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Laying Our Cards On The Table

THE SCENE: Pleasant for late July

F3 WELCOME & DISCLAIMER


WARM-O-RAMA:
Motivators from 5 to 1; Mosey to the Oval Office

THA-THANG:
Each PAX draws a card and does the corresponding exercises. Keep drawing cards until time is called, reshuffle deck if necessary

  • 2-5 – Splash Mountain x number drawn
  • 6 – Two cone shuttle run
  • 7 – Three cone shuttle run
  • 8 – Four cone shuttle run
  • 9 – Five cone shuttle run
  • 10 – Burpees x20
  • Jack – BBSU x25
  • Queen – Ballerina Squats x25
  • King – Merkins x25
  • Ace – Iron Rocket x20

I was regretting the Iron Rockets after the fourth time I drew an Ace.

MARY:
Baby Weight suggested we do the After burner on the way back to the Grinder

Afterburner (Overhead Claps x50; Seal Claps x25; Grady Corn x25),  Flutter Kicks x20

COUNT-OFF & NAME-O-RAMA
9 HIM and 1 2.0
CIRCLE OF TRUST/BOM:

“And we urge you, brothers, admonish the idle, encourage the fainthearted, help the weak, be patient with them all. See that no one repays anyone evil for evil, but always seek to do good to one another and to everyone. Rejoice always, pray without ceasing, give thanks in all circumstances; for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus for you. Do not quench the Spirit. Do not despise prophecies, but test everything; hold fast what is good. Abstain from every form of evil.”

‭‭1 Thessalonians‬ ‭5:14-22‬

“Brothers, if anyone is caught in any transgression, you who are spiritual should restore him in a spirit of gentleness. Keep watch on yourself, lest you too be tempted. Bear one another’s burdens, and so fulfill the law of Christ. For if anyone thinks he is something, when he is nothing, he deceives himself.”

‭‭Galatians‬ ‭6:1-3‬

We need men that have free reign to do all these things that Paul mentions in our lives. When we try to live alone, we will fail and end up in the ditch because we have no guardrails to keep us on the path. This is the basic concept of what F3 calls the Shieldlock. It is a group of 3-4 men that have made the dedication to be held accountable by one another. They have made the promise to be 100% honest about their struggles. They have made the commitment to see each other regularly outside of the gloom. We each need this in our life, the question now is: Are you willing to have it? My cards are on the table, I am calling myself out. I know my need in this area, what about you?

MOLESKIN:
Prayers for DonJ’s dad and stepmom who both have surgery next week

ANNOUNCEMENTS:
8/6 – Workday at Cerebral Palsy Center

8/20 – Race for Hope Resource Center, Shenanigans from the Speedway is putting together a team

8/20 – Men’s Meeting at Mount Olive Baptist in South Knoxville. Let Swerve or Rep Sleepy know if you are coming by 8/9

Tour of Maryville

THE SCENE: ~76 degrees, muggy
F3 WELCOME & DISCLAIMER

  • Duly noted

WARM-O-RAMA:

  • Cherry Pickers IC – x10 (4ct)
  • Windmills IC – x10 (4ct)
  • Motivators – 1 round of 5 (Moses and Smuggler gave the Q crap for not completing the full 5-4-3-2-1 routine)
  • Frankensteins
  • Butt-kicks
  • Little Baby Arm Circles – x10 (forward and backward)

THA-THANG:

PAX took a mosey through the streets around the AO. During the stroll, each time we arrived at a street sign, the PAX had to complete the following exercises based on the number of letters in the street name (e.g. Best = 4):

  • Burpees
  • Squats
  • Big Boys

To top it off, the PAX alternated carrying the sandbag during the run through the streets.

It was made known the banker in the group apparently couldn’t count correctly (@Baby Weight)

MARY:
Ab Work:

  • Ankle touches IC – 4ct, x20
  • Flutter Kicks IC – 4ct, x20
  • BBS – x20 OYO
  • Hello Dolly’s – 4ct, x10
  • OH Claps – 4ct, x20

COUNT-OFF & NAME-O-RAMA
Moses, Smuggler, Shrimp Net, Cropdust, Yum-Yum, Baby Weight

CIRCLE OF TRUST/BOM:
Remember, you aren’t what people say about you. You are who God says you are. Find your purpose and spiritual gift through deep conversations with God via prayer.

MOLESKIN:
Enjoyed meeting @YumYum posting DR from F3 Nashville!

