F3 Knoxville

Tag: Waxjob (Josh Brady)

Bananas!

THE SCENE: Perfect morning – mid-sixties, no rain.
F3 WELCOME & DISCLAIMER:  Done
WARM-O-RAMA:
Some running. Static stretching: neck, shoulders, chest, ABS, back and legs.
THA-THANG:

Gym set up – a variety of basic strength and cardio exercises performed in counterclockwise rotation:

Squats with 10lbs dumbbells, pull ups, over-the-truck climb, lawnmowers with 60lbs dumbbell, bench press 90lbs, up and down plank hold, American hammers, arm extensions with 12lbs dumbbells, jumping rope, ladder climb with 5lbs dumbbells with superman-bananas in between.

MARY:
None
COUNT-OFF & NAME-O-RAMA

CIRCLE OF TRUST/BOM:
Luke 16:10-14

“Whoever can be trusted with small things can also be trusted with big things. Whoever is dishonest in little things will be dishonest in big things too. If you cannot be trusted with worldly riches, you will not be trusted with the true riches. And if you cannot be trusted with the things that belong to someone else, you will not be given anything of your own.” [Luke 16:10-14]

Your body and spirit were entrusted to you. Therefore, take a good care of your physical body and your mental state. Do not be afraid to seek for help. Do not face your problems alone. Be brave to admit and to recognize your issues. Be honest to yourself.

Bitesized Portions

AO: shamrock
Q: Stitch (Brad Ware)
PAX: Betty (Tyler Alexander), Mermaid (Bradley Roberts), Anchorman – Daniel Callis, slappy (Nathan Evers), Steam, Glamper, Oscar Meyer (Brett Harris), Dumpster Dive (Brad Burnette), Base Salary (Nate Wilson), Waxjob (Josh Brady), Free Fall (Justin Whitaker), Curry (Steve Coy), Curveball P (Dave Purcell), Drum Major (Mike Johnston), Pusher, Commission (Adam Wilson), Bed Wetter (Nick Adkins), Eliza (Kevin Parrott), The Situation (Carl Helstrom), Jardet (Tyler Hill), Great White (Grant Goodwin), LeBling (Chris LeClair), Econoline (Joshua Middlebrook), Fabio (Joe Hamilton), Voodoo (Eric A), Tailhook (Max), Swimmies (Nathan Chesney), Brick (Chris Tittle), Doubtfire (Nick Bond), Title IX (Christian Prescott), Band Camp (Jack Renfro)
FNGs: None
COUNT: 32
WARMUP:
• Imperial Walkers x10
• SSH x 10
• Grady Corns x 10
• Tempo Squats x 10
• Tempo Merkins x 10
THE THANG:
Buffet STOP #1 – UPPER BODY – Coupon Pile
1. OHP x 25
2. Curls x 25
3. Upright Rows x 25
4. Dips on CMU x 25

STOP #2 – CORE
1. Freddie Mercury (4 ct) x 25
2. Flutter Kicks (4 ct) x 25
3. Shoulder Taps (2 ct) x 25

STOP #3 – LEGS – Back lot
1. Squats x 25
2. Wall Steps (2 ct) x 25
3. Calf Raises x 25

STOP #4 – CARDIO – Football Field
1. SSH x 25
2. Stair Runs x 1 lap
3. 2 Laps around the Track

Circle up at mid-field
Betty = 10 Burpees
Tailhook = 11 Burpees
Mermaid = Jane Fondas
Lebling = ??
Anchorman = Leg balance?

Mosey back to COT:
Slappy = Monkey humpers
Voodoo = 1 leg pickle pointers
Oscar Meyer = Star gazers

COT:
Habits. We all have them. Some good (those involved with family, work, F3). Some not so good.

Oftentimes, we seek to change our bad habits and create new and better ones. We make resolutions. We resolve to get in shape, to eat healthier, to spend more time with our families. But the fact of the matter is that 88% of new year’s resolutions (if you make those) end up failing and we’re left feeling frustrated and powerless to make progress.

We need milk before solid food. Hebrews 5:14 says “… solid food is for the mature, for those who have their powers of discernment trained by constant practice to distinguish good from evil.”

So what does it mean to be trained by constant practice?…
A few years ago I picked up this little book called “Small Move, Big Change”. It was an easy read and takes a simple approach to changing behaviors and ultimately our habits. We make our goals too broad or idealistic, and at some point, our autopilot kicks in. Autopilot is that system of unconscious habits and preferences that have become so engrained through repetition.

So what’s the solution to changing? It starts with a bitesize goal. Something that focuses on a specific change in behavior and not a result. Instead of committing to “I’m going to eat better” or “I’m going to be more organized”, a microresolution would break that into something easy and measureable. “I’m going to pass on the cookies at our Wednesday meetings”. “I’m going to make my bed every morning”. Easy. Measureable. Successful.

You can even make these a little more personal. Analyze your habits to determine the single changes that will have the greatest impact. Think about your daily cues. I always snack after a trip to the grocery, usually even before I get everything put away. So, a more personal microresolution for me might be “I will not snack during or after putting away the groceries”. Easy. Measurable. Successful.

So you get the point here. Don’t set too many microresolutions. Make a couple and when those changes in behavior become habits, set new ones. Easy. Measureable. Successful.

Triple Mike

AO: dogpound
Q: La-Z-Boy (Zac Smith)
PAX: Google(Tim Dugas), Junk (Sam Yoakum), Ice Cold, Aladdin (Mansour Hasan), Waxjob (Josh Brady)
FNGs: None
COUNT: 6
WARMUP:
SSH IC x 21 (Champions do more)
Squat IC, 4 count x 11
Merkins IC, 4 count x 11
Windmills IC, 4 count x 11
Cobra Burpees IC (kind of), 5 count? x ? it was a mess
Cherry Pickers IC, DogPound Style x 6
THE THANG:
Trunk or Treat at the Camry to grab the Sandbag and head to the track.
HR Merkins x 20
Lunges x 20
Squat x 20
Run a lap
R&R until it is your time to carry the burden. Every PAX got a turn walking with the sandbag.
MARY:
Attempted to create a Triple Mike Exercise
Plank to single leg plank
Flutter Kicks IC, 4 Count x 21
Cobra to Downward Dog
Hip Flexor stretch and oblique crunch

ANNOUNCEMENTS:
Shovel Flag handoffs at Equalizer and Asylum
F3 Men’s retreat –
COT:
They say that the Good is the enemy of Great. Because if you’re content with being good, you’ll never push to be Great. However, Perfection is less than Good, because it can stop you from even getting started.
I am a recovering Perfectionist. Early in life when something wasn’t right, I would approach the problem with a hammer seeking swift correction. Instead of approaching it like a Scientist and inspecting it with a flashlight. It’s not wrong, it needs work. This has helped bring understanding as a Husband, parent and co-worker. We’re all going to have good days and bad days. Let’s be understanding when someone else isn’t at their best because we know what that’s like ourselves.

Go Forward today Men with Appreciation, Boldness, and Curiosity.

No Gloves

AO: asylum-am
Q: Hands (Robb McKeown)
PAX: Snitch (Cory Beilharz ), Matlock (Bill Maddox), Pac-man, Sawdust, TRC/Crab legs, Waxjob (Josh Brady)
FNGs: None
COUNT: 7
WARMUP: 20 SSH, 20 Moguls, 20 Heisman, 10 Single foot cross hops, Tie Fighters (pew pew!), 10 Merkins
THE THANG: Bernie up baby Everest, Big step ups on the wall, 2 sets of lunge, broad jump, single door hop from each light pole along the trail, one set of frog hops for good measure, up Everest, 11’s with dips and crunchy frogs at the Admin building, calf raises, over to the overlook for some Lt. Dan’s. Split into two groups, Group 1 did 15 BBS while group 2 did box jumps, switch out and repeat with 15 4 ct flutter kicks/single leg RDL, 15 Box cutters, other leg RDL, 15 4 ct Freddie Mercury/Incline Merkins. Lunge, side lunge L, side lunge R down the path. Mosey back to the AO.
MARY: Reverse Pickle Pounders until 6:15
ANNOUNCEMENTS: Passing the flag to @Sawdust Labor Day at 5:30
COT:He is God, I am not and I am thankful for whatever he provides.

Defeating a stacked deck

AO: shamrock
Q: Base Salary
PAX: Finish Him (Chris Templeton), Base Salary, Jardet (Tyler Hill), Betty (Tyler Alexander), Commission (Adam Wilson), Curveball P (Dave Purcell), Dumpster Dive, Eliza (Kevin Parrott), Honeydew (Jason Childers), Oscar Meyer (Brett Harris), Skidmark (Brad Coulter), slappy (Nathan Evers), Voodoo (Eric A), Waxjob (Josh Brady), Apple Bottom, Great White (Grant Goodwin), LeBling (Chris LeClair), Curry (Steve Coy), Stitch (Brad Ware), The Situation (Carl Helstrom), Twitch, Coal miner, nacho libre
FNGs: 2 Coal miner, nacho libre
COUNT: 23
WARMUP:
SSH x 10
Tie fighters x 10
Hip rolls x 5
Neck rolls x5
Windmills x 10
Cherry pickers x 4

THE THANG:
To the football field. Each Pax got a card from the F3 workout deck with the remainder of the deck being chance cards. Starting at the goal line, do the exercise on the card for the reps + yard line. Then mosey to the opposite side (Bernie to get back). Goal line ->goal line -> opposite 10 -> 10-> etc until the 50 (15 second stargazer) then work back out to the goal lines.
MARY: back at the flag continued drawing from the deck doing exercise at dictated reps

ANNOUNCEMENTS:
Prayers : Freefall’s mother, Guardrail looking for a new employment opportunity, son of Cardinal adapting to a new school and the still recent losses of father and grandfather, curveball’s father is having cataract surgery.

COT: There is no pride in struggling alone.
There was a town that had a large storm on the way. It was expected to produce mass flooding. News alerts for the area urged residents to evacuate. One man however choose to stay and putting his faith in God saying ‘I know the Lord will take care of me.’ The storm arrives and floods began while emergency crews swept the town and urged him to evacuate, but he stayed and said ‘I know the Lord will take care of me.’ As the town began was flooding he retreated to his upstairs and a boat came up to rescue him. He again said ‘I know that the Lord will take care of me.’ The flood waters continued to rise and the man was sitting on his roof. A helicopter comes by and begs the man leave, but he just says ‘I know the Lord will take care of me.’ Eventually the flood rises and the man perishes. The man asks God why didn’t you protect me when I put all my faith in you until death?! God replied ‘I gave you news alerts and emergency crews, I sent a boat and a helicopter, why didn’t you accept the help I provided?’
We sometimes want our answers to feel miraculous or to happen how we want them, when the real help we need is found in much more ordinary ways. We need to humble ourselves to the Lord and ask for help, but also have open eyes in the ways he provides for us.
This group is a great example of what the Lord has provided to us when we are in need. Do not struggle alone, let the group know when you are having a tough time, so that we can serve and help you through.