F3 Knoxville

Pain, Suck, and Awesomeness

AO: brickyard
Q: fast-n-easy (Nate Votta)
PAX: fast-n-easy (Nate Votta), Gmail, Gordie, Colonel (Alex Wallace), Biohazard (Jay Shepherd), Spellcheck, Otis, Bail Bonds, Chitchat (Pana), Appleseed, Alice, Strings
FNGs: None
COUNT: 12
WARMUP:
M.A.R.S x10
Overhead claps x10
Chinook x10
Tempo merkins x10
Little this little that

10 MM

THE THANG:
20 lines out and back
On the 5s we stopped and added to the MM
5,10,10,10,5

To the Gas station and line up according to age
19 MM

Stop off at the School for a Brickyard 7 Bearcrawl!

To the track
Seal claps x10
6MM
On the line for 1 merkin every 5 yards

To the splash pad
Line up according to age again
Split teams merkins/hop a lap
Between switching 5 MM each time (10)

To the vet clinic
5 MM
Bear crawl to HC and then lunge, along the way, tempos and. ATMs.

Back to the AO
10 MM
Grab your 6

Celebrate 100yrs birthday! Not sure who’s, but we celebrated it for them!
MARY:

ANNOUNCEMENTS:hardship hill, escape haw ridge

COT:
We lined up according to age 2 by being told to. We then on the 3rd time didn’t. So we had to pay the tax and line up. The 4,5 time we lined up. We are told that in life you must do this or that and you need to stay in your lane. And in some instances that may be applicable, but in life, if you want to do something or be somebody do it. If you want to accomplish something, do it. Do not let anyone tell you that you can not do it.

[lostpearls-otb] Rucking with Coupons

AO: lostpearls-otb
Q: Bail Bonds
PAX: Gmail, Natty, Biohazard (Jay Shepherd), flyball, 30 second warning, Bail Bonds, Alec fritts, Patches (Alec Fritts)
FNGs: 1 Patches (Alec Fritts)
COUNT: 8
WARMUP:
None

THE THANG:
Grab a log or sandbag and move.
Take a break at picnic tables for dips and squats.
Ruck to the Firat Baptist hill for 5’s.
Squats at the top, run down, merkins at the bottom, burnee up.
Ruck back to AO

MARY:
None

ANNOUNCEMENTS:
Escape Haw Ridge 3/28

COT:
Peace
Isaiah 26:3
“You will keep him in perfect peace, whose mind is stayed on You, because he trusts in You.”

Peace is something we all desire in every aspect of our life, but can only truly be found in a relationship with Christ. Let’s spread peace by example and impacting lives around us. Especially when chaos and darkness seem to be everywhere.

Saint Joseph Ruck

AO: thequacken
Q: Z-Pack
PAX: Z-Pack, Herbie, Shotgun, Gmail
FNGs: None
COUNT: 4
WARMUP:
Walked a lap at the park

THE THANG:
Rucked to Saint Joseph Church, got a pic with our old friend Miracle Max, rucked back to AO.

MARY:
No

ANNOUNCEMENTS:
Hot Toddy Q at the Asylum.
Burpee beatdown this Friday at the Quacken instead of a ruck, led by FixerUpper.

COT:
Check in with a friend or family member that you haven’t talked to recently. Maybe someone who is alone or might be lonely. Give them a call, ask how they are doing, be prepared to listen.

Ecclesiastes 4:9-12 ESV
[9] Two are better than one, because they have a good reward for their toil. [10] For if they fall, one will lift up his fellow. But woe to him who is alone when he falls and has not another to lift him up! [11] Again, if two lie together, they keep warm, but how can one keep warm alone? [12] And though a man might prevail against one who is alone, two will withstand him—a threefold cord is not quickly broken.

Evens and Odds

AO: brickyard
Q: Colonel (Alex Wallace)
PAX: Gmail, Biohazard (Jay Shepherd), Herbie, Natty, Chitchat (Pana)
FNGs: None
COUNT: 8
WARMUP:
SSH, Motivator from 7, tempo squats, cherry pickers, Moroccan night clubs

THE THANG:
Round 1 perform reps and then run a boogaloop
20, 40, 60, 80, 100, Evens: Merkins/Flutter Kicks single count
10, 30, 50, 70, 90, Odds: Squats/Plank Jacks

Planters for 10 to 5 rep counts
Step ups and dips

Every minute on the minute performed 5 burpees. Went for 7 minutes and on last minute we did 5 man makers.

MARY:
Flutter kicks, hello dollys, scissors, boat/canoe

ANNOUNCEMENTS:

COT: Mental Toughness

1. Mental toughness is when you can find fuel in an empty tank.” – Unknown
2. “The true measure of a man is not how he behaves when things are going well, but how he responds when faced with adversity.” – Unknown
3. “It’s not the load that breaks you, it’s the way you carry it.” – Lou Holtz

These quotes emphasize the importance of resilience, persistence, and the ability to remain strong under pressure. Mental toughness is often about how you respond to challenges, not avoiding them.

[clinton-otb] Rucking Bootcamp

AO: clinton-otb
Q: Bail Bonds
PAX: Gmail, Biohazard (Jay Shepherd), Mathlete, Colonel (Alex Wallace), flyball, Natty
FNGs: None
COUNT: 7
Wearing the ruck for everything.

WARMUP:
SSH
Tempo Squats
Calf Raises
Tempo Merkins

THE THANG:
Ruck to the end of the Greenway and back to the flag.
Apollo Onos

Ruck to the concrete stadium seats.
10 reps to 5:
Alternating Step-ups
Dips

Ruck around the park back to the stadium seats.
10 reps to 5:
Right leg Lateral Step-ups
Left leg Lateral Step-ups
Incline Merkins

Ruck back to flag.

MARY:
Imperial Squat Walkers
Plank Hold
Shoulder Taps
Lunges til time.

ANNOUNCEMENTS:
Forg3 coming up next week.
Escape Haw Ridge is coming up in March.

COT:
MLK: “Darkness cannot drive out darkness; only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate; only love can do that.”
This is also a Biblical truth.

Matthew 5:14-16 NLT
[14] “You are the light of the world—like a city on a hilltop that cannot be hidden. [15] No one lights a lamp and then puts it under a basket. Instead, a lamp is placed on a stand, where it gives light to everyone in the house. [16] In the same way, let your good deeds shine out for all to see, so that everyone will praise your heavenly Father.

We need to be that light to those around us and shine where the darkness is. But remember that it’s all for the Glory of God!