Anchorman – Page 8 – F3 Knoxville

Push Pull or Drag Sale

August 22, 2025 BackBlasts

AO: shamrock
Q: Anchorman
PAX: Eliza, Anchorman, slappy, Toretto, Squatter, Stitch, Craps, Dumpster Dive, Boss Hog, Lizzy, Gringo, Snaggletooth (Elijah Tafao), Boss Hog
FNGs: 1 Boss Hog
COUNT: 12
WARMUP: Run in circles, cherry pickers, speed skaters, quad stretch, monkey humpers, cobra, down dog

THE THANG:
Mosey to the track and field.
Grab the other 4 CMU to take up to the field.
Split into 2 teams. Line up behind the 2 push pull weighted sleds. We stacked 4 CMUs on each fur an estimated 140lbs.
It was not a race, but we treated it like one.
We pushed the sled about 25 yards, then we git extra low so pull it back to the start line. The last 10 yards really suck the air out of you.
The rest of the Pax called out exercises to complete while they waited their turn.
We did 4 rounds and pushed and pulled until we met our threshold.
Next, we took the 8 CMUs and returned them to the CMU pile, but first, we knocked out some extra work.
25 curls
25 chest press
25 heavy squats
25 heavy toe merkins
25 windshield wipers
25 dips
20 lawn mowers

MARY: Dealers choice

ANNOUNCEMENTS:
Lizzy will pay you in beer if you sign up for his ruck event.
Help Free fall move on Saturday.

COT:
Health check in. Who needs to get an appointment for their 1 year physical? It’s easy and free. Let’s catch things early on. We are getting old. Let’s continue sharing what works. Supplements. Protein powder. Medications. PT.
Reach out to me if you need a Dr recommendation.
Mental health. More of us are in need of assistance in that area. Tell your primary Dr and they will refer you. Sometimes 1 simple pill makes a big difference. Sometimes you just need to talk.
Love you guys. You are my people. I’m lucky to have this community of brothers.

Jungle Rumble

August 11, 2025 BackBlasts

AO: shamrock
Q: Drano
PAX: slappy, Mermaid, Squatter, Anchorman, Snaggletooth (Elijah Tafao), Stitch, Eliza, Baby Boomer, Dumpster Dive, Dog Bite, Band Camp, Honeydew, Skidmark freefall craps
FNGs: None
COUNT: 16
WARMUP:

• Side Straddle Hops (SSH): 20 IC (in cadence) – Classic jumping jacks to wake up the legs and arms.
• Imperial Walkers: 15 IC – March in place with a twist, channeling your inner stormtrooper marching through the jungle vines.
• Arm Circles: 10 forward + 10 backward IC – Small to big circles to loosen the shoulders.
• Good Mornings: 10 IC – Bend at the waist with straight legs, like bowing to the jungle king.
• Merkins (Push-ups): 10 OYO (on your own) – Standard form to prime the upper body.
• Air Squats: 15 OYO – Deep squats to fire up the quads.
Mosey to the football field

THE THANG:

The main event: A partner-based “Jungle Circuit” with animal-themed exercises for fun, mixed with cardio bursts to keep it challenging. Pair up with a battle buddy (if odd number, one group of three). We’ll do two rounds of the circuit, with a twist for competition. Each station lasts ~3-4 minutes; rotate quickly. Total circuit time per round: ~10-12 minutes, plus transitions.
Circuit Stations (AMRAP – As Many Rounds As Possible in the time):
1. Monkey Burpees: Partner A does burpees with a gorilla chest pound at the top (jump up, pound chest, repeat). Partner B holds a plank. Switch after 10 burpees each. (Fun factor: Make monkey noises for laughs; challenging: Full burpee with push-up.)
2. Frog Jumps + Bear Crawl Relay: Leap like frogs (squat jumps) across a 20-yard distance, then bear crawl back. Partners alternate turns. (Fun: Race your partner; challenging: Low bear crawl form to burn the core and shoulders.)
3. Lion Merkins Pyramid: Together, do merkins in a pyramid: 1-2-3-2-1 (or scale up to 5 if you’re beasts). High-five at the top of each set. (Fun: Roar like lions on the last rep; challenging: Diamond merkins for the pyramid peak.)
4. Snake Slithers (Partner Carry): Partner A fireman carries Partner B 20 yards, then switch. If carries are too tough, modify to wheelbarrow walks. (Fun: Yell “Slither away!” during the carry; challenging: Add a sprint back after dropping your partner.)
5. Eagle Flutters + Sprint: One partner does flutter kicks (on back, legs kicking like flying) while the other sprints 50 yards and back. Switch. Aim for 20 kicks per turn. (Fun: Flap arms like wings; challenging: Keep legs low for max ab burn.)
Twist for Fun & Challenge: Between rounds, play “Rock-Paper-Scissors Burpee Battle” – Loser does 5 burpees

