F3 Knoxville

Category: Quacken

The Billy Madison

AO: thequacken
Q: Otis
PAX: Natty, Gmail, Spellcheck, DoorKicker (Jud), FixerUpper, Otis, Shotgun
FNGs: None
COUNT: 7
WARMUP: The park loop to make sure no one is running late.

THE THANG: The Billy Madison ruck adventure, only out of order. Ruck to Central High, from there ruck a new way to Fountain City Elementary. We found a good hill this way :sweat_smile: and took a nature trail that was exhilarating! From there ruck to Gresham Middle, found some stairs and explored a little bit. Rucked back to the AO.

MARY: Squats til recover

ANNOUNCEMENTS: The Quacken 6 year this Monday 3/3
Lost pearls AO launch is next Friday 3/7
Escape Haw Ridge 3/28, get signed up

COT: “The proud person always wants to do the great thing. But because he wants to do it in his own strength, he is fighting not with man, but with God.” Kierkegaard

Pride and Self-Reliance leads to disaster, not trusting God. The irony is when we accept absolute dependence on God, then we find the strength.

Shame and Fear keep us paralyzed or stagnant doing nothing, but they stem from the same lack of trust and dependence on God.

Self-will leads to failure.
Shame keeps us stuck.
But reliance on the Holy Spirit transforms us into who we were meant to be.
When we walk in the Spirit, God enables us to go higher, endure more, and accomplish what we never could in our own strength. This is exactly how Jesus lived, how much more do we need to?

Sweat Deck

AO: thequacken
Q: DoorKicker (Jud)
PAX: Z-Pack, FixerUpper, Shotgun
FNGs: None
COUNT: 4
WARMUP: Rotational Exercises; SSH, various Stretches

THE THANG: Card PT w/ Jokers.
:diamonds:- Mountain Climbers
:heart: – V-ups
:spades: – Jumping Lunges
:clubs: – Hand Release Merkins
:black_joker: – 1 minute plank
:black_joker: – 1 minute Iron Chair

MARY: LBC; Plank Toe Touches

ANNOUNCEMENTS: Haw Ridge coming up

COT: We discussed the need for dangerous prayers from Craig Groschel’s book, Dangerous Prayers.

David prayed, “Search me, God, and know my heart; test me and know my anxious thoughts. See if there is any offensive way in me, and lead me in the way everlasting” (Ps. 139:23–24).

Stairs and CMUs

AO: thequacken
Q: Z-Pack
PAX: Shotgun, DoorKicker (Jud), Z-Pack
FNGs: None
COUNT: 3
WARMUP:
SSH
Rockettes
Squat and Reach
OH Claps
Baby Arm Circles
Michael Phelps
Hillbillies
Merkins IC

THE THANG:
Travel from AO spot to our favorite parking lot – Friday morning lights. On the way Murder bunny across the lawn. Slowsey the rest of the way with our CMUs. Six CMU exercises 45 seconds work with 10 seconds work between.
1. Blockees
2. Curls
3. Decline Merkins
4. Flutter Kicks while pressing CMU
5. Thrusters 1st round, Lunges 2nd & 3rd rounds
6. Swings

Then climb stairs, carrying CMU five times.

We got 3 rounds of CMU exercises and 3 rounds of climbing the stairs.

MARY:
LBCs

ANNOUNCEMENTS:
Haw Ridge!
The Quacken turns 6 on March 1st. Special Quacken Anniversary workout on March 3rd!

COT:
Don’t give up. Whatever trial or adversity you are going through, don’t give in. Do what you are called to do. Keep working, keep getting up when you’re knocked down, keep pushing, and keep the faith.

Coffee Ruck part 8&9

AO: thequacken
Q: FixerUpper
PAX: Tiny Dancer, Z-Pack, Shotgun, Spellcheck
FNGs: None
COUNT: 5
WARMUP:
Ruck a loop around the park

THE THANG:
Ruck to Dunkin. Warm up a little inside while coffee is brewed. Consider whether the drive thru would have been quicker.

MARY:
Nope

ANNOUNCEMENTS:
The Quacken 6th Anniversary on Monday 3/3. Abort and Herbie on Q
Escape from Haw Ridge Friday 3/28

COT:
Reflection on a recent visit to a nursing home and Ecclesiastes 12. “Remember your Creator in the days of your youth…”

CMU Workout

AO: thequacken
Q: Shotgun
PAX: Z-Pack, FixerUpper, Spellcheck
FNGs: None
COUNT: 4
WARMUP:
SSH
Hillbillies
Knoxville cherry pickers
Tempo squats
Baby arm circles
Overhead press
Overhead collapse
Phelps

THE THANG:

1st round:
Run across parking lot and complete 1 merkin.
Run back and complete 20 CMU squats, overhead press and curls. Each time we run increase one merkin until we reach five and decrease five reps for the CMU exercises until we reach 5 reps for each exercise.

Next exercise:
Farmers cary with merkins half way through.

Next exercise:
Ring of fire with squats.

2nd round:
Repeat first round but replace CMU exercises with CMU dumbbell swings, thrusters and lunges.

Next exercise:
Farmers carry.

MARY:
Ab exercises.

ANNOUNCEMENTS:
None.

COT:
The Way of The Warrior. In a world where there is so clearly a lack of peace we are called to rest and put our hope in the Lord who is the only way we will ever obtain true peace. We cannot control the environment around us, but with the Lord’s help we can control how we respond and the choices we make. Peace is intimately connected to hope. Through the hope we have in Christ we are able to truly find rest. A reminder is that in our many struggles and battles, we have the Lord on our side who can calm the sea yet also provide for the birds. Therefore, we can have the confidence that he is always in control and will provide the peace that we long for and that is needed to navigate our battles.