F3 Knoxville

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This loop is looking familiar

THE SCENE: Low 40’s and clear
F3 WELCOME & DISCLAIMER
WARM-O-RAMA:

  • 2 laps around the parking lot
  • SSH IC x 20
  • Tempo Squats IC x 10
  • Baby Arm Circles (Forward/Reverse) IC x 12
  • Cherry Pickers IC x 10
  • Merkins IC x 10

THA-THANG:

Moseyed to the oval parking lot for some laps. 4 stops along each loop, each with an assigned exercise. Complete 20 reps of each exercise, then run to the next stop.

Lap 1:

  1. Merkins
  2. Wide Merkins
  3. Narrow Merkins
  4. Carolina Dry Docks

Lap 2:

  1. Squats
  2. Lunges
  3. Jump Squats
  4. Iron Mikes

Lap 3:

  1. Flutter Kicks (4 ct)
  2. American Hammers (4 ct)
  3. Hello Dollies (4 ct)
  4. LBC’s

Rinse and repeat. We managed 9 total laps, so completed each of the exercises 3 times.

MARY:
No time for Mary

COUNT-OFF & NAME-O-RAMA
25 HIMs including 3 FNG’s; welcome to Burgundy, Scrum, and Flo

CIRCLE OF TRUST/BOM:

It seems like the last few weeks have been filled with story after story of tragic accidents and loss of life. It’s easy to get caught up in our own lives and worry about the “stresses of tomorrow” – discounting the blessings of today by worrying about what we may face tomorrow. However, we aren’t guaranteed tomorrow. Worrying about tomorrow doesn’t take away those troubles; it simply steals the joy from today.

I’m terrible about taking today for granted and worrying about what tomorrow may bring. It’s usually when I’m confronted with a story about tragic loss of life that makes me momentarily realize how precious today really is. I use the word “momentarily” because it typically lasts for a day or so and then I’m right back to worrying about tomorrow.

Let’s celebrate the blessings of today.

Persistence

THE SCENE: 42 degrees and cool.  Perfect weather

WARM-O-RAMA:

  • imperial squat walkers
  • baby arm circles forward and backwards
  • cherry pickers
  • SSH

THA-THANG:

  • 20 merkins and 20 squats w/2 burpees in the middle between each exercise.  Decrease by 2 exercises after each round.
  • 20 table rows and 20 flutter kicks – decreasing by 2 at each round
  • merkin/bear crawl across parking lot
  • Dry Docks and then hill run

COUNT-OFF & NAME-O-RAMA

CIRCLE OF TRUST/BOM:
“Nothing in this world can take the place of persistence. Talent will not: nothing is more common than unsuccessful men with talent. Genius will not; unrewarded genius is almost a proverb. Education will not: the world is full of educated derelicts. Persistence and determination alone are omnipotent.”  Calvin Coolidge

ANNOUNCEMENTS:
Cheat Sheet Granny and daughter. Ben who lost his wife. G-6 son

20 Tips (& exercises) for a Positive New Year!

THE SCENE: 40 and beautiful!
F3 WELCOME & DISCLAIMER
WARM-O-RAMA:

  • Mosey to flag
  • Cherry Pickers (IC) 4 CT X 10
  • Baby Arm Circles Forward/Backward X 10 followed by Michael Phelps
  • Side Straddle Hop (IC)
  • Tempo Squats (IC)
  • Tempo Merkins (IC)
  • Mosey

THA-THANG:

11s

  • 11s with pushups at the AO & pullups on the monkey bars
  • Mosey

Splash pad

  • 3 X 15 of box jumps/step ups & dips
  • mosey

Loop

  • 10 burpees & 20 squats by the AO
  • run a ½ lap
  • 20 CMU presses & 20 curls by the tennis courts
  • Run a ½ lap
  • Rinse & repeat (PAQ ranged from 5-8 laps)

MARY:

  • Flutterkicks X 20 (IC)
  • American Hammers X 25 (IC) – Detention led
  • Peter Parker combo led by Proton

COUNT-OFF & NAME-O-RAMA

Abacus, Bagger, Bypass, Detention, Farva, Hot Tub, Jail Bait, Proton, Smalls, Umbro and Booster

CIRCLE OF TRUST/BOM:

I follow Jon Gordon, an author, on Twitter (@jongordon11).  Every day, he posts positive messages.  He released 20 Tips for a Positive New Year and I love it!  Please take a moment to read his words and see what you might be able to apply to your personal life.  Some of these are common sense but many I take for granted!

20 Tips for a Positive New Year

1. Stay Positive. You can listen to the cynics and doubters and believe that success is impossible or you can trust that with faith and an optimistic attitude all things are possible.

2. Take a daily “Thank You Walk.” You can’t be stressed and thankful at the same time. Feel blessed and you won’t be stressed.

3. Eat more foods that grow on trees and plants and less foods manufactured in plants.

4. Talk to yourself instead of listen to yourself. Instead of listening to your complaints, fears and doubts, talk to yourself with words of truth and encouragement.

5. Post a sign that says “No Energy Vampires Allowed.” Gandhi said, “I will not let anyone walk through my mind with their dirty feet.” Watch This.

6. Be a Positive Team Member. Being positive doesn’t just make you better, it makes everyone around you better.

7. Don’t chase success. Decide to make a difference and success will find you. [ Tweet This ]

8. Get more sleep. You can’t replace sleep with a double latte.

9. Don’t waste your precious energy on gossip, energy vampires, issues of the past, negative thoughts or things you cannot control.

10. Look for opportunities to Love, Serve and Care. You don’t have to be great to serve but you have to serve to be great.

11. Live your purpose. Remember why you do what you do. We don’t get burned out because of what we do. We get burned out because we forget why we do it.

12. Remember, there’s no such thing as an overnight success. Love the process and you’ll love what the process produces.

13. Trust that everything happens for a reason and expect good things to come out of challenging experiences.

14. Implement the No Complaining Rule. If you are complaining, you’re not leading.

15. Read more books than you did in 2018. I happen to know of a few good ones. : )

16. Don’t seek happiness. Instead live with love, passion and purpose and happiness will find you.

17. Focus on “Get to” vs “Have to.” Each day focus on what you get to do, not what you have to do. Life is a gift not an obligation.

20 Tips for a Positive New year in 201918. The next time you “fail” remember that it’s not meant to define you. It’s meant to refine you.

19. Smile and laugh more. They are natural anti-depressants.

20. Enjoy the ride. You only have one ride through life so make the most of it and enjoy it.

 

MOLESKIN:

The Equalizer is a great venue and I look forward to coming back again

ANNOUNCEMENTS:

  • Monthly Challenge – Post, bring a friend, recruit a former F3 HIM
  • Hardship Hill is May 18 – Sign Up!!!

Iron Sharpens Iron

THE SCENE: damp but just about perfect temp!
F3 WELCOME & DISCLAIMER – certainly not a professional

WARM-O-RAMA:
– 20 Big Boy Sit-ups – oyo
– 20 tempo squats – ic
– 10 tempo Merkins – ic
– 30 Side straddle hops – 4-count ic
THA-THANG:
mosey to base of the big ball

4 circuits with one lap around the pond between each circuit. Everything completed with a Battle Buddy.

Circuit 1
– 50 squats
– 40 Merkins
– 30 shoulder taps (Left, Right = 1)
– 20 dips
– 10 squats with knee lift to elbow (Left, Right = 1)

Circuit 2
– 50 burpees
– 40 reverse lunge with twist (20 each side)
– 30 Cross Body Mountain Climbers (Left, Right = 1)
– 20 high knees
– 10 inchworm Merkins

Circuit 3
– 50 jump squats
– 40 Ranger Merkins
– 30 bicycle crunches (Left, Right = 1)
– 20 superman flies
– 10 donkey kicks (Left, Right = 1)

Circuit 4
– 50 alternating scissor jumps
– 40 wide squats with heel raise
– 30 Plank knees to elbows (Left, Right = 1)
– 20 single leg deadlift (touch the ground/10 each side)
– 10 clams

MARY:
no time for miss mary
COUNT-OFF & NAME-O-RAMA

CIRCLE OF TRUST/BOM:

the 2 reasons that i continue to return to F3 are the ideas of 1)no man is left behind, yet no man is left where they were found, and 2)Iron Sharpens Iron. I have never felt “put down” for how out of shape I was/am at F3, only encouraged to keep going and to get better. We do a good job of sharpening each other physically, my challenge is to shift that in to our every day life. We did every exercise with a battle buddy this morning, we need battle buddies in our relationships, our workplace, in ever day decisions. We so often isolate ourselves; lets break out of that isolation in 2019!

Pyramid scheme

THE SCENE: 41 and colder than I expected
F3 WELCOME & DISCLAIMER

yep
WARM-O-RAMA:

1burp

Imperial walkers x10/4ct

2 burp

Squats x10/4ct

3 burp 

Imperial squat walkers x10/4ct

4 burps

Mtn climbers x 10 4ct

5 burps 

Bobby Hurley’s x 10

4 burps 

Merkins x 10 /4ct

3 burps 

Lbcs x 10 / 4ct

2 burps

Monkey Humpers x 10 /4ct

1 burp 

THA-THANG:
Indian run to lower parking lot behind the baseball fields

pyramid laps

  • Partner up with like speed
  • Run opposite directions
  • Every time you meet , do the following exercises in reps of 25 except burpees. 10 burps
  • Lap 1 Merkins
  • lap 2 merkins, LBC
  • LAP 3 merkins, lbc, mtn climbers
  • lap 4 merkins, lbc,mtn climbers, Bobby Hurley
  • lap 5 merkins lbc mtn climbers Bobby Hurley and burpees
  • lap 6 lbc, mtn climbers , Bobby Hurley’s , burpees
  • lap 7 mtn climbers , Bobby Hurley , burpees
  • lap 8 Bobby Hurley’s , burps
  • lap 9 burps
  • lap 10 victory lap
  • mosey back reverse Indian run to AO

MARY:
Line up on the line ! We got a sneak peek of 2 events for the Olympics this weekend. Shuttle run and triple burpee broad jump . Shuttle run x 2  and one time doing triple burpees broad jump

COUNT-OFF & NAME-O-RAMA
25 pax
CIRCLE OF TRUST/BOM:
Leadership involves surrounding yourself with good positive people . With out this, you cannot have success.
MOLESKIN:
As I wrapped up my first season as a HEAD COACH , I realized quickly I can’t do it alone. Expecting to lead alone is nearly impossible. A true leader will surround himself or herself with positive people ready to help. It’s just what I had in my first season of being a head coach for 2 of my sons flag football teams. I had a lot of expectations of myself to “run the show” but quickly realized , I am screwed doing it all alone. I had dads stepping up ready to help as assistant coaches. It was much needed and with all the help, our teams had a successful season ! The success was not winning the games but just having fun with the kids! To sum it up, we are born to lead but we can’t do it alone !

Einstein “ stay away from negative people, the find a problem to every solution” . As you lead, make sure you surround yourself with positive people !

Aye!
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
F3 brolympics coming this weekend!!