F3 Knoxville

Looking Like the World

THE SCENE: Dark, low 50s calm, quiet…perfect
F3 WELCOME & DISCLAIMER
WARM-O-RAMA:

Cross Jacks IC

Harry Rockets IC

Windmill IC

Arm Circles (forward only 5K!!), make them bigger half way through – IC
THA-THANG:
Partner up, broken wheel barrow in the PL, each person one way.

Mosey to the east PL.  Using the spaces (going across), we’ll do 5 burpees then run to the first line and do the workout and then increment up each time, Bernie back each time.

  • 10 Iron Mike (each side)
  • 20 Heals to Heaven
  • 30 Merkins
  • 40 Squats
  • 50 side crunch (25 each side)
  • 60 Superman style Flutter Kicks
  • 70 SSH
  • 80 Flutter Kicks

If you finish early, repeat until the six is up.

Mosey to new building, then bear crawl to concrete bench.

Dips IC (counting all together on the Q’s down) – 35

Mosey to some conveniently staged cones (~15-20).  Broad Jump at each one.

Mosey back to the flag…
MARY:
Pickle pounders IC – 20

Crabby Rockets IC – 20

Scissor kicks (crossing) IC – 10

Hello Dolly IC – 10

COUNT-OFF & NAME-O-RAMA
CIRCLE OF TRUST/BOM:

Matthew 18:5-6 and 7-9

Jesus talks about children and how we must humble ourselves to be like children. Also he describes how if we lead a “child that believes in him” to sin then we would be better off with a large boulder tied to our waste and thrown in the ocean.

This all leads into a discussion of sin and we talked about how “looking like this world” can easily become a trap and cause many sins.

How many of us fall into this category?

You stumble from being a Christian by the way your language slips, your choice in music, your materialistic approach, your viewing of porn, fill in the blank

We often define greatness by power, wealth, sports, or other general accomplishments. But those are all short lived and focused on the things of this work.

Get an accountability partner, be honest with your wife. Stop trying to impress people you don’t even know or like and live for an audience of one and richen your family.
MOLESKIN:
We all can think about ways in which we fall into at least one of these.  We need to be better so that can be examples to our kids, friends, colleagues, etc.
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
Brolympics tomorrow

 

Run and Gun

THE SCENE: 55 and dry
F3 WELCOME & DISCLAIMER
WARM-O-RAMA:

Side straddle hop in cadence 20
Reach for the Sky and touch your toes
5 burpees on your own
Cherry Pickers
10 tempo merkins
Arm rotations thumbs up in cadence
Reverse thumbs down in cadence
Tempo squats
10 Windmills in cadence
Side straddle hop in cadence 20

THA-THANG:
Mosey around the campus and stop for different core exercises(Flutter Kicks, Freddy Mercuries, Planks, etc)

  • Mosey to Tomo Poke
  • Core exercise at the bottom
  • run stairs
  • Merkins x10 (in perfect form)
  • Mosey around
  • rinse and repeat x 5
  • Mosey to JucoManjaro
  • squats x15
  • Mosey to the dead end go back for the 6
  • Mosey back to the flag

MARY:
Finsihed off with some flutter kicks
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:
The warrior ethos (AKA Jedi Training) consist of 13 pillars: commitment, honor, respect, prepared, faithful, fighter, hungry, humble, lover, teachable, firestarter, truthful, and generous.
Each one is tied to a Bible verse.

The master has failed more times than the inexperienced have ever tried. Let’s learn from our mistakes.

Honor: the 2nd pillar
The verse for this pillar is Romans 12:10

“Be devoted to one another in love. Honor one another above yourselves.”
Romans 12:10

Highest for yourself and others. We should try to out do each other in honor!

Proverbs 18:12 Humility before honor
Pride = Destruction/ Humility = Honor

There’s power in our words. Your belief in your heart creates your reality.

I am… You are what you say you are, so make sure it’s positive! I challenge you guys to try it this week. Remember God‘s on your side and don’t limit Him!
MOLESKIN:
Insert any personal comments, notes, devotion content, etc.
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
Insert information about upcoming events, 2nd or 3rd F opportunities, and any other announcements.

Constant Promised Growth

THE SCENE: 59, Misty Rain (that wet stuff, if you recall)
F3 WELCOME & DISCLAIMER
WARM-O-RAMA:

Step overs, Tempo Merkins, Mountain Climbers, Cherry Pickers and OYO
THA-THANG:

Today was all about measuring some physical achievements to see how we are progressing.  Is our effort producing fruit?  Remember, this isn’t a competition expect for against yourself.  We last did this on a hot day in July.

  • 100m dash
  • Max Pull Ups
  • # of heavy thrusters in 2:00
  • 1 Mile Run time
  • Time to do 50 Curls
  • Time to do 50 Tricep extensions
  • Max Merkins consecutive

MARY:
Had time for some Imperial Walkers when we got back and then counted off.
COUNT-OFF & NAME-O-RAMA
8 HIMs (1 runner joined us for the prayer)
CIRCLE OF TRUST/BOM:

Some of you may have found today you were faster and stronger than last time in some things. That’s awesome and maybe IPC was good for something.
But for those of you with a few trips around the sun, you know that isn’t always going to be the case.
Being out here with Respect or Double respect probably means you are not as fast as you once were.
The graph of max merkins over the years is more of a mountain than a growth chart.
Do I share this to bring you down on a Monday morning?
Not at all. Because progress and growth on biceps means nothing compared to the plans God has for your soul.

For physical training is of some value, but godliness has value for all things, holding promise for both the present life and the life to come.
1 Tim 1:8

The graph of your soul’s growth has some peaks and valley’s in the beginning but once God will takes hold of your heart and He works on it and ultimately sanctifies you, it’s a rocket launch once you zoom out enough.

Are you growing as a worshiper? That’s what we’ll be doing forever.
Is your soul able to sing like never before (see Matt Redmond’s 10,000 reasons for an awesome song and inspirations to this word)

But the one who endures to the end will be saved.
Matt 24:13
So regardless of progress measured today, know that God is in the process of making all things New.

Consider the 10 yr old boy who upon asking his mom about the MRI results (news wasn’t good, 20% growth) here is how the conversation went:

In true John fashion, he has handled the news better than the rest of us. The first thing he asked me when he walked in the door after school was, “So have we heard about the MRI yet?” I told him that the tumor had grown, though just a little bit. His immediate response was, “That’s OK, God has it ALLLLL under control and after here, we will get to be together forever in heaven!” He didn’t have any questions for us, other than he wondered what day of the week it would be when he got to heaven, and if they would have the same days of the week that we have here. Heaven is a very real place to him, and God‘s promises are very real to him. The faith of a child is an amazing thing, and we are so grateful to the Lord for the way we see His Spirit in John!

We should all think a bit more like John.  The graph of his soul’s growth and faith is a rocket launch!

Here are the numbers from last time and this time for the guys here today.  Bold = better.  Keep up the strong work.  Shrubbery, way to crush it on the pull up, mile time and merkins!

HIM
Butter knife
Data
Guardrail
Guardrail
Nadia
Shrubbery
Shrubbery
Survivor
Wanderer
Wanderer
Date Oct 31 Oct 31 July 25 Oct 31 Oct 31 July 25 Oct 31 Oct 31 July 25 Oct 31
100M 19 15.51 17 16 15 16.92 15.48 skip 15.85 16.75
Pull ups 11 15 26 26 4x 21 24 5 5 4
Mile 7:06 6:55 7:27 7:11 6:56 6:30 6:18 9:46 9:11 9:40
Thrusters in 2:00 45 60 27 cmu 44 47 42 35 45 35 coupon 48
50 Curl time 44 50 1:00 cmu 54 1:10 :43 40 1:30 :46 coupon 1:04
50 Tri ext time 45 dnf :47 coupon 42 45 :37 47 1:00 :45 coupon 42
Max consec. Merkins 36 23 22 35 40 34 56 29 13 30

MOLESKIN:
Prayers for our John (see above), Booster (see Slack), Wanderer’s dad and Data.
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
Brolympics Saturday!  Get signed up to help.

 

11’s, Diamonds, and Dragons at JUCO

THE SCENE: 35 and clear

F3 WELCOME & DISCLAIMER: administered

WARM-O-RAMA:
SSH IC x 20
Cherry Pickers IC x5
Arm Circles Forward and Back IC x 10 each
Merkins IC x10
Squats IC x10
30 Seconds OYO

THA-THANG:
Mosey to Sophomore hill, stop halfway for some Imperial Walkers, and Bernie to the top of hill.

11’s between the trailers and handrail. Perform burpees at trailers and rows at handrail.

Mosey to quad with some Guardrail led flutter kicks on the way

7 of diamonds at the quad, start with 7 and increase by 7 at each corner (7, 14, 21, 28)

  • Round 1 – squats
  • Round 2 – SSHs (single count)
  • Round 3 – flutter kicks (4-count)

Mosey towards the flag and stop in parking lot for Welsh Dragons.

Mosey to the flag

MARY:
10 reps of Freddy Mercury’s IC

COUNT-OFF & NAME-O-RAMA
8 Bootcampers and 8 RUSHers

CIRCLE OF TRUST/BOM:

From “The System: The Glory and Scandal of Big-Time College Football” by Jeff Benedict and Armen Ketyian

Kyle Van Noy was a top high school football prospect in the state of Nevada in 2008. He was being recruited by LSU, Nebraska, Oregon, UCLA and twenty others. BYU had attempted to contact him, but he wasn’t interested in playing at a university tied to his church.

On April 29, 2008, BYU head football coach , Bronco Mendenhall, stepped into the pulpit to speak at Kyle’s church in Reno, Nevada. Kyle was forced to go by his parents, but was all ears as Coach Mendenhall spoke of the way geese fly in a V formation and that even if one goose fell out of formation, another goose would wait with him until he either died or was able to rejoin the group. Kyle had never heard anyone speak like that, especially a football coach. His interest was piqued.

Throughout the recruitment process, Coach Mendenhall and Kyle developed a deep friendship. Kyle would sometimes call him for advice in various situations he ran into. Despite their friendship, Mendenhall laid out in detail the requirements of the BYU honor code that would be required if Kyle decided to play football at BYU. Despite offers to Oregon, Colorado, UCLA, and Boise State, Kyle eventually settled on BYU, saying “I wanted to play for a coach who cared more about me as a person than a football player.”

Just a few days from National Signing Day in 2009, Kyle called Coach Mendenhall to tell him he had been arrested for drunk driving. Mendehall’s policy prohibited him from offering scholarships to players who weren’t living in compliance with the honor code. He didn’t make exceptions – not even for the best recruits. Mendenhall offered to help Kyle Van Noy find somewhere else to play, but he was insistent that he wanted to play for BYU.

Mendenhall went to his AD and worked out a deal that Kyle could come to BYU, but he would have to sit out the entire 2009 season and go a full year without violating the honor code. Kyle and signed with BYU.

One month later, Kyle had a run in with the police over alcohol consumption but no charges were brought against him. Coach Mendenhall would not find out, but he decided to fly to Provo and confess in person. As he sat in Coach Mendenhall’s office, he told him, “I need help.” Coach Mendehall responded with the following quote from former BYU president Jeffrey R. Holland: “It is the plain and very sobering truth that before great moments, certainly before great spiritual moments, there can come adversity, opposition, and darkness. Life has some of those moments for us, and occasionally they come just as we are approaching an important decision or a significant step in our life.”

Mendenhall looked Kyle in the eye and told him not to worry about the second incident, “That’s why I gave you the one-year plan”, he told him.

Kyle Van Noy sat out the 2009 season and then played linebacker at BYU from 2010-2013. He earned a myriad of honors throughout his time at BYU and was named the All-Independent Defensive Player of the Year his senior year. Kyle Van Noy was picked by the Detroit Lions in the second round of the 2014 NFL Draft and is still in the NFL today after signing with the Los Angeles Chargers in May, 2022.

I don’t where Kyle Van Noy would be if Coach Bronco Mendenhall hadn’t believed in him and given him a second chance. Obviously, he is an immensely gifted athlete that could have thrived on any D1 football roster. However, would he have continued to struggle with things outside of the field like he did in high school? We’ll never know, but the one person who believed in him, Coach Mendenhall, set boundaries and enforced consequences for Kyle’s actions. As a result, he has seen a lot of success in his NFL career that may not have come otherwise.

Who are the people in your life that need you to believe in them? You may not be a head football coach of a national program, but you may be the father of a son who needs to understand what it is to be a man and take responsibility for your actions, what it means to be a true High Impact Man (HIM).

ANNOUNCEMENTS:
Sign up for Brolympics on Nov. 5 hosted by The Asylum

Last IPC 2022 at JUCO

THE SCENE: A little chilly (50sh) and pretty dark at the soccer field.
F3 WELCOME & DISCLAIMER
WARM-O-RAMA:

Warm up was performed OYO.

THA-THANG:

Round 1

  • 10 BDE Burpees
  • 10 yard Murder Bunny
  • 10 BDE Burpees
  • 10 yard Reverse Murder Bunny

Round 2

  • 20 Thrusters
  • 20 yard Murder Bunny
  • 20 Thrusters
  • 20 yard Reverse Murder Bunny

Round 3

  • 30 Bonnie Blairs (the Hard way)
  • 30 yard Murder Bunny
  • 30 Bonnie Blairs (the Hard way)
  • 30 yard Reverse Murder Bunny

Round 4

  • 40 Jungle Boi Squats (2 Spoonz Style)
  • 20 yard Murder Bunny
  • 40 Jungle Boi Squats (2 Spoonz Style)
  • 20 yard Reverse Murder Bunn

Round 5

  • 50 Merkins
  • 10 yard Murder Bunny
  • 50 Merkins
  • 10 yard Reverse Murder Bunny

There is a timer that is going off every 5 mins. After 5 mins PAX will stop what they are doing and do 5 Kraken Burpees.

MARY:
NA.
COUNT-OFF & NAME-O-RAMA
10 Chicos Fabulosos!!!
CIRCLE OF TRUST/BOM:
Genesis 2:24 – Therefore a man shall leave his father and his mother and hold fast to his wife, and they shall become one flesh.
MOLESKIN:
Talked about the importance of the love ingredient in the marriage and that love is a verb not a noun, so it needs to be practiced. Plants need water to grow, same way love needs to be executed to flourish in our marriage…let’s practice simple things that we used to do when they were our girlfriends and focus on little details that will change our lives…let’s plan for a romantic diner…why not :)!!!