F3 Knoxville

Santa’s got a brand new bag

THE SCENE: 47 and rainy
F3 WELCOME & DISCLAIMER
WARM-O-RAMA:
Side straddle hops in cadence x 20, Cherry pickers x 10, Imperial walkers in cadence x 15, Baby arm circles forward and back in cadence x10
THA-THANG:
Santa’s bag of fun:

  • Trim the Tree:  40 wood chopers, 20 Star on the tree Burpees
  • 3 Wise Men: 20 Jumping “Jacks”, 20 Iron “Mikes”, “Clark Kents” aka Supermans x 10
  • Wrapping Presents: Otherwise Know As Coupons 25 curls, triceps, and rows with a run to top of hill in between
  • Climbing Down the Chimney:  11’s with Squat jumps and decline merkins
  • Over the River and Through the Woods: Mosey back to AO with a stop for 20 Windshield wipers

MARY:
Ran out of time
COUNT-OFF & NAME-O-RAMA

CIRCLE OF TRUST/BOM:
Quote from an Avett Brothers song: When you run, make sure you run to something and not away from.

Isaiah 40: 29 He gives strength to the weary
    and increases the power of the weak.
30 Even youths grow tired and weary,
    and young men stumble and fall;
31 but those who hope in the Lord
    will renew their strength.
They will soar on wings like eagles;
    they will run and not grow weary,
    they will walk and not be faint.

Make sure this Christmas and in life that we are running towards things and not away from things.  God will give us the strength to endure.

 

12 Days of Ruckmas

THE SCENE: 45, raining and the rain increased in intensity as we did
F3 WELCOME & DISCLAIMER
WARM-O-RAMA:
Ruck to Turkey Creek Christmas Tree beside Victoria Secret (1.5 miles)
THA-THANG:
12 days of ruckmas (modified from Ruck.Beer)

Pax is to sing to the tune of the 12 Days of Christmas.  Workout is to follow the pattern of the song…Exercise 1, Exercise 2 then 1, Exercise 3, 2 then 1, etc,

The song lyrics were; On the _____day of ruckmas, the Cadre gave to me….

  1. Ruck Merkin
  2. Overhead Squats
  3. Overhead Presses
  4. Man makers
  5. Incline Merkins
  6. Wide Merkins
  7. Ruck Thrusters
  8. Ruck Swings
  9. Lunges (9 each leg)
  10. Ruck Curls for the girls
  11. 4 Count Mtn. Climbers
  12. Bent Over Ruck Rows

Ruck back to Christmas lights at Library (1.5 miles or so)

MARY:
Insert information about any additional post-THANG work (if applicable).
COUNT-OFF & NAME-O-RAMA

CIRCLE OF TRUST/BOM:
Take the time to enjoy this season.

Ironically, I gave the message while we were rucking in order to save time when we got back to the start point so I could hurry back home!
MOLESKIN:
Raining, cold, EARLY didn’t matter to the pax.  They all knocked out this workout without any problems except for Shooter counting the manmakers way, way, way too fast.
ANNOUNCEMENTS:

Wet 66

THE SCENE: Gross.
F3 WELCOME & DISCLAIMER
WARM-O-RAMA:
BAC x10 IC
Little bit of…
Sumo Shoulders x10 IC
Tempo Squats x10 IC
Monkey Humpers x10 IC
Tempo Merks x10 IC
5 Bodybuilders IC

THA-THANG:
Gave choice of wet or dry workout. PAX chose wet.

Shoulder shredder (100 OH claps IC)

PAX mosey to top of cardiac.

Rd1: Each light pole going down cardiac. Route 66 – 8ct Bodybuilders. Run back up. Rabbits sweep everyone.

Rd2:Each light pole going down cardiac. Route 66 – Crab Cakes 4ct. Run back up. Rabbits sweep everyone.

PAX mosey to bottom of hill by AO

Alternating movements up the hill:
1) Crawl bear for 6 steps
2) Bear crawl for 12 steps
Continue until reaching top

Recovery jog back down to AO

MARY:
Shoulder shredder (100 OH claps 4ct)
1.5 min of Boat/Canoe with slight variations (flutters, OH claps, row the boat, etc)

COUNT-OFF & NAME-O-RAMA
CIRCLE OF TRUST/BOM:
Gave everyone a choice of the wet route or the dry route at the start of the workout. Told everyone the seemingly “easier” dry route would’ve consisted of 120 bodybuilders, 120 squat jumps, 120 flutter kicks, and 120 lunges. Choosing the apparent easier path doesn’t always end up easier in the long run.

MOLESKIN:
Pinto brought up the idea to rename Candy Corns to The Grady Pitsticks in honor of Quickrete. Lilydipper will reach out to Cap’n to see if we can get it changed in the Lexicon.
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
2nd F lunch today at Babalu at noon.

If it walks like a duck…

THE SCENE: OTB @ Fountain City Park – Very wet. Mid 40s. Lots of ducks.
F3 WELCOME & DISCLAIMER
WARM-O-RAMA:
SSH – 25 IC 4CT

Baby Arm Circles – x15 up/down IC 4CT

Tempo Squat – x10

Cherry Pickers – x15

THA-THANG:
Mosey to the Duck Pond (aka FC Lake)

3 stations along the Broadway side at the pavilions –

  • Station 1 –
    • 20 merkins then duck walk to station 2
  • Station 2 –
    • 20 merkins then duck walk to station 3
  • Station 3 –
    • 20 merkins then run to finish the loop around the Duck Pond back to station 1.
    • Rinse and repeat 3X.

Mosey to top of hill to road in front of Gresham Middle.

Duck and Weave –

  • PAX line up single file and duck walk from one end of the lot / road to the other. Walker in the back sprints to the front weaving through the PAX until everyone goes 2x just like an Indian Run except way less fun.

Dora –

  • PAX partner up. One exercises while one runs to the other end of the drive and back. Flapjack and repeat til done.
    • 100 squats
    • 100 mountain climbers 4CT
    • 5 burpees IC

Mosey back to AO in the pavilion in the middle of FC Park.

MARY:

  • 25 dips on picnic table OYO
  • 15 incline merkins on picnic table OYO
  • 15 ATMs to cash it out IC

COUNT-OFF & NAME-O-RAMA
4 PAX present. Dolittle, Swanson, Herbie, Filter on Q.
CIRCLE OF TRUST/BOM:
Advent = hopeful waiting.

Block Party

THE SCENE: Round freezing and foggy
F3 WELCOME & DISCLAIMER
WARM-O-RAMA:
Warm up with obligatory SSH x20 on 4ct, Windmills x10 4ct, Rockette x10 4ct, Overhead claps x10 4ct, Rocky Balboa’s x20 4ct
THA-THANG:
Mosey to the “Christmas Tree” to pick up Santa CMU’S that were left to play with. Mosey to lower parking lot.  Obviously, when you get a new toy you don’t want to put it down so…

Run with CMU’S to 4 stations

  • Rows 20,15,10,5 reps
  • Triceps 20,15,10,5 reps
  • BIG BOYS 20,15,10,5 reps
  • Cinder Swings 20,15,10,5 reps
  • Mosey around parking lot after each set of 20,15,10, and 5

Mosey to docks Reps of 20 Freddy Mercury on 4ct and 20 Hello Dolly 4ct bailed after…too icy

Mosey back to pick up CMU’S then back to AO. Ran up and down Baby Hill x3 with 5 Merkins at top each time.

Recover to AO

MARY:

COUNT-OFF & NAME-O-RAMA

CIRCLE OF TRUST/BOM:
Spoke about Giving.  Shared Luke 6:38 as an example of what it looks like to give.  Realized I am to selfish and don’t give of my time, money, and resources the way I should.  Giving is an act of love and is an ACTION.  It’s something we must physically do.