F3 Knoxville

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Neighborhood Trash Pickup

THE SCENE:

That awkward too cold for some clothes but too warm for others weather.

F3 WELCOME & DISCLAIMER
WARM-O-RAMA:
20 SSH, 10 tempo merkins, 10 Peter parkers, 10 tempo squats, 10 berpees
THA-THANG:

Run the route around the community and pick up trash. Add merkins and such to make it as hard as you want or focus on getting lots of trash.

MARY:
N/A
COUNT-OFF & NAME-O-RAMA
12 PAX
CIRCLE OF TRUST/BOM:
How many times have we overlooked all this trash? *gestures to the 12 trash bags we used.* We don’t see it because we are busy with other stuff. Or we do see it and whatever we are doing prevents us from dealing with it. So it is in our lives. The little bits of trash pile up on us if we are not intentional about dealing with it. So let’s roll up our sleeves and get to work.
MOLESKIN:
Important tasks, done consistently over time, have a cumulative effect. Urgent tasks rarely have that effect.
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
20th will be some friends giving and helping with the children presents.

Exploring Doras

THE SCENE: 46 with a touch of gloom
F3 WELCOME & DISCLAIMER
WARM-O-RAMA:

SSH IC x 21

Temp squat IC x8

Imperial squat walker 4 ct IC x 10

Monkey humper 4 ct IC x 8

THA-THANG:
Multiple DORAs set up in the park. Partner up and start on Grindstone.

1. One starts 100 burpees and other runs across court to grass, when at cone bear crawl up hill and crawl bear back down. Indian run to next location.

2. 2 cones along sidewalk. One starts on 100 imperial squat walker 4 ct while other completes arm overhead lunges to cone and runs back. Indian run to next cone.

3. At the stop sign. One starts on 100 monkey humpers on 4 ct while other crawl bears down to cone and bernies back up to stop sign to trade off. Indian run back to grindstone.

Stop just before last bridge and bear crawl Indian run remainder of distance.

MARY:
Ring of fire: hold Al gore and send 2 squats along circle, rinse and repeat with 3 squats around circle

Ring of fire: hold high plank, 5 push ups around circle, rinse and repeat with same reps

Catalina wine mixer x 8

Peter Parker IC x 10

Hold iron cross w/ LBAC forward and reverse IC x 8

Protractor around circle to close

COUNT-OFF & NAME-O-RAMA
9 total including FNG Carson Hall aka Mr. Freeze and Webelo
CIRCLE OF TRUST/BOM:
Its funny how God can continue to push things on your heart. In the past week, I’ve randomly listened to 2 sermons speaking on hospitality. This got me reflecting on a conversation I had with Drifter and Limbo recently one Saturday at coffeeteria. As a solid group of HIMs that lead communities, we owe it to Blount county, even to each other, to give back. We each possess strengths that when combined with a group setting become that much more powerful. We are called by the Bible to be generous with our time and financial resources as we feel compelled to give. I know that I have not been giving as much as I am able. I challenge each of us to pick up an initiative as they come along and challenge the men of F3 Blount County to participate. Let’s get ideas flowing on the community outreach channel which has not been used. In a time of divisiveness, polarization, and extremism, we are needed now more than ever. We can accomplish more as a group than as an individual.

Ecclesiastes 4:9 Two are better than one because they have good return for their labor.

2 Corinthians 9: 6-8

Whoever does sparingly will also reap sparingly, and whoever does generously will reap generously. Each of you should give what you have decided in your heart to give not reluctantly or under compulsion, for God loves a cheerful giver.

Matthew 25: 34-45

“For I was hungry, and you fed me. I was thirsty, and you gave me a drink. I was a stranger and you invited me into your home. I was naked and you gave me clothing. I was sick, and you cared for me. I was in prison and you visited me. I tell you the truth, when you did it to one of the least of these my brothers and sister, you were doing it to me.”

MOLESKIN:

Hospitable: given to generous and cordial reception of guests

Generous: showing a readiness to give more of something, money and time

Ecclesiastes 4:9

2 Corinthians 9: 6-8

Matthew 25: 34-45

ANNOUNCEMENTS:

Drifter beatdown/ sandy spring trash pickup and breakfast to follow at house tomorrow at bombshelter

November 20th Friendsgiving Cracker Barrel Alcoa 6:30. Bring a toy or two for East Tennessee Children’s Hospital under $10.

Kraken; Preferred Over Ice

THE SCENE:  Mid 40s; a perfect day to get another day better
F3 WELCOME & DISCLAIMER
WARM-O-RAMA:
Jogging in place, High Knees, and Butt Kickers while speaking disclaimer

Mosey towards School:
(1) Burpee
(2) Merkins
(3) Overhead Claps
(4) Iron Mikes
(5) Smurf Jacks

THA-THANG: Kraken on Ice

  • (10) Sandbag Clean, Press, Overhead Throw
  • (30) Iron Mikes
  • (50) Air Squats
  • (30) Merkins
  • (15) Burpees
  • (25) Smurf Jacks
  • (50) Overhead Claps
  • (20) Box Cutters

MARY:

  • Dr. W’s
  • Monkey Humpers
  • Pickle Pointers
  • Pickle Pounders

COUNT-OFF & NAME-O-RAMA
7 showed up to battle the Kraken
CIRCLE OF TRUST/BOM:

Acts 2: 42-47:

They devoted themselves to the apostles’ teaching and to fellowship, to the breaking of bread and to prayer. Everyone was filled with awe at the many wonders and signs performed by the apostles. All the believers were together and had everything in common. They sold property and possessions to give to anyone who had need. Every day they continued to meet together in the temple courts. They broke bread in their homes and ate together with glad and sincere hearts, praising God and enjoying the favor of all the people. And the Lord added to their number daily those who were being saved.

MOLESKIN:

Why was the early church in Acts 2 so effective? What traits, characteristics, and actions defined them and drew people in?

  • They gave to all who had a need
  • They were kind, generous, humble and servant hearted
  • They were intentional and deeply committed to one another
  • They gathered in homes, sharing meals, quality time, and friendships
  • They met in public places showing acts of mutual kindness, sharing everything they had, supporting, and taking care of one another.

What is so different with the men of F3? I see the above listed characteristics on display every time I post for a workout at F3…so;

  • Do you tell others about your experiences with F3?
  • Do you hold your friends, family, co-workers accountable to live at a higher standard?

ANNOUNCEMENTS:
Drifter leading the way with a community trash pick-up beatdown and fellowship breakfast this Saturday! 11/13/21

Sprinting is the New Jogging

THE SCENE: A clear brisk morning.  Upper 30s?
F3 WELCOME & DISCLAIMER
WARM-O-RAMA:

  • 25 Side Straddle Hops
  • light jog to end of both basketball courts
  • Butt kicks to end of one basketball court, high knees back
  • Lunges to end of one basketball court, mummy kicks back

THA-THANG:
Had each HIM pair up with another with similar speed.  Then separated the pairs into two team for a few sprinting/running competitions.  Loser of each competition had to do 16 burpees.  The winner did side straddle hops until the other team finished burpees.

  • Game 1: Chase or be chased – one member of each team starts running with a baton around both basketball courts and hands off the baton to the next member.  The object of the game is to catch the other team.  Those not running were to do side straddle hops until their turn.
  • Game 2: The building blocks of F3 – Each team had one HIM run to the far end of the basketball courts where there was “F3” built out of 20 Duplos.  The object was to return each block, one by one, to the other side and reassemble the “F3”.  Teams could do 10 burpees to bring back 2 pieces in one trip.
  • Game 3: No man left behind – Took a mosey across the bridge.  One HIM from each team ran the distance of 5 light poles are returned to their teams.  While the runner was away the rest of the team members had to do one of the following until the runner returned: overhead claps, big boys, squats, merkins.  One of the other members then joined the runner and this process was repeated until all members ran the five poles.

MARY:
Cherry pickers, Wind Mills, Overhead claps, Flutter kicks (not Hello Dolly’s), LBCs until time

COUNT-OFF & NAME-O-RAMA
One of our best showings as of late with 10 HIMs!  Thanks for coming out and paying some games!

CIRCLE OF TRUST/BOM:
Sometimes life feels like our first game where you’re running around in circles either chasing something or being chased by something and sometimes both. Sometimes you just need to slow down, be still, and take a few moments to not take life so seriously.  When I was young, I remember asking my parents parents to play hide and go seek with me. I had amazing parents but they rarely did because life is just too busy to stop and play pointless games. I try to remember that as a parent when I don’t feel like there’s time to do anything that seems unproductive but sometimes sitting on the floor playing with your kid or being still and quiet is one of the most productive things you can do!  Put your phone down, look up, and turn off the noise. You can use the time to pray and/or give you brain some time to process the millions of things going on in your life.

MOLESKIN:
I guess we will never know if one team threw some of their pieces in the leaves or put them in the other team’s pile of blocks but they won by 4 blocks!

ANNOUNCEMENTS:
This wasn’t said but Smuggler challenged us to post 3 times this week between Arsenal and Bomb Settler.  10 of us are off to a good start!  Keep it up!

CMU Friday

THE SCENE: Well it’s cold 🙁
F3 WELCOME & DISCLAIMER
WARM-O-RAMA:
8 Tempo Squat, 8 x Tempo Archer Squat, LBAC’s, 10 4 Count Mountain Climber
THA-THANG:
CMU – Sea Biscuit

  • 10 Side to Side CMU Merkins, 15 Burpee Block Overs, 25 Swings, 30 Curls
  • Run 1 Lap
  • 10 Side to Side CMU Merkins, 15 Burpee Block Overs, 25 Swings, 30 Curls
  • Run 2 Lap
  • 10 Side to Side CMU Merkins, 15 Burpee Block Overs, 25 Swings, 30 Curls
  • Run 3 Lap
  • 10 Side to Side CMU Merkins, 15 Burpee Block Overs, 25 Swings, 30 Curls
  • Run 4 Lap

MARY:
30 Second High Plank, 30 Second Low Plank, Flutter Kicks
COUNT-OFF & NAME-O-RAMA
Butterfingers, Hammy, Hotsquat, Pinnochio, Rep Sleepy, Hot Squt
CIRCLE OF TRUST/BOM:

Why do we give F3 nicknames, and what’s in a nickname?

I’ve been thinking about this for a while, and it often comes up during the workout.  Usually the comment is something like, “What ever happened to that guy named Terminator?  That guy sure had a cool nickname.”.  Honestly, we’ve had some pretty nasty nicknames, Code Brown, Abscess, Tinkle, Hotsquat…the list goes on.  None of the names are particularly vicious, but they require a bit of thick skin to bare.  That brings me to the point of the nickname.  F3 teaches us many things.  Among them is physical and mental toughness.  This nickname is sort of F3’s way of sorting people at at the get go.  If you don’t have a sense of humor and maybe even the humbleness to bare your nickname you’ve probably found yourself at the wrong place.  Doing burpees in the rain or bear crawling down the street in the summer heat is not your thing.  Your nickname reminds you that, whoever you are outside of F3 you are same as everyone else when you’re here.  So, stay strong and humble, and let’s take this into consideration each time we have an FNG step into the circle.

 

Butterfingers