F3 Knoxville

Ice Ice Baby

AO: asylum-am
Q: Gibbler (Tim Basch) , Cosmo 2, Hot Tub (John Muller)
PAX: Cosmo 2, Gibbler (Tim Basch), Hot Tub (John Muller)
FNGs: None
COUNT: 3
WARMUP: zero. @coolio would be proud
THE THANG: 8 mile run
MARY:
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
COT:Hot Tub tripped on a crack. Watch your feet

November 2 Circuits

AO: dogpound
Q: Madoff (Daniel Hereford)
PAX: Mayberry, Ribbed, Earmuffs (Dan Studt), Choir Boy, I-Beam, Madoff (Daniel Hereford), Junk (Sam Yoakum)
FNGs: None
COUNT: 7
WARMUP:

15 SSH
10 tempo squats
10 Rockettes
5 Cherry pickers
Run across street to hockey court

THE THANG:
3 Circuits – 40 seconds work 20 seconds rest – 1 min rest between circuits

12 min – Circuit 1: Cardio
      Inch worm to Merkin
      SSH
      Burpees
      Skaters Jumps

12 min – Circuit 2: Legs and Glutes

      Squat to Alternating Side Leg Raise
      Reverse lunge
      Georgia Cheerleaders
      Gas Pumpers

12 min Circuit 3: Core Strength

      Plank with Alternating Leg Lift
      BBS
      Dead Bug
      Sweat Angels

MARY:
N/A
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
Brolympics and GoRuck Event mentioned
COT:
Discussed the role of intentional communication as a leader. Working hard to be understood and as a leader taking the hit in any conversation where you are misunderstood. Have to be willing to swallow pride or anger when we are misunderstood.

Birdhouse – Accelerate Week 1: “Mental Battle Retreat”

AO: rampart
Q: Outnumbered
PAX: Outnumbered, Porthole, Route 44 (Aaron Childs)
FNGs: None
COUNT: 3
Welcome + Disclaimer
Warm-O-Rama:
• SSH x20 IC
• MTN Climbers x10 IC
• Shoulder warmup
The Thang:
PATTYCAKE Merkin (aka “Hand Slap Merkins”) Circuit:
Merkin w/ PAX clap. 14 merkins represent the 14.3% of men who have a form of anxiety disorder. The 40 Mary exercises represent the 40% of men who won’t talk about their mental health.
• 14 x Diamond Merkins
• 40 x Single Count Dead Bug
• 14 x Standard Merkins
• 40 x Single Count Flutter Kicks
• 14 x Wide Merkins
• 40 x Single Count Heels to Heaven

BROPEE Circuit: Synchronized Burpee w/ a High 10 and Bro-Squats back-to-back squats. 6 million men suffer from depression. We will do 6 bropees to bring those struggles to light.
• 6 x Bropees
• 14 x Bro-Squats
• 6 x Bropees
• 14 x Bro-Squats
• 6 x Bropees
• 14 x Bro-Squats

Dora, of sorts: half the group holds a plank while the other runs ~100 yds, then swap. Normal plank, then a Bear plank.

Mary: a few rounds of exercises

CoT Talking Points:
Here are some facts on Men’s mental health:
1) 6M+ men suffer from depression
2) 14.3% of men have a form of anxiety disorder
3) 2.9% of men have bipolar disorder
4) 40% of Men Won’t Talk About Their Mental Health
5) Text or call “998” if you’re in crisis
6) 80% of all completed suicides in the U.S. are by men

We talked about how 2nd F is really helpful and the importance of having brothers to hold you up.

Completely forgot announcements…

October Juco metric

AO: juco
Q: Guardrail
PAX: Breadstixx, Wanderer, Wheelchair (Jonathan Perelman), Sweeper (Daniel Wilkins), Booster, Stye (Hal Phillips)
FNGs: None
COUNT: 7

WARMUP: ssh, Thai chin warrior, tempo squats, tempo merkins
THE THANG: Part 1:  RUN
10 minute timer
Run from Line 1 to Line 2 (~10 yards) and back to Line 1

Run from Line 1 to Line 3 (~20 yards) and back to Line 1 

Run from Line 1 to Line 4 (~30 yards) and back to Line 1

That is 1 rep

Rinse and repeat as many times as you can in the 10 minutes.

1 minute rest

Part 2:  AMRAP

3×2 minutes timer

Count the total number of reps (cumulative, not individual)
2 minutes AMRAP SSH2 minutes AMRAP High Knees (count 1 leg)2
minutes AMRAP mountain climbers (count 1 leg)

3 MINUTES REST AND RECORD 1st ROUND # OF REPS repeat
MARY: no time
ANNOUNCEMENTS: brolympics Saturday! sign up to Q in November!
COT: see #running where Trash panda brought a solid word.

Cold movement

AO: rampart
Q: Skeletor
PAX: Outnumbered, Lucille (Austin Williams), Porthole, Wingman, GoDaddy (Zack Williamson), Feeny
FNGs: None
COUNT: 7

WARMUP:
THE THANG:
MARY:
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
COT: