F3 Knoxville

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3 C’s

THE SCENE: Mid 30’s, cloudy, just a little precipitation at the end

F3 WELCOME & DISCLAIMER
WARM-O-RAMA:

Some SSH’s, Cherry Pickers, Baby Arm Circles, Merkins, and Tempo Squats mixed in with some mosey over to the rock pile.

THA-THANG:
Moseyed to the rock pile for 3 sets of the following exercises (with rock):

  • Bicep curls
  • Overhead shoulder press
  • Squats

20 reps of each exercise, run and touch the bottom of the stairs in between each set. After 3rd set, we did 20 reps of 4 ct. flutter kicks with rock overhead.

Mosey to the dead end just below the Asylum for some 7’s. Exercise at the bottom = Jump Squats and exercise at the stop sign = Burpees.

Mosey back to the rock pile for round 2 (same exercises but only 2 sets this time). Finished with the flutter kicks.

Mosey back down to the dead end for another round of 7’s. Exercises = American Hammers (4 ct) and Merkins.

Mosey back to the rock pile for the last round (just 1 set this time). Finished with flutter kicks again.

Mosey to the bottom of Little Baby Hill. Run 3 times up with 1 burpee at the top each time.

MARY:

Just enough time for some Hello Dollies and some Sweat Angels

COUNT-OFF & NAME-O-RAMA
11 HIM’s – no FNG’s

CIRCLE OF TRUST/BOM:

3 C’s that are in direct opposition to being the men we are called to be: Comfortability, Convenience, Complacency

I’ve found myself falling into the trap of the 3 C’s lately in terms of leading my family spiritually. Insert any excuse you want…..tired at the end of the day, in a busy season of life, work stress, etc., etc., etc. But those excuses are all just temporary circumstances, and God doesn’t call us to be governed by our circumstances. We are called to lead our families – not just when it’s comfortable or convenient. Being a HIM is about being the man that God calls us to be, regardless of our present circumstances. 

Pearl Harbor WOD

THE SCENE
39 and clear

THE THANG
Survivors March
Cash In (12/7/1941)

  • 12 Ruck Curls
  • 7 8-Count Body Builders
  • 19 4-Count Mountain Climbers
  • 41 4-CountOH Claps

3+ mile ruck (To remember the 333 survivors of USS Arizona, 1177 originally were onboard during the attack)

Cash Out (12/7/1941)

  • 12 Ruck Curls
  • 7 8-Count Body Builders
  • 19 4-CountMountain Climbers
  • 41 4-Count OH Claps

Partner up and grab one sandbag for each person.  Head over to the hill between the tennis courts.

 

Sandbag Hill
Partner up.  Partner 1 bear crawls up the hill, alternating arms to pull the sandbag through their legs.  Once at the top, Partner 1 then rucks the sandbag around the trail and back down.  Partner 2 alternates between 20 merkins and 20 squats until Partner 1 returns.  Partner 2 then takes the sandbag up the hill while Partner 1 does the exercises.

Rinse and Repeat x8 per team (4 trips per man) to commemorate that the attack started just before 8:00am local time.

Circle up for prayer.

 

Pearl Harbor Facts:

  • 2,388 Americans died, 1,178 Americans Wounded
  • 18 American Ships were sunk or damaged
  • 188 American Planes were destroyed, and another 159 were damaged

Pyramids, Laps and Q101

THE SCENE
37 and clear

Welcome, disclaimer and explanation of day (workout + Q insights)

 

THE THANG
COP

  • SSH x25 4ctIC
  • Tempo Squats x15 4ct IC
  • Tempo Merkins x15 4ct IC
  • Line up on curb and then run to far curb and back, stopping in the middle for three Burpees
  • Reverse Lunges x12 4ct IC
  • Run to far curb and back, stopping in the middle for three Burpees
  • BAC Fwd x10 4ct IC
  • BAC Bkwd x10 4ct IC
  • Run to far curb and back, stopping in the middle for three Burpees

Mosey to the parking lot next to the playground partner up with Battle Buddy

 

Pyramid of Pain
Each man will complete the following:

  • Complete exercise 1 then run around the parking lot
  • Complete exercise 1 and 2 then run around the parking lot. Continue until you get to 4 exercises
  • Upon completion of all 4 exercises continue but take on exercise off each round starting with 1 (then 2, 3 and so on).

Exercises (x20 of each):

  1. Narrow Squats
  2. Diamond Merkins
  3. 4ct Flutter Kicks
  4. Tuck Jumps

Mosey to SP

 

Merkin Hill
Run up and down hill doing 3 times performing 5 burpees at the top each time

 

ABS
Box Cutters 20x 4ct IC
Side Crunches 20x each side IC
American Hammers 15x 4ct IC
ATMs

 

COT
Number off and Name-O-Rama – 26 PAX, 2 FNGs – Big Apple, The Dab

 

BOM
“Do nothing from selfish ambition or conceit, but in humility count others more significant than yourselves. Let each of you look not only to his own interests, but also to the interests of others.”
Philippians 2:3-4

