F3 Knoxville

Marvelicious Thor’sDay

THE SCENE: 57 degrees, overcast, moderate gloominess
F3 WELCOME & DISCLAIMER – Done
WARM-O-RAMA:

10 Arm circles front, 10 back
10 Seal Claps
10 Winston Churchill’s
3 Standing Glute stretch
10 Monster Walks
20 SSH
20 Speed Skaters
Mosey to the coupon dispenser

THA-THANG:

Thor’s Mini-Mayhem
(Based on IPC 2021 Maryanne’s Mayhem with reduced time and reps)
Exercises are to be done in sets of 25 reps for 36 minutes
After completing 25 reps, run to the cone that is 25 yards away and do 3 burpees.
After the 3 burpees, run back and continue with exercise.

Exercises
150 Curls
125 Squats
100 Overhead Press
100 Kettlebell Swings
50 Merkins
50 Thrusters
50 Bonnie Blairs (right leg-left leg = 1 rep)
25 Blockees

If you finish all of the exercises, go back to the top and start over.

The burpees DO NOT count in your rep count.
650 reps is the total if you get through all of the exercises.

MARY:
No time
COUNT-OFF & NAME-O-RAMA
5 HIMs crushing it
CIRCLE OF TRUST/BOM:
We thought about the Ultimate Avenge (not Thor).  Vengeance is mine says the Lord.  Which takes a bigger man – to get vengeance or to not seek vengeance?
MOLESKIN:
Always an honor to Q.  Always inspiring to workout with HIMs.  All will be excited to know that I’ve started time studies to make sure we get through the entire cycle (in the short time we have) at least once the next time I Q a Thor’s Day Heavy.  Because, wearing out every muscle group is half the FUN!!!

Buildup

THE SCENE: 60°F, Partly cloudy and dark
F3 WELCOME & DISCLAIMER
WARM-O-RAMA: (all IC 4-count)

  • SSH x20  
  • Merkins x10  
  • Imperial Walker x15
  • Merkins x10
  • Imperial Squawkers x10

Mosey to the court yard by the fountains

THA-THANG:
Build-up:
Start at the top of the list and work down, adding a new exercise and then going back the to the start each time. 1, 12, 123, 1234… .

  1. Supermans x10
  2. Single Leg Squats x10 (5 each leg)
  3. American Hammers x10 (single ct)
  4. Merkins x10
  5. Smurf Jacks x10
  6. Mountain Climber x10 (single ct)
  7. Flutter Kicks x10 (single ct)
  8. Donkey Kicks x10

Mosey back to SP

MARY:

  • Stretching Flow: downward dog–> upward dog–> runner stretch–> pigeon stretch

COUNT-OFF & NAME-O-RAMA
Kick-Flip, Erector, Snaggletooth, Biohack, Borg, Archie (QIC)

CIRCLE OF TRUST/BOM:
Goals
2 Every way of a man is right in his own eyes, but the Lord weighs the heart. 3 To do righteousness and justice is more acceptable to the Lord than sacrifice.  4 Haughty eyes and a proud heart, the lamp of the wicked, are sin.  5 The plans of the diligent lead surely to abundance, but everyone who is hasty comes only to poverty.
From <https://my.bible.com/bible/59/PRO.21.ESV

Take some time to think about what you should accomplish in 2022 and write down some goals. Think about different areas of your life: Family, Work, Church, etc.

Maintain perspective of the big picture with Jesus as Lord. This should have an impact on your goals.

The 12 CMU Pains of Christmas

THE SCENE: 51 with a cool breeze
F3 WELCOME & DISCLAIMER
WARM-O-RAMA:
(Led by Snaggletooth)

  1. Lap around Parking Lot
  2. 7 Projectivator
  3. 5 Burpees
  4. 10 LBAC/Overhead Clap
  5. 10 Tempo Merks
  6. 10 Mountain Climbers
  7. 5 Cherry Pickers/Stretch OYO
  8. Mosey to Recruiting Center – grab 1 CMU/PAX

THA-THANG:
Led by Snaggletooth: The 12 CMU Pains of Christmas (STAIRS AFTER EACH EXERCISE, 1-6 WITH CMU, 7-12 WITHOUT CMU unless you want to, Mathlete & Borg)
1. Blo-o-o-o-o-ckee
2. CMU Imperial Squawkers
3. Thrusters w/jump!
4. CMU Merkins
5. CMU Big Boys
6. CMU Lunges
7. CMU Tricep Extensions
8. CMU Curls
9. CMU Calf Raises
10. Heavy Heels to heaven
11. CMU Good Mornings
12. Blockees

Led by Three-Peat: 5 More Pains (because you’re on the Naughty list)
1. 25 Single-arm rows (each arm)
2. 50 Curl and Press
3. 25 Thrusters
4. 50 Squats
5. 50 Heavy Freddy (no time)

MARY:
Pax Choice

COUNT-OFF & NAME-O-RAMA
8STRONG

CIRCLE OF TRUST/BOM:
Led by Three-Peat – He shared about peace during the holidays, especially with family gathered together. Sometimes family gatherings bring  out the worst in us: impatience, irritation, anger, rush, expectations, buy-ness. It’s important to remember what is truly important: peace, faith, family.

