F3 Knoxville

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Leg (and calf) Day

The scene:  60 and clear with a small breeze.

F3 Welcome and Disclaimer

Warm-o-rama:

SSH IC x 8

Tempo Squat IC x 8

OYO Stretches

Tha Thang:

Mosey to hockey rink

  • 3 man DORA grinder. Battle buddy into groups of 3.
    • BB1: CMU Squats at one end
    • BB2: CMU Calf Raises at other end
    • BB3: CMU Lunges between BB1 & BB2
    • Swap out DORA style when lunging BB reaches each end for group total of 200 Squats, 400 Calf Raises
  • Wall Squats
    • 2 leg x 1 minute
    • Alternating 1 leg x 2 minutes
  • Monkey Humpers IC x 10

Mosey to Big Hill:

  • 8’s: 4ct Mountain Climbers at top;  Burpees at bottom
    • Flapjack between Forward & Bernie Sanders each trip up the hill

MARY:

Flutter Kicks IC x 20

Hello Dolly IC x 20

American Hammer IC x 20

Chinese Channel Changers x 2 mins

Count-off & Name-O-Rama

BOM:

Shared an excerpt from a book by Rosaria Butterfield, a one-time LGBT activist, and now a born-again Christian and mother of 4.  She tells the story of a time she was asked to tone down her message and stop calling sin a “sin”, but rather to just say that it’s her personal opinion.  Her answer:

“I responded by letting them know that I am not smart enough to have this opinion, but that this is the position the inspired and inerrant Word of God upholds.  It comes to me from the historic Christian church…through the pages of Scripture, and so on down to me.  I told her that changing my message would involve denying the plain meaning of Scripture, the testimony of the church, the life, death, and resurrection of Jesus, and the gospel.  But to the postmodern mind…her request seems reasonable enough:  just own this position of mine as a personal point of view.  But claiming something that is a universal truth to be a mere matter of personal preference is a lie by omission.”

I shared with the PAX that this is something I struggle with each and every day.  Too often, I take the easy way out when discussing biblical truths and couch them as my own personal opinion during a difficult conversation.  Our challenge as we continue to put God first this year and ourselves last is to stand on our faith…even when it’s uncomfortable…and not take the easy way out by claiming “it’s just my opinion”.  As Christians we should be confident in sharing our beliefs as well as the truths they are based in.

Dog# Election Day

The Scene: 48 Degrees, overcast and smokey

F3 Intro and Disclaimer 

Warm-O-Rama
Mosey
Michael Phelps
Toe Touches (short and sweet)

The Thang:
Mosey to soccer field/track
Complete the following rotations (the great state of Tennessee has 11 electoral college votes for the POTUS, so we do 11’s in honor of that!):

1 Lap (.33 mile loop) and then burpee suicides (11 burpees per, 55 total)
1 Lap and BBSU suicides (11 BB’s per, 55 total)
1 Lap and merkin suicides (11 merkins per, 55 total)
1 Lap and Superman suicides (11 Supermans per, 55 total)

MARY
50 Flutter Kicks (270 total of burpees, BBSU, merkins, supermans, and flutter kicks- 270 electoral votes needed to elect POTUS)

The Word (BOM):
I want to share about today being election day- live a life worthy of being elected (a political election or a spiritual election). Easy to sit back and complain- be a difference maker. How do we make a difference? By loving those we come in contact with everyday. Love wins, it is the greatest way. We come to F3 for more than the physical exercise. We long to be a part of something greater than ourselves. Go forth in love today!

Pre-Election Day at #TheDogPound

Manhattan’s VQ!!!
 
F3 Intro and Disclaimer
 
ELECTION SPECIAL!

Warm-O-Rama
Baby Arm Circles / Reverse  10x IC
Imperial Walkers   15x IC
SSH  15x IC
Merkins 15x OYO
ISO Squats 15x IC

Mosey to Baby Everest for “Debate #1”

The THANG
“Double Dog Pound National”
Declining Merkin Ladder
18 at first light pole
17 at next light pole
etc.
Repeat-o for second lap with Incrementing (from one) with Big-Boy Situps

Al-Gore until Six arrives

Mosey to big hill

Inform the PAX that next exercise is “Debate #2”
Bernie Sanders up the hill
10 Burpees
Plank until Six arrives

Mosey back to AO

MARY
Guantanamo is “Debate #3”

WORD
Writers inspired by God and separated by several centuries wrote these words of advice to encourage Christians:

Old Testament states the following: Proverbs 4:23 “Above all else, guard your heart, for everything you do flows from it.

New Testament letter stated the following: Philippians 4:7 “And the peace of God, which transcends all understanding, will guard your hearts and minds in Christ Jesus.

We must be “on guard” against Satan at all times to protect our friends and families. Satan is ruthless and cunning and while we would never intentionally let down our guard and let him attack our family, we must always “guard our heart” to defeat him.

The PAX repeated the phrase “Guard your heart” twice for emphasis on what to remember from the session and we closed with a prayer to guard the PAX families, a prayer of wisdom for our political leaders during the election and after, and finally a prayer of thankfulness for Jesus paying the ultimate sacrifice for us.

RinTinTen!

THE SCENE
60 degrees, partly cloudy with a chance of awesome
F3 Intro and Disclaimer
Warm-O-Rama
– High knees across parking lot
– Little Baby Arm Circles (LBAC) x 10 IC
– Buttkicks back across parking lot
– LBAC reverse x 10 IC
– Lunge across parking lot
– Burpees! x 5 IC
– Run backwards across parking lot
– SSH x 20 IC
Mosey to the top of The Matterhorn
DORAs:
Break into groups of two. Each group completes:
– Squats x 150
– Merkings x 150
While Partner A is completing reps, Partner B
runs to Pavilion and does 5 pull-ups.
Circle up for 1 set of ATMs
Mosey to Tennis Courts
RIN TIN 10:
Break into groups of two.
Both partners complete Little Baby Crunches (LBC) x 10
Partner A holds canoe position while Partner B runs
backwards to half court. Partner A sprints to catch
Partner B. Once both partners reach the other side
of the court, both partners complete 10 LBCs and repeat.
Alternate the sprinting partner each time.
Rinse and repeat. Alternate LBCs and Carolina Dry Docks.
Continue exercise for ~5 minutes.
MARY
– Hello Dolly   x 21 IC
– Flutter kicks x 21 IC
(Keep feet 6″ off ground between sets)
– Mountain Climbers x 25 IC
– Plank Jacks       x 25 IC
Mosey to rock pile
– 1 set of 7-ups
THE WORD
I recently discovered that my wife often adds people to her daily, weekly, and monthly task lists. It’s a simple way to remind herself to take a minute and thank someone, tell them she loves them, or catch up with an old friend. It’s a very simple way to mix random acts of kindness into our busy days. I encourage everyone to pick a person that haven’t reached out to in a while and reach out to that person this week. Whether it’s a simple high-five or an hour at lunch, there’s a good chance somebody around could use a pick-me-up.
MOLESKIN
I picked up this Q at the last minute because of P-Nut’s delay in West TN. I had been thinking of picking up a Q in November but hadn’t selected one. When I read P-Nut’s message on Group Me, I had two options: (1) Wait for someone to step up or (2) be that someone. I decided to be that someone and I owe that confidence to F3 Knoxville. Everywhere I look in this PAX, someone is working harder than I am. It’s incredibly motivating and I can’t express an appropriate level of gratitude for the impact it’s made in my life. You guys are incredible!

Circuit Frenzy

THE SCENE
69 and foggy

Welcome & Disclaimer

THE THANG
COP
SSH x 25 (IC)
Wide Merkins x15 (IC)
Imperial Walkers x12 (IC)
Toy Soldiers x10 (IC)
Arm Circles Forward x10 (IC)
Arm Circles Backward x10 (IC)
2 Laps Around the Parking Lot

Mosey to flag pole near covered area.

Circuit Circus V2
Divide up and head to 5 Stations.  Complete each station and run to the next one.
S1: 15 Burpees / 20 Reverse Pickle Pounders
S2: 20 Superman Swims/ 20 4ct Flutter Kicks
S3: 10 Chin-ups / 25 Prisoner Squats
S4: Shuttle Lunge/Crawl/Run (lunge to 1st cone, bear crawl back, sprint to 2nd cone and back)
S5: 25 Merkins / 20 Let Me Ups

Compete AMRAP in 25 min.

Mosey to parking lot.

Cash out
ATM + 30 BBS
Rinse and Repeat

COT
Number off and Name-O-Rama (23, 1 FNG – Lazarus)

BOM
YHC shared the preface from “Tribe” by Sebastian Junger.  We are not made to walk through life alone.  Throughout history people have gathered in tribes to not just survive, but thrive. A tribe not only looks out for us, but won’t allow us to just skate by with minimal effort.  Our tribe-mates push us to reach our full potential and never settle for less than 100%.  We become better as we understand we have are responsible for the man to our left and right.  F3 gives us an opportunity to connect to something larger than our everyday world.  Each morning we are reminded that we live in a war zone and our engaged in a battle for the hearts and minds of those we love, but we are not alone!

Hebrews 10:24-25

MOLESKIN
The PAX continues to push and work hard every single workout.  Our FNG, Lazarus, shared a little bit of his story and blew us all away.  Thankful to have him join the PAX, and look forward to continue to get better together!

Total Merkin count: 30 + n*15 + n*25 + 40 (n = number of times you completed that station)