F3 Knoxville

Choices at JUCO

THE SCENE: 45 and soggy

F3 WELCOME & DISCLAIMER: administered


WARM-O-RAMA:

All exercises done IC

  • 20 – SSH
  • 10 – windmills
  • 10 – baby arm circles forward and back
  • 5 – cherry pickers
  • 10 – merkins
  • 10 – squats

THA-THANG:
Mosey to parking lot, then bear crawl to first set of parking spots and do 5 BBS . After that, alternate between lunges and bear crawls at at each set of parking spaces across the parking lot with 5 BBS in between. Bear crawl for the final one and perform 5 BBS to finish.

Mosey to the coupon pile and partner up for a DORA. One partner will rifle carry (farmer carry or other carries acceptable also) around first median at end of parking spots while other performs an exercises as follows:

  • 100 – Swings
  • 150 – Curls
  • 200 – Rows
  • 250 – Goblet Squats

Mosey towards the flag and stop for some Spicy Dragons along the way.

Spicy Dragons – Same as Welsh Dragon, but do a low plank before each merkin instead of should taps for a lil’ spice.  Remain in plank position the whole time. Bear crawl forward 4 steps, do 1 low plank, 1 merkin, and 1 plank jack. Repeat adding 1 rep to each exercise each time – bear crawl forward 4 steps, do 2 low planks, 2 merkins, 2 plank jacks, … etc. Go until you get to 10 reps each, you’ve covered 30-50 feet, or until your arms fall off – whichever comes first

MARY:
Two rounds led by Guardrail and one round of Imperial Walkers to finish.

COUNT-OFF & NAME-O-RAMA
10 HIMs and a 2.0 (S.O.S.)

CIRCLE OF TRUST/BOM:

Each of you made the decision to be here today. You took advantage of an opportunity to be better. You made deliberate choices like laying out clothes and setting alarms. You had advance notice about it…workouts are the same time every time on MWF. For each of us, these deliberate choices are creating habits in our lives.

There are other opportunities that will present themselves throughout our daily lives and it is up to us to make the right choice. We won’t have as much advance notice or even time to contemplate whether or not it’s worth the effort to say yes to it. For me, one of these choices came this last Saturday when my son and I made a trip to the dump. I was given an opportunity to help an older lady in front of me with her trash and in doing so teach my son a lesson in helping others, but failed to make the right choice and missed the opportunity before me.

I’m confident that I’ll do better the next time I have an opportunity come up, but I encourage each of you to learn from my mistake and take advantage of the opportunities before you.  Often we think that teaching our children how is in BIG moments or in manufactured ones this time of year, but often it’s the small, organic, teachable moments of everyday life where there is a small window of time to make a lasting impression on the hearts and minds of our children.

Remember these words from Jesus as opportunities present themselves to each of you.

““Then these righteous ones will reply, ‘Lord, when did we ever see you hungry and feed you? Or thirsty and give you something to drink? Or a stranger and show you hospitality? Or naked and give you clothing? When did we ever see you sick or in prison and visit you?’ “And the King will say, ‘I tell you the truth, when you did it to one of the least of these my brothers and sisters, you were doing it to me!’”

‭‭Matthew‬ ‭25‬:‭37‬-‭40‬ ‭NLT‬‬

https://bible.com/bible/116/mat.25.37-40.NLT

ANNOUNCEMENTS:
Check out the Kick Flip’s Nant’an newsletter for all the Christmas happenings going on around F3 Knoxville.

Looking good in the neighborhood

THE SCENE: A chilly 26 degrees, but we warmed up soon enough

WARM-O-RAMA:

Quick jog
SSH
Windmill
Tempo Squats
Tempo Merkins
Baby Arm Circles

THA-THANG:

Mosey to JUCant Hill do the following at each light pole
15 Burpees
30 Freddy Mercurys
45 Merkins
60 Squats
In front of Anytime Fitness, we did SSH & Mt Climbers to entice others to join us in the gloom
Mosey to JUCOmanjaro
60 Squats
45 Merkins
30 Freddy Mercuries
15 Burpees
A little Mary at the top
Mosey to Maple Street parking lot, grabbed some guardrails to do Dips and Dirkens

MARY:
Had about 4 minutes of core

CIRCLE OF TRUST/BOM:
Mark 10:45
MOLESKIN:
Tremendous respect for the proactive nature of the group (demonstrated in working out in the gloom).  A call to service should be our heart’s cry – and glorifying God in our chosen vocation.

ANNOUNCEMENTS:
4 parades upcoming around Knoxville, great opportunity to spread the mission/vision of F3 and get more to join us in the gloom!

Up, Down, and Around

THE SCENE:

Few clouds, 39 Degrees and dry

F3 WELCOME & DISCLAIMER

WARM-O-RAMA:
1. Cherry Pickers (x5), 2. BACF (x10) 3. BACB (x10), 4. SSH (x20), 5. Mountain Climbers – (40 on your own), 6. Toe Merkins (30 OYO)

THA-THANG:

Mosey to the coupon pile with 3 stops for Mary (Boxcutters, Freddie Mercury’s, Flutter kicks).

At the coupon pile, grab a CMU (for some exercises). Will start with 10 burpees and then run a lap around the Physical Plant building. Will lap after each exercise group, so after first lap you will do 20 OHP, lap, etc.

(10) Burpees

(20) OHP

(30) Curls

(40) SSH

(50) Squats

(40) second plank

(30) Tricep Press

(20) Merkins

(10) Upright Rows

Mosey back to COT with 3 stops for (Bear Crawls, Scissor kicks, Imperial Walkers)

COUNT-OFF & NAME-O-RAMA

19 HIMS including RUSH

CIRCLE OF TRUST/BOM:

Thankful to be back after a week + absence. I went to Nashville for a few days to visit my parents. Thought I had avoided the local school bug being gone but it turned out that I caught a case of the flu anyway. It was a very mild case but I did have fever on and off for two days. I worked from home and recovered over the weekend.

While away and as we move into a time of Thanksgiving, I thought about how fortunate I was to have a job that allowed me some flexibility while I was sick. I was thankful to have loving parents to visit, thankful for my kids, and my close friends here in Knoxville. I’m also thankful for the men continuing to lead and encourage here at F3.

1 Thessalonians 1:2-10

In 1st Thessalonians, Chapter 1, Paul is writing to the church there in Thessalonica and gives thanks to them for their work of faith, labor of love, and steadfastness of hope in times of great suffering and persecution. They became examples and encouragement for other Christians in the area and they did this with the “joy of the Holy Spirit”. Paul was thanking God for them. At the end of the chapter, Paul says “you turned to God from idols to serve the living and true God and to wait for his son from heaven, whom he raised from the dead, Jesus who delivers us from the wrath to come.”

In many ways, you guys today are encouraging others with how YOU lead and serve. And I want to thank God for each one of you. You are being an example and positive influence to me and those around you. That makes a difference and it deserves recognition. So take some time to think about that. Think about and be thankful for how God has chosen you to be his sons and how he has called you out to shine light. Remember that as sons we have already been delivered from the wrath to come. Take that reality into the upcoming holiday season. Keep your eyes on Him and you will not only be more thankful for his blessings, but you will also continue in your blessing of others.

Shamelessly Stealing Great Workouts!

THE SCENE: 28 degrees and dry
F3 WELCOME & DISCLAIMER
WARM-O-RAMA:

Side straddle hop in cadence 20
Cherry Pickers
Arm rotations thumbs up in cadence
Reverse thumbs down in cadence
10 Windmills in cadence
2 each of the following GET UP.  NAVY SEALS Burpies , V-UPS, IRON MIKES, MERKINS, BIG BOY SIT UPS, MT. CLIMBERS, AMERICAN HAMMERS, SIDE STRADDLE HOPS, BEAR CRAWL into each other, SQUATS

THA-THANG:
• Mosey with the person in the back sprinting to the front to big parking lot
• This was originally done on a football field we improvised using cones and parking spaces.EXERCISES AT EACH GOAL LINE AND EVERY 10 YARD LINE.  ONCE YOU COMPLETE THE 1ST EXERCISE RUN DOWN THE FIELD AND BACK . REPEAT THE FIRST EXERCISE MOVE UP 10 YARDS AND DO THE NEXT EXERCISE, RUN DOWN THE FIELD AND BACK REPEAT THE 1ST 2 AND MOVE TO THE 3RD.  AND SO ON.1 MOVEMENT EVERY 10 YARDS, STARTING AT THE GOAL LINE. 1 GET UP.  5 NAVY SEALS , 10 V-UPS, 15 IRON MIKES, 20 MERKINS, 25 BIG BOY SIT UPS, 30 MT. CLIMBERS, 35 AMERICAN HAMMERS, 40 SIDE STRADDLE HOPS, BEAR CRAWL 10 YARDS, 50 SQUATS
• Mosey back to the flag

MARY:
Flutter kicks in cadence
COUNT-OFF & NAME-O-RAMA
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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.

Respect: the 3rd pillar
The verse for this pillar is Matthew 7:12

“So in everything, do to others what you would have them do to you, for this sums up the Law and the Prophets.”
Matthew 7:12

Provide Security

“Respect everyone, and love the family of believers, fear God, and respect the king.”
1 Peter 2:17

I have a lot of respect for you gentlemen. Not only for showing up and putting in the work, but how you live by example and practice what you preach.

I have so much respect for all of you. You challenge me during the workouts and then even more so afterwards. Commission does a fantastic job of this. He’s constantly giving back to the community. Kick Flip is another example. I mean when we were laid up with COVID he brought us board games and doughnuts. Let’s continue to challenge each other.

MOLESKIN:
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ANNOUNCEMENTS:
Insert information about upcoming events, 2nd or 3rd F opportunities, and any other announcements.

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