F3 Knoxville

The Ole Back At It

THE SCENE: Perfect spring morning.  Tems in the 50’s
F3 WELCOME & DISCLAIMER
WARM-O-RAMA:

10 ssh on 4ct, Plank jacks in cadence, then another 10 ssh for Matlock.  To the curb for tempo merkins, then mosey to other end for some imperial walkers, back down for tie fighters with the left leg out then one last mosey to finish it out with tie fighters with the right leg.
THA-THANG:
Mosey to the Lilly Pad and partner up for Dora’s: 150 reps the following while the other partner ran to the end of the parking lot and back

  • merkins
  • side straddle hops
  • plank jacks
  • dry docks

Mosey to chapel parking lot for circle up while one member of pax was chosen to go to the middle of the circle and lead and exercise.  All reps of 20.

When done, we mosey’d to cloud for 11’s with dips and table rows at the pavilion

MARY:
Time enough for 20 hello dolly’s and some LBCs OyO
COUNT-OFF & NAME-O-RAMA

CIRCLE OF TRUST/BOM:
James 1:2-3

25 or 6 to 4 (+6=16), I think

THE SCENE: Low 40s & foggy
F3 WELCOME & DISCLAIMER: Yes, all the right things.
WARM-O-RAMA:

SSH, Spider Merkins, Rockettes, Tie Fighters, Rocky Balboas, Super Mario Bros., Bernie
THA-THANG:
Stations on a Circuit

Round of 25’s with a potential Bonus Round

Station 1:
– Burpees (20)
– Lt. Dan’s (5)
BONUS – LBCs (16 – 4 Count)

Station 2:
– Carolina Dry Docks (20)
– Imperial Squat Walkers (5)
BONUS – X-Factor (16 – 4 Count)

Station 3:
– Hand Release Merkins (20)
– Big Boy Sit-Ups (5)
BONUS – Windmills (16 – 4 Count)

Station 4:
– Boxcutters (20 – 4 Count)
– Hello Dolly’s (5 – 4 Count)
BONUS – Reverse Crunches (16)

Station 5:
– Table Rows (20)
– Box Jumpers (5)
BONUS – Calf Raises (16 – 4 Count)

MARY:
16 CPRs with a local coupon, Parking Lot Loop & a good leg stretch
COUNT-OFF & NAME-O-RAMA
16 HIMs including one visitor from NOLA, Hogsicle
CIRCLE OF TRUST/BOM:
Q celebrating wedding anniversary and wanted to remember Genesis 2:27. This week the Q played the role as a single parent and appreciates the meaning of God making a helper for Adam, but that Adam still needs to help Eve.
ANNOUNCEMENTS:

Oak Ridge CSAUP at Haw Ridge & Hardship Hill is back this fall

The Ole Barkley Loop

THE SCENE: Mid 30’s.  Not too bad but ready to get a bit warmer
F3 WELCOME & DISCLAIMER
WARM-O-RAMA:

Started with 20 SSH on 4ct, a little coach Wayne Dunn, 10 4ct Tie Fighters each side, 10 Imperial Squat walkers, 10 4ct mountain climbers, and some tempo merkins
THA-THANG:
Mosey up to the overlook for a Barkley trail circuit.  Stop Sign, Top of the Hill behind the Asylum, other stop sign, and coliseum.  At each stop preform 20

  • Merkins
  • 4ct LBC
  • C Dry Docks
  • Jump Squats

MARY:
Just enough time for a few Freddie Mercury’s
COUNT-OFF & NAME-O-RAMA

CIRCLE OF TRUST/BOM:
Referenced “The Things They Carried” by Tim O’Brien and related it to the things we carry as men.  The things we hang onto that we need to lay at God’s feet.  Matthew 11:28-30
MOLESKIN:

ANNOUNCEMENTS:

Little Captain

THE SCENE:  Pretty morning.  Around 39 degrees at circle up
F3 WELCOME & DISCLAIMER
WARM-O-RAMA:

25 4ct ssh , 12 baby arm circles front and back, 10 dive bombers, 12 imperial walkers and 2 laps
THA-THANG:
4 Cones:

Flagpole at the pavilion

Bottom of Baby Everest

Heading up Dragons Tail

Bend heading towards the cloud

Perform 10 diamond Merkins at cone one, 10 4ct LBC at cone 2, 10 man makers at cone 3, and 10 4ct Hello Dolly’s at 4.  Rinse and repeat 4 times

Mosey to flagpole for session of 10 merkins, 10 4ct flutters, then 9 merkins 9 4ct flutters…all the way to 5 merkins and 5 4ct flutters.  Then we went back up 6 reps, 7 reps…up to 10

then to bleachers:

step ups on bleachers with 1 squat at every step on the way up and on the way down.  Then 5 jump squats at the bottom.  Rinse and repeat 5 times

MARY:
20 4 count hello dolly’s and 20 4ct freddy mercury’s
COUNT-OFF & NAME-O-RAMA

CIRCLE OF TRUST/BOM:
We tend to look at the big picture too much.  All God is asking us to do is today.  Do what he has asked us to do today in the moment.  When we are faithful and do that, we string them together and we end up where he desires.  Lamentations 3:22-23
MOLESKIN:

ANNOUNCEMENTS:

Baseball & Magnets

THE SCENE: Misty, slightly chilly morning. Perfect short sleeve hoodie weather…

F3 WELCOME & DISCLAIMER Done and done well. 

WARM-O-RAMA:

SSH IC x10 | LBAC IC x10 each way | Michael Phelps | Little of This, Little of That | Tempo Squats IC x10 

THA-THANG:

Mosey to Coliseum with a pit stop for 10 Merkins, 10 Squats, 10 BBS on the way

Ghostman Baseball at the Coliseum 

Partner up and one partner runs to first, completes the exercise, returns home while their partner does the Home exercise. Switch when running partner returns. Second round: Run to 1st, do the exercise, run to second, do the exercise, return home. Continue the pattern until you reach home. You do not need to run back from home. 

  • First Base (1st tree up the right side)
    • 10 Squat Jumps
    • Hello Dolly at Home 
  • Second Base (Steps of the Admin building)
    • 20 calf raises
    • Flutter Kicks at Home 
  • Third Base 
    • 30 Imperial Squat Walkers 
    • V-ups at Home 
  • Home Plate 
    • 5 Body Builder +’s 
    • LBCs at Home

Opposites Attract 

Partner up. 5 partner Merkins (facing each other, do a merkin and clap hands at the top, switching hands each time). Run to the opposite end of the coliseum, do 5 Burpees, race back to the middle. The losing partner has to do an extra Body Builder+ when returned to the middle. 5 Rounds, dropping 1 Burpee each round.

Fellowship Mosey transitioning to Regular Mosey back to the AO 

MARY:

SSH IC x10 | “Feet together down” stretch for the last 10 seconds before time is called 

COUNT-OFF & NAME-O-RAMA

12 PAX; 0 FNGs

CIRCLE OF TRUST/BOM:

Job 1:21 “The Lord gives, and the Lord takes away.” 

I have spent most of my life in comfort. In recent years I have had hard times (financially, mentally, spiritually, physically, etc.), but not near as difficult as those that are truly in need. Today, I saw the men of the Asylum AM step up for a family that they did not even know, for a guy who is a regular at a completely different AO across town. I put the word out last night that a family at my school was in need. They don’t have the resources to get their daughter to school in order to graduate. The nature of my school (which, while a Knox County Public High school) is that it has ‘less than ideal’ transportation options and this family does not have the means to buy gas in order to get their daughter to school. She is a senior on the cusp of graduation and needs to attend regularly to earn her diploma. The generosity of the PAX of the Asylum, both in attendance and not, was overwhelming to me. I will be able to present this family with a $250 gas card from Weigals tomorrow morning. 

I say it often, but it is ALWAYS worth repeating… The High Impact Men of F3 and F3Knoxville are the best men I know. Jumping at opportunities to make our community a better place. I don’t know where I would be without this group, and I know that if I ever need anything, an F3 HIM will be right there to help me along the way. 

ANNOUNCEMENTS:

Continue donations to The Wesley House

Convergence at JUCO on July 2nd 

Bro-lympics coming in November 2022

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