F3 Knoxville

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.

IPC Week 1 – Participation Award

AO: brickyard
Q: Herbie (Kortney Jarman)
PAX: Spellcheck, Gmail, Natty, Lizzy, Drop Zone, Biohazard (Jay Shepherd), Switchgrass (Stacy Clark), Slabs, A-Rod (Nate Peterson), Gordie (Steve Wheaton), Simmons (Justin Creasey), fast-n-easy (Nate Votta)
FNGs: None
COUNT: 13
WARMUP:
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– LBCs Forward and Reverse 10x
– Cherry Pickers 10x
– SSH 15x
/

THE THANG:

In each of 3 rounds, PAX must alternate between executing 10 reps of each of the round’s two exercises until 80 total reps are completed (40 reps of each exercise).
Throughout the WOD, every 5 minutes PAX must complete a 20-yard (10 out / 10 back) MOT associated with the round they are executing before continuing to execute reps
If time remains after completing all three rounds, loop back to the beginning & repeat from round 1 to continue adding reps to score until time expires.
Score = Total Reps Completed

Round 1

Exercises: Flying Squirrels / WW3 Sit‐ups
MOT during this round: Coupon Lunge Walk

Round 2

Exercises: Block‐Over Burpees / No-Cheat Merkins
MOT during this round: Murder Bunny

Round 3

Exercises: Thrusters / Jillian Michaels
MOT during this round: Rifle Carry

MARY:

Lie on ground and catch breath.

ANNOUNCEMENTS:

Marine Mud Run – Sept. 16

COT:
So live as if you were living already for the second time and as if you had acted the first time as wrongly as you are about to act now!

Viktor E. Frankl, Man’s Search for Meaning
https://www.amazon.com/Mans-Search-Meaning-Viktor-Frankl/dp/1416524282

taste the grit

AO: the-project
Q: skewer
PAX: skewer, Biohack (Andrew Ditmer), Mathlete (Jacob Platfoot), Tom Tom (Peter Thies), Windex, Mermaid (Bradley Roberts), slappy (Nathan Evers), Ocho (Matt Hudson), Comfort Zone (Colin Courtney), Baby Boomer (Norm Vaughn), 0
FNGs: 1 0
COUNT: 10

WARMUP:
>10 Imperial squakers
>10 tempo merkins
>10 Lunges

THE THANG:
Dora
. 200 merkins/squats one PAX ran quarter mile, while the other did the exercise.
.150 big boys/dips : The PAX did 25 of each exercise together then did 5 leg raises.
.75 pull-ups/Lunges
MARY:
Thunderstruck for 4 minutes and 1 minute of Cherry pickers
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
IronPAX this month
COT:
in life we have obstacles we will face. we have to get down and face the grit knowing that God is giving us a living hope.

Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ! According to his great mercy, he has caused us to be born again to a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead, to an inheritance that is imperishable, undefiled, and unfading, kept in heaven for you,
1 Peter 1:3‭-‬4 ESV
bible.com/bible/59/1pe.1.3-4.ESV

51st Birthday Q

AO: juco
Q: 5K (Derren Burrell)
PAX: Borg (Mark McKeever), Fetch (Joel Moran), Wanderer, Papa Lock (Chris McCarthy), Waffles (Pedro Da Silva), Mailbox (Chip Keim), 5K (Derren Burrell), Dart Gun (Todd Mulder), Biohack (Andrew Ditmer), Mathlete (Jacob Platfoot), Booster (Les Fout)
FNGs: None
COUNT: 12
WARMUP:
High Knees
Kick backs
SSH
Morrocan Night Club
Merkins
Tempo Squats
Freddy Mercuries

THE THANG:
Last Man Up to Sophomore Hill

Burp Back Mountain
– pairing up with one person proceeding to run backward up the hill/forward down the hill while the other person is performing burpees. The individuals continue to alternate running with burpees until 100 total burpees are completed

Cindy Crawford 5 corners
– AMRAP 5 pull-ups, 20 LBCs, 30 merkins, and 40 squats, and 50 Calve raises

MARY:
51 Freddie Mercuries

ANNOUNCEMENTS: Ghost Flag missing, Windex needs to post at the Project…

COT:
Psalm 118: 22-24
22 The stone the builders rejected
has become the cornerstone;
23 the Lord has done this,
and it is marvelous in our eyes.
24 The Lord has done it this very day;
let us rejoice today and be glad.

– As another year passes for this birthday boy, becomes paramount to remember the Lord rejoices in what He has done, so we ought to do the same — God is good in providing all we need (most importantly His Son who became the cornerstone), let us rejoice each day we have to bless His Name.

No Glove Love

AO: shamrock
Q: Mermaid (Bradley Roberts)
PAX: Honeydew (Jason Childers), Dumpster Dive (Brad Burnette), Mermaid (Bradley Roberts), Baby Boomer (Norm Vaughn), slappy (Nathan Evers), Bed Wetter (Nick Adkins), Betty (Tyler Alexander), Toretto (Larry Seufert), Eliza (Kevin Parrott), Steam, Base Salary (Nate Wilson), Stitch (Brad Ware), Jardet (Tyler Hill), Joe Faulkenberry (Coal Miner)
FNGs: None
COUNT: 14
WARMUP:
Only leg warmups and stretching
THE THANG:
20 lunges followed by a 30 second wall squat
19lunges followed by a 30 second wall squat
Rinse and repeat down to 1

Change locations, and do a round of 7’s with heel elevated squats and Bulgarian split squats
MARY:
One round of failure to launch maybe 7 times
Then snow angels, lbc’s, Jane fondas in three ways on both sides, flutter kicks and big boys with a few merkins as time expired!
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
COT:
We talked about managing stress and creating a balance in life to offset the stress.

Therefore do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will worry about itself. Each day has enough trouble of its own.
MATTHEW 6:34