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16 Candles

THE SCENE: 34 degrees F, 92% humidity, dark skies.
F3 WELCOME & DISCLAIMER
WARM-O-RAMA:
SSH, Imperial Squat Walkers, Little baby arm circles.

Run across parking lot, skip back, karaoke run across parking lot, karaoke back.

THA-THANG:
Mosey to Alcoa Road and divide into two groups.  Both groups are to stay on the fountain loop trail where there are 16 light poles.  One group runs clockwise while the other runs clockwise.  The following is to be performed:

16 Candles

Light post #1:  5 Merkins

Light post #2:  5 WWII Sit-ups

Light post #3:  5 Jump Squats

Light post #4:  5 Dry Docks

Run to Start Line

1 Body Builder

Run to Light post #5

Light post #5:  10 Merkins

Light post #6:  10 WWII Sit-ups

Light post #7:  10 Jump Squats

Light post #8:  10 Dry Docks

Run to Start Line

1 Body Builder

Run to Light post #9

Light post   #9:  15 Merkins

Light post #10:  15 WWII Sit-ups

Light post #11:  15 Jump Squats

Light post #12:  15 Dry Docks

Run to Start Line

1 Body Builder

Run to Light post #13

Light post #13:  20 Merkins

Light post #14:  20 WWII Sit-ups

Light post #15:  20 Jump Squats

Light post #16:  20 Dry Docks

1 Body Builder @ #16

Run back to Start Line.  Stop at each light post to do 1 Body Builder at each one.

Mosey to the base of Mt. Krumpit for a round of 11’s

Start with one 4 count flutter kicks at base, run to summit and perform 10 merkins.

Continue until “Recover” is called.

Mosey back to the AO.

MARY:
Alternate Flutter kicks and Merkins to perform those not completed by the Q at Mt. Krumpit.

COUNT-OFF & NAME-O-RAMA
13 HIMs and two, 2.0s (Lumberjack and War Thunder)
CIRCLE OF TRUST/BOM:
I came out of retirement in early 2012 and worked in the Eastern Province of Saudi Arabia (KSA) until mid-2014.  It was full time for 6 months, with generous two week R&Rs every 6 or 7 weeks, followed by two week trips over to KSA every two months for almost 2 years.  The time was filled with great work professionally, a generally tough work environment, and, like here, a mix of tough and pleasant folk to work with.

One trip home was just before Thanksgiving 2013 and mu return was not to be until after the start of 2014.  As I was preparing to leave by limo for the Manama, Bahrain airport two Saudis wished me a Merry Christmas.  It caught me by surprise and I commented that I truly appreciated their well wishes.  I proceeded to explain that back in the United States it is getting to be less frequent that I here “Merry Christmas” and that it was more common to here “Happy Holidays.”  I went on to explain the nature of our secular society and the prevalent political correctness that is taking over our traditional terms, phrases, and comments.  Saying Merry Christmas to some was offensive and ill received.  One of the Saudis, Yousef Al-Turki, immediately said, “You should honor the one you hold in such high regard.”

Yousef nailed it.  I should remember Christ in Christmas.  After all, He is the true reason for my celebration and that of all Christians.  To Him we owe honor and respect.  I should remember Him as my Lord and Savior each and every day.  He should come foremost into my heart and soul when I say Merry Christmas – and I should have no hesitations to say them as an expression of my faith and beliefs.

Merry Christmas, F3 Knoxville!

MOLESKIN:
Insert any personal comments, notes, devotion content, etc.
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
Coats for the Homeless – Get them in on Thursday.

Mt Crumpit Pyramid

THE SCENE: Cold but perfect for a beatdown.
F3 WELCOME & DISCLAIMER
WARM-O-RAMA:
Frankenstein then jog the grinder

Quads, the jog

groins then jog.

Knee pulls then jog

THA-THANG:
Mosey to Mt Crumpit to try to steal some Christmas Joy

At Mt Crumpit..

spin off of the Hero WOD Zachary Tellier. We are just adding a hill sprint each round.
10 Burpees
1x Hill Sprint
10 Burpees, 25 merkins
1x Hill Sprint
10 Burpees, 25 merkins, 50 lunges
1x Hill Sprint
Same above plus 100 big boys
1x Hill Sprint
All the above plus 150 squats
***Treat like a Pyramid and work back down until 6up
Mosey around the park back to the grinder

MARY:
Dealer’s choice around the circle until time.  It was painful after all of those situps.
COUNT-OFF & NAME-O-RAMA
14 showed up including 5 FNG (1 was a 2.0 and one was just QIC brother from out of town).  FNG from Saturday are not on here to tag yet, but we named WarThunder(2.0 to DoubleTap), Matlock (out of town brother), Peep, Smuggler, and Scout.
CIRCLE OF TRUST/BOM:

“Your focus will determine your reality.”
George Lucas
“Where focus goes, energy flows”
Tony Robbins
“Your life is controlled by what you focus on”
Tony Robbins
I bring these quotes to you because there is so much going on in the world right now that could draw our focus. Be it the election, COVID, family issues you are facing, addictions, job loss. You name it… there are plenty of things that you COULD focus on. I want to encourage you to focus on Jesus. Story of Peter. The storm didn’t stop before he walked on water, but his focus shifted from the storm and the waves to Jesus. He walked on water until he lost focus.
Regardless of what is going on around you… keep your eyes focused on Jesus. He will see you through. The storms can rage and the enemy can attack, but those things will have no lasting affect on you or hinder you in any way so long as you stay focused on Jesus.

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MOLESKIN:
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ANNOUNCEMENTS:
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Dancing Dora

THE SCENE: It’s officially freezing
F3 WELCOME & DISCLAIMER
WARM-O-RAMA:

  • 29 Side Straddle Hops In Cadence
  • 29 Merkins
  • 29 Big Boy Sit Ups

THA-THANG:
Partner Dora with no rep counting. Partner runs and does a movement and comes back while other completes reps until relieved. Keep swapping back and forth until the song is done.

  • Side lunge – 3 pull-ups on the far end of the grinder and run back
  • Hold Iron Cross – Bear crawl across basketball court and run back
  • Good Mornings – Crab walk across basketball court and run back
  • Dips – Gorilla Shuffle across basketball court and run back
  • Rinse and Repeat

The special Dance Circle songs mixed in:

  • Believer by Imagine Dragons – Over head claps and burpee every time you hear “pain”
  • Jump by Van Halen – Mountain Climbers and tuck jump every time you hear “jump”

The songs the shuffle didn’t hit (you can thank Spottify for being nice to us)

  • Flower by Moby – Hold low plank on “down” move to high plank on “up” (but it always goes back down…)
  • Thunder Struck by AC/DC – Hold high plank and merkin every time you hear “thunder”

MARY:
Little baby crunches for 1 minute.
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:
It’s my Birthday! So I was reflecting back on life, and it’s odd the sorts of things that pop. I’ve drifted around a lot and seen a lot of places in this short decade that I’ve been out of high school. Boone NC, Ottawa Canada, Kampala Uganda, Grand Rapids MI, Johnson City, and now here in Alcoa. And a lot has happened. Married, three kids, started a career. But one thing that really stood out was in 2016. My son was born, and my younger brother died. My bother was someone I think of constantly as someone who persevered with joy and faith in the midst of great suffering even to the point of death. He had the most significant impact on me in all this time. So I just encourage you guys to reflect back and see what stands out from the last 10 years.
MOLESKIN:
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ANNOUNCEMENTS:
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Working in the chill

  • THE SCENE: Cool and Breezy
    F3 WELCOME & DISCLAIMER
    WARM-O-RAMA:
  • Tempo Merkins
  • Rocky Balboas
  • Imperial Squat Walkers
  • THA-THANG:
  • Mosey to church parking lot:
    • Sprint to the top. Do 20 merkins On the way back at each island:
      • 15 V-Ups
      • 10 Iron Squats
      • 5 Burpees
      • Repeat 2 more times
    • Carry CMU: Carioca both sides and burnie up the parking lot. 20 overhead CMU press
      • 15 Big Boys Sit Ups
      • 10 orginal burpee (no push-up)
      • 5 single-leg dead lifts with CMU, each leg
    • Mosey back to the grinder: Finish with the following
    • Round 1: (Repeat twice)
      • 15x Water Pumps each leg
      • 10 per arm, 1 arm assisted merkins (on the bench)
      • 15 Goblet squats (w/ CMU)
      • 15x Curls: 5 High, 5 low, 5 full

      Round 2: (Repeat twice)

      • Box Jumps x 15
      • 10 Lawnmower per arm
      • Wall Sit Overhead press x15
      • 1 leg line hops x 15 per leg (2ct)

MARY:
ATMs
COUNT-OFF & NAME-O-RAMA

CIRCLE OF TRUST/BOM:
1 Peter 5:5 Clothe yourselves with humility. It is a conscious act. Get up each day and put on humility. We don’t do this accidentally.

Redeeming the Flags

THE SCENE: The kind of weather you forget… Cool, clear, dark.
F3 WELCOME & DISCLAIMER
WARM-O-RAMA:
SSH x25 IC
Cherry pickers x5 IC
Cobra burpees x5 OYO
Hindurkins x10 IC
Crabettes x15 IC

THA-THANG:
Grab a CMU, partner up, and line up across the grinder by the outhouse for some Dora 1-2-3, flag redemption style.

100 Burpees
200 CMU Squat Thrust
300 ALPOs
Battle buddy runs to the Scrapyard, does 2 pull-ups, runs back to relieve.

And that was about it for time! Early finishers alternate with planks and running to do 5 easy-ups.

MARY:
Flutter Kicks x51 IC
COUNT-OFF & NAME-O-RAMA
9 came out today. Well, not “came out”, but you know.
CIRCLE OF TRUST/BOM:
My Utmost for His Highest – Nov. 11:

The Supreme Climb

He said, “Take now your son…” —Genesis 22:2

God’s command is, “Take now,” not later. It is incredible how we debate! We know something is right, but we try to find excuses for not doing it immediately. If we are to climb to the height God reveals, it can never be done later— it must be done now. And the sacrifice must be worked through our will before we actually perform it.

“So Abraham rose early in the morning…and went to the place of which God had told him” (Genesis 22:3). Oh, the wonderful simplicity of Abraham! When God spoke, he did not “confer with flesh and blood” (Galatians 1:16). Beware when you want to “confer with flesh and blood” or even your own thoughts, insights, or understandings— anything that is not based on your personal relationship with God. These are all things that compete with and hinder obedience to God.

Abraham did not choose what the sacrifice would be. Always guard against self-chosen service for God. Self-sacrifice may be a disease that impairs your service. If God has made your cup sweet, drink it with grace; or even if He has made it bitter, drink it in communion with Him. If the providential will of God means a hard and difficult time for you, go through it. But never decide the place of your own martyrdom, as if to say, “I will only go to there, but no farther.” God chose the test for Abraham, and Abraham neither delayed nor protested, but steadily obeyed. If you are not living in touch with God, it is easy to blame Him or pass judgment on Him. You must go through the trial before you have any right to pronounce a verdict, because by going through the trial you learn to know God better. God is working in us to reach His highest goals until His purpose and our purpose become one.
MOLESKIN:
I was happy to help the Bomb Shelter faithful earn back their flags after abandoning them at the Convergence last Saturday…
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
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