F3 Knoxville

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Short Circuit at JUCO

THE SCENE: 40*, drizzly
F3 WELCOME & DISCLAIMER  – Yup
WARM-O-RAMA:
10 Cherry Pickers, 10 Rockettes, 10 Overhead Claps, 10 Tempo Merkins
THA-THANG:
Mosey to the courtyard for a round of 11’s with incline merkins and box squats. Jump over the brick wall in between sets.

Mosey to the brick pile.

Circuit training: 5 stations of exercises to be performed as a circuit with a lap around the retention wall after each station. The stations were:

  • 15 – Over-the-Shoulder Sandbag Toss (50lbs and 40lbs options)
  • 10 – Burpees
  • 25 – CMU Rows
  • 15 – CMU Swings
  • 25 – CMU Curls

We completed approximately 3-4 circuits before heading back to the AO. Kudos to Bagger for taking the initiative to carry the sandbags the 1/2 mile back to the AO.

MARY:
20 – Flutter Kicks (Erector)
COUNT-OFF & NAME-O-RAMA
13 HIMs came out on hump day
CIRCLE OF TRUST/BOM:

“If you pray for rain, take an umbrella.”

This phrase has always stuck with me when I consider the things I pray for. If you’re going to ask for God to intervene in your life, you need to have faith that He will do so. Our faith is manifested in the belief that God will answer our prayers. Ezra is a great example of this principle. When Ezra made plans to travel from Babylon back to Jerusalem he refused an escort from the King. He knew he would be traveling a long distance through hostile land, but he insisted that he did not need an escort because he had prayed to God for protection. Ezra had faith that God would answer his prayer and he acted on this faith. The next time you pray, don’t forget to take your umbrella.

MOLESKIN:
Shoutout to Bagger and Judge Judy for joining me on the pre-ruck and to Erector for knocking out a pre-run. We’d love to grow the pre-ruck/pre-run group. Come on out at 4:45 for some extra credit.
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
Bring snacks this week and next for the kids at the Wesley House.

The new Oak Ridge AO is set to start up on February 5th and will be on Tuesdays. Contact Erector if you are interested.

Club Fity

THE SCENE: Dang Cold
F3 WELCOME & DISCLAIMER .
WARM-O-RAMA:
Mosey to CMU pile. Throw in a few burpees on the way.
THA-THANG: Cluby Fity
50×50:  So the original plan was to do 50 reps of 50 exercises in celebration of my turning 50. However, I thought, hey that might take awhile. So I tried it on Saturday. Well it’s Tuesday and I’m just now getting over how soar it made me. It took 2 hours and 22 minutes to complete.  So for tomorrows workout we’ll probably do 20 reps of the 50 exercises and skip the warm-o-rama and mary.

1. Crunches
2. Merkins
3. Squats
4. Dolly Partons
5. Push Press
6. Iron Mikes
7. Flutter Kicks
8. Curls
9. Calf Raises
10. Star Crunches
11. Burpees
12. Corus Line
13. Side Crunches
14. Tricept lifts
15. Bobby Hurleys
16. Leg Lifts
17. Carolina Dry docks
18. Sumo Squats
19. Scissor Kicks
20. Rows
21. High Knees
22. Rainbow drops
23. Shoulder Taps
24. Side Lunges
25. Toe touch on six.
26. Bench Press
27. Thrusters
28. Crabets
29. Peter Parkers
30. Squat Jumps
31. Bicycles
32. Plank + rotate arms to sky – alternate
33. Heel Touches
34. Monkey Humpers
35. Donkey Kicks
36. American Hammers
37. Side Straddle Hops
38. Derkins
39. WWII Sit ups (straight leg Big boys)
40 Plank reverse leg lift
41. Travolta Plank
42. Imperial Walkers
43. Mountain Climbers
44. Pull overs on 6.
45. Supermans
46. Stairs
47. Diamond push ups
48. Swimmers
49. Overhead squats
50. Plank walk over block side to side

We ran out of time at #43. So next time do less reps.

CIRCLE OF TRUST/BOM:
We are depenent on God for every breath and heart beat.  Cherrish them!!
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
Hardship hill comin up.

Levels of Burpin’ Bernie

THE SCENE: 40ish and damp, just about perfect.
F3 WELCOME & DISCLAIMER
WARM-O-RAMA:

  • 10-Cherry Pickers
  • 10 – Windmills
  • 15 – lbac forward/backward
  • 15 – Tempo Merkins
  • 20 – Tempo Squats

THA-THANG:
Mosey to rails. Battle buddy up and knock out 100 inverted rows as a team while one HIM runs down in back in the parking lot before relieving battle buddy.

Mosey to the large parking lot on East side of campus.

Burpin’ Bernies

The large parking lot has 10 parking rows. Starting on the West side of the parking lot, run to the first row (Level 1) and perform 1 burpee, Bernie back to the start and perform the level 1 exercise, run to the second row (Level 2) and perform 2 burpees, Bernie back to the start and perform the level 2 exercise. Complete until finished with level 10.

  1. 10 – Carolina Dry Docks
  2. 20 – Monkey Humpers
  3. 30 – Plank Dips
  4. 40 – Merkins
  5. 50 – Smurf Jacks
  6. 60 – Flutter Kicks
  7. 70 – Shoulder Taps
  8. 80 – Air Squats
  9. 90 – Freddie Mercuries
  10. 100 – Side Straddle Hops

In total there were 550 reps of the level exercises and 55 burpees. We ran 3/4 mile forwards and 3/4 mile backwards. Shoutout to Erector, Judge Judy, and Trolley for making it all the way to level 10!

MARY:
No time. Arrived at AO with two minutes to spare.

COUNT-OFF & NAME-O-RAMA
18 HIMs came out to support me for my first VQ! Love the JUCO PAX and their enthusiasm.

CIRCLE OF TRUST/BOM:
Don’t allow yourself to become complacent. It’s obvious that no one here is complacent with their physical self as we are all here to grow and push ourselves to the next level. It’s important that we apply that same desire to grow in all areas of our lives. Christ addressed the church in Laodicea in Revelation 3 saying, “‘I know your works: you are neither cold nor hot. Would that you were either cold or hot! So, because you are lukewarm, and neither hot nor cold, I will spit you out of my mouth.” The church had become complacent with where they were spiritually and Christ reprimanded them for it. Let’s strive to be passionate about all that we do. To push ourselves to the next level physically, spiritually, and mentally. 

MOLESKIN:

Shoutout to Erector for knocking out a long pre-run and to Bagger and Judge Judy for joining me in the pre-ruck.

ANNOUNCEMENTS:
Bring snacks on Wednesday and Friday for the kids at the Wesley House.

Elevation Training

THE SCENE: 38 degrees and clear skies!
F3 WELCOME & DISCLAIMER
WARM-O-RAMA:

SSH (IC) x 20, Imperial Walkers (IC) x 10, Moroccan Night Club (IC) x 10, Cherry Pickers (IC) x 10, Tempo Squats (IC) x 10, Tempo Merkins (IC) x 10, Box Cutters (IC) x 10

THA-THANG:

Mosey to Jucomanjaro.  Ascend Jucomanjaro stopping for PT along with the way.

PT# 1

  • 10 Burpees, 20 Tempo Squats (IC), Lunges (10 each leg), 15 Hello Dolly (IC), 40 LBCs

PT# 2

  • 20 Merkins, 20 Big Boys, 20 Flutter Kicks (IC), 50 Mtn Climbers, 20 Shoulder Taps

PT# 3

  • 10 Burpees, 20 Tempo Squats (IC), Side Lunges (10 each leg), 15 Freddie Mercury’s (IC), 15 SSH (IC)

PT# 4

  • 20 Merkins, 20 Big Boys, 20 Flutter Kicks (IC), 50 Mtn Climbers, 20 Shoulder Taps

PT# 5

  • 10 Burpees, 20 Tempo Squats (IC), Lunges (10 each leg), Side Lunges (10 each leg), 20 Big Boys

Mosey back to AO

MARY:

20 Tempo Squats (IC), 10 American Hammers (IC), Captain Thor made it 4/16, 20 Merkins

COUNT-OFF & NAME-O-RAMA:  12 HIMs killed it today! Bonus points to Judge Judy, Doubtfire and Spotter for joining me on PreRuck!

CIRCLE OF TRUST/BOM:

“Man Plans, and God Laughs.”  This was a saying my wife shared with me when we were discussing 2018 and everything that transpired this past year.  2018 was an exciting and stressful year for us with many things happening personally and professionally.  We are both meticulous planners and like to have everything in order.  With my job situation, we have been reminded that just because you want something to happen a certain way, that doesn’t necessarily mean that is how it is supposed to happen.  You have to have faith that everything happens for a reason and it will work out appropriately.

Proverbs 19:21 – Many are the plans in a person’s heart, but it is the Lord’s purpose that prevails.
MOLESKIN: Prayers for Pink Eyes father as he deals with cancer

ANNOUNCEMENTS: Judge Judy on Q this Friday!  Come out and support him at JUCO!

JUCO Birthday Q

THE SCENE: JUCO AO, comfortable low 40’s temp
F3 WELCOME & DISCLAIMER
WARM-O-RAMA:
15 SSH, 10 Peter Parker, 15 mountain climbers, 10 Tempo Merkins, 15 Moroccan Night Club, 10 tempo squat, 10 windmill
THA-THANG:

Mosey toward the grassy hill (Bartman, what was it called again?) near the maintenance building for some hill work.  Starting from the opposite side of the road:

  • 20 merkins at the bottom
  • bear crawl to the edge of the hill and run up the hill
  • 20 squats at the top and mosey down
  • Repeat and then mary until the 6 is done
  • Do 2 more rounds with diamond merkins and sumo squats as the exercises.
  • One more round with 10 burpees at the bottom and 10 lunges each leg at the top

Mosey to the hand rails on the edge of campus for some more fun.

  • 20 lunges, run to the edge of the parking lot and back
  • 10 burpees, run to the edge of the parking lot and back
  • 10 supine pull-ups, run to the edge of the parking lot and back
  • Mary until the 6 is done
  • 20 box jumps, run to the edge of the parking lot and back
  • 20 dips, run to the edge of the parking lot and back
  • 15 supine pull-ups, run to the edge of the parking lot and back
  • Mosey back to shovel flag
    MARY:
    Circle up for some ring of fire hand clap merkins.  All PAX hold plank as each person completes 1 merkin around the circle, then 2 hand clap merkins, and then 5 hand clamp merkins all together.
    COUNT-OFF & NAME-O-RAMA
    20 PAX at the AO this morning!
    CIRCLE OF TRUST/BOM:
    Lead by example.  I have had similar WORDs before, but this one seems to stay on my mind a lot.  Raising kids can be difficult especially considering the impact that we have on them with the way we act in our lives.  Arguing is a big topic in the Erector household with my 6 year old boy right now.  I caught myself yesterday telling him to stop arguing to which he responded “I am not arguing” and then I said “Yes you are!”.  What did I just do?  I argued about him arguing.  So there I go leading by showing my son how to argue.  Sort of the opposite affect that YHC intended.  Remember how impactful you can be with even the small things in your day-to-day.  Do your best to lead by example and look to Jesus as the ultimate example to follow in life.
    MOLESKIN:
    What a way to start off my birthday surrounded by a great group of HIMs early in the morning!  Thanks to all who attended.  See you in the gloom!
    ANNOUNCEMENTS:
  • None today (forgot to ask!)