F3 Knoxville

[genesis-ruck] Supreme Court Circuit Work

AO: genesis-ruck
Q: Steam
PAX: Mermaid, Single (Ryan Chambers), Unibráu (Nick Robinson)
FNGs: None
COUNT: 4
WARMUP
– Carry sandbags to the Supreme Court

THE THANG
Supreme Court Circuit
– First 2 courts of the Supreme Court
– Equipment: battle rope, 60lb sand ball, 2 45lb Jerry cans, 1 60lb sandbag, 2 40lb sandbags

Stations / Xs
1. Battle Rope — L side of L net Carry
1. Rock the ropes in up/down, side2side, or cross body
1. 40lb Sandbags — R side of L net
1. 40lb suitcase carry deadlift squats
1. 45lb Jerry Cans — middle of 2 courts
1. Suite case carry Jerry Cans around both courts (start/stop at the baseline)
1. 60lb sandbag — L side of R net
1. Alternate between curls and chest presses
1. 60lb Sandball — R side of R net
1. Carry from baseline to net
2. 1 burpee on the sandball
3. Toss over the net
4. Carry to baseline
5. 1 burpee on the sandball

Execution
– Each man starts at a different station
– 2 minutes of work
– In between rounds: run up to the top of Moto Hill and back
– Move to the next station

MARY
– Carry all the sandbags and battle ropes back to the cards
– Cherry Pickers

ANNOUNCEMENTS
– Check your email + the announcements channel for upcoming events around the region

COT

One of my favorite songs – and using AI to understand it better and with more context. Here’s a summary from the NotebookLM tool:
“This text is a hymn, expressing deep religious devotion and gratitude.”” It implores God to inspire praise and highlights the singer’s reliance on divine assistance. “”The hymn recounts a spiritual journey of redemption, where Jesus saves the speaker from danger and sin.”” It anticipates a future reunion with God and the speaker’s desire to be bound to God’s love. “”The speaker acknowledges a tendency to stray and asks for divine commitment and steadfastness.”
Come Thou Fount Of Every Blessing Song
Oh, to grace how great a debtor
Daily I’m constrained to be
Let Thy goodness like a fetter
Bind my wandering heart to Thee
Prone to wander, Lord I feel it
Prone to leave the God I love
Here’s my heart, oh take and seal it
Seal it for Thy courts above
Here’s my heart
Oh take and seal it
Seal it for Thy courts above
___________________________

Google Gemini re-write with more modern terms:
I owe so much to your amazing grace, Every single day. Your kindness, like a chain, Keeps my restless heart close to you.
I know I’m likely to stray, Lord, Likely to leave the God I love. Here’s my heart, take it and make it yours, Make it ready for heaven above.
Yes, here’s my heart, Take it and make it yours, Make it ready for heaven above.

