F3 Knoxville

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Day 1 – List of 10

THE SCENE: 35 and really warm!
F3 WELCOME & DISCLAIMER
WARM-O-RAMA:

Cherry Pickers 15x
Burpees 10x
Ice Skaters 15x
Hand Release Merkins 15x
ISO Squats 20x
Burpees 10x
Ice Skaters 15x
Hand Release Merkins 15x

THA-THANG:

In partners – One partner runs 400m while other exercises. Then swap until all reps are completed for that exercise. Begin and end each round together, so Al Gore or plank until all in.
200 total reps of each per team= 2,000  (we made it through about 1500 reps, and over 2 miles)
Round 1 – ‘Merkins
Round 2 – Alternating Lunges (1 leg=1)
Round 3 – Mountain Climbers (2-count)
Round 4 – Big Boy Sit-ups
Round 5 – Carolina Drydocks (1=1)
Round 6 – Squats
Round 7 – Overhead Press
Round 8 – Bobby Hurleys
Round 9 – AbClaps
Round 10 – Burpees

MARY:
AbClaps aren’t that great of an exercise

COUNT-OFF & NAME-O-RAMA
CIRCLE OF TRUST/BOM:
The mission of F3 is to plant, grow, and serve small workout groups to invigorate male community leadership. We need to be constantly reminded of our mission so we know who we are and why we’re here. The same is true in your life. What is your mission? Can you articulate your mission clearly?  Probably worth spending some time to craft it, so it rolls off your tongue..

pushing the cold out

THE SCENE: 11 degrees and clear. Oh, and it was a little chilly
F3 WELCOME & DISCLAIMER
WARM-O-RAMA:
2 capri laps, SSH x20, Squats x20

THA-THANG

  • Mosey to the dragins tail for 11’s. Burpees and Big boys
  • Hair burners/Grinders for 10 minutes. 3 Pax at each station. Each station had a plate that is pushed from Point A to B. As plate is being pushed , Pax 1 at point A is doing merkins and Pax 2 is at point B doing froggie squats. As Pax 3 pushes the plat to pint B, Pax 2 poushes the plate back to Point A. Pax 1 pushes plate back, rinse and repeat
  • Bench pull ups to Sally at the PAVALON
  • Mosey to the top trail for Protonic Suicides. Run to 1st light , 5 burps, run back to start, run to 1st light 5 burps, run to next light, 10 squat jumps…..always running back to the start and repeating the exercises…5 burpees, 10 sq jumps, 15 supermans, 20 merkins, 25 squats, 30 dry docks, etc…

MARY:
Hello Dolly x10, Iron cross, then Power T flutter, Box cutters by Crawdad
COUNT-OFF & NAME-O-RAMA
18 Pax including 1 FNG John Thurman PIPE WRENCH
CIRCLE OF TRUST/BOM:
FISH ON! As we grow, its about getting more FNGs out to join F3. That does not mean your all over the sadclown with lots of pessure to join us. Sometimes, its just throwing the line out from time to time, let the sadclown swim around the bait for a while. Eventually a sadclown gets hungry and takes the bait! Once hooked, reel them in and keep them!
MOLESKIN:
Keep Fishing
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
Insert information about upcoming events, 2nd or 3rd F opportunities, and any other announcements.

Preacher is Back!

THE SCENE: Clear and cold.
F3 WELCOME & DISCLAIMER
WARM-O-RAMA:
20 Side Straddle Hops, 10 Burpees, 10 Windmills, Twists to Stretch Back, Michael Phelps
THA-THANG:
Mosey to parking lot next to serpentine sidewalk.  We will do the following exercises in four separate corners of the parking lot.  We will bear crawl from corner one to corner two, run to all other corners.

  • Corner one:  20 American Hammers
  • Corner two:  20 Jump Squats
  • Corner three:  20 Hello Dollies (two count)
  • Corner four:  20 Smurf Jacks
  • Rinse and Repeat

Mosey to outdoor chapel.  We will do elevens, starting with 10 Mountain Climbers at one end of chapel and 1 Decline Merkin at the stage end of the chapel.

Mosey to start of Serpentine Sidewalk.  We will hop to first light, run next four, hop to sixth light, run next four, etc. in increments of five lights until we reach the park perimeter trail.  We will then do 20 Box Cutters as a group.

Mosey to start of Cardiac Hill.  We wild do the following, running up hill to reach each exercise:

  • 15 Big Boy Sit Ups at start of Cardiac Hill
  • 30 Baby Crunches at first turn
  • 15 Decline Merkins at second turn
  • 30 Bench Raises

Mosey back to AO.

MARY:

COUNT-OFF & NAME-O-RAMA
Five men.
CIRCLE OF TRUST/BOM:
Discussed contemplative prayer.  It is different than prayer that we might otherwise practice.  Words may not be said, but instead we focus on God, thinking of perhaps just one thing, such as His power, glory or grace.  We may also repeat one prayer thought during the day as we go about our business of living.  An example might be saying silently to oneself, “God, thank you for your loving grace” occasionally throughout the day.  In this way, we are more likely to experience God throughout the day, not forgetting His presence in our lives.
MOLESKIN:

ANNOUNCEMENTS:
Preacher is back!!  His Achilles is improving and he joined us for his first workout in quite a few months.

After the Plunge

THE SCENE: Clear, mid-twenties.
F3 WELCOME & DISCLAIMER
WARM-O-RAMA:

20 Side Straddle Hops, 10 Slow Timed Merkins, 10 Cherry Pickers, Little of This and Little of That.

THA-THANG:

Mosey to Baseball Field

Football short steps following Q leader with jumps to right and left as well as burpees.  Follow that with suicide runs to each line, always having bear crawl to first line and always doing ten big boys each time we come back to the starting line.

Mosey to Flag Pole

We will do a circular run to four different areas, stopping to do the following exercises at each of the four areas:

  • At flag pole:  30 Baby Crunches
  • At benches:  10 Bench Jumps
  • At dug outs:  10 pull ups
  • At picnic tables:  20 pull ups
  • Do above three times

Mosey to Serpentine Sidewalk

We will run to every other light and pyramid down on the following (BLIMPS) exercises, starting with seven at the second light and going down to one at the 14th light:

  • Burpees
  • Lunges, both legs equaling one lunge
  • Imperial walkers
  • Merkens
  • Pirouette Jumps (Jump half circle, then another half circle to complete one jump)
  • Smurf Jacks

Mosey Back to AO

 

COUNT-OFF & NAME-O-RAMA
Six men.
CIRCLE OF TRUST/BOM:
Through F3 we learn that it takes commitment, discipline and encouragement to achieve our goal of becoming healthier men.  In our relationship with God, we also need commitment, discipline and encouragement.  If we want to grow closer to God, we should not just sit around and wait for it to happen.  Jesus says in Matthew 16:24, “if anyone wants to be a follower of mine, let him renounce himself and take up his cross to follow me.”  We must discipline and push ourselves through solitude time with God, through reading scripture, through prayer, through worship.  And while solitude time with God is important, we also need encouragement.  That comes through spending time in worship with our brothers and sisters.  As Jesus said, He is there “wherever two or more are gathered in my name.”
MOLESKIN:

ANNOUNCEMENTS:

Intentional Beatdown

THE SCENE: Dark and chilly into a beautiful crisp TN sunrise over the water.
F3 WELCOME & DISCLAIMER
WARM-O-RAMA:
-Side Straddle Hop x25 IC, -Monkey Humpers x10 IC, Baby Arm Circles F/R x10 IC, Side Straddle Hop x 25 IC

THA-THANG:
PAX form two lines and mosey to flag pole at by The Pavalion. Grab a battle buddy and AMRAP for 15 mins the following…

“AMRAP”

  • candlestick burpees (overhead clap at end) x10 reps
  • 10 pull-ups at baseball dugouts
  • 10 box jumps at playground area

PAX circle up and do 20 squats IC and head to AO…Once at AO split up 11 PAX on both sides of AO for spacing purposes and complete the following…

“BEAR W/ ME”  Complete this circuit 3 times

  • Bear crawl 12 yards to cone and do 20 Pickle Pounders
  • Bear crawl 12 yards to next cone and do 20 Merkins
  • Bear crawl 12 yards to next cone and do 20 Squats
  • Bear crawl 12 yards to next cone and do 20 Carolina Dry Docks
  • Bear crawl 12 yards to last cone and do 20 Flutter Kicks on a 4 count

PAX Circle up and complete 25 Side Straddle Hops IC and mosey to bottom of Baby Hill with their battle buddy…

“Baby Hill Pain” PAX complete 4 rounds of the following

  • Partner A sprints the hill and does 25 Derkins while Partner B awaits at bottom jumping rope.  Partners interchange.
  • Rounds 1 and 3 PAX do Derkins
  • Rounds 2 and 4 PAX do Incline Merkins

PAX mosey to AO and circle up…

MARY:
Hello Dolly x20 IC, American Hammer x20 IC, Pickle Pounders x12 IC, Flutter Kicks x20 IC
COUNT-OFF & NAME-O-RAMA
22 PAX Count & 0 FNG’s
CIRCLE OF TRUST/BOM:
Everyone wants to make New Year’s resolutions and those imo are pointless.  Resolutions are a hopeful map that leads to disappointment.  As HIM’s at home, work, our workouts, etc. we have to focus on intentionality and specific goals to have the right direction toward our purpose as leaders in our respective homes and environments.
MOLESKIN:
Quick Picture
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
Cofeeteria announcement