F3 Knoxville

Running Through Cards

THE SCENE: 61 and feeling nice
F3 WELCOME & DISCLAIMER
WARM-O-RAMA:

SSH IC x 30

Tempo Squat IC x 10

CMU OH press IC x 15

THA-THANG:
Drop CMU at other end of Grinder and run loop from playground to Apex and back to Grinder. Return to Grinder and await card game with two decks of cards. Every time card is drawn, 2 Blockees performed for buy in before designated exercise. Exercises for cards as follows:

Cards 2-8: # of down and backs running width of grinder

Cards 9-10: thrusters

J: 10 burpee CMU jump overs

Q: Run loop we warmed up with

K: 10 down and backs

Ace: bear crawl, crawl bear width of grinder once

Joker: 5 dry dock, 5 wide merkins, 5 diamond merkin

*If done early with card, perform air squats until PAX ready to go*

MARY:
CMU OH flutter kicks IC x30

LBCs to close final 20 seconds

COUNT-OFF & NAME-O-RAMA
10 total HIMs
CIRCLE OF TRUST/BOM:
I grew up loving the Rocky movies. It was the underdog story that really interested me. Recently I was watching a video that referenced Buster Douglas and Mike Tyson fight where Mike Tyson was heavily favored. Mike Tyson was coming into the fight undefeated. Buster Douglas was knocked down in the 8th round of the fight and no one gave him a chance to come back in the fight. He kept swinging and knocked Mike Tyson out/ won the fight in the 10th round. With his back against the wall, knocked down on the mat and the whole world thinking he would lose, he kept swinging and prevailed. When life has us against the ropes and knocks us out, just keep punching because it’s not over.

When asked about what helped him keep going to win the fight, Buster Douglas said his mother gave him the motivation. She had just died but told Buster he would win and knock out Mike Tyson. Just remember there is always someone in your corner standing behind your punches no matter who may not believe in you.

MOLESKIN:

ANNOUNCEMENTS:

Merlotatron 1300

THE SCENE: 46, it was nice to have sunrise . As Waterfall said, its nice to see everyone’s faces
F3 WELCOME & DISCLAIMER
WARM-O-RAMA:

Tabata – 4 min

  • SSH
  • Mountain Climbers
  • Merkins
  • Squat Jumps
  • BBS

Mosey to Mt. Krumpet

THA-THANG:

Todays beat down was dedicated the my daughters high school lacrosse team. They won their first game yesterday, which was also there last. They persevered a long season of losing big. In their last game they won 13-3. Therefore the pax completed partner 13’s with a 5 since my daughter wears 5.

Pax start at base of Mt. Krumpet. Pax A begins the 13 for Rd 1, while pax B runs to the area behind the park side to the left side of Mt. Krumpet. pax B travels up Mt. Krumpet a few hundred feet and back down and to base where pax A is working.

paxB hold a bear crawl while they wait for pax A to get of Mt. Krumpet if they are back before they finsih at top.

pax share the reps with their partner.

Rd1  13’s- Boat to Cano- Burpee

pax B- Run

Rd2  13’s- HR Merkins- Burpee

paxB – Broad jump up/ run down

Rd3  5’s – Apollo Ono’s- Burpee

pax B- Bernie up / run down

 

Before the teams go to next Rd they complete 5 partner lateral hops on a 2 ct. each pax completes 5 and hold 5 planks, switch every L/R` 2ct

 

MARY:
Tabata- 4 min

  • crunchy frog
  • shoulder taps

COUNT-OFF & NAME-O-RAMA

CIRCLE OF TRUST/BOM:
As i mentioned this beatdown was dedicated to the Lady T’s. They really embodied the idea of perseverance. This was the first year this team played together and for the majority of the girls, like my daughter this was there first time playing lacrosse. Lacrosse games can get out of hand quick, especially if your knew to the game against good teams. However the Lady T’s continued all year to practice, show up, play hard and lose big. They embodied the definition of perseverance in the face of a HUGE obstacle. Last night their perseverance paid off changed, they won 13-3, in a game that showed the hard work paying off.

Having perseverance in the face of obstacles is key to our success as leaders. It takes perseverance to show up every day to post knowing the beatdown is going to be hard. But we know the payoff behind the obstacle is a better life.

 

MOLESKIN:

ANNOUNCEMENTS:

Spring Training

  • THE SCENE: Cool and Clear
    F3 WELCOME & DISCLAIMER
    WARM-O-RAMA:
  • SSH
  • LBAC
  • Over Block Merkins
  • Imperial Squat Walkers

THA-THANG:

  • Mosey to the baseball field with a CMU
  • Practice “running the bases” to find out the workout at each base (sprint to each base, read the workout, mosey home)
  • 4 Rounds of exercises
    • Start at the pitcher’s mound every time, jog to home, sprint to first base and do exercise. Work your way around the bases before returning to the pitcher’s mound to begin the next round
    • Pitcher Mound: 5 reps, 3 Cheers Blockees
  • 1st base: 10 reps
    • 1.Clap Merkins
    • 2. Drunken Mt. Climber (4ct)
    • 3. Gorilla Humpers (4ct)
    • 4.V-ups
  • 2nd Base: 20 reps
    • 1.Gas Pumps
    • 2.Hand Release Merkins
    • 3.Starburst
    • 4.Frog Squat
  • 3rd Base: 30 reps
    • Jump Squats
    • WW2 Situps
    • Stagger Merkins 15/15
    • Tuck Jumps

Homeplate: 40 reps

  • 1. Peter Parker, 2ct
  • 2. Air Squats
  • 3. Big Boy Sit Ups
  • 4. Merkins

After finishing these round go to the dugout for 11’s

  • Dugout: 11’s
  • Orphan Annie: Clean the floor (arm circle each arm for the number)
  • Iron Mikes

MARY:

  • Planks with leg lifts
  • Flutter Kicks
  • Pickle Pointers
  • Side/Middle/Side Reaches

COUNT-OFF & NAME-O-RAMA

CIRCLE OF TRUST/BOM:

Spring signs (blooming flowers,  greening trees, growing grass) are beautiful examples of a living creatures accepting a power (the Sun) that is outside themselves. They don’t work for it.
    In the same way, because of Christ’s death and rising to life again (what we celebrate this weekend at Easter!) God offers us power/salvation over SIN and DEATH, a darkness much worse than winter. All we must do is trust him for it and receive it through faith

MOLESKIN:
Insert any personal comments, notes, devotion content, etc.
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
Insert information about upcoming events, 2nd or 3rd F opportunities, and any other announcements.

Totem Pole (Climbing up to get down)

THE SCENE: Bit nippy but glorious morning before the storms come.
F3 WELCOME & DISCLAIMER
WARM-O-RAMA:

50 Side Straddle Hops (again)

Little Baby Arm Circle (forward and backward)

Single Mosey Lap
THA-THANG:
Totem Pole Style Workout.

  • 5 Merkins, run a lap
  • 5 Merkins, 10 Dips, run a lap
  • 5 Merkins, 10 Dips, 15 Squats, run a lap
  • 5 Merkins, 10 Dips, 15 Squats, 20 Big Boys, run a lap
  • 5 Merkins, 10 Dips, 15 Squats, 20 Big Boys, 25 Lunges, run a lap
  • 5 Merkins, 10 Dips, 15 Squats, 20 Big Boys, 25 Lunges, 30 Step Ups, run a lap
  • 5 Merkins, 10 Dips, 15 Squats, 20 Big Boys, 25 Lunges, 30 Step Ups, 35 Dry Docks, run a lap
  • 5 Merkins, 10 Dips, 15 Squats, 20 Big Boys, 25 Lunges, 30 Step Ups, 35 Dry Docks, 40 Ankle Taps, run a lap
  • 5 Merkins, 10 Dips, 15 Squats, 20 Big Boys, 25 Lunges, 30 Step Ups, 35 Dry Docks, run a lap
  • 5 Merkins, 10 Dips, 15 Squats, 20 Big Boys, 25 Lunges, 30 Step Ups, run a lap
  • 5 Merkins, 10 Dips, 15 Squats, 20 Big Boys, 25 Lunges, run a lap
  • 5 Merkins, 10 Dips, 15 Squats, 20 Big Boys, run a lap
  • 5 Merkins, 10 Dips, 15 Squats, run a lap
  • 5 Merkins, 10 Dips, run a lap
  • 5 Merkins, run a lap

MARY:
Flutter kicks and LBCs to wrap it up

CIRCLE OF TRUST/BOM:
Love my time here in Alcoa F3.  It has been over 3 years of hot, snowy, frigid, downpours and few perfect temp days of hard workouts but I loved every minute of it.  Going to miss the amazing history lessons from Hammy, trying to keep up with Snorkel, Veep’s odd funnel stories, beer rucks, heart felt messages from Drifter, carrying bowling balls, turkeys, and swords around like it’s normal, dressing up as Mario with Snorkel as Luigi, Waxjob Hill, The Educator, Mt. Crumpet, Hellbender Bend,  and I am going to miss all the encouraging words by each and every member that passed my way.  See you all in the gloom some day soon.

ANNOUNCEMENTS:
Welcome FNGs Boots and Opie.

Runnin runnin and runnin runnin

THE SCENE: 55ish feeling GREAT
F3 WELCOME & DISCLAIMER
WARM-O-RAMA:

SSH IC x 21

Tempo Merkin IC x 10

Tempo Squat IC x 10

OH claps IC x 31ish

THA-THANG:
Battle buddy up. Before leaving Grinder, everyone draws a card. Person that draws the Joker keeps it in their pocket. Mosey over to the Kraken loop next to Crumpit. Everyone starts single cone. Battle buddies run in opposite direction around the loop. Once you reach each other, give each other 5 reps of whatever exercise (too many bodybuilders). If person with Joker passes you, gets to give 5 reps of anything to whoever he passes. Once member of PAX with Joker reaches cone, leave face up so that next person who passes can pick it up and become Joker for the loop. Just keep running.

Mosey back to Grinder.

MARY:
Hold high plank and wait for 6.

Bear crawl to crawl bear merkin IC x 10

Peter Parker IC x 15ish

Hold Iron cross OH claps IC x 10 ish

Hold iron cross LBAC forward IC x 6

Hold iron cross LBAC reverse IC x 6

LBCs to close

COUNT-OFF & NAME-O-RAMA

13 HIMs including 1 FNG, 1 2.0 (lumberjack killin it always)
CIRCLE OF TRUST/BOM:
My favorite movie growing up was Sandlot. One of my favorite scenes from the movie was when the ghost of Babe Ruth was talking to Benny “the Jet” Rodriguez. Babe gives him some words of advice that I think we could all use in our lives.

“Let me tell you something kid, everybody gets one chance to do something great. Most people never take the chance, either ’cause they’re too scared, or because they don’t recognize it when it spits on their shoes. This is your big chance, and you shouldn’t let it go by…”

“Remember, kid, there’s heroes and there’s legends. Heroes get remembered, but legends never die. Follow your heart, kid, and you’ll never go wrong.”

Don’t be afraid to take a chance and go with your gut when you feel like you need to make a decision. As Christians, let the Holy Spirit work within you and lead you when necessary. Make the leap when you feel the push no matter how uncomfortable or painful it may be. Follow your heart.

MOLESKIN:
Bodybuilders!
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
Napster going away Q tomorrow at the Arsenal and Saturday at the Bombshelter. Make plans to be there!