F3 Knoxville

Tag: Spartan

Agility and What Not

THE SCENE: 70ish
F3 WELCOME & DISCLAIMER
WARM-O-RAMA:

  • Phelps/Little this&that
  • Cherry Pickers x10 IC
  • Various Leg stretches
  • TN Rocking Chair x10 IC
  • 50% Mosey across lot
  • 100% Sprint across lot

THA-THANG:

  • One side of grinder – 5 Burpees, 10 BBS, 20 Dancing Bears
  • Run through chalk ladder
  • Sprint to first cone, karaoke, over to next, sprint up to next cone, karaoke back across
  • High knees up to first light pole
  • Sprint it out to the end
  • At other side of grinder – 5 pullups, 10 Merkins, 20 Step ups

 

  • 4 corners – start with 4 reps and increase by 2 each time around
  • Ranger merkins, Box cutters, Dry docks, Bobby Hurley

MARY:

  • Guantanamo
  • Captain Thor (up to 5)

COUNT-OFF & NAME-O-RAMA
24 came out to get better! 2 FNG’s – Overnight and Gecko. Welcome!
CIRCLE OF TRUST/BOM:
Lately I’ve been trying to focus on my mental strength. There’s a difference between your body giving up and your mind giving up. Push yourself, learn the difference. This applies to not only our exercising, but to our daily lives. Its much easier to give up than it is to focus and push through a difficult situation. Work on your mental strength, push yourself.

“When someone tells me no, it doesn’t mean I can’t do it, it simply means I can’t do it with them.”

“Always be yourself and have faith in yourself. Do not go out and look for a successful personality and try to duplicate it.”

“We love being mentally strong, but we hate situations that allow us to put our mental strength to good use.”

“Attitude is 100% under your control.”

“If your mindset is defeated, the results will be the same no matter how often you put up a physical fight.”
MOLESKIN:

ANNOUNCEMENTS:
F3 Olympics coming up in November

FNQ

THE SCENE: Pre-Hurricanish  Approx. 72 F

WARM-O-RAMA:

SSH X 15

Arm Circles Front/Back X 10 each

Cherry Pickers X 10

Mosey to Mt. Krumpet

THA-THANG:
At Mt. Krumpet

At the base – 5 Bur-bees, 20 Merkins, 20 BB setups

Sprint to top of Krumpet, Jog back

5 Bur-bees, 20 Merkins, 20 BB setups

Bernie to top of Krumpet, Jog back

5 Bur-bees, 20 Merkins, 20 BB setups

Bear Crawl to top of Krumpet, Jog back

Mosey to Grinder and divide into 3 teams

Sprint to Station #1

10 pullups

20 Decline Merkins

20 Box Jumps

Sprint to Station #2

20 CMU Curls

20 CMU Presses

20 CMU Goblet Squats

Sprint to Station #3         5

20 inclined Merkins

20 Step ups each leg

20 Dips

Repeat circuit and if a team catches any group on station they do Bur-bees until that team is done.

MARY:

Flutter kicks X 15

Box Cutters X 15

COUNT-OFF & NAME-O-RAMA
18 Strong one FNG, AO is growing!

CIRCLE OF TRUST/BOM:

Six Ethics of Life

  • Before you Pray – Believe

It means not lose sight of the true meaning of worship and prayer.  To many people treat church as a form of entertainment not a means to improve one’s faith and relationship with God.

  • Before you Speak – Listen

To me it is especially important to listen, especially when the conversation is confrontational.  Try to listen to the issue before allowing emotion to take over.

  • Before you Spend – Earn

Avoid burdensome dept or burrowing from others if possible. For me this is not leaving beyond your means.

  • Before you Write – Think

Never write anything you wouldn’t want your mother to read.  Be careful with what you say on social media. Things never go away.

  • Before you Quit – Try

I think we have all got this one.  We wouldn’t be here if we didn’t.

  • Before you Die – Live

Don’t forget to spend time with your friends, family, take time to doing things you enjoy!

9s and 11s

THE SCENE: Most excellent 67 n clear
F3 WELCOME & DISCLAIMER
WARM-O-RAMA:
Ssh x20 ic

plank x10 ic

squats x10 ic

mr spectacular x3 oyo

Superman opposite appendage raises x10 ic
THA-THANG:
In honor of 9/11 we did 9s and 11s!

  • 9s , one side of the grinder burpees, run to the other and do Superman appendages, just like 11s but 9s. 8 burps , 1 SP… 7 burps -2 sP…. you get it …
  • 11s,
  • 10 cones to suicide and 1 mr spectacular, 9 suicides , 2 mr spectacular until you end up with 1 cone suicide and 10 mr spectacular….
  • since we are Americans, we added 20 AMERICAN HAMMERS , each time we finished a full suicide

MARY:
LBCx20 ic

lazy boys for 1 minute
COUNT-OFF & NAME-O-RAMA
18 hims including Tank in a business suit !
CIRCLE OF TRUST/BOM:

You haven’t tested your limits unless your try something you can’t do. Go out and try it, whatever it may be.

The best day is today 

Because yesterday is gone and tomorrow is not guaranteed

Above were quoted by LAZ , the guy that puts on the Barkley marathon
MOLESKIN:
Yep, I got a little emotional this morning when reading the quoted above, why? Well, just thinking about living life to its fullest and taking advantage of the present. Several men deal with some pretty heavy stuff right now , Bumblebee being one of those men . Though I don’t know him , really at all, I still think about him and his family as well as other men and their families. I pray and wish the best for ALL and hope we can all live it up, have no regrets, and reject passivity !
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
Insert information about upcoming events, 2nd or 3rd F opportunities, and any other announcements.

Back to it

THE SCENE: Nice morning
F3 WELCOME & DISCLAIMER
WARM-O-RAMA:
SSH x20 IC
LB Arm Circles x12 each side IC
Squats x20
Cherry Pickers x10 IC
THA-THANG:
Mosey to the grinder. Do 4 exercises at the pavalon, then bear crawl about halfway across grinder. Inch worm merkin the rest of the way to the scrapyard. Do 4 exercises at the scrapyard, then run down the path and back around to the pavalon. Rinse and repeat until Q calls time.

Pavalon Exercises:

  • CMU Bent Over Rows x10
  • One Hand CMU Merkins x12
  • CMU Curls x15
  • Goblet Squats x20

Scrapyard Exercises:

  • Burpees x10
  • BBS x20
  • Side Tri Rise x10 each side
  • Flutter kicks x15 (4 count)

MARY:
Boxcutters x20 (with a little extra, led by Hammy)
Captain Thor up to 7×28 (Led by Snorkel)
ATMs (led by Woodshack)
LBC OYO to cash out
COUNT-OFF & NAME-O-RAMA
13 men strong this morning. No FNGs.
CIRCLE OF TRUST/BOM:
I didn’t really prepare anything this morning, so I just talked a little about my experiences the past couple months. The last two months I have only made it to a few F3 workouts (if that) and I have been stress eating a lot. I’ve gained back about 12-15 pounds of the weight that I had lost since I started F3. I have been so busy and stressed that I started shutting down. I realized that when I get to that point, I put myself down. I am hard on myself for not getting things done. I get mad at myself for not doing 28 hours of work in a 24 hour day and I am very unhealthy. Instead of (as Tony Horton would say) doing my best and forgetting the rest, I do an ok job and then beat myself up for not doing better. I am going to try to do better and keep myself healthy the next time that I get that busy. One great thing about F3 is that we have men we can lean on and talk to when things get tough. Instead of leaning on my F3 brothers, I kept my distance. We all go through times when we feel overwhelmed and stressed. We need to approach these times with our heads up and our brothers on our 6. Staying healthy and talking to our brothers are two of the most important things we can do to stay happy in this life.
MOLESKIN:
Keep praying for Bumblebee and his family.
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
No announcements this morning.

Swallow the toad

THE SCENE: About 70, a little humid but some nice light winds
F3 WELCOME & DISCLAIMER
WARM-O-RAMA:
Set the standard with exercises in he thang

10 cmu curls ic

5- blockers/ manmakers oyo

5 cmu swings oyo

5 cmu thrusters oyo
THA-THANG:
F3 iron pax workout week 2. Check out f3 iron pax on Twitter. It’s a weekly challenge with some great workouts designed for 45-60 minutes. This particular workout was

  • 8 minutes of Cmu curls 25 curls then run 25 yards and back , rinse abs repeat for 8 minutes
  • 25 blockees, Run 25 Yard’s and back. Rinse and repeat for 8 minutes
  • 25 cmu /kettle bell style swings. Run 25 yards and back . RnR for 8 minutes
  • 25 thrusters , Run 25 Yard’s and back , 25 goblet squats , RnR for 8 minutes
  • 2 minutes rest between the 8 min sets.

MARY:
Flutters x 20 ic

lbc x 20 ic

lazy boys to finish out (60 seconds)
COUNT-OFF & NAME-O-RAMA
13 pax
CIRCLE OF TRUST/BOM:
Swallow a toad in the morning and you will encounter nothing more disgusting the rest of the day.
MOLESKIN:
Always people or things ready to bring you down . Misery loves company . Well, we don’t go looking for it everyday but we should prepare for negativity physically and mentally. F3 is one way to do that. Getting up early, doing a brutal workout not only prepares you physically but also prepares you mentally to take on life in a positive way. Embrace the suck and swallow the toad now!
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
Trucking to the pound this weekend. F3 olympics coming soon!