The scriptures are full of promises and  teachings about God’s peace. Notably Philippians 4:6-7 – “Do not be anxious about anything, but in every situation, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God. And the peace of God, which transcends all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus.” You want peace? Trust God by turning to Him, turning away from your sin and self-centered life, and asking Jesus to be your Lord and Savior. 

MOLESKIN: This was a successful co-Q with Three-Peat – the man is ready for his VQ! COMING SOON TO THE PROJECT!

ANNOUNCEMENTS:
Christmas Eve Family Q at The Project, 10AM on 12/24 – ALL 2.0s welcome!

And Cheatsheet is completing his 1 MILLION MERKINS on Wed Dec 29 at Shamrock! Some of us can carpool to that.

The 12 Pains of Christmas

THE SCENE: 28F –  Cold and clear
F3 WELCOME & DISCLAIMER
WARM-O-RAMA:

  1. Projectivator
  2. Overhead clap
  3. Cherry picker
  4. Windmill
  5. Seal Squats

THA-THANG:
Reindeer death march (indian run w/ burpee) to a hill in the parking lot of ORAU campus.

12 Pains of Christmas:  Just like the song, starting at 1, do the number of exercises and all previous exercises, then run up the hill to touch the “North Pole” (light pole).

  1. Burpee
  2. Imperial Squalkers
  3. Basilisks
  4. Merkins
  5. Big Boys
  6. Lunges
  7. Side straddle hops
  8. Prone rows
  9. Diamond merkins
  10. Heels to heaven
  11. Squats
  12. Burpees

Mosey to the Friendship Bell and perform 30 dips.  Kickflip said he loves dips, so we mosey’ed to the dip bars for 10 more dips and 20 inverse rows.

MARY:
Dealer’s choice: Bobbit – LBCs, Borg – Freddy Mercury

CIRCLE OF TRUST/BOM:

Don’t make Christmas a pain.  Remember why we celebrate it.

Genealogy of Jesus (Matthew 1 and Luke 3)

Differences:

  1. Audience (Jews – Matthew vs. Gentiles – Luke)
  2. Matthew starts at Abraham and goes forward
  3. Luke goes backward to Adam
  4. David’s son:  Solomon vs. Nathan
    1. Matthew is Joseph’s lineage
    2. Luke is Mary’s lineage
      1. The text says “Joseph, the son of Heli”
      2. Heli was Mary’s father and adopted Joseph for inheritance since he had no sons of his own.
    3. Other explanations

ANNOUNCEMENTS:

  • Oak Ridge Christmas Parade this Saturday
  • Emerald Youth Christmas Store

Thanksgiving dinner with a big gut check…and extra gravy

THE SCENE: A crisp and much colder than posted (the weather man lied) morning at Bissel Park in majestic Oak Ridge.
F3 WELCOME & DISCLAIMER
WARM-O-RAMA:

All the usual things to get the blood flowing on a cold morning. No HIMs were harmed in the making of this Q.
Tha Thang:

A Thanksgiving table set for all with a deck of cards. Such fixins include:

Turkey (spades)- CMU Squats

mashed potatoes (hearts)- Blockies

Stuffing (clubs)- CMU curls with overhead press

Cranberry sauce (diamonds)- heavy hammers

Extra Gravy- various cardio-ish exercises with a CMU. We may have resurfaced the parking lot.

MARY:
THE PRONE ROW!! Everyone’s favorite
COUNT-OFF & NAME-O-RAMA
7 HIMS
Bobbitt, Mathlete, Kick-flip, Biohack, Snaggletooth, Borg, and some other guy.
CIRCLE OF TRUST/BOM:

Arguably the biggest gut check in the Bible, James 2:17 and 2:26, calls for us to not only profess our faith, but to back it up with good works.
So, you have to ask yourself, constantly, what works you can or could be doing to back up your faith.

MOLESKIN:
Always an honor to workout along side F3 brothers.
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
Happy Thanksgiving, Gentlemen!