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27 – Simpler Than You Think

The Scene 

  • Asylum PM 
  • 5:45pm – 6:30pm
    • ShieldLock ruck at 5:10pm
  • Hot + sunny


F3 Welcome + Disclaimer

  • Welcome to F3: Fitness – Fellowship – Faith 
  • My name is Steam and I’ll be your Q this morning 
  • A few things before we begin: 
    • I’m not a professional 
    • You’re here on your own volition
    • You know your injuries if you have any so if you need to modify anything we do today feel free to do so, but push yourselves and the men around you. They deserve it and so do you. 
  • FNGs? — 1 (Pre-rucked his FNG workout!)

Warm-o-Rama

  • Apollo Slowno: 8
    • Apollo Ono, but slow
  • Baby Arm Circles: (F) 10×4 (B) 10×4 
  • Windmill: 10×4
  • Chattanooga Cherry Pickers (Shoulders): 10×4 
  • Squat: 10×4

The Thang  — Theme of 27

(Mosey to the the rock pile below the Coliseum)

(1) A Rocky Start 

  • Grab a rock 
  • Warm up round:
    • 1 count
    • 27 chest presses 
    • 27 curls 
    • 27 triceps 
    • 27 rows 
  • Mosey down the hill to the field 
  • Execute the Xs again at the bottom
  • Use your rock to get to the next plateau – incline murder bunnies
  • Repeat the Xs again
  • Mosey to the next incline
  • Use your rock to get to the next plateau – incline murder bunnies
  • Repeat the Xs again
  • Rinse and repeat until we get to the top of the stairs by the coliseum 

(Fellowship mosey to the parking lot below the stairs with the wall)

(2) Keep Rockin’

  • 2 POC: here and top of the curve 
  • 4 rounds 
  • Round 1
    • 27 American hammers w/rock 
    • Run to the top of the curve
    • Execute 2 man-makers 
    • Run back 
  • Round 2 
    • 27 flutter-kicks w/rock overhead 
    • Run to the top of the curve 
    • Execute 2 man makers 
    • Run back 
  • Round 3
    • 27 rock squats 
    • Run to the top of the curve 
    • Execute 2 man makers 
    • Run back 
  • Round 4 
    • 27 rock curls
    • Run to the top of the curve 
    • Execute 2 man makers 
    • Run back 

(Mosey to put rocks back)

(Mosey back to the AO)


Mary 

(Insert information about any additional post-Thang work)

ATMs

SWS


COT (Circle of Trust)

Count Off

  • 20

Name o Rama

  • Dung Beetle, Brick, Pusher, Petunia, Crisper, Tenderfoot, Lizzy, Onstar, Scrubs, Pele, F6, High-Heels, Glamper, Z-Bone, Drum Major, Lillydipper, Doubtfire, Cheetah Boy, Sparkler, Steam

Word — 27 Things From Proverbs 27

There are 27 verses in Proverbs 27 — one of which we use quite frequently. So on the 27th day of June, here are 27 encouraging reminders and wisdom from Proverbs 27:17 (MSG)

⬆️ this was the original plan for my Word tonight ⬆️ and obviously it went with the theme of 27 reps tonight – I like simple what can I say. 

But after my wife got home from work today, we were sitting on our back porch with these 2 things – and call it the Holy Spirit leading me in a different direction and putting this on my heart instead or just a simpler Word, but here is my actual Word. 

(I’ll post the original one too in case you were wondering). 

Some thoughts on fans

  • We all need a fan in our lives – we all need people cheering us on in our lives
  • Fans come in different sizes 
  • We can be a fan to anyone in our lives, no matter how big or small our influence or power is
  • The true value of a fan is not what it is, but it’s what it does
  • Fans help create energy for others 

So be a fan of someone to someone else this week. 

