F3 Knoxville

Opportunity Knocks

THE SCENE: 33 Degrees, Crisp and Cool.
F3 WELCOME & DISCLAIMER
WARM-O-RAMA:

We hit the ground moseying. No time to waste.

The Thang:

We completed a modified Barkley this morning. We had 4 Stations for each lap:

 

  • 5 Burpees
  • 10 Squat Jumps
  • 15 BBSU
  • 20 Merkins

And we hit the cardio button and did more moseying. The PAX was responsive and full of chatter.

Ran a hill for good measure. We got 3.3 miles in this morning.

MARY:
Completed Hello Dolly’s to end the Thang.

COUNT-OFF & NAME-O-RAMA

CIRCLE OF TRUST/BOM:
Opportunity knocks- challenged the PAX to look for ways to serve others today.

MOLESKIN:

Great morning to be alive! The PAX pushed themselves and encouraged each other along the way.

ANNOUNCEMENTS:
Insert information about upcoming events, 2nd or 3rd F opportunities, and any other announcements.

Boom!

THE SCENE:
54 and slight drizzle

F3 WELCOME & DISCLAIMER


WARM-O-RAMA:

SSH x25 IC
4ct Squat x15 IC
4ct Imperial Walkers x15 IC

Count off into teams of 5 and then mosey to the top of the hill next to the parking lot.

THA-THANG:
Bumper Circuit
One group at Stations 1-3, two groups at Station 4. When Q says “go” one team at Station 4 makes the loop to cone 1.  All other groups do the exercise at the cones, alternating between the exercises.  When the group running gets to Station 1 all the groups shift and the group at Station 4 runs the loop. Rinse and repeat.  All exercise are done in either x10, x15 or x20 rep sequences based on physical ability.

  • Station 1 (at new retaining wall on the trail)
    • Box Jumps & Dips
  • Station 2 (front parking lot)
    • Dry Docks &
  • Station 3 (side parking lot)
    • Wide Merkins &
  • Station 4 (Top parking lot)

MARY

COUNT-OFF & NAME-O-RAMA
38 PAX

CIRCLE OF TRUST/BOM:

ANNOUNCEMENTS:
CSAUP – Bomb Shelter Run THIS SATURDAY!

The Playlist on Shuffle

THE SCENE:
60°F, it’s not raining, but the ground is very wet
F3 WELCOME & DISCLAIMER
WARM-O-RAMA:

• SSH x25 (IC)
• Inch Worm Merkins x20 (OYO)
• Imperial Squat Walkers x20 (IC)
• Plank
○ Hand and leg up
○ Switch to other side

THA-THANG:
Mosey to the Baseball Dugouts
Pull-ups 3 sets of 10, mosey around the concession stand between each set

Mosey to the open air Chapel
Flowers by Moby: Push-up Challenge
“Green Sally Up”= move to standard plank
“Green Sally Down” = move to 6″ plank
Get Up Offa That Thing by James Brown: Leg lifts
Start by holding legs 6″ off the ground
“Get Up Offa That Thing” = Lift the legs up to 90° and then bring them back down

Mosey to upper parking lot

The Kraken
The 8 cones are setup in a circle. Spread out among them. Complete exercise at that cone and run around all the cones to the next cone (make the whole loop + one cone). Rinse and repeat until you complete the whole loop, twice.
• Cone 1 – Merkins x20
• Cone 2 – Squats x20
• Cone 3 – SSH x20
• Cone 4 – Jump Squats x20
• Cone 5 – 4ct Shoulder Taps x20
• Cone 6 – Lunges x20 (each leg)
• Cone 7 – Dry Docks x20
• Cone 8 – Smurf Jacks x20

COUNT-OFF & NAME-O-RAMA
6 , Waffle House, Frenchie, Crab Legs, Music City, Gibbler, Archie (QIC)
CIRCLE OF TRUST/BOM:
The struggle with Pride is real. It can cause us to react to others negatively because we are comparing ourselves. We are competing with those around us.

“Humility is not thinking less of yourself, it’s thinking of yourself less.” – Rick Warren, The Purpose Driven Life

MOLESKIN:
I’m enjoying the addition of music to the workouts. It makes it a little more fun and helps me be more energetic. The guys did a great job today!

ANNOUNCEMENTS:
The 2nd F event at Abridged Beer Company is tonight at 6:30pm. See you there!

