F3 Knoxville

Category: The Project

20 24 AMRAP Challenge

AO: the-project
Q: Ocho
PAX: Biohack, Mathlete, OBrother, Borg, Mermaid, Patch Adams, Tom Tom, Munge
FNGs: None
COUNT: 9
WARMUP:
Disclaimers were made. The five pillars were rehearsed. And did just a couple of basic stretches to limber up.

THE THANG:
Headed back to OCHO’S HOUSE OF PAIN (SR CENTER PORCH)

Basic Premise: 20 yard run (off the porch to the track & back) followed by 24 rep exercise repeats AMRAP for 4 minutes.

Run
High Knees (count one leg)
Run
SSH
Run
Freddy Mercuries (2-count, count one leg)
Run
Squats
Run
LBCs
Run
Bonnie Blairs (Jumping Lunges) (count one leg)
Run
Mountain Climbers
Run
Merkins
Run
V-ups
Run
Hand Release Merkins

MARY:
None

ANNOUNCEMENTS:

COT:
Faithfulness in Small Things

Verse:
“Whoever is faithful in very little is also faithful in much, and whoever is unrighteous in very little is also unrighteous in much.” – Luke 16:10 (CSB)

In our lives, both physically and spiritually, it’s often the small, everyday actions that build character and lay the foundation for bigger victories. Whether it’s showing up for workouts, making the right choices in relationships, or committing to daily prayer, consistency in the little things makes a man truly strong. It’s through these daily disciplines that we prepare ourselves for greater responsibilities and challenges.

Quote:
“I am a great believer in luck, and I find the harder I work, the more I have of it.” – Thomas Jefferson

Jefferson’s words remind us that what seems like “luck” or sudden success is often the result of consistent, unseen faithfulness. The small steps we take every day prepare us for when bigger moments of leadership and opportunity arise. Let’s strive to be faithful in the small things, knowing that it is through these that we grow into the leaders we are called to be.

DORA Heavy Day

AO: the-project
Q: Flying Dutchman
PAX: Biohack, Flying Dutchman, Mathlete, OBrother, Tom Tom, Patch Adam’s
FNGs: 1 Patch Adam’s
COUNT: 6
WARMUP:
Karate Jacks, Arm Circles, Willie Mays Hayes

THE THANG:
Mosey halfway to recruitment center.
25 Flutter kicks
Mosey rest of the way.
Dora-
One person does heavy excercise while partner bear crawls to pull-up bar, does 4 pull-ups and jogs back and then switch.
Exercises:
Curls
Thrusters
Bent rows
Shoulder press
Good mornings
Triceps press
The we all did Colt 45’s
Mosey back stop halfway and did Captain Thurkins
Mosey further and stop and do Mathletes core killer of 25 four count LBC’s, Freddy’s, and Flutters.
Mosey to behind Sr Center. 25 reverse rows, and squats.
Mosey to flag.

MARY:
Al Gore until time.
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
None, but named a new FNG. Patch Adam’s
COT:
Talked about courage, what it is and what is isn’t. Teddy Roosevelt said “Courage is not having the strength to go on, it is going on when you don’t have the strength.

Star gazers, just not for 45 minutes

AO: the-project
Q: Haggis
PAX: Flying Dutchman, OBrother, Ocho, Tom Tom
FNGs: None
COUNT: 5
WARMUP:
Star gazers for about 30 seconds
15 SSH
15 IW
10 tempo merkins
10 don quixotes

THE THANG:
Mosey to the Cindy Stack
5 burpees buy-in half way there

Flutters x 15 F3 count
Upright Row x 15 with coupon
Catalina Wine Mixer x 15 (plank down L down R, up left, up right, merkin)
Captain Therkin (1 big boi, 4 Hammers, 5 Merkins) up to 4/20
Kraken burpee- 3 hand release merkin x 5

Q realized he completed Catalina Wine Mixer a bit early so gave Pax option of A Or B(A would have repeated exercise or B was move on). Pax chose option B
Aiken legs (15 squats, 15 step up, 15 lunges, 15 calf raises)
Nutcrackers x 5 each leg. Start with weights above head, lunge and bring weights to touch between legs, return to start is what we were supposed to do but we did swing through with Cindy x 15
Colt 45 curls, 15 bottom half of movement, 15 top half movement, 15 full movement
E2K x 10 each leg and then 6 each leg
Ranger Merkin x 15

Star gazers-10 second count by each Pax

Lt Dan 1-5 with coupon
Overhead Press x 15
Lt Dan 5-9 free weight
V ups x 15
Lt Dan 10 with coupon

Groiners x 15
Outlaws x 8 each way
Dancing Bear x10 F3 Count

Mosey back to flag
5 burpee buy out half way there

MARY: no time

ANNOUNCEMENTS: watch out for Brolympics sometime soon

COT:
Q discussed the secret message of the Thang
Discussion about kicking cancers @$$ especially Q who was diagnosed with leukemia over 7 years ago and the importance of battling through every hard thing.
Q shared battle cry of Psalm27: 1-3 and Philippians 4:13
On the way to work this morning while listening to a podcast a discussion about Philippians 4 was held. Most people think of that verse as if we rely firmly on God we can accomplish things, but if you look one verse prior it talks about through the highs and lows, good, bad and in between, we praise God. Let’s not forget that important piece and Praise God with every difficulty just as much as every good thing.

Prayer
Pledge
Picture
:flag-scotland:
A true honor to lead this am

A Cardio Tour of the Project

AO: the-project
Q: OBrother
PAX: Haggis, Flying Dutchman, Biohack
FNGs: None
COUNT: 4
WARMUP:

Tempo Squats x 10
Tempo Merkins x 10
Projectivators from 11
Cherry Pickers x 5

THE THANG:

String of Pearls workout. Run between stations and do each exercise. On the way to each station someone calls jail break to sprint to the end and do burgers equal to the number of people who arrived after you.

Station 1 – Bell
3 sets
Box Rockets x 10
LBC x 20

Station 2 – K-25 Hill
11s with Merkins and Freddie Mercuries

Station 3 – Hill of 12 Pains
Lunge 2 Parking spaces, then do 10x Bigboys. Repeat 5 times

Station 4 – Amphitheater
3 sets
10x Catalina Wine mixers
10x Basilisks

Station 5 – Playground
10 Pullups

MARY:
20x Russian Twists
20x Flutter Kicks

ANNOUNCEMENTS:
None

COT:
There is a lot going on in the world between politics, natural disasters, and world events. I have seen a lot of conversations try and devolve into arguments recently. Just remember that every person on the other side of a conversation or discussion, no matter how heated, is just that, a person. Treat them that way instead of an enemy, an idiot, or an obstacle.

Heavy Dora to Form us

AO: the-project
Q: Mathlete
PAX: Tom Tom, OBrother, Ocho, Biohack, Flying Dutchman, Mathlete
FNGs: None
COUNT: 6
WARMUP:
cheerleaders, mountain climbers, LBACs, TN rocking chairs, Catalina wine mixers, Moroccan nightclubs, Imperial Walkers, cherry pickers

THE THANG:
Mosey to pool wall and knock out 5 wall ups and a nickel mucho chesto
Mosey to the block pile and load up
Mosey to the theater for Dora: 150 OHP, 100 rows left, 100 rows right, 150 good mornings, 150 tricep extensions, 200 squats
Head back to the flag
MARY:
No time
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
Family workout Saturday at 8!
COT:
Spiritual formation is not optional. Every person is being formed from their birth until their death. The only option we have in the process is whether to engage with it intentionally. I recently read a book, Practicing the Way by John Mark Comer, that I thought offered a useful model for understanding what forms us. He divides the process into 6 key factors: Habits, Relationships, the Stories we tell ourselves, and Environment – all these things happen over Time and through Experience.
Of these, I found the idea of Stories to be especially impactful. Often we tell ourselves stories about who we are, why we are here, what we are trying to do, what we are good at, what we are bad at, and others. It’s important to remember that these stories not only remind us of where we came from but also shape our future. The stories we believe can dictate the story that we live out. And much like habits, these stories can be changed for the better. I don’t mean that you should fabricate a fantasy, but you can change the way that you interpret the events and circumstances of your life. You can see your hardships as trials that lead to growth and strength. You can see your blessings as opportunities to bless others rather than a treasure you need to protect from enemies. That can change the very lense by which you see the world.