F3 Knoxville

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Ball Don’t Lie

THE SCENE: 50 something with humidity (felt good) and a misty rain

F3 WELCOME & DISCLAIMER
WARM-O-RAMA:
Happy St. Patrick’s Day

76th day of 2021

Pigeon stretches each leg

SSH x 17 (4 ct)

Doubtfire was the only one not wearing green, so we did one burpee.

Little baby arm circles forward x 10 (4 ct)

Little baby arm circles backward x 10 (4 ct)

Some Michael Phelps

A little bit of this and a little bit of that x 2

Tempo squats x 10

Tempo merkins x 10

THA-THANG:
Mosey to the tennis courts

Polygonal workout ball with the following exercises:

20 Burpees

15 Iron Mikes

30 Mountain Climbers

30-Second Side Plank x 2

20 Tricep Dips

30 Freddie Mercurys

20 Merkins

1-Minute Wall Sit

30 American Hammers

30 Walking Lunges

15 Jump Squats

Water Break = 1 Lap Around the Track

Roll the ball and do the exercise.  It knows what you need more than you do.

We did not land on the side planks or the walking lunges, but we landed on everything else.  We landed on burpees and Freddie Mercurys the most.  We ran 3 laps total (2 in a row).

MARY:
We were headed to Mary, but the PAX pleaded for more ball, so we did another roll and only had time for a 1-minute plank.

COUNT-OFF & NAME-O-RAMA
4 HIMs, just like the lucky clover – how fitting

CIRCLE OF TRUST/BOM:
Numbers have been down this week due to Spring Break, but it only takes a few of us to make an impact.  Keep that in mind when it seems like most of the world has gone bad/crazy.

“For where two or three are gathered in my name, there am I with them.”  Matthew 18:20.

MOLESKIN:
Prayers for Ribbed’s wife, Mr. Jinxy, Lillydipper, the unspoken problems, and those we have not seen in a while, and praises for my father-in-law and my back.

ANNOUNCEMENTS:
None mentioned

Equalizer Merry Go Round

THE SCENE: Mid 50s. 

F3 WELCOME & DISCLAIMER

WARM-O-RAMA:

  • Cherry Pickers IC | Windmills IC
  • Baby Arm Circles IC | SSH IC

THA-THANG:

Four Corners on the Track

Round 1

  • Dips x20 at Flag
  • Pull-ups x10 at playground
  • Welsh Dragons to 5 at tennis court
  • Dry Docks x20 at stinky corner

Round 2

  • Step ups x20 
  • Calf raises x20 
  • Walking Lunges x20
  • Single leg bridge x20

Round 3

  • Crab toe touches x20
  • Vups x20
  • Australian foxhole x20 (WWI sit-up, roll into Australian snow angel)
  • Single leg deadlifts x20

Begin each lap at flag circle. Stop at prescribed areas along the way to complete exercises. Do as many laps as possible.

MARY:

  • Flutter Kicks IC | LBCs IC

COUNT-OFF & NAME-O-RAMA

CIRCLE OF TRUST/BOM: Prov12:15 – A fool’s way is right in his own eyes, but whoever listens to counsel is wise.

Cleaning Frost Off the Field

THE SCENE: Mid-20s. Winter part 2.

F3 WELCOME & DISCLAIMER

WARM-O-RAMA:

  • Windmills IC | Grady Corns IC
  • Baby Arm Circles IC | SSH IC

THA-THANG:

Four Corners on the Field

  • Merkins
  • BBS
  • CDD
  • Squats

30 reps at each corner. Run a full lap to the next corner. On each subsequent round, drop 10 reps. After third round, burpees at center field and wait for six.

7s: Pull-ups & Step-up w/ Knee Raise

MARY:

  • Box Cutters IC | American Hammers IC
  • Freddie Mercurys IC

COUNT-OFF & NAME-O-RAMA

CIRCLE OF TRUST/BOM: John 9:18-28 — The Jewish leaders still refused to believe the man had been blind and could now see, so they called in his parents. They asked them, “Is this your son? Was he born blind? If so, how can he now see?” His parents replied, “We know this is our son and that he was born blind, but we don’t know how he can see or who healed him. Ask him. He is old enough to speak for himself.” His parents said this because they were afraid of the Jewish leaders, who had announced that anyone saying Jesus was the Messiah would be expelled from the synagogue. That’s why they said, “He is old enough. Ask him.” So for the second time they called in the man who had been blind and told him, “God should get the glory for this, because we know this man Jesus is a sinner.” “I don’t know whether he is a sinner,” the man replied. “But I know this: I was blind, and now I can see!” “But what did he do?” they asked. “How did he heal you?” “Look!” the man exclaimed. “I told you once. Didn’t you listen? Why do you want to hear it again? Do you want to become his disciples, too?” Then they cursed him and said, “You are his disciple, but we are disciples of Moses! We know God spoke to Moses, but we don’t even know where this man comes from.”

The Pharisees had a preconceived idea of what the Messiah would be like; they had preconceived ideas of what it meant to be blind; and in the end, those preconceptions are exactly what made them blind to the Messiah who they claimed to be waiting for,

What prejudgements do I make about people, sometimes about whole groups of people, that keep me from seeing things for what they really are? How can I strike those down?

Wet Jenga at The Equalizer

THE SCENE: Windy with a little rain

F3 WELCOME & DISCLAIMER

WARM-O-RAMA:

  • Windmills IC
  • Baby Arm Circles IC | SSH IC

THA-THANG:

Head to pavilion. We’re playing Jenga. Pull a block—blocks have an exercise written on each side—pick an exercise—and do 15 of it. Blank block: cardio. Tower falls: take a lap.

COUNT-OFF & NAME-O-RAMA

CIRCLE OF TRUST/BOM:  Attitude—my predetermined outlook—so often determines whether I have a good day or a bad day. My attitude, more than anyone else’s actions, so often determine whether I’m a kind & patient father, a caring & attentive husband, a measured & thoughtful leader, or just a impatient, impossible to please jerk.

If I choose to start my day reflecting on what I have to be grateful for; if I ground myself in what is true & right and take 90 seconds to acknowledge how blessed I am—I pretty reliably have a good day; because once I stipulate that the best things I have, the essence of life, the stuff that actually matters—that I haven’t earned or deserved it; everything else tends to become the cherry on top.

So let’s take a moment. And each share one thing we’re grateful for—and let’s think about the things we take for granted and what a gift those things really are. 

 

Keep a movin

THE SCENE: 21 but felt like 12
F3 WELCOME & DISCLAIMER
WARM-O-RAMA:
SSH x25, Imperial Walker x15, Squats x10, HR Merkins x10, BAC x10 both ways, cherry picker x5, high knees and butt-kickers.

THA-THANG:
Mosey to playground for 7’s

  • Pull-ups at playground and v-ups at top of Bermuda Triangle.

Mosey to splashpad.

  • 20 dips + 20 decline merkins followed by lap around parking lot
  • Rinse and Repeat x5

Mosey to flag for 4 corners around track.

  • Corner 1 — 5 pull-ups
  • Corner 2 — 10 merkins
  • Corner 3 — 15 big bois
  • Corner 4 — 20 Imperial squat walkers.

MARY:
Flutter-kicks x25, lbc x 10, side crunches x10 both sides.

COUNT-OFF & NAME-O-RAMA
8 HIMs

CIRCLE OF TRUST/BOM:
Matthew 5:3–12

[3] “Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.

[4] “Blessed are those who mourn, for they shall be comforted.

[5] “Blessed are the meek, for they shall inherit the earth.

[6] “Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they shall be satisfied.

[7] “Blessed are the merciful, for they shall receive mercy.

[8] “Blessed are the pure in heart, for they shall see God.

[9] “Blessed are the peacemakers, for they shall be called sons of God.

[10] “Blessed are those who are persecuted for righteousness’ sake, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.

[11] “Blessed are you when others revile you and persecute you and utter all kinds of evil against you falsely on my account. [12] Rejoice and be glad, for your reward is great in heaven, for so they persecuted the prophets who were before you. (ESV)