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What needs to go?

October 25, 2022 Mathlete

THE SCENE: Crisp, clear autumn morning. Couldn’t hope for better.
F3 WELCOME & DISCLAIMER
WARM-O-RAMA:

Slow windmills
Imperial walkers
Cheer leaders
Cherry pickers
Tempo Merkins
Up dog/Down dog
Right plank/left plank

THA-THANG:

Mosey to pool wall for 10 Wall-pees
4 rounds:
- 20 jungle boi squats
- 5 pull ups
- 20 merkins
- 5 wall-ups
Mosey to amphitheater and do 3 rounds
- 20 LBCs
- 20 flutter kicks
- 20 Freddies
- 20 awkward turtles
- Bear crawl up the hill
- 5 burpees
Mosey to fountain and do 2ish rounds until time
- 20 dips
- 20 step ups
- 20 dry docks (or Der-docks for +)
- 20 BBS
- 20 Iron Mikes
RTF

MARY:
Pulled in Erector for Heels to Heaven and Skewer for some Hammers
COUNT-OFF & NAME-O-RAMA
CIRCLE OF TRUST/BOM:

In my pre-blast, I mentioned the need to make hard choices over the next couple months, and I wanted to expand on this just a bit.

I, personally, have been buried with too much stuff. After the relative low of the past couple years, my self-regulation was totally out of whack, and I have said yes to WAY too many things. All good things that bring value when done right, but doing it right requires time to think and plan, which is impossible when there isn’t even enough time to drive between them.

While this is partly a result of a desire to be generous, that isn’t the whole story. When I really scrutinize my inner most thoughts, there are also elements of self-importance, image, and arrogance.

Self-importance in the sense that it is affirming to feel responsible, to have others look to me.

Image in the sense that I want people to see me as the guy who “does it all”. To say things like “I don’t know how you do it”

Arrogance in the sense that I have rather too high an opinion of my own ability and how it compares to others.

In short, it’s ME focused. In F3 we are peer led, not just to make it easier, but because when I give someone else the lead, it gives them an opportunity to develop their skills. It also diffuses the tendency of groups to orbit around strong personalities.

The image that I should be most focused on is the one I project to my 2.0s. I sought involvement because I saw my father as being uninvolved, but now I see that I can be just as disconnected from them when I’m too involved. My attention for them is sacrificed when I must attend to the group.

So now, I find myself working through the new problem, what needs to go.
MOLESKIN:
Just great to be back with the pack.
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
Halloween event Thursday, 6-8 (setup at 4). Brolympics Nov 5. Christmas parade December 10.

Hot Pursuit

October 18, 2022 Kick-Flip

THE SCENE: 31 and clear
F3 WELCOME & DISCLAIMER: Skipped for you bunch of veterans
WARM-O-RAMA:

Michael Phelps
RFTS / LIH
Growing arm circles
Imperial walkers
Squats
Down/up dogg
Merkins
Mosey to the pool wall for 10 wall-ups

THA THANG:

Mosey to the playground;
Max pull-ups
Partner-up: Max sit-ups in 1 minute

Mosey to the bell
Max merkins in 1 minute
1.5 miles for time

MARY:

Max burpees in 5 minutes

COUNT-OFF & NAME-O-RAMA

Me and 9 of the best men I know

CIRCLE OF TRUST/BOM:

Once upon a time, I was dating a real hottie – the whole package; legs…hair…figure…smart…her sense of humor… Incredibly – she seemed into me as well. It was 18 years ago yesterday that we shared our first kiss on the patio of the Student Union at Oklahoma State.

I was crazy about that 19-year-old girl…and I did crazy things because of how I felt about her. Like the time I drove to Houston just to spend a few hours with her – then turned around and drove back. Or the time I tipped a mariachi band the entire contents of my wallet – a few hundred dollars – to play some songs at our table.

Back then, I was crazy about that young woman – who is now my wife. I was nuts about her and was pursuing her to be my wife (mission accomplished!).

