F3 Knoxville

Author: BackBlasts

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:

52 surprises and a Migraine

AO: brickyard
Q: Natty
PAX: Lizzy, fast-n-easy (Nate Votta), Herbie, Switchgrass (Stacy Clark), Gordie, Natty
FNGs: None
COUNT: 6
WARMUP: 20 SSH, 20 OH Claps, 20 seal claps, 20 Chinooks, 20 OH Press, 20 Army Cherry Pickers, 20 Thai Fighters, 10 Windmills
THE THANG: mosey to Field and lunge the end zones sprint the straights performing 10 Man Makers at each except the last do 12 for total of 52
BOMBS
50 burpees P1, P2 sprints to EZ and back
100 OH Claps, Bear Crawls to 50 and sprint back
150 MKNS, side shuffle L to EX and R back
200 BBS. Bernie to EX and back
250 SQUATS, run up and down 4 flights of stairs
15 Australian Nut Knockers

MARY: 10 Bruce Lees
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
COT: