F3 Knoxville

Category: Equalizer

“These Go to 11.”

THE SCENE: Mid-30s and clear, but it seemed colder after all of the warm weather
F3 WELCOME & DISCLAIMER
WARM-O-RAMA:
SSH x 25 (4 ct)

Windmills x 10 (4 ct)

Little baby arm circles forward x 10 (4 ct)

Little baby arm circles backward x 10 (4 ct)

Overhead claps x 10 (4 ct)

Seal claps x 10 (4 ct)

Little bit of this, and a little bit of that

Some Michael Phelps

Burpees x 5

THA-THANG:
Mosey to the tennis courts

11s – from one sideline of the tennis courts to the far sideline of the other tennis courts – merkins and squats

Mosey to the rock pile

11s – from the rock pile to the dock – curls and CDDs

Mosey to the Bermuda Triangle

11s – from the triangle to either the bathrooms or the playground – burpees and pull-ups

Mosey back to the tennis courts

Jack Webbs to 10 in honor of Waffle House’s epic Q at the Asylum on Saturday

Mosey to the AO

MARY:
Flutter kicks x 20 (4 ct)

Side crunches x 20 each side (single ct)

COUNT-OFF & NAME-O-RAMA
11 PAX, which fit perfectly with today’s theme and was completely unplanned

CIRCLE OF TRUST/BOM:
I had two experiences this weekend that brought me face to face with my arch-nemesis, Time.

On Saturday, I picked up my 1993 Mustang 5.0 that I bought brand new at 16 that I hadn’t driven since 2001.  After 19 years in a garage (including about two years of getting tuned up and detailed), she drove just the same as she did when I was 16 or when I last drove her in 2001.  It was as if those 19 years that she sat in the garage hadn’t passed at all.  With one turn of the ignition, I was 16 again.  Take that, Time.

On Sunday, my oldest child went through his confirmation service at church.  Just like that, 13 years were gone in the blink of an eye, and I was 43 again.  You suck, Time.

As they say, Time is undefeated.

Here is my favorite advice for/description of parenthood: “The days are long, but the years are short.”

Fact: Time does not stop and goes by too fast.

Fact: You will have regrets, no matter how much you try to avoid them.

Here is one of my personal mottos: “If you’re happy with where you are, then you can’t complain about how you got there.”

If you are not happy with where you are, then make a change.

2 Peter 3:8 – But do not overlook this one fact, beloved, that with the Lord one day is as a thousand years, and a thousand years as one day.

So, Time is not undefeated after all.

MOLESKIN:
Prayers for Ribbed’s wife and people who are struggling with addiction, depression, and other problems, especially in these times

ANNOUNCEMENTS:
Coat drive

Welcome to the Rock (In Honor of Sean Connery)

THE SCENE: 40s, dry, halo around the moon (I’m not saying my Qs are special, but I’ve now had a shooting star and a moon halo for my Qs, so draw your own conclusion)

F3 WELCOME & DISCLAIMER
WARM-O-RAMA:
SSH x 30 (4 ct)

Windmills x 10 (4 ct)

Imperial Walkers x 10 (4 ct)

Little baby arm circles forward x 10 (4 ct)

Little baby arm circles backward x 10 (4 ct)

Some Michael Phelps

A little of this, a little of that x 2

Burpees x 5

THA-THANG:
Mosey to the rock pile and select a rock

Mosey to the splash pad

Burpee pull-ups (burpee w/ a pull-up at the end instead of a jump) x 10

Curls w/ the rock x 20

Rows w/ the rock x 30

Squats w/ the rock x 40

LBCs w/ the rock x 50

Plank until everyone is done

ATMs

Collect the rock, mosey to the dark circle past the dock (where the drug van sometimes parks, but it wasn’t there today)

Burpee presses (burpee w/ a shoulder press w/ the rock at the end instead of a jump) x 10

Curls w/ the rock x 20

Rows w/ the rock x 30

Squats w/ the rock x 40

LBCs w/ the rock x 50

Plank until everyone is done

Circle of fire w/ merkins – 5 rounds from 1 rep to 5 reps

Collect the rock, mosey to the road in between the bathrooms and the playground.  Half of the pax to the bathrooms and half to the playground for a repeat of Round 1 (i.e., burpee pull-ups, curls, rows, squats, and LBCs) and return to the road and hold plank until everyone is done.

We needed to give our arms a rest, so we did a circle of fire with squats (5 and then 10) while holding Al Gore in between.

Collect the rock, mosey back to the dark circle for a repeat of Round 2 (i.e., burpee presses, curls, rows, squats, and LBCs).

Put rocks up, mosey to AO

MARY:
We arrived at the AO right as the clock struck 6:15, so no Mary today.

COUNT-OFF & NAME-O-RAMA
10 PAX

CIRCLE OF TRUST/BOM:
We all need to keep perspective.  It has been a long week for an Election Day, which has been called by some the most important election ever.  Someone says that every election.  Whatever happens with this or any other election, it is still better than what we had under a king or queen sitting on a throne.  As Cersei said to Ned Stark, “When you play the game of thrones, you win or you die.  There is no middle ground.”  At least we don’t have that anymore.

MOLESKIN:
Prayers for Ribbed’s wife, Lillydipper’s wife, Mr. Jinxy’s wife, and the family of Pondzi’s colleague who committed suicide.

ANNOUNCEMENTS:
Convergence at the Asylum at 7:00 tomorrow for the third anniversary followed by the nantan swap followed by food courtesy of Junk.

The Politician’s Workout

SCENE: Mid-thirties. Just cool enough to have us reminiscing about last week’s weather.

F3 WELCOME & DISCLAIMER

WARM-O-RAMA:

  • Windmills IC | SSH IC | Tempo Squats
  • Overhead Claps IC | Seal Claps IC |

THA-THANG:

Fellowship, laps, and body weight exercises: We talked in circles & left the heavy lifting to someone else.

Tennis Court Four Corners – 20 15 10

  • Diamond Merks | Shoulder Taps
  • Hand Release Merks | Inch Worm

(Mosey to Playground)

SEVENS at Playground

  • Step-ups & Squats
  • Squats & Imp Walkers
  • Imperial Walkers & Split Squats

(Slow Mosey to Flag)

PAX-Called Core Exercises

  • Captain Thors | Pickle Pointers
  • LBCs | American Hammers
  • Flutter Kicks | Box Cutters

(Mosey to Tennis Court)

MARY: 45 secs of burpees

BOM:

Candidates I like never do as well as I hope & candidates I dislike never do as badly as I fear. Invest your time & energy in the people & activities that change your life.

7-11’s

THE SCENE: 59 and perfect
F3 WELCOME & DISCLAIMER
WARM-O-RAMA:
SSH x20, Tempo Squats x10, Tempo merkins x10, a few cobra kais, cherry picker x5, a little bit of this and a little bit of that.

THA-THANG:
Mosey to playground

7’s — pull-ups + v-ups (playground to top of Bermuda triangle).

11’s — merkins and dips (from splash pad to pavilion above restrooms)

7’s — burpees and overhead press (from boat dock to rock pile)

11’s — squat jump-ups and big boys (splash pad one side to the other)

MARY:
Ain’t got no time for dat.

COUNT-OFF & NAME-O-RAMA

CIRCLE OF TRUST/BOM:

Let’s be proactive about walking in the good works prepared for us by God.  We’re not saved by works, but by grace. But we are saved to walk in good works to love others and glorify God.  It’s a great time (as always) to serve people, talk to them face-to-face, get involved in their life, and help.

Ephesians 2:10 — 10 For fwe are his workmanship, gcreated in Christ Jesus hfor good works, iwhich God prepared beforehand, jthat we should walk in them.”

Proverbs 3:27 —“ rDo not withhold good from those to whom it is due,5when it is in your power to do it.”

Galatians 6:10 — “10 So then, gas we have opportunity, let us hdo good to everyone.”

ANNOUNCEMENTS:
5 year anniversary coming up.

Round and Round

THE SCENE: 50s, clear, good
F3 WELCOME & DISCLAIMER
WARM-O-RAMA:
SSH x 20 (4 ct)

Michael Phelps

Baby arm circles forward x 10 (4 ct)

Baby arm circles backward x 10 (4 ct)

Big arm circles forward x 5 (4 ct)

Big arm circles backward x 5 (4 ct)

Little bit of this

Little bit of that

Tempo squats x 10

Tempo merkins x 10

Burpees x 10 OYO

THA-THANG:
Mosey to rock pile, pick up a rock, mosey to flag pole (the light is still working)

Derkins x 20

Dips x 20

Curls x 20

Overhead press x 20

LBCs w/ the rock x 20

Run a lap around the loop

Rinse and repeat for a total of 4 laps (1 mile) and 400 reps

Rows x 100 (2 sets of 50)

Mosey to the rock pile, drop off rock, mosey to the dock

CDDs x 100 (3 sets of 20 and 1 set of 40)

Mosey to the tennis court

One suicide using 6 lines of the courts

Mosey to AO

MARY:

Flutter kicks x 20 (4 ct)

Hold plank (left arm up, left leg up, reset, right arm up, right leg up, reset, hold 6 inches off the ground for a 20 ct)

COUNT-OFF & NAME-O-RAMA
6 HIMs
CIRCLE OF TRUST/BOM:
I came across this life lesson from a book: “I’ve learned that if someone says something unkind about me, I must live so that no one will believe it.”

We cannot control what others say or do.  We can only control what we say and do.  Our words and actions should outshine and overcome what others may say about or do to us.

MOLESKIN:
Prayers for Ribbed’s wife and Lillydipper’s wife
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
5th anniversary convergence at Asylum on 11/7 @ 7:00 a.m.