F3 Knoxville

Music n Stuff

THE SCENE: Balmy 22 and clear
F3 WELCOME & DISCLAIMER
WARM-O-RAMA:
2 capri laps around the parking lot

BAC front and back x12 IC

Squats x10 IC

Greenway Mile 11’s with Merkins and big boys every sign

THA-THANG: Musical suicide

With each song, Pax ran between Point A and B for the entire song. At each point Pax performed:

  • Song 1 N2Deep/ back to the hotel- 10 burpees each side
  • Song 2 Jurassic 5/ sum of us -10 Froggie squats each side
  • Song 3 G Love and Special sauce / cold beverage – 10 big boys each side
  • Song 4 Doug E Fresh/ the show -10 Star Jacks each side
  • Song 5 beastie boys/ Paul revere – 5 burpees each side

MARY:
5 mins left for Mary, Hammy lead us in Flutter kicks x20 IC and some impromptu leg holds. Hello Dolly x20 and Side Tri Rises x 10 each side
COUNT-OFF & NAME-O-RAMA
12 Pax
CIRCLE OF TRUST/BOM:
As YHC have done F3 for 2 years now, I got into MY COMFORT zone with the Knoxville AOs. When Alcoa started, I thought it was great but selfishly wanted to stay at the AOs I was used to attending. I was open minded but still selfish about Alcoa started and it was out of my comfort zone because I did not know anyone except 1 or 2 guys. I cant tell you how glad I am for getting out of my comfort zone and getting to know the men of the Bombshelter. More or less, its a great example of getting out of your comfort zone. In reality to grow inside and out, we need to be out of our COMFORT ZONE most of the time. Everybody in F3 rocks and honored to be a part of F3! AYE
MOLESKIN:
Well, by asking Hammy to lead us in an exercise, Hammy got out of his comfort zone and is now ready to Q!!
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
Insert information about upcoming events, 2nd or 3rd F opportunities, and any other announcements.

Preacher is Back!

THE SCENE: Clear and cold.
F3 WELCOME & DISCLAIMER
WARM-O-RAMA:
20 Side Straddle Hops, 10 Burpees, 10 Windmills, Twists to Stretch Back, Michael Phelps
THA-THANG:
Mosey to parking lot next to serpentine sidewalk.  We will do the following exercises in four separate corners of the parking lot.  We will bear crawl from corner one to corner two, run to all other corners.

  • Corner one:  20 American Hammers
  • Corner two:  20 Jump Squats
  • Corner three:  20 Hello Dollies (two count)
  • Corner four:  20 Smurf Jacks
  • Rinse and Repeat

Mosey to outdoor chapel.  We will do elevens, starting with 10 Mountain Climbers at one end of chapel and 1 Decline Merkin at the stage end of the chapel.

Mosey to start of Serpentine Sidewalk.  We will hop to first light, run next four, hop to sixth light, run next four, etc. in increments of five lights until we reach the park perimeter trail.  We will then do 20 Box Cutters as a group.

Mosey to start of Cardiac Hill.  We wild do the following, running up hill to reach each exercise:

  • 15 Big Boy Sit Ups at start of Cardiac Hill
  • 30 Baby Crunches at first turn
  • 15 Decline Merkins at second turn
  • 30 Bench Raises

Mosey back to AO.

MARY:

COUNT-OFF & NAME-O-RAMA
Five men.
CIRCLE OF TRUST/BOM:
Discussed contemplative prayer.  It is different than prayer that we might otherwise practice.  Words may not be said, but instead we focus on God, thinking of perhaps just one thing, such as His power, glory or grace.  We may also repeat one prayer thought during the day as we go about our business of living.  An example might be saying silently to oneself, “God, thank you for your loving grace” occasionally throughout the day.  In this way, we are more likely to experience God throughout the day, not forgetting His presence in our lives.
MOLESKIN:

ANNOUNCEMENTS:
Preacher is back!!  His Achilles is improving and he joined us for his first workout in quite a few months.

Seadangus at Matterhorn

THE SCENE: Cold as a mug.

WARM-O-RAMA:
SSH IC

TEMPO MERKS IC

SOME HIGH KNEES AND  MICHAEL PHELPS

MOSEY TO MATTERHORN
THA-THANG:
SeaDangus

1 lap up Matterhorn followed by 5 Burp Skurps, 10 Merks, 15 Squats

2 laps ”  ”

3 laps  ”

4 laps  ”

Mosey back to AO with a quik stop for some derkins near the water

MARY:
We lost Mary in the battle. She gone
COUNT-OFF & NAME-O-RAMA
PAX 6
CIRCLE OF TRUST/BOM:

In many ways our lives today are better than they could have ever been. We can solve most of our problems quickly and efficiently. However, most of our pains and pleasures as well as the pursuits of these are devoid of meaning. I encourage you all to find ways to insert meaningfulness into your lives whenever you can. Certainly for me, F3 has been one avenue for me. There is a sense of community embracing the suck together. Reach out to old friends and try to encourage them to come out, or try to interact with them in another meaningful way. Live purposefully with intent and even the painful days will be worthwhile.
MOLESKIN:
Insert any personal comments, notes, devotion content, etc.
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
CSAUP Alcoa/Murville Feb 24. Be there or be square

50 Up…50 Down

THE SCENE: 18 degrees, snow flurries
F3 WELCOME & DISCLAIMER
WARM-O-RAMA:
Windmill x 10 IC

Tempo Squat x 25 IC

SSH x 30
THA-THANG:
Mosey to Big Lot

Uptown 50:  Partner up. Two cones 30 yard apart.

    • Cone 1: 10 burpees then travel to second cone in the following manner
  2. Burpee Broad Jump
  3. Crab Walk
  4. Racoon Crawl
  5. Inch Worm
  6. Alligator Crawl
  • Cone 2: 10 burpees then travel back to fist cone in the following manner
  1. Wheelbarrow (Partner 1)
  2. Wheelbarrow (Partner 2)
  3. NUR
  4. Sprint
  5. Bear Crawl

Mosey back to AO

V-Up Roll Up: Hands over head, sit up, touch toes, @ 45 degrees on down bring legs up and crunch and touch toes.

X-Factor: On 6 in X posture. Keep feet, back, arms 6-inches off ground. V-up Left hand to Right shin, V-up Right hand to left shin. Repeat to failure.

MARY:
Block wall sit-up. Place feet on top of planters (feet in mulch), butt against concrete in sit up position. Sit-up and touch toes. Repeat to failure.
COUNT-OFF & NAME-O-RAMA
100 burpees today!!!
CIRCLE OF TRUST/BOM:
As we start the New Year be attentive to those around you. They may not be having a great start to the year or have concerns about the coming year. Be good listeners and pray for the people around you. You don’t have to always get involved, just listen, pray, and if you speak to people find something that interests them to begin the conversation. We are called to love those around us, sooooo…
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
Open Qs on January 11 and January 27!!!

Blasters and BOMBS

THE SCENE: 22* which would have felt like summer compared to the last few days if not for the WIND
F3 WELCOME & DISCLAIMER
WARM-O-RAMA:
Quick lap around the world’s fair lawn to get everyone moving.
SSH x 20 IC
Merkins x10 (on 4 count) IC
Imperial Walkers x11 IC
THA-THANG:
PAX mosey out behind amphitheater, and pause at the first pedestrian bridge for a round of leg blasters.  All exercises done in cadence with no breaks.  Squats x20, lunges x20 (10 each leg), jump squats x10.  Recover and continue mosey to parking lot behind Min Kao building on campus.  PAX partner up for BOMBS routine.  Dora style, partner one runs up and back down ramp while the other partner performs exercises.  Once the partner running makes it back to the parking lot, they pick up in exercises and partner two runs.  Each pair of partners performs:

  • Burpees x50
  • Outlaws x100
  • Merkins x150
  • BBS x200
  • Squats x250

PAX who finish early begin planks, pushups, and Mary.  Once most of the PAX completes BOMBS, we do another round of leg blasters waiting for the last pair to complete.  10 count to recover.  Mosey back to AO.

COUNT-OFF & NAME-O-RAMA
10 PAX total: G6, Gretzky (FNG), Petey, Swanson, Waxjob, Careless, Operation (FNG), Filter, Steam, Abort
CIRCLE OF TRUST/BOM:
“Putting things off is the biggest waste of life: it snatches away each day as it comes, and denies us the present by promising the future. The greatest obstacle to living is expectancy, which hangs upon tomorrow and loses today… The whole future lies in uncertainty: live immediately.”

Make today count, and leave no doubt.

ANNOUNCEMENTS:
Saturday beatdowns at Big Ball resume in two Saturdays.