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Our Fruits

THE SCENE: humid and hot at JUCO
F3 WELCOME & DISCLAIMER
WARM-O-RAMA:
20 mountain climbers, 10 tempo merkins, 15 Moroccan night club, 15 Imperial walkers, 10 harry Rockettes
THA-THANG:
Mosey to our beloved hill… JUCOmanjaro. On the way to the top, stop at every third hash mark for these exercises (one at a time). Repeat all the way up.

  • 20 merkins
  • 20 squats
  • 20, 2-ct flutter kicks

Mosey back down to the strip mall across the street. Starting at the southwest corner, perform one of these at each corner clockwise.

  • 10 burpees, bear crawl to the next corner
  • 20 decline merkins on the guardrail, run to the next corner
  • 20 heels to Heaven, bear crawl
  • 20 lunges, run
  • Repeat

MARY:
Merkin ring of fire, 10 each of LBCs, 6 in. LBCs, and full grown LBCs.

COUNT-OFF & NAME-O-RAMA
16 got it done this morning.
CIRCLE OF TRUST/BOM:
“Beware of the false prophets, who come to you in sheep’s clothing, but inwardly are ravenous wolves. You will know them by their fruits. Grapes are not gathered from thorn bushes nor figs from thistles, are they? So every good tree bears good fruit, but the bad tree bears bad fruit. A good tree cannot produce bad fruit, nor can a bad tree produce good fruit. Every tree that does not bear good fruit is cut down and thrown into the fire. So then, you will know them by their fruits.” – Matthew 7:15‭-‬20 NASB1995

Are we good trees or bad trees? Regardless of our intentions, we are producing fruit in our lives. This is a reminder to be aware of how we conduct ourselves. We also need to surround ourselves with good influences. Our examples and the example we set for others have a big impact and can result in eternal consequences.

MOLESKIN:
Good to see Hounddog back out!

Partner Rifle Carry = Fun

THE SCENE: Mid 70s, nice, no rain
F3 WELCOME & DISCLAIMER
WARM-O-RAMA:

Cherry pickers, lil’ baby arm circles, tempo squats, harry rockettes, tempo merkins.

THA-THANG:
Mosey to the big parking lot

  • Bear crawl to the first line, 1 burpee
  • Duck walk to the second line, 2 burpees
  • Bear crawl to the third line, 3 burpees
  • Duck walk to the fourth line, 4 burpees
  • Etc.

Mosey to the Coupon Pile

  • Partner up and rifle carry a cinder block to the hill
  • One partner runs up the hill while another does curls
  • When the first partner gets down, partner rifle carry around the median
  • Switch roles

Mosey to Sophomore Hill

  • Stay with your partner, run to the first corner, wait to be touched by group behind, then run to the second corner, all the way around

Mosey to the flag

CIRCLE OF TRUST/BOM:
I am due to become a first time father, likely this month. And with that comes many worries. Small, simple worries like: Do I really know how to change a diaper? And deeper, more significant worries like: Are we going to fail at this? Are we going to be financially okay? What if my son doesn’t follow Christ? Especially in today’s culture, these are worries that are always lingering. If I am not careful, it can take over my mind and effect the way I view myself and God. When these times come, I remind myself of Philippians 4:6-7, which says, “Do not be anxious about anything, but in everything, by prayer and supplication, with thanksgiving, make your requests known to God. And the peace of God, which transcends all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus.” It is interesting that he doesn’t say that when we make our requests known to God that He will instantly solve our all problems and our worries will go away. It says the peace of God will guard our hearts and minds in Christ Jesus. So, instead of my mind being filled with worries, fears and anxieties, it is filled with the peace of God. 

So, I know I am not the only one with worries, fears and anxieties, whether with kids, work or something else going on. Whatever that thing is that is on your mind right now, give it to the Lord, cast it on Him and the peace of God will come and guard your heart and mind.

 

HIM Equip 4 life

THE SCENE:  cloudy with a chance of a Orange moon
F3 WELCOME & DISCLAIMER
WARM-O-RAMA:
The PAX did the Albatross wings  in cadence  (See the F3 exercise Lexicon) excluded the front raises, overhead press and the 45 ° hold

THA-THANG:
Mosey to the pool wall for

  • 47 Mike Tyson
  • 1 bear  crawl
  • 47 Superman Merkins
  • Then recovered and walked to the front of the pool wall for
  • 47 Alligator merkins towards the playground
  • recovered with name one thing your grateful for
  • Then did Pull/Plank
  • 4 circuit of 7 pullups then 1 minute hold
  • MARY:
    Some Al-gore hold
  • Some flutter kick
  • Sprint jail break
  • Some American Hammers
  • Some Basselets
    COUNT-OFF & NAME-O-RAMA

CIRCLE OF TRUST/BOM:

Finally, my brethren, be strong in the Lord and in the power of His might. Put on the whole armor of God, that you may be able to stand against the wiles of the devil. For we do not wrestle against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this age, against spiritual hosts of wickedness in the heavenly places. Therefore take up the whole armor of God, that you may be able to withstand in the evil day, and having done all, to stand. Stand therefore, having girded your waist with truth, having put on the breastplate of righteousness, and having shod your feet with the preparation of the gospel of peace; above all, taking the shield of faith with which you will be able to quench all the fiery darts of the wicked one. And take the helmet of salvation, and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God; praying always with all prayer and supplication in the Spirit, being watchful to this end with all perseverance and supplication for all the saints—
Ephesians 6:10‭-‬18

MOLESKIN:
This PAX showed up equipped to get stronger and meet there challenges . The HIM equips for his occupation

Likewise we need to daily equip ourselves with the whole Armor of God so we can be equipped to stand against evil as well as help those in our lives to stand as well.

By teaching the next generation,  our spouse how to also stand against the evils and challenges to come

Round TUIT

THE SCENE: 70 degrees with a slight breeze – almost too nice for the gloom
F3 WELCOME & DISCLAIMER
WARM-O-RAMA:

  • Side Straddle Hops (IC) X 10
  • Cherry Pickers (IC) 4 CT X 10
  • Overhead Claps X 10 (IC)
  • Seal Claps X 10 (IC)
  • Tempo Squats (IC) 4 CT
  • Hand Release Merkins X 10
  • 30 seconds OYO stretching
  • Mosey to get CMUs
  • Choice of Overhead Press or Curls on the walk to parking lot

THA-THANG:

Coupon Work –

Round 1 – 15 CMU Thrusters, 15 CMU Squats, 20 CMU Overhead Press, Run the parking lot then 5 burpees or 10 merkins before starting next round

Round 2 – 15 CMU Single Arm Rows – Left, 15 CMU Single Arm Rows – Right, 20 Merkins, Run the parking lot then burpees or merkins

Rounds 3 – 15 CMU Swings, 15 Tricep Extension, 20 Curls, Run

Rinse and Repeat back to Round 1

Mosey to CMU Pile

MARY:

25 flutterkicks, 20 American Hammers, 20 crunches and 5 Big Boys

COUNT-OFF & NAME-O-RAMA

15 men including 2 FNGs – Upstream and Bonzo

CIRCLE OF TRUST/BOM:

Bo Shafer owns Shafer Insurance in Knoxville.  He’s a local philanthropist and been involved with dozens of charities over the last 60+ years.  He not only supports them with his treasures but his time and talents.

Bo is known for passing out round coins that says TUIT on one side and “the only people who don’t have time are DEAD” on the other.  It’s a ROUND TUIT.  His goal is to encourage people to not sit around and wait to do something when they retire because they may not live that long.

The most common regrets shared by people nearing death were:

  1. They wish they had been more loving to the people who matter the most.
  2. They wish they had been a better spouse, parent, or child.
  3. They wish they had not spent so much time working.
  4. They wish they had taken more risks.
  5. They wish they had been happier and enjoyed life more.
  6. They wish they had lived their dream.
  7. They wish they had taken better care of themselves.
  8. They wish they had done more for others.
  9. They wish they had chosen more meaningful work.

We have no excuse.  We have choices just like the workout today…we CHOSE to be here and then we could choose parts of our workouts.  If there’s something you feel led to do, DO IT TODAY! If you’re not being the person you should be, BE IT TODAY! We have the choice!!!

 

It’s OK to be slow (to anger :-)

F3 WELCOME & DISCLAIMER
WARM-O-RAMA:
• Reach for the sky
• Let it hang
• Cherry Pickers
• Hairy Rockettes
• Tempo Merkins
• TN Rocking Chairs
• Plank; Right hand up; Plank; Left hand up
• Mosie to the courtyard

THA-THANG #1:

Courtesy of “Funk Roberts” on YouTube. I accidentally fartsacked a couple of weeks ago and found this workout to do at home. Do each exercise twice for 30 seconds with a 30 second rest in between.
1. Side Straddle Hop
2. Merkins (fingers out, shoulders back, elbows in)
3. Forward Lunges (keep core tight)
4. Freddie Mercuries (slow, hands out, elbows out, rotate to focus on your core)
5. Mountain Climbers
6. Seal Jacks (engage rear delts, back exercise)
7. Wide Push Ups
8. Reverse Lunges
9. Wide Crunches
10. Burpees

THA-THANG #2:

• Mosie to the coupon pile
• Everyone grab a coupon
• Break into 2 groups
• Group #1 carries to bottom of freshman hill and starts the rotation. Group #2 stays at the coupon pile and starts the rotation from there.
• At bottom of hill, Coupons (x15 each)
◦ Curls
◦ Presses
◦ Tricep extensions
• Bernie to top of hill and do 5 pull-ups
• Mosie back to coupon pile, Coupons (x15 each)
◦ Bent over rows
◦ Kettle bell swings
◦ Bench press
• Run to bottom of hill

MARY:
No time!

COUNT-OFF & NAME-O-RAMA

CIRCLE OF TRUST/BOM:

Psalm 103:6-11
6 The Lord gives righteousness
and justice to all who are treated unfairly.
7 He revealed his character to Moses
and his deeds to the people of Israel.
8 The Lord is compassionate and merciful,
slow to get angry and filled with unfailing love.
9 He will not constantly accuse us,
nor remain angry forever.
10 He does not punish us for all our sins;
he does not deal harshly with us, as we deserve.
11 For his unfailing love toward those who fear him
is as great as the height of the heavens above the earth.
Eph 4:26
“In your anger do not sin”: Do not let the sun go down while you are still angry,
James 1:19
19 My dear brothers and sisters, take note of this: Everyone should be quick to listen, slow to speak and slow to become angry,

Tim Keller on Anger

• https://youtu.be/2v-2ewGCQB4
• Note that God reveals himself as slow to anger. Its OK to get angry. To be like God, however, we need to do it slowly and at the right things.
• Anger is not the opposite of love; hate is and the ultimate form of hate is indifference
• Anger has a basic goodness. In this form is it response to love being threatened.
• What do we get angry about? There’s our loves and maybe our idols.
• On the flip side, what are things that should be getting angry about but don’t?
• In Mark 11, Jesus got angry about sin in the temple keeping Gentiles away from God. Yet, in his anger we are told he began to teach the people. He was in control of himself the entire time.