F3 Knoxville

Author: Hellbender

The two-headed monster

THE SCENE: Warm mid 50s
F3 WELCOME & DISCLAIMER
WARM-O-RAMA:
10 SSH (IC), 8 Imperial Squat Walkers (IC), did a quick mosey through circuit 2 with 5 reps of each exercise, but only two body builders.
THA-THANG:
This was a battle-buddy style beatdown from start to finish. Two circuits were in place, one with CMUs, while the other was running + PT. After AO loop was completed, PAX switched and picked up where left off.

Circuit 1: each Pax had 2 CMU, PT was completed with 1 CMU, farmer carry both CMU 10m to next station:

  • Blockees x10
  • Thrusters x20
  • Curls x30
  • CMU swings x15
  • Tricep extensions x20
  • CMU flutter kicks x50

Circuit 2: Run from AO to Apex, complete AO lab with the following PT nested within:

  • 15 Mountain Man Poopers
  • 15 Diamond Merkins
  • 40 1x Iron Mikes
  • 20 Merkins
  • 20 Jump Squats
  • 10 Body Builders

Modified MARY:
We kept up with the BB theme. One PAX completed the following core work while the other participated in a CMU wall sit. We did this for 10 minutes.

  • 15 Box Cutters
  • 20 1x Peter Parker
  • 15 WWII

COUNT-OFF & NAME-O-RAMA
Scoutmaster, Drifter, Taco, Smoky, Postpone, Veep, Rep Sleepy, Radioshack, Clothesline, Toad, Avocado, Limbo, Swerve, Webelo (2.0), Hellbender
CIRCLE OF TRUST/BOM:
“About thirty years ago there was much talk that geologists ought only to observe and not theorise; and I well remember some one saying that at this rate a man might as well go into a gravel-pit and count the pebbles and describe the colours. How odd it is that anyone should not see that all observation must be for or against some view if it is to be of any service!” — Charles Darwin

I was asked to interpret this quote last Friday. While it’s intended for science, the applicability of this quote has relevance to this time. Every day we make observations, but many times we let them stay as observations. Sometimes this is okay.. but if we extend this quote to our lives today, I think what Darwin is linking is the connection between observation and action. Observations of rocks are useless without taking action into how and why the observations matter. In the same way, F3 nation seeks to inspire HIM who not only can make observations, but transform those observations into actions to make our communities a better place. Let’s not be passive, but instead take a stand for justice and truth in our communities, and inspire others to do the same.

MOLESKIN:

The mumblechatter was high today! Good work everyone.

ANNOUNCEMENTS:
Drifter moving party next week.

The 4-leaf clover

THE SCENE: Cool mid 50’s, rain had just subsided
F3 WELCOME & DISCLAIMER

Push yourselves to get better today. Not a professional, nor a doctor. Still ‘social distancing’ per covid 19 guidelines


WARM-O-RAMA:

20 SSH (IC), 10 Imperial Squat Walkers (IC), LBAC (8 F and R IC), mosey, 8 Mountain Man poopers (IC), 10 Merkins (IC). Mosey back to AO for 10 Thrusters (IC) and 10 Blockees (OYO)

THA-THANG:
In the Spirit of St Patrick’s day, we went looking for four leaf clovers by moseying over to the parking lot by the football field. Upon arriving at the parking lot, we found a four leaf clover, whose stem extended down a hill.

The Four-Leaf Clover consisted of 4 stations. PAX completed a station before returning to the stem (5 Burpees) and then running down the hill to the base of the stem for 5 body builders before returning back up the hill to the top of the stem for 5 more Burpees and proceeding to the next station.

Station 1:

  • 10 Burpees
  • 20 merkins
  • 20 4ct Monkey Humpers
  • 40 LBC

Station 2:

  • 10 Body Builders
  • 40 Dry Docks
  • 20 Mountain Man Poopers
  • 20 WWII

Station 3:

  • 10 Burpees
  • 20 Dips
  • 20 Jump Squat
  • 20 Hello Dollys

Station 4:

  • 10 Body Builders
  • 40 Shoulder Taps
  • 40 Iron Mikes
  • 20 V-Ups

Mosey Back to AO

MARY:
PAX got about 1 minute of CMU Flutter Kicks to finish up
COUNT-OFF & NAME-O-RAMA
16 PAX: Veep, Taco, Avocado, T-Bone, Espy, Postpone, Swerve, Smoky, Limbo, Radioshack, Napster, Rep Sleepy, Nair, Hundo, Drifter, Hellbender
CIRCLE OF TRUST/BOM:

“Impossible is just a big word thrown around by small men who find it easier to live in the world they’ve been given than to explore the power they have to change it. Impossible is not a fact. It’s an opinion. Impossible is not a declaration. It’s a dare. Impossible is potential. Impossible is temporary. Impossible is nothing.”

Embrace the challenge everyday to not shy away from the difficult things in life.

MOLESKIN:

ANNOUNCEMENTS:
Insert information about upcoming events, 2nd or 3rd F opportunities, and any other announcements.

Getting off the bench

THE SCENE: Nice, clear morning with a temperature of 35 degrees
F3 WELCOME & DISCLAIMER

Not a professional or doctor, socially distance, push yourselves to get better

WARM-O-RAMA:

Warm up consisted of SSH (15), 10 Imperial Squat Walkers, 8 little baby arm circles, 8 Mountain Man Poopers,

THA-THANG:
We started off with a merkin exercise of bring sally up to the song Flower by Moby. This consists of 3 minutes of merkins, with holding at various positions.

PAX then took to the AO benches to do a battle buddy style beatdown consisting of:

  • 20 Single Count Step Ups
  • 10 Burpee Bench Jumps
  • 15 Derkins
  • 15 CMU RDL’s
  • 30 Dips
  • 15 Seated CMU overhead press

While one partner was working, the other took an AO lab. Workout was completed independently, meaning each PAX kept track of individual reps and excercises.

MARY:

A brief Mary was done by PAX picking an exercise for other PAX to complete while they mosey to the other end of the AO to complete 10 single count Iron Mikes. Exercises completed were 10 Thrusters, 10 CMU swings, 10 Mountain man poopers, and 10 4 count CMU flutterkicks

COUNT-OFF & NAME-O-RAMA
18 Came out. Napster, Hammy, Drifter, Postpone, Scoutmaster, Moses, Avocado, Taco, Espy, Limbo, Smoky, Genome, Nado, Toad, Nair, Hundo, T-Bone, Hellbender.
CIRCLE OF TRUST/BOM:
Insert the WORD here.
MOLESKIN:

“There’s three things, to my account, that I need each day: One of them is something to look up to, another is something to look forward to, and another is someone to chase,” McConaughey

I encouraged PAX to answer these three questions, and challenged them to be the person today they want to be tomorrow. Everyday we must make hard decisions to better ourselves and our community.

ANNOUNCEMENTS:
The Arsenal AO launch is scheduled for March 6th!!

Keeping warm with battle buddies

THE SCENE: A cold, bone chilling 23
F3 WELCOME & DISCLAIMER

Not a professional, follow COVID-19 guidelines

WARM-O-RAMA:
15 SSH, 10 Imperial Squat Walkers, 10 LBAC, 8 Cherry Pickers
THA-THANG:
PAX completed a Bataan Death March over to the church to get the blood flowing. We then met up with Dora at the church for a little fun in the parking lot. 3 sets were attempted

  • Set 1: Run to far side for 2 Imperial Squat walkers, run back while completing
    • 50 Body Builders
    • 75 Iron Squats
    • 50 4ct Flutter Kicks
  • Set 2: Run to Bernie to 2nd Median for 2 Burpees, run back while completing
    • 100 Jump Squats
    • 200 Dry Docks
    • 100 Merkins
  • Set 3: Crawl Bear to first median, bear crawl back while completing
    • 200 Monkey Humpers
    • 200 Dry Docks
    • 100 Diamond Merkins

Most Pax Pairs completed <2 sets.

MARY:
We practiced spelling our our alphabet with our legs
COUNT-OFF & NAME-O-RAMA
17 total including 1 FNG (Nado): Taco, Postpone, Espy, Moses, Pinnocchio, Nair, Drifter, Genome, Hundo, Veep, Limbo, Smoky, Scoutmaster,Toad, Hellbender, Lumberjack
CIRCLE OF TRUST/BOM:
‘Every morning in Africa, a gazelle wakes up, it knows it must outrun the fastest lion or it will be killed. Every morning in Africa, a lion wakes up. It knows it must run faster than the slowest gazelle, or it will starve. It doesn’t matter whether you’re the lion or a gazelle-when the sun comes up, you’d better be running.’ 

There’s a lot of important takeaways from this quote, but two things are shared between the lion and the gazelle that are applicable to our lives. 1) They know what they have to do every day to accomplish their goals and 2) They make the decisions every day to help them reach their goal, knowing the wrong decision can result in their demise.

 

The Kraken who stole Christmas

THE SCENE: It was a cool, quiet, morning just a hair under 30 degrees
F3 WELCOME & DISCLAIMER
WARM-O-RAMA:
15 SSH

Mosey

10 Imperial Squat Walkers

Mosey

10 4ct LBC F and R.
THA-THANG:
We arrived at the AO to discover our CMUs had been taken by one of the most infamous Bomb Shelter villain: The Kraken. He had placed them under his Christmas Tree atop Mount Crumpet, so we moseyed over to take Christmas back.

The Kraken consisted of 7 Stations:

Station 1:

  • 40 single count CMU Flutter Kick
  • 20 CMU Bent Row

Station 2

  • 20 CMU Good Mornings
  • 30 CMU Curls

Station 3

  • 40 2 count Iron Mikes
  • 25 CMU Overhead Press

Station 4

  • Sprint up Mt. Crumpet
  • 20yd Sled push (45lb plate + CMUs)

Station 5

  • 20 CMU Thrusters
  • 50 Merkins

Station 6

  • 15 CMU Body Builders
  • 20 WWII

Station 7

  • 10 Elf on Shelf (each side)
  • 50 CMU LBC

MARY:
We arrived back with a two minutes left. We burned out with WWII, LBC, CMU Flutterkicks
COUNT-OFF & NAME-O-RAMA
16 Came out to rescue Christmas: Taco, Hammy, Warthunder, Double-tap, Drifter, Nair, Avocado, Pinnochio, Postpone, Scout, Scoutmaster, Espy, Smuggler, Swerve, Veep, Hellbender
CIRCLE OF TRUST/BOM:
The genealogy of Christ has been on my heart the past few weeks. Everyone’s got their fair share of embarrassing stories or forgettable moments in our families. But I think the genealogy of Christ provides a powerful story of the heart of God for his people. All throughout the old testament we see God redeeming his people to preserve a Holy lineage. Thus, the story of redemption is prevalent in the old testament and stories like Ruth remind us the gift of Christ is part of God’s omnipotent plan for redemption of all people.
MOLESKIN:
Pinnochio collected coats for Maryville Karm. Bombshelter donated a total of 36 coats! Awesome job HIMs.
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
Insert information about upcoming events, 2nd or 3rd F opportunities, and any other announcements.