F3 Knoxville

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
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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.

The test of suffering

THE SCENE: chilly w/ some wet ground
F3 WELCOME & DISCLAIMER
WARM-O-RAMA:

SSH (x20); Windmills (x10); Rockettes (x10); BAC (x10 both directions); Tempo Merkins (x10); Little bit of this and a little bit of that.
THA-THANG:

Mosey to playground:

  • Pull-ups to failure
  • Merkins to failure

Lap around track.

Four corners around track:

  • 10 merkins; 20 BBS; 30 squats at each corner.

Mosey to waterpark.

  • 20 dips + 20 box jumps, then make a lap around the outhouse (x5)

Mosey back to playground

  • 15 pull-ups in cadence.  Up and then slowly went down to 5-count.

Mosey back to AO for 10 tempo merkins.

MARY:
no time fo dat
COUNT-OFF & NAME-O-RAMA

CIRCLE OF TRUST/BOM:
Talked about suffering.  I’ve had several people I’ve been walking with who are going thru some serious suffering.  Seems like we all know people in our life who are in the midst of it.  You just have to live long enough and you will suffer.

I’ve been reading thru Job.  Reminded the guys about Satan coming to God, God pointing out Job, and Satan’s accusation that Job is ONLY worshipping God because of how much God has blessed him.  So, God allows Satan to take away those blessings and Job enters probably the most extreme suffering known on earth.  Job’s faith was being tested to see if it was genuine.  Was he worshipping God for the gifts God had given him or because God was God?

Job said — “The Lord gave, and the Lord has taken away; blessed be the name of the Lord.”

The test of suffering is coming to each one of us, and we probably have friends walking thru it right now.  Let’s come alongside them, pray and encourage them, and bless the name of the Lord.

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

Burning off the Snickers

THE SCENE: A crisp 33
F3 WELCOME & DISCLAIMER
WARM-O-RAMA:

SSH (x20); Cherry Picker (x5); BAC (x 10 each way).

THA-THANG:
Mosey to playground — 5 body blasters OYO (burpee > pull-up > knees to elbows).

Mosey to b-ball court for suicides:

  • Sprint suicides with 10 merkins at each line and a burpee every time you touch the baseline.
  • Run to playground for 5 body blasters
  • Bernie suicides/20 squats at each line and burpees at baseline
  • Run to playground for 5 body blasters
  • Bear crawl suicides/25 LBC at each line and burpees at baseline
  • Run to playground for 5 body blasters
  • Lunge suicides/10 CDD at each line and burpees at baseline
  • Run to playground for 5 body blasters
  • Crab walk suicides/25 BBS at each line with burpees at baseline
  • Run to playground for 5 body blasters

MARY:
no time for that.
COUNT-OFF & NAME-O-RAMA

CIRCLE OF TRUST/BOM:
1 Corinthians 16:13-14 — “Be watchful, stand firm in the faith, act like men, be strong.  Let all that you do be done in love.”

Doubtfire is trying to get us assaulted

THE SCENE: Beautiful clear morning, cool like a cucumber out of the fridge on some soft white bread with mayo.
F3 WELCOME & DISCLAIMER
WARM-O-RAMA:

Mosey to get the CMUs that Doubtfire hid in the woods and tried not to get  assaulted in the process by the weirdos that live in the woods.
THA-THANG:
Do exercises then run a 1/4 mile lap, repeat

  • 10 Merkins
  • 15 curl and press w/CMU
  • 20 dry docks
  • 25 squats
  • 30 plank jacks

repeat

return CMUs to Doubtfire’s special place and do some bear crawls, some pommel horse things, pull ups, and Bernie Sanders on the way back to the AO.

MARY: 

53 LBCs on 4-count

COUNT-OFF & NAME-O-RAMA

CIRCLE OF TRUST/BOM:
“That is why a man leaves his father and mother and is united to his wife, and they become one flesh.”
‭‭Genesis‬ ‭2:24‬ ‭

“However, each one of you also must love his wife as he loves himself, ……”
‭‭Ephesians‬ ‭5:33‬ ‭

BE ONE WITH YOUR WIFE.

MOLESKIN:
It’s been 2 1/2 weeks since I last worked out at F3. I felt it. Got lapped but was happy to back out.
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
Goliath at the Gorge 10/18-19, Brolympics 11/9,