F3 Knoxville

Tag: Ribbed

4 Corners in a Straight Line

THE SCENE: Y’all it’s starting to be cold, like every day. 

F3 WELCOME & DISCLAIMER: Did this. No questions. 

WARM-O-RAMA: Blindside warm-up things 

THA-THANG:

Mosey to Flagpole for 20 jump-ups/steps // Mosey to Playground 10 pull-ups

Mosey to the upper parking lot for “straight-line” 4 corners. 4 stations of exercises, each cardboard has 3 exercises on it. Do the top exercise then move to the next station. Do all 4 stations 2x then mosey to dock for 20 CDD then to the Bathhouse for 10 pull-ups. Return to Stonehenge to lunge around waiting on the six. Repeat the whole process with the second exercise on the board. Then repeat for the third exercise.    

  • Round 1
    • 20 Merkins
    • 20 BBS
    • 20 Squats
    • 20 4 count Flutter Kicks
  • Round 2
    • 10 Burpees
    • 20 LBCs 
    • 20 Diamond Merkins
    • 20 4 count Freddie Mercury
  • Round 3
    • 20 Iron Mikes
    • 20 American Hammers 
    • 20 Smurf Jacks
    • 20 Hello Dolly

Fellowship Mosey™ back to AO

MARY:

Ring-of-Fire with 3 Merkins 

COUNT-OFF & NAME-O-RAMA

12 HIMs did the Beatdown; 1 Mall Walker 

CIRCLE OF TRUST/BOM:

“You’ve got to ask for faith every day. You have to read about those people who exercised faith. You have to read the Scriptures.” –Mother Mary Angelica. Mother Angelica was a Roman Catholic nun of the poor Clares of Perpetual Adoration. She founded the Eternal Word Television Network (EWTN) in Birmingham, Alabama in 1981. This quote from Mother Angelica hit me hard yesterday because I have to remember to choose faith daily. In F3, the Fitness is the easiest part for me in that I can get up and meet my brothers in the Gloom. Fellowship is the next easiest, but still difficult. I love the Fellowship that pre-rucks and beatdowns give, and most of you know that I love the fact that Slack offers continual communication with the PAX of F3Knoxville outside of the Gloom, but the 2nd F can still be difficult for me in that I sometimes forget to be that friend that many men need me to be. Not only to be present and reachable but also to be there to listen when needed. 

The 3rd F, Faith is the most difficult for me. I can’t meaningfully go on “auto-pilot” with my faith. I have to actively choose my faith. I have to actively read my devotions, say my prayers, and be present for God. 

ANNOUNCEMENTS:

Asylum AM/PM combining at 7 am on Thanksgiving for an hour beatdown

Christmas Party — Let Judge Judy know if you’re coming by Dec. 1st. Slack channel #annual-christmas-party. 

Brovember reminder.

Haircut 100

THE SCENE: First REAL cold day. Dry
F3 WELCOME & DISCLAIMER
WARM-O-RAMA:
Warm up stuff, literally warm up stuff. Nothing special,
THA-THANG:
Mosey to the steps, stopping for some incline Merkins and SSHs.
start with 5 burpees, run up steps and hill to Dwayne Johnson and back, 4 burpees run up, 3 burpees run up etc Repeat till all finish.

Walkers walked to marina sign. Runners ran long way around doing a lap around the big island.
At sign start “Love plus One” Haircut 100s only hit in the 1980s.
start with 1 of the exercise and add one rep at each cone. Alternate run and Bear crawls each time. Exercises are:

  • Merkins
  • Squats
  • Dry docks
  • Lunges x2

once done mosey back to AO. Runners go up to Dwayne Johnson twice and walkers walk to the AO.

MARY:
No time
COUNT-OFF & NAME-O-RAMA
15 including one FNG
CIRCLE OF TRUST/BOM:
Remember to Thank God on Thanksgiving. Don’t forget the reason of Thanksgiving.

ANNOUNCEMENTS:
Christmas party rsvp

The DogPound Becomes the Real ‘Man Park’

THE SCENE: Cool, but nice. INCREDIBLE moon set over the trees during the PreRuck. Probably the last not-super-cold day for a while. 

F3 WELCOME & DISCLAIMER Did this. Everyone welcomed and disclaimed. 

WARM-O-RAMA:

SSH IC x20 — 1 Burpee — Tie Fighters IC x10 each way — 2 Burpees — Cherry Pickers I(DogPound)C x4 — 3 Burpees 

THA-THANG:

Blindside’s Fellowship SeaBiscuit w/ CMU: 

4 Rounds; Subject 5 reps from each exercise each round; Add a lap to each round. Selected ab work OYO until the 6 arrives. Finish with 10 reps IC and start the next round together 

  • 10 Blockees
  • 15 OH Press 
  • 20 Curls
  • 25 Rows 
  • 30 Up & Over Merkins (each Merkin counts as “1”)

Ab Work: 

  • Round 1: Hello Dolly
  • Round 2: Flutter Kicks 
  • Round 3: Freddie Mercury
  • Round 4: Box Cutters 

Return to AO for a Ring of Fire of Merkins starting with 5. 

