F3 Knoxville

Staying busy with Martha

THE SCENE: seventy two degrees and clear
F3 WELCOME & DISCLAIMER
WARM-O-RAMA:

Ssh x twenty cherry pickers x five merkins x ten

THA-THANG:
Mosey to CMU pile stopping for twenty wall burpees on the way

at CMU pile do twenty curls presses and tris

mosey to the  sophomore  hill for three rounds of four laps of exercises

Round one, 20 reps of power cleans, toe touch planks, squat touches, and Merkens. On the second lap the reps are 15, and the third lap the reps are 10

Sprint on the straightaways an alternate bear crawls and Bernie Sanders on the uphill and downhill.

Do 20 more reps of curls presses tris

Return CMU  to the coupon pile. Mosey back to the AO

MARY:
Circle of pain with his leg lifts
COUNT-OFF & NAME-O-RAMA
12 pax
CIRCLE OF TRUST/BOM:
We talked about taking the time, spending it with the people that you love and not worrying about other things. The example of Martha in the Bible where she was too concerned about cleaning and cooking and spending time with Jesus. There are many areas of our lives that we spend time on that we will certainly regret later.
MOLESKIN:
Welcome speedo from Tallahassee to knoxville for the next few weeks. Great job by everyone this morning. Not being at juco too often, I see marked improvement in the pax there
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
Prayers for Hillary and premature labor, Eric and his job search, vacation Bible school starting this week.

What a Difference a Year Makes

THE SCENE: Lovely.  No breeze, but not overly hot.  Probably high-60s and clear.
F3 WELCOME & DISCLAIMER
WARM-O-RAMA:

Imperial Walkers x 15 IC
Windmills x 15 IC
Cherry Pickers x 15 IC (OK, we really did 9)
SSH x 15 IC
Mountain Climbers x 15 IC
Plank Jacks x 15 IC
Hand Release Merkins x 15 IC
ISO Squat x 15 IC
THA-THANG:
Mosey to JUCOmanjaro
Monkey Humpers ’til 6 arrives
Loop-d-loop up the hill
Monkey Humpers ’til 6 arrives
Loop-d-loop down the hill
Monkey Humpers ’til 6 arrives

Mosey to the Strip (little strip mall parking lot)
Quarter Pounder….with cheese please!  Today, it’s Cake and Ice Cream!
25 yard sprint, 25 merkins, back shuttle to the start, 10 burpees (the cheese  Ice Cream)

50 yard sprint, 50 squats, back shuttle to start, 10 burpees

75 yard sprint, 75 MTN Climbers, back peddle to start, 10 burpees

100 yard sprint, 100 BBS, back shuttle to start, 10 burpees

Mosey back to AO Hey, we got done a little early! Once more up JUCOmanjaro to collect the cones.  At the top, you guessed it.  Monkey Humpers ’til 6 arrives.

Now mosey back to the AO

MARY:
Slutter kicks x15, Hello Dollys x15, Side Crunches x10 each side.
COUNT-OFF & NAME-O-RAMA
9 PAX
CIRCLE OF TRUST/BOM:
Nothing profound today, just a “Thank You” to those here today and by extension to all my brothers in F3. This workout was a copy of the first one I attended at the Dog Pound a year ago today (thanks, Ratchet!). At that time, I believe I skipped about half the loops and didn’t even make it to the Big Boys on the tennis court. Since then, I’ve had an amazing experience of all three F’s over this past year.
MOLESKIN:

ANNOUNCEMENTS:

Just Keep Pressin

THE SCENE: In the 60’s and felt great!
F3 WELCOME & DISCLAIMER
WARM-O-RAMA:

SSH x20 IC
LB Arm Circles x12 front and back IC
Cherry Pickers x10 IC

Mosey to brick wall for 11s with derkins and BBS, then mosey back to AO.

THA-THANG:

We did four corners with CMUs. 20 reps of each exercise except the sand bag clean and press (only 10 of those). On the short sides of the rectangle, we did bears and blocks. On the long sides we did a mosey with the CMU. After completing the merkins, run up to the guard rail and do 20 dips, then run back down and continue on.

Exercises:

  • CMU Merkins
  • CMU Burpees
  • Sand Bag Clean and Press (60lb bag, modify with CMU if needed)
  • Curl, press, tri (changed to just curls after the first round)

MARY:

Our Mary was led by Snorkel.

Captain Thor 5×20
Franklin Flutters x20
Superman Banana xa lot

COUNT-OFF & NAME-O-RAMA
13 PAX strong with two men joining us from out of town! Speedo and Quami!

CIRCLE OF TRUST/BOM:
Kinda reused a Bomb Shelter BOM here:

Don’t be scared to live your life. Growth and true happiness occurs outside of your comfort zone. We have to push ourselves in every aspect of our lives to step out and do something different. Don’t shy away from something just because it is scary or unknown. Just do it. It’s better to try and fail than to never know what could have been.

