Happy October brothers!
This is going to be a killer month. We have a couple of big events this month: the launch of a new AO in Alcoa and our first CSAUP Event! We are also ramping up for the GROWRUCK05 event in Chattanooga in November. We have several guys rucking before every workout and special rucking workouts on Friday mornings. Rucking is great exercise and can take your training to a whole new level.
Momentum is building, here is how you can jump in the flow this week…
This Week’s Workouts
Monday:
– Bootcamp Workout, Lakeshore Park (The Asylum), 5:30am-6:15am – Barbie on Q
– Bootcamp Workout, Pellissippi College (JUCO), 5:30am-6:15am – Toto on Q
Tuesday:
– Bootcamp Workout, Concord Park (The Dog Pound), 5:30am-6:15am – Shooter on Q
– Bootcamp Workout, World’s Fair Park (Big Ball), 5:30am-6:15am – Rascal on Q
– Bootcamp Workout, Lakeshore Park, (The Asylum), 5:30am-6:15am – Frenchie on Q
– Bootcamp Workout, Lakeshore Park (The Asylum), 5:45pm-6:30pm – Lillydipper on Q
Wednesday:
– Bootcamp Workout, Lakeshore Park (The Asylum), 5:30am-6:15am – Bandwagon on Q
– Bells & Ropes, Concord Park (The Dog Pound), 5:30am-6:15am – Ratchet on Q
Thursday:
– Bootcamp Workout, Concord Park (The Dog Pound), 5:30am-6:15am – Tank on Q
– Bootcamp Workout, World’s Fair Park (Big Ball), 5:30am-6:15am – Abort on Q
– Bootcamp Workout, Lakeshore Park, (The Asylum), 5:30am-6:15am – Dimples on Q
– Bootcamp Workout, Lakeshore Park (The Asylum), 5:45pm-6:30pm – Snag on Q
Friday:
– Bootcamp Workout, Lakeshore Park (The Asylum), 5:30am-6:15am – Elvis on Q
– Rucking, Bob Leonard Park (The Truck Stop), 5:00am-6:00am – I-Beam on Q
Saturday:
– Bootcamp Workout, Lakeshore Park (The Asylum), 7:00am-8:00am – Cap’n Crunch on Q
– Bootcamp Workout, Bob Leonard Park (The Truck Stop), 6:00am-7:00am – Woodshack
**** Alcoa/Maryville Launch Date – TWO WEEKS – Saturday 10.14.17 ****
It is almost here! The launch date for Alcoa/Maryville is in two weeks, Saturday, October 14 at 7:00am. The AO will be Springbrook Park Rec Center.
It’s time for the hard press on EHs. If you know someone in the area that needs to overcome the fartsack reach out to them. Let them know the details, join them in the gloom on Saturday the 14th, offer to drive by and pick them up…WHATEVER IT TAKES! Being a part of something as it launches is a special thing. Let’s make sure that every sad clown we know in the area knows that F3 is in town!
October CSAUP Event – Truckin’ to the Pound – 10.28.17
This month we have our first official F3 Knoxville CSAUP Event! This event is free and open to all men in Knoxville. The event will start at the Truck Stop AO. The PAX will travel to the Dog Pound AO (approximately 9 miles total), stopping for 4 mini-Qs along the way. More details will be coming soon. For now, mark the date on your calendar and plan on spending the morning pushing your limits and having a great time in the process.
GROWRUCK05
GROWRUCK is a uniquely crafted F3 event. It is a one-of-a-kind event that integrates leadership, teamwork, and fellowship like only F3 and GORUCK can. Think of it like a men’s/leadership retreat on steroids. It is a custom event tailored for F3 men and designed to equip us to be the best men we can be for our family, friends and community.
This fall, Chattanooga will be hosting GROWRUCK05 over the weekend of November 18-19. Festivities will include a hangout gathering on Friday night (11.17), with the real event beginning on Saturday morning (11.18). A group of our PAX will leave from Knoxville early Saturday morning and participate in the following:
- 7:00am-8:00am – F3 TN Convergence – Dredd and OBT
- The regions represented there will be Knoxville, Johnson City, Chattanooga, Nashville, Franklin, Memphis and Alpharetta.
- 8:30am-9:30am – GROW School – Dredd and OBT
- The focus is on leadership and growth both personal and corporate.
- 5:30pm-6:00am – Custom GORUCK Tough
- This is where we put all we learned that morning into practice.
This an event for F3 men only facilitated by GORUCK. GORUCK Toughs are 12 hour, over night team-based events designed to test you physically and mentally. For more information on GORUCK Tough CLICK HERE. For more info on “rucking” check out the following articles from Men’s Health and Breaking Muscle.
This is a TEAM EVENT! Don’t let the unknown hinder you from something that could be a major catalyst for change in your life. We have weekly scheduled ruck training workouts to help men prepare. If you don’t have a ruck…no problem! F3 Nation has a “Lend-A-Ruck” program where you can borrow one to train and use for the event for free. Also, we have several guys in the PAX who are familiar with rucking and have participated in GORUCK events before. You have plenty of time and opportunity to get ready.
The cost of the event is $150, but DO NOT let that be a factor. We have scholarships and if someone wants to go we will do whatever we can to make it happen. This type of event only happens maybe once every 5 years, we will be talking about this for a long time.
Pfieffer is our GROWRUCK Q. If you have any questions contact him on GroupMe or in-person!
Take a Risk…LIVE!
As men, I sincerely believe there is something written deep within our souls that calls our for adventure. That adventure takes on different forms based on the personality, experiences, gifts and skills of each man, but it is there. In Falling Forward, John Maxwell says,
“In life, there are no safe places or risk-free activities. Helen Keller, author, speaker, and advocate for disabled persons, asserted, ‘Security is mostly a superstition. It does not exist in nature, nor do the children of men as a whole experience it. Avoiding danger is no safer in the long run than outright exposure. Life is either a daring adventure or nothing.’”
“Everything in life brings risk. It’s true that you risk failure if you try something bold because you might miss it. But you also risk failure if you stand still and don’t try anything new. G. K. Chesterton wrote, ‘I do not believe in a fate that falls on men however they act; but I do believe in a fate that falls on them unless they act.’ The less you venture out, the greater your risk of failure. Ironically, the more you risk failure—and actually fail—the greater your chances of success.”
No matter what form the adventure takes in our lives, there are a few fundamentals that equip us for the journey. Resilience, courage, ingenuity, leadership…these are things that all of us can grow in. Leadership of people begins with leadership of self. Leadership of self starts with commitment and follow through. Each day we have the opportunity to grow physically, mentally, relationally and spiritually. It starts with the courage to commit and then the effort to follow through.
Make the HC to get out in the gloom this week and get better. Make the HC to do what you can to support others to do the same.
Once again the Sky Q has given us a new week, let’s make it count!
Strength and Honor,
Cap’n Crunch