F3 Knoxville

Tag: Voo Doo

Let’s Roll The Dice

AO: shamrock
Q: Mermaid
PAX: Voodoo, slappy, Honeydew, Crawlspace, Anchorman, Stitch, Mermaid
FNGs: None
COUNT: 7
WARMUP:
Simple SSH, Cherry pickers, Twisty’s, stretching
THE THANG:
Mosey to the Church, and at the church begin the no glove love leg day workout. After one round, abort and use the dice to determine the workout. Working the four corners of the parking lot, and rolling in every corner. Pausing at the pillars to do lunges, and wall squats each round.
MARY:
none
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
Convergence Saturday at the Cove
COT:
“I’ve never felt a region’s love like yours, even in my home region.” Maxime NE Sector Chief Pittsburg

Many of you were able to meet Maxime during the GTE. He drove here from Pittsburg, and proclaimed that this GTE was either #1 or #2 of the hardest GTE’s in which he has participated. He then did another GTE the very next weekend, and maybe another since. He has currently completed 10, that is exactly 10 more than I have attempted!

You may be wondering why I am talking about Maxime, and his quote above. One of the things I am learning about is asking for help. I am stubborn, I am a guy, I think I can outwork all of my problems, and let me tell you, that has proven to be untrue. F3 has been great for me in this regard, the men in this region in particular have been willing to be vulnerable, and ask for help when we need it, and that has encouraged me to follow that lead. On the F3 Nation Slack, there is a specific channel for Nantan’s, and we can network with one another and seek direction on how to do the job. This week, I posed a question to the group seeking council on how to handle an F3 problem. I received wise council, encouragement, and helpful advice. Maxime Dm’ed me directly and we conversed about the problem. He ended with the kind words about our region, and about you guys. This vulnerability that we exhibit stands out, and I think offers real growth. When we can let our guard down, and ask for help, I think real change occurs.

Two weeks ago, I had a coworker stopped and arrested for his 2nd DUI in the last three years. I was on vacation, and received the terrible news about 10PM on Wednesday night July 3rd. I drove home the following Saturday, and this man and his wife were waiting for me in my driveway so that we could discuss the incident and what happens with his job moving forward. Time will tell, there were no promises about a return to work, only a conversation about how he can heal, and restore the problems that he has created with his family, friends, etc. The theme of our conversation was him admitting that he has a problem and that he needs help. He has finally admitted that he can’t conquer this battle alone. This is a battle that he has been fighting for about 7 years, and this is the first time that I think he has a chance to overcome his addiction.

It took him being arrested for a second time to realize that he couldn’t do it alone, and I am thankful for F3 for helping me realize that I can’t tackle my problems alone. Sometimes we have to hit rock bottom to realize that problems exist, and the two times in my life that I have found myself in that pit of despair, I realized that I really wasn’t alone. It was in these moments that I have been closest in my relationship with God, and my coworker is having the same epiphany. I don’t believe that God wants bad things to happen to us, I think he wants to have a relationship with us, and some times we as men can be so dense that is takes a rock bottom experience to get our attention. A group like F3 may prevent us from bottoming out, this group may just provide a safe place to express our weaknesses, and it is in this group that I can share my deficiencies with no judgement, and seek real wisdom from men who have already walked a mile in those proverbial shoes. Men having an outlet for their vulnerabilities is what Maxime sees in our region, it is why he sees the love that we openly share for one another.

[the-pulpit] Rainier

AO: the-pulpit
Q: Trojan
PAX: Rougarou, Voodoo, Ike, Leland Robbins (Geiger), Kevin (Miss Piggie), Sawdust, Smoked Pickle, Trojan, 2.0 M&M
FNGs: None
COUNT: 9
WARMUP:
SSH
LBAC
Cherry Pickers

THE THANG:
6x Hill circuit up the big hill, mosey down the road to return to hill base.

Hill base core (10x rep/sec hold):
– Big Boy Sit-ups
– Bird Dogs
– Windshield Wiper
– Power Point
– American Hammer
– Freddy Mercury
Hill top strength (10x rep):
– Burpees
– Lunges
– Merkins
– SSH
– Calf Raises
– Squats

Finishing at picnic tables:
– Super Pushups (Dive Bombers) x10
– Picnic table step ups x10
– LBC x10
– Picnic table dips x10

Shoulder burners:
– Forward Clapper x20
– Overhand clapper x20
– 4 count shoulder touch x20
– Shoulder cherry pickers x20
– 2 additional shoulder burners led by Sawdust x20, each

ANNOUNCEMENTS:
UnCOVEred this Saturday

COT:

Theodore Roosevelt on Character:
“Bodily vigor is good, and vigor of intellect is even better, but far above both is character. It is true, of course, that a genius may, on certain lines, do more than a brave and manly fellow who is not a genius; and so, in sports, vast physical strength may overcome weakness, even though the puny body may have in it the heart of a lion. But, in the long run, in the great battle of life, no brilliancy of intellect, no perfection of bodily development, will count when weighed in the balance against that assemblage of virtues, active and passive, of moral qualities, which we group together under the name of character…”

TR, The Outlook
March 31, 1900

Being of good character is more important than how strong or smart you are. The Bible clearly spells this out for us. Hold yourself and HIMS accountable. Try to improve your character in areas where you may be deficient. Finally, teach values and good character to your 2.0s. It’s more important than anything any material possessions you can leave them with.

High-Octane

AO: shamrock
Q: Caveman
PAX: Smoked Pickle, Mermaid, slappy, Gringo, Honeydew, Eliza, Base Salary, Pom Pom, Baby Boomer, Voodoo, Stitch, Skidmark, Flower Pot, Snaggletooth, Steiner, , MACGRUBER
FNGs: 1 MACGRUBER
COUNT: 18
WARMUP:

Stationary Butt kickers – 50 single
Stationary High Knees – 50 single
Side Straddle Hops – 25
Neck rolls
Shoulder shrugs – forward / Back

Gorilla Walkers side to side
5 to the right
5 back x 2

Mountain Climbers 50

End Zone:
Shuffle to 50
Shuffle Back
Cross overs to 50 – Face Bleachers
Crossovers Back – Face Bleachers
Lunges 25
Lunges back
Gorilla walkers forward

THE THANG:

Jog to 50
50 Mountain Climbers – Single
Sprint back

Lizard Walk to 20
Lizard Walk back x 2

Run Bleachers X2
15 Up Downs or Burpees
Run Bleachers
15 Up Downs or Burpees
Hold plank waiting on 6

10 Box Jumps
10 Jump Squats x2

Circle up
Shin Box Rotation x5
Into a runners stretch
Each side x2

Arm Circles
25 forward
25 Backwards
25 side Thumbs down

50 LBCs x2

MARY:

ANNOUNCEMENTS:

COT:

“The pathway to what’s real is through the hardest thing you can do.”
J. Peterson

[the-pulpit] Short Circuit

AO: the-pulpit
Q: Butterknife
PAX: Kevin (Miss Piggie), Leland Robbins (Geiger), Trojan, Smoked Pickle, Metamucil, Voodoo, Butterknife
FNGs: None
COUNT: 7
WARMUP:
SSH
Windmills
Arm Circles Forward & Backwards
High Kicks
Bear :bear: Crawl in for a high five crawl :bear: back stand up x3
Butt Kickers
Cherry :cherries: Pickers
Fighter Merkins

THE THANG:
Circuit with 45 second stations we ran and did drills between each station.
Stations:
Fighter Merkins
Curls w/ CMU
Tris w/ CMU
Agility Ladder drills
Thrusters w/ med ball
Flutter kicks
Kettlebell Swings 35lb
Mountain Climbers
SSH
BBS
Man makers w/ 20 lb dumbbells
Walking Lunges

Burpees, Drills, Burpees

Shawn T’s

Mosey with person in front falling off for 2 burpees to the playground :playground_slide: for 10 pull ups.

Mosey back to the flag with the 6 snaking their way to the front of the line.

MARY:

ANNOUNCEMENTS:
UnCOVEred July 13th

COT:
NMTA Not Meant To Arrive
There are 4 Pillars of arrival:
Can’t arrive. This is a negative mindset. You don’t believe in yourself and we need to fix that immediately.

Has arrived. You’ve made it, now what?
You’re not trying anymore. Afraid to take chances, because you might lose the title. Do not stop. Continue to set goals!

Will arrive. Once XYZ happens, then I’ll be happy. There are people sitting in nursing homes right now, still waiting on XYZ.

Not meant to arrive. This is where we should all strive to be! Become the next best version of yourself. Enjoy the journey just as much if not more than destination.
My development has no end. There is always more to learn, always more to do, and you can learn from every situation and everyone.

Be “Blissfully Unsatisfied!” Brothers!

”Take delight in the Lord, and he will give you your heart’s desires.“
‭‭Psalms‬ ‭37‬:‭4‬ ‭NLT‬‬

[the-pulpit] A Game of Chance

AO: the-pulpit
Q: Sawdust
PAX: Neon, Trojan, Betty, Ike, Smoked Pickle, Voodoo, @Tricycle
FNGs: None
COUNT: 8
WARMUP:
– Betty, Smoked Pickle & Sawdust did a :pre-ruck: for 1.6 miles before we started.
– SSH started, but shifted to Motivators
– Tempo Merkins
– Cherry Pickers
– Windmills
– Awkward Rockettes (Bunny-style)
– Tie-Fighters
– X-Wings
– Burpees (5 because the PAX didn’t agree when the Q asked if everyone was warm)

THE THANG:
– Ran over to the Gridiron for a Route 66 on Merkins
– Ran to the top of the Fieldhouse Turf to start our game of Chance.
– The PAX were divided into two teams. One team would work a list of exercises and then stack a cone when the list was complete. The other team would run to a location based on the roll of the :game_die: . When the running team returned, the exercise team would stop on their list and roll the :game_die: to find out where they would run. The first run team would start the exercises while the other team ran. The second run team would return to the exercise list where they left off and repeat the cycle for 4 total rounds of exercises, or until the Q called to recover.
– The Exercise List:
– 10 – Burpees
– 15 – Seal Jacks (4 – Count)
– 20 – LBCs (4 – Count)
– 15 – Peter Parkers (4 – Ct)
– 10 – Sumo Squats (4 – Count)
– 15 – Hello Dollys (4 – Ct)
– 20 – Merkins
– 15 – V-Ups
– 10 – Lt. Dans
– 15 – Gas Pumpers
– 20 – Side Crunches (10 EA)
– 15 – Boxcutters (4 – Count)
– The Run List
1. Stairs, stairs & more stairs
2. All rise in the Courts
3. Where is the flag?
4. Don’t sit on the benches
5. Up, Up & Away to the top
6. Tap the ram

MARY: No time for her.

ANNOUNCEMENTS: One team did get a lot of bad rolls of the :game_die:. So unless you’re really needing “5” at the Craps table, you might need to stick to cards.

COT: Reject passivity. In the beginning Adam failed to stand up for Eve which caused the serpent to tempt us in the beginning. We as HIMs should stand up for what we know to be right, do not stand idly by, but follow the path He has laid for us.