F3 Knoxville

Author: Peach

800M Bear Crawl Sprint

THE SCENE: 70 with some humidity
F3 WELCOME & DISCLAIMER
WARM-O-RAMA:

SSH IC x 10

LBAC IC forward and reverse x 10

OH claps IC x 20

Temp Squat IC x10
THA-THANG:
Mosey to track. Bear crawl around track. If you have to stop and stand, 10 squat buy in to return to bear crawl. If injury or can’t bear crawl any longer, lunge it out. Four stations set up around track: flutter kicks 4ct x 20, big boys x20, box cutter x 20, V up x 20. Mosey back to Grindstone.

MARY:
Hold Iron cross in honor of Woodshack attendance today:

LBAC forward and reverse IC x 8ish

OH claps IC x 10
COUNT-OFF & NAME-O-RAMA
6 HIMs and Webelo!
CIRCLE OF TRUST/BOM:
It’s not often you read something insightful and motivational on Facebook these days with all the division we have in this world. I read something the other day though that really struck a chord with me.

“For a long time it had seemed to me that life were about to begin- real life. But there was always some obstacle in the way, something to be gotten through first, some unfinished business, time still to be served, some debt to be paid. Then life would begin. At last it dawned on me that these obstacles were my life.”

Alfred D. Souza

“So stop waiting until you lose ten pounds, until you gain ten pounds, until you have kids, until your kids leave the house, until you start work, until you retire, until you get married, until you get divorced, until Friday night, until Sunday morning, until you get a new car or home, until your car or home is paid off, until spring, until summer, until winter, until your song comes on, until you’ve had a drink… there is no better time than right now to be happy.”

Happiness is a journey, not a destination.

MOLESKIN:
Walt tops the podium with Gold!
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
Drifter speaking on Saturday in a few weeks at Swerve and Rep Sleepy’s church. Please RSVP on Slack so they know how much food to make.

CSAUP coming up- check channels for details.

The Arsenal will need help building obstacle for hardship hill in early October. It will be an upper body climbing obstacle. Look for details coming from Smuggler soon.

Meeting Bernie at the Oval Office

THE SCENE: 65 with 98% humidity
F3 WELCOME & DISCLAIMER
WARM-O-RAMA:
SSH IC x 51

Tempo squat IC x10

Monkey Humper IC x 10 4ct
THA-THANG:
Mosey to Oval Office. 4 cones as follows around track:

Burpee

Bobby Hurley (in honor of Bucks title)

Iron Mike 2ct

Monkey Humpers 4ct

Run track regular on odd numbered laps. With even loop, everyone bernies around. Stop at each cone and perform designated exercise. Exercises started with 5 reps per loop and increased by 5 for every lap completed. Complete as many loops as you can.

Mosey back to Grindstone.

MARY:
High plank waiting for 6.

Mountain climbers IC x 20

Catalina wine mixer IC x10

Peter Parkers IC x 10

Cataline wine mixer IC x 10

LBCs to close last 30 seconds

COUNT-OFF & NAME-O-RAMA
7 HIMs
CIRCLE OF TRUST/BOM:
You never know what someone else is going through. God had put a friend on my heart months ago to reach out to. I never did. He stopped by my work yesterday just to say hi. We talked a little and after sending him a text later in the day I found out he was going through a really hard time. He has had some difficulties with his health as well and is in a really tough spot.

You never know what someone else is going through. If you have a gut feeling to check on your friends, then check on them. Ask them how they’re doing. Everyone is fighting their own battles even though there may be a smile on the exterior. Be kind always. Love your neighbor.

MOLESKIN:
“Everyone you meet is fighting a battle you know nothing about. Be kind.”

– Robin Williams

ANNOUNCEMENTS:
2.0 workout this coming weekend

A Hill of a Time

THE SCENE: 65ish absolutely beautiful
F3 WELCOME & DISCLAIMER
WARM-O-RAMA:
SSH IC x 30

Tempo squat IC x 11

Tempo Merkin IC x11

LBAC IC x 20

THA-THANG:
Mosey to parking lot adjacent to tennis courts. Deck of cards set up. Draw a card and numerical card correlates to number of burpees completed at top of the hill next to school. Come back down and tempo squat waiting for the PAX. If a face card drawn, exercises as follows:

Jack: burpee broad jump to stop sign

Queen: Bernie up hill

King: Lunge to stop sign

Ace: bear crawl —> crawl bear

MARY:
Mountain climbers IC x 30

Catalina wine mixer IC x 11

Hold iron cross claps IC x 20

LBCs to close out last 30 seconds

COUNT-OFF & NAME-O-RAMA
10 HIMs including 1 FNG
CIRCLE OF TRUST/BOM:
I have been lacking self discipline over the course of the past month. I have lacked motivation in all facets of my life. I returned to church Sunday and the message really stuck with me. The message was about Ananias in the Acts of the Apostles. Ananias was told by Jesus to restore Paul’s eyesight and ultimately changed the way he lived. Ananias at first questioned whether this was the right thing to do as Paul had persecuted disciples and sought to inflict harm in those early followers of Jesus. However, Ananias was obedient and put his own questions aside and intervened on the behalf of Paul. Paul later became instrumental in spreading the faith across various regions.

