F3 Knoxville

Category: The Dog Pound

Half ‘a Dog Biscuit

The Scene: Chilly with a hint of “Fever” and a last-minute Q change!

F3 Disclaimer and Welcome

Warm-o-Rama
15x SSH
15x Mountain Climbers
Mosey to 1/3 mile loop

The Thang:
Seabiscuit workout!  (normally a 1hr + workout)
1 Lap – 10x Burpees, 20x BBS, 30x Squats
2 Laps – 10x Burpees, 20x BBS, 30x Squats
3 Laps – 10x Burpees, 20x BBS, 30x Squats
4 Laps – 10x Burpees, 20x BBS, 30x Squats (I think this is where the “audible” was called and the PAX re-collected to return to the AO)
3 Laps – 10x Burpees, 20x BBS, 30x Squats
2 Laps – 10x Burpees, 20x BBS, 30x Squats
1 Lap – 10x Burpees, 20x BBS, 30x Squats
Mosey back to AO

Mary
20x Hello Dolly
20x Flutter Kick
Recover!

Moleskin:
Well, today (Valentine’s Day!) was supposed to be Swirlie’s VQ. He had some big plans for sleds, tires and all kinds of pain for the PAX. The man upstairs stepped in with a little Fever and Sore throat to keep the PAX alive (we prayed for Swirlie’s health to improve). Seriously, Swirlie – the next time you might want to plan something “the average man” can do – none of this 24yr old “I’m a monster athlete” stuff…

Anyway, there was little mumblechatter (I mean almost NONE) this morning during the introduction of most of the PAX to the P-Nut classic “Sutherland Seabiscuit” workout at #TheDogPound. Some of these HIMs had done it before and knew what to expect, but WOW did it smoke the PAX. Maybe we shouldn’t do it on a 1/3 mile loop…but as-intended next time on a 400 yard track.

Nah.

It’ll be back for sure!

It’s BO Time!

The Scene: 36 degrees windy with light misty rain/snow blizzard stuff

F3 Welcome and Disclaimer

Warm-o-Rama:
SSH x20
Baby arm circles x 10 F&B
Rocketts 10 3count
10x ‘merkins

Tha Thang:
Mosey to Cory Hill w/CMU
10x ‘merkins on CMU
– Bear crawl up hill and down
10x squats w/CMU
– Bear crawl up hill and down
10x presses
– Bearcrawls up and down
Plank till ‘6 catches up

Mosey to Little Everest w/CMU
Partner up:
Rd#1
one takes CMU to top does 15 burpees, while partner continuously squat presses CMU at base.  Partner runs down (w/o CMU)and switches.
Rd2: 25x ‘merkins/tricep presses switch
Rd3: 20x curls/lunges switch
Rd4: 5x burpees, 5x merkin, 5x curls/squats switch and recover
Both mosey to parking lot at top.

CMU suicides
Start at line. Run with CMU to cone (50 yards) do 5 burpees. Run back to start and do 20 curls, take it to second cone (30 yds)do 5 burpees, back do 20 curls. Run to third cone (20yds) 5 burpees back 20 curls.
Repeat-o with CMU but w/o burps-curls

Mosey to AO w/CMU
Get out box of Bojangles “biscuits”

Circle of fire
Al Gore shuffle w/CMU in circle as a group.
Each PAX yells out an exercise and number. Circle rotates opposite direction each call out.

BOM:
Stained glass
As people, we are broken scratched, beat up. We were perfect smooth glass when created in the garden but sin entered our lives and broke everything. We are nothing but a pile of broken glass.

But Christ through his sacrifice took our brokenness, perfectly put us back together in a way that we are even more beautiful. Where his light shines thru us and others will see his glory.

Resolve. Tested.

The Scene – 55 and dank

F3 Intro and Disclaimer

Warm-O-Rama
Mosey to the Outhouse
Around the Worlds
Figure 8s
Halos
20x Merkins
Russian Swing
American Swing

The THANG
3 Rounds
100x Jump Rope
50x Weighted lunges
40x ‘Merkins
30x American KB Swings
20x Goblet Squats
10x Side Squat
5x Burpees

MARY
Flutter Kick

Weighted Sit-up

American Hammer (of course!)

Peter Parker (thanks to Tweet-E and Tank for taking over!)

COT
Count-off
Name-a-Rama

WORD
Have a Plan.

MOLESKIN
It was a really gloomy morning – the humidity was almost beginning to spit.  Tweet-E was in much better state than he was yesterday, but this one got him.  I think it got all of us.  I brought the 2-pood ‘bell out for some fun, but only used it for the AM swings – and it smoked me.  What’s up with the 50 lunges????  Weighted?  Seriously reconsider that one again.  Until next week.

A little of everything

The scene: 50 and heavy fog

F3 Welcome and Disclaimer

Warm-o-rama:
4 count Merkin IC x 10
4 count side squats IC x 10
This/that/these/those
Big Bertha hugs

Tha-Thang:
Mosey to big hill
• 7’s: 4 count in & outs at top, Carolina dry docks at bottom

Mosey to parking lot at top of hill
• Ring of fire Merkins: 10, 8, 6, 4, 2, synchronized clap-merkin finale (Tweet-E = beast mode)

Mosey to rock pile
• Battle buddy up & grab 1 rock per pair
• Partner A bear crawls to end of parking lot & jogs back, while partner B does curls with rock
• Flapjack when Partner A returns
• Rinse & repeat doing curls, overhead presses, tricep extensions, squats

Mosey to tennis court
• Go-Cubs-Go burpee extravaganza

MARY:
Roll-up, v-up IC x 15
American Hammers IC x 20
Pac Man IC x 10
Peter Parker 2 mins

Count off and name-o-rama

BOM:
Related Romans 8:10-11 to real life as much as possible. The bible tells us that if we are in Christ, then the same power that is in Him is in us also. Lean on this throughout your day to stand for your faith and reject passivity.

Groundhog Day at The Dog Pound

The Scene:  50 and cloudy
F3 Welcome and Disclaimer
THE THANG
COP – 
Introduce the Merdipkin
(Also known as Mr Dipkin, or Dipkin for short)
Partner A in plank, Partner B places his feet on A’s back of his hands behind himself on the ground in dip position perpendicular to A. A does a Merkin, then B does a dip. Repeat, alternating in a seesaw pattern until the reps are complete.
Mosey to the trail of tears
Partner up
SSH x20 IC
Cherry Pickers x5
Dipkins 20 each way
Run a lap
Repeat the exercises, run a lap, repeat, repeat, repeat
Circle up
50x LBC IC
30x Tempo squats IC
50x LBC IC
20x reverse crunches
30x Tempo squats IC
50x LBC IC
10x more Dipkins each
 
Mosey back y’all
Circle of abs – 5 min
 
BOM/WORD:
 
We joked around some today and had fun with the idea of the movie “Groundhog Day – the day that keeps repeating it self. In real life, we often can fall into the same type of issue. We will do the same things with the same people and it becomes monotonous. It can leave us with the sensation of wanting more. It’s not wrong to want more, it’s not wrong to want to be successful and it’s not wrong to want new experiences. However, we can be left frustrated and that frustration from creep interactions with her coworkers, spouses and families. As I consider this I was reminded of a scripture I recently read through with my children.
 
“What causes quarrels and what causes fights among you? Is it not this, that your passions are at war within you? You desire and do not have, so you murder. You covet and cannot obtain, so you fight and quarrel. You do not have, because you do not ask. You ask and do not receive, because you ask wrongly, to spend it on your passions.”
‭‭James‬ ‭4:1-3‬ ‭ESV‬‬
When we don’t get what we want we get frustrated. It doesn’t take a lot of introspection to be able to see that in our own lives. When we strive for things we want because we think it will make us happy, or fulfilled we miss the target and the frustration does not lift. Instead we should focus on those around us. We ought to ask the question, “Lord, is this something I should desire? Is it something you intend for me to have?”
When we ask for things, not to spend on our own quest for personal enjoyment, but rather to pour into others, the frustration is replaced by joy and contentment when the gift is bestowed. I encourage you to ask the question (above) before you ask for the gift.
Moleskin
I hate running. Running sucks. But, I got talked into this #CSAUP Tennessee Ragnar Relay and have to train…so today we ran more than my usual workouts. The men fussed a little. My legs tried to quit on me. But we pushed through the repetitive workout together. Good job men.