F3 Knoxville

Jingle Bell SHAMRock

AO: shamrock
Q: Stitch
PAX: Dumpster Dive (Brad Burnette), Anchorman, Mermaid, Commission, Eliza, Rocket, Base Salary, The Situation, Snaggletooth (Elijah Tafao), Voodoo, Baby Boomer, Curveball, Skidmark, slappy
FNGs: None
COUNT: 15
WARMUP:
SSH
Tempo Squats
Hairy Rockettes
Grady Corns
Friendship Merkins x 10 (partner up)

THE THANG:
Football Mosey to the Jesus statue and reconnect with your partner

One partner begins an unnumbered set of the following while the other moseys around the first block and back. Switch roles until each of the 6 are complete…

Merkins
Squats
Burpees
Flutter Kicks
Tricep Dips
Shoulder Taps

Football Mosey to the Coupon pile.

Same partners. Grab 1 CMU per team and begin an unnumbered set of the following while partner moseys to the far lot curb. Switch roles until each of the 4 are complete…

Curls
Overhead Press
Upright rows
Bench style press (on your back)

Slowsey back to back lot. Line up and did 2 mins of Welsh Dragon (Merkin, Shoulder Taps, Plank Jack, Bear Crawl. Repeat but add one rep after each Bear Crawl forward).

Football mosey back to the COT

MARY:
Pickle Pointers
Hello Dolly
Freddie Mercuries
Jane Fondas
Pickle Pounders
LBCs

ANNOUNCEMENTS:
No Christmas Day workout. Back on Tuesday for ShamRuck

COT:
With Christmas coming Monday, I recently stopped to think about this holiday, why we celebrate it, and what it means to me vs. what it used to mean for me.

I grew up a Christian but wouldn’t say I lived in a Christian home. We went to church, we professed our belief in Jesus as our Savior, and we prayed at the dinner table. That was maybe the extent of it.

I bring this up because at Christmastime, I recall more about trees, lights, presents, and Santa Claus than I do about the real meaning behind Christmas. Christmas is the celebration of the birth of Jesus Christ. It’s in the NAME! If you are a Christian, then you recognize Jesus as the Christ (anointed one) or Immanuel, God with us (Matt 1:23). Not only God with us but God’s rescuer for us. This is the truer and much better Santa. There is no “better watch out, better not cry”, or you don’t get what you want. His message is so much better. Jesus invites our brokenness and our struggles. He offers us grace and mercy and eternity with Him. He’s worthy of our celebration and worship.

Hebrews 1:1–2 says, “Long ago, at many times and in many ways, God spoke to our fathers by the prophets, but in these last days he has spoken to us by his Son, whom he appointed the heir of all things, through whom also he created the world.” The creator of all things! God with us!

The “most wonderful time of the year” is God’s ultimate gift to humanity: Jesus, the uncreated Creator. Jesus, the one of whom we sing, “Hail the Heaven-born Prince of Peace! Hail the Sun of Righteousness! Light and life to all he brings. Risen with healing in his wings.” This IS the Christmas story. Make it about Him!

Baby, It’s Cold Outside

AO: shamrock
Q: Eliza
PAX: Curveball, Eliza, slappy, Snaggletooth (Elijah Tafao)
FNGs: None
COUNT: 4
WARMUP: SSH, Hairy Rockettes, Calf Raises, Cherry Pickers, Grady Corns

THE THANG:

mosey the long way to the picnic tables.

3 exercises; step ups, derkens, dips
-sets of 12,10,8,6,4,2

Slowzy to CMUs
– Grab 2 CMUs, starting in front of the bus do 25 bench press and 25 curls. MURDER BUNNY MERKEN TO THE RAMP. Do 25 American Hammers and 25 two count flutters. Suitcase carry back. Repeat exercises at each end but switch up MOT from Farmer Carry/suitcase carry/rifle carry.

Mosey to field entrance: 11s from gate to covered entrance to school – squats and rocky balboas

MARY: no time
ANNOUNCEMENTS: flag handoff at Shamruck, polar bear plunge, Shamrock Christmas party Friday after beatdown

COT: Leave no man behind. Check on your buddies and those that have been MIA. People want to feel loved and cared about.

A poorly themed 12 days of christmas workout

AO: shamrock
Q: Mermaid
PAX: Mermaid, slappy, Baby Boomer, Curveball, Tailhook, Stitch, Base Salary, Crawlspace, Dumpster Dive, LeBling, Steam, KickFlip, Snaggletooth (Elijah Tafao), Swifty, Honeydew, Band Camp, Anchorman, Skidmark, Waxjob
FNGs: None
COUNT: 19
12 days of Christmas workout

Burpee – partridge in a pair tree
Thruster – turtle doves
Bbs – French hens
Dirty hookups – calling birds
Diamond Merkin – golden rings
Hello Dollie’s 4ct – geese a laying
Curls – swans a swimming
Snow angels single count – maids a milking
Merkins – ladies dancing
Squats – lords a leaping
Lunges each leg – pipers piping
Dips- drummers drumming
Need 2 CMU’s, drop them at 2 & 7
Warmup
Cot
”Don’t do anything for selfish purposes, but with humility think of others as better than yourselves. Instead of each person watching out for their own good, watch out for what is better for others. Adopt the attitude that was in Christ Jesus:“
‭‭Philippians‬ ‭2‬:‭3‬-‭5‬ ‭CEB‬‬
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AO: shamrock
Q: Steam
PAX: slappy, Voodoo, Eliza, Stitch, The Situation, Crawlspace, Mermaid, Anchorman
FNGs: None
COUNT: 9
WARMUP:
Warm-o-Rama / IP (Initial Push)
5:30am – 5:45am (1%)
Let’s Get Warm
– SSH: 25
– Run to the other parking lot: 1 burpee + come back
– Mountain Climber: 25
– Run to the other parking lot: 2 burpees + come back
– Chattanooga Cherry Pickers: 25×4
– Run to the other parking lot: 3 burpees + come back
– Merkin: 5×4
– Run to the other parking lot: 4 burpees + come back
4 Corners
– 4 corners of the parking lot (basically)
– We’re doing the same 5 Xs we just did – everything will be 10 reps on a 1 count
– Pyramid movement
– C1: SSH
– Run to the middle: 1 burpee (every time)
– C2: SSH + Mountain Climber
– Run to the middle: 1 burpee (every time)
– Rinse and repeat – when you finish your 4th corner + final burpee, stay in the middle holding the plank

THE THANG:
The Thang / PF (Push Forward)
5:45am – 6:00am (2%)
(Mosey to the entrance to the stadium)
15s
– Xs: Squats (stadium) + Rocky Balboas (covered entrance to the school)
– 1 + 14 to start (everything on a 1 count)
(Mosey around to the top of the parking lot straightaway – middle runway between the two parking lots)

The Final Thang + Mary / FP (Final Push)
6:00am – 6:15am (3%)
There + Back Again
– I never liked the workout name “suicides” – so I’m calling these there and back agains
– 7 points of contact
– Curbs
– Sidewalk corner
– Crosswalk
– Further sidewalk corner
– Further further sidewalk corner
– Look for orange cones
– At each POC: merkins – # corresponding to the POC (1-7)

Gentlemen’s mosey to pick up the cones: 1 man-maker at each cone
Jail break / BTTW to the 🇺🇸

ANNOUNCEMENTS:
– Asylum AM Winter Solstice Hike on 12/21
– 2024 Polar Bear Plunge at the Townsend Wye on 1/1/24
– Convergence at the Big Ball AO on 1/20

COT:
raamdev.com/2021/one-percent/#:~:text=15%20minutes%20%3D%201%25%20of%20your%20day

You’ve just worked hard for 3% of your day.
45 minutes.
– Are you owning and making the most of the 3% of your day that you’re investing in with F3?
– If this is one of the hardest things you do all day, what does the other 97% look like?

We just worked hard over 3 consecutive 1% time periods (15 minutes).

15 minutes is just 1% of your day. Here’s a neat formula I’ve heard over the years on how to maximize just 1% of your day, every day.
– Silence for 5 minutes
– The world is loud. Cultivate a rhythm or unplugged silence.
– Reflect for 5 minutes
– What’s going on up there (head) and in here (heart)? Cultivate a rhythm of reflection.
– Pray for 5 minutes
– Prayer is plugging into the source of life by talking with God. Cultivate a rhythm of conversation with your Creator.

Counting to 10

AO: shamrock
Q: Bed Wetter
PAX: Swifty, Eliza, slappy, Toretto, Tinker, Stitch, LeBling, Honeydew, Dumpster Dive, Skidmark
FNGs: None
COUNT: 11
WARMUP: each person of the Pax selected a warm up
THE THANG:
5 minute Indian Run
-10 Rounds-
10 Merkins
10 Big Boys
10 Squats
10 Glute Bridges
side straddle help while waiting on Pax to finish round
Farmers Carry from CMU Pile to workout station and back.
Followed by 10 minutes EMOM
5x burpees
MARY: N/A
ANNOUNCEMENTS: Thursday / F3 Beer & Food at Carolina Ale House, BETTY’s family brought a hoss of a new baby into the family! Biggest Loser every Monday.
COT:
Gift of Giving,
The gift of making someone smile can go a long way. Take a look at all things around you and how thankful we should be. We are fortunate to have the brotherhood we have established. These are life long friendships. I encourage to find a way to give to either a church, someone in need, a child for Christmas, or just anything in General.

A prayer for 2024:
God of Love, You are with us in every transition and change. As we enter this new era with excitement and even some anxiety, we recall your deep compassion, presence, and abounding love. We thank you for the gifts, talents, and skills with which you have blessed us. We thank you for the experiences that have brought us to this moment. We thank you for the work of others that gives breadth and depth to our own work. Be with us as we move forward, rejoicing with you and supporting one another.
We ask this in your Holy Name.