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Believe It

October 13, 2020 Lillydipper

THE SCENE: Sunny, temps in 60s. We met at Parking Lot at Southern Ball Fields because the Admin Bldg Parking Lot and area has a large political rally there.
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WARM-O-RAMA:
20 Side Straddle Hops, 10 Iron Mikes each leg, 10 Cherry Pickers, 7 Twists, 10 Little Baby Arm Circles Forward and Backward, 10 Tempo Merkins
THA-THANG:
Mosey to parking area by residential units north of the soccer fields. We will do 20 American Hammers.

Mosey to roadway that heads to Northshore Entrance of the park. Go left on the little drive that heads south before you go to the park entrance gate. We have dubbed it “The Road to Nowhere.” We will have cones set up in a flag formation. We will run to each cone and do the exercises listed.

Cone 1: 10 Burpees Bernie Sanders to Cone 2
Cone 2: 10 Shoulder Taps (both shoulders = 1)
Cone 3: 10 Hand Release Merkins
Cone 4: 20 Star Jumps
Cone 5: 20 Big Boy Sit-ups. Bear Crawl to Cone 6
Cone 6: 20 Hello Dollies (4 ct)
Cone 7: 20 Merkins
Rinse and Repeat two more times

Mosey to Area 51. We will do 20 Curb Dips in Parking Lot, then run up hill to roadway. Those on roadway will do Baby Crunches until all men arrive.

Mosey past stop sign at Southeastern corner of Admin Bldg to hillside. We will do Sevens off the hill toward the cone planted about 20 yards away in the grass. At top of hill we will start with one Mountain Climber. At bottom of hill we will start with six Burpees.

Mosey to AO. We will do sprints between large light poles, starting with sprints at half speed, then going to 3/4 speed and ending with full speed.

MARY:
20 Flutter Kicks, 20 Bicycle Kicks, 10 Tempo Merkins.
COUNT-OFF & NAME-O-RAMA
19 men with one being an FNG, Hayden Corbitt, whom we dubbed “Kermit.”
CIRCLE OF TRUST/BOM:

“Let your faith roar so loud that you can’t hear what doubt is saying.” Author unknown.

During times like this coronavirus pandemic it may be more difficult to believe in God. How can God let this terrible thing happen to us and to the whole world? Yet, at the end of April, when the Coronavirus was hitting us hard and so many were quarantining, a Pew Research Center survey of Americans found that 24% said that as a result of the pandemic there faith was stronger. Only 2% said their faith was weaker.

When people say they don’t believe in God, or when we ourselves express disbelief in God, our actions usually portray something different. People may say they don’t believe but find themselves praying for something good to occur when a loved one is ill. People who believe that this world is nothing but chaos or that creation is random still desire and strive for order in their lives. People who say that the world is bad still hope for good things to happen to them. People who say there is no love in this world still hope to be loved. Unbelievers still yearn for something more in their lives, and essentially pray for their holes to be filled.

God sees our disbelief and tells us to believe. I think of Christ coming to the disciples after breathed his last breath on the Christ and saying to Thomas, touch my, fill the wounds in my skin. And he felt for Thomas for not believing until he did see him, did touch him.

God, help us through this difficult time. Fill our holes. We pray for you, even at times of disbelief. Let our faith in you roar so loud that we can’t even hear what doubt is saying.

MOLESKIN:
Prayers for Knoxville area in face of Covid-19 as there has been a recent rise in hospitalizations here. Prayers for Romeo after his very serious motorcycle accident.
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
Convergence and 3rd F at Bomb Shelter this Saturday, October 17 from 7 am to 9:30 am.

Steamed & Smoked, Not Skunk’d

October 9, 2020 Steam

[ The Scene ]

– Couple of skunk sightings in the cool 60-degree air.

– Some diesel powered ‘Mercian trucks roll up

– It’s about to go down

[ Welcome/Disclaimer ]

Welcome to F3: Fitness – Fellowship – Faith

My name is Steam and I’m honored to be in your company and be your Q this morning

FNGs?

Couple of things before we begin:

- (1) Contrary to popular belief I am not a professional

- (2) You’re here on your own volition

- (3) If you need to modify anything we do this morning – feel free to do so as you need but push yourself and those around you. .

[ Warm o Rama ]

Imperial Walker: 11×4 IC

Rockette: 11×4 IC

Windmill: 11×4 IC

Merkin: 11×4 IC

SSH: 11×4 IC

[ The Thang ]

(Mosey to the Pav)

(1) Power of 3s

3 points of contact:
- Dugouts: 3 pull-ups
- Pav: 6 incline Merkins
- AO parking lot far corner: 9 Big Boy Sit-ups

Dugouts — Pav — AO parking lot far corner

R & R this 2x — adding 3 reps to each station each time
- Round 2: 6, 9, 12

Done? — Wall-sits & Seal Claps (Yayyyyyyy)

(10 count)

(Mosey to parking lot outside of playground)

Tour de Parking Lots

(2) 9s

Rocky Balboas on the curb
Freddie Mercury’s at the opposite end of the parking lot

Everything on a 4 count

8 & 1
7 & 2 etc etc etc

GET SOME.

(Mosey across the street to opposite parking lot)

(A very distinct skunk smell is in the air — and no, it wasn’t the newest scent of Axe body spray, this was clearly a skunk. Cutting Parking Lot #2 short — PAX execute 25 u0/down squats and mosey to Parking Lot 3. Shame, Parking Lot #2 had a cool name – but in the wild wild gloom, in a 19 to 1 battle of PAX vs. skunk – the skunk wins.)

(3) There and Back Again — cut short by Skunkinitis

3 points of contact
- 1 end of the lot
- Middle of the lot
- End of the lot
2 ways of getting to them
- Bear crawl
- Lunge

At each POC: 25 SSH (1 count)

When you get back here: Hold the squat

Complete the last 25 SSHs together to = 100

(Mosey to roundabout parking lot next to baseball field)

(3) Rounding Up (To 100)

We’ll do this together

25×4 mountain climbers

(Run around to the right to the opposite side)

25×4 Carolina Dry Docks

(Run around to the right back to the start)

25×4 mountain climbers

(Run around to the right to the opposite side)

25×4 Carolina dry docks

(Mosey pax the back way up past the dugouts and Pav to the AO parking lot)

3 good pull-ups at the dugout
6 good incline merkins at the Pav
9 good big boy sit-ups at the AO parking lot

PAX circle up — still breathing and still time on the clock

[ Mary ]

ATMs (15×4 shoulder taps, 10 slow merkins, 10 quick merkins)

Dynamic Stretching with Steam (Last 5 minutes)
- Back stretches
- leg stretches
- Calf stretches
- Core stretches
- GOOD STUFF (not a stretch – stretching is just good stuff)

[ COT ]

# off — 19

Name o Rama

FNGs — 0

“The Power to Change our Thoughts”

Jerry Flowers

I shared that it’s been a really hard year for us all and whether we realize it or not it’s probably affected how we think and our thought life (whether we give it credit or not).

So I heard this sermon by a pastor by Jerry Flowers about thought life and the power we have to change the way we think and he listed the exercise below to prove this.

Picture a lion in your head.

Got it?

Now picture a a tiger in your head.

Got it?

You just proved to yourself that you have the power to change your thoughts.

The way we think is important! How we think about ourselves, how we think about our life and family and communities, it’s important.

I say this as an encouragement so that if you’ve ever found yourself in a place like I’ve been in and out of this year – desperation and just being tired and exhausted – (1) Give the situation you’re in to the Lord and (2) Realize you have the power to change how you think.

Stay in the fight men!

Steam

Adapting with CMUesday in the Fake Gloom

October 7, 2020 Steam

[ The Scene ]

SUNNY. Little warm. Character building weather.

[ Welcome/Disclaimer ]

Welcome to F3: Fitness-Fellowship-Faith

My name is Steam and I am honored to be your Q this evening

I am not a professional, you’re here on your own volition, and if you need to modify anything we do this evening feel free to do so BUT push yourselves and the men around you.

You will not get left behind and you will not leave the same way you came in.

FNGs?

I’ll have water, med gear, and my phone on me the entire time in my ruck so if you need to put something in there before we get on the mosey feel free to do so

Before we begin tonight we’re going to have a 1 minute moment of silence in honor of our fallen brother from F3 GrandStand in Myrtle Beach.

Jacob Anchor – codename Hightower – End of Watch on October 3rd 2020

Very active in F3 GrandStand and a true HIM that led a life of service to his family and community.

Join me now in honoring our fallen brother.

[ Warm o Rama ]

(1) SSH: 15 x 4

(2) Happy Feet: 10

– quick feet —> 1 burpee on command

(3) Windmill: 10 x 4

(4) Baby Arm Circles: 10×4 F & 10×4 B

(5) Rockette: 10×4

[ The Thang ]

(Mosey to CMU Pile)

Every stop sign = 25 up/down merkins

Everyone get a CMU

[ Pause for Reflection for/from the Q ]

Apparently baseball season is back. When I was planning this Q – that did not come across my mind. Which means a couple things: (1) I, as the Q, did not accurately scope out the scene pre-Q. (2) We’re going to have to adapt. Halfway through the evolution of PT that you will see below, some of the PAX running were confronted by a middle aged man who was blatantly overreacting to our presence in the specific area of the park where the morning AO meets (parking lot) and was pretty aggressive in making his feelings toward us being there clear. So what do we do when that happens. Let’s start with what we don’t need to do: We don’t need to add fuel to the fire, we don’t need to confront or engage the individual, and we don’t need to push that individual who is already upset/mad/pissed off/irrational. Frankly, it’s not worth our time in that moment. So what do we need to do: We need to be peacemakers. Being the bigger man man sometimes means choosing to walk away. We’re called to be at peace with all men. We can do this without diminishing our dignity or the other party’s. This man was being irrational and approached our men in almost a rage. Pusher made the excellent point of just walk away, it’s not worth it. However – this all could have been avoided if I, the Q, had recognized that we may have needed to avoid this certain area of the park when we were mosey’ing to it. So from me, the Q – I apologize for not using discernment when leading us there. This was a learning lesson wisely pointed out by Jinxy at the COT.

[ End Pause for Reflection for/from the Q ]

– PAX takes CMUs to the field by the playground and lays them down in two lines facing each other

– PAX execute 25 Big Boy Sit-ups with CMUs on their feet for stability

– PAX run to CMU pile and execute 10 burpees

(Rinse and Repeat 4)

***Encounter with the upset man in the parking lot***

– Q calls audible – replaces CMUs — circle the men up — brief AAR of what just happened — Mosey back home to the PM AO

– PAX mosey back up the street to the PM AO — every stop sign = 25 up/down merkins

– PAX encounter last 2 stop signs in the same 50 feet or so = 50

– Q leads PAX in 50 up/down merkins but stops when PAX reaches 45 — tells everyone to drop down to their knees and look up — “Breathe. It’s going to be okay. We’re almost there.” — Execute the final 5

– PAX mosey back up the hill to the PM AO — wagon wheel and pickup the 6 — circle up by the flag

[ Mary ]

– 25×4 Hello Dollys

– 25×4 LBCs

– 25×4 flutter kicks

[ COT ]

# off = 21

Name o Rama

FNGs = 0

I found myself at a place I don’t find myself at very often last week.

I found myself at a place that looked exactly like a scene in Lord of the Rings where the main character drops down to his knees, realizes the place that he’s in, and utters the words “I can’t do this.”

What a place to be right?

So a couple points with this:

(1) Own where you’re at.

If you’re tired – own it. If you’re struggling, own it. I’m tired/struggling mentally, I’m tired/struggling physically, I’m tired/struggling mentally, I’m tired/struggling spiritually, I’m tired/struggling sexually (we’re men we can handle that), I’m tired/struggling emotionally – own that place.
- What I mean by this is this: We have all been tired and struggled in all of these arenas at some point in time in our lives. For me specifically, last week I was really tired and struggling mentally. I was tired and struggling emotionally. I was physically tired. I was struggling spiritually. I was struggling sexually with lust and loneliness and losing my sexual battle with porn and felt the complete weight of that. I was exhausted. The enemy was exhausting me, because I was exhausting myself. We’ve all been there. Maybe in different forms or fashions, but nonetheless, we’ve been there.

I’m tired. I’m lonely. I’m stressed. I’m not where I want to be. Own it.

Own it. Don’t accept it – own it. There’s a difference there.

Why do we need to own it?

(2) Just because we’re in a certain place does not mean this is our final resting place. Just because we’re here doesn’t mean we are destined to stay here.

