F3 Knoxville

Bomb Track

THE SCENE: Cold
F3 WELCOME & DISCLAIMER
WARM-O-RAMA:

SSH 4-ct x 20

Imperial Squat Walkers x 10

T-Merkins x 10

Mary Katherine Lunges x 10

THA-THANG:

BOMBS on the track. PT stations at each quarter of the track. Do work at a station. Run a lap past the station you were at. Do work there. Run again. Repeat.

Each station was the same:

Burpees 5

O-Lunges 10

Merkins 15

BBS 20

Squats 25

MARY:

7 minutes of step ups

Captain Thor 10:40

Front plank/left plank/right plank

COUNT-OFF & NAME-O-RAMA
11 HIMs
CIRCLE OF TRUST/BOM:

A Visit from St. Nicholas

BY CLEMENT CLARKE MOORE

‘Twas the night before Christmas, when all through the house

Not a creature was stirring, not even a mouse;

The stockings were hung by the chimney with care,

In hopes that St. Nicholas soon would be there;

The children were nestled all snug in their beds;

While visions of sugar-plums danced in their heads;

And mamma in her ‘kerchief, and I in my cap,

Had just settled our brains for a long winter’s nap,

When out on the lawn there arose such a clatter,

I sprang from my bed to see what was the matter.

Away to the window I flew like a flash,

Tore open the shutters and threw up the sash.

The moon on the breast of the new-fallen snow,

Gave a lustre of midday to objects below,

When what to my wondering eyes did appear,

But a miniature sleigh and eight tiny rein-deer,

With a little old driver so lively and quick,

I knew in a moment he must be St. Nick.

More rapid than eagles his coursers they came,

And he whistled, and shouted, and called them by name:

“Now, Dasher! now, Dancer! now Prancer and Vixen!

On, Comet! on, Cupid! on, Donner and Blitzen!

To the top of the porch! to the top of the wall!

Now dash away! dash away! dash away all!”

As leaves that before the wild hurricane fly,

When they meet with an obstacle, mount to the sky;

So up to the housetop the coursers they flew

With the sleigh full of toys, and St. Nicholas too—

And then, in a twinkling, I heard on the roof

The prancing and pawing of each little hoof.

As I drew in my head, and was turning around,

Down the chimney St. Nicholas came with a bound.

He was dressed all in fur, from his head to his foot,

And his clothes were all tarnished with ashes and soot;

A bundle of toys he had flung on his back,

And he looked like a pedler just opening his pack.

His eyes—how they twinkled! his dimples, how merry!

His cheeks were like roses, his nose like a cherry!

His droll little mouth was drawn up like a bow,

And the beard on his chin was as white as the snow;

The stump of a pipe he held tight in his teeth,

And the smoke, it encircled his head like a wreath;

He had a broad face and a little round belly

That shook when he laughed, like a bowl full of jelly.

He was chubby and plump, a right jolly old elf,

And I laughed when I saw him, in spite of myself;

A wink of his eye and a twist of his head

Soon gave me to know I had nothing to dread;

He spoke not a word, but went straight to his work,

And filled all the stockings; then turned with a jerk,

And laying his finger aside of his nose,

And giving a nod, up the chimney he rose;

He sprang to his sleigh, to his team gave a whistle,

And away they all flew like the down of a thistle.

But I heard him exclaim, ere he drove out of sight—

“Happy Christmas to all, and to all a good night!”

MOLESKIN:
ANNOUNCEMENTS:

The Very Nice List

THE SCENE: Spring in December. Mid 60s. Very windy.
F3 WELCOME & DISCLAIMER
WARM-O-RAMA:

20 SSH, 10 tempo merkins, 10 tempo squats, 5 arm circles both ways, warm up lap.
THA-THANG:
We were going to go to church parking lot when, lo and behold, there was a Christmas note slipped into my CMU and it said that Santa 🎅  had left us a gift under the tree! So we ran to Crumpit to see what might be there.

We found the gift, opened it, and there was a brand new deck of cards and another note! How exciting! The note had the following details.

Nice List

  • ♦️ burpees
  • ❤ original burpees with a tuck jump
  • ♣️ Mr spectaculars
  • ♠️ blockees
  • 1-4 = Trips up the hill
  • Face = 10
  • Ace = 20

So we drew cards for around 50 min and had so much fun!
MARY:
20 box cutters, 20 scissors, merkin block pull through for time (rearrange the presents under the tree, took a lot of tries because no Ms were there for guidance lol)
COUNT-OFF & NAME-O-RAMA
8 HIMs and 1 2.0 for a total of 9 PAX! Good job guys!
CIRCLE OF TRUST/BOM:
Got a lot of flack recently for not doing the Santa thing with my kids. I’m not against other folks doing it and teach my kids to be respectful of this big, fun “game” everyone plays with their kids each year. However, like many other aspects of Christmas, these things really lose their meaning and significance when pulled apart from the crazy, reality bending truth of the fact that we are celebrating the incarnation of the most powerful diety we’ve ever known! This separation of the spiritual from our everyday stuff is not true! God made Himself man. The significance of this is astounding when you really meditate on it. For me, this significance was highlighted when a friend and I examined my recent moral failing using Jeff Vanderstelt’s fruit to root exercise. At the end of it, I realized at the root of my sin was a false belief and denial of the incarnation. I had tried to pull out the spiritual significance of giving into my fleshly desires. At least, that is how my false belief had manifested itself in that moment of weakness. So, I’m not saying to get rid of Santa. If anything, I’m trying to enhance that fun “game” by getting it back into the larger and more significant context of Christ truly coming to be with us.
MOLESKIN:
N/A
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
Dec 18 ugly Christmas sweater walk about.

