F3 Knoxville

Welcoming BSIA…A Day on Pickett’s

AO: asylum-daybreak
Q: Crawdad (Robbi Dickens)
PAX: Waffle House (Brady Greene), Crash Dummy, Lilydipper, Pusher, Lizzy, Brick, Dung Beetle, Jumbo(Carter Dickens), Pac-man, Snitch (Cory Beilharz ), Swimmies (Nathan Chesney), @breaststroke, @kungblue
FNGs: None
COUNT: 14
2+ miles of hills and sprints, a full morning on Pickett’s, two oil changes and some serious core for our first grind of daylight savings! Self-rating (8/10) :muscle::runner:

WARMUP:
100 SSH
Imperial Walkers
Hillbillies
Michael Phelps
Little of this and that
Tempo Merkins
Lap around the pond

THE THANG:
We moseyed to the yoga studio and hammered out core to start it off.
100 hello Dollie’s
2 x 50 =100 Flutter kicks
60 second plank
30-60 second elbow plank

>From there we headed to the bottom of Pickett’s Charge.
We did Dora’s up the first hill / ledge:
100 Merkins
200 Squats on the 4 count
300 LBCs

Then we did 7s up the next ledge if Pickett’s (touch the wall of the Celleseum) with merkins at the bottom and Smurf Jacks at the top. As we ran, we forced ourselves to put smiles on our faces. 😀

We gathered at the bottom of that ledge and did another oil change (100 SSH) as a transition workout.

Everyone moseyed to the bottom of Pickett’s and did a full Pickett’s (got grounded by touching the Asylum) and then gathered at the Colleseum for the pre-BSIA 60 seconds of silence and reflection.

Mosey to the parking lot (squats on the sidewalk) and did a full sprint back to the AO together. Gathered on the curb for some more sprints and then we circled up.

Each person picked a number of Merkins in their head that they wanted to complete. The point is not to compare yourself to someone else but to pick the number and grind it out. Comparison the thief of joy.

Recover!

MARY:
Yoga Studio for the dub

ANNOUNCEMENTS:
Hall Ridge

COT:
A couple themes:
1. Comparison is the thief of joy.
2. It’s been scientifically observed – not junk science – that you can force your body to feel emotions with your facial expressions. That’s why we forced ourselves to smile as we ran to get ourselves in the right headspace.
3. As we did Pickett’s today we heard the Bassmaster boats flying by. Those guys are the best at their sport and they did not become the best just by purchasing boats and showing up for the Classic. They had to show up each day and practice and grind and work hard.

The quote for today is, “You are not your grand plans, but your daily patterns.“ James clear

Let’s go!!!!

The Way We Go About It Matters

AO: asylum-pm
Q: Lilydipper
PAX: Dain Bramage, Curveball, Dung Beetle, MD Hammer, Tenderfoot, Pele (Jon Lindberg), Crash Dummy, Kung Blue, Lizzy, Steam, Tigger (Jack Panick)
FNGs: 1 Tigger (Jack Panick)
COUNT: 12
WARMUP: 7 Motivators, 7 Cherry Pickers, 7 Twistees, 7 Hand Release Merkins, 10 Rockettes, 7 Pterodactyls Forward and 7 Backward.

THE THANG: Mosey on park roadway to the Caribbean Parking Lot. We will stop to do 40 Baby Crunches. Next, we will sprint for three islands, then slow to a walk to the end of the parking lot. On the other side of the parking lot we will sprint for three more islands, then walk to the end of the parking lot.

Next, we will sprint to the sidewalk that head to the Bros Bowl. We will walk for 20 paces then mosey to the Bros Bowl.
We will run clockwise on the outside circle of the Bros Bowl, stopping three times at any point along the way to do 10 Merkins each time one stops. Those getting halfway around first do squats until the six arrives. Then we will run back to the bottom of the Bros Bowl stopping three more times along the way to do 10 Merkins at each stop. Those getting back to the bottom of the Bros Bowl do baby crunches until the six arrives.
We will all do 20 Hello Dollies.

