedroom and that’s where I do my daily devotionals, read the Bible and pray.

It’s never too late to stop something that might lead you away from Jesus or add things to your life that brings you closer to him.

Things I am Giving up

  • Alcohol during the week
  • Twitter
  • YouTube
  • Sudoku

Things I am Adding To My Life

  • Praying on my knees
  • Daily exercise (walk or jog)
  • 100 merkins, 100 squats, 3 minutes of planks
  • Declutter house
  • Intentional time with my daughter and wife

What will you do to grow closer to God leading up to Easter?

ANNOUNCEMENTS:

  • Possible new AO in Kingston – Do you know anyone that lives there?

Don’t Die Hard! Die Right With The Lord!

THE SCENE: 33 degrees and it felt great!
F3 WELCOME & DISCLAIMER
WARM-O-RAMA:

  • Cherry Pickers (IC) 4 CT X 10
  • Overhead Claps X 10 (IC)
  • Baby Arm Circles Forward & Backwards X 10
  • Randys – up 6-12 and down 6-12 inches X 20
  • Tempo Squats (IC) 4 CT
  • Tempo Merkins (IC) X 10
  • Mosey to CMU Pile

THA-THANG:

Nakatomi Plaza Tower from Die Hard had 35 floors, so we did 35 squats to kick off the workout.

John McClanes versus Hans Grubers

We re-enacted Hans Gruber falling out of Nakatomi Tower by seeing who could hang on the pulll-up bars; 2 groups of 6 men; Lil Spice won Heat A & Wheelchair won Heat B; we all did wall squats while we waited.

This is fun battle between McClane and Gruber which featured 15 reps of the following exercises in cadence:

  • CMU squats
  • CMU press
  • CMU curls
  • CMU swings
  • CMU triceps

At the end of these exercises, 1 McClane team member and 1 Gruber team member were timed for 1 minute to see who can do the most reps of one of the exercises in the round.

  • Round 1:         Hand Release Merkins
  • Round 2:         Squats
  • Round 3:         Big Boy Sit-Ups
  • Round 4:         American Hammers
  • Round 5:         Merkins
  • Round 6:         Calf Raises

Hans Gruber’s team won…but not in the movie…which WAS A CHRISTMAS MOVIE!

MARY:

Planks to Little Drummer Boy by Bing Crosby – we did merkins during (rump bump bump bump)

COUNT-OFF & NAME-O-RAMA

16 men combined between Rush and Bootcamp

CIRCLE OF TRUST/BOM:

Drew & Laura Stockton are from Sweetwater but sold everything and are full-time missionaries in Nicaragua.  I met Drew back in 2018, helped him develop a fundraising plan to ask family, friends, neighbors, church members and churches to help them fulfill God’s calling to sell everything and move to the 2nd poorest country in the Americas to serve the poor and unchurched.

Since 2018, my wife and I support them monthly.  On Sunday, they came to speak to my church Life Group (they are in the US visiting family over Christmas).

They shared triumphs and tribulations along with some valuable life lessons.

They miss a community of friends to hang out with, encourage, and support each others (especially her) – Lesson – be a community to those in your sphere of influence; even if serving as a missionary is your calling, we all need a community!

If God keeps telling you something, listen and do it (ie. become full-time missionaries or teaching English for free to help people get out of poverty)

If God asks you to do something and you don’t know how, he will find the way to make it happen

Things happen on God’s time, not ours.  When it’s meant to be, it will!

Luke 11:28 “He replied, “Blessed rather are those who hear the word of God and obey it.”

1 John 5:14 “This is the confidence we have in approaching God: that if we ask anything according to his will, he hears us.”

Matthew 7:24 “Therefore everyone who hears these words of mine and puts them into practice is like a wise man who built his house on the rock.”

ANNOUNCEMENTS:

  • Pool Boy on Q Friday at JUCO
  • 2.0 Workout at the Project on Friday