F3 Knoxville

I Heard the Bells…..

THE SCENE: gloomy and 40 degrees.  perfect weather for a workout
F3 WELCOME & DISCLAIMER
WARM-O-RAMA:

Tie Fighter w/baby arm circles and tempo merkins and tempo squats and SSH
THA-THANG:

  • Mosey to rock pile w/2 rounds of exercies
    • squats w/overhead press
    • woodchoppers
    • curls
    • merkins w/rocks
    • flutter kicks
  • mosey to parking lot by playground (drop the lowest exercise after each lap
    • 10 squats
    • 9 plank jacks
    • 8 merkins
    • 7 box cutters
    • 6 monkey humpers
    • 5 burpees
    • 4 jump squats
    • 3 CDD
    • 2 diamond merkins
    • 1 burpee

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:
“I heard the Bells on Christmas Day” poem by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow.  written out of grief for wife and son.  Christmas is about hope through Jesus.  Reach out to your brothers who are suffering and Christmas is a tough time of the year.

Krakalaken

THE SCENE: 50s and damp

F3 WELCOME & DISCLAIMER
WARM-O-RAMA:

Ssh x20 ic

BAC forward and reverse x 10 each

tempo squats x 20

merkins x10

hill billies x 10

hill billy squat walkers x 20

mosey around the track to explain each exercise and each cone
THA-THANG:
THE Krakalaken!! Not the Kraken but the Kraken on steroids , KRAKALAKEN! Over 3 miles total running

  • 8 cones somewhat evenly spaced around the track
  • Track is about .37 mile long
  • stsrt at come one, do the exercise, run one complete lap around advancing to the next cone, do the next exercise . Completed 8 laps and the exercises were
  • Merkins x20, Star jacks x 20, monkey humpers x 20 on the 4ct, flutters x 20 on the 4 ct, Derkins x20, froggie squats x 20, WWII sit ups x 20, and 20 burpees
  • after that we moseyed to the b-ball court and played 2 rounds of gotcha

MARY:
Lbc x 20

rosalita x20

lazy boy for a minute
COUNT-OFF & NAME-O-RAMA
6 pax
CIRCLE OF TRUST/BOM:
Be anti fragile. You can be resilient but you are only surviving. If you are anti fragile , you will thrive and not just survive . Look up “black swan” in the lexicon or better yet, listen to the f3 podcast , 43 feet . Dred explains it wonderfully ! He breaks down , fragile , resilient, and being anti fragile

if interested in the specific podcast, let me know and I will send it

ANNOUNCEMENTS:
Insert information about upcoming events, 2nd or 3rd F opportunities, and any other announcements.

A little Route 66

THE SCENE: 30 degrees and clear
F3 WELCOME & DISCLAIMER
WARM-O-RAMA:

Some mosey with SSH, Tempo Squats, Cherry Pickers, Merkins, and Baby Arm Circles mixed in

THA-THANG:

Route 66 day – completed the following exercises in succession:

  • Burpees
  • Flutter Kicks (4 ct)
  • Merkins
  • Jump Squats
  • American Hammers (4 ct)

Mosey around the oval parking lot until the six finished. Then headed up to the pavilion for a set of 11’s – exercises were Bench Rows and Box Jumps.

MARY:

Just enough time for some Hello Dollies, Sweat Angels, and finished with 30 seconds of LBC’s

COUNT-OFF & NAME-O-RAMA
24 HIM’s including 1 FNG – Welcome ‘Snoopy’

CIRCLE OF TRUST/BOM:

We have a lot to celebrate this time of year, but for some men, it’s a time of loneliness, isolation, and feelings of worthlessness. Those feelings aren’t confined to the holidays obviously, but they can be heightened around this time of the year. We’ll never fully know the battles that others around us are fighting on a daily basis.

If God has put someone on your heart, just reach out to them. A quick phone call (even a text) could make someone’s day. Just hearing the words “I was thinking about you man” can make all the difference in the world. It’s easy to fall into the trap of thinking about someone but not letting them know that you’re thinking about them, not reaching out, not taking any action. We have thousands of excuses for it – I’m just too busy, I’ll do it later, etc., etc., but they are all just that – excuses to justify our inaction. Let’s make it a point to actually reach out when God puts someone on our hearts this week.

The Weatherman is a Liar (v1)

THE SCENE: Cold, wet, a bit icy. 35 degrees
F3 WELCOME & DISCLAIMER
WARM-O-RAMA:

10x BAC IC
Little bit of…
10x Sumo Shoulders IC
10x Hillbilly IC
10x Tempo Squat IC
10x Tempo Merks IC
5x Bodybuilders (8ct) IC

THA-THANG:
Shoulder Shredder (100 reps)

Stay in parking lot. PAX partner up along baseline:
Partner A: Run to other side, perform 2x bodybuilders, coming back: bear crawl 3 parking spaces, lunge 3 parking spaces, run back
Partner B: Flapjack (5 merks, 5 flutters, R&R)
Performed 3 sets of above

PAX mosey to picnic tables by concession stand

PT Pyramid:

  • 1 table row (pull-up), 2 merkins, 3 Big Boy Situps
  • 2 rows, 4 merks, 6 BBS, continue up the pyramid
  • 6 rows, 12 merks, 18 BBS, then back down the pyramid
  • 1 rows, 2 merks, 3 BBS

PAX mosey to large chapel area where FiA works out. Partner up:
Partner A: Bearcrawl forward to other side, crawl bear back, crab walk forward, crab walk reverse
Partner B: Flutter kicks
2 sets each

PAX mosey back to AO.

MARY:
Had 4 minutes left, so we did another Shoulder Shredder (100 reps)

COUNT-OFF & NAME-O-RAMA

CIRCLE OF TRUST/BOM:
Talked about working/practicing things you hate doing (i.e. bear crawls & crab walks) to turn deficiencies into strengths.

ANNOUNCEMENTS:
Mend House workout on Wednesday 12/12
2nd F at Printshop on 12/19 (will send invite)

3 C’s

THE SCENE: Mid 30’s, cloudy, just a little precipitation at the end

F3 WELCOME & DISCLAIMER
WARM-O-RAMA:

Some SSH’s, Cherry Pickers, Baby Arm Circles, Merkins, and Tempo Squats mixed in with some mosey over to the rock pile.

THA-THANG:
Moseyed to the rock pile for 3 sets of the following exercises (with rock):

  • Bicep curls
  • Overhead shoulder press
  • Squats

20 reps of each exercise, run and touch the bottom of the stairs in between each set. After 3rd set, we did 20 reps of 4 ct. flutter kicks with rock overhead.

Mosey to the dead end just below the Asylum for some 7’s. Exercise at the bottom = Jump Squats and exercise at the stop sign = Burpees.

Mosey back to the rock pile for round 2 (same exercises but only 2 sets this time). Finished with the flutter kicks.

Mosey back down to the dead end for another round of 7’s. Exercises = American Hammers (4 ct) and Merkins.

Mosey back to the rock pile for the last round (just 1 set this time). Finished with flutter kicks again.

Mosey to the bottom of Little Baby Hill. Run 3 times up with 1 burpee at the top each time.

MARY:

Just enough time for some Hello Dollies and some Sweat Angels

COUNT-OFF & NAME-O-RAMA
11 HIM’s – no FNG’s

CIRCLE OF TRUST/BOM:

3 C’s that are in direct opposition to being the men we are called to be: Comfortability, Convenience, Complacency

I’ve found myself falling into the trap of the 3 C’s lately in terms of leading my family spiritually. Insert any excuse you want…..tired at the end of the day, in a busy season of life, work stress, etc., etc., etc. But those excuses are all just temporary circumstances, and God doesn’t call us to be governed by our circumstances. We are called to lead our families – not just when it’s comfortable or convenient. Being a HIM is about being the man that God calls us to be, regardless of our present circumstances.