F3 Knoxville

Author: BackBlasts

O @spotter Where Art Though

AO: juco
Q: Mailbox (Chip Keim)
PAX: Butterknife, Shrubbery, Mailbox (Chip Keim), Erector (Jason Champion), 5K (Derren Burrell), (Tooth Fairy) Dana Rust, Wanderer (Dave Staab), Windex, Full Tank, Wagon Wheel (John-Mark Chesney), Fetch (Joel Moran), Hall Pass
FNGs: None
COUNT: 12
WARMUP:
The usual – SSH, reach for the sky, let it hang, tempo squats, tempo merkins
THE THANG:
To keep the legend of @spotter alive (trying to keep his name from fading from the memories of the gloom). We brought back the Burpin Bernie back but went heavy with CMU work. Started with 10 Blockees, ran to first line – 1 Burpee and Bernie back, next 20 Heavy lunges, ran to second line – 2 Burpees and Bernie back. Worked way up to 30 Tri Extension, 40 goblet squats, 50 curls, 60 heavy LBC, 70 overhead press/rows, 80 heavy flutter, 90 bench press, 100 heavy Freddy
MARY:
Had time for 30 box cutters
ANNOUNCEMENTS:

COT:

Talked about Joy and seeing things through glass half full lens despite trials and tribulations life throws our way. Mom’s health struggles and subsequent miracle recoveries and positive attitude through it all has been a blessing in many ways and a gut check as well when I can be frustrated or down despite much better circumstances. Thank you for prayers and checking in. Means a lot.

July Accelerate Your King

AO: thequacken
Q: Z-Pack (Brian Brockman) , FixerUpper (Patrick Core)
PAX: Lizzy, Road Block, Herbie (Kortney Jarman)
FNGs: None
COUNT: 5

WARMUP:
SSH IC
Abe Vigodas
Flamingo Stretch
Baby Arm Circles, Front & Back
Michael Phelps
Merkin Jacks IC
Upright Star Gazer Stretch
Armadillo Stretch
Mountain Climbers IC
Mosey Lap Around Church

THE THANG:
July Accelerate Your King workout
30 min. to get max reps.
-150 curls
-125 cmu squats
-100 OHP
-75 cmu swings
-50 thrusters
-25 blockees

MARY: ran out of time

ANNOUNCEMENTS: Ruck Fitness Test on Saturday 8/5; Ruck from Quacken to Big Ball soon on a Saturday

COT: The Discipline of Confession
1 John 1:9
Confession is an opportunity to grow in humility. We have to admit to God and to ourselves that we have sinned. Confession is a good place to be. It takes us back to the foot of the cross. We were born into a fallen world. We sin against God and others and we are sinned against by other people. Confession is cathartic to release the burden of unconfessed sin before a loving and forgiving God. As Christians we trust in Christ’s sacrifice for the forgiveness of our sins. We should confess our inequities to God, David’s confession in Psalm 51 is a model for us. Also, it is good to confess sin to trusted brothers. I encourage you all to find a trusted brother that you can confess sin to.

Ruckin Around

AO: shamruck
Q: Betty (Tyler Alexander)
PAX: Mermaid (Bradley Roberts), Curry (Steve Coy), Eliza (Kevin Parrott), Mailbox (Chip Keim), Glamper, Ribbed (Joshua Sagraves), Toretto (Larry Seufert), Betty (Tyler Alexander)
FNGs: None
COUNT: 8
WARMUP:
None
THE THANG:
We set off on a 3.3 mile ruck with the intention of keeping the pace between 15:30 and 16:30. Goal accomplished. 💪🏻
MARY:
1 minute weighted ruck, 20 weighted flutters, 1 minute short Bethesda hold, 20 standing side crunches each side, 45 second weighted plank.
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
COT:
“The body should be treated more rigorously, that it may not be disobedient to the mind.” -Seneca

Back To School

AO: the-project
Q: Biohack (Andrew Ditmer)
PAX: Ocho (Matt Hudson), skewer, Mathlete (Jacob Platfoot), Biohack (Andrew Ditmer), Munge (Nathaniel Bond), Rocket (dave weston), Comfort Zone (Colin Courtney), OBrother (Luke Platfoot), Tom Tom (Peter Thies), Fire inthe Hole (Dave Duhamel)
FNGs: None
COUNT: 10
WARMUP:
1. Projectivator
2. Run a lap around the parking lot
a. Bernie
b. High knees
c. Butt kicks
3. Tempo squats
4. Run a lap
a. Tempo merkins
b. Seal squats
c. Cherry pickers

THE THANG:

1. Mosey to the front doors of Oak Ridge High School.
2. Travel merkins up the steps. (hold Al Gore for the six).
3. Dora time! (1 pax doing reps; the other running the bus loop)
a. 100 merkins
b. 200 big boys
c. 300 squats
4. Tennis court abs
a. 25 box cutters
b. 25 flutter kicks
c. 25 heels to heaven
d. 25 Basilisks
e. 25 Freddy Mercuries
f. 50 LBCs
5. Relay race
a. 2 or 3 teams
b. Sprint across the parking lot
c. Do 1 burpee
d. Sprint back and tag your teammate

MARY:
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
COT:

There and Back Again

AO: asylum-pm
Q: Steam
PAX: Brick (Chris Tittle), OnStar (Arthur Dias), Lilydipper (John Neece), Abacus (Erik Ella), Pusher, Jeevan Kypa, Sparkler (Brian Pitstick), Crash Dummy, Petunia (aka Daniel Ellis), Honeydew (Jason Childers), Drum Major (Mike Johnston), CRISPR (David Smelser), F3 Pluto ( Hugh Nystrom), High Heels (Henry Ritchie), Doubtfire (Nick Bond), Pele (Jon Lindberg), Rooney (Carl Whipple), Glamper, CrankBait, Gridiron
FNGs: None
COUNT: 20
WARMUP:
– Imperial Walker: 10×4
– 10 SSH
– Rockette: 10×4
– 10 SSH
– BAC – F: 10×4
– 10 SSH
– BAC – B: 10×4
– Cherry Picker: 10×4
– 10 SSH
– Twisty: 10×4
– 10 SSH

THE THANG:
Mosey to the Coliseum (right parking lot)
(1) Nickel, Dime, 15 – Part 1
– 3 POC: parking lot – middle – parking lot
– 5 reps – 10 reps – 15 reps (all on a 1-count)
– Done in succession
– PL1: Lunges
– Middle: Merkins
– PL2: Squats
– Stay at PL2 in the wall sit when you’re done
(10 count or something)
(2) Nickel, Dime, 15 – Part 2
– 5 reps – 10 reps – 15 reps (all on a 4 count)
– Done in succession
– PL1: LBCs
– Middle: Flutter Kicks
– PL2: Toe Touches
– Stay at PL2 in the wall sit when you’re done
Mosey down the mulch path to the base of Everest
(3) There + Back Again Part 1
– There: Top of the Summit
– Back Again: Base of Everest
– Battle Buddy up
– Between There + Back Again, each team is responsible for:
   – 50 incline merkins
   – 50 squats
   – 50 lunges
   – 50 battle buddy decline BBS
– Get to the Summit: Execute the X in Green on the scorecard, come back down to the Base of Everest
(4) There + Back Again Part 2
– There: Top of the Summit
– Back Again: Base of Everest
– Between There + Back Again:
   – 100 SSH (There)
   – 100 incline merkins (@ the stump) (took these 10 at a time)
   – 10 SSH (@ base or the summit
– Get to the Summit: Execute the X in Red on the scorecard, come back down to the Base of Everest
Mose up to the Bat Cave for Mary

MARY:
– Breathe/stretch OYO for the last 60 seconds

ANNOUNCEMENTS:
– GORUCK Baseline Fitness Test this Saturday at 7am @ the Quacken AO. Lizzy is taking point on this.
– Forg3 2023 is almost just a month away! Checkout this link for all the info + registration: forg3intel.carrd.co/ (Brick and Steam taking point on this)
– WE STILL HAVE THE GHOST FLAG THANKS TO BRICK/GLAMPER/DOUBTFIRE 💪

COT:
The Thing In Front Of You Is Not Really “The Thing”
– I eluded to this in the pre-blast on Slack
– I heard this quote from Rick Dunn, who came and spoke at the July Convergence at Shamrock this year.
– It really got me thinking – because as many of you know, this passport thing that Megan and I have been going through has absolutely been the thing right in front of us, right in front of our faces.
– But then I got to thinking about this idea that “the thing in front of you isn’t really “the thing.”
– So, then what’s the real thing?
– Some examples of what it’s been for me: a lack of faith or trust, impatience, pride, a need for control, etc.
– Because there is some freedom in the fact of realizing that the thing in front of you is never really the thing, but it’s reflective of what’s actually going on inside.