F3 Knoxville

Tag: Voo Doo

You vs You

AO: shamrock
Q: KickFlip
PAX: Mermaid, Anchorman, Voodoo, Curveball, Snaggletooth (Elijah Tafao), Commission, Stitch, KickFlip
FNGs: None
COUNT: 8
WARMUP: RFTS/LIH, Up/Down Dogg, shoulder taps, run on the football field.

THE THANG: Partner up. max merkins in 1 min. max BBS in 1 min. Record scores. 2-mile run. Record times.

MARY: Mountain climbers, big booties (or something like that – it was Anchorman’s call).

ANNOUNCEMENTS:
COT: To be a HIM, F3 promotes the idea of “Living Third”. Live for God first, family second, and self third. It seems a paradox, but one of the best ways you can love your family is to serve them second – and put God and your faith first. A selfless and sacrificial love for your family comes from a 1) pure heart, 2) good conscience, and 3) sincere faith (1 Tim 1:5). Seek those things first – and then you will be able to serve and love your family out of abundance. Putting your family second to God – prioritizing your faith and heart and virtue – is loving your family BETTER than putting them first.

Prayers for Eliza’s wife, Megan – for Anchorman’s travel – for Mermaid’s friend, Adam.

[karns-otb] Pictionary at the Ram

AO: karns-otb
Q: Sawdust
PAX: Voodoo, Betty, Neon, Leland Robbins (Geiger)
FNGs: None
COUNT: 5
WARMUP:
SSH, Tempo Merkins, Cherry Pickers, Windmills, Rockettes (All In A Line), Tie-Fighters & X-Wings

THE THANG:
Four (4) Stations With Pictionary Cards in A Ladder Exercise:
– Station 1:
1. Sumo Squats
2. Plank Jacks
3. Mountain Climbers
4. Junk Science (40 Merkins)

– Station 2:
1. ATMs
2. Imperial Squat Walkers
3. Freddie Mercury
4. Grady Corns

– Wild Card Station: Bearpees

– Station 3:
1. Lt. Dans
2. LBCs
3. Carolina Dry Docks
4. Monkey Humpers

Station 4:
1. Pickle Pounders
2. Bobby Hurley
3. Big Boy Sit Ups
4. Hello Dolly

ANNOUNCEMENTS: Convergence at @bigball rescheduled for 17-Feb-24.

COT: Reviewed the poem that Bear Bryant kept in his wallet. Make the most of the day, don’t waste it and live for Him, not yourself.

Core Shredder and mini laps

AO: shamrock
Q: slappy
PAX: Mermaid, Anchorman, slappy, Honeydew, Skidmark, Stitch, Commission, Betty, VooDoo
FNGs: None
COUNT: 9
WARMUP:
SSH
Baby arm circles
Tempo merks
Cherry pickers
Twisties
Tempo squats
Calf stretch
Butt kickers
High knees

THE THANG:
1. Coreshredder
We did 10 core exercises in 3 rounds. Do 3 merkins between each exercise. Round 1 – 15 of each, round 2 – 10 of each, round 3 – 5 of each. We got to hear some of my Friday fun track until my speaker died. (Lame)

2. Mini loops
We had 2 cards with 6 different exercises each. Do 10 of an exercise and take a quick mosey lap move on to the next exercise on list followed by a lap each time. We were able to finish both cards and have a friendship mosey back to the flag ending exactly at 6:15 thanks to my superior planning skills.

MARY:
Nope

ANNOUNCEMENTS:
-Convergence was moved
-sign up for GTE
-next week Stitch, Crawlspace, and Mermaid

COT:
Read John 1:1-3
These words are pretty crazy when you think about it. Jesus is God. Jesus was there at the beginning. Jesus actually was the one who made everything. There’s no getting around it this is a crazy truth that Christians must believe. We are not given an option in scripture to accept Jesus as only a great moral teacher in a pluralistic group of other religions. Jesus believed that he was God and savior of the world and so did his first followers. What do you think about this? Have you ever considered it from this angle? He was either crazy or who he said he was. If we believe Jesus is who he said that he was, we believe in something pretty wild and crazy. But just because something is crazy doesn’t mean it isn’t true.

Snow Day Shenanigans

AO: shamrock
Q: slappy
PAX: Mermaid, Anchorman, Base Salary, Eliza, KickFlip, Skidmark, slappy, Stitch, Swifty, Voodoo, Waxjob, Oscar Meyer
FNGs: None
COUNT: 12
WARMUP:
SSH
Grady Corns
Moroccan night club
Tempo merkins
Shoulder taps
Cherry pickers

THE THANG:
On football field
-50 snow angels
Separated into 2 teams. Snowball fight. You get hit you do 5 burpees.
Round 1- you get 3 lives
Round 2- civil war – each team stands shoulder to shoulder 10 yards opposite the other team. You get 1 shot per round. If you get hit you’re out. Play until last man standing.
Round 3 – single elimination

Moved to the half pipe hill
Teams did a sled relay. Go down hill on sled stop and do 1 burpee. Run up the hill and handoff to teammate.

MARY:
Pickle pounders
Hold plank until 6:15

ANNOUNCEMENTS:
Convergence this weekend. See you all there.

COT:
I read the letter I wrote to Shamrock last year followed by the letter Mrs. Cardinal wrote to us this year.

When asked about why God chose the timing that he did, “She said, “It was because he hadn’t met F3 yet. God waited to take him until they were in your life to take care of you.” She was right. God waited…so that I would have you to walk with me through the darkest valley of my life.”

Do you believe that F3 can make a difference in the lives of men and their families? Who do you see around you that needs support? Who do you go to for support. While sad, Cardinal’s passing is a good story that all men of F3 are part of. The challenge is to make it count for yourself and others while you still can.

[karns-otb] Cardinals VQ

AO: karns-otb
Q: Commission
PAX: Sawdust, Voodoo, Leland Robbins (Geiger), Kevin (Miss Piggie), Neon, Smoked Pickle
FNGs: None
COUNT: 7
WARMUP: Cardinal’s V-Q
Warm-o-Roma
15- Side Straddles Hops
10- Tempo Merkins
10- Flutter Kicks Double Count
10- Little Baby Arm Circles Forward
10 – Little Baby Arm Circles Backwards
10- Hallelujahs
10- Knoxville Cherry Pickers
20 Sec. Samson Hold
PHELPS it out

“Card’s Run and Repeat”
5 Burpees followed by a moment of silence for Cardinal.
10 – Big Boys
10 – Heels to Heaven
Run to far end zone and back, repeat

10- Burpees Burpee Counter 30
Little Baby Crunches
Mt. Climbers Double Count
Run to far end zone and back, repeat

15- Burpees Burpee Counter 60
Air Squats
Freddy Mercury’s
Run to far end zone and back, repeat

20- Burpees Burpee Counter 100
Run to far end zone and back, do the last set of 20 burpees together.
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Walking lunge for 10 yards followed by 10 squats
Walking lunge for 10 yards followed by 10 squats
Side lunge (left leg) for 10 yards followed by 10 squats
Backward lunge for 10 yards followed by 10 squats
Side lunge (right leg) for 10 yards followed by 10 squats

Mosey to the shovel flag
20 American Hammers (4 count)

Taylor Phelps, Age 36, died on 11 Jan 2023. He left behind a widow and two children (Andrea, Clay and Evie). Over 170 men surrounded the football field at Rampart, the largest convergence I have ever seen. Guys who hadn’t been out in years and haven’t been back out since. HIMs or high impact men all around the world joined us in completing Cardinal’s workout. Many in honor of Taylor, gave their F3 name to be Cardinal.

His wife Andrea lost her father days before. The men of F3 painted and prepped the house she was moving into. Then they raised $109,456 for his family. I don’t know what has been done for them since or who has stayed in contact with them.

But I do know some widows in my life and I am sure that you do too.

James 1:27
27 Religion that is pure and undefiled before God the Father is this: to visit orphans and widows in their affliction, and to keep oneself unstained from the world.
Reach out to a widow, young or old, and let her know that she is important, loved and remembered. See what you can do to serve her and her family.