 

COUNT-OFF & NAME-O-RAMA

13 HIMs including 1 FNG. Welcome Salad Spinner! 

CIRCLE OF TRUST/BOM:

I am reading a book called Behold the Man which is a deep dive into the spirituality and faithfulness of Catholic men in today’s culture. The author references Pope St. John Paul II when he wrote that we are currently living in a “Culture of Death.” We are in spiritual warfare. Saying that Satan and evil don’t exist is foolish. The Evil One may not walk around as a red-horned devil, but he absolutely is present. Over the past few decades, men have become marginalized in society. Our culture puts such low expectations on men that it has left many men wondering how to navigate our world. 

In last weekend’s episode of Saturday Night Live, there was a fake commercial for “Man Park.” This was a park similar to a Dog Park where men can meet and make friends, alleviating their wives and girlfriends from being the only person their husbands and boyfriends talk to. While many aspects of the skit were funny if you really look at what the writers had the men and women saying, it was incredibly sad and should be a big eye-opener for our society. A 2019 Harper’s Bazaar article wrote about how men no longer know how to form emotional bonds with each other. The tagline from the skit said, “It’s not their fault masculinity makes intimacy so hard.” F3 is the real ‘Man Park,’ and I am thankful that we are able to grow physically, mentally, spiritual, and with meaningful male friendships. 

This was so sad for me because it shows just how real male loneliness is, I absolutely experienced it before starting in the Gloom. 

I think it is that our masculinity is just what CAN make emotional intimacy possible, both here in the Gloom as well as the spiritual heads of our households. We must continue to lead, throw off spiritual laziness & timidness and become a strong witness to the Truth of our Faith with passion and conviction. When enough of us do this in our society, the stereotype of the lazy, buffoon of a father in our culture/society will change. 

MOLESKIN:

Behold the Man 

Man Park SNL skit

Men’s Health Article on ‘Man Park’

F3 Twitter mentions of ‘Man Park’

ANNOUNCEMENTS:

Christmas Party. RSVP by December 1st. #annual-christmas-party channel on Slack 

Brovember: With the introduction of Weekly Winners, there is still time to compete! #brovember2021 on Slack! 

Meekness

THE SCENE: Insert info about the weather, etc.
F3 WELCOME & DISCLAIMER
WARM-O-RAMA:
0 Burpee’s

5 cherry pickers

marican night club 15

10 OHC

10 baby arm circles backwards

10 seal claps

10 baby arm circles forward
THA-THANG:
4 stations with three items on it. Partner up and start at station 1. Partner 1 does the first item on the list while partner 2 runs up to station 2 and back, then partner 1 goes there and back. Then does the 2nd item and so on… When done on the sheet run together to the second station and start those items. and keep going

  • station 1
    • mountain climbs
    • pickle pounders
    • monkey humpers
  • station 2
    • Burpees
    • lunges
    • Welsh Dragons
  • station 3
    • BBS
    • V-Up
    • Air Taps
  • Station 4
    • Captian Thor
    • Hand Release merkins
    • sholder taps

fellowship mosey to AO

 

James 3:13

Equalizer Block Party

SCENE: 30° & Windy

F3 WELCOME & DISCLAIMER

WARM-O-RAMA:

  • SSH IC | Cherry Pickers IC
  • SSH IC | Grady Corns IC
  • SSH IC | Windmills IC 

THA-THANG:

Mosey to the top of the Equalizer. Kraken. Pick station, complete 25 reps of the prescribed exercise, then run a full lap around the course to the next station. Rinse and repeat. On each subsequent round, drop 5 reps from each exercise. Push yourself & push each other. Try to catch the guy in front of you. Stations included:

  1. Lunges 
  2. BBS
  3. Dips 
  4. Shoulder taps
  5. Merks 
  6. Flutter Kicks 
  7. Burpees 
  8. Squats 

MARY: 

  • Fellowship Mosey™️

STRETCHES:

  • Bend down & grab toes
  • Sit squat
  • Knee to chest / Knee across
  • Child pose
  • Downward dog

COUNT-OFF & NAME-O-RAMA

CIRCLE OF TRUST/BOM:

“Are any of you suffering hardships? You should pray. Are any of you happy? You should sing praises. Are any of you sick? You should call for the elders of the church to come and pray over you, anointing you with oil in the name of the Lord. Such a prayer offered in faith will heal the sick, and the Lord will make you well. And if you have committed any sins, you will be forgiven. Confess your sins to each other and pray for each other so that you may be healed. The earnest prayer of a righteous person has great power and produces wonderful results.”

‭‭James‬ ‭5:13-16‬