F3 Knoxville

Puzzles, Corn Chips, and Sculpting?

AO: juco
Q: Windex
PAX: Fetch, Love Shaq, Mailbox, Guardrail, Waffles, Windex
FNGs: None
COUNT: 6
WARMUP:
SSH, Tempo Squats, LBAC – F, LBAC – B, Tennessee Rocking Chairs, Projectivators
A little frisbee pre warm up.

THE THANG:
Mosey the long way to the quad, with someone sprinting ahead to catch the frisbee.

Grab a partner and do the following DORA workout: 1 does the exercise, 1 runs a lap – switch until the number of reps is reached.

Merkins x 275
Squats x 275
LBC x 275
Dips x 275
Freddy Mercury x 275
Flutter Kicks x 275

Mosey back to the flag for 7 burpees.

I just realized that we didn’t do the 7th exercise, which we didn’t have time for anyways…which means my whole workout is ruined. :weary: :rolling_on_the_floor_laughing: :man-shrugging:

MARY:
Imperial Walkers, Grady Corns

ANNOUNCEMENTS:
Escape From Haw Ridge – 3/28/25

COT:
See juco-rush

DORA DORA DORA!

AO: shamrock
Q: slappy
PAX: Base Salary, Commission, Lizzy, Gulliver, Hot Pants, Squatter, Mermaid, Stitch, Crawlspace
FNGs: None
COUNT: 10
The best day of your lifestarts now

WARMUP:
-project-o-vators
-Moroccan nightclubs
-cherry pickers
-twistys
-other stretches

THE THANG:
1. Shamrock Shuffle – did alternating burpees and stark jacks on each shamrock
2. On the practice field we did the following Dora style
-100 HR merkins
-200 shoulder taps (2ct)
-300 big boy w/ American hammer twist on the up
-partner runs to the other endzone and back

MARY:
Nope

ANNOUNCEMENTS:
1. !!!ESCAPE FROM HAW RIDGE IS 3-28-25!!!
2. F3 networking is on 2-19
3. Join Roco at the ice bears game
4. Lunch next Wednesday 1130 at horn o plenty

COT:
I challenge myself and everyone else in our group to stop taking potential F3 friendships for granted. I’ve known some of you guys for a long time and yet I don’t really know who some of you are. It starts with (me) or yourself to decide if you’re gonna be part of a friend group that meets up to work out in the mornings to face a challenge together and grow. Move out of the shallow and swim to the deep.

“The only way to have a friend is to be one” Ralph Waldo Emerson

Heavy Day x 1000

AO: the-equalizer
Q: Smithers , Madoff, Ribbed (Joshua Sagraves), Stripped, Bookman, Snowbird, Cheney, Mouthwash
PAX: Ribbed (Joshua Sagraves), Madoff, Stripped, Cheney, Mouthwash, Snowbird, Bookman
FNGs: None
COUNT: 8
WARMUP: SSH, Tennessee rocking chairs

THE THANG: see pic

MARY: n/a

ANNOUNCEMENTS: multiple hot toddy

COT: Galatians 6:2. Share each other’s burdens! Even if it doesn’t feel right!

January You vs. You

AO: bigball
Q: vanilla
PAX: Drive-thru (Mikel Towe), G-6 (Rick Kuhlman), Magic Mic (Jarrett Woodall), vanilla, Wedding Singer, Postman (Scott Colby)
FNGs: None
COUNT: 6
WARMUP:

THE THANG: You vs You (Jan)
150 Curls
125 Squats
100 OHP
75 Kettleswings
50 Thrusters
25 Blockees

25 reps -> 25 yard run + 2 burpees -> back to start
525 reps total
30 min for time

MARY: Flutter kicks / LBC

ANNOUNCEMENTS:

COT: 1 Corinthians 13

Hard Things at the Project

AO: the-project
Q: Erector
PAX: Flying Dutchman, Biohack, Munge, Mathlete, Ocho, Tom Tom, slappy, Erector
FNGs: None
COUNT: 8
WARMUP:
15 SSH, 15 mountain climbers, 10 tempo merkins, 15 Moroccan night club, 10 tempo squats, 5 cherry pickers
THE THANG:
Mosey to the Friendship Bell. The workout is including and variations of the burpee mile. 12 burpees followed by 1/4 mile lap. Repeat 4 times. Same routine with the following exercises: 24 step ups, 25 merkins, and 24 flutter kicks (2-ct). Permission was granted to mix and match the exercises in case of time constraints.
MARY:
No time
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
Escape from Haw Ridge is on the calendar! 3/28/25
COT:
Burpees are hard! Sometimes, life is hard. Sometimes, this is by choice, e.g., burpees, running, rucking, etc. A lot of times, it is not: loss of jobs, loved ones, illness, etc. I listened to a Youtube video recently from an olympic marathoner talking about doing hard things. He mentioned that a lot of times he didn’t achieve the result he hoped for, but doing hard things still benefited him overall. We can be disappointed with the results of difficult tasks too. Many times they don’t turn out the way we would prefer, but they can still serve a purpose. I want to share a scripture that addresses this topic.
James 1:2-4 – “Consider it all joy, my brethren, when you encounter various trials, knowing that the testing of your faith produces endurance. And let endurance have its perfect result, so that you may be perfect and complete, lacking in nothing.”
Hard things are in the moment difficult to see the benefit. As a result of getting through them, we can come out stronger. Our faith is the same. Testing of our faith through the difficult things of life can produce a stronger faith. One that can get us through this life to a heavenly reward.