F3 Knoxville

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Fun Facts & Strong Backs

THE SCENE: A Character-Building 32 degrees; Cold hands, warm hearts, can’t lose.
F3 WELCOME & DISCLAIMER: Welcome to F3: Fitness – Fellowship – & Faith. My name is Steam and for the next 45 minutes I will be in charge and serve as your Q. I am not a professional – you are here on your own volition and I don’y know any injuries you may or may not have so if you need to modify any of the exercises we do this morning feel free to do so for your own safety but always give 100%. This morning we will sound off loud and we will not accept anything less than 100% from ourselves and our PAX. Aye? This is the standard this morning – we will meet and exceed it for all 45 minutes.

WARM-O-RAMA:
*** “G-6: What is your favorite Thanksgiving food?” –> Ask 1 member of PAX what G-6’s favorite Thanksgiving food is.

I. Side-Straddle Hop (SSH): 20 x 4 in cadence

Repeat *** with different PAX member(s)

II. Cherry Picker: 20 x 4 in cadence

Repeat *** with different PAX member(s)

III. Baby Arm Circles: 12 x 4 forward in cadence & 12 x 4 backward in cadence

The Merkin: 15 x 10 in cadence

THA-THANG:
Mosey to WFP (World’s Fair Park) amphitheater with Flag out front (FNG Caleb carried flag)

  • PT –> take a lap around amphitheater with a battle buddy –> PT –> take a lap with a NEW battle buddy
  • Each lap –> each battle buddy shares an interesting fact about themselves
  • 4 laps & 100 reps
    • (1) The Incline Merkin: 25 x 4
      • Take a lap w/Battle Buddy around the amphitheater
      • Back to amphitheater –> ask 1 member of PAX to share the interesting fact they learned on the lap
    • (2) The Squat: 25 x 4
      • Take a lap w/new battle buddy
      • Back to amphitheater –> ask another member of PAX to share the interesting fact they learned on the lap
    • (3) The Ground Pounder: 25 x 4 (Forearm plank –> up to push up plank 1 hand @ a time –> back to elbow plank 1 hand @ a time)
      • Take a lap w/new battle buddy
      • Back to amphitheater –> ask new member of PAX to share interesting fact they learned on the lap
    • (4) The Little Baby Crunch: 25 x 4
      • Take a lap (all PAX together) –> hold @ top of amphitheater
    • BOM (Pt. 1)
      • Q asked PAX: “Why have I been asking questions all morning?
      • 3 things: Ask – Listen – Remember
        • If you know and remember who’s on your team – you’ll find that coming out here and doing this crazy thing called F3 becomes a lot more meaningful but a ton more fun. Aye? Know your PAX, the man to your left and right, they’re out here, locked and loaded at 5:30 just like you.
    • Run up by Big Ball (flag out front – Caleb) to Bridge across WFP
      • 2 columns facing across the bridge
      • Mosey across bridge –> every rectangular concrete plant holder = 10 x 4 squats
        • have different member of PAX call it in cadence each time
      • Form up in 1 line @ end of bridge (flag out front -Caleb)
    • Motivational Cadence Call Mosey Back to AO
      • (1) F3! –> PAX repeats –> Good For You! –> PAX repeats –> Good For Me! –> PAX repeats
      • (2) All Day! –> PAX repeats –> Everyday! –> PAX repeats
      • (3) 1, 2, 3! –> PAX repeats –> I Love F3! –> PAX repeats –> 4, 5, 6! –> PAX repeats –> Pickin Up Sticks! –> PAX repeats –> 7 and 8! –> PAX repeats –> F3 is Great! –> PAX repeats –> 9 and 10! –> PAX repeats –> Let’s Do It All Again! –> PAX repeats
      • Repeat # 1 – 3 at Q’s discretion
    • Arrive @ Field Across from AO –> Take The Field!
      • 150% –> your 100% is not good enough because you are better than your 100%, aye? You can do better than 100%, you have what it takes! TAKE. THIS. FIELD.
      • All out 150% sprint across the field to AO

MARY:
Caleb was the only FNG Big Ball had this morning. Putting the new guy in charge of something so sacred – the American Flag that always stays out front when we mosey and goes with us wherever we go – (I believe) helped him become more comfortable and integrated @ his first time @ F3.
COUNT-OFF & NAME-O-RAMA
PAX Count: 14 + 1 FNG
CIRCLE OF TRUST/BOM: (Pt.2)
Proverbs 11:14 –> “For lack of guidance a nation falls, but victory is won through many advisors.”

This is a call to action. When you look around at our world today – our nation is falling and it’s sad. Because there is a clear lack of guidance. we, men in F3, are called to be HIM = High Impact Men. Your nation needs you, your family needs you, your community needs you, F3 needs you. Take charge and be a leader. You are all leaders in some capacity whether you realize it or not. We found out earlier that when you know who’s on your team it’s a lot easier to embrace the suck knowing who’s beside you going through the same thing. Along with that – we are all cops. A cop is someone who upholds the law and holds others accountable to the law. Who’s the cop in your life? Who holds you accountable and helps you uphold who you were created to be? Are you a cop in anyone else’s life? I need that, we all need that. Men, great work this morning, I cannot begin to tell you what an honor it is to be out here and have the opportunity to lead and serve as your Q. You are free to lead. Take charge and make it happen.

Pray it out.
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
Big Ball Saturday Qs will be officially (re)starting in 2 weeks –>  3 December 2017

Bearway to turkey day

THE SCENE: 31* and clear, ready to pre-heat the oven
F3 WELCOME & DISCLAIMER
WARM-O-RAMA:
Side straddle hops x26 IC
Windmills x10 IC
Merkins x20 OYO
Tempo squats x10 IC
THA-THANG:
Mosey to the base of the big ball, two rounds of Cindy:

  • Pull ups x10
  • Merkins x20
  • Squats x30

PAX performs flutter kicks waiting on the 6.  Recover.  Mosey up steps and across bouncy bridge to parking lot across from Knoxville MEPS building.

There are 5 evenly spaced cones across the parking lot.  PAX perform bearway to heaven:
Bear crawl to first cone – 10 burpees – bear crawl back to start point
Bear crawl to second cone – 8 burpees – bear crawl back to start point
Bear crawl to third cone – 6 burpees – bear crawl back to start point
Bear crawl to fourth cone – 4 burpees – mosey back to start point
Bear crawl to fifth cone – 2 burpees – mosey back to start point
PAX perform flutter kicks, American hammers, and hello Dolly’s waiting on the 6. Recover and 10 count.

Short mosey to steps in front of Knoxville MEPS building. Two more rounds of modified Cindy (no pull ups)

  • Dips x10
  • Merkins x20
  • Squats x30

Mosey to hill at Walnut Street, PAX assemble at the bottom of the hill.  PAX perform 7’s on Walnut Street hill.  Starting with 6 jump squats, Bernie up the hill to cone, 1 derkin.  Lather rinse repeat.  PAX perform reverse crunches on hill waiting on 6.  Recover.

PAX mosey back towards SP, stopping about halfway back for Pfeiffer to take us on some black Friday shopping (multiple levels of plank holds).  Continue Mosey back to SP.

MARY:
No time for Mary upon returning to SP
COUNT-OFF & NAME-O-RAMA
11 Turkeys strong, including 1 FNG.  Pfeiffer, A-Rod, Cheatsheet, Heisenburg, Scooter (FNG), G6, Swanson, Anchorman, Butterfly, Woodshack, Abort
CIRCLE OF TRUST/BOM:
Thankful for the opportunity to lead.  My task is to become a better leader, because I am present for the PAX as the PAX are present for me.

Just Merkin it

THE SCENE: 38 degrees, a bit chilly
F3 WELCOME & DISCLAIMER
WARM-O-RAMA:

Merkins x10 OYO
Squats 4ct x25 IC
Merkins x10 OYO
Mtn Climber 4ct x25 IC
Merkins x10 OYO
SSH 4ct x 25 IC
Merkins x10 OYO
Plank Jax 4ct x 25 IC
Merkins x10 OYO
Burpees x10 OYO
Merkins x10 OYO

THA-THANG:

Indian Run base of Madderhorn
Merkins x10 OYO
Lunge to the light and spread out
180 Degree Burpees x10 OYO
Back to the base and AYG Sprint to the Pavalawn
Argue about where the light switch is for awhile
Split Lunge x 10 ea leg with 5 count hold IC
Pike Merkins x 15 OYO
Dips x 25 OYO
Pike Merkins x 15 OYO
Dips x 25 OYO
Ascending Pull ups & Merkins
Start 1 & 1 work your way up to 10 & 10
LBC’s x 25 OYO
Top of Madderhorn
Lunge down to the light
Gather at the base for Indian Run back to AO

MARY:

Belly Buster – 10 count
LBC 4ct x 25 IC
Belly Buster – 10 Count
PIckle Pounder x 15 IC – (Thank you Zygote)
Merkin 4ct x 20 IC

COUNT-OFF & NAME-O-RAMA
16 Strong
CIRCLE OF TRUST/BOM:
When it’s time to make a decision. If it’s not an absolute Yes… It’s a No.
MOLESKIN:
Strong crew at the Dog Pound today. There were some flashbacks of the Merkin challenge last summer and some groans about the 180 degree Merkins. All in all, great group out. Praying for Ribbed and his family.
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
NA

10 15 20

THE SCENE: Dark and Kind of chilly
F3 WELCOME & DISCLAIMER
WARM-O-RAMA:
Roxanne by the police. Everytime the song says Roxanne -Merican. Everytime the song says “put on the red light” jump your feet up to your hands while remaining in plank
THA-THANG:

10,15,20

AO parking lot beginning on baseline, PAX would do 10 reps of an exercise at the starting side, sprint to the other side doing 10 reps of that same exercise. go through all the exercises. Rinse and repeat rounds of 15, and 20

  • Merican
  • Squat
  • Dry Dock
  • Squat Jump
  • Burpee

Mosey in two lines to the Chapel for some leg work

  • Parrell Squats: 10 reps on a 4 count
  • Staggered Leg Squat, left leg out – 10 reps on a 4 count
  • Split Leg Squat, left leg out – 10 reps on a 4 count
  • Parrell Squats: 10 reps on a 4 count
  • Staggered Leg Squat, right leg out – 10 reps on a 4 count
  • Split Leg Squat, right leg out – 10 reps on a 4 count

Mosey in two lines to the AO

Crabwalk suicides. Crabwalk from the baseline to the first parking line and back to start. Crabwalk from the baseline to the second parking line and back to start.Crabwalk from the baseline to the thrid parking line and back to start.

MARY:
15 American Hammers on a 4 count

15 flutter Kicks on a 4 count

20 Big Boys on your own
COUNT-OFF & NAME-O-RAMA
34 no FNGs
CIRCLE OF TRUST/BOM:
People are always watching, especially our kinds. Our actions and our reactions speak louder than words. They are watching and listening even when we don’t think they are or we wish they weren’t.

John 13:34-35

Meet Splinter

The Scene: A cool 40 degrees and clear

Warm up:
20 Merkins
20 squats
20 side squats

The Thang:
Off we go with Rucks on brisk walk
Taking along a 6’x 18” waterlogged telephone pole taking turns carrying it with two people (it sucked)

Roughly dropping every 300 yards to do 20 merkins 20 squats and switch carriers. X4

Drop the pole aka “splinter” off on start of second lap. 20 pack presses, 20 upright rows and 20 tricep presses

Mosey, Bernie up the hill, sneaky walk, side sneaky walks. 20 Merkins, 20 squats
Here is where i forgets details but we stayed busy. Stopping every so often we did a few exercises. Including 20 dips, 20 step ups, 20 incline Merkins, 20 Merkins, 20 squats, bear crawls, more sneaky walks
Drop at start. 20 pack presses 20 squats 20 tris.

Mary: 41 flutter kicks, boat canoes and Peter Parkers

COT AND BOM
I get to take my daughter Molly to school every morning. On Thursday mornings, I have an early 8 o’clock meeting. She is usually up and ready to go, but sometimes she forgets to wake up. Yesterday morning was one of those mornings. When I got home from my workout at 6:25 she was just waking up. I asked her if she was getting ready and she started whining saying she woke up late and she can’t get ready in time. “It’s impossible Dad!” I assured her that she could if she hustled and made it a goal to get ready by 6:55 AM. She whined one more time and said OK. At 6:55 she was already dressed, had made herself some breakfast, had her bag packed and was waiting on me. I thought to myself that often times we talk ourselves out of things when we really just need to put our head down, clinch our teeth and push through. I think Molly learned a good lesson this morning as we talked about it on the way to school and so did I.