F3 Knoxville

Takin a Left Turn

THE SCENE: 59 Degrees with a view of the mountains
F3 WELCOME & DISCLAIMER
WARM-O-RAMA:

SSH – ICx15
Tempo Squat – ICx13
Merkins – ICx10

THA-THANG:

Pax start with a 20yd bear crawl and then enter the beatdown zone where they complete the exercise prior to running a 400m around the church; returning to the 20yd bear crawl. Rinse and Repeat.
Example – 1st Round
Bear crawl, 25 Merkins, Run 400m
Bear crawl, 30 Merkins, Run 400m
Round 2
Bear crawl, 25 BBS, Run 400m
Bear crawl, 30 BBS, Run 400m

  • Bear Crawl x10 (4ct)
  • Merkins x25
  • Run 400m
  • Bear Crawl x10 (4ct)
  • Merkins x30
  • Run 400m
  • Bear Crawl x10 (4ct)
  • BBS x25
  • Run 400m
  • Bear Crawl x10 (4ct)
  • BBS x30
  • Run 400m
  • Bear Crawl x10 (4ct)
  • Burpees x10
  • Run 400m
  • Bear Crawl x10 (4ct)
  • Burpees x20
  • Run 400m
  • Bear Crawl x10 (4ct)
  • Squat x25
  • Run 400m
  • Bear Crawl x10 (4ct)
  • Squat x30
  • Run 400m
  • Bear Crawl x10 (4ct)
  • V-up x15
  • Run 400m
  • Bear Crawl x25 (4ct)
  • V-Up x20
  • Run 400m

MARY:
Pax jumped in with the 6 to help out in time remaining
Held planks for 6 to return
COUNT-OFF & NAME-O-RAMA
12 Pax
CIRCLE OF TRUST/BOM:
Shared a bit about the impact F3 has had on my life in regards to the bonds that are created between men when they are tested. When you put in the work, get the job done and go at it with a battle buddy. The relationship is stronger than a typical relationship. Trust your fellow HIMs, put in the daily work and be there for them. The bond is everything.

MOLESKIN:
Great spot for an AO. Mountain view at the end of the beatdown was pretty epic. Great group of guys. They even know how to mumble chatter already! Moses approved…All 12 put in the work and all 12 left with their first victory of the day.
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
Grouch is 40 today, Happy Birthday!  Support him as he leads the Bomb Shelter crew this Saturday.

EMOM Kraken Wednesday

THE SCENE: Cool and clear 55F
F3 WELCOME & DISCLAIMER
WARM-O-RAMA:

Tempo Side Lunges x 10, SSH’s 10, Cherry Pickers 4ct x 10, 3 Burpees, 3 Burpees, 3 Burpees, 3 Burpees

The real-life origins of the legendary Kraken

THA-THANG: Kraken EMOM

Every minute on the minute work move to the next exercise.  After completing all 8 exercises run 1 lap and begin the Kraken again. (We made it through 3 1/2 rounds)

  • 1- Rope Throws
  • 2- Power Clean 50 lb sandbag
  • 3- Turkish Getups 20 lb kettlebell (Switch arms each round)
  • 4- Burpees
  • 5- Rope Waves
  • 6- Kettlebell Two Arm Swings 35 lbs
  • 7- Kettlebell Squat Push Pull 20lbs
  • 8- Box Jumps
  • Run a lap and start back at the beginning

MARY:
LBC’s x 20 x Crunchy Frog 4ct x 10, Flutter Kick 4ct x 20, WW2’s x 20
COUNT-OFF & NAME-O-RAMA
Babyweight, Butterfingers, Pinnochio, Smuggler, Veep
CIRCLE OF TRUST/BOM:

“The outer conditions of a person’s life will always be found to be harmoniously related to his inner state…Men do not attract that which they want, but that which they are.”

-As a Man Thinketh – James Allen

https://bookroo.com/quotes/as-a-man-thinketh

Audio book link

IP reboot

THE SCENE: Muggy spring morning . Comment was made it’s getting warmer.
F3 WELCOME & DISCLAIMER
WARM-O-RAMA

cherry Pickers much needed

Frankenstein, knee hugs

ran lap used for thang
THA-THANG:
Iron pax from last year

100 Merkins run 1/4 mile, we used the loop around the park starting at the light pole at the walk way and going up the hill

75 merkins run 2 laps

50 Merkins 3 laps- all pax finished here

25 merkins 4 lap

 

MARY:
Plank hold for 2 min
COUNT-OFF & NAME-O-RAMA
CIRCLE OF TRUST/BOM:

“Free will, though it makes evil possible, is also the only thing that makes possible any love or goodness or joy worth having.” -C.S. Lewis

MOLESKIN:
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
Grouch bday on Saturday come to his Q!

Between Two Bridges

THE SCENE: mid 50s, calm
F3 WELCOME & DISCLAIMER
WARM-O-RAMA:

SSH, little baby arm circles, tempo squats, tempo merkins, mosey across bridge toward tennis quarts with CMUs
THA-THANG:
There 8 CMU workouts positioned at and in between each light post.  15 reps at each station and murder bunny to the next station.  If a jogger passes during the workout, stop what you are doing and run the opposite direction of the runner until you get to the bridge.  Then return to your CMU and continue where you left off.  The exercises were as follows (all involve CMU):

  • Curls
  • American Hammers (2 ct)
  • Thrusters
  • Big Boys
  • CMU press
  • Grave diggers (2 ct)
  • Swings
  • Blockees

MARY:
Mosey back to grindstone.  Overhead claps, box cutters, and ABCs.
COUNT-OFF & NAME-O-RAMA
Use the TAGS on right-side to record PAX (BE SURE TO INCLUDE YOURSELF) in attendance. Be sure to select the AO in CATEGORY above TAGS and then delete these notes!
CIRCLE OF TRUST/BOM:
The other day my sister made a super long Facebook post about her views on Covid-19.  It was so long I didn’t even take time to read it all but I knew where she was going and what she was trying to do.  It was written as an attempt to convince someone to agree with her point of view.  I likely agreed with what she said, as we have very similar stances on things, but my thought was, “whose mind are you actually going to change?”  No one goes on to Facebook to have their mind changed which made me realize that sometimes things are just best left unsaid.  Even if something is 100% true, it doesn’t always make it appropriate.  As leaders, we like to speak up and be heard, but sometimes the best thing you can do as a leader is to keep your mouth shut.  So please take the time before you speak, before you post, to ask, is this the appropriate time and/or place for this and will it benefit anyone?  If not then lead through silence.
MOLESKIN:
About 5 runners passed me when I was setting out the papers marking the exercises before the beatdown.  Only one runner passed us during the beatdown.  Baby Weight hulked up and broke his CMU.
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
Insert information about upcoming events, 2nd or 3rd F opportunities, and any other announcements.

No Cardio

THE SCENE: warm and wet
F3 WELCOME & DISCLAIMER
WARM-O-RAMA:

little baby arm circles, side straddle hops, tempo merkins, Tempo squats, cherry pickers

THA-THANG:
Workouts were in a circle. Pax had to Frog jump, bear crawl, or crab walk to each workout station. Reps started at 12 and each time you made it around the circle your rep count went down by 1.

  • Reverse merkins
  • LBC
  • Decline merkin
  • Merkin
  • Ww2
  • Pickle thrusters
  • Squat
  • Bulgarian squat split

MARY:
Asked Pax lead different ab exercises for the last few minutes.

CIRCLE OF TRUST/BOM:
James 2:2-4
MOLESKIN:
Warm ups are important.