F3 Knoxville

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The Sidewinder is born

THE SCENE:  Rain, but hey, at least it’s warm.  Plus we have a Pav-a-lon, so who cares.
F3 WELCOME & DISCLAIMER
WARM-O-RAMA:
Everybody get a coupon from the CMU pile and head for cover.  Pax does SSHs while the Q goes to get his own coupon.  BAC forward and back, IC; A little of this here and that over there; Windmills, IC, slowing the last 5 down to Abe Vigoda speed.  Finish up with 20 or so Imperial Squat Walkers.
THA-THANG:
Brick joins a bit late into the Warm, so we all accompany him to the CMU pile for his coupon, and run a lap of the AO back to cover.  Then the real work begins

  • 3 sets of 11s: Table Rows/Box Jumps; Dips/Monkey Humpers; Merkins/BBS
  • CMU Curls, IC, x 25 on the 4 ct;
  • Introducing the Sidewinder:  Stand the CMU up; Side plank supported on one elbow with the upper foot resting on the top of the CMU.  Get your hips off the ground.  Move the knee of the lower leg up to touch the elbow of your upper arm.  That’s one rep.  Do 10 of these.  Then switch sides, so the other elbow is on the ground and other foot is on the CMU.  10 more reps.
  • Start a variation of 7 of Diamonds. Instead of reps at each corner, do a lap around the building in the dry and then do the reps.  Start by bear crawling down the length of the building on one side; mosey to the next length and lunge down that side, back to the pavilion.  After each lap, do an exercise:
  • For the first 4 laps, 7 burpees;
  • Next 4 laps, 14 flutters (4 ct);
  • Next 4, 21 Pickle Pounders
  • Next 4, 28 Squats

MARY:
Turns out that 7 of diamonds thing takes a long time, so we cut it short after the burpees and one round of flutters.  Mary was more flutters with a CMU held overhead, followed by 21 Pickle Pounders.
COUNT-OFF & NAME-O-RAMA

CIRCLE OF TRUST/BOM:
About 4 years ago, I posted at an F3 workout for the first time.  Edit was the Q.  I weighed about 30-35 pounds heavier than I do now.  I barely survived.  His BOM was “Consistency.”  Though I’ve been much more consistent in a lot of aspects of my life (particularly posting at F3), I’ve learned that consistency in all phases – my walk with God, my role as a father, husband and friend, in my professional life – requires constant effort.  We’ll fail for sure, but keep at it.  The payoff for the effort is worth it.
MOLESKIN:
Prayers for Rainbow’s friend John as he struggles with liver problems and for Jinxy as he recovers from his hip injury.
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
Keep bringing in napkins, trash bags and copy paper!!!

Loco-Motion

THE SCENE: 50s and breezy
F3 WELCOME & DISCLAIMER
WARM-O-RAMA:
SSH x25
Cherry Pickers x5
TN Rocking Chair x15
Failure to Launch x10
Crabettes x15
I forget what else…

THA-THANG:
Today’s workout is all about the journey. All exercises are movements:
Mosey to the CMU pile
Lunge across CMU parking lot back down to the road
Bear crawl across opposite parking lot to the curb
Duck walk back to the road
Mosey past the construction barriers
Inchworm Merkins across parking lot to covered walkway
Carioca the full length of the double parking lot, switch sides halfway
Burpee Broad Jump half the double lot
Bernie all the way to the Cedar Bluff entrance
Crawl bear from speed bump to speed bump
Side lunge half the double lot
Crab walk back
Broad jump back again
Gorilla Shuffle half the double lot, switch sides halfway
Heading back toward the AO, Rev. Lunge from speedbump to speedbump
Fluffy Bunnies (Murder Bunnies with no CMU) to the next speed bump
Jailbreak back to the AO!

MARY:
Out of time today!
COUNT-OFF & NAME-O-RAMA
9 including Honeydew’s 2.0: Paintbrush
CIRCLE OF TRUST/BOM:
Repeat BOM from Asylum last week:
Psalm 37:23, “The steps of a good man are ordered by the Lord: and he delighteth in his way.”
The way is the thing. Of course, the destination is good, but the way is how we get to know Him. Sometimes it seems the way sucks. Sometimes we won’t get to understand, sometimes we won’t get to see why. Sometimes it seems we’re moving backward. But that’s OK, because the one who is ordering our steps knows best.
MOLESKIN:
Good to have Pringle back in the gloom this morning!
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
This month: Donating paper napkins, copy paper, and paper 55 gallon trash bags for Street Hope Tennessee!

ST Patricks Day Pyramid

THE SCENE:

Cloudy Temperature Humidity Feels like Wind Speed Wind Direction
52 ℉ 93% 52 ℉ 2.1 mi/h SSW

F3 WELCOME & DISCLAIMER.
I am not a professional.

WARM-O-RAMA:

15 – Grady Corns
5 – Cherry Pickers
1 min – Irish Jig
Shuffle – Using parking lines shuffle around rectangles.

THA-THANG:
Mosey to CMU pile and have everyone grab one. There are 5 stations basically set up in a circle. Stations are arranged clockwise in this order: #1, #5, #3, #2, then #4. Leave CMUs at station #2.

Mosey to station #1. Perform all the workouts at the station. Then Mosey to station #2. Do all exercises. Then to #3, #4, and finally #5. So, you are not running around in the circle but directly from one station to the next. Stations 2 and 4 require CMUs so proximity is nice.
Station exercises are:
#1 50 SSH, 40 Jump Squats, 30 Speed Skaters, 20 Plank Jacks, and 10 Burpees.
#2 50 Merkins, 40 Dips, 30 Upright Rows, 20 Shoulder Press, and 10 Renegade Rows.
#3 50 High Knees, 40 Rocky Balboas, 30 Jump Squats, 20 Mountain Climbers, and 10 Burpees.
#4 50 Squats with CMU, 40 Alternating Leg Lung Kicks, 30 Single Leg Deadlifts (15 each leg), 20 Kettlebell Swings, and 10 Single Leg Squats (5 each leg).
#5 50 LBC, 40 Should Taps, 30 Freddie Mercurys, 20 Flutter Kicks, and 10 V-Ups.
Do as many stations as time allows. Starting over after #5.

After putting up CMUs, 3 rounds of Pure Burn. Look it up. It sucks.

Then Mosey back to AO.

MARY:
Get the PAX into the circle.
20 – Prime Time Merkins
15 – Lucky Horseshoe Abs (Windshield wipers but reversed so that legs form a horseshoe. On your six. Legs start at 2 o’clock and then to 6 then to 10 o’clock)
20 – Pickle Pointers
10 – Big Boys

COUNT-OFF & NAME-O-RAMA
13 Irishmen.
CIRCLE OF TRUST/BOM:

Matthew 18:20

“For where two or three are gathered in my name, there am I among them.”

 

MOLESKIN:
For the kids struggling with issues at school.  For the elderly. For our brothers battling illness.

ANNOUNCEMENTS:

11 for 11’s

 

THE SCENE: 50 degrees, windy, and wet from the rain overnight
F3 WELCOME & DISCLAIMER
WARM-O-RAMA:
Motivators from 7
Cherry Pickers (5)
Tempo Squats (10)
Tempo Merkins (10)
Thai Fighters (10 each leg)
THA-THANG:

2 rounds of 11’s at the eastern corner of Powell High School
Round 1
wall e’s (single count) and elevated plank jacks (4 ct)
Round 2
Elevated shoulder taps (4 ct) and the dirty hookup (4 ct)

MARY:
Each PAX called an ab exercise, which we followed with 10 merkins (70 total).  We made it through 7 PAX.  These were the Ab exercises in cadence.
Pickle Pounders (10)
Little Baby Crunches (15)
Freddie Mercury (10)
Hello Dollies (10)
Gas Pumps (10)
Flutter Kicks (10)
American Hammers (10)

COUNT-OFF & NAME-O-RAMA

CIRCLE OF TRUST/BOM:
Today is 3/16 and we discussed John 3:16.  The world was broken in that time period like it is broken now.  God loved the world enough to send his Son to die so that we could be saved.  He was sent to save the world, not condemn the world.  The world is broken today too, God still cares and still loves us.  Take some time to show his love, and lead with kindness in this broken world.
MOLESKIN:

ANNOUNCEMENTS:

It was a HILL of a day

THE SCENE: Clear and cool, maybe 37 degrees, but otherwise beautiful.

F3 WELCOME & DISCLAIMER
WARM-O-RAMA:

Tempo Squats x 10
Baby Arm Circles forward & Backward x 10
SSH x 20
Cherry Pickers x 5

THA-THANG:

Station 1
At Station one, El Capitan up the hill.  At the top hold a left leg lunge for 30 seconds, then repeat for right leg
Station 2
Run to the bottom of the stair case.  20 elevated heel Squats, run to the top of the stairs
Station 3
Perform 20 squats, then do a 30 second wall squat
Station 4
In front of the Middle School, elevate your feet, and do elevated plank jacks, then hold for 30 seconds
Station 5
In front of the intermediate school, elevated merkins and a short hold.
second round, one hand on the curb, merkins with a hold.
Station 6
20 Calf Raises, then walk on your toes to station 1
Rinse and repeat, at least two times, stay together and perform as a group.

MARY:
Interpol led us in the Mary as he practices for his VQ.  We did American hammers, flutter kicks, monkey humpers and big boys.
COUNT-OFF & NAME-O-RAMA

CIRCLE OF TRUST/BOM:

1 kings 17:4
You shall drink from the Wadi, and I have commanded the ravens to feed you there.
1 kings 17:6
The ravens brought him bread and meat in the morning, and bread and meat in the evening; he drank from the wadi
God will provide.  Just like he did for Elijah, we provides our necessities.  We have food, water, and shelter.  We also need a relationship with God and we need to be willing to ask God for help.  As a man that is a weakness.  Don’t be afraid to ask others for help, or God, and don’t take for granted the things that God provides.

MOLESKIN:

ANNOUNCEMENTS:
Collecting for the Hope Street Mission.