F3 Knoxville

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Fun Facts & Strong Backs

THE SCENE: A Character-Building 32 degrees; Cold hands, warm hearts, can’t lose.
F3 WELCOME & DISCLAIMER: Welcome to F3: Fitness – Fellowship – & Faith. My name is Steam and for the next 45 minutes I will be in charge and serve as your Q. I am not a professional – you are here on your own volition and I don’y know any injuries you may or may not have so if you need to modify any of the exercises we do this morning feel free to do so for your own safety but always give 100%. This morning we will sound off loud and we will not accept anything less than 100% from ourselves and our PAX. Aye? This is the standard this morning – we will meet and exceed it for all 45 minutes.

WARM-O-RAMA:
*** “G-6: What is your favorite Thanksgiving food?” –> Ask 1 member of PAX what G-6’s favorite Thanksgiving food is.

I. Side-Straddle Hop (SSH): 20 x 4 in cadence

Repeat *** with different PAX member(s)

II. Cherry Picker: 20 x 4 in cadence

Repeat *** with different PAX member(s)

III. Baby Arm Circles: 12 x 4 forward in cadence & 12 x 4 backward in cadence

The Merkin: 15 x 10 in cadence

THA-THANG:
Mosey to WFP (World’s Fair Park) amphitheater with Flag out front (FNG Caleb carried flag)

  • PT –> take a lap around amphitheater with a battle buddy –> PT –> take a lap with a NEW battle buddy
  • Each lap –> each battle buddy shares an interesting fact about themselves
  • 4 laps & 100 reps
    • (1) The Incline Merkin: 25 x 4
      • Take a lap w/Battle Buddy around the amphitheater
      • Back to amphitheater –> ask 1 member of PAX to share the interesting fact they learned on the lap
    • (2) The Squat: 25 x 4
      • Take a lap w/new battle buddy
      • Back to amphitheater –> ask another member of PAX to share the interesting fact they learned on the lap
    • (3) The Ground Pounder: 25 x 4 (Forearm plank –> up to push up plank 1 hand @ a time –> back to elbow plank 1 hand @ a time)
      • Take a lap w/new battle buddy
      • Back to amphitheater –> ask new member of PAX to share interesting fact they learned on the lap
    • (4) The Little Baby Crunch: 25 x 4
      • Take a lap (all PAX together) –> hold @ top of amphitheater
    • BOM (Pt. 1)
      • Q asked PAX: “Why have I been asking questions all morning?
      • 3 things: Ask – Listen – Remember
        • If you know and remember who’s on your team – you’ll find that coming out here and doing this crazy thing called F3 becomes a lot more meaningful but a ton more fun. Aye? Know your PAX, the man to your left and right, they’re out here, locked and loaded at 5:30 just like you.
    • Run up by Big Ball (flag out front – Caleb) to Bridge across WFP
      • 2 columns facing across the bridge
      • Mosey across bridge –> every rectangular concrete plant holder = 10 x 4 squats
        • have different member of PAX call it in cadence each time
      • Form up in 1 line @ end of bridge (flag out front -Caleb)
    • Motivational Cadence Call Mosey Back to AO
      • (1) F3! –> PAX repeats –> Good For You! –> PAX repeats –> Good For Me! –> PAX repeats
      • (2) All Day! –> PAX repeats –> Everyday! –> PAX repeats
      • (3) 1, 2, 3! –> PAX repeats –> I Love F3! –> PAX repeats –> 4, 5, 6! –> PAX repeats –> Pickin Up Sticks! –> PAX repeats –> 7 and 8! –> PAX repeats –> F3 is Great! –> PAX repeats –> 9 and 10! –> PAX repeats –> Let’s Do It All Again! –> PAX repeats
      • Repeat # 1 – 3 at Q’s discretion
    • Arrive @ Field Across from AO –> Take The Field!
      • 150% –> your 100% is not good enough because you are better than your 100%, aye? You can do better than 100%, you have what it takes! TAKE. THIS. FIELD.
      • All out 150% sprint across the field to AO

MARY:
Caleb was the only FNG Big Ball had this morning. Putting the new guy in charge of something so sacred – the American Flag that always stays out front when we mosey and goes with us wherever we go – (I believe) helped him become more comfortable and integrated @ his first time @ F3.
COUNT-OFF & NAME-O-RAMA
PAX Count: 14 + 1 FNG
CIRCLE OF TRUST/BOM: (Pt.2)
Proverbs 11:14 –> “For lack of guidance a nation falls, but victory is won through many advisors.”

