F3 Knoxville

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Invictus

THE SCENE: Just less than 40°
F3 WELCOME & DISCLAIMER
WARM-O-RAMA:
Mosey 1/3 mile loop

THA-THANG:

Everyone has 2 CMUs at Grinder steps.

20-1

Burpee Deadlifts

Block Boys

Thrusters

Do 1 rounds of all 3 exercises then run down to troll bridge and back up.

MARY:

10 4-ct Oblique Tucks per side

10 4-ct Bottle Touches

Repeat

Hold banana for last minute

COUNT-OFF & NAME-O-RAMA
11 HIMs including FNG Wheelie
CIRCLE OF TRUST/BOM:

“Invictus” by William Ernest Henley

Out of the night that covers me,

Black as the pit from pole to pole,

I thank whatever gods may be

For my unconquerable soul.

In the fell clutch of circumstance

I have not winced nor cried aloud.

Under the bludgeonings of chance

My head is bloody, but unbowed.

Beyond this place of wrath and tears

Looms but the Horror of the shade,

And yet the menace of the years

Finds and shall find me unafraid.

It matters not how strait the gate,

How charged with punishments the scroll,

I am the master of my fate,

I am the captain of my soul.

MOLESKIN:
I think next time we should do 2 rounds of PT then run to try and get it all in. I completed through 6 reps so still had 5 rounds to go.
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
Breakfast at Drifter’s next Saturday the 1st.

Staying busy

THE SCENE: Cool and clear
F3 WELCOME & DISCLAIMER
WARM-O-RAMA:
Cherry Pickers

Merkins, Q calls up and down

SSH

THA-THANG:

Each PAX grabs a CMU and mosey to MT. Crumpet, partner up at the base and Dora the following exercises while your partner charges up Crumpet with the CMU and execute 10 each of: Curls, Chest press, Tricep extension.

Time to go to church: Mosey to the church parking lot for CMUicides, tote your CMU to each parking lot island and back. Merkins when you get back. 2 rounds. Mosey back to AO

MARY:
Overhead CMU hold until PAX is up. CMU overhead press till time is up
COUNT-OFF & NAME-O-RAMA
Butterfingers, Drifter, Taco, Moses, Snorkel, Mailbox, Steer, Neighbor, Faceplant, Swayze, Espy
CIRCLE OF TRUST/BOM:
The standard answer when you get asked “how are you?” is easily “Busy” it feels like busy sometimes equals success and sometimes it does but be aware of staying busy to avoid the bigger issue at heart.

“We want to complexify our lives. We don’t have to, we want to. We want to be harried and hassled and busy. Unconsciously, we want the very things we complain about. For if we had leisure, we would look at ourselves and listen to our hearts and see the great gaping hole in our hearts and be terrified, because that hole is so big that nothing but God can fill it.” — Kreeft.

The lesson here is to acknowledge that great gaping hole and the only one that can fill it. Spend time in the WORD and with people that point out that hole, be there to point it out for others. Stop being busy every once in a while, slow down and realize you are a well loved son of an amazing God.

MOLESKIN:
Great to see a new face and some old friends!
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
Insert information about upcoming events, 2nd or 3rd F opportunities, and any other announcements.

KISS

THE SCENE: C.A.F. 24 degrees and a bit o windchill
F3 WELCOME & DISCLAIMER
KISS= keep it simple stupid

Yep, it’s cold out side , no need to be creative . No need to be that funny guy, just keep it simple so we can stay warm … just run and do burpees ! 😈

WARM-O-RAMA:
SSH x20

chinook squats x 10 tempo cadence

merkins x 10 4ct IC

10 big boys
THA-THANG:

  • 10-1 burpees , running each end of the grinder , as burpee reps go down , pick up the pace on the run
  • Mosey to wax job hill for 11s , start w 1 -4ct monkey humper at the bottom , Bernie the hill and 10 big boys , continue until reps are flipped or quads are smoked
  • Mosey back to grinder , 100 burpees for time
  • Pax that get done early , run the grinder , 20 lbc in one end, run back 20 RBC, rinse and repeat

MARY:
Flutters x 20 -4ctic

lbc x10 i-4ct ic

side crunches each side x15 4ct ic

COUNT-OFF & NAME-O-RAMA
9 pax
CIRCLE OF TRUST/BOM:
From the Q source;

A man was sleeping at night in his cabin when suddenly his room filled with light, and God appeared. The Lord told the man he had work for him to do, and showed him a large rock in front of his cabin. The Lord explained that the man was to push against the rock with all his might.

So, this the man did, day after day.

For many years he toiled from sun up to sundown, his shoulders set squarely against the cold, massive surface of the unmoving rock, pushing with all of his might. Each night the man returned to his cabin sore and worn out, feeling that his whole day had been spent in vain.

Since the man was showing discouragement, the Adversary (Satan) decided to enter the picture by placing thoughts into the weary mind: “You have been pushing against that rock for a long time, and it hasn’t moved.”

Thus, he gave the man the impression that the task was impossible and that he was a failure. These thoughts discouraged and disheartened the man.

Satan said, “Why kill yourself over this? Just put in your time, giving just the minimum effort; and that will be good enough.”

That’s what the weary man planned to do, but decided to make it a matter of prayer and to take his troubled thoughts to the Lord. “Lord,” he said, “I have labored long and hard in your service, putting all my strength to do that which you have asked. Yet, after all this time, I have not even budged that rock by half a millimeter. What is wrong? Why am I failing?”

The Lord responded compassionately, “My friend, when I asked you to serve Me and you accepted, I told you that your task was to push against the rock with all of your strength, which you have done. Never once did I mention to you that I expected you to move it. Your task was to push.

And now you come to Me with your strength spent, thinking that you have failed. But, is that really so? Look at yourself. Your arms are strong and muscled, your back sinewy and brown; your hands are callused from constant pressure, your legs have become massive and hard. Through opposition you have grown much, and your abilities now surpass that which you used to have. True, you haven’t moved the rock. But your calling was to be obedient and to push and to exercise your faith and trust in My wisdom. That you have done. Now I, my friend, will move the rock.”

At times, when we hear a word from God, we tend to use our own intellect to decipher what He wants, when actually what God wants is just a simple obedience and faith in Him. By all means, exercise the faith that moves mountains, but know that it is still God who moves mountains.

When everything seems to go wrong . just P.U.S.H.!
When the job gets you down … just P.U.S.H.!
When people don’t react the way you think they should … just P.U.S.H!
When your money is “gone” and the bills are due….just P.U.S.H!
When people just don’t understand you, just P.U.S.H.

P= Pray

U= Until

S= Something

H= Happens

MOLESKIN:
100 burps for time felt like the big rock ! Sometimes my faith feels like a big rock too but I know I am getting stronger in my faith everyday. Don’t let your adversary talk you out of pushing to get better every day , no matter the situation ! Keep pushing brothers !
aye!
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
Insert information about upcoming events, 2nd or 3rd F opportunities, and any other announcements.

Clapping for Mercy

THE SCENE: 45 degrees and overcast
F3 WELCOME & DISCLAIMER
WARM-O-RAMA:
Side straddle hops x 10 IC; Cherry Pickers x 7 IC (slow); overhead claps x 25 IC

THA-THANG:
Second installment of the “flight of the blue falcon”  2 PAX hold XL CMUs above their heads while the rest run as a herd through the AO for a 10 count. When 0 is reached, herd performs exercise selected by a CMU holder until CMUs catch up to the group. 2 new carriers are selected and they choose the next exercise and start counting. Exercises included burpees, burpees, more burpees, hurpees… this group grasped the “blue falcon” concept very quickly.

MARY:
Upon return to the AO, we did a relay race across the grinder carrying the CMUs, with non-runners holding a plank.
Relay ended and we circled up with only 2 minutes left, so we completed 50 overhead claps IC to finish.
CIRCLE OF TRUST/BOM:
“Humble yourselves, therefore, under the mighty hand of God so that at the proper time he may exalt you, casting all your anxieties on him, because he cares for you.” 1 Peter‬ ‭5:6-7. We need to cast all of our anxieties and fears on Him, and leave them there, not reel them back in like we’re fishing. What does it mean to cast them away? Take on the attitude of Cortez, who in 1519 sailed from Cuba to Mexico and told his men to burn the ships, which gave them only 2 options: conquer or die. Burn the ships of addiction, whether it’s deleting apps from your phone, dumping out a bottle, eating better food, adjusting your daily routine to avoid a co-worker that drives you to sin. We are 100% in control of the things that we put into our bodies and minds, and we need to be diligent about the doors we leave open.
ANNOUNCEMENTS: 

JUCO is introducing a new OTB (for now, with a goal of being a regular option) ruck option on Monday mornings from 0500-0615, joining the main JUCO crowd for the BOM at the conclusion. It will be a burbs-style beatdown (but slower) covering mileage and incorporating ruck-based exercises.

Light poles and lazy Dora

THE SCENE: 40s
F3 WELCOME & DISCLAIMER
WARM-O-RAMA:
SSH x 20 IC

Plank, then merkins x10 ic , plank, peter parkers x10

THA-THANG:

super 11s

  • Start and said #1 light pole, do one rep of each, Merkins, Big Boys, and Squats
  • Run 2 light poles, then run back one, do 2 of each above said exercise
  • Keep advancing 2 light poles and running back one until you complete 11 reps of the said exercises
  • once complete, start at 10 reps of each exercise and go back down to one, still advancing 2 light poles and running back on
  • Back at the AO, LAZY Doras, 100 merkins, 200 LBC, 300 Overhead CMU pressess(we got to 200) before time was up)
  • After the 100 merkins and before going onto the LBC, We sprinted or attempted to sprint around a short section of the park before Moses could finish 30 reps of 3 different exercises. (merkins, rows, and big boys)
  • After the LBC, we sprinted down the grinder and back before Moses could complete 20 reps of curls
  • Moses has a bum knee right now, hence the reason he was doing stationary exercises but gave us a reason to run hard for some cardio

MARY:
Flutters x 10

dollys x10

scissors x10
COUNT-OFF & NAME-O-RAMA
14 pax
CIRCLE OF TRUST/BOM:
Stress. I just talked about Stress and the role it plays in our lives. yes, there are many things around us that give us stress but ultimately, we bring stress on ourselves. Stress is based on how we deal with things. For me recently, we just brought home 2 puppies! I have 3 young boys, a work schedule that could keep me working 60 hours a week, kids sports, spending time with the M,etc….LOTS of stuff going on right?! Well, I make my bed and I lay in it! Therefore, I could easily be stressed out but I know everything will work itself out so I try not to stress over it. PRAYER HELPS!! 🙂
MOLESKIN:
Insert any personal comments, notes, devotion content, etc.
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
Insert information about upcoming events, 2nd or 3rd F opportunities, and any other announcements.