F3 Knoxville

In the Valley

AO: asylum-pm
Q: Brick
PAX: Curveball, Pele (Jon Lindberg), Lilydipper, Steam, High Heels, Lizzy, Rooney(Carl Whipple), Tenderfoot, Abacus, Serpentine (Jason Pierce), Swimmies (Nathan Chesney)
FNGs: None
COUNT: 12
WARMUP:
SSH
Bend and reach
Reverse lunge
Cherry pickers
IT dept
Lbac’s
Hello Dollys

THE THANG:
-Mosey to cardiac
-At each bend do 25 derkins
-At bottom hold plank
-Go up and at each bend do 20 hand release merkins
-At top do BBS until 6 is up
-Go down again and at each bend do 20 squat jumps
-At bottom hold Al Gore until 6

Mosey to the Dock
30 squats on the rail

Back up Cardiac

Battle buddy long run back to the flag

MARY:

ANNOUNCEMENTS:
Passing of the Flag to Crash Dummy!
June 26

COT:
“Even though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil, for you are with me; your rod and your staff, they comfort me.” Psalm 23:4 (ESV)

Loss is a common source of stress. You can lose so many things—like your job, your health, your money, your reputation, or a loved one.

When people go through loss, you see two common reactions: One is fear, and the other is grief.

Grief is good. Grief is the way we get through the transitions of life. In fact, if you don’t grieve, you get stuck!

On the other hand, fear is a bad thing. Not once does the Bible say, “Grieve not,” “Mourn not,” “Weep not,” or “Cry not.” What it does say is, “Fear not.” And it says that 365 times! Grief doesn’t paralyze, but fear does.

David says in Psalm 23:4, “Even though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil, for you are with me; your rod and your staff, they comfort me” (ESV).

When that psalm was written, shepherds always carried a rod and a staff to protect their sheep. David knew that, in the same way, God had the tools to protect him. And he trusted God, even in the darkest valleys.

You might be going through the valley of the shadow right now. It may be the valley of the shadow of death. It may be the valley of the shadow of debt. It may be the valley of the shadow of conflict. It may be the valley of the shadow of depression. It may be the valley of the shadow of discouragement.

Shadows are scary. Remember being afraid of shadows when you were lying in bed as a kid? I’ve learned a few things about shadows.

First, shadows can’t hurt you.

Second, shadows are always bigger than the source.

And here’s more good news: Wherever there’s a shadow, there has to be a light. You can’t have a shadow without light. So the key when you’re going through the valley of the shadow is to turn your back on the shadow and look at the light. Because as long as you keep your eyes on the light—Jesus, the Light of the World—the shadow won’t scare you.

That’s how you go through the valley of the shadow of death. That’s how you lower your stress. You trust God in the dark valleys, just like David, who prayed, “When I am ready to give up, he knows what I should do” (Psalm 142:3 GNT).

Go Do Good!

AO: asylum-pm
Q: Rooney(Carl Whipple)
PAX: Comfort Zone, Brick, Pele (Jon Lindberg), Abacus, Drum Major, High Heels, Lilydipper, Mr Jinxy, Pusher, Tenderfoot
FNGs: None
COUNT: 11
Weather was hot and sunny with a breeze.
Great to have Comfort Zone with us!

WARMUP: 1 minute each of:
SSHs
Arm circles
High knees
Squats
Stretch as needed

THE THANG:
Mosey to the rock pile below Coliseum.

12 4-count Merkins
15 squats w/rock
10 rows (4-count)
12 lunges w/rock
15 glute bridges

Mosey around the Coliseum back to the rocks.

Rinse & repeat.

Mosey back to AO. Hydrate.

40 second exercises – 20 second rest for each of the following:

Jump squats
Mountain climbers
Burpees
Skaters
High knees

1 minute rest, rinse and repeat.

MARY:

ANNOUNCEMENTS: June 26, Handing over the reins to Crash Dummy!

COT: Go Do Good! God’s love will make you see yourself and your neighbor through the eyes of grace. When you see God’s love, you see other people.

