F3 Knoxville

Tag: Cowbell

Make it as tough as you want it

THE SCENE: In the lower 60s with no humidity, peerrffeeccctttt
F3 WELCOME & DISCLAIMER
WARM-O-RAMA:
Plank merkins x10 IC
10&2 lunges x10 IC
SSH x10 IC
Burpees x5 OYO

THA-THANG:
Mosey to the south end of the world’s fair lawn, and around the pond toward the Big Ball.  Stop for count off underneath bridge.  Five stations, 3 men per group after count off.  Only the group doing Lion Kings has a set number, the rest of the PAX instructed to go as hard as they want.  “You made the choice and got out of bed, make the workout as hard as you want.”

  • Freddy Mercury’s
  • Imperial squat walkers
  • Crab cakes
  • Hand release merkins
  • 10 Lion Kings with CMUs, followed by sprint to Big Ball for 5 pull ups

The group doing Lion Kings and pull ups are the bump group.  Once they finish their pull ups then run to group 1 and bump them, who then bump group 2 Etc. Continue until everyone has been through the circuit.

Mosey to pedestrian bridge between Big Ball and the amphitheater.  Lieutenant Dan’s across the bridge: 4 lunge walks, 4 squats, repeat until you get to the other side.  Low plank until everyone finishes.

Back up and mosey to the amphitheater.  Exercises grouped to give no rest on muscle group, done in quick succession:

  • Derkins x15
  • Merkins x15
  • Incline merkins x15

Hold the bottom of a squat until everyone finishes up.  Same routine for the next set, exercises done without rest, then hold a squat until everyone finished up.

  • Leg lifts x15
  • Flutter kicks x15 (4-ct)

Mosey back to start point, collecting cones and CMU’s on the way.

MARY:
No Mary, just ATMs to cash out.
COUNT-OFF & NAME-O-RAMA
15 including 1 FNG: The Voice, Reverb, Positron, Church Mouse, Rousey, Quarantine, Carrot, Gesundheit, Daniel Son, Half Caff, Cowbell, Passport, Jackie Joyner, Swanson, Abort
CIRCLE OF TRUST/BOM:
“Not all leaders set out to be leaders. People set out to live their lives, expressing themselves fully.  When that expression is of value, they become leaders.  So the point is not to become a leader.  The point is to become yourself, to use yourself completely – all your skills, gifts and energies – in order to make you vision manifest.  You must withhold nothing. You must, in sum, become the person you started out to be, and to enjoy the process of becoming.”

Tour-de-Neyland

THE SCENE: Comfortable and not to muggy
F3 WELCOME & DISCLAIMER – completed

WARM-O-RAMA:
20 SSH

Light stretching

Mosey to Gate 1 of Neyland Stadium
THA-THANG:

Tour-de-Neyland – Starting at gate 1, a member of the PAX would randomly select a slip of paper with an exercise on it. Reps = the Gate number. We made it to gate 20 before we ran out of time.

Random exercises that could be completed:

8 Count Body Builders

Rockettes

Squats

Mountain Climbers (4 count)

Lunge

BBS

Monkey Humpers (4 count)

Merkins

Flutter Kicks (4 Count)

Burpee

Inch Worm Merkins

MARY:
no time after our mosey from Neyland

COUNT-OFF & NAME-O-RAMA

CIRCLE OF TRUST/BOM:

There are certain things you can do that no one else can, and you are alive to do them. But there’s a canyon of difference between doing your best to glorify God and doing whatever it takes to glorify yourself.  The quest for excellence is a mark of maturity.  The quest for power is childish. – Max Lucado

MOLESKIN:
FNG – Corky St. Clair (Chris Guest) sent to us by Mayberry
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
none

Big Ball Slurpee

THE SCENE: warm and muggy
F3 WELCOME & DISCLAIMER – Nope, not a professional
WARM-O-RAMA:
20 SSH

10 each of baby arm circles (both ways), Moroccan night clubs, and over head claps

15 tempo squats
THA-THANG:
7/11’s – 7 pairs of exercises done by 10 reps of exercise A/1 rep of exercise B (9/2, 8/3, etc)

pairings:

8 count body builders & Rockettes

BBS & Sprint (30yards)

60lb Sand Bag Toss & Burpee

Flutter Kicks & Monkey Humpers (Both on 4 Count)

Incline Merkins & Box Jumps (or Step-ups)

Lunge & CMU Curl

Inch Worm Merkins & Squats
MARY:
no time for Mary
COUNT-OFF & NAME-O-RAMA

CIRCLE OF TRUST/BOM:
the grass is greener where watered, not necessarily on the other side…

MOLESKIN

ANNOUNCEMENTS:

Memorial day convergence

Getting to know Big Ball

THE SCENE: Beautiful weather at the Big Ball!
F3 WELCOME & DISCLAIMER administered!
WARM-O-RAMA:
20 SSH, 10 Tempo squats, 15 mountain climbers IC, 10 tempo merkins, 15 Moroccan night club
THA-THANG:
Mosey to the playground and locate a good pull-up spot.  Perform 8-count body builders with a pull-up at the top of the jump with pyramid style reps:  2, 4, 6, 8, 6, 4, 2.  Each set consisted of the stated count of each portion of the exercise, e.g. 2 merkins, 2 plank jacks, 2 pull-ups.

Mosey to the stairs beside the Big Ball.  Perform 11’s using both sets of stairs.  Start with 10 burpees at the bottom and 1 squat at the top.

Mosey back toward the fountain and stop at the closest corner of the “track” around the park.  With hard runs between, perform theses exercises at the corners (1 exercise per corner):

  • 15 merkins
  • 15 diamond merkins
  • 15 Carolina Dry Docks
  • 15 squats
  • 15 lunges each leg
  • 15 sumo squats
  • 15 Freddie Mercury IC
  • 15 Imperial walkers IC
  • 15 flutter kicks IC

MARY:
An attempt at a “square” merkin.  I am sure someone has an awesome name for these.  4 PAX form a square and put their legs on the PAX’s upper back behind them and everyone’s feet will be off the ground.  One group had to modify due to risking further back surgeries.  We definitely don’t want that to happen.  The other group of 4 successfully completed 5 or so reps.  Nice job!
COUNT-OFF & NAME-O-RAMA
8 HIMs in attendance today.
CIRCLE OF TRUST/BOM:
Ephesians 5:22-25.  The relationship between a husband and wife should be the most important earthly relationship.  A husband should be willing to die for his wife just as Christ died for us.  The relationship we have with our children, though very important, is secondary.  Keep this in mind and make sure we are showing our love to our spouses.
MOLESKIN:
YHC snagged this Q at the last minute last night and I am glad I did.  Great group of HIMs to lead!  I look forward to other opportunities to enjoy F3 with them in the future.
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
OEW fundraiser at Abridged on Thursday.  Don’t forget to sign-up for Hardship Hill coming up on May 18th.

Problems and Promises

  • THE SCENE: 63 degrees, cloudy, a slight drizzle on the drive in, but stayed dry.
  • F3 WELCOME & DISCLAIMER
  • WARM-O-RAMA:
    Baby arm circles 4 ct 12 forward/back

Cherry pickers x 5 with stretch

Michael Phelps.  A little of this/that

SSH x 25 4 ct

Tempo squat x 10

Tempo merkins x 10

THA-THANG:

  • Mosey to the Big Ball for Morning Call:  Pax line up in plank position.  First person does 5 Big Ball pull-ups, rest of the Pax in plank position, as first person calls out his pull ups, Pax performs 5 merkins, switch and repeat until everyone has completed pull-ups.
  • Mosey to the parking lot by the Crew House.  Lunge:Burpee the bridges, 4:1 first bridge, 4:2 second.
  • Modified Ring of Fire:  Grab a rock and circle up.  Exercise curls.  1st PAX calls out ? Number of curls then says go.  Group drops and does 1 burpee then back in position.  Pass your rock to the left and repeat until all PAX have called out ?number or reps.  Repeat with tricep extensions.
  • Partner up for a modified Dora.  Round 1:  1st PAX Alternates betrween 10  4ct flutter kicks and 10 4ct American Hammers while partner runs to top of the steps, performs 10 CDD then run back, then switch.  Round 2:  alternate 10 4ct box cutters and 10 4 ct American Hammers.  Round 3:  Alternate 10 4ct Edward scissor legs and 10 4ct American Hammers.
  • Mosey back to AO, lunges over the bridges.

MARY:
No time.

COUNT-OFF & NAME-O-RAMA

9 men strong.  Welcome One Call from Myrtle Beach.  Wings and Gesundheit were also present, but I could not find their tags.

CIRCLE OF TRUST/BOM:
“Let God’s promises shine on your problems.”  Corrie ten Boom