F3 Knoxville

Author: Capn Crunch

Back in the Saddle

THE SCENE
28 and Clear

COP
Run to lower front parking lot
SSH x35 IC
Merkins (4ct) x10 IC
Imperial Squat Walkers x10 IC
Baby Arm Circles Fwd x12 IC
Baby Arm Circles Bkwd x12 IC
Run to HGTV Area

THA-THANG
Tree Trunks
– Squats x10
– Fwd & Bkwd lunges (same leg then switch) x10 each leg
– Side Lunges x10 each leg
– Jump Squats x10

Rinse and repeat

Run to parking area under the HGTV Area

Countdown
Partner up. One person performs the routine while the other jump ropes.

Routine:
One man runs to far cone perform x20 reps, run back to first cone perform x15 reps, run to the second farthest cone and perform x10 reps, run back to first cone perform x5 reps. Partners does jump rope while waiting.

Exercises:
1. Diamond Merkins
2. Dry Docks
3. BBS
4. Squats
5. Wide Merkins

Mosey to playground (The Cloud)
* Stop on the way at the parking lot, do 5 Wolverines

Bench 11’s
11’s on benches: Bench Squats and Dips

Run to end of parking lot, do 5 Wolverines, run back to the playground and do LBCs while waiting in the six.

Run to lower parking lot at far entrance to the trail. Take the trail to the SP, do Route 66 along the way.

Route 66
Run the trail stopping at each light pole to do merkins. Start with one rep and add step at each light pole until you get to the end.

At the SP, circle up for MARY

MARY
American Hammers (4ct) – x20 IC
Superman Swims (4ct) – x12 IC
Box Cutters (4ct) – x15IC
Superman Swims (4ct) – x12 IC
Flutter Kicks (4ct) – x15 IC

COUNT-OFF & NAME-O-RAMA
23 PAX

COT/BOM

“For this is the will of God,
that by doing good you should put to silence the ignorance of foolish people.
Live as people who are free,
not using your freedom as a cover-up for evil,
but living as servants of God.”

1 Peter‬ ‭2:15-16 ESV

Honor – Adherence to what is right or to a conventional standard of conduct

“Honorable men refuse to wallow in the small and the bitter.
Honorable men refuse to hate life because something once went wrong.
Honorable men don’t build monuments to their disappointments, nor do they let others brand them and curse them to their destruction.
Honorable men seek out the highest definition of their lives, the nobler meaning granted by heritage, by their ancestors’ dreams and their parents’ hopes.
Honorable men cry out to God until curses are broken and a grander purpose is achieved.
Honorable men don’t settle for lives of regret.”

Stephen Mansfield, Mansfield’s Book of Manly Men

As we push ourselves physically each week it is important to remember that we must also be pushing ourselves mentally, emotionally and spiritually…to grow as HIMs. Physical fitness is important, but character, virtue, integrity and leadership are paramount. Our world is starving for men with these characteristics. Men of honor who live beyond themselves. Men who are life-givers, not life-takers. I believe there is a direct correlation between strenuous physical exercise and the strenuous pursuit to live a life of honor, integrity and impact. Both take effort and focus. Both take intentionality, consistency and daily commitment. Both are met with resistance from the status quo and our own passivity. Both can’t be pursued alone and require me to surround myself with like-minded men who inspire, encourage and challenge me along the
journey.

Each morning in the gloom we have an opportunity to experience AND be these things for the men on our left and right. Iron sharpen iron. This is what it means to wear the “F3”.

 

You Can Do Anything for 45 Seconds

THE SCENE:
39 and Clear

THA-THANG
Ruck Loop + Neighborhood (2+ miles)
– Stop at mile 1, 20 Merkins, 20 Squats
– Stop at cul-de-sacs 1 & 3, do 10 Wolverines (From standing position, drop
to plank, one push-up, left knee tuck to the chest, another push-up, right
knee tuck to the chest, yet another push-up, jump, overhead clap)
– Stop at cul-de-sacs 2 & 4, do 10 Ruck Rollers

Ruck back to SP

PT at SP…
Stations
5 Stations: 45 sec on, 15 sec transition (All station with ruck on)
– Station 1: Battle Rope
– Station 2: Sandbag Squat
– Station 3: Sandbag Bent Over Rows
– Station 4: Kettlebell Swings (44lb)
– Station 5: Flutter Kicks (Ruck held over chest)

3 Rounds:
– Rd1: 1 set at each station; Ruck with sandbag around parking lot
– Rd2: 2 sets at each station; Ruck with sandbag around parking lot
– Rd3: 3 sets at each station; Ruck with sandbag up Lovers Lane and zig-zag through parking lot

CIRCLE OF TRUST/BOM
Ephesians 4:1-2 – Humility, Gentleness and Patience

Monday Grinders

THE SCENE
43, breezy with a little rain towards the end


WARM-O-RAMA
25 SSH
12 Tempo Squat
10 Baby Arm Circles Fwd
10 Baby Arm Circles Bkw
12 Imperial Squat Walkers
20 4ct Rocky Balboas
12 Tempo Merkins

 

THA-THANG
Line up along one side of parking lot

Jelly Legs
Start on one side of parking lot.
R1: Hold squat position for 10 count, perform 10 squats, run to other side, do 2 Burpees run back
R2: Hold squat position for 20 count, perform 20 squats, run to other side, do 4 Burpees run back
R3: Hold squat position for 30 count, perform 30 squats, run to other side, do 6 Burpees run back
R4: Hold squat position for 40 count, perform 40 squats, run to other side, do 8 Burpees run back

Line up on the side of the parking lot opposite the CMUs and partner up with Battle Buddy.

 

Grinders
Battle Buddy 1 lunges to the first cone (12 lunges total) then sprints to 2 second cone, does 3 reps of the exercise and lunges back to where he started while Battle Buddy 2 is jumping air rope. Switch.

Each round increase by 3 reps until each man does a total of 15 reps.

Exercises are:
Rd 1 = Curls
Rd 2 = Over Head Press

Line up at the base of the hill next to the parking lot.

 

Merkin Hill
Run up and down hill doing the following:

R1: Start at bottom of hill with 15 HR Merkins, run to top and do 15 4ct Flutter Kicks, run to bottom
R2: At the bottom of hill do 10 HR Merkins, run to top and do 10 4ct Flutter Kicks, run to bottom
R3: At the bottom of hill do 5 HR Merkins, run to top and do 5 4ct Flutter Kicks, run to bottom

 

MARY
25 4ct American Hammers
20 4ct Hello Dollys
ATMs

 

COT/BOM
21 PAX including 1 FNG (Cloud 9)

Proverbs 4:23 – “Above all else guard your heart (i.e. your mind, will, and emotions), for it is the wellspring of life.”

BLUF – Guard your mind, set your standard and don’t quit. We are not meant to simply coast through life, we meant see every day as an opportunity to get better and make a difference. Life isn’t measured by failure or success, it’s measured by impact.

 

7-5-3

THE SCENE
40s and a little damp


THE THANG
Ruck to Alt AO past the mall (Rec Center) with two rounds of 20×20 along the way

PT at the Alt AO…
Circuit x7:
10 Squat (alternate ruck front/back each set)
10 Ruck Swings
10 Ruck Thrusters

Ruck the parking lot

Circuit x5:
15 Bent over row
15 Tricep press
15 Russian twist

Ruck the parking lot

Circuit x3:
20 single-leg overhead lunge per leg
20 ruck sit-ups
20 ruck curls
20 Overhead Ruck Press

Ruck back to the SP taking a different route with two rounds of 20×20 along the way.

Total miles = 5 and a very long, unkind hill!

 

 

5-10-15-20

THE SCENE:
72 and Breezy

THA-THANG:
Warm up Ruck:
– 2 mile shuffle with 20 Ruck Merkins and 20 Ruck Squats at each mile
– .25 mile fast shuffle with 4 stops for 20 Ruck Curls and 20 Overhead Presses
– .25 mile shuffle back to SP

Grab sandbags and head to tennis courts.

At the tennis courts, do the following progression twice:
– x5 Sandbag Getups (each side)
– x10 Alternating Sandbag Shoulder Presses
– x15 Sandbag High Pulls
– x20 Sandbag Front-loaded Squats

Ruck with sandbag to far pavilion.

At the pavilion (with picnic tables), do the following progression twice:
– x5 Sandbag Step-ups (each side)
– x10 Sandbag Thrusters
– x15 Sandbag Sit-ups
– x20 Sandbag Chest Presses

Ruck to SP

At SP do one round of the following:
– x5 Sandbag Getups (each side)
– x10 Alternating Sandbag Shoulder Presses
– x15 Sandbag High Pulls
– x20 Sandbag Front-loaded Squats
– x5 Sandbag Step-ups (each side)
– x10 Sandbag Thrusters
– x15 Sandbag Sit-ups
– x20 Sandbag Chest Presses

Total mileage: 2.5 miles with Ruck; 1.5 with Ruck + Sandbag