F3 Knoxville

The Bronson 02/23/2021

THE SCENE: mid-30s cold but great day to get out
F3 WELCOME & DISCLAIMER administered with covid warning as well
WARM-O-RAMA:

    •    Side straddle hops (IC) 4ct
    •    Imperial squakers (IC) 4ct
    •    Tennessee rocking chair
    •    Cherry pickers
    •    Stretch on your own 30 seconds

THA-THANG:

Two lines to the peace bell.
  • At the peace bell we did 7s with derkins and dips

mosey to K25 hill.

Modified Charles Bronson: place 5 cones.  perform exercise below at cone 1, run to cone 2 and do a hill sprint, run to cone 3 and do a hill sprint, bear crawl from cone 4 to 5. mosey back to cone and perform next exercise – rinse and repeat.
  • 50 SSH
  • 50 Merkins
  • 50 Burpees
  • 50 LBC’s, rinse/repeat.
  • 50 American Hammers
  • 50 squats

MARY:
Only 2 minutes for this, we did dealers choice

COUNT-OFF & NAME-O-RAMA

CIRCLE OF TRUST/BOM:

Momento Mori, a note from Stoic philosophy to remember that will die. how does that change the way you want to shape you day…

MOLESKIN:
none
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
none

How long can you HOLD on?

THE SCENE: High 30’s windy and some drizzle
F3 WELCOME & DISCLAIMER
WARM-O-RAMA:

20 SSH, 5 slow cherry pickers, 5 slow tempo squats, 10 baby arm circles forward & backward.
THA-THANG:

Divide into 3-4 teams
A team will perform the circuit, while one team member is in a hold.
When the team member breaks the hold, the next team member rotates in, and the one that rotates out, takes the position of doing exercise.
Repeat until all exercise are done.  Take a lap, start the next round with the same format.
You can only do exercise while a teammate is “holding”
Station 1
Hold plank on elbows
25 merkins each team member
25 squats
25 big boy sit ups (ea)
run a lap
Station 2
Hold a wall squat
25 burpees each
25 monkey humpers
25 little baby crunches (4ct)
take a lap
Station 3
Hold a “canoe” position
25 diamond merkins
25 lunges
25 hello dollies (4ct)
Run a lap
Station 4
Hold balls to the wall position
25 bicep merkin
50 single leg calf raises (25 ea)
25 American Hammers (4ct)
run a lap

MARY:
We went around the circle.  One PAX led us through an ab exercise, then we did 10 merkins following each.  We made it through 8 PAX (80 Merkins) and did a variety of ab exercises along the way.
COUNT-OFF & NAME-O-RAMA

CIRCLE OF TRUST/BOM:

Pride… Things I am proud of:
That flag has been here for every workout
WE have never had to use a pocket Q, you guys have signed up and showed to lead every workout at Shamrock
This AO makes me proud, and then things I am not proud of.
James 4:6 But He gives all the more grace; therfore it says, “God opposes the proud, but gives grace to the humble.”
Proverbs 29:23 A person’s pride will bring humiliation, but one who is lowly in spirit will obtain honor.

 

MOLESKIN:

ANNOUNCEMENTS:

Fun with the Alphabet

THE SCENE:

Partly Cloudy Temperature Humidity Feels like Wind Speed Wind Direction
39 ℉ 85% 36 ℉ 4.6 mi/h NE

F3 WELCOME & DISCLAIMER.
I am not a professional.

WARM-O-RAMA:

The entire workout is based on this list:

A – Burpees x 15
B – Little Baby Crunches x 30
C – Jump Squats x 20
D – Merkins x 20
E – Squats x 25
F – Plank x 60 seconds
G – Lunges x 30
H – Carolina Dry Docks x 25
I – Side Lunges x 30
J – Freddie Mercury x 50
K – Iron Mikes (Jump Lunges) x 25
L – Military Toe Touch Situps x 20
M – Single Leg Squats x 20 (10 each leg)
N – Dips or Diamond Merkins x 20
O – SSH Jumping Jacks x 50
P – Hello Dolly x 20
Q – Box Jump x 16 or Cross Country Skiers x 30
R – Flutter Kicks x 50
S – High Knees x 50
T – Mountain Climbers x 50
U – Bobby Hurleys x 20
V – Wide Merkins 20
W – Monkey Humpers x 25
X – Shoulder Taps x 40
Y – Supermans x 20
Z – Heals to Heaven x 20

For warm-ups, pick a member of the PAX who is absent and use their name or use the first name of a present PAX’s hospital name. Perform the exercises associated with the first 4 or 5 letters of that name. You can vary the totals to make this more of a warm-up. Like 20 Freddie Mercuries instead of 50.

THA-THANG:
Using four variations of the above alphabet/exercises. Before starting, place one alphabet/exercise list in four corners of a square parking lot or field. Mosey towards the parking lot/field. Divide into 4 groups. Each group goes to a corner. Using the alpha-list, the group selects a PAX name from their group and performs all of the exercises associated with that name. So, everyone in the group does the exercises for just one of their names. The whole name. After the group finishes, they mosey as a group to the next corner. Pick another name, do the exercises associated with that name using the list available at that corner. Then move to third corner. Rinse and Repeat. To fourth. Rinse/Repeat around the square. If the group finishes all the names of their group before the other groups, that finished group runs to an unfinished group and joins them. At the end, it should be one big group or everyone finishing at the same time.

There wasn’t time for this.  But if there is time, use two lists for entire group and pick two locations about 50 yds apart. Have the group, pick different AOn names and perform those exercises. For example, do ‘Shamrock’ at one side, then ‘Asylum’ at the other, then back for ‘JUCO’ etc.

Then Mosey back to AO.

MARY:
Using various lists, use the word ‘Mary’ (and maybe others like ‘Core’, ‘Ab’,’Stomach’). Only with these, find the letter of the word and if the exercise is not an ab/core exercise, go to the next exercise in the list. For instance, in the above list, ‘M’ = Squats. You don’t want to traditionally do squats during the Mary, so go down list. Not Merkins, Not SSH, But Yes to Hello Dollys. Obviously, Q can say what exercise is a Mary exercise.

COUNT-OFF & NAME-O-RAMA
12 Brothers.
CIRCLE OF TRUST/BOM:

“For where two or three are gathered in my name, there am I among them.”

 

MOLESKIN:
Prayers for the wives recovering from and going into surgery.  For the kids struggling with issues at school.  For our brothers battling illness.

ANNOUNCEMENTS:

Five Eleven

THE SCENE:  40 and clear.  Perfect!
F3 WELCOME & DISCLAIMER:  Administered
WARM-O-RAMA:
 

Squat x 11

Overhead clap x 11

SSH x 11

Imperial walker x 11

Moroccan Nightclub x 11

THA THANG:

Mosey to the fountain plaza.  Elevens on the bench – chest slap irkin + single-leg split squat

Mosey to Y-12 Hill.  Elevens – Star jack, run down, diamond merkins, bear crawl up

Mosey to the Amphitheater.  Elevens – Box jumps, bernie up, mountain climbers, run down

Mosey to the pool wall.  Elevens – Wall up (or supine pull-up) + BBS

Mosey to Friendship Bell.  Elevens – Single leg dips + burpee box jumps

MARY:

Flutter kicks x 11

E2K R x 11

Hello dolly x 11

E2K L x 11

BBS x 11

Jail break!

COUNT-OFF & NAME-O-RAMA

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CIRCLE OF TRUST/BOM:

I love so many things about F3 workouts – the push, the variety, the comradery, and this right here – the Ball O’ Man or Circle of Trust.  These five minutes that we use to challenge each other to be better men, better fathers, better husbands, better friends…  Where else in our society do men do this?  Maybe in your church… Maybe if you have an exceptional friendship…  Other than that – nowhere do men get to do what we are doing right here and right now.  Oorah, Ball O’ Man!

Exhortation.

The Q-Source has a chapter on Exhortation – Q3.7.  But instead of reading from that, I’m going to borrow an idea from scripture.  1 Thessalonians 5:11 (NIV), “Therefore encourage one another and build each other up, just as in fact you are doing”. 

encourage one another…  The Greek word which is rendered “encourage” is parakaleo.  Many English interpretations of this verse translate the word as “exhort” rather than “encourage” (ASV, ERV, NHEB, WEB…).  I think of encourage as “motivate”, “cheer on”, or “root for”.  But, “Parakaleo” in the Greek has a legal overtone.  The word implies one who is working to compel a court’s decision (like a defense attorney) – which is more earnest and urgent than the word “encourage” would suggest.  What’s more, the word infers that the person’s judgement is based on their first-hand knowledge of a situation.  That’s precisely what we do in this circle, is it not?  We compel each other, often based on our own experiences (e.g. I’m working on this, maybe you are as well – or I made a mistake and suffered, learn from my mistakes…).

…and build each other up… In the Greek, those words are oikodomeo and literally mean “to build a house”.

If Chaco were here, he could tell us how many different disciplines are involved in building a house.  Concrete, framing, electrical, plumping, roofing, insulation, finish work, etc.  Dozens of trades and hundreds of steps.  In this circle, we cover a wide range of topics; service, forgiveness, vision, prayer, playfulness, carrying your burden, and dozens of others.  Just like a house needs a foundation and insulation and plumbing – I need all this variety of exhortation to become more of a HIM.  

I appreciate you men coming out here.  I appreciate so much when you lead!  I appreciate the words that you speak into my life and the way that you exhort me and the other men out here!

 

MOLESKIN:

Prayers for Trolley’s wife and family

Good to have Mr. Slate at the Project!

Q Source 3.7, Exhortation

ANNOUNCEMENTS:

BB Tabata

  • Welcome to the sweaty beatdown gloom: All free – All the time – All welcome – All warnings – All cautions
  • Warmup:
    • 100 burpees for time
      • Total
        Osteen 8:00.35
        Slappy 8:10.61
        Trolley 8:41.81
        Interpol 8:51.73
        Honeydew 8:58.38
        Betty 9:04.87
        Mermaid 9:20.65
        Dumpster Dive 9:27.63
        Crawl Space 10:07.65
        Ribbed 10:21.05
        Curveball 10:55.54
        Curry 11:04.69
        Baby Boomer 11:07.00
        Jenner 11:09.83
    • Mosey to track.
  • Workout: Burpee Broad jump Tabbata
    • Three parallel HIM single file lines (on track)
    • Each him calls out rep & rest count which are equal (10 reps & 10 count rest, or 15 reps and 15 rest, or 5 and 5 etc etc)
    • Pack does that many reps as a group then stops and rests that many seconds (or audible HIM counts)
    • Go across and down the line taking turns who chooses rep&rest count.
    • the first two lines do core exercises and a broadjump
    • the last line does broadjump burpees
  • Wrap-up
    • Put to death sin – it doesn’t say slap it on the wrist.  Take out a freakin sword and decapitate it.

      Colossians 3:5  Put to death, therefore, whatever belongs to your earthly nature: sexual immorality, impurity, lust, evil desires and greed, which is idolatry. Because of these, the wrath of God is coming. You used to walk in these ways, in the life you once lived. But now you must also rid yourselves of all such things as these: anger, rage, malice, slander, and filthy language from your lips.

    • THE WHAT – Does it say snuggle up with sin, does it say elbow sin..No no.

    • THE HOW: No killing sin is pretty serious. If we were to just punch sin in the face then it wouldn’t be so serious and wouldn’t take so much effort. If we were to try to knock sin out then maybe we would train a little bit for it – maybe you’d read a book or two to help. But no it says to kill sin. So to kill something you need a plan – its VERY SERIOUS. You can’t just wing it. And sometimes even with a plan you’re plan my fail. And so what are you to  do.

      1. Team-mates: Well you might recruit some friends you might recruit some teammates. However, sometimes that sin might be so big and so terrible that a plan and teammates aren’t enough
      2. Professionals: A next step up is you might have to bring in professionals. You might have to go see a Pastor you might have to go see a counselor you might have to go see several counselors maybe a personal counselor and/or maybe a marriage counselor.
      3. Homework: You might have to study. You might have to read a book you might have to take a course. ( FPU example). And sometimes if you’re fighting a big enough war let’s, let’s say for example a culture war then even a plan with teammates and professionals might not be enough if you really want to kill this sin.
      4. Join the Army: In those cases, the next step up is you need an army. For example in World War II we needed a team , we needed a plan,  we needed teammates we needed professionals and we needed an army and we need to tactics.
      5. Attrition: And sometimes even with all those things the sin might hang on. But with agood leader ship ,which we have (Jesus), and good teammates which we have (F3 Brothers), and good pastors,  which we have, and a good army which we have, The last several ingredients of killing sin can be time and attrition which in scriptural terms is called perseverance.

I want to encourage you brothers to enroll each other in each others armies to fight sin until you have decapitated it – in all its forms which are:

Anger, malice, sexual immorality, impurity, lust, evil desires and greed, rage, slander, and filthy language. That’s 11 sins to go kill – use every tactic, every brother, every book, every course, every captain and General, then hang on and starve that sin to death through attrition if need be.  Kill it brothers! Kill it!