F3 Knoxville

The Hunt for Red October

THE SCENE: the Asylum, a perfect 52°F

F3 WELCOME & DISCLAIMER
Welcome to The Hunt for Red October. My favorite month, and my favorite movie. A perfect pair. Today you will find your red line, that point right before you blow up, and hold the throttle right there.

WARM-O-RAMA:

SSH x 35 IC 4 CT
Squats x 35 IC 1 CT
BACs (17 fwd, 16 back)
6X run across the parking lot, intensity pyramid.
10 Merkins OYO after each 1-3, 10 squats OYO after each 4-6
5 Burpees OYO after Round 3 Merkins
5 Burpees OYO after Round 6 Merkins

THA-THANG:
4 stations in the *new* new parking lot, running between stations (RUN, not mosey)
2 x 5:00 minute rounds

Round 1:
1: 35 Merkins
2: 35 squats
3: 35 Dry Docks
4: 35 Bonny Blairs
Regroup with flutters and Hello Dolly

Round 2: Crazy Ivan, same stuff reverse order
Regroup with Al Gore and planks

Mosey to the playground, find a bench
13s (like 11s but better) with Step Ups and BBS

Mosey to bottom of Cardiac (shout out to Mogul with the eagle eye spotting the skunk, saved our bacon)
5 Burpees OYO then SPRINT to the top
Plank until regroup
Mosey to the AO

MARY:
Boat-Canoe
Cash out with ATMs

COUNT-OFF & NAME-O-RAMA
7 HIMs strong at the Asylum this fine Tuesday morning!

CIRCLE OF TRUST/BOM:
I want to talk a little bit about the grace of God. When I think of the grace of God, I think of my sins being forgiven. I think of Jesus on the cross. I think of his his life given for you and for me. I think of forgiveness. Unmerited favor.

And yes, my sins have been washed away, BUT my sin nature is still hanging on. Whether it’s lust, or pride, or greed, that nature is hanging on.

I must remember, I am FORGIVEN by his grace, AND by his grace I am given DIVINE STRENGTH to live in a way that pleases God. God’s grace is the power to obey. The power to change. The power to leave those sins behind and live a life of obedience to the glory of God.

It is no accident that all within the same chapter of James we read:

  • You do not have, because you do not ask
  • He gives more grace.
  • “God opposes the proud but gives grace to the humble.”
  • Resist the devil, and he will flee from you. 8 Draw near to God, and he will draw near to you.
  • What is your life? For you are a mist that appears for a little time and then vanishes.

Burpee Breakfast

THE PAX:

Worm, Fabio, Bunny, Catgut, Cheatsheet, Smalls, Frank, Hang-Tight, Snitch, Pacman, Anchorman, Too Late, Pusger, G6, Guppy, Butterfly, Flanders, Quickbooks, Rusty, Tonka, Music City, Ribbed, Footprint, Zygote, Belding, Detention, Pfeiffer (QIC)

  Warm-O-Rama:

COP

– Cherry Pickers x10 IC

– Baby Arm Circles Forward x10 IC

– Baby Arm Circles Backward x10 IC

– Tempo Squats x10 IC

-Tempo Merkins x10 IC

-SSH x20 IC

The Thang:

Mosey to baseline of main parking lot

11’s

Starting at the baseline of main parking lot…

– 11’s with Squat Jumps and Burpees

-Begin with 1 squat jump sprint to opposite end of parking lot, do 10 burpees…rinse and repeat until PAX members are doing 10 squat jumps and 1 burpee

-Big Boy Sit-Ups when finished until recovery

 

Mosey to playground area for some more total body beat down.

Bench Work

Each member of the PAX find a bench and complete 11’s

-Box Jumps and Dips

-When finished find spot on padded surface of playground area and plank until recovery

Form two tight lines and mosey to bottom of Baby Hill

Merkin & Ab Circuit

Find a battle buddy…

Round 1- Partner A) sprint to incline of the hill and complete 25 incline merkins while Partner B) does flutter kicks at base of hill, Partner A & B switch roles and complete the set exercises

-10 count by Cheatsheet

Round 2- Partner A) sprints to incline of the hill, this time completing 25 decline merkins while Partner B) does Hello Dolly’s, A & B once again switch exercises

-10 count by Frank

Round 3- Partner A) sprints to top of the hill and completes 25 regular merkins while Partner B) completes Big Boy Sit-Ups, swap roles (as done in rounds 1-2)

-10 Count by Quickbooks

Round 4- Partner A) sprints to top of hill and completes 25 diamond merkins while Partner B) completes American Hammers.  (Switch roles so both partners have completed both exercises just like rounds 1-3)

-10 Count Woodshack

Mosey to back to main parking lot, keep same battle buddy

2×2

-Partner A lunges to first set of light poles then sprints to opposite end of parking lot and completes 2 Carolina Dry Docks while waiting Partner B) keeps moving by jump roping in place until partner A) returns (Switch roles and Partner B is now doing the lunges/sprint/dry dock sequence)

Rinse and repeat adding 2 dry docks to each round ending the total rep count from 2,4,6,8,10.

MARY

-Power T Flutter Kicks x15 IC

-Power T Hello Dolly’s x10 IC

COT

Number off and Name-O-Rama

BOM

I watched Clemson Head Football Coach Dabo Sweeney discuss how to handle situations where players did not stand during the National Anthem.  His points were interesting on a topic that has been heavy on my heart.  I had the following two points for us to reflect on:

Points to reflect on:

1.) God gave us two great commandments, first to, “Love the Lord our God with all of our heart, all of our mind, and all of our strength”.  Secondly, “Love your neighbor as yourself”.  God didn’t say love people that are your same race, religion, sexuality, etc., etc., fill in the blank but, God did say LOVE your neighbor as yourself.  We do not have to all agree with other’s actions but we must LOVE one another.

2.) To see change we have to look in the mirror because ultimately we all want good in this nation and world but we have different ideas of what that looks like so to accompany our immediate prayers let us also use the simplistic yet effective formula of LOVE and KINDNESS for our fellow man and change starts at home and spreads to impact others.

 

FOUR CORNERS

THE SCENE: Cool and clear
F3 WELCOME & DISCLAIMER
WARM-O-RAMA:

Warm-up with some arm circles and tempo squats. Encouraged quality and form over quantity.
THA-THANG:
Jogged to the soccer fields where glow sticks were placed on the fours corners of the field and in the center of the field. One 2man team and one 3man team started at different corners. While one man did the following exercise, the other would sprint to the center and do 10 burps then sprint back to corner and trade places. Then the team would jog to the next corner. We did 2 full laps. We then jogged to the chapel where we did 25 reverent pew dips then 1 minute wall sit (x3). We then jogged back towards AO, sprinted the hill and finished with a merkin ring of fire. FOUR CORNERS in a nutshell….

  • Sprint to center of soccer field, (10 burpees), sprint back, Merkins until parter(s) finished the same. Jog to next corner.
  • Sprint to center (10 burps), sprint back, Squat jumps until partner(s) finished the same. Jog to next corner
  • Corners 3 and 4 were Single Leg Thrusters and Apollo Ohnos
  • Jog to chapel, 25 pew dips, 1 minute wall sit, 25 pew dips, 1 minute wall sit, 25 pew dips, 1 min wall sit.
  • Jog to AO, sprint the hill, finish with a merkin ring of fire

MARY:
Insert information about any additional post-THANG work (if applicable).
COUNT-OFF & NAME-O-RAMA
5 PAX, Rainbow, Ribbed, Crablegs, Gibbler, and Music City
CIRCLE OF TRUST/BOM:
Encouraged HIMs from Galatians 1, were Paul was speaking to the Galatians who had turned from, or distorted, the gospel of Jesus.. We need not be passive and allow our culture to distort what it means to be a man, husband and father. Most importantly, we don’t want to distort the gospel of free grace and salvation through faith alone. We must FIGHT for FAITH. We cannot be passively swayed by our culture / the world.

Shut Up Legs!

THE SCENE
70 and Clear

Welcome and Disclaimer

 

THE THANG
SSH x 25 IC 4 CT
Toe Touches x 10 each leg IC 4 CT
Squats x 20 IC 4 CT
8X run across the parking lot, intensity pyramid.
After each length, 10 Merkins OYO.  (Yes Archie, this is still the warmup)

Mosey to benches at the top of Cardiac

DIG DEEPER
4 stations on the hill (#1 at the top, #4 at the bottom)
Order of operations:
1
2 1
3 2 1
4 3 2 1
All reps OYO

Station instructions:
1: 25 SSH then run down
2: 30 squats then sprint up to 1 (station 2 is halfway between hairpins)
3: 10 lunges each leg and backpedal up to 2 (station 3 is at the false bottom we’ve been using lately)
4: 30 high knees each leg and high skip up to 3 (station 4 closer to the actual bottom of the hill)

Flutters, Bicycle kicks, and leg lifts until we regroup.

DIG DEEPER – PART II
Round 2, let’s do it again.
“It never gets easier, you just go faster” – Greg LeMond
Al Gore, Plank, and bicycle kicks until we regroup.

Mosey down and up cardiac to fetch all the cones and instructions.  Mosey back to the AO

2 hill sprints to the gate, split up by Merkins OYO until we regroup

2 minutes of Boat-Canoe from Proton

COT
Count off, Name-o-rama (11 PAX)

BOM
And now some good news:
Behold the Man upon a cross, my sin upon His shoulders;
Ashamed, I hear my mocking voice call out among the scoffers.
It was my sin that held Him there until it was accomplished;
His dying breath has brought me life, I know that it is finished.
Isaiah 53:5

But he was pierced for our transgressions; he was crushed for our iniquities; upon him was the chastisement that brought us peace, and with his wounds we are healed.

MOLESKIN
They call me Frenchie and its July, when the best cyclists in the world flog themselves in the mountains of France. Today we paid them tribute.  Fitting for the day, Code Brown came flying down the hill on his bike in impressive fashion just before we kicked things off.  11 strong for a Tuesday at the Asylum. It was an honor and a privilege to lead such a strong group of men.

The Agile Bear

THE SCENE
65 and Humid!

F3 Welcome and Disclaimer

THE THANG
COP
Arm circles IC 10 reps FWD then BKWD
Cherry Pickers IC 10x (4 Ct)
American Hammers IC 20x (4 ct)
Side-straddle hops IC 20x (4 ft)

Playground Shuffle 7/7/17 (3x)
7 bench jumps, 7 derkins, 17 Big boys
7 derkins, 7 big boys, 17 bench jumps
7 bench jumps, 7 big boys, 17 derkins

 

Agile Bear
Cardiac hill-run to spot 7 burpees, bear crawl to next curve 7 burpees, run/bear crawl to top and perform 17 of 1 exercise mosey to bottom start over and do the next exercise at top
-@top of hill:
17 mountain climbers
17 side straddle hops
17 squats
17 high knees
17 bicycles

Indian Moseys back to AO

COT
Number Off and Name-O-Rama

BOM
Live each day as they come and give every adverse situation up to the Lord. We do not know what each day holds and we cannot plan for everything. Each situation and event is given to us by the Lord and he provides us strength. Live each day at peace with what is going to happen