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The Velcro Mile

AO: the-equalizer
Q: Stripped
PAX: Bookman, Blindside, Stripped, mouthwash (Mike), Curveball, Snitch (Cory Beilharz ), High Heels (Henry Ritchie), Snowbird, Headgear, Madoff (Daniel Hereford), Ice Cold, Utah
FNGs: None
COUNT: 12
THE SCENE: Almost Fall
F3 WELCOME & DISCLAIMER
WARM-O-RAMA:
Cherry Pickers IC x5
SSHx30 IC

THA-THANG:
We took a trip around the track today. Stations included:

Dips x5 —
Flutter Kicks x5 —
Merkins x5
Plank Jacks x5
Pull-Ups x5
BBS x5
Squats

On each subsequent lap, we increased rep count by 5.

MARY
Box Cutters IC x10
American Hammers IC x10

STRETCHES

Run (1) Walk (2)

AO: shamruck
Q: Betty , Betty
PAX: Mermaid, Eliza, Dumpster Dive, Blindside, Tonka, Toretto, Oscar Meyer, slappy, Betty, Ribbed, Bed Wetter, Glamper
FNGs: None
COUNT: 12
WARMUP:
THE THANG:
Run Shuffle (1 min)/Regular Ruck Pace (2 minutes) rotate this way for 1 hour. Ended up with over 4 miles.
MARY:
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
COT:
“It’s better to be a warrior in a garden, than a gardener in a war.”

Heavy Day Battle for the Ghost Flag at the Equalizer

THE SCENE: Gloomy, but not too humid
F3 WELCOME & DISCLAIMER: Done and done 
WARM-O-RAMA:
Basic Blindside-y warmup things: SSH, LBAC each way, This, That, tempo squats
THA-THANG:
Sometimes things change. Because it was a heavy day, the Q was expecting a lower number in attendance. What he forgot was that the Ghost Flag was in attendance… so we had visitors.

Quick Mosey to Picnic Table near the Tennis Courts and partner up. Each group will draw a card from the deck, multiply the number of the card by 10 (all face cards are “10” and Aces are “15). Each group is in charge of completing that number of reps of each exercise represented by card suit. Jokers are automatically 25 squats with either the 40# or 60# sandbag on shoulders.

  • Spades: Lunges and Imperial Squat Walkers
  • Clubs: Merkins and 2 count Shoulder Taps
  • Diamonds: BBS and American Hammers
  • Hearts: Flutter Kicks and Hello Dollys

After all the cards were taken, each group were asked to “give up” their highest, lowest, and one other card of their choosing back to the pile.

Once time was called, all of the Shamrock & Asylum PM combined their cards into piles and played a game of WAR. After one round, Shamrock ended with 23 cards and Asylum PM ended with 6. Each group did that # of burpees. Equalizer guys joined in to help.

Asylum PM grabbed the Ghost Flag having 5 guys at the workout!

MARY:
Not Enough Time.
COUNT-OFF & NAME-O-RAMA
15 HIMs, 0 FNGs, and a certain number of Ruckers (unknown to the Q)
CIRCLE OF TRUST/BOM:
“Only the guy who isn’t rowing can rock the boat.”
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
F3 in the Nude –> Saturday, July 29th
Ghost Flag –> Taken by ASYLUM PM

19 Strong at Asylum- Bearcrawling islands and pyramids

THE SCENE: Dark clouds, humid, 80’s with looming storms
F3 WELCOME & DISCLAIMER

standard disclaimer with no FNGS
WARM-O-RAMA:
Cherry Pickers (IC)

Twisties IC

Windmills (IC)

Motivators 5 IC

Grady Corns 25 IC

THA-THANG:

Mosey to parking lot west of playground

Bear crawl halfway – 5 excercises

Bernie to end – 10 exercises

Karaoke half back – 25 exercises

10 count rest

Rinse and repeat with different exercise (I forgot which 2 exercises we did)

20 count rest

Mosey back to Pavalon

2 sets of Ladders as follows:

Round Pull UP LBC
1 ct		 Squat Plank Jack
1
10 Run
2 10 10 Run
3 10 10 10 Run
5 10 10 10 10 Run
6 Run 10 10
7 Run 10 10 10
8 Run 10 10 10 10
Round Step Up Imp Walker SSH (1 ct) Shoulder Taps (2ct)
1
10
Run
2 10 10 Run
3 10 10 10 Run
5 10 10 10 10 Run
6 Run 10 10
7 Run 10 10 10
8 Run 10 10 10 10

MARY:
none
COUNT-OFF & NAME-O-RAMA

CIRCLE OF TRUST/BOM:

You can make a difference

You can achieve a lot through either through volunteering or by starting something completely new, it just needs to begin with a spark and a little effort. There are likely others that support your cause in one way or another.  Dream big, especially when it comes to helping others. Once you get the momentum and more involved, it’s hard to stop to it. In our F3 circle we can see what can result from an idea or a desire to make a difference.

Hardship Hill – Tank’s idea has grown into a large event making a huge difference with OEW

Saturday volunteer day at Lakeshore

Don’t be afraid to step up and volunteer or to initiate an event (small or large) you would be surprised in what you can achieve!

MOLESKIN:
none
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
convergence on July 8 at Shamrock

F3 Knoxville State of the Region: Part 1

Beyond The COT Podcast – SOTR Part 1

Publish Date: Monday, June 26th

Season: 4

Episode: 2

➡️ Listen to the full episode on Spotify here ⬅️

Overview

Kickflip, Blindside, Steam, Waxjob, and Onstar discuss the 1st 6 months of 2023 for F3 Knoxville – progress, events, lessons learned, and growth. Here is the full list of what’s covered in the F3 Knoxville State of the Region Part I: 

Fitness

  • MABA in January
  • Monthly Metric Challenges
  • Monthly Slack Challenges
  • Hardship Hill
  • Ruck BFF

Fellowship

  • Thirsty Third Thursdays
  • Escape From Haw Ridge
  • Monthly Family Workouts at The Project
  • 2nd F Lunches
  • Open House In North Hills

Faith

  • Monthly Challenges
  • Prayer Channel in Slack
  • 100 Swords
  • Jester Resources
  • Wild At Heart Retreat

Leadership / Other

  • Starfish efforts across Knoxville and beyond – F3 Smokies Launch!
  • Two new AOs
    • Asylum Daybreak
    • Quicken PM
  • Four new AOQs
    • Gmail
    • Fixer Upper
    • Guardrail
    • Skeletor
  • 1st, 2nd, and 3rd F Q Changes
    • 1st F Q: Onstar
    • 2nd F Q: Mermaid
    • 3rd F Q: Ocho
  • New Weasel Shaker: Blindside
  • New Comz Q: Steam
  • New Veteran’s Outreach Q: Soot
  • Weekly Newsletter
    • News + announcements
    • QSource Q Points
  • Shield Lock Groups
  • New Leadership Channel in Slack
  • Q-Signups
  • Asylum Daybreak Launch
  • Quicken PM Launch
  • AGOGE w/Cap’n Crunch
  • Q101 at The Project
  • VQ Week – 9 VQs!
  • AOQ Guideline
  • Leadership Survey
  • Cardinal

Be on the lookout for Part 2 coming soon, as we look into the next 6 months of 2023!

#IronSharpensIron