ANNOUNCEMENTS:

  • Arsenal Flag handoff –> Saturday, 7/30 from 7-8am
  • Work day Cerebral Palsy Center –> Saturday, 8/6
  • Men’s Meating –> Saturday, 8/20 @ 6pm (RSVP to @Swerve or @Rep Sleepy know by 8/9)
  • Beer Mile @ Moses’ –> Saturday, 9/10

Helen’s Twisted Sister Returns

THE SCENE: 80 and sloppy from the start.
F3 WELCOME & DISCLAIMER
WARM-O-RAMA:
Mosey towards Oval Office with warm-up movements along the way.
Hold Air Squat while Veep took his time climbing out of his vehicle that showed up at 5:30

1st Stop – Some SSH While Swerve Figured Out the lights on the new whip
2nd Stop – A few Tempo Squats
3rd Stop – Some Tempo Merkins
4th Stop – Walking Lunges to Stop Sign and Back

THA-THANG:
Helen’s Twisted F3 Sister:
3 Rounds (for time):

  • 400 Meter Run
  • 30 CMU Swings
  • 15 CMU Thrusters

Abs for the 6:
Rinse & Repeat for the 6

  • 5 V-Ups
  • 10 Peter Parkers
  • 15 BBS
  • 20 Ankle Touches

6 Up Continue Work:
Rinse & Repeat 4 Time:

  • 5 Burpees
  • 5 Jumping Air Squats
  • 5 Walking Lunges
  • Run 200 Meter

MARY:
Got the Mary in while waiting for the 6 to finish up with Helen
COUNT-OFF & NAME-O-RAMA
6 Men Put in Full Effort
CIRCLE OF TRUST/BOM:
Always put forth YOUR best. No need to compare to others, you know if your putting in the effort to succeed.
MOLESKIN:
Galatians 6:3-5
If you think you are better than others, when you really aren’t, you are wrong. Do your own work well, and then you have something to be proud of. But don’t compare yourself with others. We each must carry our own load.
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
AO Q Flag Handoff Saturday 7/30/22 This weekend!
Work Day Cerebral Palsy Center 8/6/22
Men’s Meating on 8/20/22 6pm Mount Olive Baptist Church
Moses Beer Mile 9/10/22

Battle of Helms Deep

THE SCENE: Heavy rain and lightning. Stayed under cover until the lightning had passed.
F3 WELCOME & DISCLAIMER
WARM-O-RAMA:
All in cadence 4 count: 20 SSH, plank, 10 slow merkins, 10 Imperial squat walkers
THA-THANG:
Various phases in the defence of Helms Deep.

15 min. Alternate between 10 blockies to fortify the gate and 10 reps of swinging your weapon of choice to fight the orcs.

10 min. Alternate 10 grave diggers each side (i.e. 20) to dig in the deeper defenses and 10 step ups each leg to climb up to the Hornburg.

5 min. Alternate 10 standing block chest press (press out not up) to push the orcs off the ladders and 10 4ct mountain climbers to run along the wall.

5 min. Alternate 10 thrusters (the wall blowing up) and 10 strikes of a weapon

MARY:
Block press flutters. Super man. Block press dolly. Super swims
COUNT-OFF & NAME-O-RAMA
4 HIMs
CIRCLE OF TRUST/BOM:
The elves in lord of the rings had a bleak choice: sail to the undying lands leaving man kind to be enslaved to the darkness of Sauran, or stay and fight until almost certain death for the frailest of hopes that an undeserving man kind might outlast the darkness. To make matters worse is that king Theoden took the poeple of Rohan to Helms Deep out of fear. All counselors in his life were urging him to live up to his true identity as the king of the horse people, to find Eomir and his men and fight. So the elves’ choice to stay and fight is even more heroic and self sacrificing. We are inspired by moments like this because that is our true identity. To fight back the darkness. To sacrifice our own comfort to do what is right. Not because someone has earned it, but because they need to be reminded of who they really are. To ride out in our true identity and hold on to hope however slim it may be.
MOLESKIN:
N/A
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
See slack

Arsenal Tabata 7/22/22

THE SCENE: Steamy
F3 WELCOME & DISCLAIMER
WARM-O-RAMA:
Toe Touch Sweeps on Sweep, Cherry Pickers 4ct x10,  Overhead Claps x 10, Front Claps x 10  , SSH’s x 11.34

THA-THANG:

CMU Tabata (A, B, A, B)

  • A – CMU Curls B – CMU Rows  – 4 min
  • A – CMU Overhead Lunge, B- Mtn Climber  4 min
  • A – CMU Swing, B- CMU Goblet Squat – 4 min
  • A – Merkin , B – Pop Press -4 min
  • A – CMU Plank Drag, B- CMU Big Boys – 4 min

10 Count

  • A – CMU Curls B – CMU Rows  – 4 min
  • A – CMU Overhead Lunge, B- Mtn Climber  4 min
  • A – CMU Swing, B- CMU Goblet Squat – 4 min
  • A – Merkins , B – Pop Press -4 min
  • A – CMU Plank Drag, B- CMU Big Boys – 4 min

COUNT-OFF & NAME-O-RAMA

Avocado, Bandit, Baby Weight, Butterfingers, Don J, Moses, Smuggler, Walt
CIRCLE OF TRUST/BOM:
Thank God every morning when you get up that you have something to do which must be done, whether you like it or not.  Being forced to work, and forced to do your best, will breed in you temperance, self control, diligence, strength of will, content, and a hundred other virtues which the idle will never know.

Charles Kingsley

ANNOUNCEMENTS:
7/23 Avocado Moving Day, 8/6 Work Day, 9/10 Beer Mile, September ? (Fontana Fun Float)