F3 Knoxville

Tag: Bartman

Rock The Pav-a-Lon

The scene: 40 and clear

F3 Welcome and Disclaimer

Warm-o-Rama:
Arm Circles forward IC x 10
Arm Circles backward IC x 10
Cherry Pickers IC x 10
OYO Stretches (30 seconds)

Tha Thang:
Mosey to Matterhorn

  • Sprint up Matterhorn to 2nd light pole
  • Mosey back down to first light pole, sprint all the way to the top
  • Al Gore waiting on 6

Mosey to Pav-a-lon
Split into 3 groups, music starts
Groups alternate running to gate at top of hill
PAX not running do the following exercise for the duration of the song

  1. Pull Ups
  2. Decline Merkin
  3. Tempo Squat
  4. Dips
  5. Heel Ups
  6. Diamond Merkins
  7. Reverse Grip Pull Ups
  8. Step Ups

Mosey back to AO

MARY:
No Mary today…ran out of time.

Flinstone 30s, Pyramids & Grinders

THE SCENE
30 and Breezy

F3 Welcome & Disclaimer

THE THANG
COP
– Running Squats x10 (8ct IC)
– Windmill Merkins x10 (IC)
– Reverse Lunges x12 each leg (IC)
– Arm Circles Forward x12 (IC)
– Arm Circles Backward x12 (IC)

Mosey to back side of the Asylum
– Stop at front parking lot, ATMs & Flutter Kicks x25 (4ct)

Flintstone’s 30s
Every man select a rock (or two)
Individual 30’s on the back hill with rock (going up and down by 5s from x5 to x25 at the top and bottom)
– Double-hand Arm Overhead Press at top x5
– Dead Lifts or Sumo Squats at the bottom x25 (w/ rock)

Mosey to field on Northshore side of the Asylum at the base of Grinch Hill.  Once there, partner up.

Battle Buddy Pyramid
Battle Buddy 1 runs to second cone and does 2 exercises while Battle Buddy 2 does shuttle runs to first cone.  Rinse and repeat.

Each person will do two sets of the exercises in the following order: x5, x10, x15, x10, x5.  We had 2 Rounds:
Rd 1
– Burpees
– Dry Docks

Rd 2
– Narrow Squats
– Wide Merkins

Mosey to SP

Grinders
Battle Buddy bear crawls to the cone and does 2 reps while Battel Buddy 2 is doing squats then runs back.  Switch.

Each round increase by 2 reps until each man does a total of 10 reps.
– Rd 1 = Diamond Merkins
– Rd 2 = Side Lunges (both legs = 1 rep)

COT
Number off and Name-O-Rama (31 PAX, 2 FNGs)

BOM
Character vs. Reputation

“Character is the distinctive qualities that make a man who he truly is deep down inside. Your character is made up of all the qualities that have been deeply ingrained in your mind and spirit. It is your character that determines how you respond to life’s challenges and irritations, to both your victories and defeats. Your reputation is what others think of you; your character is what you truly are. Reputations can be manipulated; character can only be developed. While you have some control over how others see you, you have total control over your true character. The specific character traits that you develop, and live by, determine what kind of man you are.”
– Bohdi Sanders, Men of the Code: Living as a Superior Man

Wearing the F3 means something.  It means you are CHOOSING to be a man who pursues more than the status quo.  That you ACCEPT responsibility to REJECT passivity and LEAD.  You live by a code, I am Third…God, Others, Me.  Character is built through adversity.  Each morning we get out and work hard pushing ourselves and each other to get better physically, mentally and spiritually.  With each workout our character is shaped a little more.

“Not only that, but we rejoice in our sufferings, knowing that suffering produces endurance, and endurance produces character, and character produces hope, and hope does not put us to shame, because God’s love has been poured into our hearts through the Holy Spirit who has been given to us.”
Romans 8:3-5

MOLESKIN
It was chilly, breezy morning, but we kept moving.  We carried rocks, ran hills, bear crawled, did burpees…all giving 100% with a smile.  It was an honor and blessing to lead this morning.  And just think…we get to do it all again next week!

A visit with Fat Amy

**The name “Fat Amy” is used in a fictitious manner. Any resemblance to actual persons, living or dead, or actual events is purely coincidental.

The Scene: 53 degrees and calm

F3 Intro and Disclaimer

Warm-O-Rama
Imperial Walkers x 15 IC
Russian Rockette x 15 IC
Windmills x 15 IC
Cherry Pickers x 10 IC
SSH x 15 IC
Mountain Climbers x 15 IC
Plank Jacks x 15 IC
Squat x 15 IC
BurpeeCircle x PAX count

The THANG
Fat Amy:
50 Squats
– 10 Burpees
40 BBS
– 10 Burpees
Lunge to Cone, Sprint Back
– 10 Burpees
20 Star Jacks
– 10 Burpees
Bear Crawl to Cone, Sprint Back
– 10 Burpees
20 Star Jacks
– 10 Burpees
Lunge to Cone, Sprint Back
– 10 Burpees
40 BBS
– 10 Burpees
50 Squats

Dora’cides (Partner Up!)
Suicides – Incremental Burpees for each cone (1,2 & 3)
150 Merkins (Audible as we were running out of time!)
200 Jumping Squats (touch ground)
300 BBS

MARY
Flutter Kick
Marge / Homers
Shoulder Blasters

WORD
Intensity is important, but for short duration.  Forget the hour long meetings, hour long back-breaker workouts – strive for 10-20 minutes of high intensity every hour and make those moments count.  Do this in your “service” – to God, country, family, friends, and service for those who you don’t know, and yourself.

Farmer’s Carry 101

The Scene: 37 and Gloomy
F3 Intro and Disclaimer

Warm-O-Rama:

Around the Worlds
Figure 8s
Halos
American Swing
Russian Swings
10x ‘Merkins

The THANG:
20 min AMRAP
20x KB Swings then 20x Slide Squats
8x Sandbag Shoulder Toss (60# or 80#)
12x Burpees
1x Farmer’s Carry (Double 82# Jerry Cans or Double 53# KBs)

MARY:
Plank-O-Rama for a long while…
20x Flutter Kick
10x American Hammer w/KB

WORD: Just a quick note about “Find your voice” and “Know when to shut up and listen.”  As men we have to learn and practice when to use each of these effectively. Something to think about as we move through our day.

Resolution Restart

The Scene: 45 and no rain (some stench?!)

F3 Welcome and Disclaimer  (…at the Boat as we had to move the COP because Tank brought a skunk for show and tell)

WARM-O-RAMA
11 IC Cherry Pickers
30 IC Side Straddle Hops
15 OYO Merkins

THE THANG
Mosey to Sign
– 15 OYO Merkins
Mosey to top of Matterhorn
– 15 OYO Squats
Mosey to Pavilon for a “Christmas party”

  • Round 1: 5 pullups, 20 stair steppers, then run back up to the top and touch the gate and return back. (Rinse and repeat for 7 minutes)
  • Round 2: 5 decline push-ups, 10 squats, then run back up to the top and touch the gate and return back. (Rinse and repeat for 7 minutes)
  • Round 3: 5 hanging knee raises, 10 dips, then run up to the top and touch gate and return back (Rinse and repeat for 7 minutes)

Mosey back up to the top of Matterhorn

15 OYO Squats
– Mosey to Sign
10 Merkins
– Mosey to Boat
10 OYO Merkins
– Mosey to AO

MARY:
14 IC Flutter Kicks
Dealers Choice:
– IC Marge/Homers 1minute
– 20 IC American Hammers
– OYO Death by Burpees 3 Minutes

BOM:  “Resolution Restart”- learning how to restart after failing. LIFE- Learn, Integrate, Fail, Evaluate (Rinse and repeat)!

Moleskin:  So I show up with some of the PAX already there a few minutes early as you might expect.  I notice the skunk smell.  I say something.  I think Bartman points out to me that Tank parked his car far…and I mean FAR away from his normal parking spot.  “Tank hit a skunk on the way in this morning”.

Not only did Tank hit a skunk, but the STENCH really stuck with the car.  He must have squeezed that thing with a tire at just the right angle…it was enough to make you gag, repeatedly.  Tank’s nickname for the workout was “STANK”.  I’m wondering how many car-washes he’ll need to make it “go away”…  How is he going to roll up in a suit for work, with a car that smells like Skunk?

Ok, enough of that – Doubtfire’s VQ was excellent!  Good planning, great variety and he kept the PAX engaged and even added a little creativity! (Nice extra effort with the Christmas lights!)  TCLAPS!