Like Ananias, we sometimes don’t want to do things as we all have our own opinions and beliefs. We should strive to be more like Ananias and do those things we might not want to do and reach people when it may seem like a burden to us. Sometimes the end goal is bigger than ourselves alone and can make quite an impact on others as it did in Paul’s life and all those he reached through his ministry. Who has been an Ananias to you? Who can you be an Ananias to you within your family/ work life?

MOLESKIN:
Story of Paul and Ananias in Acts
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
Welcome Sheets (Alex Hayes)!

Hops in the Hills this Saturday

Running Through Cards

THE SCENE: 61 and feeling nice
F3 WELCOME & DISCLAIMER
WARM-O-RAMA:

SSH IC x 30

Tempo Squat IC x 10

CMU OH press IC x 15

THA-THANG:
Drop CMU at other end of Grinder and run loop from playground to Apex and back to Grinder. Return to Grinder and await card game with two decks of cards. Every time card is drawn, 2 Blockees performed for buy in before designated exercise. Exercises for cards as follows:

Cards 2-8: # of down and backs running width of grinder

Cards 9-10: thrusters

J: 10 burpee CMU jump overs

Q: Run loop we warmed up with

K: 10 down and backs

Ace: bear crawl, crawl bear width of grinder once

Joker: 5 dry dock, 5 wide merkins, 5 diamond merkin

*If done early with card, perform air squats until PAX ready to go*

MARY:
CMU OH flutter kicks IC x30

LBCs to close final 20 seconds

COUNT-OFF & NAME-O-RAMA
10 total HIMs
CIRCLE OF TRUST/BOM:
I grew up loving the Rocky movies. It was the underdog story that really interested me. Recently I was watching a video that referenced Buster Douglas and Mike Tyson fight where Mike Tyson was heavily favored. Mike Tyson was coming into the fight undefeated. Buster Douglas was knocked down in the 8th round of the fight and no one gave him a chance to come back in the fight. He kept swinging and knocked Mike Tyson out/ won the fight in the 10th round. With his back against the wall, knocked down on the mat and the whole world thinking he would lose, he kept swinging and prevailed. When life has us against the ropes and knocks us out, just keep punching because it’s not over.

When asked about what helped him keep going to win the fight, Buster Douglas said his mother gave him the motivation. She had just died but told Buster he would win and knock out Mike Tyson. Just remember there is always someone in your corner standing behind your punches no matter who may not believe in you.

MOLESKIN:

ANNOUNCEMENTS:

Brick by brick

THE SCENE: Low to mid 50s, perfect workout temp
F3 WELCOME & DISCLAIMER
WARM-O-RAMA:
SSH IC x 10

Tempo squat IC x 10

LBAC forward IC x 5

LBAC reverse IC x 10

Brick front raises IC x20

Brick lateral raises IC x 10

Brick OH press IC x10

THA-THANG:
PAX grabs two bricks per person and moseys to church parking where they battle buddy up. DORA as follows: one buddy performs 100 Hallelujah Squats with bricks, 100 American Hammers with bricks 2CT, and 100 high plank to row with bricks 2CT. Other buddy takes bricks and Hallelujah Lunges to first median where they perform 10 front raises and 10 lateral raises with bricks. Hallelujah Lunge to next median and perform 15 BBS with bricks behind head or press out in front of chest. Run back and trade off with battle buddy.

Circle up and perform Sally Up with bricks in hands.

Bataan death Indian run around church parking lot where last person in line drops off and performs 5 Brickees, taps last person to drop off, and continues to run to the front of the line. 2 laps completed around parking lot.

Mosey back to grinder with bricks jamming to “Brick House.”

MARY:
BBS with bricks IC x 10

Ring of fire passing one Brickee around the circle while rest of PAX performs high plank, mountain climbers, and Peter Parkers.

Finish out last 15 seconds with LBCs to close.
COUNT-OFF & NAME-O-RAMA
14 HIMS
CIRCLE OF TRUST/BOM:
Easter has come and gone. It’s always been one of my favorite holidays. I’ve always been a very stubborn and found it difficult to forgive others who have wronged me in the past. I think this is why I am drawn to Easter because it is a time for forgiveness. Stripped, bound, beaten and crucified, Jesus called for God to forgive those who persecuted him. In times of distress and during the trials of our own lives, may we have the love and resolve to forgive those who have wronged us.

Jesus died on the cross to forgive all humanity of their sins including past, present, and future sins. Although we are imperfect beings, I think we can draw from this act of love and forgiveness. Jesus calls for us to love our enemies and forgive those who have trespassed against us. May we all put our judgement aside and live into this moving forward and become more Christlike.

We are Easter people. Spread the Good News.

MOLESKIN:
Luke 23:34

“Father, forgive them for they do not know what they are doing.”

ANNOUNCEMENTS:
Drifter moving party Saturday.