F3 Knoxville

January You vs You

AO: thequacken
Q: Z-Pack
PAX: DoorKicker (Jud), Shotgun, Z-Pack
FNGs: None
COUNT: 3
WARMUP:
SSH
Windmills
Knoxville Cherry Pickers
OH Claps
Baby Arm Circles
Hillbillies
Tempo Merkins
Mountain Climbers

THE THANG:
Here is the January/July challenge:
Metric Workout #1
(Every man will need 1 CMU)
Set a timer for 30 minutes.
Complete as many cumulative reps as you can in that time.

The following list of exercises are performed in sets of 25 reps. After completing a set of 25 reps, put down your CMU, run 25 yards, do 2 burpees, return to your CMU, and continue.

Here are the exercises:
– 150 curls
– 125 heavy squats
– 100 OHP
– 75 CMU swings
– 50 Thrusters
– 25 Blockees
When you finish the Blockees, start back at the top with curls.
It will look like this:
25 curls → 25 yard run → 2 burpees → 25 yard run → 25 curls…repeat until 150 curls are finished, then switch to squats…etc.
Once through the entire circuit is 525 reps (burpees do not count toward total).

How many cumulative reps can you complete?

We listened to a F3 Beatdown playlist that I found on Spotify. We ran across the parking lot for an estimated 25 yards. It took longer than I thought it would.

MARY:
LBCs
Flutter Kicks
Plank Jacks
Low Plank 30 seconds

ANNOUNCEMENTS:
February is VQ month. If you have never Q’d or haven’t led a workout in awhile, this is a great month to Q. I am happy to answer questions and I will co-Q with you if you want.

COT:
Keep the faith.
Sometimes good things, good plans don’t work out. “Stuff happens” that change our plans. God is good and he works things out for the good of his people. At times I struggle with, the whys, though. I feel like I deserve an explanation from God why things didn’t go the way I plan. Seemingly good things that God would approve. These are faith growing times for me. God is good all the time. He doesn’t owe me explanations, and that is OK.

Soccer field

AO: the-farm
Q: Gibbler
PAX: Einstein, Gibbler, I-Beam, Mayberry, Waxjob, Bartman
FNGs: None
COUNT: 6
WARMUP: lots of old man exercises to get warm

THE THANG: carrying weights doing chest and leg exercises on the turf fields and then partner work with easy ups and squats

Most of our time was really spent talking about who was the real Abe vigoda

MARY: mixed in between rounds of weight exercises

ANNOUNCEMENTS: Haw Ridge and Ice Bears with ROCO

COT: hebrews 4

Quaddy Toddy

AO: asylum-daybreak
Q: Lilydipper , High Heels, Snitch (Cory Beilharz )
PAX: Swimmies (Nathan Chesney), lebowski, CRISPR, Waffle House (Brady Greene), Choir Boy, Drum Major, Tropicana, Kentucky, Crash Dummy, Mr Jinxy, F3 Pluto ( Hugh Nystrom), Lulu (Greg Huddy), Patty Melt (Parker Greene), Tenderfoot, Pele (Jon Lindberg), Lizzy, Veggie (Rylen Huddy)
FNGs: None
COUNT: 20
WARMUP: 25 SSH, 15 Abe Bogota, 10 Cherry Pickers, 20 Grady Corns, 10 Baby Arm Circles Forward and 10 Backward, 10 Tempo Merkins, 10 Tempo Squats, 10 Mountain Climbers, Michael Phelps, then, from one curb in parking lot to other: Super Marios, Butt Kickers, High Knees, Sprint, then Bernie half way up Mini Cardiac and Sprint the Rest.

THE THANG: Mosey back down mini-cardiac and then run north, east, and south around the outside edge of the parking lot to the gate and then pavilion.

We will do the following exercises:
– 25 Calve Raises while wall sitting
– 10 Merkins
– 10 BBS
– 25 Side Straddle Hops
– 5 Burpees
Then run to top of mini cardiac on the same route we came down to the pavilion. Those reaching mini cardiac first take up back to the pavilion on the same route.

Next exercises:
– 25 Calve Raises during Wall Sit
– 10 Diamond Merkins
– 20 Hello Dollies
– 25 Side Straddle Hops
– 5 Burpees

Then run again to top of mini cardiac on the same route we came down to the pavilion. Those reaching mini cardiac first take up back to the pavilion on the same route.

Next exercises:

– 25 Calve Raises with Wall Sit
– 10 Wide Merkins
– 20 Flutter Kicks
– 25 Plank Jacks
– 5 Burpees

Run same route to Mini Cardiac but stop at bottom and then run same route to Pavilion.

Next exercises:

25 Calve Raises with Wall Sit, 10 Merkins, 20 Gas Pumps, 25 Mountain Climbers, 5 Burpees

Mosey straight to entry to AO Parking Lot. We will do 10 Squat Jumps.

Mosey to north end of parking lot near Pickett’s Charge. We will Bear Crawl to first large parking lot light, Bernie Sanders to second parking lot light, and sprint to curb. Next, we will do 15 American Hammers.

Mosey to west end of Caribbean Parking Lot. We will run Candy Canes, stopping at every other island to do the first exercise. Those finishing exercises first at the sixth island sweep everyone back to start. Then we do same thing with next listed exercise. Here are the exercises:

– 10 Lunges
– 10 Iron Mikes
– 10 Imperial Walkers

Mosey to pavilion by the AO. We will do 20 Incline Merkins on Picnic Tables.

Mosey toward the gate. Pick up CMU Weight Boulders. We will do first exercise with boulders, then sprint to other end of parking lot and back. Then, do next exercise. Sprint to other end of parking lot and back again. After the third exercise put the boulders back and go to AO area. Here are the exercises:

– 20 Overhead Presses
– 20 Curls
– 20 Rows

MARY: Stretches

ANNOUNCEMENTS: Hot Toddy Breakfast immediately after workout.

COT:

Message: Thoughts for 2025:
1. Lose yourself and focus on God and others. In so doing you will find who God intends you to be.
2. Consider these words from James 1 2-4: “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 of anything.
3. If you find you are anxious remember that anxiety is normal, it impacts all of us. But, know that God is there for you and will help you handle your trials. Give your anxiety to God.

Prayers:

Pray for Lizzy’s father-in-law, Ralph who has both cancer and dementia. Pray for his family members who are caring for them that they may have love and patience during a very difficult time. Pray for those impacted by the recent plane crashes.

Big Bricks at Brickyard

AO: brickyard
Q: Bail Bonds
PAX: Natty, fast-n-easy (Nate Votta), Colonel (Alex Wallace), Biohazard (Jay Shepherd), DoorKicker (Jud), Spellcheck, Otis, Chitchat (Pana), Bail Bonds
FNGs: None
COUNT: 9
WARMUP:
Cherry Pickers, Lateral Lunges, OH Claps, Seal Claps, Tie Fighters, Tempo Carolona Dry Docks, Triple Threat Lunges, SSH

THE THANG:
3x through:
Rifle carry loop to start
1 minute tabata, 10 second transition with CMU
Squat Thrusters
Curls
CMU Pull through Merkins
Swings
Upright Rows
Right side standing crunch with CMU
Left side standing crunch with CMU
Bent over Row
Boogaloop run

11’s at the Planters
Dips and Bobby Hurleys

MARY:
No time

ANNOUNCEMENTS:
Escape Haw Ridge 3/28

COT:
Hebrews 4:16 NLT
[16] So let us come boldly to the throne of our gracious God. There we will receive his mercy, and we will find grace to help us when we need it most.

Be bold in your pursuit of Christ and be bold in your sharing of the faith.

Post Rain Dance

AO: shamrock
Q: Stitch
PAX: slappy, Tinker, Honeydew, Squatter, MacGruber
FNGs: None
COUNT: 6
WARMUP:
SSH
Tempo Squats
Hillbilly walkers
Hallelujahs
Cherry Pickers
Stretch

THE THANG:
Mosey to the field/track

25 merkins
25 squats
25 Mountain Climbers (2 count)
25 wall dips
1 LAP around

Repeat 3 more times for total of 1 mile and 100 reps of each exercise

Slowsy back to base. 15 burpees

Slowsy to the back lot. One mosey around the short block to the rock and back to base for 10 more burpees.

Mary:
Flutter kicks
Box cutters
American hammers
Freddy’s
LBCs
Pickle pointers

ANNOUNCEMENTS:
Haw Ridge ’25 – March 28. Save the date!

COT:
Nothing profound today but I was thinking about what Slappy said on Wednesday. What does it mean to be a friend?

“And let us consider how to stir up one another to love and good works, not neglecting to meet together, as is the habit of some, but encouraging one another, and all the more as you see the Day drawing near.”
‭‭Hebrews‬ ‭10‬:‭24‬-‭25‬

Notice the action words here. Just like Emerson’s quote…”BE a friend”.
There’s stir up, love, good works, meet together, encourage. These are all intentional things. We are called to honor and glorify God. The same God that loved us when we were unloving, while we were sinners.

The challenge: What’s one action thing you can do this week for someone else? It could be a relative, a coworker, a distant friend. Write their names down. Pray for them. Send a text or a card. Meet with them. Let them know you are there and thinking about them.