Otis – F3 Knoxville

[vls-crossroads] QSource Q1.4 JESTER

March 8, 2026 BackBlasts

AO: vls-crossroads
Q: Spellcheck
PAX: Spellcheck, Otis, Floppy Disc
FNGs: None
COUNT: 3
WARMUP:
Coffee & Prayer

THE THANG:
Jester – the temptation of the flesh that hinders acceleration.

Every man has his own personal gesture
A thorn in his flesh

The jester is a master liar.
The five stages of a lie…
1. You are the boss of me
2. You are what you do
3. You are (relatively) not a bad guy
4. The jester & virtue can coexist
5. “You can’t live, if living is without me”

Preparedness keeps the gesture at bay
(DRP, Guard Rails, Bricks, Shield Lock)

Pride is the king of all jesters.

If the gesture is quiet, it’s only because he’s waiting from a more opportune moment.

MARY:
Coffee refills

ANNOUNCEMENTS:
Escape from Haw Ridge

COT:
Prayer & coffee to go.

[genesis] Officially official AO

March 2, 2026 BackBlasts

AO: genesis
Q: Steam
PAX: Brick, Borg, Frizzles, Mermaid, Honeydew, Mr.May, Otis, Spellcheck
FNGs: None
COUNT: 9
WARMUP:
1. SSH: 12×4
2. Windmill: 6×4
3. BAC-F: 6×4
4. BAC-B: 6×4
5. Ruck Chin-Ups: 12×4
6. Ruck Curls: 12×4
7. Ruck presses: 12×4
8. Man-Makers (No ruck): 5×8

THE THANG:
Steam took first 30 minutes
Ruck to the base of Moto Hill
Back to the basics
– Get a battle buddy – push each other as we go up and down Moto Hill
– incline merkins at the bottom
– squats at the top
– 5 rounds: 25, 20, 15, 10, 5

Then Lizzy took last 30 minutes
At the bottom 4 corners workout with burpee sandbags complex, then 5 burpees, shuffle between corners

Continue rotation with deep sandbag squats
Bear crawl between corners

London bridge

Then burpee Indian Run

MARY:

ANNOUNCEMENTS:
Haw Ridge coming up

COT:
Much thanks to Steam for bringing back the rucking culture and restarting this ao a year and a half ago. This ao and the rucking culture wouldn’t be where it is without him.

My goal is to create a rucking culture similar to murfreesboro has with 100 guys across 5 aos

[vls-crossroads] Q1.3 Queen

March 1, 2026 BackBlasts

AO: vls-crossroads
Q: Otis
PAX: Herbie, Spellcheck, Floppy Disc, Otis
FNGs: None
COUNT: 4
WARMUP: greetings and prayer

THE THANG: Q1.3 The Queen: The daily discipline over what is put into the body.

Socratic:
– Can a good exercise routine overcome a bad diet?
– Are some foods bad?
– What leads a man to descend into gluttony?

We talked about some of our own struggles with our diet. Lies we have believed and heard about food.
– don’t waste that, clean your plate
– I deserve a treat(usually involves some sort of processed concoction of chemicals/ preservatives that leave us feeling worse)
– I’ll start making better choices at a later date
– well, something’s gonna kill us

We understand calories is what causes weight loss or gain. But disagree that all food is good.

We recognized that most of us have to create our own hardships now days in this country. To manufacture ways to cause adversity so we don’t get too soft and fat. Much respect to the generations of long ago.

Bricklaying and guardrails are essential to serving the Queen.

Accountability is appreciated for those that seek it but honestly seems too hard to ask for. Maybe pride is at work here, but asking other men to help you with your weight control isn’t something I’m ready to seek.

Our feelings certainly do lie to us, not just about our diet and weight.

Spur
– Man does not stay Fit through exercise alone
– Portion control is the key to weight control
– Weight control requires Accountability

We all listed our personal daily challenge to focus on our queen for the month of March.

MARY: chug coffee

ANNOUNCEMENTS: Escape Haw Ridge

COT: whole thing

Placeholder for Lizzy

February 25, 2026 BackBlasts

AO: shamrock
Q: Lizzy
PAX: Booster, Flower Pot, slappy, Free Fall, Eliza, Mermaid, Drano, Otis, Natty, Unibráu (Nick Robinson), Mountain Ice, Spellcheck, Honeydew, Anchorman, Stitch, DoorKicker (Jud), Squatter, Dumpster Dive, Shotgun
FNGs: None
COUNT: 22
WARMUP:

THE THANG:

MARY:

ANNOUNCEMENTS:

COT:

[halls-otb] Ruckin round da halls

February 23, 2026 BackBlasts

AO: halls-otb
Q: Otis
PAX: Natty, Spellcheck, Otis
FNGs: None
COUNT: 3
WARMUP: take off

THE THANG: took off towards Marco’s and crossed the highway, up Doris then rucked to the highest peak we could find over on Spar Dr, crossed the highway and took parking lots back

MARY: n/a

ANNOUNCEMENTS: haw ridge

COT: Herbie had an interesting thought yesterday at VLS that got me pondering. Like trying to stand in a river or on a beach, you’re fighting the current but eventually the sediment will bury you. The thought of trying to stand still or getting complacent. We believe the lie we can but reality is we’re either accelerating or decelerating, moving forward or backwards there is no standing still in life.

“Do you not know that in a race all the runners run, but only one receives the prize? So run that you may obtain it. Every athlete exercises self-control in all things. They do it to receive a perishable wreath, but we an imperishable. So I do not run aimlessly; I do not box as one beating the air. But I discipline my body and keep it under control, lest after preaching to others I myself should be disqualified.”
‭‭1 Corinthians‬ ‭9‬:‭24‬-‭27‬ ‭ESV‬‬

““‘I know your works: you are neither cold nor hot. Would that you were either cold or hot! So, because you are lukewarm, and neither hot nor cold, I will spit you out of my mouth. For you say, “I am rich, I have prospered, and I need nothing,” not realizing that you are wretched, pitiable, poor, blind, and naked. I counsel you to buy from me gold refined by fire, so that you may be rich, and white garments so that you may clothe yourself and the shame of your nakedness may not be seen, and salve to anoint your eyes, so that you may see. Those whom I love, I reprove and discipline, so be zealous and repent.”
‭‭Revelation‬ ‭3‬:‭15‬-‭19‬ ‭ESV‬‬