F3 Knoxville

As a man thinks

THE SCENE: A perfect 60 degree morning
F3 WELCOME & DISCLAIMER: Standard disclaimer with COVID provisions

WARM-O-RAMA:

SSH IC  x 20

ROCKETTES IC x 20

CHERRY PICKER IC X 5 slow

Baby Arm circles IC x 10 forward then reverse

Mountain climber IC x 20

THA-THANG:
Mosey to tennis courts:

Cavalier Crawl (modification of Lt. Danger) base lines: Lunge, Lunge, Squat, Inch worm to Plank, Merkin (diamond, normal, wide and leg squat matches)

Bear Crawl side lines

Abs at 4 corners (add 5 reps each round):

  • American Hammers x 10
  • LBCs x 10
  • Flutter kicks x 10
  • Box Cutters x 10

Run up to rocks near boat dock (add 5 reps each round):

  • Curl x 10
  • Upright Row x 10
  • Overhead Press x 10
  • Triceps x 10

HIMs got in 3 complete rounds doing plank hold at end until 6 arrives.

Group Indian Run around by Flag Pole back to AO.

MARY:
No time for that.
COUNT-OFF & NAME-O-RAMA

CIRCLE OF TRUST/BOM:
I intentionally combined exercises today in a fashion to make the HIMs think. So much of what we do is subconscious and it is rare that a man takes time throughout the day, week or even month to really think. A study conducted on thinking found that 95% of people don’t take time to think, 3% think they take time to think, but in reality only 2% take time that they set aside daily to creatively think. We were made in the image of the Great Creator and so my challenge to the HIMs is to take time to seek what God would have them think about and become what He has called them to be as they creatively think about their future. I quoted “ALL THAT a man achieves and all that he fails to achieve is the direct result of his own thoughts… A man’s weakness and strength, purity and impurity, are his own, and not another man’s; they are brought about by himself, and not by another; and they can only be altered by himself, never by another. His condition is also his own, and not another man’s. His suffering and his happiness are evolved from within. As he thinks, so he is; as he continues to think, so he remains.” (James Allen) The conclusion is that every man is the master of their own mind and therefore their results. Take time to think and see what a difference it will make.
MOLESKIN:
Prayer of Driftwood’s daughter as she takes some final exams and Yo-Yo requested prayer for our front-line responders. Also prayed for our Nation.
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
Upcoming CSAUP at the Dog Pound in July. Get on a team and have some fun.

Monday Morning Ladder at the Equalizer

THE SCENE: Mid sixties & gloomy.

F3 WELCOME & DISCLAIMER

WARM-O-RAMA:

  • Cherry-picker IC
  • Tempo Squats
  • Windmills IC
  • Baby Arm Circles IC
  • SSH IC

THA-THANG:

Dusted off an old Mouthwash beatdown & tweaked it just enough to pretend it was my own.

Mosey to Splash Pad. Descending Ladder.  Do ten exercises, take a lap, and drop the top one. Do 9 exercises, take a lap, and drop the top one.  Etc…

  • 10 — Pickle Pounders (4ct)
  • 9 — Lunges (each leg)
  • 8 — Diamond merkins
  • 7 — Jump squats
  • 6 — CDD
  • 5 — BBS
  • 4 — Iron Mikes (each leg)
  • 3 — Ultimate merkins (4-ct)
  • 2 — Step-Ups w/ Knee Raise (each leg)
  • 1 — Burpee

MARY:

No time for that this morning. Having too much fun with the ladder.

COUNT-OFF & NAME-O-RAMA

8 PAX

2 FNGs: Yo-yo & Road Trip

CIRCLE OF TRUST/BOM:

We’re living history right now; our kids or grandkids will read about 2020 in their history books. They’re going to ask you what it was like to be alive in 2020? And you’ll tell them. Then they’re going to ask, “what did you do”?

And so the question I’m wrestling with, that I think we should all be wrestling with is how do we want to be able to answer that question? I want to be able to tell them I did more than eat a lot of frozen pizza, like some tweets, and go to bed early. I think we should all aspire to more.

MOLESKIN:
Great effort today & great to have two FNGs.

ANNOUNCEMENTS:
Let’s get that Q calendar filled up!

Seven running Miles

THE SCENE: 65 With a 50% chance of rain
F3 WELCOME & DISCLAIMER
WARM-O-RAMA:

Cherry pickers
calf stretches

Baby arm circles 20 X

Baby arm circles backwards 20 X

Seal clap 20x

Overhead clap 20 X

 

THA-THANG:
Run to the track for some good old fashion miles. There will be six planks of wood with a exercise and a number on them

  • 5 Burpee’s
  • 10 lunges
  • 15 v ups
  • 20 merkins
  • 25 BBS
  • 30 Squats

I repeat and rinse

COUNT-OFF & NAME-O-RAMA

CIRCLE OF TRUST/BOM:
I am mad. I am mad at racism and the evil that has been so blatantly shown to us last week. I hate that another man feels fear and running in his neighborhood. I hate that one man killed another man. He took the life of another image bearer of God. I hate racism and there’s no place in the church or in our society for it. Pray for our leaders and pray for those officers who are now standing in those lines to protect and serve. Pray for the peaceful protests that true change will happen. Pray that Moore peaceful protests that happened in Nashville becomes common.

Top of the Equalizer

THE SCENE: Warm. Sweaty. Delightful.

F3 WELCOME & DISCLAIMERS

WARM-O-RAMA:

  • Cherry Pickers IC
  • Baby Arm Circles IC
  • Tempo Squats
  • SSH IC

THA-THANG:

Had a number of stations laid out around the top of the Equslizer. Stations included:

  • Mtn Climbers (each leg) x5 — Imperial Walkers to Next Station
  • Diamond Merkins x5 — Mosey to Next Station
  • Plank Jacks x5 — Crab Walk to Next Station
  • Box Jumps x5 — Mosey to Next Station
  • SSH (4-count) x5 — Lunge to Next Station
  • Merkins x5 — Mosey to Next Station
  • Flutter Kicks (4-count) x5 — Broad Jump to Next Station
  • Crab Toe Touches (each leg) x5 — Mosey to Next Station
  • Squat Jumps x5 — Bear Crawl to Next Station
  • BBS x5 — Mosey Back to the Start

 

On each subsequent lap, we increased rep count by 5 (there was mild griping after the round of 20).

MARY:

  • Box Cutters IC x25

COUNT-OFF & NAME-O-RAMA

11 PAX

CIRCLE OF TRUST/BOM:

Fruit of the Spirit – if you are of the spirit, these are the things that you produce – Patience is a tough one; it’s also really important – how can you tweak your habits & behavior to cultivate patience in your life?

MOLESKIN:

Great effort from the PAX today.

ANNOUNCEMENTS:

Make sure to read the F3 weekly email.

WHEEL! OF! FORTUNE!!!

THE SCENE: We were like Moses parting the Red Sea. The rain stopped just before we began and opened back up 5 mins after.
F3 WELCOME & DISCLAIMER
WARM-O-RAMA:

SSH, Merkins, big arm circles and this and thats
THA-THANG:
We moseyed up to the splash pad and played a little Wheel of Fortune. I had a little spinning wheel of my wife’s with several exercises written on it. We would spin the wheel, do the exercise and qty and then run down to the intersection and back up the snake to the splash pad. The exercises were:

  • 20 Merkins
  • 30 Dry Docks
  • 25 SSH
  • 5 round the clock merkins
  • 5 burpees
  • 25 imperial walkers
  • 30 squats
  • 20 seconds of rest

we mixed it up some and did some bernies, pull ups, extra running etc in each run.

MARY: imperial walkers and standing side crunches

COUNT-OFF & NAME-O-RAMA
10 pax
CIRCLE OF TRUST/BOM:
We talked about being the same person everywhere you go. If you are a Christ follower, be one in every crowd you’re in.
MOLESKIN:
Didn’t see any moles, but it was a bit suspicious that Doubtfire was sore from his own Q and didn’t show….???? He may be the mole.
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
None