F3 Knoxville

Time keeps on ticking!

THE SCENE: We had a little fog with temps around 65
F3 WELCOME & DISCLAIMER
WARM-O-RAMA:

Side Straddle Hop, Tempo Merkins, Willie Mayes Hayes, LBC’s, Moroccan Night Clubs, Knoxville Cherry Pickers and we were ready to go.
THA-THANG:
Workout area was set up like a clock with each hour of the clock identified with a placard identifying the hour and the exercise to go with it.

12 o’clock- Merkins, 1 o’clock- heavy squats, 2 o’clock- low planks, 3 o’clock – Hello Dollies

4 o’clock- curls, 5 o’clock lunges, 6 o’clock – high planks, 7 o’clock box cutters

8 o’clock- triceps extensions, 9 o’clock 8 count body builders, 10 0clock- mtn climbers, 11 o’clock Freddie Mercury’s

The Q kept the time of 1 minute increments continuously running.  Each HIM was on a different exercise and when the timer was started the first round, each person would do the exercise for 40 seconds and then move to the next exercise within 20 seconds.  This was done until the round was completed (12 minutes) and then time stood still as we ran appx 200 meters.

Once the group was back in position, the Q started the clock and the group repeated the trip around the clock with 50 seconds of exercise and 10 seconds to move to the next exercise.  This was done until the round was completed (12 minutes) and then time stood still and we ran appx 200 meters.

For the 3rd round, we took turns picking out an hour on the clock and doing the same exercise as a group until 6am.

MARY:
COUNT-OFF & NAME-O-RAMA
Rampart had 6 HIMs beat the gloom and utilize our time that we were given to strengthen our F3″s
CIRCLE OF TRUST/BOM:
The word came from Luke 13:6-9.  The story of the gardener that took care of the owners fig tree.  The owner comes and sees that the tree once again has not produced fruit (after 3 years) and tells the gardener to cut it down “Why should it use up the soil”!  The gardener asks for another year to fertilize and care for the tree.  It in one years time it has not produced fruit, it will be cut down and replaced with a tree that will produce fruit.

As we emphasized the use of time and the importance of utilizing the limited amount that we are given, we must look at this parable and see that we are given a specific amount of time on this earth to produce fruit.  If we don’t produce the fruit, God will use another to fulfill his will and we will have missed out on the opportunity he has given us.  At the end of our life we will be judged.  We will not enter Heaven by our good works (our fruit) but by the mercy and grace given to us freely by God and the sacrifice of Christ.  It is because of this mercy, grace and sacrifice that we should strive to utilize every second that we have to produce good fruit.  This can be leading people to Christ or just showing the love that Christ showed to others.  Our clock is ticking, utilize every moment.
MOLESKIN:

ANNOUNCEMENTS:
AED and med kit familiarization on Saturday, July 1.

Rampart April Accelerator Metric

THE SCENE: Could not have been more perfect
F3 WELCOME & DISCLAIMER

Included in the price of admission, aka $Free.99
WARM-O-RAMA:

  • SSH – 4
  • Tempo Merkins – 10
  • Tempo Squats – 10
  • SSH – 8
  • Willie Mays Hayes – 6
  • Knoxville Cherry Picker – 5
  • Plank Stretch
  • SSH – 12
  • Run to sign and back

THA-THANG:

The Workout:
  • Part 1:  RUN
  • 10 minute timer
  • Start the timer, then…
  • Run from Line 1 to Line 2 (~10 yards) and back to Line 1
  • Run from Line 1 to Line 3 (~20 yards) and back to Line 1
  • Run from Line 1 to Line 4 (~30 yards) and back to Line 1
  • That is 1 rep
  • Rinse and repeat as many times as you can in the 10 minutes.
1 minute rest
  • Part 2:  AMRAP
  • 3×2 minutes timer
  • Count the total number of reps (cumulative, not individual)
  • Start the timer, then…
  • 2 minutes AMRAP SSH
    • (no rest)
  • 2 minutes AMRAP High Knees (count 1 leg)
    • (no rest)
  • 2 minutes AMRAP mountain climbers (count 1 leg)

3 MINUTES REST AND RECORD 1st ROUND # OF REPS

Now…REPEAT the full routine – starting over with your rep count

Submit four scores: Round 1 run reps, Round 1 AMRAP reps, Round 2 run reps, and Round 2 AMRAP reps

MARY:
No time for Mary

CIRCLE OF TRUST/BOM:

2 Corinthians 13:4-5

4 For though he was crucified through weakness, yet he liveth by the power of God. For we also are weak in him, but we shall live with him by the power of God toward you.
5 Examine yourselves, whether ye be in the faith; prove your own selves. Know ye not your own selves, how that Jesus Christ is in you, except ye be reprobates?

It is good to test ourselves physically, but also test ourselves spiritually.

MOLESKIN:
Birthday Q for me. It was great to spend the morning with my brothers. I was presented with the most awesome CMU I have ever seen, thank you men.

Young man in Kingston lost his life in a car accident last night, close friend of Stetson. Please pray for his family, and all of the youth struggling with the loss of a friend today.

ANNOUNCEMENTS:
Hardship Hill, signup, flag hand off, BFF tomorrow at Shamrock, Rampart 10 miler with beatdown on the end, May 6.

Piston’s Derriere Destroyer

THE SCENE: 45 degrees and drizzling rain (about to rain hard). Wonderful day to start with a gloom sess.
F3 WELCOME & DISCLAIMER
WARM-O-RAMA:

10x of the following:  SSH; Tempo Merkins; Tempo Squats; WMH; Chattanooga Pickers; Moroccan Night Clubs; Knoxville Pickers; finish with Undertakers.
THA-THANG:
Mosey to pavilion.

