F3 Knoxville

Author: Waxjob

I Love Hate You, Man

THE SCENE: 50 or so. Hot and muggy. Also really dark, because clouds and new moon.
F3 WELCOME & DISCLAIMER
WARM-O-RAMA:
SSH x20
Windmill x15
CMU Hop-Over x20 OYO
Cherry Picker x8 IC
Round-the-blocks Merkins (1 lap)
Pass-the-CMU 1 round each direction

THA-THANG:

Mosey down around the outhouse and back up by the grassy area.

Pair up, one PAX does traveling exercise, other does specified reps of stationary exercise, then goes to relieve traveling PAX wherever they are. Alternate between the two stationary exercises until time called, then move on to the next Travel/Stationary grouping

Traveling Stationary
Bear Crawl w/ CMU 20 Curls
20 Tri Ext.
Crab Walk w/ CMU 20 Merkins
20 Big Boy Situps
Farmer Carry 2 CMU 20 Squats
20 Carolina Dry Docks
Blockee Broad Jump 5 8-Count Body Builders
20 Tri Ext.

Once more around the outhouse, then back up to the AO

MARY:
Just enough time for 5 Pullover-situp-standup with CMU
COUNT-OFF & NAME-O-RAMA
12 Men today… All disciples I pray!
CIRCLE OF TRUST/BOM:
Just a practical word today for your health and those around you: wash your hands. 2.0 and half of her school are out sick….
MOLESKIN:
I planned on running this Q up on the soccer field across the street, but it was so dark I couldn’t see the cones when they were 10 feet away.
Oh well… Whatever kind of grass that is near the AO smells pretty nice. I guess it’s whatever they put on there to cover up the odor of the dog excrement…
Thanks to Mayberry for today’s title. Definitely appreciated the “I love hate you right now, Waxjob” toward the end of the beatdown.
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
Signup for Hardship Hill!!!! (YHC too)
The Project AO launch in Oak Ridge was today… Tell your friends!

Snowpocageddonlypse

THE SCENE: Plenty of gloom. Rain and 30s, temp steadily dropping.
F3 WELCOME & DISCLAIMER
WARM-O-RAMA:
SSH x20 IC
Mountain Parkers x15 IC
Tempo Merkins x10 IC
One-hand 6-count Body Builders (skip the pushup) x5 IC (each arm)
Ice Skaters x20 each leg OYO
Hindurkins x10 IC

Mosey back to my car because I forgot to take my wallet out of my pocket

THA-THANG:
Mosey to the base of the Matterhorn, circle up for 15x Tempo Squats IC, continue to the Pavalon
Escalator style circuit:
20 Merkins
20 Mountain Climbers
20 Squat Rolls
20 V-ups
20 Travoltas
20 Crabettes

When done, make one lap around the Pavalon doing full step-ups (watch your head!) on the picnic table benches. Left leg on the out, right leg on return.
Repeat circuit, dropping the Crabettes. Another pavalon lap, this time Groucho-walking one leg on the benches.

R&R until done, mosey back to the AO through the big wet flakes of snow.

MARY:
30x 4-count LBCs (well, Mayberry did half-Imperial Walkers holding an umbrella), enjoy the view of the falling snow!
COUNT-OFF & NAME-O-RAMA
6 PAX braved the Snowpocageddonlypse to get better this morning. Welcome back Unibrau, and congrats on the new job!
CIRCLE OF TRUST/BOM:
Isn’t it “funny” how God often brings opposites together and makes them spouses? Sometimes those differences are just that – differences that are neither bad nor good, and we learn to live and love despite them. Sometimes those differences are things that God uses to highlight something in your heart that needs to change. I have a tendency to snap judgment about people that I don’t know, with very little compassion. That guy pulling a U-turn around the median? What a moron… He should learn to drive. The guy on the news that hit a telephone pole at 100mph? Deserved it. But once I get to know someone, and they have a face and a name, I tend to give them the benefit of the doubt. My wife, on the other hand, lets me know that my snap judgements are unacceptable behavior. She has that compassion for the nameless, faceless person that I lack. But, in contrast, she has the tendency to fear the worst about the motivations of the behavior of people that she knows and loves. So take a look at yourself… If you’re like either of us, ask God to work on your heart, to give you compassion for those you don’t know, and trust and grace for those you do.
MOLESKIN:
I was definitely hoping for a bit more white and less wet, but any day that starts with HIMs like these is a great one.
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
Alcoa CSAUP on 2/9! Check GroupMe for more info.

2-Mile Truckstop Tour

THE SCENE: A lovely 28 degree morning… The swamp is fully flooded from the recent rain, but the pavement is dry. A few ice patches over the paths…
F3 WELCOME & DISCLAIMER
WARM-O-RAMA:
SSH x20 IC
TN rocking chair x15 IC
Mountain Parkers x15 IC (Mountain climbers, except opposite knee-to-elbow)
Crabettes x15 IC
LBAC Fwd x10, Rev x10
That woulda been it, but then Sparky arrived, needed to make sure he was warmed up.
15 more Mountain Parkers IC
THA-THANG:
20 cards with 10 different exercises have been distributed over a 2 mile course.
Each card also has a #1 or a #2. PAX with F3 name A-M are #1, N-Z are #2.
PAX mosey as a group along the course, taking turns flipping the card as they arrive.
If the number of the PAX who flips the card matches the number on the card, double the reps!
Additionally, four “You guys are screwed” tokens were distributed to trustworthy PAX.
When a token is played, add a repeat of the previous station to the current station.

The final station – Slalom bear crawl under the guard rail by the Watt Rd. soccer field

MARY:
Made it back to the AO just in time for about 3 rounds of Row your Boat
COUNT-OFF & NAME-O-RAMA
12 HIMs plus one giraffe
CIRCLE OF TRUST/BOM:
Since my 2.0 goes to a Christian school, she has a verse to memorize nearly every week, and has ever since kindergarten. We’ve always used the drive time to school to learn that verse together. I really appreciate the time to dwell on the Word and let it sink in.
This week’s passage was Jeremiah 29:11-14. Verse 11 is pretty popular, but the one that caught me was verse 13: “You will seek me and find me, when you seek me with all your heart.” We’re all seeking God, whether we know it or not. Everyone is looking to fill that hole that only He can. Seek Him with all your heart, and He’s promised that you will find Him.
MOLESKIN:
Shoulda started my watch when I laid out the course… Only got credit for half the miles I ran this morning!
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
Thanks to everyone who brought snacks for Wesley House. Delivery this week!

Bad Customer Service

THE SCENE: Somewhere in the 50s… Rain sort of tapering off… Maybe?
F3 WELCOME & DISCLAIMER
WARM-O-RAMA:
SSH x25 IC
Hindurkins x10 IC
Cossack Squats x20 IC
TN Rocking Chair x15 IC
Travoltas x10 each arm IC

THA-THANG:
Insert information about the workout.
Everyone retrieves one 2-hand pee rock and two 1-hand pee rocks. Leave 2-hand pee rocks at the “service desk”
Time to try to return those crappy Christmas gifts, but of course you have no receipt!
Split into three lines, about 15yd from the “service desk”.
First man in line grovels to the desk (bear crawl w/ 2 1-hand rocks or snowplow w/ 2-hand)
Leave “gift” at the desk, but you get the runaround since you have no receipt (run around the outhouse)
Return to the desk to pick up your exchange (swap 2-hand for 1-hand or vice-versa)
Go to the back of your line and start doing the next exercise in the list.

2-Hand Exercises:
Curls
Blockees
Pullovers
Tri Extension

1-Hand Exercises
Flys
Woodcutters
Lateral Raises
Rocky Marciano

MARY:
Stood in line for too long!
COUNT-OFF & NAME-O-RAMA
11 strong… Well, 10 strong and 1 weak. Trying to fight off a cold…
CIRCLE OF TRUST/BOM:
So we probably all got at least one crappy gift this Christmas. But remember to thank God for his unspeakable gift – Never the wrong size, needed by all.
2 Cor. 9:15 – Thanks be to God for his inexpressible gift!

MOLESKIN:
Left an alternate Q in chalk up at the Pavalon in case it was more rainy… We’ll give that one a go next time!
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
Prayers for Mayberry’s Grandfathers – both in the hospital.

Checkin’ it Twice

THE SCENE: Errathang is pretty wet, but temp is nice, around 35.  The sun is deciding whether or not to get up with us…
F3 WELCOME & DISCLAIMER
WARM-O-RAMA:
Good ol’ Zero Burpee Warmup:
Zero burpees OYO
25 SSH IC
2 burpees OYO
10 Tie Fighters (fwd and back)
4 burpees OYO
10 Merky Derkys OYO
(Some bonus SSH waiting for Fins to get to the AO)
6 burpees OYO
15 Tennessee Rocking Chair IC
8 burpees OYO
10 Travoltas each side IC
10 burpees

THA-THANG:
Insert information about the workout.
Everybody grab a CMU and head to the Fountain of Youth.
Drop half the CMUs there and head up the Northeast face of Crumpet to the Christmas tree.
Partner up
One partner heads back down Crumpet, picks up a CMU and carries it a lap around the fountain before heading back up Crumpet. Meanwhile Partner 2 is checking the list… Does the first exercise AMRAP until partner relieves. Once both partners have checked the first exercise, move to the next one:
-Blockees
-Goblet Squats
-Curls
-Crabettes
-Tricep Extension
-Lunge
-Merky Derky

List checked twice! Gather CMUs and head back to the AO
MARY:
40 4-ct Flutters IC
20 4-ct LBC IC
4x Row your Boat

COUNT-OFF & NAME-O-RAMA
5 PAX this morning. Kudos to Pinocchio for pre-ruck and staying for the beatdown. Pup and Squiggly got in 10+ but couldn’t stay.
CIRCLE OF TRUST/BOM:
Holidays are here. We associate holidays with good times, relaxing, watching football, etc, but this holiday season before you veg out on the couch look around and make sure there’s not someone busy working to make your holiday better. Step up and join in. You’ll be glad you did!
MOLESKIN:
Small crowd today… Wherever you are, find a way to get better every day!
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
Merry Christmas!