F3 Knoxville

Tag: Postpone

Haulin Cube

THE SCENE: About 25 degrees
F3 WELCOME & DISCLAIMER
WARM-O-RAMA:

  • 5 x Burpees
  • 15 x SSH IC
  • 5 x Burpees
  • 10 x Imperial Squat Walker IC

THA-THANG:
Do each of the 6 exercises, lunging in-between each station with your CMU. After completing all 6, run to the end of the troll bridge for 10 Body Builders. Rinse and Repeat.

  • 5 x Mr. Spectacular
  • 10 x Thrusters
  • 15 x CMU BBS
  • 20 x Spider Curls
  • 25 x Merkins
  • 30 x Calf Squats

MARY:

  • 20 x Hello Dolly IC
  • 20 x BBS OYO
  • 20 x CMU Flutter Kicks IC
  • 20 x BBS OYO

COUNT-OFF & NAME-O-RAMA
17 braved the cold! 1 glass cutter!
CIRCLE OF TRUST/BOM:
I wanted to thank everyone in F3 for leading as great examples of what men should be. I grew up without a father figure in the house, so becoming a father myself was something I thought I’d always go into blind and figure out along the way. Being apart of this group for a few years before fatherhood was extremely helpful to me, and I’m sure it’ll be helpful to many others in similar situations. #ISI
MOLESKIN:
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ANNOUNCEMENTS:
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Thanksgiving at the Bomb Shelter

THE SCENE: Cool and damp
F3 WELCOME & DISCLAIMER
WARM-O-RAMA:
-SSH x 15

-Air Squared x 20

-Aunt Sally came to Thanksgiving and demanded Merkins
THA-THANG:
One mile-ish Indian run with a frozen turkey, rugby pass the bird to the next man. 20 burpee penalty for dropping the Gobbler, Thanks HAMMY.

7’s (bodybuilders and 4ct flutter kicks) on ButterBilly hill, renamed Butterball Hill for today. It’s the best/worst hill at our AO.

MARY:
LBC’s and WW2’s to cash out
COUNT-OFF & NAME-O-RAMA
taco, postpone, hellbender, hammy, veep, smuggler, nair, moses, scout, pinnochio, espy
CIRCLE OF TRUST/BOM:
Strength is a mindset before its a muscle. Everything is a thought before an action. Our mental energy feeds our physical energy. Be sure to stoke your mental energy today
MOLESKIN:
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ANNOUNCEMENTS:
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16 Candles

THE SCENE: 34 degrees F, 92% humidity, dark skies.
F3 WELCOME & DISCLAIMER
WARM-O-RAMA:
SSH, Imperial Squat Walkers, Little baby arm circles.

Run across parking lot, skip back, karaoke run across parking lot, karaoke back.

THA-THANG:
Mosey to Alcoa Road and divide into two groups.  Both groups are to stay on the fountain loop trail where there are 16 light poles.  One group runs clockwise while the other runs clockwise.  The following is to be performed:

16 Candles

Light post #1:  5 Merkins

Light post #2:  5 WWII Sit-ups

Light post #3:  5 Jump Squats

Light post #4:  5 Dry Docks

Run to Start Line

1 Body Builder

Run to Light post #5

Light post #5:  10 Merkins

Light post #6:  10 WWII Sit-ups

Light post #7:  10 Jump Squats

Light post #8:  10 Dry Docks

Run to Start Line

1 Body Builder

Run to Light post #9

Light post   #9:  15 Merkins

Light post #10:  15 WWII Sit-ups

Light post #11:  15 Jump Squats

Light post #12:  15 Dry Docks

Run to Start Line

1 Body Builder

Run to Light post #13

Light post #13:  20 Merkins

Light post #14:  20 WWII Sit-ups

Light post #15:  20 Jump Squats

Light post #16:  20 Dry Docks

1 Body Builder @ #16

Run back to Start Line.  Stop at each light post to do 1 Body Builder at each one.

Mosey to the base of Mt. Krumpit for a round of 11’s

Start with one 4 count flutter kicks at base, run to summit and perform 10 merkins.

Continue until “Recover” is called.

Mosey back to the AO.

MARY:
Alternate Flutter kicks and Merkins to perform those not completed by the Q at Mt. Krumpit.

COUNT-OFF & NAME-O-RAMA
13 HIMs and two, 2.0s (Lumberjack and War Thunder)
CIRCLE OF TRUST/BOM:
I came out of retirement in early 2012 and worked in the Eastern Province of Saudi Arabia (KSA) until mid-2014.  It was full time for 6 months, with generous two week R&Rs every 6 or 7 weeks, followed by two week trips over to KSA every two months for almost 2 years.  The time was filled with great work professionally, a generally tough work environment, and, like here, a mix of tough and pleasant folk to work with.

One trip home was just before Thanksgiving 2013 and mu return was not to be until after the start of 2014.  As I was preparing to leave by limo for the Manama, Bahrain airport two Saudis wished me a Merry Christmas.  It caught me by surprise and I commented that I truly appreciated their well wishes.  I proceeded to explain that back in the United States it is getting to be less frequent that I here “Merry Christmas” and that it was more common to here “Happy Holidays.”  I went on to explain the nature of our secular society and the prevalent political correctness that is taking over our traditional terms, phrases, and comments.  Saying Merry Christmas to some was offensive and ill received.  One of the Saudis, Yousef Al-Turki, immediately said, “You should honor the one you hold in such high regard.”

Yousef nailed it.  I should remember Christ in Christmas.  After all, He is the true reason for my celebration and that of all Christians.  To Him we owe honor and respect.  I should remember Him as my Lord and Savior each and every day.  He should come foremost into my heart and soul when I say Merry Christmas – and I should have no hesitations to say them as an expression of my faith and beliefs.

Merry Christmas, F3 Knoxville!

MOLESKIN:
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ANNOUNCEMENTS:
Coats for the Homeless – Get them in on Thursday.

Dancing Dora

THE SCENE: It’s officially freezing
F3 WELCOME & DISCLAIMER
WARM-O-RAMA:

  • 29 Side Straddle Hops In Cadence
  • 29 Merkins
  • 29 Big Boy Sit Ups

THA-THANG:
Partner Dora with no rep counting. Partner runs and does a movement and comes back while other completes reps until relieved. Keep swapping back and forth until the song is done.

  • Side lunge – 3 pull-ups on the far end of the grinder and run back
  • Hold Iron Cross – Bear crawl across basketball court and run back
  • Good Mornings – Crab walk across basketball court and run back
  • Dips – Gorilla Shuffle across basketball court and run back
  • Rinse and Repeat

The special Dance Circle songs mixed in:

  • Believer by Imagine Dragons – Over head claps and burpee every time you hear “pain”
  • Jump by Van Halen – Mountain Climbers and tuck jump every time you hear “jump”

The songs the shuffle didn’t hit (you can thank Spottify for being nice to us)

  • Flower by Moby – Hold low plank on “down” move to high plank on “up” (but it always goes back down…)
  • Thunder Struck by AC/DC – Hold high plank and merkin every time you hear “thunder”

MARY:
Little baby crunches for 1 minute.
COUNT-OFF & NAME-O-RAMA
Use the TAGS on right-side to record PAX (BE SURE TO INCLUDE YOURSELF) in attendance. Be sure to select the AO in CATEGORY above TAGS and then delete these notes!
CIRCLE OF TRUST/BOM:
It’s my Birthday! So I was reflecting back on life, and it’s odd the sorts of things that pop. I’ve drifted around a lot and seen a lot of places in this short decade that I’ve been out of high school. Boone NC, Ottawa Canada, Kampala Uganda, Grand Rapids MI, Johnson City, and now here in Alcoa. And a lot has happened. Married, three kids, started a career. But one thing that really stood out was in 2016. My son was born, and my younger brother died. My bother was someone I think of constantly as someone who persevered with joy and faith in the midst of great suffering even to the point of death. He had the most significant impact on me in all this time. So I just encourage you guys to reflect back and see what stands out from the last 10 years.
MOLESKIN:
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Working in the chill

  • THE SCENE: Cool and Breezy
    F3 WELCOME & DISCLAIMER
    WARM-O-RAMA:
  • Tempo Merkins
  • Rocky Balboas
  • Imperial Squat Walkers
  • THA-THANG:
  • Mosey to church parking lot:
    • Sprint to the top. Do 20 merkins On the way back at each island:
      • 15 V-Ups
      • 10 Iron Squats
      • 5 Burpees
      • Repeat 2 more times
    • Carry CMU: Carioca both sides and burnie up the parking lot. 20 overhead CMU press
      • 15 Big Boys Sit Ups
      • 10 orginal burpee (no push-up)
      • 5 single-leg dead lifts with CMU, each leg
    • Mosey back to the grinder: Finish with the following
    • Round 1: (Repeat twice)
      • 15x Water Pumps each leg
      • 10 per arm, 1 arm assisted merkins (on the bench)
      • 15 Goblet squats (w/ CMU)
      • 15x Curls: 5 High, 5 low, 5 full

      Round 2: (Repeat twice)

      • Box Jumps x 15
      • 10 Lawnmower per arm
      • Wall Sit Overhead press x15
      • 1 leg line hops x 15 per leg (2ct)

MARY:
ATMs
COUNT-OFF & NAME-O-RAMA

CIRCLE OF TRUST/BOM:
1 Peter 5:5 Clothe yourselves with humility. It is a conscious act. Get up each day and put on humility. We don’t do this accidentally.