F3 Knoxville

The Long and Winding Road

AO: asylum-pm
Q: Lilydipper
PAX: Lizzy, Brick, Rooney (Carl Whipple), Pusher, Curveball, Crash Dummy
FNGs: None
COUNT: 7
WARMUP: 20 Side Straddle Hops, 10 Burpees, 10 Windmills, 5 Burpees, 10 Cherry Pickers, 3 Burpees, 7 Twistees, 2 Burpees, 10 Tempo Merkins, 1 Burpee, 6 Pterodactyls Forward, 6 Pterodactyls Backwards.

THE THANG: Mosey to Front Steps of Admin Bldg. We will do 20 Regular Calves Raises, 20 Calves Raises with right foot on higher step, and 20 Calves Raises with left foot on higher step.
Mosey past Cul-de-sac at southeast side of Admin Bldg and run to raised garden at intersection of roads. We will do 15 Rocky Balboas off garden curb.
Mosey to West Side of New Pavilion by ball fields. We will do 15 Merkins.
Mosey to the trails behind the Ball Fields area. We will then mosey to the pier area by Lake Inlet. We will break into groups of three. Each group will start at a different cone to do first exercise, then rotate clockwise to do first at next cone, then go to 3rd cone for first exercise, then back to cone the group started at. They will go through the same sequence with the second and third exercises. Here are the exercises at each cone:
Cone 1 at benches near pier: 20 Bench Dips, 20 Incline Merkins, 20 Decline Merkins

Cone 2 back on trail near ball field parking lot: 20 Star Jumps, 20 Smurf Jacks, 20 Squat Jumps

Cone 3 at Rocks Pile: with rocks 20 Overhead Presses, 20 Curls, 20 Rows

Mosey back to Ball Fields area and street. We will do sevens from outfield in small ball field area to street up the hill. Start with six plank jacks on field and one squat on street.
Mosey back to intersection with raised garden. We will do ten more Rocky Balboas off curb of garden
Mosey to Coliseum. We will do 10 Bench Jumps on steps.
Mosey to Stop Sign at Northeast Corner of Admin Bldg. We will stop to do 20 American Hammers.
Next, we will Bernie race toward first no parking sign toward the AO. Next, we will sprint race to the AO.

MARY: Stretches

ANNOUNCEMENTS: Brolympics November 16 at Asylum

COT:
Prayers
Prayers for all those impacted by Hurricane Helene.
Message
These words come from Wendell Berry in his book, Jayber Crow:
If I could do it, I suppose, it would be a good idea to live your life in a straight line – starting, say, in the Dark Wood of Error, and proceeding by logical steps through Hell and Purgatory and into Heaven . . . But that is not the way I have done it, so far. I am a pilgrim, but my pilgrimage has been wandering and unmarked. Often what has looked like a straight line to me has been a circle or doubling back. . . I have had my share of desires and goals, but my life has come to me or I have gone to it mainly by ways of mistakes and surprises. . . I am an ignorant pilgrim, crossing a dark valley And yet for a long time, looking back, I have been unable to shake off the feeling that I have been led – make of that what you will.

Guys, do you feel like Wendell Berry, like your life is anything but a straight path forward? So any of you feel like you are somehow being led?

These words come from Paul Tournier in his book, Reflections:
He leads us step by step, from event to event. Only afterwards, as we look back over the way we have come and reconsider certain important moments in our lives in the light of all that has followed them, or when we survey the whole progress of our lives, do we experience the feeling of having been led without knowing it, the feeling that God has mysteriously guided us.

Guys, I am 67-years-old. I am a psychologist and people often look to me for answers. I can tell you that when it comes to the difficult dips and turns in life – the conflicts where we just don’t know the way to turn – I generally don’t have “The Answer” whether that be for me or you. So I pray. I pray for guidance. And, that guidance often doesn’t come to me in crystal clear messages cut in stone. But, at age 67, I look back at me life and I see that God has been guiding me. He has provided beautiful answers for me without my recognizing it at the time, blessings that I am so thankful for. Those blessings often came after significant hardships.

Each one of you is on your own journey. Sometimes the path will seem clear. You know exactly what to pray to God for. At other times, the path will be unclear and arduous. You may not know what to pray for other than HELP. So, pray for help. Pray that God will direct you. God is mysterious, but he is powerful. And, although your prayers may seem unanswered, he is listening and he is guiding you.

IPC Week 4

AO: bigball
Q: Magic Mic (Jarrett Woodall)
PAX: G-6 (Rick Kuhlman), Swanson, Postman (Scott Colby), vanilla, Passport (Ryan Matthews), GI Jane
FNGs: None
COUNT: 7
WARMUP:
The usual

THE THANG:
IPC Week 4

Round 1) 0:00 – 5:00

Run 200 m
30 Freddy Mercury’s
Run 200 m
Burpees until 5:00 mark

Round 2) 5:01 – 10:00

Run 200 m
30 Pickle Pounders
Run 200 m
Burpees until 10:00 mark

Round 3) 10:01 – 15:00

Run 200 m
30 Low Flutter Kicks
Run 200 m
Burpees until 15:00 mark

Round 4) 15:01 – 20:00

Run 200 m
Plank Jacks
Run 200 m
Burpees until 20:00 mark

Round 5) 20:01 – 25:00

Run 200 m
30 Monkey Humpers
Run 200 m
Burpees until 25:00 mark

Round 6) 25:01 – 30:00

Run 200 m
30 Squats
Run 200 m
Burpees until 30:00 mark

Round 7) 30:01 – 35:00

Run 200 m
30 LBCs
Run 200 m
Burpees until 35:00 mark

Round 8) 35:01 – 40:00

Run 200 m
30 Side Straddle Hops
Run 200 m
Burpees until 40:00 mark

MARY:

ANNOUNCEMENTS:

COT:
Embrace manhood instead of clinging to boyhood

Get Your Reps In

AO: the-equalizer
Q: Bookman
PAX: mouthwash (Mike), Madoff, Snowbird, Utah, Ribbed, Stripped, Smithers, Bookman, Cheney
FNGs: None
COUNT: 9
WARMUP: 10 SSHs to get to a Ribbed 7! Mosey to Splash Pad

THE THANG:
1 Burpee
2 HR Merkins
3 Box Cutters
4 Shoulder Taps
5 Incline Merkins
6 Step Ups
7 Star Jacks
8 LBCs
9 Mountain Climbers
10 Squats

Lap of the ladder. Go up, go down. 10 of each in a row once you’ve completed the ladder.

MARY: Fellowship Mosey to Flag, stretch

ANNOUNCEMENTS: F3 in the Nude next year, Brolympics was mentioned. Tentative convergence date 11/17

COT: Atomic Habits by James Clear
The 3rd Law – Make It Easy
“Get your reps in”
Study of London cab drivers knowing the roads showed that the hippocampus (spatial memory) decreased when retired. Like weight training
Repeated motions decrease difficulty and become action. Active practice vs. passive learning
Put in your reps is the most critical step. Show up! Make them mean something.

IPC 2024 – Week 3: Brenton Sandwich

AO: asylum-am
Q: Sawdust
PAX: P3, Double Wide, Cinco (Scott McGuire), Bunny, Rainbow, Grandslam, Farley, Pac-man, Flintstone (Carter Rivera), Backflow, Tecmo
FNGs: None
COUNT: 12
WARMUP: Stretching & a 400m run to show the path.

THE THANG:
Bottom Slice of Bread
Brenton WOD – (3 rounds)
– 30-yard bear crawl to the cone
– 30-yard standing broad jump back
– Perform 3 burpees after every 3 broad jumps (note: the further you broad jump the better. If you are a yard short at the end and have to do burpees, tough luck)
The Meat – 3 Rounds – Descending Rep Structure – 21/15/9
Exercises
– Burpee Block Jump Over. (lay block flat side down)
– Start on one side of the block, do a burpee, and jump over the block laterally. That’s 1 rep.
– Perform burpee on the other side, and jump over the block laterally.
– Reminder – Each time you jump over the block = 1 rep
– Thrusters
– Iron Mikes
– Right leg-left leg = 1 rep (the hard way)
– Hand Release Merkins
– Big Boi Sit-ups
– 400m run
Format
– 21-15-9 Style
– Do 21 reps of each exercise and 400m run, then 15 reps of each exercise and 400m run, then 9 reps of each exercise and 400m run.
Top Slice of Bread
Brenton WOD – 3 rounds
– 30-yard bear crawl to the cone
– 30-yard standing broad jump back
Perform 3 burpees after every 3 broad jumps

MARY: N/A

ANNOUNCEMENTS: IPC 2024 – Week 4 is Friday

COT: Quote from Tim Tebow that is great for guiding young minds – “We can control a few things: our attitude, our effort, our focus, and how we go about treating [others].”

Spicy Dragons and Planting Trees

AO: juco
Q: Lil’ Spice
PAX: Love Shaq, Lt. Dan, Windex, Guardrail, Butterknife, Wanderer, Mailbox, Haggis, Fetch, Commission, Booster, Nutcracker
FNGs: None
COUNT: 13
WARMUP:
SSHs
Dive Bombers
Cherry Pickers
Baby Arm Circles Forward and Back
Windmills
Hairy Rockettes
Squats

THE THANG:
Mosey to the Duck Pond and perform Spicy Dragons up the hill…1 Merkin, 1 Catalina Wine Mixer, 1 Plank Jack, Bear Crawl 4 paces, 2 Merkin, 2 CWM, 2 Plank Jack, Bear Crawl 4 paces…continue up to 10 or until your arms fall off.

Mosey to coupon pile with a couple of Mary stops along the way, Imperial Walkers and Freddy Mercury

Partner for DORA at the coupon pile.
One partner moseys for a lap around the building, other performs AMRAP of the following exercises with coupon:
– Curls
– Squats
– Tricep Extensions
– Rows
– OHP

Mosey to flag with stop for LBCs along the way.

MARY: No time.

ANNOUNCEMENTS: None

COT: What trees are you planting? Song by Andrew Peterson: https://open.spotify.com/track/39ILtaDgPIoTqk0u195QQA?si=8da3d823c2bd4e41