F3 Knoxville

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Thank You Frederick Buechner

THE SCENE: Partly cloudy, temp about 70 degrees.
F3 WELCOME & DISCLAIMER
WARM-O-RAMA:
Motivators starting with seven, 5 Burpees, 10 Cherry Pickers, 4 Burpees, 10 Rockettes, 3 Burpees, 10 Tempo Merkins, 10 Burpees (thanks to wisecracks about the Q!), 10 Windmills, 1 Burpee, Little of This and That
THA-THANG:
Split into teams of two men each.  Mosey to the shady parking lot across the street from the AO to get bricks out my vehicle. Each team of two gets one set of bricks (two bricks per team).  We will then mosey back to the AO parking lot and go to the curb on the east end of the parking lot.  We will do Doras.  While one partner runs to the opposite curb and does 10 Rocky Balboas (both legs = 1), the other partner works on the exercises with the bricks.  Partners switch off after the running partner comes back.  These are the exercises that the team of partners completes with the bricks:

  • 100 Overhead Presses
  • 100 Wings Down
  • 100 Curls
  • 100 Wings Out
  • 100 Triceps
  • 100 Wings Up
  • 100 Rows
  • 100 Punches (where punches from both hands = 1)
  • 40 Mini Man-makers

Mosey to end of parking lot with the nice bathrooms.  We will do 20 American Hammers.

Mosey to the Lily Pad parking lot.  There will be four cones spread out in a very large rectangle around the parking lot.  We will be going around the parking lot to each of the cones three different times.  We will Bernie Sanders when going either east or west and will run when going north or south.  The exercise will be displayed near the cones.  We will do the first exercises the first time around the parking lot, etc.  Here are the exercises performed at each cone:

  • Cone 1:  20 Squat Jumps, 20 Merkins, 20 Dead Bugs (4 count)
  • Cone 2:  20 Iron Mikes (both legs = 1), 20 Carolina Dry Docks, 20 Hello Dollies (4 count).
  • Cone 3:  20 Smurf Jacks, 20 Diamond Merkins, 20 Flutter Kicks (4 count).
  • Cone 4:  20 Star Jumps, 20 Shoulder Taps, 20 Freddie Mercury’s (4 count)

Mosey to the parking lot with the nice bathrooms.  We will do 20 more American Hammers.  Then Butt Kick run halfway across the parking lot and High Knees run the other half to the curb.

Mosey to the playground.  We will do three sets of 10 Bench Jumps

Mosey to AO.

MARY:
Abdominals

COUNT-OFF & NAME-O–RAMA
18 men with one FNG, Bob Fautnouh (sp?) whom we dubbed “Beignet.”  We were also honored to have three visitors from other AOs:  Gipper from Omaha, Graham Cracker from Florida, and Rogue from Davidson.  Graham Cracker and Rogue have moved to Knoxville so we definitely hope to see them again soon.
CIRCLE OF TRUST/BOM:

One of America’s greatest theologians died this week.  Frederick Buechner died on Monday, August 15.  He was 96.  Buechner was an ordained Presbyterian minister, essayist, novelist, poet, and autobiographer.  He was the author of 39 published books.  His writings have had a profound influence on many, including me.  One of my favorite novels by him was Brendan, but he wrote many others that were highly acclaimed.  He was a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize and National Book Award.
I am going to give you just a few quotes from his writings.
For those of you who have pondered on your vocation in life, Buechner wrote, “The place God calls you to is the place where your deep gladness and the world’s deep hunger meet.”
For those of you who have ever struggled with the idea of the existence of God, Buechner wrote, “It is as impossible for man to demonstrate the existence of God as it would be for even Sherlock Holmes to demonstrate the existence of Arthur Conan Doyle.”
Some of my favorite lines from Buechner are the following from his book, The Faces of Jesus.
“If the world is sane, then Jesus is mad as a hatter and the Last Supper is the Mad Tea Party. The world says, Mind your own business, and Jesus says, There is no such thing as your own business. The world says, Follow the wisest course and be a success, and Jesus says, Follow me and be crucified. The world says, Drive carefully—the life you save may be your own—and Jesus says, Whoever would save his life will lose it, and whoever loses his life for my sake will find it. The world says, Law and order, and Jesus says, Love. The world says, Get, and Jesus says, Give. In terms of the world’s sanity, Jesus is crazy as a coot, and anybody who thinks we can follow him without being a little crazy too is laboring less under a cross than under a delusion.”
My last lines from Buechner are ones that are certainly true for me. He said, “When you remember me, it means you have carried something of who I am with you, that I have left some mark of who I am on who you are.  It means that you can summon me back to your mind even though countless years and miles may stand between us.  It means that if we meet again, you will know me.  It means that even if I die, you can still see my face and hear my voice and speak to me in your heart.”
Frederick Buechner, speaking from my heart, I remember you and I say “thank you.”

 MOLESKIN:

Prayers for Cheatsheet’s daughter, Willow, who was recently baptized and who also recently joined a volleyball team.  Prayers for the father-daughter relationship.  Prayers for Gipper as he heads back to Omaha tomorrow.  We are thankful he visited us.
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
Mt. Everest Run on September 10.  2nd F Picnic on Sunday, September 11.

The VERN!!

THE SCENE:  10 of Dogpounds finest laced them up to see what the Q would bring from the mothership..
F3 WELCOME & DISCLAIMER 

  • I am not  professional
  • First Q in Five Years
  • You have been warned…

WARM-O-RAMA:
Slow mosey to the upperparking lot.. 5 burpees halfway

Circle up:

Imperial Squat Walker x10

Merkin x 20

Windmill x 10

Line up for Serpintine

Mosey with hill work…then to rabbit hole with a backward bear climb up stairs .. mosey to the top and plank work while waiting for the six… mosey to the Pavillion

THA-THANG:
Introducing… “The VERN”

  • 25 x dips
  • 25 x LBC
  • run to pull up bars
  • 10 x pull ups
  • 25 x merkins
  • run back to Pavillion
  • Repeato x 5

Jailbreak back to parking lot
MARY:
@ribbed led while Q was throwing up.

CIRCLE OF TRUST/BOM:
Pray for our health so we can continue to be the whetstone to help sharpen other men and give the gift of F3. Pray for Ribbed’s wife and give strength to Brad who will be battling prostate cancer
MOLESKIN:
Thank you for allowing me to lead you fine men in the gloom. This was my first Q in over 5 years, so appreciate you bearing with me as I knocked some rust off. I felt it was appropriate to start my first Q back with the VERN as this was my last Q before I left charlotte back in 2017. Definitely a full-circle moment for me.  @ski-dog @jagged-pill @mayberry killed this workout and were the only ones to finish the 5 full rounds #strong.   Q felt frisky, underestimated the distance back to the shovel flag, and called for a looooong Jailbreak. Appreciate @ribbed for handling Mary as Q was dry-heaving.

Thank you for lacing them up and coming out today. Make it a great day!

 

ANNOUNCEMENTS:
8/6 – Workday at Cerebral Palsy Center

Seated at the right hand of the Father

THE SCENE: 72 and no breeze
F3 WELCOME & DISCLAIMER
WARM-O-RAMA:
15 SSH

10 Tennessee rocking chair

5 Cherry pickers

THA-THANG:
mosey over to the pee rock pile. Grab a rock, either one large rock or to small rocks

  • 25 count of everything. Two locations bottom of the hill and top of the hill
    • curls
    • OHP
  • run up to the top of the hill
    • squats
    • squat thrust
  • drop the rock and go back and grab a new rock and start again.
  • after halfway through we start taking back the pile
  • bottom of the hill
    • SSH
    • Iron Mikes
  • Top of the hill
    • rows
    • butterfly rows

MARY:
ran over 1 minutes
COUNT-OFF & NAME-O-RAMA
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CIRCLE OF TRUST/BOM:
Hebrew 1:1-4

Christ so completely finished the work of dyeing for our sins he is seated a the right hand of the father. Not standing and pleading for our forgiveness but seating next to God.
MOLESKIN:
Insert any personal comments, notes, devotion content, etc.
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
Insert information about upcoming events, 2nd or 3rd F opportunities, and any other announcements.

100 Down at the DogPound

THE SCENE: The rain held off until almost the end

F3 WELCOME & DISCLAIMER Done and done well… sort of 

WARM-O-RAMA:

SSH IC x20 | LBAC IC x10 each way | Cherry Pickers IC x5 | Tempo Squat IC x10

THA-THANG:

  • Grab a CMU and head across the street. Leave CMU at the Parking Lot entrance, don’t worry, we will see them soon…
  • Mosey to Skatepark. Complete the exercises & reps. After each round, run up and over the wall (or around and do 1 Burpee), run along the wall and do 1 Squat Thruster where you dropped your CMU, and return to Skatepark for the next round. Once down the ladder, go back up! Add 1 Squat Thruster each round
    • 100 SSH single count
    • 90 LBCs
    • 80 Mountain Climbers
    • 70 Squats
    • 60 Flutters 2 ct. 
    • 50 Merkins
    • 40 American Hammers 2 ct. 
    • 30 Shoulder taps 2 ct. 
    • 20 BBS
    • 10 Imperial Squat Walkers 
    • 5 Body Builder+’s 

MARY:

Waiting on cars while crossing the road, there just wasn’t time for Mary

COUNT-OFF & NAME-O-RAMA

12 HIMs; 1 FNG (Peffercorn)

CIRCLE OF TRUST/BOM:

Decide. Commit. Succeed.

Birthday Q

THE SCENE: Warm, yet cool morning.
F3 WELCOME & DISCLAIMER
WARM-O-RAMA:
Some stretching with SSH mixed in.
THA-THANG:

36 of Everythang with a lap around the island every time

Merkins, Wide Merkins, Close Merkins, Dry Docks, Lunges, Side Lunges, Squats, Superman, Skaters, Flamingos, Calf Raises and LBC’s

COUNT-OFF & NAME-O-RAMA
CIRCLE OF TRUST/BOM:
Its been almost 5 months since I’ve been able to really join you men.  Something has been missing in my life and its been F3 this whole time. Glad to be back in the gloom with all of you.
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
Don’t forget the convergence on July 2nd. Please sign up if you are attending. Also, Earmuffs is going to be a grandpa. Blindside is working on the Dr. thing and pray for Sarah.