F3 Knoxville

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The Basics…

THE SCENE
71 and overcast

Welcome & Disclaimer

 

THE THANG
COP
– SSH x30 IC
– Burpees x10 OYO
– Cherry Pickers x10 IC
– Tempo Squats x10 IC
– Burpees x10 OYO
– Arm Circles Forward x12 IC
– Arm Circles Backward x12 IC
– Burpees x10 OYO

 

Mosey to cones along the road up near the front of the Asylum
– Stop along the way and circle up for Merkins/BBS Combo…10-9-8-7-6-5

 

Countdown
Partner up.  On person performs the routine while the other jump ropes, then switch.

Routine:
Run to far cone, perform x20 reps.  Run back to first cone, perform x15 reps.  Run to the second farthest cone and perform x10 reps.  Run back to first cone perform x5 reps.

Perform 2 rounds of each of the following exercises:
– Merkins
– Dry Docks
– BBS

Mosey to hill leading up to the Asylum.

 

Jelly Legs
Start bottom of hill on the side Asylum.
R1: Hold squat position for 10 count, perform 10 squats, run hill to tree, at the top do 2 Burpees.
R2: Hold squat position for 20 count, perform 20 squats, run hill to tree, at the top do 2 Burpees.
R3: Hold squat position for 30 count, perform 30 squats, run hill to tree, at the top do 2 Burpees.
R4: Hold squat position for 40 count, perform 40 squats, run hill to tree, at the top do 2 Burpees.
R5: Hold squat position for 50 count, perform 50 squats, run hill to tree, at the top do 2 Burpees.

 

Mary
– ATMs
– 4ct Flutter Kicks x20
– Side Crunches x20 each side
– 4ct Hello Dolly x20

 

Mosey back to SP.
– ATMs

 

COT
Number Off and Name-O-Rama (21  PAX, 2 FNGs (Chip and Asylum)

 

BOM
Two Types of Commitment:
Constraint
– Constraining commitment is forced
– Feels like a stifling of our freedom

Dedication
– Dedication commitment is a choice
– Feels like an exercise of our freedom

 

The reason we tend to fall back on constraint commitments is that it places the responsibility of our commitment onto someone else.
– We want the results, but aren’t willing to shoulder the responsibility.
– I believe this give us insight into why “accountability partners/groups” so rarely work!  They are a constraint commitment.

 

I think the perfect example of this is the person of Jesus and his work on the cross.
Hebrews 12:1-2
“Therefore, since we are surrounded by so great a cloud of witnesses, let us also lay aside every weight, and sin which clings so closely, and let us run with endurance the race that is set before us, looking to Jesus, the founder and perfecter of our faith, who for the joy that was set before him endured the cross, despising the shame, and is seated at the right hand of the throne of God.”

 

What are your physical, relational and spiritual commitments?  Are they marked by constraint or dedication?

 

Submitted by Cap’n Crunch

 

Merkin Madness

Scene:  59, clear and beautiful

Welcome and Disclaimer

Warm-o-Rama

10 IC 4ct BAC

10 IC 4ct Michael Phelps

10 IC Confused Penguin

Little bit o’this, and a little bit o’ that

The THANG

5 rounds of Merkin Madness

10 diamond, 10 normal, 10 wide and Dead Bugs for rest (that’s one round)

Mosey to the boats and battle buddy up with someone you have not partnered with before. If one partner finishes before the other he matches reps until the second buddy finishes

5 light poles of 10 SSH, and 10 Merkins

5 light poles of 10 Turkish Getups, and 10 Spider-Man Merkins

5 light poles of 10 4ct Freddie Mercury, and 10 Lizard Walks

5 light poles of 10 squats, and 10 CDDs

5 light poles 10 Merkins of you choice

Ab-O-Rama

Mayberry Macerena

Floor Wipers

Reverse Crunch

Count-o-Rama

Name-o-Rama

BOM

Take a knee.  When we get knocked down, when we go through struggles and when we hit a wall what do we do, we take a knee.  We take a knee not because we are weak but because at that time we take it to Jesus.  And then we get up, no matter what we get up and we keep moving forward.

But when we can’t get up on our own?  We as men are usually told asking for help is a sign of weakness.  I don’t believe that, I think not asking for help when you need it is the sign of weakness.  A true HIM knows he can’t do everything on his own and there is a time when he needs is Father in Heaven, and his friends.  Jesus said in John 15:12-14 “My command is this, love each other.  Greater love has no one than this: to lay down one’s life for their friends.  You are my friends if you do what I command”

There is no doubt that Jesus paid the ultimate debt and gave his life for us, and I don’t think he meant for us to just give up our lives for our friends.  But it does mean we need to make sacrifices and give up our time, talent, treasures, etc, in order to be with a friend in need and left them up.  I think we can all think of a friend who might need a hand.  I encourage each of you to send them a message, give them a call, take them to lunch, and help them stand up and keep moving forward.

Prayer request for Manhattan and his family as the deal with the loss of his father-in-law.

And prayers for Bartman’s daugher, his family, and him as they prepare for his daughter’s surgery on Thursday.

Rock Blaster

Scene: 53 and clear

Welcome and Disclaimer

Warm-o-Rama

15 IC Cherry Pickers

10 IC  BAC

10 IC Merkins

The THANG

Mosey to pee rocks

Select 1 big rock, and 2 little rocks

While 2 members of the PAX complete 4 tire pulls each the rest of the PAX completes the following exercises

  • Big rock, arm curls/ overhead tri ext.  6 reps back and forth
  • Little rocks, hold one rock 90 degree, 6 rep curl 6 rep ext.
  • Big rock, press and skull crusher 6 rep press 6 rep ext
  • Little rock, moon curl, kick back 6 and 6
  • Big rock, wood choppers 6 each way
  • End of Round 1, then 10 Burpees OYO
  • Round 2 and then 20 Merkins OYO
  • Round 3 and then 10 Burpees OYO

Ab-o-Rama

Dealer’s Choice

50 LBC OYO (Swirlie)

25 IC Flutter kicks (Barney)

20 IC Macerna (Mayberry)

30 IC Box Cutters (Sparky)

Name-O-Rama

BOM

I want to challenge you all to be Meek men, Abraham Lincoln said Meekness is not weakness- it is strength under control. Christ said blessed are the meek for they shall inherit the of the earth.
 
The word meekness always has an association with domesticated animals which I’ve never been crazy about, but when I think about it, an ox hooked to the plow isn’t weak but incredibly powerful because its strength is harnessed for a particular purpose.  
Commit your way to the Lord, trust in him and he will act. There are stories about prisoners in Nazi camps who were made to move heavy boulders from one end of a field to the other, only to carry them back again, many of the men were eventually driven crazy, not by the physical toll on the body but by the futility of the task. The apostle Paul says that in the Lord your labor is not in vain.
Don’t waste your strength aimlessly pushing boulders around the prison yard. Let’s stand strong as brothers for God and see what God can do with our harnessed strength.

 

Workout + Q101

THE SCENE
55 and cloudy

Welcome, disclaimer and explanation of day (workout + Q101)

THE THANG
COP
– SSH 4ct 30x (IC)
– Squats 4ct x20 (IC)
– Dive Bombers 15x (IC)
– Reverse Lunges x10 (IC)
– Arm Circles Forward 15x (IC)
– Arm Circles Backward 15x (IC)

Partner up with Battle Buddy and line up along the curb

Grinders
1st Battle Buddy lunges to the first cone, then sprints to second cone, does 5 reps of the exercise while Battle Buddy 2 is jumping air rope.  Switch.

Each round increase by 5 reps until each man does a total of 20 reps.  Three rounds:
– Rd 1 = Ranger Merkins (hands at should width, elbows in)
– Rd 2 = BBS
– Rd 3 = Froggy Squats

Mosey to field opposite the soccer fields

Nickel and Dime Hill Runs
Battle Buddies alternate between…
– 1st Battle Buddy raccoon crawl to the base of the hill, run up the hill, back down the hill, then run backwards up the hill and do 10 fairy jumps, run around back to the start (2nd Battle Buddy alternates flutter kicks and superman swims x15 each)
– Switch

Rinse and Repeat 4x (each man 4 trips)

Pyramid of Pain
Circle up.  We are going to do the following exercises together adding an exercise each round (ending with doing all 5 together).

Exercises (x20 of each):

  1. Narrow Squats
  2. Diamond Merkins

Run up hill!

  1. BBS
  2. Reverse Lunges (each leg counts as 1)

Run up hill

  1. Dry Docks

Mosey to SP

ABS
Dealers Choice…
Woodshack – Jay Lo & Pickle Pounders in honor of Hooker’s wedding!
Zygote – Boat Canoe

COT
Number off & Name-O-Rama (37 PAX, 3 FNGs)

BOM
As iron sharpens iron, so a friend sharpens a friend (Proverb 27:17 NLV)

Notes from Q101
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
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 day light
– Size of the PAX (make thing scalable)
– Fitness levels in the PAX

Equipment needs
– Cones, light sticks, CMUs, etc.

ELEMENTS
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 it

PRACTICE
Make sure YOU can do the exercises properly

PRACTICE, OUT LOUD, THE CADENCE!

EXECUTION
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
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
– 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

– NEVER leave a man behind
– This is important when moving around the AO. If the PAX gets stretched out we loose cohesion.
– If you feel the group stretching out, circle back (i.e. wagon wheel) or stop and do a few reps of an exercise (i.e. merkins, squats, etc.)