A Leap of Faith

AO: asylum-daybreak
Q: Crash Dummy
PAX: Lilydipper, Crash Dummy, Crawdad (Robbi Dickens), Doubtfire (Nick Bond), Kung Blue, Mr Jinxy, Tropicana, Dain Bramage (Will Olson), High Heels, Snitch (Cory Beilharz ), Honeydew, Veggie (Rylen Huddy), Jumbo(Carter Dickens), Pac-man, Labowski
FNGs: None
COUNT: 16
WARMUP: Side Straddle Hops – 20, Cherry Pickers – 5, Good Mornings – 5, Tempo Squats – 5. Runner’s Stretch, Fire Hydrants, Donkey Kicks, Cat-Cows, Run the perimeter (facing the same direction)

THE THANG: 1st POC – Mini Cardiac: Battle Buddy Up! Partner 1, Bernie up the hill & back. Partner 2, reverse lunge. x5.

2nd POC – Cardiac: Suicides – Start w/10 Squat Jumps at bottom. Run to the 1st bend. 10 Merkins. Run back Down. 10 Squat Jumps. Run up to the 2nd Bend. 10 Merkins. Run back down to the bottom. 10 Squat Jumps. Run to the bench at the top. 10 Merkins. Run back down to the bottom. 10 Squat Jumps.

3rd POC – BSIA: Battle Buddy – Partner 1 – Burpees. Partner 2 – sprints around. 2nd lap. SSH. 3rd lap. Imperial Walkers. 4th lap. American Hammers.

4th POC – Toilet Bowl/Bidet: PAX Choice. Either Sprint up & around or head back to AO.

MARY: None

ANNOUNCEMENTS: None

COT: Growing up, my friends & I loved to drive up to Townsend, to the Wye, & jump off the cliffs into the water. The toughest part was not the jump itself but thinking about the jump. For the guys who are out here, that want to Q but might be overthinking it, I say, take that leap of faith and JUST DO IT!. It gets a little easier each time.

Counting By Fives

AO: the-equalizer
Q: Bookman
PAX: High Heels, High Heels (Henry Ritchie), Mouthwash, Ribbed (Joshua Sagraves), Stripped, Snitch (Cory Beilharz ), Smithers, Bookman, Headgear
FNGs: None
COUNT: 8
WARMUP:
SSHs, Rockettes, LBACs front and back, Windmills, Cherry Pickers
THE THANG:

5-10-15-20
Rocks: BORs/Curls/OH Presses, run to bathhouse, Squats
Upper Pavalon: Incline Presses, run to bathhouse, Lunges
SplashPad: Calf Raises, run to Top of The World, LBCs
Flagpole: GA Cheerleaders, run to playground, Pull Ups

MARY:
44 hello dollys and stretching

ANNOUNCEMENTS: Hardship Hill this Saturday! Sign up if you can!!!

COT: talk about the mission statement and future plans for the area. Plant and Grow!

Suffering Leads to Salvation

AO: asylum-pm
Q: Crash Dummy
PAX: CRISPR, Lilydipper, Abacus, High Heels, Mr Jinxy, Curveball, Brick, Pele (Jon Lindberg), Switchhitter (Tony), Doubtfire (Nick Bond), Tenderfoot, MD Hammer, Rooney (Carl Whipple), Pusher, Double-Dribble, Boomer
FNGs: 1 Boomer
COUNT: 17
WARMUP: SSH, Cherry Pickers, Good Mornings, Runner’s Stretch, Downward Dog, Stretching

THE THANG: Mosey down the stairs to bottom of Everest. Bataan Death March – Up Everest. 1st Point of Contact (POC) – Coliseum, hold plank until the 6 arrives. Head down Pickett’s Charge to 2nd POC – Bros Bowl. American Hammers until 6 arrives. Run up Bros Bowl doing Jump Squats at 12 o’clock (5 reps), 3 (10 reps), 6 (15 reps), 9 (20 reps) and back to 12 o’clock (25 reps), run to the backside of Bros Bowl to 3rd POC – District 13. LBC’s until 6 arrives. 20 reverse lungs. Turn around and head back to the start – hitting all POCs.

MARY: none

ANNOUNCEMENTS: Hardship Hill OCR, Escape from Haw Ridge, Marathon Ruck.

COT: “…I’ve had some challenges in the last couple years and ultimately, I believe that suffering leads to salvation. That we must accept, not deny, but feel our suffering and feel our losses. Then we make one of two decisions; we either decide to go through the gate of resentment – which leads to vengeance – which leads to self-harm – which leads to harm-to-others OR we go through the gate of forgiveness. Which leads to grace.” -Jim Carrey (actor/comedian)