F3 Knoxville

Travel the four corners

AO: the-project
Q: Mathlete
PAX: skewer, Biohack, KickFlip, OBrother, Erector, Rocket, Tom Tom, Mathlete
FNGs: None
COUNT: 8
WARMUP: Projectivators, tempo squats, grady corn, cherry pickers
THE THANG:
Four corner stations and a center pile. Do a center exercise, then go to a station. Try to complete the card.
Center
Curls x15
Tri-Extensions x15
Thrusters x10
Blockees x5
Squats
Air x30
Heavy x20
Double Heavy x10
Merkins
Hand Release x20
Derkin x20
Plyo x20
Kettlebell Swings
25 x12
35 x8
50 x6
Kettlebell Rows
25 x12
35 x8
50 x6
Sand Bag OHP
40 x12
60 x8
80 x6
Sand bag OH Throw
40 x12
60 x8
80 x6
Core Legs
Dolly Kicks x20
Box Cutters x20
Heavy Freddies x20
Big Boys
Basic x24
Heavy x16
WWIII x12
MARY: No time
ANNOUNCEMENTS: GTE prep event, Christmas party, RoCo Launch
COT:
Phillipians 2:5-11
5 In your relationships with one another, have the same mindset as Christ Jesus:
6 Who, being in very nature[a] God,
did not consider equality with God something to be used to his own advantage;
7 rather, he made himself nothing
by taking the very nature[b] of a servant,
being made in human likeness.
8 And being found in appearance as a man,
he humbled himself
by becoming obedient to death—
even death on a cross!
9 Therefore God exalted him to the highest place
and gave him the name that is above every name,
10 that at the name of Jesus every knee should bow,
in heaven and on earth and under the earth,
11 and every tongue acknowledge that Jesus Christ is Lord,
to the glory of God the Father.

Christmas is coming and as we enter the season of preparation I think it is good to bring to mind its deep significance.
Born – Died – Raised or incarnation – crucifixion – resurrection
Christmas remembers the first of these, the incarnation, and I think sometimes we don’t see its significance to salvation. God comes down to us. He made the move.
This is a deep thread, when the high comes down to the low. It resonates. When the officer eats last, when the general leads the charge. When a father breaks his back to provide or a mother starves to feed her children.
CS Lewis makes much of this in his writing. God’s descent into the human form forever transforms it.

mosey with some legs and core

AO: the-farm
Q: skewer
PAX: Aladdin, Goat Dish, Choir Boy, skewer
FNGs: None
COUNT: 4

WARMUP:
some roll the dice and got 20 burpees
THE THANG:
20 squat
then a mosey. then a minute al gore. then mosey for 4 reps of Mega man’s.
then leg Lunges up some stairs from the soccer field to the playground.
then heel walks to playground and back to stairs.
mosey, Zebra kicks, high knees, then side shuffle. to the flag
MARY:
Thunderstruck.
core
5 captain thors
the PAX led different core exercises
ANNOUNCEMENTS: none
COT: 2 peter1:5-9
Peter reminds us to exercise our spiritual muscles to be a better example of Christ.
Challenge take some time this week to meditate on these verses.

Flag Handoff to Slappy

AO: shamrock
Q: Betty
PAX: Oscar Meyer, Base Salary, Glamper, Nadia (Aaron Jacques), skewer, Jardet, Band Camp, Dumpster Dive, Curveball, Honeydew, Steam, Skidmark, Waxjob, Rocket, Anchorman, Stitch, KickFlip, Toretto, Mathlete, The Situation, Mermaid, Free Fall (Justin Whitaker), Nacho Libre, Tailhook, Econoline, 5K, slappy, Guardrail, Commission, OBrother, Voodoo, Baby Boomer, Eliza, Ribbed, Betty, Dragon Slayer, Thunder
FNGs: None
COUNT: 37
Disclaimer given
WARMUP:
SSH,Merkins,Squats,Curtsey Lunges, Cherry Pickers
THE THANG:
Mosey to baseball hill and complete 11’s
Monkey humpers at the top of the hill
Iron Mikes at the bottom
Mosey to the big parking lot with a bernie in the mix and complete the below:
Hub and Spoke Workout
Hub is 5 burpees

Spoke 1- 50 SSH
Hub
Spoke 2-50 Shoulder taps
Hub
Spoke 3-50 Freddy Mercury’s
Hub
Spoke 4- 25 Imperial Walkers
Hub
Spoke 5- 20 Lunges (10 each leg)
Hub .
Spoke 6- 25 Merkins

After we finished this we made out way to the FIA parking lot where we completed a shoulder burning exercise consisting of Merkins, Shoulder Taps and Plank jacks without dropping our knees
Mosey to the straightaway back to the AO and did a series of bear crawls and lunges
Back to flag in enough time for 1 burpee
MARY:
None
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
COT:
This was a very special day as we passed the shovel flag off to a new leader, Slappy! It is going to be extremely exciting to see what he does in the role and how Shamrock is going to thrive under his leadership.

We have all heard the quote, “Strong men create good time, good times creat weak men, weak men create bad times, bad times create strong men.” I head some commentary on this quote from Nick Freitas on this and says, “Bad times don’t create strong men, strong men are made by the influence of other strong men.” He goes on to talk about how strong men are there through good times and bad, but in the bad times, strong men are once again appreciated for what they contribute to society.
I instantly thought of F3 and the group of strong men that I have the privilege of working out beside every morning. All of you have made me a stronger man in all areas of my life and I am thankful for every one of you.

A walk in the park

AO: shamruck
Q: Mermaid
PAX: Betty, Eliza, Curry, Baby Boomer, Bed Wetter, Mermaid, Steam, Swifty, The Situation, Toretto, skewer, Tailhook, Erector, Shrubbery, Honeydew, Nadia (Aaron Jacques), Anchorman, Skidmark, Photograph
FNGs: 1 Photograph
COUNT: 19
Simple out and back ruck with 12 of us.
Tailhook had a solo workout going
Skidmark was doing IPC Week 2 on his own
Runners knocking out a 10k were Erector, Shrubbery, Nadia, Anchorman, & Honeydo

The COT was short and sweet. A verse from the Beatitudes in Matthew 5:5 Blessed are the meek, for they will inherit the earth. (NIV) Or translated another way, Happy are people who are humble, because they will inherit the earth. (CEB)

All that to say, this is a behavior of Jesus, and modeling his role should be a goal for all of us.

taste the grit

AO: the-project
Q: skewer
PAX: skewer, Biohack (Andrew Ditmer), Mathlete (Jacob Platfoot), Tom Tom (Peter Thies), Windex, Mermaid (Bradley Roberts), slappy (Nathan Evers), Ocho (Matt Hudson), Comfort Zone (Colin Courtney), Baby Boomer (Norm Vaughn), 0
FNGs: 1 0
COUNT: 10

WARMUP:
>10 Imperial squakers
>10 tempo merkins
>10 Lunges

THE THANG:
Dora
. 200 merkins/squats one PAX ran quarter mile, while the other did the exercise.
.150 big boys/dips : The PAX did 25 of each exercise together then did 5 leg raises.
.75 pull-ups/Lunges
MARY:
Thunderstruck for 4 minutes and 1 minute of Cherry pickers
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
IronPAX this month
COT:
in life we have obstacles we will face. we have to get down and face the grit knowing that God is giving us a living hope.

Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ! According to his great mercy, he has caused us to be born again to a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead, to an inheritance that is imperishable, undefiled, and unfading, kept in heaven for you,
1 Peter 1:3‭-‬4 ESV
bible.com/bible/59/1pe.1.3-4.ESV