F3 Knoxville

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[the-pulpit] CMU Surprise

AO: the-pulpit
Q: Voodoo
PAX: Neon, Sawdust, Charmin (John Willis), Fabio (Joe Hamilton), Leland Robbins (Geiger), Eliza, Betty, Rougarou, Smoked Pickle, Trojan
FNGs: None
COUNT: 11
WARMUP:
Plenty of stretching

THE THANG:
I came bearing gifts…CMUs

Partner up. One partner farmer carries CMU down US parking lot. Other partner does 3 BBS and runs to catch partner, then switch.

Stationed at LS cafeteria. Dora-style workout. One partner completes exercise while other moves to bus and back. One twist – both partner’s CMU must be used at all times.

Exercises were:
-rows
-walls sits
-OH press
-toe merkins
-curls

Completed two rounds then slowesy to mid point of parking lot where we resumed our first exercise making our way up behind the US to the resting place for the CMUs under the softball ramp.

Stopped at the turf for 10 no handed getups. Moseyed back to the flag for a few merkins

COT:
Discussed some takeaways from the book “Into the Wild.”
-life with less can be more fulfilling
-experienced are best when shared
-document your own life with pictures and/or journals
-Subject of the book blindly trusted so many strangers for rides, shelter, employment, etc and received a lot of help. What would happen if we all gave people we don’t know the benefit of the doubt? Gave them compassion, love, and respect as the default?

Worth a read, there is also a movie.

Cheese Grater

AO: shamrock
Q: slappy
PAX: Commission, Gringo, Smoked Pickle, Trojan, Skidmark, Stitch, Eliza, Oscar Meyer, Anchorman, Mermaid, Crawlspace
FNGs: None
COUNT: 14
(better late than never)
WARMUP:
– SSH
– Cherries
– Fat Guys
– Tempo Merkins

THE THANG:
– We ran a sneaky mile around the campus past the flag and ended up next to the Jesus statue.
– Starting at the statue we worked up the ladder. Each parking space (about 20) had an exercise written on a card. Run to the card do 10x of what the card says and run back to Jesus. At Jesus do 3 burpees. We did that for a round and flipped the cards over for the second round and did it again.
MARY:
– No Mary today. We ended perfectly.
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
– GTE
– Convergence
– Flag Handoff
– Hardship Hill
COT:
The Master’s was this weekend. I had a couple quotes to share.

“It’s difficult to excel at something you don’t truly enjoy.” – Jack Nicklaus

“Pursue what you love, what you are passionate about. Don’t let somebody else dictate your life’s path.” – Jack Nicklaus

After winning the 2022 Master’s Scottie Scheffler said,” It all goes back to my faith. The reason why I play golf it to glorify God and all that he’s done in my life and so for me my identity isn’t a golf score. All I am trying to do is glorify God and that’s why I’m in this position, so for me, it’s not about a golf score.”

Road Trip

AO: shamrock
Q: Eliza
PAX: Crawlspace, Curveball, Eliza, slappy, Mermaid, Trojan, Voodoo, Free Fall (Justin Whitaker), Caveman, Waxjob, Twitch
FNGs: None
COUNT: 11
WARMUP: SSH, Willie Mays Hays, Cherry pickers, twinkle toes, Merkin Wheel to 5

THE THANG: 4 corners up Weigels hill down dutchtown to cedar bluff and back.
15 merkins, 15 squats, 15 big boys

Mosey to Fire hydrant run down the hill cross the field and up the opposite hill and do 1 burpee. Repeat adding a burpee each time.

Mosey to CMU Pile

25 reps, OH press, Curls, Rows, Bench
20 reps right side row, left side row
15 reps swings
10 blockees

MARY: flutter kicks, Jane fondas, snow angels, 10 v ups OYO, pickle pointers

ANNOUNCEMENTS: The pulpit launches Wednesday,

COT: Leadership and teamwork can be difficult. You’re not always right. Sometimes you’re wrong. Lead well. Serve Well.

When the SAINTS go marching in…

AO: shamrock
Q: Mermaid
PAX: Base Salary, Commission, Crawlspace, Gringo, Stitch, Eliza, slappy, Tinker, Mermaid
FNGs: None
COUNT: 9
We carried heavy things today. I repurposed some statues that VOODOO kindly gave to me as a house warming gift. We marked out 1/10 of a mile around a parking area, and performed the following exercises while we carried the saints.
The goal was to start on opposite ends and carry items until you pass the other team.

Divide into two teams. Position each team on the opposite side of a loop. 1/10 mile
Carry the saint and a CMU with one team member while the remainer works through a list of exercises
Swap at every lap

The game ends when one team passes the other team

Grab a CMU and rotate through these exercises
Do them until your player gets back, they are the timer
Every 5 exercises performed meant we added weight, and by round three the weight was near 100lbs.

Saint only 35-40lbs
Merkins
Bench Press
Curls
Squats
Flutter Kicks
Saint and CMU 70-80lbs
Merkins
Bench Press
Curls
Squats
Flutter Kicks
Saint, CMU, RUCK 100-110 lbs
Merkins
Bench Press
Curls
Squats
Flutter Kicks

For the COT we discussed Mary Magdalen getting up early and being a spectator to the stone being rolled away from the tomb that denotes Easter and the resurrection of Jesus. She got up and went to the tomb and as a result, she was able to witness history. That stone was moving that day whether she was there or not. I think we can all apply this to our lives in some way. Events and good things are happening all around us, even at F3. These things will be there whether we attend or not, and it is up to us to be a part of things, or be present within our family. An example is tonight with Haw Ridge, or the upcoming GTE. I have serious FOMO about both events that I can’t fully attend. Great things will transpire and I am going to miss them. You have a choice, and if you can find a way to make these events happen, I am telling you that these are potentially life changing opportunities that you don’t want to miss. Maybe not stone rolling away from the tomb opportunities, but life changing non the less.

GTE PT Test Training

AO: shamruck
Q: Steam
PAX: P3, Mermaid, Eliza, Humper ( Sam Hartness ), Lizzy
FNGs: None
COUNT: 6
THE THANG
– Run 1 lap around the school
– Ruck up — 1 lap around the school
– PT
– 25 Mountain Climbers (2ct)
– 10 hand-release merkins (4ct)
– 20 squats
– Rucks off PT
– 10 ruck swings
– 10 chest presses (on backs)
– 10 butterfly situps

ANNOUNCEMENTS
– EFHR this Friday
– GTE – just do it

COT
The Mystery of Time

”For everything there is a season, and a time for every matter under heaven:
– a time to be born, and a time to die;
– a time to plant, and a time to pluck up what is planted;
– a time to kill, and a time to heal;
– a time to break down, and a time to build up;
– a time to weep, and a time to laugh;
– a time to mourn, and a time to dance;
– a time to cast away stones, and a time to gather stones together;
– a time to embrace, and a time to refrain from embracing;
– a time to seek, and a time to lose; a time to keep, and a time to cast away;
– a time to tear, and a time to sew;
– a time to keep silence, and a time to speak;
– a time to love, and a time to hate;
– a time for war, and a time for peace.“
‭‭Ecclesiastes‬ ‭3‬:‭1‬-‭8‬ ‭ESV‬‬
bible.com/bible/59/ecc.3.1-8.ESV

“Three strikes and you are not out. There is always one more thing you can do.”
– Col. Hal Moore
– (As seen in the movie “We Were Soldiers”)