F3 Knoxville

Tag: Flashback

[mountainbiking] Lost and Found

AO: mountainbiking
Q: Tank (Chris DeFranco)
PAX: Abscess, Flashback, Headspin. Scotty Hicks, Repeat (Todd Reynolds), Tank (Chris DeFranco), Tropicana, @smedium
FNGs: 1 @smedium
COUNT: 7
WARMUP: lose Tropicana right off the bat…but we found him.

THE THANG: Concord: head out from upper ball fields and go to the down hill intersection. Move towards the new trails and rode down them. Can’t remember their name. Then we took the new trail down to the bridge and went over to Calloway Ridge. Took claim letter up and looped around shades and hit the little jump trail . Went back to the bridge and back up to the new trails, did about three runs down and back to the cars. I was riding the new trail and I hit one of the jumps and I felt a small bird fly on to my back, it grabbed me by the shirt and lifted me up on each jump. It told me I was special and the I could have gone pro if I would have started when i was 4. It told me to pull over and take a break. The other guys kept riding but I stopped and the bird fixed me a nice omelette with his own eggs and poured me a glass of Chianti. It was very nice. Abcess doubled back and said, dude…let’s go the cops are coming. Apparently he was in the business of selling illegal wigs made from endangered animals and they were on to him. We all jumped in Headspin’s VW bus and took off. If you read this far, add a monkey emoji below. If you didn’t read this far then don’t. Wait….what?

MARY: n/a

ANNOUNCEMENTS: Bentonville trip

COT:
4 ways to be an HIM and follow God
1) Focus on being one-faced. Practice not saying anything about anyone that you wouldn’t say to his/her face.

2) Be someone who de-escalates situations. Avoid spreading rumors and falsehood, and always give others the benefit of the doubt when you don’t have all the facts.
3)Help someone who is in need.

4) Do whatever you possibly can to be at peace with those you would consider enemies.

[bluegrass-pm-otb] The first Bluegrass Killer hot workout!

AO: bluegrass-pm-otb
Q: Pusher
PAX: Brick, The Situation, High Heels, Steam, Flashback, OnStar, Down Under, Lightweight, Glamper, Pele (Jon Lindberg), Fingerlicking
FNGs: 1 Fingerlicking
COUNT: 12.
WARMUP:The motivator x 5 , arm blasters x 10, slow tempo squat x 10, Merkins, Trunk twist

THE THANG: Run through the track with 4 stops (5 reps)
1st set: Merkins, Diamond Merkins, Wide Merkins
2nd set: Flutter Kicks, hello dollys, bigboy
3rd set: Jump Squats, squats, Apollo oh no speed skates

Mosey to rd
10 reps 2 stations up and down the rd. 10 merkins, dry docks, shoulder tap 3 laps

Mosey to benches and 7s of step up and Dips

Walk to the playground hang tight stretching shoulders.

Mosey to the front of the School (tables) Sevens incline Merkins, Squats, Then anothnset of Dips and squats.

Go to the corner of the school and feet against the wall or back against the wall and hold for 20 secs, squats x 10 , Rocky Balboa.
And Final push mosey to the Flag. :punch: :punch: :punch:

ANNOUNCEMENTS: launching of Bluegrass AO

COT: Be the leader and helping others for their weakness.

[mountainbiking] Type 2 FUN

AO: mountainbiking
Q: Sambo
PAX: Abscess, Billy Goat, Flashback, Frosty, Humper ( Sam Hartness ), Repeat (Todd Reynolds), Sambo
FNGs: None
COUNT: 7
WARMUP:from the lot to the road

THE THANG:up,up and away to the water tank then downhill to the end

MARY:

ANNOUNCEMENTS:

COT: Devotional on Philippians 3:13-14

[mountainbiking] Coldwater….ALABAMA!

AO: mountainbiking
Q: Tank (Chris DeFranco)
PAX: Abscess, Billy Goat, Tank (Chris DeFranco), Flashback, Frosty, Imaginary, Toebox, Repeat (Todd Reynolds), Waxjob, Tortoise, Sambo, Curtis Leipold “Electric Slide”
FNGs: 1 Curtis Leipold “Electric Slide”
COUNT: 12
WARMUP:
We got out of the car
THE THANG:
Started at Coldwater lower lot. Climbed 3mi up Tortoise and then climbed up and down Chilhowee 1.5mi. Went down Goldilocks 1.3mi. Climbed up Cassidy 1.3. Climbed a brutal Rock Slot .6. Went 4mi of downhill on Bomb Dog. Down baby bear .5. Stopped for lunch and BOM. Named Curtis “Electric Slide”
Baby bear down, mama bear down, mama bear up. 1.5 total. Papa bear up .7. Up Cassidy 1.3. Up talladega then down Talladega. Then down Trillium. When we split up and some took Hare down to the cars, some brought a little further, and went to Chi and oval office and came back to go down Hare. Three of us session the blue downhill track afterwards.
MARY:
None
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
None
COT:
Confession and repentance are relatively common words with scary implications. It’s tough for any person, let alone men who feel the need to be strong, protective, and proficient, to admit a weakness or inadequacy. Confession comes at a cost, and we don’t often want to pay that price.

But what are we missing out on if we continually refuse to engage in accountability? What could we begin to experience if we were a measure braver than we were afraid?

The writer of Proverbs 28 weaves the thread of vulnerability and integrity throughout the passage. We see a few verses in that “better is a poor man who walks in his integrity than a rich man who is crooked in his ways.” Later in the text, we come to a similar-sounding verse, “Whoever walks in integrity will be delivered, but he who is crooked in his ways will suddenly fall.” Clearly, the author is trying to drive home a point through his repetition: integrity is to be highly valued and is a primary component of a life of freedom.

But how do we increase integrity? How can we ensure that we are developing the right kind of roots, growing deeper in our faith while cultivating the fruit of the Spirit (Gal. 5)?

Accountability. The conviction and practice of moving out of the shadows and into the light. It’s the fundamental idea written right in the middle of Proverbs 28:

“Whoever conceals his transgressions will not prosper, but he who confesses and forsakes them will obtain mercy. Blessed is the one who fears the LORD always, but whoever hardens his heart will fall into calamity.”

He who confesses his transgressions and forsakes them (i.e., repents, turns away from, moves in a new direction), that man will obtain mercy and be blessed.

If we recoil back, being more content in the comfort of our shadows, if we are convinced that we are strong enough, smart enough, and tough enough to go through this life on our own, we will reap the harvest of that isolation. We will not prosper, and we will not mature into the men of integrity that God is calling us to become.