F3 Knoxville

Snow Day Shenanigans

AO: shamrock
Q: slappy
PAX: Mermaid, Anchorman, Base Salary, Eliza, KickFlip, Skidmark, slappy, Stitch, Swifty, Voodoo, Waxjob, Oscar Meyer
FNGs: None
COUNT: 12
WARMUP:
SSH
Grady Corns
Moroccan night club
Tempo merkins
Shoulder taps
Cherry pickers

THE THANG:
On football field
-50 snow angels
Separated into 2 teams. Snowball fight. You get hit you do 5 burpees.
Round 1- you get 3 lives
Round 2- civil war – each team stands shoulder to shoulder 10 yards opposite the other team. You get 1 shot per round. If you get hit you’re out. Play until last man standing.
Round 3 – single elimination

Moved to the half pipe hill
Teams did a sled relay. Go down hill on sled stop and do 1 burpee. Run up the hill and handoff to teammate.

MARY:
Pickle pounders
Hold plank until 6:15

ANNOUNCEMENTS:
Convergence this weekend. See you all there.

COT:
I read the letter I wrote to Shamrock last year followed by the letter Mrs. Cardinal wrote to us this year.

When asked about why God chose the timing that he did, “She said, “It was because he hadn’t met F3 yet. God waited to take him until they were in your life to take care of you.” She was right. God waited…so that I would have you to walk with me through the darkest valley of my life.”

Do you believe that F3 can make a difference in the lives of men and their families? Who do you see around you that needs support? Who do you go to for support. While sad, Cardinal’s passing is a good story that all men of F3 are part of. The challenge is to make it count for yourself and others while you still can.

Oldie but a goodie

AO: shamrock
Q: Anchorman
PAX: Mermaid, Base Salary, Dumpster Dive (Brad Burnette), Skidmark, Stitch, Swifty, Crawlspace, Eliza, The Situation, Snaggletooth (Elijah Tafao)
FNGs: None
COUNT: 11
WARMUP:
Side Straddle Hops 20-4 count

5 Merkins
Cherry Pickers: 5
5 Merkins
Tie Fighters
5 Merkins
25 Calf Raises
5 Merkins

THE THANG:
Mosey to CMU pile

Warmup to the suck!
25 Curls
25 Flutter kicks – 4-count
50 CMU Bench press
50 windshield wipers

Mosey with CMU to the covered walkway

10 Squat presses, but do 5 presses at the top before your next squat
-run short loop after each exercise
20 Hello Dolly 4-count
30 CMU rows
40 Alternating CMU Merkins
50 CMU overhead press
60 American Hammers single count
70 LBCs
80 SSH single count
90 CMU Bench Press
100 scissor kicks single count
added 10 extra CMU bench press
Return CMUs
50’ CMU drag

MARY:
Monkey Humpers

COT: Think about the positive accomplishments of 2023. Some lost weight. Some got in more Bible reading or other book reading. Maybe we invested more into our family and friends. Don’t get down about things that you didn’t accomplish, but set some goals for 2024.

Jingle Bell SHAMRock

AO: shamrock
Q: Stitch
PAX: Dumpster Dive (Brad Burnette), Anchorman, Mermaid, Commission, Eliza, Rocket, Base Salary, The Situation, Snaggletooth (Elijah Tafao), Voodoo, Baby Boomer, Curveball, Skidmark, slappy
FNGs: None
COUNT: 15
WARMUP:
SSH
Tempo Squats
Hairy Rockettes
Grady Corns
Friendship Merkins x 10 (partner up)

THE THANG:
Football Mosey to the Jesus statue and reconnect with your partner

One partner begins an unnumbered set of the following while the other moseys around the first block and back. Switch roles until each of the 6 are complete…

Merkins
Squats
Burpees
Flutter Kicks
Tricep Dips
Shoulder Taps

Football Mosey to the Coupon pile.

Same partners. Grab 1 CMU per team and begin an unnumbered set of the following while partner moseys to the far lot curb. Switch roles until each of the 4 are complete…

Curls
Overhead Press
Upright rows
Bench style press (on your back)

Slowsey back to back lot. Line up and did 2 mins of Welsh Dragon (Merkin, Shoulder Taps, Plank Jack, Bear Crawl. Repeat but add one rep after each Bear Crawl forward).

Football mosey back to the COT

MARY:
Pickle Pointers
Hello Dolly
Freddie Mercuries
Jane Fondas
Pickle Pounders
LBCs

ANNOUNCEMENTS:
No Christmas Day workout. Back on Tuesday for ShamRuck

COT:
With Christmas coming Monday, I recently stopped to think about this holiday, why we celebrate it, and what it means to me vs. what it used to mean for me.

I grew up a Christian but wouldn’t say I lived in a Christian home. We went to church, we professed our belief in Jesus as our Savior, and we prayed at the dinner table. That was maybe the extent of it.

I bring this up because at Christmastime, I recall more about trees, lights, presents, and Santa Claus than I do about the real meaning behind Christmas. Christmas is the celebration of the birth of Jesus Christ. It’s in the NAME! If you are a Christian, then you recognize Jesus as the Christ (anointed one) or Immanuel, God with us (Matt 1:23). Not only God with us but God’s rescuer for us. This is the truer and much better Santa. There is no “better watch out, better not cry”, or you don’t get what you want. His message is so much better. Jesus invites our brokenness and our struggles. He offers us grace and mercy and eternity with Him. He’s worthy of our celebration and worship.

Hebrews 1:1–2 says, “Long ago, at many times and in many ways, God spoke to our fathers by the prophets, but in these last days he has spoken to us by his Son, whom he appointed the heir of all things, through whom also he created the world.” The creator of all things! God with us!

The “most wonderful time of the year” is God’s ultimate gift to humanity: Jesus, the uncreated Creator. Jesus, the one of whom we sing, “Hail the Heaven-born Prince of Peace! Hail the Sun of Righteousness! Light and life to all he brings. Risen with healing in his wings.” This IS the Christmas story. Make it about Him!

A poorly themed 12 days of christmas workout

AO: shamrock
Q: Mermaid
PAX: Mermaid, slappy, Baby Boomer, Curveball, Tailhook, Stitch, Base Salary, Crawlspace, Dumpster Dive, LeBling, Steam, KickFlip, Snaggletooth (Elijah Tafao), Swifty, Honeydew, Band Camp, Anchorman, Skidmark, Waxjob
FNGs: None
COUNT: 19
12 days of Christmas workout

Burpee – partridge in a pair tree
Thruster – turtle doves
Bbs – French hens
Dirty hookups – calling birds
Diamond Merkin – golden rings
Hello Dollie’s 4ct – geese a laying
Curls – swans a swimming
Snow angels single count – maids a milking
Merkins – ladies dancing
Squats – lords a leaping
Lunges each leg – pipers piping
Dips- drummers drumming
Need 2 CMU’s, drop them at 2 & 7
Warmup
Cot
”Don’t do anything for selfish purposes, but with humility think of others as better than yourselves. Instead of each person watching out for their own good, watch out for what is better for others. Adopt the attitude that was in Christ Jesus:“
‭‭Philippians‬ ‭2‬:‭3‬-‭5‬ ‭CEB‬‬
bible.com/bible/37/php.2.4-5.CEB

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Bday Relay of Misery

AO: shamrock
Q: Base Salary
PAX: Baby Boomer, Anchorman, Brick, slappy, Eliza, Ghost Flag (F3Knoxville), Toretto, Steam, Drum Major, Pusher, Curveball, Nacho Libre, Stitch, LeBling, Base Salary, Band Camp, Jardet, Commission, 2.0 Stiff Arm, 2.0 Stunner
FNGs: None
COUNT: 19
WARMUP:
SSH IC
Baby arm circles IC
Cherry Pickers IC
Downward/Upward Dog
Indigenous people run the field the long way
THE THANG:
Groups of 6 relayed through 5 stations.
Starting at the Flag side GoalLine- 50 yard Sprint, 20 yard Bernie, 20 yard mosey, 10 walk—> high plank/ low plank transitions @ far goalin—> Car. dry Docks & Mtn. Climbers @ stairs at bottom of bleachers —> modified stadium run to press box platform—> monkey humpers/imperial Walkers @ pressbox platform —> modified stadium run down ramp—> dips/SSH @ wall—> perfect merkins @ start point —> rinse & Repeat
MARY:
Superman/Banana
ANNOUNCEMENTS
Ghost flag has been stolen by Asylum PM.
COT:
Even since before arriving in the NFL, Deion Sanders had a swagger and arrogance about himself, something that continues to show up in sports headlines today. As a coach he gets more criticism for his comments, but as you look past the flash you see that the comments and actions are calculated and methodical. It’s his confidence coming through and speaking his future into existence.
I find myself desiring that level of confidence too. At a sales conference he said this (paraphrasing) ‘no one saw my biggest plays, because they happened at practice. There were no cameras when I made my biggest plays. I practice like I played, so when I played it was practice.’
Ephesians 6:10 reads “Finally, be strong in the Lord and in his mighty power” before detailing the armor of God. This is our practice and our confidence. That we trust in, lean on, and follow the guidance of the Lord in all times. We do it during good times and the blessings, so that when we hit trials and struggles we have practiced and are prepared to trust in his mighty power. That is our confidence in Him.
Through all of the braggadocios comments Deion has also been quoted saying this: “I don’t care what they say about me when I’m through with sports. I don’t want to be known as anything else in life but a great father.”