F3 Knoxville

The Long and Winding Road

AO: asylum-pm
Q: Lilydipper
PAX: Lizzy, Brick, Rooney (Carl Whipple), Pusher, Curveball, Crash Dummy
FNGs: None
COUNT: 7
WARMUP: 20 Side Straddle Hops, 10 Burpees, 10 Windmills, 5 Burpees, 10 Cherry Pickers, 3 Burpees, 7 Twistees, 2 Burpees, 10 Tempo Merkins, 1 Burpee, 6 Pterodactyls Forward, 6 Pterodactyls Backwards.

THE THANG: Mosey to Front Steps of Admin Bldg. We will do 20 Regular Calves Raises, 20 Calves Raises with right foot on higher step, and 20 Calves Raises with left foot on higher step.
Mosey past Cul-de-sac at southeast side of Admin Bldg and run to raised garden at intersection of roads. We will do 15 Rocky Balboas off garden curb.
Mosey to West Side of New Pavilion by ball fields. We will do 15 Merkins.
Mosey to the trails behind the Ball Fields area. We will then mosey to the pier area by Lake Inlet. We will break into groups of three. Each group will start at a different cone to do first exercise, then rotate clockwise to do first at next cone, then go to 3rd cone for first exercise, then back to cone the group started at. They will go through the same sequence with the second and third exercises. Here are the exercises at each cone:
Cone 1 at benches near pier: 20 Bench Dips, 20 Incline Merkins, 20 Decline Merkins

Cone 2 back on trail near ball field parking lot: 20 Star Jumps, 20 Smurf Jacks, 20 Squat Jumps

Cone 3 at Rocks Pile: with rocks 20 Overhead Presses, 20 Curls, 20 Rows

Mosey back to Ball Fields area and street. We will do sevens from outfield in small ball field area to street up the hill. Start with six plank jacks on field and one squat on street.
Mosey back to intersection with raised garden. We will do ten more Rocky Balboas off curb of garden
Mosey to Coliseum. We will do 10 Bench Jumps on steps.
Mosey to Stop Sign at Northeast Corner of Admin Bldg. We will stop to do 20 American Hammers.
Next, we will Bernie race toward first no parking sign toward the AO. Next, we will sprint race to the AO.

MARY: Stretches

ANNOUNCEMENTS: Brolympics November 16 at Asylum

COT:
Prayers
Prayers for all those impacted by Hurricane Helene.
Message
These words come from Wendell Berry in his book, Jayber Crow:
If I could do it, I suppose, it would be a good idea to live your life in a straight line – starting, say, in the Dark Wood of Error, and proceeding by logical steps through Hell and Purgatory and into Heaven . . . But that is not the way I have done it, so far. I am a pilgrim, but my pilgrimage has been wandering and unmarked. Often what has looked like a straight line to me has been a circle or doubling back. . . I have had my share of desires and goals, but my life has come to me or I have gone to it mainly by ways of mistakes and surprises. . . I am an ignorant pilgrim, crossing a dark valley And yet for a long time, looking back, I have been unable to shake off the feeling that I have been led – make of that what you will.

Guys, do you feel like Wendell Berry, like your life is anything but a straight path forward? So any of you feel like you are somehow being led?

These words come from Paul Tournier in his book, Reflections:
He leads us step by step, from event to event. Only afterwards, as we look back over the way we have come and reconsider certain important moments in our lives in the light of all that has followed them, or when we survey the whole progress of our lives, do we experience the feeling of having been led without knowing it, the feeling that God has mysteriously guided us.

Guys, I am 67-years-old. I am a psychologist and people often look to me for answers. I can tell you that when it comes to the difficult dips and turns in life – the conflicts where we just don’t know the way to turn – I generally don’t have “The Answer” whether that be for me or you. So I pray. I pray for guidance. And, that guidance often doesn’t come to me in crystal clear messages cut in stone. But, at age 67, I look back at me life and I see that God has been guiding me. He has provided beautiful answers for me without my recognizing it at the time, blessings that I am so thankful for. Those blessings often came after significant hardships.

Each one of you is on your own journey. Sometimes the path will seem clear. You know exactly what to pray to God for. At other times, the path will be unclear and arduous. You may not know what to pray for other than HELP. So, pray for help. Pray that God will direct you. God is mysterious, but he is powerful. And, although your prayers may seem unanswered, he is listening and he is guiding you.

The Irony

AO: asylum-pm
Q: Lilydipper
PAX: Lizzy, Brick, High Heels (Henry Ritchie), Curveball, Rooney (Carl Whipple), MD Hammer, Crash Dummy, Doubtfire (Nick Bond)
FNGs: None
COUNT: 9
WARMUP: 20 Side Straddle Hops, 10 Mountain Climbers, 10 Tennessee Rocking Chairs, 10 Rockettes, 7 Twistees, Little of This and That

THE THANG: Mosey to cones. We will do 15 Yard Bear Crawl from one cone to other, then Three Burpees and Three Broad Jumps until back to other cone
Next, each man goes to CMU. Do following exercises:
20 Sideways Jumps over CMU (ten to left and ten to right).

20 Overhead Squat Thrusts with CMU

20 Bonnie Blairs (ten each leg)

20 Hand Release Merkins

20 Big Boy Sit-ups

Next, do 360 meter run and then repeat the 15 yard Bear Crawl and Burpees then Broad Jumps routine. Then repeat exercises at CMUs but do 15 of each exercise.
Next, do 360 meter run and then repeat the 15 yard Bear Crawl and Burpees/Broad Jump routine. Then repeat exercises at CMUs with 10 of each exercise.
Next, do 360 meter run and then repeat the 15 yard Bear Crawl and Burpees/Broad Jump routine. Then repeat exercises at CMUs with 5 of each exercise.
Those finishing above work way back up ladder with the run, Bear Crawl and Burpees/Broad Jump routine and 10 of each exercise, etc.

MARY: 15 Side Straddle Hops, 15 Hello Dollies, Stretches.

ANNOUNCEMENTS: Brolympics on November16 at Asylum.

COT: Prayers
Prayers for sister and sister-in-law of Lizzy who are in Florida and will face storms from hurricane. Prayers for all those who will cope with hurricane and storms from hurricane. Prayers for safe travels for Pele who is on a ten day trip in Midwestern United States.
Message
This is a quote from the theologian, Rebecca Manley Pippert, about Jesus Christ:

“What do you do with a man who is supposed to be the holiest man who has ever lived and yet goes around talking with prostitutes and hugging lepers? What do you do with a man who not only mingles with the most unsavory people but actually seems to enjoy them? The religious accused him of being a drunkard, a glutton and having tacky taste in friends. It is a profound irony that the Son of God visited this planet and one of the chief complaints against him was that he was not religious enough.”

Gents, think about that the next time you judge someone else. Also, think about that the next time you feel like you are not good enough for God. God is here for us, even in the Fake Gloom, even through our mumble chatter, even at our Board Meetings. And you know what? He probably enjoys us. This holiest of holies is on our side. So, let’s feel good about that and let it give us the energy to go about our days working to be true HIMs.

Gameday Games

AO: asylum-daybreak
Q: Steam
PAX: Pele (Jon Lindberg), Pusher, Crawdad (Robbi Dickens), Dain Bramage (Will Olson), Choir Boy, Farley, Lilydipper, Crash Dummy, Doubtfire (Nick Bond), High Heels
FNGs: None
COUNT: 11
WARMUP
– SSH: 50×4
– Willie Mays Hayes: 6×4
– Baby Arm Circle F: 10×4
– Baby Arm Circle B: 10×4
– Hillbilly: 10×4

THE THANG
Mosey to El Dorado (The Lost City)

(1) Mini-OCR
– Divide into 2 teams
– The Route (POCs)
– Start/End: Picnic Table
– Run across the log bridge
– 10 merkins
– Run to Stonehenge
– 10 merkins
– Run to the big log + crawl through
– Run across the bridge
– 10 merkins
– Run around the Lincoln log village and run across the stumps
– Just do this once
– If you’re not running – continually rotate through these 4 Xs:
– 15 LBCs
– 15 Dips
– 15 Toe Touches
– 15 CDDs

10 count or so
Mosey to the middle of the Coliseum Overlook
– Stop Signs = 10 squats

(2) BB Ladder
– Get a BB
– POC
– Rock Pile: 15 curls
– Stairs: Rocky Balboas
– Top of Coliseum: Chest Presses
– Admin Doors: 15 Monkey Humpers
– Movement
– Think of it as a chain reaction ladder
– 1st BB goes down to grab a rock and knock out 15 curls / 2nd BB stays at the stairs and knocks out continuous rocky balboas
– Carries rock to the other BB
– Switch rock possession
– 1st BB stays at the stairs and knocks out continuous Rocky balboas / 2nd battle buddy rifle carries the rock to the top of the coliseum
– When he gets to the top, that’s the signal to converge on his location
– Switch rock possession
– 1st BB knocks out continuous chest presses / 2nd BB runs to the admin doors and knocks out 15 monkey humpers
– Comes back down and takes the rock back down to the rock pile / other BB stays at the stairs
– The BB start points are now switched
– Each person gets to hit each station / movement

Put rocks back
Mosey to the Bros Bowl
Every football pass dropped = 5 merkins

(3) Bros Bowl Nickel, Dime, Quarter
– 5 man-makers here at 6
– Run up to the top (12)
– 5 incline merkins
– 10 Incline Plank Jacks
– 25 Imperial Walkers

Mosey to the NP (New Pav)

(4) The Pavilion 200
– 100 table pull-ups at the NP
– 100 incline merkins at the BP (Big Pav)
– Organize them however you’d like (100:100, 4 rounds of 50 each, etc.)

Mosey back to the AO parking lot

MARY
30×4 SSH

COT

There’s a lot of buzz about this game tonight, when Tennessee takes on Oklahoma. As I was looking up some of the stories and quotes and info around tonight, there are a couple that really popped out at me.

Josh Huepel’s return to Oklahoma
– He won a national championship as a Heisman Trophy runner up QB for Oklahoma
– Later coached there as the OC and was then fired
– This reminds me of another story where someone was fired, but it had a different ending as well
– In Genesis 37 we see a gifted young man get fired — from his own family.
– Joseph’s brothers essentially fired him, throwing him into a pit and then eventually selling him.
– But then — how does the story come back around?
– “As for you, you meant evil against me, but God meant it for good, to bring it about that many people should be kept alive, as they are today.”
– ‭‭Genesis‬ ‭50‬:‭20‬ ‭ESV‬‬

Even though you may go through experiences of “being fired” or “cancelled” as the current language would say, it’s not the end of the story.

Eric Cain (covers the Vols for volsquest)
– You can only play the team in front of you.
– Referring to TN destroying Kent State but the fact that it was Kent State

Clock Puncher For Labor Day

AO: thequacken
Q: Z-Pack
PAX: Tenderfoot, Z-Pack, Crash Dummy, Trip
FNGs: None
COUNT: 4
WARMUP:
Windmill
Squat and Reach
OH Clap
Baby Arm Circles
Ring of Fire Merkin
Mountain Climbers

THE THANG:
Clock Puncher

MARY:
No

ANNOUNCEMENTS:
Iron PAX starting.
Quacken workouts on Monday will be at 0530 starting this Monday. PM workouts on Monday will be reevaluated next Spring.

COT:
“The Hiding Place” br Corrie ten Boom
A true story of courage, faith, and forgiveness.

Coach Dunn kicks off football season!

AO: asylum-pm
Q: F3 Pluto ( Hugh Nystrom)
PAX: MD Hammer, Lilydipper, Drum Major, Tenderfoot, Brick, High Heels, Pele (Jon Lindberg), Rooney (Carl Whipple), Switchhitter (Tony), Pusher, Curveball, Crash Dummy
FNGs: None
COUNT: 13
WARMUP: Coach Dunn had ‘em hit the ground for 20 merkins followed by a dedicated focus on loose groins

THE THANG:
First and foremost, this workout is dedicated to Coach Wayne Dunn, who worked as hard and inspired us to be ready for the start of football season. Actual quotes and insights provided from Coach Dunn to the innocent Pluto when he was a freshman in high school were shared with the Pax to help them mature and understand the ways of the world. We also played some football because it’s an American game and America is the oldest and greatest country in the world. Per coach Dunn.
– First set was a set of 11s featuring picnic table box jump Burpee’s and big boys
– Second exercise was an experiment to ensure we had football players. The PAX was divided into group of threes where a 5 minute monkey roll drill was completed.
– Next exercise was two laps around the back side of the asylum building with five Burpee sets split between each loop.
– Next exercise was of vital importance and was inspired by one of the Tennessee Vols away games this year the Pax was divided into groups of two that opposed another group of two in a modified version of the Oklahoma drill.
– After a 30 second break the Pax ran to the bottom of the hill completed 20 Merkins and ran back to the playing field.
– The final exercise was a game of touch football

Took a t
MARY: No Mary needed

ANNOUNCEMENTS: excitement about the new AO’s opening was discussed as well as the food Pusher was making.

COT: the queue discussed that he had had lunch with the Nantan today and had discussed with him the importance of F3 in our lives, especially as we all go through transitions in families, work, and life in general. In staying with his theme for the last couple of years, the Q shared the recent James clear newsletter available right here.https://jamesclear.com/3-2-1/august-29-2024