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Back to the future

THE SCENE: Clear skies and a crisp 35
F3 WELCOME & DISCLAIMER
WARM-O-RAMA:
SSH, cherry pickers, tempo squats, baby arm circles, and toe merkins
THA-THANG:
Mosey to the courtyard for a merkin count down: incline, decline, and dips with laps in between.  Jog to the coupon pile for another countdown: bottom of hill (curls for the girls, triceps, and overhead presses) top: (Big boys, LBC and pull ups)

Mosey back for some mary

COUNT-OFF & NAME-O-RAMA

CIRCLE OF TRUST/BOM:
“You can’t go back and change the beginning, but you can start where you are and change the ending” C.S. Lewis

We all have moments or things in our lives that we would probably do different.  We can’t change the past but we can try to improve the future.  A father’s love for his kids is like a view of God’s love for us.  We should be patient and kind and forgiving when they mess up.  God is always here for us no matter our past.  Be there for your kids no matter the mistakes they make.
MOLESKIN:
Romans ch 12 v 1
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
Forgot to ask…oops

Bringing Habits HOME

THE SCENE: 39 and clear. Perfect weather for a VQ

F3 WELCOME & DISCLAIMER: Completed

WARM-O-RAMA:

  • SSH x20 (IC)
  • Cherry Pickers x5 (IC)
  • Dive Bombers x5 (IC)
  • Squats x15 (IC)
  • 30 seconds on your own

THA-THANG:

Mosey to the quad.

Ghostman Baseball shamelessly stolen from Blindside and Choir Boy…sounded like fun and thought we should give it a try! Split into two teams. First team runs to first, completes the exercise, returns home while the other team does the Home exercise. Switch when running team returns. Second round: Run to 1st, do the exercise, run to second, do the exercise, return home. Continue the pattern until you reach home. You do not need to run back from home.

  • First Base
    • 15 Merkins
    • Big Boys at Home
  • Second Base
    • 30 Smurf Jacks
    • American Hammers at Home
  • Third Base
    • 5 Burpees
    • Flutter Kicks at Home
  • Home Plate
    • 30 Squats
    • Plank

Mosey towards the duck pond and stop for 50 Boosters (Toe Merkins) on the curb

  • Welsh Dragons up the hill near the duck pond parking lot (bear crawl forward x4, 1 merkin, tap each shoulder, plank jack – repeat and increment merkin, shoulder tap, plank jack each time until you get to 10 or your arms fall off!)

Mosey to parking lot west of the flag.

  • Seven of Diamonds (7, 14, 21, 28 of each exercise) at the four light poles
    • Split back into same two teams from baseball.
    • One team will do exercises clockwise and other will be counter-clockwise. First team to complete all exercises wins.
    • Round 1 – Squats
    • Round 2 – LBCs
    • Round 3 – SSHs

MARY:
PAX took turns calling out exercises until time

  • Spotter – imperial walkers
  • Doubtfire – gas pumpers
  • Erector – heels to heaven
  • Kickflip – squeaky dollies
  • Room Service – pickle pointers
  • Data – supermans

COUNT-OFF & NAME-O-RAMA
12 HIMs and 1 2.0
CIRCLE OF TRUST/BOM:
From “Habits of the Household” by Justin Earley

Habits are kinds of liturgies. They are little routines of worship, and worship changes what we love. Habits of the household are not just actions that form our families’ routines, they are liturgies that form our families’ hearts. This is why we should choose then so carefully.

Think of it like this: when it comes to spiritual formation, our households are not simply products of what we teach and say. They are much more products of what we practice and do. And usually there is a significant gap between the two.

My challenge to you this morning is to think through some existing habits in your household that you could change or new ones you could implement.

For me, one habit I’ve started to do at night is give my son a bedtime blessing. Another one we’ve changed is that we put away all screens in our house on Sundays.

MOLESKIN:
N/A

ANNOUNCEMENTS:
Check out the new F3 Knoxville Podcast that Blindside is putting out.

Happy Trail

[ Welcome/Disclaimer ]

  • Welcome to F3: Fitness/Fellowship/Faith
  • My name is Steam and I am honored to be your Q this morning
  • A few things before we begin:
    • Contrary to popular belief I am not a professional
    • You’re here on your own volition – meaning you made a conscious decision to be here this morning. I know you had many options this morning, so thank you for choosing to fly with F3 to start your week.
    • If you need to modify any exercise we do this morning feel free to do so, but keep in mind this question when you’re thinking of modifying: “CAN I DO BETTER?” And ask the man on your left and right the same

[ Warm o Rama ]

  • Cherry-Picker: 10×4
  • Rockette: 10×4
  • Imperial Walker: 10×4
  • Windmill: 10×4
  • Baby Arm Circles: 10×4 F + 10×4 B
  • Mountain Climbers: 10×4
  • SSH: 10×4

[ The Thang ]

(Mosey to the back parking lot close to the houses by the trail)

1 — The Parking Lot Elevator

  • 5 levels of parking lot (separated by the median)
  • 5 reps of an exercise for each level, all on a 4 count
  • Choose your way up the levels
    • Bear crawl from level to level
    • 10 man-makers and run the outside
  • When you get done with a level, run back down the sides and rinse and repeat, completing every level along the way
    • 1, 1 + 2, 1 + 2 + 3, etc
  • Level 1: Merkins (5×4)
  • Level 2: Squats (10×4)
  • Level 3: Flutter Kicks (15×4)
  • Level 4: Cherry Pickers (arms) (20×4)
  • Level 5: Mountain Climbers (25×4)

(Mosey to the entrance of the trail closest to Cedar Bluff Rd.)

2 — Core 4+

  • 25 LBCs (4 count)
    • Run the trail to the exit point
  • 25 Flutter Kicks (4 count)
    • Run the trail to the entrance point)
  • 25 reverse BBS (4 count)
    • Run the trail to the exit point
  • 25 Hello Dolly’s (4 count)
    • Run the trail to the entrance point

American Indian Run back to the AO on the perimeter trail

[ Mary ]

  • 4 Corners of Stretching (Lung to each corner)
    • C1: Cherry Picker (10)
    • C2: Lunges (10)
    • C3: Cobra (10)
    • C4: Butterflies (30 seconds)

[ COT ]

  • # off
  • Name o Rama
  • FNGs
  • BOM

[ The Zelensky Leadership Model ]

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky’s response to a potential airlift from the U.S., in light of Russia invading Ukraine, has gotten a lot of attention and spotlight over the past week or so. Here was Zelensky’s response: “I need ammunition, not a ride.”

Take the politics, the names, positions, locations out of this and what do you have? You have an incredible leadership principle +  model. In this specific situation, you have a leader asking for the tools to stay in the fight, rather than taking the first chance to get out. And don’t we do the opposite of this in our lives sometimes?

If you subscribe to the Christian faith, here’s what this can sound like, at least for me sometimes:

“God if you would just airlift me out of this situation.”

“God please get me out of this.”

If you don’t, and more culturally speaking, the soundtrack of this goes something like this:

“That’s not my job/problem.”

“This is a sign that this isn’t what the universe has for me.”

—versus—

“God supply me what I need to stay in the fight.”

“God – you have me here for a reason. Please supply me with the tools to do your will.”

—Or—

“What tools do I have at my disposal to attempt to make this situation better?”

So what is the “ammunition” that helps us keep the faith + fight the good fight, even when the fight we’re in seems insurmountable? If you’re a follower of Jesus is the Bible or the word of God. So then we take this leadership principle from Zelensky and ask ourselves “Am I asking for ammunition to fight the enemy or simply looking and waiting for a way out?” 

Takeaway: The world needs more High Impact Men that are willing to stay in the fight and ask for the ammo/tools to battle, than jump ship after the first shot is fired. Because here’s what HIM do: 3 things

  • They don’t flee from the fight, they stay rooted in the darkest of night
  • They don’t look for an extraction point, they find and create rallying points
  • They don’t escape, they elevate

“Quit looking for rides out and start asking for ammunition to stay rooted where you are.”

CORAM DEO

THE SCENE: Mid 30s and dry
F3 WELCOME & DISCLAIMER✔
WARM-O-RAMA:
(All IC): LBACF, LBACB, OHC, Tempo Squats, Tempo Merkins, Mountain Climbers, Cherry Pickers, Windmills
THA-THANG:

  • Mosey to Large Parking Lot and line up on the West side curb.  Perform 10 Merkins, Run to other side.  15 Merkins, Run to other side.  20 Merkins, Run to other side.  25 Merkins, Run to other side.  Same sequence and reps with Squats and then Heals to Heaven.
  • Mosey to Triangle-ish shaped Median for the Bearmuda Triangle: Bear Crawl to one corner, Perform 3 Burpees. Bear Crawl to next corner, perform 6 Burpees.  Bear Crawl to last corner, Perform 9 Burpees.
  • Mosey to base of Sophomore Hill for a quick DORA:  One Partner Bernies to top of hill and performs 3 Burpees while other Partner does Squats. Once Partners reach 100 reps, mission complete.
  • Mosey to Coupon Pile and grab a coupon.  25 Curls, 25 Tricep Press.  20 Curls, 20 Tricep Press, 15 Curls, 15 Tricep Press, 10 Curls, 10 Tricep Press (all without rest).
  • Mosey back toward the Shovel Flag with a quick stop at the short brick wall for an EMOM: Every Minute on the Minute Perform 10 Wall Jumps and 10 Derkins.  Repeat for 4 Rounds.

MARY:
No time.
COUNT-OFF & NAME-O-RAMA
11 Strong

CIRCLE OF TRUST/BOM:
There was a time last year when I was struggling with the sin of self-pity.  I felt as if I was doing all this serving for others and my family and no one was seeing any of it, evidenced by the lack of acknowledgment or thanks.  My heart began to harden and I became bitter, wondering if anyone really cared.  Make no mistake men, this is sin – plain and simple.  Don’t be like that.  Lead and serve without expectation of thanks or anything in return.  To act otherwise is not leadership at all.  It’s evil.  So….

As I was sitting in the drive-thru at Culvers with my 7 year old daughter I began to wallow in this sin with melancholy thoughts.  My seven year old kept asking me, “Daddy, look.”  I kept ignoring her, thinking it was just another attempt to gain attention and I wasn’t in the mood.  After numerous pleas, to my annoyance, I finally turned to look and tell her to keep quiet.  She had one of those kid-writing tablets with the crossbar eraser.  On the board was written “El Roi.”  I then remembered she had been learning the names of God in Church.  I asked her what that meant.  Her response: “Daddy, it means ‘God sees’.” My heart melted and an overwhelming call to repent rang in my ears.

God works in mysterious ways, sometimes thru a seven year old. We are to work not for others or their recognition, but for Him.  Even when no one else seems to notice, God sees.  He is there during the workouts.  He is there when you are on the computer and tempted to look at something you shouldn’t.  He is there during times of depression.  He is there and he sees you.  To live in this reality is to live Coram Deo – a Latin phrase that means to walk in the face of God, as if He is right there………..because He is. To live and walk this way will help you battle sin.

MOLESKIN:
Good to be back out at JUCO and I enjoyed the fellowship after at Coffeeteria!
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
CSAUP, Wesley House Donations, Please sign up to Q workouts

Maracan Chaos and Food

THE SCENE: 36, dry and wonderful
F3 WELCOME & DISCLAIMER
WARM-O-RAMA:
Maracan Night clubs, Maracan Rockets (i used the wrong name so we stuck with all things Maracan), Maracan Cherry Pickers, Ladder Tyson merkin up to 5, Mountain climbers

THA-THANG:
This workout followed Guardrail’s attention span, so a little of everything:

  • Racoon crawl the perimeter of an island in the parking lot
  • 15 Guardrail Dips, because
  • Green light length Plank
  • 15 Monkey Humpers at the intersection of HV & Bryant
  • Crazy Apple double apple sauce Indian run in the dark, glad no one collided, but at least we didn’t notice the hill was huge.
  • Found 5 abandoned CMUs that we returned to their proper home
    • 10 Merkins & CMU Rifle Carry
    • 10 Thruster & Lunge Walk
    • 10 Heavy American Hammer & Bear Crawl
    • 20 Triceps curls & Bernie loop
  • 5 Pull ups while others held a canoe & boat
  • Returned the CMU and did a wall sit
  • 11’s on the hill behind the railing with Smurf Jax at the bottom, Plank Jax at top
  • Ladder sprint in the biggest parking lot
    • 10 Burpee, Sprint to 1st line
    • 20 Maracan LBC, Sprint to 2nd line
    • 30 Maracan Squats, Sprint to the 3rd line

MARY:
Plenty of time for Core: Flutter kicks, Box cutter, Super rows, Heels to heaven, LBC, Freddie Mercury
CIRCLE OF TRUST/BOM:
Be like Jesus – Eat with someone

“The Son of Man has come eating and drinking” Luke 7:34a

While not the main point of the verse, the fact is Jesus connected with people over food.  We should do the same.  The challenge is simple.  Before this time next week, take someone to a meal or coffee or better yet have them in your home.

invite someone from work, someone here (or who hasn’t been here in a while) or someone you don’t know

Bananas distributed as a reminder to share food.

ANNOUNCEMENTS:
CSAUP event at Asylum next weekend!  Register

T-shirt order deadline is upon us.  Just need 1 or 2 more I think.

Wesley House donations still open!