F3 Knoxville

Aiken Wildfire Giants

THE SCENE: Not too chilly..50.  Post rain fresh air.
WARM-O-RAMA:
A few ssh and then off to box-jump country.   In an effort to always keep variety in our recipe we’re rolling throught the Lexicon/Exicon and we are at #9  Aiken Legs  #10 Air Drama Squats  #11 Air Squared … So lets do those.

Two rounds of Aiken Legs is (20 Squats, 20 Box Jumps, 20 Lunges, 20 Split Jacks)..

15 Air Drama Squats  (Squats on curb with Calf raises)

15 Air Squared ( Squat chair while forward extended arm claps in cadence)

THA-THANG:  Looper

An AMRAP in ~ 20 minutes of Seven Exercise stations.  The stations were next to our beloved Maintenance wall by the CMUS. Distribute the 20 HIMs evenly on the stations before beginning.  The stations were

  • 20 Peter Parkers + 5 Stair Climbs
  • 20 Iron Mikes + 5 Stadium Hill Climbs
  • 20 Star Jacks + 5 wall Loops
  • 10 Handstand Pushups + 2 Building Loops
  • 20 A Hammers + CMU + 40 Imperial Squat Walkers
  • 20 Plank Destroyers + 20 Box Jumps (at other building with wall)
  • 20 (3 cmu) Derkins + 1 crab walk around the wall

I cut us off a bit early so we could get in a good ole Mary.

MARY:

  • 50 Hello Dollys
  • 50 Freddy Mercuries
  • 50 LBC
  • WildFire Plank Merkin Raised Alternates.  When Crowder says Wildfire (during the song) do a merkin and finish by raising the opposite arm until the next merkin.  I think it ended up being 3 sets of 6 merkins with several minutes of holding the plank.

CIRCLE OF TRUST/BOM:

“We need not reinvent what a man is, but only rediscover him. How? By forsaking the uncertain sounds of society and hearkening to the war drum of Scripture. God calls us to fellowship with giants — or those who slayed them — great men who have run the race before us and offer their strengths, weaknesses, and sins to instruct us on how to walk before God this side of heaven.” —  Greg Morse.

“Through You we will push back our adversaries; Through Your name we will trample down those who rise up against us. For I will not trust in my bow, Nor will my sword save me. But You have saved us from our adversaries, And You have put to shame those who hate us. In God we have boasted all day long, And we will give thanks to Your name forever. Selah.”

Psalms 44:5-8 NASB

ANNOUNCEMENTS:
Brolympics  Nov 9th.    Bring Headlamps for Pool Boy’s Safari on Wednesday.

The JUCO 1500

THE SCENE: cold, dark and clear.
F3 WELCOME & DISCLAIMER
WARM-O-RAMA:

10 ct cherry picker, 10 ct moroccan night club, 5 burpees on your own. get your CMU and mosey to the big lot

THA-THANG:

The 1st Monthly “JUCO 1500” performed in the big parking lot, back side of campus.  each station was a parking space. The bear crawls, lunges and cmu mosey were all from line to line from one end of the lot to the other. If all 5 rds were performed the total reps would equal 1500 and the total distance would be approximately 1.5 miles. the Pax and their reported reps are listed below. Those that did not report a rep cound are listed with a 480 because I was last and I would have had 480 if I had finished my station when time was up. Therefore, I know they had at least 480. Ill be glad to update those #’s if those PAX want to report their # back to me. The JUCO 1500 will be repeated on 2019-11-18!

Station Rd 1 Rd 2 Rd 3 Rd 4 Rd 5 Total PAX 10/18/2019 11/18/2019
100 200 300 400 500 1500 Mandolin 453
Squats 10 20 30 40 50 Mermaid 500
Bear Crawl=.012 Judge Judy 600
Merkin 10 20 30 40 50 Chaco 600
Lunge Jitters 680
Big Boy Situps 10 20 30 40 50 Anchorman 568
Bear Crawl Fingerfood 550
CMU Curls 10 20 30 40 50 Nutmeg 607
CMU Mosey Spotter 570
CMU Overhead Press 10 20 30 40 50 Alterboy 570
CMU Mosey Commission 570
CMU Thrusts 10 20 30 40 50 Trolley 480
CMU Mosey Sty 510
CMU Tricep Extensions 10 20 30 40 50 Butterknife 480
Lunge Rosetta 480
Squats 10 20 30 40 50 Nadia 480
Bear Crawl Weedwacker 480
Merkin 10 20 30 40 50 Gump 540
Lunge Kick Flip 480
Big Boy Situps 10 20 30 40 50 Snaggletooth 600
Run 1 lap = 1/4 mile appx 0.25 0.25 0.25 0.25 0.25 Poolboy 390
(FNG) M.C. Hammer 480
Mailbox 480
Guardrail 480
5K 480
Cortez 480

MARY:
N/A
COUNT-OFF & NAME-O-RAMA
26 in attendance
CIRCLE OF TRUST/BOM:
Referenced the prior message shared about Guardrails we can and should put up in our lives to keep us on the straight and narrow. my personal guard rail being financials. We put ourselves in financial situations trying to “keep up with the Jones” in the society we live in today  where we become enslaved to our debters, and our employers and so on which can in turn put us in less than desireable relationships and situations. a few scriptures that speak about debt and money. Matthew 6:24 New International Version (NIV) 24 “No one can serve two masters. Either you will hate the one and love the other, or you will be devoted to the one and despise the other. You cannot serve both God and money .Romans 13:8 New International Version (NIV)Let no debt remain outstanding, except the continuing debt to love one another, for whoever loves others has fulfilled the law.

Another topic thats been weighing on my mind lately is the false sense of division thats in our country, created by the media, politics and many other things that seem to divide us, all the way down to sports. However, when you get to know your neighbor, step out of your comfort zone and reach out to meet new people, especially those that may not be like you and stop listening to what “The News” or The Politicians want us to believe, we arent all that divided. . when I searched my bible app for the word Division i got about 100 different scriptures that were applicable. Romans 16:17-18 New International Version (NIV)17 I urge you, brothers and sisters, to watch out for those who cause divisions and put obstacles in your way that are contrary to the teaching you have learned. Keep away from them. 18 For such people are not serving our Lord Christ, but their own appetites. By smooth talk and flattery they deceive the minds of naive people.1 Corinthians 1:10-13 New International Version (NIV)10 I appeal to you, brothers and sisters,[a] in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, that all of you agree with one another in what you say and that there be no divisions among you, but that you be perfectly united in mind and thought. 11 My brothers and sisters, some from Chloe’s household have informed me that there are quarrels among you. 12 What I mean is this: One of you says, “I follow Paul”; another, “I follow Apollos”; another, “I follow Cephas[b]”; still another, “I follow Christ.”13 Is Christ divided? Was Paul crucified for you? Were you baptized in the name of Paul?

And ultimately, to sum it all up.

Ecclesiastes 12:13 New International Version (NIV)

13 Now all has been heard;
    here is the conclusion of the matter:
Fear God and keep his commandments,
    for this is the duty of all mankind.

 

 

 

MOLESKIN:
Insert any personal comments, notes, devotion content, etc.
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
This same workout will be repeated on Monday November 18th for anyone that wants to get in on the next one. for those there today, be sure to send me your accumulated reps if you want it logged. Brolympics coming up November 9th.

Abbrev Sea Biscuit

THE SCENE: 46°F, Clear sky with a bright moon
F3 WELCOME & DISCLAIMER
WARM-O-RAMA:

  • SSH x20 IC 4-count
  • Mosey around parking lot
  • Mosey to the circle park
  • Do burbees to Get Up Offa That Thing- James Brown

THA-THANG:
Mosey to the ORHS Track
Modified Sea Biscuit
PT= 10 Burpees, 20 Merkins, 30 Squats
1 lap, PT, 2 laps, PT, 3 laps, PT, 2 laps, PT, 1 laps

Mosey back to SP

MARY:

  • Stretching Flow: plank–> downward dog–> plank–> pigeon R–> plank–> upward dog–> plank–>pigeon L–> plank–> downward dog–>

COUNT-OFF & NAME-O-RAMA
7- Chaco, Rocket, Snaggletooth, Kickflip, Samaritan, Erector, Archie (QIC)
CIRCLE OF TRUST/BOM:
What does it mean to be a high impact man (HIM)?
“Jesus replied, “A man was going down from Jerusalem to Jericho, and he fell among robbers, who stripped him and beat him and departed, leaving him half dead. Now by chance a priest was going down that road, and when he saw him he passed by on the other side. So likewise a Levite, when he came to the place and saw him, passed by on the other side. But a Samaritan, as he journeyed, came to where he was, and when he saw him, he had compassion. He went to him and bound up his wounds, pouring on oil and wine. Then he set him on his own animal and brought him to an inn and took care of him. And the next day he took out two denarii and gave them to the innkeeper, saying, ‘Take care of him, and whatever more you spend, I will repay you when I come back.’ Which of these three, do you think, proved to be a neighbor to the man who fell among the robbers?” He said, “The one who showed him mercy.” And Jesus said to him, “You go, and do likewise.””
‭‭Luke 10:30-37 ESV‬‬
https://www.bible.com/59/luk.10.30-37.esv
Who were the good people that shied away from doing something that mattered? Who was the HIM?
All are PAX. Earn the title of a HIM.

The Sheep and the Lions

THE SCENE:  44 and clear
F3 WELCOME & DISCLAIMER:  Administered
WARM-O-RAMA:

Abe Vigoda IC x 8
Seal claps IC x 8
Randy IC x 8
Motivator IC x 8
Sprints x 4
Calve raises on the curb while I explain Tha Thang…

THA-THANG:

We going to play a game called “Mutton”.  One PAX is “the sheep” – he wears a flag belt and holds an interval timer (my phone).  The rest of the PAX are “lions”.  Here’s the game;

  • 30 Second Sprint: The Sheep sprints off in whatever direction his chooses… The Lions perform an exercise called by Q (e.g. 3 fairy jacks!), then pursue the Sheep.  If they catch the Sheep, Lions pull his flag off.
  • 10 Second Recovery: If the Sheep was caught, he (alone) starts an exercise of his choice while the Lions recover.  If the Sheep was not caught, he gets to recover along with the Lions.
  • 45 Second Work: All PAX perform exercise of the Sheep’s choice
  • 15 Second Recovery: All PAX recover (and the flag belt is given to another PAX – who becomes the new Sheep…).
  • Repeat…

Stop at the coupon pile to do;

  • Colt 45s
  • Squat thrusters
  • Uneven merkins (one hand on coupon) – is there a name for this?
  • Heavy Freddies
  • Heavy Hammers
  • Hello Dolly

Start “Mutton” again and work our way back to the shovelflag.

MARY:

20 seconds core, 10 seconds merkins….repeat (e.g. LBC, merkin, side crunch, merkin, rosalita, merkin…..)

Repeat for 5 minutes

COUNT-OFF & NAME-O-RAMA

26 HIMs

CIRCLE OF TRUST/BOM:

Proverb from India (hat tip Paramahansa Yogananda).

A pregnant lioness attacked a flock of sheep.  As she sprang on her prey, she gave birth to her cub and then died.  The lion cub grew up in the company of the sheep.  As the sheep ate grass, the cub followed their example.  They bleated; the cub bleated too.  Gradually it grew to be a big beautiful lion but still acted like a sheep.  He had no idea, not even in his dreams, that he was a lion.

One day an old lion passed by and saw this young lion standing with the sheep, acting like a sheep.  So, he gave chase and got ahold of him.  The young sheep-lion said, “Please don’t!  Let me go!”.  But the old lion said, “come with me!” and dragged him to a lake.  He made him gaze into the water and said, “Look at yourself!”  So, the lion who thought he was a sheep looked and for the first time he saw his reflection.  Then he looked at the old lion, and he looked in the water again, and he let out a mighty roar.  He was never a sheep again.

3 Points

1. “The opposite of a man is not a woman; the opposite of a man is a boy” (hat tip Judge Judy). I have three boys at home, and I can tell you that they are often self-centered and short-sighted.  Boys live for gratification and pout when they don’t get their way.  As a high-impact man, you choose not to endlessly chase your own desires, but instead to live sacrificially.  You put the needs and interests of others above your own.  You operate with intentionality and have a consistent positive influence on your community.  You are a high-impact man.

2. If you are in Christ, you are a new creation; the old has gone, the new is here (2 Corinthians 5:15). The old was lust and greed (Colossians 3:5), selfishness, jealousy, envy, and rage (Galatians 5:19-21).  You no longer have a spirit of fear, but a spirit of power, love, and sound judgement (2 Timothy 1:7).  You set your hearts and minds on things above (Colossians 3:1-2).  You’ve clothed yourselves with compassion and humility (Colossians 3:12) and the Spirit of God produces in you love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, and self-control (Galatians 3:22-23).  You are a new creation.

3. This one applies to every single one of you – every one of you is the old lion in the story. In your life, there are young lions who act like sheep – and who think they are sheep (we call them “Sad Clowns”).  Grown men who live like selfish boys – men who profess Christ, but who follow their flesh instead of the Spirit.  You must pursue and get ahold of that man.  You must be an example of a high-impact man in his life and show him what he was created to be.  You may just give that man his first glance at his “imprisoned splendor” (hat tip Robert Browning).  You may just be the conduit that God uses to rescue that man from his selfishness and meaninglessness, and to call him into a life of service and sacrifice to the glory of God. 

MOLESKIN:

ANNOUNCEMENTS:

  • Prayers for PoolBoy’s house to sell quickly
  • Brolympics November 9th

Change it up.

THE SCENE: Not your typical October morning.
F3 WELCOME & DISCLAIMER
WARM-O-RAMA:

8 – Cherry Pickers, 10 – Side Straddle Hop, 10 – 10 Count Merkins, 10 – 10 Count Squats, 10 Baby Arm Circles Forward, 10 Baby Arm Circles Backward
THA-THANG:
K-2-5

Lunge to the top, 1/2 way Iron Mike each leg, and Iron Mike each leg at the top

Partner wheel barrow down, 2 push ups 1/2 way and 2 push ups at the bottom

Repeat for partner’s turn

Playground/Amphitheater

  • Pull-ups:  3×2 count, 3×4 count, 3×10 count up & 1 count down, 3×1 count up & 10 count down, end with Max Out
  • Squats:  3×2 count, 3×4 count, 3×10 count up & 1 count down, 3×1 count up = box jump & 10 count down, end with Max Out by squat broad jumping to the top of the hill
  • Push-ups:  3×2 count, 3×4 count, 3×10 count up & 1 count down, 3×1 count up & 10 count down, end with Max Out

MARY:
Yoga Sequence:  5 x Deadleg Squat each leg, Forward Fold, Jump to Plank, Step to Warrior Right Leg, Step to Plank, Step to Warrior Left Leg, Step to Plank, Down Dog, Plank, Down Dog, Plank, Up Dog

COUNT-OFF & NAME-O-RAMA

CIRCLE OF TRUST/BOM:
I coach middle school girls soccer, we had an intense game and the sideline got out of hand.  I had to separate and escort parents to their cars.  In reflecting on this and being worried about how to handle the entire situation, I “accidentally” opened my Bible app and this appeared.

Remember those early days after you first saw the light?  Those were the hard times!  Kicked around in public, targets of every kind of abuse – some days it was you, other days your friends.  If some friends went to prison, you stuck by them.  If some enemies broke in and seized your goods, you let them go with a smile, knowing they couldn’t touch your real treasure.  Nothing bothered you, nothing set you back.  So don’t throw it all away now.  You were sure of yourselves then.  It’s still a sure thing!  But you need to stick it out, staying with God’s plan so you’ll be there for the promised completion.  It won’t be long now, he’s on the way; he’ll show up most any minute.  But anyone who is right with me thrives on loyal trust; if he cuts and runs, I won’t be very happy.  But we’re not quitters who lose out.  Oh, no!  We’ll stay with it and survive, trusting all the way.  Hebrews 10:35-59

Tell me, what is it you plan to do with your one wild and precious life?  Mary Oliver

Remember that you are God’s and what pleases him most is when you rest on that to take pleasure in him.

MOLESKIN:

ANNOUNCEMENTS:
November 9th, Brolympics.