F3 Knoxville

Tag: Rocket

Iron PAX Week 0: JUCO

THE SCENE: Absolutely Perfect, but slightly damp
F3 WELCOME & DISCLAIMER yep
WARM-O-RAMA:
Tempo Squats x10, Hairy Rockettes x10, Tempo Merkins x7, Windmills x7
THA-THANG:
Mosey to the end of the courtyard.  We will perform Iron PAX Week 0 challenge, doing the following exercises six times:

  • 24 merkins
  • 24 squats
  • 24 lunges where both legs = 1 (48 total lunges)
  • 400 meter run

MARY:
Judge Judy led the HIMs that finished Laredo early through some ab work. I can only assume flutter kicks were involved.

COUNT-OFF & NAME-O-RAMA
22 HIMs kept our 20+ streak alive for the third week running.
CIRCLE OF TRUST/BOM:
At our church’s family retreat this weekend one of the speakers discussed the differences in the needs of men and women, specifically as they relate to marriage. The top 5 emotional needs for men and women are very different and when we don’t take that into consideration in our marriages it is easy to neglect the needs of our spouses. Below are the top needs identified by the author of His Needs, Her Needs:

Become aware of each other’s needs and learn to meet them.

  • Men’s 5 most basic needs from his wife:
    • Sexual fulfillment
    • Recreational companionship
    • An attractive spouse
    • Domestic support
    • Admiration
  • Women’s 5 most basic needs from her husband:
    • Affection
    • Conversation
    • Openness and honesty
    • Financial security
    • Family commitment

MOLESKIN:
Thanks to Judge Judy and Erector for performing Laredo with me before the workout (Judge’s idea) so that I could help proctor the challenge. I definitely saw guys pushing themselves harder than normal today. Good push men!

ANNOUNCEMENTS:
CSAUP – Truckin’ to the Pound is Sep. 14th

JUCO shirt preorder ends next week

IRON PAX challenges will be each Friday in September

Disappointed?

THE SCENE: 71 degrees and rainy
F3 WELCOME & DISCLAIMER:  Administered 
WARM-O-RAMA:

Windmill – x10 IC
Tempo Squats – x10 IC
Seal Claps – x10 IC
Motivators – x8

THA THANG:

Perform each exercise for 45 seconds – 15 second rest

Grab a CMU and mosey to the field, where we will PAUSE

P             Pickle Pounder
A             Al Gore
U             Upright Row
S              Squat Press
E              Everest w/ CMU (lunge, squat, lunge, squat…)

Mosey to the bell to RECOVER.

R             Racoon Crawl
E              E2K (Left)
C             CMU Curls
O             Outlaws
V             V-Ups
E              E2K (Right)
R             Ranger Merkins

Mosey to the playground, where we will TAKE IT EASY

T              T Merkin (Merkin – one arm straight up to make a “T”)
partner up for the next two exercises;
A             Al Gore (together with Farmer Carry)
K             Kettlebell Farmer Carry (together with Al Gore)
E              Eccentric pull-ups (jump up, let yourself down)
I               Iron Mikes
T              Triceps Extension
E              Eccentric chin-ups
A             American Hammer
S              Scorpion Dry Docks
Y              Yurpee (Burpee with a clap merkin and two tuck jumps at the top)

Mosey to the amphitheater for a BREAK

B             Bernie
R             Rosalita
E              Everest
A             ABCs
K             Kraken Burpee (burpee with three hand-release merkins)

Mosey back to the shovelflag and CHILL

MARY:

C             Colt 45s
H               Heavy Freddies
I                 Imperial Walkers
L              LBC
L              LBFC (flutter kick crunch)

COUNT-OFF & NAME-O-RAMA:

9 HIMs!

CIRCLE OF TRUST/BOM:

Many major and minor disappointments in my life I can attribute to one thing – expectations…unfulfilled expectations.  Sometimes it’s the major, “Why didn’t I get that job that I wanted?” or “Why wasn’t this person healed?”.  Sometimes it’s the minor, “Why didn’t my son pause the video and say ‘hi’ when I got home from work?”  My expectations don’t always line-up with the way things play out – and that, inevitably, leads to disappointment.  However, in moments of clarity I can see that my unmet expectations were nearly always unfounded and/or unreasonable – that my often lack of resilience is a telltale mark of self-centeredness – and that my disappointment when big things don’t work out the way that I planned is a lack of faith that God causes everything to work together for the good of those who love Him (Romans 8:28).

Much of the book of Isaiah is a description of the character of God.  “My thoughts are nothing like your thoughts,” says the Lord. “And my ways are far beyond anything you could imagine. For just as the heavens are higher than the earth, so my ways are higher than your ways and my thoughts higher than your thoughts.” –Isaiah 55:8-9.  The God of the universe does not think the way that we think – and does not act the way that we act.  His plan for our life is much greater than ours.  His purpose is not to make us comfortable and spoiled, but rather to redeem us so that we can bring glory to Him.  Thank God we don’t get everything that we want – or we’d be spoiled brats.

As men who plan and live purposeful lives, we are going to have expectations – and that, in and of itself, is not the problem.  However, our uncompromising attachment to that expectation can cause a problem.

Imagine you are holding a precious fragile object in your hand (that represents part of you – your expectations).  If you let go of it, it will smash to the ground and be shattered.  But, imagine you are holding it palm upwards.  You open your hand, and the object (your expectation) stays where it is.  The “expectation” is still there…but you are no longer attached to it.

1 Thessalonians 5:16-18 “Be cheerful no matter what”…“In every situation [no matter what the circumstances] be thankful and continually give thanks to God”

Where have you been disappointed in life?  Was it because your expectations were unrealistic or selfish?  You can replace your rigid expectations with intentionality and curiosity.  Think, speak, plan, and act with intention – be curious about what will happen – but be flexible about the outcome – and show resilience when things go another way.

MOLESKIN:
Hat tip to Archie for the inspiration for this Q and Word (now, RECOVER!)

Hat tip to Jeremy Marchant for some of the CoT content: https://www.emotionalintelligenceatwork.com/resources/short-piece-dealing-ones-expectations/

I really thought this Q would be harder than it was…you guys barely broke a sweat!  (unfulfilled expectations….)

ANNOUNCEMENTS:

Iron PAX challenge
JUCO shirts
Brolympics II

JUDY’S GAUNTLET

THE SCENE: Humid
F3 WELCOME & DISCLAIMER
WARM-O-RAMA:
Cherry Pickers, Shoulder Shredder, Descending Burpee Sets (10,9,8….1), 6inch hold-20 Merks, Al Gore-20 Squats
THA-THANG:
1)  11’s – CDDs—-Bear Crawl 7yards—-Irkins——–Crawl Bear back. Made it about 6 rounds and called it for time sake.

2) 4Corners AMRAP (Judy’s Gauntlet) (Follow Exercises Along the Path in Chalk)  C1: 20Merkins —-Mosey——Lunge——Bear Crawl to C2: 20 4ct Pickle Pounders—–Mosey——-Burpee Broad Jump to C3: 20 Squat Jumps ——–Mosey——-Lunge ——-Alligator Crawl to C4: 20 6inch LBCs —–Mosey back to C1. Rinse and Repeat.

MARY:
25-50% Mosey’s and Bernies across parking lot w/40 calve raises at each end
COUNT-OFF & NAME-O-RAMA
22 HIMs
CIRCLE OF TRUST/BOM:
Talked about the significance, purpose and importance of Q’ing workouts; Addressed the anxieties and fears (public speaking, nervousness, fear of failure, embarrassment) most have about leading – ones that WE ALL face and can overcome together.
MOLESKIN:
N/A
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
TTTP

Burpee Mile^2

THE SCENE: Hot…Humid…Miserable…Perfect for a beatdown
F3 WELCOME & DISCLAIMER Done
WARM-O-RAMA:
10xCherry Pickers, 20xlbac forward/backwards, 5 Burpees OYO  Short and sweet
THA-THANG:
Mosey to the hill above the large SE parking lot for some 11’s with Star Jumps at the top of the hill and diamond merkins at the bottom.

Now that we’re nice and warmed up, we moseyed to the pond parking lot to start the burpee mile.

Burpee Mile:

Perform 12 burpees and run one lap around the pond. Repeat 4x

YHC failed to mention to the PAX that the pond loop is actually .44 miles. Total distance run is 1.76 miles with 48 burpees.

MARY:
Judge led somewhere around 1,000 flutter kicks while the six arrived from the final lap. Reverse indian run back to the shovel flag. The PAX formed two lines, first HIM in each line counts to five before dropping to the side for 5 merkins then popping up and joining the back of the line.

COUNT-OFF & NAME-O-RAMA
23 HIMs met in the gloom to kick off the week at JUCO. We had two more FNGs today. Welcome Kevin Hanson (Sergeant Slaughter) and Woody Huguley (Bambi)!
CIRCLE OF TRUST/BOM:
Even Jesus, being perfect in every way, faced rejection multiple times throughout his time on Earth. His reaction was always to continue soldiering on in the work of the Lord. We will all face rejection at some point in our lives. How we react to that rejection is what matters. Be like Christ and use rejection as a teaching moment and continue doing God’s work.

MOLESKIN:

There must be something in the water here at JUCO as we have grown our numbers exponentially in the last month. Let’s keep this ball rolling! Keep inviting FNGs to come out and get better. Reach out to those HIMs who have been absent and encourage them.

ANNOUNCEMENTS:
A JUCO shirt order should be posted in the GroupMe soon. Shirts are only ordered in bulk, so if you want one, get on it.

The Prayer for Protection

THE SCENE:  75 and humid.  Goose crap eeeevvvveerryyywhere.
F3 WELCOME & DISCLAIMER:  Administered 
WARM-O-RAMA:

Windmill – IC
Cherry Pickers – IC
Moroccan Nightclub – IC
Tempo Squats – IC

THA THANG:

Mosey to some grass…

  • Flutter kicks (4-count) 23 IC
  • Diamond Merkins 23 OYO
  • Pickle pointers (4-count) 23 IC
  • Werkins 23 OYO

Sprint to the pond, stopping at four parking lot islands to do 10 squats at each.

At the pond…  Cones spread out around the large jogging path (0.75 miles).  7 stations along the path.

Split into two teams.  Race around the circuit in opposite directions.

  1. Rosalita x 23
    Imperial Walkers x 23
    Guantanamo
  2. Hail Mary x 23
    Tempo Squats x 23
  3. Everest (run down to the pond, then lunge-squat-lunge-squat back up)
  4. Outlaw x 23 each way
    Up Straddle Hop x 23 (each leg)
  5. Scorpion Dry Dock x 23
    No Surrender x 23
  6. E2K x 23 (each side)
  7. Smurf Jacks x 23
    Squeaky Bed Dolly x 23

Mosey toward the shovelflag…stop to do 50 yards of crab walking.

MARY:
Ain’t nobody got time for that!

COUNT-OFF & NAME-O-RAMA: 
22 HIMs and 2 FNGs!  Welcome Gelato and Dos Años!

CIRCLE OF TRUST/BOM:
The Empire of Japan unconditionally surrendered to the US on August 15, 1945.  Because of the time difference, it was announced in the US on August 14 – and we celebrate that victory today – V-J Day – the final chapter of a war that lasted nearly six years and involved more than 100 million people.  It was the deadliest conflict in human history, marked by an estimated 65 million fatalities – the vast majority of which were civilians murdered in atrocities.  16 million Americans served in the Armed Forces during the War.  405,399 lost their lives – and nearly 700,000 others were wounded.

Try to imagine what it must have been like during that time.  Imagine yourself as a soldier in a trench, fighting day after day to gain miles of French territory back – or as a father waiting anxiously to hear from his sons who are away in the Pacific.  Imagine yourself preparing for a suicidal invasion of mainland Japan – and the ecstatic joy you experience on August 14, 1945 when you realize that the war is finally over.

James Freeman is a name worth knowing.  He was a minister and a poet – lived most of the 20th century – and is sometimes referred to as the “poet laureate to the moon” because his poems were twice brought to the moon (by Buzz Aldrin aboard Apollo 11, and by James Irwin on Apollo 15 – who left the poem on the moon).  James Freeman was commissioned to write a prayer for our nation during WWII.  A prayer for a nation that was experiencing anxiety and fear, but also joy and relief.  A prayer for the solider in battle – a prayer for the wife who lost her husband – and a prayer for the father whose son returns home safely.  A prayer to cover the full spectrum of emotions and experiences of our nation.

Interviewed years later, Freeman said that the 23rd Psalm was an inspiration for his prayer.

Psalm 23

“The Lord is my shepherd; I shall not want.
He makes me lie down in green pastures; He leads me beside quiet waters.
He restores my soul; He guides me in the paths of righteousness For His name’s sake.
Even though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I fear no evil, for You are with me; Your rod and Your staff, they comfort me.
You prepare a table before me in the presence of my enemies; You have anointed my head with oil; My cup overflows.
Surely goodness and lovingkindness will follow me all the days of my life, And I will dwell in the house of the Lord forever.”

This morning, we used Freeman’s 10 lines of poetry, inspired by the 23rd Psalm, in the way that it was intended to be used – as our prayer.  It was written to cover the full spectrum of emotions and experiences of a nation at war. Where does life have you right now?  Anxious, confused, worn out, joyful, grateful….?

I asked the HIMs to listen for one line – whichever one jumps out at you and describes where you are.  Cling to it and say it to yourself over and over throughout the day – make one of these lines of poetry your personal prayer throughout the day.  For example: If life is going well for you right now – you might cling to this line “The Joy of God uplifts me”.  If life has you worn down in the season that you are in, you might make this your prayer, “The Strength of God renews me.”.  10 lines – cling to one.

The Prayer for Protection, by James Freeman
“The Light of God surrounds me.
The Love of God enfolds me.
The Power of God protects me.
The Presence of God watches over me.
The Mind of God guides me.
The Life of God flows through me.
The Laws of God direct me.
The Power of God abides within me.
The Joy of God uplifts me.
The Strength of God renews me.
The Beauty of God inspires me.
Wherever I am, God is!”

Prayers for Judge Judy’s wife, Mandolin’s wife’s grandmother, Sty’s sister-in-law and her husband.

MOLESKIN:
T Claps for Archie for learning the exercises and knowing the planned route.  I couldn’t have done this Q without him!

I’d planned to do the pond circuit two times – we barely had time for one!  So good to have FNGs Gelato and Dos Años out there with us!  Glad to see the “new crop” showing up and pushing hard; Mandolin, Pool Boy, Nutmeg, Mermaid, Guardrail – you men are rockin’ it!

ANNOUNCEMENTS:
None