F3 Knoxville

See M U? Yes, I See M U, Do you?

The Scene: 54 degrees cloudy
F3 Welcome and Disclaimer

Warm up:
SSHs
20 Baby arm circles
20 Rocketts
10 mericans
5 burpees

The Thang:
Mosey to CMU pile.
Mosey to parking lot by rink
Divide into groups of 4
Put CMUs in even stacks on one end of lot. Pax on the other. (50 yards apart)
One team member runs to CMUs and brings them to team however many trips that takes.
Remaining members do:
200 push-ups, 400 squats, 50 burpees
Repeat with all members running to CMU s till 6 catches up on first round.

Then…
20 curls-sprint to other end and back
20 overhead presses-sprint & back
10 tricep raises-sprint & back
X2

Indian run around lot while carrying CMU (overhead for advanced) Two groups opposite directions.x2

Mosey to Return CMUs

Mosey to track, two groups run opposite direction doing burpees at each corner 2,4,6,8
10 burpees at end together

Mosey to AO
Calf raises till 6 catches
Bear crawl from fence to cones (30yds) and back and sprint to cones and back.
Repeat 2x

Mary:
20x Imperial walkers
20x Rocketts
30x LBCs

BOM:
Kids attitude towards death and heaven. Example of my daughter Molly. We told her about her grandmother dying and that she is in a much better place with God in heaven now and she simply replied: “that’s great! Can I have a waffle now.”
She got it, she simply knew that her grandmother was in a better place, that she is with our father in paradise. A comforting fact that we can bank on as believers.
It can also motivate us to reach out to the lost and help lead them to eternal peace and fellowship with other believers in paradise.

Leg (and calf) Day

The scene:  60 and clear with a small breeze.

F3 Welcome and Disclaimer

Warm-o-rama:

SSH IC x 8

Tempo Squat IC x 8

OYO Stretches

Tha Thang:

Mosey to hockey rink

  • 3 man DORA grinder. Battle buddy into groups of 3.
    • BB1: CMU Squats at one end
    • BB2: CMU Calf Raises at other end
    • BB3: CMU Lunges between BB1 & BB2
    • Swap out DORA style when lunging BB reaches each end for group total of 200 Squats, 400 Calf Raises
  • Wall Squats
    • 2 leg x 1 minute
    • Alternating 1 leg x 2 minutes
  • Monkey Humpers IC x 10

Mosey to Big Hill:

  • 8’s: 4ct Mountain Climbers at top;  Burpees at bottom
    • Flapjack between Forward & Bernie Sanders each trip up the hill

MARY:

Flutter Kicks IC x 20

Hello Dolly IC x 20

American Hammer IC x 20

Chinese Channel Changers x 2 mins

Count-off & Name-O-Rama

BOM:

Shared an excerpt from a book by Rosaria Butterfield, a one-time LGBT activist, and now a born-again Christian and mother of 4.  She tells the story of a time she was asked to tone down her message and stop calling sin a “sin”, but rather to just say that it’s her personal opinion.  Her answer:

“I responded by letting them know that I am not smart enough to have this opinion, but that this is the position the inspired and inerrant Word of God upholds.  It comes to me from the historic Christian church…through the pages of Scripture, and so on down to me.  I told her that changing my message would involve denying the plain meaning of Scripture, the testimony of the church, the life, death, and resurrection of Jesus, and the gospel.  But to the postmodern mind…her request seems reasonable enough:  just own this position of mine as a personal point of view.  But claiming something that is a universal truth to be a mere matter of personal preference is a lie by omission.”

I shared with the PAX that this is something I struggle with each and every day.  Too often, I take the easy way out when discussing biblical truths and couch them as my own personal opinion during a difficult conversation.  Our challenge as we continue to put God first this year and ourselves last is to stand on our faith…even when it’s uncomfortable…and not take the easy way out by claiming “it’s just my opinion”.  As Christians we should be confident in sharing our beliefs as well as the truths they are based in.

You know how to count to eleven, right?

