F3 Knoxville

Author: Erector

The hills!

THE SCENE: Beautiful, comfortable weather at JUCO
F3 WELCOME & DISCLAIMER
WARM-O-RAMA:
Mosey around campus for a warmup and head towards JUCOnte.
THA-THANG:
Hill repeats.  Run hard up and recovery down.  Repeat 5 times at JUCOnte.

Mosey over to JUCOmanjaro for more fun.  Up to middle cul-de-sac once, recover down, run to the top (gotta get that Strava segment!), and recover down.  Repeat two more to the middle and mosey back to campus.  We found the JUCO PAX nearby and moseyed back to the shovel flag for some Mary.

MARY:
See JUCO backblast
COUNT-OFF & NAME-O-RAMA
6 runners
CIRCLE OF TRUST/BOM:
See JUCO backblast
MOLESKIN:
We all got around 5 miles and 1000 feet of elevation gain today.  Nice work!
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
Brolympics Nov. 9th

Guest Q Surprise

THE SCENE: The Project…is this fall weather?
F3 WELCOME & DISCLAIMER
WARM-O-RAMA:
None. Just started running.
THA-THANG:
Merkin Mile:  stopped every 1/4 mile and did 25 merkins.  Out and back to end back at the shovel flag.

Tabata:  20 seconds on, 10 seconds off, 8 rounds each

  • SSH
  • squats
  • plank
  • jump squats

Shoulder blaster.

Merkin pyramid:  Run from pole to pole in main parking lot.  Start with 1 merkin and increase by 1 after each run.  Start decreasing back down when Q calls it.

MARY:
Big boys
COUNT-OFF & NAME-O-RAMA
6 PAX with 1 FNG:  Man o’ War
CIRCLE OF TRUST/BOM:
Story of Nehemiah rebuilding the wall.
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
Brolympics November 9th.

JUCO IPC week 4-DONE!

THE SCENE: Nice! mid 60s at JUCO
F3 WELCOME & DISCLAIMER
WARM-O-RAMA:
Quick:  15 SSH, 10 mountain climbers
THA-THANG:
Iron PAX challenge Week 4.  LAST ONE!!!

  • 100 merkins/squats and 200 yd coupon carry
  • 100 Bonnie Blairs/coupon swings and 200 yd coupon carry
  • 100 Walking lunges/squat thrusters w/ coupon and 200 yd coupon carry

3 rounds total for 900 total reps and 1800 yds of carries.

MARY:
Nada.  Some PAX helped others finish up.
COUNT-OFF & NAME-O-RAMA
22 crushed Iron PAX challenge week 4.
CIRCLE OF TRUST/BOM:
1 Thess. 5:17 “Pray without ceasing”.  My pray life has been something of a constant struggle. I just simply haven’t made it the priority it should be.  It should be part of our everyday lives and practically a constant state of mind.  Jesus warns against “meaningless repetition” in Matthew 6:5-8.  In context, it sounds more like he is calling out people who may try to sound good before men with their prayers and don’t have their focus on the fact that they are speaking to God.  However, I think it is reasonable to apply any meaningless prayer that one may say.  For example, I tend to have a standard before-meal prayer that I always use.  There is no real meaning and no true thankfulness behind it.  He says to “pray to your Father in secret” so that you don’t focus on being seen by men.  Make sure you are keeping your focus on speaking to your Creator.  Maintaining a relationship with God requires spending time in prayer with Him just like any relationship requires a time investment.  Sometimes it may be difficult to find the words, but if we put in the time, God will hear even if we don’t know what to say.
MOLESKIN:
Nice job to all the PAX this month for completing the Iron PAX challenge!
ANNOUNCEMENTS:

IPC Week 3 at The Project

THE SCENE: Clear, warm, perfect for IPC week 3
F3 WELCOME & DISCLAIMER
WARM-O-RAMA:
A quick warmup before starting the challenge:  10 SSH, 8 Windmill, 10 Moroccan Night Club
THA-THANG:
Mosey to the playground for the IPC week 3 challenge.  This one was a total reps challenge in 43 minutes.

  • 10 pull-ups
  • 15 burpee coupon jump overs
  • 20 coupon curls
  • 25 squat thrusters
  • 30 gas pumps (reverse crunches)

AMRAP until time was called.

MARY:
Walk to the shovel flag with the CMUs?
COUNT-OFF & NAME-O-RAMA
7 HIMs today at the Project
CIRCLE OF TRUST/BOM:
Matt. 7:1-5 – The Iron PAX challenge has gotten a lot of banter between PAX on Twitter.  This got me thinking about accusing someone of being dishonest or any thing in that arena.  The idea of this challenge follows a standard of form for each exercise.  We can judge each other to this standard and help each other make corrections.  Following the standard is up to each PAX and their proctor.  The Bible teaches us that we are to judge each other by the true standard:  the Word of God.

Pull-ups!

THE SCENE: The Project, clear, not too humid
F3 WELCOME & DISCLAIMER
WARM-O-RAMA:
15 SSH, 15 mountain climbers, 10 tempo merkins, 15 Morrocan night club, 10 windmill
THA-THANG:
Mosey to the playground (YHC’s favorite spot!).  Perform 10 pull-ups each circuit

  • After pull-ups, run to the amphitheater and perform 20 derkins.
  • Run up the hill and perform 20 squats
  • Run around the loop northeast of the amphitheater stopping at the turn point for 20 heels to Heaven
  • Return to the playground for round 2 (repeat previous).
  • Round 3:  after pull-ups, 20 box jumps
  • Run up the hill and perform 20 merkins
  • At the loop turn point, perform 20 big boy sit-ups
  • Return to the playground for round 4 (repeat previous).
  • Cash out with burpees and pull-ups:  2, 4, 6, 4, 2 of each

MARY:
15 Freddie Mercury, 15 American Hammers, 8 side crunches each aide
COUNT-OFF & NAME-O-RAMA
6 HIMs today
CIRCLE OF TRUST/BOM:
The words we use are impactful. How we react in certain situations and even our typical presentation of ourselves says a lot about who we are. If we are to be true HIMs, we have to be different than the rest of the world. Proverbs 17:27-28 says that even a fool is considered wise when he keeps silent. Know when to speak and choose our words wisely. YHC’s main concern is serving God. If I can’t be identified as a follower of Christ by those around me because of how I conduct myself, I have a lot of changes to make. I recommend everyone evaluate themselves and make sure you are presenting yourselves as different than those that are only concerned about worldly matters.
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
Iron PAX week 2 at JUCO Friday, TTTP Saturday