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Just Cold Enough to be Annoying

THE SCENE: Just cold enough to be annoying 

F3 WELCOME & DISCLAIMER: Did this, forgot to mention I had my cell phone, they quickly understood

WARM-O-RAMA:

SSH IC x15 ; LBAC each way IC x10 each ; Little of this, Little of that ; Cherry Pickers IC x5 

THA-THANG:

Mosey to Splash Pad for a Tabata workout + Field Trips 

20 work/10 seconds rest x 8 ; After 3 exercises, field trip to the bathhouse 

  • Set 1:
    • Dips
    • Step-ups 
    • BBS
  • Field Trip to the Bathhouse 
    • 5 Burpee Pull-ups
  • Set 2: 
    • Shoulder Taps
    • Imperial Walkers 
    • Freddie Mercury
  • Field Trip to the Bathhouse 
    • 5 Bodybuilders
  • Set 3: 
    • Merkins 
    • SSH 
    • Reverse Crunch 

Aborted set 3 halfway through SSH as the Q didn’t hear the PAX at the other end of the SplashPad yelling that it was 6:13, then 6:14…

Quick mosey back to AO (arrived after time 6:16)

MARY:

There just wasn’t enough time. 

COUNT-OFF & NAME-O-RAMA

8 HIM (2 pre-rucked)

CIRCLE OF TRUST/BOM:

When Ribbed asked me about my weekend this morning during the pre-ruck, I told him that “It was good, just not enough time to do nothing.” While this wasn’t going to originally be the focus of my BOM, that phrase churned in my mind throughout the workout. During the holiday season, many of us become busier and busier. Whether it is kid’s concerts at school, holiday parties with work or friends (shoutout to Judge Judy for welcoming us into his home this weekend, what an incredible evening!), shopping for presents, etc. We tend to go, go, go during this last half of December. I challenge you all to take time out of your day to do “nothing.” I don’t mean sit and stare at a wall nothing, but do something unscheduled, something without a deadline, something that makes you a better HIM. For me, I am committing to spending an extra 15 mins before heading out into the gloom this week, sitting in front of my lit Christmas tree, with my gas logs going, and spending some extra time in silent prayer.

12 Days of Christmas Ladder (or Rubbing is Racing)

THE SCENE: Toasty warm mid-30s

F3 WELCOME & DISCLAIMER

WARM-O-RAMA:

  • Grady Corns IC | Windmills IC
  • SSH IC
  • Mosey to playground.
  • 10 Pull-ups, 20 Merkins, 30 Squats

THA-THANG:

Mosey to Splash Pad. Descending Ladder.  Do 12 exercises, take a lap, and drop the top one. Do 11 exercises, take a lap, and drop the top one.  Etc…

  • 12 — 4-Count Shoulder Taps
  • 11 — 4-Count Hello Dolly
  • 10 — Lunges (each leg)
  • 9 — Merkins
  • 8 — Squats
  • 7— CDD
  • 6 — 4-Count Imperial Walkers
  • 5 — Dips
  • 4 — Step-Ups (each leg)
  • 3 — Single-leg Bridge (each leg)
  • 2 — Single-leg deadlift (each leg) (flamingos)
  • 1 — Burpee

STRETCHES:

  • Bend down & grab toes
  • Sit squat
  • Knee to chest / Knee across
  • Child pose
  • Downward dog
  • Cobra Kai/upward dog

COUNT-OFF & NAME-O-RAMA

CIRCLE OF TRUST/BOM:

Recognized Snitch for outstanding consistency—a hallmark of all 8 HIMs who posted today. Took turns sharing something we’re thankful for.

Loaded Deck

THE SCENE: a balmy 35
F3 WELCOME & DISCLAIMER
WARM-O-RAMA:
SSH x25; Imperial Walkers x15; Tempo Merkins x10; Cobra Kai; Grady Corns x10

THA-THANG:
Mosey to splashpad.

EMOM:  5 box jumps, 10 squats, 10 merkins (5 rounds)

Deck of Cards. We moseyed around the park doing 5 exercises at various locations from our deck of cards.

  • Hearts = Merkins
  • Clubs = Squat Jumps
  • Diamonds = V-ups
  • Spades = SSH
  • Jokers = Burpees

MARY:
No time.
COUNT-OFF & NAME-O-RAMA
11 HIM
CIRCLE OF TRUST/BOM:
Resist the urge to complain and be frantic with so many things to do this season. Slow down, enjoy your family, set the pace by enjoying God and his gifts this season.

4 Corners in a Straight Line

THE SCENE: Y’all it’s starting to be cold, like every day. 

F3 WELCOME & DISCLAIMER: Did this. No questions. 

WARM-O-RAMA: Blindside warm-up things 

THA-THANG:

Mosey to Flagpole for 20 jump-ups/steps // Mosey to Playground 10 pull-ups

Mosey to the upper parking lot for “straight-line” 4 corners. 4 stations of exercises, each cardboard has 3 exercises on it. Do the top exercise then move to the next station. Do all 4 stations 2x then mosey to dock for 20 CDD then to the Bathhouse for 10 pull-ups. Return to Stonehenge to lunge around waiting on the six. Repeat the whole process with the second exercise on the board. Then repeat for the third exercise.    

  • Round 1
    • 20 Merkins
    • 20 BBS
    • 20 Squats
    • 20 4 count Flutter Kicks
  • Round 2
    • 10 Burpees
    • 20 LBCs 
    • 20 Diamond Merkins
    • 20 4 count Freddie Mercury
  • Round 3
    • 20 Iron Mikes
    • 20 American Hammers 
    • 20 Smurf Jacks
    • 20 Hello Dolly

Fellowship Mosey™ back to AO

MARY:

Ring-of-Fire with 3 Merkins 

COUNT-OFF & NAME-O-RAMA

12 HIMs did the Beatdown; 1 Mall Walker 

CIRCLE OF TRUST/BOM:

“You’ve got to ask for faith every day. You have to read about those people who exercised faith. You have to read the Scriptures.” –Mother Mary Angelica. Mother Angelica was a Roman Catholic nun of the poor Clares of Perpetual Adoration. She founded the Eternal Word Television Network (EWTN) in Birmingham, Alabama in 1981. This quote from Mother Angelica hit me hard yesterday because I have to remember to choose faith daily. In F3, the Fitness is the easiest part for me in that I can get up and meet my brothers in the Gloom. Fellowship is the next easiest, but still difficult. I love the Fellowship that pre-rucks and beatdowns give, and most of you know that I love the fact that Slack offers continual communication with the PAX of F3Knoxville outside of the Gloom, but the 2nd F can still be difficult for me in that I sometimes forget to be that friend that many men need me to be. Not only to be present and reachable but also to be there to listen when needed. 

The 3rd F, Faith is the most difficult for me. I can’t meaningfully go on “auto-pilot” with my faith. I have to actively choose my faith. I have to actively read my devotions, say my prayers, and be present for God. 

ANNOUNCEMENTS:

Asylum AM/PM combining at 7 am on Thanksgiving for an hour beatdown

Christmas Party — Let Judge Judy know if you’re coming by Dec. 1st. Slack channel #annual-christmas-party. 

Brovember reminder.

Equalizer Block Party

SCENE: 30° & Windy

F3 WELCOME & DISCLAIMER

WARM-O-RAMA:

  • SSH IC | Cherry Pickers IC
  • SSH IC | Grady Corns IC
  • SSH IC | Windmills IC 

THA-THANG:

Mosey to the top of the Equalizer. Kraken. Pick station, complete 25 reps of the prescribed exercise, then run a full lap around the course to the next station. Rinse and repeat. On each subsequent round, drop 5 reps from each exercise. Push yourself & push each other. Try to catch the guy in front of you. Stations included:

  1. Lunges 
  2. BBS
  3. Dips 
  4. Shoulder taps
  5. Merks 
  6. Flutter Kicks 
  7. Burpees 
  8. Squats 

MARY: 

  • Fellowship Mosey™️

STRETCHES:

  • Bend down & grab toes
  • Sit squat
  • Knee to chest / Knee across
  • Child pose
  • Downward dog

COUNT-OFF & NAME-O-RAMA

CIRCLE OF TRUST/BOM:

“Are any of you suffering hardships? You should pray. Are any of you happy? You should sing praises. Are any of you sick? You should call for the elders of the church to come and pray over you, anointing you with oil in the name of the Lord. Such a prayer offered in faith will heal the sick, and the Lord will make you well. And if you have committed any sins, you will be forgiven. Confess your sins to each other and pray for each other so that you may be healed. The earnest prayer of a righteous person has great power and produces wonderful results.”

‭‭James‬ ‭5:13-16‬