F3 Knoxville

Author: BackBlasts

IPC 2024 (Week Zero)

AO: the-project
Q: Ocho
PAX: Mathlete, Flying Dutchman, Munge, Tom Tom, Hoorayus, OBrother
FNGs: None
COUNT: 7
It was a beautiful, gloomy morning. We met 15 minutes ahead of the regular schedule to ensure we had time to finish.

WARMUP:
On our own, all PAX were encouraged to stretch like they were going to hurt from Burpees and Thrusters later.

THE THANG:
– Kalsu WOD – 100 thrusters
– Start the 1-minute EMOM timer
– Perform 5 burpees
– As soon as you finish the burpees, start doing thrusters
– Every time the timer goes off, do 5 burpees
– Keep repeating this until you finish 100 thrusters
– After 100 thrusters, run 400 meters
– Reverse Kalsu – 100 burpees
– Start your 100 burpees as soon as you get back
– Each time the EMOM timer goes off, 5 thrusters
– Perform burpees in between until you get to 100 burpees
– Workout ends after your 100 burpees
– Record your total time

MARY:
We had time for Mathlete to push us with LBCs, Freddies, & Flutterkicks

ANNOUNCEMENTS:

COT:
Historical Quote: “The harder the conflict, the greater the triumph.” — Thomas Paine (wrongly attributed to George Washington)

Men, the men of the American Revolution knew something about facing hard things. Leading an outnumbered army, enduring brutal winters, and standing against overwhelming odds wasn’t easy. But they understood that true victory comes only after a hard-fought battle. In the same way, we as men are called to push through our struggles—physically, mentally, and spiritually.

James 1:2-4 says, “Consider it pure joy, my brothers, whenever you face trials of many kinds, because you know that the testing of your faith produces perseverance. Let perseverance finish its work so that you may be mature and complete, not lacking anything.”

When we choose to do hard things, we aren’t just building stronger bodies; we’re forging character. Trials refine us into men who can stand firm, lead well, and support others. So, when you face pain or hardship in this workout or in life, remember: the greater the conflict, the greater the triumph.

Let’s commit to pressing into the hard things today—both here and beyond—because that’s where real growth happens.

Catching Up

AO: shamruck
Q: Mermaid
PAX: Eliza, The Situation, Mermaid
FNGs: None
COUNT: 3
Just Rucking around, and catching up. The back blast is better late than never

4×4 corners

AO: juco
Q: Guardrail
PAX: Love Shaq, Wanderer, Mailbox
FNGs: None
COUNT: 4
WARMUP: Usual: SSH, high knees, tempo merkins, mtn climbers, dealers choice (in a warm up, it’s allowed)

THE THANG: courtyard for dora style, but no counting. 2 ran various sized loops while the others did the exercise then switch:
Dips, BBS, Dirkins, Flutter Kick, Irkins and box jumps
Mosey to cmu for curls
Mosey to bars for 10 pull ups
Stop for some jump ups a the performing arts center

MARY: Hello Dolly, Freddy, other things with abs

ANNOUNCEMENTS: IPC week 0 Friday. Sign up.
Disc golf on Sept 14.

COT: “Who do you say I am?” – Jesus
Matt 15:16, the most important question for each person to answer honestly and to check to make sure our lives represent our answer.

Not the IPC

AO: the-farm
Q: Choir Boy
PAX: Aladdin, Bartman, Einstein, Lightweight, Choir Boy, Pew-pew
FNGs: None
COUNT: 6
WARMUP: :white_check_mark:

THE THANG: Fellowship mosey to Da Club to get a coupon and then down to the track around the soccer field. EMOM timer set for 30 minutes. Each minute, do 5 reps of the buy-in and then reps of the exercise and repeat each minute until you reach 50 reps of the main exercise. Then, run a lap around the track. Flip the buy-in and main exercise and do the same thing until you reach 50 reps of the main exercise. Run a lap. Repeat. Burpees and thrusters were the first set of exercises. Merkins and squats were the second set of exercises. We stayed with merkins and squats until time was up. Fellowship mosey to put up the coupons and then back to the AO.

MARY: Some star gazers for a couple of minutes

ANNOUNCEMENTS: Banjo AO kickoff tonight. Second F lunch discussion and TBD. Possible 2.0 workout/picnic at the Farm one weekend TBD.

COT: The smaller you define your world, the bigger your problems seem.

IPC 2024 Week 0

AO: thequacken
Q: FixerUpper
PAX: Z-Pack, Herbie, Prairie Dog (Trey Barrett)
FNGs: None
COUNT: 4
WARMUP:
Warmup stuff

THE THANG:
– Kalsu – 100 thrusters
– Start the 1-minute EMOM timer
– Perform 5 burpees
– As soon as you finish the burpees, start doing thrusters
– When the timer goes off, do 5 burpees
– Keep repeating this until you finish 100 thrusters
– After 100 thrusters, run 400 meters
– Reverse Kalsu – 100 burpees (would that be Uslak?)
– Start your 100 burpees as soon as you get back
– Don’t restart the EMOM timer. You are at the mercy of the timer as to when you get back
– Each time the EMOM timer goes off, 5 thrusters
– Perform burpees in between until you get to 100 burpees
– Workout ends after your 100 burpees
– Record your total time

MARY:
Lay there and groan

ANNOUNCEMENTS:
The Monday AM workout returns starting 9/9 at 0530.
PM workouts will hibernate for the season.

COT:
Why do we do hard things? Because we see value in them.

What is it that we are valuing though? Is it for ourselves or is it for others?