F3 Knoxville

Where’s Land?

THE SCENE: Raining like crazy, temp about 50 degrees
F3 WELCOME & DISCLAIMER
WARM-O-RAMA:
At the Northern ball fields pavilion:  20 Side-straddle hops, 15 Plank Jacks, 10 Cherry Pickers, 10 Windmills, 7 Little Baby Arm Circles forward and backward, 5 Wide Arm Circles forward and backward
THA-THANG:
Totem pole with the following exercises:

  • Burpees
  • American Hammers
  • Decline Merkins (using bench of picnic tables)
  • Bench Dips
  • Mountain Climbers

Sprint to CMU pile to pick up CMU’s and bring back to pavilion.

20 Hello Dollies.

Next, we circle four corners of pavilion, bear crawling from Corner 1 to 2 and Corner 3 to 4 while lunging from Corner 2 to 3 and 4 to 1.  We will circle the four corners three times doing the following exercises at each corner:

Corner 1:  1. 20 merkins.  2. 20 shoulder taps.  3. 20 dive bombers

Corner 2:  1. 20 diamond merkins.  2. 20 bottle openers.  3. 20 Carolina dry docks

Corner 3: (with CMU’s)  1. 25 overhead presses.  2. 25 curls.  3. 25 rows.

Corner 4:  1. 15 mountain climbers.  2. 10 burpees.  3. 15 plank jacks.

Next, we take CMU’s back to CMU pile and sprint back to pavilion.

20 Box Cutters.

Next, we do a shortened totem pole with the following exercises:

  • Squat jumps
  • Big boy situps
  • Picnic table pull-ups
  • Bench jumps

MARY:
We finish at the pavilion with leg stretching exercise from plank position.
COUNT-OFF & NAME-O-RAMA

CIRCLE OF TRUST/BOM:
Words from Sermon by Michael Gerson who gave sermon at Washington’s Memorial Cemetery about God lifting us up at times of despair.
MOLESKIN:
Prayers for Cheatsheet and his family as Cheatsheet’s grandmother, Mary, has passed away and is now in heaven.  Prayers for Pinto who is recovering from heart attack.

F3niversary

THE SCENE: Wet, but not raining.  Mild.
F3 WELCOME & DISCLAIMER
WARM-O-RAMA:
25 SSH
20 Baby Arm Circles Forward & Back
High Knees across parking lot, then mosey back.
Butt Kickers across parking lot, then mosey back.
High Skip across parking lot, then mosey back.
THA-THANG:
Mosey up the little hill, plank for the 6.
20 Merkins
Mosey down the Dragon’s tail. Stop half way for:
20 Merkins
20 BBS
20 Hello Dolly (4ct)
Mosey to end of the tail.
20 Merkins
20 BBS
20 Hello Dolly (4ct)
20 Tempo Squats (low & slow)
Mosey to The Pavilon.
11s Table Rows and Box Jumps/Step ups
Wall sit for the 6 plus slooooow 10 count from 2 PAX.
20 Merkins
20 BBS
20 Hello Dolly (4ct)
20 Tempo Squats (low & slow)
20 Dips
Mosey to the steps
25 Calf raises (4ct)
Mosey to far end of bottom parking lot
20 Merkins
20 BBS
20 Hello Dolly (4ct)
20 Tempo Squats (low & slow)
2 Laps of the Lot, with 3x intermediate sprints.
Mosey to the AO.
MARY:
Outta time. Sorry.
COUNT-OFF & NAME-O-RAMA
9 PAX
CIRCLE OF TRUST/BOM:
It’s as near as dammit one year since I started coming to F3. I never saw myself as someone who set an alarm at 5:00 am, nevermind set a 5:00 am alarm to go workout, yet here I am. Thanks to my F3 brothers for getting me out of bed. For making me accountable and getting me better. Thanks for the 2F lunches and the 3F events. Mostly, thanks for the early morning fellowship.  Here’s to another 12 months.
MOLESKIN:
ANNOUNCEMENTS:

Ruck Biscuit

THE SCENE: 45 n wet but the rain stopped when we started. Then, the rain started again when we stopped ! How convenient! Thank you Sky Q!
F3 WELCOME & DISCLAIMER
WARM-O-RAMA:
One loop up and around lovers lane
THA-THANG:
Ruck Biscuit

  • Starting at the lower pavilion , all w ruck , 10 body builders , 20 front ruck big boys, 30 lion king ruck thrusters
  • Ruck 1 lap around lovers lane , repeat exercise, ruck 2 Laps, repeat exercises , 3 laps , exercises , 2 laps , exercises, 1 lap
  • Ran out of time for the last set
  • Total today was 50 bodybuilder , 100 ruck sit ups , 150 lion king ruck thrusters

COUNT-OFF & NAME-O-RAMA
4 horseman
CIRCLE OF TRUST/BOM:
Thanks for joining me !
MOLESKIN:
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ANNOUNCEMENTS:
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Card Games

THE SCENE: Rainy Thursday Evening around 40 degrees
F3 WELCOME & DISCLAIMER
WARM-O-RAMA:
20 Side straddle hops
10 Cherry Pickers
10 Figure 4’s each leg
10 Curtsy Lunges each leg

THA-THANG:

Played with a deck of cards

  • 2-5 Face Value 4 count MTN Climbers
  • 6-10 Face Value, J-A 15 reps
    • Clubs = LBC’s & Big Boys
    • Spades = Flutter Kicks & Hello Dollys
    • Hearts = Box Jumps & Smurf Jacks
    • Diamonds = Tempo Merkins & Regular Merkins
  • Joker = 10 burpees

Ran one lap around parking lot the started Pancakes and Lunges

Bear Crawl across outdoor chapel, 20 bobby hurleys, crab walk back
Lunge across outdoor chapel, 15 squats, lunge back

One more lap around parking lot

MARY:
2 Minute Planks
COUNT-OFF & NAME-O-RAMA
Also had J Lo with us as #8 but didn’t see his tag
CIRCLE OF TRUST/BOM:
quoted Warren Buffet about reaction. ” you will continue to suffer if you have an emotional reaction to everything that is said to you. True power is sitting back and observing things with logic. True power is restraint. If words control you that means everyone else can control you. Breathe and allow things to pass.”

Cited this to make the point that in a world where everyone seems to have a negative reaction to everything done or said, be a positive one if you have to react at all.  If we start at home and lift one another up, who knows how that will translate in life for the person who is being negative.  People don’t always remember what you do but they do remember how you made them feel.

MOLESKIN:
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ANNOUNCEMENTS:
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Forward Looking Beat Down

THE SCENE: 50 ish with misty rain
F3 WELCOME & DISCLAIMER
WARM-O-RAMA:

SSH X 15

Arm Circles Front/Back X 10 each

Cherry Pickers X 10

Mosey to troll bridge and then around to Pavilion

THA-THANG:

At Pavilion

Complete 20 Decline Merkins

Complete 20 Big Boys

Complete 20 Step Ups (ea. Leg)

Sprint to Center of the Basketball Courts

Complete 10 – 8 Count Body Builders with CMU.

Complete 20 CMU Curls

Complete 20 CMU Squats

Sprint to the Grinder

Complete 10 Pullups.

Complete 20 Incline Merkins

Complete 20 Dips

Sprint to the Y near the street and then back to the Pavilion and Repeat

MARY:

Box Cutters X 15

Flutter Kicks 4 count x 15

LBCs Cash out

COUNT-OFF & NAME-O-RAMA
12 HIMs today including one FNG dubbed – Two Block

CIRCLE OF TRUST/BOM:
Men continue to look forward as you move through life.  Learn from the past but don’t dwell on it.

Couple quotes to sum it up.

“Sometimes God closes doors because it’s time to move forward. He knows you won’t move unless your circumstances force you. Trust the transition. God’s got you.” Anonymous

“Whenever you find yourself doubting how far you can go, just remember how far you have come. Remember everything you have faced, all the battles you have won, and all the fears you have overcome.” Anonymous.

MOLESKIN:
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ANNOUNCEMENTS:
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