F3 Knoxville

Checking In

THE SCENE: 33 degrees F, Partly Cloudy
F3 WELCOME & DISCLAIMER
WARM-O-RAMA:

SSH, Cherry Pickers, Inchworm Merkins, Little Baby Arm Circles

Jog across grinder, skip across grinder, bear crawl to CMU storage and claim one.

THA-THANG:

Mosey with your CMU on the Block Party circuit while stopping at the following 20 stations:

    • Bent rows x24
    • On the shelf x6 each side
    • CMU toe tap x67
    • Squats x24

    Road Block merkins, x18

    • Clean and press x12
    • Roll over merkins x6 each of 4 CMU ends

    Run to Springbrook fountain w/o CMU and then return to retreive CMU

    • Dead lift x6 per arm
    • Triceps extensions x12
    • Dips x24
    • Straight arm overhead lift x12
    • Upright rows x24
    • Burpee press x12

    Interlude: Mt Crumpet count off by 2’s.

    #1 run up, #2 farmer hold – switch.

    #1 Bernie up, #2 farmer hold – switch.

    #1 bear crawl up, #2 farmer hold – switch

    • Curls x24
    • CMU swing x12
    • Overhead press x12
    • Lawn mowers x12 per side
    • Squat press x12
    • Lunge to grinder with CMU

MARY:
Box Cutters, Floor Wipers, Flutter Kicks, LBCs to cash out.
COUNT-OFF & NAME-O-RAMA
Total of 15 HIMs including Knoxville visitor Umbro.
CIRCLE OF TRUST/BOM:
When I first started with Alcoa, Inc in 1974 the Engineering and Maintenance Manager was Dick Taylor.  In his late 40’s, Dick was three levels of management above me and reported to the Operations Manager.  Dick was sharp, energetic, smart, confident, experienced, driven, and demanding.  He was also introverted.  Like many of us, we are often required to function out of our personality comfort zone.  Dick did and he did it well.

Dick had the habit of touring around the plants to maintain a pulse on things.  Often he would show up in an engineer’s office, say hello, and take a seat.  And he would be quite.  We have heard of the pregnant pause.  This seemed longer.  When it happened to me the first time, I was taken off guard.  What did he want?  Why was he in my office?  What should I do or say?

In short order I started telling Dick what I was into from a work perspective.  I talked about the projects that were consuming my time.  I asked for any advice he might have.  After that we might get into a little conversation about life things outside of Alcoa, Inc.  Dick used these impromptu meetings to touch base, to learn some details, to connect with his entire staff.  Over a period of 5 years, Dick probably stopped in 3 or 4 times.  Each one got easier and more beneficial to me.  Perhaps for Dick also.

Years later I looked back at the time spent with Dick and it hit me that this is a good way for me to spend time with God.  Instead of Dick sitting across the room from me, what if it was God that just came in and sat down.  I know, He was there all the time, just like He is here as I type this.  But the difference is that I act like He is in front of me.  There are certainly things I need to tell Him; not for His sake since He already knows it, but for my sake.  By telling Him, I can bounce things off of Him, ask Him for advice, and understand His will for me.  I need that kind of relationship with God and I know He wants that from me.

MOLESKIN:
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ANNOUNCEMENTS:
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Leg Day

THE SCENE: Cool and dry
F3 WELCOME & DISCLAIMER

Welcome to F3. It stands for Fitness, Fellowship and Faith. You are here on your own volition. I am not a professional. This is a free workout. I do not know your injuries and if you need to modify, please modify.

WARM-O-RAMA:

  • Side-Shuttle Hops incadence x 20
  • Merkins x15
  • Mosey to Church Parking lot while farmer carrying CMUs with 5 calf raises

THA-THANG:
DORA Style workout.

Round 1 – Bear Crawl up hill and 10 merkins

  • 150x 3sec hold Al Gore’s
  • 200x iron mikes
  • 250x

Round 2 – Bernie up hill with 10 WWII

  • 150x burpees
  • 200x
  • 250x

MARY:
Mosey back to Grinder while farmer carry CMUs with 5 calf raises
COUNT-OFF & NAME-O-RAMA

CIRCLE OF TRUST/BOM:
With going along with Leg Day, your legs are your base. In your lives, your family and friends are your base. You can’t always hold yourself up. It is okay to rely on others to be your base. With my grandmother in nursing home and getting worse every day, it has been critical to keep my base close to help hold me up. Keep your base close.
MOLESKIN:

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The 1 Hour Card Deck

THE SCENE: Wet… very wet. One of the wettest.
F3 WELCOME & DISCLAIMER
WARM-O-RAMA:

20 SSH IC 4ct, 10 Merkin IC 4ct, arm circle forward and back, little stretch
THA-THANG:
Grab a cmu and back to the pavilion.

Deck of cards split 9-A and 2-8. Complete one from each deck then rinse and repeat.

9-A deck is number of reps for face value (A=20)

  • Clubs=Dips
  • Spades=cmu swings
  • Hearts=boxer jaxs 4ct (high knees with a clap under the knee)
  • Dimonds=merkins

2-8 Deck are the number of lines to reach for a movement (19 feet per line on the grinder)

  • Clubs=crab walk
  • Spades=bear crawl
  • Hearts=Sprint
  • Dimonds=cmu overhead carry

30 min in, pax given choice to swap out 2 exercises and/or movements. Diamonds then were BBS for first deck and spades were lunges for second deck.

When first deck runs out, second deck has 4 more cards. Pax picks 4 exercises. Flip cards one at a time. 10 times the number on card is number of reps for that exercise. Repeat for all 4 cards.

MARY:
20 Flutterkicks IC 4ct, 20 lbc IC 4ct, 20 Side crunch IC 4ct (and other side), 20 Superman SSH IC 4ct.
COUNT-OFF & NAME-O-RAMA
Use the TAGS on right-side to record PAX (BE SURE TO INCLUDE YOURSELF) in attendance. Be sure to select the AO in CATEGORY above TAGS and then delete these notes!
CIRCLE OF TRUST/BOM:
Like we all waited in the rain for everyone to cross the line, so too in life we need to keep our heads up to be there with other people in the middle of sucky times. Know that there are other people struggling like you. Help them when you can. Be helped by them when you can.
MOLESKIN:
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ANNOUNCEMENTS:
Breakfast at Drifter’s on 23rd to adjust for Thanksgiving.

Drifter’s 28th

THE SCENE: It was a good November gloom. Little on the chilly side, but I got them sweating still.
F3 WELCOME & DISCLAIMER

WARM-O-RAMA:

  • 28 SSH IC to set the tone
  • 28 Boxer Jax IC
  • 7 cherry pickers
  • Soccer style warmup lap in parking lot

THA-THANG:
7s (+7 reps of each for a bonus) on waxjob hill – iron squats/best merkin ever and Bernie up hill

7s (+7, makes for 28 reps of each btw, MATHEMATICAL!) on bonus hill – 4ct calf raise / 4ct mtn Climbers and crawl bear up hill

7s (+7) on ma’am hill – body builders / box jumps

7 sit squats, 7 pullups, 7 sit squats, 7 pullups

Jail break to ao, 1min Al Gore, done!

MARY:

No time left

COUNT-OFF & NAME-O-RAMA
Use the TAGS on right-side to record PAX (BE SURE TO INCLUDE YOURSELF) in attendance. Be sure to select the AO in CATEGORY above TAGS and then delete these notes!
CIRCLE OF TRUST/BOM:
Like all the crazy hills we went up and down on, life has us on peaks and in some dark valleys. But remember that God is at work in those valleys as well as the peaks. Trust him. He can even work through our stubbornness to make us into his son’s likeness. How much more if we’ll surrender and relax knowing that he’s got it all taken care of.
MOLESKIN:
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ANNOUNCEMENTS:
Breakfast @Drifter’s on Saturday the 23rd.

Neuralyzer

THE SCENE: Clear and low 30’s. Our hair was freezing at the end.
F3 WELCOME & DISCLAIMER
WARM-O-RAMA:

SSH x 20 4-ct IC

Lunge down grinder

Bear crawl back

THA-THANG:

Mosey to Suckmore the long way around the backside of the park

DRIFTERS COMPOUND

Do one rep of each compound exercise then run up the hill for increasing reps of burpees. Increase reps by one after each run.

HR Merkin/Merkin/Clap Merkin

Lunge each leg/Squat/Jump Squat

OH Clap 4-ct/Shoulder Tap 4-ct/Dry Dock

LBC 4-count/BBS/WWII sit-up

Go up to 10 reps

MARY:
Broga
COUNT-OFF & NAME-O-RAMA
10 HIMs
CIRCLE OF TRUST/BOM:
Talked about needing to use this time of year to reconcile with family and friends. We only get one shot at life. Forget what’s in the past and move forward toward a better relationship.
MOLESKIN:
Mt. Suckmore combined with Drifter’s Compound erased all our brains. We got upwards of 8 rounds and 2.5+ miles.
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