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It’s Not About Me or You, It’s About Us

December 28, 2017 Detention

THE SCENE: 20 degrees
F3 WELCOME & DISCLAIMER
WARM-O-RAMA:
25ish SSH IC

10 Merkins IC
THA-THANG:

We started our UTK tour with a mosey to the base of Ayres Hall (2 Lines):

15ish Squats IC
20 BBSU OYO
30 Merkins OYO

Insert 1st “Me” story- Fall 1988, smoking cigarettes as you walk to class really wasn’t as cool as I thought but I was 18. I’m wiser now…

Mosey to top of AH (2 Lines):

15ish Squats IC
20 BBSU OYO
30 Merkins OYO

Mosey to the Torch (2 Lines):

15ish Squats IC
20 BBSU OYO
10 Perfect Merkins OYO

2nd “Me” story: Young Detention mis-read the intentions of a pretty blonde-headed co-ed from Memphis. Asked her out in front of the torch, she looked surprised but said yes. One and done on that date. Live and Learn.

Mosey to the Rock (2 Lines):

Team-building activity on giving the Rock an F3 face lift. PT while the PAX painted and then team photo.

3rd “Me” story- told the PAX about kicking some tail in flag FB on the intramural fields near us back in the day. We were in the midst of a strong playoff run when we got busted for not having any players (maybe 1-2) who were actually attending UTK… At the time, I was a proud 25ish alum making college kids look silly in cleats. Glory days die hard. If you don’t believe me, ask Proton or Tank- they played a huge roll in this historic event.

We made one pit-stop on the way back for some PT and then headed home to AO.

MARY:
Insert information about any additional post-THANG work (if applicable).
COUNT-OFF & NAME-O-RAMA
FNG- Rockport

CIRCLE OF TRUST/BOM:
I told “Me” stories as we toured campus. All this to point out that this life is not about me, not about you, it’s about us. We are here to serve and love. The PAX was challenged to live this day for others!

MOLESKIN:
11 brave souls combatted the cold and our pace was brisk from the go. I could tell this crew meant business and wanted to push them hard this frigid winter morning. We covered right at 3 miles. Our FNG came out with a strong shoe game: he was wearing his work/casual date night dress shoes. Impressive stuff and the PAX saw fit to coin him “Rockport”. Not sure the Big Ball was ready for dress shoes. S/O to Pfeiffer and Abort for the pre-workout Ruck with Paulie. Pound for Pound- they are the two baddest mothers in F3 Knoxville. Zygote showed great flexibility moving from leader of the pack to picking up the 6 with ease. It was good prep work for his “Call of Duty” plans for the day. It was a pleasure leading this crew (from the back) this morning!
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
Insert information about upcoming events, 2nd or 3rd F opportunities, and any other announcements.

Post Christmas Goo Burn

December 26, 2017 Archie

THE SCENE: 27°F and cloudy
F3 WELCOME & DISCLAIMER
WARM-O-RAMA:
• SSH x25 (IC)
• Imperial Walkers x20 (IC)
• Burpee x5 (OYO)
• Cherry Pickers x20 (IC)
• Merkins x20 (IC)
• Squats x20 (IC)
Mosey to upper loop

THA-THANG:

The Barkley Marathon
Cones are spread out around the upper loop. Complete exercises at each cone and keep running around the loop. Rinse and repeat until time is up.
· Cone 1 – Dry Docks x20
· Cone 2 – BBS x30
· Cone 3 – Mosey down the hill and back up
· Cone 4 – Merkins x30
· Cone 5 – Squats x30
· Cone 6 – Flutter Kicks 4ct x30
· Cone 7 – Sprint to the Front Door
· Cone 8 – Smurf Jacks x30

MARY
• Hello Dolly x20 IC

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

Find Comfort in God, even in the midst of the cold and gloom.

“Comfort, comfort my people, says your God. Speak tenderly to Jerusalem, and cry to her that her warfare is ended, that her iniquity is pardoned, that she has received from the Lord ‘s hand double for all her sins. A voice cries: “In the wilderness prepare the way of the Lord; make straight in the desert a highway for our God. Every valley shall be lifted up, and every mountain and hill be made low; the uneven ground shall become level, and the rough places a plain. And the glory of the Lord shall be revealed, and all flesh shall see it together, for the mouth of the Lord has spoken.” A voice says, “Cry!” And I said, “What shall I cry?” All flesh is grass, and all its beauty is like the flower of the field. The grass withers, the flower fades when the breath of the Lord blows on it; surely the people are grass. The grass withers, the flower fades, but the word of our God will stand forever.”
‭‭Isaiah‬ ‭40:1-8‬ ‭ESV‬‬
http://bible.com/59/isa.40.1-8.esv

MOLESKIN:
Happy Birthday Charmin, and we are praying for you Compost. Thanks for being humble and honest.

Traditions

December 22, 2017 Detention

THE SCENE: 50 and gloomy
F3 WELCOME & DISCLAIMER
WARM-O-RAMA:
35 SSH
THA-THANG:
Loop Course w/ 4 Stations

BBSU
Merkins
Squat Jumps
Decline Merkins

10-9-8-7-6-5-4-3-2-1 reps. Loop was approximately .6 mile. Rinse and Repeat in full effect.

MARY:

COUNT-OFF & NAME-O-RAMA
27
CIRCLE OF TRUST/BOM:
Repeat the good things in life. Today’s workout was the exact same format as yesterday’s workout at the Big Ball. Traditions are important this time of year. Keep them. Family and friends are important- Love them.

MOLESKIN:

The PAX came in strong this morning- ready for the weekend and eagerly awaiting the arrival of Ole Saint Nick. 27 strong pushed their way through the pain. Shoutout to Woodshack for just being Woodshack- settled in with the FNG and brought some BBQ sauce to boot! Shoutout to Zygote. I stole his Q from yesterday- it was a good thing so why not repeat it?

Announcements:

Merry Christmas! For unto us a child was born!

A Good Setback?

December 19, 2017 Tank

THE SCENE: 43 degrees, moist like a nice bunt cake?
F3 WELCOME & DISCLAIMER
WARM-O-RAMA:
SSH X20, rocketts x10, this and that, shoulder touch Merkins x10, cherry pickers x5

THA-THANG:

At top Mosey to the “boat” and Start at first lit tree.
At each tree do:
1 burpee
2 squats
3 Merkins
4 lunges (2 each leg)
Then run back to start and go to next line. Repeat
Total of 8 trees (trees are 20’ +- apart)

When finished go back and finish with six

On next set of 8 trees do:
2 burpees
4 squats
6 Merkins
8 lunges
Go back and Finish with six

Sprint to bottom of steps (60 yds)
10 burpees on your own

Run up steps and hill to restaurant x2

Mosey towards Matterhorn
Stopping for
iron mikes x20
10 diamond, 10 wide, 10 reg

Turn right before Matterhorn and at every other light pole do:
imperial walkers x10 3-count
Squats x20
Stop just past marina building.

At every tree add 1 merkin starting with 1 (total of 11 trees over 100 yds+-)
Then 10 squat jumps
Mosey back to AO

Ring of Fire, (get in tight)
count up to 3 burpees
Boat/canoe w/ paddling and AB hammering
140ish LBCs
Proton peter Parkers

MARY:
Ring of Fire, (get in tight)
count up to 3 burpees
Boat/canoe w/ paddling and AB hammering
140ish LBCs
Proton peter Parkers

COUNT-OFF & NAME-O-RAMA
17 – Frenchie, proton, ratchet, abacus, tank, frosty, Mayberry, junk, Bueller, too late, crossbar, Showcase, Rusty, wall ball, scooter, Bartman, flute loop
CIRCLE OF TRUST/BOM:

Christmas was God’s most successful setback. He has always delighted to show his power through apparent defeat. He makes tactical retreats in order to win strategic victories.

Joseph was promised glory and power in his dream (Genesis 37:5–11). But to achieve that victory he had to become a slave in Egypt. And as if that were not enough, when his conditions improved because of his integrity, he was made worse than a slave: a prisoner.

But it was all planned. For there in prison he met Pharaoh’s butler, who eventually brought him to Pharaoh, who put him over Egypt. What an unlikely route to glory!

But that is God’s way — even for his Son. He emptied himself and took the form of a slave. Worse than a slave — a prisoner — and was executed. But like Joseph, he kept his integrity. “Therefore God has highly exalted him and bestowed on him the name that is above every name, so that at the name of Jesus every knee should bow” (Philippians 2:9–10).

And this is God’s way for us too. We are promised glory — if we will suffer with him (Romans 8:17). The way up is down. The way forward is backward. The way to success is through divinely appointed setbacks. They will always look and feel like failure.

But if Joseph and Jesus teach us anything this Christmas it is this: “God meant it for good!”

MOLESKIN:
Aparently Showcase wants to be Shooter so much he is now referring to himself in the name-o-Rama as Shooter.
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
Prayers for Butters wife and baby as she will be delivering soon, travel for families

Kraken and Everest

December 18, 2017 Archie

THE SCENE:

40°F, with a light misty

F3 WELCOME & DISCLAIMER
WARM-O-RAMA:
Covered by Barbee while I finished setting up the Kraken…
THA-THANG:

The Kraken

Spread out to 8 cones. Complete exercise at that cone and run around the cones counter-clockwise to the next cone (make the whole loop + one cone). Rinse and repeat until you complete the whole loop or until time is up.

Cone 1 – Dry Docks x30
Cone 2 – Narrow Squats x30
Cone 3 – 4ct Flutter Kicks x20
Cone 4 – Star Jumps x30
Cone 5 – 4ct Shoulder Taps x20
Cone 6 – Reverse Lunges (each leg counts as 1) x30
Cone 7 – 4ct Hello Dollys x20
Cone 8 – Smurf Jacks x30

Mosey to Everest

21s- Merkins at the bottom and squats at the top

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

Joy of Restoration
“In the beginning, God created the heavens and the earth.”
‭‭Genesis‬ ‭1:1‬ ‭ESV‬‬
http://bible.com/59/gen.1.1.esv

Then sin happened and now everything here is different from what it was originally intended to be.

Christmas marks the beginning of the restoration.

“The wilderness and the dry land shall be glad; the desert shall rejoice and blossom like the crocus; it shall blossom abundantly and rejoice with joy and singing. The glory of Lebanon shall be given to it, the majesty of Carmel and Sharon. They shall see the glory of the Lord, the majesty of our God.”
‭‭Isaiah‬ ‭35:1-2‬ ‭ESV‬‬
http://bible.com/59/isa.35.1-2.esv

MOLESKIN:
The guys were very gracious as I was a little late getting to the start point.