F3 Knoxville

There and Back Again

AO: asylum-pm
Q: Steam
PAX: Brick (Chris Tittle), OnStar (Arthur Dias), Lilydipper (John Neece), Abacus (Erik Ella), Pusher, Jeevan Kypa, Sparkler (Brian Pitstick), Crash Dummy, Petunia (aka Daniel Ellis), Honeydew (Jason Childers), Drum Major (Mike Johnston), CRISPR (David Smelser), F3 Pluto ( Hugh Nystrom), High Heels (Henry Ritchie), Doubtfire (Nick Bond), Pele (Jon Lindberg), Rooney (Carl Whipple), Glamper, CrankBait, Gridiron
FNGs: None
COUNT: 20
WARMUP:
– Imperial Walker: 10×4
– 10 SSH
– Rockette: 10×4
– 10 SSH
– BAC – F: 10×4
– 10 SSH
– BAC – B: 10×4
– Cherry Picker: 10×4
– 10 SSH
– Twisty: 10×4
– 10 SSH

THE THANG:
Mosey to the Coliseum (right parking lot)
(1) Nickel, Dime, 15 – Part 1
– 3 POC: parking lot – middle – parking lot
– 5 reps – 10 reps – 15 reps (all on a 1-count)
– Done in succession
– PL1: Lunges
– Middle: Merkins
– PL2: Squats
– Stay at PL2 in the wall sit when you’re done
(10 count or something)
(2) Nickel, Dime, 15 – Part 2
– 5 reps – 10 reps – 15 reps (all on a 4 count)
– Done in succession
– PL1: LBCs
– Middle: Flutter Kicks
– PL2: Toe Touches
– Stay at PL2 in the wall sit when you’re done
Mosey down the mulch path to the base of Everest
(3) There + Back Again Part 1
– There: Top of the Summit
– Back Again: Base of Everest
– Battle Buddy up
– Between There + Back Again, each team is responsible for:
   – 50 incline merkins
   – 50 squats
   – 50 lunges
   – 50 battle buddy decline BBS
– Get to the Summit: Execute the X in Green on the scorecard, come back down to the Base of Everest
(4) There + Back Again Part 2
– There: Top of the Summit
– Back Again: Base of Everest
– Between There + Back Again:
   – 100 SSH (There)
   – 100 incline merkins (@ the stump) (took these 10 at a time)
   – 10 SSH (@ base or the summit
– Get to the Summit: Execute the X in Red on the scorecard, come back down to the Base of Everest
Mose up to the Bat Cave for Mary

MARY:
– Breathe/stretch OYO for the last 60 seconds

ANNOUNCEMENTS:
– GORUCK Baseline Fitness Test this Saturday at 7am @ the Quacken AO. Lizzy is taking point on this.
– Forg3 2023 is almost just a month away! Checkout this link for all the info + registration: forg3intel.carrd.co/ (Brick and Steam taking point on this)
– WE STILL HAVE THE GHOST FLAG THANKS TO BRICK/GLAMPER/DOUBTFIRE 💪

COT:
The Thing In Front Of You Is Not Really “The Thing”
– I eluded to this in the pre-blast on Slack
– I heard this quote from Rick Dunn, who came and spoke at the July Convergence at Shamrock this year.
– It really got me thinking – because as many of you know, this passport thing that Megan and I have been going through has absolutely been the thing right in front of us, right in front of our faces.
– But then I got to thinking about this idea that “the thing in front of you isn’t really “the thing.”
– So, then what’s the real thing?
– Some examples of what it’s been for me: a lack of faith or trust, impatience, pride, a need for control, etc.
– Because there is some freedom in the fact of realizing that the thing in front of you is never really the thing, but it’s reflective of what’s actually going on inside.

Ruckin Around

AO: shamruck
Q: Betty (Tyler Alexander)
PAX: Mermaid (Bradley Roberts), Curry (Steve Coy), Eliza (Kevin Parrott), Mailbox (Chip Keim), Glamper, Ribbed (Joshua Sagraves), Toretto (Larry Seufert), Betty (Tyler Alexander)
FNGs: None
COUNT: 8
WARMUP:
None
THE THANG:
We set off on a 3.3 mile ruck with the intention of keeping the pace between 15:30 and 16:30. Goal accomplished. 💪🏻
MARY:
1 minute weighted ruck, 20 weighted flutters, 1 minute short Bethesda hold, 20 standing side crunches each side, 45 second weighted plank.
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
COT:
“The body should be treated more rigorously, that it may not be disobedient to the mind.” -Seneca

Keep Climbing

AO: juco
Q: Butterknife
PAX: Butterknife, Windex, Ghost Flag (F3Knoxville), Po-Boy (Travis Dupre), Glamper, Incoming (Rodney Pointer), Booster (Les Fout), Dart Gun (Todd Mulder), Doubtfire (Nick Bond), Parkour, Fetch (Joel Moran), Brick
FNGs: None
COUNT: 12
WARMUP:
Side straddle hop in cadence 20
Cherry Pickers
5 Burpees on your own
Arm rotations thumbs up in cadence
Reverse thumbs down in cadence
Motivators 8x

THE THANG:
Grab a CMU
Mosey to JUCOmanjaro
Partner up
Sprint to first stripe while partner farmer carries do 5 Burpees
Bear crawl next stripe while partner farmer carries do 10 Burpees
Sprint to Next stripe while partner farmer carries do 15 Burpees
Repeat with Squats, Derkins

MARY:
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
COT:
“You are the sum of the 5 people you spend time with.

Show me your circle and I’ll show you your ceiling.

And if you’re the smartest and most successful person in the room….

It’s time to find a new room.

What an absolute honor to be in this room!!!

I’m a 🧽 “

Three things will last forever—Faith, hope, and love—the greatest of these is love.
‭‭1 Corinthians‬ ‭13:13‬ ‭NLT‬‬

Copycat Workout

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 eachCollect 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.

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.