F3 Knoxville

Bringing F3 to the Mend House

F3 Knoxville has partnered with the men of The Mend House to bring our fellow brothers some Fitness, Fellowship and Faith. Reico Hopewell, The Mend House director invited us to hold a group workout a few weeks ago drawing over 30 men out on a cold evening. We have continued this with three additional workouts to date with more planned and possibly the birth of a new F3 location in Fountain City. One of the new F3 brothers who we named Bacon, said this after the last workout. “I Think I speak for all of us when I say even though its rough on us right now we truly enjoy and appreciate y’all taking the time and giving us the opportunity to be a part of something bigger than ourselves. “. That is what it’s all about, leading, serving, and  encouraging each other. Stay tuned for a possible AO launch announcement in the Fountain City area in the next few weeks thanks to the effort of these men!

 

Pyramids, Laps and Q101

THE SCENE
37 and clear

Welcome, disclaimer and explanation of day (workout + Q insights)

 

THE THANG
COP

  • SSH x25 4ctIC
  • Tempo Squats x15 4ct IC
  • Tempo Merkins x15 4ct IC
  • Line up on curb and then run to far curb and back, stopping in the middle for three Burpees
  • Reverse Lunges x12 4ct IC
  • Run to far curb and back, stopping in the middle for three Burpees
  • BAC Fwd x10 4ct IC
  • BAC Bkwd x10 4ct IC
  • Run to far curb and back, stopping in the middle for three Burpees

Mosey to the parking lot next to the playground partner up with Battle Buddy

 

Pyramid of Pain
Each man will complete the following:

  • Complete exercise 1 then run around the parking lot
  • Complete exercise 1 and 2 then run around the parking lot. Continue until you get to 4 exercises
  • Upon completion of all 4 exercises continue but take on exercise off each round starting with 1 (then 2, 3 and so on).

Exercises (x20 of each):

  1. Narrow Squats
  2. Diamond Merkins
  3. 4ct Flutter Kicks
  4. Tuck Jumps

Mosey to SP

 

Merkin Hill
Run up and down hill doing 3 times performing 5 burpees at the top each time

 

ABS
Box Cutters 20x 4ct IC
Side Crunches 20x each side IC
American Hammers 15x 4ct IC
ATMs

 

COT
Number off and Name-O-Rama – 26 PAX, 2 FNGs – Big Apple, The Dab

 

BOM
“Do nothing from selfish ambition or conceit, but in humility count others more significant than yourselves. Let each of you look not only to his own interests, but also to the interests of others.”
Philippians 2:3-4

Leading a F3 Workout

  • KEY: Most important thing: It’s Not About You!
    • Your #1 job as Q is the safety of the PAX.
    • Men have shown up early and are trusting you to challenge them and keep them reasonably safe.
  • PLANNING: Plan the work then work the plan
    • Not just the exercise, but the explanations, transitions and your BOM
      • Explanations and transitions can make or break a workout!
    • Think through the following when planning your exercises:
      • Weather (not just the day of, but the days before)
      • Amount of daylight
      • Size of the PAX (make thing scalable)
      • Fitness levels in the PAX
    • Equipment needs
      • Cones, light sticks, CMUs, etc.
  • ELEMENTS: Basic ingredients of a well-balanced workout
    • Strength
      • Push, pull, core and leg
      • Goal: tax each of the four major muscle groups
    • Cardio
      • Sprints and distance
      • Goal: elevate the heart rate and maintain the elevated state with periodic rests
  • PRACTICE: You play like you practice
    • Make sure YOU can do the exercises properly
    • If you can, walk through the workout at the AO
    • PRACTICE, OUT LOUD, IN CADENCE
  • EXECUTION: Get after it and have some fun!
    • Talk up the morning on GroupMe. Let the PAX know you are excited to lead them.
    • Show up early!
    • Be energetic (you don’t have to be Richard Simmons, but be vocal and upbeat)
    • Always wear a watch
    • USE PROPER CADENCE
      • This seems small…it isn’t. The cadence creates a very real synergy for the group.
      • Proper cadence is:
        • “The Next Exercise is ______________________”
          • Clear and concise command
          • PAX repeat exercise name to demonstrate understanding
        • “Starting Position … Move”
          • “Starting Position” is the information
          • “Move” is the command
          • Pause between info and command, to assist with understanding
        • “In Cadence … Exercise”
          • “In cadence” is the information
            • Not all exercises are in cadence
            • PAX repeat back “in cadence” to demonstrate understanding
        • “Exercise” is the command
          • Signals PAX it is time to begin
          • Pause between info and command, to assist with understanding
        • “1, 2, 3” then PAX calls rep
          • Your cadence MUST match the called exercise
          • Not all exercises are performed at the same cadence
          • Your count matches the body movement
          • PAX call the rep number in place of “4”
        • Change your voice inflexion on last rep
          • Signals to the PAX that we are ending
          • Important to keeping morale and order
        • “Recover”
          • At the end of the called exercise you call “Recover”
          • Important command to let everyone know we are finished
  • INTANGIBLES: The secret sauce
    • During the workout, engage the PAX
      • Have PAX count off for rest times
      • Use men’s F3 names
      • Laugh, remember…this is supposed to be hard, but it’s also supposed to be fun.
    • If you can’t do it, don’t Q it.
      • This doesn’t mean you have to be the strongest and fastest, just that you can execute the exercise properly
    • Lead from the front with an eye on the back
      • The PAX come expecting to be led. There should be no doubt that you are leading.  You should be visible and vocal, but that DOES NOT mean everything revolves around you or that you need to the all-star of the morning.
        • Have others do 10 counts for breathers
        • Tell someone where you’re heading and have them lead the PAX
        • Have someone else lead the PAX to Cash Out
    • NEVER leave a man behind
      • This is important when moving around the AO. If the PAX gets stretched out we lose cohesion.
      • When on a mosey, if you feel the PAX stretching out, circle back (i.e. wagon wheel) or stop and do a few reps of an exercise (i.e. SSH, Merkins, etc.)

Grinders and Circuits

THE SCENE
51 and clear but wet

 

Welcome & Disclaimer

 

THE THANG
COP
SSH x30 (IC)
Imperial Squat Walkers x15 (IC)
Merkins x15 (IC)
4ct Side Lunges x15(IC)
Dive Bombers x15 (IC)
BAC Fwd x12 (IC)
BAC Bkwd x12 (IC)

Mosey to the curb.

 

Grinders
Partner up with Battle Buddy.  Battle Buddy lunges to the first cone, then sprints to 2 second cone, does 2 reps of the exercise while Battel Buddy 2 is jumping air rope.  Switch.

Each round increase by 2 reps until each man does a total of 8 reps.  Three rounds:

  • Rd 1 = Diamond Merkins
  • Rd 2 = Squat Jumps
  • Rd 3 = Dry Docks

Mosey to pavilion area and circle up around the flag pole.

 

Circuit Corners
Divide up and head to 4 Stations.  Compete AMRAP in 15 min.

  • S1: 15 Burpees / 20 Reverse Pickle Pounders
  • S2: 20 Superman Swims/ 20 4ct Flutter Kicks
  • S3: 10 Chin-ups / 25 Prisoner Squats
  • S4: 25 Derkins / 20 Let Me Ups

Mosey back to SP and circle up

 

MARY
American Hammers  x20 (IC)
Merkins x10 OYO
4ct Box Cutters x20 (IC)
Merkins x10 OYO
Right Side Crunches x15 (IC)
Left Side Crunches x15 (IC)
Merkins x10 OYO

 

COT
Number off and Name-O-Rama – 27 PAX

 

BOM

Pyramid scheme

THE SCENE: 41 and colder than I expected
F3 WELCOME & DISCLAIMER

yep
WARM-O-RAMA:

1burp

Imperial walkers x10/4ct

2 burp

Squats x10/4ct

3 burp 

Imperial squat walkers x10/4ct

4 burps

Mtn climbers x 10 4ct

5 burps 

Bobby Hurley’s x 10

4 burps 

Merkins x 10 /4ct

3 burps 

Lbcs x 10 / 4ct

2 burps

Monkey Humpers x 10 /4ct

1 burp 

THA-THANG:
Indian run to lower parking lot behind the baseball fields

pyramid laps

  • Partner up with like speed
  • Run opposite directions
  • Every time you meet , do the following exercises in reps of 25 except burpees. 10 burps
  • Lap 1 Merkins
  • lap 2 merkins, LBC
  • LAP 3 merkins, lbc, mtn climbers
  • lap 4 merkins, lbc,mtn climbers, Bobby Hurley
  • lap 5 merkins lbc mtn climbers Bobby Hurley and burpees
  • lap 6 lbc, mtn climbers , Bobby Hurley’s , burpees
  • lap 7 mtn climbers , Bobby Hurley , burpees
  • lap 8 Bobby Hurley’s , burps
  • lap 9 burps
  • lap 10 victory lap
  • mosey back reverse Indian run to AO

MARY:
Line up on the line ! We got a sneak peek of 2 events for the Olympics this weekend. Shuttle run and triple burpee broad jump . Shuttle run x 2  and one time doing triple burpees broad jump

COUNT-OFF & NAME-O-RAMA
25 pax
CIRCLE OF TRUST/BOM:
Leadership involves surrounding yourself with good positive people . With out this, you cannot have success.
MOLESKIN:
As I wrapped up my first season as a HEAD COACH , I realized quickly I can’t do it alone. Expecting to lead alone is nearly impossible. A true leader will surround himself or herself with positive people ready to help. It’s just what I had in my first season of being a head coach for 2 of my sons flag football teams. I had a lot of expectations of myself to “run the show” but quickly realized , I am screwed doing it all alone. I had dads stepping up ready to help as assistant coaches. It was much needed and with all the help, our teams had a successful season ! The success was not winning the games but just having fun with the kids! To sum it up, we are born to lead but we can’t do it alone !

Einstein “ stay away from negative people, the find a problem to every solution” . As you lead, make sure you surround yourself with positive people !

Aye!
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
F3 brolympics coming this weekend!!

Trials and Wall Sits – One and the Same

THE SCENE: Extra gloomy – 40 degrees with dense fog

F3 WELCOME & DISCLAIMER
WARM-O-RAMA:

  • SSH IC x 25
  • Tempo Squats IC x 10
  • Cherry Pickers IC x 10
  • Baby Arm Circles IC (forward & reverse) x 13
  • Merkins IC x 10

THA-THANG:

Mosey to the pavalon for a little bench work. Grab a battle buddy – one partner does wall sits while the other does the following 2 exercises on the bench:

  • Bench Rows (12 reps)
  • Tricep Dips (12 reps)

When the partner on the bench finishes his reps of both exercises, switch (partner 1 does the bench exercises and partner 2 does wall sits). Total of 5 sets each. After that, same thing but switch up the exercises on the bench:

  • Derkins (10 reps)
  • Box Jumps (10 reps)

Total of 5 sets each. Once completed, one more round with Bulgarian Squats – 10 reps each leg and 5 sets total again.

Mosey over to the parking lot next to the playground for a set of 11’s – Merkins at one end and Jump Squats at the other end.

MARY:

Just enough time for 20 Flutter Kicks IC, 12 Supermans IC, a little plank work, and Cap’n Crunch finishing it off with some ATM’s

COUNT-OFF & NAME-O-RAMA
22 strong – no FNG’s

CIRCLE OF TRUST/BOM:

James 1: 2 – 4 “Consider it pure joy, my brothers, whenever you face trials of many kinds, because you know that the testing of your faith develops perseverance. Perseverance must finish its work so that you may be mature and complete, not lacking anything.”