Life is hard. It’s dark. If you’re in a place you don’t want to be in – own it and realize this is not where the story ends. You weren’t meant to stay here.

Just because this is where you are right now does not mean this is where you’re going to stay.

You were created for so much more than the situations and places you find yourself in.

(Hey and guess what – you have brothers that toe the line with you in the gloom and fake gloom – that I KNOW are ready to lock shields and toe the line with you outside the COT too. Let them in and seek wise counsel from them)

Why? Because point number 3

(3) God is about to do something awesome in your life. God is about to do something AWESOME in your life.

Believe that.

Regardless of where you are, what your status is, God is on the move in your life whether you realize it to not.

We need to believe this to be true.

God is about to do something great in your life but it is directly tied to your obedience.

What does this look like? Something like this I think.

(Gather men around carefully)

I saw this on my morning walk as the sun was rising and I was praying just for a good day. Sometimes we just need to pray for a good day.

And I came across this gate in a field with the door opened. And I truly believe this is such an excellent picture of how much God loves us and how he calls us into freedom in Him.

And I don’t know who needs to hear this besides me but here we go:

So when I saw this this morning and took this picture — I noticed a couple o things.

One of the gate doors was flung wide open

The other side of the gate door was closed, with a trash can blocking some of it.

And if you were with me this morning, we could have walked right through the open side of the gate. But we would have had to make a choice to do so. However it would have cost us something as well.

I think this picture screams the invitation that God gives to us:

- An invitation to walk out of or walk through whatever you’re going through or wherever you’re at.

- There is a God above that opens jail cells, doors, and gates — but it’s going to require something of you.

- Notice the trash can sort of in front of the closed side of the gate. When God opens a gate or a door or a jail cell – whatever that may be in our lives – we’re going to have to leave something behind and leave the place that we currently are at to enter into the place He’s calling us to be. Maybe its an identity we’ve been holding onto or a relationship we’ve been in, or an idol – anything that would prevent us from walking through the gate/door that God is calling us to.

Here’s what I want to leave you with:

Jeremiah 1:17 – 19

Get yourself ready! Stand up and say to them whatever I command you. Do not be terrified by them or I will terrify you before them. Today I have made you a fortified city, an iron pillar and a bronze wall to stand against the whole land – against the kings of Judah, it’s officials, it’s priests and the people of the land. They will fight against you but will not overcome you, for I am with you and will rescue you, declares the Lord.

Stay in the Fight!

Steam

RAW SAW

September 30, 2020 Steam

[ The Scene ]

50s – cool

[ Welcome/Disclaimer ]

RAW – SAW

Welcome to F3: Fitness – Fellowship – Faith

My name is Steam and I’m honored to be in your company and be your Q this morning

FNGs?

Couple of things before we begin:

- (1) I am not a professional

- (2) You’re here on your own volition

- (3) If you need to modify anything we do this morning – feel free to do so as you need but push yourself and those around you.

- - No man left behind – no man left the same

This WILL be a character building workout and you will leave better than when you came in. Sore, perhaps, but better.

[ Warm o Rama ]

(1) SSH: 7 x 4 IC

(2) Merkin: 7 x 1 (up/down)

(3) Tempo Squat: 10 x 4

(4) Man-Makers: 15 x 8

[ The Thang ]

(1) There and Back Again

Run to the tennis court

- 25 Squats (1 count)

Run back to AO circle

- 25 LBCs (4 count)

Run to the bathroom building

- 25 LBCs (4 count)

Run back to AO Circle

- 25 flutter kicks (4 count)

(10 count)

(Mosey to pull-up bars)

Road signs and lights on either side of the road = 10 squats
- There are a lot of signs

(2) 30s

5 pull-ups/chin-ups here

Run up the hill to the top where the pavilion is on the right

- 5 merkins (1 count)

Rinse and Repeat 6x

(Mosey back to AO for Mary)

[ Mary ]

AO Lot: 50 x 4 Flutter Kicks
50 x 4 Hello Dollys
50 x 4 LBCs

25 x 8 Man Makers (8-count body builders)

Stretching to finish it out

[ COT ]

# off

Name o Rama

FNGs

Waiting on the Lord In the Midst of Loudness

The loudness of the world that we live in – there is such a deafening loudness.

An example of this is the Presidential Debate last night

- Political leanings, opinions, views – that’s not what this is about.
- One of the great things about F3 is that when you arrive at the AO – all that stuff gets checked at the door.

- However that’s not what this BOM is about – I only use this example because watching it last night – I was just thinking – this is loud. So loud. The theme I took away as a 26 year old, as an American, and most importantly as a follower of Christ – was a deafening loudness.

No luckily there’s not a debate every night but what do we do as High Impact Men when we’re constantly surrounded by a loudness from the world?

Andrew Murray’s book “Waiting on God” has some great points towards this

- So there are two ways that touch on the how and why of waiting on God through the loudness

(1) Waiting on God for Instruction

- Psalm 25:4-5 — Make me to know your ways, O Lord; teach me your paths. Lead me in your truth and teach me, for you are the God of my salvation; for you I wait all the day long

- Murray writes: The psalm has always been a very special one because of its reiterated expression of the felt need of the divine teaching and of the childlike confidence that that teaching would be given. Study the psalm until your heart is filled with 2 thoughts: the absolute need and the absolute certainty of divine guidance.

(2) Waiting on God With the Heart

- Psalm 31:24 — Be strong, and let your heart take courage, all you who wait for the Lord!

- Murray writes: Let the heart wait at times in perfect silence and quiet; in its hidden depths God will work. Be sure of this, and just wait on Him.

If that’s not a hard thing to do I don’t know what is.

It’s A Good Week to Have A Good Week

September 30, 2020 Steam

[ The Scene ]

Rainy at the most opportune time – as PAX were walking to the AO. Not a lot, but just enough

[ Welcome/Disclaimer ]

Welcome to F3: Fitness – Fellowship – Faith

My name is Steam and I’m honored to be in your company and be your Q this morning

FNGs?

Couple of things before we begin:

- (1) Contrary to popular belief I am not a professional

- (2) You’re here on your own volition

- (3) If you need to modify anything we do this morning – feel free to do so as you need but push yourself and those around you.

- - No man left behind – no man left the same

COVID measures are still in place so as much as you can let’s try and keep 6ft if possible.

[ Warm – o – Rama ]

(1) SSH: 7 x 4

(2) Mountain Climber: 7 x 4

(3) Baby Arm Circles: 7 x 4 (F)

(4) Baby Arm Circles: 7 x 4 (B)

[ The Thang ]

(Mosey to Big Ball stairs)

(1) Up and Over

Rinse and Repeat this once for a total of 2 times

Bear crawl up the stairs

Landings
- Middle: 20
- Top: 15
- Bottom of stairs: 10

Run across the street to the stairwell — down into WFP backwards bear crawl-style

- 10 Iron mikes

Run back to the start right here
- We’ll do this 2x
- On your second lap — decrease Iron Mikes by 5 (15, 10, 5)

Done?

25 LBCs
25 Flutter kicks

(15 count)

(Mosey to Amphitheater)

(2) Over And Up

Rinse and Repeat this once for a total of 2 times

Pick a side (L or R) and run Over to the ramp up to the top

Run Up to the top

Execute 10 chin-ups/pull-ups

Run down the stairs

10 incline merkins + 10 dips

Rinse and Repeat once

Done?

25 LBCs
25 Flutter kicks
Rocky Balboas under the amphitheater: 10×4

(15 count)

(Mosey back to AO)

(3) Core 4

Find a bench and lay on your back

25 x 4 flutter kicks

- Run to rock pile

- 10 curl presses

- Run back to AO

Find a bench and put your feet under it for some stability

25 BBSs (1 count)

- Run to rock pile

- 10 rock triceps

- Run back to AO

Find a bench — lay on the bench —

25 flutter kicks (4-count)

- Run to rock pile

- 10 rock rows

- Run back to AO

Find a bench

25 incline plank jacks (1 count)

- Run to rock pile

- 10 rock squats

- Run back to AO

Fin.

[ COT ]

# off

Name o Rama

FNGs

The 59 “One Another’s” in the New Testament of the Bible

http://storage.cloversites.com/wakarusamissionarychurch/documents/59one_another_scriptures.pdf

There are 59 “One Another’s” in the New Testament of the Bible and I think they’re worth reading over and contemplating over – specifically in terms of the application for our lives as HIM.

So the encouragement is this —> Read it out — pray it out — live it out. Because we can’t “One Another” without one another