F3 Knoxville

Dice roll

THE SCENE: Someone ordered extra gloom
F3 WELCOME & DISCLAIMER
WARM-O-RAMA:

1/2 mile mosey
THA-THANG:

Partner up. There were two stations, and each partner took turns on the stations. The first was a run from the baseball field to the pavilion and then 15 Merkins. Station 2 started with a dice roll to determine the movement. Exercise then performed from home plate to the outfield grass, 15 big boy sit ups were performed, then repeat the exercise on the way back

  • 1: Bear crawl down, crawl bear back
  • 2: Murder bunny down, resurrection bunny back
  • 3: Walking lunge with CMU
  • 4: Rifle carry
  • 5: Farmer carry
  • 6:inch worm (audibled to stopping at the base for this due to it taking longer)

Whichever partner finished first does burpees until their partner is done and then they switch. repeat as necessary

MARY:
Pax roulette abs
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:
As adult men, having an opportunity to grow and develop fellowship is hard to find. That’s part of why I love F3. The help I received during hardship hill from the Pax made me appreciate this even more
MOLESKIN:
Insert any personal comments, notes, devotion content, etc.
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
Insert information about upcoming events, 2nd or 3rd F opportunities, and any other announcements.

Simple Tennis Court Shuffle

THE SCENE: Mid 60s and it didn’t dump any rain on us!
F3 WELCOME & DISCLAIMER
WARM-O-RAMA:

20 SSH, plank, side plank both sides, 10 merkins, plank, side plank both sides, 15 merkins, plank, side plank both sides, 20 merkins, then a warm-up lap around the parking lot
THA-THANG:
Bring a CMU to the tennis courts and leave it in one corner. 4 movements (one for each corner) with different ways to travers the sides. About 15 min per round

Round 1

  • Alpo at cmu corner
  • Sissy squats (modify if you have bad knees)
  • V ups
  • Merkins
  • Bear crawl short sides
  • Side shuffle long sides

Round 2

  • Overhead press at cmu
  • Monkey humpers (single count)
  • Big boy sit-ups
  • Dry Docks
  • Crab walk short sides
  • Karaoke long sides (also known as grape vine)

MARY:
20 flutter kicks, 20 hello dolly, ww2 cash out
COUNT-OFF & NAME-O-RAMA
5 PAX
CIRCLE OF TRUST/BOM:
From the song “Messiah” by Beautiful Eulogy

I can’t always rely on my desires
But I treat them like the Messiah
I can’t always rely on my desires
But I treat them like the Messiah
Whatever it is that gives that feeling that we can’t live without
The joys we try to get that only God can give we highly doubt
What allures and arouses the heart we can’t figure out
But it’s the quickest way to account for what we prize and are most proud about
These “gods” make promises but always lie to us
The kind of lies that says they’ll keep us safe and satisfy us
We blame the lies outside of us
But it’s the lie that lies inside that captures the depth of desires and false messiahs
We seek pleasure in anything, we overestimate everything
Endlessly trusting in empty entities
Secretly searching for anything in moments of blessing
While exiting edicts of Eden over our ecstasy
When a good God gives good gifts we generally tend to twist the list
And take the list of good gifts that God tends to give and make general “gods” out of gifts
I suppose what exposes the worship in most of us
Is a close look at most of our thoughts, fears, and emotions
No matter what I do
I can’t ever make it last
I just repeat my past
I’m so broken
So much I thought I knew
All the things that I pursued
I’m worse off than before
I can’t always rely on my desires
But I treat them like the Messiah
I can’t always rely on my desires
But I treat them like the Messiah
The saddest fact is that I search for satisfaction
As if I lack it when in fact I lack nothing
That’s the reason for my lackluster prayer life
And my lust for distractions, it’s so easy to see in hindsight
I must confess it’s the mess I acknowledge when I’m
Stalling on my responsibilities and don’t apologize, but make excuses
Like my physical exhaustion is a license for narcissism
And speaking recklessly without caution
I often wonder, why I’m so awkward in conversations
Wishing I could switch places, envious of others
But my envy is a reflex of my ignorance
‘Cause I don’t know the details of their daily existence
I just assume the weight I carry is the heaviest
But I’ve never been a heavweight
My legs get heavy when I wait
Hope deferred so I prefer the immediate
And exchange the true God for what seems more expedient
It’s meaningless
I can’t always rely on my desires
But I treat them like the Messiah
I can’t always rely on my desires
But I treat them like the Messiah
Help us not be haste when it comes to temporal blessings
And always see them for what they’re actually meant to be
A mere extension of Your love and kindness
Extended to an undeserved humanity
Help us not see greater value in the gifts You give
And not become distracted from their intended desires
May we regard the world and all that is in it
As nothing compared to the satisfaction of knowing
Our Messiah

