F3 Knoxville

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If it was easy, everyone would do it!

THE SCENE
39 and drizzling…PERFECT!

 

WELCOME & DISCLAIMER

 

WARM UP
COP

  • SSH x25 IC
  • Imperial Squat Walkers x15 IC
  • Little Arm Circles x10 each Forward and Back IC
  • Side Lunges x15 IC
  • Two laps around the parking lot

Partner up and line up along the curve marked by the yellow cones.

 

THA THANG
It Takes Two
Battle Buddys will take turns performing 1 rep of exercise each until they reach 30 reps total.  Sprint to the orange cone, complete 10 4ct SSH then lunge to yellow cone.  At yellow cone, sprint back to start point.

Exercises:

  • Rd 1: Burpees
  • Rd 2: Dry Docks
  • Rd 3: Wide Merkins

Rinse and repeat!

Mosey to the playground

 

1-2-3 Pyramid on Benches
Do the following: 1 Box Jump, 2 Decline Merkins, 3 Squats.  Repeat adding one rep to the first exercise and multiplying that number by 2 and 3 for the other exercises until you get to 10, 20 and 30 reps respectively.

Mosey to new parking lot

 

Parking Lot 11’s
Start at one end of the parking lot, 1 Diamond Merkin.  Run to far end, 10 Jump Squats. Run back to start, rinse and repeat adding 1 rep of Merkins and subtracting 1 rep from Jump Squats each round.

 

MARY (On the Run)
Gather in the parking lot for quick abs.

  • 4ct Flutter Kicks x25 IC
  • 4ct American Hammers x20 IC

Mosey back to the SP

 

COT
Number Off & Name-O-Rama (43 PAX, incl 1 FNG)

 

BOM
“King. Warrior. Mentor. Friend.  Four pillars of a manly heart.  Every man is commissioned by his Creator…
to provide, as a Servant-King
to protect, as a Tender Warrior
to teach, as a Wise Mentor and
to connect, as a Faithful Friend

– Stu Weber, The Four Pillars of a Man’s Heart

I’ve recently picked up a book I read a long time ago, “The Four Pillars of a Man’s Hear” by Stu Weber.  In the book Weber presents that all men four core pillars that support and give shape to their masculinity: King, Warrior, Mentor and Friend.  The transformation from boyhood to manhood is about growing and stewarding these masculine energies.

Part of what I experience in the mornings at F3 is an awakening of my warrior.  Pushing hard, struggling, embracing the suck…all that reminds me that I am alive and made to move, to have impact.  This is a good thing, a needed thing.  I’ve also noticed that sometimes I bring the warrior home and relate to my family from that place.  Usually not what they need.  What my family needs is for me to be a King.  One who lovingly leads and serves them.  Every King is a warrior, but not every warrior is a King.  The King channels the Warrior’s energy so that it is productive and life giving.

Today I want to challenge ALL of us to enter back into our world as Kings.  Speak life to those around you.  Play the man…be a king!

Even more Route 66

THE SCENE: Upper 20s, no clouds, stars shining:  Perfect
F3 WELCOME & DISCLAIMER
WARM-O-RAMA:
SSH x 20 IC

Tie Fighter (in lunge position) BAC x 10, then switch legs and reverse BAC x10, IC

Cherry Pickers X 10, IC

Tempo squats x 10, IC
THA-THANG:
Mosey to new trail by the new bathroom, Route 66 with burpees up the hill, early finishers wagon wheel to the six to finish up;

Mosey to trail toward basecamp.  Route 66 with BBS, bear crawling between every other light post

20 Merkins on your own, run up Everest.  AG till everyone is up top

Grab a Battle Buddy, one BB gets a coupon from the rock pile and does curls while other BB runs to top of the space station and back, switch off.

Next round, BBS with rock while BB runs again, switch up

Quick mosey back to AO with a stop for some burpees

MARY:
Gibbler leads in some flutter kicks and box cutters

Finish strong with ATMs
COUNT-OFF & NAME-O-RAMA

CIRCLE OF TRUST/BOM:
We all struggle.  Embracing that struggle builds character.  Lean on faith and family to help us through, and remember God’s words in 2 Cor 12: “My power is made perfect in weakness.”  And Paul’s rejoinder:  “For when I am weak, I am strong.”
MOLESKIN:

Welcome to our FNG Kentucky.  Will update the tags when he’s in our system

ANNOUNCEMENTS:
Wesley House this Sunday afternoon at 2 pm, rain or shine.  Bring the M and 2.0s.  We’ll be working out and spending time with the kids and presenting them with the balls we’ve collected.  Thanks to Bowflex and Doubtfire for heading up a great effort.

