F3 Knoxville

Old Fashioned Family Beatdown

THE SCENE: 68 Degrees and oddly pleasant
F3 WELCOME & DISCLAIMER
WARM-O-RAMA:

  • Little o’ this
  • Little o’ that
  • Little o’ Michael Phelps (exc. Ratchet who hates that stretch)
  • Cherry Picker x 10 IC
  • Imperial Squat Walker x 10 IC

THA-THANG:
I had the PAX count off into three equal groups; one lucky group got to run over and pick up CMUs from the pile.

Group 1 stood shoulder-to-shoulder at Cone A and Group 3 stood should-to-shoulder at Cone B. Groups 1 and 3 began an exercise while Group 2 traveled between them as instructed. When Group 2 reached Group 3, the PAX rotated and ran back to Group 1, where the rotation continued. Exercises are below:

Set 1: World’s Greatest Merkin/CMU Run/Freddie Mercury

Set 2: Squats/Sprints/CMU Curls

Set 3: Burpees/Bernie Sanders/CMU Press

Each set lasted approximately 10 minutes with minimal rest between sets.

MARY:

  • Plank Jacks x 25 IC (4 ct.)
  • LBCs x 25 IC (4 ct.)
  • Mountain Climbers x 25 IC (4 ct.)
  • Oblique crunches x 15 IC (single ct., each side)
  • Flutter Kicks x 25 IC

COUNT-OFF & NAME-O-RAMA
22 PAX including 1 FNG – strong showing!
CIRCLE OF TRUST/BOM:
Gerald Swindle is a professional bass angler that has been on the circuit for quite a while. He competes at the highest level in a stressful sport and yet he almost always seems collected, deliberate, and positive. I shared with PAX a quote that Swindle wrote regarding his personal slogan of “Positive Mental Attitude”:

“That’s the way my personal slogan of PMA (positive mental attitude) works in life. One of the PMA principles is that today’s bad news leads to tomorrow’s good news. You have to believe that today’s bad unexpected will lead you to tomorrow’s good unexpected.”

I really like what he’s getting at here. We will constantly have entropy in our lives, and we have to be intentional about embracing that and moving forward as HIMs.

MOLESKIN:
Felt good to be back with the PAX after several tumultuous weeks off-kilter schedules!
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
Don’t forget about kickball, Truckin’ to the Pound, and several F3 events coming up in October & November!

What’s at your core?

THE SCENE: low 70’s I think….didn’t check.  It felt good for a mid-August morning.

F3 WELCOME & DISCLAIMER


WARM-O-RAMA:

  • SSH x 20
  • Cherry pickers x 5
  • This/that stretch
  • Squats x 10
  • Tempo Merkin x 10
  • 5 Burpees OYO

THA-THANG:

  • One lap around the boat dock parking lot.  Stop at each light pole for 5 Thrusters as you mosey.
  • At the other end of the lot – DORA work.
    • Partner A starts at one end of the lot and runs to the 2nd light pole.  Do 2 Burpees at the halfway mark each way (coming and going).  While Partner A is running, Partner B is doing reps of the following.  Switch when the running partner gets back.
      • 100 Plankjacks (4ct)
      • 100 Shoulder Taps (4ct)
      • 100 Spread Eagle Merkins
      • 100 Raised Arm Big Boy Situps
  • Run back around the parking lot the way we came from.  This time stop at each light pole for 5 Squats as you go.
  • Indian Run back to the AO.

MARY:

  • Roll up, V up x 10
  • Hello Dolly x 25
  • Ring of Fire leg press x 2 rounds
  • Spread Eagle Merkin x 10

COUNT-OFF & NAME-O-RAMA
17 total:  Junk, Mayberry, Frosty, Booger, Barn Door, Barnacle, Shooter, I-Beam, Waxjob, Snitch, High Heels, Wall Ball, Bowflex, Wagon Wheel, Scooter, Sparky, Bartman

CIRCLE OF TRUST/BOM:

Today was a core workout…in keeping with that theme, I though I’d talk about what’s at my core.

My core starts at Romans 3:23 where the Bible tells us that everyone has sinned and fallen short of the glory (or perfection) of God.  Later on in the 6th chapter of Romans we are told that the wages of sin (the penalty of sin) is death.  Pretty gloomy stuff, but it all gets turned on its head with the life/death/resurrection of Jesus.  Jesus came to this earth, lived a perfect life and died in your place to take the penalty of your sin for you.  Romans 10:9 tells us that if you confess with your mouth that Jesus is Lord and believe in your heart, that you will be saved.  It’s the gospel in less than 30 seconds.  That is what’s at my core…what’s at yours?  If you aren’t sure, I encourage you to reach out with questions.  I’d love to tell you more over a cup of coffee sometime.

MOLESKIN:

ANNOUNCEMENTS:
Guardians for Garrett kickball tournament this weekend

Truckin’ to the Pound

F3 Olympic weekend

Carry the Weight

THE SCENE:  Mostly clear with some chalk.
F3 WELCOME & DISCLAIMER
WARM-O-RAMA:

Imperial Walkers x 15 IC
SSH x 15 IC
Windmills x 15 IC
Cherry Pickers x 10 IC
Mountain Climbers x 15 IC
Hand Release Merkins x 15 IC
Squat x 15 IC
THA-THANG:
“Gunny”
For time: SCALE AS NECESSARY
1-mile weighted run
50 ‘merkins
50 sit-ups
1-mile weighted run
50 ‘merkins
50 sit-ups
1-mile weighted run
Wear a ruck, weight vest, body armor, loaded pack or whatever is needed to load yourself with 50 lb. for the runs.
MARY:
Mary didn’t show as the workout tapped out the PAX
COUNT-OFF & NAME-O-RAMA
CIRCLE OF TRUST/BOM:
Command Sgt. Maj. Martin “Gunny” Barreras, 49, of Tucson, Arizona, died on May 13, 2014, of wounds he sustained during an attack on his unit on May 6, 2014. Barreras was well known for his contributions to the successful rescue of Jessica Lynch in 2003. He joined the Marine Corps in 1983 and the Army Rangers in 1988. He was the senior enlisted adviser in the 2nd Battalion, 5th Infantry, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Armored Division, Fort Bliss, Texas.  He is survived by his wife, Melinda; daughters, Amice and Victorria; and son, Calvin.

The take-away here today was leave your burdens here – the PAX together can bear them.
MOLESKIN:
We had some initially apprehensive PAX, but the shouldered the weight and surprised themselves with how much they could carry.   I left impressed!
ANNOUNCEMENTS:

  • 2F on 11Aug18, “The Outlook” downtown 08:30
  • Kickball tournament 18Aug18
  • Truckin’ to the Pound 25Aug18
  • 3rd Anniversary of F3 in Knoxville – early November

11’s

THE SCENE: Low 70’s I think…pretty nice

F3 WELCOME & DISCLAIMER


WARM-O-RAMA:

  • Cherry pickers x 7
  • Burpees x 3
  • Tempo Merkins x 10
  • Burpees x 3
  • Tempo Squats x 10
  • Burpees x 3

 

THA-THANG:

  • 11’s on tennis court.   Bear crawl forward, crawl bear backward.  Dry Docks/Merkins
  • 11’s with pee rocks.  Lunge across & back with rock.  Flamingos/Goblet Squats
  • 11’s running across row of parking spaces.  Burpees/4-ct shoulder taps

MARY:

Tried a new exercise….it was a bust….plus it was 6:15

COUNT-OFF & NAME-O-RAMA
16:  Wagon Wheel, Flute Loop, Ratchet, Snitch, Shooter, Abacus, Waxjob, Booger, Wallball, Ribbed, Onesie, Junk, Mayberry, Frosty, Scooter, Bartman

CIRCLE OF TRUST/BOM:

Change.   It’s inevitable.   The question is how are you going to handle it?

MOLESKIN:

ANNOUNCEMENTS:

Guardians for Garrett kickball tournament coming up

Truckin to the Pound coming up

F3 Olympics / convergence event coming up

Letting things go

THE SCENE: Perfect Weather
F3 WELCOME & DISCLAIMER
WARM-O-RAMA:

10x side stradle hops, oyo leg stretch, michael phelps, took a stroll to bathroom and back and finish with baby arm circles 10x
THA-THANG:
Head to boat docks.  7 cones set up.

  • 1st cone – 10 burpees
  • 2nd cone – 15 lunges
  • 3rd cone – 20 merkins
  • 4th cone – 25 squats
  • 5th cone – 30 shoulder taps
  • 6th cone – 35 baby crunches
  • 7th cone – 40 side straddle hops

We started and finished together each round.  Ran to 1st cone did 1st exercise, then ran back to starting point.  We waited until everyone completed.  Next round 1st cone then back to starting point then to 2nd cone and back to starting point.  Added exercise until we completed all 7 exercises.  Started to knock off each exercise (1st the burpees, then lunges) after each round but ran out of time.

MARY:
ran out of time
COUNT-OFF & NAME-O-RAMA

CIRCLE OF TRUST/BOM:
This week marks the first time that both my kids will be going to camp for a week.  As a parent you worry how they would do. These are the times to let go and let God take care of it.  Are we holding on to things that hold us back whether that is work, addiction, family, or money issues.  Present those things to God and he will do whats best for us.
MOLESKIN:
Each HIM got after it this morning.  Welcome our newest FNG Bluecross he absolutely killed it.
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
3rd F @ Outlook on 8/11/18, Trucking to the pound, kick ball tournament,