“Okay, here is a briefing document summarizing the themes and key ideas from the provided hymn lyrics:””
“”Briefing Document: Analysis of “Come Thou Fount of Every Blessing”””
“”Source:”” Excerpts from “Come Thou Fount of Every Blessing”””
“”Date:”” October 26, 2023 (Based on Request Date)””
“”Summary:”” The provided lyrics from the hymn “Come Thou Fount of Every Blessing” express deep gratitude for God’s grace, a recognition of human fallibility, and a yearning for eternal life in God’s presence. The hymn uses rich imagery and metaphors to convey themes of redemption, unwavering faith, and the transformative power of divine love.””
“”Main Themes and Key Ideas:”- Gratitude for Divine Grace and Blessings: The hymn begins with a direct invocation to God as the source of all blessings, establishing gratitude as a central theme. The lines “Come Thou fount of every blessing / Tune my heart to sing Thy grace” clearly demonstrate this. The repeated mention of “grace” throughout the song emphasizes its foundational role.
– Redemption and Salvation through Jesus Christ: The hymn explicitly references Jesus’s sacrifice and its redemptive power. The lines “Jesus sought me when a stranger / Wandering from the fold of God / He to rescue me from danger / Interposed His precious blood” illustrate the belief that Jesus’s death saves humanity from sin and separation from God. The phrase “(Precious blood)” reiterates the importance of this sacrifice.
– Human Fallibility and the Tendency to Wander: The hymn acknowledges the inherent human weakness and propensity to stray from God. The lines “Prone to wander, Lord I feel it / Prone to leave the God I love” are a confession of this inherent inclination. The speaker recognizes their own tendency to wander and seeks God’s help in remaining faithful.
– The Power of Faith and Dependence on God: The speaker acknowledges dependence on God through faith and reliance on His strength. The lines “Here I raise my Ebenezer / Here by Thy great help I’ve come / And I hope by Thy good pleasure / Safely to arrive at home” reference the Old Testament practice of raising a stone as a memorial to God’s help. The speaker hopes to reach “home” (heaven) through God’s pleasure.
– Yearning for Eternal Life and Union with God: The hymn expresses a strong desire to be in God’s presence in the afterlife. “Oh, that day when freed from sinning / I shall see Thy lovely face / Clothed then in blood washed linen / How I’ll sing Thy sovereign grace” demonstrates the anticipation of a future where the speaker is cleansed from sin and can behold God’s face. The longing for a heavenly home is reinforced in the lines “Come my Lord, no longer tarry / Take my ransomed soul away / Send Thine angels now to carry / Me to realms of endless days.”
– Commitment and Consecration: The final stanza is a plea for God to take control of the speaker’s heart and seal it for His purposes. “Here’s my heart, oh take and seal it / Seal it for Thy courts above” is an act of surrender and dedication, signifying a desire to be fully devoted to God.
– The Binding Power of God’s Goodness: The line “Let Thy goodness like a fetter / Bind my wandering heart to Thee” suggests that God’s goodness is so compelling and overwhelming that it can act as a “fetter” (a chain or restraint), preventing the speaker from straying. This isn’t a negative constraint, but a loving and protective one.
“Conclusion:””
“”“Come Thou Fount of Every Blessing” is a powerful expression of Christian faith, emphasizing gratitude, redemption, human fallibility, and the longing for eternal life. Its enduring appeal lies in its honest acknowledgement of human weakness coupled with its unwavering belief in God’s boundless grace and love. The hymn calls for a heart attuned to God’s grace, a recognition of Christ’s saving power, and a commitment to remain faithful despite the inclination to wander.”

45 Bday Q

AO: shamruck
Q: Brick
PAX: slappy, Mermaid, Ribbed (Joshua Sagraves), Unibráu (Nick Robinson)
FNGs: None
COUNT: 5
WARMUP:
Just start rucking…..

THE THANG:
Rucked the big block. At each corner we did 15 squat thrusts, 15 curls, 15 rows. Then rucked down Gulf Park and back.
MARY:
A little stretching
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
Prayed for Eliza, Sparkler, and
COT:
“We should not be surprised that God gives us wonderful graces in the midst of suffering that we had asked him to spare us. He knows best how to apportion his grace for our good and for his glory.”

100 Years of Virtue

AO: asylum-pm
Q: Lilydipper
PAX: Lizzy, Title IX (Christian Prescott), Pusher, Glamper, SlideRule (Stephen Sloan), Sparkler, Curveball, MD Hammer, Pele (Jon Lindberg), Rooney(Carl Whipple), Tenderfoot, Crash Dummy, CRISPR, Unibráu (Nick Robinson), Duggar, Brick
FNGs: None
COUNT: 17
WARMUP: 1 All-Important Burpee, 10 Imperial Walkers, 10 Iron Mikes, 20 Plank Jacks, On back leg and arm stretches, 10 Tennessee Rocking Chairs, 10 Tempo Squats, 10 Little Baby Arm Circles Forward and 10 Backward

THE THANG: Mosey to end on parking lot with nice restrooms. We will do 20 American Hammers.
Mosey to the Amphitheatre. We will bear crawl on grass, step up to next level and continue to the top. Run back down through parking lot below and rinse and repeat.
Mosey to Haslam Sign at Ball Fields. We will do 20 Hello Dollies.
Mosey to nice pavilion past ball fields. We will do Doras. While one partner runs around the pavilion, the other does exercises. Then partners switch. Here are the exercises:
100 Picnic Table Pull-ups.

100 Incline Merkins

100 Bench Dips

100 Decline Merkins

Mosey to ball field with artificial turf. Then run past the ball field and up the hill to the street.
Mosey east on road to the encircled garden by roadway circle. We will do 20 Rocky Balboas on curb surrounding garden.
Mosey to the Coliseum. Next, we will run counterclockwise ¾ of the way around the loop, stopping at each ¼ to do 15 Carolina Dry Docks. Those finishing the third ¼ first sweep everyone back.
Mosey to Haslam’s Rock. Here we will have a 20 Second Sky Gazer.
Mosey to AO.

ANNOUNCEMENTS: Smokies Convergence this Saturday in Seymour. Hot Toddy Triple Q at Asylum on January 11.

COT:
Message
On December 29, Jimmy Carter, the 39th President of the United States, died peacefully at his home in Plains, Georgia. He was 100 years old, the longest living president in the United States. He served one term as president, losing the race for president to Ronald Reagan the next election. Losing the race for presidency hurt. But, Carter continued to serve our nation and the world in many different and powerful ways after he lost the election. He established the Carter Center to expand human rights and promote health around the world. Through the Carter Center he helped to practically Guinea Worm Disease, a disease that haunted Africa for centuries and affected 3.5 million people. He monitored more than100 elections around the world. Through Habitat for Humanity, he helped build over 1000 homes in over a dozen countries. He had many other accomplishments as well and because of the accomplishments, became the only president of the United States to earn the Nobel Peace Prize.

While achieving all this, he continued to preach Sunday School at his Maranatha Baptist Church in Plains, Georgia. He taught his church members but also had many visitors for his class. Some would come because he was president or because of his post-presidency accomplishments. But, as President Barack Obama noted, “I’m willing to bet that many . . . were there, at least in part, because of something more fundamental: President Carter’s decency.”

The following words are directly from President Obama about Jimmy Carter:

Elected in the shadow of Watergate, Jimmy Carter promised voters that he would always tell the truth. And he did – advocating for the public good, consequences be damned. He believed some things were more important than reelection – things like integrity, respect, and compassion. Because Jimmy Carter believed, as deeply as he believed anything, that we are all created in God’s image.
Whenever I had a chance to spend time with President Carter, it was clear that he didn’t just profess these values. He embodied them. And in doing so, he taught all of us what it means to live a life of grace, dignity, justice, and service. In his Nobel acceptance speech, President Carter said, “God gives us the capacity for choice. We can choose to alleviate suffering. We can choose to work together for peace.” He made that choice again and again over the course of his 100 years, and the world is better for it.

So brothers, we have lost a good man. Let his legend live on and inspire us. May we each yearn for and learn to live the life God created us to live: one of grace, dignity, justice and service.

Prayers
Prayers for our brother, Sparkler, as he makes decisions regarding his upcoming treatment for Prostate Cancer. Prayers for Brick’s children after the divorce this past year. Prayers for all suffering mental or physical pain, including those who suffered injuries or the loss of loved ones in the recent incident in New Orleans. Prayers for those who work for the City of New Orleans.

100 Years of Virtue

AO: asylum-pm
Q: Lilydipper
PAX: Lizzy, Title IX (Christian Prescott), Pusher, Glamper, SlideRule (Stephen Sloan), Sparkler, Curveball, MD Hammer, Pele (Jon Lindberg), Rooney(Carl Whipple), Tenderfoot, Crash Dummy, CRISPR, Unibráu (Nick Robinson), Duggar, Brick
FNGs: None
COUNT: 17
WARMUP: 1 All-Important Burpee, 10 Imperial Walkers, 10 Iron Mikes, 20 Plank Jacks, On back leg and arm stretches, 10 Tennessee Rocking Chairs, 10 Tempo Squats, 10 Little Baby Arm Circles Forward and 10 Backward

THE THANG: Mosey to end on parking lot with nice restrooms. We will do 20 American Hammers.
Mosey to the Amphitheatre. We will bear crawl on grass, step up to next level and continue to the top. Run back down through parking lot below and rinse and repeat.
Mosey to Haslam Sign at Ball Fields. We will do 20 Hello Dollies.
Mosey to nice pavilion past ball fields. We will do Doras. While one partner runs around the pavilion, the other does exercises. Then partners switch. Here are the exercises:
100 Picnic Table Pull-ups.

100 Incline Merkins

100 Bench Dips

100 Decline Merkins

Mosey to ball field with artificial turf. Then run past the ball field and up the hill to the street.
Mosey east on road to the encircled garden by roadway circle. We will do 20 Rocky Balboas on curb surrounding garden.
Mosey to the Coliseum. Next, we will run counterclockwise ¾ of the way around the loop, stopping at each ¼ to do 15 Carolina Dry Docks. Those finishing the third ¼ first sweep everyone back.
Mosey to Haslam’s Rock. Here we will have a 20 Second Sky Gazer.
Mosey to AO.

ANNOUNCEMENTS: Smokies Convergence this Saturday in Seymour. Hot Toddy Triple Q at Asylum on January 11.

COT:
Message
On December 29, Jimmy Carter, the 39th President of the United States, died peacefully at his home in Plains, Georgia. He was 100 years old, the longest living president in the United States. He served one term as president, losing the race for president to Ronald Reagan the next election. Losing the race for presidency hurt. But, Carter continued to serve our nation and the world in many different and powerful ways after he lost the election. He established the Carter Center to expand human rights and promote health around the world. Through the Carter Center he helped to practically Guinea Worm Disease, a disease that haunted Africa for centuries and affected 3.5 million people. He monitored more than100 elections around the world. Through Habitat for Humanity, he helped build over 1000 homes in over a dozen countries. He had many other accomplishments as well and because of the accomplishments, became the only president of the United States to earn the Nobel Peace Prize.

While achieving all this, he continued to preach Sunday School at his Maranatha Baptist Church in Plains, Georgia. He taught his church members but also had many visitors for his class. Some would come because he was president or because of his post-presidency accomplishments. But, as President Barack Obama noted, “I’m willing to bet that many . . . were there, at least in part, because of something more fundamental: President Carter’s decency.”

The following words are directly from President Obama about Jimmy Carter:

Elected in the shadow of Watergate, Jimmy Carter promised voters that he would always tell the truth. And he did – advocating for the public good, consequences be damned. He believed some things were more important than reelection – things like integrity, respect, and compassion. Because Jimmy Carter believed, as deeply as he believed anything, that we are all created in God’s image.
Whenever I had a chance to spend time with President Carter, it was clear that he didn’t just profess these values. He embodied them. And in doing so, he taught all of us what it means to live a life of grace, dignity, justice, and service. In his Nobel acceptance speech, President Carter said, “God gives us the capacity for choice. We can choose to alleviate suffering. We can choose to work together for peace.” He made that choice again and again over the course of his 100 years, and the world is better for it.

So brothers, we have lost a good man. Let his legend live on and inspire us. May we each yearn for and learn to live the life God created us to live: one of grace, dignity, justice and service.

Prayers
Prayers for our brother, Sparkler, as he makes decisions regarding his upcoming treatment for Prostate Cancer. Prayers for Brick’s children after the divorce this past year. Prayers for all suffering mental or physical pain, including those who suffered injuries or the loss of loved ones in the recent incident in New Orleans. Prayers for those who work for the City of New Orleans.

2025 day 1

AO: asylum-am
Q: Farley
PAX: Unibráu (Nick Robinson), Cat Gut (Mike Davis), Tropicana, Hands, Farley
FNGs: None
COUNT: 5
WARMUP: arm circles, cherry pickers, side straddle hops… light jog while stopping at every other light pole with 5 big boys / 5 merkins

THE THANG: each uses CMU with 4 sets of 25 pressups, arm curls, rows, and flutter kicks then run to end of parking lot to perform 1 burpee then jog up little Mt Everest and walk back down and repeat.

Ended with planks and wall sit-ups (2 sets)

MARY:

ANNOUNCEMENTS:

COT: Proverbs 15:22: “Without counsel, plans go awry, But in the multitude of counselors
they are established.”