F3 Knoxville

Buscuit

AO: asylum-pm
Q: High Heels (Henry Ritchie)
PAX: Hard Stop (Jake), Pusher, Swimmies (Nathan Chesney), Doubtfire (Nick Bond), Crash Dummy, Lilydipper, Rooney (Carl Whipple), Tenderfoot, Drum Major, Pele (Jon Lindberg)
FNGs: None
COUNT: 14
WARMUP: Burpees, SSH, IW, Tempo Squat

THE THANG: The Buscuit requested by Pele

MARY: Not much

ANNOUNCEMENTS:
Look on the announcement page in Slack.

COT: It’s great to have been part of F3 for nine years. There have been many ups and downs, and there are more to come, but having the back of the pack sure makes all the difference. Here’s to many more posts.

Just. Be. Kind.

AO: asylum-pm
Q: Tenderfoot , Brick
PAX: Crash Dummy, Title IX (Christian Prescott), Brick, Steam, Dain Bramage (Will Olson), Pusher, Curveball, Rooney (Carl Whipple), Lilydipper, Drum Major, Lizzy
FNGs: None
COUNT: 12
WARMUP: Brick covered for me while I finished setup. Not sure about the full list of warmups. I think I heard:
SSH
Cherry Pickers
Manmakers
??

THE THANG:
Mosey along the south end of Lakeshore, stopping for various exercises along the way, including:
Burpees
More burpees
Bernie up hill
Squats
SSH
Arrive at base of Everest
LBC
Run up Everest
Squat Jumps
Hello Dollies
Mosey…
Butt-kicks
Imperial Walkers

Grab rocks:
50 bicep curls
Lunges to end of parking lot (w/ rocks)
50 shoulder press

Full-length parking lot drills:
Carioca/Karaoke out-and-and back
Bernie sprint to end
Grab partner: sprint out-and-back, then other partner sprints out-and-back
High knees back to our rocks, return rocks to pile

MARY:

ANNOUNCEMENTS:
Brolympics
Beer ruck canceled

COT: Just. Be. Kind.
I know politics is off-limits, but I just had to address the elephant in the room. I am raw, and my heart is breaking as I bear witness to the vile behavior following last week’s election results. Tribalism and mean-spirited divisiveness is at an all-time-high. All around us, in every sphere of our lives. And it’s coming from BOTH “sides.” Please don’t contribute to this hatred and disunion. It is our job to bridge and heal gaps between each other, to facilitate understanding and love. We are all brothers and sisters created by the same God. The same Spirit animates our Souls. The affairs of governments do not supersede this truth. I know we all make mistakes on this front. I certainly have. But the key is to learn from these mistakes, to make amends, and to commit to a path of reconciliation, unconditional dialogue, and intentional relationship.

Birthday Q

AO: asylum-pm
Q: Lizzy
PAX: Tenderfoot, Lilydipper, Curveball, Pusher, Rooney (Carl Whipple), Windex, MD Hammer, High Heels, Crash Dummy
FNGs: None
COUNT: 11
WARMUP:

Tempo squats
Arm circles
Indian run up Everett

THE THANG:
Manmakers x 5
Mosey to base of pickets ridge then 11s with burpees at the bottom monkey humpers with bear crawl up the hill.
Rabbits came over and finished the 11s with entire group. We mixed in 15 more man makers as well.
Mosey to the bottom of the hill. 10 more manmakers.
Mosey back up to Pickets Ridge then 10 more man makers. Reverse lunges up the hill. Then 10 more man makers. Bear crawl to the top then 5 more manmakers. Mosey back over to ao.

MARY:
None

ANNOUNCEMENTS:
Bro olympics in November

COT:
I asked the question about why we wake up every day? A few folks said the alarm clock. By why are we waking up. Are we stumbling through the day checking boxes to just get to the end. Or are we having purpose in our days. Back in August I had a really bad health scare. Chaplains were called in at one point to talk with Adriane. I don’t remember at all from Tuesday through Saturday morning. After a couple of days I told Adriane the thing that worried me the most was I don’t remember telling you I love you before my last surgery. Keep in mind this is when I had no memory. She said I did in my weakest moment. So my underlying cognitive thought was I love you. I also asked Adriane if I was going to die. She responded if you quit doing stupid shit you won’t :joy: :joy: :joy: this year has been shit with the loss of my brother and now this health event. But, I refuse to live in sadness and unhappiness. I’m choosing to live each day with purpose

The Long and Winding Road

AO: asylum-pm
Q: Lilydipper
PAX: Lizzy, Brick, Rooney (Carl Whipple), Pusher, Curveball, Crash Dummy
FNGs: None
COUNT: 7
WARMUP: 20 Side Straddle Hops, 10 Burpees, 10 Windmills, 5 Burpees, 10 Cherry Pickers, 3 Burpees, 7 Twistees, 2 Burpees, 10 Tempo Merkins, 1 Burpee, 6 Pterodactyls Forward, 6 Pterodactyls Backwards.

THE THANG: Mosey to Front Steps of Admin Bldg. We will do 20 Regular Calves Raises, 20 Calves Raises with right foot on higher step, and 20 Calves Raises with left foot on higher step.
Mosey past Cul-de-sac at southeast side of Admin Bldg and run to raised garden at intersection of roads. We will do 15 Rocky Balboas off garden curb.
Mosey to West Side of New Pavilion by ball fields. We will do 15 Merkins.
Mosey to the trails behind the Ball Fields area. We will then mosey to the pier area by Lake Inlet. We will break into groups of three. Each group will start at a different cone to do first exercise, then rotate clockwise to do first at next cone, then go to 3rd cone for first exercise, then back to cone the group started at. They will go through the same sequence with the second and third exercises. Here are the exercises at each cone:
Cone 1 at benches near pier: 20 Bench Dips, 20 Incline Merkins, 20 Decline Merkins

Cone 2 back on trail near ball field parking lot: 20 Star Jumps, 20 Smurf Jacks, 20 Squat Jumps

Cone 3 at Rocks Pile: with rocks 20 Overhead Presses, 20 Curls, 20 Rows

Mosey back to Ball Fields area and street. We will do sevens from outfield in small ball field area to street up the hill. Start with six plank jacks on field and one squat on street.
Mosey back to intersection with raised garden. We will do ten more Rocky Balboas off curb of garden
Mosey to Coliseum. We will do 10 Bench Jumps on steps.
Mosey to Stop Sign at Northeast Corner of Admin Bldg. We will stop to do 20 American Hammers.
Next, we will Bernie race toward first no parking sign toward the AO. Next, we will sprint race to the AO.

MARY: Stretches

ANNOUNCEMENTS: Brolympics November 16 at Asylum

COT:
Prayers
Prayers for all those impacted by Hurricane Helene.
Message
These words come from Wendell Berry in his book, Jayber Crow:
If I could do it, I suppose, it would be a good idea to live your life in a straight line – starting, say, in the Dark Wood of Error, and proceeding by logical steps through Hell and Purgatory and into Heaven . . . But that is not the way I have done it, so far. I am a pilgrim, but my pilgrimage has been wandering and unmarked. Often what has looked like a straight line to me has been a circle or doubling back. . . I have had my share of desires and goals, but my life has come to me or I have gone to it mainly by ways of mistakes and surprises. . . I am an ignorant pilgrim, crossing a dark valley And yet for a long time, looking back, I have been unable to shake off the feeling that I have been led – make of that what you will.

Guys, do you feel like Wendell Berry, like your life is anything but a straight path forward? So any of you feel like you are somehow being led?

These words come from Paul Tournier in his book, Reflections:
He leads us step by step, from event to event. Only afterwards, as we look back over the way we have come and reconsider certain important moments in our lives in the light of all that has followed them, or when we survey the whole progress of our lives, do we experience the feeling of having been led without knowing it, the feeling that God has mysteriously guided us.

Guys, I am 67-years-old. I am a psychologist and people often look to me for answers. I can tell you that when it comes to the difficult dips and turns in life – the conflicts where we just don’t know the way to turn – I generally don’t have “The Answer” whether that be for me or you. So I pray. I pray for guidance. And, that guidance often doesn’t come to me in crystal clear messages cut in stone. But, at age 67, I look back at me life and I see that God has been guiding me. He has provided beautiful answers for me without my recognizing it at the time, blessings that I am so thankful for. Those blessings often came after significant hardships.

Each one of you is on your own journey. Sometimes the path will seem clear. You know exactly what to pray to God for. At other times, the path will be unclear and arduous. You may not know what to pray for other than HELP. So, pray for help. Pray that God will direct you. God is mysterious, but he is powerful. And, although your prayers may seem unanswered, he is listening and he is guiding you.

The Irony

AO: asylum-pm
Q: Lilydipper
PAX: Lizzy, Brick, High Heels (Henry Ritchie), Curveball, Rooney (Carl Whipple), MD Hammer, Crash Dummy, Doubtfire (Nick Bond)
FNGs: None
COUNT: 9
WARMUP: 20 Side Straddle Hops, 10 Mountain Climbers, 10 Tennessee Rocking Chairs, 10 Rockettes, 7 Twistees, Little of This and That

THE THANG: Mosey to cones. We will do 15 Yard Bear Crawl from one cone to other, then Three Burpees and Three Broad Jumps until back to other cone
Next, each man goes to CMU. Do following exercises:
20 Sideways Jumps over CMU (ten to left and ten to right).

20 Overhead Squat Thrusts with CMU

20 Bonnie Blairs (ten each leg)

20 Hand Release Merkins

20 Big Boy Sit-ups

Next, do 360 meter run and then repeat the 15 yard Bear Crawl and Burpees then Broad Jumps routine. Then repeat exercises at CMUs but do 15 of each exercise.
Next, do 360 meter run and then repeat the 15 yard Bear Crawl and Burpees/Broad Jump routine. Then repeat exercises at CMUs with 10 of each exercise.
Next, do 360 meter run and then repeat the 15 yard Bear Crawl and Burpees/Broad Jump routine. Then repeat exercises at CMUs with 5 of each exercise.
Those finishing above work way back up ladder with the run, Bear Crawl and Burpees/Broad Jump routine and 10 of each exercise, etc.

MARY: 15 Side Straddle Hops, 15 Hello Dollies, Stretches.

ANNOUNCEMENTS: Brolympics on November16 at Asylum.

COT: Prayers
Prayers for sister and sister-in-law of Lizzy who are in Florida and will face storms from hurricane. Prayers for all those who will cope with hurricane and storms from hurricane. Prayers for safe travels for Pele who is on a ten day trip in Midwestern United States.
Message
This is a quote from the theologian, Rebecca Manley Pippert, about Jesus Christ:

“What do you do with a man who is supposed to be the holiest man who has ever lived and yet goes around talking with prostitutes and hugging lepers? What do you do with a man who not only mingles with the most unsavory people but actually seems to enjoy them? The religious accused him of being a drunkard, a glutton and having tacky taste in friends. It is a profound irony that the Son of God visited this planet and one of the chief complaints against him was that he was not religious enough.”

Gents, think about that the next time you judge someone else. Also, think about that the next time you feel like you are not good enough for God. God is here for us, even in the Fake Gloom, even through our mumble chatter, even at our Board Meetings. And you know what? He probably enjoys us. This holiest of holies is on our side. So, let’s feel good about that and let it give us the energy to go about our days working to be true HIMs.