F3 Knoxville

AMRAP at the Asylum

THE SCENE: Nice and cool at about 44°F.
F3 WELCOME & DISCLAIMER
WARM-O-RAMA:
15 mountain climbers, 10 tempo merkins, 15 SSH, 10 windmill, 15 imperial Walker, 15 Moroccan night club
THA-THANG:
AMRAP style course

1st stop at the pavilion

  • 15 diamond merkins
  • 15 Carolina dry docks
  • 10 pullups

Next stop at base of cardiac hill

  • Bernie Sanders to first corner and complete 20 squats
  • Bernie Sanders to next corner and lunch walk to the base of the small hill.

Final stop back the shovel flag

  • 10 burpees
  • 15 Freddy Mercury (4 count)
  • 20 mountain climbers (4 count)

AMRAP

MARY:
No time! YHC gave no instructions to gather back together and we got more separated then intended.
COUNT-OFF & NAME-O-RAMA
19 total today
CIRCLE OF TRUST/BOM:
The WORD came from James 4:1-10. It is difficult sometimes to be humble and keep our focus on God rather than worldly gain. “Humble yourselves in the presence of the Lord, and He will exalt you.”
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
F3 Knoxville anniversary coming up November 3 and 4.

The Pumpkin Post

THE SCENE: Picture perfect, clear, low 60s
F3 WELCOME & DISCLAIMER 

Yep

WARM-O-RAMA:
Motivators, Cherry Pickers x10 IC, Lateral Hops x 20 IC, little of this, little of that

THA-THANG:
Mosey down from the Admin building to the Lyons View Pike entrance.  Do PAULA ABDULS along the path towards Northshore, running two lights and Bernie Sanders back one light, stop and do 5 BBS/5 Shoulder-tap Merkins.  Continue to base of Everest

PYRAMIDS up to big tree on Everest.  Run up hill to tree 3 times, when we return to the path we will do the following:

  • 10 Burpees
  • 10 Burpees/10 Mountain Climbers (4-ct)
  • 10 Burpees/10 Mountain Climbers (4-ct)/10 Diamond Merkins

Run back up to the base of the summit and finish the pyramid:

  • 10 Mountain Climbers (4-ct)/10 Diamond Merkins
  • 10 Diamond Merkins.

Run to top of summit and meet at AO.

KICKBALL PRACTICE!

From F3 flag, kick the kickball into the field, where cones with numbers are laid out.  Whatever number is closest to the ball is the exercise we do.  The exercises are:

  1. 10 burpees
  2. Captain Thors (1 BBS/4 American Hammers increasing to 2/8, 3/12, 4/16, and 5/20)
  3. 15 Pickle Pounders
  4. Jump Squat Holds (10 jump squats + 10 second Al Gore, then 9/9, 8/8, etc.)
  5. Boat/Canoe with 30-second holds, x2
  6. 10 scorpion Dry Docks (5 with one leg up, 5 with the other)
  7. 10 body builders (Burpees with plank jack in there).
  8. Superman (on stomach, arms/legs out)/Reverse Superman (on back, arms and legs up)
  9. 15 patty-cake merkins
  10. 20 windshield wipers (4-ct)

(we got to all of these except the Jump Squat Holds)

MARY:
Imperial Walkers x20 IC

COUNT-OFF & NAME-O-RAMA
9 men strong (couldn’t tag Quikrete)

CIRCLE OF TRUST/BOM:
Ran across something that compared being a Christian to being a pumpkin.  It was kind of “quaint”, but seemed seasonally appropriate.  God:

  • Picks you from the patch and brings you in (John 15:16)
  • Washes all the dirt off of you (2 Corinthians 5:17)
  • Opens you up and scoops out all the bad stuff, removes the seeds of doubt, hate, greed, etc. (Romans 6:6)
  • Carves you a new smiling face (Psalm 71:23)
  • And He puts his light inside you to shine for all the world to see (Matthew 5:16)

MOLESKIN:
Prayers for a safe and successful Tough Mudder competition to all our F3 brothers going to Atlanta! Good luck guys! Prayers of Thanks for the scholarship that Jenner received (Congrats brother!), and prayers that Mr. Jinxy’s work situation will develop favorably and all be part of a larger plan.

ANNOUNCEMENTS:
Tough Mudder this week-end!

Big Ball Circuit

THE SCENE: cool but warmed up quickly
F3 WELCOME & DISCLAIMER – Done
WARM-O-RAMA:
25 – Side Straddle Hop, A little bit of stretching, and I cant count to 8 while doing body builders
THA-THANG:

  • Disclaimer
  • Warm up
    • Side Straddle hop – 25
    • Stretching
  • 8 count Body builders – 5
  • Mosey to the big ball
  •  Circuit 1 – lap around pond after circuit with bear crawl down stairs, R & R
    • Toe touch sit ups – 12/15
    • Plank – 30/45 sec
    • Jump squats – 12/15
    • CDD – 12/15
  • Circuit 2 – lap around pond after circuit with bear crawl down stairs, R & R
    • Squat thrusters – 12/15
    • Bear crawl shoulder taps – 12/15
    • Plank row – 30/45 sec
    • Hello dolly – 12/15 4 count
  • Circuit 3 – lap around pond after circuit with bear crawl down stairs, R & R
    • Frog squats – 12/15
    • Flutter kicks – 12/15 4 count
    • Plank one arm – 30/45 sec
    • Pull-ups – 12/15
  • Mosey to fountain

MARY:
7 FNG’s
COUNT-OFF & NAME-O-RAMA

CIRCLE OF TRUST/BOM:
be present in someone’s life. take the time to find out what is going on.

Knockin’ the Cobwebs Off

THE SCENE: Upper 40’s & frickin’ gorgeous
F3 WELCOME & DISCLAIMER
WARM-O-RAMA:

  • Little bit o’ this
  • Little bit o’ that
  • High Knees
  • Butt kickers
  • Broad Jumps
  • Inchworm merkins

THA-THANG:

We moseyed to the roughly 1/2 mile to the PAVILON and then performed a long, grinding CINDY. For those not familiar, CINDY is an AMRAP of 5 pull-ups, 10 merkins, & 15 squats for 20 minutes.

After our 20 minutes was completed, we eased back to the AO by way of the Pee Rock pile. We used some nice, heavy pee rocks to get a set of 7-ups in.

MARY:

  • Freddie Mercury x 30 IC
  • Flutter Kick x 20 IC
  • Mountain Climber x 25 IC

COUNT-OFF & NAME-O-RAMA

CIRCLE OF TRUST/BOM:
We discussed the giving of yourself to help others. It’s an incredibly hard habit to make and can be exhausting, but the results are a legacy that will far outlast your lifetime.
MOLESKIN:
Thanks for the grind today, PAX – I needed it!
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
F3 Anniversary weekend is on the horizon.

It’s Only 26

THE SCENE: 48ish
F3 WELCOME & DISCLAIMER
WARM-O-RAMA:

  • Cherry Pickers x10 IC
  • Worst Merkin Ever x5 OYO
  • Arm Circles x10 IC (both directions)
  • Lil’ bit of this n that

THA-THANG:

  • Indian run over to Mt. Crumpet the long route
  • Four Options to get up the hill… Anyone can choose! Except all 4 options must be completed. Non-optional.
  • 1 – Bear Crawl up, 26 Bobby Hurley’s at the top
  • 2 – Crawl Bear up, 26 Merkins at the top
  • 3 – Bernie up, 26 Burpees at the top
  • 4 – Crab Walk up, 26 BBS at the top

 

  • Mosey back to grinder for the WHOWIE! (Kraken workout but with only 6 stations… whowie is a mythical giant 6 legged lizard from Australia) Stations are as follows:
  • 6 Bodybuilders
  • 20 Iron Mikes
  • 20 Dry Docks
  • 6 Burpee Jacks (Do a jumping jack at the end of it)
  • 20 Merkins
  • 20 Squats

MARY:

  • V-ups x20 OYO
  • ~1 minute of LBC’s

COUNT-OFF & NAME-O-RAMA
7 this morning
CIRCLE OF TRUST/BOM:

Every year, my birthday brings back memories of my grandfather since his birthday is the day before mine. Yesterday (10/17) would’ve been his 98th birthday, he passed away about 5 years ago at the age of 93. Growing up, he was the male role model I looked up to. He was extremely kind, soft spoken, generous, honest, and never voiced a complaint about anything. He was overall just a good man.

When he passed away, it left a gap in my life. Even though he set the example for me to chase as a man, him being physically gone for the earth was just tough. I still have always known his qualities and will never forget them, but it just absolutely sucked that he was gone.

I can say with confidence that F3 has filled that gap I had in my life. Every man I have met in this group has given me new qualities to look up to and new role models to set examples for not just me, but everyone. I am extremely grateful for the impact this group has had on my life. I am glad I got to celebrate my birthday being out in the dark on this chilly morning improving my life with these people, as well as hitting my 1 year mark since my first F3 workout. I am looking forward to the next years of beatdowns and getting closer to everyone. I know that all of you would do anything to help another brother out, and that means a lot to me.

MOLESKIN:
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
F3 Olympics coming up. Register!