F3 Knoxville

Getting “Thrashed”

THE SCENE: Cold, wet, and miserable
F3 WELCOME & DISCLAIMER
WARM-O-RAMA:

Conducted the MARSOC Short Card. The HIMs got a chance to play with Little Boy and Big Boy

  • 30 Push-ups
  • 30 Air squats
    3. 30 Crunches
    4. 10 Burpees
    5. 10 Windmills
    6. 30 Push-ups
    7. 30 Mountain climbers
    8. 30 Flutter kicks
    9. 10 Burpees
    10. 10 Cherry pickers (4-count)
    11. 30 Push-ups
    12. 30 Star jumpers (or jumping jacks)
    13. 30 Back Extensions (“supermans”)
    14. 10 Burpees
    15. 10 Chain breakers
    16. 30 Push-ups
    17. 30 Lunges
    18. 30 Hello dollies
    19. 10 Burpees
    20. 10 Trunk twists
    21. 3 Max sets of dead-hang pull-ups or flexed-arm hangs
    THA-THANG:
    Mosey to the bottom of the hill
  • 10 Fireman Squats
  • Fireman carry up to the top of the hill
  • 10 Marine merkins and mosey back down
  • 10 Fireman Squats
  • Buddy Fireman carries you up the hill
  • 10 Marine merkins and mosey back down
  • 10 Fireman Squats
  • Buddy drag up the hill
  • 10 Marine merkins and mosey back down
  • 10 Fireman Squats
  • Your Buddy drags you up the hill
  • 10 merkins and mosey to AO

MARY:
Mary was not applicable because all PAX were officially “Thrashed”
COUNT-OFF & NAME-O-RAMA
18 PAX. Slicnut, Umbro, Charmin, Cheatsheet, Rainbow, Petey, Coolio, Frenchie, Fabio, Bunny, Code Brown, Proton, Flanders, Wallball, Fins, Doubtfire, Pluto, Compost
CIRCLE OF TRUST/BOM:
We need each other. Don’t let yourself be isolated by the Enemy. One of the ways the Enemy tries to destroy you is by putting bitterness in your heart towards another Brother or HIM. We have to fight that as men by pressing into the pain of a difficult conversation to reconcile, or by rubbing shoulders with other HIMs when we feel like being a Lone Ranger.
MOLESKIN:
The BOM was taken largely from Wild At Heart by John Eldridge.
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
NA

TCOB

THE SCENE: 40ish, windy
F3 WELCOME & DISCLAIMER
WARM-O-RAMA:

  • Hillbillies x 15 IC
  • Tempo Diamond Merks x 10
  • Cherry Pickers x 8
  • Little this/that

THA-THANG:

Line up on the curb.

Partner up

Man carry Route 66. Alternate carrying each other between cones. Stop at every cone for increasing reps starting with 5 of:

  • Merkins
  • Thruster Merks
  • Burpees

Decrease reps by 1 on way back

Mosey to greenway hill

11’s

Iron Mike’s 4 count

Bernie up hill

Bicycles 4 count

Bear Crawl down

Mosey to AO

Global Warming

Everyone Al Gore in circle

AGT x 5 2 man at a time going in opposite directions.

2 passes

MARY:

  • Peter Parkers x 12 IC
  • ABCs on Q
  • Captain Thor 6:24 IC
  • Scissors for 1 min on Q

COUNT-OFF & NAME-O-RAMA
44 including 1 FNG – BVD. Also there was Kentucky but couldn’t tag him.
CIRCLE OF TRUST/BOM:

Your beliefs become your thoughts,
Your thoughts become your words,
Your words become your actions,
Your actions become your habits,
Your habits become your values,
Your values become your destiny.

-Ghandi

I can sometimes lose sight of what I’m working towards. Throughout the year I have to refocus myself because I’ve strayed from the path I wanted to be on. Whether because of some new shiney thing distracting me off to the side or because I backslid on my habits. I don’t have trouble making fitness and fun thing habits. Where I struggle to find my destiny is in work. Sometimes I just feel like I’m on cruise control and not actively thinking, acting and making habits. I think the hardest place to make habits and form our destiny is in the things that we like to do the least. Take some time this week to think of some place in your life you know you need to be taking care of business but haven’t been able to shape that destiny by making good habits toward that end. Make a gameplan to get it done.
MOLESKIN:
ANNOUNCEMENTS:

WAR at the Asylum

THE SCENE: Gloomy and War like! Nah, pretty good weather.
F3 WELCOME & DISCLAIMER

WARM-O-RAMA:
Jog across PL, High Knee skip PL, karaoke PL, ALL x2
THA-THANG:

With 43 Pax, we must divide and conquer so we played a game of WAR!

  • Split into 2 groups
  • Taking turns, a man from group 1 and a man from group 2 sit down and play the game war with the provided deck of cards.
  • You loose, Your Whole group does 10 burpees
  • You win, man that turns the winning card leads his group IC in 10 SSH 4 ct
  • When 2 cards end the same, 3 cards are pulled from each side and laid down, the 4th card is turned up to reveal the winner. LOOSING group does 20 burps, the winning group takes a victory lap. Each group actually lost to war once, but one group definitely did more burps!
  • repeat until all cards are played.
  • Mosey back to the AO for DORACIDES, Partner up for 100 merkins, 200 BBS, and 300 squats

MARY:
Plank holds, then 5 merkins IC

Hello dolly x10 IC

Iron cross for 10 seconds

Never cross dolly x 10 IC

FLutter kicks x20 IC by the FNG “Dog Bite” Great job FNG!!
COUNT-OFF & NAME-O-RAMA
43 Pax inc 1 FNG Not tagged but there…. Sleep over, Ponder, and Dog Bite. Dog bite is registered but its not tagging, the other 2 are not registered….FYI
CIRCLE OF TRUST/BOM:
DISPOSITION=A persons inherent qualities of mind and character. F3 has a great disposition and the men of F3 have rubbed off on me and made me a better man. Still a LONG WAY to go for me but I am greatful and hopefully F3’s Disposition will affect other men in our community and make us better. Lets GOOOOOO! AYE!
MOLESKIN:
Insert any personal comments, notes, devotion content, etc.
ANNOUNCEMENTS:CSAUP COMING THIS SATURDAY AT ALCOA!

If it was easy, everyone would do it!

THE SCENE
39 and drizzling…PERFECT!

 

WELCOME & DISCLAIMER

 

WARM UP
COP

  • SSH x25 IC
  • Imperial Squat Walkers x15 IC
  • Little Arm Circles x10 each Forward and Back IC
  • Side Lunges x15 IC
  • Two laps around the parking lot

Partner up and line up along the curve marked by the yellow cones.

 

THA THANG
It Takes Two
Battle Buddys will take turns performing 1 rep of exercise each until they reach 30 reps total.  Sprint to the orange cone, complete 10 4ct SSH then lunge to yellow cone.  At yellow cone, sprint back to start point.

Exercises:

  • Rd 1: Burpees
  • Rd 2: Dry Docks
  • Rd 3: Wide Merkins

Rinse and repeat!

Mosey to the playground

 

1-2-3 Pyramid on Benches
Do the following: 1 Box Jump, 2 Decline Merkins, 3 Squats.  Repeat adding one rep to the first exercise and multiplying that number by 2 and 3 for the other exercises until you get to 10, 20 and 30 reps respectively.

Mosey to new parking lot

 

Parking Lot 11’s
Start at one end of the parking lot, 1 Diamond Merkin.  Run to far end, 10 Jump Squats. Run back to start, rinse and repeat adding 1 rep of Merkins and subtracting 1 rep from Jump Squats each round.

 

MARY (On the Run)
Gather in the parking lot for quick abs.

  • 4ct Flutter Kicks x25 IC
  • 4ct American Hammers x20 IC

Mosey back to the SP

 

COT
Number Off & Name-O-Rama (43 PAX, incl 1 FNG)

 

BOM
“King. Warrior. Mentor. Friend.  Four pillars of a manly heart.  Every man is commissioned by his Creator…
to provide, as a Servant-King
to protect, as a Tender Warrior
to teach, as a Wise Mentor and
to connect, as a Faithful Friend

– Stu Weber, The Four Pillars of a Man’s Heart

I’ve recently picked up a book I read a long time ago, “The Four Pillars of a Man’s Hear” by Stu Weber.  In the book Weber presents that all men four core pillars that support and give shape to their masculinity: King, Warrior, Mentor and Friend.  The transformation from boyhood to manhood is about growing and stewarding these masculine energies.

Part of what I experience in the mornings at F3 is an awakening of my warrior.  Pushing hard, struggling, embracing the suck…all that reminds me that I am alive and made to move, to have impact.  This is a good thing, a needed thing.  I’ve also noticed that sometimes I bring the warrior home and relate to my family from that place.  Usually not what they need.  What my family needs is for me to be a King.  One who lovingly leads and serves them.  Every King is a warrior, but not every warrior is a King.  The King channels the Warrior’s energy so that it is productive and life giving.

Today I want to challenge ALL of us to enter back into our world as Kings.  Speak life to those around you.  Play the man…be a king!

It’s Raining HIMs!!!!

THE SCENE: 40 degrees with a chance of rain

F3 WELCOME & DISCLAIMER

Phiffer and Zygote got 15 HIMs ready to tackle the day!

WARM-O-RAMA:
Side Straddle Hops x 25 IC

THA-THANG:

11’s at the stage  ( Derkins & Rows )

8 to 1’s in the 11th Street Garage

  • Catalina Wine Mixers
  • WW2 Sit-ups
  • Sumo Squats
  • Flutter Kicks

Abs to finish

COUNT-OFF & NAME-O-RAMA
15 HIMs accounted for at the big ball this morning.
CIRCLE OF TRUST/BOM:
Matthew 6: 1-18
MOLESKIN:
The PAX kicked some serious butt this morning and got better together! Way to go guys!