F3 Knoxville

inertia

THE SCENE: Low 70s?  I honestly can’t remember, wasn’t too humid though.  Every day is a perfect day.
F3 WELCOME & DISCLAIMER
WARM-O-RAMA:

  • 3 point merkins
  • Tempo squat
  • Manly arm rotations
  • Hillbilly
  • SSH

THA-THANG:

Mosey to Preacher lot, pair up.

Partner A alternates between 10 rock curls and 10 side raises with rock, partner B runs to opposite side of lot for exercises. Stop at half way cone for 2 burpees going each direction. Flapjack. Exercises:

  • 20 merkins
  • 15 jump squats
  • 20 big boys
  • 20 Freddy Mercury
  • 20 hand release merkins

 

Mosey back to lot just across train tracks for chest day. Start under bridge, 15 wide merkins, run to curb for 15 ranger merkins, run back to bridge for 15 diamond merkins. Plank and wait for everyone to finish. Rinse and repeat for a second round.

 

Mosey back to start point and everyone grab a bench. 10 step ups (modified from box jumps for safety because of the wet benches), then 15 squats and sprint a circle around the lights. Rinse and repeat for a second round.

MARY:
Reverse crunches
American Hammers
Hello Dolly
COUNT-OFF & NAME-O-RAMA
Perfect 7: G6, Clark, Orkin, Swanson, Operation, Passport, Abort
CIRCLE OF TRUST/BOM:

Inertia – a property of matter by which it continues in its existing state of rest or uniform motion in a straight line, unless that state is changed by an external force.  This past Saturday I had a lot to do after the workout, so I intended to rest a bit before I had to go to work.  I decided to re-hang some curtains that were removed to repair my bedroom wall.  Then I was going to rest.  When I finished doing that, my M was doing the dishes so I thought I’d go clean the main bathroom in the house.  Then the other bathroom. Then swept and helped vacuum… before I knew it we had somewhat accidentally cleaned the house.  But because we were in motion, we stayed that way.

This tied in to the Q Source this week after listening to the 43 Feet podcast.  You don’t try to convince a man to buy an F3 shirt, slap a sticker on his car and post 5 times a week right off the bat.  You ask if he wants to come join a workout, one time.  But what you’ve set in motion is the chance for that outcome.  Just make sure you don’t let rest be the state you’re in.  Always have even a small amount of movement towards your physical, relational or spiritual desired state.  And keep it rolling.

 

 

Cleaning up the Big Ball

THE SCENE: 68 degrees, slightly muggy.
F3 WELCOME & DISCLAIMER
WARM-O-RAMA:

0 Burpees.

SSH x25 IC 4ct

1 Burpee

BAC x10 IC 4ct

2 Burpees

Cherry Pickers x10 IC

3 Burpees

Tempo Merkin

4 Burpees
THA-THANG:
Mosey to Waterfall Bridge with 30# baby. Relay Run.

Partner up to Vacuum Cleaner across bridge. 1 partner on ground while other partner holds legs in wheelbarrow position. Walk across on hands. Do 10 merkins on opposite side while in wheelbarrow position. Flapjack to return to start.

Mosey to Ampitheatre stage with 30# baby. Relay Run.

11s

  • V-up at the bottom on stage
  • LBC at the top of stairs

Escalator! – Do a lap around the ampitheatre after each set

  • 10 Box Jumps – run a lap
  • 20 Burpees – run a lap
  • 30 Merkins – run a lap
  • 40 Squats – run a lap
  • 50 Lunge-Walks – run a lap
  • Plank when done

Mosey back to AO with 30# Baby. Relay Run.

MARY:
Fire Drill!

All PAX circle up and do chop feet. 1 PAX yells “FIRE!”. Everyone drops, rolls right, does 1 merkin, rolls left, and back on their feet. Repeat with a new PAX shouting fire for time.
COUNT-OFF & NAME-O-RAMA
Abort, Orkin, Ariel, The Voice, Clerk, G-6, Steam, Operation, Red Writer, Swanson, Hokie, Apollo, Reverb, Casper, Filter
CIRCLE OF TRUST/BOM:
From Jocko Willink – BEGIN – This is where it begins. In the darkness. Before the sun and the birds and the world. Every day. When the alarm sounds. IT IS TIME. Rise – Despite fatigue and soreness. Curse the warmth of the bed. Curse the comfort of the pillow. Fight the temptation of weakness. Get up and go. Do it quickly, without thought. Do not reason with weakness. You cannot. You must only take action – Get up and go.
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
TTTP is coming up on Sept 14!

Smokey tour around campus

THE SCENE: 52 degrees, clear skies, full hearts.
F3 WELCOME & DISCLAIMER
WARM-O-RAMA:

SSH x25 IC

Little Bit of This, Little Bit of That

Cherry Pickers x10

Moroccan Night Clubs x10
THA-THANG:
Smokey Tour!

Mosey to the Engineering Quad to see Smokey VIII

  • Body Builder Burpees x8

Mosey to Gate 21 at Neyland to see Smokey I

  • 21s (reduced to 11s for time)
    • 1 Smokey squat by Smokey I (hands on your ears)
    • 20 Good Boy Situps (hands on your ears)
    • reverse til time

Mosey to Ped Walkway Bridge to see Smokey X

10x of each of these 10 exercises

  • Merkins
  • Plank Jacks 4CT
  • LBCs
  • American Hammers 2CT
  • Burpees
  • Diamond Merkins
  • Wide Merkins
  • Kobra Kai Merkins
  • BBS (good boy situps – hands on ears)

Mosey to The Hill to see Smokey IX

  • Show Smokey how to cross the street….
  • Bear crawl across street, do 3 derkins
  • Crab walk back, do 3 derkins
  • Repeat 3x.

Mosey back to the AO as fast as possible b/c YHC ran over time… sorry!

MARY:
Never heard of her
COUNT-OFF & NAME-O-RAMA
14 HIMs got better together!

Operation, SiPad, Abort, Swanson, Quarantine, Petey, Stinky Pete, 2×2, The Voice, Cowbell, Singlet, G-6, Brooks, Filter
CIRCLE OF TRUST/BOM:
Don’t accept your dog’s admiration as conclusive evidence that you are wonderful. – Ann Landers
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
Hardship Hill on May 18. Powell HS 5K on May 4 – hit up Herbie for more info.

eight counts with a rock

THE SCENE: 41* – a little cooler than lately but clear and no wind.  Perfect weather.  Amazon and Abort Co-Q shooting from the hip.
F3 WELCOME & DISCLAIMER
WARM-O-RAMA:

BAC Forward x10 IC
BAC Reverse x10 IC
Moroccan night club x15 IC
Tempo squats x10 IC
8-ct bodybuilder x5 IC
SSH x15 IC
THA-THANG:
Mosey out of start point in the direction of the amphitheater, running through it (not uphill and around for some reason…) and across Cumberland Ave, stopping on the bridge.  Everyone down for some early ab work, flutter kicks x25 IC and American hammers x20 IC.  Back up and continue mosey to parking lot of Church Street United Methodist Church.  Everyone grab a rock and get ready to roll.

  • 8 count body builders (OH press rock going up) x10
  • Curls (for the girls) x10
  • Squat thrusters x10
  • Sit ups with rock pressed x10

After each round of PT, place rock on ground and run up the hill to the Church, high five the church, and return to rocks.  Repeat for 3 rounds total.  Quick 10 count and change up exercises, same routine.  Go through 4 exercises of PT, drop rock and run to the church and return.  Three rounds of second set as well.

  • Rock overhead squats x10
  • OH tricep extension x10
  • American hammers (left right 1) x10
  • Front lateral shoulder lift x10

Recover, replace rocks in pile and mosey in the direction of the Big Ball. Quick repeat of Dead Hang Dora.  Pair up, one man dead hangs from the beams of the Big Ball, while the other man knocks out merkins.  When the partner drops, they swap and cumulatively knock out 150 merkins.  This sucks BTW.  Recover and mosey back to start point.

MARY:
All done in succession with no rest, because Abort is a jerk:
Box cutters x10
Edward scissor legs x15
Flutter kicks x20
COUNT-OFF & NAME-O-RAMA
13 Strong, including some faces that haven’t been seen in a bit: Operation, The Voice, Cowbell, Swanson, 2×2, G6, Duggar, Petey, Rousey, Quarantine, Misfire, Amazon, Abort
CIRCLE OF TRUST/BOM:
Operation and Misfire spoke about consistency.  One quote Operation shared was “Don’t choose what you do well, choose what you do consistently.”  He may correct me on that, but it was the idea.  Great word to think about.  We were also fortunate to have Misfire, Soot’s father, speak about Soot’s recent deployment and how F3 was a positive thing to give consistency outside of the military and how we as men NEED that.

Also big thanks to Petey who picked up a card for us all to sign to send to Soot, great stuff there.

Wet 66

THE SCENE: Gross.
F3 WELCOME & DISCLAIMER
WARM-O-RAMA:

BAC x10 IC
Little bit of…
Sumo Shoulders x10 IC
Tempo Squats x10 IC
Monkey Humpers x10 IC
Tempo Merks x10 IC
5 Bodybuilders IC

THA-THANG:
Gave choice of wet or dry workout. PAX chose wet.

Shoulder shredder (100 OH claps IC)

PAX mosey to top of cardiac.

Rd1: Each light pole going down cardiac. Route 66 – 8ct Bodybuilders. Run back up. Rabbits sweep everyone.

Rd2:Each light pole going down cardiac. Route 66 – Crab Cakes 4ct. Run back up. Rabbits sweep everyone.

PAX mosey to bottom of hill by AO

Alternating movements up the hill:
1) Crawl bear for 6 steps
2) Bear crawl for 12 steps
Continue until reaching top

Recovery jog back down to AO

MARY:
Shoulder shredder (100 OH claps 4ct)
1.5 min of Boat/Canoe with slight variations (flutters, OH claps, row the boat, etc)

COUNT-OFF & NAME-O-RAMA
CIRCLE OF TRUST/BOM:
Gave everyone a choice of the wet route or the dry route at the start of the workout. Told everyone the seemingly “easier” dry route would’ve consisted of 120 bodybuilders, 120 squat jumps, 120 flutter kicks, and 120 lunges. Choosing the apparent easier path doesn’t always end up easier in the long run.

MOLESKIN:
Pinto brought up the idea to rename Candy Corns to The Grady Pitsticks in honor of Quickrete. Lilydipper will reach out to Cap’n to see if we can get it changed in the Lexicon.
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
2nd F lunch today at Babalu at noon.