F3 Knoxville

Downright Warm

THE SCENE: 41F, no wind, the warm weather drew a crowd today!
F3 WELCOME & DISCLAIMER
WARM-O-RAMA:
SSH x 30 IC 4 CT
Imperial Squat Walkers x 15 IC 4 CT
Merkins x 15 IC 4 CT
4X run across the parking lot, building intensity (Merkins and Squats between sets)

THA-THANG:
Mosey to the playground, find a bench
11s: Dips and BBS
11s: Box Jumps and Derkins

Back to the AO

Mini Grinder, 4 stations + the hill:
20 reps, after each lap drop 2 reps (20, 18, 16…)
1: Squat Jumps
2: Merkins
3: Iron Mikes
4: Gas Pumpers
+
2 Burpees at the top of the hill
Every other time up the hill, Bernie Sanders

Called it during the lap of 8, props to Plunger for pushing it with me.

MARY:
Boat Canoe (with some American Hammers thrown in for fun)
ATMs from Cap’n (thank you, sir!)

COUNT-OFF & NAME-O-RAMA
38 PAX, no FNGs

CIRCLE OF TRUST/BOM:
“Someone who cares about you, sweats with you, and corrects you when you need to be corrected is one of the most precious things in life; a true friend.” -Eric Greitens
I feel lucky to have several true friends in the COT this morning.

ANNOUNCEMENTS:
That Alcoa CSAUP event coming up looks wicked awesome.

Acronyms R Us

THE SCENE: Nice ‘n toasty…37!

F3 WELCOME & DISCLAIMER


WARM-O-RAMA:

30 seconds of stretching OYO…we got to business quick!

THA-THANG:

  1. Run 3 laps around the long parking lot median & perform BLIMPS at each end of the median.  Totaled 6 rounds of the following
    • Burpees x 10
    • Lunges x 10 each leg
    • Imperial Walkers x 10
    • Merkins x 10
    • Plankjacks x 10
    • Squats x 10
  2. Mosey to the playground
  3. 11’s:   Pullups & V-up Roll-ups with approx. 40 yard run in between locations.
  4. Mosey to concrete bleachers
  5. 50 BAD HABITs.   Perform 50 reps of each exercise.   This ended up being more of a buffet because we were almost out of time.  Each man did AMRAP of each exercise.   Ended with 10 burpees as a group.  Bonus points to Mayberry for actually doing 50 burpees.
    • Box Jump
    • American Hammer
    • Derkins
    • Hand Release Merkins
    • Alternating Shoulder Taps
    • Burpees
    • Iron Mikes
    • Tempo Squats

MARY

  • Big-O
  • Box Cutters
  • Pickle Pounders

COUNT-OFF & NAME-O-RAMA
9 strong:  Ratchet, Mayberry, Booger, Butters, I-Beam, Junk, Sparky, La-Z-Boy, Bartman

CIRCLE OF TRUST/BOM:
This week has been hectic for me.  I’ve had company in town, spent a night in Franklin and had a snow day.  It all sums up to not many workouts and a lot of sleeping in this week, which sucks.   I love getting up early and posting with the PAX so this week really threw me for a loop, but at the same time the lure of a warm bed and sleeping later than usual was very tempting to continue.  How do you pick yourself up when you fail to meet your goals?  I think we need to fight against the “easy life” and push ourselves each day.  Today my challenge to the PAX was to examine themselves and check how they are doing at getting back on the horse after they’ve been off for a while.

MOLESKIN:

ANNOUNCEMENTS:
Alcoa CSAUP coming up in Feb.

Physical Training is of Some Value…

THE SCENE:

35°F, cloudy, the snow and ice is getting out of here but there are still a couple slick spots.

F3 WELCOME & DISCLAIMER

WARM-O-RAMA:

  • SSH x25 (IC)
  • Burpee x5 (OYO)
  • Merkins x20 (IC)
  • Squats x20 (IC)
  • Curb to Curb
    • High Knees
    • Butt Kicks

THA-THANG:

Mosey to the Pavilion

21s- Bench pull-ups and squats

Mosey to parking lot at playground and line up across the curb

Long jump a quarter of the way across and then sprint

Bear crawl halfway across and then sprint

Lung halfway across and then sprint

(repeat sequence)

Mosey to the hill along the road towards the Northshore entrance to the park

11s- Burpees at bottom and Flutter Kicks at the top

Mosey to the playground

11s- box jumps and BBS

MARY:

  • Plank
    • Hand and leg up
    • Switch to other side
  • Warrior Pose
    • Right foot forward and twist right
    • Left foot forward and twist left
  • Plank
    • Hand and leg up
    • Switch to other side
  • Warrior Pose
    • Right foot forward and twist right
    • Left foot forward and twist left
  • LBC x30 IC

COUNT-OFF & NAME-O-RAMA

CIRCLE OF TRUST/BOM:

“for while bodily training is of some value, godliness is of value in every way, as it holds promise for the present life and also for the life to come.”

‭‭1 Timothy‬ ‭4:8‬ ‭ESV‬‬

http://bible.com/59/1ti.4.8.esv

We are saved by grace, but we should be just as (or more) intentional towards growing in Godliness as we are towards growing in physical fitness. This doesn’t mean start fartsacking more often. It means learn from how you are able to focus on physical fitness, to stop fartsacking on your relationship with God.

MOLESKIN:

The guys worked hard this morning. 21s on the bench pull-ups was a little much but they pushed through it.

The Fantastic 4 & Their Joint Custody of a 30lb baby

THE SCENE: 33 degrees, patches of snow & some isolated ice around AO, cloudy
F3 WELCOME & DISCLAIMER

“Welcome to F3 – Fitness -Fellowship – & Faith. My name is Steam and for the next 60 minutes I’ll be your Q in charge. I am not a professional – you are here on your own volition – which means I don’t know any injuries you may or may not have so if you need to modify any of the exercises we do this morning feel free to do so but we will all push each other to give 100%”

WARM-O-RAMA:
1. Side-Straddle Hop (SSH): 25 x 4 in cadence

2. Cherry-Picker: 12 x 4 in cadence

3. Big Ass Baby Arm Circles: Forward: 10 x 4 in cadence & Backward: 10 x 4 in cadence

4. High Knees: 15 x 4 in cadence

5. Forward Lunge: 12 –> hold for 3 seconds in the lunge position

THA-THANG:
**PAX put keys/phones in Steam’s ruck** ——– **introduced the 30lb ruck plate = baby

  • Established battle buddies for the duration of the Q before stepping off
  • Mosey to Big Ball amphitheater with baby (American Indian run formation/style)
  • Super Stadium Steppers
    • (1) Battle-buddy teams sprint to top of amphitheater stairs
    • (2) Execute 5 pull-ups (overhand or underhand) individually
    • (3) Sprint Back down –> hold incline Merkin position until PAX recovers
    • (4) All PAX American-Indian runs with baby around Big Ball pond perimeter
      • halfway point = each PAX executes 5 squats with baby
    • (5) After completion of perimeter mosey –> PAX members execute 20 x 4 Big Boy Sit-Ups (BBSs) and/or 20 x 4 Little Baby Crunches (LBCs)
    • RINSE AND REPEAT UNTIL 50 PULL-UPS ARE COMPLETED
      • Last Round = 10 overhand pull-ups, battle buddy teams carried baby between them for 30 seconds on/30 seconds off, 5 squats with baby AND 5 baby chest presses
  • Mosey American Indian run style past AO start point –> under bridge by STEM Academy.
    • PAX lined up against bridge wall in wall-sit formation
    • From L –> R
      • (1) Execute 5 merkins (next PAX member holds baby during wall-sit)
      • (2) Rinse & Repeat 3x
  • Mosey back to AO start-point
  • TOBATA CORE WORK
    • 30 seconds on/10 seconds off
    • (1) American Hammers
    • (2) Leg extensions –> Up (vertically) & out (horizontally)
    • (3) Flutter Kicks
    • (4) Hello Dollys (Happy Birthday Dolly —- yesterday)
  • ATMs
    • Merkin plank position
    • 15 x 4 shoulder taps
    • 10 slow cadence merkins
    • 10 fast paced merkins

MARY:
Heavy breathing, cursing of the 30lb baby – moral sustained 🙂
COUNT-OFF & NAME-O-RAMA
Pax Count: 4

Quarantine – Red Writer – Operation – Steam

CIRCLE OF TRUST/BOM:
Q shared his working thesis for the year: “It’s not about me” & “Allowing myself to fully understand and accept God’s grace”

When you look back at this upcoming year –> will you be able to say that you listened to God?

Focus in on where God is calling you this year & think about what your thesis or theses is for this year as you go back to your families, relationships, marriages, work, as High Impact Men of character.

Birthday Beat Down

THE SCENE:9 degrees.  A little ice, some snow and no wind
F3 WELCOME & DISCLAIMER
WARM-O-RAMA:
Cheatsheet “Get ya some” x 20

THA-THANG:
Mosey to the trail at the top parking lot

  • 15 Flutter kicks followed by Mosey
  • 15 merkins followed by Mosey
  • 15 big boys followed by Mosey
  • 15 squats followed by Mosey
  • repeated 4 times until we got to the base of Everest
  • 15 Flutter kicks
  • 15 merkins
  • 15 big boys
  • 15 squats

Summited Everest to the rock pile

  • Grab a rock
  • 15 Flutter kicks
  • 15 merkins
  • 15 big boys
  • 15 squats

Mosey Down the hill toward soccer field

  • 15 Flutter kicks
  • 15 merkins
  • 15 big boys
  • 15 squats

Mosey to the soccer field

  • High Knees
  • Ankle to butts
  • 25% sprint
  • 50% sprint
  • rest
  • High knees
  • Up and downs x5
  • Up/downs/roll over in the snow x3

 

  • Mosey to the church
  • 15 Flutter kicks
  • 15 merkins
  • 15 big boys
  • 15 squats
  • Mosey to AO

MARY:
Boat Canoe (Power T) for 1 last minute!
COUNT-OFF & NAME-O-RAMA
12 strong with 1 FNG! Welcome Topless! (Casey Holbrook) Pasted out donuts
CIRCLE OF TRUST/BOM:

Lord What is the Measure of my Days

O Lord, make me know my end
    and what is the measure of my days;
    let me know how fleeting I am!
5 Behold, you have made my days a few handbreadths,
    and my lifetime is as nothing before you.
Surely all mankind stands as a mere breath! Selah
6     Surely a man goes about as a shadow!

Life is fleeting.  God teach us to number our days.

MOLESKIN:
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ANNOUNCEMENTS:
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