F3 Knoxville

Staying Alive With 5

AO: asylum-pm
Q: Steam
PAX: Lizzy, Tenderfoot, Swimmies (Nathan Chesney), Pusher, Pele (Jon Lindberg), Drum Major, Down Under, Abacus, Lilydipper, Brick, CRISPR, Title IX (Christian Prescott), F3 Pluto ( Hugh Nystrom), Crash Dummy, Blindside, Rooney (Carl Whipple), Whitey Titey, 0
FNGs: 1 0
COUNT: 18
WARMUP:
– 5 man-makers
– 5×4 cherry pickers
– 5×4 squats
– 5×4 merkins
– 5×4 rockettes (slow and high)

THE THANG:
(1) 5 Laps Of 5
– 5 POC: Top of the stairs, bottom of the stairs, bottom of the next set of stairs, bottom of the Summit, top of the Summit
– There will be an X on the cone at each POC
– Everything is 5 reps on a 1 count
– 5 rounds = do cone 1, run all the way around the loop back to cone 1
– Then do cone 1, cone 2, and run all the way back to cone 2
– Same with cone 3-5
– (Do one practice lap together with all of the Xs before starting)
– 1: SSH
– 2: Merkins
– 3: BBS
– 4: Imperial Walkers
– 5: Squats

(2) Wall 2 Wall
– Get a battle buddy
– 2 walls: this one and the one up there
– All Xs will be done down here
– Start with 5 reps each X, then run up and touch the wall
– Rinse and repeat 4x, adding 5 reps each round
– 1: 5
– 2: 10
– 3: 15
– 4: 20
– 5: 25

MARY:
– Mosey back to the flag with a new battle buddy and do 2 things:
– Find out something that has been challenging in their week so far
– Find out something that has been good in their week so far
– ATMs

COT:
Your Non-negotiable 5

The theme for the day is 5, obviously being the 5th of March. You see the number 5 in a lot of places such as books, articles, media, studies, and more:
– The 5 love languages
– 5 voices of communication
– 5 steps to living a healthier life
– 5 investments to increase your portfolio this year
– We have 5 fingers and 5 toes on each hand/foot (well, most of us)
– The song Mambo #5 (might not be a great example)

Humans clearly are drawn to the number 5 to remember things, to do things, to activate things in life, etc.

I’ve shared this before:
1% of your day = 15 minutes. When broken down into 5-minute increments of focus (example: 5 minutes of silence, 5 minutes of prayer, 5 minutes of reflection), can be a powerful way to purposefully take ownership over 1% of your day.

We’re in week 10 of 2024 – the 1st week in March. How are those New Year resolutions doing?

So while tapping into the number 5, the challenge is this: identify your non-negotiable 5.
– This week
– This month
– This year
– Your life?

Non-negotiable = not open for discussion or modification
– If there aren’t any non-negotiables in your life — everything is up for discussion or modification
– With others, sure, but also with yourself

I discipline my body like an athlete, training it to do what it should. Otherwise, I fear that after preaching to others I myself might be disqualified.
– 1 Corinthians 9:27
www.bible.com/bible/116/1CO.9.27

Heavy Day: Now with Movement

AO: the-equalizer
Q: Blindside
PAX: Ribbed, Stripped, Headgear, Bungee, Smithers, Bookman, Blindside, Madoff
FNGs: None
COUNT: 8

WARMUP: we warmed up

THE THANG:
With Rucks on…
11s of merkins and squats at Flagpole and Playground. Slow and good form. Shuffle in between if you’re feeling spicy.

Rounds of 10 at the Bathouse:
Pull-ups (slick)
WW3 Sit-ups
Lunges (10 each leg)
Merkins
Shuffle down ramp and back up R/R

Standard Ruck up Carpenter’s Hill and back to AO

MARY:
SWB: Stretching w/ Blindside

ANNOUNCEMENTS:
Escape from Haw Ridge 4/5
GTE 4/26-4/28

COT:
Be intentional.

nothing special

AO: shamruck
Q: Mermaid
PAX: Fabio (Joe Hamilton), KickFlip, The Situation, Blindside, Eliza, Mermaid
FNGs: None
COUNT: 6
just miles…
We did the old faithful route, and a lap around campus. We talked a lot about the upcoming GTE. The total mileage was around 3.5.

Our COT focused on a rough quote I picked up at Winter Jam over the weekend. It was something the band New Song said. Since I don’t have the exact quote, this is the paraphrase.

You don’t realize how much you need Jesus until you realize that Jesus is all that you have. Upon that realization, you learn that he is all that you really ever needed.

A Rucking Good Time

AO: the-equalizer
Q: Blindside
PAX: Stripped, Ribbed, Brick, Snowbird, Utah, Blindside, Bookman
FNGs: None
COUNT: 7
WARMUP:
Typical Blindside-y Warm-upy Things

THE THANG:
Take Rucks and Sandbags to the Tennis Courts. 1 Slick lap around the track.
2 Rounds of various reps for each exercise with 30 second rest in between.
12 Croc Merkins
15 Ruck Thrusters
10 Ruck Curls
10 Ruck Front Raises
Down & Back Bear Crawl
10 (each leg) Lunge Twists
10 4ct. Mountain Climbers
15 Ruck Swings or Ruck Rows
10 Slick Burpees
Ruck-on, Ruck-pace Lap

MARY:
Stretching with Blindside

ANNOUNCEMENTS:
-SIGN UP FOR GTE!!!
-Big Ball Convergence rescheduled for 2/17. See Slack for new sign-up sheet
-Escape From Haw Ridge date TBD
-Hardship Hill on Memorial Day

COT:
Don’t spend time being negative about other people. Instead, spend that time figuring out how to build up their capacity.

The First (of Many) Snake of 2024 at The Equalizer

AO: the-equalizer
Q: Blindside
PAX: Stripped, Unibráu (Nick Robinson), mouthwash (Mike), Snitch (Cory Beilharz ), Snowbird, Swimmies (Nathan Chesney), Blindside
FNGs: None
COUNT: 7
WARMUP:
Typical Blindside Warmup

THE THANG:
The Snake Workout
5 stations of 3 exercises each
Each station has a different number of descending reps and are placed in a from one end of the park to another.

Station 1: Dock
25, 20, 15, 10, 5 of CDD, VUps, and Imperial Walkers

Station 2: Rock Pile
20, 16, 12, 8, 4 reps of Box Cutters, Freddie Mercury, Flutter Kicks

Station 3: Bath House
15, 12, 9, 6, 3 reps of Merkins, BBS, Shoulder Taps

Station 4: Splash Pad
10, 8, 6, 4, 2 reps of Dips, Box jumps, Derkins

Station 5: Top of the World
5, 4, 3, 2, 1 reps of Burpees, Lunges, SkaterBois

MARY:
Fellowship Friday Mosey back to AO

ANNOUNCEMENTS:
Concord Trails I next Saturday, Feb. 3rd from 0700-1200
Big Ball Convergence rescheduled for Feb 17th

COT:
Who wishes to be rigorously honest and tolerant? Who wants to confess his faults to another and make restitution for harm done? Who cares anything about a Higher Power, let alone meditation and prayer? Who wants to sacrifice time and energy in trying to carry A.A.’s message to the next sufferer? No, the average alcoholic, self-centered in the extreme, doesn’t care for this prospect — unless he has to do these things in order to stay alive himself.