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January 15, 2026 BackBlasts

AO: asylum-pm
Q: Crash Dummy
PAX: Lilydipper, Pele (Jon Lindberg), Switchhitter (Tony), Brick, Natty, MD Hammer, Sparkler, Curveball, Rooney(Carl Whipple), Recoil (Blake Conley), Doubtfire (Nick Bond), Franzia
FNGs: None
COUNT: 13
WARMUP: Run aprox ¼ mile around pavilion/playground back to AO. SSH – 20ea. Windmills – 10, Cherry Pickers – 5, Mountain Climbers – 20. Monkey Humpers – 10. Stretching. Run the parking lot.

THE THANG: Run to the Bros Bowl. 11’s – Bottom – Plank Jacks. Top – Incline Merks.

Run to Caribbean. Lunge walks to next island. Bear Crawl to next island. Lilydipper ordered us test our sobriety walking a straight line to next island. Brick gave us something new with 20 reps of Cow not Bull.

Run to Pavilion. Pele (Jon Lindberg) demanded we do Bulgarian split squats – 10 reps each leg. Rooney(Carl Whipple) begged us do Bench Reverse Rows – 20reps.
Back to AO.

MARY: American Hammers – 20ea. Low Plank.

ANNOUNCEMENTS: Convergence at Asylum 1/31.

COT: We’re so lucky to have this place to do our workouts. We’re so lucky to have all these amazing men come out and work out and spend this time to fellowship. This is a reminder to be respectful to your fellow F3 brothers. You don’t have to like everyone, but you must at least respect them.

The Little Things

January 13, 2026 BackBlasts

AO: asylum-pm
Q: Lilydipper
PAX: Steam, Joshua Foster, Pusher, Crash Dummy, Rooney(Carl Whipple), Drum Major, Curveball, Pele (Jon Lindberg), Tenderfoot, Lizzy
FNGs: None
COUNT: 11
WARMUP: 20 Side-Straddle-Hops, Run around the parking lot, 10 Mountain Climbers, Run around the parking lot, 7 Twistees, 7 Knoxville Cherry Pickers, 10 Tennessee Rocking Chairs, 30 Brady Corns, Little of This and That.

THE THANG: Mosey up Mini-Cardiac. We will stop at the top to do 20 Squats.
Mosey to the bottom of Cardiac.
Next we will run back up Cardiac, stopping at the following points to do the following exercises:
First Curve: 20 American Hammers 2 ct
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Second Curve: 20 Hello Dollies
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Third Curve: 20 Decline Merkins
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Benches: 20 Bench Dips
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Next, we will Mosey to the crosswalk of the roadway to do 20 more Squats.
Then we will run to the bottom of the Dragon Fly. We will then do a Route 66 up the Dragon Fly, doing Bobbie Hurleys at each light and adding one each time until we do 11 Bobbie Hurleys at the 11th light.
Next, we will run back down the Dragon Fly to the parking lot by the nice restrooms. We will Bear Crawl 20 paces, lunge 20 paces and continue that past the restrooms, then run to the end of the curb.
Next, we will Mosey to the Caribbean. We will do candy canes around the parking lot, stopping at every other island to do an exercise and ending with the second island we stop at on the other side. Those finishing first sweep all men back to the beginning. Here are the exercises we will do with each cane:

Cane 1: 10 Shoulder Taps (each shoulder = 1)
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Cane 2: 10 Carolina Dry Docks
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Mosey to the middle of the parking lot south of the playground. We will Bernie Sanders to the end of the parking lot, then mosey to the AO.

MARY: No time.

ANNOUNCEMENTS: Convergence at Asylum on Saturday, January 31 at 7 am. At the AO we will split F3 Knoxville into an East and West region with new Na’ntans being appointed for each new region.

COT:

Message:

The Little Things
I see a 72-year-old woman in my psychotherapy practice that I think quite fondly of. Her name is Rhonda. She is a strong Christian woman and her faith in God had helped her greatly because last January, 2025, she lost her daughter to cancer. Rhonda is a good mother (she also has a son) who was quite close to her daughter who was survived by a husband and two of Rhonda’s grandchildren

There have been weeks of pain, weeks of wondering about God, weeks of anger at God, but also a strong reliance on God that has helped Rhonda to come to an acceptance of her daughter’s death.

Something that really hit me recently when Rhonda was talking about her daughter was Rhonda saying, “You know what I really miss, John? I miss those simple calls from Laura and just hearing, “hey mom”. Yes, Rhonda has so many memories of her daughter but she longs to hear that simple “hey mom” again.

It makes me think of how valuable the simple things are to us. In F3 it is often the simple things that I love about our brotherhood. The “hey, Pusher or hey, Tenderfoot” when guys come into the circle before the workout. The mumble chatter and High-Heels yelling out Walker! when we are running along the trails. The laughter at our board meetings. The honk to the guys and wave from the guys as someone takes off after the workout.

That simple ”hey Mom” was an automatic acknowledgement that you are comfortable and are loved. We should be thankful for those “heys”. And so guys, hey, I’m thankful for you.

Prayers: Prayers for Pele’s former high school friend who recently committed suicide, leaving behind a wife and two children. Prayers for his family and friends who grieve. Prayers of the 5-year-old student of Drum Major’s wife. The student was recently diagnosed with cancer. Prayers for organizations who raise money to fight cancer including a group who will be putting on a Fight Against Cancer Night. Anyone interested in going to the event can talk to Tenderfoot.

10x

December 30, 2025 BackBlasts

AO: asylum-pm
Q: Swanson
PAX: Pele (Jon Lindberg), Mr Jinxy, Lizzy, CRISPR, Dain Bramage, Lilydipper, Crash Dummy, Shotgun
FNGs: None
COUNT: 9
WARMUP:
– Baby Arm Circles – 10 ea way
– Michael Phelps
– Squat & Reach – 10
– SSH – 20

THE THANG:
10 ea
– Hello Dolly (4 count)
– Merkins
– BBS
– Plank Shoulder Taps
– Flutter Kicks
– Mountain Climbers
– Jump Squats
– LCRC
– Burpee
– Mucho Leggo

Hill run, Pax remove one exercise and repeat.

Ring of fire with goblet squats (with weights) or Merkins

MARY:
10 heals to heavy
Boat/Canoe

ANNOUNCEMENTS:
Polar Plunge
– 10:30am Starbucks at Northshore/Pellissippi
– 12:00pm at Y in Townsend

COT:
Listen to your body. Persevere when you can. Rest when you need!

1st Annual Asylum PM Gift Exchange

December 17, 2025 BackBlasts

AO: asylum-pm
Q: Drum Major
PAX: Curveball, Pele (Jon Lindberg), Lilydipper, Lizzy, Switchhitter (Tony), Doubtfire (Nick Bond), Rooney(Carl Whipple), Mr Jinxy, Crash Dummy, Gridiron
FNGs: None
COUNT: 11
WARMUP:

🔥 Warm-Up (5 minutes)

All exercises IC (In Cadence), 10–15 reps each:

Side Straddle Hops
Imperial Walkers
Windmills
Arm Circles (forward/backward)
Toy Soldiers

THE THANG:

🏋️ Main Workout (30 minutes total)

🔁 Round 1: 10 Minutes – “Santa’s Sleigh Push”

AMRAP (As Many Rounds As Possible):

Run and get rocks and return

10 Merkins
15 Curls
20 LBCs
15 Goblet squats
10 Overhead presses
Stay in place or use a small loop if available. Push hard!

🎁 Gift Exchange Break #1 (5 minutes)

*5 Burpees if gift gets stolen

🔁 Round 2: 10 Minutes – “12 Days of Christmas”

Perform like the song:

1. 1 Burpee

2. 2 Squats

3. 3 Merkins

4. 4 LBCs

5. 5 Side Straddle Hops

6. 6 Lunges (each leg)

7. 7 Mountain Climbers

8. 8 Big Boy Sit-ups

9. 9 Plank Jacks

10. 10 SSHs

11. 11 Shoulder Taps

12. 12 Star Jumps

Go up the ladder cumulatively (1, then 2+1, then 3+2+1, etc.)

🎁 Gift Exchange Break #1 (5 minutes)

*5 Burpees if gift gets stolen

🔁 Round 3: 10 Minutes – “Reindeer Games”

Lineup at end of parking lot.

High knees to other end and jog back
Karaoke looking one way all the way down and then back
Buttkickers down and jog back
Bernie down and sprint back
Rinse and repeat as needed for time, mix in last gift exchange, if needed

MARY:

ANNOUNCEMENTS:

Polar Bear Plunge – 1/1

COT:

🎄 1. The Gift of Presence Over Presents
Theme: Rediscovering the value of time and attention in a season of materialism.
Quote: “The best present is being present.”
Story Idea: These gifts tonight are good and all, but the companionship, laughs and hanging out with you all was the best part. Remember that as you head into spending more time among family and friends.

The Benefits of Being Thanksful

November 27, 2025 BackBlasts

AO: asylum-pm
Q: Lilydipper
PAX: Mr Jinxy, Dain Bramage, MD Hammer, CRISPR, Pele (Jon Lindberg), Code Brown, Pusher, Doubtfire (Nick Bond), Lizzy, Franzia, Joshua Foster, Rooney(Carl Whipple), Drum Major
FNGs: None
COUNT: 14
WARMUP: 20 Side Straddle Hops, 10 Windmills, Curly Stomps,10 Tennessee Rocking Chairs, 7 Twistees, 10 Imperial Walkers, 5 Pterodactyls Forward and Five Backwards, Turkey Gobble Run around the parking lot, Little of This and That.

THE THANG: Mosey past the pavilion and to the eastern end of the Caribbean parking lot. We will bear crawl the length of the island on the eastern side.

Mosey to the Bros Bowl. We will stop to do 25 Flutter Kicks.
Next, we will run counterclockwise up and then down the Bros Bowl. About halfway to the Benches up top, stop to do 20 Merkins. At the benches, stop to do 20 Bench Dips. About halfway down to the bottom, stop to do 20 Hello Dollies. Those rabbits getting to the bottom first will alternate between 20 Side Straddle Hops and 20 Baby Crunches until the six arrives. Then we will rinse and repeat.
Mosey to the parking lot by the soccer fields. We will run on the left side of the parking lot, stopping at every crosswalk to do 10 Carolina Drydocks, until we get to the area past the playground.
We will next bear crawl up the hill, run to the small amphitheater, go up the theatre stopping to do 10 Bench Step-ups at every bench, then run back to the bottom of the hill and rinse and repeat.

Mosey to the baseball fields area and to the Flags. We will stop to do 20 American Hammers. Mosey to the pavilion. We will stop to do 20 Picnic Table Pull-ups and 20 Decline Merkins.

Mosey onto the baseball field with the artificial surface. We will circle the bases, then circle the outfield area, and then run up the hill. Stop to do 20 Squats at top.

Mosey to the “Rocky Balboa Circle” We will stop to do 20 Rocky Balboas.

Mosey to the parking lot that is below and south of the Coliseum. We will split into teams of two for Doras. While one partner runs to the stop sign, does one burpee, and runs back, the other will do the exercises listed below. Then partners switch. Here are the exercises partners do as a team:
– 100 Bobby Hurleys
– 100 Merkins
– 100 Big Boy Situps.

Mosey across the Pickett’s Charge area to the south end of the parking lot with the nice restrooms. We will Bernie Sanders to the north end of the parking lot.

Mosey back to the AO. We will go to west end of the parking lot and sprint to the east end. Then, we will sprint back.

MARY: No time, baby!

ANNOUNCEMENTS: Polar Bear Plunge on News Years Day!

COT:

Message: Gents, it is Thanksgiving, and we certainly have things to be thankful about. I think it is important to focus on those things. In fact, as a psychologist, I know there are mental health benefits to being thankful. Here are a few:
– Enhances mood leading to emotions of joy, optimism and affection.
– Reduction in symptoms of depression and anxiety.
– Improved relationships with others.
– Increased resilience in that thankful people are better able to cope with setbacks.
– Greater life satisfaction due to a greater awareness of the positive aspects in one’s life.
So, at this time of Thanksgiving I encourage each of us to begin to make a habit of thinking thankful thoughts. That can come through thanking friends and loved ones, writing down thankful thoughts, or just thanking God for blessings you have received each time you pray to Him.

Prayers: Prayers for Franzia’s coworker, Jeff. Prayers of thanks on this Thanksgiving Day.