F3 Knoxville

Category: Equalizer

Krakalaken

THE SCENE: 50s and damp

F3 WELCOME & DISCLAIMER
WARM-O-RAMA:
Ssh x20 ic

BAC forward and reverse x 10 each

tempo squats x 20

merkins x10

hill billies x 10

hill billy squat walkers x 20

mosey around the track to explain each exercise and each cone
THA-THANG:
THE Krakalaken!! Not the Kraken but the Kraken on steroids , KRAKALAKEN! Over 3 miles total running

  • 8 cones somewhat evenly spaced around the track
  • Track is about .37 mile long
  • stsrt at come one, do the exercise, run one complete lap around advancing to the next cone, do the next exercise . Completed 8 laps and the exercises were
  • Merkins x20, Star jacks x 20, monkey humpers x 20 on the 4ct, flutters x 20 on the 4 ct, Derkins x20, froggie squats x 20, WWII sit ups x 20, and 20 burpees
  • after that we moseyed to the b-ball court and played 2 rounds of gotcha

MARY:
Lbc x 20

rosalita x20

lazy boy for a minute
COUNT-OFF & NAME-O-RAMA
6 pax
CIRCLE OF TRUST/BOM:
Be anti fragile. You can be resilient but you are only surviving. If you are anti fragile , you will thrive and not just survive . Look up “black swan” in the lexicon or better yet, listen to the f3 podcast , 43 feet . Dred explains it wonderfully ! He breaks down , fragile , resilient, and being anti fragile

if interested in the specific podcast, let me know and I will send it

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Biscuit Reboot

THE SCENE:
Gloomy and cold.  Brightened up.

F3 WELCOME & DISCLAIMER:
I think we got it all.

WARM-O-RAMA:
20 SSH (IC).
10 Windmill (IC)
15 Plank Jacks (4ct, IC)
Capri Lap to collect the stragglers (Showcase… :-))

THA-THANG:
Introduce the Biscuit:

  • 10 Merkins
  • 20 Big Boys
  • 30 Hello Dolly (single ct)
  • 20 Squats
  • 10 Dips
  • 1 Lap of the Carl Cowan field

Complete as many Laps as you can – 10 is a good target.  We made it, just.

MARY:
We’d done just about enough of everything, but managed to squeeze out:
15 Plank Jacks (IC).
20 Freddie Mercury (IC)

COUNT-OFF & NAME-O-RAMA:
4 PAX today.

CIRCLE OF TRUST/BOM:
I fartsacked on Friday.  I found out about the accountability of F3 when Bunny called me out for not showing up.  To paraphrase – to miss one F3 work out, shame on me.  To miss two workouts, shame on you.  I decided to up the accountability ante by picking up the Q.  Then I had to attend.
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Kentucky Biscuit

THE SCENE: It’s Fall, y’all.
F3 WELCOME & DISCLAIMER:
WARM-O-RAMA:
Mosey to the flag then Capri Lap to see if anyone else would turn up.  They didn’t.
THA-THANG:
At the flag:

  • 10 Merkins
  • 20 Big Boys
  • 30 Hello Dolly (single ct)
  • 20 Squats
  • 10 Dips
  • 1 Lap of the Carl Cowan field.

Rinse and Repeat for 10 times in total.

MARY:
She didn’t show up either
COUNT-OFF & NAME-O-RAMA
Kentucky
CIRCLE OF TRUST/BOM:

MOLESKIN:

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Bunny’s doing a thing, I can’t go.  The F3 Olympics, I can’t go to that either.

Lead vs Follow

THE SCENE: Fallish weather
F3 WELCOME & DISCLAIMER
WARM-O-RAMA:
SSH x 25 IC

Merkins x 10 IC

“Shakeouts”
THA-THANG:
Equalizer Biscuit

1 lap, 2 laps, 3 laps, 4 laps, 3 laps, 2 laps, 1 lap w/ 10 Burpees, 20 Merkins, and 30 Squats (or modification) after each set of laps.

MARY:
Box Cutters, Flutter Kicks, Hello Dolly’s
COUNT-OFF & NAME-O-RAMA

CIRCLE OF TRUST/BOM:
Learn vs Follow. Time to lead and a time to Follow. Briefly discussed current political climate in America. Didn’t go into picking sides but just talked about the need for Godly leadership in our country. Starts at home with your family, your wife, your kids. Gave a shout-out to each PAX present:

proton- the competitor, hates to lose.

Kentucky- faithful to the Equalizer and pushes it every Saturday.

Pusher- guy does not quit. Loved running with him today and learning more about him!

MOLESKIN:
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Prayed for our F3 Knox GoRuck brothers. Those guys are badasses!

Practicing Mental Toughness

THE SCENE:
Low 20s C.  We were tough enough to handle the humidity.
F3 WELCOME & DISCLAIMER
Mosey to the flag & Good Mornings
WARM-O-RAMA:

  • 20 SSH
  • 20 Rockettes
  • 20 Squats
  • 20 Plank Jacks
  • 10 + 10 Super Baby Arm Circles
  • 5 Cherry Pickers

3/4 lap with some High Knees, Butt Kickers, Skips ending at the playground

THA-THANG:

30:4:30’s (5 here, 25 there; then back for 10, 20; etc…  For a total of 30 each time.)

  • Exercise 1 – Swtichfoot/Toe Tap 4ct @ playground kerb.
  • Bernie up the slope to the lil path.
  • Bear crawl to splash pad
  • Exercise 2 – Flutters 4-ct @Splash pad
  • Mosey out the back of the pad, round and back down.
  • Hold plank for the 6.

Mosey back to flag.  Rainbow gave us a 10 count while we paired up.

  • 10 Hand Release Merkins – high 5 buddy
  • 20 Big Boys – high 5 buddy
  • 30 Dolly Partners – Hello Dolly tapping feet with Buddy
  • 20 Squats
  • 10 Dips
  • 1 lap (sprint up the hill to flag for extra credit)
  • Rinse and Repeat.

We managed four laps before we decided to hit Mary a little early.
MARY:

  • 20 Freddie Mercury
  • 20 LBC Chasers
  • 20 Superman
  • Bunny lead us in some Captain Thor’s up to 6
  • 10 BBQ squats (Low and Slow)
  • 20 Plank Jacks
  • 40 SSH to take us to the hour

COUNT-OFF & NAME-O-RAMA
Seven strong today.
CIRCLE OF TRUST/BOM:
I saw a video on Social Media featuring Nick Saban talking about Mental Toughness.  He defined Mental Toughness as “What does it take to break you?”  Are you frustrated, what does it take to make you give in? Is it too hot.  Do you have a little knock?  Does that break you?  Does it make you lose focus?

The video made me think about other areas of my life.  What is it that the kids can do to break you?  (“Just get in the CAR!”)  What does it take to make you give in on being a Dad for a minute/hour/rest of the day?  Make you check out mentally? What makes you frustrated at work, makes you lose focus and take it out on someone else?

I don’t have any quick fixes – no medicine that can give you more Mental Toughness.  It’s all about self-discipline.  That thing that makes you come out early and do first F.  I think that F3 can help you to exercise your mental toughness muscle so that when the time comes you have the discipline to do what you need to do, when you’re supposed to do it, the way it’s supposed to get done.

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