F3 Knoxville

taste the grit

AO: the-project
Q: skewer
PAX: skewer, Biohack (Andrew Ditmer), Mathlete (Jacob Platfoot), Tom Tom (Peter Thies), Windex, Mermaid (Bradley Roberts), slappy (Nathan Evers), Ocho (Matt Hudson), Comfort Zone (Colin Courtney), Baby Boomer (Norm Vaughn), 0
FNGs: 1 0
COUNT: 10

WARMUP:
>10 Imperial squakers
>10 tempo merkins
>10 Lunges

THE THANG:
Dora
. 200 merkins/squats one PAX ran quarter mile, while the other did the exercise.
.150 big boys/dips : The PAX did 25 of each exercise together then did 5 leg raises.
.75 pull-ups/Lunges
MARY:
Thunderstruck for 4 minutes and 1 minute of Cherry pickers
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
IronPAX this month
COT:
in life we have obstacles we will face. we have to get down and face the grit knowing that God is giving us a living hope.

Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ! According to his great mercy, he has caused us to be born again to a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead, to an inheritance that is imperishable, undefiled, and unfading, kept in heaven for you,
1 Peter 1:3‭-‬4 ESV
bible.com/bible/59/1pe.1.3-4.ESV

Hey I want to show you something

AO: the-project
Q: Piston (Ralton Emory)
PAX: KickFlip (David Greer), Ocho (Matt Hudson), Erector (Jason Champion), Biohack (Andrew Ditmer), Mathlete (Jacob Platfoot), Papa Lock (Chris McCarthy), Comfort Zone (Colin Courtney), Tom Tom (Peter Thies), Piston (Ralton Emory), slappy (Nathan Evers), Rocket (dave weston)
FNGs: None
COUNT: 11
WARMUP: 10 SSH, 10 Tennessee Rocking Chairs, 5 Knoxville Cherry Pickers, 50 Chattanooga Cherry Pickers
THE THANG: Mosey to the project pile of CMUs.

Workout Consists of:
8 burpees
25 of a called exercise
9 merkins
25 of same called exercise
73 of a called exercise

Sets of 25 were:
Thrusters
Heavy Pickle Pointers
Curls
Chain Saws (alternate arms)
And Thrusters again

73 were:
Flutter kicks
SSH
Jocko leg raise (10 deg to 45deg)
Awkward Turtles
Flutter kicks (again)

After each set a 50 foot bear crawl.

Mosey RTB

MARY: No time

ANNOUNCEMENTS: Ultimate Frisbee at Rampart Saturday
COT:
Proverbs 21:31 says,”“A horse is prepared for the day of battle, but victory comes from the Lord.”
‭‭Proverbs‬ ‭21‬:‭31‬ ‭CSB‬‬
bible.com/bible/1713/pro.21.31.CSB

Block Dora

THE SCENE: Clear morning. Temperature ~68F
F3 WELCOME & DISCLAIMER
WARM-O-RAMA:

  • 12 Projectivators,
  • 5 Cherry Pickers
  • 15 Moroccan Night Clubs
  • 10 Tempo Squats
  • 10 Temp Merkins

THA-THANG:
Moseyed to blocks.

Set up as a Dora workout.  One person does the listed number of the first exercise before switching until they reach the number for the second exercise

  • Clean and Press Block – 20, Boxcutter – 200
  • Rows – 15 each arm, LBCs – 200
  • Curls x 30, Hold Wall Sit until other has completed then switch, 4 total
  • TRANSITION – Each Partner either does 10 pullups or 30 rockets
  • Squat Jumps – 30, Basilisks – 200
  • Dips – 20, Big Boys – 200
  • Lunge – 10 each leg, Hold Plank until other has completed then switch, 4 total
  • TRANSITION (See above
  • Repeat if necessary

MARY:
Time for a little Mary at the End.  Participants called out who would give the next exercise.  Did Box cutters, LBCs, and Basilisks

COUNT-OFF & NAME-O-RAMA
Boxcutter also attended but doesn’t have tag yet
CIRCLE OF TRUST/BOM:
“My actions are my only true belonging.  I cannot escape the consequences of my actions.  My actions are the ground on which I stand.”  Ran across this quote.  Word addressed evaluating not what you feel you have done, but to look at what actions you have taken.  Thinking about something can often feel as real as taking the action itself.  So look back on what actions you have taken, not how much you feel you have done based on what you have been thinking about.  Ocho made the point that from this perspective, prayer is an action.
MOLESKIN:
If a similar workout is redone, recommend reducing the numbers of Clean and Press to 10, Squat jumps to 15, and all 200’s to 100 or 150.  Two reasons.  First, the clean and press and squat jump winded people very fast and often they seemed to make this modification on their own.  Second, the workout was running long so had to have folks move through early.  Reduced counts would have it run closer to the expected time.
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
Q101 this weekend 8/19. Hosted at The Project but open to all F3 Knoxville

A retreat is coming up this fall at Doe River Gorge.  Spots are open.  Cost is $110.

Ultimate Frisbee OTB on Wednesday (8/16) went well.  Plan is to shift it to Saturdays, but since Q101 is next week, it will be on Wednesday again.

Thunder Cards

AO: the-project
Q: Biohack (Andrew Ditmer)
PAX: Mathlete (Jacob Platfoot), KickFlip (David Greer), OBrother (Luke Platfoot), Borg (Mark McKeever), Ocho (Matt Hudson), Munge (Nathaniel Bond), Snaggletooth (Elijah Tafao), Biohack (Andrew Ditmer)
FNGs: None
COUNT: 8
WARMUP:
-Projectivator
-Seal squats
-Overhead clap
-Merkins
-Cherry pickers

THE THANG:
Flip cards and do the reps:
-Clubs: Curls
-Spades: Goblet Squats
-Hearts: Overhead Press
-Diamonds: Diamond Merkins

After each PAX has a chance to flip a card, travel across the back porch alternating through: bear crawl, heavy walking lunges, rifle carry.

MARY:
Flip Borg’s F3 cards and do the exercises on them

ANNOUNCEMENTS: Dad camp this weekend, Q101 next Saturday, Forg3 on September 22nd. Equalizer shovel flag handoff on September 1

COT: Kickflip stepped up to share about preparing for his oldest son to turn 13. He has been reading books and preparing a plan to turn him into a man. His challenge to us is to be intentional in our lives. Work directly towards the outcomes we seek. Don’t hope they happen by accident.

Trust Too

AO: the-project
Q: Mathlete (Jacob Platfoot)
PAX: Biohack (Andrew Ditmer), Mathlete (Jacob Platfoot), Snaggletooth (Elijah Tafao), Rocket (dave weston), OBrother (Luke Platfoot), Ocho (Matt Hudson), Munge (Nathaniel Bond), Fire inthe Hole (Dave Duhamel), slappy (Nathan Evers), Boy George (Carey Allen), KickFlip (David Greer), Comfort Zone (Colin Courtney), Duke (Anthony Kahn)
FNGs: None
COUNT: 13
Warm-o-rama: SSH, tempo squats, LBACs, Grady corn, tempo merkins, down/up dog.
The Thang: Mosey to pool wall and remember 3 wall ups.
Mosey to playground – Dora: 250 hanging knee raises while partner runs to pool wall and does 2 wall ups.
Mosey to Pool Wall – Dore: 150 Merkins while partner runs to playground and does 2 pull ups.
Mosey to amphitheatre – 50x 4-ct core exercise, 10 derkins, then run up the hill and back. Core exercises are LBCs, Flutterkicks, Freddy Mercury, and box cutters.
Mosey to fountain and do 50 dips.
Mosey to parking lot and do a sprint.
Mary: prone rows for time
Word: some great take aways from a lecture I heard from Craig Groeschel.
Trust is built by Transparency, Empathy, and Consistency.
Transparency – When communication decreases, uncertainty increases. Better to disappoint with a hard truth than to deceive with a lie.
Empathy – Talk less, listen more. Your team will never care about your mission if you don’t care about your team.
Consistency – It’s not what you do occasionally that matters, but what you do consistently.
To earn trust, you have to give trust.
The best way to figure out if you can trust someone is to trust them.
You may be disappointed if you trust too much, but you will always be limited if you don’t trust enough.

Societal trust is as low as it has ever been. People default to distrust. Thus, we must be more intentional about building it. Go first in trust. Be transparent about your weaknesses. And remember that the three most important ingredients for success are consistency, consistency, and consistency.