F3 Knoxville

Changin the pace

THE SCENE: No rain!
F3 WELCOME & DISCLAIMER
WARM-O-RAMA:
1.5 mile jog to HVA
THA-THANG:

We have been doing a fair bit of 5k-ish pacing lately, so YHC wanted to change it up.  Today’s workout was at a 1 mile race pace, trying to stay consistent through the longer distance.

  • 200 m with 200 m recovery
  • 200 m with 200 m recovery
  • 400 m with 400 m recovery
  • Repeat 4 times

Marathon training this week was 2, 3 mile repeats.
MARY:
Cooldown run back to JUCO
COUNT-OFF & NAME-O-RAMA
Captain Obvious, Edit, Frenchie, Gump, Mailbox, Pool Boy, Spotter, Erector (tagged in JUCO BB)
CIRCLE OF TRUST/BOM:
See JUCO BB

Everything’s Heavy after 150 CMU Thrusters

THE SCENE: 30* with some dusting of snow, beautiful morning for some heavy work
F3 WELCOME & DISCLAIMER Yeppers
WARM-O-RAMA:
SSHx10, Hairy Rockettesx10, Windmillsx10, LBAC fwd/bck x15, Tempo Squatsx10
THA-THANG:
Mosey to the recruiting center.

1st Thang: Knockout the February F3 Knoxville challenge. 150 CMU Thrusters for time.

2nd Thang: A tabata circuit with 20sec on/10 sec rest. Perform 4 sets of an exercise before moving to the next. Stations were:

  1. 20lbs slam ball: Side throw into the wall, switch sides after each set.
  2. 30lbs Ruck Push-ups
  3. 30lbs Weighted sit-ups inside the big tire allowing for more ROM on the sit-up
  4. 50lbs Ammo Can single-arm rows, switch arm each set.
  5. 20lbs sledgehammer swings on the smaller tire, switch sides each set
  6. Small brick lateral and front raises
  7. 30lbs Single-arm DB snatch, switch sides each set
  8. 60lbs Sandbag over the shoulder toss

We had time for everyone to get in one full circuit with 4 sets of each exercise.

Moseyed back to the shovel flag.

MARY:
Never heard of her.
COUNT-OFF & NAME-O-RAMA
4 HIMs, almost 3 until Snaggletooth came in on two wheels at the last second.
CIRCLE OF TRUST/BOM:
I shamelessly bragged on my Mom. She was diagnosed with a recurrence of breast cancer in January 2020 after being cancer free for 10+ years. When she first felt a lump she had it biopsied to see if it was cancerous. One of her good friends from church also had a lump and was awaiting results of a biopsy. My mom told me that during that time she prayed to God asking that if one of them had to have cancer, she wanted it to be her. My Mom knew that she could handle it, as she had already been through it once and her friend is younger and still has kids living at home. My Mom has never failed to impress me with both her faith and her love for those around her, but that statement really touched me. I’m hopeful that I can reflect that type of love for others in my day to day life.
MOLESKIN:
The 150 CMU thruster buy-in this morning definitely made the weights feel heavier. I’m thankful that the Army recruiting center has allowed us to use their toolbox (2 big tires, weighted ammo can, pull-up bar, etc) and thankful that Kickflip had the initiative to ask. Looking forward to some more Heavy Thursdays in my future.
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
Snacks for Wesley House. Convergence at JUCO on 3/28.

Irken/Dirken Biscuit

THE SCENE:

32 degrees, snow flurries at a NEW AO – Name TBD – Finally Named Shamrock

F3 WELCOME & DISCLAIMER

done.

WARM-O-RAMA:

  • 20 SSH
  • 20 Cherry Pickers
  • 20 Mountain Climbers
  • 10 Crab Climbers
  • 20 Mountain Parkers
  • 10 Crab Parkers

The Thang: Irken Dirken Biscuit

Go tour the campus and for every incline do 10 Dips, 10 Dirkens, and 10 Irkens.
The inclines are small hills, benches, and stairs. There were also a few side tracks we took.

The first side track/warmup was a Mtn Climber + Lizard stair climb.

  1. Bear crawl up right beside the stairs
  2. Lizard crawl down the stairs = Stagger Merkins as you progress down the stairs crawling
  3. Lizard crawl UP the stairs = Stagger Merkins as you progress UP the stairs
  4. Reverse bear crawl down right beside the stairs

The second side track was a bear crawl stair loop with 10 Dirkens and 10 Irkens at the stairs.

The third side track was 10 Hill climbs and 10 Dirkens and 10 Irkens after the 10 hill climbs.

Then progressed to the Six picnic tables . For each picnic table do 10 Dips, 10 Dirkens and 10 Irkens.

Then mosey to pull up bar. Al Gore hold while your brothers take turns doing three reps of MAX # of Pull ups.

Almost out of time. Mosey around the campus and do 10 Dips, on the benches and marvel at the infinite workout possibilities on campus.

MARY:

No time for Mary

CIRCLE OF TRUST/BOM:

Drive a Steak – Read out of Joshua 22 – Acknowledging there is ONLY one God, The Rubenites erected a controversial Alter to honor God. At first it was mis-understood, but then when explained, it brought Glory to God and was accepted. What steaks in the ground are you driving to educate your kids and future generations about what it means to be a Christian. This Catholic school invested heavily (driving a steak for future generations) in the combination of permanent “monuments” in which to teach future generations about Jesus. We are very grateful to have the privilege to be able exercise on this Holy ground and potentially call it the home of a new F3 AO.

ANNOUNCEMENTS:

Welcome two FNG’s – Chicken Wing (Sam) and Hoopti (Kyle). Please tell your friends about this new locations. Let’s make it a permanent addition to the flourishing F3 Knoxville group.

Bombing Raid

THE SCENE: Low 30’s and snowy.
F3 WELCOME & DISCLAIMER
WARM-O-RAMA:
Some SSH and leg stretches
THA-THANG:

Drop BOMBS on this side the park.

5 targets on the loop. Run and drop BOMBS. Run and drop BOMBS. Etc.

B Burpee 10

O Lunges 15/leg

M Merkins 20

B BBS 25

S Squats 30

MARY:
COUNT-OFF & NAME-O-RAMA
10 HIMs.
CIRCLE OF TRUST/BOM:
The bombs in our lives fall on our heads and attempt to blow us to pieces. We here at the Bomb Shelter have an circle of protection from the destruction. Through our bond of sweat and pain we support each man and lift them out of the ashes when it all becomes too much.
MOLESKIN:
It was hard to think of exercise that started with O, hence the birth of the O-lunge. It’s not different from a regular lunge except somehow it was the worst exercise so I started thinking “oh ****, lunges”. Was shooting for up to 2 laps with 10 stops for BOMBS. Most got a lap and half.
ANNOUNCEMENTS:

RAW 2/26

THE SCENE: upper 40’s and clear

F3 WELCOME & DISCLAIMER


WARM-O-RAMA:
Slowsy to the tennis court and back

THA-THANG:

Lots of kettlebells and 2 gas cans to choose from.   Pick the heaviest weight you can manage and do 5 rounds of the following exercises.  Rep count as follows:  Rd1-25, Rd2-20, Rd3-15, Rd4-10, Rd5-5.   Follow each round with 100 Jump Ropes.

  • Goblet Squat
  • Rack & Press
  • Calf Raise
  • Curls
  • Flamingo

MARY:

n/a

COUNT-OFF & NAME-O-RAMA
3 brothers:  Junk, Tweet-E, Bartman

CIRCLE OF TRUST/BOM:

A zealous person in Christianity is preeminently a person of one thing. It is not enough to say that they are earnest, strong, uncompromising, meticulous, wholehearted, and fervent in spirit. They only see one thing, they care for one thing, they live for one thing, they are swallowed up in one thing; and that one thing is to please God. Whether they live, or whether they die-whether they are healthy, or whether they are sick-whether they are rich, or whether they are poor-whether they please man, or whether they give offense-whether the are thought wise, or whether they are thought foolish-whether they are accused, or whether they are praised-whether they get honor, or whether they get shame-for all this the zealous person cares nothing at all. They have a passion for one thing, and that one thing is to please God and to advance God’s glory. If they are consumed in the very burning of their passion for God, they don’t care-they are content. They feel that, like a candle, they were made to burn; and if they are consumed in the burning, then they have only done the work for which God has appointed them.

–J.C. Ryle

MOLESKIN:

ANNOUNCEMENTS: