F3 Knoxville

Groundhog Day

AO: thequacken
Q: FixerUpper
PAX: Lizzy, Z-Pack, Back Draft (Caleb Haney), FixerUpper
FNGs: None
COUNT: 4
WARMUP:
SSH admin by Lizzy
Disclaimer
Hamstring stretch
Cherry Pickers IC
Baby Arm Circles for’erds and back’erds IC
Michael Phelps
Some of these, some of those
5 each of exercises for The Thang (see below)

THE THANG:
Groundhog Day AMRAP
10 burpees
10 merkins
10 big boi situps
10 squats
1 lap around the park (.33 mile)

MARY:
Flutter kicks 30 IC
Hello Dollys 15 IC
Heels to Heaven 10 IC
Star Gazers IC

ANNOUNCEMENTS:
Biggest loser challenge. Z-Pack and Lizzy weighed in. FixerUpper committed to continue fasting on Mondays.
Guest Q, Brick and Matlock next Wednesday

COT:
This workout is called Groundhog Day because it is the same thing over and over and over. Our daily lives often feel like this, but in the middle of the mundane, we can be consistent.

In Q Source, simplicity is the foundation of consistency. I have a joke that I talk a lot about in December. “January 1, everthing’s gonna change!!” Of course, things rarely do. However, with small and simple incremental changes, we can build routines, and form better habits. Living out those habits will make us into consistent men.

Prayer for Lizzy’s day at work, Wedding Singer’s foot, and Backdraft’s business.

Solo ruck

AO: thequacken
Q: Lizzy
PAX: Lizzy
FNGs: None
COUNT: 1
WARMUP:
THE THANG:
MARY: solo ruck over to Central High School and did some stairs
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
COT:

September You vs. You Workout

AO: asylum-pm
Q: Steam
PAX: Curveball, Glamper, Eliza, Doubtfire (Nick Bond), Crash Dummy, Abacus, Tenderfoot, Lizzy, Brick, Swimmies (Nathan Chesney), Lilydipper, Dung Beetle (Scott Kimsey), F3 Pluto ( Hugh Nystrom), Mr. Fred, Messi (Eliza’s 2.0)
FNGs: 1 Messi (Eliza’s 2.0)
COUNT: 16
WARMUP:
– Cherry Pickers: 10×4
– Mosey to the cul-de-sac to the right of the Coliseum
– 5s: Cherry Pickers and Good Morning Americas

THE THANG:
SeptemberYou vs. You workout
f3knoxville.slack.com/archives/D012TDM0LTS/p1696943199250209

MARY:
N/A

ANNOUNCEMENTS:
– 8 year anniversary / Brolympics on November 4th here at the Asylum
– Annual Asylum PM migration down south to the lower parking lot: Thursday, Nov. 2nd

COT:
QSource 3.12 – Courage: Setting Aside Fear To Turn Hardship Into Grace
f3nation.com/q/courage/

Here are some of the things that stuck out to me from this week’s QSource content:
– To give over completely to one’s instinct to avoid danger, regardless of the consequences, is the opposite of courage.
– Courage begins with the recognition that while peace should always be our goal, there are some threats that confront the Community that simply must be fought.
– (talking about the Jester) He is a master corrupter, who hollows out a man’s vitality from the inside, leaving him too exhausted to overcome hardship.
– The virtuous leader intentionally exposes himself to expected hardships in order to build the durability he will need to overcome the unexpected hardships that await him so that he can turn them into grace.

September Metric

AO: brickyard
Q: Gmail
PAX: Herbie, Natty, Biohazard (Jay Shepherd), Simmons, Spellcheck, fast-n-easy (Nate Votta), Drop Zone, Switchgrass (Stacy Clark), Gordie, Lizzy, Appleseed (Jon Smith), Strings
FNGs: None
COUNT: 13
WARMUP:
SSH. Cherry pickers . M. Phelps , tempo squats and merkins.
THE THANG:
September Metric – see September Newsletter
MARY:
Flutter Kicks and Hello Dollies
COT:
“Maintain a margin of safety. If your life is designed only to handle the expected challenges, then it will fall apart as soon as something unexpected happens to you. Always be stronger than you need to be. Leave room for the unexpected.” – James Clear

October and Octopus

AO: asylum-pm
Q: Curveball
PAX: CRISPR, Lizzy, Steam, Pusher, Abacus, Tenderfoot, Brick, High Heels (Henry Ritchie), Dung Beetle (Scott Kimsey), Piston, Drum Major, Swimmies (Nathan Chesney), Curveball
FNGs: None
COUNT: 15
WARMUP:
SSH
Cherry Pickers
Tie Fighters
On a hill 5 merkins one way then opposite
Abe Vagodas
Windmills

THE THANG:
Congested Reverse Route 66
11, 10, 9…. Merkins, Squats, and LBC
Everyone circles to pick up six. All finish together.

Pure Burn (on fence 3 rounds to 10)
10 each Side crunches,
30 Calf Raises

Doracides. Suicides to 3 cones/trees. 1 burpee, 2 burpees, 3 burpees.
100 Merkins
150 LBC
200 Squats
R/R until until six is up.

Three trees or points 20 yards apart in a triangle. At each spot 5 merkins, next round 10, final round 20. 105 total.

MARY:
10 flutters, 10 Gas Pumps, stretch a little, 1 minute or so Superman.

ANNOUNCEMENTS:

COT:
October is spelled similarly to Octopus. Googling one can take you down the curiosity path of the other. Sy Montgomery is an naturalist who tends to speak on Octopus. The octopus is really cool creature. And October 8th is World Octopus Day! Not national but world. So, it’s a big deal and kind of fits in the whole October original thought process.

Anyways, Sy has this quote: “I think all animals have souls. I feel certain that if we have souls, octopuses have souls, too. If you grant something a soul, it demands a certain level of sacredness. Look around us. The world is holy. It is full of souls.”

The move to fall/October has me thinking about holidays/football/Cubs playoffs/etc. And because of the constant interaction with my father and family while dealing with my father’s skin cancer and congestive heart failure, football is a popular topic. And my family is upset with the Chicago Bears. Cubs too. At first I believed that stress and non football issues played a roll in my anger and frustration towards my favorite franchise. But then I realized that I’ve always been like this. Not sure why? However, the thought expressed above by Sy helps. Remember, that those that anger you or disappoint you to a point of fury or action (throwing a remote, for example) have souls. Are part of a holy world. For me, this simple thought lessons my emotional extreme. It may help you too.