F3 Knoxville

Category: The Dog Pound

Where are you going?

THE SCENE: Another beautiful 55 degree East TN morning
F3 WELCOME & DISCLAIMER : Standard Disclaimer and COVID reminder
WARM-O-RAMA:
SSH IC X 20

Imperial Walker IC x 20

Cherry Picker IC x 5

High Knees x 20 OYO

Hand Release Burpee x 10 OYO
THA-THANG:
Had the PAX count off to assign number and order to be used in workout

Group Indian Run up the hill to first light pole (Did Route 66 Variation at poles)

Starting with number 1, PAX called out exercise of their choice and reps according to their age and then how they want us to travel to the next light pole. At next pole either Plank Hold or Air Squat Hold until 6 arrives. Rinse and Repeat x 11 PAX Members.

Exercises were:

  • Merkins x 43, Bear Crawl
  • BBS x 40, Skip
  • Burpees x 34, Walk
  • Man Makers x 44, Walk
  • Tempo Squat (4Ct IC) x 36, Mosey
  • Flutter Kicks x 37, Mosey
  • American Hammers x 33, Bernie
  • Oblique Clap (Gator Chomp) x 10, 30 Merkins, Mosey
  • Took a Detour and visited our good Friend Dwayne THE ROCK Johnson
  • V-UPS x 42, Broad Jump
  • Suicides x 27, End at next pole
  • Star-Gazers x 50 seconds (My gift to the PAX)

Mosey up to last light pole and form circle for Circle Burps x 11.

Group Indian Run back to AO.

I am proud to say that the Mumble Chatter was strong today and the PAX learned that their brother’s exercise of choice made them better and even though it hurt it was quite a fun trip.

MARY:
Shoulder Taps x 50

Peter Parker finish thanks to TWEET-E.
COUNT-OFF & NAME-O-RAMA

CIRCLE OF TRUST/BOM:
As we all know, recently there has been a lot of division in our country. One thing I know that is true is that when I am looking inward only at myself and my needs, I am incapable of seeing and meeting the needs of another. I also know when I put myself before them, I am being selfish. Self-seeking individuals with selfish motives take, keep and divide. However, true outward expressed servant leadership seeks to further the welfare of another and unites.

Each exercise took place at a light pole because as F3 Men and Leaders we are called to be a LIGHT to those around us. Respecting every individual for their uniqueness and creating unity instead of division. Each PAX is as special and unique as the exercise they called out today and the reps performed according to their age. We must celebrate our differences!

The Circle Burp signified that in spite of all of our difficulties and challenges we face (and sometimes those come at the hands of another imposing them upon us), we are all needed in order to make each other better and stronger. I am better because of you, not in spite of you.

The Group Indian Run was intentional in order to create unity and to illustrate that sometimes you lead from the front and sometimes you lead from the back. You must take time to look around you to see who is with you and if anyone is following. Over the next few days, weeks or months pay attention to who you are leading and who you are following.

The BIG QUESTION IS: Where are you going? Why would anyone want to go with you? (John Maxwell) If you look around and no one is with you, you may want to ask yourself if you are truly being a light? Are you serving others, or just self- seeking? Are you dividing or are you uniting?

MOLESKIN:
Prayer for Joel & Lilly Dipper’s wife
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
CSAUP at The Dog Pound July 18- Briskets & Gravy by Junk and Coffee by La-Z-boy

The Cycle

THE SCENE: An excellent June morning, mid 60s, partly cloudy
F3 WELCOME & DISCLAIMER

Welcome to F3.  I’m Biscuits and I’ll be your Q today.  I am not a professional.  This is a free workout and you are here of your own accord.  You know your medical history, injuries, and limitations.  If an exercise is too hard, modify to make it easier.  If it’s too easy, modify to make it harder.  Please maintain proper social distancing throughout the workout.
WARM-O-RAMA:

  • 20 SSH (4ct)
  • 20 Imperial Walker
  • 5 Cherry Pickers
  • 15 Little baby arm circles
  • 15 Reveres LBAC

THA-THANG:
Mosey to the track.  Circle up at a lantern set approx 25 yds from the track.

