F3 Knoxville

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I can’t believe we missed Festivus

THE SCENE: Is this real? 54 degrees cloudy. Perfect outside workout weather.
F3 WELCOME & DISCLAIMER
WARM-O-RAMA:
Mosey around the track to the flag. Stop there for some….inch worms, rockettes and cobra Kais, mosey to playground to do 10 pull-ups and 20 dips.
THA-THANG:
Christmas Trivia Time! Two even teams. While one teammate runs to top parking lot and back all others do 20 of the following exercises repeating till teammate returns with trivia question. Merkins, squat jumps and Dry docks. When teammate returns he reads question to team. They answer. If they get it right, the team moves on to next cone. If wrong, 10 burpees and stay where you are.  1st team to the top wins. Loser does 20 of an exercise that the winning team chooses.

After that: All mosey to dock area for some ring around the rosey. All hold plank while pax run around jumping over each member. Every time someone jumps over you, you do a Merkin.  Keep increasing Merkins to a quantity of four.

MARY:
We did some Yeehaws, some flutter kicks 31, and moseyed over to the front of the park.
COUNT-OFF & NAME-O-RAMA
6
CIRCLE OF TRUST/BOM:
“We who are strong ought to bear with the failings of the weak and not to please ourselves. Each of us should please our neighbors for their good, to build them up.”
‭‭Romans‬ ‭15:1-2‬ ‭

We talked about mentorship and how we need to mentor others around us. Be a good mentor to our children but also look for opportunities to serve others outside of our family. Mentor a child, or another man who may need your help. Do it for them and God’s glory and not yourself.
MOLESKIN:
We had a good time this morning using our brands with some Christmas trivia. Here are some sadly that we missed. What holiday did George Costanza‘s father create on Seinfeld?, What city was baby Jesus from? Who sang the song Feliz Navidad?  How many wisemen were there on the day Jesus was born?  How many miles did Joseph and Mary travel to Bethlehem?  What was the name of Ralphies brother on a Christmas story? What was the name of the neighbors with the dogs in a Christmas story? If you are reading these and know the answers, put it on the equalizer thread and you will win a prize. Don’t use your phone!
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
New Year’s party on January 3 at tanks house.

Truck Stop Convergence

THE SCENE: 40 and clear….perfect

F3 WELCOME & DISCLAIMER


WARM-O-RAMA:  (Waxjob)

  • Side Straddle Hop x 25
  • Tempo Merkins x 15
  • Tempo Squats x 15
  • Grady Corns x 31
  • Crabettes x 10

THA-THANG:

  • Mosey to the concrete bleachers (Bartman)
    • 11’s on the hill – squat jumps at the bottom / carolina dry docks at the top
  • Mosey to the end of the soccer field (Waxjob)
    • 50% run across the field
    • 75% run back the other direction across the field
    • 100% run across the field 25 v-ups at the other end
    • 100% run back – 25 big boy situps at the other end
    • Tunnel of love
  • Mosey to the bottom soccer field (Bartman)
    • Kraken style run around 6 cones.  Start with 5 burpees, 5 merkins, 5 squats at the first cone, then increase by 5 reps after each lap around the cones.  When you get to the last cone you’ll be doing 30 burpees, 30 merkins, 30 squats.  Time ran out, had to cut this short.
  • String of pearls mosey back to the AO (Waxjob)
    • Monkey humpers facing the road
    • Freddie Mercury by the outhouse
    • Pledge of Allegiance by the flagpole

MARY:  (Waxjob)

  • Boat/canoe while singing row, row, row your boat

COUNT-OFF & NAME-O-RAMA
41 strong!   Snorkel, Waxjob, Brick, Mr. Jinxy, Driftwood, Woodshack, Kickflip, Drive Thru, Curveball, Herbie, Bagman, Mustard, Snitch, Swimmies, Full House, Choir Boy, Gibbler, Tweet-E, Swanson, Cosmo, MC Hammer, Tank, Face Plant, Manilow, Abscess, Cavalier, Poyo, Mermaid, Mailbox, Slag (FNG), Guardrail, Lillydipper, Pele, Butters, Frosty, Sparkler, Moses, Steam, Rosetta, Hammy, Bartman

CIRCLE OF TRUST/BOM:  (Bartman)
2019 has been a tough year among our F3 brotherhood – we have dealt with illness, injury, death.  In light of that and also in light of the Christmas season I decided to share several scriptures of encouragement to remind us that GOD is ultimately in control and we can find our rest in him.

MOLESKIN:
It’s always fun to have a big group together for a convergence workout – today was not different.   It was great to see many faces I hadn’t seen in a long time.

ANNOUNCEMENTS:
3rd F immediately after the workout at Two Rivers church

Change of scenery helps

THE SCENE: 33 degrees and beautiful
F3 WELCOME & DISCLAIMER
WARM-O-RAMA:
Run in a circle and do hand claps, Merkins, rockettes, squats
THA-THANG:

mosey to the hockey rink with 1 CMU per 2 people.

Partner up. 1 does exercise while 2 does suicides to each line (5). At line do one burpee. Exercises are:

  • OH Press
  • curls
  • Swing clean and press
  • Tris
  • Rows

Mosey to side lot by road. Repeat but run to 3 cones for burpee suicides (50 yds long)

mosey to tennis courts, repeat with 3 suicide burpees

MARY:
20 seconds of flutters
COUNT-OFF & NAME-O-RAMA
14 pax. No tag for ADIDAS but he was there killing it!
CIRCLE OF TRUST/BOM:

Does choosing to lose come naturally to us? No way! Most of us struggle. We love to win, and we go to great lengths to avoid second place.

Think about it:

  • The Miss America Pageant has gotten creative with second place; they call it “first runner-up.” We all know it’s a euphemism for second.
  • How about first in line for the throne? Read some history books and see what happens to that guy. Second in line takes him out.

For most of us, second place isn’t easy because it means we are second to someone who beat us. Biblical love—choosing to be second—isn’t the default setting for many of us.

Consider all the debate surrounding Ephesians 5:22, which has been translated, “Wives, submit yourselves to your own husbands as you to do the Lord.” Did you know the word submit isn’t in the original Greek translation of Ephesians 5:22? It actually reads, “Wives, to your husbands as to the Lord.”

In fact, you have to back up a verse in the Greek in order to locate it. Ephesians 5:21 reads, “Submit to one another out of reverence for Christ.”

Husbands, submit to your wives. Wives, submit to your husbands out of reverence for Jesus.

What exactly does it mean to submit? Hupotasso is the Greek word. Upo means “under.” Taso means “place.” Its voice indicates a voluntary action. So quite literally, this passage explains how husbands and wives can voluntarily place themselves second inside their marriage.

It’s a different way. A powerful way. It’s the secret to make your marriage grow for a lifetime. Make yourself purposely second in your relationships.

MOLESKIN:
Nice work today by the PAX. Not much mumble chatter but if they were like me, they were trying to catch their breath.
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
3rd F, veterans home donations

Simple, effective and together

THE SCENE: Cold, 33 degrees and clear
F3 WELCOME & DISCLAIMER
WARM-O-RAMA:

SSH, cobras, Merkins, squats

THA-THANG:
Mosey to the back lot for some Kraken

  • Merkins 20
  • Dry docks 30
  • LBCs 30
  • Burpees 15
  • Get ups 10 each side
  • Overhead claps w/ squat 20
  • crab toe touches (bear if needed) 30 total
  • Inch worms 15

after each exercise run around perimeter then to next exercise. After 1st round do two laps.

Take two  “breaks“ for four 50 yard sprints

MARY:
Flutters, box cutters, cobras
COUNT-OFF & NAME-O-RAMA

12 pax includes 1 FNG “Stretch”

CIRCLE OF TRUST/BOM:
God forgives. We should also.  I gave an example of a television show my wife and I were watching about how a woman was able to forgive another woman for some very evil things that she did to her. How many times have we needed forgiveness from God and he immediately forgives us if we trust and ask through him. How selfish can it be for us to not forgive someone who hurts us.
MOLESKIN:

Welcome FNG Stretch! Great work by the PAX this morning. I was definitely feeling tired this morning and honestly felt like sleeping in but I’m always glad I don’t.  The energy and fellowship kept me going.

ANNOUNCEMENTS:
3rd F this weekend. Forgot to mention Ski trip Feb 7th and Lunch tomorrow at Bearden field house

#EarnTheBird2019-DP

THE SCENE:  A little past chilly
F3 WELCOME & DISCLAIMER
WARM-O-RAMA:

  • 10 Penalty Burpees (My Bad)
  • SSH IC x 25
  • Windmill IC x 15
  • BA Cir IC x 10
  • Tempo Merkins IC x 10
  • Little bit of this & that
  • Cherry Picker (DP Style) IC x 5

THA-THANG:

  • Mosey to the bottom of Plymouth Rock
  • 6:06 AMRAP
  • 16 Turkish Get ups Run to “The Rock” 20 Merkins
  • (It took the Mayflower 66 days to sail to Plymouth Rock in 1620)
  • Mosey around the island to bottom of the steps
  • Battle Buddy up for Dora Style –Partner A does Exercise/Partner B runs to Rock–switch
  • 53 single reps of the Following Exercises (53 – is the number of Pilgrims at the first Thanksgiving)
  • CDD
  • Merkins
  • Bobby Hurley’s
  • Squats
  • Lunges
  • 90 single reps of the following exercises (To represent the 90 Native Americans at the 1st Thanksgiving)
  • American Hammers
  • Flutter Kicks
  • Star Jacks
  • Shoulder Taps
  • OH Claps
  • x3 — The First Thanksgiving lasted Three Days
  • Take a lap around the median after 1 completed round

MARY:

  • Mayberry Punished us with 50 LBC’s, 20ish Gas pumpers, 20ish Hello Dolly’s – 10 merkins OYO for time

COUNT-OFF & NAME-O-RAMA
Lucky 13 HIM’s
CIRCLE OF TRUST/BOM:

Thanksgiving the Holiday was 1st put into place by George Washington for day of  “Public Thanksgiving and Prayer”. He called it a day devoted to “the service of that great and glorious Being who is the beneficent Author of all the good that was, that is, or that will be.” Abraham Lincoln made it a Federal Holiday. He called it a national day of “Thanksgiving and Praise to our beneficent Father who dwelleth in the Heavens.” — Let’s treat today as our own day of Thanksgiving and Prayer. Start a tradition or start a new one. Enjoy your families.

MOLESKIN:
We didn’t quite make 3 rounds of the Thanksgiving Feast. Mumblechatter was A+ today – You could tell the boys were excited to see Gus. We all thought the world of Tank for coming out in a neckbrace this morning to tough it out with us. Thanks for being brave Tank.
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
Donations for the Old Folks, Convergence on December 7th