F3 Knoxville

12 Rainy Pains of Christmas

AO: the-project
Q: Biohack
PAX: Biohack, Mathlete, Ocho, LeatherSquid, Icey Hot, OBrother, Flying Dutchman
FNGs: None
COUNT: 7
WARMUP:
-Projectivator
-Cherry Pickers
-Tempo merkins
-Imperial Squalkers
-Basilisks
-Prone rows

THE THANG:
On the back porch of the Senior Center (due to rain). Perform #1, run to the pool wall, do 5 wall ups, run back. Perform #2 + #1, run & wall up, etc

1. Burpee
2. Imperial Squalkers
3. Basilisks
4. Merkins
5. Big Boys
6. Lunges
7. Side straddle hops
8. Prone rows
9. Diamond merkins
10. Heels to heaven
11. Squats
12. Burpees

MARY:
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
COT:
Elijah comes out of nowhere in 1 Kings. He challenges and beats the prophets of Baal on Mt. Carmel, but then flees and goes into hiding immediately after in 1 Kings 19.

The Lord brings him to a mountain and “passes by.” There is a windstorm, an earthquake, and a fire, but the Lord was not in those. He was in the gentle whisper after the storms. In this quiet moment, the Lord spoke to Elijah and solved his problems. He told him to anoint new kings and a new prophet to assist him.

The Lord often speaks to us in the quiet moments. How can we still our minds and our lives so we can listen?

December metric

AO: the-project
Q: Mathlete
PAX: Biohack, Ocho, OBrother, Icey Hot, Erector, Munge, Flying Dutchman, Mathlete, Haggis
FNGs: None
COUNT: 9

WARMUP:
Windmills, cherry pickers, tempo merkins, mountain climbers
THE THANG:
Escalators
1: Burpees x 5
2: 1 + Squat Thrusters with CMU x 10
3: 1-2 + CMU Bicep Curls x 15
4: 1-3 + Merkins x 20
5: 1-4 + Little Baby Crunches (LBCs) x 25
6: 1-5 + Lunges x 30 (15 each leg)
7: 1-6 + Carolina Dry Docks x 35
8: 1-7 + Mountain Climbers x 40 (two-count)
9: 1-8 + Goblet Squats with CMU x 45
10: 1-9 + American Hammer with CMU x 50 (single-count)
MARY:
no time
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
convergences Jan 6 Arsenal, Jan 20 big ball
COT:
We live in a culture that tends to value masculine virtues like strength and courage, but feminine virtues are just as important. One of these is vulnerability. Vulnerability is showcased especially during Christmas, when God, who is most powerful, chooses to lower himself to the place of the most vulnerable, a baby human, living in a country oppressed by a conquering nation, to poor parents. Jesus demonstrates this virtue throughout his ministry with the climax at Calvary, when he gives himself up to his enemies, though he had legions of angels at his call. He preferred His own suffering and death at their hands over the destruction of His enemies. Vulnerability is necessary for any relationship. Ocho gave us a great quote from CS Lewis’s Four Loves about how vulnerability is a non-negotiable part of love. With those stakes, we better learn to be vulnerable.

Slap-opoly

AO: the-project
Q: slappy
PAX: Biohack, Borg, Boy George, Erector, KickFlip, OBrother, Ocho, Papa Lock, slappy, Tuba (Dylan Cox), Flying Dutchman, Tom-Tom
FNGs: None
COUNT: 12
WARMUP:
-reach for the stars/hang low
-twistys
-down/up dogs
-go-getters
-jumping spider
-iron mikes
-friendship merkins

THE THANG:
-we separated into 4 teams.
1. Cobra Commanders
2. Chuck Norris’s
3. The Terminators
4. The A-Team

The parking lot was the game board. Each team was given 2 oversized dice. You roll, move that many spaces, and do the exercise (based on the roll). 10 points for every complete lap and 1 pt per stop.

MARY:
-Flutter kicks
-leg lifts with slow hello dollys
-Freddy mercs

ANNOUNCEMENTS:
-the farm kick off
-Shamruck flag handoff to @Eliza
-1/20/24 big ball convergence

COT:
I listed out some of the top ten statements that I’ve said to myself while doing F3 over the past 4 years. (Don’t have the list with me right now. I’ll update this later)

F3 Quarter Murph Repeats

AO: the-project
Q: Munge
PAX: Erector, Papa Lock, Ocho, OBrother, Tom Tom, Mathlete, slappy, Rocket, Munge
FNGs: None
COUNT: 9

WARMUP:
10 side straddle hops
10 lil baby arm circles, both directions
10 tempo merkins
5 cherry pickers
THE THANG:
Execute the F3 Quarter Murph Repeats workout until recovery
MARY:
None
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
Upcoming Christmas party @ Data’s place
Prepping for Haw Ridge event
COT:
Walking in the Spirit essential for any meaningful Christian life. The Spirit as embodiment of union between Jesus and His Father, also vital in our union with Christ. Identity of being “in Him” primary focus of the Christian walk.

East End Tour

AO: the-project
Q: Mathlete
PAX: Ocho, Icey Hot, Mathlete, OBrother, Comfort Zone, Erector, Papa Lock, TACMAN, Flying Dutchman
FNGs: None
COUNT: 9

WARMUP: Projectivators, overhead claps
THE THANG:
Head to recruiting center with a couple sprints along the way.
Before we get blocks, 3 sets of 5: shoulder taps, pickle pounders, iron Mikes, pull-ups
grab blocks and go to bank hill.
15 Heavy LBCs, Freddie’s, and Dolly kicks plus 5 backworms. farmer carry to top and back, short 5 paces and repeat 3 times.
head up to theater steps, pyramid of 5, 10, 15, 20 curls, OHP, Tri Ext, Derkins, stairs between rounds.
then return the blocks and return to flag with a final sprint
MARY: no time
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
COT:
I gave some perspective on protein that I gleaned from an Art of Manliness podcast: podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly9mZWVkcy5zaW1wbGVjYXN0LmNvbS9henkzM0c4Xw/episode/NWU2NmE3YTktNjAwZi00YWNiLTliMDEtZDlkNmUwMmUzNWRm?ep=14

Basics are you need 0.5 to 0.8 g of protein per pound of bodyweight. Protein synthesis gets kicked off by 3 g of the amino acid leucine, so eat a good protein meal twice a day. Almost impossible to get the 9 essential amino acids on a vegan diet without a dietician.