F3 Knoxville

2/6 AMRAP

AO: bigball
Q: Drive-thru (Mikel Towe)
PAX: Wedding Singer, vanilla, Postman (Scott Colby), G-6 (Rick Kuhlman), Leg warmer, Hops (Philly), Escobar, Tinkerbell, Step-up, Hoodless
FNGs: 1 Hoodless
COUNT: 13
WARMUP:
THE THANG:

mosey to lot beside church street.
AMRAP – 25 minutes
– Bear crawl to midpoint in parking lot
– Lunge back
– 15 reps of the
– hand release merks
– American hammers
– LBCs
– Leg lifts
– Wide arm merks
– Run up top of hill
– 3 burpees
REPEAT

MARY: AB CIRCLE

L&N AMRAPs

AO: bigball
Q: Magic Mic (Jarrett Woodall)
PAX: Postman (Scott Colby), G-6 (Rick Kuhlman), vanilla, Secret Shower (Alex DeRusha), Air Gretzky (Kenton Gullion), Tinker Bell, Cowabunga, Implant
FNGs: None
COUNT: 9

WARMUP:
SSH, Arm Circles, Michael Phelps, Tempo Merkins, Tempo Squats, Rockettes, lap around the field

THE THANG:
went to coupon pile at L&N

AMRAPS of 5 minutes with 20 reps of 2 exercises with runs in between

Curls and Merkins, OH Press and Squats, Tricep Extensions and BBS, KB Swings and Dry Docks, Front Raises and Lunges, Thrusters and LBCs

Finished with 10 reps of all the weighted exercises and sprints

MARY:
none

ANNOUNCEMENTS:
Convergence on the 20th

COT:
in all settings the goal is first and foremost Christlikeness

The Quacken Year in Review, 2023

AO: thequacken
Q: FixerUpper
PAX: Herbie, Z-Pack, Postman (Scott Colby), vanilla
FNGs: None
COUNT: 5
WARMUP: Yeah, some stretchings
THE THANG:
Lap around the park
No man left behind – on Friday rucks, we do a lap first so that if someone arrives late, they can catch up.

Tree biscuit
Touch a tree, do a burpee. We made it to 20 on the lap around the park.
Stop at paver in path
Discover that there are two F3 pavers! I thought there was only one! Its usually dark though.

Iron PAX at church lawn, cones about 30 yards out
Dora, relay style
Round 1
Jillian Michaels and Murder Bunnies
Round 2
Merkins and Bunny Murders
Verbal threats were directed at the Q’s Health, Safety and Welfare at this point.

Gobbler Challenge
Carry CMU right >>> Overhead Press
Carry CMU left >>> Squats
1 round at 10
1 round at 20

GORUCK BFF
2 min hand release merkins
Sandbag burpees (no sandbag, so we just talked about these…which was enough)

The Difficult Mile
Ball-pees plus lunges 100M or so. Encountered a steep hill, which was interesting.
Indian Run up to stop sign with medicine balls, 3 burpees, back to AO

MARY:
Pretzels – 2 sets x 5 in cadence

COT:
Besides fulfilling the mission of plant, grow, serve, my personal goals for The Quacken were:
To make it a consistent AO
To partner with Big Ball and Brickyard
Commit to the Lord whatever you do, and he will establish your plans (Prov 16:3)

Monthly highlights / milestones
January : MABA – Fall Down, Get Back Up Again, Together, with OnStar
End of January – Z-Pack’s father passed away
January 20 – 1st unofficial Friday Ruck led by Herbie
Mid-February – Lizzy completed a GORUCK Tough
April – F3 Open House in my front yard, Tenderfoot & John Deere – FNGs
March 1 – 4 yr anniversary of the Quacken
April – I had a hernia, surgery in June, recovery until July
May – The Quacken PM launched with Lizzy as AOQ – 3 workouts per week now MWF
June, July– hot workouts in the PM
August – Ruck to Big Ball
Accelerate your king – it was clear that Z-Pack had really improved
July – Wedding Singer respect Q
September – Iron PAX. Z-Pack said “what’s that? … OK, lets do it.” Love that attitude.
November – Gobbler Challenge, end of the PM workouts, begin of official Monday rucks, the MURPH, Biggest Loser
December – look back on year

Lowest attendance
Solo Qs – 9
No Qs – 3

Highest attendance
15 – Big Ball, Brickyard, Asylum PM came to claim Ghost Flag, epic sandbag toss by Doubtfire
13 – Wedding Singer Respect Q
13 – Asylum PM claims Ghost Flag in October
11 – Tenderfoot VQ, Roadblock VQ, flag handoff to me in January

5 FNGS : Trip, KFC, Dr Seuss, Dune Buggy, Malpractice, Boots
5 VQs : Z-Pack, Roadblock, Tenderfoot, Secret Garden, Trip
6 Downrange PAX : PBR – Spring Hill, Crash – Louisville, Hermes – Carpex, Quiet Place – Nashville, 2 of Duggar’s family
I posted in Charleston, SC, St. Louis, MO, and Whitefish, MT

Babies
OnStar, Magic Mic, Frizzles, Half Caff (due in January), Gmail (due mid-2024)

556 posts for the year
Avg – 4 PAX per workout
MWF consistent schedule

Mission accomplished, mission continues

Intervals and 100’s

AO: bigball
Q: Swanson
PAX: Back Draft (Caleb Haney), Drive-thru (Mikel Towe), G-6 (Rick Kuhlman), Huffy (Ken Hill), Magic Mic (Jarrett Woodall), Passport (Ryan Matthews), Postman (Scott Colby)
FNGs: None
COUNT: 8
WARMUP:
A few stretches, imperial walkers, step ups, squat and reaches, etc.

THE THANG:
Mosey to Performance lawn

Intervals
10 rounds
1 minute run
30 seconds rest

Mosey to amphitheater
Partner up, 100 ea between partners
– Jump squats
– lunge
– DTBBS
– LCRC

MARY:
Working on having a plan and not just reacting to the day as it goes. “lollygagging” and ”flying by the seat of your pants” is exhausting!

ANNOUNCEMENTS:
COT:

Coffee Ruck

AO: thequacken
Q: Z-Pack
PAX: FixerUpper, Postman (Scott Colby), john deere, none
FNGs: 1 none
COUNT: 4

WARMUP:
Park lap
THE THANG:
2.5 mile loop to Dunkin, then back through residential streets.
MARY:
no!
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
Quacken PM on Monday is changing to AM on November 20th
COT:
Start your day with coffee and some exercise 💪