F3 Knoxville

Living an abundant life (with lots of coupons)

THE SCENE: asylum, clear and cold (14F).
F3 WELCOME & DISCLAIMER
WARM-O-RAMA:

2 loops around the parking lot, then pick up “coupons” (firewood blocks from the back of a truck) to be carried the whole workout.

SSH 30 reps with coupons

Slow merkins 5 rep with star pose both sides

big arm circles both arms with coupons

mogul jumps over coupons 10 reps 4 ct

TIE Bombers (lunge position with baby arm circles with coupons 15 forward and 15 backward)

Skaters (4ct) 15 reps with coupons optional

Wide merkins and narrow merkins 10 ct over coupons

5 more slow merkins

 

THA-THANG:

Buddy up with Battle Buddy then Cadet salute holding coupons with pax bear-block crawling thru the tunnel

mosey to the playground:

11’s pistol squats(alternating both legs/11’s Star jacks (coupons) and CDD’s

mosey to pavillion

11’s rows and dips/11’s flutter kicks(4ct)BBS

mosey to far parking lot.

yonder in the distance lay 3 logs with musher harnesses attached…

8 volunteers drag the logs around the lot while the other pax does Burpee Merkin ladders until all the logs are back,

rinse and repeat with new volunteers x1

mosey back to the AO

MARY:
plenty of abs in the 11’s of flutter kick and BBS earlier
COUNT-OFF & NAME-O-RAMA

21 PAX strong

Charmin, Frenchie, Mogul, Ribbed, Coolio, Gardener, Woozy, Cheatsheet, Catgut, Fabio, Gibbler, Denied, Fur Coat, Tollbridge, Pusher, Bowflex, Doubtfire, Beans, Rainbow, Code Brown

 

CIRCLE OF TRUST/BOM:
Abundance. It is hard to beat the true fellowship at 5:30 AM experienced in the PAX, Though no one can afford their salvation, abundance comes through application of discipline in each area of the heart, soul, strength and mind.  “I came that they may have life and have it abundantly” John 10:10

The Magnificent Seven

THE SCENE: Cold, some snow on ground and a small amount of icy patches on trails
F3 WELCOME & DISCLAIMER
WARM-O-RAMA:

Run twice around parking lot, Old Man Curly the Lash In Place Run with Burpees, Slow Timed Squats, Cherry Pickers.
THA-THANG:

Mosey to Parking Lot Next to Serpentine Sidewalk.  Run around parking lot stopping to perform the following exercises at each cone:

  • Cone 1:  20 Jump Squats
  • Cone 2:  20 Big Boys
  • Cone 3:  20 Shoulder Taps, each shoulder
  • Cone 4:  20 Imperial Walkers, each leg
  • Cone 5:  20 Smurf Jacks
  • Cone 6:  20 Merkins
  • Rinse and Repeat

Mosey to Outdoor Chapel.  Find partner.  While Partner 1 runs around chapel (on the sidewalk), Partner 2 will do one of two exercises:  Decline Merkins with feet on stage.  Box Cutters on non-stage end of chapel.  Then partners switch and Partner 1 does one of the two exercises.  The partners switch and Partner 2 does the exercise he didn’t do the first time.  Then partners switch and Partner 1 does that exercise.  Rinse and repeat.

Mosey to Serpentine Sidewalk.  Bear Crawl to first light, run next four lights.  Bear Crawl to sixth light, run next four lights.  Continue to do this in increments of five lights until you reach the end of the sidewalk where it hits the perimeter trail.  Then run back to starting place, sweeping those who haven’t finished yet with you back to start.  Do the same thing but with hops instead of bear crawls.  Finally, do the same thing but with lunges.  End at the perimeter trail this time and do baby crunches until everyone has finished.

Mosey to Cardiac Hill.  Do 20 Hello Dollies at start of Cardiac Hill.  Do 20 Bicycle Kicks at First Turn.  Do 20 Carolina Dry Docks at Second Turn.  Do 20 Bench Raises at Top.

Mosey to AO.

20 American Hammers.  20 Pickle Pounders.  Boat, Canoe.

MARY:

COUNT-OFF & NAME-O-RAMA
Seven men, no FNG’s.
CIRCLE OF TRUST/BOM:
Many people tend to gripe.  For example, many will gripe about the weather today (too cold, hate the snow, not enough snow).  Two bible verses are important here:

Psalm 118:24 ESV / 686 helpful votes

This is the day that the Lord has made; let us rejoice and be glad in it.

Hebrews 12:28 ESV / 373 helpful votes

Therefore let us be grateful for receiving a kingdom that cannot be shaken, and thus let us offer to God acceptable worship, with reverence and awe.

We need to be grateful for what we have, for what the Lord has given us.  We need to look for miracles underneath the stones of the earth, in the whisper of the leaves, in our everyday lives.

MOLESKIN:

ANNOUNCEMENTS:

A new Wagon Wheel

THE SCENE: One last balmy one before winter comes back. 56F and Soupy
F3 WELCOME & DISCLAIMER
WARM-O-RAMA:

SSH x 25 IC 4 CT
LBACs Front and Back x 10 IC 4 CT
This and That
Squats x 20 IC 4 CT
6X run across the parking lot, intensity pyramid
Each time back
10 Squats
10 Mountain Climbers 4 CT
10 Merkins
This set of 30 is our Wagon Wheel today (30WW). If ever you finish a set, rinse and repeat this wagon wheel until we’re all done or until Recover is called.

THA-THANG:

Mosey to the farther new parking lot, find a battle buddy.
One man performs our wagon wheel set (30WW) while the other RUNS a lap (not a mosey). Each man completes 2 laps.

Slow Mosey to the playground (for Coolio), find a bench
11s: Dips and BBS
30WW
11s: Box Jumps and Derkins
30WW

Back to the AO

Battle buddies on end line for Dora:
Total reps per team:
50 Burpees
100 Squat Jumps
150 Merkins
200 LBCs

Called it just in time for 1 more hill

Sprint to the top, then 5 burpees OYO

MARY:
Boat Canoe (Power T) for 1 last minute!
COUNT-OFF & NAME-O-RAMA
26 strong with morning with 1 FNG! Welcome Leaky! (Grant McMahan)
CIRCLE OF TRUST/BOM:

Not much mumble chatter this morning, but a lot of work got done! Shout out to BlueBird for working with me today.

And the Word:

Are you weary, or tired, or broken down, or discouraged?

2 temptations you will face:

  1. God must not be watching. Is he even aware of what’s going on?
  2. I pray and I pray, but he hasn’t lifted a finger. He must not care. Is God even good?

My problem: I think I can understand what God is doing. There are things I know to be true, and there are 10,000 other things GOD IS DOING that I’ll never see or understand.

Remember Isaiah 40:
“The Lord is the everlasting God, the Creator of the ends of the earth. He does not faint or grow weary; his understanding is unsearchable.
THEY WHO WAIT ON THE LORD SHALL RENEW THEIR STRENGTH;
they shall mount up with wings like eagles;
they shall run and be weary;
they shall walk and not faint.”

TRUST GOD, he will give you rest through his WORD, his SPIRIT, and his PEOPLE.

Simple Doesn’t Mean Easy

THE SCENE
43 and Foggy

 

F3 WELCOME & DISCLAIMER

 

WARM-O-RAM
SSH 4ct x30 IC
Tempo Squats 4ct x15 IC
Windmill Merkins x16 IC
Baby Arm Circles Fwd 4ct x12
Baby Arm Circles Bkw 4ct x12

Grab a Battle Buddy and head to the curb and line up on the orange cones.

 

THA-THANG
It Takes Two
Battle Buddys take turns performing 1 rep of exercise each until they reach 30 burpees total.  Sprint to the orange cone, complete 15 BBS then lunge to yellow cone.  At yellow cone, sprint back to start point.

Exercises:

  • Rd 1: Burpees
  • Rd 2: Dry Docks
  • Rd 3: Bobby Hurleys

Rinse and repeat!

Mosey to the pavilion.

 

1-2-3 Pyramid on Benches
Do the following: 1 Let Me Up, 2 Decline Merkins, 3 Squats.  Repeat adding one rep to the first exercise and multiplying that number by 2 and 3 for the other exercises until you get to 10, 20 and 30 reps respectively.

Mosey to base of Cardiac Hill

 

Route 66
Stop at each light pole and do one Diamond Merkin.  Increase 1 rep each at each consecutive light pole until you get to 11 reps total.

Mosey back to the SP

 

MARY
Flutter Kicks 4ct x20 IC
Side Crunches Rt x20 IC
Side Crunches Lf x20 IC
Hello Dolly 4ct x20 IC
Superman Swims 4ct x15 IC

 

COUNT-OFF & NAME-O-RAMA
4 PAX

 

COT/BOM
Stay in the fight!
“Be sober-minded; be watchful. Your adversary the devil prowls around like a roaring lion, seeking someone to devour. Resist him, firm in your faith, knowing that the same kinds of suffering are being experienced by your brotherhood throughout the world. And after you have suffered a little while, the God of all grace, who has called you to his eternal glory in Christ, will himself restore, confirm, strengthen, and establish you.”
– 1 Peter 5:8-10

Each day we face a battle.  What makes it tricky is that it isn’t a physical battle, but a battle in our mind and hearts.  It’s easy to get complacent and put our minds on autopilot, and that is exactly what our enemy wants.  Each day we must “resist” and stand “firm” against his attacks.  The key is to recognize that we don’t fight this battle alone!  We have brothers around us who are ready to lock shields and pursue righteousness with us.  It’s not easy, but it’s worth it.

 

Submitted by Cap’n Crunch

Tres Goats

THE SCENE:  Raining.  As only three men showed, we all contributed to the Q.
F3 WELCOME & DISCLAIMER
WARM-O-RAMA:

20 Side Straddle Hops, 10 Shoulder Taps, 10 Slow Timed Merkins, 10 Windmills, 10 Slow Timed Squats, Little of This and Little of That
THA-THANG:

Mosey to Pavillion that is close to playground.

Totem pole (where we add one exercise each time, then subtract one when have done all) of the following exercises:

  • 15 Bench Pull Ups
  • 15 Hello Dollies (4 count)
  • 15 Jump Squats
  • 15 American Hammers (four count)
  • 15 Mountain Climbers

Next, we do exercises in the four corners of the pavilion.  We bear crawl between closest corners and lunge between corners furthest from each other.  We start with 5 of the exercise at first corner, hen 10 at the next corner, then 15 at next corner and end with 20 at last corner.  After that we do the same thing with the next exercise.  We do the following exercises:

  • Merkens
  • Big Boys
  • Smurf Jacks
  • Bench hops
  • Carolina Dry Docks

MARY:

70 Baby Crunches

COUNT-OFF & NAME-O-RAMA

CIRCLE OF TRUST/BOM:
Jinxy talked about the need to take charge and dedicate ourselves to those we love.  Life is short.  We never know when our time to leave this Earth will come.  It would be nice to know that we leave, having impacted others with our love, with our care, with our service rather than leave with others saying, “well he worked hard and made a good living.”
MOLESKIN:

ANNOUNCEMENTS: