F3 Knoxville

Category: The Dog Pound

Life, the Universe, and Everything

THE SCENE: A bit cooler than it has been recently. Might rain… (but it didn’t)
F3 WELCOME & DISCLAIMER
WARM-O-RAMA:
SSH x42 IC
Cherry Pickers x4 IC
TN rocking chairs x15 IC
Cobra burpees x4 OYO
Regular burpees x2 OYO
Crabettes x10 IC

THA-THANG:
Pax has a choice: “42” beatdown at the AO, or “Over the hill” beatdown at the boats.
“Over the hill” won by a landslide (over Choirboy’s warnings), so let’s grab a CMU and head off!

Stations are set up by the hill with the boats. First station is the timing station – Carry the 90lb sandbag up and over the hill, coming back around by the road.
Remaining stations are AMRAP:
Twist lunge
Tricep extensions
Squats
Blockees
Calf raises
Curls
Up & Over Merkins
LBCs
Ice skaters
Alpos

Didn’t think about the fact that our FNG may not know the lay of the land… He ended up taking a wrong turn, and we had to send out a search party. He was 80% named at that point (Waldo). The W got changed to a B during the COT due to cranial physique.

MARY:
Out of time today. Thanks Abu and Tank for teaming up to bring the sandbag back to the AO!
COUNT-OFF & NAME-O-RAMA
11 helped YHC kick off the 43rd trip around the sun. Welcome to FNG Baldo!
CIRCLE OF TRUST/BOM:
Short word of gratitude to the PAX for the fellowship, encouragement, help, and accountability over the last four years
MOLESKIN:
Thanks to everyone who brought blowers to clean off the AO. Not sure why everyone then decided to leave the AO for the beatdown…
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
Hardship Hill coming up – Sign up! Plus help build some obstacles.
Off the Chain on the 21st!

Over the Wall and Back Again

THE SCENE: Clear, nice,

F3 WELCOME & DISCLAIMER Check & Check

WARM-O-RAMA:

SSH IC x25

Arm Circles IC x10 each way

Cherry Pickers IC x5 

Tempo Squats x10 

THA-THANG:

Grab a CMU and head to the Skatepark for some Dora-time

  • Round 1- partner begins exercises while the other runs to the wall, jumps over, runs along the wall, does a burpee at the end, and returns to partner. Rinse and Repeat until exercises are done
    • 25 Blockees
    • 50  Squat Thrusters
    • 75 Presses
    • 100 Rows
  • MID-BEATDOWN AB WORK!
    • 20 LBCs IC
    • 20 Hello Dollies IC 
    • 20 Big Boys on your own
  • Round 2 
    • 100 Merkins
    • 150 Squats
    • 200 Imperial Walkers 
    • 250 SSH
  • MID-BEATDOWN AB WORK! 
    • 20 Flutter Kicks IC
    • 20 “Grab your ankle” On your own

Return to AO 

  • 15 Curls 
  • 15 CMU Merkins
  • 15 Tricep Ext. 
  • Repeat Once

13 Original Colonies Quiz… Helping out a new U.S. History teacher yesterday at school inspired me to test the knowledge of the group

  • Plank position on CMU
  • One at a time, each of the HIMs goes through and says one of the 13 original colonies
    • Correct Answer: 2 Merkins
    • Incorrect Answer: 2 Burpees 
  • Final Talley: 26 Merkins, 2 Burpees 

-FIN-

COUNT-OFF & NAME-O-RAMA

8 HIMs, no FNGs. 

CIRCLE OF TRUST/BOM:

The Kingdom of God is like a treasure found in a field that a person finds and hides again. Out of joy, goes and sells everything he owns and buys the field. The treasure is discovered by accident and we often encounter the treasure of the Gospel without even looking for it. Many times when we see the treasure of the Gospel, we do not always see them as treasures. What if the person had seen the chest in the field and not opened it? Whether out of laziness or indifference. Do we have enough energy to open the treasure chest of God’s Grace? 

ANNOUNCEMENTS:

CSAUP reminder for Aug. 21st. See Slack for details. 

Fast mosey

THE SCENE: Muggy
F3 WELCOME & DISCLAIMER
WARM-O-RAMA: 

run to shed, SSH, Merkin, cherry picker

THA-THANG:

workout as a group, first one finished frees everybody to fast mosey to next exercise. Everyone worked as hard as they could but we all stayed together.

100 dips

90 merkins

80 LBC

70 squat

60 dry docks

50 imperial walkers

40 iron Mike

30 pull or chin ups

20 reverse crunches toes downhill

10 burpees

Then reversed and added 10 reps

MARY:
Some running and some core work

COUNT-OFF & NAME-O-RAMA
12 strong
CIRCLE OF TRUST:

Christians should be defined by our faith and our actions, not politics party. I’d recommend reading the Bill Haslam book about faith and politics.
MOLESKIN:
Prayers for Blindside’s school, Ribbed’s wife, and Michelle’s husband in ICU

(No) Cones of Shame

THE SCENE: Low 70s and clear. Moon is supposed to be just about full, but must be below the horizon.
F3 WELCOME & DISCLAIMER
WARM-O-RAMA:
25x SSH IC
5x Cherry Pickers IC
5x Cobra Burpees OYO
15x Rockettes IC
10x Tempo Lunge IC
10x Tempo Merkins IC

THA-THANG:

Mosey to the skate park and partner up for some Dora.
100 V-Ups
200 Squats
300 Shoulder Taps
Flutter kix for the six
Running partner crosses the skate park, vaults over the wall, one burpee, vaults back over and returns to relieve.

Mosey back to the AO and grab a CMU. Line up by the tennis court.
First man in line calls exercise for 25 reps. Run to the light pole and back. R&R.
Exercises called:
Tricep Extension
Squat Thrust
Lawn Mower
Curl
Blockee
That’s about enough… Put up the blocks.

MARY:
25x Flutter Kicks IC
15x Crunches IC

COUNT-OFF & NAME-O-RAMA
9 PAX this morning, not including the maniac who came streaking out of the woods.
CIRCLE OF TRUST/BOM:
I struggled with motivation at work yesterday. I certainly didn’t give it my all. As I lay in bed reflecting, Colossians 3:23 came to mind: “Whatever you do, work heartily, as for the Lord and not for men.” I was working for men yesterday, and men who I didn’t feel necessarily deserved “hearty” effort at the. But the Lord deserves such all the time.

MOLESKIN:
YHC arrived early with a plan to set up some laps at the track. Hopped out of the car and dug around in the back for my cones. Where are they? Oh… I left them at Shamrock last time I Qd over there. Crap. Time to audible!

ANNOUNCEMENTS:
Off the Chain coming up Aug 21! Get signed up!

Blockee Dogs Hang’n by the Totem Pole

THE SCENE: Not too bad.
F3 WELCOME & DISCLAIMER✔
WARM-O-RAMA:
Cherry Pickers, Windmills, Temp Merkins, Tempo Squats, LBACF, LBACB, SSH
THA-THANG:

  • Grab a CMU from the pile.  Descending Blockee Sets – 10, 9, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1
  • Mosey North to Light Poles.  Totem Pole: 10 8ct Body Builders, 9 Iron Mikes, 8 Elbow Planks, 7 Double Burpees, 6 Jump Squats, 5 Shoulder Taps, 4 Round the Clock Merkins, 3 Monkey Humpers, 2 BBS, 1 CDD
    • Perform all exercises with indicated reps.  After each round, Mosey to where road splits and back, repeating the exercises again but marking off the top exercise every time you return.

MARY:
Planked for the remainder of time – 3 minutes
COUNT-OFF & NAME-O-RAMA
10 Strong
CIRCLE OF TRUST/BOM:
Be the man who brings a peaceful presence into the room.
MOLESKIN:
N/A
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
Sign up to Q!