F3 Knoxville

Hard Things with Jack Webb

THE SCENE: Clear, perfectly cool mid-30s. What more could you ask for?
F3 WELCOME & DISCLAIMER: Just to be clear, I am NOT a professional.

WARM-O-RAMA:
SSH (4ct) x 25, IC; CP (4ct) x 5, IC; ISW (4 ct) x 15, IC
THA-THANG:
Mosey to Circus Maximus for a little HIIT.

  • Sprint from one end to the other
  • 10 burpees
  • 20 merkins
  • 20 flutter kicks (4ct)
  • 20 squats
  • 30 plank twists
  • Sprint, Rinse and repeat x 5

Mosey to the Cloud to hang with Jack Webb: 1 merkin then to the knees for 4 air presses.  Work our way up to 10/40

Finally, just enough time for one last sprint up Baby Everest and one last 8 count body builder.

MARY:
2 rounds of Howling Monkey and one minute of old fashioned plank gets us to 45 min.
COUNT-OFF & NAME-O-RAMA
CIRCLE OF TRUST/BOM:
We have to convince ourselves to do Hard Things.  Our brain takes up 20-25% of the energy we use.  It is wired to save mental energy by directing our focus to existing ideas instead of exploring new ones, to move toward things that make us feel good and away from things that make us feel uncomfortable.  How do we convince ourselves to do the Hard Things?  Attitude, intentionally challenging ourselves, and find others to help and support us (like F3 brothers!).  Remember, “count it all joy, my brothers, when you meet trials of various kinds, for you know that the testing of your faith produces steadfastness.” James 1:2,3
MOLESKIN:
Prayers lifting up the folks of Western KY and elsewhere impacted by the tornadoes.
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
Sunrise hike to the Jump-Off coming up on the 21st!

CMUesday Stairgazers

THE SCENE: Frosty and Freezing
F3 WELCOME & DISCLAIMER
WARM-O-RAMA:

25 SSH on the 4 count, OH claps, Front Claps, and Baby arm circles all 12 reps on the 4 count.  12 4 count plank jacks and 10 4ct mericans Then…mosey with the CMU to…
THA-THANG:
Mosey to the Christmas tree at the front of the Asylum with the CMU for 25 4ct flutters with the block then mosey with CMU to the bottom of the hidden stairs.

 

At the stairs perform 100 reps of (Block mericans, OH Press, Squats, and Curls)

The rules being you could break up the reps however you wanted but you had to go up and down the steps at least once with the CMU per exercise.  (ex. 25 reps at the bottom, carry cmu up stairs, 25 reps at the top)

*At any time during the workout anyone could yell “block break” which meant everyone had to put down their CMU and that person would lead everyone in an AB exercise of their choice.

Mosey back to Christmas tree where Lebowski led some mountain climbers then down to the bottom of baby everest for 2 trips up with 3 burpees at the top

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

CIRCLE OF TRUST/BOM:
Spoke about Louie Zamperini and 1 Thessalonians 5:16-18

These Are the Days

THE SCENE: Windy, windy, windy, temp about 66 degrees.
F3 WELCOME & DISCLAIMER
WARM-O-RAMA:

20 Side Straddle Hops, 10 second squat, 10 Mountain Climbers, 20 second squat, 10 Cherry Pickers, 30 second squat, 5 Baby Arm Circles Forward and Backward as well as 5 Wide Arm Circles Forward and Backward, 60 second squat.
THA-THANG:
We will split into two groups.  Group 1 start in the pavilion while Group 2 will start on the Playground.  We will do 10 Picnic Table Pullups and 10 Incline Merkins at the picnic tables.  We will do 10 Bench Jumps and 10 Decline Merkins on the benches.  After each man does the exercises he should run to his right side of the pavilion do the next set of exercises at the next spot.  Rinse and repeat 3 times.

Mosey to the bottom of mini cardiac.  We will Bernie Sanders to Park Sign then run to the crosswalk.

Mosey to the stop sign where the road goes to the admin bldg.  We will circle up to do 20 Hello Dollies.

Mosey to the parking lot that is below the Coliseum.  Men will split into teams of two and will do Doras.  While partner one runs up stairs, across the coliseum area to the end of the parking lot, and back to the spot we are gathered at, partner two does the exercises.  Partners then switch.  Here are the exercises:

  • 150 Jump Squats
  • 150 Iron Mikes (both feet = 1)
  • 150 Bicycle Kicks (4 ct)
  • 150 Flutter Kicks (4 ct)

Mosey to roadway that semicircles by the soccer fields.  We will run around the semi-circle doing two burpees after every ten stakes in the grass.  Men finishing first will alternate between Merkins and Big-Boy Sit-ups.

