F3 Knoxville

5/27 Workout

AO: bigball
Q: Drive-thru (Mikel Towe)
PAX: Banana Seat, Dual Threat (Isaac Pannell), Swanson, G-6 (Rick Kuhlman), vanilla, Cannon Ball (Sam Crockett), Postman (Scott Colby), Magic Mic (Jarrett Woodall)
FNGs: None
COUNT: 9
WARMUP:

THE THANG:
Grab coupons and head to AO

AMRAP -25 minutes
15 reps each
Overhead Press
Lunges (L+R=1)
Front Raise
Merkins
Curls
Triceps
Squats
American Hammer -4ct
Lap

EMOM
10 merkins
10 squats
5 burpees

MARY:

ANNOUNCEMENTS:

COT:

Saturday backblast (a little late)

AO: bigball
Q: Drive-thru (Mikel Towe)
PAX: vanilla, Huffy (Ken Hill), Passport (Ryan Matthews), Magic Mic (Jarrett Woodall), Cannon Ball (Sam Crockett)
FNGs: None
COUNT: 6
WARMUP:

THE THANG: mosey to Neyland
Cards at gates. 1 minute sets.
Construction caused a reroute to the torchbearer.

MARY:

ANNOUNCEMENTS:

COT:

Friday Ruck

AO: thequacken
Q: Z-Pack
PAX: Magic Mic (Jarrett Woodall), FixerUpper, Natty, Spellcheck, Gmail, Recoil (Blake Conley)
FNGs: None
COUNT: 7
WARMUP:
Ruck-a-loop at the park

THE THANG:
Ruck from the park to Gresham. Do D Merks and F Kicks to keep the gangs satisfied. I told the PAX about October Sky being partially filmed at Gresham and Fountain City Elementary. Fixer was probably thinking, “yeah, yeah you say this every time we walk here,” which is true. We rucked past Jimmy’s house and woke up his dogs. The howling was really good this morning. We rucked over to Grove where we annoyed another couple of dogs. We rucked up to the top of Grove, and I got a dad joke in along the way – “Why did the man name his dogs Timex and Rolex? Because they were watch dogs!” :joy: (nobody laughed) At the top we grabbed a pic at the Martha Berry road sign and did some PT – monkey humpers and Merkins. A car drove by while we were doing monkey humpers, so that was good. Monkey humpers are always better with an audience. When I took the pic Gmail and Spellcheck were turning off their head lamps. They weren’t ready for the pic, which was my fault. I didn’t give a countdown. Honestly I wasn’t paying much attention to what anybody was doing. I just wanted to make sure everyone was in the frame and grab a quick shot. Seriously though, has anyone seen Doogan the cat? (Natty did show concern for the lost pet) Next we headed back down to the AO on a couple of different roads. A loop is more fun than out and back on the same route. I got Magic Mic’s nickname story and we tried to bear crawl a short distance, but that was a bad idea on my part. Bear crawling and burpees are no good with a ruck on. Also, the asphalt was pointy; not comfortable on bare hands. We made arguments for and against Shotgun missing the ruck on the morning after getting married. After the COT Gmail made coffee for us out of the back of his SUV. Recoil told us his nickname story, which was funny and snotty. We had a good 2nd F time talking and joking. We also discussed the finer points of CMU exercises.

MARY:
nope

ANNOUNCEMENTS:
not really

COT:
Helpful Take Aways From October Sky

1. Don’t be afraid to dream and have big ambitions.
1. Homer was inspired by Sputnik, and he set out to build a rocket.
2. For him and his community building a working rocket was pie in the sky, but Homer wanted to give it a shot anyway, no matter others doubts and jeering.
1. Get some help, don’t let your pride get in the way when you need to ask for help.
1. Homer needed help. He convinced his buddies to help and made friends with the outcast nerd.
2. He asked and got help from his community, pitching in materials and know- how.
1. Be persistent, don’t give up.
1. In the movie, Homer and his team have rocket after rocket that fails. But they kept trying.
2. Homer and his team had major setbacks with the mine accident, with the fire that was blamed on one of his rockets, and with tough relationships. He wanted to give up at times but with support of family and friends he persevered

Looking for directions

AO: bigball
Q: Abort (Jeremy Loftis)
PAX: Postman (Scott Colby), G-6 (Rick Kuhlman), Cannon Ball (Sam Crockett), Drive-thru (Mikel Towe), Magic Mic (Jarrett Woodall), vanilla, Dual Threat (Isaac Pannell), Cornhole, Amazon (Brad West), Abort (Jeremy Loftis), Buzz cut (George Leonard), Red Card (Oliver Bankston), Banana Seat, Bill Dance, Teepee, Couch Surfer, Own Goal, Husky, Miracle Mile, Earnhardt
FNGs: 1 Earnhardt
COUNT: 20
WARMUP:
– stretching
– Tempo squat
– BAC
– OH claps
– Tempo merkins
– SSH

THE THANG:
Mosey to L&N grab coupon

Five rounds of:
10 Squat
10 Overhead Press
10 Toes to Knees
Run a lap around the school, 2 burpees at mid point

Four rounds of:
10 Bent over row
10 Alternating hand merkins
10 Russian twist
Run a lap around school, 4 burpees at mid point

Four rounds of:
10 overhead pulse lunge
10 weighted sit-up
10 curl
Run a lap around the school, 6 burpees at mid point

One last round, going through 10 reps of each exercise with no run

MARY:
Hello Dolly

ANNOUNCEMENTS:

COT: I don’t know how to use GPS

Rocking Tour of Campus

AO: bigball
Q: Cannon Ball (Sam Crockett)
PAX: kahalemartinez, Drive-thru (Mikel Towe), Postman (Scott Colby), vanilla, Cornhole, Magic Mic (Jarrett Woodall), G-6 (Rick Kuhlman), Wedding Singer, Banana Seat, Dual Threat, Grass Skirt
FNGs: 1 Grass Skirt
COUNT: 11
WARMUP:
– Merkins x10
– Shoulder Taps x15 IC
– High Knees x20 IC
– Side straddle hops x15 IC

THE THANG:

Run around UT Campus w/ Stops

Stop 0 – Pull-ups at Bigball

Stop 1 – Bridge Burners:
– 20 Derkins (feet on rail)
– 20 big boys

Stop 2 – Hill Repeats (2 Rounds):
– Sprint/Jog Up Hill
– 10 Hand-Release Merkins (at top)
– Jog/Walk Down
– 10 Big Boy Sit-ups (at bottom)

Stop 3 – Partner Core & Rows (2 Sets Each):
– P1: Low Plank Hold
– P2: 20 Rows
Then All:
– Flutter Kicks x20 IC

Stop 4 – Courtyard Dips:
– 20 Dips

Stop 5 – Parking Lot Burpees
– 10 burpees

Stop 6 – Amphitheatre
– 10 rows

Stretch it out at the AO

MARY:

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COT:
Gratitude shifts your focus from what’s missing to what’s already here. Every breath, every step, every brother beside you is a gift.

Don’t wait to be thankful—express it now. Gratitude multiplies strength, deepens fellowship, and transforms ordinary moments into extraordinary ones.