Here’s the original Word I thought of – Proverbs 27

A little backstory: Because these proverbs are a part of the whole of God’s Word, they are not simply for entertainment; they exhort, encourage, and offer hope. Solomon called readers, especially youth, to pursue wisdom rather than foolishness. He encouraged the inexperienced to become wise rather than mockers, to be teachable rather than incorrigible, to live rather than to die. He predicted that people who pursued wisdom would generally find success and happiness in this life, but he promised they would absolutely find joy and blessing in eternity. 

This rich book of short, pithy wisdom presented a consistent theme: fear of the Lord is the beginning of knowledge.

(You Don’t Know Tomorrow: verses 1 – 16)

  1. Don’t brashly announce what you’re going to do tomorrow; you don’t know the first thing about tomorrow. 
  2. Don’t call attention to yourself; let others do it for you. 
  3. Carrying a log across your shoulders while you’re hefting a boulder with your arms is nothing compared to the burden of putting up with a fool. 
  4. We’re blasted by anger and swamped by rage, but who can survive jealousy?
  5. A spoken reprimand is better than approval that’s never expressed. 
  6. The wounds from a lover are worth it; kisses from an enemy do you in. 
  7. When you’ve stuffed yourself, you refuse dessert; when you’re starved, you could eat a horse. 
  8. People who won’t settle down, wandering hither and yon, are like restless birds, flitting to and fro. 
  9. Just as lotions and fragrance give sensual delight, a sweet friendship refreshes the soul. 
  10. Don’t leave your friends or your parents’ friends and run home to your family when things get rough; better a nearby friend than a distant family. 
  11. Become wise, dear child, and make me happy, then nothing the world throws my way will upset me. 
  12. A prudent person sees trouble coming and ducks; a simpleton walks in blindly and is clobbered. 
  13. Hold tight to collateral on any loan to a stranger; be wary of accepting what a transient friend has pawned. 
  14. If you wake your friend in the early morning by shouting “Rise and shine!” It will sound to him more like a curse than a blessing.
  15. (And 16)A nagging spouse is like the drip, drip, drip of a leaky faucet; you can’t turn it off, and you can’t get away from it. 

(Your Face Mirrors Your Heart: verses 17 – 27)

  1. As iron sharpens iron, so one man sharpens another. 
  2. If you care for your orchard, you’ll enjoy its fruit; if you honor your boss, you’ll be honored. 
  3. Just as water mirrors your face, so your face mirrors your heart. 
  4. Hell has a voracious appetite, and lust never quits. 
  5. The purity of silver and gold is tested by putting them in a fire; the purity of human hearts is tested by giving them a little fame. 
  6. Pound on a fool all you like — you can’t pound out foolishness. 
  7. Know your sheep by name; carefully attend to your flocks. 
  8. Don’t take them for granted; possessions don’t last forever you know. 
  9. (And 26) And then, when the crops are in and the harvest is stored in the barns, you can knit sweaters of lambs’ wool, and sell your goats for a profit. 
  1. There will be plenty of milk and meat to last your family through the winter


Announcements 

(Insert information about upcoming events, 2nd or 3rd F opportunities, and any other announcements)

19 Strong at Asylum- Bearcrawling islands and pyramids

THE SCENE: Dark clouds, humid, 80’s with looming storms
F3 WELCOME & DISCLAIMER

standard disclaimer with no FNGS
WARM-O-RAMA:
Cherry Pickers (IC)

Twisties IC

Windmills (IC)

Motivators 5 IC

Grady Corns 25 IC

THA-THANG:

Mosey to parking lot west of playground

Bear crawl halfway – 5 excercises

Bernie to end – 10 exercises

Karaoke half back – 25 exercises

10 count rest

Rinse and repeat with different exercise (I forgot which 2 exercises we did)

20 count rest

Mosey back to Pavalon

2 sets of Ladders as follows:

Round Pull UP LBC
1 ct		 Squat Plank Jack
1
10 Run
2 10 10 Run
3 10 10 10 Run
5 10 10 10 10 Run
6 Run 10 10
7 Run 10 10 10
8 Run 10 10 10 10
Round Step Up Imp Walker SSH (1 ct) Shoulder Taps (2ct)
1
10
Run
2 10 10 Run
3 10 10 10 Run
5 10 10 10 10 Run
6 Run 10 10
7 Run 10 10 10
8 Run 10 10 10 10

MARY:
none
COUNT-OFF & NAME-O-RAMA

CIRCLE OF TRUST/BOM:

You can make a difference

You can achieve a lot through either through volunteering or by starting something completely new, it just needs to begin with a spark and a little effort. There are likely others that support your cause in one way or another.  Dream big, especially when it comes to helping others. Once you get the momentum and more involved, it’s hard to stop to it. In our F3 circle we can see what can result from an idea or a desire to make a difference.

Hardship Hill – Tank’s idea has grown into a large event making a huge difference with OEW

Saturday volunteer day at Lakeshore

Don’t be afraid to step up and volunteer or to initiate an event (small or large) you would be surprised in what you can achieve!

MOLESKIN:
none
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
convergence on July 8 at Shamrock

F3 Knoxville State of the Region: Part 1

Beyond The COT Podcast – SOTR Part 1

Publish Date: Monday, June 26th

Season: 4

Episode: 2

➡️ Listen to the full episode on Spotify here ⬅️

Overview

Kickflip, Blindside, Steam, Waxjob, and Onstar discuss the 1st 6 months of 2023 for F3 Knoxville – progress, events, lessons learned, and growth. Here is the full list of what’s covered in the F3 Knoxville State of the Region Part I: 

Fitness

  • MABA in January
  • Monthly Metric Challenges
  • Monthly Slack Challenges
  • Hardship Hill
  • Ruck BFF

Fellowship

  • Thirsty Third Thursdays
  • Escape From Haw Ridge
  • Monthly Family Workouts at The Project
  • 2nd F Lunches
  • Open House In North Hills

Faith

  • Monthly Challenges
  • Prayer Channel in Slack
  • 100 Swords
  • Jester Resources
  • Wild At Heart Retreat

Leadership / Other

  • Starfish efforts across Knoxville and beyond – F3 Smokies Launch!
  • Two new AOs
    • Asylum Daybreak
    • Quicken PM
  • Four new AOQs
    • Gmail
    • Fixer Upper
    • Guardrail
    • Skeletor
  • 1st, 2nd, and 3rd F Q Changes
    • 1st F Q: Onstar
    • 2nd F Q: Mermaid
    • 3rd F Q: Ocho
  • New Weasel Shaker: Blindside
  • New Comz Q: Steam
  • New Veteran’s Outreach Q: Soot
  • Weekly Newsletter
    • News + announcements
    • QSource Q Points
  • Shield Lock Groups
  • New Leadership Channel in Slack
  • Q-Signups
  • Asylum Daybreak Launch
  • Quicken PM Launch
  • AGOGE w/Cap’n Crunch
  • Q101 at The Project
  • VQ Week – 9 VQs!
  • AOQ Guideline
  • Leadership Survey
  • Cardinal

Be on the lookout for Part 2 coming soon, as we look into the next 6 months of 2023!

#IronSharpensIron

Forg3 2023 Tour: Brickyard

The Scene 

  • Brickyard AO
  • 5:30am – 6:15am
  • 50s, nice


F3 Welcome + Disclaimer

  • Welcome to F3: Fitness – Fellowship – Faith 
  • My name is Steam and I’ll be your Q this morning 
  • A few things before we begin: 
    • I’m not a professional 
    • You’re here on your own volition
    • You know your injuries if you have any so if you need to modify anything we do today feel free to do so, but push yourselves and the men around you. They deserve it and so do you. 
  • FNGs?

