F3 Knoxville

A workout done at Fountainhead

AO: juco
Q: Ike
PAX: Butterknife, Ike, Love Shaq, Windex, Guardrail, Erector, Dartgun, Data, Lt. Dan, Starling
FNGs: 1 Starling
COUNT: Ten
WARMUP: Side straddle hop, Flutter kicks
Individual stretching

THE THANG:Do first set, then shuttle run with three lengths, then do first and second sets, shuttle run, and keep adding a set, with a shuttle run between each group.
10 Burpees
25 Merkins
50 Lunges
75 Flutter Kicks
100 Big Boy Sit-ups
150 Squats
Then moseyed back rotating among the group to lead an exercise of their choice

MARY:

ANNOUNCEMENTS: Escape from Haw Ridge 28 March

COT: Variation on The lonely ember sermon
storiesforpreaching.com.au/sermonillustrations/church/the-lonely-ember/
Pointed out that we have multiple fires (church, family,F3, etc) and in each case there are things we can do on our own and those that we need the fire to complete

[juco-rush] Real Joy

AO: juco-rush
Q: Trash Panda (JUCO)
PAX: Tooth Fairy, Erector, Butterknife, Trash Panda (JUCO)
FNGs: None
COUNT: 4
THE THANG: mosey around HV in the snow

COT:

Our sermon this past Sunday was on real joy and how real joy is being filled with the presence of God day by day. So I have been thinking about that some and want to share a few excerpts from an article I found. It states:

According to the Bible, joy is not an accessory to the Christian life, a perk for shiny saints who can turn their frowns upside down. Rather, joy is tenacious. It fights. It grips the promises of God and won’t let go. And joy is not a mere good mood; it is ballast in our boats, an anchor in our storms, an immovable rock to stand on when the waves of life threaten to flatten us.

Despite what our culture tells you, real joy is not found in listening to yourself; it’s found in listening intently to God. It’s found when your “delight is in the law of the LORD” (Ps. 1:2), when your happiness is tethered not to circumstances but to promises, when you can’t get enough of your Bible.

I’ll end with this from John‬ ‭15‬:‭11‬ ‭ESV‬‬, Jesus says “These things I have spoken to you, that my joy may be in you, and that your joy may be full.”

The Project February Metric

AO: the-project
Q: Erector
PAX: Mathlete, Munge, Flying Dutchman, Tom Tom, Ocho, Erector
FNGs: None
COUNT: 6
WARMUP:
Mosey to the playground, high knees, butt kickers, 15 Moroccan night club, 10 tempo merkins, SSH, little baby arm circles.
THE THANG:
February/August You vs. You
(1) 1.5 mile (2,400 meter) run for time
Distance does NOT have to be precise. Should be approximately 1.5 miles – and the same AO-specific route should be run each time this workout is performed (February / August).
(2) Max BBS in 1 minute
Partner up. Partner can hold your feet, if desired. Arms crossed at your chest or hands behind your head. Elbows touch your knees on “up.” Shoulders touch the ground on “down”.
(3) Max merkins in 1 minute
Partner up. Partner puts his fist on the ground while other does merkins. Chest must touch his fist to count as a rep.
(4) Max pull-ups
Max that can be performed before letting go of the bar. No time limit. Modify as necessary but remember modifications for next time for comparison.
(5) Max burpees in 5 minutes
Standard “full” burpee with a merkin and a jump. Clap or don’t clap….your choice.
MARY:
No time.
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
Hardship Hill is a go!
COT:
This morning, I want to talk about our second F, fellowship. Fellowship is an important act that is necessary. It helps us to develop relationships. With those relationships, we can build each other up.
Hebrews 10:24-25 NASB1995
[24] and let us consider how to stimulate one another to love and good deeds, [25] not forsaking our own assembling together, as is the habit of some, but encouraging one another; and all the more as you see the day drawing near.
We can do more together. We are warned about trying to do things all by ourselves.
Ecclesiastes 4:9-12 NASB1995
[9] Two are better than one because they have a good return for their labor. [10] For if either of them falls, the one will lift up his companion. But woe to the one who falls when there is not another to lift him up. [11] Furthermore, if two lie down together they keep warm, but how can one be warm alone? [12] And if one can overpower him who is alone, two can resist him. A cord of three strands is not quickly torn apart.
I encourage each of you to find ways to fellowship with others, build relationships, and stand stronger together.

[juco-rush] 9-8-7-6 Fartlek

AO: juco-rush
Q: Full Tank
PAX: Wanderer, Butterknife, Erector, Double Coat, Trash Panda (JUCO)
FNGs: None
COUNT: 6
WARMUP: run to the track

THE THANG:

repeats of
3x 200m (each 1m/m faster), recover 400m
Goal is to try to hit and hold the set paces to help recognize what each pace feels like.

Example: 9-8-7-6
1st 200m 8min/mile
2nd 200m 7min/mile
3rd 200m 6min/mile
Recovery at 9 min/mile

6-8 reps should be around 30 minutes then back to the AO

I attached my pace vs time and it should look like little steps but I had trouble with going slow enough during the recovery and first 200 and paid for it on the last.

MARY:

ANNOUNCEMENTS:

COT:

Pretty simple: If you want to be faster, run with faster with faster men. This gets to the heart of F3, we should be pushing each other to be better (and faster) men by leveraging the gifts of those around us. I think I heard this from frosty about 4 years ago at dog pound after an iron pack workout and it really stuck with me.

AMRAP in the House of Pain

AO: the-project
Q: Ocho
PAX: Biohack, Tom Tom, Mathlete, Erector, Baby Face, slappy, Munge
FNGs: None
COUNT: 8
WARMUP:
In the rain, we made our way to OHoP (Ocho’s House of Pain). It was the kind of weather that invited either winter beanies or shorts, depending on your level of crazy.

So we warmed up on the porch. During the warm ups of SSHs, Merkins, and Tempo Squats.

THE THANG:
This was your basic 40 seconds on, 20 seconds off AMRAP.

1. High Knees
2. Squats
3. Plank Jacks
4. Merkins
5. Mt Climbers
6. Apollo Onos
7. American Hammers
8. Pickle Pounders
9. Flutter Kicks

We did FOUR ROUNDS of that. And then called it quits, with our pickles sufficiently pounded.

MARY:
Worked our way around the circle for some Mary. It was great. Truly.

ANNOUNCEMENTS:
Hardship Hill
and Escape from Haw Ridge are both coming soon

COT:
One big idea this morning: DON’T GIVE UP. Just don’t. In marriage, in work, in your faith, with your friends…don’t give up.