F3 Knoxville

The Empty Stocking

AO: asylum-pm
Q: Pele (Jon Lindberg)
PAX: Lilydipper, Brick, Pusher, MD Hammer, Drum Major, Kung Blue, Tenderfoot, Switchhitter (Tony), Crash Dummy, Ghost Flag (F3Knoxville), Pele (Jon Lindberg), Birdie
FNGs: None
COUNT: 11
WARMUP: – 17 Grady Corns (4-ct, IC)
– Motivators (5 count, decreasing)
– Bolt 45s
– 10 LBCs forward/backward , (4-ct, IC)
– 10 Cherry Pickers (4-ct), in cadence

THE THANG: • Mosey to First hill on Pickett’s Charge
o 25s on the hill: STAR JUMPS and IRON MIKES (2-ct)

• Mosey to Serpentine Sidewalk.
o Run down sidewalk, suicide style, stopping to do the following exercises:
 2 lights: 5 Merkins/ 4 lights: 10 merkins/ 6 lights 15 merkins/ 8 lights 20 merkins.
 Rinse and repeat for only SIX LIGHTS with FROGGY JUMPS
 Rinse and repeat for only SIX LIGHTS with SHOULDER TAPS (2-ct)

• Mosey to Playground:
o 30 Seconds AMRAP:
 LBCS
 BENCH DIPS on wall
 FLUTTER KICKS
 INCLINE MERKINS
o Rinse and repeat

• Mosey to Flag Pole by Pavillion. SEVENS from Flag Pole to Parking Lot: LOWER ½ BURPEES (flag pole) UPPER ½ BURPEES (Parking Lot)

• Mosey to AO

MARY: SSHs until time
ANNOUNCEMENTS: Hot Toddy 3x Bday Q Jan 6, 2x BDay Q the following week, Big Ball Convergence Jan 20
COT: We talked about the 3rd week of Advent and how to bring Joy to yourself, others, and your Sky Q. The last one is particularly challenging. How do we give Joy to God? Probably the most obvious way is to follow the Greatest Commandment, as written in the Scriptures: “Love the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your soul, and with all your mind”. OK… But that can seem a bit abstract. How does one really express their love for the Lord in a meaningful way?
I was struggling with this question last night. So I put down my Q that I was planning and watched The Bishop’s Wife, an old move from the 1940s starring Cary Grant as an angel who comes to Earth to give guidance to a Bishop who is trying to raise funds for a cathedral. He accomplishes his goal, and in the end, the Bishop reads a Christmas sermon that the angel actually wrote (but the Bishop doesn’t know this), and he says in that sermon, “During the Christmas season, we give gifts to each other. You give me a book, I give you a scarf. You give her a necklace, she gives you a tie. And on and on. But one stocking hangs empty. The stocking of the little boy who’s birthday we’re celebrating. We always forget to fill that empty stocking for the Child. But what would the Child want? What can we give Him? If we all—ALL of us– pour into that stocking some Loving Kindness, Warm Hearts, and the Stretched Out Hand of Tolerance, there would be Peace on Earth.” So… If you’re looking for that last minute gift that gives Joy to your Sky Q… well, I think that’s an awfully good way to start. Loving Kindness, Warm Hearts, and the Stretched Out Hand of Tolerance. May there be Peace on Earth and Good Will to all Women and Men this holiday season.
Merry Christmas everyone.

Deja Vu Kracken

AO: the-farm
Q: School Zone (Michael Shope)
PAX: Choir Boy, School Zone (Michael Shope)
FNGs: None
COUNT: 2
WARMUP:

THE THANG:

10 station Kracken around the tanning bed. 10 reps of each exercise for the entire 10 stations.

Round 1 Merkins
Round 2 Squats
Round 3 BBS
Round 4 CDDs

MARY:
No time
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
Launch this Friday, Dec 15th
COT:

Counting to 10

AO: shamrock
Q: Bed Wetter
PAX: Swifty, Eliza, slappy, Toretto, Tinker, Stitch, LeBling, Honeydew, Dumpster Dive, Skidmark
FNGs: None
COUNT: 11
WARMUP: each person of the Pax selected a warm up
THE THANG:
5 minute Indian Run
-10 Rounds-
10 Merkins
10 Big Boys
10 Squats
10 Glute Bridges
side straddle help while waiting on Pax to finish round
Farmers Carry from CMU Pile to workout station and back.
Followed by 10 minutes EMOM
5x burpees
MARY: N/A
ANNOUNCEMENTS: Thursday / F3 Beer & Food at Carolina Ale House, BETTY’s family brought a hoss of a new baby into the family! Biggest Loser every Monday.
COT:
Gift of Giving,
The gift of making someone smile can go a long way. Take a look at all things around you and how thankful we should be. We are fortunate to have the brotherhood we have established. These are life long friendships. I encourage to find a way to give to either a church, someone in need, a child for Christmas, or just anything in General.

A prayer for 2024:
God of Love, You are with us in every transition and change. As we enter this new era with excitement and even some anxiety, we recall your deep compassion, presence, and abounding love. We thank you for the gifts, talents, and skills with which you have blessed us. We thank you for the experiences that have brought us to this moment. We thank you for the work of others that gives breadth and depth to our own work. Be with us as we move forward, rejoicing with you and supporting one another.
We ask this in your Holy Name.

Heavy Day Stations

AO: the-equalizer
Q: Blindside
PAX: Stripped, Ribbed, Ice Cold, mouthwash (Mike), Blindside, Smithers
FNGs: None
COUNT: 6

THE THANG:
6 stations with toys on the Tennis Court
45 seconds of work
20 seconds of rest
Rotate each time the time goes off

Jump Rope
CMU Bench Press
60lbs Sandbag squats
30lbs plate curls
20lbs Ruck rows
Alternate 10 merkins & 10 BBS

MARY:
SWB— “Stretching w/ Blindside

ANNOUNCEMENTS:
Jan 6 F3Smokies Anniversary Convergence
Jan 20 F3Knoxville Convergence

COT:
Don’t be selfish

Elvish Death Mile

AO: juco
Q: Windex
PAX: Booster, Fetch, Guardrail, Wanderer, None
FNGs: 1 None
COUNT: 5
WARMUP: 12 each:
SSH, Windmills, BAC F/B, Amazon Cherry Pickers, Tempo Squats, Tennessee Rocking Chair

THE THANG: Mosey to the courtyard and do 1 lap – Bernie
1 lap – Lunges
1 lap – Broad Jump Burpees
1 lap – Bearcrawl
1 lap – Run
Recover the Jingle Ball and head back to the flag keeping the ball passed around – 1 burpee if it touches the ground.  We definitely did burpees.

MARY: 12 Flutter Kicks, Row Boating, 12 LBC

ANNOUNCEMENTS: The Farm officially launches Friday at McFee park.

COT: Talked about The Little Drummer Boy – he didn’t have anything to bring to Jesus, but he had a drum and he played his heart out for the King.  Don’t ever think you have nothing to offer to the King.

It recalls the story of the widow at the temple. She gives very little compared to the larger tithes being offered by the wealthy Pharisees, but the offering represents all she owns in the world