F3 Knoxville

Tag: Hellbender

Transforming

THE SCENE: 72 degrees F., 92% humidity
F3 WELCOME & DISCLAIMER
WARM-O-RAMA:
SSH, Walkout Merkins, Imperial squat walkers
THA-THANG:
We utilized the Week 0 workout from the IronPax Challenge

Four Rounds for Time:

50 Squats

40 BBS

30 Merkins

20 Iron Mikes (4 Count)

10 Burpees

400 Meter Run

(Some finished and exceeded the 4 rounds in the 30+ minutes allotted for the challenge.  The intent was to give the PAX a flavor for the challenge.)

MARY:
Flutter kicks, box cutters, flutter kicks, LBCs
COUNT-OFF & NAME-O-RAMA
15 HIMs – no FNGs
CIRCLE OF TRUST/BOM:
Romans 12:2 challenges us to not be conformed to the world but to be transformed.  If you are like me, being transformed is not a past tense activity.  I’m undergoing it in some aspects of my life and my relationship to God and His will.  Fortunately later in the verse some Bible translations use the phase “by the renewing of your mind.”  That part gives me some grace.  Not everyone experiences it like Paul, being knocked off his horse, blinded, and being transformed.  A lot of us are a work in progress; I know I am.

Starting out as a new father at the age of 23, I had some transforming to do.  I had to put aside a lot of my selfish goals and desires and become the parent my children needed and deserved.  Some would think that after 46 years of marriage to Julie I would have most things down pat.  Nope, although transformed in certain things, I still have a ways to go.  Starting in 1980, I had to learn how to transform my definition of being a boss into the true meaning of selfless leadership.  Along the 30+ years I found it sometimes too easy to slip back into the autocratic posture.  If anything, this would remind me how bad that managing style really is.  I still need to transform myself into a more caring, empathetic, and serving friend to others.  I have a great role model in Julie that has helped me make slow progress.  My introverted style has hampered me in that quest.

My faith is perhaps the most important area of my life to transform.  Along the way we all have experiences that give us a jolt or a nudge and our faith increases.  Sadly things happen that knock us back.  God want us to place our trust and our lives in His hands.  He want us to trust and believe in his Son, Jesus, and He want us to follow Him.  He wants us to be transformed.  I’m thankful that He is a loving and patient Father.

MOLESKIN:
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ANNOUNCEMENTS:
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Dora Explores Springbrook

THE SCENE: Beautiful morning, rain subsided shortly before 7am, 76 degrees
F3 WELCOME & DISCLAIMER

Welcome to F3: Fitness, Fellowship, and Faith. Practice social distancing and other COVID precautions. Modify and needed. I am not a professional nor doctor. Push yourself.

WARM-O-RAMA:
15 SSH in cadence.

8 Cherry Pickers in cadence

10 Imperial Squat Walkers in cadence

THA-THANG:
PAX moseyed on over to a nice hill (approximately 50m with a ‘break’ halfway). Upon the way we traveled through the dangerous ‘path of fallen PAX’, which claimed two a few weeks back. All made it through successfully. Upon arriving to the hill, we completed a modified Heartbreak 1,2,3, renamed more appropriately to 808’s and Heartbreak after the Kayne West album

808’s and Heartbreak

  • 200 Squats
  • 2 Body Builders
  • 200 WWII
  • 2 Body Builders
  • 200 Gorilla Humpers
  • 2 Body Builders
  • 200 LBC
  • 2 Body Builders

While partner was working, the other would sprint to the top of the hill, complete 10 single count Iron Mikes, and return to switch. Rinse and repeat until everyone completed. Return to the AO.

CMU Dora arm circuit

  • 100 Curls
  • 100 Bent Rows
  • 50 4-ct Flutter kicks with a 2 presses in each 4 count
  • 100 Dips (no CMU)

While the partner was working, the other ran to the other side of the AO (30m) for 15 dips and returned. Rinse and repeat.

MARY:
With five minutes remaining, PAX grabbed a CMU for 2 minutes of wall sits, with presses (vertical) and pushes (horizontal) mixed in. After 2 minutes, there was 2 minutes of protractors with crunches mixed in. The final minute was spent back on the wall with presses.

COUNT-OFF & NAME-O-RAMA
12 PAX came out to play with Dora: Napster, Taco, Moses, KY, Avocado, 3 Rivers, Fins, Hammy, Drifter, Peach, Nair, and Hellbender.

CIRCLE OF TRUST/BOM:

COVID has been a frustrating season for all of us. F3 is not only a community for fitness, but also a community to push ourselves to be better men and make a difference in our communities. A verse on my heart recently is Ephesians 4:31-32:

‘Let all bitterness and wrath and anger and clamor and slander be put away from you, along with malice. Be kind to one another, tender-hearted and forgiving each other, just as God in Christ has also forgiven you’

MOLESKIN:
We welcomed a new member to the F3 family: Pinocchio’s son Grant was born Friday! Wife and baby are doing well.
ANNOUNCEMENTS:

Cards on Crumpet

  • THE SCENE: Hot and muggy
    F3 WELCOME & DISCLAIMER
    WARM-O-RAMA:
  • SSHx15
  • Windmills
  • Tempo Squats
  • Tempo Merkins
  • THA-THANG:
    Mosey to Mt. Crumpet with a CMU
  • Deck of Cards: Burpies, Thrusters, WW2 Sit Ups, Monkey Humpers
  • Cards 2-7:Run halfway up Crumpet and do that number of Merkins
  • 8-10 and facecards: 10 reps of respective exercises
  • 2 Jokers: Run all the way up Mt Crumpet and do 10 Iron Squats (Iron Mike+squat)
  • (We made it through about 46 cards)

MARY: 

  • Step Through Planks, IC
  • Bridge, Hand to Toe, IC
  • Box Cutters x20
  • LBCs

COUNT-OFF & NAME-O-RAMA
CIRCLE OF TRUST/BOM:
We are often overwhelmed with the feeling that we need to “win” in life but are repeatedly frustrated with things out of our control (like pandemics and hurricanes).  A verse from one of my favorite songs at church reminds me of the truth: “The Lamb has overcome, the Lamb has overcome. The battle is done and the victory is won. The Lamb has overcome.” Christ has already won the battle for us. He has won the ultimate victory against our ultimate enemy (sin and death)! We are called to trust him and be faithful, not victorious.

MOLESKIN:
Insert any personal comments, notes, devotion content, etc.
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
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My kids planned this beatdown

THE SCENE: pleasant, oppressive humidity was noticeably absent
F3 WELCOME & DISCLAIMER
WARM-O-RAMA:
-5 Cherrypickers
-10 WW2’s
-15 Big boys
-20 Sprinter sit-ups
-If you finish ahead of pax, LBC’s
THA-THANG:

-Indian run with CMU to Duck pond

-50 merkins upon arrival.
-Run a lap. lunging 1/2 the boardwalk.

-Inch worm merkins for 15 parking spaces.
-Run a lap, lunging 1/2 the boardwalk.

-50 SSH

-Run a lap, lunging 1/2 the boardwalk.

-Plank until 6 is up

MARY:

merkins, flutter kicks, etc

COUNT-OFF & NAME-O-RAMA

CIRCLE OF TRUST/BOM:
Get out there and talk to others about F3. Don’t make this something you just do in the gloom and then don’t talk about, I promise there is someone you know that needs the positivity that F3 forces into our lives
MOLESKIN:
2 PAX went down on the Indian run, great to see everyone stop and care for them, wishing a speedy revocery to Rivers and Veep!
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
Insert information about upcoming events, 2nd or 3rd F opportunities, and any other announcements.

Death by DORA-cide

THE SCENE: Wow, mid 60s and quite pleasant.
F3 WELCOME & DISCLAIMER
WARM-O-RAMA:
SSH, Imperial Squat Walkers, Arm Circles
THA-THANG:

Burpee Dora-cide:

P1 adding up reps of exercises below while P2 suicides the 4 cones doing increasing reps of Burpees each cone.

200 Merkins

200 WW2s

200 Squats

200 Dancing Bear

200 Lunges each leg

MARY:
20 Sprinter Sit-ups and 20 4-ct Bottle Touches.
COUNT-OFF & NAME-O-RAMA
19 bros
CIRCLE OF TRUST/BOM:
MOLESKIN:
Those that completed and were on par with partner did roughly 100 reps of everything and probably more Burpees than that. Merkins and Dancing Bear combined with Burpees equals risk of face-plant.
ANNOUNCEMENTS: