F3 Knoxville

Tag: Herbie

If you’re legs work, then you didn’t

THE SCENE: Cool, not cold with a little bit of drizzle
F3 WELCOME & DISCLAIMER
WARM-O-RAMA:
SSH x ??? , Toy Soldiers x 20, Chinooks x 15 both ways, ISW x 15
THA-THANG:
Field of Dreams x 2 rounds

  • 1st base was squats then mtn climbers
  • 2nd base was merkins then bbs
  • 3rd base was lbc then plank jacks
  • home was 20 burpees then 20 man makers

Then we partnered and P1 did Iron Mikes while P2 Bernie Sanders 50 yards then lunged back.  Modified exercises for time slightly.  BBS, then squat jumps.

MARY:
Mosey back to AO but no time left.  Recover Recover

CIRCLE OF TRUST/BOM:
Lead your kids to Jesus by example, not by pressure.  Kids know when they are being pushed or pressured to do something.  Don’t force Jesus into their lives, the have to WANT him in their lives because they see him in OUR lives!

Here comes another 12 days of Christmas!

THE SCENE: Mid 40s and clear. Perfect Sweatin’ Weather
F3 WELCOME & DISCLAIMER
WARM-O-RAMA:
SSH (4ct) IC x 12; Tie Fighters (BAC in lunge position), both directions x12
THA-THANG:
Mosey to Gresham Elementary for a little 12 days of Christmas. We do ascending exercises, with runs in alternating directions between the verses.  Christmas lights were up (though the little lights weren’t twinkling)

  • 1st day of Christmas: Burpee
  • 2nd day of Christmas: Shoulder Taps (4ct)
  • 3rd day of Christmas: Box Cutters (4ct)
  • 4th day of Christmas: Jump Squats
  • 5th day of Christmas: Tempo Merkins
  • 6th day of Christmas: Hello Dollys (4ct)
  • 7th day of Christmas: Smurf Jacks (4ct)
  • 8th day of Christmas: Carolina Dry Docks
  • 9th day of Christmas: Flutters (4ct)
  • 10th day of Christmas: Squats (4ct)
  • 11th day of Christmas: Overhand claps (4ct)
  • 12th day of Christmas: 8 count Bodybuilders a/k/a Man Makers

MARY:
No Mary.  That is one long Christmas Carol.  So we slowsied back to the AO and circled up.
COUNT-OFF & NAME-O-RAMA

CIRCLE OF TRUST/BOM:
We are in the 2nd week of Advent.  It is the week of Faith.  The first week was the week of Hope.  The perfect bible verse encompassing each of these concepts is Hebrews 10:23: “Let us hold unswervingly to the hope we profess, for he who promised is faithful.”

I also re-watched the movie “Wall Street” and enjoyed this quote from Hal Holbrook: Man looks into the abyss.  There’s nothing staring back at him.  At that moment, Man finds his character.  And that is what keeps him out of the abyss.”  How does Man find his character?  Through Hope and Faith.
MOLESKIN:
Prayers for Dr. Feelgood’s mother in law and family as they determine the path forward after another diagnosis of a recurrent cancer.  Also, prayers to uplift our kids and school staff (teachers, aides, etc) as the ongoing COVID crisis has pushed everybody to the limit.
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
I didn’t announce it, but please sign up in the coming weeks for the Asylum CSUAP on Jan. 30.

Brickyard Year 3

THE SCENE: Partly Cloudy, 38°F, Feels like 37°F, Humidity 96%, Wind 4mph from WSW
F3 WELCOME & DISCLAIMER
WARM-O-RAMA:

  • LBAC x10 Each Direction IC
  • Little of This, Little of that
  • Tempo Merkins x10
  • Tempo Squat x10
  • Imperial Squat walker x15

THA-THANG:

  • Mosey to the front curb
    • Brickyard Bear Crawl (ascending bear crawl 1 to 13 merkins)
  • Mosey to back lot
  • Kraken
    • After completing an exercise at the station, full lap to next cone
    • Station 1: Squat, Jump squat, smurf jack x 15
    • Station 2: BBS, LBC, Flutter (4ct), x 15
    • Station 3: Merkin, CDD, Shoulder taps x15
    • Station 4: Mtn Climbers, Peter Parker, Hello Dolly x15 (all 4ct)
  • Ascending Lt. Dan from near cone to far cone (1 squat 2 lunges forward, 2 squats 2 lunges, etc.)
  • Mosey back to AO

MARY:

  • Hurricane Hoedown:
    • Flutter kick with arms up x20 IC
    • Flutter kick incline position x20 IC
    • Flutter kick & BBS, 1 BBS to 4x 4ct Flutter, 2BBS 8x 4ct flutter to 5 BBS and 20x 4ct flutter

COUNT-OFF & NAME-O-RAMA

CIRCLE OF TRUST/BOM:
Three years ago Dec. 2, 2017 A-Rod took a chance to start a new AO for F3Knoxville in Powell, TN. In that COT, he stated that as men we were not designed to operate alone. We need a community and to work together. Three years later, the Brickyard AO is still here and we have come together. We have added and lost men over the years, but we are not the same as we were the first day we stepped out. Part of the ideal of F3 is Iron sharpening iron. At the Brickyard, we may not speak in the most politically correct ways but we push and help one another to be better. I know that I am a better man for coming in the gloom and being shoulder to shoulder with these PAX. A-Rod had a prior commitment today (rucking long distance with 60lbs) so he asked if I would share his words as well:

Three years ago I started this AO and knew only one FNG was going to show up. I knew other F3 men were coming from other AOs to support me, but didn’t know if there would be any turnout. I was pleasantly surprised! Not all who helped start Brickyard are still participants, but we have a very strong group that show up and that encourage each other. Thank you for making F3 Brickyard the fun and challenging AO that it has become. Thank you for supporting me and now Herbie as we lead you. Continue to make this AO great by volunteering to lead and bring others out with you.
Brickyard was made by a normal (barely athletic) guy so that other men could find friendship and better themselves physically. It has worked but only because of your involvement. I look forward to steering our way through 2021 as a group and supporting each other through the coming challenges of the year.
Thanks again for your commitment!
Strength and Honor
A-Rod

MOLESKIN:

ANNOUNCEMENTS:
Jan. CSAUP at the Asylum more info to come.

Recycled & Modified

THE SCENE: Frigid cold and clear 23 degrees
F3 WELCOME & DISCLAIMER
WARM-O-RAMA:
SSH IC x 25, Windmills IC x 10, Cherry Pickers IC x 10, Imperial SQT Walkers IC x 10, Grady Corns ( Q struggled with this coordination) x 20 IC, T Plank Arm Circles x 10 IC (B) and both directions
THA-THANG:
Mosey to street light and Partner up.  P1 runs to rock pile to grab a coupon while P2 stays and does MKNS until P1 returns and then P2 gets coupon, P1 does MKNS

  • Mosey to Bank lot
  • w/ rock, partners face each other & perform jump ups and overs on curb, performing a SQT w/ OH Press on each side of curb x 20
  • P1 runs lap around bank with coupon OH while P2 performs SQTs with coupon out front swap & repeato x 2
  • P1 runs lap doing coupon curls while P2 does tricep raises OH with coupon, swap & repeato x 2
  • Mosey to street light, P1 returns coupon to rock pile, P2 performs burpees, swap & repeat
  • All together and perform 30 lunges followed by 5 8CT Man mankers
  • Bear crawl on frozen grass to curb and back
  • Crab walk 25 yards to AO

MARY:
Box Cutters, Bruce Lees, Flutter kicks, Hello Dollies, Supermans, Ring of Fire, Circle of Trust
COUNT-OFF & NAME-O-RAMA
Use the TAGS on right-side to record PAX (BE SURE TO INCLUDE YOURSELF) in attendance. Be sure to select the AO in CATEGORY above TAGS and then delete these notes!
CIRCLE OF TRUST/BOM:
Work on those relationships and keep them healthy
MOLESKIN:
8 HIMS handles frozen rocks which turned into frozen hands….Biohazard and Fast N Easy could not handle the cold so they will need to borrow some sweatshirts from Herbie next time.
ANNOUNCEMENTS:

Contact

THE SCENE: 30 degrees with snow
F3 WELCOME & DISCLAIMER
WARM-O-RAMA:
SSH x 50 IC

Overhead Clap x 40 IC

Imperial Squat Walker x 15 IC

Shoulder Blaster: Arms to front from hips x 30, Arms side to front (seal clap) x 30, 10 shoulder presses. All IC

THA-THANG:

4x4s: 10 reps – 4 burpees, 4 push-ups, 4 (4ct) mtn climbers = 1 rep.

Catalina Wine Mixer (10 reps): Plank, Pharaoh (left arm then right arm to elbow), up from Pharaoh in same order, push-up = 1 rep.

Burpee Broad Jump length of parking lot

Black Jack: 20 BBS then run to mid-point of parking lot and do 1 push-up. Then 19 BBS/2 push-up etc.

MARY:

COUNT-OFF & NAME-O-RAMA

CIRCLE OF TRUST/BOM:
We are separated by the pandemic. The only means of gathering to communicate and check on each other is to be out in the dark and snow at 5am or to make the effort to communicate by social media. Use the tools we have to make contact with the people around you. We have hundreds of contacts in our phones. Call someone you haven’t seen or spoken to in a while and say hello.
MOLESKIN:

ANNOUNCEMENTS:
F3 Brickyard 3 year anniversary is this week. Contact PAX and get them out!!