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Stay with me

THE SCENE: 35 on the dash for the drive out, nice and crisp
F3 WELCOME & DISCLAIMER
WARM-O-RAMA:
Tempo merkin x12
Shoulder taps x12
Imperial walkers x12
Bend and squat x12
SSH x12
THA-THANG:
Mosey over to the sidewalk directly beside the lower entrance to the convention center and under the light to illuminate the chalk on the ground.  Routine is the escalator, which as Swanson pointed, out, we were in site of an actual escalator inside.  Though that one is less fun and less painful.  Start with the first exercise, run to the Big Ball for 5 pull ups, and run back.  Do first and second exercises, another run and 5 pull ups.  Etc. etc. adding an exercise each iteration.

  • SSH x20
  • Tempo merkins x10
  • Alternating shoulder taps x15
  • Y Ups x10
  • Wide merkins x10
  • Mountain climbers x20
  • Elevated foot crunches (legs straight out) x20

Ending count of 140 SSH, 60 tempo merkins, 75 shoulder taps, 40 Y Ups, 30 wide merkins, 40 mountain climbers, 20 elevated crunches and 35 pull ups.  And some running.

 

Mosey just around to the amphitheater stage so I can steal some of the more difficult (at least for me) ab exercise.  First was Butterfly’s oblique 45s (lay with knees to one side and crunch to 45) x10 each side.  Next from Passport were his grinders, which I struggled to count (left elbow to right knee while keeping left leg straight and off ground) x10 each side.

Stay With Me – Plank during the song “Stay With Me” by In Flames (about a 5 minute song), anytime those words are sang do one merkin.  The song is a lot of planking at the beginning and firing off lots of merkins towards the end.

MARY:
Flutter kicks x15
American hammers x15
Boat/canoe
COUNT-OFF & NAME-O-RAMA
6 strong: Swanson, Half Caff, Ariel, G6, Amazon, Abort
CIRCLE OF TRUST/BOM:
We were discussing Thanksgiving plans a few days ago and my mom told me that even though there are a few places I am supposed to get to, that I need to plan on eating and staying with her for a bit.  That really got me thinking about how we tend to rush through the holidays this time of year and try to get to four different places in one day.  That might be necessary for some, but you miss out on a lot by not taking that time and really being present if you’re just worried about getting to the next place.

Most of us will never regret the things that we did, rather those that we didn’t.  Don’t let your future self look back on this holiday and wish you’d spent more time with someone.  No one is promised tomorrow, so make sure you’re present and enjoy the privilege of family and friends.  Leave no doubt, aye.

BLIMPS and the crucible

THE SCENE: 28* but low humidity so it wasn’t too sweltering
F3 WELCOME & DISCLAIMER
WARM-O-RAMA:

Bend and squat x10 IC
Squat jumps x5 OYO
Mountain climbers x15 IC
Squat jumps x5 OYO
Three point merkins x10 IC
OH Claps/Forward claps x20 IC
SSH x20 IC

THA-THANG:

Mosey a lap around the WFP lawn and return to start point for a round of BLIMPS
Burpees x5 -> Lunges x10 each leg -> Imperial Walkers x15  -> Merkins x20
Plank jacks x25 -> SSH x30

Mosey again to keep moving as soon as we finish, out past the Big Ball and to the pedestrian bridge across the pond. Stop and repeat same BLIMPS routine. Mosey back the way we came, looping around toward the amphitheater. We stopped at the underpass for wall sits. 30 seconds on, 10 seconds off. 45 seconds on, 10 seconds off. 60 seconds on with arm flutters, then recover. Mosey on to amphitheater.

 

Four sets of stairs with four exercises and four stupid ways to climb the stairs. Before you start any round, you run to the middle of the stage and knock out five 8-count bodybuilders. When you reach the top of each set of stairs, you do 10 inverted rows/pullups on the rails and return to the stage for bodybuilders and advance to the next set of stairs.
Round 1: 15 squat jumps, crawl bear the stairs
Round 2: 10 Catalina wine mixers, left lunge the stairs
Round 3: 15 V-Ups, right lunge the stairs
Round 4: 20 burps, bunnyhop the stairs (touch each step)

MARY:
Flutter kicks x15
Flutter kicks x20
Flutter kicks x25 (yes very creative)
COUNT-OFF & NAME-O-RAMA
5 Strong: Swanson, Singlet (WELCOME BACK!), G6, Ariel (LOVES CRAWL BEARS), Abort (dancing idiot)
CIRCLE OF TRUST/BOM:
Failure is a crucible. It is the forge by which a Leader is purified through the burning away of his me-first self-regarding nature.

 

3s Company on Veteran’s Day

THE SCENE: Chilly – character-buildingly chilly. Steam, G-6, and Ariel huddle around and mumblechatter until 0530

F3 WELCOME & DISCLAIMER

  • Welcome to F3: Fitness – Fellowship – Faith
  • My name is Steam and I’ll be your Q this morning
  • A couple of things: 1) I’m not a professional 2) You’re here on your own volition, you made a choice to be here this morning, and 3) You know your body better than anyone else, so if you need to modify anything we do this morning feel free to do so, but push yourself and the men around you this morning.
  • (Points to East TN Veteran’s Memorial) – This is why this morning. That is our standard this morning – for them.


WARM-O-RAMA:

  1. SSH: 11×4 in cadence
  2. Bend and Reach: 11×4 in cadence
  3. Rockette: 11×4 in cadence
  4. Windmill: 11×4 in cadence
  5. Merkins: 11×4 in cadence

THA-THANG:

[ Mosey to Amphitheater ]

  1. Modified Armed Forces PT Test
    1. There’s always push-ups, sit-ups, and a run component
  • 4 rounds
    • Rounds 1-3
      • Push-Up: 15
      • Sit-Up: 15
      • Run 1 lap around water perimeter of World’s Fair Park
    • Round 4
      • Push-Up: 25
      • Sit-Up: 25
      • Run 1 lap around the water perimeter of World’s Fair Park

[ 10 – count ]

2. Modified PT Test continues – with the pull

  • 1 HIM sprints up to top of amphitheater and executes 5 pull-ups to standard
  • Other 2 HIM execute elevated leg flutter-kicks until recovered
  • R&R until each HIM executes 15 total pull-ups

[ 20 count ]

[ Walk and Talk towards Big Ball AO field ]

3. Battle/Command Drills

  • 2 commands
    • “I’m Up”
      • starting in push-up plank position –> gets up and sprints forwarda
    • “He sees me – “I’m Down”
      • Drop down to push-up plank position
  • PAX moves across field – executing movements that Q shouts out

[ 10 count ]

4. Battle Drill/Commands Cont.

  • Col. Kuhlman (G-6) gives the same 2 commands as Ariel and Steam move back across the field – this time buddy-carrying each other and executing movements based on shouted commands
    • Fireman’s carry
    • Backpack carry
  • PAX mosey’s back across field to AO

PAX walks towards East TN Veteran’s Memorial

Instructions from Q: Once the street from AO –> East TN Veteran’s Memorial is crossed = silence.

Silent instructions from Q

    • [ All in silence ]
    • PAX executes 5 merkins in front of ETVM
    • Sprints to stairs by STEM Academy
    • Executes 5 incline merkins on stairs
    • Sprints back to ETVM
    • Executes 10 merkins in front of ETVM
    • Sprints back to stairs by STEM Academy and up
    • Executes 10 SSHs
    • Sprints back to ETVM
    • [ Facing ETVM ]
    • PAX executes 5 silent merkins –> renders a salute –> walks in to ETVM
    • 1st wall of names
    • PAX executes 5 silent merkins –> renders a salute –> walks to next wall of names
    • R&R until PAX are at the front of ETVM
    • Q leads PAX in prayer
    • PAX walk back out of ETVM

COUNT-OFF & NAME-O-RAMA

3 PAX: G-6, Ariel, Steam (Q)

CIRCLE OF TRUST/BOM:

“If not me, then who?”

This is the mission statement of the Travis Manion Foundation (https://www.travismanion.org/.

Today we honor those who answered the call, and answered that question. Without them, we wouldn’t be doing F3 right now.

Think about this phrase and how it applies to your life. Where else in your life does the phrase “If not me, then who?” apply? At work with the guy you’ve been wanting to disciple? In your family? In your relationships/friendships – opportunities to speak life into people? We all have something inside us that wants to answer the call and answer that question as men – Do I have what it takes? Because truly, there are millions of other people out there, BUT – if not me, then who?

Those who answered that question – and some of them paying the ultimate sacrifice – are walking giants on this earth. While today is Veteran’s Day and we honor and pay tribute to and thank the men and women who have served our nation – ask yourself that question this week. Challenge yourself to answer the call – His call – whatever that looks like in your life.

KEEP THE FAITH & FIGHT THE GOOD FIGHT MEN!

Call a brother out and pull a brother in this week. 

SYITG!

Steam

MOLESKIN:

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ANNOUNCEMENTS:

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Three man birthday bash

THE SCENE: Low 50s, a little cool start but absolutely perfect once moving
F3 WELCOME & DISCLAIMER
WARM-O-RAMA:
Mountain climbers
WWII situps
Burps
Tempo squats
Patty-cake merkins
OH Claps
THA-THANG:
Very short mosey just across the street to the sidewalk outlining the war veteran’s memorial for four corners.  Start at corner one, perform the exercise, run the square outside the veterans memorial and back to the start.  Do first exercise then second corner exercise, finish the square.  Continue adding each corner on the lap until doing all four exercises.  Exercises were:

  • Merkins x20 (four total rounds)
  • Eight count bodybuilders x10 (three total rounds)
  • Lunges x20 (10 each leg, two total rounds)
  • Freddy Mercury x20 (4 count ex, one total round)

Again, very short mosey to the rock pile behind L&N STEM academy.  Grab a rock and knock out the list below, doing 23 reps of each exercise for Ariel’s 23rd birthday.  After each exercise, you either run to the flag pole at the memorial and back or stay in place and knock out 15 merkins.  Can change as often as you want.  Exercise list, with rocks:

  • Curls
  • OH Press
  • Squats
  • Front raises
  • Curls
  • Lunges
  • Sit ups
  • Curls

Third very short mosey back to the fountains where we started.  Again 23 reps of each exercise utilizing the four benches on the outside perimeter of the fountains.  Bear crawl around the circle between each bench. Exercises:

  • Dips
  • Step ups
  • Incline merkins
  • Pistol squats

Rinse and repeat doing an easier/harder modification.  Cut the reps from 23 of each exercise down to 12 of each, but crab walk (feet forward is the correct form) between the benches instead of bear crawl.

MARY:
Leg lifts
American hammers
Ariel’s choice, which he got to lead: V-Ups
COUNT-OFF & NAME-O-RAMA
3 man birthday bash: Ariel, G6, Abort
CIRCLE OF TRUST/BOM:
I’ve lived in Knoxville about 3 years now, but being from Maryville I grew up only 30-40 minutes away.  If you’d told me five years ago I’d be walking around downtown Knoxville at 4:30AM multiple times a week, I’d probably think I made a huge mistake and wound up without a place to live.  When I first started F3 about 2.5 years ago, I only posted Saturdays because I “didn’t have time” to post during the weekday mornings.  If I’m not lazy, now I’m trying to post four weekdays plus Saturdays.

It’s funny how things that once seemed either highly unlikely or maybe even unfathomable slowly become not just possible but completely routine.  While the two instances I just mentioned are positive, the unfortunate thing is that it happens for negative things as well.  Neglecting a relationship with a parent/child/spouse or friend usually isn’t an acute issue.  Neither is half-assing things at your job.  You allow yourself wiggle room to become complacent in these things, and five years fly by and you are doing things you’d never have imagined yourself doing.  Only this time when you realize the routine you are not proud, but ashamed.  Look at your day, both what you’re doing and how you treat people, and ask yourself how that compares to five years ago.  And take the steps today to make sure five years from now you hold your head high.  Leave no doubt.

CMU Monday

THE SCENE: just about perfect
F3 WELCOME & DISCLAIMER: not a professional
WARM-O-RAMA:
Tempo Merkins – 10
Tempo squats – 10
TN walkers – 10
MARS – 10/ea
SSH – 25

THA-THANG:

Mosey to the big ball corner of the field.

CMU shuffle carry from light pole to light pole to the corner of worlds fair and clinch

20 ea/ CMU
Step ups
Squats
KB swings
Squat press
Curls

Each PAX carries CMU to the base of the small grass hills
20 CMU plank pull through
Bear crawl CMU drag up the grass hill

R&R

CMU Suicide across clinch bridge with Exercise at ea light pole – 15ea
1 – kB swing
2- squat press
3 – curl/ tri ext
4 – incline merkin
5 – decline merkin

MARY:
we worked on our wash board abs

CIRCLE OF TRUST/BOM:
look toward the “new” thing, dont get stuck in the past, learn from it and move on