This is a call to action. When you look around at our world today – our nation is falling and it’s sad. Because there is a clear lack of guidance. we, men in F3, are called to be HIM = High Impact Men. Your nation needs you, your family needs you, your community needs you, F3 needs you. Take charge and be a leader. You are all leaders in some capacity whether you realize it or not. We found out earlier that when you know who’s on your team it’s a lot easier to embrace the suck knowing who’s beside you going through the same thing. Along with that – we are all cops. A cop is someone who upholds the law and holds others accountable to the law. Who’s the cop in your life? Who holds you accountable and helps you uphold who you were created to be? Are you a cop in anyone else’s life? I need that, we all need that. Men, great work this morning, I cannot begin to tell you what an honor it is to be out here and have the opportunity to lead and serve as your Q. You are free to lead. Take charge and make it happen.

Pray it out.
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
Big Ball Saturday Qs will be officially (re)starting in 2 weeks –>  3 December 2017

Pumpkin Carving

THE SCENE:  44 and Spooky
F3 WELCOME & DISCLAIMER
WARM-O-RAMA:
-SSH x30 IC/ Cherry Pickers x10 IC/SSH x20 IC/Imperial Walkers x12 IC/SSH x15 IC/Baby Arm Circles Forward/Reverse x10 each IC
THA-THANG

  • Mosey to TN Amphitheater Stage as a PAX and do the following together…
    • 10 Hand Release Merkins, 15 Squats, 20 BBS (take lap around Big Ball)
    • Rinse and Repeat 3 times.  on 3rd trip up sidewalk going behind the Amphitheater steps PAX must bear crawl up to top before returning to stage.
  • Mosey to Big Ball Steps…
    • 7’s with Burpees and Hand Release Merkins (Burpees at the bottom, HRM’s at top of first level of steps.
  • Mosey to Big Ball infield…
    • Partner UP with a Battle Buddy and wheelbarrow across infield to starting point (alternating who is crawling when partner is at exhaustion)

MARY:
Flutter Kicks IC x20, Hand release merkins IC x10, Hello Dolly’s x15 IC, Hand Release Merkins x7 IC, Pickle Pounders x14 IC
COUNT-OFF & NAME-O-RAMA
16 PAX & 1 FNG “Swanson”
CIRCLE OF TRUST/BOM:

Proverbs 27:12 “A prudent person foresees danger and takes precautions.  The simpleton goes blindly on and suffers the consequences.” (NLT)  Too often times I find myself being the simpleton.  Reflect throughout your day at a particular time such as lunch and pray about your day and needs/concerns so that God keeps your heart receptive to His ways.  If you want prudent results you can’t act in a manner of the simpleton!!

MOLESKIN:

ANNOUNCEMENTS:
As we were all walking to our cars Passport and myself encouraged others to sign up to Q/Co-Q!  Commit to stepping out of your comfort zones and lead by serving.

Big Ball rock stars

THE SCENE: 48* and clear, perfect weather
F3 WELCOME & DISCLAIMER
WARM-O-RAMA:

  • Side straddle hops x20 IC
  • Tempo squats x10 IC
  • Merkins on 4 count, x20 IC
  • Imperial squat walkers, x10 IC

THA-THANG:
Begin mosey away from AO, pass bottom of Big Ball and pause just before Cumberland Avenue to wait on 6.  PAX perform 20 merkins and 20 squats OYO. Continue Mosey to Church Street parking lot right next to Henley Street Bridge.  PAX pick up pet rocks for rock circuit.  PAX who start with Colt 45s bump the group ahead of them to next exercise, 4 corners of lot with exercises:

  • Colt 45s – 15 rock curls from bottom to halfway point of ROM, 15 rock curls from halfway point to top of ROM, 15 rock curls full bottom to top
  • Big boy sit ups with rock pressed in the air.  Exercise until bumped by group behind
  • Squats with rock pressed above head.  Exercise until bumped by group behind
  • ABCs – Write the letters of the alphabet with the rock.  Exercise until bumped by group behind

Rotate through all exercises twice.  Replace pet rock and recover.  Mosey across Henley Street to hill at Walnut Street, and meet at bottom of hill.  Perform Lt. Dan’s all the way up hill (1 squat, 4 lunges, 2 squats, 8 lunges, etc maintaining 1:4 ratio until you reach the top).  Recover.

Mosey back towards AO, stopping at the Big Ball for Contra Burpees (increasing number of merkins in the burpee by each repetition until you reach 10 merks in the burp).  Recover. Mosey back to AO SP.

