Mermaid – F3 Knoxville

[f3knoxvillemain] On the Q at 52

March 13, 2026 BackBlasts

AO: f3knoxvillemain
Q: Stitch
PAX: Polly, Guardrail, Mermaid, slappy, Lizzy, Voodoo
FNGs: None
COUNT: 7
WARMUP:
Run in place
Butt Kickers
High Knees
Jump Rope
Grady Corns
Moroccan Nightclubs
Hairy Rockettes

THE THANG:
Mosey to CMU pile. Grab a CMU.

Total of 52 each (any rep combination) exercise:
Overhead Press
Bench Press
Curls
Tricep Dips or Presses
Squats

Mosey to the back parking lot. We will run 4 big laps around the east side (3 islands) of the lot. After each lap, we will do 13 Burpees. That’s a total of 52 Burpees.

MARY:
PAX led…
Flutter Kicks
Freddy Mercurys
Jane Fondas
LBCs
Snow Angels
Man Makers
Toe Merkins

ANNOUNCEMENTS:
HAW RIDGE signups happening now for March 27th event

COT:
Devotion reading yesterday said
“If you mourn the fallenness of your world rather than curse its difficulties, you know that grace has visited you.” – Paul David Tripp

Cursing is our instinctive response to this world. The people, problems, and pains that we have to endure on the daily are enough to make us throw our hands up and groan. It’s understandable!

Mourning is a better response. It acknowledges that the world is not how it ought to be. Mourning sees the suffering of others and it grieves the damage and destruction of sin. It cries out for God’s redemption and making right what’s been broken.

If you have hope in God’s sovereignty, His promises, and the sacrifice that His son Jesus made for all of our wrongs, then let’s thank Him and let’s move throughout our days with gratitude and compassion for others. Let’s be light to those who can’t find it. Let’s invite other men to the goodness we’ve found here at F3.

“For I consider that the sufferings of this present time are not worth comparing with the glory that is to be revealed to us.”
‭‭Romans‬ ‭8‬:‭18‬ ‭ESV‬‬

Take that with you today.

We beat the rain

March 10, 2026 BackBlasts

AO: shamruck
Q: Mermaid
PAX: MacGruber, Lizzy, Mermaid
FNGs: None
COUNT: 3
3 guys and two dogs who did not go anywhere on spring break took a lazy stroll on Old Faithful.

COT:
We discussed this week’s Q Point
f3nation.com/jester

Passing the Flag

March 9, 2026 BackBlasts

AO: juco
Q: Mailbox
PAX: Data, Waffles, Starlink, Trash Panda (JUCO), Bowser, Butterknife, Ike, KickFlip, Love Shaq, Lt. Dan, Stitch, Mailbox, Daddy Mack, Fetch, Windex, Erector, Wanderer, Booster, Waxjob, Mermaid, Guardrail, slappy, Stripped, Raptor
FNGs: None
COUNT: 24
WARMUP: SSH, Failure to Launch, Tempo Merkins, Mountain Climbers, Moroccan Night Clubs, Grady Corns

THE THANG:

Mosey to big lot for Route 66 – stopping at each light pole for Merkins. Set Guiness World Record for most monkey humpers performed in unison on a concrete median. Headed to motherland for trip up Jucomanjaro. Stopped for some core work at Hard Knox. Short sprints up JUCO, not trespassing, stoping to catch break and put in a little more work. Mosey back down to guardrail for dips, derkins and split squats. Finish at the flag with ring of fire.

MARY: ring of Fire

ANNOUNCEMENTS: Get signed up for escape from Haw Ridge and fill the Q calendar.

COT: Thank you for allowing me to serve this AO. It is a special group of men. Windex will do good things!!!

Paul’s prayer to the Colossians seemed fitting for this group as well.

‭‭Colossians‬ ‭1‬:‭10‬-‭12‬ ‭NIV‬‬
“so that you may live a life worthy of the Lord and please him in every way: bearing fruit in every good work, growing in the knowledge of God, being strengthened with all power according to his glorious might so that you may have great endurance and patience, and giving joyful thanks to the Father, who has qualified you to share in the inheritance of his holy people in the kingdom of light.”

Spring Break Soiree

March 9, 2026 BackBlasts

AO: shamrock
Q: Mermaid
PAX: Mermaid, Honeydew, Stitch, Anchorman, Frickin Zamboni
FNGs: None
COUNT: 5
WARMUP:
SSH
Cherry Pickers
Arm Stretching
Willie Mays Hayes
Quad Stretching
THE THANG:
Station 1 – Cinderblock Strength Circuit
3 Rounds
20 reps each exercise
1 lap after each round
Exercises (20 reps each):
– Thrusters only 10 each rd
– Bench Press
– Curls
– Overhead Press
– Deadlift
Complete all five movements (100 reps total), then run one lap. Repeat for three total rounds.
Station 2 – Leg Grinder
3 Rounds
Modified lap after each round
Each round:
– 60-second Wall Sit
– 20 Walking Lunges (10 each leg)
– 20 Elevated Heel Squats
– 20 Split Squats (10 Each leg)
Modified Lap (quad burner lap):
– 20 Low Partial Squats (stay in the bottom half, do not fully extend)
– Duck Walk Backward while staying low (set distance or across parking lot)
– 20 Low Partial Squats
– Duck Walk Forward back to the station
Stay low the entire time. No standing tall between movements.
Repeat full sequence for three total rounds.
Station 3 – Dips & Merkins 11’s
– 10 Dips / 1 Merkin
– 9 Dips / 2 Merkins
– 8 Dips / 3 Merkins
– 7 Dips / 4 Merkins
– 6 Dips / 5 Merkins
– 5 Dips / 6 Merkins
– 4 Dips / 7 Merkins
– 3 Dips / 8 Merkins
– 2 Dips / 9 Merkins
– 1 Dip / 10 Merkins
Complete all rounds down the ladder.
MARY:
Tempo LBCS
Jane Fondas 3 variations both sides until time expires
ANNOUNCEMENTS:

COT:

The Jester
f3nation.com/jester

[vlshorse] Jester (Q1.4)

March 8, 2026 BackBlasts

AO: vls-dead-horse
Q: Honeydew
PAX: Mermaid, Pool Boy, Borg
FNGs: None
COUNT: 4
WARMUP:

THE THANG: Had another great discussion. This weeks topic was the jester. Many good points were made and great conversations were had by all. Just remember there is always opportunity resist temptation and to change your lifestyle. Thanks to all for letting me lead my first Q with this group.

MARY:

ANNOUNCEMENTS:

COT: