F3 Knoxville

9/11 Memorial Stair Climb

AO: the-farm
Q: Lightweight , Bartman, Einstein, Waxjob, I-Beam, Charger, Mayberry, La-Z-Boy (Zac Smith), Madoff
PAX: La-Z-Boy (Zac Smith), Bartman, I-Beam, Einstein, Charger, Madoff, Mayberry, Waxjob
FNGs: None
COUNT: 9
WARMUP:
Round Robin style warm up, a little of this and a little of that
THE THANG:
2200 Stairs

MARY:
No time
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
None
COT: Everyday men did heroic things. Keep them and their families in your thoughts and prayers this week.
We also reminisced on how united the country was on 9/12.

Tanning Bed weight workout

AO: the-farm
Q: Gibbler
PAX: Gibbler, Lightweight, Waxjob, Mayberry, @Charger
FNGs: None
COUNT: 5
WARMUP: the normal. Introduced Mayberryto the TIE fighter origins.

THE THANG: various weight bearing exercises using the tanning bed as a base. Used CMU’s to get a break with OH carries and farmer carries.

MARY: some good stretching

ANNOUNCEMENTS:

COT: we don’t control other people’s actions. We control our response. James Clear 321

Forg3 2023 Tour – Truck Stop

The Scene 

  • Truck Stop AO
  • 6am – 7am
  • 40%+ chance of 🌧️+⛈️ but it actually ended up being 🌥️

F3 Welcome + Disclaimer

  • Welcome to F3: Fitness – Fellowship – Faith 
  • My name is Steam and I’ll be your Q this morning 
  • A few things before we begin: 
    • I’m not a professional 
    • You’re here on your own volition
    • You know your injuries if you have any so if you need to modify anything we do today feel free to do so, but push yourselves and the men around you. They deserve it and so do you. 
  • FNGs?


Warm-o-Rama

  • SSH: 20×4
    • Run to the basketball court – 1 burpee
  • Mountain Climber: 15×4
    • Run to the basketball court – 2 burpee s
  • Cherry Pickers: 10×4
    • Run to the basketball court – 3 burpees
  • Squat: 5×4
    • Run to the basketball court – 4 burpees

The Thang 

(1) Entry Ticket (All on a 1 count)

  • 25 merkins 
  • 25 Sandy curls 
  • 25 BBS 
  • 25 Sandy rows 
  • 50 SSH

(2) Elevator Pyramid of 20s

  • 5 rounds 
  • 2 Xs a round 
  • Every X will be 10 reps on a 1 count
  • After each round (and before you start the next one) — 20 SSH
  • Round 1 
    • 10 Merkins 
    • 10 Chest/bench presses with weight 
  • 20 SSH
  • Round 2
    • Complete Round 1 
    • 10 Weighted squats 
    • 10 Weighted lunges 
  • 20 SSH
  • Round 3 
    • Complete rounds 1-2
    • 10 Rows w/your weight of choice 
    • 10 Curls w/your weight of choice 
  • 20 jump ropes or SSH
  • Round 4
    • Complete rounds 1-3
    • 10 American hammers w/your weight of choice
    • 10 Flutter kicks w/your weight of choice 
  • 20 SSH
  • Round 5
    • Complete rounds 1-4
    • 10 Mountain climber cross-overs 
    • 10 V-Up toe touches
  • 20 jump ropes or SSH

Mary 

Exit Ticket (All on a 1 count) 

SWS


COT (Circle of Trust)

Count Off

  • 8

Name o Rama

Word — Forg3 2023 

https://f3knoxville.com/forg3-2023-registration-is-live/

We are rolling out our first F3 Knoxville men’s retreat this fall – Forg3! Forg3 was created with F3 men in mind – to strengthen the bonds we have with each other and our Creator, over the course of a weekend retreat.

Forge (v.) – to shape and mold into a new condition, by heating in a fire / to move forward gradually and steadily.

Forg3 (n.) – an invigorating 40-hour weekend retreat to challenge and encourage F3 men in their pursuit of high impact manhood. You can expect to engage with other men in 1st, 2nd, and 3rd F sessions, to better understand who you are, whose you are, and the High Impact Man God has called you to be. You’ll have opportunities throughout the weekend to seek adventure, to rest, and to sharpen iron with other F3 men physically, mentally, emotionally, relationally, and spiritually.

If you love adventure of the heart, mind, body, and soul – Forg3 is for you. Forg3 was created for F3 men, by F3 men, as a way to engage together for a purposeful and relationally-driven weekend to step further into the men God has called us to be.

Here are the fast facts about Forg3 2023:

  • Dates: Friday, September 22nd (7pm) – Sunday, September 24th (11am)
  • Location: Doe River Gorge (Hampton, TN)
    • Situated in the F3 Northeast TN region up near Johnson City and Elizabethton, Doe River Gorge’s campus is tucked into the side of a mountain and offers incredible beauty, very clean and comfortable cabins by the river, and miles and miles of adventures to be had.
    • From Knoxville: only around 1.5 – 2 hour drive
  • Cost: $110 (Covers all of your lodging, meals, and retreat materials for the weekend)
    • Via Venmo or cash to Waxjob

Dora’s for D-Day

THE SCENE:  70 and a little humid

F3 WELCOME & DISCLAIMER


WARM-O-RAMA:

20 – 4 cnt OH Claps

10 – cherry pickers

20 – 4 cnt Imperial Walkers

Indian Run to Watt Rd via the long way around the softball fields

THA-THANG:
Partner Dora’s all morning.  Since the USA landed at 2 beaches on D-Day, we’ll be doing this in 2 locations.

At Outhouse – Utah Beach

Partner A does the exercise prescribed while partner B bernies up the hill to the Parking sign and runs back to switch with Partner A, repeat until all reps of the exercises are completed

  • 100 – easy ups
  • 200 – BBS
  • 100 – lunges (each leg)
  • 200 – CDD
  • 100 – Merkins

At Watt Rd Field – Omaha Beach

Partner A does the exercise while partner B bernies to mid field and runs back and switches with Partner A, repeat until all reps of the exercises are completed.

  • bear crawl 200 yards (down the field & back)
  • 100 – 4 count Mtn Climbers
  • 100 – man makers
  • 100 – Decline merkins
  • 200 – squats

MARY:
Waxjob lead some Mary
COUNT-OFF & NAME-O-RAMA

CIRCLE OF TRUST/BOM:

“Our sons, pride of our nation, this day have set upon a mighty endeavor, a struggle to preserve our Republic, our religion, and our civilization, and to set free a suffering humanity”

“With Thy blessing, we shall prevail over the unholy forces of our enemy. Help us to conquer the apostles of greed and racial arrogances. Lead us to the saving of our country, and with our sister nations into a world unity that will spell a sure peace — a peace invulnerable to the schemings of unworthy men. And a peace that will let all of men live in freedom, reaping the just rewards of their honest toil.”

“The road will be long and hard. For the enemy is strong. He may hurl back our forces. Success may not come with rushing speed, but we shall return again and again; and we know that by Thy grace, and by the righteousness of our cause, our sons will triumph. They will be sore tried, by night and by day, without rest — until the victory is won. The darkness will be rent by noise and flame. Men’s souls will be shaken with the violences of war. For these men are lately drawn from the ways of peace. They fight not for the lust of conquest. They fight to end conquest. They fight to liberate. They fight to let justice arise, and tolerance and goodwill among all Thy people. They yearn but for the end of battle, for their return to the haven of home. Some will never return. Embrace these, Father, and receive them, Thy heroic servants, into Thy kingdom.”
― Franklin D. Roosevelt

MOLESKIN:
Did a lot of Bernie today since our whole country seems to be backwards right now
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
Dog pound CSAUP July 18

Five in the Nave

THE SCENE: Clear and still cool – Promise of a beautiful day! Let’s get it started right!

Mystery Q this morning… Nobody signed up! Let’s see if a Q materializes.

F3 WELCOME & DISCLAIMER
WARM-O-RAMA:

While we wait for a Q to show up, each PAX picks an exercise:

Waxjob – SSH x25 IC
Charger – Merkins x25 OYO
Mayberry – Cherry Pickers x5 IC
Wall Ball – This and That stretches
Biscuit – Imperial Walkers x15 IC

THA-THANG:

Still no Q…. Let’s get on the mosey. Maybe Q will arrive and catch up.

Pit stop at the concrete bleachers. YHC suggests 11s while we wait for the Q. Box jumps at the bottom of the hill, V-ups at the top.

11s complete, back to mosey. Pit stop at the restrooms – Charger suggests another set of 11s while we wait for the Q. Easy-ups and Merkins.

11s complete, Wall Ball suggests holding pattern in the parking lot: Bear crawl to the top, 25 merkins, lunge back, and 25 squats.

Still no Q, back to mosey. Biscuit suggests 5 merkins and 5 big boys at every light post, to keep us from moving too fast for Q to catch up. Followed this pattern all the way from the restrooms around the park by the flagpole to the AO.

Still no Q. Mayberry suggests rolling the exercise die while we wait. Many planks.

Hey, it’s 7:00. Oh well. No Q ever showed up. Maybe next week!

MARY:
Planx and Planx and Planx
COUNT-OFF & NAME-O-RAMA
5 PAX today
CIRCLE OF TRUST/BOM:
Garrison Keillor sign-off: “Be well, do good work, and keep in touch”. Plus, in light of his harrassment scandal: “Keep your hands to yourself”. Which is also appropriate in today’s environment.
MOLESKIN:
Extra kudos to Charger… Right up until 6 it looked like a choice between a beatdown and donuts. Charger picked a beatdown.
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
Murph on Memorial Day at the Pound. 10th anniversary at Cape Fear in January.