F3 Knoxville

The Impossible Mile

Shamrock 7/14/2023
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THE SCENE:
80 degrees at 0530 with humidity around 96%, some would call it terrible
F3 WELCOME & DISCLAIMER
WARM-O-RAMA:

3 very slow cherry pickers
SSH to around 15
THA-THANG:
The workout was simple, but due to the Ghostflag, we had two well represented groups from Juco & F3 Smokies vying to take it home.  We chose to host a competition, and the first group with 3 to finish the workout below took home the flag.
The workout was as follows:
The Impossible Mile
400 M Run
100 Merkins
400 M Run
100 Squats
400 M Run
100 BURPEES
400 M Run

Following that sweat fest, we moved over to the Jesus statue and found a battle buddy.  One partner held a wall squat while the other partner did 50 dips.  After both partners completed the exercises, we switched one partner held a balls to the wall while the other partner did 50 step ups.  Once both partners completed both exercises, we moseyed back to the flag for a Mary.

MARY:
The Mary was very popular today.
10 snow angels in cadence followed by 10 merkins
20 Flutters in cadence followed by 10 merkins
13 Shoulder taps in cadence followed by 10 merkins
finally 7 more burpees
COUNT-OFF & NAME-O-RAMA

CIRCLE OF TRUST/BOM:
Today we talked about the Golden rule and simply treating others the way that we want to be treated.  Especially making a hard workout for those trying to steal the Ghost Flag because I expect a hard workout if I want to steal it back!!
MOLESKIN:
Prayer requests:
Mailbox’s mom in the ER
Cheat Sheet as a caregiver and for prayer regarding his ongoing parenting plan.
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
F3 in the Nude on 7/29
A workout with no shoes, shirt or gloves required that will take place in and out of the water at the Cove with breakfast provided by the Dog Pound boys.

Drifter’s 31st Birthday

THE SCENE: A crisp 25 and slight wind chill
F3 WELCOME & DISCLAIMER
WARM-O-RAMA:

31 SHH Hopes, plus a walking/jogging warm-up to get us to the first Tha-Thang.

THA-THANG:
First stop, Mount Suckmore, Northern face. 10 min timer. 31 shoulder taps at the bottom. 31 big boy sit-ups at the top (acorn massage!).

Mosey back to the Grinder to start the party!

Take turns tossing a ping pong ball into 1 of 6 solo cups on the other end of a picnic table. If you miss, PAX does 3 burpees. If you make it, dump out the water and do 31 reps of what is written on the bottom. Exercise included:

  • Diamond Merkins
  • Clap Merkins
  • Decline Merkins
  • Hand Release Merkins
  • Inch Worm Merkins
  • T Merkins

One last Tha-Thang: Movement Triangle. 3 cones set up in the grass. A different movement for each side of the triangle: Bear-crawl, Crab-walk, and Bunny-hops. (At first we did an overly complicated thing where you tried to tag the person in front of you and make them do a leg exercise until you came around again, but that concept needs some adjustment.)

MARY:
N/A

COUNT-OFF & NAME-O-RAMA
6 Party PAX

CIRCLE OF TRUST/BOM:
I’ve had a bit of a rough time lately where the enemy is trying to isolate me mentally. I was reminded in Philippians 3 that all things are counted as rubbish (v.8) compared to knowing and being known by Christ. In my case, it is a total lie that I am alone and that no one cares about me. But even if it were true that no one on earth cared about me, it’s also not true because the King of Heaven and Earth loved me enough to die for me and give me his righteousness. Therefore, the more I draw closer to Him through the knowledge of his love through the Spirit and the Word, the more I draw closer into true relationship with others around me.

Challenge: do you Know Christ? How can you know him better? How can you know him to the point Paul knew him and valued that knowledge above all other things?

MOLESKIN:
Philippians 3:1-11
Finally, my brothers,1 rejoice in the Lord. To write the same things to you is no trouble to me and is safe for you. 2 Look out for the dogs, look out for the evildoers, look out for those who mutilate the flesh. 3 For owe are the circumcision, who worship by the Spirit of God2 and glory in Christ Jesus and put no confidence in the flesh— 4 though I myself have reason for confidence in the flesh also. If anyone else thinks he has reason for confidence in the flesh, I have more: 5 circumcised on the eighth day, of the people of Israel, of the tribe of Benjamin, a Hebrew of Hebrews; as to the law, a Pharisee; 6 as to zeal, a persecutor of the church; as to righteousness under the law,3 blameless. 7 But whatever gain I had, I counted as loss for the sake of Christ. 8 Indeed, I count everything as loss because of the surpassing worth of knowing Christ Jesus my Lord. For his sake I have suffered the loss of all things and count them as rubbish, in order that I may gain Christ 9 and be found in him, not having a righteousness of my own that comes from the law, but that which comes through faith in Christ, the righteousness from God that depends on faith— 10 that I may know him and the power of his resurrection, and may share his sufferings, becoming like him in his death, 11 that by any means possible I may attain the resurrection from the dead.
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
We’ll be doing the Maryville Christmas Parade on the 3rd. Steer also needs help moving on that same day at 8am.

Christmas Trap vs The Kraken

THE SCENE: It’s gettin COLD…. 32-ish but at least it wasn’t raining or wet
F3 WELCOME & DISCLAIMER
WARM-O-RAMA:

SSH x20 IC, LBAC x12 IC, Cherry Pickers x5 IC
THA-THANG:
The Kraken!  8 stations. Starting rep count = 10, increase by 5 after each full round.

  • Bent over Rows
  • Hello Dolly
  • Inch Worm Pushups
  • Storks
  • Reverse rows (hanging from bar at about 45 degree angle or less and pull body up to bar) or pull ups
  • Freddy Mercury
  • Reverse Lunge
  • Superman

MARY:
Guantanamo
COUNT-OFF & NAME-O-RAMA
Nailed It, Toad, KY, Hydrant, Swerve, Woodshack, Domino, Grouch
CIRCLE OF TRUST/BOM:
1 John talks about false prophets and testing the spirits.  Beware false prophets.  Stay strong in any conviction from the Holy Spirit and let YHWH speak His truth through you.  While the church has done many great things, it has also done many bad things and we need to be better because Yeshua’s sacrifice for us was a gift and something none of us deserved so we should have the same heart for the lost as he did.
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
Grouch arranging for pickup and delivery of artificial Christmas trees for Emerald Youth to give to Woodlawn Christian Church to support families in Montgomery Village.

Maryville Christmas Parade on December 3.  Reach out to Smuggler for more info.

Wet and Wild

THE SCENE: Not so glorious.  37-ish and raining and wet and cold and quite miserable
F3 WELCOME & DISCLAIMER
WARM-O-RAMA:
SSH x20 IC, LBACs x10 IC, Cherry Pickers x5, Bataan Death March (i.e., single file run, last man does 3 burpees, runs to catch up with group and tags last man in line to do burpees then continues running to the front of the line)
THA-THANG:
7 of Diamonds.  Cones set up approximately 20 yards apart in a diamond/square.  Each round consists of the same exercise at all 4 cones with varying methods of getting to the next cone.  Rep count changes too.

  • Round 1, 7 burpees at each of the 4 corners, bear crawl between cones
  • Round 2, 14 4-ct flutter kicks at each of the 4 corners, crab walk between cones
  • Round 3, 21 merkins at each of the 4 corners, reverse lunge between cones
  • Round 4, 28 squats at each of the 4 corners, crawl bear between cones
  • Round 5, 21 Peter Parker at each of the 4 corners, reverse lunge between cones
  • Round 6, 14 Freddie Mercury at each of the 4 corners, crab walk between cones
  • Round 7, 7 Star Jacks at each of the 4 corners, bear crawl between cones

MARY:
None!  Tha-Thang for time.
COUNT-OFF & NAME-O-RAMA
Toad, Swerve, Hydrant, Grouch
CIRCLE OF TRUST/BOM:
Time is a precious commodity.  Use it wisely and always remember to take time to spend with your Heavenly Father.
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
Grouch arranging for pickup and delivery of artificial Christmas trees for Emerald Youth to give to Woodlawn Christian Church to support families in Montgomery Village.

Maryville Christmas Parade on December 3.  Reach out to Smuggler for more info.

Count to 5

THE SCENE: Pleasnt
F3 WELCOME & DISCLAIMER
WARM-O-RAMA:

We did a few things. This BB is a few days removed.
THA-THANG

Went on a mosey stopped every 5th light pole and did ascending rep counts from  5 -80ish.  Ended with PAX roulette to get to 100

MARY:
No time for her.
COUNT-OFF & NAME-O-RAMA
Bomb Shelter regulars plus Pinocchio
CIRCLE OF TRUST/BOM:
Detachment in a healthy way can be a beautiful thing. Thanks to Nailed It for explaining it better than I could
MOLESKIN:
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ANNOUNCEMENTS:
Insert information about upcoming events, 2nd or 3rd F opportunities, and any other announcements.