F3 Knoxville

Island Hopping

THE SCENE: Mid 50’s and clear
F3 WELCOME & DISCLAIMER
WARM-O-RAMA:

• Side Straddle Hops X 20
• Baby Arm Circles Forward X 10 (4 CT)
• Baby Arm Circles Backward X 10 (4 CT)
• Michael Phelps X 10 (IC) 4 CT
• Peter Parkers x 10 (L&R) IC
• Tempo Squats x 10 (3 CT) IC
• Tempo Mercan x 10 IC (3 CT)
• High-knees x 10 IC (4 CT)
• Burpees x 10 OYO

THA-THANG:

Island Hopping – 12 parking lot islands have been number with a corresponding exercise. PAX have to run to find island #1, do the exercise then find island #2 and so on… This was repeated 2X.

Island#   Exercise
#1 20 Mercans
#2 15 Big Boy sit-ups
#3 50 Seconds Al Gores
#4 20 Star Jacks
#5 5 Narrow Squats
#6 20 Crunches
#7 10 Burpees
#8 15 Iron Mikes
#9 20 Superman Swims
#10 40 Mountain Climbers
#11 10 Tempo Squats
#12 Lunge back to #1

Line touches (4 total lines) – w/ an exercise at each line – Repeat 2x

• Baseline to first line – 10 Burpees
• BL to 2nd Line – 15 Star-jacks
• BL to 3rd Line – 20 Merkins
• BL to last line – 25 Squats

 

MARY:

Dolly IC 4 CT
Flutter Kicks IC 4 CT
Superman Swimmer
Box Cutters IC 4 CT
Boat and Canoe
Ring of Fire

CIRCLE OF TRUST/BOM:
Taking a learning from the story of Jonah in the Bible – God calls us to love those who are hard to love.

A rainy Monday can’t get you down!

THE SCENE: 9 PAX pushed hard to get better on a Rainy Monday.   Rainy days and Monday’s can g keep us down

F3 WELCOME & DISCLAIMER
WARM-O-RAMA:

  • 25 x Side Straddle Hop
  • 25 x Imperial Squat Walkers
  • 15 x Baby Arm cirles each way
  • 25 x Squats
  • Mosey to the first overhang

THA-THANG: Partner up and mosey to the first covered area with picnic tables

  •  20 Dips partner 1, 20 steps ups partners 2.  X 3
  • War – Split up into two teams and play the card game war.    Each team pics a card and the loser has to do the highest card show in Burpees.   Other team does step ups.   6 Rounds

Mosey to the next dry spot

  • QuarterPounder
    • 10 yards and back x 10 Burpees
    • 20 yards and back x 25 merkins
    • 50 yards and back x 50 Squats
    • 75 yards and back x 75 Mtn Climbers
    • 100 yards and back x 100 SSH

52 Cards Pick-up

  • Each PAX picks a card. 2 Rounds of 9.
    • Diamnonds = Merins
    • Hearts = Dry Docks
    • Spades = Burpess
    • Clovers = Star Jacks

Race to the next dry spot close to the AO

MARY:
25 Flutter Kick

25 Peter Parker

The Bomb Shelter Run (C.S.A.U.P. Event)

THE SCENE: Low Mid 60’s with some light rain
F3 WELCOME & DISCLAIMER
WARM-O-RAMA:

Drifter Q:

start things off with the Disclaimer (He is NOT a professional, refers everyone to take notice of how he is dressed; clearly NOT a professional…1 PAX member commented that Drifter must have had a Blink182 concert to attend after the event…

SSH (IC) x10 slow / x10 fast
Boxer Jacks (IC) x10 slow / x10 fast
Mosey to Grinder:
Lunge forward then backwards
Inchworm Merkins w/hand release
Quad Stretch
Cherry Picker Stretch (fists on ground, walk legs out to the side and back in)
Merkin Ring of Fire, but as a Wave!
Mtn Climbers (IC) 10x slow / 10x fast

THA-THANG:
1st leg was approximately 3.2 miles of running until arriving to the Beatdown:

Mayberry Q:

21 Jump Street:

  • 21 Pull-ups (side of the Alcoa bridge)
  • 21 Burpees (middle of bridge)
  • 21 handstand push-ups (far side of bridge)
    Run back to start and drop 1 rep. (15 min time limit)

