F3 Knoxville

Little fun, little work

AO: asylum-am
Q: Cosmo 2
PAX: Double Wide, Matlock (Bill Maddox), Charmin (John Willis), Gibbler, Coolio (Greg Fox), Rainbow, Code Brown, Waffle House (Brady Greene), Cat Gut (Mike Davis), Tropicana
FNGs: None
COUNT: 11
WARMUP: SSH, tie fighters, tempo merkins, BBQ squats

THE THANG: at the overlook, exercises at the bottom and at the top near the stairs.

Merkins/flutter kicks
Squats/hello Dollie’s
Lunges/American Hammers
Burpees/big boys
CDDs/lbcs
Bulgarian squats/plank
Glute bridges/pickle pounders

Trip up and down Everest

MARY: none

ANNOUNCEMENTS:

COT: Parable of the Sadhu-faith provides that our call to service will not always be convenient. Often, we must do more than what is convenient.

The cure for a weekend

AO: asylum-am
Q: Waffle House (Brady Greene)
PAX: Gibbler, Cat Gut (Mike Davis), Double Wide, Rainbow, Cinco (Scott McGuire), Cosmo 2, Farley, Hands, Matlock (Bill Maddox), P3, Patty Melt (Parker Greene), Tropicana
FNGs: None
COUNT: 13
Look I fartsacked on Saturday and missed an epic sledding Q, and my weekend only got lazier from there. I didn’t even bother to check the mail. The goal of today’s Q was to get as much work in as we could without overdoing it.

Secondary goal was to give F3 Pluto ( Hugh Nystrom) the gift of early completion for the day, and we would have succeeded wildly if not for the fact that F3 Pluto ( Hugh Nystrom) was, for all we know, in bed, or doing burpees alone while listening to James Clear podcasts.

My intent was to lightly warm shoulders, not blast them this time, but when I start yapping I lose track of time, so you’re welcome. We warmed up, we guaranteed 10 years of life for all in attendance (you’re welcome again), we moseyed, we hit Cardiac pretty hard, we did 106 burpees.

There was some invented controversy, entirely predictable, as to the timing of the end of the Q. To that I will only say Gibbler that the Q may not always be right, but he’s never wrong.

I flubbed my BOM. Lack of oxygen to the brain.

Shadrach, Meshach and Shemp

AO: asylum-am
Q: Matlock (Bill Maddox)
PAX: Gibbler, Tropicana, Rugby
FNGs: None
COUNT: 3 plus 4 legged one
WARMUP: indecision at the outset. Then right

THE THANG: rucked 4.33 miles. Solved all NCAA issues. Crowned the Buckeyes as national champs. Stopped to pee 3 times (Rugby)

MARY: she bet on Notre Dame….duh

ANNOUNCEMENTS: there will be a New Years Day workout. Unless there isn’t.

COT: CatGut droppin knowledge.

A Little bit of this and a little bit of that

AO: the-farm
Q: Lightweight
PAX: Bartman, Mayberry, Gibbler, Waxjob
FNGs: None
COUNT: 5
WARMUP:
Yep
THE THANG:
Round robin
Round 1-3: do the exercise while one pax runs around the playground.
American hammers with med ball
Dips
Kettlebell Swings
Squat, clean, press
Intermission:
Mosey to lower lot, 3 sets of Hops and merkins over the parking blocks
Calf raises up the stairs
Round 4-5, do exercises while one pax farmers carries.
Curl, press, tri
Med ball Slams
Irkins
Cmu rows
Intermission 2: 10x squats at the lights
7s Dips and easy ups

MARY:
Stretch, Flutter kicks, boat/canoe

ANNOUNCEMENTS:

COT: Thanks Bartman for the word. Time is short with your kids, make it count

12 Days of an Asylum Christmas

AO: asylum-am
Q: Sawdust
PAX: P3, Hot Tub (John Muller), Cat Gut (Mike Davis), Breaststroke (Will Duncan), Matlock (Bill Maddox), Cinco (Scott McGuire), Gibbler, Hands, Cosmo 2, F3 Pluto ( Hugh Nystrom), Shotgun, Tecmo
FNGs: None
COUNT: 13
WARMUP:
– SSH
– Tempo Merkins
– Stretching (Including Wayne Dunn Wisdom)
– Cherry Pickers
– Abe Vigodas
– Rockettes (Bunny-style)
– Tie-Fighters
– X-Wings (Not TN Rockin’ Chairs)

THE THANG:
12 Days of an Asylum Christmas:
1. [Partridge in a Pear Tree] Squat Thruster
2. [Turtle Doves] Big Boys
3. [French Hens] Cosmic Pickle Pounders
4. [Calling Birds] Monkey Humpers (4-Ct.)
5. [Gold Rings] Man Makers
6. [Geese a Laying] Sumo Squats
7. [Swans a Swimming] Hello Dolly
8. [Maids a Milking] Gas Pumpers
9. [Ladies Dancing] Dancing Bears (4-Ct.)
10. [Lords a Leaping] Jump Squats
11. [Pipers Piping] Lt. Dans
12. [Drummers Drumming] Alt. Shoulder Taps (4-Ct.)

MARY: She was there in spirit, but we didn’t have time for her.

ANNOUNCEMENTS: 51 weeks until the next Winter Solstice Hike.

COT:
C.S. Lewis spoke at length about Joy in his book Surprised by Joy

Luke 2:10 – But the angel said to them, “Do not be afraid; for behold, I bring you good news of great joy which will be for all people.”

Happiness & pleasure are fleeting and do not sustain. Joy however is deep in our souls. It comes from knowing the Almighty and His Love for Us. That does not mean that every path will be flat & wide. But carrying this Joy in our hearts will help us weather any storm.