F3 Knoxville

Lighting the Arsenal’s Cannons

THE SCENE: Low/Mid 30’s with some sunshine
F3 WELCOME & DISCLAIMER
This is F3, Stands for Fitness, Fellowship, and Faith
It is a FREE workout
I am not a professional
You are here on your own volition
I have no knowledge of any injuries or your fitness considerations
It is your individual responsibility to be safe and to modify exercises if you need to, we all do it
WARM-O-RAMA:

  • SSH – 15 (IC)
  • LBAC – F/B – 10 (IC)
  • Air Squat – 10 (IC)
  • Merkin – 10 (IC)
  • BBS – 10 (IC)

Active Warm-O-Rama – Ring of Fire:

  • While Pax are still in circle have everyone alternating between plank and Al-Gore. 1 Pax will run to the center of the circle and burnie back. Once they return to the plank position the next Pax member goes. Rinse and repeat until all Pax have run to the center and back.

** Have Pax number off by 1s and 2s. 1s will go with Drifter to the Baseball Field and 2s will go with Moses to the Football Field.

THA-THANG:

Baseball Field: Bleacher Work
5 Minute AMRAP:

  • Step-ups – 10 each leg
  • Incline Merkins – 10 (4ct)
  • Dips – 10 (4ct)
  • Step-ups – 10 each leg
  • Decline Merkins – 10 (4ct)
  • Dips – 10 (4ct)

Mosey to Outfield:

  • Suicides – 30 seconds
  • LBC – 20 (4ct)
  • Suicides – 30 Seconds
  • BBS – 10 (4ct)

Rinse & repeat until other group is done

Football Field Work

Place cones at 10, 20, 30, and 40 yards. Pax will run to first cone, complete the exercise and run back. Then run to the 2nd cone complete the exercise, run back. 3rd cone exercise, run back. 4th cone exercise, run back. Rinse and repeat.
5 Minute AMRAP

Circuit 1: Legs

  • 1st cone 10 lunges in place
  • 2nd cone 5 burpees
  • 3rd cone 10 squats
  • 4th cone 5 burpees

Circuit 2: Abs

  • 1st cone 10 BBS
  • 2nd cone 10 American Hammers (count only one side)
  • 3rd cone 10 Hello Dolly (single count)
  • 4th cone 30 LBC

Suicides on cones 1-4 until 15 minutes is up.

Q2 and Q1 Groups flap jack and repeat circuits.

Merge Groups and mosey to Shovel Flag and present the flag

The shovel flag is one of the classic symbols of F3. No matter where you are within F3 Nation, the Shovel Flag is the one true physical link that connects us all. Just like we leave no man where we find them, the Shovel Flag is portable so that it can be carried forward and shared with others.

This shovel flag represents Respect: respect for country, respect for those who hae served and currently serve to protect our freedoms, and respect for the other AO’s across F3 Nation where similar flags are planted ever week

It represents Hard Work: it bears witness to the blood, sweat, and tears of the men of F3 who gather together at some obscene early hour to get better physically while finding new mental limits. Men getting stronger, fit, and conditioned to handle life’s challenges – most of which are not physical at all – Hard Work

This flag also represents the lives of men being changed. Men are moving from being passive participants in life, to being present. Present in our families, present in our places of work and worship, and present in our communities.

Mosey to SP (Smuggler leading the way carrying the flag)

MARY:

We returned with a little extra time to spare so we decided to push through a few more variations of Merkins!

  • Regular Merkin 10(IC)
  • Wide Merkin 10(IC)
  • Dimond Merkin 5(IC)
  • 6” Crunch 10(IC)
  • Gas Pumps 15(OYO)
  • Ankle Touches 20(IC)
  • LBC for time!

COUNT-OFF & NAME-O-RAMA
48 Pax! Included (2) 2.0s and (1) FNG – Welcome ‘That Guy’
CIRCLE OF TRUST/BOM:

F3 has always been and will always be more than a workout.  We definitely want to push ourselves and each other physically, but we also want to grow relationally and spiritually.  The PAX is unique in many ways, But the one that is most important to remember is that we are not out here to compete against each other, but collaborate together to grow as husbands, fathers, sons, employees, employers, friends, and neighbors.  We are bound together under a high power for a greater purpose. And I pray that this group of men will continue to lead they way in setting the example for others.

MOLESKIN:

ANNOUNCEMENTS:

THE SCENE: Cold and wet in the gloom!
F3 WELCOME & DISCLAIMER
WARM-O-RAMA:

Side Straddle Hops (x20), Baby Arm Circles (x10), Lunges, Open & Close Gates, 1Lap Mosie

THA-THANG:
Mountain climb workout. Build the sets up x5, x10, x15, then back down x15, x10, x5

  • Hand Release Merikin
  • Burpee
  • Hello Dolly’s
  • V-ups

Finish each set with full lap… Then start again!
MARY:
1 Lap cool down

CIRCLE OF TRUST/BOM:

MOLESKIN:

ANNOUNCEMENTS:

Tabata at the equalizer

THE SCENE: 34 and cool with plenty of mist
F3 WELCOME & DISCLAIMER
WARM-O-RAMA:

2 squats
THA-THANG:
mosey to the splash pad parking lot.

  • Tabata work out setup with 80 classics for background music.
  • 5 sets of 89 intervals – 40sec on with 20sec rests.
  • v-ups
  • suicides
  • jump squats
  • Merkins
  • monkey humpers
  • LBC
  • lunges
  • pickle pounders
  • Alternating side squats

MARY:
mosey to the flag for pickle pounders
COUNT-OFF & NAME-O-RAMA
all the things were said in the gloom.

Snow Poker

THE SCENE: Snowy. Windy. Cold.

F3 WELCOME & DISCLAIMER

WARM-O-RAMA:

  • SSH IC | Windmills IC

THA-THANG:

Deck of cards: draw two – one determines reps, other determines exercise. Run a lap every 5min to make sure we enjoy the snow.

MARY:

  • She didn’t show. Must have been snowed in.

COUNT-OFF & NAME-O-RAMA

CIRCLE OF TRUST/BOM:

If “somebody needs to do something”, be that somebody.

MOLESKIN & ANNOUNCEMENTS

DORA at the EQ

THE SCENE: 24 degrees with a bright moon
F3 WELCOME & DISCLAIMER
WARM-O-RAMA:

SSH x25, BAC x10 each way, Tempo Squats x10, Tempo Merkins x10, High Knees and Butt-kickers.
THA-THANG:
Mosey to top parking lot for a DORA.

First person does exercise while partner runs to end of parking lot to do the 2nd exercise.

  • big boys — 20 merkins
  • bobby Hurleys — 10 Divebombers
  • lunges — 5 burpees
  • v-ups — 10 shoulder taps (4-ct)
  • high plank — 10 hand-release merkins
  • side crunches — 20 cdd
  • flutter-kicks — 15 diamond merkins
  • ssh — 20 mountain climbers (4-ct)
  • lbc — 15 wide merkins
  • monkey humpers — 5 man makers

MARY:

Hammers x10 (4-ct), hello dolly x 10 (4-ct), Freddy mercury til out of time.

COUNT-OFF & NAME-O-RAMA
6 HIMs.

CIRCLE OF TRUST/BOM:
Encouragement to be readers.  Instead of picking up your phone, grab a book.  Have a book with you.  Was inspired by this article years ago: https://www.wsj.com/articles/SB123025595706634689.