MOLESKIN:

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

Be the beep

THE SCENE: The rain had held off just enough to give us perfect gloom.
F3 WELCOME & DISCLAIMER
WARM-O-RAMA:

tabbta. 4 min. 10 rounds 20 seconds on 10 seconds off switch every round- regular Merkins, half burpee, diamond Merkins 

THA-thang

20 min

Part A- 10 pull ups/body rows, 10 Merkins, 10 step ups, 10 dips

Part B- 5 IM, 5 Grave digers- burpee EMOM every 2 min do 5 burpees. Repeat till part a is done.

15 min

Part A – 10 block squats, 10 curls, 10 squat press

Part B- 5 Swings, 10 Sit ups- EMOM 2 min 4 wind sprints

MARY:
COUNT-OFF & NAME-O-RAMA
CIRCLE OF TRUST/BOM:
2 things touched on. First find something you want to get better at and then put forward deliberate practice towards improving in that area. We can’t just say I want to be better here or there and devote little time to it.

I’m also reading the Difference Maker by John Maxwell. First area he talks about is your attitude and how your attitude can affect both directly and indirectly your ability to be a difference maker.

MOLESKIN:
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
There has been a suggestion to do a care package for Avocado. Will work on setting that up.

Hardship Hill Prep

THE SCENE: Low 60’s. Toad came hopping in late & Mr. Rogers appeared from the Gloom
F3 WELCOME & DISCLAIMER
WARM-O-RAMA:

SSH IC x 15

Windmills x10

Tempo Merkins x10

  • warmup Mosey

THA-THANG:

one partner takes the warm up mosey while the other completes the circuit. Pickup where you left off upon return.

X10 Merkins

X20 V Ups

X30 Chest Press

X40 Step Ups

X20 Dips

Murder King to 2nd concrete line & back

MARY:
PAX Roulette
COUNT-OFF & NAME-O-RAMA
5 PAX made it out

CIRCLE OF TRUST/BOM:

Who Am I Becoming By What I’m Doing?—Jon Tyson

Sometimes a great question is all you need.

After all, you become what you repeatedly do. If you don’t like what you’re becoming, change what you’re doing.

ANNOUNCEMENTS:
Hardship Hill Saturday

The 44

THE SCENE: Perfect.  62 degrees.
F3 WELCOME & DISCLAIMER
WARM-O-RAMA:

44 SSH IC

10 arm circles forward IC

10 arm circles backwards IC
THA-THANG:
Mosey Loop over troll bridge turn right and back to the grinder.

Four Stations at Grinder 20 yards apart – Perform 11 reps at each station then move to next exercise.  (I checked on my calculator.  4×11=44 for those that went to public school like me.  🙂 )

  • Merkins
  • Big Boy Sit Ups
  • Catalina Wine Mixers
  • Supermans
  • Jumping Squats
  • Side Straddle Hops (4 ct)
  • Carolina Dry Docks
  • Ankle Biters (4 ct)
  • Apollo Ohno (2 ct)
  • Monkey Humpers

Mosey the Loop, Rinse, and Repeat  (All made it to somewhere in the 2nd round when time expired.)

MARY:
Little Baby Crunches for 1 minute

COUNT-OFF & NAME-O-RAMA
CIRCLE OF TRUST/BOM:
Insert the WORD here.
MOLESKIN:
“Do Hard Things!”  I believe that I’m supposed to do hard things.  I was in some training for work this week, and it rubbed me the wrong way because the central point was to find ways to reduce, minimize, avoid stress in life.  The premise was that stress is a negative.  I believe stress is neutral.  It is neither good or bad.  It is my reaction to stress that can be good or bad.  You come to F3 and apply stress to your body.  The body reacts and gets a little stronger.  There is a value in stress and doing hard things.  I know someone whose spent the last 20 years retired and avoiding stress.  From my point of view, it does not look like a very fulfilling life.  Maybe it’s not even a physical thing.  Maybe you need to have a tough conversation with someone.  That’s hard, but there is value in it.  Maybe you don’t feel right about your relationship with God or a higher power, if you prefer.  It can be hard to find the courage to talk with someone who seems to have that good relationship.  Do hard things.  James 1:2-5
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
Good luck to all Hardship Hill participants.