F3 Knoxville

Use Your Gifts!

THE SCENE: Perfect August Gloom Weather!
F3 WELCOME & DISCLAIMER
WARM-O-RAMA:

  • Cherry Pickers (IC) 4 CT X 10
  • Windmills (IC) 4CT X 10
  • Baby Arm Circles Forward X 10 (IC) followed by Michael Phelps
  • Baby Arm Circles Backwards X 10 (IC) followed by Michael Phelps
  • Tempo Squats (IC) 4 CT
  • Tempo Merkins (IC) X 10
  • Mountain Climbers X 20 (OYO)
  • Mosey to new parking lot

THA-THANG:

4 Corner Countdown – 5, 4, 3, 2, & 1 at each corner in the new Bill Haslam Parking Lot

  • 5 Merkins, 5 Squats & 5 Big Boy Situps at each corner
  • 4, 4, 4 & 4, etc.
  • Mosey to the Bagwell Center

Bagwell Center – Reps Then Run

  • 20 dips & 20 step-ups/box jumps & run around the courtyard
  • Rinse and repeat
  • Mosey to AO
  • 50 “Toe Merkins” on the way back

MARY:

  • American Hammers X 50
  • Hello Dollies X 20
  • Flutterkicks X 20

COUNT-OFF & NAME-O-RAMA

21 HIMs (counting JUCO Rush)

CIRCLE OF TRUST/BOM:

Let’s use our gifts that God gave us today and don’t wait until we have more time, get older, etc. because today isn’t guaranteed.  The songs below are the choruses and talk about living like you were dying…because we are…every day we live is a closer day to when we die so let’s live that way, love that way and serve that way everyday!!!

Romans 12:6-10 New International Version

We have different gifts, according to the grace given to each of us. If your gift is prophesying, then prophesy in accordance with your[a] faith; if it is serving, then serve; if it is teaching, then teach; if it is to encourage, then give encouragement; if it is giving, then give generously; if it is to lead,[b] do it diligently; if it is to show mercy, do it cheerfully.Love must be sincere. Hate what is evil; cling to what is good. 10 Be devoted to one another in love. Honor one another above yourselves.

Tim McGraw – Live Like You Were Dying

“I was finally the husband That most of the time I wasn’t
And I became a friend a friend would like to have
And all of a sudden going fishin’ Wasn’t such an imposition
And I went three times that year I lost my dad
Well I, I finally read the Good Book, and I Took a good, long, hard look
At what I’d do if I could do it all again And then

I went skydiving
I went Rocky Mountain climbing
I went 2.7 seconds on a bull named Fumanchu
And I loved deeper
And I spoke sweeter
And I gave forgiveness I’d been denying”
And he said
“Someday I hope you get the chance
To live like you were dying
Like tomorrow was a gift
And you’ve got eternity
To think about
What you’d do with it
What could you do with it
What did I do with it?
What would I do with it?

Matthew West – What if

What if today’s the only day I got?
I don’t wanna waste it if it’s my last shot
No regrets, in the end
I wanna know I got no what ifs
I’m running till the road runs out
I’m lighting it up right here right now
No regrets, in the end
I wanna know I got no what ifs, yeah

MOLESKIN:

Bobbitt, a transplant from Chattanooga, shared that they call calf raises “toe merkins” and I like that name a lot…even better than “Boosters”

ANNOUNCEMENTS:

  • Sign Up To Q/VQ
  • Sign Up for the August CSAUP
  • Sign UP for the Iron Pax Challenge

 

3rd Annual Road Less Traveled

THE SCENE: Humid, warm, typical
WARM-O-RAMA:

SSH
Tempo Squat
Tempo Merkin
Freddy Mercury
Burpees (OYO)

THA-THANG:

Mosey to the Greenway Path, doing 1 set of the following every 4 min
10 Burpees
20 Freddy Mercurys
30 Merkins
40 Squats
Leaders will wagon wheel after every set to get back to the 6, finish their reps, and start each new leg together
Continue to do 1 set of each of the above until we complete the nearly 3 miles course
Mosey back to the Flag

MARY:

Toe Merkins, Imperial Walkers

CIRCLE OF TRUST/BOM:
Matthew 5:3-5 Blessed are the poor in Spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven. Blessed are those who mourn, for they will be comforted. Blessed are the meek, for they will inherit the earth

MOLESKIN:

My time as a Christian has seen so several different phases in my spiritual growth.  Where I am now is not the person I was 27 years ago when I accepted Christ as my Lord and Savior.
I have become increasingly aware of my humanity and fallibility as a man, even though I desire to be a HIM.  Much of the Scriptures (especially the NT) stresses the need for the heart to be right before God.  Don’t get me wrong, doctrine is super important and very worthwhile to pursue, but without adding love and preparing the heart then I find those pursuits somewhat empty.  So I guess what I’m saying is as you pursue the things of God (which we should all do), I encourage you not to neglect the fact that we are to be poor (broken) in spirit, mourning our sin, and meek/malleable in our approach to the throne of God.

 

Get Ready

THE SCENE: Warm and muggy
F3 WELCOME & DISCLAIMER
WARM-O-RAMA:

20 SSH, 4 ct
5 burpees
15 Imperial Walkers, 4 ct
4 burpees
Little baby arm circles, 4 ct, 15 forward, 15 back
5 burpees
Stretching, little of this and that
5 Cherry pickers

THA-THANG:
Mosey to upper field. 2 rounds:
At the bleachers, do 10 dips, 10 lunges (each leg), 10 sumo squats, and 10 wide arm merkins.
Take a lap doing reps at each corner (5, 10, 15, then 20)
Lap 1 = burpees, Lap 2 = BBS

Mosey to outhouse for 21s:
Easy ups at the top of the hill
Squats at the bottom

Round Q: Count off. Each PAX takes a turn to call the next exercise. The next PAX can interrupt the current exercise as he sees fit. (Readiness – see BOM)

MARY:
Laying with legs 6” off the ground, use legs to write the name of each PAX present.
25 American Hammers, 4ct

COUNT-OFF & NAME-O-RAMA
Use the TAGS on right-side to record PAX (BE SURE TO INCLUDE YOURSELF) in attendance. Be sure to select the AO in CATEGORY above TAGS and then delete these notes!
CIRCLE OF TRUST/BOM:
There’s been a lot going on in this world lately. A lot of sickness, injuries, and death even in just my very small circle and so much more that impacts other PAX and friends and family not associated with F3. In all of this, I heard a message at one of those recent funerals. The minister was talking about this lady who lived her life Ready. She was ready to go on the next adventure. Ready to tackle challenges and obstacles. Ready to lend a hand. Ready.
So my question to you is: are you ready? Are you ready for today? Tomorrow? Next week? Are you ready for life’s unexpected twists and turns, successes and failures, victories and utter defeats? Are you ready for whatever lies in store for your wife, girlfriend, parents, children? Good or bad?
We men tend to think of ourselves as ready for anything. That’s the Boyscout motto and mentality: Be prepared. But what are you ready for? Is it today or is it eternity? Jesus teaches us not to worry or fret about today or tomorrow, for this world is temporary, fleeting. We need to be ready for Eternity. And more than this, we need to make sure that our families are ready. That our friends are ready. That our neighbors and coworkers and acquaintances are ready. Even the ones we may not really like. Our job is to be ready and get as many others as possible to be ready as well.
So I leave you with this: are you ready?
MOLESKIN:
Praise: Judge Judy’s father had a quick recovery from Covid
Keep praying for Ribbed’s wife and the rest of our PAX struggling with sickness and loss
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
Dog Pound CSAUP: Off the Chain
August 21 – Sign up!!!

Don’t Hold Back

THE SCENE: Muggy and mid-70s
F3 WELCOME & DISCLAIMER
WARM-O-RAMA:

Reach through (aka cherry picker) IC

Little baby arms circles IC

Reverse baby arm circles IC

Harry Rockets IC

Tempo meek IC

Tempo squat IC

THA-THANG:

Mosey toward coupons with weave sprint

Motivators From 8, continue mosey to coupon pile.

Grab your coupon and rifle carry to the parking lot east of maintenance.

Four corner style:

20 each- Merkins on the coupon, knee up jumps, squat jacks, Flutter kicks (two leg count).  Transition from corner to corner by mosey, shuffle, Bernie, shuffle (face the same way the whole time). Repeat twice

Bring your coupon to stadium hill. 10 heavy squat thrusters, bear crawl up the hill with a burpee at the top.  Mosey down.  20 curls, bear crawl up the hill with a burpee at the top.  Mosey down.

Rinse and repeat 3 times.

Return coupons with a wall sit waiting for the 6.

Mosey back to the old F3 lot.  Mosey and Bernie between the islands of the new parking lot.

Jail break to the flag.

MARY:
Hello Dolly to finish up.
COUNT-OFF & NAME-O-RAMA
CIRCLE OF TRUST/BOM:
What is holding you back…..

Several things may come to mind.

  • How you address your work; doing all of your work, striving for the extra, going back to school.
  • How you handle your home life; spending time with your kids and not watching tv or taking the easy way out at times.
  • How you need to avoid/move one/let go of a bad habit or sin; what relationship, website activity, etc.
  • Why don’t you volunteer in your church; sing, bring food, help with children’s ministry.

Remember that it’s much more difficult to do the thing you need to do.  We spend a lot of our times in the 80% of activities that we’re good at based on 20% of effort.  The last 20% is where we need to focus; It may take all 80% of our effort to get there but that’s where the ‘fruit’ is.

MOLESKIN:
Isaiah 41:10 (NIV) So do not fear, for I am with you; do not be dismayed, for I am your God. I will strengthen you and help you; I will uphold you with my righteous right hand.

ANNOUNCEMENTS:
Dunkin