F3 Knoxville

Trials and Tribulations

THE SCENE: Very humid.
F3 WELCOME & DISCLAIMER
WARM-O-RAMA

The whole workout today was a simulation of a Radio Reconnaissance mission: Patrol in, take enemy fire, Escape and Evade.

Patrol:

Ruck the loop. Stop and do 50 squats at each station: Bench, T intersection, Bridge, and AO. Lunge from the bridge to the playground after squats.

THA-THANG:

Contact:

Sprint 100 meters then do:

20 burpees (with the ruck on)

20 Merkins

20 Lion Kings

Bear crawl up to Lovers lane.

Fireman carry with rucks/lunge halfway up lovers lane.

Lunge or Burne-e to the top.

20 burpees (with ruck)

20 Merkins at the top.

E&E:

Ruck the Middlebrook route back to the AO. E&E pace: Not slowing down up the hills, maintaining a consistent pace.

 

MARY:
Mary was covered
COUNT-OFF & NAME-O-RAMA
3 PAX
CIRCLE OF TRUST/BOM:
God uses trials and tribulations to bring us to perseverance, and perseverance brings us to maturity. James says: “Let perseverance finish it’s work…” James 1:4.  That hit me yesterday. I don’t want to stop my physical training short in preparation for combat because it is harmful for me. I shouldn’t try to stop my spiritual training short in preparation for spiritual combat. So ask God for the wisdom to see the meaning behind your trial or tribulations – He will give it; and let perseverance finish it’s work.
MOLESKIN:

ANNOUNCEMENTS

99 Problems with a Buddy!

THE SCENE: nice but a little humid
F3 WELCOME & DISCLAIMER

took 2 times to repeat the disclaimer that I made up. No one was really buying in the first time so we repeated it for good measure. After all, its a legal statement right?

WARM-O-RAMA: 

jog across Parking lot x2, Millenial run x2, Millenial Sprint x2

Line up for ROckettes x20. Capn Crunch had some rebels with him and we were a little out of sync so we started over.

20 squats all together in a line, perfecto!! Well a little wavy but pretty good for 37 dudes doing squats together

circle up for Merkins x10 IC, Monkey humpers x10 IC, and 10 Body builders OYO
THA-THANG:
99 Problems with a buddy

  • 99 star jacks
  • Run a 1/4 mile lap(roughly)
  • 99 merkins
  • Run a lap
  • 99 squats
  • run a lap
  • 99 Mtn climbers
  • Run a lap
  • 99 LBC
  • Run a lap
  • 99 CDD
  • Run a lap

For the guys that finished first, they partnered up with the guys that had not finished. As they partners , each pax counted their reps toward the 99 needed(Like DORAs) Once the said exercise was completed, the buddies ran the hill instead of a lap. Pretty much all pax ended up running the hill regardless of partnering up or not. Plunger helped me finish my Dry docks and he pushed me to sprint up the hill. Thanks Buddy!

MARY:
Hello DOllys x10 IC

Boat, Catamaran, canoe

Flutters x10 IC

Side tri rises x10 IC
COUNT-OFF & NAME-O-RAMA
37 buddys gettin work done!
CIRCLE OF TRUST/BOM:
What is the mission of F3? To Plant, Grow, and serve small workout groups to invigorate male community leadership! Well, based on that and what I read on the survey,most guys don’t want to Q because they feel uncomfortable , I think F3 is a huge success in Knoxville but we can do better to invigorate male community leadership. We buddy up, yes. We push our selves physically, yes, but how much are we really pushing our brothers to be leaders in our community?

Well, if you look at the F3 nation website, it gives 10 things a new guy should know. #5 says Q a workout. By leading workout, it enables you to lead your peers. Lets all be more proactive in getting more men to Q, If you brought an FNG out and he has been posting on a regular basis, get him to Q. We need more positive peer pressure for guys to Q! Anybody can do it. If I can do it, anyone can!

MOLESKIN:
I have Q’d several times. I like to Q and I like to sign up, BUT I get a lot of anxiety the night before and sometimes doubt myself. So why do I Q? I do it to challenge myself and get out of my comfort Zone. I am certainly good at one on one situations but put me in front of a bunch of my peers, men I look up to and respect tremendously and I get a bit of stage fright. I guess what I am saying is, if I can do it, so can you. If you have anxiety about leading a workout, then I think you should JUMP IN and Q! The only way we can get better is to do things we are not so good at. WHY did I or any F3 pax join F3? Well, we were looking for something different. Now that we are in F3 and for those that have been in F3 for a while, we need to evolve as the leaders we are meant to be. We need to put our big boy pants on and embrace the things we are not so comfortable with. More or less, Embrace the Suck or become a stale fish!

ANNOUNCEMENTS:
Hardship Hill this weekend!

Trail of Tears

40 Strong and 1 FNG take the day start the day off right at the Asylum!

  • Side Straddle Hop X 25
  • Little baby arm circles Front x 15 and back x 15
  • Merkin x 20
  • Imperial Squat Walker x 20

Trial of Tears – 15 Min

  • Burpees x 5
  • Squat Jumps x 10
  • Thrusters x 15
  • Merkin x 20
  • Squats x 25
  • Burpees x 5

Mosey to Everest -15 Min

  • Run to the top
  • Rock Pile Curls to Press 2 – 16

Burpee Dan with Core Team

Core

  • 11’s
    • Body builders top of lot and flutters 4 cr bottom.
  • Mosey to bottom of the dragons tail for rt 66
    • Hand release merkins
    • LBC 4 ct
    • Star Jacks
    • Squats
    • Dry docks
    • CMU curls and tris w CMU
  • Mosey back to PLot and burpee Dan , go touch the fence , Bernie up, repeat …

Aborama – 5 min

  • Flutter Kicks x 25
  • Peter Parkers – Cadence

Empathy
1- Considering that someone has a life outside of the situation
2-Everyone is right. if you understood what the other person wants and why they want it you would likely want it too.

“”All things are lawful,” but not all things are helpful. “All things are lawful,” but not all things build up. Let no one seek his own good, but the good of his neighbor.”
‭‭1 Corinthians‬ ‭10:23-24‬ ‭ESV‬‬

Release the kRUCKen!!!!!

THE SCENE: Beautiful clear skies and warm temps!
F3 WELCOME & DISCLAIMER
WARM-O-RAMA:

None needed today, “cheetahs do not stretch before they chase their prey”-Ken Griffey JR
THA-THANG:
Time hack ruck to middlebrow and back through West Hills. Around 4 miles total roughly.

  • The kRUCKen PT was performed.
    • PAX members got into 2 man teams (1 3 man team due to odd numbers) to complete the kRUCKen (kraken style workout with rucks on and 2 extra tentacles for 2 rounds of 5 exercises for 10 total exercises)
    • Round 1 (PAX interchanged with sandbag carries between each lap of rotation in the kRUCKen)
      • Ruck Merkins x25/Ruck Rows x25/ Ruck Squats x25/ Ruck Presses x25/ Flutters on 4 ct. x20
    • Round 2 (PAX still do sandbag rotation…)
      • Mr. Rucktacular (Mr. Spectacular except ruck is your coupon for the shoulder press) x10
      • Ruck Swings x20/ Ruck O.H. Lunges x20 (1 ct. each leg)/Ruck Thrusters (aka Lion Kings) x15/ Sit-Ups w/ ruck on feet x20
    • Sandbag Ruck around the large loop at the park.

MARY:
4 count shoulder taps w/ rucks on x15/ 4 count plank jacks w/ ruck on x15/ ISO squats (led by Barbie) until time (2 mins)
COUNT-OFF & NAME-O-RAMA
9 PAX, 0 FNG’s
CIRCLE OF TRUST/BOM:
Words to encourage PAX to enjoy and embrace the day!
MOLESKIN:
The PAX smoked this workout and worked hard together! Very thankful for this group of men!!!!
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
N/A

Keep it Simple

THE SCENE: Perfect day for a beat down
F3 WELCOME & DISCLAIMER
WARM-O-RAMA

10 SSH

10 Merkins

10 Inch Worms

Jog 25% then 5 Tempo Squats

Jog 50% halfway then lunge halfway

THA-THANG:
Umbro took some PAX for his Q and Compost’s group did:

Mosey to parking lot “track”.

10 Merkins each cone (5 cones)

Sprint between each cone

Pair up and do 10 Fireman Squats or Buddy Carry Squats at the first and last cone

Carry your buddy around the track (75meters)

Repeat 3 times

Mosey to dugouts:

5 pull-ups

5 toe touches

X2 bear crawl between dugout and pavilon

5 dips at the pavilon

Switch out bear crawls with lunges 1x

Bear crawl to AO. Run to top of Baby Hill

10 Flutter kicks

10 Back extensions

10 fireman/ buddy squats at bottom of Baby Hill and repeat 3x

Bear Crawl halfway up Baby Hill then 10 Burpees.

MARY:
NA
COUNT-OFF & NAME-O-RAMA
23 PAX killed it this morning
CIRCLE OF TRUST/BOM:
Share your wisdom with others. You have real knowledge to pass down to the next generation. Not knowledge about the latest sports stats or other “junk” knowledge – but knowledge on how to love our wives well, or how a child can understand their identity in Christ as a boy or girl. We need to understand how to reach the heart.
MOLESKIN:
Prayers for G6 and Rascal’s friends who are struggling with cancer.
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
None