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Kraken of the Fountain

December 29, 2018 Snorkel

THE SCENE: Mid-low 40’s, overcast.
F3 WELCOME & DISCLAIMER
WARM-O-RAMA:
Tempo squats x 10 IC
1 burpee
Squats x 10 4-count IC
2 burpee
Squat touch jumps x 10
3 burpee
Tempo merkins
4 burpee
Merkins x 10 4-count IC
5 burpee
Clap merkins x 10
6 burpee
THA-THANG:
Kraken of the fountain
2 different sets of exercises to alternate each round:
First round
1. Merkins 2. Squat touch jumps 3. Mt climbers 4. Burpee 5. Lunge 6. V-up 7. Diamond merkin 8. Split squat
Second round
1. Dry dock 2. Squat 3. Ww2 sit-up 4. Derkin 5. Deadlift touch 6. BBS 7. Door frame pulls 8. Plank jack
Most of us got 3-4 laps around.
Sprints across the field x 7 with 20 LBCs at the end of each.
MARY:
Side v-ups 15 each side
Hello angel x 15 4-count IC
Repeat x 2
40 seconds of LBC
COUNT-OFF & NAME-O-RAMA
10 men woke and slayed the kraken of the fountain. Welcome to Huey from Rwanda!
CIRCLE OF TRUST/BOM:
Only those who risk going too far can possibly find out how far one can go – T.S. Eliot

This is my mantra for 2019. I want to push myself way past my comfort level and break that voice in my brain that tells me to stop. This is mostly about physical endurance for me but if I can break through that wall in my brain I see it bleeding over into work and relationships. At work I want to push myself to be the most productive I can be in my time there. With my wife I want to push my vulnerability to her past my comfort level to the point we are one person in mind.
MOLESKIN:
ANNOUNCEMENTS:

Sunrise at the Sunsphere

November 19, 2018 Soot

THE SCENE: Calm, cool morning
F3 WELCOME & DISCLAIMER

THA-THANG:

Kiss My Grits throughout the entire beatdown (5 8-count Merkins every time a PAX calls out another PAX with “Kiss My Grits”)

Lunges to the Big Ball

Big Ball Pull-ups
Burpees at the top of the stairs

Lunges back to AO

Partner Shoulder Presses and Lat Raises

Cobras and Overhead Arms Claps

‘Round the Fountains

Lunges, Bear Crawls, Crab Walks, Side Lunges

COUNT-OFF & NAME-O-RAMA
16 PAX
CIRCLE OF TRUST/BOM:
Thanks for letting me come back and lead a beatdown! Explore F3 outside of Knoxville if you get the chance. Learn something from other cities and try to leave some Knoxville flavor as well.

Rise Up to Fall Back

August 16, 2018 Soot

THE SCENE: Cool and Dark… and a little grassy
WARM-O-RAMA:
Side-Straddle-Hops, Baby Arm Circles, Arm Stretches, Cherry Pickers, Windmills, 8-Count Merkins
THA-THANG:
Ring-of-Fire Merkins to 7

Buddy Bear Crawls (2x per PAX) + 25 Squats (4x)

Descending Sprint + Burpee Cardio Ladder

Tunnel of Love (2x)

MARY:
Row, Row, Row your boat (and canoe)
COUNT-OFF & NAME-O-RAMA
16 PAX
CIRCLE OF TRUST/BOM:
Train your body, mind, and soul! You always fall back to the level of your training, so rise up and get better!

Old Miss Lucy’s dead and gone

August 8, 2018 Swanson

THE SCENE: The air was thick!
F3 WELCOME & DISCLAIMER: Nope, not a professional

WARM-O-RAMA:
Stretching feels so good.

THA-THANG:
Mosey to “painted steps” for 10 minute circuit of:

bear crawl down steps
forward lunge, side lunge, other side lunge, backward lunge (light pole to light pole)
80%-90% run up the ramp
R&R

Mosey to parking lot towards the Tn River

select a coupon (challenge yourself)
squat to the lyrics of “Flower” (Moby)

Mosey to greenway along TN River

stop at every third light pole alternating between 10 merkins and 10 squats

Mosey back to AO

MARY:
This was my VQ – step up and lead if you have not done so!

COUNT-OFF & NAME-O-RAMA
including 1 FNG – Gesundheit
CIRCLE OF TRUST/BOM:
Run wild. To risk everything. To hold nothing back.
To lay it all on the line: your reputation, your success, your comfort.
It’s that moment when fear is overcome by faith. Live free.
It’s not the liberty to do whatever you want whenever and wherever you want,
But rather it’s living in accordance with the author of humanity
And finding freedom by connecting with the creator who conceived you.
Let the light flood into your eyes for the first time.
Feeling the blood course through your veins, finding the truest version of yourself
By knowing the one who knows you even better than you know yourself.
Love strong. Because you were first loved. Because without love we all perish.
Because the earth and the stars can and will pass away, but love, love will always remain.

from”Oh God Forgive Us” by For King and Country

ANNOUNCEMENTS:
Make sure to attend 3rd F this Saturday and the CSAUP on the 25th at the truck stop!

Rock Doras

August 3, 2018 Kentucky

THE SCENE: 20 degrees (in Kentucky units) and damp.

F3 WELCOME & DISCLAIMER:
Did that. Especially the disclaimer for the VQ.

WARM-O-RAMA:
25 SSH – IC
20 Rockette – IC
10+10 Baby Arm Circles – IC
10 Cherry Picker – IC
20 Squats – IC
Mosey to Light poles then alternate Mosey/Exercise up the hill so…
Mosey to next lightpole
Butt Kickers to next
Mosey…
High Knees…
Mosey…
Skip…
Mosey…
Bear Crawl…
then Mosey to top
(plank till 6 up)

THA-THANG:
Grab a BB Mosey to Rock Pile. Wagon wheel for 6.

Take a rock and do some Doras. While PAX1 does the exercise, PAX2 runs to Asylum steps and back. Count up to a cumulative:

100 behind head (tricep) curl
100 up and out
200 squats
200 curl
200 rows

Mosey to stop sign (Al Gore for 6). Complete the following buddy/partner exercises:

10 Hand Release Merkins (high-5 buddy with chest on the ground)
20 Big Boys (sit up and patacake with buddy)
30 Dolly Partners (Lie side by side, do Hello Dolly and tap feet)

Mosey to AO.

MARY:
Just a minute left for Boat-Canoe-Catamaran with some Paddling in cadence thrown in.

COUNT-OFF & NAME-O-RAMA
29 PAX including one FNG – T-bone.
CIRCLE OF TRUST/BOM:
When I’m with my kids I often blurt out the risk I see them taking – “don’t fall off that wall”, “don’t spill that drink”. Telling someone not to fall makes them think about falling and usually leads to them doing the very thing I don’t want to happen. Instead, to foster a Growth Mindset I should tell them the Mitigation – that thing they can positively do to protect themselves – “Watch where you are putting your feet”, “Carry your drink carefully”.

As HIMs we should try to affect the people around us positively and help them to get better by telling them the mitigation, not make them focus on the risk.

MOLESKIN:
This was my VQ. Thanks to the PAX for following my lead and swinging those rocks. From my post Q high, I’d recommend it to all the HIMS at the back to step forward and do it!
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
Everyone at the workout got their 100 squats in today. Post them in the August challenge.