F3 Knoxville

Carry me to the Cure

AO: shamrock
Q: slappy
PAX: Tinker, Eliza, Baby Boomer, Base Salary, Mermaid, Curveball, DeVito, Honeydew, Commission, Skidmark, Pom Pom (Grayson Vaughn), Toretto, Gringo, Smoked Pickle, Command Strip, Double Dribble, John Boat, Fudd
FNGs: 1 Fudd
COUNT: 20
WARMUP:
– projectovators
– arm circles (forward and back)
– a few burpees
– circle warm up run
– Grady Corns
– cherry pickers
– stretch (calf, runner, and whatever else)

THE THANG:
– We collected all of the rucks and sandbags that we had and moved to the football field end zone
– In the end zone we all came down with FMS (flutter merkin syndrome). This is a medical condition that causes a person to perpetually rotate between 10 merkins and 10 flutter kicks. The only antidote is located in the center of the field at the 50 yrd line. The problem is that you cannot move there yourself. You must be carried. It is a good thing that Mermaid wasn’t in the end zone and didn’t get sick. Once he received the antidote himself, he was able to return without fear of illness and (man) carry one of us to the antidote. Once healed we were also able to carry the afflicted and all of the gear to the antidote. Then we all came down with FBS (Freddy-Burpee Syndrome) where again we rotated between 3 burpees and 10 freddys. Good think that Gringo didn’t get it and was able to begin the carry to the cure. After that we succumbed to MHSS (monkey humper squat syndrome) where we rotated between 10 monkey humpers and 10 squats until saved. This time it was Skidmark that began hauling our butts to the cure. Finally we had a bout of BBSSHS (big boy side saddle hop syndrome). Our bodies convulsed into alternating 10 of each until saved. This time by Toretto. It was a scary day, but we all survived.

MARY:
– Hello Dollys
– Plank Jacks
– LBC

ANNOUNCEMENTS:
– “Falcon Memorial Q” will be lead by Eliza on Monday
– Dragon Boat Race 6/15/24 – No cost, donation if you got it, just need some bros to help us win! see Honeydew for deets
– Thunderhead Challenge 5/18/24 – Hike up and down Thunderhead Mtn with your F3 Bros. Hosted by f3 Smokies.
– Hardship Hill 5/26/24 – 2 mile obstacle course on Memorial Day. Open to anyone. I’m gonna do it with my Daughter. Will you join my team?
– Sign up for a Q if you haven’t lead in the past 6 weeks.

COT:
– We can learn from our exercise today that it is a powerful thing to work together as a group with a common goal rather than OYO. It would have been pretty discouraging if you were tasked to man carry 19 other guys. It was actually pretty fun and went fast when we were working as a unit. (this was my mini COT that came to me during the workout)
– “Send Me” is our F3 region motto as well as the theme for the GTE 46 event that some of us did this past weekend. I’ve not really thought about it much until this past weekend. I thought it was more about the Davy Crockett / Volunteer / Alamo thing. No doubt that this is a central part but it is actually from Isaiah 6:8 where Isaiah is getting his commission from God to speak to his people. “And I heard the voice of the Lord saying, “whom shall I send, and who will go for us? Then I said, “Here I am! Send me.” Was Isaiah perfect? No. But he was ready to to accept this assignment from God. No doubt that God has prepared him somewhat for the challenged before without Isaiah’s knowing though.
– What do you think God is preparing you for? Is there an assignment you need to take on? Are you willing to say “Send Me.” Be on the lookout for these things, because they are all around us. Some are big things like job, church, or family needs. Some maybe are not so big, but may be just as important…an encouraging word, a bit of charity, doing your tasks with integrity, asking forgiveness, being a peacemaker, being a pleasant coworker, etc.
– In all that you face know that you are being prepared for an assignment, be ready to say “Send Me”

Show and Tell: Tonka Edition

AO: shamruck
Q: Eliza
PAX: Fabio (Joe Hamilton), Tonka, Mermaid, Dumpster Dive, Eliza, Johnboat
FNGs: 1 Johnboat
COUNT: 6
Three easy miles around the school and the track listening to Tonka talk about the good the bad and they ugly of the GTE.

Mid ruck we were joined by an FNG who spotted us in the Gloom. Welcome Johnboat who leads the Side Straddle Hops better than most of us.

Make a list of things you are thankful for today, and when you feel discontent, pull it out pray on it and add to it. God has put you where you are right now with all that you have right now for a reason.

King Builder Pre-Ruck

AO: asylum-daybreak
Q: Sawdust
PAX: Smoked Pickle, Betty, Mermaid, Swanson, FixerUpper, skewer, Humper ( Sam Hartness )
FNGs: None
COUNT: 8
WARMUP: Sawdust & then Betty planted their respective :shovelflag:

THE THANG: Rucked around the park for 3.27 miles

MARY: No time for them.

ANNOUNCEMENTS: Drop our rucks & get in the circle of the AO to start the beatdown.

COT: Deferred to the end of the King Builder Beatdown

[f3knoxvillemain] King Builder (Convergence)

AO: f3knoxvillemain
Q: Tinker Bell-GTE Trainer (STL) , Motorboat (Indianapolis)
PAX: Blindside, Waxjob, Shuttlecock (Riley Brady Parmer), Rep Sleepy, Commission, P3, Z-Pack, Steam, skewer, Spellcheck, Single (Ryan Chambers), Brick, Tenderfoot, slappy, Gmail, Borg, The Situation, Maxime – Pittsburgh, Nubbins (F3 Muletown), Kodak (Joe Beach), Uncle Rico (Naperville), FixerUpper, Lizzy, CRISPR, F3 Pluto ( Hugh Nystrom), Tropicana, Charmin (John Willis), Pac-man, Stitch, Snitch (Cory Beilharz ), OnStar, Swimmies (Nathan Chesney), Duggar, Choir Boy, Betty, Voodoo, Smoked Pickle, Grandslam, Einstein, Lilydipper, Pusher, Guppy, Guardrail, Median, Mermaid, KickFlip, Cheatsheet, Utah, Toretto, Honeydew, Tonka, Pom Pom (Grayson Vaughn), Eliza, Ribbed, I-Beam, Mathlete, Cart Girl (John Sadler) (Chatt, TN), Swanson, Abort (Jeremy Loftis), Dumpster Dive, Anchorman, Humper ( Sam Hartness ), David Wood, Bones, Rooter, scratch & win, full moon,, Ike
FNGs: 1 Ike
COUNT: 89
Kingbuilder
Q: Tinker Bell Bones Motorboat
Warm Up: Mosey to the base of Picket’s Charge
Thang 1:
Get Right-Fatigue makes a coward of us all
-Bones led a series of up and down the hill with Bomb Jacks, Burpees, Monkey Humpers
-Live Right-When in charge, take charge
-Motorboat led standard F3 exercises IC emphasizing staying together as a team and the importance of cadence
-Lead Right-Leaders build leaders
-Tinker Bell led 4 corners with exercises of No cheat merkins, no surrenders, and get ups. Guppie was tasked and taught to lead the group in SSH and 6ct burpee IC
-AAR process
-Leave Right-Virtuous leaders work themselves out of job
-Guppie taught Pusher to lead SSH and Burpees IC
-AAR process

Mosey back to flags

The COT was the Nant’an change from Kickflip to Mermaid.

BurPlease, may I have another?!

AO: shamrock
Q: Stitch
PAX: Anchorman, slappy, Curveball, Mermaid, Eliza, Honeydew, Commission, Toretto, Crawlspace, Gringo
FNGs: None
COUNT: 11
WARMUP:
Cherry Pickers
Moroccan Nightclub’s
SSH
Imperial Walkers

THE THANG:
Mosey to the Football field

10 Burpees on the field at every field corner and when back to the start, 5 Burpees for each lap (Total = 100).

One lap through the Bleachers

Pull off for 50 Tricep Dips on the wall next to the bleachers.

Mosey to The Statue for Flutter Kicks, Derkins, Urkins, and Freddy Mercuries

Mosey to CMUs. Every PAX to do 25 OHP, 25 Curls, 25 Bench, 25 Curls

Mosey to COT for Hello Dolly, Heels to Heaven and 1 minute Plank.

ANNOUNCEMENTS:
GTE Convergence tomorrow at 6:30 (Asylum). Nant’an Flag handoff.

COT:
I have a framed print in my living room. A few years ago, an acquaintance of mine who owned a print shop had created a bunch of these for the church to distribute as gifts to the congregation. I thought it was cool and catchy at the time, and so I had it framed. Just the other day, I passed by it and read the words again. This time, it just struck me in a different way. In a very enlightening and hopeful way. I don’t exactly know who the author is but here’s what it says:

“Who you are & WHO YOU ARE NOT
IS UNIQUELY DESIGNED to offer
Christ’s Life to THE WORLD.

How YOU ARE GIFTED &
HOW YOU ARE not GIFTED-
THIS IS DESIGNED FOR HOW YOU’RE TO MAKE CHRIST KNOWN TO THE WORLD.

What YOU POSSESS &
WHAT YOU DO NOT POSSESS
IS UNIQUELY DESIGNED TO MAKE HIM KNOWN.

What you CAN DO & what
YOU CANNOT DO IS HIS
DESIGN TO MAKE HIMSELF KNOWN THROUGH YOU.

You are UNIQUELY DESIGNED to offer Christ
AND IT IS YOUR LACK (who you are not, what you don’t possess, what you can’t do) THAT IS THE MOST POWERFUL PART OF THE STORY.

THAT’S the GOSPEL!”

It’s hard to add to that. Embrace the man you were created to be, with all of your gifts and brokenness. It’s not about your resume and as we learn, it’s really not about us. It’s all His!

Isaiah 40:8 – The grass withers, the flower fades, but the word of our God will stand forever.

I hope that is encouraging as you leave here today.