F3 Knoxville

Brickyard Doracides

THE SCENE:  Finally DRY but warm
F3 WELCOME & DISCLAIMER
WARM-O-RAMA:
Sprinklers IC x 20, Chinooks IC x 20, Rockette Hillbillies IC x 20, Hammy and Quad Stretch, SSH IC x 20

THA-THANG:
Doracide – partner up – Pax 1 listed exercise, Pax 2 suicides with burpees

  • 100 BBS
  • 200 Merkins
  • 300 Jump Squats
  • 400 SSH
  • repeat until 6 is finished

MARY:
Do-ah-diddy with flutter kicks and box cutters
COUNT-OFF & NAME-O-RAMA

CIRCLE OF TRUST/BOM:
5 Characteristics of a Godly Man:  Serve the King, Step Up and lead, Speak Out, Stand Strong, Stay Humble

MOLESKIN:
Insert any personal comments, notes, devotion content, etc.
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
Insert information about upcoming events, 2nd or 3rd F opportunities, and any other announcements.

Dog Pound VQ

THE SCENE:  38 degrees and clear
F3 WELCOME & DISCLAIMER
WARM-O-RAMA:
SSH, Cherry Pickers, Stretch OYO, Merkins, Flutter Kicks, Burpees OYO
THA-THANG:

  • Mosey to the Pavilion with a “mosey break” at the top of the hill that included 2 rounds of merkins and American hammers
  • Pavilion workout was Jacob’s Ladder style and included: Jump Squats, Decline Merkins, Chin Ups, BBSU, Hanging Leg Raises, Lunges, Pull ups, Box jumps, dry docks, and a burpee followed by a run back up and down the hill to the parking lot
  • Slow mosey back to the AO. Cool down included: AMRAP Merkins, little baby crunches, mountain climbers, Peter Parker’s, BBQ squats

COUNT-OFF & NAME-O-RAM

Tweet-E, Cavalier, Bowflex, Abacus, Kentucky, Wagon Wheel, Scooter, Toe Box, Bartman, Sparky,  Mayberry, I-Beam, Wall Ball, Blue Cross, Aladdin

CIRCLE OF TRUST/BOM:
Jeremiah 17: 5-7

Reminder to all of us that self-reliance is a trap, we cannot trust in our own flesh and in our own ability to solve all our problems. Blessings come from above and not from our own ability to make things happen.
MOLESKIN:
Appreciate the men who came out to support my first Q and I’ll look forward to leading again

Discovering the Project

THE SCENE: Just above freezing and clear.
F3 WELCOME & DISCLAIMER
WARM-O-RAMA:
15 mountain climbers, 10 tempo merkins, 10 imperial walkers, 10 windmill, 15 Moroccan night club
THA-THANG:
Mosey to the playground and note the dip bars along the way.  We have got to use these!  Perform 3 rounds of the following:

  • 10 pull-ups
  • Run to the dip bars and do 10 dips
  • Run to the amphitheater and do 10 box jumps
  • stay at the dip bars on round 3 and do squats until the 6 gets in.

Long mosey over to the high school main entrance.  These are nice walls with a varying height for PAX of all sizes!  We have got use this!

  • 10 quasi-muscle-ups on the wall
  • 10 donkey kicks
  • 10 merkins
  • lap around circle in front of the school
  • repeat exercises and hold plank until the 6 finishes.

Mosey to the track for one more round of fun.  After a little detour to find an open gate, we assembled one the track for “Catch me if you can”.  One PAX Bernies while a partner does the called exercise.  When the partner completes the exercise, sprint to catch the other PAX.  Once caught, the partner that was running drops and does the exercise.  One full lap of doing 10 diamond merkins and one doing 5 burpees.  Mosey back to the shovel flag.
MARY:
No time.
COUNT-OFF & NAME-O-RAMA
5 representing The Project today.
CIRCLE OF TRUST/BOM:
Isaiah 40:25-31  Be humbled by the awesome power of God.  We may “grow weary and tired” in this life and “stumble badly”, but “yet those who wait for the Lord will gain new strength; they will mount up with wings like eagles, they will run and not get tired, they will walk and not become weary”.
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
3rd F opportunity coming up.  Sign up for Hardship hill in May.