Warm-o-Rama

  • SSH: 10×4
  • Rockette: 10×4
  • TN Rocking Chair: 10×4
  • Imperial Walker: 10×4

The Thang (What went down during the workout)

(Mosey to the track)

1 — Look Up Brock You’re in the Endzone

  • Start at one endzone
  • Bear crawl 10 yards 
  • 10 squats 
  • Rinse and repeat until you get to the 50
  • @ the 50 — 25×4 SSH
  • Bear crawl 10 yards 
  • 10 imperial walkers 
  • Rinse and repeat until you get to the endzone 

2 — Battle Buddy Catch Me If You Can

  • Get with a battle buddy 
  • All start together 
  • 1 BB takes off running, while the other knocks our 2 man-makers / 8 count body builders here 
  • When you catch your BB, switch roles
  • Rinse and repeat until you’re all the way back to right here where we started 

3 — The Long CON

  • Battle buddy up 
  • Here: 1 BB will execute the COM
    • Carolina Dry Docks
    • Overhead Claps 
    • Merkins 
  • 25 reps each X
  • Rinse and repeat until your BB gets back 
  • 1 BB will take a lap

(Mosey back to the 🇺🇸)


Mary (Insert information about any additional post-Thang work)

29 Man Makers were done throughout The Thang – to honor the Brickyard tradition of doing the # of man makers  for the # of years someone with a birthday is (mine was on 6/14 – 29 years old)


COT (Circle of Trust)

  • Count Off
    • 10

Name o Rama

Word – Regarding the Powell HS Track + Forg3 2023 Invitation

I’ve wanted to come to the Brickyard for a while, and I’m glad I finally made it. I’ve also wanted to come to the Powell HS track for a while, ever since I heard a story about it shared by the name of Jim Branch, when I was in college. Here’s how it goes.

Jim was sitting at a track meet at Powell High School one day, waiting for his son’s race to start. He was watching the other parents cheer on their kids as the races went on, and there was the one mom, that was just going after her kid verbally, as he or she was running around the track. Things like “run faster!” “You can do better than that!” and “is that all you got?!” rang through the stadium. Jim was kind of taken back by this. Not necessarily because of how loud or obnoxious this particular parent was being, but because of what this high school kid was potentially really hearing from the stands above:

  • You’re not good enough 
  • You don’t have what it takes
  • Do better

Regardless if you’re in high school or not, these are tough things to hear, especially from a parent or someone you look to for guidance and affirmation.

Jim then went on to share that his son’s race started, as like any good and supportive parent, he would cheer on the kids that came before his son, because his son had the last part of the 400m relay. The anticipation kept building as Jim waited for his son to come around the track, and when the time finally came, Jim swelled up with pride as he saw his son come around the track. It was different than the other times he had watched the racers come around the track – he didn’t have the same feelings for them as he did his own son, although he was supportive. He saw his son coming around the bend from a ways off, and out of all the other runners, this was his son, of whom he was very well pleased. He watched his son run around the track and it wasn’t out of performance he felt pride and love for his son, it was out of identity – his identity as a son. Out of all the other runners, he saw his son and said in his head “this one’s mine.”

This is how God, our Heavenly Father, sees us. Hebrews 12:1 says “Therefore, since we are surrounded by so great a cloud of witnesses, let us also lay aside every weight, and sin which clings so closely, and les us run with endurance the race that is set before us..” If you think about your life as a race around a track, we run (hopefully) many laps. We go through different seasons of life as we run around the track, some easier than others, some harder than others. And chances are you’ve experienced at least one of the two parents (metaphorically) as you’ve gone through life:

  1. You’re not good enough, you don’t have what it takes, do better, are you kidding me, etc.
  2. There he is, that’s my son! I see you son! I’m proud of you! Keep running, you got this, keep going!

As you run the race of life and go through different seasons and go lap after lap, God looks down and sees you running and does exactly what Jim did when he saw his son: “That one, right there, that one’s mine, of whom I am well pleased. Keep running son! Keep going, you can do it! Don’y quit, I see you!”

I’ve wanted to step foot on the Powell HS track ever since I heard Jim tell that story in college. I relate to it, as many of you probably do. Thank you for letting me come experience this track with you this morning!

I also want to share some exciting news about Forg3 — F3 Knoxville’s 1st regional retreat!

  • Forge (v.) – to shape and mold into a new condition, by heating in a fire / to move forward gradually and steadily.
  • Forg3 is a weekend retreat created for F3 men, by F3 men. 
  • Forg3 (n.) – an invigorating 40-hour weekend retreat to challenge and encourage F3 men in their pursuit of high impact manhood. You can expect to engage with other men in 1st, 2nd, and 3rd F sessions, to better understand who you are, whose you are, and the High Impact Man God has called you to be. You’ll have opportunities throughout the weekend to seek adventure, to rest, and to sharpen iron with other F3 men physically, mentally, emotionally, relationally, and spiritually.

We want to engage together for a purposeful and relationally-driven weekend to step further into the men God has called us to be. And I want to invite you into this experience with us.  

A free nugget of wisdom Herbie shared on the pre-ruck: ALR – Ask / Listen / Remember

Forg3 2023 Tour: Shamrock

The Scene 

  • Shamrock AO
  • 5:30am – 6:15am
  • Weather, etc


F3 Welcome + Disclaimer

  • Welcome to F3: Fitness – Fellowship – Faith 
  • My name is Steam and I’ll be your Q this morning 
  • A few things before we begin: 
    • I’m not a professional 
    • You’re here on your own volition
    • You know your injuries if you have any so if you need to modify anything we do today feel free to do so, but push yourselves and the men around you. They deserve it and so do you. 
  • FNGs?

Warm-o-Rama

  • SSH: 10×4 
  • Squat: 10×4 
  • Merkin: 10×4
  • Plank Jack: 10×4
  • Cherry Picker: 5×4


The Thang 

(What went down during the workout)

(Mosey to the CMU pile)

1 — Quarter Pounder 

  • Grab a CMU
  • 2 POC: Here and the road 
  • 4 Xs total / 2 at each POC
  • Here
    • Curls
    • Presses
  • Road
    • Rows
    • Triceps 
  • Everything is 25 reps on a 1 count
  • Traveling between POC: Murder Bunny Merkins
    • Murder Bunny + a Merkin 

(Finished: Put CMUs back down in the pile)

(Mosey around the building to the big parking lot)

2 — Battle Buddy Core 4 Dora 

  • Battle Buddy up
  • There and back again core 4
    • C1: Flutter Kicks 
    • C2: LBCs
    • C3: American Hammers
    • C4: Cockroaches / Dead Bugs
  • All Xs are to be continued until your BB gets back 
  • The BB that is not at one of the 4 corners, will run to to the other side of the parking lot
  • Execute 1 burpee
  • Come back and recover his BB 
  • Rinse and repeat until you and your battle buddy have completed 1 full circuit of the core 4 corners 

(Mosey back to the CMU pile)

3 — The FP: The Final Push

  • Get a CMU
  • Rifle carry for 10 paces
  • 10 curls
  • All the way across the street to the other side of the parking lot

A CMU broke into two pieces – 20 burpees

Mary 

(Insert information about any additional post-Thang work)

  • Mosey back to the 🇺🇸
  • SWS


COT (Circle of Trust)

Count Off

  • 13

Name o Rama

Word — Forg3 Invitation 

  • Forge (v.) – to shape and mold into a new condition, by heating in a fire / to move forward gradually and steadily.
  • Forg3 is a weekend retreat created for F3 men, by F3 men. 
  • Forg3 (n.) – an invigorating 40-hour weekend retreat to challenge and encourage F3 men in their pursuit of high impact manhood. You can expect to engage with other men in 1st, 2nd, and 3rd F sessions, to better understand who you are, whose you are, and the High Impact Man God has called you to be. You’ll have opportunities throughout the weekend to seek adventure, to rest, and to sharpen iron with other F3 men physically, mentally, emotionally, relationally, and spiritually.

We want to engage together for a purposeful and relationally-driven weekend to step further into the men God has called us to be. And I want to invite you into this experience with us.