F3 Knoxville

Truck stop drag

THE SCENE: 45, gloomy
F3 WELCOME & DISCLAIMER
WARM-O-RAMA

BAC forward and backwards

Overhead claps

Good morning

Merkins

Tempo squats

THA-THANG:
3 laps around the parking lot,  at each end of the islands do 5 man makers

Gather coupons

2 – 40 pound  sandbags

1 – 60 pound sandbag

1 – 90 pound sandbag

Mosey with the coupons to the soccer field.  If you don’t have a coupon, then run laps around the guys with the coupons.

Teams of 3, or so

1 man does the exercise while other team mates run a lap around the field.   Switch until all team mates have done the exercise.   Then move to a different sandbag.

  • Drag 90# bag as far as possible
  • 60# sandbag toss
  • 40# walking lunges
  • 40# overhead carry

Get into 2 teams for a modified dora with the 90# bag and the 80# bag (two 40# bags tied together)

1 pax drags the sand bag to midfield and back while rest of team completes the following

100 merkins

300 CDD

400 squats

Mosey to AO

MARY

ring of fire

40# curls x 10, hold a squat (Omaha to doing squats)

40# oh press, bbs

COUNT-OFF & NAME-O-RAMA

CIRCLE OF TRUST/BOM:
Be careful to keep open communication with your kids about technology.    Even if your child doesn’t have access to social media and the internet their friends might and they are still being exposed to the bad stuff.

MOLESKIN:
Wall ball’s father and mayberry’s M

ANNOUNCEMENTS:
Insert information about upcoming events, 2nd or 3rd F opportunities, and any other announcements.

Tackling the Mountain

THE SCENE: Upper 30’s
F3 WELCOME & DISCLAIMER
WARM-O-RAMA:
15 SSH, 15 mountain climber, 20 Moroccan night club, 10 tempo squat, 10 windmill
THA-THANG:

Mosey to the base of Jucomanjaro:

Lunge Walk 20 paces, run to cone, 20 squats, Bernie Sanders to cone, 10 burpee broad jumps, and run to next cone.

Wagon-wheel to the 6 and finish reps with the 6 and continue back to cone.

Lunge Walk 20 paces, Bernie Sanders to cone, 20 squats, run to cone.

Freddie Mercury IC to catch our breath. Then, mosey to the bottom.

One more time up Jucomanjaro:

Bearpees. OYO 1 Burpee followed up by 4 count bear crawl forward. Increase burpees by 1 each time and bear crawl by 4 (1:4 ratio). Go to 5 burpees and 20 count bear crawl. Do burpees until the 6 gets in.

Run to cone, 20 diamond merkins, run to cone, 30 count Bear crawl, run to cone, 30 crawl bear, and run to top.

Flutter kicks IC. Then, mosey to the shovel flag.

MARY:
No time
COUNT-OFF & NAME-O-RAMA
10 took JUCOmanjaro twice today!
CIRCLE OF TRUST/BOM:
It is difficult hearing your 2 year old telling you “no” to a hug or a kiss.  I think the reason she says this is because she doesn’t see me as much or spend time with me as much as her mother.  Kids do tend to have there preferences as to which parent they want around them most.  This reminds me that spending time with family is important.  Make sure to make your family a higher priority than yourself.  Developing close relationships always takes time.
MOLESKIN:
Kudos to Judge Judy for the solo pre-ruck.

Welsh Dragon crossings at The Quacken

THE SCENE: 40 degrees, sleeting a wee bit.
F3 WELCOME & DISCLAIMER
WARM-O-RAMA:
SSH – x20 IC 4CT

Little bit of this, little bit of that

Cherry Pickers – x10 IC

Indian run (half of the loop) around the park once. Stop at pavilion to do 15 decline merkins OYO. Run another lap (half as indian run) and stop at pavilion for 25 dips OYO. Run another lap (half as indian run) and head toward church parking lot.

THA-THANG:
Welsh Dragon halfway across parking lot.

  • Bear crawl forward 4CT, 1 merkin, 1 plank jack, 1 set of back-of-shoulder taps, repeat until you’ve crossed half the lot. Mosey to Duck Pond.

Duck Pond Doras –

  • 1 partner does the exercise while the other partner runs a lap around the pond. (50 burpee penalty for everyone if you fall in)
  • 150 LBC
  • 150 Kobra Kais
  • 150 Mountain Climbers 2CT
  • 150 Squat Jumps
  • plank until final runner finishes his lap

Mosey back to church lot. Welsh Dragon across the entire lot this time (but hey it’s downhill this direction!)

20ct rest. Mosey back to AO

MARY:
Flutter Kicks 20x 4ct

Box Cutters 10x

Edward Scissorlegs 15x

Flutter Kicks 15x 4ct
COUNT-OFF & NAME-O-RAMA
Duggar, Clinger, Frasier, Ghost, Half Caff, Filte
CIRCLE OF TRUST/BOM:

MOLESKIN:
Frasier led us in a quick devotional: Rest, Respect, Reliance. Isaiah 40: 28-31 “Have you not known? Have you not heard? The Lord is the everlasting God, the Creator of the ends of the earth. He does not grow faint or grow weary; his understanding is unsearchable. He gives power to the faint, and to him who has no might he increases strength. Even youths shall faint and be weary, and young men shall fall exhausted; but they who wait for the Lord shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings like eagles; they shall run and not be weary; they shall walk and not faint.”

Lots of prayers around for our families and our fellow PAX. Continue to lift one another up.
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
Hardship Hill is May 18!! Let’s see how many PAX we can get to sign up. If we don’t have enough for a full 5-hour team, we can merge with Brickyard or Big Ball as needed.

Busy Bees at the Asylum

THE SCENE: Cloudy and a bit cooler than expected, high 40s

F3 WELCOME & DISCLAIMER 

Check.

WARM-O-RAMA:

Squat hold – 15 seconds

– Motivators (5 count, decreasing)

– Squat hold – 30 seconds

– 10 Cherry Pickers (4-ct), in cadence

– Squat hold – 45 seconds

– Little of this, little of that (arm stretches) + Michael Phelps

– Squat hold- 60 seconds

THA-THANG:

Mosey to edge of field by the new bathrooms.

  • Catch Me If You Can!
    • Partner #1 Bernie Sanders, Partner #2 does the exercise then sprints to catch Partner #1. When he does, they reverse rolls.  Go the width of field and back.  Exercises:
  1. 5 hand-release merkins
  2. 5 Burpees
  3. 5 Carolina Dry Docks
  4. 5 Bobby Hurleys

MOSEY to bottom of the first hill that comprises Pickett’s charge.

  • Hill runs . One partner will do slow shuttle runs in the holding pen while the other partner does the hill run and exercises at the top. Then he will run back down and switch off with partner.
    • Do both exercises @ 5x/10x/15x during the three reps per Round  Do planks after each round until 6 catches up.
      • Round 1: Big Boy Sit-ups/American Hammers (4-ct)
      • Round 2: Smurf Jacks/Iron Mikes (4-ct)
      • Round 3: Carolina Dry Docks/Burpees

Mosey to AO.

MARY:
Hello Dollies, 25, 4-ct IC, Flutter kicks, 25, 4-ct, IC, Homer/Marge, 4-ct up and down

COUNT-OFF & NAME-O-RAMA
5 Strong.

CIRCLE OF TRUST/BOM:

I just came off the busiest 2 months of my professional life. Late nights, early mornings, so many things to do that you can’t sleep, late-hour frustrations and challenges, getting so lost in spreadsheets that your head spins.  A week or so ago my brother sent me a joke when I blew off talking to him for the millionth time. He was being a sarcastic smart-#@!, but the words hit home: “Maybe One Day, I’ll be what you need. But don’t wait too long… because the day you want me, may be the day I’ve finally given up…”.  I was also reminded of the song Cats in the Cradle by Harry Chapin, which is a cautionary tale about a father who is too busy to hang out with his son, and then later in life, realizes that his son has “grown up just like him” and doesn’t have the time or inclination to spend precious moments with his aging dad.

We all go through periods of our life when we are strung out, busy, have too many responsibilities, etc. But take 10 minutes to call someone you love, talk to them, ask them how THEY’RE doing, connect with the people you care for.  Don’t give them a reason or an excuse to give up on you.  Sometimes they’re gone for good.  And above all, don’t forget God during times of stress and fatigue. Take the time to say a prayer, thank Him for the blessings in your life, and ask for strength to finish the task at hand. Philippians 4:6-7 says, “Do not be anxious about anything, but in every situation, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God. And the peace of God, which transcends all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus.” We must be intentional about making time to rest in Jesus. Take a few moments when life starts to feel overwhelming and take solace in God’s everlasting love.  Deadlines at work will come and go. God is eternal.

MOLESKIN:
Continued best wishes for Pinto’s and Jinxy’s dad’s continued recuperation.

ANNOUNCEMENTS:

always have choices

THE SCENE: 31* and clear, definitely welcome when the forecast was mid-20s
F3 WELCOME & DISCLAIMER
WARM-O-RAMA:
Sumo Squat x10 IC
SSH x10 IC
Wide merkins x10 IC
SSH x10 IC
Shoulder taps x10 IC
THA-THANG:
Mosey out of start point to base of the big ball.  Lots of chalk on the ground, two rounds of exercises each with a separate cash in.  Perform cash in exercise before each listed exercise, perform listed exercise, then have the choice to run the big ball stairs up and down twice, or run to the amphitheater stage and back one.  One option is shorter but stairs, the other option is longer distance but flat.  Repeat cash in and move to next exercise in the list and take your choice again. Round One cash in exercise is 10 merkins, exercises as follows:

  • 25 Iron Mikes (left/right 1)
  • 25 Big boy sit ups
  • 25 Overhead claps on 4-ct
  • 25 Calf raises on stairs on 4-ct
  • 10 Eight count body builders

Ab exercises until everyone finishes Round 1. Round 2 is very similar, except the finishing exercise you can run the stairs twice, run to the stage, or you can do 10 pull ups on the Big Ball.  Same format, cash in, perform exercise from the list, run or pull ups.  Cash in exercise is 10 big boy sit ups, exercises as follows:

  • 15 Jump squats
  • 15 Shoulder taps in plank on 4-ct
  • 20 Carolina dry docks
  • 10 Burpees
  • 10 Sit up ups

Mosey back to start point.

MARY:
No time for Mary, fortunately got some core work during workout.
COUNT-OFF & NAME-O-RAMA
Lucky 7 at the BB: G6, Cowbell, Rousey, Passport, Midas, Swanson, Abort
CIRCLE OF TRUST/BOM:
Today’s Q was all about choices.  You always have a choice, you may not think you do or you may not like the choices, but you always have them.  Sometimes people want to remove choices so they can blame circumstances, but that isn’t always the case.  Two quotes about choices:

“If you choose not to decide, still a choice has been made” – Rush
“Attitude is a choice.  Happiness is a choice.  Giving is a choice.  Respect is a choice.  Whatever choice you make, makes you.  Choose wisely.”

Go forth through the day and try to realize you have more control over more things than you want to believe.  Use that to better yourself and those around you by choosing to live with love and patience, kindness and virtue.
MOLESKIN:
Continue prayers for Passport and his back injury, hoping he can avoid surgery; prayers for the Fugate family who lost their son in an auto accident; prayers for our ROTC folks who shared the field with us this morning; prayers for our man SOOT as he prepares to deploy to Kuwait