Reverse Rt 66 Challenge

THE SCENE: Clear 30 degrees with a nice breeze.
F3 WELCOME & DISCLAIMER
WARM-O-RAMA:
Cherry Pickers IC x 10

Little arm circles front and back IC x 15

Warm up jog at 50% across AO parking lot with high knees coming back

75% jog across parking lot with butt kickers coming back

Formed two lines and mosey to the top of Cardiac
THA-THANG:
Reverse Route 66 going down Cardiac. Each exercise started at the top and went down in reps as we went down Cardiac. 11 reps at first light pole, 10 reps at second, all the way to one rep at the bottom. Then we ran back to the top and started the next exercise. The exercises are listed below.

  • Burpees
  • Merkins
  • Star Jacks
  • Big Boys
  • Dry Docks
  • 4ct flutter kicks

More exercises were planned but we ran out of time.
MARY:
Mosey back to AO where Frenchie led us in about a minute of Boat/Canoes.
COUNT-OFF & NAME-O-RAMA 
31 PAX including one FNG: Kyle Baisley email: [email protected]
CIRCLE OF TRUST/BOM:
Discussed how we all face suffering in this life and that just like going up and down cardiac it can be very difficult. On cardiac we could persevere because we had brothers pushing us and encouraging us and we knew the workout was going to end. In life as Christians we endure suffering and face many trials. We are able to face these trials because we have hope in eternity with Christ and we have other Christian brothers and sisters who help encourage us and carry these burdens. Encouraged the PAX to go out and help carry burdens of those suffering and to remind those suffering of the fact that we have an eternal hope and that their suffering won’t last forever.
MOLESKIN:
None
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
None

Rocks and Running

THE SCENE: Beautiful 43 degrees

F3 WELCOME & DISCLAIMER

WARM-O-RAMA:

Mosey up little baby hill and circle up in the parking lot at the top.

  • 25 SSH IC
  • 10 Cherry Pickers IC

THA-THANG:

Mosey to the bottom of Everest. 20 Merkins OYO. All out to the top of Everest.

Pair up with a Battle Buddy. One partner runs the loop around the asylum while the other partner does the following with a rock:

  • 20 Curls
  • 20 Squats
  • 20 Flutter Kicks on the 4-count
  • Repeat until your partner returns and then switch

Lap 1 was way longer than I remembered, so we called an audible. 2nd set – one partner runs down to the stop sign and back, while the other partner does the following with the rock:

  • 20 Should Presses
  • 20 Bent Over Rows
  • 20 BBSU’s

Mosey back to the AO and line up on the baseline. Bear crawl across the parking lot and then lunge back. 2nd set – front crab walk half-way and then jog it out to the other side. Repeat on the way back with backwards crab walk.

MARY:

Woodshack led us in some Iron Cross Flutter Kicks, and Cap’n Crunch cashed it out with some ATM’s.

COUNT-OFF & NAME-O-RAMA

43 strong this morning – No FNG’s

CIRCLE OF TRUST/BOM:

Be content with the gifts and blessings that God grants you. We all fall into the trap of wanting more…..just a little more money, a little bigger house, a nicer vehicle, just a little more time, a little more grace from our spouses. The bottom line, though, is that no matter how much “more” we have in terms of worldly possessions, it will never provide the fulfillment and joy that we are seeking. No matter how much “better” our circumstances become, we will never be satisfied. We must avoid the temptation to keep wanting more, and instead, be content and thankful for everything that God has already given to us.

ANNOUNCEMENTS:

3rd F event coming up this Sunday (2/4) at the Wesley House. Workout starts at 2 pm and will be a great way to give back to the community.

Battle Buddy Grind

THE SCENE:

30°F, clear

F3 WELCOME & DISCLAIMER

WARM-O-RAMA:

  • SSH x25 (IC)
  • Cherry Pickers x20 (IC)
  • Imperial Walker Squats x20 (IC)
  • Burpee x5 (OYO)
  • Merkins x10 (IC)
  • Squats x10 (IC)

THA-THANG:

Mosey to the new parking lot just past the playground parking lot

Partner up w/ Battle Buddy

Partner runs loop while other partner works on:

200 Squats

200 Merkins

200 BBS

200 Squat jumps

(Both partners’ reps accumulate toward total)

Jump Rope until everyone is done

Partner Derkins x10 (OYO- 3 sets)

MARY:

Captain Thor (1 BBS for 4 American Hammers, up to 5 and 20) IC single count

ATMs (5 Shoulder Taps, 5 Tempo Merkins, 5 Merkins) IC

Captain Thor (1 BBS for 4 American Hammers, up to 5 and 20) IC single count

LBC x30 IC

COUNT-OFF & NAME-O-RAMA:
CIRCLE OF TRUST/BOM:
F3’s mission is to plant, grow and serve small workout groups for the invigoration of male community leadership.
F3 Qsource Blog:

https://f3qsource.blog/2018/01/25/jan24-f3qsource-daily-maxwell-scriptures-and-quotes/

MOLESKIN:

The morning flew by. There was more planned but we ran out of time.