F3 Knoxville

Draw & Roll

AO: shamrock
Q: Stitch
PAX: slappy, Anchorman, Mermaid, Tinker, Snaggletooth (Elijah Tafao), Crawlspace, Voodoo, MacGruber
FNGs: None
COUNT: 9
WARMUP:
SSH
Hillbilly Walkers
Cherry Pickers
Grady Corns
Shoulder Taps
Stretch on your own

THE THANG:
Mosey to the back lot

Every man draws an F3 workout card

Each player rolls the dice. Whatever number they roll, multiply by 2 for the reps and do the excercise on the card they hold.

If you roll snake eyes, we have to do the exercise with number of reps, but then we run a lap before the next exercise.

*Core Exercises are on a 4 count
*Sprints will be a landmark spot chosen by the player, down and back (no matter the roll)
*Planks are measured in 10 seconds (ex: roll of 8 = 80 secs)
*Jokers are player choice

Played 2 rounds of that.

MARY:
5 Burpees
Star Gazers
Scissor Kicks
Flutter Kicks
Merkins – Hand crawl down & back

ANNOUNCEMENTS:
Waffle House after Beatdown on Monday 12/23
Leadership Retreat (Forg3) last weekend in January

COT:
A couple of weeks ago, I talked about the Advent plan I’m reading in my Bible app. I wanted to highlight some of the good stuff. Hope was the subject. Today, I think about peace. Peace is defined as a state of wholeness, calm, and renewal between us, God, and others.

Here are 5 truths and reminders of how we obtain peace. Peace:

1. comes when we keep our attention and focus on God. He is a rock, never changing.

2. battles our fears. “in God I trust; I shall not be afraid. What can flesh do to me?” – Psalm 56:3-4

3. is a gift from God through the Holy Spirit. “The fruits of the Spirit (Galatians 5:22)

4. isn’t limited to our worldly circumstances. John 16:33, Jesus says “…in me you may have peace. In the world you will have tribulation. But take heart; I have overcome the world.” Again, this peace goes back to where we place our focus.

5. does not always make sense, but it always connects us to God. My favorite passage is Philippians 4:4-7, “…The Lord is at hand; do not be anxious about anything, but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known to God. And the peace of God, which surpasses all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus.”

My prayer today and at this Christmas time is for the men and families of F3 to be at peace. Like the angels said to the shepherds, “Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace among those with whom he is pleased!”

IPax Week 2

AO: shamrock
Q: Stitch
PAX: Squatter, Butterknife, Tinker, LeBling, Mermaid, Crawlspace
FNGs: None
COUNT: 7
Warmup: 800 meter run

THE THANG:

80 Merkins
Lt. Dan’s Magic Legs – 15 yards
14 Cactus Jumpsquats
Lt. Dan back

80 Coupon Plank Jacks
Murder Bunny
14 Cactus jumpsquats
Reverse murder bunny

60 Merkins
Bricklayers
14 Cactus Jumpsquats
bricklayers back

60 coupon plank jacks
Lt Dan magic legs
Repeat Cactus JS

40 merkins
bricklayers

40 coupon plank jacks
murder bunny

20 merkins
Lt. Dan

20 Coupon plank jacks

800 meter run

COT:

My son has these wristbands that have Bible verses on them. He wanted some of those and I loved that. Now, I’m not a fan of reading a single Bible verse, without context, because it’s easy to take and use them in ways they were not intended.

Anyway, I was looking through his collection the other night and one really simple one jumped out at me. It was Colossians 3:2 which says “Set your minds on things above, not on earthly things. Some translations say to seek. Seek, meaning to desire, have passion for. Well as a matter of fact, that entire day I spent all of my time and focus on earthly things. I was exhausted. I was stressed and I was feeling some despair.

Whether it was about food, money, sickness, work, responsibilities, home repairs, you name it. My day was spent focused on those things.

19 “Do not lay up for yourselves treasures on earth, where moth and rust destroy and where thieves break in and steal, 20 but lay up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where neither moth nor rust destroys and where thieves do not break in and steal. 21 For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also. – Matthew 6

Store up treasures you can access today AND tomorrow. Spend your time focused on the ONE and the ones who matter most. Your mind, body and soul will also benefit today.

Fun ‘n Guns

AO: shamrock
Q: Stitch
PAX: Eliza, slappy, Voodoo, Anchorman, Crawlspace, Snaggletooth (Elijah Tafao), Gringo, Tinker, Waxjob, Toretto, MacGruber
FNGs: None
COUNT: 12
WARMUP:
SSH
BACF & BACB
Moroccan Nightclubs
Temp Squats
Stretch OYO

THE THANG:
Mosey to CMU pile

Partner up. Dora workout
100 Curls
100 Tricep Dips
100 OHP
100 Bench Press

Mosey to Football field
Lap through the bleachers.

On the field, in cadence
Flutter Kicks
Freddy Mercurys
Heels to Heaven
LBCs

Ultimate Frisbee for 15 mins. 2 Teams. Half the field and between the 50 and GL. Skins win 5-2.

Mosey back to COT

COT:
I’m terrible at listening. It’s not intentional, but I truly struggle being completely present when someone else is talking. I have to almost give an F3 disclaimer when having a conversation with someone (“if I miss something you say…”) and I have to be very intentional to focus on others.

I went into banking a few years ago and that’s not the best place to be if you’re not a good listener. People are telling you very personal and sensitive details about their lives. I was only there a couple of years and I learned a lot but today’s culture calls so many to anything but listening. Not only to listen but knowing when to be silent. Does anyone listen anymore?

God has a lot to say about this;

“Know this, my beloved brothers: let every person be quick to hear, slow to speak, slow to anger;”
‭‭-James‬ ‭1‬:‭19‬ ‭ESV

“A fool takes no pleasure in understanding, but only in expressing his opinion.

A fool’s lips walk into a fight, and his mouth invites a beating.

A fool’s mouth is his ruin, and his lips are a snare to his soul. If one gives an answer before he hears, it is his folly and shame.”
‭‭- Proverbs‬ ‭18‬:‭2‬, ‭6‬-‭7‬, ‭13‬ ‭ESV‬‬

My challenge today is Who can we invite for coffee, lunch, a beer, and just listen? Make it all about them and see what kind of response you get. It’ll make their day and you’ll shine some much needed light.

Dora and the Ultimate Beatdown

AO: shamrock
Q: Eliza
PAX: Base Salary, Jardet, Mermaid, Oscar Meyer, Eliza, Tinker, Anchorman, Snaggletooth (Elijah Tafao), Stitch
FNGs: None
COUNT: 9
WARMUP: chicken fat song, Willie Mays Hayes

THE THANG: Dora workout with partners. 200 Merkins, 200 imperial Squat Walkers, 200 flutters (2count) – MOT: 40 yard run and back

Ultimate Frisbee

MARY: plank, Merkin, bear crawl to the middle and slap hands, crawl bear out, 2 merkins, back to the middle slap hands, repeat with 3X

Al Gore til time

ANNOUNCEMENTS:forgot those

COT: “Never pay back evil with more evil. Do things in such a way that everyone can see you are honorable. Do all that you can to live in peace with everyone. Dear friends, never take revenge. Leave that to the righteous anger of God. For the Scriptures say, “I will take revenge; I will pay them back,” says the Lord. Instead, “If your enemies are hungry, feed them. If they are thirsty, give them something to drink. In doing this, you will heap burning coals of shame on their heads.” Don’t let evil conquer you, but conquer evil by doing good.”
‭‭Romans‬ ‭12‬:‭17‬-‭21‬ ‭NLT‬‬