F3 Knoxville

Author: Peach

Grinding it Out

THE SCENE: 25 dry cold
F3 WELCOME & DISCLAIMER
WARM-O-RAMA:

SSH IC x 31

Tempo Squat IC x 10

Tempo Merkin IC x 30ish until Spurt reached Grinder from parking lot

Imperial squat walker IC x 10

Bear crawl inch worm along the length of the Grinder (crowd favorite)
THA-THANG:
Stay on the Grinder at far end with basketball courts- everyone with CMU.

Count off and Battle Buddy up. One buddy completes 5 suicides or down and backs while other buddy knocks out rep count of prescribed exercise as below. Rinse and repeat until all rep counts are done. After each round, run down to Apex and along trail back to the Grinder.
3 rounds as follows:

1st Round:

• 200 shoulder taps (single count)

• 100 iron mikes (2 CT)

• 75 diamond merkins

*run lap*

2nd Round:

• 200 imperial squat walker (single CT)

• 100 dry docks

• 75 hand release merkins

*run lap*

3rd round:

• 200 CMU jump over (single CT)

• 100 CMU swings

• 75 jump squats

*run lap*

MARY:
High plank hold- Catalina wine mixer merkins single count around circle

Al gore hold and send jump squats around circle adding one at next member of PAX

Hold Iron cross Dolly IC x 20

LBCs to close

COUNT-OFF & NAME-O-RAMA
11 HIMs
CIRCLE OF TRUST/BOM:

“I’ve missed more than 9000 shots in my career. I’ve lost almost 300 games. 26 times, I’ve been trusted to take the game winning shot and missed. I’ve failed over and over and over again in my life. And that is why I succeed.”
– Michael Jordan

I have a tendency to always look for the immediate outcome and gratification in my life. Trust the process. Grind it out everyday with fitness, work, and faith life. We are going to fail. It’s not about this workout today. It’s about the culmination of workouts over the duration of weeks, months, years that make us who we are. The same goes for our faith. We might not have an immediate prayer answered but stay true and stay consistent. Put in the work with prayer, confession, love your neighbor and your God consistently and eventually we will get there. Trust the process!

MOLESKIN:
Trust the process.
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
Maryville beer ruck today- 6PM Sandy Springs park. Let’s get it!

Stacking the Deck

THE SCENE: 45 or so, feeling nice
F3 WELCOME & DISCLAIMER
WARM-O-RAMA:
CMU warm up (CMUs already placed for PAX around circle)

– CMU Bent over row IC x 10

– CMU upright row IC x 10

– CMU OH press IC x 10

– CMU merkin IC x 10

PAX grabbed CMU and moseyed to parking lot adjacent to tennis courts on greenway.

THA-THANG:
Double deck of cards  (seemed like it was heavy with face cards)

– All HEART spot cards (2-10) = number of blockees at parking lot

– Rest of spot cards (2-10 spade,diamond,club)= number of tempo merkins or tempo squats completed in cadence (evens=merkins, odd=squat)

– All aces= sprint to top of the hill through intersection to caution sign at school, 8 burpees at top and return to parking lot

– Ace of hearts= sprint to top of hill with CMU, 8 burpees, and return to parking lot with CMU

– All face cards (J,Q,K)= sprint to top of hill at caution sign and sprint back down

– Jokers= 20 American Hammers 4 CT IC

Mosey back to Grindstone with CMU.

MARY:
Freddie Mercury IC x 10

LBCs to close

COUNT-OFF & NAME-O-RAMA
5 HIMs

CIRCLE OF TRUST/BOM:
I had planned on doing a cliche Michael Jordan quote until yesterday when I found out some news. A mentor of mine passed away from Covid 19. Dr. Joe was the nicest man and initially welcomed me to Knoxville when I moved from Atlanta 5 or so years ago. A cancer survivor, he was a quirky man that would give you the shirt off his back if you needed it. We would go to lunch together in Knoxville to catch up- talking all things life such as faith, investments, current events. He invested his time in me and made quite the impact on my life. He got me back in church at a time when I was struggling as a Christian.

Be like Joe and invest your time, faith, money in those that you care about. I regret not spending more time with Joe over the years. He was truly a special person and we should all strive to have the character he showed daily.

I challenge you to reach out to someone you may have lost contact with over the months or years who have truly made an impact on your life, investing time to better you as a person. Thank them and love them. You never know when it might be your last chance to say these things.

RIP Dr. Joe Ferguson

MOLESKIN:

ANNOUNCEMENTS:
CSAUP ASYLUM starting at 630 AM this Saturday

Maryville beer ruck 6 PM Saturday

Sunday School on a Tuesday Morning

THE SCENE: 37 degrees, dry
F3 WELCOME & DISCLAIMER
WARM-O-RAMA:

SSH IC x 25

Tempo squat IC x 10

Tempo merkin IC x 10

THA-THANG:
PAX grabbed a CMU and headed to church parking lot. Pick a battle buddy and 1 person completes exercise count as follows below as other buddy runs to end of parking lot, returns and bears crawls to first median/ crawl bear back to start. Running buddy picks up exercise count. Rinse and repeat until all rep counts completed.

200 squats

200 CMU swings

200 OH press

200 merkins

100 blockees (no one got here)

PAX moseyed back to grinder with CMU.

MARY:
Hold the iron cross LBACs forward/ reverse IC x 10

Protractor game around PAX hold for 5 count until recover.

COUNT-OFF & NAME-O-RAMA
13 HIMs, 2 2.0s, 1 FNG
CIRCLE OF TRUST/BOM:
Been fartsacking a lot lately both with my fitness and with relationships/ being diligent in my faith.

“Don’t talk about it, be about it.” – Goggins

If I am to label myself a Christian, I am meant to put in the work every day. Consistency is key. Live into the Word and act on it daily.

MOLESKIN:
1 John 2:4 “He that says I know him, and keepeth not his commandments, is a liar, and the truth is not in him.”

ANNOUNCEMENTS:
CSAUP upcoming on 1/30/20.

Santa Came Early

THE SCENE: Mid 20s, 🥶 .
F3 WELCOME & DISCLAIMER
WARM-O-RAMA:

tempo squat IC x 10

little baby arm circles forward/ reverse IC x10
THA-THANG:
Gift giving day for the PAX. 5 gifts were scattered about Sandy Springs and the Grinder each containing exercise for the HIM who opened the gift or for a member of the PAX. PAX could only give a gift once and receive a gift once.

1. Completed a game of HANGMAN. PAX performed side straddle hops while guessing. If guesses wrong, performed 5 burpees. ESPY guessed ADVENT correctly: Drifter given gift of 60 box jumps while rest of PAX held plank.

word in box: HOPE

2. PAX lined up at end of grinder and bear crawled length. First place Napster opened gift and gave Nair 20 burpees while PAX performed push ups.

word in box: PEACE

3. PAX Indian ran to Mt Crumpet. Leader in front was Taco at Crumpet who gave Hellbender 40 thrusters with CMU that happened to be lying at top while PAX performed monkey humpers.

word in box: JOY

4. Indian ran back to Grinder when someone noticed a bonus package on side of trail. Nair opened and gave everyone the gift of 50 big boys. Al gore to wait for PAX once done.

5. Returned to Grinder and circled up at far end. Jingle Bells played while everyone performed 10 repetitions of an exercise of their choice and passed it to the next person. The person exercising when music stopped got to open last gift. Postpone enjoyed 10 pull ups, 10 merkins, 10 dry docks all to himself while PAX flutter kicked.

word in box: LOVE

6. One more round of jingle bells performed but no gift given at end. Crowd favorite exercise seemed to be body builders. Honorable mentions were little baby crunch, merkins, squats, burpees, and squat jumps.

MARY:
13 minute of abdominals as I totally overestimated length of time it would take to open gifts.

hold iron cross overhead claps IC, iron cross with little baby arm circles IC, high plank to low plank, Alabama but kickers IC, Peter parkers IC, Freddie mercuries IC, shoulder taps IC, box cutters IC.

passed protractor around circle with each member of PAX calling degree and group holding for 5 seconds. (ESPY called 1 degree)

Bear crawl to crawl bear merkin IC

Cash out with LBCs
COUNT-OFF & NAME-O-RAMA
16 with no FNGs, 2 2.0s
CIRCLE OF TRUST/BOM:
It’s the season of Advent, or the ‘not yet’ season leading up to the birth of Christ. Focus on preparing our mind and hearts for coming of Christ into this world. Don’t get so distracted by the day of Christmas, stay in the moment and prepare yourself. The workout today was based on the Advent wreath: Hope, peace, joy, love.
MOLESKIN:
Singing oh Lord, keep me in the moment
Help me live with my eyes wide open
‘Cause I don’t wanna miss what you have for me
(I don’t wanna miss, I don’t wanna miss)
Singing oh Lord, show me what matters
Throw away what I’m chasing after
‘Cause I don’t wanna miss what you have for me
ANNOUNCEMENTS:

Bring Sally Up

THE SCENE: 32 degrees, FREEZING! (29 according to Postpone)
F3 WELCOME & DISCLAIMER
WARM-O-RAMA:

SSH X 30 IC

TEMPO SQUAT X 10 IC

TEMPO MERKIN X 10 IC

THA-THANG:

  1. Bring SALLY up with SQUATS
  • RUN around parking lot and return to grinder planking waiting on PAX

Bring SALLY up with MERKINS

  • RUN around parking lot and return to grinder planking waiting on PAX

Bring SALLY up with protractor 30 degrees to 90 degrees

  • RUN around parking lot and return to grinder planking waiting on PAX

Bring SALLY up with CMU bicep curls

  • RUN around parking lot and return to grinder planking waiting on PAX

Bring SALLY up with dips on bench

2. Formed a circle and PAX roulette played with 10CT exercises being performed in middle until everyone has a turn. Next in line calls out exercises for individual in middle. PAX performing leg exercises which include Al Gore, squats, squat jumps, iron mikes, clock lunges while HIM in middle performing 10 repetitions.

MARY:
Hold the Iron cross: thumbs down, chicken wing, overhead claps

LBCs to close

COUNT-OFF & NAME-O-RAMA
12 HIMS and no FNG

CIRCLE OF TRUST/BOM:
It’s election day! It is my first time voting in an election. I grew up with parents owning a strong belief without compromise for the other side which steered me away from voting. We have becoming very divisive in society with the left becoming further left and right becoming further right. Over time, I have felt more of a duty to vote from those who have sacrificed to make this a free country where democracy exists. We have to learn to have constructive debates and open up our views to others. Love your neighbor. Know when to listen and when to debate. Overall, have hope knowing God is the king of this world.

MOLESKIN:
Steven Curtis Chapman

“God is on the Throne”

ANNOUNCEMENTS:

Convergence this Saturday, the 7th at Concord Park!