F3 Knoxville

Category: Equalizer

Madoff’s Challenge

THE SCENE: Dry and upper 50s, not typical June weather
F3 WELCOME & DISCLAIMER
WARM-O-RAMA:
Lots of stretching
THA-THANG:
Madoff is traveling a lot and doing 100 merkins and 100 squats a day.  So, we walked to various points in the park and did 100 merkins and 100 squats at each stop.  It was a heavy day, so we carried a rock.  Since yesterday was the anniversary of D-Day, we rifle-carried the rock as we walked.  We stopped four times.  We walked from the AO to the flag pole, then to the circle basketball court, then to the bathhouse, then to the new splash pad (where it was thoroughly analyzed and critiqued – verdict: downgrade), before returning to the AO.

MARY:
The workout was perfectly timed, so we didn’t have time for Mary.

COUNT-OFF & NAME-O-RAMA
5 HIMs

CIRCLE OF TRUST/BOM:
Talked about D-Day and the fact that for most of those soldiers: the first time they flew in a plane, they had to jump out of it; the first time they were in a boat, they exited hauling gear and faced bullet fire; and the first time they left home, they had to kill or be killed.  That generation was just made different and probably better.

MOLESKIN:
Prayers for the summer, everyone traveling, and Snowbird’s grandfather.

ANNOUNCEMENTS:
Nothing mentioned, but we probably forgot something.

Proton Can Do More Burpees in 40 seconds…

THE SCENE: Exceptionally comfortable until we started working…

F3 WELCOME & DISCLAIMER

WARM-O-RAMA:

  • Cherry Picker IC | Windmills IC
  • Grady Corns IC | Rockettes IC
  • SSH IC

THA-THANG:

40sec on each exercise. 20sec rest. Do a round, then take 3,2,1 CW laps around track. Stations included:

  • Lunges
  • Monkey Humpers
  • Squats
  • Burpees
  • Mountain Climbers
  • Flutter Kicks
  • Imperial Walkers

STRETCHES:

  • Bend down & grab toes
  • Sit squat
  • Knee to chest / Figure 4

COUNT-OFF & NAME-O-RAMA

CIRCLE OF TRUST/BOM:  “Do the right thing, for the right reasons, and you will win in the end.” –Jocko

PRAYER

Chasing Light Poles

THE SCENE: Upper 50s and dry
F3 WELCOME & DISCLAIMER
WARM-O-RAMA:
Some stretching and warming was accomplished.
THA-THANG:
Run to a light pole and do 10 jump squats, 10 merkins, and 3 burpees.  Run to the next light pole and do the same set of exercises, same reps.  Run to the next light pole, etc.  Once back at the first pole, do 23 SSHs on a 4 count.  Then repeat until time.  There were 19 stops per lap around the park, but we did some light poles twice because we passed them both ways.  Most of us made it to 24 light poles, but Snitch and Mouthwash made it to 27.  Potato Head had to leave early or he would have done 30 something.

Fellowship mosey back to the AO.

MARY:
We had time to do ATMs to cash out before the weekend.

COUNT-OFF & NAME-O-RAMA
9 HIMs

CIRCLE OF TRUST/BOM:

My 23rd anniversary is tomorrow.  Be nice to your wives, especially if you have kids and are busy.  Nuff said.

MOLESKIN:
Prayers were said, especially for everyone traveling for the summer.

ANNOUNCEMENTS:
Hardship Hill on Monday

“You’re Not Handsome Enough to Be Blindside” and other rude things PAX say

THE SCENE: Gagging, I mean gorgeous.
F3 WELCOME & DISCLAIMER

An unnamed, smart-mouthed PAX besmirched the good name of Krystal.

WARM-O-RAMA:
SSH, Grady Corns, Tempo Squats — All IC x12 (also known as a sackful)
THA-THANG:
A number of hot, steamy, onion-scented exercises were performed. These included:

  • Bermuda Triangle: Squats, Squat Jumps, and UGA Cheerleaders at the corners; lunge between. A sackful of each exercise. Rinse and repeat x3.
  • Bermuda Triangle: Box Cutters, BBS, and Flutter Kicks at the corners; bear crawl between. A sackful of each exercise. Rinse and repeat x3.
  • 12s (*ahem* also known as a sackful): american hammers at top of the world, step-ups at bathhouse pavalon — recover was called before finishing, because sometimes it’s wiser to stop

MARY:
Nah
COUNT-OFF & NAME-O-RAMA
12, of course
CIRCLE OF TRUST/BOM:
Do your best, pay attention to details, have a great attitude.
MOLESKIN:
There were some sad clowns playing pickleball outside of the posted hours.

Also, two HIMs who I’ve worked out with almost every week for years—who have a profession in common—just met each other today. Good reminder to break your routine every once in a while.

 

It’s Gonna Be May (Metric)

THE SCENE: Muggy
F3 WELCOME & DISCLAIMER Done.
WARM-O-RAMA:
Warm ups? We don’t need know stinkin’ warm ups
THA-THANG:
May Metric Workout

MARY: None
Insert information about any additional post-THANG work (if applicable). None
COUNT-OFF & NAME-O-RAMA
10 Strong
CIRCLE OF TRUST/BOM:
“You are not here merely to make a living. You are here in order to enable the world to live more amply, with greater vision, with a finer spirit of hope and achievement. You are here to enrich the world, and you impoverish yourself if you forget the errand.” Woodrow Wilson
MOLESKIN:
Some HIM stuff went down. TCLAPS to Stripped and Mouthwash for changing Choir Boys flat tire. No third leg was affected.
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
Hardship Hill and something else.