F3 Knoxville

The Longest 40 Yards (or 40 Alternatives to SSH’s)

AO: shamrock
Q: Pool Boy (Jacob Thress)
PAX: Mermaid, Honeydew, Anchorman, Band Camp, Eliza, Inconceivable, slappy, Ribbed (Joshua Sagraves), Flower Pot, Stitch, Pool Boy (Jacob Thress), Not Bacon
FNGs: None
COUNT: 12
Pre-WARMUP:
SSH Alternatives were discussed and even written in chalk prior to doing the warmup: Hillbilly, Imperial Walker, Imperial Squat Walker, Forward & Side Lunges, Tennessee Rocking Chair, (Hairy) Rockettes, to name a few!

WARMUP:
10 x Overhead Clap IC
10 each Tie Fighters forward & backward IC
10 Forward lunges in place OYO
10 Reverse lunges OYO
10 x Tempo Squats IC
5 x Burpees5 x Werewolves OYO
10 x TN Rocking Chair IC
30 seconds OYO (most PAX did SSH’s even though many of them modified the Warmup to include them)

THE THANG:
Part 1 – The Longest 40 Yards
Mosey to the football field
Starting on the goal line we will do 10 reps of an exercise, travel 10 yards, do another 10 reps of another exercise, and repeat that twice. Jog back to the goal line and the first PAX chooses a Mary (Core) exercise until the 6 arrives and does 10 reps of the Mary exercise with us.

Today’s longest 40 yards:
1. Merkins (modify up – Diamond Merkins, modify down – Up Dogs)
2. Bear Crawl 10 yards
3. Squats
4. Lunge 10 yards

Repeat if desired (and we did repeat!)

Part 2 – 40 Days in the Wilderness (Ultimate Frisbee was on the table if we had lights… but we had none)
We did a test lap around the track to navigate all of the obstacles. Then we did another 4 laps followed by SSH alternative chosen by the first PAX completing the lap.
Hillbilly, Side Lunges, Tennessee Rocking Chair, (Hairy) Rockettes
Mosey back to the Shovel Flag (remember it’s not “the AO”)

MARY:
f3nation.com/post/thunderstruck – Play the song Thunderstruck by AC/DC and everyone get in plank position. Do a merkin for ‘thunder’ (genius.com/Ac-dc-thunderstruck-lyrics) We modified to include burpee for every ‘thunderstruck’ (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v2AC41dglnM) and then squats after the first ‘thunderstruck’.

Final Mary – The Q was BEAT but Mermaid and Ribbed picked up the last 2 minutes with some more Mary.

No FNGs

COT:
Question: What does 40 mean to you? I-40? A 40 oz alcoholic drink? 40-yard sprint (NFL combine time)?
In the Bible 40 is the number of testing:
-Noah – for forty days and nights it flooded the earth (Genesis 7:4, 7:12, 7:17, 8:6)
-Joseph was embalmed for 40 days (Genesis 50:3)
-Moses was on the mountain to receive the 10 commandments twice (Exodus 24:18, Exodus 34:28, Deuteronomy 9:9,11, 18,25, 10:10)
-The Spies were in the Promised Land for 40 days (Numbers 13:25)
-Which resulted in 40 years in the wilderness because of their unbelief (Numbers 14:34)
-Goliath paraded in front of Israel for forty days (1 Sam 17:16)
-Ezekiel was on his side for 40 days (Ezekiel 4:6)
-Jonah preached ‘Yet forty days and Nineveh shall be overthrown!’ (Jonah 3:4)
-Jesus fasted forty days (Matthew 4:2; Mark 1:13, Luke 4:2)
-Jesus appeared after His resurrection for 40 days to the disciples (Acts 1:3)

Charlie Kirk’s funeral was yesterday – and so was my 40th birthday. It gave me pause and reminded me of these verses that Moses penned in the Psalms that should give us pause and consider how He is testing us and if we will pass the test:
www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Psalm%2090%3A10-12&version=ESV
10 The years of our life are seventy, or even by reason of strength eighty; yet their span is but toil and trouble; they are soon gone, and we fly away.
11 Who considers the power of your anger, and your wrath according to the fear of you?
12 So teach us to number our days that we may get a heart of wisdom.

Now is the day to seize the opportunity before me (and for you). You will be tested – what are you doing to pass the test?

Prayer – we prayed for Trolley, Ribbed’s job interview, and Eliza’s friend whose wife passed away recently.

ANNOUNCEMENTS:
10-year anniversary November 8th
IPC Week 3 Wednesday.
SSH’s are still an uncreative way to start your workout 😉

“Pajoma”

AO: asylum-daybreak
Q: Crawdad (Robbi Dickens)
PAX: Brick, Lizzy, Dung Beetle, Lilydipper, Waffle House (Brady Greene), Crawdad (Robbi Dickens), Doubtfire (Nick Bond), Pele (Jon Lindberg), Pusher, @pacman, @honeydew
FNGs: None
COUNT: 11
Self-rating (7.5 / 10) Solid day’s work

WARMUP:
50 SSH (duh?)
10 Tempo Merkins
10 Tempo Squats
This right here / that right there
Michael Phelps
10 Imperial Walkers

THE THANG:
Mosey to Skunk Hill
Hill Grinders
– Run up → 10 Merkins, Run down → 10 Squats
– Run up → 20 Merkins, Run down → 20 Squats
– Run up → 30 Merkins, Run down → 30 Squats
Al Gore

Mosey to the Dock to behold the beauty of the river, consider God’s power over the cosmos, and some Junk Science – 40 pushups.

Mosey to Bidet (Brosebowl) but en route:
Stoped for 100 squats (@pacman) request.

Brosebowl/Bidet
“Merkin Mile”
– Run 1/4 mile loop
– Stop every ¼ mile for: 25 Merkins, 25 Squats, 25 LBCs on 4 CT
Total = 100/100/100

Mosey to Yoga Studio
100 Hello Dollies
90 Flutter Kicks

Mosey back to the AO!

MARY:
Did it at the Yoga Studio – ATMs instead!

ANNOUNCEMENTS:
10 year celebration
Mud Run in 2 weeks (talk to Lizzy with questions)
Pray for: Ellen & Michelle (?) , my parents, Unibrow, Pusher’s knee, Pepe’s calf.

COT:
Gentlemen, we have to stay together. Alone I can go fast but together we go far. Let’s all show up for each other. This is an incredible group of men.

9/11 Memorial Ruck

AO: shamruck
Q: Trojan
PAX: Eliza, Mermaid, Fabio (Joe Hamilton), Craps, slappy, Lizzy, Flower Pot, Honeydew, Dumpster Dive (Brad Burnette), Venus, Ozark
FNGs: None
COUNT: 12
WARMUP:
One lap around the track.

THE THANG:

Tower Tribute
15 minutes of stadium stairs.

9 11 20 01
Track laps. At the four corners we did:
1. 9 ruck squats
2. 11 ruck presses
3. 20 4-count ruck flutter kicks
4. 1 Buddy weight carry back to corner 1

Silent Mile
One mile in silence around the track to reflect on 9/11 to honor those who served and sacrificed.

MARY: N/A

ANNOUNCEMENTS:

TLDR; Lots of stuff coming up. Make sure to sign up for the weekly newsletter.

Marine Mud Run
– September 27, 2025
link.sbstck.com/redirect/343908cc-4083-4f2f-a8d2-977df8f2ec1e?j=eyJ1IjoiNTd4cmExIn0.GZFXgq0rCIOv-zJlZUN3LZ3Xmnag7KbqEe13m-bURn0
– There are volunteer and participant opportunities, reach out to Lizzy if you have questions.
Street Hope (October)
– Otis is getting us organized this year to support an anti trafficking campaign.
link.sbstck.com/redirect/a62f14fb-f1c8-40bf-b9f0-c7790bf9fb1a?j=eyJ1IjoiNTd4cmExIn0.GZFXgq0rCIOv-zJlZUN3LZ3Xmnag7KbqEe13m-bURn0
– This challenge is in conjunction with several F3 Regions across the Nation.
Chainbreakers-fall-group-ride
– October 25, 2025
– Location Bakers Creek Preserve
– Ride time 9a-11a
– Fellowship after in the parking lot
– Bring your own refreshments. All are welcome to ride…Help spread the word!
10 Year Convergence 11/8
– Put it on your calendar now!!!
– More details to come but we guarantee 60 Min beatdown to celebrate 10 years
– 7am beat down with a 6am Pre-Ruck
GoRuck Tough and Basic 11/14-15
– More details as we get closer to the event
– There will be three options, or any combo from this list.
– Basic
– Tough
– 12 mile ruck
– Reach out to Lizzy for more details.

COT:

Reflecting on the sacrifices of the brave first responders on 9/11. Challenged the PAX to reflect on the sacrifices we’re willing to make for our families, communities, and strangers.

IPAX Week 1 – Shamrock Edition

AO: shamrock
Q: Stitch
PAX: Anchorman, LeBling, Mermaid, Eliza, Drano, Honeydew, Free Fall, Pool Boy (Jacob Thress), slappy, Craps, Flower Pot, Lizzy
FNGs: None
COUNT: 13
WARMUP:
SSH
Imperial Walkers
Grady Corns
Hallelujahs
Back stretches
Twisties

THE THANG:
• Equipment
• Standard coupon
• 100 meter (110 yard) field
• The Thang
• Start the timer
2 thrusters
2 100-meter sprints (down and back = 2)
4 thrusters
4 100-meter sprints
6 thrusters
6 100-meter sprints
8 thrusters
8 100-meter sprints
Continue the pattern until time is called
• Scoring
• Count the total number of 100-meter sprints in 50 minutes
• Example:
• 2 thrusters – 2 100-meter sprints = 2
• 4 thrusters – 4 100-meter sprints = 4
• 6 thrusters – 6 100-meter sprints = 6
• 8 thrusters – time is called after you complete 4
100-meter sprints = 4
• TOTAL SCORE = 16

COT: Group prayer

Ruck

AO: shamruck
Q: Fabio (Joe Hamilton)
PAX: Craps, Trojan, Webster, Free Fall, Honeydew, Baby Boomer, Mermaid, Ozark, Stripped, Squatter
FNGs: None
COUNT: 11
WARMUP: none

THE THANG: rucked

MARY: none

ANNOUNCEMENTS: 10 year F3 anniversary

COT: Greatful – are you being greatful for everything God has given you even when things are tough or not going the way you want it.


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