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Wheel O’ Fun

THE SCENE: Mid 40’s….cool but nice

F3 WELCOME & DISCLAIMER


WARM-O-RAMA:

  • Around the worlds
  • Figure 8s
  • Halos
  • Outhouse Run

THA-THANG:
Wheel O’ Fun.   Spinner wheel was on site today numbered 1-16.   Each number corresponded to an exercise.   Spin the wheel….note the exercise….then do 20 reps of that exercise.   About midway through we got tired of the repeats (especially the Turkish Getups) and decided to do 20 reps of any remaining exercises we hadn’t landed on yet.

  1. American swings
  2. Goblet squats
  3. Bent over rows (single arm)
  4. Turkish getups
  5. Side lunge
  6. Merkin with KB pull under
  7. Clean & Press
  8. Tricep extension
  9. Russian swing
  10. Kettlebell merkin
  11. Overhead press
  12. Jump Rope x 50
  13. Upright row
  14. Deltoid raise (both arms in front)
  15. Curls
  16. Calf raise
    • If spinner lands on a line:  outhouse run

MARY:
Round Robin:

  • Bartman:  Reverse Crunch (4 ct) x 25
  • Ratchet:  Side Crunch x 10 each side
  • Tweet-E:  Bird Dogs
  • Ended with AMRAP crunches for final minute

COUNT-OFF & NAME-O-RAMA
3 PAX:  Ratchet, Tweet-E, Bartman

CIRCLE OF TRUST/BOM:
I didn’t have a lot prepared but Tweet-E stepped up and shared about the impermanence of just about everything.  Whether you’re experiencing the best times or the worst times, the seasons of life do indeed change and you will only experience your current situation for a fleeting moment.   Therefore if you’re struggling with a tough time, show some grit for this season will pass.  Likewise if you’re experiencing a time of blessing right now, enjoy it to the fullest because it will not last forever.

MOLESKIN:

ANNOUNCEMENTS:

Buck in a Yoga Room

THE SCENE: 30 and unexpectedly cold.
F3 WELCOME & DISCLAIMER
WARM-O-RAMA:

Imperial Walkers x 15 IC
Windmills x 15 IC
Cherry Pickers x 15 IC
SSH x 15 IC
Mountain Climbers x 15 IC
Plank Jacks x 15 IC
Squat x 15 IC

THA-THANG:

Mosey to Side-Lot
11’s (circles)
Top Burpees
Bottom Merkins
Plank until everyone finishes.
Mosey back to AO via benches for 40 step-ups
#135 For Time:
21 Squats 42 Ice Skaters
15 Squats 30 Ice Skaters
9 Squats 18 Ice Skaters
Find a Battlebuddy
21 High-Five Low Knuckles Burpees
15 Pistol squats – each leg
9 High-Five Low Knuckles Burpees
MARY:

Side Crunches
American Hammers (Captain’ would be proud!)
Flutter Kicks
Hello Dolly!
Plank-o-Rama

COUNT-OFF & NAME-O-RAMA
4 PAX!
CIRCLE OF TRUST/BOM:
Don’t charge forward without having a plan and knowing the context of where your plan might take you!

The Story of TTTP!

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Truckin to the Pound (TTTP) F3 Knoxville’s first CSAUP event organized by the PAX is in the books!

The idea was hatched months ago around a campfire at Junk’s place. You know the kind of campfire, somebody makes a joke about running from one AO to the next, one guy thinks it’s a great idea, two guys think he’s crazy, the rest of the PAX in attendance join in and the pack mentally revealed a CSAUP event…  Of course it had to have a name, plus Swirlie said he’d only do it if he got a shirt, and TTTP was born.

Lots of planning, emails, text  and GroupMe messages, and laughter later resulted in a route being created. Q’s volunteered and were assigned their AO, date was picked, swim was added then just as quickly discarded. You see the event was planned for all the guys who want to go do an OCR or Ragnar relay or some other crazy event but due to time, expenses, responsibilities, or adulting can’t always make that happen.

The morning of the event was here and we were greeted by a cold, windy, and rainy morning. Perfect weather for a CSAUP event.  A little before the scheduled 0600 departure time, 28 PAX descended on the Truck Stop AO.  Pulling into the Truck Stop it looked someone bought all the reflective tape in Knoxville and was working to create their own runway.  There were guys in shorts and short sleeves, pants and sweatshirts, rain jackets, headlamps, hats, gloves, rucksacks, La-z-boy was sporting a poncho, and Ratchet had on a bra.  But if nothing else we were ready.

THE THANG: Mosey from Truck Stop AO to Dog Pound AO about 8ish miles with 4 mini Qs along the way.

Kicking us off at the Truck Stop was Frosty:
F3 WELCOME & DISCLAIMER
Ssh x 20
Rockets
Windmills
Domo squats

10 squats, run to middle light
3 burpees, run to next light
5 thruster Perkins, Sprint back
3x

Mosey to Anchor Park where Swirlie steps up to Q
40 drydocs
Lunge parking lot
Bear crawl parking lot
Wheelbarrow parking lot

Mosey to the memorials on Evans Road

100 Merkins in honor of those who have sacrificed their lives for others.

Mosey to Anchor Park where La-z-boy lays the beatdown

Partner Workout
Partner A Lizard Merkins
Partner B Bear Crawls Reverse and Fwd
Imperial Walkers x 15 IC
PA – Flamingos
PB – Crab walks reverse and fwd
Merkins IC x 15
PA Mtn Climber
PB Gorilla Shuffle
Butt kickers for the win

Final mosey to the Dog Pound for Mayberry (who knew Concord Road had that big of a hill?)

Sandbag work, Pull-ups, Burpees, and squats

And it goes without saying that I think every member of the PAX was thankful we not only had vehicle support for waters, gear, and keys, but Junk patrolled the PAX shouting encouragement and blasting hair band music to keep us going.

COUNT-OFF & NAME-O-RAMA

CIRCLE OF TRUST/BOM:
What stared as a crazy idea never would have happened without the help of my friends. God puts us where He wants us, and uses us as He needs us. What I also found out is how awesome the men who planned this are. Swirlie, Frosty, La-z-boy, and Toto all were instrumental in getting this thing going.  This event taught me to count on your friends, He puts us where He wants us, but He also puts them into our lives too.  Even with Frosty overly worrying about the details, none of this event would have been possible without good friends. I encourage each of you to go out and be the example of Jesus that He wants you to be, and allow Him to use you as He wants to use you.

We celebrated Swirlie leaving early to bring his baby girl home from the hospital after over a month in the NICU!  Our God is good.

Selfie

THE SCENE: 42 and nippy


F3 WELCOME & DISCLAIMER
WARM-O-RAMA:
Around the Worlds
Figure 8s
American Swing
Outhouse Run

THA-THANG:
20 min AMRAP
20x KB American Swings
20x Slide Goblet Squats
4x Sandbag Bear Complex
12x Burpees
1x Farmer’s Carry

MARY:
20x Flutter Kick
20x Box Cutters
10x American Hammer w/KB
COUNT-OFF & NAME-O-RAMA
CIRCLE OF TRUST/BOM:
When you’re not leading, you’d better be “Delegating”, “Training” or using someone on your team’s “Expertise”
MOLESKIN:
That was a bear of a workout…I love sandbags.

Good thing toddlers are easier to catch

THE SCENE:

Dark… Just enough chill to keep the sweatshirt on during stretching. AO’s almost dry.
F3 WELCOME & DISCLAIMER
WARM-O-RAMA:

  • Tennessee Rocking Chairs x20 IC
  • Merk-jacks x15 IC
  • Al Gore Tuck Jump (Al Gore for 10 count, explode to Tuck Jump) x5
  • Outhouse run, Bernie back
  • LBAC x20 IC fwd, x20 IC back
  • Michael Phelps OYO to shake it out
  • Single-leg stand-up with partner

THA-THANG:
Mosey to the Pee Rocks, pick out 2 hand-size

I Believe I Can Fly:
Arms to the side, feverish tiny ineffectual flaps for 10 count
Arms front, repeat flapping
Bend at waist, flap arms against gravity
Repeat!

Pick an Edgeless Safety CMU from the pile
Mosey away from abandoned dogs in trucks and pile rocks at top of hill for BBS relay:
PAX lie in a line head to foot. First PAX grab Edgeless Safety CMU from overhead, BBS, and set at feet for next PAX.
Repeat until pile is empty, plank until all Edgeless Safety CMU are piled downhill

Grab a Edgeless Safety CMU and spread out in the grass for:

  • Tempo Goblet Squat x15 IC
  • Curls x15 OYO
  • OH Press x15 OYO
  • Tricep Extension x15 OYO
  • Toddler Toss x5 OYO: Pretend Edgeless Safety CMU is a toddler.  Toss in the air and catch.
  • Rinse, Repeat

Mosey to tennis court:

  • Balls to the wall, travel clockwise on hands for 2 fence segments, then drop for 5 burpees.  Repeat
  • Bear crawl across both courts, sprint back. Repeat.
  • Circle up for 5-Merkin Ring of Fire
  • Tighten the circle and flip over for 45° foot push-down Ring of Fire

 

MARY:
Just enough time for 20x Pickle Pounders IC.
COUNT-OFF & NAME-O-RAMA
18 PAX killed it start to finish.  No FNGs this time.
CIRCLE OF TRUST/BOM:
In Ephesians 5 Paul exhorts those of us who are husbands to love our wives “just as Christ loved the church and gave himself up for her.”  I usually have thought of that verse in the context of his ultimate sacrifice for us on the cross.  Of course, that event was the culmination of his saving love for us, but giving himself started far before that.  He gave himself when he left the comfort of Heaven and stepped down to be born into a limited body like ours. He gave himself every day during his ministry when he was tired and hungry and wanted anything but to deal with more throngs of people.  Every day he actively sought out ways to give himself for us.  As you go through your day, look for ways that you can give yourself up; your needs, your desires, your conveniences, for your wife and show Christ’s love to her and also as an example to your children.
MOLESKIN:
2 weeks was a long time to be away from the Pound.  Missed you guys, but it was great to get to witness the great start for the Bomb Shelter.  Great job everyone who EH’d!  Toddler Toss ended up being significantly more hazard potential than anticipated.  I guess rocks don’t care if you drop ’em so they don’t help out at all like real toddlers do.
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
Prayer for Swirlie and family. Truckin’ To the Pound CSAUP 6am at Bob Leonard, F3 Knoxville 2nd Anniversary celebration McFee park November 4.