F3 Knoxville

Blocks, the Sequel

THE SCENE:

Crisp, clear, 45 degrees

F3 WELCOME & DISCLAIMER

WARM-O-RAMA:
1. SSH 2. Morrocan Nightclubs 3. Imperial Walkers 4. Tempo Squats 5. Burpees OYO

THA-THANG:

Football Mosey – Run and Pass duos with drops to do 2 Burpees (both), around Career Path Way to CMU pile.

Grab a CMU and walk to the base of Stadium Hill. 6 sets of 50 Reps (broken into 2 sets of 25). Between each 25, take one lap up Stadium Hill and back.

1. OHP (25 Reps x 2)

2. Curls (25 Reps x 2)

3. Tricep Press (25 Reps x 2)

4. Bench Press (25 Reps x 2)

5. Lawnmower Pulls (25 Reps x 2)

6. Skull Crushers (25 Reps x 2)

Rifle carry CMU’s back to pile.

Everyone finish with 10 Burpees.

Football Mosey (with burpees) back to COT with 1 stop for Mary (Flutter kicks)

Back at COT, we got in some Hello Dolly, Hover Crunches (not the name), Box Cutters, Freddie Mercuries

COUNT-OFF & NAME-O-RAMA

12 HIMS, including 7 RUSHers

CIRCLE OF TRUST/BOM:

MAKING REAL CONNECTIONS

I’ve always struggled to listen intently to others. A few years ago, I was really put to the test when I went to work for a bank, taking on the role of a “Personal” banker! I was going to have to start listening to people. I was going to have to listen intently to their story and provide solutions that fit their individual needs…not mine. I was going to have to start putting THEM first.

If you call yourself a Christian, it’s important that, more often than not, we put others before ourselves. In Philippians chapter 2:3-4, Paul challenges us to be Christ’s example and “Do nothing from selfish ambition or conceit, but in humility count others more significant than yourselves. 4 Let each of you look not only to his own interests, but also to the interests of others. 5 Have this mind among yourselves, which is yours in Christ Jesus,…”
We have to look different because of who we serve and because of the One who served us.

I’ve recently talked about the importance of relationships and forgiveness, and then I thought and read about ways we can start to have more meaningful conversations with others:

1. We should be present with them. It’s not easy today but it’s very simple. Give someone your full attention. Put away your phone and other distractions. Be in the moment!

2. Ask Questions. Ask open ended questions. “What is most important in your life right now?”, “What struggles are you having at home?”, or simply “What do you mean by that”? This will help gain understanding and make it less likely that we’ll misrepresent them. They will feel valued and heard. Questions are also disarming and can help break down some walls.

3. Be honest! Allow yourself to say you don’t know. It’s okay to not know everything. This can lead to more questions and show honest humility about your own knowledge. People will see and remember this about you.

4. Last and this goes back to the beginning of my story. Listen intently! Go into the conversation with a genuine interest in getting to know them, even if you disagree about something. In The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People, Steven Covey says, “Most people do not listen with the intent to understand; they listen with the intent to reply. We might ask a question but then not really listen to the response. We’re already having a conversation in our head while they are still talking. I say that because that I do it! Listen intently.

Remember that all people are created by God, bearing His image. This makes them worthy of our time and attention. So let’s follow Christ’s lead and start working on our conversations today.

ANNOUNCEMENTS:
Escape from Haw Ridge – this Friday

Uphill Sampler

THE SCENE: 40° Dry and calm
F3 WELCOME & DISCLAIMER
WARM-O-RAMA:

Butt Kickers, Hill Billy Squats, Newton’s cradle merkins, Mtn Climbers
THA-THANG:
Grab 3 CMU’s for practice for Friday.  Carry them with us.  Mosey to the guardrail for some Derkins, Dips and Overhead Claps with rocks.

Cross the street to our favorite hill.  At each line did things below till the CMU’s made it to the next line.

  • Newton Cradle with Merkin
  • Burpees
  • Mountain climbers
  • Bonnie Blair
  • BBS
  • V ups
  • LBC
  • Side crunch L, R
  • Downhill Merkin
  • Uphill Merkin
  • Freddie Mercury
  • Flutter

We then continued through the woods to look out over Knoxville, did some squats and made it back to the flag in time for some Mary, coming down Valley Vista.

MARY:
Hello Dolly, Freddie Mercury and Flutter Kicks
CIRCLE OF TRUST/BOM:
Be willing to Write the Check to live the crucified life.
Fun, Safety, Convenience, Popularity, Worldly Success
Today, the day after Easter, is fitting to look at these last 2
Jesus demonstrated the need to lay aside popularity & Worldly Success
Jesus lost his followers and his closest friends had to flee too.
Reminder: Jesus paid it all, we don’t earn salvation by giving up these things.  This is about our sanctification.

Yesterday was Easter and many of my coworkers missed it. It doesn’t take much to stand out as a Jesus follower.
The world won’t look at you and call you a success, but:
Man looks on the outward appearance but God looks on the heart. 1 Sam 16:17
Consider your legacy.
Will God call you a success?
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
Escape from Haw Ridge – this Friday!

Still need someone to take on coordination of building Hardship Hill obstacles.

Fire-Starter!

THE SCENE: 57 Degrees and Dry
F3 WELCOME & DISCLAIMER
WARM-O-RAMA:

Side straddle hop in cadence 20
10 Tempo squats
10 Hairy Rockettes
Arm rotations thumbs up in cadence
Reverse thumbs down in cadence
Cherry Pickers
10 Windmills in cadence
Bear Crawl in and shake hands/Crawl Bear back
5 burpees on your own
Bear Crawl in and shake hands/Crawl Bear back

THA-THANG:
Mosey to the large parking lot for drills with the HIM in the back sprinting to the front

  • Drills: Side Shuffles, Side to side lunges with toe touches, Hi skips, Lunges, High Knees, Butt-Kicks, and Bear Crawl
  • Hold Plank for the 6/ 20 Pickle Pounders

Mosey to Sophmore Hill lot for drills with the HIM in the back snaking to the front

  • 20 Flutter Kicks
  • Bernie the hill
  • 8 count Merkins

Mosey to Pull-Up bars

  • Half did 5 Pull Ups / while half did Freddy Mercuries x2

Mosey to the Coupon Pile

  • 20 Curls / Rifle Carry to the Stadium
  • Bear Crawl to the top / 2 Burpees
  • Partner Up for Wheel Barrows
  • 20 Tris / Rifle Carry to the coupon pile
  • 20 OHP

Mosey with the HIM in front falling off for 2 Burpees

  • Stopping for 20 Dead Bugs

Mosey back to the flag stopping for some 15 Soul Claps. JAIL BREAK!

MARY:
No time…
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:
Insert the WORD here.
MOLESKIN:
Insert any personal comments, notes, devotion content, etc.
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
Insert information about upcoming events, 2nd or 3rd F opportunities, and any other announcements.

The Climb

THE SCENE: Crisp and clear… 29 degrees with great views on JUCOmanjaro
F3 WELCOME & DISCLAIMER
WARM-O-RAMA:

Side straddle hop in cadence 20
Tempo squats
Arm rotations thumbs up in cadence
Reverse thumbs down in cadence
Cherry Pickers
5 fighter merkins
Motivators 8x
10 Hairy Rockets
10 Windmills in cadence

THA-THANG:
Mosey to JUCOManjaro.

Run to hash mark

  • Do 20 Flutterkicks and 10 Merkins
  • Rinse and repeat.

Run two hash marks

  • Do 20 Flutterkicks and 10 Merkins
  • Rinse and repeat.

Run two hash marks

  • Do 20 Squats and 20 excercises
  • Rinse and repeat.

Mosey back to the Flag and grab a CMU.

  • 10 KB shoulder swings
  • 20 curls
  • Rifle carry to light post
  • 20 shoulder thrust
  • Murder Bunny home

MARY:
10 Fighter Merkins and some Flutter Kicks

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:
The warrior ethos (AKA Jedi Training) consist of 13 pillars: commitment, honor, respect, prepared, faithful, fighter, hungry, humble, lover, teachable, firestarter, truthful, and generous.
Each one is tied to a Bible verse.

Today I’m discussing the 10th pillar: Teachable
The verse for this pillar is John 14:26

“But when the Father sends the Advocate as my representative—that is, the Holy Spirit—he will teach you everything and will remind you of everything I have told you.”
John 14:26 NLT

Always be open!! We need to have a passion to learn and intention to learn daily.
Let’s reflect on what we learn and most importantly apply it!
If it doesn’t work out, cause sometimes it won’t… What did we learn from it?

Gentlemen I encourage you to have a growth mindset.
MOLESKIN:
Insert any personal comments, notes, devotion content, etc.
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
Sign up to paint Cardinal’s widow’s home. Sign up for Escape Haw Ridge.

JUCO March Metric UvU

THE SCENE: 41° dry & calm – will will be wishing for that in 6 months
F3 WELCOME & DISCLAIMER
WARM-O-RAMA:

Harry Rockets, Cherry Pickers, 8 Count merkins, Baby Arm circles, and a short lap around the parking lot.
THA-THANG:

Line up at 1st line
Start the timer.  We used 2 parking spaces as the lines.
All PAX perform each exercise for 1 full minute (no rest interval between sets).
After each 50 reps, move forward one line.
Immediately following the 10th set (no rest), perform 5 minutes of CMU Thrusters (keep counting toward your total # of reps).
Total duration: 15 minutes

1-minute of CMU OHP
1-minute of CMU Goblet Squats
1-minute of CMU Bent Over Rows
1-minute of CMU BBS
1-minute of CMU Biceps curls
1-minute of CMU Lunges
1-minute of Derkins (feet elevated on CMU)
1-minute of CMU LBCs
1-minute of CMU Triceps extension
1-minute of CMU Deadlifts
5-minutes of CMU Thrusters

Record 1st Round # of reps
Rest 3 minutes

Now…REPEAT the full routine – starting over with your rep count

Great work 7 HIMS + a runner:

Log your scores here: Form

CIRCLE OF TRUST/BOM:
Gal 2:20 Now…REPEAT the full routine – starting over with your rep count
I have been crucified with Christ, it is no longer I who lives but Christ who lives in me
and the life I now live in the flesh I live by faith in the Son of God who loved me and gave His life for me.

From AW Tozer, Crucified Life: last time I spoke of living the crucified life – it has a currency. We have to give some things up. Pay something.  This is not salvation – Jesus Christ paid that price in full, but for our sanctification, it costs something.
We looked at Fun
Also consider: Safety |Convenience |Popularity| Worldly Success

Let me be clear, these are not things we have to give up – but if God asked us to, would we.
Would we write the check that says.
All our security and safety?

It would be safer to be at a gym where no one is going to ask you to lead
It would be safer to store up more treasures on earth in case things fall apart in the future
It would be safer to stay in comfortable, familiar settings and not risk it

It would be safer to not go on that missions trip.

It would have been safer for Bonhoeffer to stay in England and not fight the evil of Nazi Germany.
But God calls us to live the crucified life because it is worth it. Eternity is on the line
MOLESKIN:
Insert any personal comments, notes, devotion content, etc.
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
Wed Still Open.  Build your escape from Haw Ridge teams.  Painting Cardinal’s widow’s house Saturday