Shamrock – Page 33 – F3 Knoxville

Bananas!

October 6, 2023 Tailhook

THE SCENE: Perfect morning – mid-sixties, no rain.
F3 WELCOME & DISCLAIMER: Done
WARM-O-RAMA:
Some running. Static stretching: neck, shoulders, chest, ABS, back and legs.
THA-THANG:

Gym set up – a variety of basic strength and cardio exercises performed in counterclockwise rotation:

Squats with 10lbs dumbbells, pull ups, over-the-truck climb, lawnmowers with 60lbs dumbbell, bench press 90lbs, up and down plank hold, American hammers, arm extensions with 12lbs dumbbells, jumping rope, ladder climb with 5lbs dumbbells with superman-bananas in between.

MARY:
None
COUNT-OFF & NAME-O-RAMA

CIRCLE OF TRUST/BOM:
Luke 16:10-14

“Whoever can be trusted with small things can also be trusted with big things. Whoever is dishonest in little things will be dishonest in big things too. If you cannot be trusted with worldly riches, you will not be trusted with the true riches. And if you cannot be trusted with the things that belong to someone else, you will not be given anything of your own.” [Luke 16:10-14]

Your body and spirit were entrusted to you. Therefore, take a good care of your physical body and your mental state. Do not be afraid to seek for help. Do not face your problems alone. Be brave to admit and to recognize your issues. Be honest to yourself.

Flag Handoff to Slappy

September 29, 2023 BackBlasts

AO: shamrock
Q: Betty
PAX: Oscar Meyer, Base Salary, Glamper, Nadia (Aaron Jacques), skewer, Jardet, Band Camp, Dumpster Dive, Curveball, Honeydew, Steam, Skidmark, Waxjob, Rocket, Anchorman, Stitch, KickFlip, Toretto, Mathlete, The Situation, Mermaid, Free Fall (Justin Whitaker), Nacho Libre, Tailhook, Econoline, 5K, slappy, Guardrail, Commission, OBrother, Voodoo, Baby Boomer, Eliza, Ribbed, Betty, Dragon Slayer, Thunder
FNGs: None
COUNT: 37
Disclaimer given
WARMUP:
SSH,Merkins,Squats,Curtsey Lunges, Cherry Pickers
THE THANG:
Mosey to baseball hill and complete 11’s
Monkey humpers at the top of the hill
Iron Mikes at the bottom
Mosey to the big parking lot with a bernie in the mix and complete the below:
Hub and Spoke Workout
Hub is 5 burpees

Spoke 1- 50 SSH
Hub
Spoke 2-50 Shoulder taps
Hub
Spoke 3-50 Freddy Mercury’s
Hub
Spoke 4- 25 Imperial Walkers
Hub
Spoke 5- 20 Lunges (10 each leg)
Hub .
Spoke 6- 25 Merkins

After we finished this we made out way to the FIA parking lot where we completed a shoulder burning exercise consisting of Merkins, Shoulder Taps and Plank jacks without dropping our knees
Mosey to the straightaway back to the AO and did a series of bear crawls and lunges
Back to flag in enough time for 1 burpee
MARY:
None
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
COT:
This was a very special day as we passed the shovel flag off to a new leader, Slappy! It is going to be extremely exciting to see what he does in the role and how Shamrock is going to thrive under his leadership.

We have all heard the quote, “Strong men create good time, good times creat weak men, weak men create bad times, bad times create strong men.” I head some commentary on this quote from Nick Freitas on this and says, “Bad times don’t create strong men, strong men are made by the influence of other strong men.” He goes on to talk about how strong men are there through good times and bad, but in the bad times, strong men are once again appreciated for what they contribute to society.
I instantly thought of F3 and the group of strong men that I have the privilege of working out beside every morning. All of you have made me a stronger man in all areas of my life and I am thankful for every one of you.

Old McDonald’s Walk

September 25, 2023 BackBlasts

AO: shamrock
Q: slappy
PAX: Curveball, Baby Boomer, Commission, Anchorman, Stitch, Mermaid, Skidmark, Bed Wetter, Betty, slappy, Toretto, Base Salary, KickFlip, LeBling, Swifty
FNGs: None
COUNT: 15
WARMUP:
-pickers
-reach for the sky
-SSH
-mtn climbers
-tempo merks
-m nightclubs

THE THANG:
-7s at the half pipe (hill runs and merkins)
-grab two CMUs and farmer carry the shamrock loop. Stopping at intervals to do various heavy workouts.
-fun was had

MARY:
-no time

ANNOUNCEMENTS:
-handoff on Friday

COT:
-The enemy wants us to live our life on the sidelines where we have no impact in the game. One of his favorite strategies is apathy. We drift from one thing to the next as if our involvement has no value or consequence and as a result our involvement has no positive value or consequence. So start with choices. Make all your decisions count. If you don’t choose, it will be chosen for you.

IPC Week 3 @ Shamrock

September 20, 2023 BackBlasts

AO: shamrock
Q: Mermaid
PAX: Betty, Eliza, Anchorman, KickFlip, Tailhook, slappy, Bed Wetter, Mermaid, Base Salary, Voodoo, Nacho Libre, Curveball, LeBling, The Situation, Toretto, Paper or Plastic (Bryan Berry), Swiftie
FNGs: None
COUNT: 17
WARMUP: mosey to the CMU’s
THE THANG: IPC Week 3
MARY: None
ANNOUNCEMENTS: none
COT: Don’t be afraid to own up to your weaknesses. One of mine is prayer. I have been pondering Job this week, and how even in his anger, he was prayerful and God was pleased with him because he prayed. I know that my prayer life can improve, and that I need to be willing to “talk” to God more. Where are your weaknesses, where can you improve? Don’t be afraid to be vulnerable with this group and seek improvement. Also, when addressing a weakness, start by looking in the mirror, don’t start by blaming others.

2226 steps

September 11, 2023 BackBlasts

AO: shamrock
Q: slappy (Nathan Evers)
PAX: Curveball P (Dave Purcell), Jenner (Matt Pfeiffer), Toretto (Larry Seufert), Eliza (Kevin Parrott), Caveman, Betty (Tyler Alexander), Bed Wetter (Nick Adkins), Dumpster Dive, Honeydew (Jason Childers), Oscar Meyer (Brett Harris), Voodoo (Eric A), slappy (Nathan Evers), Steam, Jardet (Tyler Hill), Nacho Libre (Donnie Floyd), Twitch
FNGs: None
COUNT: 17
WARMUP:
10 – SSH
10 – mtn climbers
10 – tempo merks
Runner stretch
Butterfly
Gate step overs
Cherry Pickers

THE THANG:
2226 is the number of steps up one of the WTC towers. We attempted (and some made it) to climb up and back down a tower on the stadium steps. Several of us wore rucksacks. It was hard and my legs are now ruined.

MARY:
-hello dollys
-Freddys
-LBCs

ANNOUNCEMENTS:
-FORG3
-Toretto -VQ – Friday

COT:
-We honor the 2977 fallen and the survivors of the day. We honor the first responders. We should not forget this tragedy.
-One of the greatest things that came out of the day was how it unified us as people. Regardless of your perspective our focus was to survive and get through it together. We gave charity and Grace.
-Tragedy is on the forecast. Let us be ready to lead with encouragement and charity for what comes next.
-Let’ keep out out of the gutter and help our brothers climb out as well.

“September 11 is one of our worst days but it brought out the best in us. It unified us as a country and showed our charitable instincts and reminded us of what we stood for and stand for.” Lamar Alexander