F3 Knoxville

Tag: Drifter

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THE SCENE: Clear skies, 35 degrees F., 78% humidity.
F3 WELCOME & DISCLAIMER
WARM-O-RAMA:

SSH, Knees to Chest, Arms across Body, Quad Stretch, Arm Circles (1st Forward, 2nd Backward), Spine Openers (two rounds)

Bear Crawl and Crab Crawl across the grinder.

THA-THANG:

Top to Bottom 21-15-9

Dry Dogs – Merkins – Shoulder Taps (perform 21, 15, and then 9 of the three exercises in sequence)

Run a Lap (about 1/4 mile)

Hollow Holds (30 seconds) – Tuck Ups – WWII Situps (perform 21, 15, and then 9 of the three exercises in sequence)

Run a Lap (about 1/4 mile)

Step Ups – Air Squats – Iron Mikes (perform 21, 15, and then 9 of the three exercises in sequence)

Run a Lap (1/4 mile

(Repeat)

MARY:
Did THA- THANG until time was up
COUNT-OFF & NAME-O-RAMA
9 total HIMs including three FNGs.  Welcome Peach, Shorthorn, and Walk-On
CIRCLE OF TRUST/BOM:
The sweet spot is often utilized in business training sessions.  It is the area of intersections of three circles.  An example of the three circles might be 1.) What We Want, 2.) What They Want, and 3.) What We Can Do.  The sweet spot, where the three circles intersect, is the place of mutual benefit and capability for the parties.  There has been another example floating around lately.  It has to do with COVID 19.  The three circles are People taking COVID 19 seriously, People worried about expansion of authoritarian government policies, and People very concerned about impending economic devastation.  In this case the sweet spot is ME.  That is the place where I am during this time in history.  I don’t want to let any one of the circles to be bigger than the others and I want the sweet spot to be as big as possible.  I think all three issues are huge problems and all three need to be balanced in thought and efforts.  There certainly has been a lot of air time given to the treating this flu seriously as there is a lot of effort going toward opening up the economy.  An area that lagged the attention I believe it needed was the overstretch of government rules and regulations.  It has gained some steam with protesters showing up in various places around our country.

The three circles devoted to COVID 19 would get me on my pulpit in social media and I used to to make my point.  At least I did use it.  Not any more.  Now when I thing about it I think that Jesus is the one I should be concerned about.  I should not worry about government officials exerting too much on me.  I need to let Him exert His authority over my life.  Do I let His light shine on me, in me, and through me to others? That is what Jesus wants.  That needs to be all I want.
MOLESKIN:
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ANNOUNCEMENTS:
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13 monkeys

THE SCENE: 40 on the dot w a half moon
F3 WELCOME & DISCLAIMER
WARM-O-RAMA:

MH= monkey humpers on the 4ct
MH x2
SSH x10
MHx4
Imperial walkers
MHx6
Squats xx
MHx8
Imp squat walkers
MHx10
8 count plank merkin
MHx12

THA-THANG

One group
burpee dans on the grinder or field

 

2nd group go to crumpit
11s w monkey humpers and merkins . Monkey humpers at the bottom on the 4 ct starting w one and 10 merkins at the top of crumpit
Groups will switch once completed

MARY:
Lots more monkey humpers mixed in with Lbcs, flutters, calf raises and end with ……monkey humpers
COUNT-OFF & NAME-O-RAMA
13 pax
CIRCLE OF TRUST/BOM:
let obstacles be opportunities
MOLESKIN:

ANNOUNCEMENTS:
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StayAway

THE SCENE: Mid 50s and wet
F3 WELCOME & DISCLAIMER

We had one FNG – Postpone

WARM-O-RAMA:

  • 25 Side Straddle Hops
  • 6 Cherry Pickers
  • 15 four count Merkins

THA-THANG:
Suicide Style workout.

Block and Bear from Baseline to first cone, Bernie back to baseline, Karaoke back to block and block and Bear to next cone, once the block is at the last cone pick it up and carry back to baseline to start next round.

 

Odd Rounds: Preform exercises at baseline

  1. 20 Incline Merkins
  2. 20 Iron Mikes
  3. 20 Merkins
  4. 20 Jumping Squats

 

Even Rounds: Preform exercises at Cone with Block

  1. 30 curls
  2. 30 Tricep Extensions
  3. 30 Overhead Presses
  4. 30 Bent Rows

MARY:

  • 20 Clover and Stems (On your six, extend arms and legs out like a four leaf clover, then   perform a “V Up” to create the Stem)
  • 30 second low plank
  • 15 Clover and Stems
  • 45 second low plank to finish time

CIRCLE OF TRUST/BOM:
With the Covid-19 scare, keep your distance. It is not air born, it is transmitted from person to person. Please only get the supplies you need, leave some for others that really need it. Do not take baby wipes if you do not have a baby. Everyone needs to do their part to help. If later it seems like everyone “Over Reacted”, then it was a success.

JUCO Redux

THE SCENE: 54 degrees F, 81% humidity, dark
F3 WELCOME & DISCLAIMER
WARM-O-RAMA:
SSH, Walkout merkin plank stretch with Peter Parkers, Windmills
THA-THANG:
Dora:

Partner #1 starts the following:

  • 200 CMU thrusters
  • 200 CMU curls
  • 200 CMU triceps extensions
  • 200 Merkins

Partner #2 runs to the scrapyard, performs 20 WWII sit-ups and either 5 pull-ups or 10 inverted pull-ups, runs back, and then swaps with Partner #1.  Restart at thrusters if time allows.

MARY:
20 box cutters, 30 crunches, 15 box cutters, 20 crunches, 10 box cutters, 10 crunches, 5 box cutters, 0 crunches.
COUNT-OFF & NAME-O-RAMA
12 HIMs in attendance
CIRCLE OF TRUST/BOM:
I remember a tour of our smelting operations of Tennessee Operations of ALCOA in 1992 by the president, the technical director (Dick Taylor), controller, and the process technology director.  It was a time to strut our stuff … and to get raked over the coals.  The local management team assembled with the visiting entourage for a wrap-up late in the day to receive feedback.  At one point, Dick Taylor asked Rhea Miller, the carbon plant manager, if he knew that the ceiling of the carbon plant was painted blue at the Massena, New York plant.  The carbon plants are typically a very dusty environment with very fine carbon dust everywhere including the air.  Spending just 15 minutes inside without a respirator will have you blowing black snot for a day or more.

So, lets get back to the question about the blue ceiling in Massena.  Before Rhea could answer Dick’s question, Smelting Manager Dave Musi, quickly stated, “Well, Dick, how do you know that the ceiling in our carbon plant isn’t painted blue?”  Things were quiet for an uncomfortable amount of time … at least long enough for Dick’s face to return to its natural color.

Jesus knows our true colors.  He knows everything about us. As the Bible tells us in Isaiah 64:6, “All of us have become like one who is unclean, and all our righteous acts are like filthy rags; we all shrivel up like a leaf, and like the wind our sins sweep us away.” or in Romans 3:10, “As it is written: “There is no one righteous, not even one;”.

In spite of that, Jesus came to live among us and to provide salvation to all who profess Him as Lord and Savor.  He will wash away our darkness and make us clean.  Two verses that should give us all hope and peace are 1 John 1:7, “But if we walk in the light, as he is in the light, we have fellowship with one another, and the blood of Jesus his Son cleanses us from all sin.” and 1 John 1:9 “If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.”

Confess our sins and walk in the light as we are instructed.  The rewards are worth it.

MOLESKIN:
We pray for Butterfingers’ dad as he recovers from a stroke.  Initial prognosis is very good.
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
3rd F at JUCO on March 28th starting at 7:00 am.

Spring Forward 20 Hills

THE SCENE: Bright and sunny.  The sky was clear and the air was brisk.
F3 WELCOME & DISCLAIMER
WARM-O-RAMA:
Arm Circles

Tempo Merkins

Shoulder Taps

High Knees and Skips around parking lot
THA-THANG:
Started on top of Butterfingers’ hill.  We did 20 merkins at the top and 20 squats at the bottom.  We reduced the merkin and squat rep each time we ran up the hill.  Total of 210 merkins and squats if completed.

MARY:

COUNT-OFF & NAME-O-RAMA
Butterfingers, Espy, Hammy, Fins, Drifter, Smoke, KY
CIRCLE OF TRUST/BOM:
Colossians 1:9-13

9 For this reason, since the day we heard about you, we have not stopped praying for you. We continually ask God to fill you with the knowledge of his will through all the wisdom and understanding that the Spirit gives,[a] 10 so that you may live a life worthy of the Lord and please him in every way: bearing fruit in every good work, growing in the knowledge of God, 11 being strengthened with all power according to his glorious might so that you may have great endurance and patience, 12 and giving joyful thanks to the Father, who has qualified you[b] to share in the inheritance of his holy people in the kingdom of light. 13 For he has rescued us from the dominion of darkness and brought us into the kingdom of the Son he loves,
MOLESKIN:
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ANNOUNCEMENTS:
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