F3 Knoxville

Bitesized Portions

AO: shamrock
Q: Stitch (Brad Ware)
PAX: Betty (Tyler Alexander), Mermaid (Bradley Roberts), Anchorman – Daniel Callis, slappy (Nathan Evers), Steam, Glamper, Oscar Meyer (Brett Harris), Dumpster Dive (Brad Burnette), Base Salary (Nate Wilson), Waxjob (Josh Brady), Free Fall (Justin Whitaker), Curry (Steve Coy), Curveball P (Dave Purcell), Drum Major (Mike Johnston), Pusher, Commission (Adam Wilson), Bed Wetter (Nick Adkins), Eliza (Kevin Parrott), The Situation (Carl Helstrom), Jardet (Tyler Hill), Great White (Grant Goodwin), LeBling (Chris LeClair), Econoline (Joshua Middlebrook), Fabio (Joe Hamilton), Voodoo (Eric A), Tailhook (Max), Swimmies (Nathan Chesney), Brick (Chris Tittle), Doubtfire (Nick Bond), Title IX (Christian Prescott), Band Camp (Jack Renfro)
FNGs: None
COUNT: 32
WARMUP:
• Imperial Walkers x10
• SSH x 10
• Grady Corns x 10
• Tempo Squats x 10
• Tempo Merkins x 10
THE THANG:
Buffet STOP #1 – UPPER BODY – Coupon Pile
1. OHP x 25
2. Curls x 25
3. Upright Rows x 25
4. Dips on CMU x 25

STOP #2 – CORE
1. Freddie Mercury (4 ct) x 25
2. Flutter Kicks (4 ct) x 25
3. Shoulder Taps (2 ct) x 25

STOP #3 – LEGS – Back lot
1. Squats x 25
2. Wall Steps (2 ct) x 25
3. Calf Raises x 25

STOP #4 – CARDIO – Football Field
1. SSH x 25
2. Stair Runs x 1 lap
3. 2 Laps around the Track

Circle up at mid-field
Betty = 10 Burpees
Tailhook = 11 Burpees
Mermaid = Jane Fondas
Lebling = ??
Anchorman = Leg balance?

Mosey back to COT:
Slappy = Monkey humpers
Voodoo = 1 leg pickle pointers
Oscar Meyer = Star gazers

COT:
Habits. We all have them. Some good (those involved with family, work, F3). Some not so good.

Oftentimes, we seek to change our bad habits and create new and better ones. We make resolutions. We resolve to get in shape, to eat healthier, to spend more time with our families. But the fact of the matter is that 88% of new year’s resolutions (if you make those) end up failing and we’re left feeling frustrated and powerless to make progress.

We need milk before solid food. Hebrews 5:14 says “… solid food is for the mature, for those who have their powers of discernment trained by constant practice to distinguish good from evil.”

So what does it mean to be trained by constant practice?…
A few years ago I picked up this little book called “Small Move, Big Change”. It was an easy read and takes a simple approach to changing behaviors and ultimately our habits. We make our goals too broad or idealistic, and at some point, our autopilot kicks in. Autopilot is that system of unconscious habits and preferences that have become so engrained through repetition.

So what’s the solution to changing? It starts with a bitesize goal. Something that focuses on a specific change in behavior and not a result. Instead of committing to “I’m going to eat better” or “I’m going to be more organized”, a microresolution would break that into something easy and measureable. “I’m going to pass on the cookies at our Wednesday meetings”. “I’m going to make my bed every morning”. Easy. Measureable. Successful.

You can even make these a little more personal. Analyze your habits to determine the single changes that will have the greatest impact. Think about your daily cues. I always snack after a trip to the grocery, usually even before I get everything put away. So, a more personal microresolution for me might be “I will not snack during or after putting away the groceries”. Easy. Measurable. Successful.

So you get the point here. Don’t set too many microresolutions. Make a couple and when those changes in behavior become habits, set new ones. Easy. Measureable. Successful.

The Boys Are Back

AO: asylum-am
Q: Rainbow (Curt Wright)
PAX: Bunny, Rainbow (Curt Wright), Gibbler (Tim Basch), Hot Tub (John Muller), Cosmo 2, Matlock (Bill Maddox), TRC/Crab legs, Hands (Robb McKeown), Cat Gut (Mike Davis), Double Wide, Cinco (Scott McGuire), Fabio (Joe Hamilton), Woodpecker, Sawdust, White Belt
FNGs: None
COUNT: 15
WARMUP: start with 10 burpees OYO for those who didn’t help with park cleanup.
Then 20 SSH on 4ct, Imperial Walkers x12, Tie Fighters x12, Arm Circles/OH Claps/Seal Claps/This Guy x10 on 4ct
20 Rocky B’s on each side of parking lot

THE THANG:
Mosey to Cardiac 2x’s 10 hand release merkins at bottom, curve 1, curve 2, and top

Mosey to front of Asylum for 2 burpees at every other light pole.

Mosey to Overlook for 100 single count reps of ab exercise of your choice followed by lap around loop. Followed with 75 reps and run, 50 and run, then 25 and Run.
MARY:
Some Coach Wayne Dunn’s to finish us out
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
COT:

12 Minutes of prayer every day for 8 days can change your brain. Visible on a brain scan.

Breakdancing the Morning Away

AO: shamrock
Q: Betty (Tyler Alexander)
PAX: Mermaid (Bradley Roberts), Caveman, Voodoo (Eric A), Eliza (Kevin Parrott), Betty (Tyler Alexander), Daniel Callis – Anchorman, Honeydew (Jason Childers), Fabio (Joe Hamilton), Stitch (Brad Ware), Toretto (Larry Seufert), Skidmark (Brad Coulter), Twitch, Jarde (SP?)
FNGs: None
COUNT: 13
WARMUP:
50 SSH
10 e/s TIE Fighters
Michael Phelps
Ankle Circles/Neck Circle
Cherry Pickers
Breakdancers
THE THANG:
Baseball Field/Entrance Retention Pond
20-18-16-14-12-10-8-6-4-2
Breakdancers/4 count Flutter Kicks
Baseball Field Parking Lot
20 Jump Squats – run length of parking lot – 15 HR Merkins – run length of parking lot – 20 Lunges (4 rounds)
Top Shovel Flag Lot
50-40-30-20-10
Mountain Climbers – Between each set run the length of the parking lot and back
MARY:
No time, not even for 1 burpee, everyone was sad.
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
ShamRuck is an official AO now. Come out and join us on T/TH 0515-0615 we will have an extra rucksack if you are interested.
COT:
“Nobody cares what you can do fresh…” How we perform when we are fatigued is what really matters, in life and in exercise. Physically, mentally, relationaly, or in our work. How do we perform when we are tired or overwhelmed. We have a lot of people depending on us whether we are “fresh” or not. I am challenging myself to step up through my fatigue in every area of life and level up my performance. I challenge you to do the same!

What goes up must come down

AO: asylum-am
Q: Gibbler (Tim Basch)
PAX: Bunny, Cat Gut (Mike Davis), Cosmo 2, Double Wide, Dung Beetle (Scott Kimsey), Fabio (Joe Hamilton), Gibbler (Tim Basch), Hot Tub (John Muller), Matlock (Bill Maddox), Rainbow (Curt Wright), Sawdust, Scott McGuire (Cinco), Welch’s, WORM
FNGs: None
COUNT: 14
WARMUP: lunges-toy soldier-ssh- and gate opener
THE THANG: mosey to overlook. Escalators with 10 merkins 20 squats and 30 lbc on both sides of the oval with a burpee at the stairs. Round two was 5 HR merkins and 10 jump squats and 15 froggy crunches
MARY: captain Thor until 6:15
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
COT:

Copy Cat of Blindside’s 7/19/23 Workout

AO: shamrock
Q: Mermaid (Bradley Roberts)
PAX: Mermaid (Bradley Roberts), 8 seconds (Paul Richardson), Base Salary, Nadia (Aaron Jacques), Voodoo (Eric A), Caveman, Stitch (Brad Ware), KickFlip (David Greer), Eliza (Kevin Parrott), Honeydew (Jason Childers), Daniel Callis – Anchorman, Skidmark (Brad Coulter), Dumpster Dive (Brad Burnette), Glamper, Brick (Chris Tittle), Fabio (Joe Hamilton), Twitch
FNGs: None
COUNT: 17
WARMUP:
Tempo Squats x 10
Tempo Merkins x 10
Cherry Pickers x 3
THE THANG:
Two decks of cards. Find a battle buddy, draw a card and multiply the card value by 10, and split the exercises with you battle buddy, each doing half of the total. Once you complete the exercises, take a lap, draw a card and repeat.
The suit of the card determined the exercises.
Spades: Big Boys & Hello Dollies
Hearts: Merkins & Dips
Diamonds: Squats & Lunges
Clubs: Bench Press & Curls
Joker: 25 Thrusters each

Collect as many cards as you can and build your best poker hand. Caveman and Twitch managed a royal flush with one wild card, which was the winner and it wasn’t close.
MARY:
We went arounf the group calling an ab exercise, and followed each with 10 merkins until time ran out.
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
F3 in the Nude 7/29/2023
COT:
The importance of using a back blast. With Pax miner rolling out next week, we discussed the highlights and reasons for back blasts. I was able to share information from my first workout 4 years ago and recognized the members in attendance and even could even recall the message from that workout.

Prayer Requests
Dumpster Dive’s attorney friend struggling with a forced retirement due to kidney failure.
Anchorman’s daughter who is recovering from a successful tonsillectomy.