  • 1 burpee; 2 “Nancy Kerrigan” (Crossover back lunge – think skating); 3 Pickle Pointers
  • 2 burpees; 4 “NK”; 6 PP
  • 3 burpees; 8 “NK”; 12 PP

Continue this model until round 5 modify to 20 NK and 50 PP each round while continuing to add burpees.

At round 9, hold a glute bridge for 3-4 minutes, if you don’t break, you can skip round 10 of burpees.

Continue until round 12 of burpees.  For rounds 11 and 12, change PP to Fire Hydrants (25 per side).

MARY:
Hold Al Gore for 1 minute.  30 second glute stretch each side; 30 second adductor stretch each side; 30 second forward stretch for hamstrings.
COUNT-OFF & NAME-O-RAMA

14 HIMs in the gloom today.

CIRCLE OF TRUST/BOM:
Leadership many times means having to think on the fly and be able to articulate things off the top of your head.  Abraham Lincoln was one of the best at extemporaneous speaking.  But Lincoln’s secret was that he actually practiced speaking extemporaneously – whether verbal or non-verbal in his preparation.

And while there may be times when we are completely taken off guard by something, as leaders we need to be ready to lead – with verbal and non-verbal leadership.  So care must be given in our preparation even if we never have the opportunity to demonstrate our preparedness.

1 Peter 3:15 states, “but in your hearts regard Christ the Lord as holy, ready at any time to give a defense to anyone who asks you for a reason for the hope that is in you.”

Working through scenarios of preparedness is something we should do in several areas of life, whether for work, home, F3, and our Christian walk.  Be ready to lead.

MOLESKIN:
Praises for new babies; prayers for Ride Along (sick) and Binks (House Hunting).
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
Binks to update Slack about 2nd F opportunity for rock climbing gym in Knoxville, discussed Ruck prep, and discussed purchase of AED during coffee.  Reviewed who was on Q over the next couple of glooms.

Consider it all joy to suffer

THE SCENE: Way too cold to be March 18th.  28 degrees and windy.  Prayed for the workday at Cardinal’s M’s house before we began, some of the HIMs clown car up there immediately after prayer.
F3 WELCOME & DISCLAIMER
WARM-O-RAMA:

1 Burpee; 15x or 10x of:  SSH, Tempo Squats, Tempo Merkins, Seal Claps, Clubs, LBAC (forward/backward), Knoxville Cherry Pickers
THA-THANG:
Started with agility:  Using a speed ladder, 1 HIMs did a 2 CMU farmers carry for 100 meters while the other HIMs did various agility drills with the speed ladder (in-out hops, side-side hops, etc.).  Afterwards, 2 HIMs did ground to shoulders with the CMUs 10x (5 each shoulder) while the other HIMs did burpees (rotating out each set).

Next, endurance:

  • 50 Squats, run 200 meters, 10 Merkins
  • 40 Squats, run 200 meters, 20 Merkins
  • 30 Squats, run 200 meters, 30 Merkins
  • 20 Squats, run 200 meters, 40 Merkins
  • 10 Squats, run 200 meters, 50 Merkins

MARY:
7 Minutes of Mary where 1 HIM called out and exercise for the others to do for 1 minute while that HIM did a minute of curls with the CMU.
COUNT-OFF & NAME-O-RAMA
7 HIMs in the gloom with 2 HIMs joining us for prayer before they headed to paint.
CIRCLE OF TRUST/BOM:
Romans 8:18:  “For I consider that the sufferings of this present time are not worth comparing with the glory that is going to be revealed to us.”

When things get tough, whether physically, mentally, or spiritually, we know that there is something in the future that will completely overshadow and make us forget those sufferings.  When we see Jesus face-to-face.  When we encounter hard circumstance, hard people, or desperate times, we know we have this hope in Christ Jesus.

MOLESKIN:
Praises for continued improvement of Ride Along’s dad and for the birth of Wilbur’s 2.0.  Praying again for the workday at Cardinal’s M’s house.
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
Announced next couple of Q’s and requested that HIMs try to EH some guys.  Chee-Burger is looking for people to work at his job if any HIMs know of anyone.

Bear Crawl to Glory

THE SCENE: Beautiful sonny day, no gloom to be found
F3 WELCOME & DISCLAIMER

Covered full disclaimer for FNG in attendance
WARM-O-RAMA:

SSH – 15, Tempo Merkins x 10, Tempo Squats x 10, LBACF, LBACR, Moroccan Night Club x 10

Chatty CP’s, Knox CP’s, Willie Mays Hayes, SSH x 15

THA-THANG:

Mosey with CMU to Amphitheater

Buy in:

Bear Crawl to the top of the Amphitheater

10 Burpees

Crawl Bear back down

Main Beat down was a ladder exercise

Do first exercise, bear crawl to the top level, then run around amphitheater back down. Do first exercise, bear crawl to second exercise, complete it, then bear crawl to the top and return. Continue this pattern for every step of the amphitheater returning to the stage after each round.

Exercises were as follows:

First step 25 CMU Curls

Second Step 10 Derkins

Third Step 25 Dips

Fourth step, take CMU with you on this step, 25 Clean and Press, leave CMU at the top

Fifth step100 Heavy Squats

Cash out – Bear crawl with CMU from the Amphitheater to the fort, yes up the hill all the way until we touch it.

Watch out for that sidewalk in the middle of the path, busted my CMU on it.

RTB

 

MARY:
None

COUNT-OFF & NAME-O-RAMA

CIRCLE OF TRUST/BOM:
Insert the WORD here.
MOLESKIN:
Busted CMU no burpees performed…… Also, Iron Chef in the house
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
Cardinal Widow painting opportunity 3/18

Escape from Haw Ridge 4/14

Hardship Hill on the horizon, please join our team if you can. We have two open spots.