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Ladder Drills & Attention to Details

THE SCENE: 48 degrees with a mysterious mist that made for the gloomiest of glooms.

F3 WELCOME & DISCLAIMER: Professionally professed in a manner most unprofessional.

WARM-O-RAMA:

  • SSH x15
  • Knox Cherries Picked x5
  • Willy Mayes Hays x6
  • Tennessee Rocking Chair x10
  • Tempo Squats x10
  • Tempo Merks x10
  • LBAC x10
  • RLBAC x10
  • Seal Claps x10
  • OH Claps x10
  • Hallelujahs x10
  • Moroccan Night Clubs x10
  • Chatty Pickers x10
  • Hold Samson until QIC gets tired (which was not long)
  • Michael Phelps
  • Stretch ’em If Ya Got ’em (OYO)

THA-THANG:
PAX performed ladder exercises which went as follows: station 1 & 2, mosey back to 1; station 1, 2, & 3, mosey back to 1; station 1, 2, 3, & 4, mosey back to 1; station 1, 2, 3, 4, &5, mosey back to 1; station 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, & 6, mosey back to 1. Exercises were as follows…

  • 10 Burpees
  • 20 BBS
  • 30 Merkins
  • 40 Squats
  • 50 Flutter Kicks (Double Count)
  • 60 Toe Merkins

PAX went back to pick up the 6.

RTB. 10 Count.

Mosey to the fort for Mary.

MARY:

  • LBCs x15 IC
  • Tempo Merkins x10 IC
  • Tempo Squats x10 IC
  • Freddie Mercury x15 IC
  • 30 Second Plank
  • High Knees x10 IC …sort of. 🙂

CIRCLE OF TRUST/BOM:

YHC has been sensing the Lord pressing on something lately. YHC can be more of a big picture thinker than  details guy. YHC tended to be more of a project starter…not really a huge finisher when younger. ADD can cause YHC to easily move on to other things, especially if there is more energy behind it. To get around this, YHC will often keep details people around to help with this shortfall.

“Attention to Details” can be a challenge.

Admiral William McRaven, former US Navy SEAL, gave a graduation speech at University of Texas. Point one: Make Your Bed. He eventually wrote a book outlining the 10 principles he gave in his speech (see a video of it here). He says in his book, “Sometimes the simple act of making your bed can give you the lift you need to start your day and provide you with the satisfaction to end it right. If you want to change your life and maybe the world—start off by making your bed!”

John Wooden, the legendary UCLA basketball coach, wouldn’t let his players hit the court until they put their socks on right. These were the best recruited players in the country and he was teaching them to put their SOCKS on! “Championships are built on a solid foundation. And there’s nothing more fundamental for a basketball player than putting on your socks right. If you can’t slow down long enough to do that right, you’re in trouble.” Coach Wooden won 9 Championships over the span of 10 years. Seven of them were consecutive. Three of those seasons were completely undefeated. Ok! Socks it is!

Kobe Bryant was often caught putting in extra practice. What was he practicing? Elementary ball-handling skills. The kind you teach kids! He did this for hours! Why would a pro spend time on such fundamentals?
That’s where Championships are won.

Men, we need to take care of the fundamentals; in marriage, in fatherhood, at work, out in the gloom. That’s where real growth happens.

Luke 16:10 Jesus says,

“Whoever can be trusted with very little can also be trusted with much, and whoever is dishonest with very little will also be dishonest with much.”

We have a tendency to say it doesn’t matter. The saying, “Don’t sweat the small stuff…and it’s all small stuff” may not be helpful. Sweat the small stuff and I bet you can handle the big stuff much better. It might be he difference between getting better and being stagnant.

MOLESKIN:

Prayers for Olive Oil, Foghorn, Sickness, Pax Traveling, and surgery for Spielberg’s M coming up.

ANNOUNCEMENTS:
Parade is happening tonight! Meet at Rampart at 5:30!
Christmas Party on Dec 3. See slack for details!
Go30 starts another round! See Wingman for details!

Gobbler Challenge

THE SCENE:

A beautiful, brisk, clear morning. Great day in the gloom

F3 WELCOME & DISCLAIMER

Yeppers!

WARM-O-RAMA:

  • SSH
  • Tempo squats
  • Tempo merks
  • Knox Cherry Pickers
  • Willy Mays Hayes
  • LBAC -F
  • LBAC – B
  • Moroccan Night Clubs
  • Hallelujahs
  • Chattanooga cherry picker

THA-THANG:

Gobbler challenge modified to 45 minutes to fit into normal timeframe

45 minute AMRAP 

EXERCISES:

10 T-Merkins

20 Body weight squats

30 Rowers

40 Over Head Press

50 CMU Swings

60 Flutter kicks CMU overhead

70 CMU Rows

80 Lunges

90 Crunches

1 Mosey to sign and back

Scoring: Each completed exercise = 50 points

Example, PAX completes 2 full rounds, and gets through 50 CMU swings, score = 1250

Record your own score on your sheet, turn in to Skeletor.

MARY:
CMU carry to flag
COUNT-OFF & NAME-O-RAMA
Airborne, Angel Soft, Binks, Bobbitt, Feeny, Piston, Skeletor, Spielberg, Stetson, Super Soaker, Wingman
CIRCLE OF TRUST/BOM:

“in everything give thanks; for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus for you.”

‭‭I Thessalonians‬ ‭5‬:‭18‬ ‭NKJV‬‬

Thankfulness is abnormal for the unbeliever, but normal for the believer. A heart void of God’s grace is incapable of consistently initiating gratitude, but a heart governed by grace can’t hold back a thankful expression. It erupts in public worship and praise to God. It naturally flows from joyful lips in private prayers. Like a small child ecstatic over the gift of a new doll or toy truck, so those who have received the gift of salvation are exuberant over their abundant life in Christ.

Indeed, grace is the gift of God that keeps on giving. Not only are we its recipient at conversion, but His grace continues to infuse our faith day by day, until that day we appear with Him. Yes, gratitude keeps our attitude focused on the Lord’s goodness. He is still good when others are bad. He is still good when we are sad. He is still good when we are mad. He is still good when we doubt. He is still good when we struggle. So, we remain thankful regardless of our situation.

There are obstacles to exercising God’s will of thanksgiving in all circumstances. A wounded heart can’t see beyond its own hurt and anger. There is no gratitude, only disappointment with God and people. Why would my Savior allow me to be hurt? The heart of Jesus hurts when we hurt. His Spirit enters into our pain with comfort and compassion. Our pain is not an excuse to pout, but to pour out our emotions to the Healer of our heart. Gratefulness is God’s antibiotic.

What can you turn over to Jesus for Him to handle? A relationship? A health issue? Pain in your past? Lay it down at the foot of the cross and allow God to do His work of grace. Maybe begin to journal the blessings of God. Thank Him for your joy in Jesus Christ. Thank Him for the air you breathe, the water you drink, and the food you eat. Thank Him for physical shelter from the elements and spiritual shelter from the enemy. God’s will for you is to be grateful. Your thanksgiving inspires others to be thankful!

“in everything give thanks; for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus for you.”

‭‭I Thessalonians‬ ‭5‬:‭18‬ ‭NKJV‬

Daily devotion from Boyd Baileys “Week of Thanksgiving”

MOLESKIN:
Welcome FNG Supersoaker, Skeletor’s 2.0.
Super proud of these PAX. Thanksgiving is our way of life. I am thankful for the men that F3 has brought into my life.
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
Upcoming Christmas parade, meet at Rampart at 5:30-6:00 on 11/28 to prepare the float.

F3 Christmas party at butterknifes home

Go30 reboot coming up on 12/1

There was more, can’t remember.

Billy Madison II: Hope in Tough Times

THE SCENE: Bone-chill cold. Hope you brought your layers!

F3 WELCOME & DISCLAIMER: With deference.

WARM-O-RAMA:

  • Parking Lot Lap to stop shivering.
  • SSH (x15)
  • Abe Vigoda (x6)
  • Knox Cherry Pickers (x5)
  • Tennessee Rocking Chairs (x5)
  • Tempo Merks (x10)
  • Tempo Squats (x10)
  • LBAC (x10)
  • RLBAC (x10)
  • Seal Claps (x10)
  • OH Claps (x10)
  • Moroccan Night Clubs (x10)
  • Chatty Cherry Pickers (x10)
  • SSH (x10)

THA-THANG:
This was the return of Billy Madison. Billy goes back to back to school because we failed to graduate the first time many moons ago. Pax did 12 reps of each of the following exercise followed by a lap. After each lap, pax did first exercise and the next exercise, etc, etc. So first grade is exercise 1, 12 reps each. Second grade is exercise 1 and 2 (still 12 reps each). Third grade is 1, 2, and 3…etc., etc.,

  1. OH Claps (x12)
  2. SSH (x12)
  3. Big Boys (x12)
  4. Merkins (x12)
  5. Shoulder Taps (x12)
  6. Squats (x12)
  7. Toe Merkins (x12)
  8. Monkey Humpers (x12)
  9. Heels to Heaven (x12)
  10. Dry Docks (x12)
  11. Flutter Kicks (x12)
  12. Burpees (x12)

All pax graduated. Some got college credit …that probably wouldn’t transfer to a University so don’t get excited about it.

MARY:
No time. Sorry, Mary.

CIRCLE OF TRUST/BOM:

YHC is realizing, the older you get, the more responsibility and the higher stakes. Leaders MUST have perspective in tough times. Therefore, one must know where hope comes from and how to develop it.

The Apostle Paul gives us some wisdom in Romans 5:1-5. First, his statement on hope is sandwiched between two concrete assurances for hope; peace with God through Christ and our experience of love in our hearts through the Spirit of God. The meat in the middle of the sandwich help us to see how to develop hope. Check it…

Therefore, since we have been justified through faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ, through whom we have gained access by faith into this grace in which we now stand. And we boast in the hope of the glory of God. Not only so, but we also glory in our sufferings, because we know that suffering produces perseverance; perseverance, character; and character, hope. And hope does not put us to shame, because God’s love has been poured out into our hearts through the Holy Spirit, who has been given to us.

Abigail Adams once said in a letter to then president, John Quincy Adams… “It is not the still calm of life, or the repose (tranquility) of a pacific (peaceful) station, that great characters are formed. The habits of a vigorous mind are formed in contending with difficulties. …Great necessities call out great virtues.”

Difficulties are opportunities to prove faithfulness and give hope for the ones we lead.

Often when difficulties arise, we find ourselves asking the questions, “Why me? Why us? or why now?”
We find ourselves wishing for another time when things were easier. A favorite quote from Winston Churchill expresses a sense of destiny and call a leader should sense in the face of trouble. He says…

“It may well be that the most glorious chapters of our history are yet to be written. Indeed the very problems and dangers that encompass us and our country ought to make English men and women of this generation glad to be here at such a time. We ought to rejoice at the responsibilities with which destiny has honored us and be proud that we are the guardians of our country in an age when her life is at stake.”

MOLESKIN: Congratulations to Feeny for graduating at the same time as the Q this morning. Lots of hard work is quite obvious in your progress, brother!

ANNOUNCEMENTS:
Kingston Parade on Monday, November 28 at 7pm. F3 Knoxville will be working together to support 3 parades in the Knoxville area. Plan on contributing to trailer decoration when the time comes. It would be great for the Men of the Fort to attend other parades in Knox (including Oak Ridge) to support other AOs. Details to follow.

Ladder B.L.I.M.P.S.

THE SCENE: Easy breezy and 45 degreezy with the delicate aroma of Pepé Le Pew in the air. Ample et gras, d’arômes secondaires, bonne persistance en finale.

F3 WELCOME & DISCLAIMER: CHECK!

WARM-O-RAMA:

  • SSHx15
  • Knox Pickers x10
  • Willie Mays Hayes x10
  • Tempo Squats x10
  • Tempo Merks x5 (uh oh)
  • LBAC x10
  • RLBAC x10
  • Seal Claps x10
  • OH Claps x10
  • Hallelujahs x10
  • Moroccan Night Clubs x10
  • Chatty Pickers x10
  • SSH x10

Mosey to the platform above the stadium.

THA-THANG:
PAX performed merkins to Moby’s “Flower”. Hold low plank at the bottom of a merkin. On “Bring Sally up”, pax move to top of merkin. On “Bring Sallly down”, pax move back to bottom of merkin. When out of merkins, change to squats with same concept. When “Ole miss booth is dead and gone” pax move back to merkins from wherever they were. All pax were ready to “put sally down” by the end. (Tip of the cap to Borg for the idea. Airborne was impressed the song’s broad lyrical array.)

Mosey to track.

6 cones set approx 15 yards apart down the straightaway of the track. YHC forgot the sixth cone so we used the light pole.

  • B – burpees 10x
  • L – lunges 20x (2 count)
  • I – imperial walkers 30x (2 count)
  • M – merkins 40x (2 count) …just kidding
  • P – plank jacks 50x 
  • S – squats 60x

Round 1 – straight through
Mosey a victory lap
Round 2 – ladder (BL…BLI…BLIM…BLIMP…BLIMPS)

RTB

MARY:
No time for Mary.

CIRCLE OF TRUST/BOM:

Colossians 3:1-10

Since, then, you have been raised with Christ, set your hearts on things above, where Christ is, seated at the right hand of God. Set your minds on things above, not on earthly things. For you died, and your life is now hidden with Christ in God. When Christ, who is your life, appears, then you also will appear with him in glory.
Put to death, therefore, whatever belongs to your earthly nature: sexual immorality, impurity, lust, evil desires and greed, which is idolatry. Because of these, the wrath of God is coming. You used to walk in these ways, in the life you once lived. But now you must also rid yourselves of all such things as these: anger, rage, malice, slander, and filthy language from your lips. Do not lie to each other, since you have taken off your old self with its practices and have put on the new self, which is being renewed in knowledge in the image of its Creator.

We’re called to live into our new identity in Christ. The problem? How? Yes, with the Spirit’s help. Also by developing discipline. Self-control if a fruit of the Spirit

James Clear, in his book Atomic Habits says, “You do not rise to the level of your goals. You fall to the level of your systems.” If you’re having a hard time changing a habit, it’s might not be just you. It might be that your environment and life aren’t set up for this change.

Behavior = M+A+P

Motivation is your desire to do the behavior. Ability is your capacity to do the behavior. Prompt is your cue to do the behavior. To add a habit – make sure you get motivation, ability, and a prompt to line it up. To take a habit out – remove one or several.

How do you get Motivation, Ability, and Prompt?

  1. Celebrate or reward – flex in the mirror, air punch, “you da man”
  2. Set the bar low – 2 push-ups…might as well do more while you’re hear
  3. Have a Cue – set alarm, link to something (coffee, peeing)

YHC has had a struggle with food lately. If YHC does not get it under control, YHC will get sick. Go30 is an opportunity for our AO to help each other check in on habits we want to start or stop. This is a daily check in by 10am the next morning on how you did. The logic is that if we can see how other PAX are doing, we will be motivated to keep it going. As Skeletor said, “You can modify but… we’ll be watching.” 🙂 YHC would like to challenge any PAX interested in joining, not only to help yourselves but to help YHC.

MOLESKIN:
Welcome FNG-Spielberg! RESPECT!
Airborne, thanks for generously sharing your bean burritos with us this morning! Muey sabrosa, mi amigo!
Wisdom from Airborne, “The best way to get rid of a skunk is to pet it.” Then that HIM then ran out in front.
TAPS for Olive Oyl and Foghorn!

ANNOUNCEMENTS:
Brolympics! Nov 5 @0645! Git. Signed. Up. (Bobbitt, Wingman, and Skeletor are going!)
Christmas Parade is on. Details forthcoming!
Wingman will be posting info for Go30. Give us an HC if you’re in!

Separation Saturday

THE SCENE: Slightly gloomy, sun on the rise
F3 WELCOME & DISCLAIMER

✅ & ✅
WARM-O-RAMA:

  • SSH
  • LBAC -F
  • LBAC – B
  • Grady corn
  • Knox Cherry pickers
  • Mosey to the soccer field

THA-THANG:

Buy in:

4 sets

  • 10 air squats
  • 10 coupon clean & press
  • 10 bent over rows coupon 5 each arm
  • 10 hand release merkins
  • 10 American hammers
  • Hold Al gore until 6 is in

Rinse & Repeat

Workout

4 sets

  • 12 coupon overhead flutter kicks
  • 10 yard bear crawl coupon drag 15 yards
  • 12 single arm overhead press 6 each arm
  • 10 yard crawl bear coupon drag 15 yards

Rinse & Repeat

Cash out:

1 shared rifle mile bring 1/2 the coupons

Line up on track, two groups, men with coupons in front, men without behind. Men in front will  set the pace. Rifle carry coupon until you can’t, next man picks up.

We got 2 laps for .5 mile

 

MARY:
Mosey back for COT

COUNT-OFF & NAME-O-RAMA

CIRCLE OF TRUST/BOM:

Be watchful, stand firm in the faith, act like men, be strong. Let all that you do be done in love.”

‭‭1 Corinthians‬ ‭16‬:‭13‬-‭14‬ ‭ Part 4

Let all that you do be done in Love

I want to call today’s beatdown, Separate Saturday.

For two reasons, one, there are only a handful of us here. We have separated from the general population of men in Roane county and have committed to be here.

Two, for we as followers of Christ are called to be separate. But what kind of separate? I can come and be among you but keep separate, not engaging, but being separate. We aren’t called to exclude and keep private the things of Christ but to share them. We are in the world,  but not of the world.

‭‭2 Corinthians‬ ‭6‬:‭14‬-‭18

“Do not be unequally yoked with unbelievers. For what partnership has righteousness with lawlessness? Or what fellowship has light with darkness? What accord has Christ with Belial? Or what portion does a believer share with an unbeliever? What agreement has the temple of God with idols? For we are the temple of the living God; as God said, “I will make my dwelling among them and walk among them, and I will be their God, and they shall be my people. Therefore go out from their midst, and be separate from them, says the Lord, and touch no unclean thing; then I will welcome you, and I will be a father to you, and you shall be sons and daughters to me, says the Lord Almighty.”

Again I say how shall we be separate, how will we be known?

Joh 13:34  “A new commandment I give to you, that you love one another, even as I have loved you, that you also love one another.

Joh 13:35  “By this all men will know that you are My disciples, if you have love for one another.”

Jesus in appearing to his disciples from the shore after the crucifixion found them fishing. They had just been with Jesus days earlier and they knew that God was with them. They had went back to their day job of fishing. What was their world before Jesus, fishing. They had returned to the world. Sitting down after breakfast Jesus begins to inquire. Jesus says to Simon Peter,

“Simon, son of John, do you love me more than these?” He said to him, “Yes, Lord; you know that I love you.” He said to him, “Feed my lambs.” He said to him a second time, “Simon, son of John, do you love me?” He said to him, “Yes, Lord; you know that I love you.” He said to him, “Tend my sheep.” He said to him the third time, “Simon, son of John, do you love me?” Peter was grieved because he said to him the third time, “Do you love me?” and he said to him, “Lord, you know everything; you know that I love you.” Jesus said to him, “Feed my sheep.”

‭‭John‬ ‭21‬:‭15‬-‭17‬

Why was Jesus so adamant that if Peter loved Him he should feed, tend, and shepherd his sheep, not go fishing.

Do you love him? Feed His sheep.

Do you love him? Shepherd his sheep.

Do you love him? Feed his sheep.

Be in the world, but not of the world, and everything you do, do it in Love, for Christ.

MOLESKIN:

ANNOUNCEMENTS:
Clothes drive

Parade chat