F3 Knoxville

Author: Drifter

Star Spangled Beatdown

THE SCENE: Could not ask for better. Beautiful! Light breeze.
F3 WELCOME & DISCLAIMER
WARM-O-RAMA:
50 SSH in cadence for the 50 stars, 13 merkins in cadence for the strips, warm up lap around the park.
THA-THANG:
Part 1: 40 for the 4th. 40 of each of the below. Rinse and repeat if you reach the end. Stop after 20 min. All single count.

  • Burpees
  • Reverse Rows
  • Jump squats
  • BBS
  • High Knees
  • Merkins
  • SSH
  • Bicycle crunches

Part 2: Star Spangled Bucket Run

2 run down to troll bridge. 1 carries the flag, 1 carries two 5gal buckets. Fill the buckets and bring back to the top. Dump over your head. Person with the flag passes to a new person and takes the buckets. Bucket person joins everyone on the grinder.

On the grinder, pax roulette for 3 exercises. 15 reps for each, rinse and repeat until you run. The flag that inspired the star spangled banner had 15 stripes.

  • Catalina Wine Mixers
  • Lunges
  • Dips

Part 3: Fort McHenry and the war of 1812

Indian run with the flag to Mt Crumpit

12s on Mt Crumpit: merkins, ww2. Stopped early.

During the battle at Fort McHenry, it was the smaller storm flag that waved all through the night and was seen in the dawn’s early light.

MARY:
14 flutter kicks in cadence for the fourteenth state added to the union (Vermont), 15 V-ups in cadence for the 15th state (Kentucky). LBC for time
COUNT-OFF & NAME-O-RAMA
4 HIMs for the 4th
CIRCLE OF TRUST/BOM:
So the star spangled banner was written after a much needed victory in the war of 1812. It was a moment in history when Americans thought they might be going back under the rule of the British Monarchy. The flag has gone through a lot of changes and a lot more battles, but all the while it has been a symbol of freedom and that freedom has been worth fighting for and continues to be worth fighting for. For me personally, the most important freedom comes in the first amendment with the freedom of religion. Which brings up another point: we do not worship the flag nor this country. We are citizens of a heavenly country as St. Augustin wrote. I love the USA because it guarantees me the freedom to participate as a citizen of the heavenly kingdom even as I await the return of the king.
MOLESKIN:
Insert any personal comments, notes, devotion content, etc.
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
Don’t forget about Moses’s get together on the 17th and the CSAUP on the 24. Also a 2.0 workout in the works, possibly the week after the CSAUP.

Hops in the Hills

THE SCENE: A nice warm morning. Like 73
F3 WELCOME & DISCLAIMER
WARM-O-RAMA:
20 Side Straddle Hops, 10 Imperial Squat Walkers, 10 Tempo Merkins, 5 pull-ups, 10 balance board Squats, 15 dips.
THA-THANG:

On the way to the hills, stop and look both ways at each crossing. Aka, 10 T-Merkins

Hill 1: Home-Run Hill

Start at the top at 5 reps. 4 stations working down the hill. Come back to start and increase reps by 1. Stopped for time.

  • T-merkins
  • Iron Squats
  • Pull-ups
  • Swing thrusters

Hill 2: Mount Suckmore

11s starting with 10 burpees at the bottom.

Burpees, Bernie up, crunches, Bear crawl down. Stopped for time.

Hill 3: Bonus Hill

5 BBS at the bottom, Bernie up, 5 WW2 at the top, run down. Repeat 3 times.

MARY:
Protractor, Wide Flutter Kicks in cadence, Superman swims, hold 6 inches for time
COUNT-OFF & NAME-O-RAMA
6 HIMs!
CIRCLE OF TRUST/BOM:
This week was my daughter’s first Birthday. Had me reflecting on how everything is a first for her at this age and how much that opens my eyes to see the world with fresh eyes. I encourage you guys to look at the world with those fresh eyes. Do so with your kids or take on a mentor.
MOLESKIN:
Insert any personal comments, notes, devotion content, etc.
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
Don’t forget the Dog pound CSAUP event! Sign up asap. Also think ahead to the Hardship Hill event. Will be a good time and we are getting a team together.

Hardest way to 10

THE SCENE: Seems like the humidity backed off a tad. Maybe 99%? It was warm and sweaty…
F3 WELCOME & DISCLAIMER
WARM-O-RAMA:
20 SSH, 10 tempo merkins, 10 imperial squat walkers, 10 hillbillies, little of this, little of that.
THA-THANG:
Run to the lower trail wood bridge. Work back up toward the troll bridge trail.

  • Forward 2 light posts, stop for 10 dry docks
  • Back 1 light post, stop for 10 Big boy twist situps.
  • Rinse and repeat until the troll bridge trail
  • Keep cycling through the reps until the six catches up
  • Sprint back up to the grinder

Part 2: count to 10

Start with 1 rep each, then run and come back for 2 reps, then 3, etc.

  • Hand release merkin–>regular merking–>clap merkin (in that order is 1 rep)
  • Crunch–>BBS–>WW2
  • Get up–>squat–>squat jump
  • CMU shoulder shrug–>upright row–>CMU swings
  • Run to troll bridge and back to increase reps by 1(aiming to get to 10 or until time)

MARY:
Pax roulette 30 Overhead claps, 25 some sort of shoulder thing, 20 box cutters, LBC to cash out
COUNT-OFF & NAME-O-RAMA
4 HIMs and 1 2.0
CIRCLE OF TRUST/BOM:
Heard this the other day and made me think. Salvation is not earned by moral perfection, so it cannot be lost by a moral failure. What matters is believing loyalty in the one true God. Made me think of the age old conversation on the predestination/free will dynamic. From our limited perspective, the exact nuances don’t really affect our day to day. What matters is we cling to God day in and day out and give Him our loyalty. Think of the characters in the Bible. God always forgave a repentant person for a moral failure. But where people went wrong was going after other gods or elevating themselves as gods. This week, let’s throw our lot in fully with the God who covers our moral failures and desires our loyalty and relationship.
MOLESKIN:
Insert any personal comments, notes, devotion content, etc.
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
Insert information about upcoming events, 2nd or 3rd F opportunities, and any other announcements.

Drop and give me 25

THE SCENE: You’d think water would evaporate, but nope… so it rained but not from the sky.
F3 WELCOME & DISCLAIMER
WARM-O-RAMA:
20 SSH, 10 cherry pickers, 10 LBAC forward, 10 backward,
THA-THANG:
Around the Greenway, stopping at each sign, drop and give me Merkins, BBS, Iron Mikes

Reps: 25, then 20, 15, 10, 10, 15, 20

Part 2: AMRAP of…

  • 5 pullups
  • 5 bench jump overs
  • 5 lines of bear crawl
  • 10 smerf jacks
  • Run back to start

MARY:
Crunch-o-rama: 30 crunches, 30 bicycle, 30 prayer crunches, 15 gas pumps
COUNT-OFF & NAME-O-RAMA
9 including one 2.0
CIRCLE OF TRUST/BOM:
Men are known for having only 2 emotions: anger and sadness. Obviously, we are meant to have more emotional depth than that, so let’s look at the Bible for any examples. Our Lord, Jesus, is a great example of righteous anger. Anger not motivated by hate, but by justice. In America, we are known to be observers over actors. As men, we need to act when we see injustice. We need to get angry and do something about the wrongs done to others. With sadness, our Lord, Jesus, is again the perfect example. When Lazarus, His friend, died, Jesus wept. We can find solice in the fact that our King felt the same that we do over loss. We need to be able to express that and lean on one another in those times of sorrow.
MOLESKIN:

ANNOUNCEMENTS:

Ginder is for grinding

THE SCENE: the air was warm. The sky was dark. The moon was full.
F3 WELCOME & DISCLAIMER
WARM-O-RAMA:
20 SSH, 15 Little Baby Arm Circles (both ways), follow the leader lap.

Simba count ups to 8. Bear crawl back

Broad jump/Al Gore count ups to 8. Overhead cmu lunge back.
THA-THANG:
4 lines: 5, 10, 15, 20 reps

Start at 5 rep line, bear crawl between lines when going toward pull-up bar. After 20, run to pull-up bar for 5 pull-ups and run back to 20 rep line. Work back down to 5 crab walking between lines this time.

PAX choice workouts: BBS, Thrusters, Merkins

MARY:
Circle of fire type thing. Everyone feet up while 1 PAX runs around pushing everyone’s feet down, then the next goes, etc.

Superman swims for time.
COUNT-OFF & NAME-O-RAMA
12 dudes
CIRCLE OF TRUST/BOM:

Psalm 1 written from memory

Oh the joys of those who do not follow the advice of the wicked

Or stand around with sinners, or join in with mokers.

But their delight is in the law of the Lord

And they meditate on it day and night.

They are like trees planted along the riverbank, bearing fruit each season

Their leaves never wither, and they prosper in all that they do.

But not the wicked. They are like worthless chaff scattered by the wind.

They will be condemned at the time of judgement. Sinners will have no place among the godly.

For the Lord watches over the path of the godly. But the path of the wicked leads to destruction.

Back to Drifter: I encourage you guys to memorize some scripture. It is the best way to meditate on it.

ANNOUNCEMENTS:
Don’t forget about off the chain!