MOLESKIN:

ANNOUNCEMENTS:

Friday Fun on Top of JUCOManjaro!

THE SCENE: 67 and a little damp
F3 WELCOME & DISCLAIMER
WARM-O-RAMA:

  • Cherry Pickers (IC) 4 CT
  • Baby Arm Circles Forward X 10 & Michael Phelps
  • Baby Arm Circles Backward X 10 & Michael Phelps
  • Side Straddle Hops (IC) 4 CT
  • Squats (IC) 4 CT
  • Hand release Merkins
  • Mosey to JUCOManjaro

THA-THANG:
1/3 to the top workout – 4 corners for 10 minutes

  • 20 Merkins
  • 15 Big Boy Sit-ups
  • 15 Dri-Docks
  • 10 Superman Swims (4ct)
  • Mosey up – Bernie Sanders-style (Al Gore until the 6 arrives)

2/3 to the top workout

  • 10 Derkins
  • 10 Freedom Twists (4 CT IC)
  • Mosey to the top 

Top of the Hill Workout – Partner Workout for 10 or so minutes

  • 1 partner works while the other runs partially down the hill and back up
  • AMRAP w/ CMUs & Dumbbells of:
  • goblet squats, thrusters, curls, bent over rows,
  • rinse and repeat 10-15 times each
  • Mosey down & back to AO doing farmer carries w/ CMUs & Dumbbells

MARY

  • Hello Dolly

COUNT-OFF & NAME-O-RAMA
6 HIMs – Fast-n-Easy, Iso, Neutron, Rocket, Snaggletooth & Booster

CIRCLE OF TRUST/BOM:

Do not be misled: “Bad company corrupts good character.” 1 Corinthians 15:33

One who has unreliable friends soon comes to ruin, but there is a friend who sticks closer than a brother. Proverbs 18:24

Walk with the wise and become wise, for a companion of fools suffers harm. Proverbs 13:20

Two are better than one, because they have a good return for their labor:

If either of them falls down, one can help the other up. Ecclesiastes 4:9-10

As iron sharpens iron, so one person sharpens another. Proverbs 27:17

We have sweated together, been rained on together, bled together, prayed together, played together and got better together.

I want to thank everyone I have met in F3.  We have opened up our hearts and minds to one another.  Even if we don’t know one another that well, I know you care about me and my family just like I care about you and your family.  We lean on one another when we need it…we laugh, we eat, we drink but we also pray for one another and our families.

F3 is good for our heart and soul.  Let’s keep supporting one another whether we’re the fastest or bringing up the 6 like I often do.  Let’s also encourage others to join us.  Lots of men need us just like I need you.  We have impacted each other and I’m certain there are other men that need to get involved with F3 whether it’s for their physical health, their mental health or their spiritual health!

ANNOUNCEMENTS:
The June JUCO Calender is FULL. Start signing up for July or ask people signed up for June if you can Co-Q if you want in on the action!

Iso needs people with boats and others to volunteer in July to take inner city kids out for a day of boating, etc. More details to follow.

Bearway to Heaven?

THE SCENE:  Lots of gloom to be had.

5:30 COP

  • Side Straddle Hop X 30
  • Imperial Squat Walkers x 20
  • Little baby arm circles Front x 10 and back x 10
  • 4 x 4 Merkins x 5

Mosey to Pad 11’s

  • Catalina wine mixer
  • Box Jump’s

Forties   High rep version of 11’s. Always add up to 40 subtracting 5 each time:

Merkins and Big Boys

       –     30 Squat Jacks , Devin Hester 10 BBS

  • 25 Squat Jacks Devin Hester 25 BBS
  • 20 Squat Jacks, Devin Hester 20 BBS
  • 15 Squat Jacks, Devin Hester, 25 BBS
  • 10 Squat Jacks ,Devin Hester, 30 BBS

 Bearway to Heaven

  • A Bear Crawl suicide of seven increasing lengths with decreasing burpees at the end of each length. Ideally the lengths and number of burpees should be such that the entire exercise takes the full 8:01 time of “Stairway to Heaven

 Jacobs Ladder

  • 3 times up the will with increasing 2 burpees each time.

Mary

  • Proton Parkers x 20

CIRCLE OF TRUST/BOM:

One of the things I love about F3 is that when we come out here we are not here to compete with one another. We are not here to prove ourselves but to encourage one another.

There is a book by Keller I have listed to a few times called the freedom of self forgetfulness based on the 1 Corinthians 3. “So let no boast in, for all things are yours”

Often I find myself comparing my performance in all areas of life. My ego wants me to be seen as something great

It is not about what others think and not even about what I think but what the lord thinks.

Re-live the gospel ever day.

Christ’s perfect performance on the cross is the one that matters.

He died on the cross so that we don’t have to meet some standard set by others or even ourselves.

I don’t care what you think,I don’t care what I think, only with the Lord thinks