F3 Knoxville

Goin’ Sleddin’

The scene: 50 and clear

F3 Welcome and Disclaimer

Warm-o-rama:

High Knees IC x 20

SSH IC x 20

Baby arm circles IC x 20

This/that/Big Bertha hugs stretches

The Thang:

Mosey to parking lot by restaurant

 Sled race – two teams of 6 each

 Each team split into groups of 3 & began pushing sled back & forth

 2 cones at each end of sled push – total of 4 cones per lap. Perform 10 each of the following.

o Round 1: CMU Bent over row; CMU Curls; Big Boys; Diamond Merkin

o Round 2: CMU Curls; CMU Squats; Tempo squat; Mountain Climber

o Round 3: CMU American Hammers; CMU OH Press; Lunges; SSH

o Round 4: CMU Big Boys; CMU Tricep Press; Starjacks; Dry Docks

o Round 5: CMU OH Press; CMU Upright Row; Burpees; Smurf Jacks

 Ring of fire Merkins: 10, 9, 8, audible….final round = 5 Diamond Merkins

MARY:

ATMs x 20

Box Cutters x 20

Count off and name-o-rama

BOM:

Ecclesiastes 4:9-12

Two are better than one, because they have a good return for their labor: If either of them falls down, one can help the other up. But pity anyone who falls and has no one to help them up. Also, if two lie down together, they will keep warm. But how can one keep warm alone? Though one may be overpowered, two can defend themselves. A cord of three strands is not quickly broken.Want to focus on the part about “two can defend themselves”. As men, we are constantly attacked by the world: lures of power, greed, money, lust….are everywhere. While most of us don’t like to talk about our feelings or our struggles I encourage each member of the PAX to lean on each other in times of need. Chances are one of us has dealt with your problem at some point and can help. It’s biblical in marriage and in friendships – 2 are stronger than 1. That means holding each other accountable – even when it’s hard. If we want to be true men of impact that means we sometimes have to do the hard thing and look a brother in the eye and let him know he’s making a mistake. Let’s use that to our advantage and help lift our brothers up who need it today.

George Brown

F3 Welcome & Disclaimer

The Scene: near perfect conditions – 55 degrees, overcast

The Thang:

5:30 COP – 7 min

  • Baby arm circles X 10 (forward/backward)
  • Imperial Squat Walker X 10
  • Merkins X 20
  • Partner up: Wheel barrow across parking lot, 10 merkins every 3rd parking space, trade places and repeat the other direction

Mosey to Field Office

  • 5 Burpees OYO (on your own)

 

Mosey to Soccer Fields “Doug Brown’s” (Doug Brown was an NCAA Champion, Olympic Team Member at legendary Tennessee T&F coach,. One of his favorite workouts was endless quarters. This is modeled after his coaching regimen) – 6 laps around a single soccer field, sprint the straight, perform an exercise as instructed on the corner, recovery jog to next corner, sprint the straight, perform an exercise on the corner, recovery jog to next corner. Rinse and repeat. Exercises vary on each lap:

  • Lap 1: Sprint the straight, 20 Lunges, jog to corner, Sprint the straight, 20 Merkins, jog
  • Lap 2: Sprint the straight, Bear crawl, jog to corner, Sprint the straight, 20 squat jumps, jog
  • Lap 3: Sprint the straight, jog, sprint the straight, jog
  • PAX waits for everyone to catch up while in plank position
  • Lap 4: Sprint the straight, 20 Merkins, jog to corner, Crab walk, jog
  • Lap 5: Sprint the straight, 20 Squat Jumps, jog to corner, 5 Burpees, jog
  • PAX waits for everyone to catch up while in plank position
  • LAP 6: Sprint the straight, jog to corner, sprint the straight, jog

Mosey to Field Office

  • 5 Burpees OYO

Mosey to Pavilion – rotate with battle buddy

  • One man on endless dips, while the other does 10 pull ups, rotate

Mosey to AO for abs

  • Hello dollies X 20
  • Bicycles X 50
  • American Hammer on the 4 count: X 5

 

Matthew 4:19-20

Walking along the beach of Lake Galilee, Jesus saw two brothers: Simon (later called Peter) and Andrew. They were fishing, throwing their nets into the lake. It was their regular work. Jesus said to them, “Come with me. I’ll make a new kind of fisherman out of you. I’ll show you how to catch men and women instead of perch and bass.” They didn’t ask questions, but simply dropped their nets and followed.

The call to follow Jesus is a call to transformation. He does not leave us as He finds us. He leaves no area of our lives untouched: family relationships, friendships, our perspective on life, work, leadership and the world in which we live, all are fair game. Jesus doesn’t come to justify our current lives, He comes to call us to real life. Are you ready to trade in your life to find real life? Are you ready to follow Him?

One of the things that resonates with me, about F3, is the way I’ve been transformed by it – it creates more productivity in my day, encourages me, pushes me to be a leader and team player. Praying that we would all choose to lead where necessary in our lives, and follow as necessary.

In it for a Reason

F3 Welcome & Disclaimer

Warmup

  • SSH x25

  • Burpee Ring of Fire. Circle Up. Run in place. Each PAX takes turn calling “DOWN”. Pax Burpees. Progresses to next person.

  • Michael Phelps x 10

Set 1 – Dugout Hugout

Partner Up! Pax runs to Baseball Diamond.

  • Pax 1 – Pullups in Dugout
  • Pax 2 – 10 Burpees
  • Repeat until group hits 200 burpees

 

Set 3 – AbSprints on Parking Lot Hill

Partner Up!

  • Pax 1 – Sprint to Gate at Top of Hill

  • Pax 2 – Iron Cross. Flutter Kicks. BBS. (Only change when need to modify)

  • (Switch to Bear Crawl Up halfway through)

Set 2 – Pablo’s 11s

Pax runs to end of parking lot near ball field and lines up.

  • TOP: 10 Nipple Scraper Merkins

  • BOTTOM: 1 Never Cross Dollys

COT
  • Lesson in masculinity, courage and faith from Esther. Recognize you’re where you are “for such a time as this.” You’re in the job, family, time, body, community that you’re in for a reason. Live on purpose in light of that truth today.

Merkin Mayhem and Mayberry Macarena

Scene: 57 and clear

Welcome and Disclaimer

Warm-o-Rama

IC 4ct BAC, forwards and backwards
IC 4ct Michael Phelps
IC 4ct Confused Penguin
Little bit o’this and o’that

The THANG

Strollin – walk across the parking lot, no Mosey due to sore legs

5 rounds rounds of Merkin Mayhem slowly
– 10 diamond
– 10 normal
– 10 wide
– Rest with a shakeout and Deadbug x 10 IC 4ct

5 rounds
– 10 IC SSH
– 10 IC Merkins
– 30 second rest between

5 rounds slowly
– 10 Turkish getups
– 10 Love machines (BBS with tabletop)
– 10 Spider-Man push ups

5 rounds of
– 10 x 4ct Freddie Mercury
– 10 steps Lizard walk
– 10 x 4ct V up

Ab-o-Rama

Mayberry Macarena (named by I-Beam)
– assume plank position and hold while you
– Tap ears
– Tap shoulders
– Tap hips
– Tap knees
– Tap toes
Floor wipers
Reverse crunch

Name-o-Rama

BOM

These shoes.
These are my Ragnar shoes.
Bought on sale at Academy sports.
Took me farther than I ever ran before.
And still my feet hurt.
Because it was not the shoes that took me through the race, it was the group of men I ran with that pushed me to finish the race. It was not only their strength and encouragement but their faith and belief in me that I wouldn’t let them down. For example, I was waiting to get started on my 3rd leg, the longest leg I ran in the race, and the leg I was the most worried about going into the race. As I was getting ready to leave I looked over and all 3 of my teammates were on the phone talking to their wives. And what struck me is not that they were on the phone, or not pumping me up, but that they had the confidence in me to finish this leg without problem. They didn’t need to cheer me know because they already knew I was going to do it, even though I didn’t know it.  But they knew I wouldn’t let them down. As I was midway through the leg and realizingI hated running, and at that point life and everything else, their confidence in me kicked in and helped me through. In turn it was the same confidence and faith I had in them to finish their legs of the race.

Well I tell you this, it is the same faith and belief that God wants us to have in Him. Unfailing, unwavering belief that He is behind us pushing us to go forward, arms out to catch us when we fall, and  also in front of us leading the way. He has a plan for us, and when we put our faith in Him, He will do great things.

“Trust in the Lord with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding. In all ways submit to him and he will make your paths straight” Proverbs 3:5

Workout + Q101

THE SCENE
55 and cloudy

Welcome, disclaimer and explanation of day (workout + Q101)

THE THANG
COP
– SSH 4ct 30x (IC)
– Squats 4ct x20 (IC)
– Dive Bombers 15x (IC)
– Reverse Lunges x10 (IC)
– Arm Circles Forward 15x (IC)
– Arm Circles Backward 15x (IC)

Partner up with Battle Buddy and line up along the curb

Grinders
1st Battle Buddy lunges to the first cone, then sprints to second cone, does 5 reps of the exercise while Battle Buddy 2 is jumping air rope.  Switch.

Each round increase by 5 reps until each man does a total of 20 reps.  Three rounds:
– Rd 1 = Ranger Merkins (hands at should width, elbows in)
– Rd 2 = BBS
– Rd 3 = Froggy Squats

Mosey to field opposite the soccer fields

Nickel and Dime Hill Runs
Battle Buddies alternate between…
– 1st Battle Buddy raccoon crawl to the base of the hill, run up the hill, back down the hill, then run backwards up the hill and do 10 fairy jumps, run around back to the start (2nd Battle Buddy alternates flutter kicks and superman swims x15 each)
– Switch

Rinse and Repeat 4x (each man 4 trips)

Pyramid of Pain
Circle up.  We are going to do the following exercises together adding an exercise each round (ending with doing all 5 together).

Exercises (x20 of each):

  1. Narrow Squats
  2. Diamond Merkins

Run up hill!

  1. BBS
  2. Reverse Lunges (each leg counts as 1)

Run up hill

  1. Dry Docks

Mosey to SP

ABS
Dealers Choice…
Woodshack – Jay Lo & Pickle Pounders in honor of Hooker’s wedding!
Zygote – Boat Canoe

COT
Number off & Name-O-Rama (37 PAX, 3 FNGs)

BOM
As iron sharpens iron, so a friend sharpens a friend (Proverb 27:17 NLV)

Notes from Q101
Most important thing: It’s Not About You!
– Your #1 job as Q is the safety of the PAX.
– Men have shown up early and are trusting you to challenge them and keep them reasonably safe.

PLANNING
Not just the exercise, but the explanations, transitions and your BOM
– Explanations and transitions can make or break a workout!

Think through the following when planning your exercises:
– Weather (not just the day of, but the days before)
– Amount of day light
– Size of the PAX (make thing scalable)
– Fitness levels in the PAX

Equipment needs
– Cones, light sticks, CMUs, etc.

ELEMENTS
Strength
– Push, pull, core and leg
– Goal: tax each of the four major muscle groups

Cardio
– Sprints and distance
– Goal: elevate the heart rate and maintain it

PRACTICE
Make sure YOU can do the exercises properly

PRACTICE, OUT LOUD, THE CADENCE!

EXECUTION
Talk up the morning on GroupMe. Let the PAX know you are excited to lead them.
Show up early!
Be energetic (you don’t have to be Richard Simmons, but
Always wear a watch
USE PROPER CADENCE
This seems small…it isn’t. The cadence creates a very real synergy for the group.
Proper cadence is:
– “The Next Exercise is ______________________”
– Clear and concise command
– PAX repeat exercise name to demonstrate understanding
– “Starting Position … Move”
– “Starting Position” is the information
– “Move” is the command
– Pause between info and command, to assist with understanding
– “In Cadence … Exercise”
– “In cadence” is the information
– Not all exercises are in cadence
– PAX repeat back “in cadence” to demonstrate understanding
– “Exercise” is the command
– Signals PAX it is time to begin
– Pause between info and command, to assist with understanding
– “1, 2, 3” then PAX calls rep
– Your cadence MUST match the called exercise
– Not all exercises are performed at the same cadence
– Your count matches the body movement
– PAX call the rep number in place of “4”
– Change your voice inflexion on last rep
– Signals to the PAX that we are ending
– Important to keeping morale and order
– “Recover”
– At the end of the called exercise you call “Recover”
– Important command to let everyone know we are finished
– During the workout, engage the PAX
– Have PAX count off for rest times
– Use men’s F3 names
– Laugh, remember…this is supposed to be hard, but it’s also supposed to be fun.
– If you can’t do it, don’t Q it.
– This doesn’t mean you have to be the strongest and fastest, just that you can execute the exercise properly

– NEVER leave a man behind
– This is important when moving around the AO. If the PAX gets stretched out we loose cohesion.
– If you feel the group stretching out, circle back (i.e. wagon wheel) or stop and do a few reps of an exercise (i.e. merkins, squats, etc.)