F3 Knoxville

Author: BackBlasts

[the-pulpit] Hill Work

AO: the-pulpit
Q: Voodoo
PAX: Leland Robbins (Geiger), Commission, MessyHobbs, Rougarou, Smoked Pickle, Sawdust, Betty, Ike
FNGs: None
COUNT: 9
WARMUP:
Check

THE THANG:
Mosey to hill behind the tennis court. Partner up. While one partner runs up the hill, the other stays put and holds an exercise. Rotate until everyone completes each exercise
-V Up
-Plank
-Wall sit

PAX claimed the grass hill was too wet so we moved over to the road to complete two more rounds.

Move to the CMU pile and completed three rounds of:
-Swings
-Rows
-OH press
-Tri ext
-big boys

MARY:
A few rounds on the turf before moseying back to the flag

ANNOUNCEMENTS:
Lunch Friday (5/10) at the Creekside food park (corner of Schaad/Western). 11:30

COT:
Spoke about the F3 brother in St Louis who recently passed during his first beatdown and the need to focus on eternal things.

FALCON Tribute

AO: thequacken
Q: Z-Pack
PAX: FixerUpper, Evan Wilson
FNGs: None
COUNT: 3
Warmup:

Abe Vigodas

Cherry Pickers IC

Flamingos

Little This, That, These, Those – Shoulder Stretching

Michael Phelps

Baby Arm Circles IC

Tempo Merkins IC

Mountain Climbers IC

The Thang: FALCON Tribute

14 SSH IC

4 Rounds:

F – Flying Squirrels (026 reps)

A – American Hammers (026 reps)

L – Lunges (026 reps)

C – Curls (026 reps)

O – One Lap (lap around the church)

N – No Cheat Merkins (026 reps)

Mary:

No

Announcements:

Hardship Hill on 5/27/2024

COT:
I read to the PAX about the sad day that Jason Richards passed away at an F3 workout. I read about his love for his family of four children and a wife who is fighting cancer. I read about the dedication to his community and to youth sports especially the Jr. Football Program. Reading about this man and the circumstances of his life at the time of his death leaves me thinking why. Why God, would you take this man now when his family needs him and he is making a positive difference in his community? God only knows why. I’ve seen the goodness of God in my life. I read about it in scripture. I experience it in my salvation. When circumstances in life cause me to question God, “why?” I have to remind myself of God’s goodness. I come to him and prayer and struggle with trials and injustices. In those times God’s spirit helps me to walk by faith and know that God is working out all things for the good of those who love him.

21159-6-3

AO: dogpound
Q: Madoff
PAX: Junk (Sam Yoakum), Lightweight, Unibráu (Nick Robinson)
FNGs: None
COUNT: 4
WARMUP:
15 SSH
10 3-point planks
CMU carry to backbone – Farmer Carry each arm, front carry, rifle carry, shoulder carry

THE THANG:
21-18-15-12-9-6-3
American KB Swings
3-6-9-12-15-18-21
Hanging knees raises

No Cheat Merkins – BBS
Pull-Ups – Squat to Brick
Recover back to AO with CMU

ANNOUNCEMENTS:
Hardship Hill

COT: Spoke about Luke 17 and the message about offenses.

Jesus Warns of Offenses – Luke 17
17 Then He said to the disciples, “It is impossible that no [https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Luke%2017:1-6&version=NKJV#fen-NKJV-25653a]offenses should come, but woe to him through whom they do come! 2 It would be better for him if a millstone were hung around his neck, and he were thrown into the sea, than that he should [https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Luke%2017:1-6&version=NKJV#fen-NKJV-25654b]offend one of these little ones. 3 Take heed to yourselves. If your brother sins [https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Luke%2017:1-6&version=NKJV#fen-NKJV-25655c]against you, rebuke him; and if he repents, forgive him. 4 And if he sins against you seven times in a day, and seven times in a day returns [https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Luke%2017:1-6&version=NKJV#fen-NKJV-25656d]to you, saying, ‘I repent,’ you shall forgive him.”

Another CMUesday in the books

AO: asylum-am
Q: Waxjob
PAX: Rainbow, Charmin (John Willis), P3, Sawdust, Tropicana, Matlock (Bill Maddox), Cosmo 2, Grandslam, Waxjob, Tecmo, Steak Knives
FNGs: None
COUNT: 11
A lovely break in this week’s rain left us a mostly dry AO. Welcome to downrange PAX Steak Knives from F3 Cape Fear!
WARMUP:
15x SSH IC
5x KNOXVILLE Cherry Pickers IC
10x Tempo Merkins
15x Mountain Climbers IC
10x Travoltas each side IC
15x TN Rocking Chairs IC
10x LBAC each way
10x Overhead Claps
Nobody’s warmed up yet.
5x Burpees OYO
Still nobody warmed up
5x Burpees OYO
Still not warm
5x Burpees OYO
Now everyone’s warmed up!

THE THANG:
Extremely short mosey to the base of Baby Everest, where we find a list of 6 exercises:

Up/Over Merkins
CMU BBS
Thrusters
Curls (long way)
Twinkletoes
Lawn Mowers

All exercises 20 reps. Format is to do one exercise, followed by one trip up Baby Everest. Then 2 exercises and 2 trips. Then 3 exercises and 3 trips. Now, here comes the tricky part… 4 exercises, 3 trips. 5 exercises, 2 trips, 6 exercises and 1 final trip up Baby Everest.

Pax had the choice to start at the top or bottom of the list. Bottom was selected.

MARY:
30x Flutter Kicks IC
20x LBCs IC
30 Sec Plank

ANNOUNCEMENTS:
Hardship Hill coming up!
Thunderhead Hike hosted by F3 Smokies
See Newsletter for details

COT:
Much post-event discussion about the recent GTE-46 – SEND ME! revolved around the time spent under an 800lb log. Not one man in the entire group quit. Everyone’s DFQ was different. For me, the DFQ started before I signed up. I’d already made the decision that no matter what came along, I was going to finish. I think setting my mind and making that decision so far in advance was a mental preparation for the darkest hours and the toughest challenge. Quitting had already been eliminated as an option about a month before. There are many decisions like this that you may have time beforehand to make the decision so that in the heat of the moment, you’re able to stand tall and DFQ.

Modified Falcon

AO: the-farm
Q: Choir Boy
PAX: Aladdin, Choir Boy, Einstein, Lightweight
FNGs: None
COUNT: 4
WARMUP: Mainly some stretching

THE THANG: We did the Falcon workout, but our flying squirrels were modified to basic burpees, and we switched CDDs for curls so we didn’t have to carry a coupon with us the whole time. We finished the four rounds of exercises, but we did not have time for the last run. If someone claims to have done 104 flying squirrels, then I will need to see video evidence to believe it.

MARY: No time

ANNOUNCEMENTS: Hardship Hill

COT: Prayers for Falcon, his wife, his 4 kids, and F3 St Louis