F3 Knoxville

Tag: Squeaker

A lot of B.O.M.B.S

THE SCENE: Low 40’s and No Wind.  Quite the Heat Wave.
F3 WELCOME & DISCLAIMER
WARM-O-RAMA:
SSH – IC x 20

Cherry Pickers – IC x 6

Cadre Dan Cherry Pickers (Moses Special) – IC x 50

High Knees across the P Lot and back

Butt Kickers half way across P Lot and back.

Lunges across the P Lot and Side Lunges back.

THA-THANG:
We partnered up on the grinder.  There is a .25 mile loop the begins and ends on the grinder.  We started out with everyone running 2 laps.  Upon returning to the grinder, each partner did 10 burpees.

Once completed, partner one took off on another lap while partner 2 continued the work.  One partner was working on the below list while the other partner ran a lap.  We switched out on every lap.

  • 150 Burpees
  • 200 OH Press with CMU
  • 250 Merkins
  • 300 BBS
  • 400 Squats.

We stopped a little short of people finishing in order to get some Mary in.
MARY:
Flutter Kicks – IC x 15

Slutter Kicks – IC x 15

LBC cash out for final minute.
COUNT-OFF & NAME-O-RAMA
16 PAX in attendance.
CIRCLE OF TRUST/BOM:

1 Timothy 4:8

8 “Physical training is good, but training for godliness is much better, promising benefits in this life and in the life to come.”

We are willing to put in work and grind out brutal workouts in order to see our physical bodies become the best that we can possibly make them.  We do that so that we can withstand attacks on our physical bodies and care for ourselves while maintaining good health.

We must also be willing to work on and train our spirit man by reading the word and spending time with God in prayer to strengthen our spirit.  When we do this, we strengthen our spirits to be able to withstand the attacks of the enemy on our lives.  Make sure you are training your spirit as, if not more diligently than you do your physical body.

MOLESKIN:

ANNOUNCEMENTS:

Game of WAR

THE SCENE: 30 degrees, a bit windy at times
F3 WELCOME & DISCLAIMER
WARM-O-RAMA:
jog across P Lot x2, High Knee skips across P lot x2, Karaoke x2 across P lot

circle up for squats x20 IC, SSH x 20 IC, Moroccan Ty Fighters x15 IC, Merkins x10 IC, shoulder taps x 10 IC
THA-THANG:

WAR: Split up into 2 groups

  • 2 chairs, one table, one deck of cards….time to play war!
  • From each group Pax take turns at the table in a game of war. Highest card wins.
  • Winner does 10 ssh IC. Pax that turns the card leads the group IC
  • Losing group does 10 burpees!
  • If the same cards are turned, go to WAR! 3 cards down and the 4th card up, Losing group in WAR does 20 burpees and the winning group runs a lap. It did not start off good with my group as we went to war the first card and lost. Group one was all HAPPPY watching group 2(my group) do about 40 burpees in a row, then the tides changed!
  • Once finished with complete round of war(going through the whole deck of cards), we moseyed to the playground for DORACIDES.
  • Partner up for 100 merkins, 150 big boys, and 200 squats. P! does exercise while P2 runs to 1st cone w one burpee, run back to P1 and back to 2nd cone for 2 burps, back to PI and back to 3rd cone for 3 burps, switch partners until complete

MARY:
Boxcutters x10 IC

Hello Dolly x10 IC

Iron Cross for 10 sec.

Never Cross Dolly x10 IC
COUNT-OFF & NAME-O-RAMA
16 Pax including PUP and Bumblebee!
CIRCLE OF TRUST/BOM:
What do you practice, Joy or Anger? With practice, you get really good at what you practice. Practice Joy
MOLESKIN:
Insert any personal comments, notes, devotion content, etc.
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
Insert information about upcoming events, 2nd or 3rd F opportunities, and any other announcements.

Sometimes Life can be a Bench

THE SCENE: Crisp and clear 25 degrees

F3 WELCOME & DISCLAIMER

WARM-O-RAMA:

Short and Sweet

  • Jump Rope, x25
  • Forward Arm Circles x15, IC, 4ct
  • Backward Arm Circles x15, IC, 4ct

THA-THANG:

Mosey from the AO counter clockwise around the entire park.  Stop at each bench passed and complete the listed workout.  As soon as you arrive, you begin.  A ONE minute timer starts when the last PAX arrives at the bench, and everyone moves until the timer goes off.

  • Jump Knee Tucks
  • Level 1( Down into Plank, 4 Merkins, 8 Mtn Climbers, Up)
  • Dips w/hands on the fountain wall
  • Merkin
  • Ski Abs
  • Skater/Speed Skater
  • Jump Squat
  • Pit stop @ Mt Crumpit- Up, Around the tree, back down. Complete Mtn Climbers at bottom of hill until last PAX finishes the lap.
    • Sprint up, mosey Down
    • Lunge Up, Mosey Down
    • Bear Crawl Up, Mosey Down- Except Drifter, he’s naturally a bear.
    • Crab Walk Up, Mosey Down
  • Level 2 (8 merkins, 16 Mtn Climbers)
  • Iron Mikes
  • Dry Docks
  • Stop at the Barricade- Grab a sandbag and complete 25 squats OYO.
  • Donkey Kicks- Bent leg Pike, jump legs up, kick out backwards, land.
  • Sprint to Grinder

MARY:
N/A- Included in Tha-Thang
COUNT-OFF & NAME-O-RAMA
14 PAX, 1 FNG – Bumblebee
CIRCLE OF TRUST/BOM:
Philippians 4:10-13

Paul was able to endure through ,and rejoice in, his unimaginable suffering by focusing his attention on his obedience to the Lord.  We must find our “why” in every challenging situation and make that our focus. If your attention is turned toward your WHY, you will be able to endure any level of difficulty or suffering. Focus on your WHY and rejoice in your suffering
MOLESKIN:
Families and friends of the KY school shooting victims.
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
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Looking Back

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THE SCENE: I Bomb Shelter, clear skies, light wind, 27 degree F.
F3 WELCOME & DISCLAIMER
WARM-O-RAMA:  Locomotive Breath by Jethro Tull

  • Baby arm circles – 20x both rotations
  • SSH 20x – 4 count
  • Tempo Squats – 20x
  • Tempo Merkins – 20x
  • Imperial Squat Walkers – 20x

THA-THANG:  Whipping Post by The Allman Brothers Band Live at the Fillmore East

  • Indian run to Mt. Crumpet (2x sprint to front)
  • Mt. Crumpet workout – 5 trips up (run, Bernie, run, bear crawl, run), 5 burpees decrease to 1 burbee at top, 2 BBS to 10 BBS (increase by 2 each trip) at the bottom of the hill, mosey down each trip.
  • Mosey to fountain center – 10 dips, 10 merkins, times two reps
  • Mosey to Grinder stopping halfway for 10 BBS and then 10 BBS at Grinder
  • Grinder workout – 10 bench hops, 10 merkins, 10 dry docks, 20 dips. Each one separated by running length of the grinder for 20 SSH then back.  (Two repetitions.)

 MARY

  • Hello Dolly’s in cadence 20x
  • Leg lifts/box cutters on command
  • Bicycles
  • Superman/Banana
  • Little baby crunches

COUNT-OFF & NAME-O-RAMA
17 including FNG “Tinkle” and renamed PAX “Pup”
CIRCLE OF TRUST/BOM:
I read my response to an email chain with a former boss from April 17, 2003.  Towards the end he asked me if I missed my days as a volunteer baseball and soccer coach and the days when my children were still at home.  In it the following thoughts and points were presented.

Do you miss the past? Do you wish you had done things differently?  Do you find joy in the here and now?

What we make of life is mostly above our shoulders.  How much better would it be if we let our hearts rule!  How much better would our memories be if we just let our hearts have more influence and be less selfish!

The impact the parents have on their children and their children have on parents is a blessing.  Parents are teachers, bosses, and friends to them but the emphasis must be on the first two.  They can find friends elsewhere but they can’t find other parents.  What a joy it is when their is mutual respect especially as they reach adulthood.

Strive to live in a way where the need to “go back” doesn’t exist, where there is satisfaction in the past.  Look forward to the next bend in the road or the crest of hill knowing that the days of the past will help us face it.  Live by faith with Spirit and Truth.

I am so thankful that I have joined up with F3.  I am thankful that my son, I-Beam, thought to invite me, to have faith that I could endure this.  I look forward to the Fitness, I have come to cherish the Fellowship, I am blown away by the Faith that I have come to experience with F3.  I don’t know how long I will be physically able to stay involved but I do know that whether it is 1 year or 5, I will look back with great satisfaction knowing that this time will help me face the future.

MOLESKIN:
Insert any personal comments, notes, devotion content, etc.
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
CSAUP February 24, 2018

Bringing balance to the 4s

THE SCENE: Mid 40’s and foggy enough that I missed the turn into the AO…
F3 WELCOME & DISCLAIMER
WARM-O-RAMA:
SSH x25 IC
LBAC x20 each F/B IC
Imperial Squat Walkers x15 IC
Tempo Merkins x10 IC
Tennessee Rocking Chairs x15 IC

THA-THANG:
Blacksnake around the Fountain of Youth to the base of One Tree Hill

Balanced 4’s:
4 count merkins IC x4, all together, both bottom of hill and top, each trip.
4 trips up the hill: AYG Sprint, Bernie, Bunny Hop, Bernie hop. Recover mosey down

Mosey to the Grinder

Balance set up 40yd from the Pavalon
Split up into 2 groups (Light side, Dark side)
Team up, one PAX does exercise, one PAX running gems to the balance
For each set of 4 you complete, run one gem to the balance when partner returns.
2:15 for each exercise:
Merkins (4ct)
BBS (4ct)
Box Cutters (4ct)
Jump Squat (4ct)
Monkey Humpers (4ct)
Burpees (single count)

MARY:
10x Step Ups on picnic table bench
10x Derkins from picnic table bench
10x Step Ups on picnic table bench
10x Derkins from picnic table top

Circle up for some ab work on the nice Pavalon floor
Row your Boat – 4 rounds
Side crunch x15 each side IC
Cash out with LBC AMRAP before time

COUNT-OFF & NAME-O-RAMA
The 4s was with 15 PAX
CIRCLE OF TRUST/BOM:
My Utmost for His Highest from yesterday (linked):

https://utmost.org/test-of-faithfulness/
MOLESKIN:
The Christmas tree at the top of One Tree Hill was a beautiful sight through the fog of this morning’s gloom.

The Balance exercises were timed and called out by an app because I’m lazy.  You can set up whatever exercises and intervals you want, and it uses text-to-speech to call them out.  Available for real phones.  I-Toy owners are SOL.  https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.hybrid.intervaltimer
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
Hammy celebrating 45 years with his wife! Inspiring!  Don’t forget CSAUP Feb. 24.  Gather at the Municipal Building instead of the Springbrook AO for the Saturday beatdown on 12/30!