F3 Knoxville

Chasing Light Poles

THE SCENE: Upper 50s and dry
F3 WELCOME & DISCLAIMER
WARM-O-RAMA:

Some stretching and warming was accomplished.
THA-THANG:
Run to a light pole and do 10 jump squats, 10 merkins, and 3 burpees.  Run to the next light pole and do the same set of exercises, same reps.  Run to the next light pole, etc.  Once back at the first pole, do 23 SSHs on a 4 count.  Then repeat until time.  There were 19 stops per lap around the park, but we did some light poles twice because we passed them both ways.  Most of us made it to 24 light poles, but Snitch and Mouthwash made it to 27.  Potato Head had to leave early or he would have done 30 something.

Fellowship mosey back to the AO.

MARY:
We had time to do ATMs to cash out before the weekend.

COUNT-OFF & NAME-O-RAMA
9 HIMs

CIRCLE OF TRUST/BOM:

My 23rd anniversary is tomorrow.  Be nice to your wives, especially if you have kids and are busy.  Nuff said.

MOLESKIN:
Prayers were said, especially for everyone traveling for the summer.

ANNOUNCEMENTS:
Hardship Hill on Monday

“You’re Not Handsome Enough to Be Blindside” and other rude things PAX say

THE SCENE: Gagging, I mean gorgeous.
F3 WELCOME & DISCLAIMER

An unnamed, smart-mouthed PAX besmirched the good name of Krystal.

WARM-O-RAMA:
SSH, Grady Corns, Tempo Squats — All IC x12 (also known as a sackful)
THA-THANG:
A number of hot, steamy, onion-scented exercises were performed. These included:

  • Bermuda Triangle: Squats, Squat Jumps, and UGA Cheerleaders at the corners; lunge between. A sackful of each exercise. Rinse and repeat x3.
  • Bermuda Triangle: Box Cutters, BBS, and Flutter Kicks at the corners; bear crawl between. A sackful of each exercise. Rinse and repeat x3.
  • 12s (*ahem* also known as a sackful): american hammers at top of the world, step-ups at bathhouse pavalon — recover was called before finishing, because sometimes it’s wiser to stop

MARY:
Nah
COUNT-OFF & NAME-O-RAMA
12, of course
CIRCLE OF TRUST/BOM:
Do your best, pay attention to details, have a great attitude.
MOLESKIN:
There were some sad clowns playing pickleball outside of the posted hours.

Also, two HIMs who I’ve worked out with almost every week for years—who have a profession in common—just met each other today. Good reminder to break your routine every once in a while.

 

Roll & Run

THE SCENE: 69 degrees & full humidity.
F3 WELCOME & DISCLAIMER: Yes, all the things
WARM-O-RAMA:

SSH, Cherry Pickers, Windmills, Rockettes, Tempo Merkins, Sumo Squats, Tie-Fighters & X-Wings.
THA-THANG:
Started with 10 reps of Peter Parkers, a run up Baby Everest, a Man Maker at the summit and Jump Squats down Route 66.

Stopped to take a rock for Curls, OVHD Presses & Tricep Extensions (20 Reps each).

Camped out at the top of Circus Maximus with two (2) teams. One team ran, while the other team did a list of exercises. When the Team One returned from the run, they bumped Team Two to run. Team One did the exercises until Team Two returned. Rinse & repeat until the Q called recover. The runs were different, based on the role of a standard die.

The Runs:

  1. All The Way Around the Circus Maximus
  2. Don’t Step onto the Cloud
  3. Sanctuary
  4. Toilet Building
  5. Upper Parking Loop
  6. Water Cooler

The Exercises:

  • 10 – Burpees
  • 15 – Seal Jacks (4 – Count)
  • 20 – LBCs (4 – Count)
  • 15 – Peter Parkers (4 – Count)
  • 10 – Sumo Squats (4 – Count)
  • 15 – Hello Dollys (4 – Count)
  • 20 – Merkins
  • 15 – V-Ups
  • 10 – Lt. Dans
  • 15 – Gas Pumpers
  • 20 – Side Crunches (10 Each Side)
  • 15 – Boxcutters (4 – Count)
  • RINSE & REPEAT THE LIST

MARY:
No time for MARY.
COUNT-OFF & NAME-O-RAMA
We had 10 HIMs to include: Sawdust (Q), Matlock, Snitch, SlimShady, Coolio, Hands, Pacman, Rainbow, Crab-Legs & Waxjob
CIRCLE OF TRUST/BOM:
Took a reflection on a quote from Col. Jeff Cooper USMC (Ret.) that “Safety is something that happens between your ears, not something you hold in your hands.” Although this more focused on gun safety, the Q took moment to realize how sometimes we try to do everything we think God wants us to do, but don’t always stop to listen and let the Holy Spirit in to guide our actions for Him.
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
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What Happened to The Gloom?

THE SCENE: Cool, perfect Spring morning.  MINUS THE NEW LIGHTING IN THE AO!  WHERE’D THE GLOOM GO?!?!?!?!?!
F3 WELCOME & DISCLAIMER DONE.
WARM-O-RAMA:
Slow mosey to the rock pile.
THA-THANG:
At the rock pile:

  • Curls with Rock (15 reps)
  • OH Presses (15 reps)
  • Bent Over Rows (15 reps)
  • Repeat until time

At the Cul-de-sac

  • Farmer’s Carry: 2 laps around the cul-de-sac with the sandbags
  • Squats (15 reps)
  • Lunges (15 reps)
  • Until each PAX completes their Farmer’s Carry laps/until time

At the Dock

  • 15 merkins
  • 10 burpees
  • 15 dips

After the rotation, at the plaground 10 pull ups and 10 merkins, repeat

MARY:
Core stuff at the AO, Hello Dollys, Flutterkicks, LBCs, Oblique crunches

COUNT-OFF & NAME-O-RAMA
7 HIMs
CIRCLE OF TRUST/BOM:
Gratitude for the past year.  Been a blast and great time getting to know everybody.
MOLESKIN:
Seriously, thank you.  There’s been a change for the better.  It’s been great.  Gives me hope.  And really, I don’t like being able to see what I’m doing in the gloom.  We need to go back to the old lighting.  Think that’ll fly with KCP&R?
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10 Stations; Several Miles

THE SCENE: Clear and chilly morning. Meteor Shower was spotted by some

F3 WELCOME & DISCLAIMER: Done by AOQ while the Q finished laying out cardboard, I’m assuming it was done satisfactorily. 

WARM-O-RAMA:

SSH IC x15 | LBAC IC x10 each way | Cherry Pickers IC x5 | Little bit of this, a little bit of that

THA-THANG:

Start at Flagpole, 10 Stations, run inbetween, 2 laps 

Stations:

  1. Coupon Curls 30 (120)
  2. Squats 40 (160)
  3. Merkins 20 (80)
  4. Side Straddle Hops 20. (80)
  5. Imperial Walkers 40 (160)
  6. LBCs 40. (160)
  7. One Legged Mekins (alternate every 10) 20 (80)
  8. Flutter Kicks 30 (120)
  9. Freddie Mercurys 40 (160)
  10. Bobby Hurleys 20 (80)

Farmer Carry Partners:

  • One partner carries both CMUs clockwise around track
  • Other starts running counterclockwise
  • Switch when you meet
  • 2 Runs, 2 Carries

MARY:

PAX-led Mary at the Flagpole, Fellowship Mosey™ back to Shovel-Flag

COUNT-OFF & NAME-O-RAMA

15 HIMs. 4 PreRuckers. 0 FNGs

CIRCLE OF TRUST/BOM:

Hope is not a plan

ANNOUNCEMENTS:

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