Leading a F3 Workout

  • KEY: Most important thing: It’s Not About You!
    • Your #1 job as Q is the safety of the PAX.
    • Men have shown up early and are trusting you to challenge them and keep them reasonably safe.
  • PLANNING: Plan the work then work the plan
    • Not just the exercise, but the explanations, transitions and your BOM
      • Explanations and transitions can make or break a workout!
    • Think through the following when planning your exercises:
      • Weather (not just the day of, but the days before)
      • Amount of daylight
      • Size of the PAX (make thing scalable)
      • Fitness levels in the PAX
    • Equipment needs
      • Cones, light sticks, CMUs, etc.
  • ELEMENTS: Basic ingredients of a well-balanced workout
    • Strength
      • Push, pull, core and leg
      • Goal: tax each of the four major muscle groups
    • Cardio
      • Sprints and distance
      • Goal: elevate the heart rate and maintain the elevated state with periodic rests
  • PRACTICE: You play like you practice
    • Make sure YOU can do the exercises properly
    • If you can, walk through the workout at the AO
    • PRACTICE, OUT LOUD, IN CADENCE
  • EXECUTION: Get after it and have some fun!
    • Talk up the morning on GroupMe. Let the PAX know you are excited to lead them.
    • Show up early!
    • Be energetic (you don’t have to be Richard Simmons, but be vocal and upbeat)
    • Always wear a watch
    • USE PROPER CADENCE
      • This seems small…it isn’t. The cadence creates a very real synergy for the group.
      • Proper cadence is:
        • “The Next Exercise is ______________________”
          • Clear and concise command
          • PAX repeat exercise name to demonstrate understanding
        • “Starting Position … Move”
          • “Starting Position” is the information
          • “Move” is the command
          • Pause between info and command, to assist with understanding
        • “In Cadence … Exercise”
          • “In cadence” is the information
            • Not all exercises are in cadence
            • PAX repeat back “in cadence” to demonstrate understanding
        • “Exercise” is the command
          • Signals PAX it is time to begin
          • Pause between info and command, to assist with understanding
        • “1, 2, 3” then PAX calls rep
          • Your cadence MUST match the called exercise
          • Not all exercises are performed at the same cadence
          • Your count matches the body movement
          • PAX call the rep number in place of “4”
        • Change your voice inflexion on last rep
          • Signals to the PAX that we are ending
          • Important to keeping morale and order
        • “Recover”
          • At the end of the called exercise you call “Recover”
          • Important command to let everyone know we are finished
  • INTANGIBLES: The secret sauce
    • During the workout, engage the PAX
      • Have PAX count off for rest times
      • Use men’s F3 names
      • Laugh, remember…this is supposed to be hard, but it’s also supposed to be fun.
    • If you can’t do it, don’t Q it.
      • This doesn’t mean you have to be the strongest and fastest, just that you can execute the exercise properly
    • Lead from the front with an eye on the back
      • The PAX come expecting to be led. There should be no doubt that you are leading.  You should be visible and vocal, but that DOES NOT mean everything revolves around you or that you need to the all-star of the morning.
        • Have others do 10 counts for breathers
        • Tell someone where you’re heading and have them lead the PAX
        • Have someone else lead the PAX to Cash Out
    • NEVER leave a man behind
      • This is important when moving around the AO. If the PAX gets stretched out we lose cohesion.
      • When on a mosey, if you feel the PAX stretching out, circle back (i.e. wagon wheel) or stop and do a few reps of an exercise (i.e. SSH, Merkins, etc.)

BOMBS on Crumpet

THE SCENE: Right around 40
F3 WELCOME & DISCLAIMER
WARM-O-RAMA:
Jog with CMU off the grinder down toward the troll bridge and across the back toward Crumpet stopping 5 times for these exercises:
Burpees x 5
OH press x 5
Merkins x 5
BBS x 5
Squat jumps x 5
THA-THANG:
BOMBS doing each exercise for the specified number of reps that round and running up or down Crumpet between each exercise. Reps per round were 10-20-30-20-10
Burpees
OH press
Merkins
BBS
Squat jumps
MARY:
CMU up flutters x 20 for as many rounds as we have time for. Take a break with 5 merkins in between. We did 3.5 rounds and killed off the last minute holding some boat/canoe
COUNT-OFF & NAME-O-RAMA
10 strong
CIRCLE OF TRUST/BOM:
“Each morning we are born again. What we do today is what matters most.” – Buddha

Each morning is a new day with new opportunities. Whatever happened yesterday is in the past and should stay in the past. There is a reason each day has a different number and a different name. It is because every day is different than the last and different than the next.
MOLESKIN:
That round of 30 reps in the middle was brutal but boy it sure made me appreciate only 20 burpees, then 10…
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
We be helping Moses move Saturday after the beatdown.

99 problems plus one

THE SCENE: 40s and clear
F3 WELCOME & DISCLAIMER
WARM-O-RAMA:
One Rep of each exercise

Star jack, merkin, squat, bbs, cmu curl , cmu press
THA-THANG:
99 Problems

  • Perform 99 reps of each exercise. After completion of exercise, run a lap before starting the next . Exercises were
  • Star jacks, merkins, squats, big boy sit ups, cmu curls , cmu presses.
  • If you finished early , Lunge half way down the grinder , jog to end , 10 HR merkins , 15 rows, Jog back , rinse and repeat till everyone is done

MARY:
Hello dolly x 12 ic
COUNT-OFF & NAME-O-RAMA
11 pax
CIRCLE OF TRUST/BOM:
Give thanks of course but if your in a leadership role, give thanks to the men and women that work for you. Yes, they do what they are supposed to but you can still give thanks and appreciate their efforts even if it’s part of their job. Giving thanks can go a long way if you just recognize and thank the efforts of your employee or anyone for that matter MOLESKIN:
We  have 99 problems but don’t let giving thanks be one of them . Give thanks this week but through out the year
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
Insert information about upcoming events, 2nd or 3rd F opportunities, and any other announcements.