F3 Knoxville

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Friendship and Servant Leadership

The Scene: 70 and humid

Welcome/Disclaimer – YES

Warmup: SSH, Tempo Merkins, Mountain Climbers, Overhead Clap, LBAC-fwd/bckwd, Projectivator, Cherry Pickers

The Thang
• Follow the Leader to Library Parking Lot: mosey, side step, karaoke, bear crawl, skip, high knees to library parking lot: burpee broad jump toward Amphitheater
• Mucho Chesto @ Amphitheater: 10 – merks, 10 – werkins, 10 – diamond merks, 10 – stagger right, 10 – stagger left (hold plank – someone lead until 6)(rinse/repeat)
• 10 Box Jump/Step Up and Bernie up hill, 10 jump squats at top. (rinse/repeat)
• @ Playground: Baby Murph – 5 pull-ups, 10 merks, 15 squats (5 rounds) = 25 pull-ups, 50 merks, 75 quats
• Bear Crawl to Pool: 10 Wallups
• Follow the Leader to Friendship Bell: mosey to Parallel Bars – hold Al Gore till each pax has a chance to hand walk across bars, BBS till 6, mosey to Friendship Bell for Mary

MARY:
Kick-Flip to lead, other AOQs and guests, and Judge Judy

COUNT-OFF & NAME-O-RAMA
16 STRONG

CIRCLE OF TRUST/BOM:
2 years and 2 months ago, David Greer became Kick-Flip. (He pointed out that I was on Q that day!) Today we know him as a man of character, a leader among men. When he leads, he’s creative, he’s personal, he pushes us. He serves us by leading. So many of his Qs are memorable, the workout, the word, his leadership and drive, his friendship and encouragement. We are all better men because of him and we are glad to give him the Shovel Flag as our AOQ at the Project.
Maybe one of you will be AOQ after him. I hope you will all step up to Q soon. Just as we need Kick-Flip to show up, we all need you/each other to show up. It’s not only how we get better as men and leaders, it’s how we see and experience the diversity and creativity of God in fitting us together, in both our leading and our following. Your strengths pushes us in our weakness and vice versa. We are all disciples, followers/fellow travelers, friends, of Jesus. In Christian friendship, we disciple each other. We encourage each other. We call each other higher up and further in. Friendship is discipleship when Christ is in you. When you Q, you both lead and serve the men around you as friends. It is both friendship and servant leadership.

MOLESKIN:
Much appreciation to Judge and guys from other AOs who came to support and celebrate the passing of the The Project Shovel Flag to Kick-Flip. Shout out to Trolley who began the tradition of taking the picture at the Friendship Bell.

PRAYER:

Ribbed’s wife, men at Equalizer and other AOs whose marriages are struggling, Kick-Flip’s wife and new baby on the way

ANNOUNCEMENTS:
July 24 CSAUP “Off the Chain”

 

The Dirty Dozen Tour De JUCO

THE SCENE: 60 degrees with a beautiful sunrise.
F3 WELCOME & DISCLAIMER
WARM-O-RAMA:
Side straddle hop in cadence 20
Cherry Pickers
Arm rotations thumbs up in cadence
10 Windmills in cadence
Reverse thumbs down in cadence
Mountain Climbers 20
8 Count Merkins AKA Bouble Burpees

THA-THANG:

We did 1 lap around the campus.

  • Mosey w/ the person in back weaving his way to the front. AKA Black Snake
    10 8 ct merkins
    20 squats
    30 flutter kicks
  • Mosey w/ the person in the front falling off for 2 burpees
  • Pit stop 🛑 at coupon pile
    15 thrusters
    25 curls
    25 triceps
  • Mosey w/ the person in back sprinting to the front.
    10 8 ct merkins
    20 squats
    30 flutter kicks
  • Mosey w/ the person in back weaving his way to the front.
    10 8 ct merkins
    20 squats
    30 flutter kicks
  • Mosey w/ the person in the front falling off for 3 burpees
  • Line up on the curb for toe taps.
  • 10 8 ct merkins
    20 squats
    30 flutter kicks
  • Cardio Island: walking lunges, high knees, high heels, side lunge hops, sprints, and side to side low
  • Mosey back to the flag, with a jail break.
  • 10 8 ct merkins
    20 squats
    30 flutter kicks

MARY:
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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:
“For we are God’s handiwork, created in Christ Jesus to do good works, which God prepared in advance for us to do.” – Ephesians 2:10

Your potential is huge. Reach for it.

MOLESKIN:
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ANNOUNCEMENTS:
Workday at Wesley House – show up between 8a-9a
1719 Reynolds St, Knoxville, TN 37921

CSAUP – 7.24.21 – OFF THE CHAIN

No Isolation

THE SCENE: 73
F3 WELCOME & DISCLAIMER
WARM-O-RAMA:
Side Straddle Hops, Cherry Pickers, Mountain Climbers, Tempo Merkins, Donkey Kicks, Side lunges, Overhead claps.
THA-THANG:
We were all over the campus today.

  • Guardrail dips and Heavy Seal claps behind Dickey’s
  • 71 BBS, V-ups and flutter kicks as part of the tour of the new building
  • 100 Squats, burpees, Leg raises and Lunges
  • 171 CMU bench press, Curls, pull ups and thrusters  (it’s the 171’st day of the year)
  • Ring of Fire: Merkins and Planks.  Mailbox

MARY:
Imperial Walkers and time ran out
COUNT-OFF & NAME-O-RAMA
18 HIM’s making the most of a Monday
CIRCLE OF TRUST/BOM:
Today’s third F is about the 2nd F: Fellowship.

Proverbs 18:1
He who isolates himself seeks his own desire; he breaks out against all sound judgement

Transparency is the currency of intimacy so make yourself known.  Most of all to your family; share your heart with your wife and kids.  But also to guys out here.

When was the last time you opened your home; showed hospitality and avoided isolation.  It is possible to be a part of F3 and still isolated.  It is possible to go to church and remain totally isolated.  You have to open up and allow yourself to not go it alone.

A man of many companions may come to ruin, but there is a friend who sticks closer than a brother.
Proverbs 18:24 ESV

Disc Golf Baskets – Risk It – If The Lord Wills, We’ll Wait

THE SCENE: Muggy but beautiful.

F3 WELCOME & DISCLAIMER – Administered (No more COVID disclaimer but distancing as comfortable was encouraged)

WARM-O-RAMA:
TN Rocking Chair
IC Cherry pickers x 5
IC Mountain climbers x 10
IC Shoulder taps x 10
IC Pickle pounders x 10
IC Crabby Pickle Pointer x 7
IC Pickle Pointer x 7
OYO Forward Lunges x 5 each leg
OYO Side lunges x 5 each leg

THA-THANG:
Falling Indian Run to Hole 1 Tee Pad (aka Burpee Mile parking lot) – Spotter suggested Merkins (~3 / loop so pretty doable for everyone).

Today we are playing a round disc golf. Kind of. At each basket YHC will set up two cones from which we putt. Once someone makes it or once 1 minute passes, we switch to another exercise that is (supposedly) easier.

Hole First exercise Second exercise (after made basket)
1 Crabby Pickle Pointer Pickle Pointer
2 Plank Cherry pickers
3 Mountain climbers Shoulder taps
4 OHP Seal Clap Squats
5 Kettle Bell Swings Reach / let it hang
6 Thrusters Squats
7 Bonnie Blair Iron Mike
8 Lunges Side lunges
9 Merkins Pickle pounders

So many great shots from the PAX that helped us have a fun and solid workout We got to Hole 8 and it was 6:11am. YHC did not get to take a shot but all PAX worked hard. Mosey back to #shovelflag and did a short Wagon Wheel where Sunrise showed some extra energy once I called Jailbreak. Good times. 🙂

MARY:
No time for that.

COUNT-OFF & NAME-O-RAMA
9 PAX – 1 per each of the 9 holes we were supposed to play today!

CIRCLE OF TRUST/BOM:
Trying something new. You could fail. But one characteristic of Christians, especially of men who are Christians, is that we do not play it safe. We are called to lay down our lives as Christ did for us- for our family & friends. We don’t just take risks to be taking risks or to make us look good- we take risks not knowing how they will turn out here. Today we didn’t get done with all 9 holes on the disc golf course. There are varying degrees of risk but as Christian men we are called to consider 3 things related to risk:

1. Risk it – “Courage is being scared to death, but saddling up anyway.” – John Wayne (my pastor quotes him often). Scripturally we can look at Psalm 27:14 – Wait for the Lord; be strong, and let your heart take courage; wait for the Lord!
2. Risk it for the right things. (choose that biscuit wisely)
James 4:15 says “if the Lord wills, we will do this or that”
We do wise “Risk vs. Reward Analysis”, but we know that we need to know what Hill to die on. Calvary is one of them with Christ as our example.
3. Risk it – but wait for the Lord
When we take risks, we don’t know how things are going to turn out in the details. Ultimately we do (Revelation 21-22 tells us what the end result of Genesis 3), but as we see throughout the Bible we say “how long O Lord?” Isaiah 64:4 tells us what we have to continue to do:
From of old no one has heard or perceived by the ear, no eye has seen a God besides you, who acts for those who wait for him.

So. Take a risk. For God. And wait for Him to act in that risking until He fulfills it.
“He is no fool who gives what he cannot keep to gain what he cannot lose.” – Jim Elliot

MOLESKIN:
Prayed for Data’s marriage, Median’s wrist, & Dart Gun’s recovery from surgery. And the BOM was super sweaty but I’m thankful we can do that once again.

Earliest sunrise of the year provided a great backdrop and clear visibility for the holes after hole 2 today. Still a little GLOOMy but hey, that’s where SYITG comes from.

ANNOUNCEMENTS:
DP Off the Chain coming up – July 24 at 0630 (show up by 615).

Learning more about Dolphins & Daffodils

THE SCENE: Very nice
WARM-O-RAMA:

SSH
Crunchy Frog
Tempo Squat
Tempo Merkin
Freddy Mercuries
Windmill

THA-THANG:

Mosey to the Courtyard, picking up a CMU baby along the way – making sure it didn’t touch the ground the entire workout and passed around to everybody to love on it.
4 Corners to some Tunes
First Round 10, 20, 30, and 40 Merkins
Second Round 10, 20, 30, and 40 4-count Mountain Climbers
Third Round 10, 20, 30, and 40 Monkey Humpers
Fourth Round 10, 20, 30, and 40 LBCs
Fifth Round 10, 20, 30 flutter kicks (time)
Periodically taking a break and doing squats during “Thunder” by Imagine Dragon

MARY:

Hello Dolly
Big Boys

 

MOLESKIN:

Part 2 of Missionality in the life of the High Impact Man

Missionality is Service in the High Impact Zone. To Live Right, a HIM must exert the majority of his efforts to Serve within his personal HIZ, the boundaries of which are defined by his Mission.

Mission is the course of action taken to achieve an articulated Purpose. The course of action is comprised of the individual Tasks the HIM undertakes to bring his Purpose into fruition. These Tasks are not random, but are the outgrowth of the Skills for which he is most suited, the things that he does with the most ease and familiarity and constantly improves through Practice.

Building on Kickflip’s message about the Dolphin, The Daffodil represents the people-category that a man is born to Serve with his Dolphin. Like the Dolphin, a man’s Daffodil is a matter of hard-wiring. There are men who continue to coach soccer even after their kids have stopped playing. It took me awhile, but my Daffodil is engaging, collaborating, and helping veterans in their post-military career. Each one of us has both a Dolphin ability and Daffodil passion. The HIM loves all of mankind equally, except for his Daffodil. He loves his Daffodil more, because that is who he was born to Serve.

Part 3 on Friday!