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Drifter’s 30th

THE SCENE: just below freezing
F3 WELCOME & DISCLAIMER
WARM-O-RAMA:
30 SSH, 30 tempo squats, 30 arm circles, warm up lap.
THA-THANG:
Grab a dance partner. While one partner stays and boogies to the music, the other does 30 reps of something and runs a short lap. Switch to the next set each time the song switches.

Wall sits with arms dancing / 30 chest to bars

Balls to the wall (hold as long as you can) / 30 box jumps

Superman sways / 30 WW2

Dancing Bears/ 30 Hand release merkins

run a lap together

Rinse and Repeat

MARY:
Nope…
COUNT-OFF & NAME-O-RAMA
4 PAX
CIRCLE OF TRUST/BOM:
Just because you win/lose the battle does not mean you win/lose the war. This could go for a lot of things, but what is on my mind is the war with sin. I recently lost a significant battle with sin and after 2+ years of sobriety concerning seeking out porn, I sought it out just a few days ago. It was a crushing blow that I am still sorting through, but one thing that is different this time is that God is not allowing this lose to shift the momentum of His war on sin in my life. The root cause of the defeat was trying to do things on my own and not reaching out to my battle buddies for help. So when you are facing a losing battle, reach out and get the battle support you need, and don’t let a defeat shift the momentum of the war on sin in your life. Let it fuel your resolve to learn and grow so you can crush it in the next battle.
MOLESKIN:
N/A
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
Don’t forget to bring some unwrapped gifts to some beatdowns. Talk to Peach and Nair for details.

Run The Block

THE SCENE: Definitely getting colder

F3 WELCOME & DISCLAIMER


WARM-O-RAMA:

SSH x20; Lunge across court and back; Butt Kicks across court and High Knees back

THA-THANG:
Indian run to the Oval Office with a heavier than normal CMU. PAX member that needed up with the CMU runs the loop counter clockwise while everyone else runs clockwise. Whenever passing the person with the CMU they give others an exercise to do 10 reps of. Put down CMU and join PAX running clockwise after completing a lap. First one to the block picks it up and starts counterclockwise, rinse and repeat for time.

MARY:
Indian run back to the grinder

Overhead Claps x50; Boxcutters x20; LBCs for time

COUNT-OFF & NAME-O-RAMA
8 HIMs this morning

CIRCLE OF TRUST/BOM:
I went to a men’s conference two Saturdays ago and wanted to share a summary of what one of the speakers said.

The quote that stuck with me the most was: “Our families need more than a provider, they need a leader that provides.”

Lead with love and lowliness

John 13:1
“Now before the Feast of the Passover, when Jesus knew that his hour had come to depart out of this world to the Father, having loved his own who were in the world, he loved them to the end.”

Ephesians 5:25
“Husbands, love your wives, as Christ loved the church and gave himself up for her,”

John 13:12-14
“When he had washed their feet and put on his outer garments and resumed his place, he said to them, “Do you understand what I have done to you? You call me Teacher and Lord, and you are right, for so I am. If I then, your Lord and Teacher, have washed your feet, you also ought to wash one another’s feet.”

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MOLESKIN:
Pray for Smuggler as he works with his children to make good decisions, Pray for Walt’s neighbors, Pray for Swerve for God honoring solutions

ANNOUNCEMENTS:
Friendsgiving this Saturday the 20th at 6:30pm at the Cracker Barrel in Alcoa. Bring a new, unwrapped toy to donate to Children’s Hospital.

Neighborhood Trash Pickup

THE SCENE:

That awkward too cold for some clothes but too warm for others weather.

F3 WELCOME & DISCLAIMER
WARM-O-RAMA:
20 SSH, 10 tempo merkins, 10 Peter parkers, 10 tempo squats, 10 berpees
THA-THANG:

Run the route around the community and pick up trash. Add merkins and such to make it as hard as you want or focus on getting lots of trash.

MARY:
N/A
COUNT-OFF & NAME-O-RAMA
12 PAX
CIRCLE OF TRUST/BOM:
How many times have we overlooked all this trash? *gestures to the 12 trash bags we used.* We don’t see it because we are busy with other stuff. Or we do see it and whatever we are doing prevents us from dealing with it. So it is in our lives. The little bits of trash pile up on us if we are not intentional about dealing with it. So let’s roll up our sleeves and get to work.
MOLESKIN:
Important tasks, done consistently over time, have a cumulative effect. Urgent tasks rarely have that effect.
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
20th will be some friends giving and helping with the children presents.

Exploring Doras

THE SCENE: 46 with a touch of gloom
F3 WELCOME & DISCLAIMER
WARM-O-RAMA:

SSH IC x 21

Temp squat IC x8

Imperial squat walker 4 ct IC x 10

Monkey humper 4 ct IC x 8

THA-THANG:
Multiple DORAs set up in the park. Partner up and start on Grindstone.

1. One starts 100 burpees and other runs across court to grass, when at cone bear crawl up hill and crawl bear back down. Indian run to next location.

2. 2 cones along sidewalk. One starts on 100 imperial squat walker 4 ct while other completes arm overhead lunges to cone and runs back. Indian run to next cone.

3. At the stop sign. One starts on 100 monkey humpers on 4 ct while other crawl bears down to cone and bernies back up to stop sign to trade off. Indian run back to grindstone.

Stop just before last bridge and bear crawl Indian run remainder of distance.

MARY:
Ring of fire: hold Al gore and send 2 squats along circle, rinse and repeat with 3 squats around circle

Ring of fire: hold high plank, 5 push ups around circle, rinse and repeat with same reps

Catalina wine mixer x 8

Peter Parker IC x 10

Hold iron cross w/ LBAC forward and reverse IC x 8

Protractor around circle to close

COUNT-OFF & NAME-O-RAMA
9 total including FNG Carson Hall aka Mr. Freeze and Webelo
CIRCLE OF TRUST/BOM:
Its funny how God can continue to push things on your heart. In the past week, I’ve randomly listened to 2 sermons speaking on hospitality. This got me reflecting on a conversation I had with Drifter and Limbo recently one Saturday at coffeeteria. As a solid group of HIMs that lead communities, we owe it to Blount county, even to each other, to give back. We each possess strengths that when combined with a group setting become that much more powerful. We are called by the Bible to be generous with our time and financial resources as we feel compelled to give. I know that I have not been giving as much as I am able. I challenge each of us to pick up an initiative as they come along and challenge the men of F3 Blount County to participate. Let’s get ideas flowing on the community outreach channel which has not been used. In a time of divisiveness, polarization, and extremism, we are needed now more than ever. We can accomplish more as a group than as an individual.

Ecclesiastes 4:9 Two are better than one because they have good return for their labor.

2 Corinthians 9: 6-8

Whoever does sparingly will also reap sparingly, and whoever does generously will reap generously. Each of you should give what you have decided in your heart to give not reluctantly or under compulsion, for God loves a cheerful giver.

Matthew 25: 34-45

“For I was hungry, and you fed me. I was thirsty, and you gave me a drink. I was a stranger and you invited me into your home. I was naked and you gave me clothing. I was sick, and you cared for me. I was in prison and you visited me. I tell you the truth, when you did it to one of the least of these my brothers and sister, you were doing it to me.”

MOLESKIN:

Hospitable: given to generous and cordial reception of guests

Generous: showing a readiness to give more of something, money and time

Ecclesiastes 4:9

2 Corinthians 9: 6-8

Matthew 25: 34-45

ANNOUNCEMENTS:

Drifter beatdown/ sandy spring trash pickup and breakfast to follow at house tomorrow at bombshelter

November 20th Friendsgiving Cracker Barrel Alcoa 6:30. Bring a toy or two for East Tennessee Children’s Hospital under $10.

Sprinting is the New Jogging

THE SCENE: A clear brisk morning.  Upper 30s?
F3 WELCOME & DISCLAIMER
WARM-O-RAMA:

  • 25 Side Straddle Hops
  • light jog to end of both basketball courts
  • Butt kicks to end of one basketball court, high knees back
  • Lunges to end of one basketball court, mummy kicks back

THA-THANG:
Had each HIM pair up with another with similar speed.  Then separated the pairs into two team for a few sprinting/running competitions.  Loser of each competition had to do 16 burpees.  The winner did side straddle hops until the other team finished burpees.

  • Game 1: Chase or be chased – one member of each team starts running with a baton around both basketball courts and hands off the baton to the next member.  The object of the game is to catch the other team.  Those not running were to do side straddle hops until their turn.
  • Game 2: The building blocks of F3 – Each team had one HIM run to the far end of the basketball courts where there was “F3” built out of 20 Duplos.  The object was to return each block, one by one, to the other side and reassemble the “F3”.  Teams could do 10 burpees to bring back 2 pieces in one trip.
  • Game 3: No man left behind – Took a mosey across the bridge.  One HIM from each team ran the distance of 5 light poles are returned to their teams.  While the runner was away the rest of the team members had to do one of the following until the runner returned: overhead claps, big boys, squats, merkins.  One of the other members then joined the runner and this process was repeated until all members ran the five poles.

MARY:
Cherry pickers, Wind Mills, Overhead claps, Flutter kicks (not Hello Dolly’s), LBCs until time

COUNT-OFF & NAME-O-RAMA
One of our best showings as of late with 10 HIMs!  Thanks for coming out and paying some games!

CIRCLE OF TRUST/BOM:
Sometimes life feels like our first game where you’re running around in circles either chasing something or being chased by something and sometimes both. Sometimes you just need to slow down, be still, and take a few moments to not take life so seriously.  When I was young, I remember asking my parents parents to play hide and go seek with me. I had amazing parents but they rarely did because life is just too busy to stop and play pointless games. I try to remember that as a parent when I don’t feel like there’s time to do anything that seems unproductive but sometimes sitting on the floor playing with your kid or being still and quiet is one of the most productive things you can do!  Put your phone down, look up, and turn off the noise. You can use the time to pray and/or give you brain some time to process the millions of things going on in your life.

MOLESKIN:
I guess we will never know if one team threw some of their pieces in the leaves or put them in the other team’s pile of blocks but they won by 4 blocks!

ANNOUNCEMENTS:
This wasn’t said but Smuggler challenged us to post 3 times this week between Arsenal and Bomb Settler.  10 of us are off to a good start!  Keep it up!