F3 Knoxville

Debut of Mt. JUCOnte

THE SCENE: 50ish and clear
F3 WELCOME & DISCLAIMER yep
WARM-O-RAMA:

10 x Cherry Pickers, 10 x Windmills, 10 x Tempo Merkins, 20 x LBAC f/b
THA-THANG:
Mosey across the street and passed Mikata parking lot to some new proving ground. Welcome to Mt. JUCOnte! (reference to Mt. Leconte)

Slow trip up Mt. JUCOnte with a demonstration of five exercises to be performed along the five light poles up the center of the road.

Progressive workout performed as such:

Complete first station then run to second and complete. Run back to start and complete stations 1-3. Run back to start then complete stations 1-4. Run back to start then complete stations 1-5.

Stations:

  1. 10 x Burpees
  2. 20 x BBS
  3. 3 x Clockwork Merkins (performed on steepest part of hill) (perform one merkin at 12 o’clock, 3 o’clock, 6 o’clock, and 9 o’clock by rotating yourself after each merkin. one rep = one time around the clock)
  4. 40 x Monkey Humpers
  5. 50 x 4-count SSH

Our first trip up Mt. JUCOnte proved to be a tough one, but the PAX pushed through and got work done.

Mosey down to Mikata parking lot for some sprints, merkins, and squats on the way back to the shovel flag.

MARY:
No time

COUNT-OFF & NAME-O-RAMA
10 HIMs started the weekend right with some mountain climbing.
CIRCLE OF TRUST/BOM:
Don’t place too much value in the things of this world, you can’t take it with you when you go.
MOLESKIN:
Shoutout to Moses who got left hanging solo on the pre-ruck and still killed it during the Q.
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
Hardship Hill, sign up

Baptism: What Are You Waiting 4?

THE SCENE: 44
F3 WELCOME & DISCLAIMER
WARM-O-RAMA:

SSH x 10, Cherry Pickers x 10, Burpees x 10
THA-THANG:
This was a 4 Corners (C1,2,3,4) Jubilee, using three different parking lots

  • Parking Lot 1: Merkins C1x50, C2x40, C3x30, C4x20 – brutal
  • Parking Lot 2: Squats C1x50, C2x40, C3x30, C4x20
  • Parking Lot 3: Tricep Extensions C1x50, C2x40, C3x30, C4x20. While half were doing triceps, other half did curls using the bars then groups switched
  • Parking Lot 2: Monkey Humpers C1x50, C2x40, C3x30, C4x20

MARY:
4 Corner Abs @Parking Lot 1:  C1 Mountain Climbers x50, C2 Hello Dollies x 50, C3 6inch LBCs x 50,  C4 Pickle Pounders x 50.  Repeat at reps of x40 (most made it to C3 before time ran out).
COUNT-OFF & NAME-O-RAMA 16 Strong.

CIRCLE OF TRUST/BOM:
Today was my earthly birthday but I wanted to share what was on my mind, my spiritual birthday, the day I was baptized, November 14, 2010. My earthly birthday doesnt even compare in importance.  I came to Christ late in life, a result of a string of different events, having a Godly wife, surrounding myself with Godly men and mentors, and reading the Gospel. I know Chrostians who have never been baptized, usually they claim it doesn’t save (true, faith does), they just have never gotten around to it, or ask why it matters.  i shared two crucial reasons why baptism is really importantt and does matter: 1) Jesus commands it in Matthew 28 (need I say more?) and 2) it is a symbol of our unity with him in his death and resurrection, a public profession that you are on his team.  if you are a believer and have never been baptized, what are you waiting for?
MOLESKIN:
Some guys really got into the pickle pounders.  Disturbing.
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
Real Men meeting later with Captain Crunch

Ring of Fire – Take 2

THE SCENE: a little chilly…around 32
F3 WELCOME & DISCLAIMER
WARM-O-RAMA:

-Side straddle hop (IC*15)

-Cherry picker (IC*10

-Imperial Walker (IC*10)

THA-THANG:

-Ring of Fire:

  • PAX circled up in plank position. Q will start with 10 merkins while PAX holds plank. Next HIM will do 10 merkins while PAX holds plank. Go around circle till finished.
  • Repeat Ring of Fire with Carolina Dry Docks.
  • Mosey  to maintenance building.

-Behind Maintenance Building

  • Ring of Fire with goblet squats (use coupons).
  • Ring of Fire with wide merkins
  • Mosey to Bagwell Building
  • Step ups and dips at 1 minute intervals, 10 second cool down (*3)

MARY:

  • Flutter Kicks (IC*15)
  • American Hammer (IC*15)
  • PAX contributed to last free exercises.

COUNT-OFF & NAME-O-RAMA

Archie, Booster, Chaco, Erector, Guano, Judge Judy, Kenjo, Spotter, Snaggletooth, Sweeper, Waxjob, & Onesie

CIRCLE OF TRUST/BOM:

Lead by example; be a Christian; act like a Christian

ANNOUNCEMENTS:

  • Hardship Hill – May 18, register and join the JUCO 5 hour team
  • 4th of July Parade – F3 & FIA will participate; kids will ride in trailers while we walk and pass our fliers about F3

Enjoying all The Project has to offer

THE SCENE: about 40 degrees with a little drizzle
F3 WELCOME & DISCLAIMER
WARM-O-RAMA:

15 SSH, 15 mountain climbers, 10 tempo merkins, 15 imperial walkers, 10 tempo squats
THA-THANG:

Mosey to the high school main entrance (watch for cars crossing the turnpike!).  Gather at the walls beside the stairs and perform ATMs with a twist.

15 Alternating Shoulder Touches (4-count) with feet near the top of the wall, drop down to regular plank, 10 Tempo Merkins (down on the 1-2-3, up on 4), 10 Merkins. Then, run a lap around the grass area.  Repeat exercises and lap once.

Mosey to the track for the…

Bataan Death March – AKA: Burpee Catch Me If You Can Indian Run…A combination of Catch Me If You Can and a traditional Indian Run. The last person drops and does 5 Burpees, while the rest of the PAX mosey in a line. After completing the Burpees, the last guy runs to catch the group, tapping the (new) last PAX on the shoulder, who then stops to begin his 5 Burpees, while the (former) last guy continues on to the front of the line. Continue until all PAX have performed two sets of Burpees.

Mosey back across the street (overcome the obstacle along the way – closed gate) to the playground.  Each PAX performed 5 pull-ups individually while others did the called exercises listed below.  All PAX completed 5 pull-ups for each exercise.

  • Freddie Mercury
  • burpees
  • heels to Heaven
  • PCMBs – Prison Cell Merkin Burpees – Sounds pretty horrible…it was!  Drop to Plank, do 1 Merkin then bring your right knee in and back, do 1 Merkin then bring your left knee in and back, do 1 Merkin then bring both feet in and jump up = 1 PCMB complete.
  • big boy sit-ups

Mosey to shovel flag.

MARY:
Ring of fire style merkins.  2, 4, and 6 merkins completed rounds 1, 2, and 3, respectively.  Done!
COUNT-OFF & NAME-O-RAMA
6 HIMs concurred the beatdown today.
CIRCLE OF TRUST/BOM:
Matthew 6:1-8 – Do you not give or pray to be glorified by men, but do so to glorify God.  Do so in secret.  Don’t use “meaningless repetition” in prayer, but focus on talking to God.  He already knows what you need before you even ask.
MOLESKIN:
We did a little bit of traveling today and visited much of the AO.  All PAX survived crossing the Oak Ridge Turnpike, the Bataan Death March, and Prison Cell Merkin Burpees.  YHC gave a little Q school 101 during the warm-up.  We all seem to always say “ready position…move” even if we are already in position.  We should just say “ready position…your in it” if you’re already in position.  Just a little pet-peeve of mine.  Take it for what its worth.

Convergence

THE SCENE: Sunny and nice, temps in 50’s
F3 WELCOME & DISCLAIMER
WARM-O-RAMA:

20 Side Straddle Hops, 15 second squat, 15 Mountain Climbers, 30 second squat, 10 Windmills, 45 second squat, 10 Cherry Pickers, 60 second squat, Little of This and Little of That.  Split into three groups and Mosey to workout stations.  In each station we will work out for 15 minutes.  After workout out at the three stations we will meet back at AO.
THA-THANG:

STATION 1 (at parking lot near entrance of northern ball fields)
There will be bricks on ground at Corner 1 and CMU’s on ground at Corner 3.
We will circle the parking lot counter clockwise, stopping at each corner to do the listed exercises.  We will circle the lot three times, doing the series of exercises as we go.
  • Corner 1:  With brick in each hand do:  1. 25 Wings Out  2.  25 Wings Up  3.  25 Wings down.  Bernie Sanders to Cone 2 after each listed exercise.
  • Corner 2:  1.  20 Merkins  2.  20 Dive Bombers 3.  20 Carolina Drydocks.  Bear Crawl to Corner 3 after each exercise.
  • Corner 3:  With CMU do:  1.  25 Overhead Presses  2.  25 Curls  3.  25 Rows.  Sprint to Corner 4 after each exercise.
  • Corner 4:  1.  20 American Hammers (4 count)  2.  20 Box Cutters   3.  20 Flutter Kicks (4 count).  Lunge to Corner 1 after each exercise.

STATION 2 (on north side of parking lot with nice restroom and across street from northern ballfields)

Picket’s charge w 3 Burpees at every cone
Circle Burp: grab a baby and take turns leading cadence with curls until saying “Go” and do two Burpees all around circle, repeat w Triceps
Give and Take: choose a battle buddy, plank across from each other. Take turns taking bricks off CMU and replace until time is up bout 1-2 minutes.
Merkin Suicides: run to cone do 10 merkins suicide style

Station 3 (in parking lot by southern ball fields)

On one end you will do an exercise than run to the other end and continue that exercise until the Six arrives.  Modification is leave early on the run.

Strength and Conditioning Side:

Exercise 1     20 – Merkins

Exercise 2     20 – 4 Count Side Straddle Hop

Exercise 3     20 – Squats

Exercise 4     20 – Carolina Dry Docks

Exercise 5     5 – Burpees

Exercise 6     3 – Yoga – Plank – Downward Dog – Upward Dog You will need to call it out.

Ab Side:

Exercise 1     20 – IC 4 Count LBCs

Exercise 2     20 – IC Holly Dolly

Exercise 3     20 – IC Plank Jacks

Exercise 4     20 – On your own Shoulder taps  shoulder

Exercise 5     20 – On my Up – Big Boy Sit Ups

Exercise 6     20 – IC 4 Count – American Hammers IC

MARY:
50 Baby Crunches, 25 Sit-ups
COUNT-OFF & NAME-O-RAMA
43 men with one FNG, Jeremy Cameron whom we dubbed “MIB”
CIRCLE OF TRUST/BOM:
We all must suffer.  That will be the theme of today’s 3rd F.  It helps to remain optimistic in the face of suffering.

ANNOUNCEMENTS:
Pfeiffer is gonna be a daddy this week!

3rd F at Outlook immediately following this workout!