Next, we will next run clockwise on the second most outside circle, this time stopping two times at any point along the way to do 10 Squats with each stop. Those getting to the benches at the top of the Bros Bowl do incline merkins until the six arrives. Then we will run back down clockwise to the bottom of the Bros Bowl, stopping two more times to do 10 Squats at each chosen stop. Those getting back to the beginning of the loop jog slowly in place until the six arrives.

Next, we will run clockwise in the innermost sidewalk of the Bros Bowl, stopping at 3 o’clock to do 10 Jump Squats, and at 6 o’clock to do Bench Dips until the six arrives. We will then continue to 9 o’clock to do Jump Squats and then run back to the bottom of the Bros Bowl. Those arriving first run in place until the six arrives.

Mosey back to the Caribbean. Go to the west end of the parking lot. We will go to the end of the parking lot by lunges to the 1st island, bear crawls to 2nd island, Bernie Sanders to the 3rd island, hops to the 4th island and sprinting to the end of the parking lot.

Mosey to the gate by the AO parking lot. We will stop to pick up CMU weight rocks and do 20 Overhead Presses.

Mosey back to AO.

MARY: No time, baby!

ANNOUNCEMENTS: Our brother, Steam, had a baby girl last month. Her name is Anastasia. Haw Ridge will be on the last Friday of this month. Kung Blue has $10 shopping cards you can purchase for his sons’ Boy Scout troop.

COT:

Message
The Way We Go About It Matters
This evening I am going to read the lyrics from a song I really like. The writer of the song is Kyle Matthews. The song is called The Way We Go About It and it is from his album See For Yourself.
Years ago, she read a letter from the teacher
Sent home with her third-grade son
Tested on some reading
He had been caught cheating
“Why?”, she said
“You told me to make good grades”, he said.
She tried to explain.

“Son, the way we go about it matters
It’s the testimony of the heart
Yes, the way we go about it matters
It’s the proof of who we are”.

Eight years down the road
He’s in a load of trouble
Drugs get him expelled from school
Mother stands her ground
He curses her and heads for town
And says, “It’s good money
For the things we need”
But she says, “It’s worth nothing to me

‘Cause the way we go about it matters
It’s the testimony of the heart
Yes, the way we go about it matters
It’s the proof of who we truly are”
Who we truly are

Tonight, she’ll welcome home
The boy she raised alone
Who has done his time in prison like his father
Friends will come, they’ll dance and laugh
She’ll prepare the fatted calf
And at her table, he will take the seat of honor
And she’ll hold him in her arms

Because the way we go about it matters
It’s the testimony of the heart
Yes, the way we go about it matters
It’s the proof of who we truly are
Who we truly are

Brothers, they way we go about it does matter. Riches, worldly success, power, what does that mean without honor, kindness and love toward our fellow man? Many of you will recognize the story of the prodigal son reflected in the lines of the song. God does love us and will welcome us to Him despite our sins. But the way we go about our lives matters to Him. He wants us to follow His word and His way. That is a way of Glory, of something beyond ourselves, where we can be High Impact Men and strive to be something holy that just isn’t rewarded in our sinful world. But it matters.

Prayers
Prayers of praise for Steam’s baby girl, Anastasia. Prayers for Steam and his wife, Megan, in raising their daughter. Prayers for all traveling at this time during Spring Break. Prayers for High Heels who is on a trip to Spain at this time.

Eyes on the Prize

AO: asylum-pm
Q: Crash Dummy
PAX: Lilydipper, Pele (Jon Lindberg), Pusher, Lizzy, High Heels, Curveball, Tenderfoot, Dung Beetle, Dain Bramage, Shogun
FNGs: None
COUNT: 11
WARMUP: Run around pavilion/playground back to AO. SSH – 20ea. Windmills – 10, Monkey Humpers – 10. Pterodactyls – 10 (fwd/bwd). Stretching. Run the parking lot.

THE THANG: Partner Up! Partner A: Bernie up Baby Cardiac. Partner B: Reverse Lung. X3.

Run to top of Cardiac: Suicides: 5 Merkins at top. Turns: Jump Squats 10 reps. Finish at the bottom.

Mosey to Caribbean: Every other island 5 Burpees.

MARY: N/A

ANNOUNCEMENTS: Hardship Hill, Genesis

COT: Proverbs 17:24: “A discerning man keeps wisdom in view, but a fool’s eyes wander to the ends of the earth.”

2026 Translation: Wise men lock in, fools fantasize. Wise men create; fools just wait. Wise men build what’s in front of them. Fools daydream about what they’ll do someday.

I love daydreaming. I buy a lottery ticket hoping it hits but the truth is, it wouldn’t hit if I played the lotto every day from the day I was born until the day I die. What matters is hard work and dedication. You have to put in the work. Every. Single. Day!

I can’t survive 55…

AO: asylum-pm
Q: Drum Major
PAX: Lilydipper, Pele (Jon Lindberg), Doubtfire (Nick Bond), Dung Beetle, Curveball, Pusher, Mr Jinxy, Lizzy, Switchhitter (Tony), Shogun
FNGs: None
COUNT: 11
WARMUP:

5 Motivators
5 Cherry Pickers
Baby arm circles – front, back, overhead claps, raise the roofs, Moroccan night clubs
Little of this and that
5 motivators

THE THANG:
In field near parking lot, 5 stations.
Do 11 of exercise and move to next station do 5 of next exercise, until full circle. Repeat 4 more times for total of 5 rounds.
Will have done 55 each round and 55 of each exercise once complete.

1. Merkins
2. Squats
3. Big Boys
4. Lunges
5. Carolina Dry Docks

Rabbits can do more and start over again if 6 is a good bit behind.
 
If still time move to rock pile by flag parking lot. Do 11 of each and run a lap around lot between each exercise.
Curls
Overhead Press
Rows
Triceps
Goblet Squats

MARY:

55 LBCs and some light stretching

ANNOUNCEMENTS:

Haw Ridge, late March

COT:

Sorry young guys, us Respect folk are just better than you. Sorry, not sorry. Don’t worry though, with hard work and time you’ll get there.

Success later in life is not only possible but increasingly common, with research showing 50-year-old entrepreneurs are twice as likely to create top-performing businesses as 30-year-olds. Major, lasting success often comes after age 50, driven by experience, refined skills, and a clearer sense of purpose.

The Longest Mile

AO: asylum-am
Q: Swanson
PAX: P3, Coco (Sam Duzan), Matlock (Bill Maddox), Cinco (Scott McGuire), Tropicana, Cosmo 2, Gibbler, Cat Gut (Mike Davis), Waffle House (Brady Greene), Rainbow, Dung Beetle, Techno (I think)
FNGs: None
COUNT: 12
WARMUP:
SSH – 25
Baby Arm Circles – 10ea way
Squat & Reach – 10
Hill Billy – 10

THE THANG:
Longest mile

Inchworm merkins or Peter Parker Merkins/25
100m run
Bobby Hurly’s or Bonnie Blair’s/25
100m run
LCRC or triple V-up/25
100m run
8 Ct Body Builder or deconstructed burpee/25
100m run

Rinse & Repeat x3

Wild Card – Flip or Keep
– if you flip, the new exercise stays unless all agree and pay a penalty:
– 1 – 100 SSH
– 2 – 100 LBC
– 3 – 100 Squats
– 4 – 100 OH Claps

MARY:

No time

ANNOUNCEMENTS:

Knoxville Region is star fishing in to two regions.
– Need a name for “east” (Asylum, Big Ball, Quaken, and future AO’s
– Volunteers for leadership positions she

COT:

Imagine yourself as a living house. God comes in to rebuild that house. At first, perhaps, you can understand what He is doing. He is getting the drains right and stopping the leaks in the roof and so on; you knew that those jobs needed doing and so you are not surprised. But presently He starts knocking the house about in a way that hurts abominably and does not seem to make any sense. What on earth is He up to? The explanation is that He is building quite a different house from the one you thought of – throwing out a new wing here, putting on an extra floor there, running up towers, making courtyards. You thought you were being made into a decent little cottage: but He is building a palace. He intends to come and live in it Himself.
C.S. Lewis, Mere Christianity


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