F3 Knoxville

Category: Equalizer

Heavy Day Battle for the Ghost Flag at the Equalizer

THE SCENE: Gloomy, but not too humid
F3 WELCOME & DISCLAIMER: Done and done 
WARM-O-RAMA:
Basic Blindside-y warmup things: SSH, LBAC each way, This, That, tempo squats
THA-THANG:
Sometimes things change. Because it was a heavy day, the Q was expecting a lower number in attendance. What he forgot was that the Ghost Flag was in attendance… so we had visitors.

Quick Mosey to Picnic Table near the Tennis Courts and partner up. Each group will draw a card from the deck, multiply the number of the card by 10 (all face cards are “10” and Aces are “15). Each group is in charge of completing that number of reps of each exercise represented by card suit. Jokers are automatically 25 squats with either the 40# or 60# sandbag on shoulders.

  • Spades: Lunges and Imperial Squat Walkers
  • Clubs: Merkins and 2 count Shoulder Taps
  • Diamonds: BBS and American Hammers
  • Hearts: Flutter Kicks and Hello Dollys

After all the cards were taken, each group were asked to “give up” their highest, lowest, and one other card of their choosing back to the pile.

Once time was called, all of the Shamrock & Asylum PM combined their cards into piles and played a game of WAR. After one round, Shamrock ended with 23 cards and Asylum PM ended with 6. Each group did that # of burpees. Equalizer guys joined in to help.

Asylum PM grabbed the Ghost Flag having 5 guys at the workout!

MARY:
Not Enough Time.
COUNT-OFF & NAME-O-RAMA
15 HIMs, 0 FNGs, and a certain number of Ruckers (unknown to the Q)
CIRCLE OF TRUST/BOM:
“Only the guy who isn’t rowing can rock the boat.”
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
F3 in the Nude –> Saturday, July 29th
Ghost Flag –> Taken by ASYLUM PM

Forg3 2023 Tour – THE Equalizer

The Scene 

  • The Equalizer
  • 5:30am – 6:30am
  • High 60s + muggy


F3 Welcome + Disclaimer

  • Welcome to F3: Fitness – Fellowship – Faith 
  • My name is Steam and I’ll be your Q this morning 
  • A few things before we begin: 
    • I’m not a professional 
    • You’re here on your own volition
    • You know your injuries if you have any so if you need to modify anything we do today feel free to do so, but push yourselves and the men around you. They deserve it and so do you. 
  • FNGs?
    • No, but – we did have Trash Panda join us from F3 Franklin! Just moved to Knoxville and is looking to get plugged in.


Warm-o-Rama

  • SSH: 20×4
  • Rockette: 10×4 
  • Cherry-Pickers: 5×4
  • Baby Arm Circles: 10×4 F
  • Baby Arm circles: 10×4 B

The Thang 

  • Entry Ticket: 10 man-makers

(1) Tennis courts

  • — 4 Corners — 
    • 4 cones / 4 corners 
    • 2 cones in the middle 
    • Start in the middle – execute both Xs (10 reps on a 1-count)
    • Run to 1 corner + execute the X (10 reps on a 4 count)
    • Come back to the middle and rinse and repeat these two exercises before going to your next corner
    • Movement to each corner from the middle: bear crawl 
    • Movement from each corner to the middle: run 

(2) Splash pad w/benches

  • — 10s — 
  • 2 pavilions – left and right (facing away from the AO)
  • Right: Incline Merkins 
  • Left: Dips

(3) Bermuda Triangle 

  • — 3 POC – 3 corners — 
  • 2 cones at each corner 
  • All X reps are 25 on a 1 count 
  • When you complete 1 corner, sprint up to the top benches on the left, and execute 10 SSH and come back
  • Rinse and repeat for every corner 
  • Recover here with Al Gore

BTTW to the flag

Mary

  • Exit Ticket: 10 man-makers
  • Core 4
    • 25 LBCs (1 count)
    • 25 Flutter Kicks (4 count)
    • 25 Penguins (4 count)
    • 25 Hello Dollys (4 count)
  • SWS

COT (Circle of Trust)

Count Off

  • 12

Name o Rama

Word — Forg3 2023

https://f3knoxville.com/forg3-2023-registration-is-live/

We are rolling out our first F3 Knoxville men’s retreat this fall – Forg3! Forg3 was created with F3 men in mind – to strengthen the bonds we have with each other and our Creator, over the course of a weekend retreat.

Forge (v.) – to shape and mold into a new condition, by heating in a fire / to move forward gradually and steadily.

Forg3 (n.) – an invigorating 40-hour weekend retreat to challenge and encourage F3 men in their pursuit of high impact manhood. You can expect to engage with other men in 1st, 2nd, and 3rd F sessions, to better understand who you are, whose you are, and the High Impact Man God has called you to be. You’ll have opportunities throughout the weekend to seek adventure, to rest, and to sharpen iron with other F3 men physically, mentally, emotionally, relationally, and spiritually.

If you love adventure of the heart, mind, body, and soul – Forg3 is for you. Forg3 was created for F3 men, by F3 men, as a way to engage together for a purposeful and relationally-driven weekend to step further into the men God has called us to be.

Here are the fast facts about Forg3 2023:

  • Dates: Friday, September 22nd (7pm) – Sunday, September 24th (11am)
  • Location: Doe River Gorge (Hampton, TN)
    • Situated in the F3 Northeast TN region up near Johnson City and Elizabethton, Doe River Gorge’s campus is tucked into the side of a mountain and offers incredible beauty, very clean and comfortable cabins by the river, and miles and miles of adventures to be had.
    • From Knoxville: only around 1.5 – 2 hour drive
  • Cost: $110 (Covers all of your lodging, meals, and retreat materials for the weekend)
    • Via Venmo or cash to Waxjob
  • Check out the #forg3 channel in Slack for more info

The Equalizer Kraken 5k

SCENE: Kraken at the Top – 2023-07

MILEGE: 3.1? miles

F3 WELCOME & DISCLAIMER

WARM-O-RAMA:

  • SSH IC | Grady Corns IC | Windmills IC 

THA-THANG:

Mosey to the top of the Equalizer. Kraken. Pick station, complete 5 reps of the prescribed exercise, then run a full lap around the course to the next station. Rinse and repeat. On each subsequent round, add 5 reps to each exercise. Push yourself & push each other. Try to catch the guy in front of you. Stations included:

  1. Crab Toe Touches 
  2. Crunches 
  3. Imperial Walkers 
  4. Step Ups
  5. Mtn Climbers 
  6. Squats 
  7. Flutter Kicks 
  8. Single Leg Bridge 
  9. Shoulder Taps

STRETCHES:

  • Bend down & grab toes
  • Sit squat

COUNT-OFF & NAME-O-RAMA

CIRCLE OF TRUST/BOM:

Heavy PT at the Equalizer

THE SCENE: 62 and cool
F3 WELCOME & DISCLAIMER
WARM-O-RAMA:
Mosey over to the Smoke house

THA-THANG:

  • CMU Squat Press: 12 reps
  • CMU Lunges: 10 reps per leg
  • CMU Deadlifts: 12 reps
  • CMU Merkins: 15 reps
  • CMU Bent-Over Rows: 12 reps
  • CMU Russian Twists: 20 reps (10 per side)
  • CMU Farmer’s Carry: Set distance or duration (e.g., 50 meters or 1 minute)

Repeat exercises 1-7 for a total of 3 rounds ish. Ended up doing more 😉

Cool-Down (5 minutes):

  • Light stretching

MARY:
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COUNT-OFF & NAME-O-RAMA
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CIRCLE OF TRUST/BOM:
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MOLESKIN:
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ANNOUNCEMENTS:
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