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WAR at the Asylum

THE SCENE: Gloomy and War like! Nah, pretty good weather.
F3 WELCOME & DISCLAIMER

WARM-O-RAMA:
Jog across PL, High Knee skip PL, karaoke PL, ALL x2
THA-THANG:

With 43 Pax, we must divide and conquer so we played a game of WAR!

  • Split into 2 groups
  • Taking turns, a man from group 1 and a man from group 2 sit down and play the game war with the provided deck of cards.
  • You loose, Your Whole group does 10 burpees
  • You win, man that turns the winning card leads his group IC in 10 SSH 4 ct
  • When 2 cards end the same, 3 cards are pulled from each side and laid down, the 4th card is turned up to reveal the winner. LOOSING group does 20 burps, the winning group takes a victory lap. Each group actually lost to war once, but one group definitely did more burps!
  • repeat until all cards are played.
  • Mosey back to the AO for DORACIDES, Partner up for 100 merkins, 200 BBS, and 300 squats

MARY:
Plank holds, then 5 merkins IC

Hello dolly x10 IC

Iron cross for 10 seconds

Never cross dolly x 10 IC

FLutter kicks x20 IC by the FNG “Dog Bite” Great job FNG!!
COUNT-OFF & NAME-O-RAMA
43 Pax inc 1 FNG Not tagged but there…. Sleep over, Ponder, and Dog Bite. Dog bite is registered but its not tagging, the other 2 are not registered….FYI
CIRCLE OF TRUST/BOM:
DISPOSITION=A persons inherent qualities of mind and character. F3 has a great disposition and the men of F3 have rubbed off on me and made me a better man. Still a LONG WAY to go for me but I am greatful and hopefully F3’s Disposition will affect other men in our community and make us better. Lets GOOOOOO! AYE!
MOLESKIN:
Insert any personal comments, notes, devotion content, etc.
ANNOUNCEMENTS:CSAUP COMING THIS SATURDAY AT ALCOA!

Mucho Chesto with Dora and Paula

THE SCENE: low 50’s…absolutely perfect

F3 WELCOME & DISCLAIMER


WARM-O-RAMA:

  • SSH x20 IC
  • Tempo Squats x10 IC
  • Tempo Merkins x10 IC
  • Burpees x10 oyo

THA-THANG:

  1. Mosey to the amphitheater
    • Battle buddy up
    • DORA reps of the following while partner runs to end of stage and completes 10 box jumps
      • 100 Thrust Merkins
      • 100 Incline Merkins
      • 100 Decline Merkins
  2. Mosey to the Methodist Church parking lot
    • Keep same battle buddy & grab 1 rock per team
    • DORA reps of the following while partner runs to top of parking lot and completes 5 burpees
      • 100 Overhead Press
      • 100 Goblet Squats
      • 100 Squat Press
  3. Stay in same parking lot
    • Paula Abdul the parking spaces (2 forward, 1 back)
    • 10 merkins each trip forward
    • 10 squats each trip backward
  4. Mosey back to splash pad

MARY:

  • Flutter kicks x20 IC
  • Boat/canoe
  • Peter Parkers

COUNT-OFF & NAME-O-RAMA
35 strong including 2 FNG and 1 out of towner.

Cowbell, Uni, Popeye, Crawdad, Cramps, Plunger, Bermuda (FNG), Abort, Passport, Preacher, Plunder, Uncle Rico, Prom King, G-6, Swanson, Faceplant, Petey, Frank, Quarantine, Primo (Charlotte), Gretzky, Hillary, Bessie, Putt-Putt, Cardigan, Rascal, Guppy, Gerber (FNG), Stagehand, Steam, Soot, Cougar, Red Writer, Careless, Bartman

CIRCLE OF TRUST/BOM:
“Our greatest fear should not be of failure, but of succeeding at things in life that don’t really matter”.  This quote is attributed to Francis Chan as well as DL Moody – regardless of who said it first it is absolutely true and has been a challenge for me this week.  Where do I invest my time?  Is it on worldly possessions?  Comforts?  Fitness?  My career?  All of these things, while nice, are ultimately not what our focus should be.  Jesus is in the relationship business and we should be too.  Our efforts should be toward brotherhood, accountability, being bold in our faith, helping our brother when he falls.  These are what is important in light of eternity.

MOLESKIN:

ANNOUNCEMENTS:

  • G-6 mentioned he is in need of a person to help at one of his camps.  It’s a paid position…contact him for more information.
  • Alcoa CSAUP is coming up this Saturday 2/24 @ 6am.

Shared Burden

THE SCENE: Cool but not rainy for once!
F3 WELCOME & DISCLAIMER
WARM-O-RAMA:
Side-Straddle Hops x10 in cadence

Shoulder Circles x10/direction

Merkins x6 in cadence

Squat Benders x6 in cadence

THA-THANG:
Mosey to Hoskins Library.

Log Carries. 3 PAX per log.

  • Carry to Whirlwind of Opportunity
  • 50 Log Presses
  • Carry to Pat Summit Statue
  • 50 Log Squats
  • Carry to Hoskins Library
  • 20 Log presses + 20 Log squats

Mosey back to Big Ball.

Dice of Doom

  • Roll #1 15 Burpees
  • Roll #2 15 Side-Straddle Hops
  • Roll #3 15 Burpees
  • Roll #4 Water Break

COUNT-OFF & NAME-O-RAMA
9 PAX including 2 FNGs
CIRCLE OF TRUST/BOM:
Matthew 11:28-30

ANNOUNCEMENTS:

Alcoa CSAUP next week.

Roots

THE SCENE: 39 degrees, cloudy, a slight pleasant drizzle
F3 WELCOME & DISCLAIMER
WARM-O-RAMA:
Cherry Pickers x 10

SSH x 25 in cadence

Tempo Merkin x 10

Tempo Squat x 10

5 burpees on your own
THA-THANG:

  • Mosey to the Big Ball
  • Morning Call:  Pax split into 2 groups, first person does 5 Big Ball pull-ups, rest of the Pax in plank position, as first person calls out his pull ups, Pax performs 5 merkins, switch and repeat until everyone has completed pull-ups.
  • Split into groups of three, mosey towards Volunteer Landing, each group picks up one rock along the way.  Share the load until we reach Volunteer Landing.
  • In our teams of three, partner 1 does shoulder presses with rock while partner 2 performs  WWII sit-ups at other end of the Landing, partner 3 runs between performing 5 burpees in the middle.  Switch until each partner has completed both exercises.  Repeat with curls/flutter kicks, squats with rock/sweat angels, triceps extensions/American Hammers.
  • Mosey back towards the AO with rock, putting it back along the way.
  • Out of time

MARY:
No time for Mary today.  We had already put in a bit of overtime.

COUNT-OFF & NAME-O-RAMA
17 strong this morning planting good roots.  No FNGs today.
CIRCLE OF TRUST/BOM:
Jeremiah 17:7-8 But blessed is the one who trusts in the Lord, whose confidence is in Him.  They will be like a tree planted by the water that sends out its roots by the stream.  It does not fear when the heat comes; its leaves are always green.  It has no worries in a year of drought and never fails to bear fruit.

Where are your roots?  What do you place your trust and confidence in?

Jeremiah 17:5-6 Cursed is the one who trusts in man, who draws strength from mere flesh and whose heart turns away from the Lord.  That person will be like a bush in the wastelands…

Assessing our roots:  What is your first response when tribulations or calamity strikes?  If your response is stress, fear, worry it may indicate we have faulty roots.  In trials are we life givers or takers?  In the midst of struggles are we continuing to bear fruit and breath life into others?

The Long Lap

THE SCENE: 0530, 30s, not quite character building weather, but not hot either

“Is it going to be warm?” —- “No. But it will be good.”

F3 WELCOME & DISCLAIMER : 

“Welcome to F3: Fitness-Fellowship-Faith. My name is Steam and I’ll be your QIC for the next 45 minutes. I am not a professional, and you are here on your own volition, which means if you need to modify any of the exercises we do this morning – feel free to do so but push yourselves and the men around you. You came here to work and get better so let’s get after it.”

WARM-O-RAMA:
1. Side-Straddle Hop (SSH): 25 x 4 (in cadence)

2. Rockette: 15 x 1

3. Cherry Picker: 10 x 4 (in cadence)

4. Slow Baby Arm Circles: 10 x 4 Forward || 10 x 4 Backward (all in cadence)

5. Backwards Lunge: 2x for each leg –> hold for 5 seconds each rep
THA-THANG:

  • Mosey to Big Ball Amphitheater
    • Flag out front, carried by FNG Daniel Anders (Now “Soot”)
  • PT
    • Assemble battle buddy teams
    • Que hype workout music via bluetooth speaker
    • (1) Each BB team sprints to the top of Big Ball amphitheater
    • (2) Each person executes 8 pull-ups (overhand/underhand)
    • (3) Each BB team sprints around the perimeter of the Big Ball pond = The Long Lap
      • 75% speed of higher
    • (4) Upon return to Big Ball amphitheater stage –> 25 x 4 LBC (Little Baby Crunches)
    • (5) Hold plank position until QIC says “Recover”
    • Rinse & Repeat 5x
    • Mosey American Indian Style to parking lot adjacent to UT’s The Hill
      • Sporadic squats 3x en route
    • Mosey Back to AO
      • Take the Field: Sprint the field separating PAX from Big Ball AO startpoint

COUNT-OFF & NAME-O-RAMA
11 PAX + 2 FNG = 13 total

PAX: Abort, Cowbell, G-6, Petey, Pfeiffer, Plunger, Quarantine, Rascal, Rousey, Swanson, Steam

FNGs: Daniel Anders – 22 – Soot & Eric – 21 – Stagehand
CIRCLE OF TRUST/BOM:
Hijacking the song “Pray For Me” by Kendrick Lamar & The Weeknd

Hijacking a song = taking a song’s lyrics and “hijacking” them to fit for your own life or have deeper meaning

“I’m always ready for a war again, go down that road again, it’s all the same.” “Tell me who’s gon’ save me from myself, when this life is all I know.” “Tell me who’s gon’ save me from myself, when this life is all I know.” “Tell me who’s gon’ save me from this hell, without you, I’m all alone.”

“Who’s gon’ pray for me? Take my pain for me? Save my soul for me?”

This song spoke on many levels to me. We as men all go face wars every single day that are unique to each one of us. I don’t know what war(s) you’re facing as a man right now, whether tit’s at home, at work, in your relationships or marriage, or wherever that may be for you. Sometimes the wars that we are in the midst of feel like hell, or like we’ve been down this road before, or that we’re all alone.

So when you’re in the midst of whatever war you find yourself in – sometimes you’re fighting yourself – only one thing can save you and make you a better man because of it – God’s grace and love.

Another level this spoke spoke to me through was how much pain Knoxville is in right now. There are so many people hurting because of sickness or whatever else is going on in their lives. High Impact Men make a difference. As High Impact men – let’s continue to pray for our city and share the load and burden that some of our brothers are carrying right now.

Fight the Good Fight & Keep the Faith!