Mosey to the large parking lot is near what used to be the southern ball fields.

We will do suicides to each light post and then the end of the parking lot.  Each time a man comes back to the curb he should do 20 Baby Crunches.

Mosey to the AO.

COUNT-OFF & NAME-O-RAMA
21 men with one FNG, Darrell Roberts, whom we dubbed “Hochuli.”  We were also blessed to have Trunk and Submarine visit us as they are usually at the Truck Stop on Saturday mornings.
CIRCLE OF TRUST/BOM:
Ask guys who are in their 60s like me.  Life is short.  We need to accept the glory and beauty of what God has given us here.  Man, we need to savor these days, bless them, hold them in our hearts.  The time is now.  Why wait until we are in retirement or on our deathbeds to enjoy God’s gift to us.  The other day, I was listening to one of my favorite songs by Van Morrison, one that you might not have heard as it isn’t as famous as some of his others.  It captures the idea of our needing to cherish our time here on earth while thinking of our savior who has blessed us with the gift of life.

“These Are The Days” by Van Morrison

These are the days of the endless summer
These are the days, the time is now
There is no past, there’s only future
There’s only here, there’s only now
Oh your smiling face, your gracious presence
The fires of spring are kindling bright
Oh the radiant heart and the song of glory
Crying freedom in the night
These are the days by the sparkling river
His timely grace and our treasured find
This is the love of the one magician
Turned the water into wine
These are days of the endless dancing and the
Long walks on the summer night
These are the days of the true romancing
When I’m holding you oh, so tight
These are the days by the sparkling river
His timely grace and our treasured find
This is the love of the one great magician
Turned water into wine
These are the days now that we must savor
And we must enjoy as we can
These are the days that will last forever
You’ve got to hold them in your heart.

MOLESKIN:
Prayers for Cheatsheet as the new parenting plan that will be made for he and the mother of Cheatsheet’s daughter, Willow.  Prayers for all those impacted by the tornados that swept through Kentucky last night.
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
Christmas Party!  Also, great job by F3 men in helping with Christmas projects to help others in our community.

Asylum Seabizqi

THE SCENE: Perfect weather for December.  47 degrees at circle up
F3 WELCOME & DISCLAIMER
WARM-O-RAMA:

25 SSH on 4ct then mosey to little hill for 10 4ct Imperial walkers, up hill for 10 4ct Tie Fighters Left and Right, 10 Tempo Merican’s, run back down for 10 4ct plank jacks then a good stretch it out.  Mosey from there
THA-THANG:
Headed to Circus Maximus for a modified sea biscuit of

10 Burpees, 10 Squats, 10 Big Boys, and 10 Side S Hops

Follow pattern of exercises 1 lap, exercises 2 laps, exercises 3 laps…all the way to 4 laps then back down

 

We finished 5 before we mosey’d back

 

 

 

MARY:
Had time for a 20 4ct LBC’s in cadence and 20 4ct flutters in cadence as well

CIRCLE OF TRUST/BOM:
Today would have been my Dad’s 70th birthday, so we celebrated the HIM that we was.  Remember our influence as fathers and HIM’s can be exponential.  It’s one of most important jobs.

Big Mac Burner

THE SCENE: 34 degrees with a bit of fog.  A beautiful Thanksgiving morning.
F3 WELCOME & DISCLAIMER
WARM-O-RAMA:

Started with 25 SSH on 4ct, to the curb for tie fighters x10 4ct left and right sides, mosey down to other end for tempo mericans x10 and mountain climbers x10, mosey back for 4ct imperial walkers x10, mosey back down parking lot for 10 burpees OYO
THA-THANG:
Start at the pavilion for 3 rounds of 20 table rows, 20 dips, and 20 standing calf raises

Mosey to poles next to circus maximus for 5 OH Claps, 5 squats, and 5 Monkey humpers at every pole (10 poles) 4ct flutters waiting on 6

Mosey to Cardiac for 4 cones up and down (2 times) with 5 4ct flutters at every cone

Mosey to front of Asylum for 3 burpees at every other light pole to crosswalk.  Tempo mericans wait on 6 then perform 5 burpees OYO because Cheatsheet was late. Mosey up stairs towards overlook.

At overlook partner up for: Partner 1 runs loop while Partner 2 does AMRAP Mericans.  Same process for LBC’S

Split in 2 groups for 5 squats at every tree ad lunge in between

Mosey back and circle up.

 

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

CIRCLE OF TRUST/BOM:
Insert the WORD here.
MOLESKIN:
1 Thessalonians 5:16-18
ANNOUNCEMENTS: