F3 Knoxville

Be a Kingdom Man!

THE SCENE: 48 and probably too nice for the gloom
F3 WELCOME & DISCLAIMER
WARM-O-RAMA:

  • Side Straddle Hops (IC) X 10
  • Cherry Pickers (IC) 4 CT X 10
  • Baby Arm Circles Forward X 10 (IC)
  • Baby Arm Circles Backwards X 10 (IC)
  • Tempo Squats (IC) 4 CT
  • Temp Merkins (IC) X 10
  • 1 minute any stretch you need
  • Mosey to Sophomore Hill

THA-THANG:

Doras at Sophomore Hill

  • 25 Burpees
  • 50 Big Boy Situps
  • 75 Diamond Merkins
  • 100 Lunges
  • 150 Merkins
  • 200 Squats
  • 250 Flutter Kicks

Coupon Work –

  • 20 CMU Curls
  • 20 CMU Tricep Extension
  • 20 CMU Bentover Rows
  • 20 CMU Overhead Press
  • Run to the parking lot
  • Rinse, Repeat

MARY:  LBCs X 25
COUNT-OFF & NAME-O-RAMA   16 men trying to get better

CIRCLE OF TRUST/BOM:

I saw Dr. Tony Evans at the 865 Mens Conference last weekend.  Dr. Evans was amazing.  He preached 2 separate 45-minute sermons without looking at his notes.

He brought the heat, challenged each of the 1,900 men there, and prayed for us to be the men we need to be and God called us to be.  He shared that NFL officials have a book of rules to follow…sometimes they do, sometimes they don’t.  Men of God do too…the Bible…sometimes we follow it and sometimes we don’t.

Tony encouraged us to be Kingdom Men, Kingdom Husbands and Kingdom Fathers.

Dr. Evans shared about his rough childhood in a non-Christian home.  His parents weren’t believers.  Two strangers poured into Tony’s Dad and led him to Jesus.  Things were still bad at home but his Dad had changed and loved and supported his wife, Tony’s mother even more than ever.  Why?  Because he was a changed man.

One night, Tony’s Mom came downstairs crying and told her husband that the more she hates him and fights with him, the more he loves and supports her.  She wasn’t sure what being a Christian was but she wanted to learn about it.  From that point on, his family worshipped and studied and loved the Lord.  This included all of his siblings who were baptized.

After college, Tony started a church with 10 people in the living room of his house.  He was the first African-American to earn a doctorate at the Dallas Seminary.  His church in South Dallas now has 10,000+ thousand members.  Tony’s preaching now spans the world, with his broadcasts airing on over 1,400 radio outlets and in over 130 countries, reaching millions each week.  All of his 4 children are in the ministry.

He has been the chaplain for both the Dallas Cowboys and the Dallas Mavericks.  Tony has written more than 100+ books, is on YouTube, has his own websites, etc.

Tony and his family are everywhere sharing about God’s love.  Why did he share all of these accomplishments?  It wasn’t to brag, it was to challenge those of us there to be like the 2 strangers who poured into Tony’s Dad and brought him to the cross.  Their work led to a transformation of his family which led to the transformation of thousands if not hundreds of thousands who deepened their relationship with Christ because of those 2 men who made a family go from non-believers to disciples.

MOLESKIN:

They plan to make this 865 Men’s Conference at least an annual event; F3 should be involved

ANNOUNCEMENTS:
VQ week next week

El Momento Adecuado

THE SCENE: 35 degrees and a little windy.
F3 WELCOME & DISCLAIMER
WARM-O-RAMA:

  • Baby arm circles forward x 11.
  • Baby arm circles reverse x 10.
  • Side Straddle Hops x 10.
  • Tempo Merkins x 10.
  • Mountain Climbers x 10.

THA-THANG:

Mosey to the Courtyard (behind Technology building).

We partnered up and cracked open some Easter eggs, inside the eggs there was different exercises. One person should perform the exercise while the other was running a small loop. After 5 minutes, the small loop became double. The partners switched back and forth during 10 minutes.

Mosey to parking lot in front of the Recreation Center.

We played a game (Wolf vs Sheep). There were three base lines in the parking lot and three different exercises to perform in those lines as follows:

  • 10 Merkins (15 for wolves).
  • 10 Burpees.
  • 20 Squats.

The wolf could not catch the sheep until he completes his merkins, once he completes his merkins, the he can catch as many sheep as possible and then the sheep become wolves. The game will finish when there is no more sheep left. We played the game several times and we changed the rules a little to add some fun :).

Mosey to the CMU pile.

We teamed up.

The person that stayed downhill would perform these exercises:

  • Curls x20
  • Over-head press x20
  • Squat x20
  • Swing x20

The person that jogged to the pull-up bars should perform a ladder pull-up from 1 to 10.

MARY:
NA.
COUNT-OFF & NAME-O-RAMA
13 Intrépidos.
CIRCLE OF TRUST/BOM:
Ecclesiastes 3:1 “There is a time for everything, and a season for every activity under the heavens”. Reflected about the right moment to make things happen.
MOLESKIN:
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
Leadership survey, Escape from Haw Ridge, VQ Week, etc.

The Hope Within You

THE SCENE: dry, cool, and perfect for a beat down.
F3 WELCOME & DISCLAIMER
WARM-O-RAMA:

20 SSH, 15 Mountain climbers, 10 tempo merkins, 15 Moroccan night club, 15 Imperial walkers, 10 tempo squats, 5 cherry pickers
THA-THANG:
Mosey to our beloved JUCOmanjaro. Do the following exercises sequentially, one at every other line.

  • 10 burpees
  • 25 merkins
  • 25 squats
  • 25, 2-ct flutter kicks

AMRAP all the way to the top.

Mosey back down to the strip mall. Each corner will be an exercise location. Run down the long ends and bear crawl the short ones.

  • 10 burpees
  • 25 diamond merkins
  • 26 lunges
  • 25 heels to Heaven

Repeat until time is called.

MARY:
Merkin ring of fire. LBCs, gas pumpers, 6″ LBCs.

COUNT-OFF & NAME-O-RAMA
9 with a late Rucker arrival.
CIRCLE OF TRUST/BOM:
If you are anything like YHC, you may find yourself with a bad attitude. There may be a good excuse for that bad attitude: “it’s been a tough day”, “that guy just cut me off”, “there are too many things on my plate at work”, etc. The list could go on and on. However, if one is in Christ, they truly don’t an acceptable excuse for a bad attitude because we have hope. We have hope in eternity when this life is over.

“Who is there to harm you if you prove zealous for what is good? But even if you should suffer for the sake of righteousness, you are blessed. And do not fear their intimidation, and do not be troubled, but sanctify Christ as Lord in your hearts, always being ready to make a defense to everyone who asks you to give an account for the hope that is in you, yet with gentleness and reverence;” 1 Peter 3:13‭-‬15 NASB1995

Let’s do our best to let that hope we have within bubble over into our everyday lives so that others may want to know about Jesus.

MOLESKIN:
JUCOmanjaro…always a pleasure. We should visit more often.
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
Q101 at the Project on Saturday, VQ week of Valentine’s day, Escape from Haw Ridge coming up in April.

The Perfect Gift: Time

THE SCENE: Clear and a crisp 28 degrees
F3 WELCOME & DISCLAIMER 
WARM-O-RAMA:

SSH-cadence x 20
Arm circles-cadence each direction x 16
Cherry pickers x 10
30 sec on own

THA-THANG:

Mosey to open square with short wall

  • Dips x 20
  • step ups x 20
  • Heels to heaven x 20

Mosey to back hill/circle drive, 3 corners Pyramid over and back

1st and 3rd corner

  • 5 burpees
  • 10 Merkins
  • 15 BBS
  • 20 squats

Top of Pyramid

  • 20 squats
  • 15 BBS
  • 10 Merkins
  • 5 burpees

Mosey to Coupon pile

  • Overhead press with CMU/coupon x 20
  • Stairs up, core exercise of choice, stairs down
  • Swings with CMU/coupon x 20
  • Stairs up, core exercise of choice, stairs down
  • Heavy Squats x 20

Mosey to parking lot

  • 10 calf raises on curb
  • Run to first line, 5 burpees, back to curb, 10 calf raises
  • Run to 2nd line, 10 merkins, back to curb, 10 calf raises
  • Run to 3rd line, 15 BBS, back to curb, 10 calf raises
  • Run to 4th line, 20 squats, back to curb, 10 calf raises

Mosey to flag

  • Flutter kicks x 20
  • Hello dolly x 20
  • Pickle poppers until time

CIRCLE OF TRUST/BOM:

Went through story of book by CFA

The reason I tell that story is to help illustrate how our time can be the perfect gift. There are only 24 hours in a day so how we spend our time is important. It doesn’t matter how much we make or how much stuff we have, our time is limited.

So I have 3 challenges to put out there:

  • Be more intentional/present in current situations. Easiest and doesn’t require sacrificing time
  • Find someone (friend/family) to spend more time with
  • More time in the word-study the Bible, not just read

James 4: 13-14

Come now, you who says, “Today or tomorrow we will travel to such and such a city and spend a year there and do business and make a profit.” Yet you do not know what tomorrow will bring – what your life will be! For you are like a vapor that appears for a little while, then vanishes

Leave you with this quote from C.T. Studd, England’s most famous Cricketer. Most famous cricket player at the time and quit to become a missionary

“Only one life, ‘twill soon be past; only what’s done for Christ will last” –

MOLESKIN:
My first VQ. Thanks to all who came out and enjoyed the gloom with me.

You Gotta Fight For Your Right…

THE SCENE: Insert info about the weather, etc.
F3 WELCOME & DISCLAIMER
WARM-O-RAMA:

Side straddle hop in cadence 21
5 burpees on your own
Plank Variations (left arm up, reach through, repeat otherside)
Cherry Pickers
10 tempo squats
10 Windmills in cadence
Side straddle hop in cadence

THA-THANG:
Mosey towards JUCOMANJARO stopping at the guardrail

  • 20 dips, bearcrawl across the street, bernie back 2x’s until we were sure it was a she and not an FNG

Continue Mosey towards JUCOMANJARO stopping in the Hard Knox parking lot for wheelbarrows. Pick up the 6 and head across Hardin Valley to our hill.

  • Sprint to first stripe 5 Burpees
  • Next stripe 10 Burpees
  • Next stripe 10 Burpees
  • Repeat with Squats, Derkins (w/ Bernies), Flutter Kicks
  • 20 Heels to Heaven at the summit
  • 20 Soul Claps on the way down
  • Mosey back to the Hard Knox parking lot guardrail
  • 20 dips, bearcrawl across the street, bernie back 2x’s
  • Mosey to coupons stack by the flag

MARY:

  • 20 curls, 5 blockees 2x’s
  • Muder Bunnies to the block pile to return the CMU

COUNT-OFF & NAME-O-RAMA
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CIRCLE OF TRUST/BOM:
Message:
The warrior ethos (AKA Jedi Training) consist of 13 pillars: commitment, honor, respect, prepared, faithful, fighter, hungry, humble, lover, teachable, firestarter, truthful, and generous.
Each one is tied to a Bible verse.

Fighter: the 6th pillar
The verse for this pillar is Ephesians 6:12

“For we are not fighting against flesh-and-blood enemies, but against evil rulers and authorities of the unseen world, against mighty powers in this dark world, and against evil spirits in the heavenly places.”
Ephesians 6:12 NLT

Fight for the right things!!

Either the world will discipline your children or YOU WILL!

“God blesses those who work for peace, for they will be called the children of God.”
RED LETTERS
Matthew 5:9 NLT

Never fight for pride.
MOLESKIN:
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ANNOUNCEMENTS:
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