F3 Knoxville

Lake View Schmake View

THE SCENE: Low 30’s and clear, giant moon in the sky.
F3 WELCOME & DISCLAIMER
WARM-O-RAMA:

SSH x25 IC
Cherry Pickers x6 IC
TN Rocking Chair x15 IC
LBAC x15 each way IC
Failure to Launch x8 IC
Mountain Parkers x15 IC

THA-THANG:
Mosey around toward the Matterhorn, but stop just after the entrance to Lakeside Tavern.
Boo Boo Bear Crawl up the treacherous slope, switching legs halfway.

Continue on to the rock, and pair up in groups of 3. One PAX at the rock, one at the bottom of the hill, and one runner between. With each visit to the top or bottom of the hill, do next exercise until relieved.

Top exercises:
Merkins
Carolina Dry Docks
BBS

Bottom exercises:
Iron Mikes
Squats
Side Lunges

After 2 rounds, return the way we came, audible to regular bear crawl back down the hill.

Just before the AO, stop for 10x Hand Release Derkins on the guardrail OYO.

MARY:
Nice visit with Mary this morning:
50x 4ct flutter kicks
2 rounds Row your Boat
15x LBCs IC
15x Side Crunch each side IC

COUNT-OFF & NAME-O-RAMA
13 PAX at the Pound today, including special guest from Charlotte area Kilowatt
CIRCLE OF TRUST/BOM:
Waiting for our house to sell has been a real test of patience. We are learning to wait on Him, not just with a passive “doing nothing” kind of waiting, but seeking Him to try to understand His will for us. If you’re waiting too, try to seek God during that time rather than just passively waiting as though you’re waiting on a bus or something…
MOLESKIN:
I realized as I stood up from an exercise at the top of the hill that I should have swapped the up/down exercises. Same work, but we would have gotten to enjoy the view out over the lake doing the standing exercises vs. the ones where you’re just looking at the ground!
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
Don’t forget to sign up for Hardship Hill! Also, Habitat opportuinity in Alcoa this weekend, and Convergence/3rd F on March 30!.

Diamonds are JUCO’s best friend

THE SCENE: low 40’s & calm

F3 WELCOME & DISCLAIMER

WARM-O-RAMA:

  • Tempo Merkins x 10
  • LBAC F/B x 10
  • Tempo Squats x 10
  • Imperial Walkers x 10

 

THA-THANG:

7 of Diamonds.   4 cones were set up in a diamond shape.  As a group, mosey around the diamond, stop at each cone and perform the following exercises.  All reps are a multiple of 7.

  • Lap 1 – 7 Burpees
  • Lap 2 – 14 Mountain Climber (4ct)
  • Lap 3 – 21 Iron Mikes (4ct)
  • Lap 4 – 28 American Hammers (4ct)
  • Lap 5 – 21 Merkins (4ct)
  • Lap 6 – 14 Monkey Humpers (4ct)
  • Lap 7 – 7 Burpees

MARY:

  • Flutter Kicks x 15
  • Hello Dolly x 15
  • Side Crunch x 10

COUNT-OFF & NAME-O-RAMA
9 strong:  Spotter, Waxjob, Erector, Snaggletooth, Kenjo, Sweeper, Rocket, Chaco, Bartman

CIRCLE OF TRUST/BOM:

1 Corinthians 9:19-23

In this passage Paul talks about becoming all things to all people in order to share the gospel.  I think this is pertinent today.  The message of Jesus’ death, burial and resurrection never changes – we should never water this down or sanitize it.  Lost people need to hear the truth.  We do, however, need to communicate with people in a way that they understand this message.  The next time you feel led to share Christ with someone, consider who you are talking to.  Are they older than you?  Younger?  Do they have the same interests as you?  What religious background do they come from?   Consider all of these things to help you communicate as clearly as possible so that they will comprehend what you are telling them.

Time for the speed round

THE SCENE: I  don’t know what the temperature was but it was  Noooice!
F3 WELCOME & DISCLAIMER
WARM-O-RAMA:

SSH, rockettes, merkins
THA-THANG:

Mosey to the steps down from the restaurant rock.
14 different stations:(any order)
PAX slips up and everyone goes to a station.
Stations:
35lb plate press (press both at once if your a stud)
Bobby Hurley’s
Merkins
Lunges
Plank Supermans
Side lunges
Dry docks
Squat jumps
Dips on curb
Plank leg raises
More squat jumps
round the clock merkins
10lb medicine ball slams
Plank jacks
One guy runs up the hill to the rock and does 5 burpees and back down while all others do exercise they are at. Once the rock run gets back down everyone rotates/switches exercises in a clockwise manner.
After everyone does all exercises….
SPEED ROUND: move as fast as you can through exercises doing a qty of 10.
SUPER SPEED ROUND: 5 exercises even faster.
Pick up cones and weights and go back to AO.

MARY:
42 flutter kicks
COUNT-OFF & NAME-O-RAMA
13 pax
CIRCLE OF TRUST/BOM:
I talked about being a good role model for our kids but not allowing our kids to put us as their example. We will fail and we will fail in front of them. Their ultimate example needs to be that of Christ.
MOLESKIN:
Good to see proton and rusty at the dog pound.
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
Wagon wheel talked about the hardship hill podcast, updates on the race, prayers for family and friends with illness.

Sally’s Super 21

THE SCENE: Low 40’s and a little damp
F3 WELCOME & DISCLAIMER
WARM-O-RAMA:

– Tempo Squats x 25 IC

– Carolina Dry Docks x 20 IC 4ct.

– Lunges out and back

– Shoulder blasters

THA-THANG:
Mosey to tennis courts for Super 21s:

– 1 Merkin, run across court for 1 big boy sit up

– 2 merkins, 2 sit ups

– Increase by 1 rep each set until 21

– Pause after 10, 15, and 21 to keep the Package together and do 21 rest squats

The PAX crushed this so we had time for a set of Bearpees across the court:

– 5 bear crawl steps to 1 burpee, 5 steps to 2 burpees, and continue across court. Once we hit the other side, we crawl beared back with the same burpee intervals. Naturally, the PAX loved the burpee/bear crawl combo!

We spent our last few minutes squatting to ole Green Sally.

MARY:
– Box cutters x 25 IC

– Hello Dolly x 25 IC
COUNT-OFF & NAME-O-RAMA
CIRCLE OF TRUST/BOM:
We discussed being content in our lives without being complacent. As leaders and HIMs we should strive to improve our own situations instead of waiting for someone else to step up.
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
The Equalizer is expanding to Monday & Wednesday, be sure to check it out. F3 Dad’s Camp is coming up in the fall so look out for that as well.

B.O.M.B.S. OVER JUCO

THE SCENE: Low 40’s and gloomy – perfect weather to continually cut the wrong wire and set off a bunch of B.O.M.B.S. – No man was left the same this morning.
F3 WELCOME & DISCLAIMER
WARM-O-RAMA:

Cherry Pickers, Tennessee Rocking Chair, SSHs, Tempo Squats
THA-THANG:

  1. Mosey to Parking Lot – Route 66 style grinder: At each Pole (6 total) perform exercises.  First 3 poles – 15 Merkins, 15 Plank Jacks, 15 4ct Mountain Climbers.  Second 3 poles – 10 Merkins, 10 Plank Jacks, 15 Bobby Hurley’s.
  2. Mosey to the JUCO Gym (Coupon Pile behind creepy loading dock) and battle-buddy up.  Perform B.O.M.B.S. workout – each team performs 100 Burpees, 150 Overhead Tri-Extensions, 200 Merkins, 250 BBSs, 300 Squats.  While one partner is doing exercise, other performs weighted run up and around concrete border wall WITH a coupon.  Had to modify a tad because of time.  Most teams made it about halfway thru the BBSs before we trimmed the numbers down to 100 reps for each exercise.  No one made it to squats, so when everyone thought we were done – PAX did 50 squats in civilian cadence.
  3. Mosey back to AO, JAILBREAK for the last 150 yards of so.

MARY:
Cornucopia of Flutterkicks (IC led by Erector), Dead-Bugs (or something like that, IC, led by Bartman), Heals to Heaven (IC, led by the Q), and the 6inch Alphabet (led by the Q)
COUNT-OFF & NAME-O-RAMA
11 Strong
CIRCLE OF TRUST/BOM:
1) Be thankful to the Lord for what he has blessed you with.  2) Concentrate this week on turning from your own interests and paying attention to those people in your inner circle and their happiness, specifically, what you can do for them that might not only increase their joy, but might open doors to sharing the Gospel.  “The noblest art is that of making others happy.” – P.T. Barnum

MOLESKIN:
Bartman had a house full of young men over the weekend and 5 of them accepted Christ (after a full blown background investigation and polygraph by Bartman).  Now THAT is something to be joyful about!

Kudos to Waxjob for attending the Full Smokey Pre-Ruck.  We need more of you motherruckers to step out of your comfort zone and hike the tallest point in Florida every M-W-F,  wheels up from AO @0440hrs – contact Judge Judy with questions.