The Word we talked about this morning was “pursuit”. We looked at two passages in Genesis.

First, in Genesis 2, God creates Adam – then Eve. Adam writes this impromptu poetry about his wife saying, “This is now bone of my bones and flesh of my flesh; she shall be called ‘woman,’ for she was taken out of man.”. Scripture then says, this is why a man leaves his father and mother and is united to his wife, and they become one flesh. We often hear this passage read during marriage ceremonies…

“and is united to his wife…” Some other translations say “hold fast to his wife” or “bonds with his wife” – the Hebrew word there is from the root word dabaq. That word is used 54 times in the Torah – often in the context of a CHASE. In other context, the same word is translated “in hot pursuit” (1 Samuel 14), and “pursued hard after” (Judges 20).

When I was enamored with that young woman, “debaq” could have described our relationship – I was in hot pursuit!

There is another story of pursuit later in Genesis – this time in Chapter 29.

Jacob was looking for a wife – he meets and falls head over heels for Rachael. He makes a deal with Rachael’s father to work for him for seven years in exchange for his daughter. He does – he works for seven years and at the end of those years, Laban pulls a fast one and gives Jacob his other daughter, Leah. Jacob complains “no, I’m supposed to marry Rachael” – and Laban agrees to give him Rachael as well – in exchange for another seven years of work. And here’s the thing… Jacob gets Rachael – then continues to work for her after he already had her as his wife.

How amazing would our marriages be if we continued to work for our wives after we’d already married them? What if we continued to be in hot pursuit of our spouse, like we were when we were dating? If you want your marriage to THRIVE, pursue her like that again. Pursue her mind. Pursue her heart. Pursue her spirit.

If you are scrambling for ideas – here are some tips from the internet (written by a woman, so I suppose they are expert tips ????)

Write her a special note
Plan some quality time with her and let her know in advance
Tell her how you feel about her. Compliment her. You can never compliment her too much
Tell her often that you love her or that you miss her
Text her when you are thinking about her.

But also, men, nobody should know better than YOU how to pursue your wife. You should be the world’s foremost expert on that. Ending with a quote from John Piper…

“Don’t marry so you can stop pursuing women. Marry so you can perfect the pursuit of ONE woman for a lifetime.”

MOLESKIN:

I’d love to hear how you pursue your wife’s heart today – drop it in Slack or DM me!
SKEWER – you crushed your spring scores today, brother. Nice work!
Everyone made improvements – good work all around!
Hat tip to my lovely wife for being the inspiration for this Word
Hat tip to Craig Groeschel for the Hebrew background info
Hat tip to Shanti Landon for the pro tips above

ANNOUNCEMENTS:

Oak Ridge Halloween party – next Thursday evening! Bring your kiddos to trick or treat. Come staff the F3 tent!
Brolympics Nov 5

Into the Danger zone

October 16, 2022 Skewer

THE SCENE: clear and 60 degrees
F3 WELCOME & DISCLAIMER
WARM-O-RAMA: enjoyed some SSH and squat to the beat of Danger zone
Then 10 Chattanooga Cherry pickers
Five Knoxville Cherry pickers
THA-THANG:
Two 2 rounds of hard core at the playground. 10 Pullups, 10 awkward turtles( hand to ankle touches while on yourbback) 10 crunches and 60 seconds Plank hold
Then 4 rounds of Whitton at the flag and track area; 22 kettle bell swings, 22 goblet Squats, run 400 meter, 22 curls 22 Thrusters. Exercise were done with a coupon.

MARY: teamed up with another him in the PAX and jail break back to the meeting area after dropping off the coupon
COUNT-OFF & NAME-O-RAMA
CIRCLE OF TRUST/BOM:
You did not choose me, but I chose you and appointed you that you should go and bear fruit and that your fruit should abide, so that whatever you ask the Father in my name, he may give it to you.
John 15:16 ESV
https://bible.com/bible/59/jhn.15.16.ESV
MOLESKIN:

The challenge came from a devotional called The Roar within , can be found in youversion app

Every man has a man-killer that could be creeping up to them. But we remember what God tells us In John 15 and Ephesians 2:1-10 as well as surrounding ourselves with the PAX we can overcome a man killer

1. Lack of purpose

2. Lack of respect

3. Anger

4. Lust

5. Shame

ANNOUNCEMENTS:

Family workout #Skewer style

October 12, 2022 Skewer

THE SCENE: chilly 43• sunny
F3 WELCOME & DISCLAIMER
WARM-O-RAMA: warm up Odd squad workout: up down, left , right
Running in place, some Merkins and mountain climbers
THA-THANG:
Blob attack 5 minutes

Then enjoyed 5 minutes of big ball soccer
The 5 minutes of animal walk
( bear crawl, crab walk, duck walk, goose walk, crouching tiger, gorrila walk, tortoise walk and cheetah run)
Climb and slide

MARY: 2.0 called out the exercise till all 2.0 had a chance to lead
COUNT-OFF & NAME-O-RAMA
CIRCLE OF TRUST/BOM:
The gospel through A to F
MOLESKIN:

ANNOUNCEMENTS:

Remission

October 11, 2022 Papa Lock

THE SCENE: The brisk 40 degree weather returns!
F3 WELCOME & DISCLAIMER
WARM-O-RAMA:
Side straddle hops, Knox cherry pickers, Tempo merkins & squats, Tennessee rocking chairs, mountain climbers.
THA-THANG:
Rugby shuttle run to the Freedom bell

The mission: Gather the required hash (tally) marks for each exercise group…and beat Juco’s time in the same event last week! Most hash marks required multiple reps to count, and approved modifications to earn a tally were included:
- Bodybuilders
  2 burpees (w/ merk) : 1 BB
  3 burpees (no merk): 3 BB
  1 hash = 5 BB, 10 with, 15 w/o
  20 hash marks required
- Pull-ups
  10 Bent Over Rows : 1 PU
  1 hash = 5 PU, 50 BOR
  20 hash marks required
- Running Laps
  1 hash = 1 lap
  20 hash marks required
- Clean & Press (with CMU)
  2 squats : 1 C&P
  4 OHP : 1 C&P
  1 hash = 10 C&P, 20 squats, 40 OHP’s
  40 hash marks required
- Freddy Mercuries
  2 Big Boys : 1 FM
  5 LBC : 1 FM
  1 hash = 10 FM, 20 BB, 50 LBC
  40 hash marks required
- Clock Merkins
  20 merkins : 1 CM
  30 knee merkins : 1 CM
  1 hash = 1 CM, 20 m, 30 km
  40 hash marks required
MISSION ACCOMPLISHED! Beat Juco’s time by 1 minute! Victory mosey back to the flag.

MARY:
Had time for the Chumbawumba music challenge. By the end most had some issues getting “up again”, the Q included.
COUNT-OFF & NAME-O-RAMA
CIRCLE OF TRUST/BOM:

“And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from the evil one.” (Matthew 6:13, NIV)

Temptation: Question: What’s the best way to handle temptation? Answer: Don’t try to handle the temptation! Turn away from it! “A wise man is cautious and turns away from evil, but a fool is arrogant and careless.” (Proverbs 14:16, NASB) It’s common sense that if you don’t want to get stung, stay away from the bees! If you don’t want to get burned, don’t get close to the fire! If you don’t want to fall off the cliff, don’t hang off the ledge! The goal is not to see how close you can get to temptation but rather how far away from it you can stay! Only a fool thinks they can handle temptation. Analyze when and where you are most tempted and vulnerable, and then stay away from those situations as much as you can.

-Credit to Larry Blakeburn of First Cumberland Presbyterian Church in Oak Ridge, TN

MOLESKIN:
Great to get our party crashed by three HIMs from Rampart and a Respect FNG! An honor and privilege to lead you all this morning!
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
None passed.