F3 Knoxville

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Equip for life

  • THE SCENE: cloudy with a chance of a orange moon
    F3 WELCOME & DISCLAIMER
    WARM-O-RAMA:
    Did the Albatross wings
  • Forward arm circles (4 count 20 rep)
  • Backward arm circles ” ” “
  • Seal claps ”  ” “
  • Overhead claps ” ” “
  • 20 Bat wings
  • Moroccan night clubs (4 count 20 rep)
  • 10 Knoxville cherry pickers
  • 10 Chattanooga  cherry pickers
  • Chinooks (4 count 20 rep)
  • Albatross wings  (4 count 20 rep)

   Tha- THANG 

Mosey to Pool wall

  • 47 mike Tyson
  • Bear crawl to other end
  • 47 Superman Merkins

Then in front of Pool wall 47 Alligator merkins  towards the playground

Finished with 28 pullups and 280 seconds plank hold

4 circuit of 7 pull ups and 1 minute plank hold

COUNT-OFF & NAME-O-RAMA

MARY: did a jailbreak sprint

Some basselt and Al gore holds

 

CIRCLE OF TRUST/BOM:

Finally, my brethren, be strong in the Lord and in the power of His might. Put on the whole armor of God, that you may be able to stand against the wiles of the devil. For we do not wrestle against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this age, against spiritual hosts of wickedness in the heavenly places. Therefore take up the whole armor of God, that you may be able to withstand in the evil day, and having done all, to stand. Stand therefore, having girded your waist with truth, having put on the breastplate of righteousness, and having shod your feet with the preparation of the gospel of peace; above all, taking the shield of faith with which you will be able to quench all the fiery darts of the wicked one. And take the helmet of salvation, and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God; praying always with all prayer and supplication in the Spirit, being watchful to this end with all perseverance and supplication for all the saints—
Ephesians 6:10‭-‬18

Every generation has to equip themselves for fitness, work ect (proper clothes)

And every generation has to also face new evil/obstacles that come .. we as HIM need to properly equip ourselves with the whole Armor of God so we can go forth to help the next generation.

Joy of Tire Flips

THE SCENE: more hot and humid weather
F3 WELCOME & DISCLAIMER
WARM-O-RAMA:
10 Projectivator, 15 Mountain climbers, 10 tempo merkins, 15 Moroccan night club, 15 Imperial walkers, 10 tempo squats
THA-THANG:
Mosey to the recruitment center. Grab a CMU and circle up. As a timer for each exercise, 5 PAX, one at a time, do 3 tire flips as all others do the exercise. After a set of 15 total tire flips, switch to the next exercise in the list. The exercises are as follows:

  • Merkins
  • OHP
  • Tricep extensions
  • Curls
  • Rows
  • LBCs
  • Heavy Freddie’s
  • Goblet squats
  • Heavy Lunges
  • Burpees block jump overs

We got two full rounds in. Mosey back to the shovel flag.

MARY:
No time left for Mary.
COUNT-OFF & NAME-O-RAMA
24 for a surprise celebration!
CIRCLE OF TRUST/BOM:
“Consider it all joy, my brethren, when you encounter various trials, knowing that the testing of your faith produces endurance. And let endurance have its perfect result, so that you may be perfect and complete, lacking in nothing.” – James 1:2‭-‬4 NASB1995

This is definitely one of my favorite passages, but it is tough. We are instructed here to consider it joyful to encounter trials. These trials have a purpose: to perfect our faith. Perfected faith results in a heavenly home when our life on earth is over. So, sometimes life is hard, but if we endure, our faith will be perfected.

MOLESKIN:
So YHC noticed a few weeks ago, that I was approaching my 100th Q for F3 Knoxville. However, I had no idea that my brothers had orchestrated a celebration in my honor! What an amazing group of men that are in this brotherhood! Thank you all so much for the love and support.
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
Convergence at JUCO on July 2nd!