MARY:
Box cutters x15 IC
COUNT-OFF & NAME-O-RAMA
17 PAX, 0 FNGs.  Hang Tight, Steam, Blazer, Jenner, Savannah, Manwich, Cowbell, A-Rod, Frank, Passport, Outlaw, Uncle Rico, Quarantine, Eggo, Singlet, G6, Abort
CIRCLE OF TRUST/BOM:
Workouts with F3 have been a game changer in my life.  I’ve tried doing workouts and rucks that we’ve done on my own, and there is no push and the workouts have no effect.  The men that join each morning are why I’m here.
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
Trucking to the Pount Saturday, Big Ball AO begins Saturday workouts on Saturday as well

Whirlpool

THE SCENE: Low 40’s, a bit nippy, clear
F3 WELCOME & DISCLAIMER
WARM-O-RAMA:

  • Cherry Pickers x 10
  • Tempo Squats x 10
  • Happy Jacks (5, 4 count SSH followed by 2 squat jumps) x 5 sets
  • Tempo Merkin x 10

THA-THANG:

  • Mosey to the amphitheater for whirlpool instructions.
  • Whirlpool (timed exercise ~20 min AMRAP).  5 stations around World’s Fair pond.  #1 Box jumps x 10 on amphitheater stage.  #2 Derkins  x 10 amphitheater steps.  #3 Lunge across bridge.  #4 Carolina dry docks x 10 base of convention center steps.  # 5 Pull-ups x 10 on the Big Ball!  Mosey from station to station as many laps as possible until time called.  Big boy sit ups until last group arrives.
  • Recover to crosswalk under the bridge
  • Triple Nickel.  Run from crosswalk uphill to intersection of Clinch and World’s Fair Park drive.  5 merkins at the top, then run back down.  5 merkins at the bottom.  Rinse and repeat x 5
  • Return to AO for Mary

MARY:

  • 4 count Sweat Angels x 20
  • 4 count American Hammers x 15
  • Cash out with some ATMs

COUNT-OFF & NAME-O-RAMA

16 PAX strong.  No FNG’s, but second timer George Locken  forgot his previously  given F3 name.  It was agreed to rename him Mr. Magoo.

CIRCLE OF TRUST/BOM:

  • Philippians 4:4 Rejoice in the Lord always.  Again I will say rejoice.
  • What do you rejoice in?
  • It is not in our circumstances we find joy.  Circumstances will often not allow it.  Joy resides in the Lord.

Shampoo Effect…#rinseandrepeat

THE SCENE: 60 and cool
F3 WELCOME & DISCLAIMER
WARM-O-RAMA:
Tempo Squat x10 IC, Cherry Pickers x10 IC, SSH x20 IC, Baby Arm Circles Forward/Reverse each x10 IC
THA-THANG:
Form two lines and mosey to TN Ampitheatre

Grab a battle buddy…

  • Partner A sprint the steps and do 2 burpees/Partner B does alternates between two exercises on stage til Partner A returns then alternate
  • Repeat this exercise until both Partners A/B complete 10 burpees increasing each rep of burpees by two each trip up the steps (2,4,6,810).
  • Alternate between BBS and Flutter Kicks each trip while waiting to alternate with your battle buddy
  • Repeat same sequence except do pull-ups on hand rails at top of theatre steps and alternate between squats and LBC’s on stage

Form two lines and mosey to the bridge…

In waves of three PAX to keep everyone spaced the PAX performed burpee broad jumps across the bridge and held Al Gore/Plank until every member of the PAX made it across.  (T Claps to A-Rod for going back to finish the exercise with an FNG!)

Form two lines and mosey to BB steps for Mount Merkin OYO

  • 10 merkins at bottom of steps, sprint to top of steps and compete 9 merkins.  Rinse and repeat until you count down to compleeting 1 merkins (10-1).  PAX do leg lifts until recovery.

Form two lines and mosey to SP…

  • 11’s on the benches with box jumps and dips

MARY:
Flutter Kicks x25 IC, Hello Dolly x20 IC
COUNT-OFF & NAME-O-RAMA
16 PAX and 3 FNG’s! FNG’s are: (Bilko, Heisenberg, Boo Boo)
CIRCLE OF TRUST/BOM:
Prayed as a PAX as everyone enters into the end of the week
MOLESKIN:
Great push from the PAX, good mumblechatter from Passport specifically and the FNG’s gave it all they had.  Everyone emptied the tank!