F3 Knoxville

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As Long As…

AO: asylum-pm
Q: Pele (Jon Lindberg)
PAX: Steam, Lilydipper, Brick, CRISPR, Pusher, Tenderfoot, Rooney (Carl Whipple), Abscess, Dain Bramage (Will Olson), High Heels (Henry Ritchie), Title IX (Christian Prescott), Crash Dummy, Pele (Jon Lindberg), MD Hammer, Switchhitter (Tony)
FNGs: None
COUNT: 16
WARMUP: -20 SSSH (4-ct IC)
– 10 Cherry Pickers (4-ct IC)
– 10 Steve Earles (4-ct IC)
-10 Bonnie Blairs (4-ct IC)
-10 BAC forward and backward (4-ct IC)

THE THANG: Mosey up Baby Cardiac, AIKEN LEGS: 20 squats, 20 jump squats. 20 Lunges. 20 SSH left foot up, 20 SSH right foot up
Mosey to top of Cardiac. CARDIAC PYRAMID
– Run down to 1st curve, 10 Merkins, 10 BBS, 10 Squats, run back
– Run down to 2nd curve, 20 Merkins, BBS, Squats, run back
– Run to bottom, 30 Merkins, BBS, Squats
– Run up to 2nd curve, 20 Merkins, BBS, Squats, back to bottom
– Run up to 1st curve, 10 Merkins, BBS, Squats, and back.
Mosey to intersection of paths, 15 Imperial Walkers
Mosey to New pavilion.
– 20 Step ups
– 20 incline Merkins
– 20 Bench Pull ups
– 20 Isometric Squats

Mosey to Main Pavilion, Get Rocks! Go to Parking Lot curb.
– PARTNER UP. 1 partner runs up baby Cardiac, does 5 Star Jumps, run back . Partner 2 do 1 exercise while partner running up, other while he’s returning)
Round 1: CURLS/TRICEPS
Round 2: OVERHEAD PRESS/ AROUND THE WORLD
Mosey to AO

MARY: American Hammers, Tempo Squats, stretching.
ANNOUNCEMENTS: Ruck Events!
COT:We talked about the trust-based contract between a Q and the PAX and it’s similar between the PAX and F3… the “As long as” phrase. I will continue to follow you “As long as” that trust isn’t breached. F3 has a special formula, a secret sauce, and whatever it is, it works, so my approach is “Don’t try to fix it!” Maintain the strategy of growth, but make sure that the fundamental aspects remain unchanged (This is the Weasel Shaker in me coming out…); free of charge, open to all men, welcoming and encouraging, etc. etc. It has had a huge impact just like it is in my life, and in many others’ lives. Aye!

VPMQ

AO: asylum-pm
Q: Waxjob
PAX: CRISPR, Glamper, Rooney (Carl Whipple), Jeevan Kypa (Scrubs), Steam, Tenderfoot, Pele (Jon Lindberg), Drum Major, Brick, Down Under, Crash Dummy, Guppy, Abacus, Lilydipper, Waxjob, Whitey Tighty, Cheetah Boy
FNGs: None
COUNT: 17
A lovely, clear, and crisp winter afternoon. About 40°
WARMUP:
20 SSH
24 LBAC each way
5 Knoxville Cherry Pickers
10 Hindurkins
15 Tennessee Rocking Chairs
10 Failure to Launch
5 Burpees OYO
2 Burpees OYO
THE THANG:
Head to the top of Cardiac, make good use of the benches for 24 dips.
Next up is Traveling 11s with Merkins and BBS. Reps are as normal, but instead of just moving between two places, advance one light pole after each set. Mosey after the even number sets, and bear crawl the odd.
This took us all the way to the next intersection, so we cut cross country up to the Pavalon:
10 Table Rows
10 Step Ups each leg
10 Table Rows
24 Calf Raise (Straight)
24 Calf Raise (Toes-in)
24 Calf Raise (Toes-out)
10 Table Rows
1-Minute Balls to the Wall
10 Table Rows
Head back up to the parking lot for Mary!
MARY:
24 Flutter Kicks IC
24 LBCs IC
12 Side Crunch each side
A little bit of planking
Finish it off with some leg stretches
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
COT:
Ps 119:8-16
How can a young man keep his way pure?
By guarding it according to your word.
With my whole heart I seek you;
let me not wander from your commandments!
I have stored up your word in my heart,
that I might not sin against you.
Blessed are you, O Lord;
teach me your statutes!
With my lips I declare
all the rules of your mouth.
In the way of your testimonies I delight
as much as in all riches.
I will meditate on your precepts
and fix my eyes on your ways.
I will delight in your statutes;
I will not forget your word.

Weighted Christmas

AO: asylum-daybreak
Q: Cart Girl (John Sadler) (Chatt, TN)
PAX: Matlock (Bill Maddox), Choir Boy, High Heels (Henry Ritchie), Brick, CRISPR, Steam, Qbert, Tropicana, Pac-man, Scully
FNGs: 1 Scully
COUNT: 11
WARMUP: Side Straddle Hop, Imperial Walkers, Static Squat
THE THANG: Partner workout. Everyone carried a weight- ruck, coupon, or CMU. While one partner shuffled from the playground to the pavilion (doing 5 incline merkins in the pavilion), the other partner did AMRAP exercises listed on the whiteboard. Each exercise on the whiteboard correlated to a song on the Christmas playlist. Once the song changed, we moved on to the next exercise.
ANNOUNCEMENTS: Dec. 25 OTB 0530 workout. Jan. 1 polar plunge. Jan. 20 convergence.
COT: 1) Invite ALL types of men to F3. 2) Let your speech inside F3 be encouraging and up-building to others. Speak in ways that strengthen others’ desire to be here. Aye.

F3RoCo Starfish

AO: rampart
Q: Skeletor , Outnumbered, Feeny, Wingman, Lucille (Austin Williams), Piston
PAX: Wingman, Stetson (Cayden Emory), Steam, Spielberg, Sparkler, Porthole, Piston, Pele (Jon Lindberg), Outnumbered, OnStar, OBrother, Mo Rocka (Joshua Miller), McFly, Mathlete, Lucille (Austin Williams), Lilydipper, KickFlip, Icey Hot, GoDaddy (Zack Williamson), Ghost Flag (F3Knoxville), Feeny, CRISPR, Butterknife, BTU, Brick, Biohack, Airborne (Chase Perkins), (Binks) Caleb McDaniel
FNGs: None
COUNT: 39
WARMUP: covered by Feeny
THE THANG: 4 way split rainy day Q by outnumbered, Wingman, Lucille, and Piston
MARY: 10 Hindu Merkins
ANNOUNCEMENTS: F3RoCo is open for business
COT: Be present! Not only physically but mentally. This is something I struggle with. Follow through with your commitments to not only be physically present where you are, but be there mentally as well.

Ephesians 5:15-16
15 Look carefully then how you walk, not as unwise but as wise, 16 making the best use of the time, because the days are evil.

I consistently find myself in another world in my own head thinking about the things that need to be done. My wife and son deserve my mental presence. Consciously make an effort to be there with them, listening to what your loved ones have to say. Set aside the burdens of work, the task list for church and F3, to be present with them. Make the headspace to be the man you have been called to be. Be a HIM!

Tour de Lights

AO: asylum-pm
Q: Steam
PAX: High Heels, Drum Major, Pele (Jon Lindberg), Duggar, Doubtfire (Nick Bond), Rooney (Carl Whipple), Title IX (Christian Prescott), Brick, Pusher, CRISPR, Lilydipper, Sparkler, Swimmies (Nathan Chesney), Abacus, Tenderfoot, Whitey Titey, Gridiron, Cheetah Boy
FNGs: None
COUNT: 19
WARMUP:
– Mountain Climbers: 10×4
– Imperial Walker: 10×4
– Rockette: 10×4
– BAC: F + B — 10×4
– TN Rocking Chair: 10×4

THE THANG:
Mosey to the big lit up tree by the bathrooms
(1) Ring of Lights – Core 4
– Get in a circle around the tree
– Christmas Lights Fun Fact #1 — Prior to the 1880s, Christmas trees were lit by candles.
– American Hammer: 25×4
– Run to the sidewalk: 10×4 CDDs
– Back around the tree
– Christmas Lights Fun Fact #2 — After Edison patented the light bulb in 1880, Edward Johnson hand-wired 80 red, white and blue bulbs and strung them together around a tree in New York City, and then placed the trunk on a revolving pedestal. Then he called a reporter. A new fashion was born.
– LBCs: 25×4
– Run to the sidewalk: 10×4 CDDs
– Back around the tree
– Christmas Lights Fun Fact #3 — A string of 16 vaguely flame-shaped bulbs sitting in brass sockets the size of shot glasses sold for a pricey $12 (about $350 in today’s money) in 1900. But in 1894 President Cleveland put electric lights on the White House tree, and by 1914, a 16-foot string cost just $1.75.
– Flutter Kicks: 25×4
– Run to the sidewalk: 10×4 CDDs
– Back around the tree
– Christmas Lights Fun Fact #4 — There are an estimated 150 million light sets sold in America each year
– Gas Pedals: 25×4
– Run to the sidewalk: 10×4 CDDs
– Christmas Lights Fun Fact #5 — About 5,800 people are hospitalized annually for injuries involving falls while decorating their houses for the holidays.
– 25 SSH
Mosey across the street to the LAKESHORE lit up sign and/or trees
(2) The LAKESHORE Lit Workout
– All Xs are 25 reps on a 1 count
– L = LBCs
– 15 SSH at the small chapel
– Run back
– A: Alternating Shoulder Taps
– 15 SSH at the small chapel
– Run back
– K: Knerkin (merkin, but on your knuckles)
– 15 SSH at the small chapel
– Run back
– E: E2K (oblique crunch)
– Right ankle on left knee / switch after 14 reps or so
– 15 SSH at the small chapel
– Run back
– S: Squats
– 15 SSH at the small chapel
– Run back
– H: Hallelujahs
– 15 SSH at the small chapelq
– Run back
– O: Overhead Claps
– 15 SSH at the small chapel
– Run back
– R: Rockette Hillbillies
– 15 SSH at the small chapel
– Run back
– E: El Capitans to the chapel
– 15 SSH at the small chapel
– Run back
Mosey back to the big lit up tree
– Knock out Onstar’s 1st F Challenge today: 90 BBS
Mosey to the flag

MARY:
No time

ANNOUNCEMENTS:
Starfish convergence at the Rampart AO this Saturday at 7am

COT:
Talked about my Spotify Wrapped overview from 2023 (see below for what it looks like). If you looked back at this past year:
– Who did you listen to this year?
– Where did you listen this year?
– What were you tuned into this year?
– Did you pay attention to what you were paying attention to?
The word “listen” occurs 195 times in 188 verses in the Bible (ESV)