F3 Knoxville

Draw & Roll

AO: shamrock
Q: Stitch
PAX: slappy, Anchorman, Mermaid, Tinker, Snaggletooth (Elijah Tafao), Crawlspace, Voodoo, MacGruber
FNGs: None
COUNT: 9
WARMUP:
SSH
Hillbilly Walkers
Cherry Pickers
Grady Corns
Shoulder Taps
Stretch on your own

THE THANG:
Mosey to the back lot

Every man draws an F3 workout card

Each player rolls the dice. Whatever number they roll, multiply by 2 for the reps and do the excercise on the card they hold.

If you roll snake eyes, we have to do the exercise with number of reps, but then we run a lap before the next exercise.

*Core Exercises are on a 4 count
*Sprints will be a landmark spot chosen by the player, down and back (no matter the roll)
*Planks are measured in 10 seconds (ex: roll of 8 = 80 secs)
*Jokers are player choice

Played 2 rounds of that.

MARY:
5 Burpees
Star Gazers
Scissor Kicks
Flutter Kicks
Merkins – Hand crawl down & back

ANNOUNCEMENTS:
Waffle House after Beatdown on Monday 12/23
Leadership Retreat (Forg3) last weekend in January

COT:
A couple of weeks ago, I talked about the Advent plan I’m reading in my Bible app. I wanted to highlight some of the good stuff. Hope was the subject. Today, I think about peace. Peace is defined as a state of wholeness, calm, and renewal between us, God, and others.

Here are 5 truths and reminders of how we obtain peace. Peace:

1. comes when we keep our attention and focus on God. He is a rock, never changing.

2. battles our fears. “in God I trust; I shall not be afraid. What can flesh do to me?” – Psalm 56:3-4

3. is a gift from God through the Holy Spirit. “The fruits of the Spirit (Galatians 5:22)

4. isn’t limited to our worldly circumstances. John 16:33, Jesus says “…in me you may have peace. In the world you will have tribulation. But take heart; I have overcome the world.” Again, this peace goes back to where we place our focus.

5. does not always make sense, but it always connects us to God. My favorite passage is Philippians 4:4-7, “…The Lord is at hand; do not be anxious about anything, but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known to God. And the peace of God, which surpasses all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus.”

My prayer today and at this Christmas time is for the men and families of F3 to be at peace. Like the angels said to the shepherds, “Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace among those with whom he is pleased!”

The Journey part 1

AO: shamruck
Q: Eliza
PAX: Fabio (Joe Hamilton), Glamper, Lizzy, Mermaid, Oscar Meyer, Ribbed (Joshua Sagraves), slappy, Baby Boomer, Eliza, Honeydew
FNGs: None
COUNT: 10
3.56 mile ruck

COT: Today I shared my diagnosis with a small brain tumor (hopefully and most likely benign) and asked for prayer for me and my family as we find out next steps.

The Lone Ranger

AO: shamrock
Q: slappy
PAX: slappy
FNGs: None
COUNT: 1
WARMUP:
-twistys
-cherrypickers

THE THANG:
Under the entrance cover in a big circle at 8 different spots 3 sets of cards were face down. Card was turned over and did 10x of exercise. Went through all the cards and then called out new exercises. Listened to my amazing Christmas playlist. Then walked a lap till time.

MARY:

ANNOUNCEMENTS:
-Casual pint on Wednesday for F3 business networking
-XUL on Thursday meet up with Juco and Pulpit

COT:
-Reach out to a friend today and be an encouragement

Stairway to Heaven

AO: shamrock
Q: slappy
PAX: Anchorman, Honeydew, Lizzy, Mermaid, slappy, Skidmark, Stitch
FNGs: None
COUNT: 7
Warm Up
– 10x SSH
– 1 burpee
– 5x failure to launch
– 1 burpee
– 10x Grady corns
– 1 burpee
– AMRAP Twistys
– 1 burpee
– Up dog/calf stretches/down dog/runner stretches
– 1 burpee

Mosey to stadium steps

The Fun
We ran the bleacher stairways starting on the left side and ending on the far right side. At the bottom of each stairway did named exercise. We changed exercise on the way back running this time from right to left and always stopping at the bottom of steps for exercise.
– 10 dips
– 10 flutter 2ct
– 10 derkins
– 10 Freddy’s 2c
– 10 irkins
– 10 shoulder taps
– 10 gas pumpers
– 10 American hammers & 1 burpee

Ran overtime by about 5 min by the time we did name o Rama.

COT
“The power of No”

I’ve recently struggled with integrity issues involving commitments. I find it easy to over commit and under deliver. It’s easy to say yes to everything but not to think about the cost of saying yes. I shared examples of how liberating it was when I recently said no to two “good” things (hanging Christmas lights & Son’s sport team).

“Wielded wisely, no is an instrument of integrity and a shield against exploitation. It often takes courage to say. It is hard to receive. But setting limits sets us free”

12 Pains of Christmas

AO: the-project
Q: Biohack
PAX: Munge, Ocho, Mathlete, Chicken Bone, Patch Adams, Flying Dutchman, Tom Tom, slappy, Biohack
FNGs: None
COUNT: 9
WARMUP:
12 reps of each:
-Projectivator
-Tempo Squats
-Tempo Merkins
-5 Cherry Pickers

THE THANG:
Mosey to the Y12 hill and do the following exercises, building up the first just like the song. After each set, run up and down the hill.

1. Burpee
2. Imperial Squalkers
3. Basilisks
4. Merkins
5. Big Boys
6. Lunges
7. Side straddle hops
8. Prone rows
9. Diamond merkins
10. Heels to heaven
11. Squats
12. Burpees

MARY:

ANNOUNCEMENTS:

COT:
Advent is a four-week season dedicated to reflective preparation for the arrival, “advent”, of Jesus www.christianity.com/wiki/holidays/the-christmas-bible-story-nativity-of-jesus-in-scripture.html at Christmas time as well and Christ’s expected return in the www.crosswalk.com/faith/bible-study/things-to-know-before-the-second-coming-of-christ.html. During this important event on the church calendar, each week of Advent focuses on a different theme – hope, peace, joy, and love. Christians from all denominations and backgrounds celebrate Advent in different ways but all focus on the anticipation of waiting for the arrival of Jesus.

“The celebration of Advent is possible only to those who are troubled in soul, who know themselves to be poor and imperfect, and who look forward to something greater to come.” ~ Dietrich Bonhoeffer