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HIMship

THE SCENE: A clear, cool morning (a balmy 39°).  Absolutely designed for sharpening some iron.
F3 WELCOME & DISCLAIMER
WARM-O-RAMA:
SSH x 15
5 merkins
5 tempo merkins (4 ct)
5 tempo merkins (8 ct)
Little baby arm circles 10 forward, 10 back
Imperial walker x 10
5 squats
5 tempo squats (4 ct)
5 tempo squats (8 ct)
5 cherry pickers

THA-THANG:
Long mozey to playground parking lot
At every other light:

  • 5 star jacks
  • 5 dive bombers
  • 5 v-ups

One car, one truck.  Everybody does 3 rounds.
Pull the vehicle from Point A to Point B, then push it back.  During each round, perform the following while not engaged on a vehicle:

  • Round 1 – BBS
  • Round 2 – Swerkins (Wide-arm side to side merkins)
  • Round 3 – Jump Squats

Very short mozey to playground.

  • 5 World’s Greatest Merkins
  • 10 Burpees
  • 15 Pull-ups
  • 20 Flutter kicks (4 ct)
  • 25 Inclined merkins
  • 30 dips
  • Run across the field and back
  • Rinse. Lather. Repeat.

Indian run back to AO.

MARY:
Side crunches x 15 each side
25 American hammers (4 ct)

COUNT-OFF & NAME-O-RAMA

CIRCLE OF TRUST/BOM:

There was a recent post among the leadership about the language we in F3 use. We throw out terms without considering their actual meaning. We talk about servant leadership and no man left behind and leading by example. We say we’re making the HC and call each other HIMs. 12 HIMs took on the Gloom. 9 HIMs posted today. Etc. We say it with such commonality that it loses its meaning and you earn HIMship just by showing up to workouts. That’s not what F3 is about. That’s not what a HIM is. We need to adjust our culture so that being a HIM has meaning.

A HIM is defined as a high IMPACT man that is a DISRUPTOR who is COMMITTED to making FORCIBLE contact to STRONG EFFECT.

A few weeks ago, Tank asked for 3-5 guys to help him serve kids at the Wesley House for their fall festival. Out of approximately 250 active members, guys who post regularly, how many HIMs showed up? 1. Unfortunately, it wasn’t me either. Most of the time when there’s a service project it’s the same small group of men that make the HC to serve. There is a cultural change we need to make in F3 Knoxville. We need to be impactful. Disrupters. We need to commit to making forcible contact to strong effect. We need to EARN our HIMship.

To help, a new slack channel called service opportunities had been created to help us generate, plan, and execute opportunities to serve and impact our community.  Please join the channel and look back at the video from Steam about the service project that’s already been completed.

The Bible talks extensively about serving others.  Jesus, himself, speaks to serving our brothers and sisters.

Matthew 25:31-41

“When the Son of Man comes in his glory, and all the angels with him, he will sit on his glorious throne. All the nations will be gathered before him, and he will separate the people one from another as a shepherd separates the sheep from the goats. He will put the sheep on his right and the goats on his left.
“Then the King will say to those on his right, ‘Come, you who are blessed by my Father; take your inheritance, the kingdom prepared for you since the creation of the world. For I was hungry and you gave me something to eat, I was thirsty and you gave me something to drink, I was a stranger and you invited me in, I needed clothes and you clothed me, I was sick and you looked after me, I was in prison and you came to visit me.’
“Then the righteous will answer him, ‘Lord, when did we see you hungry and feed you, or thirsty and give you something to drink? When did we see you a stranger and invite you in, or needing clothes and clothe you? When did we see you sick or in prison and go to visit you?’
“The King will reply, ‘Truly I tell you, whatever you did for one of the least of these brothers and sisters of mine, you did for me.’
“Then he will say to those on his left, ‘Depart from me, you who are cursed, into the eternal fire prepared for the devil and his angels.

