F3 Knoxville

Category: Shamrock

Shamrock – Faith in His story

THE SCENE: 59F light rain
F3 WELCOME & DISCLAIMER
WARM-O-RAMA:

Tie Fighters x10 both directions

Side Straddle hop (IC) 4 CT x 20

Cherry Pickers 5

THA-THANG:

Mosey to Block Pile 

Rifle carry to the covered walkway 

Snow Angels x25 OYO

7’s: 1 Burpee – bear crawl toe taps forward – 6 Diamond Merkins -bear crawl toe taps back keep going until you hit 6 burpees & 1 Diamond Merkin 

10 – 4 count Twinkle Toes 

10 seesaw lunges right leg

10 – 4 count Twinkle Toes

10 seesaw lunges left leg

20 CMU Squats 

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Run a lap

50 Bench Press

25 Curls

Run a lap 5% increase

55 Bench Press

30 Curls

Run a lap 10% increase

60 Bench Press

35 Curls

Run a lap 15% increase

65 Bench Press

40 Curls

MARY:
Early Mary – Flutter Kicks with CMU & American Hammers

Return CMUs

Mosey / bear crawl back to AO.

COUNT-OFF & NAME-O-RAMA

14 including 1 FNG in-and-out
Slappy, Trolley, Betty, Honeydew, Mermaid, Waxjob, Hydro, Wanderer, Interpol, Cheatsheet, Baby Boomer, Jenner, in-and-out, Anchorman,
CIRCLE OF TRUST/BOM:

Hebrews 11:1 Now faith is confidence in what we hope for and assurance about what we do not see. 2 This is what the ancients were commended for.

It goes on to talk about the ancients: Noah, Abraham, Moses and so on. What they went through in life and how God challenged them with tough situations. 

13 All these people were still living by faith when they died. They did not receive the things promised; they only saw them and welcomed them from a distance, admitting that they were foreigners and strangers on earth.

So they trusted that God had everything in control and they were just a small part of His story. 

I mentor a small group of high school guys and last week we asked each other “Do you truly believe that God loves you?”  

I asked them what about when things are going wrong in your life. 

One of my guys said that when he goes through a hard time in his life he just simply has to give it up to God and practice faith. I was humbled by his statement, because I had to admit to him that my go-to reaction to hard times is to try to figure it out and fix it on my own. I end up wasting a lot of time until God smacks me in the head and reminds me that He is there. 

 

Bear Crawl Chain gang

  • What @ Shamrock 5:30am  — rumors of bears roaming about.
  • Welcome: All free – All the time
  • Warmup:
    • 20 SSH
    • 10 Slow Werewolves
    • 10 very slow tempo – Peter Parkers
    • 10 very slow – good quality – “official” Iron Mikes
    • 10 very slow Rainbow Drops
    • 10 very slow Cherry Pickers
    • 10 slow Tennessee Rockin Chairs
    • 10 very slow – deep squat – Imperial Squat Walkers
    • 10 very slow to fast – Windmills
  • Workout:
    • Part 1: Bear Crawl Chain gang:
      • 90 seconds running, 30 seconds bear crawl, 30 seconds rest – Taking turns.
      • Everyone in a single file line.  The head of the line HIM decides where to run to for 90 seconds (Any direction).
      • That same HIM then leads the group in bear crawling wherever for 30 seconds.
      • Then we rest for 30 seconds as the HIM in the back of the line comes to the front for their turn.
      • Rinse and Repeat.
      • Bonus’ given to the craziest bear crawl path taken.  Started in bleachers – and then went down hill and off the reservation from there.  Good thing God was in control – cause I sure wasn’t. #hearding-cats
    • Part 2: CMU Pile Sprint Cleanup
      • As fast as possible in 4 minutes deconstruct the CMU pile with an eye towards neat re-stacking.
      • Then take the next 4 minutes to neatly restack them and clean up plaster.
  • Warm-down
    • 20 Captain Thors
    • Revers the Warmup (Windmils, Squat walkers, rockin chairs, cherry pickers)
    • 10 Captain Thors
    • Rainbow drops, Iron Mikes, Peter Parkers, … and that’s time.
  • Wrap Up
    • Discipline over motivation.  Will over feelings.  Quality over quantity.  You come here not cause you feel like it. You come because your will and discipline overpower the feeling to stay in bed.  Reminded the men today to go out and strive for Quality over quantity. Sure we only did 10 reps of these exercises, but we did them with excellent form and slow – they had good quality and that provided a great workout.  Quality builds stronger muscles, more flexible muscles, more agility, more balance.  Push and strive for quality today gentlemen.

Murder Bunnies Meet Doracides

THE SCENE: Temp in the low 30’s but the wind took us to the 20’s!  (but it was dry)

WARM-O-RAMA:
4ct Predator Jacks x 10 (IC); 5 Hand Release Merkins (OYO); 4ct Tai Fighters x 10 (IC) forward and backwards; 5 Hand Release Merkins (OYO)

THA-THANG:

Mosey over to CMU pile and carried them to sidewalk near St. Patty’s Circle.  Picked a battle buddy for Dora-style routine.

Round 1: HIM1 does Doracides by running towards parking lot islands stopping for 10 reps of Hand Release Merkins at island 1 then 20 reps of Hello Dollies at island 2 then 30 reps of Predator Jacks at island 3 before returning to starting point to switch with HIM2; Meanwhile, HIM2 does Murder Bunnies in opposite direction (to cones) and Zombie Carry back to starting point where he does CMU Squat Thrusters waiting to switch with HIM1; Flapjack and continue cycle for 10 minutes.

Round 2: Similar pattern with new exercises; 10 reps of Carolina Dry Docks + 20 reps of Flutter Kicks + 30 reps of Squat Jumps on the Doracides; CMU Lunges + Rifle Carry + CMU Dead Lifts while waiting; Flapjack and continue cycle for 10 minutes.

Round 3: Similar pattern once more with new exercises; 10 reps of Wide Grip Merkins + 20 reps of Freddie Mercury’s + 30 reps of Lunges on the Doracides; Murder Bunnies + Rifle Carry + CMU Squats while waiting; Flapjack and continue cycle for 10 minutes.

Mosey to return CMU’s to pile and head back to AO.

MARY:
No Time.

COUNT-OFF & NAME-O-RAMA
12 HIMs with no FNG’s today.

CIRCLE OF TRUST/BOM:
Talked about a book I am reading (The One Thing) that has challenged me to think through how my time is planned and used (or the lack there of) and the importance of focus.  Encouraged PAX to focus on the one thing that they should do in their faith, marriage, family, career, etc. to move forward and get better.  Further encouraged them to think about the one thing they needed to accomplish today.  “Extraordinary results are directly determined by how narrow you can make your focus” (quote from book).

MOLESKIN:
Reading this book has resonated with several passages of scripture.  I mentioned to the PAX the story of Joshua leading the Israelites into the promised land after Moses died.  Specifically the passage where Joshua encourages the group to consider where their focus was… on false gods of Egypt, on false gods of the Amorites where they were standing, or in the one true God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob.  “Choose today whom you will serve… as for me and my house, we will serve the Lord” (Joshua 24:15)

Psalm 127:1 “Unless the Lord builds the house, those who build it labor in vain.”

Matthew 6:33-34 “Seek the Kingdom of God above all else, and live righteously, and He will give you everything you need.  So don’t worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will bring its own worries.  Today’s trouble is enough for today.”

 

Don’t Underestimate Today

The Scene

22 degrees and ice cold

F3 Welcome and Disclaimer

Fitness, Fellowship, Faith, Free, Modify, Not Professional, Own Volition, Social Distance, Phone

Warm-O-Rama

  • Motivators
  • Bear Crawl (F/S/B/S)
  • Tempo Squat
  • Merkins
  • Imperial Walkers
  • Toe Tap Jumps

Tha-Thang

Mosey to CMU Pile and grab 2 coupons per person and head to the parking lot

Traveling to the four Corners we will use the following exercises:

  • Murder Bunny 
  • Rifle Carry with Blockee every 5 steps
  • Granny Drag
  • Bernie w/ CMU

At every corner abandon CMU and run back to corner one for work with your second CMU 

  • 10 CMU on Shoulder Split Squats (10 E/S)
  • 20 CMU to Knee Taps
  • 30 SSH w/ block
  • 40 Z press (Seated CMU Press)
  • 50 Opposite Foot Deadlifts
  • 60 Mt Climbers (2 Count)
  • 70 Side Jumps over CMU 
  • 80 Freddy Mercury’s 

Called recover and brought all CMU’s back to corner 1

2 minutes CMU holds (one CMU in each hand). We took turns telling bad dad/lawyer jokes to help the time pass. 

Recover, rack the CMU’s, Mosey back to AO sprinkling in some walking lunges and reverse walking lunges. 

Mary

No Time

COUNT-OFF & NAME-O-RAMA

13 High Impact Men

COT/BOM

I have a confession, on Monday I did the bare minimum at work all day long. I was feeling tired and unmotivated so I did just enough to fly under the radar until it was time to go home. I didn’t feel great about it but it really punched me in the mouth when I woke up on Tuesday morning. School was canceled for my wife and daughters and they got a “snow” day. My wife suggested I take a PTO day and spend time with them. My heart broke. I told her I had way too much to do and some lunch deadlines I had to meet (spreadsheets and reports that I could have done on Monday but…). I was sick over the time with my family I could have had but the “fart sack” on Monday led to a missed opportunity to get closer to my M and Shorties on Tuesday. Later that day I ran into this quote by John Maxwell that hit home and came with perfect timing. 

“We overestimate what we can do tomorrow, we over-exaggerate what we did yesterday and we underestimate what we can do today.” -John Maxwell

If we stay consistent about how we structure our “today’s” the yesterdays and tomorrows will take care of themselves. 

Today is the only moment we have, all we have is now. What is on your daily agenda? What are you putting off until tomorrow? Don’t wait, perform the tasks at a hand and do the best you can today. We never know what tomorrow will hold. 

MOLESKIN:

What is everyone’s go-to song/band right now? Comment under the backblast post in slack and share with the group. 

ANNOUNCEMENTS:

10 for 30 for 30 for Giving, Protecting, and Creating @ Shamrock

  • What: Today in 34 degrees of pre-dawn darkness, 10 Men came out to share some traveling exercises.
  • Where: Catholic High School of Knoxville – Area of Operation name Shamrock.
  • Welcome: Always totally free, we are not professionals. Be careful – it’s dark – we tired & sleepy.  We’re here to wake up!
  • Warmup:
    • 30 Side Straddle Hops, 30 Merkins, 30 Squat Jumps, 30 Mountain Climbers,
    • For 30 seconds think of your favorite spot on Campus
  • Workout: 30 for 30
    • Part 1:
      • We stay in a single file line the whole time. Running and doing exercises in a line.
      • The person at the head of the line decides where we will run to for 30 seconds.  We stop at 30 seconds regardless of if we get to where he wanted to get.  When we stop, we do 30 repetitions of the exercise of his choosing.  Then he goes the back of the line.  We repeat this process until 6:00 am.
    • Part 2:
      • At 6:00 am we mosey to the Cement Unit pile on campus and clean up the pile.
      • First we unload & dis-assemble the sloppy pile into a flat (1 level high) grid of blocks in the Parking lot – We do this for 5 minutes.
      • Next we take 5 minutes to assemble and VERY neatly stack the blocks we dis-assembled.  If the new neat block pile does not meet our cleanliness standards then we all do 100 burpees.  Luckily the pile was very neat.
    • Run back to Area of Operation home base – unfortunately they broke formation on the way back and received a 10 burpee penalty.
    • Jenner one the “Best location & exercise” vote and did not have to do the 30 burpees the rest of us had to do as a wrap-up.
  • Wrap-up
    • Today in 34 degrees of pre-dawn darkness, 10 Men came out to share some traveling exercises – and organize some blocks.
    • I encourage you today to go out there and Give, Protect, and Create.  If our evil enemy wants to Steel Kill and destroy, and I am sick and tired of the enemy, and I recognize the Good vs. Evil war we are already in, then I’d like to make some serious advances on the battle-front by doing direct things that are opposite of what the enemy does.  So go instead of Steeling – go out and Give today – Flex that giving muscle – it will get stronger.   Instead of Killing life – go out and protect a life (or create a life :), give money to a pro-life cause, go be a foster parent or big brother, protect our youth in some caring way – Nurture life in some way.  Instead of Destroying something – go out and use that creative brain and muscle that God has given you and create something – build something – design something.  Make advances for our Kingdom, God’s Kingdom!