If time permits, circle game with animal sounds. One PAX is in the middle of the group. He covers his eyes and spins around 5 times. The rest of the PAX will move around the circle to make sure the “it” PAX does not know where everyone is located. Q points while “it” has his eyes closed and says an animal. The PAX pointed at them has to mimic the animal noise. The “it” then has to say who he believes the noise is coming from by naming the PAX. If he is correct, the PAX who spoke is not “it”. If he is wrong, he goes for another round.

MARY:

• Plank Jungle Hold: Standard plank, but alternate lifting one arm like reaching for a vine – 60 seconds.
• LBCs (Little Baby Crunches): 20 IC – On back, crunch with a twist to mimic dodging jungle obstacles.
• American Hammers: 15 IC per side – Russian twists with “hammer” claps, like chopping through underbrush.
• Leg Raises: 15 OYO – Lying down, raise legs to 90 degrees, slow and controlled for that deep burn.
• Superman Holds: 45 seconds – Face down, arms and legs lifted like flying through the canopy.
• Cool-down Stretch: Finish with child’s pose for 1 minute each to recover.

ANNOUNCEMENTS:
Prayer requests for skid marks wife, anchorman’s niece (stage three cancer), and Mermaid’s daughter (wisdom teeth pulled today)

COT:

Don’t take yourself too seriously. We made a lot of funny noises today and had some good laughs. I’ve spent most of my life afraid of being myself. I used to say I am a chameleon, because I can fit in everywhere. But, the reality for me was that I wasn’t really being true to my character and personality anywhere. Often times I was afraid to be silly or goofy in certain settings. While I understand not every setting is the proper setting for those things, I was ignoring them for wisdom, I was ignoring them because I was afraid of what people would think of me. My encouragement to you today is just be yourself. Whether that’s goofy and silly, more serious, or calculated. Whoever you are, don’t be afraid of expressing that. And… don’t be afraid to look ridiculous sometimes. Laugh when you’ve got egg on your face. Life’s too short to be serious all the time.

Sandbag Heist

August 1, 2025 BackBlasts

AO: shamrock
Q: Mermaid
PAX: Dog Bite, Anchorman, Drano, Squatter, slappy, Gringo, Eliza, Lizzy, Honeydew, Stitch, Free Fall (Justin Whitaker), Mermaid
FNGs: None
COUNT: 12
WARMUP:
lower back stuff, hip stretch, SSH, temp merks, tempo squats
THE THANG:
sandbags of 80, 60, 60, 40, 20 lbs were at the 10 yard line. Teams were divided into two groups of 6. One team stood in the end zone, the other at the 20.

A value was assigned to each sandbag as well as a specific exercise. One member from each team took a asandbag from the pile, carried it to their zone, did the requisite exercises and recorded the points. Then the next man for each team took a turn. You could take a bag from the middle, or steal it from the opposing team. While the sandbags were being carried, the rest of the PAX alternated calling exercises and performing those until another exercise was called.

Rd 1
20lb – 1 pt – 20 squats
40lb – 2pts – don’t remember, will consult my cardboard
60lb – 3pts – 10 Thrusters
80lb – 8 lifts from the ground, and toss it over your head
slosey to the opposite end zone and back
Rd 2
20lb – 1 pt – 20 american hammers
40lb – 2pts – 20 lift to chin
60lb – 3pts – 10 OHP and 10 mtn climbers
80lb – 4pts – 5 manmakers
slosey to the opposite end zone and back
MARY:
Tempo LBC’s, flutter kicks, tempo LBCs
ANNOUNCEMENTS:

COT:
I like to do hard things at F3 to prepare me for hard things in life. Thursday was a hard day a work with a termination and two team members who have been diagnosed with prostate cancer. It was a difficult day, but the prep we do in F3 makes the hard things in life easier.

[juco-rush] Record numbers

July 23, 2025 BackBlasts

AO: juco-rush
Q: Trash Panda (JUCO)
PAX: Natty, Zippy, Anchorman, Data, Erector, Fetch, Guardrail, Jonathan Woodall (GUMP), Lt. Dan, Shrubbery, Tooth Fairy, Trash Panda (JUCO)
FNGs: None
COUNT: 12
WARMUP: mosey to parking lot beside track

THE THANG: 4 corners, fast pace to 1-recover to start, fast pace to 2-recover to start, fast pace to 3-recover to start, full loop fast and full recovery then repeat the cycle

COT:
I’m sure you all know that as men we are called to be the spiritual leaders of our homes. What that may look like for each of us is probably different. Some of you all may be very good at it, some may struggle with it like I do.

I want to read a piece of a devotional I recently received:

Spiritual headship is not license to do what you want to do but rather empowerment to do what you ought to do. The power that comes with a man’s role as spiritual leader is not a pass to abuse, demean, or lord over but to shepherd, care for, and discipline in love. A servant leader takes initiative for the benefit of others.

Men, your leadership in your family is a sacred responsibility for which God is going to hold you accountable. You will answer to him one day for how you stewarded your role as spiritual head of your family.

Gen 3: 6-9 says

“When the woman saw that the fruit of the tree was good for food and pleasing to the eye, and also desirable for gaining wisdom, she took some and ate it. She also gave some to her husband, who was with her, and he ate it. …vs 8… Then the man and his wife heard the sound of the Lord God as he was walking in the garden in the cool of the day, and they hid from the Lord God among the trees of the garden. But the Lord God called to the man, “Where are you?””
‭‭Genesis‬ ‭3‬:‭6‬-‭9‬ ‭NIV‬‬

The devotional goes on to say Genesis 3 shows us that humanity’s fall happened through a failure of the man to lead. It says Adam was “with” the woman when she ate, which means he just stood there, wondering if God’s warning not to eat from that tree was true.

Good husbands provide food and shelter for their families. Godly men are servant leaders who take responsibility for the physical, emotional, and spiritual health of their families. Boys take, but men give. Boys blame, but men own. Boys stiffen their necks, but men bend their knees.

So my encouragement or challenge is if you feel you are doing a good job then keep it up and share your knowledge with those of us that may be struggling. And if you are struggling, keep working at it and seek help from other men you respect.

Mucho Chesto + Heavy Dora

July 14, 2025 BackBlasts

AO: shamrock
Q: Snaggletooth (Elijah Tafao)
PAX: Dog Bite, Lizzy, Snaggletooth (Elijah Tafao), Waxjob, Crawlspace, Dumpster Dive, Mermaid, Caveman, Anchorman, Stitch, Drano
FNGs: None
COUNT: 12
WARMUP: SSH, Imperial Squawkers, Tempo Merkins/Mtn Climbers, LBAC, Cherry Pickers, stretches, mosey to pavilion

THE THANG:
1. Mucho Chesto: 50/2 rounds with lap parking lot between

2. CMU (together as group): 5 movements: 20 each of calf raises, lunges, GM, kettle swings, OHP (2 rounds, 1 lap to end of parking lot in between rounds, rabbits hold heavy gore)

3. Heavy Dora (groups of 3): 50 blockees, 100 thrusters, 200 curls, 300 squats, 1 partner farmer carry to tree and back, when partner 1 gets there partner 2 rifle carries to tree while partner 3 continues heavy movement – audible for time

MARY: back stretches (thanks Caveman)

ANNOUNCEMENTS: 3rd F tomorrow info in channel, flag pass at F3 RoCo, check Slack channels for details

COT: How do you handle disappointment? Who do you talk to about what’s going on your life? Vulnerability especially to our wives is not an inconvenience to be avoided but the path to growing in mental/emotional health, relationships (especially marriage), and faith. “When I was a child, I spoke like a child, I thought like a child, I reasoned like a child. When I became a man, I gave up childish ways. For now we see in a mirror dimly, but then face to face. Now I know in part; then I shall know fully, even as I have been fully known. So now faith, hope, and love abide, these three; but the greatest of these is love.”
‭‭1 Corinthians‬ ‭13‬:‭1‬-‭13‬ ‭ESV‬‬