Working it through with friends

THE SCENE: Stunningly Beautiful Saturday morning. Cannot think of any way to make it better.
F3 WELCOME & DISCLAIMER
WARM-O-RAMA:

  • SSH
  • Windmills
  • Squats
  • Merkins
  • Mountain climbers
  • Burpees

THA-THANG:

  • Short form Dora
    • 20 merkins at the parallel bars
    • 30 squats at the pool wall
    • 40 LBCs at the picnic tables
  • Playground
    • Climb and slide
    • Creep and crawl
    • Repeat
  • Amphitheater hill
    • Bear crawl up the hill
    • Bunny hop up the hill
    • Frog hop up the hill
  • Joke Circle
  • Follow the leader at the fountain
  • Playground repeat
  • Mosey to Friendship Bell
    • Everybody ring it.

 

MARY:
COUNT-OFF & NAME-O-RAMA
In addition to our PAX, we had Buttercup, Juggernaut, Peregrine Falcon, Golden Eagle, Backpack Leafblower, T-Rex, and Kitty-cat
CIRCLE OF TRUST/BOM:

Have you ever known someone, or maybe had a friend, that got you into trouble? Not because they told on you, but because they have ideas to do things that get you in trouble. Or maybe a friend who is mean to other people for fun? Someone you would think of as a bully?

It’s important to choose the people you spend time with carefully. We tend to become like the people we are around. Even though you may not do the mean things your friend does at first, that can’t last. Some day, unless they stop doing mean things, either you will have to stop being their friend, or you will find yourself doing the same mean things. Jesus gives a really good way to try to work through this. I’m using Matthew Chapter 18 v 15-17 as the model.

If someone is being mean or hurtful, first tell them just between the two of you. Then, if they realize what they did was wrong, then you have helped your friend and made your friendship stronger.

But if they won’t listen to you, ask other friends who saw it, and together talk to your friend about it, so your friend will know that other people agree that what they did was wrong.

If your friend still won’t listen, talk to your parents or another adult you can trust about what your friend is doing so they can help you.

But if they still won’t listen, then you should probably stop being their friend until they change. However, remember that you need to be kind to them still, even though they aren’t your friend any more. If you become mean to them, then the whole point is lost.

MOLESKIN:
Always a pleasure to have Men from Juco come out!
ANNOUNCEMENTS:

Accountability

THE SCENE: 76
F3 WELCOME & DISCLAIMER
WARM-O-RAMA:

  • The Thang
    • 4 Corners (20 reps): 1. Merkins (reg, diamond, wide, stagger)
    • 2. Legs: squat, lunge, Bobby Hurley, toe merkins
    • 3. Abs: (BBS, LBC, Heels to Heaven, side crunches)
    • 4. Burpees – 5 each corner
  • Mosey to Playground: 4 Rounds: 6 pull-ups, 10 merkins, 5 wall-ups
  • Mosey to Bell 4 “Corners” (Bear crawl to each)
    • 20 dips
    • 20 Bulgarians -10 each leg
    • 20 decline merkins
    • 20 box jumps
  • Mosey back to Shovel Flag

MARY:
PAX choice – The Skewer, Rosalita, Basilisk, Protractor, Hairy Rocket in Plank

COUNT-OFF & NAME-O-RAMA
6STRONG: Kick, Mathlete, Borg, Tuba, Skewer, and me, Snaggletooth

CIRCLE OF TRUST/BOM:
Accountability. This is a tough one. Here’s what Q Source has to say about it:

“Submission To Standard Through Enforcement and Consequence

The HIM seeks Accountability because his life is not his own.

No matter how dedicated or deliberate a HIM is in the building of his Guardrails, there will be some stretches of his road that he will not be able to shore up through his own Bricklaying. These are a man’s Blind Spots , the hard-wired gaps in his nature that he cannot protect without help.”

“The Survivor is ruled by his Blind Spots. Like an insatiable parasite they slowly suck the life out of him. The Sad Clown softly submits to his Blind Spots, seeking to uncomfortably coexist with them long enough to die without ever having to asking for help eradicating them. His is a life of solitary denial and Hopelessness.

The HIM is different. Because he is a Servant who lives for his Mission, he treats his Blind Spots like any other Obstacle in his life–as a Problem that impedes Movement. Because a Problem can and must be remedied, the HIM does so by seeking Accountability. For a Blind Spot, that is the only thing that works. Although this requires him to admit his Problem to others, the HIM presses forward because his pride and sense of self are less important than the people he Serves.

After all, because he is Living Third, his life is not his own.

Accountability shines the light of Hope into a man’s Blind Spots.”

The need for accountability is hardwired and we only seek it out when we know for sure that we can’t accelerate on our own and we’re actually drowning without help. When life goes sideways, when we get sloppy, we remember what the bricklaying and guardrails are for. And when we realize that we can’t do it on our own – “we are powerless to change” – then we reach out for help. This is where I am. I am a mess – with just enough brain cells to know that I need help. This requires honesty that I don’t want because it will expose my vulnerability. I find this in each circle of my life: between God and myself, my wife and myself, my 2.0s and my community. So I am reaching out to our Shield Lock because I need help and need someone to know it. There are other ways that I reach out for help: counseling, friendship, reading books and practices that help me slow down and look inside. We’re not losers because we need help. We’re actually hardwired to need help.

MOLESKIN:

ANNOUNCEMENTS:
Convergence July 2, Shield Lock on Friday 5:00, Shield Lock Camping Trip

Rocky Legs

THE SCENE: Warm June morning, perfect for sweating
F3 WELCOME & DISCLAIMER
WARM-O-RAMA:

  • Tempo squats
  • Windmills
  • Tie Fighters
  • Grady Corns
  • Tempo Merkins
  • Mountain climbers
  • Projectivators (from 7)

THA-THANG:

  • Dynamic running warmup on the way to Recruiting Center
  • Grab a block and head to the pull up bar
    • 50 goblet squats and 3 pullups (rotate through on bar)
  • Farmer carry block, alternating hands, to theater stairs
  • Progressive work – add one, run the stairs, once all are done, start dropping one
    • 5 Rocky Balboas (4-ct)
    • 4 cross-over CMU merkins
    • 4 Iron Mikes (both legs)
    • 10 OHP
    • 5 thrusters
  • Farmer carry back to recruiting center
  • Circuit – 45/15 tabata, 1 round
    • Split squats at the short stack (left)
    • I-merkins
    • Bobby Hurleys
    • Derkins
    • Split squats at the short stack (right)
    • Jump Rope
    • Pull ups

MARY:
Full round of dealer’s choice!
COUNT-OFF & NAME-O-RAMA
CIRCLE OF TRUST/BOM:

Matthew 18:15-17

15  “If your brother sins against you,  go and tell him his fault, between you and him alone. If he listens to you, you have  gained your brother. 16But if he does not listen, take one or two others along with you, that every charge may be established by the evidence of two or three witnesses. 17If he refuses to listen to them, tell it to the church. And if he refuses to listen even to the church, let him be to you as a Gentile and a tax collector.

We live in an increasingly non-Christian world. Often, we assume that the people we meet each day share a common understanding of what is right and wrong, but the apparent shift is away from this.

Jesus in this passage, seems to me to be speaking into this situation. I expect my brother share my understanding of sin, but sometimes he won’t listen, no matter who gets involved. In this case, Jesus tells us to “let him be to you as a Gentile and a tax collector.”

It is easy to read this as permission to cut off my brother, to put him outside, and on some level that may be partly true. But I think it is important to remember as we read this passage, exactly how Jesus treated the Gentile and the tax collector. He was so willing to engage with them in speaking truth that his fellow Jews were offended and disgusted.
MOLESKIN:
Great conversation on the Word.
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
Confirmed family Q on Saturday, Convergence July 2 @ JUCO