F3 Knoxville

Get started and see how far you go

THE SCENE: 30* but little wind, ready to go
F3 WELCOME & DISCLAIMER
WARM-O-RAMA:
Even/odd static stretches for 20 count: middle, left, right
BAC forward and reverse
Tempo lunge
SSH
THA-THANG:
Mosey out of SP and over to the amphitheater, stopping in front of the stage.

  • 10 Bulgarian split squats (10 each leg)
  • Sprint the stairs, mosey back down to the stage
  • 10 calf raises on stairs

Repeato with 15 reps

Mosey further to the parking lot behind the Min Kao building on UT campus for Charles Bronson.  Three cones set up, with 5 exercises at first cone.  Perform exercise, sprint to second cone, bear crawl to the third cone, mosey back and move to next exercise.  Repeat for each exercise.

  • 50 SSH on 4 count
  • 50 Merkins
  • 50 Burpees (yup)
  • 50 Big boy sit ups
  • 50 Jump squats

Mosey back to amphitheater, need to balance out the leg work with some upper body.  15 decline merkins, 15 regular merkins, 15 incline merkins all done in succession with no rest.

Mosey back to start point for Mary.

MARY:
Flutter kicks
Heals to heaven
Feet elevated crunches
Boat canoe flutters led by Pfeiffer
FluttCOUNT-OFF & NAME-O-RAMA
10 Strong: Pfeiffer, Rusty, SiPad, Pullups, Amazon, Half Caff, Ivy, G6, Swanson, Abort
CIRCLE OF TRUST/BOM:
I’ve noticed on weekends that I am either extremely lazy or extremely productive, and usually nowhere in between.  I either just lay around and never get started doing anything or once I get started it just leads to staying busy.  The latter was yesterday, and it simply started with doing laundry early.  Then I painted something I had put off for months.  I fixed a broken section of fence that has needed attention for at least a month.  Cleaned up the utility room.  Found clothes to donate….I just encouraged men to get started with something and see how far it takes them to accomplish other things as well.
MOLESKIN:

Keep Rick (G6’s son) and Blake (Scope’s father) in our prayers as they both have surgeries upcoming.
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
Hardship Hill teams need to form up soon!!

Push Yourself

THE SCENE: 30 degrees and clear skies
F3 WELCOME & DISCLAIMER
WARM-O-RAMA:
SSH (IC) x 20, Tempo Merkins (IC) x 10, Little Baby Arm Circles F & B (IC) x 10, Cherry Pickers (IC) x 10, Tempo Squats (IC) x 10, Flutter Kicks (IC) x 10
THA-THANG:

Dora Style Workout. Indian Run to CMU pile. Each team will get 1 CMU. Take CMU over towards the stadium.  Each exercise will be 200 reps.  The PAX not performing exercise will run up the hill and do 5 burpees and return to trade with other PAX. If a team finishes, start from the top and do it again. Exercises are:

  1. Curls
  2. Big Boys with CMU on chest
  3. Rows
  4. LBCs with CMU on chest
  5. Squats with CMU
  6. Flutter kicks holding CMU
  7. Overhead Press
  8. American Hammers with CMU
  9. Triceps Extension
  10. Leg raises holding CMU

(I don’t think anyone made it past squats today)

Indian run back to AO

MARY:

Hello Dolly (IC) x 10, Freddy Mercury (IC) x 10, American Hammers (IC) x 10

COUNT-OFF & NAME-O-RAMA
17 strong today!  Bonus points to Judge Judy for joining me on the ruck this morning!
CIRCLE OF TRUST/BOM:

My challenge to everyone this year to is to Get Comfortable Being Uncomfortable! Do this personally, physically, and spiritually.  For those who have never been on Q, take that next step and lead. If you have not been to other AOs for a workout, go to all the AOs. Try a Saturday workout which is an hour long or go the Burbs for a longer beatdown. Personally, talk to someone different at work or try to repair a fractured relationship. Spiritually, set a positive example for others and be a witness to someone who needs it (Jude Judy recently started a bible study group). We tend to be complacent and get in routines.  Break that routine and do something different this year.