Our priorities are this: God first.  Family second.  Serving the Kingdom is a very close third.  I understand family obligations and that not everyone is able or even needed to show up at every project.  But if we aren’t helping people, if we aren’t serving our community, if we’re not advancing the Kingdom and giving glory to God, we’re not doing our job.  We’re failing.  Failing ourselves.  Failing F3.  Failing Him.  This is a call to action.  Answer the call.  Serve.  Be impactful.  Earn your HIMship.

SYITG

MOLESKIN:
Prayer requests:  Ribbed and wife, surgery scheduled Dec 14 in Cleveland; I-Beam’s friend recently diagnosed with lymphoma on top of other health issues
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
Coat drive
Gobbler Challenge next Thurs – I-Beam on Q

Dora Go Round

THE SCENE: Chilly mid 30’s

WARM-O-RAMA:
4ct SSH x 20 (IC); 4ct Tai Fighters x 10 (IC); Tempo Squat Jumps x 5 (IC)

THA-THANG:
Mosey toward practice field; stopped along the way for extra warm up; 10 merkins/10 SSHs/10 Rocky Balboas OYO; Rinse and Repeat for a couple rounds

Round 1: 8 cones form a circle roughly 25 yards across; Each cone has an exercise assigned to it; Pick battle buddies and a starting  cone; HIM 1 takes a lap as fast as possible while HIM 2 does AMRAP of the exercise at that cone; HIM 1 swaps and does the exercise while HIM 2 takes a lap; the two then move to the next cone and rinse and repeat until all 8 cones completed; (Exercises: Merkins, Lunges, Hello Dollies, SSH, Carolina Dry Docks, Squat Jumps, Flutter Kicks, and Burpees).

Round 2: Flip carboard with exercises at each cone for a new set of exercises; Complete the Dora-Go-Round in same fashion as Round 1; (Exercises: Pickle Pounders, Side Squats, V-Ups, Snow Angels, Plank Jacks, Twinkle Toes, Superman, and Monkey Humpers).

Round 3: Same exercises from Round 2; Complete the Dora-Go-Round in solo style; At each cone do 25 single count reps and then run a lap; Move through all 8 cones.

Mosey back to AO

MARY:
@Hurl had 39yo Birthday so we got in 39 Monkey Humpers (IC); Performed 6 De-motivators (start at 1 and work up); In honor of @Betty, we completed a few reps of Square Bears; Finished up with deep groin and hip flexor stretches, some Cherry Pickers, Downward Dogs, and Cobras.

CIRCLE OF TRUST/BOM:
Reflecting on the battle of Thermopylae and brave Spartans that stood in the gap to fend off the fierce Persian army.  Encouraged the PAX to consider their battles and importance of being prepared for the spiritual warfare going on around them.  Whether it is the battle for integrity when alone in front of a computer or the need for battle on our knees for our families and community, God’s Word and Prayer are our best weapons.  The battle is coming, so we must be ready to fight.

Proverbs 27:17 “Iron sharpens iron”… F3 is a great training ground to prepare for the frontline battles we will definitely face.

ANNOUNCEMENTS:
Bring coats!

BUDs Seal Training (maybe)

When: 2020-11-19
QIC: I-Beam
The PAX: I-Beam, Mayberry, La-Z-Boy, Snitch, Junk, Biscuits, Slide Rule, Tweet-E, Bowflex, Driftwood, Tank, Excitebike, Waxjob

Conditions: Winter-like, 31 degrees

THE THANG
Side Straddle Hops x 12 IC
3 Burpees OYO
Imperial Walkers x 12 IC
3 Burpees OYO
Cherry Pickers x 65IC
5 Burpees OYO
Squats x 10 IC

Count off by 2

Mosey to Matterhorn
BUDS PT Round 1
Team 1 carries boat to Backbone
Team 2 Merkins, pull-ups, 4-ct flutter kicks (20,5,35 – AMRAP)
Swap

BUDS PT Round 2
Team 1 carry boat
Team 2 BBS, Squats, 8-ct body builders
(15,20,15 -AMRAP)

Team Indian Run with Boat
Tennis Court Suicides x 3
3 Burpees OYO in between

AbCycle
Flutter kicks x 15 IC
Hello Dolly’s x 15 IC
Reverse Crunches x 10 IC
Burpees x 5 OYO

COT
Name-o-Rama

BOM
Privilege is the idea that you have received or been granted something for which you put no effort into. This can be manifested in a lot of ways. The upbringing you had, the job you work, your race and many other areas of life. I’ve been contemplating privilege in many ways over the past couple of weeks.

