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Sharing The Victory

THE SCENE: ~62 degrees.
F3 WELCOME & DISCLAIMER
WARM-O-RAMA:
Brief warm-up: Cherry Pickers, arm circles (up/down), overhead clap, tempo squats. Mosey to coupon area while doing drop-off burpees.
THA-THANG:
2 Man teams. See chart below.

Man 1 does 30 merkins, tricep ext, curls, Russian twists, thrusters, and 24 burpees, bent rows, back lunges, and shoulder taps.

Man 2 is holding exercises while his partner is pushing their team stone forward a parking space at each victory. His holds alternate: plank, Al Gore, and holding coupon Overhead.

Both men run to the wall/stairs while one runs up the stairs and does (we changed the bar hold to 3 pull-ups), the other is holding upside down against the wall.

Then both men run back to the coupons, change positions, and start round 2.

3 pull up Wall Invert
24 shoulder tap Overhead Hold
24 Back Lunges Al Gore
24 Bent Rows Plank
24 Burpees Overhead Hold
30 Thrusters Al Gore
30 Twists Plank
30 Curls Overhead Hold
30 Tricep Ext Al Gore
30 ‘merkins Plank

We got 2 rounds in and finished by running (the long/scenic route) with drop-off burpees again.

MARY:
finished right no time so no additional time.
COUNT-OFF & NAME-O-RAMA
14 present: Butter Knife, 5K, Erector, Dart Gun, Wheelchair, Survivor, Ralph, Wanderer, Kenjo, Guardrail, Gump, Spotter, Judge Judy, Hound Dog,
CIRCLE OF TRUST/BOM:
We did groups of 30 and 24 in the exercise to work in a word from 1 Samuel 30:24.

In 1 Samuel 30, David and his men come back to Ziklag only to find that the Amalekites have destroyed everything, taken their families and possessions, and run off. David and his men wept and then asked the Lord, if they should follow and if they would catch them. The Lord says “yes” to both questions. So they take off to save their families.
Along the way, they go down from 600 to 400 because 200 of the men are too exhausted to keep up. They are running for days without food or water. They finally catch up with the Amalekites, who are partying and thinking they escaped. David and his men slaughter the enemy, retrieve their families and possessions, and go home.
As they are returning, men who are called “wicked and worthless,” who were among those who went into battle, said that the two hundred who stayed with the baggage should get nothing because they did not go to battle.
David corrects this, saying, “You must not do so, my brothers, with what the Lord has given us” (23). He continues, “For as his share is who goes down to the battle, so shall his share be who stays by the baggage; they shall share alike” (24).

So…the message:

I see a number of lessons we can draw from this as men:

  1. Are there people in your life who are in the “background” or “behind the scenes” of your victories. Because you know the stuff is protected and well maintained, you have the confidence to run off to battle. As men, we tend to have a “to the victor goes the spoils” mentality. Be sure to reflect on, and honor, and share with others.
  2. Our victories come from the Lord. It is written down that the men were “wicked and worthless” who thought otherwise. They concentrated on their own strength and victory. Rather, look to the Lord who strengthens us.
  3. Is there someone today, who you can encourage? Support staff? Mentor/teacher? Spouse? We can all “share the spoils” by letting someone know that we appreciate how they “watch over the baggage” so we can do our jobs.
  4. We should be sure to recognize that all good things come from the Lord, and we all benefit from Jesus sharing with us in His victory. We are to have this same attitude in us and share with others as He gave so freely to us.

MOLESKIN:
It wasn’t a perfect example by any means, but as one man seemed to be doing the work of hard exercise and moving the stones, while the other stayed “at base,” doing the easier exercise, there was a potential for resentment. But when we swapped, we saw that the “base” work was hard too!

Thanks for helping me have a great VQ! 🙂

ANNOUNCEMENTS:
not sure of any announcements and there were no FNG’s

 

Repeating the Word

THE SCENE: About 60 or so and clear. Not a pool in sight.

F3 WELCOME & DISCLAIMER: I’m not a professional. COVID distancing. Cell Phone ICE. Repeat of my VQ (small modifications)

WARM-O-RAMA:
All of these are OYO but started by the Q:

3 x Inchworms forward (moving arms only)
3 x Inchworms backward (moving legs)
3 x Toe Touch Squat and Reach (3 each arm)
3 x Werewolf (downward dog to upward dog back to downward dog = 1 rep)
3 x Stationary lunges forward (3 each leg)
3 x Stationary lunges left
3 x Stationary lunges right
3 x Stationary lunges backward (3 each leg)
3 x Merkins (hold plank)
3 x Diamond Merkins (hold plank)
3 x Wide Merkins (hold plank)
5 x Tempo Merkins (recover)

THA-THANG:
From the AO to Freshman Hill past the coupon pile, Double Applesauce (aka 2-column) Falling Indian Run doing Burpees until you reach the back of your line and fall in.

Individual Competition: Exercise then Mary
33 of each of the following and once done do the corresponding Mary exercise until the Q calls recover:

Exercise F3 Name Mary until Q calls done
Lunges touch ground w/hands El Capitan Pickle Pounders
Down dog to up dog Werewolf Freddie Mercuries
Burpees Burpees BBS
Starters (like Monkey Humper but the toe of one foot is directly behind the heel of the other). Do 33 each leg forward N/A LBC

Team DORA Competition: (teams of 3 were did not turn out as well as it did last year)
1 person running or at Station 1 / 2. Rotation is as follows:
Station 1, run up the stairs and back down to Station 2, Station 2, run to Station 1

Variations
Station # Base Exercise 1st Rd 2nd 3rd 4th
1 Squats Parallel Below Parallel Pistol Quarter
1 Stationary Lunge Forward Left Right Backward
2 Merkins Normal Diamond Tempo Wide
2 CMU’s Colt ’33’s OHP Tricep Extensions (Bent Over) Rows

I said this last time but I really mean it for Team Dora – next time we do Team DORA I’ll probably still have 2 stations but more reps per exercise and maybe fewer exercises at the station and/or variations, writing it out linearly what each team should do. All feedback is still welcome!

Repeat Double Applesauce Falling Indian Run(Do-ah-diddy variation)  but you can fall off and just get in at the back of the line. S/O to Erector for pushing it and doing burpees the whole way back which encouraged me to do some too!

MARY:
One dealer’s choice – Dart Gun led about a million (okay actually 30) hello dolly’s and the Q led 18 LBC’s (both IC) until the 6:15 alarm sounded on my watch.

COUNT-OFF & NAME-O-RAMA

19 PAX. No FNG’s but welcome Dumpster Dive from Shamrock!

CIRCLE OF TRUST/BOM:
I cannot believe it has been a year since my VQ! Over this past year so much has changed. God saw 2020 coming but I can tell you He has been faithful every step of the way. From physical distancing (I’m not being antisocial with anyone in these trying times!) to the coming election to Zoom calls ad nauseum to being so thankful for what God is doing in and through all the chaos and confusion it has truly been good in spite of all the trials that have come.

God and His Word never change. Just as last year, how important it the Bible is hasn’t changed and seems to only increase when it seems the earth beneath us might move any moment now. As we know, God’s Word NEVER returns void. So again, to emphasize the importance of putting the Word in our hearts and our minds and letting it fill us, I recited from memory Colossians 3:1-17 (this is why we did 3 and 33 of everything today ICYMI):

If, then, you have been raised with Christ, seek the things that are above, where Christ is, seated at the right hand of God. Set your minds on things that are above, not on things that are on earth. For you have died and your life is hidden with Christ in God. When Christ, who is your life, appears, you also will appear with Him in glory.

Put to death, therefore, what is earthly in you: sexual immorality, impurity, passion, evil desire, & covetousness, which is idolatry. On account of these the wrath of God is coming. In these you too once walked when you were living in them, but now you must put them all away: anger, wrath, malice, slander, and obscene talk from your mouth. Do not lie to one another, seeing that you have put off the old self with its desires, and have put on the new self which is being renewed in knowledge after the image of its Creator. Here there is not Greek & Jew, circumcised & uncircumcised, Barbarian, Scythian, slave, free; but Christ is all and in all.

Put on then as God’s chosen ones, holy & beloved, compassionate hearts, kindness, humility, meekness, and patience, bearing with one another and, if one has a complaint against another, forgiving each other; as the Lord has forgiven you, so you also must forgive. And above all these put on love, which binds everything together in perfect harmony. And let the peace of Christ rule in your hearts to which indeed you were called in one body. And be thankful. Let the Word of Christ dwell in you richly, teaching and admonishing one another in all wisdom, singing songs and hymns and spiritual songs with thankfulness in your hearts to God. And whatever you do, in word or deed, do everything in the Name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God the Father through Him.

God’s Word is so important to us we should prioritize it over everything. We should take it in slowly, daily, and consistently. It should be more precious to use than anything and we should fight to put it before us so we are changed by it and have it ready at all times when we are under spiritual attack or temptation from anywhere. It does so much for us (2 Timothy 3:16, Hebrews 4:12, Psalm 119:9-11, and many more).

One additional note I want to personally reiterate from 5k’s “Window Shopping on Hardin Valley” Q on  Wednesday: “Log Speck” applies here. I haven’t been intentionally churning over and over and memorizing the Bible like I was at this time last year.

3 questions to consider about God’s Word:

1. Are you prioritizing time in the Word and with Christ above all else?
This means over breakfast, lunch, sleep, Netflix, even F3 and working out. Nothing is more important than Christ’s Word.

2. Are you memorizing Christ’s Word so it is always with you, dwelling in you richly?
-Next up on my list to memorize is Ephesians 1:15-23 and James 1 (all 27 verses). These have been on the list for some time but just as I would say I’m not going to let it discourage me, don’t let something you haven’t done that you should do discourage you!
-There are many tips and tricks to memorization I’d be glad to discuss with you (just ask!), but the main thing is just like F3: show up and do it! You’ll get better faster from just reading and trying to memorize while asking God to bring your heart into alignment with not only loving His Word but a passion for the verses He puts on your heart to memorize – and if you don’t feel a zeal for God’s word then start with verses about treasuring God’s Word like Psalm 119:11, 2 Timothy 3:16-17, and Romans 10:17 to chew on them over and over and get the flavor so that you crave His Word like your favorite food!
-Fast from other things and devote time to the Bible. This is huge when we feel like home and work and life all blur together in 2020. Take intentional time to just be along with the Bible. 5 minutes, a half day off work, even a yearly weekend retreat to spend time with God’s Word are possible if you plan them.

3. Are you talking about God’s Word with people in your life?
With your wife, your kids, your small group, other F3 HIMs, friends, & coworkers. Unsaved and nominal. And of course and most importantly with God Himself through praying His Word back to him!

MOLESKIN:
Praise for my friend Sam’s 5th surgery post-accident going well. Prayed for Brenda, Chris, and Steve. S/O to Booster for sending us a message from the airport about reading backblasts while he was heading back to Ktown.

ANNOUNCEMENTS:
-F3 JUCO Pre-order shirt deadline is October 24th, 2020 (that’s tomorrow if you’re reading this the on the day this workout was done!)
-In lieu of the F3 Brolympics this year we’re having a Convergence at #the-asylum and ICYMI F3 Knoxville will have a new Nantan. Come and see who our new Knoxville PAX leader of VAPE will be!

Keep Your Head

THE SCENE:  59 and foggy.  Perfect for a beatdown.
F3 WELCOME & DISCLAIMER: Administered. 
WARM-O-RAMA: 

Little of this and that.

Mosey to wall.  10 wall-ups + 20 squats.

Mosey to the amphitheater.  20 merkins, bear crawl the length of the stage, 10 box jumps.  Mosey to through the parking lot, stopping for 3 burpees at each light pole.

THA THANG:

Mosey to the cinema – grab a block.

  • 10 Single arm squats – Left
  • 10 Sumo deadlifts
  • 10 Tricep ext w/ calves raise
  • 10 Curl and press
  • 10 heel taps
  • 10 BBS Press
  • 10 Good mornings
  • 10 Single arm squats – Right

Next… 5 stations laid out in the parking lot.  Perform exercise at a station, rifle carry block to the bottom of the steps, carry to the top of the steps and back down, rifle carry to the next station.  Repeat until all stations are completed.

Exercises were;

Station 1: 30 Single-arm squats + 20 Curl and press + 10 Blockee

Station 2: 30 tricep ext + calves raise + 20 CMU swings + 10 Burpee Jumpover

Station 3: 30 sumo deadlifts + 20 heel taps + 10 BBS Press

Station 4:  30 heavy freddy (4-ct) + 20 Thrusters + 10 Good mornings

Station 5:  50 CMU benchpress + 25 Derkins

MARY:

Mosey to the amphitheater.  Flutter kick for the 6.

At 6:14, jailbreak!  Get 60 seconds worth of distance run.

COUNT-OFF & NAME-O-RAMA

Me and 5 of the best men I know

CIRCLE OF TRUST/BOM:

The day after Hardship Hill, our weekly email’s “Say What” featurette included a long quote from the Q-Source.  It was borrowed from Q3.12, Courage – which was appropriate given our race the day before.  What does it take to face hardship virtuously?  It takes…courage.

The chapter has a long quote from Rudyard Kipling’s poem, If.

“If you can keep your head when all about you  

    Are losing theirs and blaming it on you,  

If you can trust yourself when all men doubt you,

    But make allowance for their doubting too;  

If you can wait and not be tired by waiting,

    Or being lied about, don’t deal in lies,

Or being hated, don’t give way to hating,

    And yet don’t look too good, nor talk too wise:

If you can dream—and not make dreams your master;  

    If you can think—and not make thoughts your aim;  

If you can meet with Triumph and Disaster

    And treat those two impostors just the same;  

If you can bear to hear the truth you’ve spoken

    Twisted by knaves to make a trap for fools,

Or watch the things you gave your life to, broken,

    And stoop and build ’em up with worn-out tools:

If you can make one heap of all your winnings

    And risk it on one turn of pitch-and-toss,

And lose, and start again at your beginnings

    And never breathe a word about your loss;

If you can force your heart and nerve and sinew

    To serve your turn long after they are gone,  

And so hold on when there is nothing in you

    Except the Will which says to them: ‘Hold on!’

If you can talk with crowds and keep your virtue,  

    Or walk with Kings—nor lose the common touch,

If neither foes nor loving friends can hurt you,

    If all men count with you, but none too much;

If you can fill the unforgiving minute

    With sixty seconds’ worth of distance run,  

Yours is the Earth and everything that’s in it,  

    And—which is more—you’ll be a Man, my son!”

 

“If you can keep your head when all about you are losing theirs…”  The Q Source calls this a pretty good definition of what it means to gracefully handle hardship.  Where does this courageous gracefulness emerge from?  It comes from living in peace.

And how do we grow this depth of peace in our lives?

  • Through PRAYER… (Philippians 4:6-7), “Don’t worry about anything, but in everything, through prayer and petition with thanksgiving, present your requests to God. 7 And the peace of God, which surpasses all understanding, will guard your hearts and minds in Christ Jesus.”
  • By LIVING VIRTUOUSLY…(Psalm 119:165), “Abundant peace belongs to those who love your instruction; nothing makes them stumble.”
  • By TRUSTING IN OUR GOD…(Isaiah 26:3), “You will keep the mind that is dependent on you in perfect peace, for it is trusting in you.”

Use prayer, virtue, and trust to cultivate the peace of God in your heart – so that when you are confronted with hardship, you are able to keep you head…and respond to that hardship with courageous grace.

Window Shopping on Hardin Valley

THE SCENE: Pleasant 55 degrees, but several lights out in the JUCO parking lot
WARM-O-RAMA:

SSH
Morrocan Night Club
Merkins
Mt Climbers
Tempo Squats
5 Burpees OYO
10 Catalina Wine Mixers OYO

THA-THANG:

4 corners–SouthEast Bank
     10 Burpees
     20 Squats
     30 Merkins
     40 Freddy Mercuries
4 corners–Matlock Tire
     10 Catalina Wine Mixers
     20 Squats
     30 Merkins
     40 LBCs
4 corners–Arby’s
     10 Burpees
     20 Squats
     30 Merkins
     40 Gas Pumps
4 corners–Zaxby’s
     10 Catalina Wine Mixers
     20 Squats
     30 Merkins
     40 Hello Dollys
4 corners–Regions Bank
      10 Burpees
      20 Squats
      30 Merkins
     40 Box Cutters
3 corners–Maple Street
     10 Burpees
     20 Squats
      30 Merkins — out of time

CIRCLE OF TRUST/BOM:

The concept of spiritual leadership within marriage is one we should be students of throughout our lives as believers.  I have been married for 24 years, and this concept is one that I continually find myself learning more with each passing year.  You never truly arrive, it’s a continual process
One thing I know, God holds you as the husband accountable for your marriage…high burden? Yes.  Easy to remember? Yes.  Take responsibility for the tone, the tenseness, the rockiness, that comes and goes in each marriage
Matt 7:3-5 3 Why do you see the speck that is in your brother’s eye, but do not notice the log that is in your own eye? 4 Or how can you say to your brother, ‘Let me take the speck out of your eye,’ when there is the log in your own eye? 5 You hypocrite, first take the log out of your own eye, and then you will see clearly to take the speck out of your brother’s eye.
It’s important to always ask yourself in the midst of conflict/correction “Log or Speck?” Think before you go right to the speck–is it really furthering the Kingdom of God, or should you be more interested in God working through your heart to change?

God is for us

THE SCENE: Comfy mid 50s at the Project.
F3 WELCOME & DISCLAIMER
WARM-O-RAMA:
15 SSH, 15 Mountain climbers, 10 tempo Merkins, 10 Moroccan night club, 10 tempo squats, 10 harry Rockettes
THA-THANG:
Mosey to K2-5 hill for 11s. Start with 10 burpees at the bottom and 1 squat at the top.

Mosey over to the sorta-figure 8 walking path. Stop at the first corner and do 10 merkins and 10, 2-ct mountain climbers. Continue to the next corner and increase reps by 10 of the same two exercises. Continue around the 8 increasing reps by 10 up to 40 and then scale back down.

We did the last sets of 10 back at the flag.

MARY:
15 flutter kicks IC, 2 burpees to finish our 50, 15 heels to Heaven, protractor
COUNT-OFF & NAME-O-RAMA
4 got through the workout today.
CIRCLE OF TRUST/BOM:
“What then shall we say to these things? If God is for us, who is against us? He who did not spare His own Son, but delivered Him over for us all, how will He not also with Him freely give us all things? Who will bring a charge against God’s elect? God is the one who justifies; who is the one who condemns? Christ Jesus is He who died, yes, rather who was raised, who is at the right hand of God, who also intercedes for us. Who will separate us from the love of Christ? Will tribulation, or distress, or persecution, or famine, or nakedness, or peril, or sword? Just as it is written, “For Your sake we are being put to death all day long ; W e were considered as sheep to be slaughtered .” But in all these things we overwhelmingly conquer through Him who loved us. For I am convinced that neither death, nor life, nor angels, nor principalities, nor things present, nor things to come, nor powers, nor height, nor depth, nor any other created thing, will be able to separate us from the love of God, which is in Christ Jesus our Lord. ”

Romans 8:31‭-‬39 NASB

It can be a great encouragement to know the magnitude of God’s love for us. Try to remind yourself daily of this.

MOLESKIN:
Elevenses do sound more pleasant than 11s.
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
Anniversary workout coming up November 7th.