F3 Knoxville

A blast from the past

THE SCENE:  the type of gloom that just touches your soul. Heavy heavy rain, thunder and as Drifter called it “real lighting” . We assessed and the pax felt good with starting under the pavilion. 
F3 WELCOME & DISCLAIMER
WARM-O-RAMA:

  • 35 4ct SSH
  • 10 cherry pickers
  • 9LBAC forward
  • 20 4ct cherry dans (I think that’s the name, standing arms out straight pinch fingers like picking cherries.)
  • 10 LBAC backwards

THA-THANG:
Todays beatdown was an homage to a Bombshelter legend Hammy. In honor of his Triple Respect birthday yesterday Q dug into the archives and put together some Hammy classics. Q also included a little         Hammy-isum before each Thang-Thang. Those that have experienced a Hammy Q know it’s not just the beatdown where your mind and body are challenged. A Hammy BOM is sometimes more impactful than the beatdown, and that’s saying a lot. Hammy had to relinquish todays Q due to an injury so Q felt it only seemed fitting to give us a Hammy Q.

Thang 1
Ol’70 partner- one pax does 10 reps while pax b holds plank, squat, leg raise switch after 10 reps.

Run 3 line suicide every even #

  • weather modification we did 3 burpees every even set

Merkins

Step ups

Box cutters

Hammy-isum-“HIMs need strong connections with other men. F3 recognizes that and strives to foster it.”

Thang 2
13 states

  • curls
  • Thrusters
  • Swings
  • Blockes
  • Up right rows
  • Military press
  • Chest press
  • Laying skull crushers
  • Shine scrapes
  • Grave diggers
  • Bent over rows
  • Lawn mowers
  • Front squats

Pax go to cone. One pax takes flag and bag and runs to the road and back .Rest of pax does same exercise while Pax a tuns down back.  Everyone rotate around to next spot and next pax in order takes the bag and runs

  • weather mod- no flag run with bag to end of grinder and back.

Hammy-isum:  “ We should appreciate the freedom we have that was started in 1776 and resulted in 1% of the colony’s citizens giving their life to attain it.”

Indian run to Crumpet- Veep was very adamant Hammy never liked Indian Runs. The backblast say different 🙂

Thang 3

Crumpet classic

5 trips up crumpet – run, Bernie, run, bear crawl, run

5 to 1 burpees at top 2-10 BBS , increase by 2 at the bottom.

Hammy-isum- “What we make of life is mostly above our shoulders. How much better would it be if we let our hearts rule! How much better would our memories be if we just let our hearts have more influence and be less selfish”

 

MARY:
Pax roulette- props to the FNG for going with the Burpees.
COUNT-OFF & NAME-O-RAMA
CIRCLE OF TRUST/BOM:
F3 is so unique and special. You can’t find an organization where men can surround themselves with men from all walks of life from 18-70. It gives us the chance to grow as men in so many ways. I’m so thankful for F3.
MOLESKIN:
Hammy you’re an inspiration to this pax and I’m honored to gridded away aside you. Q realized that Hammy would probably be asking why I would do this beatdown because it’s not like he is dead.

Leadership is influence. F3 is about growing male leadership in our community. Enough said.

Triple Respect 🤜🤛
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
Beer Mile Moses Sept 10

Luck be a Lady Tonight

THE SCENE: 70s and humid
F3 WELCOME & DISCLAIMER
WARM-O-RAMA:

Little Baby Arm Circles X10

Cherry Pickers X5

Windmills X5

Mosey loop
THA-THANG

10 blockees then roll dice

1- run loop

2- 50 hop kicks

3- 50 rows

4- 30 overhead presses

5- 50 box jumps

6- 50 curls

Switched to 10 gauntlet Squats halfway through

MARY:
LBCs

Superman Banna

Pax Roulette
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:
“Pressure is a privilege. It means someone believes in you. And it gives you the opportunity to do something extraordinary.” – Tim S. Grover
MOLESKIN:
Insert any personal comments, notes, devotion content, etc.
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
Insert information about upcoming events, 2nd or 3rd F opportunities, and any other announcements.

Fireworks in Springbrook

THE SCENE: It was fine. Not too terribly hot, but still thick enough air to get the sweat flowing pretty steady.
F3 WELCOME & DISCLAIMER
WARM-O-RAMA:

Motivators from 8, 20 Merkins, 8 Cherry Pickers, 8 Piano Keys, 20 Squats

THA-THANG:
In true Alcoa style, we ripped off Maryville’s fireworks. This time it was more metaphorical.

Starting at the pavilion, do these three exercise with 11 reps:

  • Bench Walks
  • Derkins
  • Box Jumps

Then head out to a station, do the work there, and return to repeat the first three exercises before going to the next station. The stations are:

  • Jog to troll bridge and sprint back
  • Jog to bottom of the path hill and lunge back up to the blue library box at the fork in the trail
  • Bear Crawl to the pull-up bars, 11 pull-ups, jog back
  • Jog to Waxjob hill and Bernie it 11 times (this sucked by the way)

MARY:
Some heals to heaven, body builders, crunches, leg touches, flutter kicks

COUNT-OFF & NAME-O-RAMA
7 PAX and a Webelo sighting

CIRCLE OF TRUST/BOM:
It took me a bit of rambling to get there, but the main point came out pretty good at the end and it was this:

Other people worked hard and sacrificed to earn your freedom. It’s not a guarantee, so we need to find ways to invest time in earning that freedom for those who come after us. Freedom is to be enjoyed, but like all good things, it has to be stewarded and maintained.

MOLESKIN:
N/A

ANNOUNCEMENTS:
Convergence on the 2nd! Breakfast at Drifters on the 9th. Beer Mile at Moses’s on the 16th.

B.O.M.B.S Away

THE SCENE: Pleasant and cool. Sunrise was awesome. A little breezy for the flags.
F3 WELCOME & DISCLAIMER
WARM-O-RAMA:

  • SSH (15 in cadence)
  • Tempo Squats (10 in cadence)
  • Merkins (10 single count)
  • OHC (10 in cadence
  • Run Apex Loop

THA-THANG:
B.O.M.B.S Away – Partner workout

Pax 1 – Run Apex Loop

Pax 2 – Do exercise

Rotate after Pax 1 finishes run. Continue through exercises.

  •  Burbees – 50
  • Over Head Claps – 100
  • Merkins – 150
  • Big Boy Situps – 200
  • Squats – 250

MARY:
Some “approved of” stretching.
COUNT-OFF & NAME-O-RAMA

CIRCLE OF TRUST/BOM:
2 Corinthians 5:17 – If anyone is in Christ he is a new creation. The old has passed away, the new has come.

There is a difference between shame and guilt. Shame isolates us. Guilt draws us closer to the Father. In Christ we are made new.
MOLESKIN:
ANNOUNCEMENTS:

Run. Work. Dora.

THE SCENE: Thick and humid
F3 WELCOME & DISCLAIMER
WARM-O Rama

cherry pickers and tempo merkins
THA-THANG:
2 mile ruck shuffle/run stopping every quarter mile for PT with ascending rep counts from 10 to 90

back at the grinder we did a Dora with CMU farmer Carrie’s and 150 of these: curls, skull crushers, overhead press

MARY:
Ain’t nobody for time for that
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:
Do what you say you’re gonna do!
MOLESKIN:
Insert any personal comments, notes, devotion content, etc.
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
Convergence on the 2nd and beer mile at Moses’ on the 16th