F3 Knoxville

Self propelled pavement dryers

THE SCENE:  32  winter mix, but cleared off
F3 WELCOME & DISCLAIMER
WARM-O-RAMA. 

Little streching, this and that

legs stretching this and that

windmills

tennessee rocking chair

baby arm circles

8count body builders

 

 

mosey to parking lot 1

sprints from light to light repeat

lunge / bear crawl mix from light to light

 

to the Sophomore

10 overhead claps Bernie the hill

20 BBS lunge the gap

30 Mtn Climbers Bernie down the hill

40 calf raises sprint to start

 

to the CMU pile

20s

curls, tri’s, rows, press   Sprint to the cans and repeat

 

to the raised wall,

10/1 derkins to dips

mosey to the F3 parking lot

lunge / burpee 4/1 wash rinse repeat

 

back to the AO

MARY:
Flutter kicks led by Erector

”Bring Sally Up” challenge
COUNT-OFF & NAME-O-RAMA
12 HIM’s in motion
CIRCLE OF TRUST/BOM:
God said no.

And God Said No’ (poem)

Here’s a poem, “And God Said No,” written in 1980 by a woman raised in an alcoholic home, whose sister was murdered and middle daughter diagnosed with a severe disorder requiring 24-hour care, … and the list of suffering and trauma could go on.

I asked God to take away my pride, and God said "NO". 
He said it was not for Him to take away, but for me to give up.

I asked God to make my 
handicapped child whole, 
and God said "NO".
He said her spirit is whole, her body is only 
temporary.

I asked God to grant me 
patience, and God said "NO".
He said that patience is a by-product of tribulation, 
it isn't granted, it's 
earned.

I asked God to give me 
happiness, and God said 
"NO".
He said He gives blessings, happiness is up to me.

I asked God to spare me 
pain, and God said "NO".
He said suffering draws you apart from worldly cares
and brings yo closer to me.

I asked God to make my 
spirit grow, and He said 
"NO".
He said I must grow on my 
own, but He will prune me 
to make me fruitful.

I asked God to help me love others as much as He loves me,
And God said "Ah, finally 
you have the idea"!

© 1980, Claudia Minden Weisz. Used by permission of the author.  http://www.andgodsaidno.com

MOLESKIN:
3 Pax with prayer requests we lift up
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
Insert information about upcoming events, 2nd or 3rd F opportunities, and any other announcements.

CMU Squared

THE SCENE: 45º
WARM-O-RAMA:

The goal was to have a elevated sustained heart rate, which we achieved by almost zero transition time..  Gotta keep moving cause it be cooooooolllllldddd!!!!!

WARM UP SET 1

5 rounds of 10 SSH + 1 Burpee
25 High Knees
25 Side Lunges
15 Travoltas
20 Rainbow drops

WARM UP SET 2

14 seconds to get two hand size rocks.   This next set is the basis of the CMU² workout but when we get to it we’ll add distance, reps and more weight.

  1. Burpee
  2. American Hammers
  3. Big Boys
  4. Merkins
  5. Curls
  6. Push Press
  7. Squats
  8. Flutter Kicks
  9. Bicycles
  10. Mountain Climbers

WARM UP SET 3

Indian run with (zombie run, baby arm circles, crab walk, bear crawl, and single burpees).  Indian run to the Mulch piles.

WARM UP SET 4

3 Sprints over mulch piles

3 Sprints across sand volley ball court

4 Bleacher rounds with alternating high knee and lunging.

ok, we warm yet?

THA-THANG: CMU²

Each him grab a CMU and run it around the cement hill and put the CMU down in what will be his stack of ten CMUs (in the end).  As they stack the CMU do the exercise of the round that you are on with the following rep count.

2 Burpees

American Hammers

Big Boys

16 Merkins

25 Curls

36 Push Press

49 Squats

64 Flutter Kicks (single count)

81 Bicycles (single count)

100 Mountain Climbers (single count)

All exercises were to be completed with a CMU in hands

MARY:
Do two rounds of the burpee machine ( https://f3knoxville.com/the-burpee-machine/ )

CIRCLE OF TRUST/BOM:
The challenge to Love your enemies is extreme and impossible in our own strength — Ask for strength from the Lord and he will give it!

MOLESKIN:
I apologize for going long and not being able to form sentences – Had TOTAL workout brain and was babbling along like a crazy person.

These CMUs ain’t geofenced!

THE SCENE: About 28 degrees. A few white specks wafting in on the breeze…First snow beatdown of the season!
F3 WELCOME & DISCLAIMER
WARM-O-RAMA:

25x SSH IC
10x Windmills IC
10x Tempo Merkins IC (last few niice and slow)
10x Travoltas each arm

THA-THANG:
Mosey over to the coupon pile, stopping halfway for 20x BBS OYO
Snag a Travelling Companion and continue on around toward the duck pond.
Stop at the parking lot just shy of the pond for OYO:
30 Overhead CMU Pulls
30 Merky-Derky (audibled to 20…)
30 Curls
Flutters for the six
Merky-Derky: Hands on CMU – one merkin. Bear crawl forward to feet on CMU – one derkin. Crawl bear to starting position. That’s one (sadistic count) or 2 (wussy count). We went with the wussy count and still audibled to 20. Those suck!
Resume traveling, past the buildings and up the hill. Gather for more OYO:
30 CMU Squats
30 4-count Mtn Climbers
30 more Curls
Flutters for the six

At this point, YHC realized there was no way we were gonna make it all the way across the street to that big set of stairs… Almost got the Travelling Companions off campus, but not quite. Turn around and head back, stop at the little set of stairs for Dora:
300 Calf Raises, 200 LBCs, 100 8-count Body Builders, running partner carries one CMU up the stairs, runs back down, carries other CMU up, then carries both down and tags partner.

Only a couple of pairs even made it to the body builders before we ran out of time.
Head back to return Companions to their home, then book it to the AO. Arrived 2 minutes late (sorry guys).

MARY:
None due to poor time management by the Q.
COUNT-OFF & NAME-O-RAMA
13 this fine Wednesday, including one FNG – Welcome Teller (Daniel Tanner)!
CIRCLE OF TRUST/BOM:
I’ve mentioned this one before, but I need reminding of it myself pretty often: Eph. 5:25 – Husbands, love your wives, as Christ loved the church and gave himself up for her. Not just his ultimate sacrifice on the cross, but daily, in every action. Extreme patience with his mule-headed disciples. Gathering the sick and lame to himself, even when he had just walked miles from another town or crossed the the sea all night under a raging storm in a rickety little boat. That’s giving yourself. How will you follow that example today?
MOLESKIN:
Our Companions really slowed down travel… We can get to the Coupons or we can get to the stairs across the street, but definitely not both! Even without getting there, it still felt like a lot more running than I intended. PAX killed it anyway though with no [audible] cussing…
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
Don’t forget 3rd F on Saturday morning! Check GroupMe for the deets…

HIMs all around at JUCO

THE SCENE: Comfortable mid 40’s
F3 WELCOME & DISCLAIMER
WARM-O-RAMA:

15 SSH, 15 mountain climbers, 15 imperial walker, 10 windmill, complaints about not doing Moroccan night club from Booster.  Honestly, I forgot about it.  Definitely a favorite.
THA-THANG:
Mosey to the south main parking lot and line up facing the center of campus.  Perform exercises listed below and run after each exercise to the opposite end of the parking lot for the next one.

  • 30 merkins
  • 30 mountain climbers (single count)
  • 30 lunges (total)
  • 30 diamond merkins
  • 15 burpees
  • 30 squats
  • 10 4×4’s – burpee with 4 merkins and 4 mountain climbers
  • 10 burpee broad jumps

Mary a little to catch our breath and then mosey to the Sophomore.  Perform “11’s” up the hill starting with 10 burpees at the bottom and 1, 4 count Freddie Mercury at the top.  The kicker:  Bernie Sanders up the hill.  Legs on firahhh!  YHC called time with only a couple of minutes to get back to the flag.
MARY:
No time!
COUNT-OFF & NAME-O-RAMA
16 PAX in attendance today!
CIRCLE OF TRUST/BOM:
Revelation 3:15-16.  We are HIMs at our AOs in the mornings because we come out early and work hard to get better.  Don’t be lukewarm in your every day lives, but be HIMs all the time in everything that you do.  If you are lukewarm spiritually, God will spit you out of His mouth because He wants you to be hot for Him.
MOLESKIN:
Kudos to those starting the workout with a ruck (Bagger, Doubtfire, and Judge Judy) as well as a 4 mile pre-run from Gump and YHC.
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
3rd F opportunity December 8th after AO workouts.  8:30 at The Outlook.

We Love Burpees

THE SCENE: 40 degrees and damp.  Perfect weather!
F3 WELCOME & DISCLAIMER
WARM-O-RAMA:

SSH (IC) x 15, Little Baby Arm Circles Forward (IC) x 10, Little Baby Arm Circles Backward (IC) x 10, Windmill (IC) x 10, Cherry Pickers (IC) x 10, Hand Release Merkins (OYO) x 10

THA-THANG:

Mosey to JUCO Lake.  Do a Burpee Mile (12 Burpees followed by 1 Lap around the lake x 4) JUCO Lake is bigger than I remembered.  We only made it 3 Laps around due to time.  Some made it through 4 rounds of Burpees.  Did some Tempo Squats and Flutter Kicks as well.

Mosey to side parking lot.

4 Corners of Fun

At each corner of the parking lot do:

  • 20 Merkins
  • 40 Mountain Climbers
  • 20 Big Boys
  • 20 Squats
  • 5 Burpees

Mosey back towards AO

Play a little game of 21’s starting with 20 Calf Raises and 1 Burpee (Ran out of time today)

MARY:
No time today
COUNT-OFF & NAME-O-RAMA
11 HIMs got better today with 1 FNG!  Welcome Cable Boy!
CIRCLE OF TRUST/BOM:

Give Thanks!  We should all remember to give thanks when it is due not just around the holidays.  In that regard, I would like to give thanks to my F3 brothers.  Thank you for keeping me motivated to come and get better early in the morning.  If it wasn’t for you guys, I would be stuck in my fartsack until I got up for work.  I also want to thank everyone who has been on Q and shared their message at the end of the workouts.  I’m a very reserved/compartmentalized person.  Everyone being open and honest and sharing what is on their minds/hearts has helped and continues to help me become a better person.

1 Thessalonians 5:18 – Give thanks in all circumstances; for this is God’s will for you in Christ Jesus.

MOLESKIN:
Props to Spotter for bringing 2 FNGs within the last 2 weeks!  Shoutout to the PreRuck crew Jude Judy, Doubtfire and Shooter!
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
3rd F event next Saturday 12/8