F3 Knoxville

Author: Waxjob

50/50

THE SCENE: Just 30, but with the breeze it feels colder than some of those single digit mornings the last couple of weeks.  Nice coat of snow on the grass, but the pavement’s all dry.
F3 WELCOME & DISCLAIMER
WARM-O-RAMA:
SSH x20 IC
Warmup lap around the parking lot
TN Rocking Chairs x20 IC
Tempo Squat x15 IC
LBAC x15 IC fwd and back
One more warmup lap
Monkey Humpers x15 IC
Snot Blowers OYO

THA-THANG:

Five 50/50s on all the beautiful snow-covered turf fields of the luxurious Truck Stop. And one parking lot.

50/50s: Sprint 50 yards, do 50 reps (25 of each exercise), sprint 50 yards, do 50 reps

Mosey over the bridge (carefully… It’s covered with snow but not really slippery) to the lot beside the Watt Road field for
50/50s: Pickle Pounders/Gas Pumps

Mosey back around to the soccer field nearest the AO for
50/50s: Carolina Dry Docks/Ice Skaters

Back to the parking lot for
50/50s: Big Boys/Dips

To the upper field (15 impromptu body weight rows at the new outhouse along the way) for
50/50s: Merkins/Squats

Watt Road field for
50/50s: 4-ct SSH, 4-ct Imperial Walkers

Final mosey around the park to pick up the Weinke pieces, back to the AO for some Roll Your Own with the exercise D12.
2 rolls for everyone, to the best of my memory, it went something like:
-20 Iron Mikes
-15 Crab Walk Toe Touches
-10 Squat Jumps
-15 Burpees
-15 Star Jacks
-1 minute Jump Ropes
-15 Merkins
-15 Calf Raises
-20 Iron Mikes
-15 Burpees

MARY:
15s Star Gazers after that last set of burpees…
Roll over for 15 Side Crunch IC both sides
A little bit of Protractors
25x LBC IC
AMRAP Merkins for the last minute!
COUNT-OFF & NAME-O-RAMA
5 HIMs this morning, no FNGs
CIRCLE OF TRUST/BOM:
I recently got the opportunity to get some constructive feedback that brought about a bit of an internal struggle for me between my ego and my rational mind. My ego wanted to go straight to being defensive or make justification/excuses for what needed improvement, but that is totally the wrong reaction. I had to take a step back mentally and make the decision to flush that ego down the toilet and open up to that feedback. Without that, I can’t improve. We’re all here in this relationship as HIMs and in our daily lives to help one another get better… Be careful not to let your ego get in the way of that process.
MOLESKIN:
PAX moved fast in the cold today. Blew right through the 50/50s. Great to have Tank show up at Coffeeteria!
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
Alcoa CSAUP Feb 24!

Prancercise

THE SCENE: 40ish… and moist. Felt like 60 after the last couple of weeks!
F3 WELCOME & DISCLAIMER
WARM-O-RAMA:
FSH x20 IC
SSH x20 IC
TN Rocking Chair x15 IC
AGTJ x10 IC (gettin’ easier!)
Crabwalk Toe Touches x15 IC
Hindurkins x15 IC
Tempo Cossack Squat x20 IC

Line up on the curb link arms, 10x 4ct calf raise IC
25% across the parking lot
20x single count calf raise OYO (too hard maintaining balance)
50% across the lot
20x calf raise
75% across the lot
20x calf raise
AYG across the lot

THA-THANG:
Mosey up to the rock pile by the Asylum building, one stop along the way for some Al Gore and 20x BBS

Line up in the grass about 50yd from the rocks and pair up.
One man does exercise (Merkins|Curls|Rows) AMRAP while waiting
Other runs to pile, gets a rock, 10x squat-OHP and returns with rock. Switch up.
3 trips each. Should finish with a 6-pack per team.

Regroup at the pile, leaving 6-packs at the grass

Merge into 4-man teams

2 men run to grass, 20 leg-pushdowns, and return with one rock each.
Meanwhile, other 2 men are doing kegstand squats
Switch up, R&R until all rocks are returned to the pile.