  • At the lantern:
    10 BBS and 10 Stagger Werkins
    Run to the Track
  • At the track
    10 V-ups
    10 Star Jacks
    10 Burpees
  • Work sets to get back to the lantern
    Bear Crawl
    Walking Lunge
    Army Crawl
    Burpee Broad Jump
    Spiderman Crawl
    Duck Walk
  • Rinse, lather, repeat.
  • Run 1 lap around the track
  • Mosey back to AO

MARY:

  • 1 minute Canoe
  • 1 minute Superman
  • 25 American Hammer (4ct)
  • 10 Heels to Heaven IC

COUNT-OFF & NAME-O-RAMA
13 HIMs broke the cycle: Bowflex, Junk, Mayberry, ExciteBike, Driftwood, Aladdin, Mouthwash, Abacus, Snitch, La-Z-Boy, YoYo, Cavalier, Biscuits
CIRCLE OF TRUST/BOM:
I’ve never read the Bible in its entirety before and this is something that I’ve challenged myself to do this year.  Going through the Old Testament, you see the nation of Israel set up this cycle of obedience to God, disobedience or departure from His commands, rebuke in the form of toil and hardships, and finally a return to obedience.  All to often it was a very quick turn around from obedience to idol worship and following other false gods.  This failure to walk with Him always lead to punishment, loss of lands and military battles, enslavement, and near destruction.  And every time Israel had to work harder and harder to get back to His light.
Seeing this cycle got me thinking about my own life and the cycles I go through.  We, as humans, are constantly going through cycles.  Waxing and waning.  I can see it in my personal life.  Fitness goals.  Relationships with friends and family.  My career.  And even my Christian walk.  Much like we did on the field, I can see those times when I ran from His light, went through a period of rebuke, and had to work hard to get back to the light.
I challenge you today to look at your own life.  Look for those cycles and where you are.  Work to get back to the light and work even harder to stay there and show other people the way.  That’s what we are called to do.  As leaders.  As part of the F3 nation.  As men.  And as Christians.

MOLESKIN:
Thank you to my F3 brothers.  This has been a life changing group for me and I thoroughly enjoyed my VQ!  ISI.  SYITG!
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
Dog Pound presents Off the Chain – July 18.

No shortcuts

THE SCENE: Sunny & Sweaty
F3 WELCOME & DISCLAIMER
WARM-O-RAMA:

  • SSH IC x 15
  • BA Circ IC x 5
  • Merkins 4 CT IC x 10
  • Windmill IC x 10
  • Cherry Pickers (DP Style) IC x 5 (no more, no less)

THA-THANG:

  • Mosey to the Boat
  • Ratchet Squats in honor of the VW
  • Mosey past the tank
  • 10 Body Builders
  • 15 Merkins
  • 20 Heel Tap Merkins
  • Run back to Boat
  • 25 BBS
  • Rinse & Repeat for 6 rounds

MARY:
Biscuit(s) hooked up some exercise
COUNT-OFF & NAME-O-RAMA

CIRCLE OF TRUST/BOM:
Where in your life are you taking shortcuts? I realized that I am so addicted to checking the box that I will try to just get things done as soon as possible and sometimes that includes taking shortcuts. I caught my 12 yo daughter taking shortcuts when cleaning her room and just wanting to get things done. I realized that we’re in the same struggle and I’m just a little further down the road.
MOLESKIN:

Wagon Wheel won

I-beam likes ranger panties

ANNOUNCEMENTS:
Off the Chain – 7/18 — talk to Biscuit(s)

 

Daggum Dung Beetles

THE SCENE: Pleasant morning cool, but with the feeling of humidity that protends a puddle of sweat dripping off your nose later.
F3 WELCOME & DISCLAIMER
WARM-O-RAMA:
Classic Zero Burpee Warmup:
0 Burpees OYO
25 SSH IC
2 Burpees OYO
20x LBAC each way followed by OHC
4 Burpees OYO
15 4-ct Monkey Humpers IC
6 Burpees OYO
10 Tempo Merkins IC
8 Burpees OYO
15 Hammie Crampers (each side) IC
10 Burpees OYO

THA-THANG:
Insert information about the workout.
Transition to the Pee Rock Pile and pick one.
Teams of 3, one man at each end of the parking lot and one in transition.
Perform reps of exercise until relieved by transition man.
Low end of lot:
Curls
Rows
Crunches
Fwd Raises

Upper end:
Tricep Ext.
OHP
Thrusters
KB Swings

Transitions:
Downhill – Snowplow (like bear crawl, but hands on pee rock and push fwd)
Uphill – Dung Beetles (like reverse bear crawl, with feet on pee rock and push backward)

Continue until all PAX have completed each exercise.

Just a few minutes left for some Kraken on the tennis courts. 6 stations, 30 reps per station. After completing a station, run one lap then proceed to next station.
Merkins
Squats
CDD
Monkey Humpers (single count)
Freddy Mercury(4-ct)
Iron Mike (count each leg)

MARY:
Nope, not today.
COUNT-OFF & NAME-O-RAMA
7 strong today
CIRCLE OF TRUST/BOM:
John 13:35 – By this shall all men know that ye are my disciples, if ye have love one to another.
Lots of hate today being shown on both sides. Jesus didn’t say we’d be known by our convincing arguments or our persistence in presenting them. It’s by our love. Let’s show who we belong to.
MOLESKIN:
Dung Beetles 100% suck. Entomologically, it would probably be more correct to use large exercise balls and roll them instead of sliding pee rocks. At any rate, I think Tweet-E was the only HIM to complete a full transition in Dung Beetle before modifying to Snowplow…
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
Off the Chain coming up next month!

Hang in There

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

  • SSH IC x 20
  • Windmill (4ct) IC x 10
  • Imperial Walker (4ct) IC x 15
  • Merkins (4ct) IC x 10
  • DogPound Classic – Cherry Picker IC x 5 <- On a 4 ct

THA-THANG:
Grab a CMU

  • Mosey to the “Boat”
    • COLT 45’s
  • Mosey to base of Matterhorn
    • 20 Tri-cep extensions/20 Merkins on the block
  • Mosey to the Pav-a-Lon
    • COVID caution Partner Workout “Hang in there”
      • EMOM Work out
      • Partner A – 5 Burpees/5 Thrusters w/ personal CMU
      • Partner B – Hangs from the rafters
      • Switch every minute for 16 minutes
      • Modified a couple of rounds to 7 & 7, then 10 Thrusters/5 Burpees & and then to plank w/ feet on the block instead of hangs
  • Mosey to base of Matterhorn
    • 20 Merkins on Block
  • Mosey back to AO

MARY:

  • Heel Tap Mountain Climbers OYO x 25
  • Merkins OYO x 10

COUNT-OFF & NAME-O-RAMA

CIRCLE OF TRUST/BOM:

Work has been thrust into hyper drive lately and has taken a considerable amount of energy to manage. It’s a great reminder of how easy it is to allow work to become the center of our Concentrica. It will push out God, our M, our 2.0’s and our friends if we allow it to. An after thought I had is that we will never be in perfect balance all of the time. There will certainly be times that one thing or another will require a significant amount more of our time and attention. We just have to recognize it and realign ourselves with our most important relationships first.

MOLESKIN:
Good turn out today, Betty was visiting from JUCO & Gibbler was drifting through sporting a new “COVID-Goatee” while making his rounds as per usual. Junk came in clutch with the Co-Q to keep it fresh. Noted: WaxJob doesn’t like rain jackets.

ANNOUNCEMENTS:
Murph Challenge on Memorial Day 6a — Check email for Tennessee Convergence, National Convergence, etc