2nd leg was approximately 3.2 miles until arriving to the Beatdown:

Snorkel Q:

Split up into 2 groups and then partner up. Near side of Bicentennial Park bridge do:

  • 10 Plank Tri Ext & Derkins Then Wheel Barrel Half of Bridge Switch and come back
  • 8 Plank Tri Ext & Derkins Then Wheel Barrel Half of Bridge Switch and come back
  • 6 Plank Tri Ext & Derkins Then Wheel Barrel Half of Bridge Switch and come back
  • 4 Plank Tri Ext & Derkins Then Wheel Barrel Half of Bridge Switch and come back
  • 2 Plank Tri Ext & Derkins Then Wheel Barrel Half of Bridge Switch and come back

Far side of Bicentennial Park Bridge Partner 1 Wall Sits until Partner 2 completes 15 side to side Merkins.
Partner 2 then monster tire walks to replace Partner 1; Partner 1 bear crawls to area to complete side to side Merkins.

3rd leg….who cares how long, we were too far away to quit and had to get back to the car somehow…(another 3… something miles…felt like 10; here we go!).

Waxjob Q:

Split into 3 groups. 1st man plank, 2nd man bear crawl ahead and plank, 3rd slalom bear crawl to front. Remaining PAX continue to slalom bear crawl to the front until team reaches 50 yard line.
Reverse the process, planking person is now facing the sideline while the PAX in motion jump over the planking PAX.
Mosey to jungle gym:
15x Partner reverse-merkins/OHP on monkey bars
15x Squirkins
10x Over/Unders
15x Leg Throwdowns

4th and final leg was very short, no lies, really short…more like a mosey.

Cap’n Crunch Q:

Starting with 1 exercise, adding another exercise until all 5 exercises are completed in succession. then work back down until only the last exercise is left. 20 seconds per exercise:

  • Burpees (20 sec)
  • Burpees (20 sec) Dry Docks (20 sec)
  • Burpees (20 sec) Dry Docks (20 sec) Narrow Squats (20 sec)
  • Burpees (20 sec) Dry Docks (20 sec) Narrow Squats (20 sec) Diamond Merkins (20 sec)
  • Burpees (20 sec) Dry Docks (20 sec) Narrow Squats (20 sec) Diamond Merkins (20 sec) High Knees (20 sec)
  • High Knees (20 sec) Diamond Merkins (20 sec) Narrow Squats (20 sec) Dry Docks (20 sec) Burpees (20 sec)
  • High Knees (20 sec) Diamond Merkins (20 sec) Narrow Squats (20 sec) Dry Docks (20 sec)
  • High Knees (20 sec) Diamond Merkins (20 sec) Narrow Squats (20 sec)
  • High Knees (20 sec) Diamond Merkins (20 sec)
  • High Knees (20 sec)

MARY:
No PAX were interested in any ladies, specifically Mary by the end of this event!

COUNT-OFF & NAME-O-RAMA
38 PAX!!

CIRCLE OF TRUST/BOM:

BOM – CSAUP – Bomb Shelter Run (Cap’n Crunch)

I ask not for a lighter burden, but for broader shoulders.

I ask not for an easier path, but for stronger feet.

I ask not for weaker enemies, but for a stronger self.

Jewish Proverb

Congratulations brothers, you did it.  You embraced the challenge and are victorious.  Take and let it sink in…you’ve earned.

I’d like to share something I’ve been thinking about for a while now.  F3 has been a life-changing experience for me.  Every morning I leave a workout I truly leave better than when I arrived.  Lately I’ve been thinking about why that is the case.  Here are my observations.

I believe there are two simple truths that we have lost as men:

  1. The opposite of manhood isn’t womanhood, it’s boyhood
  2. Manhood isn’t a destination or a journey, it’s a mindset

When we lose the distinction between boyhood and manhood our worlds begin to spin off kilter.  We become self-focused, self-protective, self-indulgent and self-reliant.  In other words, it becomes all about us.  As we reject passivity and accept responsibility for our lives we grow as men in all areas: physically, mentally, relationally and spiritually.  We begin to be others-focused, self-sacrificing and interdependent.  We begin acting like men.

In this world, three things serve as resistance to our growth as men:

  • Comfort
  • Convenience
  • Certainty

Overcoming these boils down to our mindset.  We have to daily set aside a boyhood-mindset and embrace a manhood-mindset.  We combat comfort with challenge, we set aside convenience for consistency and we abandon certainty and embrace camaraderie.  I see it as two contrasting mindsets:

A Boyhood-mindset seeks… A Manhood-mindset seeks…
Comfort Challenge
Convenience Consistency
Certainty Camaraderie

Every time we gather, the COP becomes our arena to consistently embrace challenge in the company of like-minded men.

But it’s not enough for us to do this physically.  We MUST carry this mindset to all areas of our lives, especially our relationships with our loved ones and with God.  Never stop striving for more brothers.  Keep embracing new challenges and keep any eye on the six so you can help the man who has stumbled.  Together we will make a difference!

Wet N Wild

THE SCENE: Wet and cold
F3 WELCOME & DISCLAIMER
WARM-O-RAMA:

• Baby Arm Circles Forward X 10 (4 CT)
• Baby Arm Circles Backward X 10 (4 CT)
• Side Straddle Hops X 20
• Cherry Pickers X 10 (IC) 4 CT
• Mountain Climbers x 20 (4 CT) IC
• Tempo Squats x 10 (3 CT) IC
• Tempo Mercan x 10 IC (3 CT)
• High-knees x 10 IC (4 CT)
• Burpees x 10 OYO
• Mosey around to Pond Parking Lot

THA-THANG:

Pond Parking Lot:

4 rounds of 4 exercises at 4 stations

• 10 Burpees – OYO
• 15 Star-jacks – OYO
• 20 Merkins – OYO
• 25 Squats – OYO

Mosey to the sunken ship.

Sunken Ship

• 10 Box jumps and 15 American Hammers
• Repeat for 5 rounds
• Mosey to the hill in back

MARY:

Flutter Kicks IC 4 CT
Superman Swimmer
Box Cutters IC 4 CT

CIRCLE OF TRUST/BOM:
Being consistent with the small things in life will eventually add up to something great.

 

Partners In Pain!

THE SCENE: 52 and awesome!
F3 WELCOME & DISCLAIMER
WARM-O-RAMA:

  • Baby Arm Circles Forward X 10 followed by Michael Phelps
  • Baby Arm Circles Backward X 10 followed by Michael Phelps
  • Cherry Pickers (IC) 4 CT
  • Side Straddle Hops (IC) 4 CT
  • Squats (IC) 4 CT
  • Hand Release Merkins – OYO
  • Karaoke
  • Mosey to back of campus

THA-THANG:

Maintenance Building – Partner Workout

We partnered up w/ the coupons. One partner lifted while the other ran up & down the stairs.  We switched out on every lap.

  • 100 Overhead
  • 100 Curls
  • 100 Goblet Squats
  • Mosey to Sophomore Hill at Fitness Center

Sophomore Hill at Fitness Center – Partner Workout

One partner worked while the other ran up & down the hill.  Switched every lap.

  • 50 burpees
  • 100 BBS
  • 200 Merkins
  • 300 Squats
  • Mosey

MARY:

No time…

COUNT-OFF & NAME-O-RAMA
Bartman, Onesie, Wall Ball, Waxjob & Booster

CIRCLE OF TRUST/BOM:

“Patience is a virtue” but not a strong virtue of mine.

Impatience can be defined as a strong serge of animosity toward the weaknesses, faults and failures of others…a bad driver, a long line, a coworker, a spouse or child taking a while to get ready.

Stephen Covey – told a story about a man and his wild kids getting on a subway one Sunday morning; the kids were throwing people’s newspapers, yelling, etc. while the man just just sat there ignoring them. Covey asked the man if we man was going to discipline his kids; the man said his wife, their mother, just died and he guesses the kids aren’t sure how to process her death nor did he. Covey went from irritated to compassionate towards the man.

In situations…Be Patient. Show Empathy.

Remember, we sin every day so God has tremendous patience for us.  We should strive to be patient like him.

ANNOUNCEMENTS:

  • JUCO now has a Friday workout! Be There! Encourage others to join you!
  • CSAUP Event is this Saturday at Springbrook Park (The Bomb Shelter), 6:00am – 9:00am
  • FiA is coming to Knoxville! Encourage the women in our lives to join