F3 Knoxville

Super Thursday

CONDITIONS
27 Degrees clear skies with little to no wind (Perfect Conditions)

THE THANG
COP
20 X SSH IC
20 X Arm circles forward IC
20 X Arm circles backward IC
20 X Forward stiff leg kicks touching vertical hand IC
20 X Box squat jumps IC

Mosey to a lit parking lot a near Parkside Tavern about two hundred yards from the Dog Pound AO.

Tribute to Super Bowl 50
First Half
5 Sprints slight downhill and back uphill (About 200 yards round trip).

After the first sprint: 50 merkins
After the second sprint: 50 BBS
After the third sprint: 50 lunges
After the fourth sprint: 50 SSH
After the fifth sprint: 50 squats

Second Half
Then we went in reverse order:
After sixth sprint: 50 SSH
After seventh sprint: 50 lunges
After eight sprint: 50 BBS
After ninth sprint: 50 merkins

Mosey back to the Dog Pound AO beside the tennis courts.

ABS
20 X Flutter kicks IC
20 X Hello dolly’s IC
15 X American Hammers IC

Note: The PAX ran individually down and back and then 50’s individually. Those that finished early planked until everyone was done after each round. The PAX started each sprint together. Each person pushed hard on each sprint especially more so with a small group.  One PAX member pushed through some calf cramps like a champ and finished very strong.

COT
Name-O-Rama

BOM
Discussed work ethic and not letting other people outwork you. Remember the acronym O.W.E = Out Work Everyone.

I may not be as fast as Proton, or able to do squats like Ratchet, or merkins like Bandwagon, but that isn’t going to stop me from trying.

I used to encourage my Marines that hard work eventually pays off. It may not pay off today, tomorrow, next week, or next month, but eventually hard work always pays off.

Encouraged the PAX to apply the same enthusiasm and work ethic that they do at F3 in other parts of their daily activities.

Finally, we talked about attitude. All the hard work in the world will be forgotten if you do not do it with a positive attitude.

Getting better together like a Boss!!
Hydro (Submitted by Cap’n Crunch)

Revival at the Asylum

CONDITIONS
19 degrees, wind gusts and a light snow

F3 disclaimer
Welcome to the FNG’s

THE THANG
COP #1
Side Straddle Hop IC x 10
Calf raises IC x 10
Bobby Hurley OYO x 10
Hillbillies IC x 10
Baby arm circles forward IC x 10
Baby arm circles reverse IC x 10
Burpees OYO x 10

Tour of the parking lot; mosey over to brick pile for two coupons and head to the church

COP #2
Overhead press w/ coupons IC x 10
Arm curls w/ coupons IC x 10
Back flies w coupons IC x 10
Squats IC x 10
Burpees OYO x 10

Bear crawl down the side of the church, lunge across the back, bear crawl back the opposite side and lunge back to the front of the church

COP #3
Elevated merkins on coupons IC x 10
Unbalanced merkin; left side IC x 10
Unbalanced merkin; right side IC x 10
Chest flies with coupons IC x 10
Chest press with coupons IC x 10
Burpees OYO x 10

Mosey back to brick pile to return coupons; mosey to the playground (planks by PAX until all arrive)

Hydraulic squats OYO x 10
Flutter kicks IC x 25 (led by Timberlake)

ABS
Tunnel of Love

COT
Name-o-Rama

Scripture focus on Philippians 3:17-21. Be imitators of Christ, and walk with those who want to live faithful lives.

BOM
prayer led by P-nut

MOLESKIN
41 men came ready to bring light to the early morning gloom. Spirited mumblechatter despite a wind chill of 7 degrees and gusty winds. Love this PAX…love this movement in Knoxville.

Strength and Honor,
P-nut (Submitted by Cap’n Crunch)

Tuesday Grind…

Conditions
33 degrees and clear

Disclaimer and Recognize FNG’s

COT
Twist and Pivot x40 (IC)
Alternating Shoulder Touches x20 (IC)
Press Jacks x30 (IC)
Arm Circles x20 (IC)

THE THANG

Mosey to the Parking lot up top

Burp and Merkin Ladder
Burp and Merkin ladder up to 10 and back down

11’s on Hill – Baby Everest
At the top, Jump Squat, at the bottom, Big Boy Sit-up

Mosey to the Parking and partner up

Push and Pull Relay
PAX # 1
– Mosey to Dog Park and back
PAX # 2
– 2 Laps Cinder Block Curls each
– 4 Laps Combined Merkins alternating Cinder Block Rows

Aborama
Peter Parkers  to Plank Crunches x6 (IC)
Reverse Crunch x25 (IC)
Flutter Kicks x30 (IC)

BOM
Impact

Over the past three week I have had the unfortunate opportunity to witness four close friends and family lose loved ones.  I will have to say that I hate going to funerals because you never have the right words to say and it just stinks to see people you love go through the mourning process.

But it is amazing to see the impact that some of the people have had on people around them. Not only those that have passed but the way these families have poured into their loved ones lives. When I see this great people and the impact they have made on others lives it makes me question if I having the same kind of impact on the people around me.

What will people say about me when I am gone?

What will my family say? They see me at my worst and know me for who I truly am.

What will God say to me when I die? Well done good and faithful servant?

So the question is how do we impact others? We have the perfect example of this in Christ with his self-sacrificial love and God has called us to be that to others.

Luke 10:27 And he answered, “You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your strength and with all your mind, and your neighbor as yourself.”

In these verses God set our priorities straight and lets us know we have to put him first in order for us to be able to be prepared pour into others.

We are preparing ourselves physically with 1st F and my hope is that we are also preparing ourselves spiritually with the 3rd F in order to make an impact on those around us

So my challenge to myself is look for the opportunities to pour into others. Looking for those opportunities that you might normally pass up.

F3 defines a High Impact Man (HIM) as the following: HIGH IMPACT MAN: A man dedicated to forcible contact to strong effect. A Disrupter. That Somebody who makes things happen. A natural born world-beater. An enemy of the status quo, despised by GooNation for the threat he poses to its continued existence.

– Proton (submitted by Cap’n Crunch)

Friday Fiesta!

Conditions
26 and Clear

COP
Side Straddle Hops x20 (IC)
Imperial Squat Walkers x15 (IC)
Leg swings each side x 30 seconds each leg
Little Baby Arm Circles Forward x10 (IC)
Reverse x10- (IC)
High knees x10 (IC)

THE THANG
Square sprints – 3 Rounds
Mosey to corner 1, sprint as fast as you can to comer 2. Mosey to corner 3. Sprint as fast as you can back home. Plank at the line until all finished.

Mosey over to side of parking lot and grab cinder blocks

Cinder Block Arm Workout
Line up all blocks along light pole line and partner up.
Partner 1 = Do 10 squat presses, Do 10 curls, 10 squat rows, 10 triceps extensions.
Partner 2 = Drop to plank and do Spider-Man push-ups to 3rd line
Switch
Rinse and repeat. For round 2: arm exercises x15 (Had to call an audible to 2nd on round 2)

Go to the hill between the parking lot and the baseball field.

11’s – Nipple Scraper Merkins / BBSU’s
Start at the top of the hill. Run down the hill, do 1 big boy sit-up. Go back up the hill, do 10 nipple scrapper merkins.
Repeat until you have done 10 big boy sit-ups and 1 nipple scrapper merkin.

Aborama (All AMRAP)
60 seconds // 1 down / 2 ups
60 seconds // Twisting Pistons
30 second rest
60 seconds // Hands free Tucks
60 seconds // Starfish crunch
60 seconds // flutter kicks
30 second rest
60 seconds // starfish crunch

COT
Count off and Name-O-Rama  30 PAX with 3 FNG’s – Huffy, Rascal, and Vanna

BOM
For the Spirit God gave us does not make us timid, but gives us power, love and self-discipline.”
2 Timothy 1:2, 7 NIV

He has given us a spirit of power, and not of timidity! Let’s tackle this day with power and take on the things that are right, not the things that are comfortable and easy.

Pablo (Submitted by Cap’n Crunch)

Monday Morning Jumpstart…

Conditions
58 degrees and clear

Intro and Disclaimer

COP
Side Straddle Hops x20(IC)
Imperial Walkers x15- (IC)
Hamstring Busters x15(IC)
Little Baby Arm Circles Forward x10-(IC)
Reverse x10- (IC)
Big Boy Arm Circles Forward x10 (IC)
Reverse x10 (IC)

 

THE THANG
Partner Up and Go to the bottom of Little Baby Hill
Run with your partner to the top of the hill and do some combination of 20 lunges: 10/10 or 15/5, whatever works best for you and your partner, plank in parking lot when finished

Partner Elevens
First partner runs to other side of the parking lot and does 10 Derkins, while partner still on the baseline does 1 Cinder Block Trophy (Squat, Clean & Press CB)=11. Partner that did the derkin runs back and the two partners switch. Next round 9 derkins, 2 CB Trophies and then 8 derkins and 3 CB trophies until reversed reaching 1 derkin and 10 CB trophies. All equaling 11.

Mosey to Cardiac Hill

You can do it Twice!
Start at the bottom of Cardiac Hill with 10 pushups, run to the first curve and do 10 squats, second curve 10 diamond pushups, bear crawl the baby hill at the top, then finish with 10 dips on the benches. Rinse and repeat with reps of 20. Plank at the bottom.

Mosey back to Homebase for ABS
Dealers Choice
Hello Dolly’s x20 (IC) by Crawdad
Box Cutters x15 (IC) by Woodshack

COT
Count off and Name-O-Rama  66 PAX and 4 FNGs!

BOM
We all are here to get better from a physical standpoint. I love this PAX, love the diversity in ages, young and experienced! It’s the guys that we yell “RESPECT” to after they say their name and nickname that get me out of bed in the mornings and drive me. I can only hope that when I am their age one day I am doing the same. Yet, we would be fools if we stopped just at allowing them to inspire us physically. I once heard a mentor say that everyone thinks a man or #HIM is someone who is courageous and strong, showing little emotion, being hard to break, and not completely sharing their heart because vulnerability could lead to hurt or pain, BUT its actually the opposite! It takes courageousness and strength to share yourself, and open up and allow someone to know your struggles, fears, and what life has taught you. That is what Jesus did for us, and as men we are called to do the same, share our hearts with one another. My challenge to this PAX, especially younger PAX members, is to really get to know those around, especially the guys with a lot of life experience under their belt. This PAX is extremely fortunate to have so many great men, and we would be foolish if we did not seek out their guidance and mentorship. I also challenge those men, to open up and be vulnerable and share with those younger PAX members what life’s journey has had for you; the hard things, the lessons, failures, success, advice, etc. So at our next F2 event, coffeeteria or lunch, get out of your comfort zone, and seek out life with another just as Jesus has called us to do!

Aye!,
Bandwagon (submitted by Cap’n Crunch)