F3 Knoxville

La La Leggy

THE SCENE: 65 with a chance of rain.   5 pax post for a pre-beatdown ruck.   25 more pax post to get the legs in shape to start the week of right.  Lots of good mumble-chatter catching up from the weekend.


F3 WELCOME & DISCLAIMER

5:30am Sharp -Circle of Trust

  • Side Straddle Hop x 20
  • Imperial Squat Walkers X 15
  • Baby Arm Circles x 15 each way
  • Mountain Climbers x 15 (4 count)

Burpee Dan’s – Groups of 4

  • 4 Burpee : 4 lunges across lot.
    • Down to touch the fence and back up in reverse sprint back to start
  • 3 burpees : 4 lunges back to starting position.
  • 2 burpees : 4 lunges back to starting position.
  • 1 burpees : 4 lunges back to starting position.

Mosey to the playground

Aiken Legs – Done in succession with no rest — 20 Squats, 20 Box Jumps, 20 Mary Catherine Lunges (10 each leg), 20 Reverse Lunges (10 each leg forward). x 2

Mosey to Baby Cardiac

Burp Back Mountain

  • The exercise is then performed by pairing up with one person proceeding to run backward up the hill/forward down the hill 5X while the other person is performing burpees. The individuals continue to alternate running with burpees until 100 total burpees are completed. When finished, pax continue to run hills until entire PAX completes.

Wheel Barrel Push-ups – up to 10    

The Chase

  • Bear Crawl – 20 yards Sprint to the end 2 Burpees and run back
  • Crawl Bear – 20 yards Sprint to the end 2 Burpees and run back
  • Raccoon Crawl – 20 yards Sprint to the end 2 Burpees and run back

MARY – Hands of Time

Q starts the PAX, legs up at 90 degrees, hands under your rear. One pax at a time in a wave like motion- Each pax counts off aloud as they drop and hold 1,2,3, etc around the circle until finished.  Drop straightened legs to 10 degrees

COUNT-OFF & NAME-O-RAMA
30 PAX.

Coolio, Music City, Ivanka, Toll Bridge, Cougar, Hand tight, Pablo, G-6, Eggo, Cherry Picker, Pluto, Too Late, Snitch, High Heels, Bow-flex, Walkabout, Pusher, Rascal, Rusty, Charmin, Ribbed, Rainbow, Cat-Gut, Cheat sheet, A-Rod, Captain Crunch, Woodshack, Code Brown, Fabio, Proton, Barbie.

CIRCLE OF TRUST/BOM:

I am grateful to the Brothers that come out and push me to get better physically every day.  God also calls us to push each other and support each other spiritually through prayer by lifting up our brothers.

James 5:13-18

13 Is anyone among you suffering? Let him pray. Is anyone cheerful? Let him sing praise. 14 Is anyone among you sick? Let him call for the elders of the church, and let them pray over him, anointing him with oil in the name of the Lord.

15 And the prayer of faith will save the one who is sick, and the Lord will raise him up. And if he has committed sins, he will be forgiven. 16 Therefore, confess your sins to one another and pray for one another, that you may be healed. The prayer of a righteous person has great power as it is working.

As in the verses above God continually shows us in scripture that He intends for us to be in community with other believers.  God uses community to build and strengthen us, Satan uses isolation to destroy.   Make a commitment this week to pray for the brothers that were to the left and right of you today.

CMU Classics

THE SCENE:    44 and clear

F3 WELCOME & DISCLAIMER

WARM-O-RAMA:

  • Side Straddle Hops x 10 IC
  • Merkins (4ct) x 10 IC
  • Burpees x 10 OYO
  • Run in place while those without a CMU ran to get a pee rock

THA-THANG:

 

Mosey to the hockey rink

  1. Battle buddy for DORA 3-2-1
    • 300 CMU Squats,  200 CMU Merkins (go deep between blocks),  100 CMU Big Boys
    • Battle buddy sprints to far side of rink & performs 10 BBS, stopping each time they cross center court to perform 2 Burpees (4 total per trip across & back).
  2. CMU elevators
    • Work your way up the elevator in the following order.  Then work your way down in reverse order.
    • Corner 1:  20 curls
    • Corner 2:  20 curls; 20 squats
    • Corner 3:  20 curls; 20 squats; 20 front deltoid raises
    • Corner 4:  20 curls; 20 squats; 20 front deltoid raises; 20 calf raises

MARY:

  • Little Baby Crunches (4ct) x 51 IC
  • Channel Changers

COUNT-OFF & NAME-O-RAMA
19 total:  Peach Fuzz, Rainfly, Tweet-E, Dinghy, Showcase, Shooter, Flute Loop, Underhand, Beuller, Ribbed, Bowflex, La-Z-Boy, Sharpie, Mayberry, Frosty, Butters, Barnacle, Bartman, Treehugger (FNG)

CIRCLE OF TRUST/BOM:
In 2 Timothy, Paul writes a very familiar passage stating that he has fought the good fight and finished the race.  In relating that to modern day F3 – today was the first cold morning of the fall season.  Long sleeves were out in abundance.  My challenge to the PAX was to not let the upcoming cold season be a barrier to getting better each day.  Keep setting the alarm, keep pressing forward, keep showing up.  Champions are made when it’s cold.  When I am older I want to look back on my life and say I gave it all I had…..that means leaning into the hard situations and dealing with sometimes miserable circumstances.  If we keep leaning in and don’t give up, we will also be able to say that we have indeed fought the good fight and finished the race strong.  Don’t let the winter weather turn you into a Fartsacker!!

MOLESKIN:

ANNOUNCEMENTS:
Truckin’ to the Pound:  Oct 28th

HIM by Detention

THE SCENE: 55, clear with a hint of gloom. 26 PAX including 2 FNGs that did awesome despite all the burpees
F3 WELCOME & DISCLAIMER

done while jogging in place
WARM-O-RAMA:

Pax line up on sideline: Jog across and back, plus 20 merkins, 20 LBC, 20 squats all IC and 10 burpees OYO . RInse and repeat 2 more times
THA-THANG:

High Knee skip to the PAVALON, that’s right Lazy Boy, the PAVALON!

  • P1 does bench pull ups while P2 does 10 burpees, switch x4 sets
  • Duck Walk from Pavalon to the cloud for 7’s Body builders and BBS
  • Mosey to the new paved trail. New part of RT 66. 1st light post-1 burpee, 2nd light post-2 burps, all the way up to 8 burps. You get the picture
  • Mosey back to the AO for BOMBS. Time ran out for the squats but with all that we did, we got some good hump day work in!

MARY:
no may needed as we worked in abs along the way
COUNT-OFF & NAME-O-RAMA
Insert PAX Count & FNG Name
CIRCLE OF TRUST/BOM:
Insert the WORD here.
MOLESKIN:
HIM…..HIgh Impact Man but as detention said so well on one of his Qs. HIM also stands for:

H= Humble. Be humble and don’t put your self first. I= Invest, invest in others that surround you. As we invest in our selves during the workout, hopefully it will give us the ability to invest in others. M= Mentally Tough. You have to be Mentally tough and be strong to be humble and invest in others. This is always on my mind ever since Detention talked about being a HIM one morning. Its something I take we me everyday and try to apply in all that I do.

THANK YOU DETENTION!! You are a HIM
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
Insert information about upcoming events, 2nd or 3rd F opportunities, and any other announcements.

The Hunt for Red October

THE SCENE: the Asylum, a perfect 52°F

F3 WELCOME & DISCLAIMER
Welcome to The Hunt for Red October. My favorite month, and my favorite movie. A perfect pair. Today you will find your red line, that point right before you blow up, and hold the throttle right there.

WARM-O-RAMA:

SSH x 35 IC 4 CT
Squats x 35 IC 1 CT
BACs (17 fwd, 16 back)
6X run across the parking lot, intensity pyramid.
10 Merkins OYO after each 1-3, 10 squats OYO after each 4-6
5 Burpees OYO after Round 3 Merkins
5 Burpees OYO after Round 6 Merkins

THA-THANG:
4 stations in the *new* new parking lot, running between stations (RUN, not mosey)
2 x 5:00 minute rounds

Round 1:
1: 35 Merkins
2: 35 squats
3: 35 Dry Docks
4: 35 Bonny Blairs
Regroup with flutters and Hello Dolly

Round 2: Crazy Ivan, same stuff reverse order
Regroup with Al Gore and planks

Mosey to the playground, find a bench
13s (like 11s but better) with Step Ups and BBS

Mosey to bottom of Cardiac (shout out to Mogul with the eagle eye spotting the skunk, saved our bacon)
5 Burpees OYO then SPRINT to the top
Plank until regroup
Mosey to the AO

MARY:
Boat-Canoe
Cash out with ATMs

COUNT-OFF & NAME-O-RAMA
7 HIMs strong at the Asylum this fine Tuesday morning!

CIRCLE OF TRUST/BOM:
I want to talk a little bit about the grace of God. When I think of the grace of God, I think of my sins being forgiven. I think of Jesus on the cross. I think of his his life given for you and for me. I think of forgiveness. Unmerited favor.

And yes, my sins have been washed away, BUT my sin nature is still hanging on. Whether it’s lust, or pride, or greed, that nature is hanging on.

I must remember, I am FORGIVEN by his grace, AND by his grace I am given DIVINE STRENGTH to live in a way that pleases God. God’s grace is the power to obey. The power to change. The power to leave those sins behind and live a life of obedience to the glory of God.

It is no accident that all within the same chapter of James we read:

  • You do not have, because you do not ask
  • He gives more grace.
  • “God opposes the proud but gives grace to the humble.”
  • Resist the devil, and he will flee from you. 8 Draw near to God, and he will draw near to you.
  • What is your life? For you are a mist that appears for a little time and then vanishes.

Burpee Breakfast

THE PAX:

Worm, Fabio, Bunny, Catgut, Cheatsheet, Smalls, Frank, Hang-Tight, Snitch, Pacman, Anchorman, Too Late, Pusger, G6, Guppy, Butterfly, Flanders, Quickbooks, Rusty, Tonka, Music City, Ribbed, Footprint, Zygote, Belding, Detention, Pfeiffer (QIC)

  Warm-O-Rama:

COP

– Cherry Pickers x10 IC

– Baby Arm Circles Forward x10 IC

– Baby Arm Circles Backward x10 IC

– Tempo Squats x10 IC

-Tempo Merkins x10 IC

-SSH x20 IC

The Thang:

Mosey to baseline of main parking lot

11’s

Starting at the baseline of main parking lot…

– 11’s with Squat Jumps and Burpees

-Begin with 1 squat jump sprint to opposite end of parking lot, do 10 burpees…rinse and repeat until PAX members are doing 10 squat jumps and 1 burpee

-Big Boy Sit-Ups when finished until recovery

 

Mosey to playground area for some more total body beat down.

Bench Work

Each member of the PAX find a bench and complete 11’s

-Box Jumps and Dips

-When finished find spot on padded surface of playground area and plank until recovery

Form two tight lines and mosey to bottom of Baby Hill

Merkin & Ab Circuit

Find a battle buddy…

Round 1- Partner A) sprint to incline of the hill and complete 25 incline merkins while Partner B) does flutter kicks at base of hill, Partner A & B switch roles and complete the set exercises

-10 count by Cheatsheet

Round 2- Partner A) sprints to incline of the hill, this time completing 25 decline merkins while Partner B) does Hello Dolly’s, A & B once again switch exercises

-10 count by Frank

Round 3- Partner A) sprints to top of the hill and completes 25 regular merkins while Partner B) completes Big Boy Sit-Ups, swap roles (as done in rounds 1-2)

-10 Count by Quickbooks

Round 4- Partner A) sprints to top of hill and completes 25 diamond merkins while Partner B) completes American Hammers.  (Switch roles so both partners have completed both exercises just like rounds 1-3)

-10 Count Woodshack

Mosey to back to main parking lot, keep same battle buddy

2×2

-Partner A lunges to first set of light poles then sprints to opposite end of parking lot and completes 2 Carolina Dry Docks while waiting Partner B) keeps moving by jump roping in place until partner A) returns (Switch roles and Partner B is now doing the lunges/sprint/dry dock sequence)

Rinse and repeat adding 2 dry docks to each round ending the total rep count from 2,4,6,8,10.

MARY

-Power T Flutter Kicks x15 IC

-Power T Hello Dolly’s x10 IC

COT

Number off and Name-O-Rama

BOM

I watched Clemson Head Football Coach Dabo Sweeney discuss how to handle situations where players did not stand during the National Anthem.  His points were interesting on a topic that has been heavy on my heart.  I had the following two points for us to reflect on:

Points to reflect on:

1.) God gave us two great commandments, first to, “Love the Lord our God with all of our heart, all of our mind, and all of our strength”.  Secondly, “Love your neighbor as yourself”.  God didn’t say love people that are your same race, religion, sexuality, etc., etc., fill in the blank but, God did say LOVE your neighbor as yourself.  We do not have to all agree with other’s actions but we must LOVE one another.

2.) To see change we have to look in the mirror because ultimately we all want good in this nation and world but we have different ideas of what that looks like so to accompany our immediate prayers let us also use the simplistic yet effective formula of LOVE and KINDNESS for our fellow man and change starts at home and spreads to impact others.