I saw a video on privilege where a teach offered some kids $100 to the person who ran the fastest across a field. He handicapped those without privilege first. Look it up on YouTube. It’s an interesting watch.

I saw it played out in last nights episode of the Crown where Michael Fagan not once, but twice broke into Buckingham Palace and went the to the Queens room. He was down on his luck and the scene portrayed a kind of privilege where the queen has and Fagan did not.

I also heard it in this weeks F3 Podcast with Steam and Crawdad. Crawdad admitted his first job in DC was not because he wasn’t necessarily qualified but he knew somebody. I can relate to that in my first job.

Where does privilege hit you?

Fear the Cardboard

THE SCENE: Mid 30s, clear and calm. Not too many more days until all the leaves are gone and the AO is clean again…
F3 WELCOME & DISCLAIMER
WARM-O-RAMA:

SSH x20 IC
Tempo Merkins x10 IC
Crabettes x10 IC
LBAC x10 IC each way
Tempo Squats x10

THA-THANG:
Grab a CMU and circle up.
Bunch of dudes today, so a few (including YHC) were resigned to Murder Blocks. I gotta get a weight on those things.

Working independently today. Not a race, concentrate on form!

Cardboard wienkie as follows:

15 Up & Over Merkins (L+R=1)
30 Upright Row
20 Squat Thrust
30 Curls
30 Tri Ext
30 CMU LBC
30 CMU Swing
20 Hand-Release Derkin
20 Lawn Mowers (each side)
15 Twist Lunge (each leg)
20 OHP each arm (or 50 with both arms)
20 ALPOs
20 V-ups
Total reps add to 500… But start over at the top when you finish.
No running on the schedule today, but take a lap any time you need one.

MARY:
10x LBC IC. Felt super easy without the blocks.
COUNT-OFF & NAME-O-RAMA
Lucky 13 for today’s 500 o’ fun!
CIRCLE OF TRUST/BOM:
Short. Doesn’t mean it’s easy:
Be kind to one another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, even as God for Christ’s sake has forgiven you.
MOLESKIN:
Insert any personal comments, notes, devotion content, etc.
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
Coat drive still ongoing! Check out the new Service Opportunities channel on Slack

Fridaythe13x13x.13

The Scene

Perfect Gloom

 

F3 Welcome and Disclaimer

Fitness, Fellowship, Faith, Free, Modify, Not Professional, Own Volition, Social Distance, Phone

 

Warm-O-Rama

Cherry Pickers

Thai Fighter Arm Circles

Seal claps

Merkins

Tempo Squats

Bear Crawl F/S/B/S/F

Motivator

 

Tha-Thang

Mosey to track and field hill

13 one heel elevated squats 

Bear crawl to curb, run up hill, recover down and hold plank until everyone returns

…..

Down to 1 by 3’s

 

Mosey to CMU pile stopping halfway for 10 BBS/Glute bridges

 

13 exercises – 13 reps – .13 mile run

We only got through exercise 8

Merkins

BBS

CMU Box Jumps

CMU Swings

Overhead Press

CMU lunges

Carolina Dry Docks

Mountain Climber Knee Taps

Freddy Mercury

Curb Dips

CMU Squats

Curls

Burpees over CMU

 

Mosey to AO switching between Bernie and mosey

 

Mary

Imperial Walkers for 45 seconds

 

COUNT-OFF & NAME-O-RAMA

17 HIM’s

 

COT/BOM

Joshua 1:9

“Have I not commanded you? Be strong and courageous. Do not be frightened, and do not be dismayed, for the LORD your God is with you wherever you go.” 

 

Isaiah 41:10

“Fear not, for I am with you; be not dismayed, for I am your God; I will strengthen you, I will help you, I will uphold you with my righteous right hand.”  

 

MOLESKIN:

 

ANNOUNCEMENTS: