F3 Knoxville

Author: BackBlasts

Ghost Flag Ruck

AO: thequacken
Q: FixerUpper (Patrick Core)
PAX: Lizzy, Gmail, fast-n-easy (Nate Votta), Z-Pack (Brian Brockman), Geppetto (Christopher Bennett), Drive-thru (Mikel Towe), Appleseed (Jon Smith), Glamper, Doubtfire (Nick Bond), Spellcheck, Swanson (Eli Cockrum), Brick (Chris Tittle), Postman (Scott Colby), FixerUpper (Patrick Core), Crash from Louisville
FNGs: None
COUNT: 15

WARMUP: some stretching, some mumblechatter about which PAX goes with which AO

THE THANG:
ruck to Central HS, option to do ruck PT or continue on track. Ruck back. 3 sandies came along.
Ruck PT – 15 min AMRAP
10 burpees (slick, ruck, or sandbag option)
20 HR Merkins
30 Thrusters
40 Ruck swings
50 Squats
1 trip up and back the bleachers

YHC caught some grief since the stadium lights were not turned on, a gate was locked, and the track did not have stripes. Even though these difficulties were overcome, any further complaints should be directed in writing to Knox Co Schools.

A team sand bag toss for distance competition between Big Ball and Asylum PM was the Ghost Flag tiebreaker.

MARY: no time

ANNOUNCEMENTS: Welcome Crash DR from Louisville.
Ruck from Asylum to Big Ball tomorrow AM. Check #ruck channel for details.
Ghost Flag returns to Asylum PM.
Ruck from The Quacken to Big Ball next Saturday 8/26

COT:
Proverbs 16:1-3 are my theme verses for The Quacken this year.

The LORD knows my motivation and how I can either be on the campaign trail to get guys to come to the Quacken and not really care about them and be more concerned with my own agenda OR I can be discouraged and think this is not worth doing, too hard, etc.

Scripture is a way to correct both of these harmful ways of thinking. It says to me “Continue to work hard! Remember that it is not all about you!”

Prov 16:3 Commit your work to the LORD, and your plans will be established.

Partner Workout

AO: juco
Q: Noodles (Brian Solmonson)
PAX: Mailbox (Chip Keim), Butterknife, Wanderer (Dave Staab), Hallmark, Waffles (Pedro Da Silva), Windex, Guardrail (Brandon Brown), Jonathan Woodall (GUMP), MessyHobbs, Booster (Les Fout), Fetch (Joel Moran), 5K (Derren Burrell), Noodles (Brian Solmonson), Carhop
FNGs: 1 Carhop
COUNT: 14
WARMUP:
– Side straddle hop, 8-ct Merkin, Windmill, Bend and reach
THE THANG:
Partner workout
1) run around building as team of 2, carrying brick.
Partner A does hand-release Merkins while Partner B holds brick overhead. 100 total reps. When no longer can hold brick overhead, switch.

2) run around building, same as 1. Once complete, 100 ground to overheads as team using brick. One HIM does reps, other holds plank/downward dog

3) run around building. 100 burpees. Same as #1. One HIM does burpees, other holds brick over head. Switch back and forth until burpees complete.

Finish with one more lap with brick

MARY:
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
COT:

Matthew 11:28-30
– When is the last time we went to Jesus?
– Are you tired? What’s in your ruck that we need to give to Jesus? Sexual sin, alcohol, pride?
– Do we trust Jesus’ heart? His heart is gentle and lowly (humble)
– What’s Jesus’ yoke? Forgiveness, grace, mercy

Put in the work

AO: brickyard
Q: fast-n-easy (Nate Votta)
PAX: Natty, A-Rod (Nate Peterson), Spladle, Z-Pack (Brian Brockman), Switchgrass (Stacy Clark), Lizzy, Appleseed (Jon Smith), FixerUpper (Patrick Core), Slabs, Swamp Thing (Jared Selph), Herbie (Kortney Jarman), Gordie (Steve Wheaton), Spellcheck, Simmons (Justin Creasey), fast-n-easy (Nate Votta), Trip
FNGs: None
COUNT: 16
WARMUP:
-windmills, cherry (grape) pickers, a-little of this a-little of that, with the whiffle ball bat
THE THANG:
Football field time
– 1 merkin on each 5yrd line (just 1)
– 1 Moutain climber on each 5yrd line (just 1)
4 teams on the sidelines
– bear crawl to the hash/run to the hash/bear crawl
All on the sideline
-50%to the hash, 75% to the hash, jailbreak to the end. Wash/Rinse/Repeat

Back at the A/O
– teams of 4
Deck of cards. All draw/all exercises
8 do the exercises/ 8 do the loop

MARY:
Bruce Lee/Hello Dolly/Freddie Mercury/Flutter kicks

ANNOUNCEMENTS:
Brickyard had the Ghost flag for 1 workout

COT:

Jesus Is The Only Way To Salvation. Acts 4:12, ESV And there is salvation in no one else, for there is no other name under heaven given among men by which we must be saved.

16 men came out today to get better. Reach out to 1 person today and make a difference.

A Respectful Beatdown

AO: asylum-am
Q: Sawdust
PAX: TRC/Crab legs, Hands (Robb McKeown), Welches (Leland Murphy), Pac-man
FNGs: None
COUNT: 5
WARMUP:
– SSH
– Tempo Merkins
– Cherry Pickers (a must with Pac-Man in the house)
– Windmills
– Rockettes
– Imperial Squat Walkers
– Tie Fighters
– X-Wings
– Football Fast Feet with Up-Downs
– Combo Coupon Work (Curls to OVHD Presses to Tricept Extensions)
– Mountain Climbers at the Base of Baby Everest
– Run up Baby Everest
– Crawl Bear Bearpees down Baby Everest

THE THANG: A Ladder Drill with 3 Stations
Station #1 (Parking Lot)
1. Sumo Squats
2. Jungle Bois
3. Bonnie Blairs
4. Lt. Dans

Station #2 (The Cloud)
1. Big Boy Sit Ups
2. Pickle Pounders
3. Freddie Mercurys
4. Gas Pumpers

Station #3 (Pav-Lov)
1. LBCs
2. Froggie Squats
3. Imperial Walkers
4. Hello Dollies

MARY: Not Time
ANNOUNCEMENTS: None
COT: Recap of some of the points discussed during Camp Runamuck (F3 Dad Camp). The key was three tenants of what the Q wanted to strive for leading his children to adulthood.
1. Faith (not just in words, but following His Will, not our own)
2. Integrity (not just honesty, but owning errors/failures & crediting effort of others above self)
3. Love (not only compassion, but the ability to experience ‘tough love’)

Defeating a stacked deck

AO: shamrock
Q: Base Salary
PAX: Finish Him (Chris Templeton), Base Salary, Jardet (Tyler Hill), Betty (Tyler Alexander), Commission (Adam Wilson), Curveball P (Dave Purcell), Dumpster Dive, Eliza (Kevin Parrott), Honeydew (Jason Childers), Oscar Meyer (Brett Harris), Skidmark (Brad Coulter), slappy (Nathan Evers), Voodoo (Eric A), Waxjob (Josh Brady), Apple Bottom, Great White (Grant Goodwin), LeBling (Chris LeClair), Curry (Steve Coy), Stitch (Brad Ware), The Situation (Carl Helstrom), Twitch, Coal miner, nacho libre
FNGs: 2 Coal miner, nacho libre
COUNT: 23
WARMUP:
SSH x 10
Tie fighters x 10
Hip rolls x 5
Neck rolls x5
Windmills x 10
Cherry pickers x 4

THE THANG:
To the football field. Each Pax got a card from the F3 workout deck with the remainder of the deck being chance cards. Starting at the goal line, do the exercise on the card for the reps + yard line. Then mosey to the opposite side (Bernie to get back). Goal line ->goal line -> opposite 10 -> 10-> etc until the 50 (15 second stargazer) then work back out to the goal lines.
MARY: back at the flag continued drawing from the deck doing exercise at dictated reps

ANNOUNCEMENTS:
Prayers : Freefall’s mother, Guardrail looking for a new employment opportunity, son of Cardinal adapting to a new school and the still recent losses of father and grandfather, curveball’s father is having cataract surgery.

COT: There is no pride in struggling alone.
There was a town that had a large storm on the way. It was expected to produce mass flooding. News alerts for the area urged residents to evacuate. One man however choose to stay and putting his faith in God saying ‘I know the Lord will take care of me.’ The storm arrives and floods began while emergency crews swept the town and urged him to evacuate, but he stayed and said ‘I know the Lord will take care of me.’ As the town began was flooding he retreated to his upstairs and a boat came up to rescue him. He again said ‘I know that the Lord will take care of me.’ The flood waters continued to rise and the man was sitting on his roof. A helicopter comes by and begs the man leave, but he just says ‘I know the Lord will take care of me.’ Eventually the flood rises and the man perishes. The man asks God why didn’t you protect me when I put all my faith in you until death?! God replied ‘I gave you news alerts and emergency crews, I sent a boat and a helicopter, why didn’t you accept the help I provided?’
We sometimes want our answers to feel miraculous or to happen how we want them, when the real help we need is found in much more ordinary ways. We need to humble ourselves to the Lord and ask for help, but also have open eyes in the ways he provides for us.
This group is a great example of what the Lord has provided to us when we are in need. Do not struggle alone, let the group know when you are having a tough time, so that we can serve and help you through.