F3 Knoxville

JUCO Cardinal memorial workout

AO: juco
Q: Wanderer
PAX: Love Shaq, Guardrail, 5K, Lil’ Spice
FNGs: None
COUNT: 5
WARMUP:
15 Side Straddle Hops
10 Tempo Merkins
10 Flutter Kicks
10 Little Baby Arm Circles Forward
10 Little Baby Arm Circles Backward
10 Hallelujahs
10 Knoxville Cherry Pickers
20 Sec. Samson Hold
10 Willie Mayes Hayes

THE THANG:
Choose two points about 100 yards from each other – these will be Point A and Point B. Starting at “Point A” perform Set 1 exercises, then run to “Point B” and repeat those same exercises. Run back to “Point A”.
Repeat this sequence for exercise Sets 2, 3, and 4.

Set 1
5 Burpees
5 Big Boys
5 Heels to Heaven

Set 2
10 Burpees
10 Little Baby Crunches
10 Mt. Climbers Double Count

Set 3
15 Burpees
15 Air Squats
15 Freddy Mercury’s

Set 4
20 Burpees

~~ end of cardinal workout ~~
Continued on to courtyard where we did 2 loops alternating 10 Irkins/dips and 10 dirkins/step ups on the part benches.

Ran to coupons by flag and completed some rounds of kettle bell swings, thrusters, curls and other heavy exercises.

MARY:
hello dolly until RUSH made it back to the flag.
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
COT:
The story of cardinal is best told by others:
By our own Mathlete in the f3knoxville newsletter and other articles.
mattcrossman.substack.com/p/f3-cardinal-and-the-victory-of-broken
mattcrossman.substack.com/p/a-tribute-to-f3-cardinal-kind-down

I personally was not directly involved but got to watch (and participate) with F3 as they responded to this tragedy.
The men who were on the scene and started CPR and called for help.
The gofundme campaign that surpassed it’s goal 100x to raise over $100,000 for the family.
The more then 100 men who showed up to finish Cardinals workout and support the PAX and family.
The men who helped Cardinals family paint and move houses.
These actions demonstrated what F3 is about and why F3 not only survived this tragedy but thrived and grown through it.
I hope this story encourages you the same way it has me.

Ending 2023 on a High Note

AO: juco
Q: Data
PAX: Guardrail, Dart Gun, Windex, Data, Bootleg
FNGs: None
COUNT: 5
WARM-O-RAMA:
Reach for the sky & let it hang
Abe Vigodas
Moroccan Nightclubs
Motivators
TN Rocking Horses
ONE THANG: JUCOmanjaro!
Mosey to the first cul-de-sac
Sprint 2 hash marks, perform a static core exercise until the 6 arrives, count to 10
Lunge 1 hash mark…
Bear crawl 1 hash mark…
Bernie 1 hash mark…
Repeat ’till the summit
ANOTHER THANG: Kraken!
12 cones in a circle… do 23 reps of a listed exercise… run around the circle… and advance to the next cone:
Jump Squats
BBS
Merkins
Iron Mikes (1ct)
Carolina Dry Docks
Flutter Kicks (2ct)
Monkey Humpers
Imperial Walkers
Burpees
Mountain Climbers (2ct)
Bobby Hurleys
Plank Jacks
MARY:
Quick run to trees for some last minute pull-ups
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
We will meet on New Year’s Day!
COT:
christianscholars.com/the-meaning-of-technology/
The Bible is full of examples of men using the precious resources around them to do things that serve themselves or that bring God glory. Something to think about as we prepare for a new year. What are we going to do with our precious resources (time, talents, money, etc.) in 2024?!?

All I Want for Christmas is a Good Beatdown

AO: juco
Q: 5K
PAX: Guardrail, Wanderer, Windex, Mailbox, 5K
FNGs: None
COUNT: 5
WARMUP:
One-handed SSH
TN Rocking Chair
Carolina Dry Docks
Catalina Wine Mixers (6-count)

THE THANG:

MARY:
Mosey up to Sunago Parking Lot

DORA
– 100 Burpees
– 200 Squats
– 150 Derkins / 150 Irkins

Mosey to Maple St Parking Lot
DORA w/ different partner
– 100 Hello Dolly (2-Count) – Ran out of time here
– 200 Dips
– 300 Captain Thors (1:4 BB/AH)

Mosey back to AO

ANNOUNCEMENTS:
Coffeteria, public apology to Mailbox for skipping the pre-run
COT:
John 14:27: “Peace I leave with you. My peace I give you. I give to you not as the world gives. Don’t be troubled or afraid.”
Christmas in my family is hectic, I need this verse. Do you? Just don’t forget that God is with us.

Elvish Death Mile

AO: juco
Q: Windex
PAX: Booster, Fetch, Guardrail, Wanderer, None
FNGs: 1 None
COUNT: 5
WARMUP: 12 each:
SSH, Windmills, BAC F/B, Amazon Cherry Pickers, Tempo Squats, Tennessee Rocking Chair

THE THANG: Mosey to the courtyard and do 1 lap – Bernie
1 lap – Lunges
1 lap – Broad Jump Burpees
1 lap – Bearcrawl
1 lap – Run
Recover the Jingle Ball and head back to the flag keeping the ball passed around – 1 burpee if it touches the ground.  We definitely did burpees.

MARY: 12 Flutter Kicks, Row Boating, 12 LBC

ANNOUNCEMENTS: The Farm officially launches Friday at McFee park.

COT: Talked about The Little Drummer Boy – he didn’t have anything to bring to Jesus, but he had a drum and he played his heart out for the King.  Don’t ever think you have nothing to offer to the King.

It recalls the story of the widow at the temple. She gives very little compared to the larger tithes being offered by the wealthy Pharisees, but the offering represents all she owns in the world

Legend of the Candy Cane

AO: juco
Q: Trash Panda (JUCO)
PAX: 5K, Guardrail, Mailbox, Butterknife, Booster, hound dog, Wanderer, Windex
FNGs: None
COUNT: 9
WARMUP:
SSH x 20
Moroccan night club x 20
Tempo merkins x 10
Mountain climbers x 20
30 sec on own
THE THANG:

Mosey to back of campus, stop on way for dips and step ups x 20

Get CMU and go to stations below trees. Do stations and run loop of parking lot or go to top of hill and back between. Repeat until time.
– Station 1-H2H & rows x 25
– Station 2-flutter kicks x 25 & durkin x10
– Station 3-LBC x 25 and squat thrusters x10
– Station 4-hello Dolly & curls x25
– Station 5-BBS x20 & blockee x 5

Mosey to flag

MARY: windmills, merkins
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
The Farm AO launch Friday
COT:
The Legend of the Candy Cane

A few facts about the candy cane:
-It was originally straight and white. The red stripes were added around 1900.
-Candy Canes have been around for 350 years
-Candy canes were originally invented to help keep children quite during the Christmas Eve services

The main thing I wanted to share about the Candy Cane is how you can use it to share the message of Jesus

o They look like a shepherd’s hook or the letter J for Jesus.
o The white represents the purity of Jesus and the red to symbolize the blood he shed for our sins and the 3 fine lines are for the Holy Trinity.
o The hardness of the candy cane represents the solid foundation we have in Jesus.
o The candy cane was also made to be given as a gift, representing the love of Jesus when he gave us the gift of salvation.

Every HIM received at least 2 candy canes, one for them and one to share and tell the story.