10! A Freaking 10!

THE SCENE: Upper 40’s on a December Morning
F3 WELCOME & DISCLAIMER
WARM-O-RAMA:

(1) Capri Lap Around BB Courts
(10) Side Straddle Hops
(10) Froggie Hops
Mosey to Beatdown Location on Greenway
THA-THANG:
Insert information about the workout.

  • (10) Wide Merkins
    • + (10) Side Straddle Hops
  • (10) Squat Jumps
  • (10) Groiners
  • (10) Regular Merkins
  • (10) Feet Release Squats
    • (lunges or iron mikes)
  • (10) Burpees
  • (10) Dr. Ws
  • (10) Battle Buddy Leg Tosses
  • (10) Peter Parkers
  • (10) Dimond Merkins
    • + (10) Side Straddle Hops

First time Down is Running between exercises
Burnie Back
Skip Down
Skip Back
Side Shuffle Down
Side Shuffle Back
Burnie Down
Run Back

MARY:
BBS
Flutter Kicks
Box Cutters
Plank
COUNT-OFF & NAME-O-RAMA
7 Men Pushed Hard for a Friday Morning Victory
CIRCLE OF TRUST/BOM:
HOPE. Be the Hope in your work place, at your school, in your family. Whatever the situation you or others are going through be the HOPE; bring the HOPE!

MOLESKIN:
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
Breakfast at Drifters tomorrow after the beatdown
1st Annual Ugly Christmas Sweater Walkabout next weekend! RSVP on Slack and come out for a great evening and an opportunity to take home the 1st ever Ugly Christmas Sweater Trophy!

Look Forward

THE SCENE: 30 degree F, partly cloudy skies.

F3 WELCOME & DISCLAIMER
WARM-O-RAMA:

SSH, Windmills, Overhead claps, Skip the length of the Grinder, Bernie back.
THA-THANG:

4 – 8 – 12 – 16

Mosey (a real short one) to the start of the trail with a CMU.  Count off (one through nine) to determine starting order.  Perform suicide run involving the next four light poles.  4 reps at Pole 1, 8 reps at Pole 2, 12 reps at Pole 3, and 16 reps at Pole 4.  Runner 1 starts and the rest of the PAX begin the CMU exercise at the starting point.  When runner 1 gets to Pole 1 he yells “go” and runner 2 starts.  The remaining PAX continue the CMU exercise until their time to start the suicide run.  Runners completing the suicide run continue to perform the CMU exercise until all runners return to the start.  Continue until all 9 circuits are completed or recover is called.

Exercise at Start        Exercise at Poles

                                        1 to 4

  1. Bent Rows                Bobby Hurleys
  2. Curls                        WWII’s
  3. Swings                     Merkins
  4. Lawn Mowers            Iron Mikes
  5. Thrusters                  Flutter Kicks
  6. Upright Rows            Dry Docks
  7. Triceps Ext                Squats
  8. On the Shelf              Box Cutters
  9. Floor Press                 Burpees

Recover was called during circuit 7.

MARY:
Ab work included in the 9 circuits.  No time for a special session.
COUNT-OFF & NAME-O-RAMA
9 HIM’s
CIRCLE OF TRUST/BOM:
January 6th is a special day in the life of Christ and is known as Epiphany.  It is a special day in my life as it is the day I met my future wife on a blind date – in a month, it will be 49 years ago.  It is very special day even though we didn’t see each other for almost 6 months after that epiphany. This got me to thinking about how things have a way of working out.  I don’t believe in coincidence – to me it is divine, pre-destined.  Thinking about the past, I sometimes catch myself wanting a previous outcome to be different.  If only this or that; if only I would have done or not done this or that.  But I don’t do that much anymore.  It is because of the past that I am where I am now.  It is because of my past (with all of my experiences and actions) and the past of those I cherish (with all of their experiences and actions) that I am here and now, and able to enjoy the many blessings of being surrounded with a spouse, family, and friends that bring so much joy.  The future is built upon the past and there is so much to look forward to.

MOLESKIN:
Prayers for healing of Genevieve (Drifter’s daughter) from her fever.  Prayers for Hotsquat’s Uncle Freddie as he battles Stage 3 prostate cancer.
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
Breakfast at Drifter’s December 11th following beatdown.

All I Want for Christmas Walkabout on December 18th.  Sign up on Slack.

12 days of Christmas

THE SCENE: Low 50s and clear
F3 WELCOME & DISCLAIMER
WARM-O-RAMA:

Two reps at each station served as a demonstration/warm up
THA-THANG:
12 days of Christmas style workout using light posts as stations. Add a station each round, performing all previous stations before moving on

  • 1 burpee by the tree on top of Mt Crumpet
  • 2 blockees
  • 3 diamond merkins
  • 4 BBS
  • 5 jump squats
  • 6 iron mikes
  • 7 flutter kicks
  • 8 monkey humpers
  • 9 WWII sit ups
  • 10 Peter Parkers
  • 11 x factors
  • 12 body builders

MARY:
Ab burn 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:
Leadership is influence. Nothing more, nothing less
MOLESKIN:
Insert any personal comments, notes, devotion content, etc.
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
Insert information about upcoming events, 2nd or 3rd F opportunities, and any other announcements.