Scene – 26deg Cold and Gloomy (Shorts weather for some)

F3 Welcome & Disclaimer

Warm-o-Rama:
2 Laps around the outhouse
25 X SSH IC
5 X 2 X BA CIR FWD/BACK IC
OYO BigAuntThelma
15 x Tempo Merk IC

The THANG:
Mosey to Baby-Everest
You know what 11’s are, right?
Burpees at the Top
4 Count Rock Climbers at the bottom

Mosey to the Parking Lot above…find a partner!
Wheelbarrow Derkins
Wheelbarrow w/ partner to each line and perform 5 derkins
Switch w/ partner
Rinse and Repeat-o

Mosey to the Pavi-lawn
You know what 11’s are, right?
Dips & LBC’s

Back to the AO for Dealer’s choice Mary
Mayberry – American Hammers
Frosty – BBS
Ratchet – Boat/Canoe

Count off and Name-O-Rama

BOM:
We were challenged by Mayberry on his last BOM to put ourselves 3rd. God, Friends/Family, and then us. 2 Things we can do to make small steps towards that are: 1. Carve out the first 5 minutes of your day to be with the Sky-Q. Ask God, What is it that you would have me do for you today? 2. Be present in the moment. Be in the conversation and not lost in your own thoughts.

Moleskin:
This was a challenging workout for me to lead. My comfort zone lies in lifting CMU’s! I wanted to lead a workout beyond my capacity. With the support of the PAX we managed to get some pretty good work in and complete on time. Our thoughts and prayers are with the PAX that couldn’t be with us today.

1st Hump Day of 2017

THE SCENE
45 and clear

F3 Welcome & Disclaimer

THE THANG
COP
– SSH x25 (IC)
– Windmill Merkins x10 (IC)
– Arm Circles Forward x15 (IC)
– Arm Circles Backward x15 (IC)
– Diagonal Lunges x10 each leg (IC)
– One lap around the parking lot

Mosey to bottom of hill between the parking lot and the baseball field

Strength Sprints
Starting at the bottom of the hill…
– 20 Narrow Squats
– Run to top of hill, do x15 4ct Mountain Climbers
– Burpee broad jump to the first cone, do x15 Dry Docks
– Alligator Crawl to second cone, do x15 Diamond Merkins
– Lunge to third cone, do x10 Jump Squats
– Run back to start

Rinse and repeat, AMRAP in 10 min

Mosey to gate near Asylum

Route 55
Run to the top of the hill stopping at each cone to do the following exercises adding one each cone:
– Burpees
– Dry Docks
– Froggy Squats
– Wide Merkings
– Star Jumps

Mosey to SP and circle up for MARY

MARY
– Flutter Kicks (4ct) – x25
– Side Crunches x20 IC each side
– Superman Swims x20 IC
– American Hammers (4ct) – x15 IC

COT
Number off and Name-O-Rama (2 FNGs!)

BOM
Isaiah 40:30-31
Even youths grow tired and weary, and young men stumble and fall; but those who hope in the LORD will renew their strength. They will soar on wings like eagles; they will run and not grow weary, they will walk and not be faint.

Hope – (verb) to look forward to with desire and reasonable confidence; to believe, desire, or trust

Other things that we hope in:
– Money
– Power
– Popularity
– Relationships
– Success

The problem is those are all fickle and fading.  There is one true constant in all creation, the creator.  And he has called us his sons.  Place your confidence, belief, desire and trust in HIM…and you will find both strength and rest.

MOLESKIN
The PAX crushed the workout this morning!  Everyone was giving 100% and making sure their brother was doing the same.  No better way to kick off 2017!

Route66 – The Dog Pound Style

The scene: 34 degrees, dark and cool!

F3 Welcome and Disclaimer

Warm-O-Rama:

SSH ICx20
BAC ICx10
RBAC ICx10
ISO arm stretches, swimmers stretch
Squats ICx15

Tha Thang:
PAX moseyed from the parking lot to the loop by the water.

Route 66

The PAX ran the parking lot loop performing the following exercises:

  • Burpees
  • Squats
  • Merkins
  • Star Jacks
  • LBC’s

Repetitions increased at cones placed along the route (1st cone, 1 burpee; 2nd cone, 2 burpees…etc.) to a total of 10 reps.

Mosey back to AO

Mary:
Flutter Kick ICx20
Penguins ICx20
Mountain Climbers ICx20
American Hammers ICx15
V-ups ICx10

Count-Off and Name-O-Rama:

BOM:
P-nut related how our run down Route 66 was an analogy to traveling life’s path. We have distractions along the way, but we need to remember the words of Jesus in Luke 9…and how we must be willing to sacrifice everything in order to truly follow Him.

P-nut then prayed us out- including a prayer request for Pfieffer’s grandfather and relief from holiday stress…especially that stress placed on our wives.

Moleskin:

A group of brave souls with questionable judgment participated in a RUCK/run prior to the beat-down. All PAX were treated to 3 miles and a buffet of burpees, squats and merkins. Spirits were high and the mumblechatter was strong. Great morning at the Pound.

Respectfully submitted,

P-Nut