F3 Knoxville

Author: Abort

Rockstar!

Pyramid and chance

THE SCENE: 55* and rainy, but not a total downpour in the amphitheater
F3 WELCOME & DISCLAIMER
WARM-O-RAMA:

  • Tempo merkins
  • Mountain climbers
  • Shoulder taps
  • Rockettes
  • Forward reverse lunges
  • Squat and reach

THA-THANG:

Reverse pyramid WOD. After each set of 10 of whatever exercise, PAX choose a number, 1-10 for 10 reps of exercise from list (they just choose the number, the exercise is unknown)
  • 50 sit ups
  • 40 merkins
  • 30 box jumps
  • 20 pull ups
  • 10 dips
  • PAX CHOOSE #7 for hand release burpees
  • 40 sit ups
  • 30 merkins
  • 20 box jumps
  • 10 pull ups
  • PAX CHOOSE #1 for burpees
  • 30 sit ups
  • 20 merkins
  • 10 box jumps
  • PAX CHOOSE #4 for hand release release merkins
  • 20 sit ups
  • 10 merkins
  • PAX CHOOSE #3 for Catalina wine mixers
  • 10 sit ups
  • PAX CHOOSE #8 for sit up ups

There was a slowzy lap in there somewhere, but I can’t recall after which set. Read the crowd, and myself, and needed a break.

  1. Burpees
  2. Star jumps
  3. Catalina wine mixers
  4. Hand release release merkins
  5. Pistol squats (each leg)
  6. Supermans
  7. Hurpees
  8. Sit up ups
  9. Canoe pulses 4-ct
  10. Iron Mikes

Had two more PAX choose numbers, and I added the last one, for a five minute EMOM.

  • 5 pistol squats each leg
  • 10 canoe pulses on 4-count
  • 10 iron Mikes

We had two exercises from the list, so went ahead and knocked them out, 10 star jumps and 10 Superman’s

MARY:

  • Flutter kicks
  • Gas pumps

COUNT-OFF & NAME-O-RAMA
8 strong: Huffy, Swanson, Livestrong, Reverb, G6, Postman, Drive Thru, Abort
CIRCLE OF TRUST/BOM:
“A life lived without ever tasting the tears that come with desperation is a life that also will never know courage” Courage is the result of a decision made out of desperation, and they’re actually one in the same. Rarely is a decision made to be courageous, it’s usually not even a decision at all. It’s an action performed when there is no decision to make, only desperate action which is the result of dire circumstance.

Those desperate circumstances (and therefore courageous acts) aren’t always someone running into a burning building. Sometimes it’s a father working every minute of overtime available to make sure his kids eat. Courage isn’t always loud, but we need to recognize the acts and how they’re made and what desperation the person was in and the struggles they were facing.

ANNOUNCEMENTS:
Maryville new AO launch this Saturday at Sandy Springs

Iwo Jima

THE SCENE: 38 and clear
F3 WELCOME & DISCLAIMER
WARM-O-RAMA:

This would have been a good idea, slow ruck to decide where to do WOD, moved bleachers to flat area

THA-THANG:
Pretty simple,

  • 19 sandbag cleans
  • 300 yard ruck run
  • 45 burpee step ups
  • 309 yard ruck run

Do that twice. Dump sandbags and get a little extra mileage in until time is up

Felix the Cat

THE SCENE: A balmy 53 and the rain held off
F3 WELCOME & DISCLAIMER
WARM-O-RAMA:

  • Lunges
  • 1 burpee
  • Diamond merkins
  • 2 burpees
  • BAC
  • 3 burpees
  • SSH maybe

THA-THANG:

Mosey to amphitheater for Felix the Cat: 6 rounds
  • 9 burpees
  • 9 box jumps
  • 9 rows on rails
  • 9 HR merkins
  • 9 leg lifts
I’m not a cat routine, animal walk the length of the stage, do 10 merkins, mountain climbers. Run up the stairs, around the amphitheater and back down.
  • Duck walk
  • Bear crawl
  • Inchworm
  • Frog jump

Mosey back to start point
MARY:
Flutter kicks

Flutter kicks again
COUNT-OFF & NAME-O-RAMA
11 strong: Magic Mic, Livestrong, G6, Cornhole, Wedding Singer, Slim Shady, Passport, Drive Thru, Radiocall, Postman, Abort
CIRCLE OF TRUST/BOM:
Felix the Cat WOD represents six EOD operators who used up their nine lives in serving their fellow men and women. At the end of our journey, I hope we have exhausted our skills in service of each other. Not saying to be reckless, but to use our gifts to the fullest extent.

Prayers for consistency in the word, Walrus traveling, Trowel to continue his journey, Swanson to return

Fog and sandbags

THE SCENE: 36 and foggy
F3 WELCOME & DISCLAIMER
WARM-O-RAMA:
Quick warmup lap, jog pace around the greenway. Return back to pick up sandbags
THA-THANG:
Grab sandbags and take the greenway back to the field between baseball fields and tennis courts. 5 cones lined up hiding in the fog.

Line up with sandbags at first cone. Each cone requires 10 merkins/10 squats.
  • Bear crawl sandbag drag to second cone
  • Side toss to next cone
  • Other side toss to next cone
  • Bear crawl sandbag drag to final cone

Repeat going back, substituting 10 curls and 10 OH presses with ruck at cones. Grab sandbags and walk back to cars. Triangle drill set up. Go through exercise at each cone, lunge to next. 10 reps of each

  1. 8 count bodybuilders x10, bear crawl to next
  2. Mucho lego (wide squat narrow squat, lunge each leg) x10, bear crawl to next
  3. Ab smoker (sit-up with ruck on chest, press ruck, lower back for a four count flutter kick, feet down) x10

After round 1, carry sandbag up to first level of  parking lot. Round 2 up to second level. Round 3 up to third level.

Take sandbags up and touch Trader Joe’s

MARY:
Flutters and presses
COUNT-OFF & NAME-O-RAMA
Capn Crunch, Drive Thru, Swanson, Abort

Tag Team with Drive Thru

THE SCENE: 34 and clear
F3 WELCOME & DISCLAIMER
WARM-O-RAMA:
We decided to give Swanson a Tuesday off for the first time in forever, so Drive Thru and I did Tag Team Tuesday.  Drive Thru wanted to mop everyone up with the second half, so I took the warm up and first part.
Squat and reach
Moroccan night clubs Postman style (holding squat)
BAC forward and reverse
Six count merkin (combine tempo merkin and T-merkin, didn’t go well)
SSH
THA-THANG:
Quick mosey to coupon pile at L&N and then over to TN War Memorial.  12 minute AMRAP, all with rocks except the lap.

  • Rock swap merkins x10
  • Good mornings x15
  • Lunge with OH press x20
  • Curls x25
  • Job a lap around memorial

I think everyone completed in the range of 3-4 rounds.  Return rocks to the pile and Drive Thru had us mosey over to the base of the Big Ball for some BOMBS.
Partner up and complete Dora style, 2 burpees for the B completed by the man running to the top of the Big Ball stairs.  The partner who stays at the bottom starts with 100 OH claps, then 100 merkin-T’s (T-merkins but had to fit the spelling), 100 BBSUs, and finally 100 squats.  Repeat and relieve each other until complete.

MARY:
Flutter kicks
Hello Dolly
American Hammers
COUNT-OFF & NAME-O-RAMA
13 Strong: Rousey, Postman, Swanson, Huffy, Drive Thru, Bubble Wrap, Peter Rabbit (FNG), Livestrong, Half Caff, G6, Bulldog, Bilko, Abort
CIRCLE OF TRUST/BOM: