F3 Knoxville

Forgetting the Past

THE SCENE Chilly and 30 degrees, otherwise nice

WARM-O-RAMA:

SSH x 20
5 Burpees OYO
Mt Climbers x 15
Tempo Merkins x 15
Freddy Mecury x 30
Tempo Squats
Baby Arm Circles

THA-THANG:

Mosey to Sophomore Hill
4.5 Corners — 20 Burpees > 30 Squats>5 pullups > 40 Merkins > 50 flutter kicks
Mosey to the Picnic Tables
Dora-up: 100 Dirkens, 200 Hello Dolly, 300 Squats (DNF)

 

MARY:
Pickle Pounders, Flutter Kicks, LBCs

CIRCLE OF TRUST/BOM:

Phil 3:13-14
13Brothers and sisters, I do not consider myself yet to have taken hold of it. But one thing I do: Forgetting what is behind and straining toward what is ahead, 14 I press on toward the goal to win the prize for which God has called me heavenward in Christ Jesus.

MOLESKIN:

While we take time this Christmas season to reflect and prepare to experience the joy of Jesus’ birth, it can be a trying time for some as the draws to a close.  Let us forget those things we have left done (and those things that we shouldn’t have done) and press forward towards the goal for which we have been called heavenward

ANNOUNCEMENTS:
F3 Christmas party this Saturday at Butter Knife’s house!

Starving for Rain: Habitually Feed Yourself & then Others

THE SCENE: ~48F, wet but somehow not very rainy.
F3 WELCOME & DISCLAIMER – Not a pro.
WARM-O-RAMA:

10 x Overhead Clap
9 x Squats
8 x BBS
7 x LBACF & LBACR
6 x Lunges Fwd/Back
5 x Flutter kicks
4 x Merkins
3 x Squat Jumps
2 x V-ups
1 x Burpee

THA-THANG:
Mosey to the overhang. Do a core exercise (YHC forgot what was called – maybe flutter kicks?)

Mosey to the courtyard.

Decision time- PAX got to choose 11’s or 21’s. They chose 21’s back and forth across  the courtyard:
Squats – Bicycles (2-count)
Pax did well, we stopped at YHC’s 7-count for Squats (so ~210 squats for me)

Decision time– again. PAX got to choose Freshman Hill or Sophomore Hill. They chose Sophomore Hill.

Simplicity at Sophomore Hill – Bernie up the pavement, lunge all the way down, bear crawl up the grassy area. come back to the stop sign. YHC decided once was enough.

Mosey to CMU Pile for 7’s: Pull-ups (at the top) and Thrusters at the bottom. We got about 1/2-way through and ran out of time.

Mosey back to the Shovel Flag. Stop at the Stop sign to do 10 Monkey Humpers OYO. Jog back to the overhang, wagon wheel, jailbreak at the stop sign to the shovel flag.

Back 15 seconds early… nice.

MARY:
Mary didn’t know… because she wasn’t pre-sent.
COUNT-OFF & NAME-O-RAMA
4 RUSHers and 10 PAX!

CIRCLE OF TRUST/BOM:
This week Butterknife, myself, and then Lil’ Spice (VQ on Friday) are covering habits! Today was my JUCO Farewell Q, if you will. Since July 31, 2019, JUCO has been my home AO. But I’ve purchased a house that is closer to Shamrock, so I wanted to Q on my last time out and share something that’s been meaningful over the long haul for me in relation to habits.

Habits are important – one day at a time we meet the demands that come along. But whether good or bad, we’re becoming something. Below is the story of “the Starving Baker”, something I learned about years ago in a series of books called “Habitudes” when I lived in Japan. Take it in and hear the message it communicates:

Imagine if you will. You visit a bakery not far from your home. It’s new. You know you’re going to love this place because they’ve hired a new baker who has recipes for breads, pastries, donuts, cakes and cinnamon rolls that are to die for.

Word has gotten out about this bakery. Crowds start forming lines each day, waiting for the new confections to come from this baker’s marvelous kitchen. After you purchase your cinnamon roll, you sit down to watch this baker in action—and you notice something right away. The baker doesn’t seem to have enough help. Everyday, he ends up trying to serve all the customers himself. He is scurrying back and forth, busy with all the requests of the people—but oblivious to what’s happening to him. His exhaustion is quickly becoming burn out. What’s worse, as you watch him for a few weeks, you see a change. This man is getting thin. Very thin. It almost seems like he is shriveling up. What’s the deal?

Suddenly, the problem becomes obvious to you. This man never stops to eat. The irony is, he is so busy serving bread to everyone else, he never stops to eat anything he serves. With food all around him, he is starving. Hmmm. Sound familiar?

So, are you the Starving Baker? Are you neglecting yourself so that you can feed others, only to become more and more emaciated and at your wits end that it seems no one is helping you? Maybe it’s time to step back and ask “am I doing what God has called me to do or what I want to do?” He will bless what He calls you to, but remember that daily habits can feed your soul or they can starve your spirit. Choose wisely this day whom you will serve.

MOLESKIN:
Prayed for Survivor, Cosmo’s mom, Data’s marriage, and Booster’s recovery. Also both decisions were made to avoid 11’s with Burpees and Merkins, so I guess the PAX had good intuition if they wanted to avoid those exercises (mainly the Burpees)
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
See the recent posts about the Blade/Whetstone. Convergence July 2 at JUCO too!

You are a soul

THE SCENE: 65, pre fog, plenty damp
F3 WELCOME & DISCLAIMER: Delivered

WARM-O-RAMA:
Reach for the stars, Let it hang, Baby Arm Circles, Mountain Climbers, Tempo Squats, Parking lot runs.
THA-THANG:G

Derkins on the guardrail, 1 at a time, couting off.   Black Snake to Brick wall for 30 dips, then mosey to the coupon pile.

At the pile we american hammered one CMU across the street.  Riffle carry a different CMU to the top of the small stairs.  Curl carry a third CMU to a spot 20 ft away.

Then we split into teams and team 1 job was to clear a pile, Team 2 tried to get the CMU count in any pile to 12.  If a goal was achived the other team had to do 10 burpies.  The “winning” team had to reset the course.  It was fun, a bit too complicated, but kept us all moving.

On the run back we made use of the excerises from monday (ya, no rain) around the new building.  PAX each chose their own light pole or 3 to push it.

MARY:
Had time for Flutter Kicks, Pickle Pointers and Protractor.
CIRCLE OF TRUST/BOM:
Proverbs 14:12  “There is a way that seems right to a man, but in the end, leads to death.”

The application of this today is the tendancy we have to think of our body as most important, but we are predominatly spiritual beings who spend far too much time thinking of, working on, responding to the complaints and desires of our bodies.

The internet likes to give C.S. Lewis credit for this quote but turns out, he didn’t write it, but it still applies:
“You do not have a soul.  You are a soul and you have a body!”

God is making old things news.  “So we do not lose heart.  Though the outer self is wasting away, our inner self is being renewed day by day.”  2 Corinthians 4:16

If your muscles scream at you today, you can ignore them, your soul is way more important.

 

The Power of Encouragement

THE SCENE: Warm and humid…August
F3 WELCOME & DISCLAIMER
WARM-O-RAMA:

Abe Vigoda x7, Cherry Picker x6, Tempo Merkins x10
THA-THANG:
Mosey to the courtyard and partner up:

One partner runs down to the ERC and crawl-bears up the stairs the runs back to the courtyard.

The other partner works through these:

  • 100 x BBS
  • 100 x Step Ups
  • 100 x Dips
  • 100 x Star Jacks

Next up, suicide ladder. Start with 5 x Diamond Merkins and 5 x Bobby Hurleys increasing by 5 each round.

Exercises were performed at opposing corners of the grassy area between the ERC and the courtyard. To transition from one corner to the other, run, karaoke left, bernie, karaoke right.

Mosey to the large parking lot for some sprints. Sprint to farthest light pole then crawl-bear to the six, sprint again. Performed 20 Flutter Kicks. Next, sprint back to the start and Bernie til you reach the six, sprint again.

Moseyed back to the flag stopping for some BBS in cadence along the way.

MARY:
Steering wheels courtesy of Dart Gun. LBCs from Stye. Somehow Commission though Burpees were a good Mary exercise. A few imperial walkers followed by some planks to finish it off.
COUNT-OFF & NAME-O-RAMA
14 men encouraged one another to get better
CIRCLE OF TRUST/BOM:
Acts 11:22-24

Only 10 times in scripture is the phrase “a good man” used. One of these times is in describing Barnabas. In this passage, Barnabas is sent to encourage the brethren at a struggling church. His encouragement earned him a status as a good man. Let’s all strive to encourage one another in all areas of our lives.
MOLESKIN:
Called out Butter Knife for his constant encouragement of the PAX. I really appreciate his attitude during the Q’s, never complaining and always pushing.

ANNOUNCEMENTS:
Insert information about upcoming events, 2nd or 3rd F opportunities, and any other announcements.

GARBAGE TOTEM POLE

THE SCENE: Humid

F3 WELCOME & DISCLAIMER✔

WARM-O-RAMA:
Cherry Pickers, Windmills, Good Mornings, Temp Merkins, Tempo Squats, SSH

THA-THANG:
Line up on the curb.  10 Merkins, run to other side, 9 Merkins, run to other side, 8 Merkins…..down to 1. (Repeat with Squats – 10, run, 9, run, 8, run…..down to 1)

Mosey to upper back alley behind Maple Street.  Totel Pole time! Perform the below exercises in order.  Once complete, run to the Garbage Dumpsters at the end of the alley and back, repeating the exercises with the top exercise eliminated every time you return from the run:

  • 10 Body Builders
  • 9 Iron Mikes
  • 8 Double Burpees
  • 7 Elbow Planks
  • 6 Squat Jumps
  • 5 Shoulder Taps
  • 4 Round the Clock Merkins
  • 3 Monkey Humpers
  • 2 Donkey Kicks
  • 1 Werkin

MARY:
Freddy Mercury, Plank for 1:30.

COUNT-OFF & NAME-O-RAMA
15 Strong, including 5 Rushers

CIRCLE OF TRUST/BOM:
Luke 18: The Parable of the Pharisee and the Tax Collector:

Fruit of self-righteousness:  “God, I thank You that I am not like other men.”

Fruit of Godly righteousness: ”God, have mercy on me, a sinner!”

MOLESKIN:
N/A

ANNOUNCEMENTS:
CSAUP coming up.