Honeydew – F3 Knoxville

Spring Break Soiree

March 9, 2026 BackBlasts

AO: shamrock
Q: Mermaid
PAX: Mermaid, Honeydew, Stitch, Anchorman, Frickin Zamboni
FNGs: None
COUNT: 5
WARMUP:
SSH
Cherry Pickers
Arm Stretching
Willie Mays Hayes
Quad Stretching
THE THANG:
Station 1 – Cinderblock Strength Circuit
3 Rounds
20 reps each exercise
1 lap after each round
Exercises (20 reps each):
– Thrusters only 10 each rd
– Bench Press
– Curls
– Overhead Press
– Deadlift
Complete all five movements (100 reps total), then run one lap. Repeat for three total rounds.
Station 2 – Leg Grinder
3 Rounds
Modified lap after each round
Each round:
– 60-second Wall Sit
– 20 Walking Lunges (10 each leg)
– 20 Elevated Heel Squats
– 20 Split Squats (10 Each leg)
Modified Lap (quad burner lap):
– 20 Low Partial Squats (stay in the bottom half, do not fully extend)
– Duck Walk Backward while staying low (set distance or across parking lot)
– 20 Low Partial Squats
– Duck Walk Forward back to the station
Stay low the entire time. No standing tall between movements.
Repeat full sequence for three total rounds.
Station 3 – Dips & Merkins 11’s
– 10 Dips / 1 Merkin
– 9 Dips / 2 Merkins
– 8 Dips / 3 Merkins
– 7 Dips / 4 Merkins
– 6 Dips / 5 Merkins
– 5 Dips / 6 Merkins
– 4 Dips / 7 Merkins
– 3 Dips / 8 Merkins
– 2 Dips / 9 Merkins
– 1 Dip / 10 Merkins
Complete all rounds down the ladder.
MARY:
Tempo LBCS
Jane Fondas 3 variations both sides until time expires
ANNOUNCEMENTS:

COT:

The Jester
f3nation.com/jester

Hub and Spoke

March 4, 2026 BackBlasts

AO: shamrock
Q: Squatter
PAX: slappy, Nanner, Honeydew, Polly, Mermaid, Crawlspace, Lizzy, Stitch, Dumpster Dive (Brad Burnette), Squatter, Fricken Zamboni
FNGs: 1 Fricken Zamboni
COUNT: 11
WARMUP:
Baby Arm circles
Moroccan Night clubs
Hallelujahs
Cherry Pickers

THE THANG:
Hub and Spoke competition of 5 teams with 5 stations. All teams started at the Hub. Points were awarded based on place you returned back to the hub.

Spoke 1 – Breezeway – Legs
25 SSH
20 Squats
20 Side Lunge
20 Toe Merkins
20 Split Squats

Spoke 2 – Statue – Abs
50 Flutter Kicks (single)
25 LBC
25 Hello Dollies
50 Freddie Mercury (single)
50 American Hammers (single)

Spoke 3 – Block Pile – Upper
20 OH thrusts
20 Curls
30 Lawn Mowers (15 each arm)
20 Chest Press

Spoke 4 – Hill – Cardio
5’s
1 Merkin – 4 Lunge
2 Merkins – 3 Lunge
3 Merkins – 2 Lunge
4 Merkins – 1 Lunge

Spoke 5 – Pull Up Bar – Pull Up Ladder
6 pull ups
5 Pull ups
4 Pull ups
3 Pull ups
2 Pull ups
1 Pull up

Results were calculated. And 2 teams were created taking 2nd place and 5th place along with 1 member from 1st place. The rest were on the other team.

1 round of suicides as a team.
5 yards – 20 yards – 30 yards

Losing team had a punishment

MARY:
Standing leg stretch
Runner stretch

ANNOUNCEMENTS:
Haw Ridge
Go Ruck Event

COT:
The Word is our Hub. We go out and try things and live. But we need to come back to the hub and regather.

Total Eclipse of the Heart

March 3, 2026 BackBlasts

AO: shamruck
Q: Mermaid
PAX: Fabio (Joe Hamilton), Honeydew, Polly, slappy, Scratch-off, Mermaid, Drano
FNGs: None
COUNT: 7
THE THANG:
We walked the CAK Old Faithful route, watched the eclipse, the clouds were too much to truly observe the reddish hue that was described. We had three dogs with us and almost had an encounter with two dogs off leash on Gulf Park Dr. It was an “exciting” 30 seconds. Those with dogs were working really hard to control them, and those without were working hard to prevent an issue. It got loud with 5 dogs talking to each other, and 7 men telling the dogs to cool it!
COT:
When you get angry, what kind of man do you want to be? Anger is an emotion, and how you handle your anger determines if you sin or not. When Jesus was in the temple, he grew angry. measured his response, and turned the tables. In times past, when I lose my temper, it has been far from measured. I see red, I punch a wall, I say things and use words that are abnormal. When you are “disrespected”, how are you going to respond? At work what kind of boss will you be, at home what kind of spouse or parent will you be? Will you become the person you hate, or will you take a breath and have a measured response? You are in control of your responses to triggers, and if you are not or cannot control your response, then you should consider asking for help. I once went to counseling for my angry responses, and there is no shame in self improvement.

[genesis] Officially official AO

March 2, 2026 BackBlasts

AO: genesis
Q: Steam
PAX: Brick, Borg, Frizzles, Mermaid, Honeydew, Mr.May, Otis, Spellcheck
FNGs: None
COUNT: 9
WARMUP:
1. SSH: 12×4
2. Windmill: 6×4
3. BAC-F: 6×4
4. BAC-B: 6×4
5. Ruck Chin-Ups: 12×4
6. Ruck Curls: 12×4
7. Ruck presses: 12×4
8. Man-Makers (No ruck): 5×8

THE THANG:
Steam took first 30 minutes
Ruck to the base of Moto Hill
Back to the basics
– Get a battle buddy – push each other as we go up and down Moto Hill
– incline merkins at the bottom
– squats at the top
– 5 rounds: 25, 20, 15, 10, 5

Then Lizzy took last 30 minutes
At the bottom 4 corners workout with burpee sandbags complex, then 5 burpees, shuffle between corners

Continue rotation with deep sandbag squats
Bear crawl between corners

London bridge

Then burpee Indian Run

MARY:

ANNOUNCEMENTS:
Haw Ridge coming up

COT:
Much thanks to Steam for bringing back the rucking culture and restarting this ao a year and a half ago. This ao and the rucking culture wouldn’t be where it is without him.

My goal is to create a rucking culture similar to murfreesboro has with 100 guys across 5 aos

[vlshorse] VLS DEAD HOURSE Q 1.3 The Queen

March 1, 2026 BackBlasts

AO: vls-dead-horse
Q: Mermaid
PAX: Drano, Honeydew, Pool Boy
FNGs: None
COUNT: 4
COT:

All COT all the time. f3nation.com/queen

We talked about accountability, strategy & guardrails to be successful, and a potential challenge that Drano will roll out maybe this week.

We are all seeking ways to not only improve, but pursue a lifestyle that allows us to “get right”, more than a “diet” that has us losing weight, and gaining it back as described by the pogo 40 in Freed to lead.