Listening in the Rain

THE SCENE: 50 degrees and raining

F3 WELCOME & DISCLAIMER

WARM-O-RAMA:

SSH IC x 25

Cherry Pickers IC x 10

Tempo Squats IC x 10

25% Jog across the parking lot, 50% Jog, high knees, butt kickers, 75% Jog

THA-THANG:

Circuit Workout on the Grinder inspired by a workout Frenchie Q’d a couple months back.

Total of 4 stations (one at each of the corners) and then 5 Burpees at the top of Little Baby Hill:

  • Station 1: Superman Swims, 4 ct. American Hammers
  • Station 2: Merkins, Dry Docks
  • Station 3: Iron Mikes, Squat Jumps
  • Station 4: Box Cutters, 4 ct. Flutter Kicks

Pick a Battle Buddy and disburse evenly to the four stations. Pick whichever one of the exercises you feel like doing at each station (most people just alternated between the 2 exercises each round). Start with 20 reps of the chosen exercise at each station and complete the circuit. Next round decrease to 18 reps, 16 reps, 14 reps, etc.

When finished at Station 3, Bear Crawl to Station 4 (I forgot to Bear Crawl on the very first round even after making “fancy” signs but thankfully Proton was there to gently remind me).  After Station 4, run up Little Baby Hill and do 5 Burpees at the top. Mosey back down to Station 1. Rinse and repeat the circuit until time.

MARY:

Hello Dolly IC x 20

30 seconds AMRAP LBC’s to finish

COUNT-OFF & NAME-O-RAMA

24 strong on a rainy morning – no FNG’s today

CIRCLE OF TRUST/BOM:

We can be good at talking with God, but how much are we listening? My prayer life has grown tremendously in the course of the past year, but I do a really poor job of allowing God to respond. I pray and then rush on to the next activity in the day. Sometimes those are really good activities like reading Scripture or reading a devotional, but without taking a pause and listening for God’s response, I’m not allowing room for Him to do His work in me.

I-Beam shared this piece of his devotional with me a couple weeks back, and it really resonated with me:

“Suppose I go to the doctor and say, ‘Doctor, I have a lot of problems: I twisted my knee….my eyes itch…my finger is swollen…I have a backache….’ Then, having gotten through my list of complaints, I look at my watch and say, ‘Goodness me, time is getting on. I must be off.’ The doctor might want to say, ‘Hang on a second, do you not want to hear what I have to say?’

If we only speak to God and never take time to listen, we make the same mistake. We do all the talking, and we don’t actually listen to Him. But our relationship with God is meant to be a two-way conversation.

ANNOUNCEMENTS:

The fine people at Abridged Beer Company have agreed to host a 2nd F “Fellowship” on February 15th at 6:30pm. $2 for every beverage will be donated by Abridged to our selected charity. This month…Operation Enduring Warrior. Come out, have some fellowship, and do good! See you all there!!

Even more Route 66

THE SCENE: Upper 20s, no clouds, stars shining:  Perfect
F3 WELCOME & DISCLAIMER
WARM-O-RAMA:

SSH x 20 IC

Tie Fighter (in lunge position) BAC x 10, then switch legs and reverse BAC x10, IC

Cherry Pickers X 10, IC

Tempo squats x 10, IC
THA-THANG:
Mosey to new trail by the new bathroom, Route 66 with burpees up the hill, early finishers wagon wheel to the six to finish up;

Mosey to trail toward basecamp.  Route 66 with BBS, bear crawling between every other light post

20 Merkins on your own, run up Everest.  AG till everyone is up top

Grab a Battle Buddy, one BB gets a coupon from the rock pile and does curls while other BB runs to top of the space station and back, switch off.

Next round, BBS with rock while BB runs again, switch up

Quick mosey back to AO with a stop for some burpees

MARY:
Gibbler leads in some flutter kicks and box cutters

Finish strong with ATMs
COUNT-OFF & NAME-O-RAMA

CIRCLE OF TRUST/BOM:
We all struggle.  Embracing that struggle builds character.  Lean on faith and family to help us through, and remember God’s words in 2 Cor 12: “My power is made perfect in weakness.”  And Paul’s rejoinder:  “For when I am weak, I am strong.”
MOLESKIN:

Welcome to our FNG Kentucky.  Will update the tags when he’s in our system

ANNOUNCEMENTS:
Wesley House this Sunday afternoon at 2 pm, rain or shine.  Bring the M and 2.0s.  We’ll be working out and spending time with the kids and presenting them with the balls we’ve collected.  Thanks to Bowflex and Doubtfire for heading up a great effort.