Time’s running out! Bear crawl down Everest halfway or so, then mosey back to the AO, one stop for Tempo Squats with Crawdad.

MARY:
Q did a bad job of time management today… Crawdad led the cheetahs in some Hello Dolly.
COUNT-OFF & NAME-O-RAMA
30 strong today, including one FNG: Welcome Beans! (Clay Daniel)
CIRCLE OF TRUST/BOM:
Will you “Go out” without knowing?
“He (Abraham) went out, not knowing where he was going” (Hebrews 11:8)
See My Utmost for His Highest, Jan. 2
When God tells you to go, he usually doesn’t tell you His end game. Have faith that He knows what He’s doing and obey!
MOLESKIN:
Thanks, Crawdad for taking care of all the cheetahs in the group and making sure they didn’t get bored waiting for the rest of us… My apologies on running over. I really need to get over there sometime during the day to get a good mental map of the place. Doesn’t help planning that the satellite images are all outdated!
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
Alcoa CSAUP coming up 2/24… Be on the lookout for shirts on Mudgear

All Fun and Games

THE SCENE: Let’s say 10 degrees. Nice and clear!
F3 WELCOME & DISCLAIMER
WARM-O-RAMA:
SSH x30 IC
Burpees x5 OYO
Tempo Cossack Squats x20 IC (10 each leg)
Burpees x5 OYO
Imperial Walkers x20 IC
Burpees x5 OYO
LBAC x20 each way IC
Al Gore Tucks x10 IC (finally made it to 10! I might have counted faster though…)

THA-THANG:
Time to play with Sandy! PAX split to 2 groups 60yd apart. Sandy has list of exercises.
All PAX start with top exercise. One carries bucket to other line and stays there. That line switches to next exercise, and one PAX carries bucket back. R&R for a few rounds:
Crunches
Merkins
Mtn Climbers
Flutter Kicks
SSH

Mosey down to Coffeeteria just to make sure it’s still there. Looks like coffee’s brewing, so head back toward AO.

Circle up for some Roll Your Own:
Gather around large foam D12 with exercises and reps printed on it. Everyone gets a turn to roll, everyone does rolled exercises.
2 times around the circle… It’s been far too long to remember the order, but among those done were:
Merkins
Jump Squats
Crab Walks
Butt Kickers
Calf Raises
Burpees
Jump Ropes
Star Jacks
etc…

Mosey over to the game board for some mini-Dora:
50 Merkins
100 BBS
150 Monkey Humpers

Impromptu dips x20, then head back to the AO

MARY:
Decent time remaining for some core work:
Reverse Crunch x20 IC
Side Crunch x20 IC each side
Row your Boat x4
Finished out with leg-pushdown ring of fire.

COUNT-OFF & NAME-O-RAMA
7 came to play today! No FNGs
CIRCLE OF TRUST/BOM:

MOLESKIN:
Everybody looks just a few years older today – all white-bearded from the frost!
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
Alcoa CSAUP coming up at the end of February!

Bucket List

THE SCENE: Clear and, what, maybe 8°? 9°?  Who’s counting?.
F3 WELCOME & DISCLAIMER
WARM-O-RAMA:
Let’s get warm quick!
5 Burpees OYO
15 Imperial Squat Walkers IC
5 Burpees OYO
15 Hindurkins IC
5 Burpees OYO
1 Windbreaker (solo exercise by Q)
15 Firecrackers IC (similar to Smurf Jacks)

Mosey to Waxjob’s Hill
(Q alerts PAX to the presence of speed bump by tripping and falling flat)
5x down hill and immediately back up, 5x 4ct Merkins IC at the top each time.
First trip up sprint, next 3 Bernie, final trip sprint
(3rd was planned as reverse bear crawl, but frosty grass deemed too dangerous for digits)

THA-THANG:
Mosey on around outside of the park to the Scrapyard stairs.
Hop up stairs on one leg. Turn around and mosey back to the street, then back and hop stairs on other leg.

Mosey across grinder to meet Sandy: a bright orange 5 gallon bucket filled with 60lb of sand.
Bucket contains a list of exercises:
Merkins
Mtn Climbers
LBCs
Flutter Kicks
SSH
PAX split into 2 groups of 5. One group sets up at cones 60yd away.
Both groups start doing top exercise.
One man carries bucket to other line and stays there. Another man carries the bucket back to original line. R&R
Whenever bucket arrives at line, PAX switch to next exercise.
Continue until all PAX have made 2 trips

Cooldown: Mosey one lap around the park, pause halfway for 2 sets of 20 dips and 20 squats

MARY:
Circle up for:
20 Reverse Crunch IC
15 Side Crunch IC each side
4 rounds of Row Your Boat
Merkin ring of fire – 5 to 1
16 Tempo Cossack Squat

COUNT-OFF & NAME-O-RAMA
Largest gathering of HIMs in the Knoxville area this morning: 10 strong!
CIRCLE OF TRUST/BOM:
Not so wordy this morning to avoid becoming a sweatcicle.  As we start this year, remember Paul’s words in Philippians 3:13: “Forgetting what lies behind and straining forward to what lies ahead, I press on toward the goal for the prize of the upward call of God in Christ Jesus.”  We all want to forget the bad parts of the past, but Paul here is not talking about that.  He just got done listing all of his own accomplishments done in the flesh, and how they are not of worth.  Don’t rest on things you’ve done.  Forget that past as well, and press forward for His calling!
MOLESKIN:
Coldest day of the year was no problem for these guys.  Killed it hard.  Icicles were forming on beards from breath condensation, but everyone was sweating by the end.
ANNOUNCEMENTS:

Burpee Land

THE SCENE: 32 and mostly cloudy. But is it really 32?  Seems warmer than that for some reason.  Maybe because we’re comparing to Thursday’s 18…
F3 WELCOME & DISCLAIMER
WARM-O-RAMA:
SSH x20 IC
Hindurkins x15 IC
AGTJ x8 (I think… Fast-N-Easy said it was 9)
LBAC x20 each way IC
Box Cutters x20 IC

Super Mario style! Run and box jump all 20 Goombas lined up in front of the school!

THA-THANG:
Mosey over to the entrance of the park for a rousing game of Burpee Land.
Starting at Card #1, do the number of burpees corresponding to card number, then follow the instructions on the card:

1. Turn right, Lunge to the next card

2. -Mosey 1 full lap around the park
-20 Dips, 20 BBS, R&R
-Bunny Hop to next card

3. -Mosey 1 lap
-7’s on the hill – Diamond Merkins and Squat Jumps
Up the hill: Sprint, Bernie, Backward Bear (repeat)
-Burpee Broad Jump to the next card

4. -Sprint 1 lap and go to the splash pad

5. -15 4-count Monkey Humpers IC
-15 4-count Side Crunch each side IC
-15 more Monkey Humpers IC
-Crab walk to the Pavalon

6. -5 Leg-Up each leg
-10 Derkins from the bench
-10 Leg-Up each leg
-10 Derkins from the tabletop
-Bear crawl to the splash pad for

7. -20 Burpees For the Win!

MARY:
30s of Star Gazers after those burpees!
Mary right here at the splash pad:
Flutter Kicks x25 IC
LBC x25 IC
Leg Pushdown Ring of Fire
4-3-2-1 Merkin Ring of Fire
One more lap around the park to pick up the cards

COUNT-OFF & NAME-O-RAMA
5 players in the game this morning, no FNGs
CIRCLE OF TRUST/BOM:
Playing the game this morning was a little bit like our Christian walk… Everyone read the cards and followed the instructions, but I was also there alongside, and I knew exactly where we were going and what was coming next.  For real life, we have written instruction that we can follow to the best of our ability, but we also have the Holy Spirit within us, walking with us.  He knows the beginning, middle, and end. He knows what’s written on all your cards because He wrote them.  And they’re for our good, because He loves us.  Sometimes it’s difficult, but we need to make the choice daily to trust Him.
MOLESKIN:
Fun morning getting to work with these men! Worked hard playing hard!
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
Start training for Alcoa CSAUP! End of February…