F3 Knoxville

Pearl Harbor Day

F3 Intro and Disclaimer
Scene: 40 and windy but clear!  Perfect for swingin’ some ‘bells.

Warm-O-Rama
Mosey
Around the Worlds
Figure 8s
Halos
30 Jump Ropes
30 Merkins
Russian Swing
American Swing
Mosey

THE THANG:
5-6x Repeat-O

50x JumpRope (add 25x to each jump rope set per round)
20x Russian Swings
50x JumpRope
20x Single Arm KB Swing (10x each)
50x JumpRope
20x KB Shuffle Swing

MARY:
We skipped Mary in order to finish more of the workout….which sucked but made us better.

WORD:
I took a minute or two to share some quotes and my experiences of reading the book “Worth dying for” by Roarke Denver.  Read it.

Escape the Asylum

THE SCENE 43 and clear

F3 Welcome & Disclaimer

THE THANG
COP
Burpees x10 OYO
Burpees x9 OYO
Squats x20 IC
Windmill Merkins x10 each arm IC
4ct Baby Arm Circles Forward x12 IC
4ct Baby Arm Circles Forward x12 IC
Diagonal Lunges x12 each leg IC

Mosey to open field on the other side of the Asylum (SP2).

Task Master
Split the group in to two teams. Each team has a task card. As a team they must complete each task in order as it appears on the list. Teams must move around the AO together completing the tasks with team weight (60# sandbag).

Task Card 1

  1. Perform 20 star jumps and 20 wide merkins where you are right now.
  2. Run to the stairs in front of the asylum and complete 8 stair runs (up and down is one rep, touch each step…no skipping) two at a time while rest of team planks. Switch until all are done. When everyone is done do 20 diamond merkins together
  3. Run to the other side of the asylum, the area known as the “basement.” Use the CUMs to complete 2 rounds of 20 curls, 20 4ct American hammers, 15 squat presses.
  4. Run to the trail at the bottom of Everest and complete 15 burpees, 40 BBS and 30 lunges (each leg is one rep).
  5. Run to the entrance of the park (Northshore entrance, not the one across from the cemetery) and complete 15 4ct shoulder taps, 40 merkins, 15 lunge jumps (both legs count as 1 rep), 20 4ct flutter kicks in the grass.
  6. Run to the open area to the right of the road and complete 4x 10 high knees + 2 tuck jumps, 20 Superman swims.
  7. Run to the hill and complete 7s of side lunges (both legs count as 1 rep) and 8ct body builders (start with 1 rep at the base and 6 at the top)
  8. Run to the field in front of the asylum and complete 40 smurf jacks (single count), 25 Dry Docks and 40 LBCs.
  9. Return to SP2

Task Card 2 (everything in task card 1 just in the opposite order after Task 1)

Mosey back to the SP1

MARY
Hello Dolly – x20 IC
Flutter Kicks – x20 IC

COT
Number off and Name-O-Rama

BOM
“Spiritual warfare is not fighting darkness to restore wholeness.  It is fighting darkness to release virtue.” Larry Crabb

“Do not be overcome with evil, but overcome evil with good.” Rom. 12:21

Understanding that our world is marked conflict and struggle impacts our understanding and experience of the world.  For example:

  • When we find ourselves experiencing hard times we don’t need to be blindsided…it is normal. This world isn’t as it should be.
  • The good that is in the world is worth fighting for!
    • The love of a spouse
    • The love of our kids
    • The innocence of children
    • Relief and of the oppressed
    • The preservation of what is good, right and lovely.
  • The importance of vigilance and “training in righteousness!”
    • Not perfection, simply doing what’s right.

We have another compelling reason to lock shields with other like-minded men. Despite what we see in movies and on TV, men don’t survive war alone…they survive and thrive within a team…within a TRIBE.

F3 Crossfit Games 2016

THE SCENE – 67 and Clear

F3 Welcome and Disclaimer

THE THANG
COP
Michael Phelps x10
Imperial Walker x10
SSH x25

Mosey to base of hill.

Bear crawl up.
Sundials at the top until everyone gets there.
Mosey to STOP sign. (Turn Left)
Merkins x25
Sprint to speed humps.
Carolina Dry Docks until everyone gets there
Lunge x25/leg
Mosey to STOP sign
Burpee + frog hop x10
Sprint to next light pole
BBSups x30
PICK UP CMU and Mosey back to main parking lot.

Grab thy CMU. Do reps OYO for 20 seconds. During the rest, carry CMU 10 yds.
(20sec work/10sec Rest) Derkin
(20sec work/10sec Rest) lat row
(20sec work/10sec Rest) Shoulder press
(20sec work/10sec Rest) Bicep curl
(20sec work/10sec Rest) Tricep dip

Mosey back

Perform reps at each line. Sprint between lines. Mosey back. Do each round for 2 minutes.
Round 1: 10 Squats at each line
Round 2: 10 Jump squats at each line

Grab thy CMU. Do reps OYO for 20 seconds. During the rest, carry CMU 10 yds.
(20sec work/10sec Rest) Clean/Press
(20sec work/10sec Rest) Push-up
(20sec work/10sec Rest) LBSup
(20sec work/10sec Rest) Burpee

Mosey back

Lunge w/ CMU overhead length of parking lot
Hello Dollies x25

Return CMUs to pile

One final, all-out sprint to the top of the hill. Recover back down to AO and circle up.

COT
CountORama // NameORama

BOM
Announcements:
1. Christian Brother’s Car Service (is that right?) is doing free oil changes for single moms this Saturday.
2. Contact G-6 if you need to hire a logistics guy. (In fact, contact G6 if you need to hire anyone. I can almost guarantee he knows someone.)

YHC didn’t have much else to share, mainly because I was trying really hard not to puke. What I did share, was something like:  It’s an honor to work so hard with this PAX. Keep giving back. We need more men to step up to Q. As we approach the one-year mark of F3 Knoxville, continue looking for new ways to share the love and connect other men to this incredible thing we’ve been given.

Peyton – the small package

THE SCENE 50 degrees, cool

F3 Welcome & Disclaimer

THE THANG
COP
Side Saddle Hop        ICx20
Squats                        ICx15
Baby Arm Circle        ICx10
Reverse Arm Circle   ICx10
Side arm stretch
Huggers
Mountain Climbers   ICx10

PAX moseyed from the tennis courts down to the rockpile with CMU’s.

99
99 repetitions of the following exercises:

  • Merkins
  • Squats
  • Overhead Press w/CMU
  • StarJacks
  • CMU curls
  • LBC’s
  • Flutter Kicks

In-between each set was a run from the AO to the boat dock area – returning to the AO (approx. 2 ½ miles total)

MARY
Hello Dolly                  (Sparky)

COP
Number off and Name-O-Rama

BOM
P-nut talked about anxiety and stress.  Reflected on the need to give your cares over to God and be thankful for your life, gifts and blessings.  Philippians 4:6

P-nut then prayed us out- including a prayer request from Tank.

MOLESKIN
Lots of mumblechatter from the PAX.  Woodshack started us off with lots of wet gaseous noises during warm-ups, followed by his discovery of dog poop in the parking lot.  Junk had the line of the day when he described Peyton as a “small package.”  It went steadily downhill from there…  Great morning with the PAX!

ELEVENSIES

THE SCENE 66 and clear

F3 Welcome and Disclaimer

THE THANG
COP
SSH x 11 IC
Power T toe touches x11 IC
Sumo Squats x11 IC
Oblique Claps x 11 IC
LBACs x11 IC

Mosey to the trail of tears

ELEVENSIES
11 circuits
Power T LBCs
Run the field
Dry docks
Run Back

Mosey to the coupon pile

11 curls
11 presses
11 dips
11 times

COT
Count-a-rama and Name-a-rama

BOM
I was in the stadium two years ago that the first checkerboard game one Florida looks so awful against Tennessee. I was into thousands and thousands of fans screen their lungs out for 3 1/2 quarters. It was deafening and, frankly, impressive. Even as a Gator fan I was proud of these fans pouring their hearts out for their team. I wanted so desperately for their team to win and were excited to the point of near madness at the possibility of winning after losing 9 straight.

Then, the fourth quarter came and Jalon Tabor had a strip sack, recovered the fumble and a touchdown was scored by a back up quarterback in the ensuing drive.

The place went silent as the grave. All of those screaming fans didn’t make a sound. I was stunned. How can so many people, so excited and so sold out, have lost faith so quickly. I realized later in that stadium there were many, many fans but very few believers. Everyone hoped they would win, but they truly believed they could not. Even though we were still losing my relaxed. I knew that the fans didn’t believe they could win and therefore the boys on the field would believe the same. It actually saddened me.

This morning, I talked to the man about not being fans but rather being believers. In family, as we lead our teams at work, and most importantly with God. Belief is not simply hoping. Belief = faith + action. Be a believer, not just a fan

MOLESKIN
I laid the gator talk on the thick today…trying to get a rise out of the PAX. The men handled it well, there was good mumble chatter and excellent intensity. They worked their tails off and we had a great time together. Looking forward to the game this weekend.