F3 Knoxville

No Gloves Needed

AO: shamrock
Q: Mermaid
PAX: Eliza, Squatter, Oscar Meyer, Stitch, Crawlspace, Anchorman, Inconceivable, Mermaid, Drano, Honeydew, Baby Boomer
FNGs: None
COUNT: 11
WARMUP:
SSH, Updog & Down Dog, Runners Stretch, Cherry Pickers, Quad Stretch, Twisties

THE THANG:
Mosey to the columns at the church and perform the following:
20 lunges, 30 second wall squat
19 lunges, 30 second wall squat
18 lunges, 30 second wall squat
17 lunges, 30 second wall squat
down to 1 & 30 seconds

That is 210 lunges if you were counting

We then did a round of 11’s made up of bulgarian split squats and heel elevated squats.

Our last foray into leg day was a round of 7’s with your choice of box jumps or step ups followed by calf raises.
MARY:
The mary was literally repeating the stretches that we warmed up with to loosen up what will become some sore legs tomorrow.
ANNOUNCEMENTS:

COT:
The Q source chapter 2.5 (Accountability). We all have blind spots in our lives like driving that we need help seeing. In your car, you need a mirror, and even to turn your head sometimes to see behind you. In life there are things that you won’t be able to conquer on your own and as a result asking someone to hold you accountable, and watching your six will be the only way that you can put some issues behind you. Sometimes we need to own that we can’t do it alone, and asking for help makes you a man that I look up to and admire. Ignoring your problem and burying your head in the sand leads to future problems.

If you need accountability, this group is the place for it, in large groups or just one man. We are here to make each other better, and we have each other’s six.

Old Faithful in Reverse

AO: shamruck
Q: Mermaid
PAX: slappy, Anchorman, The Situation, Honeydew, Oscar Meyer, Eliza, Mermaid, Dumpster Dive, Mayberry
FNGs: None
COUNT: 8
We took a lap while waiting for Eliza. We then did the CAK loop in reverse. We talked about this passage below in the COT.

Here is an excerpt from the Q Source.
While I write from the Christian perspective (because that is what I have come to believe), it is not my intent here to proselytize. The QSource does not prescribe any particular religion, but rather that a man must have some kind of belief system to Accelerate his Faith. By Belief System, we mean the conviction that there is a supernatural governing force outside of oneself that provides an ordered explanation for our existence and delivers consequences for the violation of that order.
In support of that contention, let’s recall a few core concepts of the QSource. A Leader is a person who is able to influence other people to Move to Advantage. Movement is action taken to further Purpose, and Advantage is a superior circumstance achieved by that Movement. Leaders are Disruptive in that they cause a disturbance to a Group’s Status Quo by first visualizing an Advantage and then articulating it to the Group’s Members so persuasively that they begin to Move toward it.

The 420

AO: shamrock
Q: slappy
PAX: Stitch, Oscar Meyer, Honeydew, Waxjob
FNGs: None
COUNT: 5
WARMUP:
SSH x 10
Nightclubs x 10
Neck Roll
Twistys
Cherry Pickers x 5
Down Dog w calf stretch
Up dog w runner stretch

THE THANG:
At the track 4 rounds of:
25 x imperial walkers (2ct)
25 x merkins
25 x dips
25 x calf raises
5 x burpees
1 lap
Total is 1 mile and 420 reps

MARY:
– We took a long mosey back stopping once for a round of squats (10), iron mikes (10), and burpees (5)
– We found a dryish section of concrete and did flutters, freddys, LBCs, side crunches, and box cutters till time

ANNOUNCEMENTS:
1. Forge
2. Polar Plunge

COT:
What did you accomplish in 2024? What were the challenges and triumphs? Thank God for the Grace and Mercy he showed us in 2024, and we look forward to what he has in store for us in 2025. Will you be an active participant, or will you just be floating through? I don’t think it is cliché to set goals for the new year. It is a natural reset. What does this new year look like? What do you think God has in store for you? What areas of leadership will you step into?

Numbers 6: 24-26
“‘“The Lord bless you
and keep you;

the Lord make his face shine on you
and be gracious to you;

the Lord turn his face toward you
and give you peace.”’

The Journey part 1

AO: shamruck
Q: Eliza
PAX: Fabio (Joe Hamilton), Glamper, Lizzy, Mermaid, Oscar Meyer, Ribbed (Joshua Sagraves), slappy, Baby Boomer, Eliza, Honeydew
FNGs: None
COUNT: 10
3.56 mile ruck

COT: Today I shared my diagnosis with a small brain tumor (hopefully and most likely benign) and asked for prayer for me and my family as we find out next steps.

Snaggle’s Q

AO: shamrock
Q: Snaggletooth (Elijah Tafao)
PAX: Crawlspace, Stitch, Snaggletooth (Elijah Tafao), Oscar Meyer, Baby Boomer, Haggis, slappy, Anchorman, Dumpster Dive, Skidmark, Squatter, Bedwetter
FNGs: None
COUNT: 12 disciples
WARMUP:
SSH x15, imperial squawker x10, tempo merk x10, projectivator x10, 5 burpees OYO, stretch OYO, cherry pickers x5

THE THANG:
1. Mosey to bars: Pull-ups x7/other pax squats
2. Mosey to CMU: 2 equal lines for Relay: Pax curl, thruster, OHP or Tri Ext, squat, rows, BBS, flutter, blockees, etc, while relay murder bunny to ramp/rifle carry back – switch out for next pax
3. Mosey to big lot: mucho chesto
4. Mosey to football field: Battle buddy up for Fireman carry (or piggyback) to 25 then switch to 50, then switch to wheel barrow to 25, then switch to FG.
5. Freeze tag in end zone 5 minutes

MARY:
MOSEY back to START for Mary ring of fire (plank while 1 merkin around the circle-2 if time-3if time)

ANNOUNCEMENTS:
1. Rucksgiving
2. ROCO Convergence

COT:
“Blessed is the man who walks not in the counsel of the wicked, nor stands in the way of sinners, nor sits in the seat of scoffers; but his delight is in the law of the Lord, and on his law he meditates day and night. He is like a tree planted by streams of water that yields its fruit in its season, and its leaf does not wither. In all that he does, he prospers. The wicked are not so, but are like chaff that the wind drives away. Therefore the wicked will not stand in the judgment, nor sinners in the congregation of the righteous; for the Lord knows the way of the righteous, but the way of the wicked will perish.”
‭‭Psalm‬ ‭1‬:‭1‬-‭6‬ ‭ESV‬‬