THE SCENE: Foggy and 58ish degrees.
F3 WELCOME & DISCLAIMER This was done correctly and on time. However, the Q was questioned on it rather extensively during the warm-up. Sometimes MumbleChatter is a good thing, other times is causes you to miss the disclaimer.
WARM-O-RAMA:
SSH IC x10; LBAC IC x10 EWay; Tempo Squat x10; Cheery Pickers IC x?
THA-THANG:
Flagpole:
- 10 Box Jumps
- 10 Merkins
- 10 Squat Walkers
- 3 Body Builders + at the playground
RINSE & REPEAT 3x
Rock Pile:
- 30 OHP
- 30 Curls
- 30 Rows
- 3 Burpees at the Bathhouse
RINSE & REPEAT 3x
Splash Pad
- 30 Dips
- 30 Derkins
- 30 Iron Mikes
- 3 Burpee Pull-ups at the Bathhouse
RINSE & REPEAT 3x
AO
- 10 Squats
- 10 Plank Jacks
- 10 Wide Merkins
- Sprint to the other end of the parking lot and repeat 3x
MARY:
Swimmies informed the Q that there were 15 seconds left for Mary. The Q told him he could continue to run his mouth for 15 seconds if he feels like he needs some Mary today.
COUNT-OFF & NAME-O-RAMA
13 HIMs. 0 FNGs. 3 HIMs sprinted out for early meetings/Dad duties/work
CIRCLE OF TRUST/BOM:
I have heard over the years that the time you are 33 years old is often called your “Jesus Year.” The ‘Jesus Year’ is age 33, the year that scholars generally believe Jesus of Nazareth was probably arrested and crucified in Jerusalem after starting a spiritual, political, and intellectual revolution. I have often heard people talk about “What they are going to accomplish either before or during their Jesus Year.
Once I hit 30, I started thinking about my Jesus Year. At 30 I was running regularly and losing weight consistently. I had several major goals for my Jesus Year, but one of them was to run a full marathon before or during the time I was 33. Seeing as I turn 34 tomorrow, I don’t know if I am going to make that goal. Once I realized that I wasn’t going to make that goal a few months ago, I got a little down. I was discouraged and upset with myself. I was looking at the negatives of my life, not the positives.
During my Jesus Year, I have been promoted twice at work, ending with a dream job that I absolutely love. I started F3 and not only got back into focusing on my fitness but brought me a whole new passion and zeal for my faith and gave me a brotherhood of men I didn’t even know I needed in my life.
Sometimes we focus too much on the negatives. We focus on what others are accomplishing. We focus on the goals we didn’t achieve. Don’t fall into the trap of “Keeping up with the Joneses.” Frankly, trying to do that breaks one of the 10 Commandments. When we compare ourselves to others, when we stack our failures against the successes of others, we are coveting our neighbor’s goods rather than focusing on the good in our own lives.
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
- Coats for the Cold: Donations for KARM. Bring to AOs through Nov. 13ish. Blindside is keeping a box in his van for donations.
- Bro-vember 2021 Challenge: Sign up to compete against other members of F3 Knoxville. Earn points by posting, Q-ing, VQ-ing, EHing an FNG/Kotter, etc. Check out the #brovember2021 Slack channel for more information and signup links.