Read me like a book

THE SCENE: 35* and NO RAIN
F3 WELCOME & DISCLAIMER
WARM-O-RAMA:

  • Imperial walker x10
  • Bat wing
    • BAC forward x20
    • BAC reverse x20
    • OH Claps x20
  • Tempo squat x10
  • 4 count merkin x10
  • SSH

THA THANG:

Ascending curb crawl 1-13. Bear crawl from one curb to the other, do 1 merkin. Bear crawl back to the original side, 2 merkins. Continue up to 13 merkins.
Decision time: 5 exercises at 5 different places, PAX choose rep count of 10, 20, 30, 40, 50. PAX choose the reps before knowing the exercise, and once they’ve used a number they can’t use it again.
  • Star jumps @ Big Ball (50)
  • Sit ups @ stage (40)
  • Burpees @ fountain (10)
  • Curls with rocks @ L&N (30)
  • SSH @ South end of park (20)

PAX read me like a book, burpees only 10 reps. G6 called it before we ever got there too.

20 sprints. Do 20 of exercise, sprint to the other end of the road and continue reps of said exercise until everyone has made it. Call a new exercise and repeat.
  • Diamond merkins
  • Squats
  • Sit ups
  • Wide merkins
  • Plank jacks
  • Burpees (10)

MARY:
Flutter kicks x20
Sit ups x20
Box cutters 10
COUNT-OFF & NAME-O-RAMA
10 Strong (get to keep my beard): G6, Reverb, The Voice, Amazon, Rousey, Passport, Cowbell, Duggar, Swanson, Abort
CIRCLE OF TRUST/BOM:
The Einstellung Effect: the negative aspect of having experience.  We all usually think having experience and even success somewhere is a good thing, and it is.  However, this effect describes the type of confirmation bias that arises from having success at something: you might not consider other options which might be even better or more beneficial.  Challenge to myself and other PAX to not only try to get better at things which they struggle with, but also occasionally take a look at things you do well, and consider that you might have another option.  My personal challenge is to try to find a way to love my family and friends in a better way. AYE!!
MOLESKIN:
Continue to pray for Passport and that hopefully he can avoid another back surgery, for G6’s son Rick who still has a fever following his operation, and for Swanson and his wife and family.

Suicides and Bacon

THE SCENE: 45* and rainy (sort of), somehow the rain stopped just long enough for the workout
F3 WELCOME & DISCLAIMER
WARM-O-RAMA:

Mosey to the parking lot in front of Maple Street Biscuit Company

100xSSH, 10xTempo Merkins, 10xTempo Squats

THA-THANG:
Suicide ladder performed on the full length of the parking lot (approx. 100 yards)

Perform 5 merkins on one end of the parking lot and 5 Bobby Hurleys on the opposite end. Add 5 reps for every round completed. The PAX performed 6 rounds finishing with 30 reps of each exercise.

DORA 123:

  • 100xBBS
  • 200xChair Dips
  • 300xSquats

Exercises were performed by one HIM while the other ran down to some coupons to perform either 10 sandbag slams or 10 kettlebell swings.

After DORA we performed AYG sprints down and back in the parking lot. We almost lost the PAX when the smell of Maple Street’s bacon hit us during the sprints. Note to avoid that area of the AO in the future to avoid casualties.

MARY:
20xImperial Walkers

COUNT-OFF & NAME-O-RAMA
9 HIMS and no FNGs

CIRCLE OF TRUST/BOM:
This last week I was out of town for work for the first time since my daughter was born and left my wife to fend for herself with the two kids. It was nice getting a small break from the chaos of having two little ones, but I quickly found myself missing the whole crew. It was a good reminder to cherish the time we get with our loved ones. It’s easy to come home from work exhausted and neglect family time, but as High Impact Men, we need to make an effort to fully utilize this time to encourage and uplift our families. 

MOLESKIN:
Shoutout to Bagger for pre-rucking solo. I fartsacked and paid the price with my shame. Bagger’s last workout before moving to Atlanta is this coming Monday. Let’s make sure to send him off right!

ANNOUNCEMENTS:
Bring books for the Wesley House next week.