MOLESKIN:
Prayer requests for Gump and his family as his wife recovers from surgery and son recovers from broken foot/leg.
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
CSAUP at Bomb Shelter on Saturday.  Wesley House workout Wednesday at 5pm

Runday

THE SCENE: 28, clear
F3 WELCOME & DISCLAIMER
WARM-O-RAMA:
Oyo
THA-THANG:
Run at your own pace to mcfee rd and back (4 to 5 miles)

MARY:

COUNT-OFF & NAME-O-RAMA

CIRCLE OF TRUST/BOM:
Insert the WORD here.
MOLESKIN:
Nice run.   Broke into different groups based on your pace and it worked out well.   Welcome to Penny the temporary mascot!
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
Insert information about upcoming events, 2nd or 3rd F opportunities, and any other announcements.

2-Mile Truckstop Tour

THE SCENE: A lovely 28 degree morning… The swamp is fully flooded from the recent rain, but the pavement is dry. A few ice patches over the paths…
F3 WELCOME & DISCLAIMER
WARM-O-RAMA:
SSH x20 IC
TN rocking chair x15 IC
Mountain Parkers x15 IC (Mountain climbers, except opposite knee-to-elbow)
Crabettes x15 IC
LBAC Fwd x10, Rev x10
That woulda been it, but then Sparky arrived, needed to make sure he was warmed up.
15 more Mountain Parkers IC
THA-THANG:
20 cards with 10 different exercises have been distributed over a 2 mile course.
Each card also has a #1 or a #2. PAX with F3 name A-M are #1, N-Z are #2.
PAX mosey as a group along the course, taking turns flipping the card as they arrive.
If the number of the PAX who flips the card matches the number on the card, double the reps!
Additionally, four “You guys are screwed” tokens were distributed to trustworthy PAX.
When a token is played, add a repeat of the previous station to the current station.

The final station – Slalom bear crawl under the guard rail by the Watt Rd. soccer field

MARY:
Made it back to the AO just in time for about 3 rounds of Row your Boat
COUNT-OFF & NAME-O-RAMA
12 HIMs plus one giraffe
CIRCLE OF TRUST/BOM:
Since my 2.0 goes to a Christian school, she has a verse to memorize nearly every week, and has ever since kindergarten. We’ve always used the drive time to school to learn that verse together. I really appreciate the time to dwell on the Word and let it sink in.
This week’s passage was Jeremiah 29:11-14. Verse 11 is pretty popular, but the one that caught me was verse 13: “You will seek me and find me, when you seek me with all your heart.” We’re all seeking God, whether we know it or not. Everyone is looking to fill that hole that only He can. Seek Him with all your heart, and He’s promised that you will find Him.
MOLESKIN:
Shoulda started my watch when I laid out the course… Only got credit for half the miles I ran this morning!
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
Thanks to everyone who brought snacks for Wesley House. Delivery this week!

Sun Rise Saturday

THE SCENE:  Chilly but it didn’t take long to warm up.
F3 WELCOME & DISCLAIMER
WARM-O-RAMA:
SSH x 25, BACF x 15, BACB x 15, SSH x 15, Imperial Squat walker x 15, Cherry picker x 10, Hand release merkins x8

THA-THANG:
It only 3.  Start at the top of the serpentine path and runs down. 3 reps at every light pole and lung after the last pole to the end.

  • Merkins
    • Run back to the top of the hill stopping every 4th light pole to complete 2 burpees
  • Big Boy Sit-Ups
    • Run back to the top of the hill stopping every 4th light pole to complete 2 burpees
  • Froggy Squats
    • Run back to the top of the hill stopping every 4th light pole to complete 2 burpees

Pickets Charge – Run to the top and touch the Asylum.

10 Burpees on your own

She Hate Me Escalator – increasing Burps and Merkins each set by 5 up to 20

  • 20 Lunges
  • 10 Burps
  • 10 Merkins

11’s

Dips and Burpees

Take the hill, Mosey back
MARY:
50 Flutter Kicks