F3 Knoxville

[genesis-ruck] Luck of the Draw

AO: genesis-ruck
Q: Single (Ryan Chambers)
PAX: Brick, Mermaid, Lizzy, Steam
FNGs: None
COUNT: 5
WARMUP: Cherry picker, Little Baby Arm Circles, Willy Mays Hayes and Rick up the hill to YMCA and back to flag

THE THANG:

Draw a card number card from the deck.

Number cards add 10 and face cards = 20 reps

Jokers = Man makers with ruck and sandbags

Clubs: SB Curls, SB OH Press, SB Rowes

Spades: Step Ups, Lunges, Squats

Hearts: SB plank pull thru, BBS, Ruck Get Up

Diamonds: 30 second stretch of your choice

MARY: Stretch what hurts

ANNOUNCEMENTS: Forge3 Signup and don’t miss out on the fun and fellowship.

COT: Thankfull for F3 and the many men and women in my life that go above and beyond to step up and help those that are in need.

The Twelve Beat Downs of Christmas

AO: asylum-daybreak
Q: Kodak (Charlotte Metro (S) Weasel Shaker)
PAX: F3 Pluto ( Hugh Nystrom), Unibráu (Nick Robinson), Pele (Jon Lindberg), High Heels, CRISPR, Steam, Choir Boy, Hands, SlideRule (Stephen Sloan), Brick, Pusher, Honeydew, Cart Girl (John Sadler) (Chatt, TN), Lilydipper, Suds, Backdraw, Protractor (Drew Sloan)
FNGs: 1 Protractor (Drew Sloan)
COUNT: 18
WARMUP: Run around the AO Parking Lot, Side Straddle Hops

THE THANG: Very quick warmup (side straddle hops, some quick stretching).

1. In COT parking lot – Day 1 – 1 Manmaker
Day 2 – 2 Burpees, 1 suicide (half way and back, all the way and back) w/ 5 squats

2. At Amplitheater
Day 3 – 3 Heels to Heaven, 2 Burpees, 1 short lap
Day 4 – 4 Jump Squats, 3 Heels to Heaven, 2 Burpees, 1 long lap

3. At nearby Playground
Day 5 – 5 ‘Mericans, 4 Jump Squats, 3 Heels to Heaven, 2 Burpees, 1 Manmaker
Day 6 – 6 Side Straddle Hops, 5 ‘Mericans, 4 Jump Squats, 3 Heels to Heaven, 2 Burpees, 1 minute hang on bar (or plank if prefer)

4. At soccer field
Day 7 – 7 LBCs, 6 Side Straddle Hops, 5 ‘Mericans, 4 Jump Squats, 3 Heels to Heaven, 2 Burpees, 1 Manmaker
Day 8 – 8 Imperial Walkers, 7 LBCs, 6 Side Straddle Hops, 5 ‘Mericans, 4 Jump Squats, 3 Heels to Heaven, 2 Burpees, 1 Suicide (just running)

5. At Pickett’s
Day 9 – 9 Down Dog Push Ups, 8 Imperial Walkers, 7 LBCs, 6 Side Straddle Hops, 5 ‘Mericans, 4 Jump Squats, 3 Heels to Heaven, 2 Burpees, 1 Manmaker
Day 10 – 10 Russian Twists, 9 Down Dog Push Ups, 8 Imperial Walkers, 7 LBCs, 6 Side Straddle Hops, 5 ‘Mericans, 4 Jump Squats, 3 Heels to Heaven, 2 Burpees, 1 Run and Bear Crawl up to the Overlook

6. Back at COT
Day 11 – 11 Squats, 10 Russian Twists, 9 Down Dog Push Ups, 8 Imperial Walkers, 7 LBCs, 6 Side Straddle Hops, 5 ‘Mericans, 4 Jump Squats, 3 Heels to Heaven, 2 Burpees, 1 Manmaker
Day 12 – 12 Big Boy Sit-ups, 11 Squats, 10 Russian Twists, 9 Down Dog Push Ups, 8 Imperial Walkers, 7 LBCs, 6 Side Straddle Hops, 5 ‘Mericans, 4 Jump Squats, 3 Heels to Heaven, 2 Burpees, 1 sprint up that damn hill.

MARY: We were done, baby!

ANNOUNCEMENTS: Polar Bear Plunge on January 1, Smokies Convergence on January 4, Hot Toddy Triple Q on January 11

COT: We get caught up in “the things” of Christmas and focus on those things we want in our lives. Remember that “the thing” we really need to focus on is our relationship with God.

Prayers for all during this Holiday Season.

Boxing Day

AO: asylum-pm
Q: Drum Major
PAX: Lilydipper, Pusher, CRISPR, Steam, Rooney (Carl Whipple), Hard Stop (Jake)
FNGs: None
COUNT: 7
WARMUP:

10 Side Straddle Hops
10 Iron Mikes
10 baby arm circles each way
10 Rocky Balboas
10 cherry pickers

THE THANG:

Battle buddy up. Lineup on curb in the parking lot.
One buddy will run to other side and do the exercise while the other buddy will stay and jump rope in place.
Both running buddy runs to other side and does the following for each round:
1.       10 Iron Mikes
2.       10 Big Boys
3.       10 Rocky Balboas
4.       10 plank jacks
Each partner cycles through all 4 exercises. Each time you come back do 6 slap merkins with your partner before the other switches and runs.
 
Mosey to far pavilion. Individual timed Doras (bring speaker)
1 minute then run to point and back.
1.       Table pullups
2.       Bench step ups
3.       Wall sits
4.       Dips
5.       One legged Squats

7’s
In pav – Decline merkins
At Playground – Incline merkins
 
 Back to parking lot, all line up on curb.

MARY:

Rocky Balboas together on one curb, Bernie across parking lot together

Iron Mikes together on curb and skip to other curb

Rinse and repeat to time.

ANNOUNCEMENTS:

COT:

Polar Bear Plunge – Jan 1
Hotty Totty Triple Q – Jan 11
Smokies Convergence – Jan 4

Happy Birthday Lillydipper and High Heels!

December 26 – Boxing Day!
 
It originated in the United Kingdom and is celebrated in several Commonwealth nations.
Boxing Day was once a day to donate gifts to those in need, but it has evolved to become a part of Christmas festivities, with many people choosing to shop for deals on Boxing Day.

[genesis-ruck] Nightmare Before Christmas…. Part 1

AO: genesis-ruck
Q: Brick
PAX: Mermaid, Single (Ryan Chambers), Steam, Lizzy
FNGs: None
COUNT: 5
WARMUP:

SSH
LBAC
Cherry Pickers

THE THANG:

.2 mile shuffle
10 burpees slick
10 sit-ups w ruck
10 4C flutter kicks w ruck
10 merkins w ruck
10 squats w ruck
10 4C mountain climbers w ruck
10 4C SSH

Rinse and repeat 4 more times

Rucked up Moto Hill for a wonderful view of the pool

MARY:
No time

ANNOUNCEMENTS:
Polar Bear Plunge
Smokey Convergence
Hot Toddy Triple Q
Forge

COT:

God’s Most Successful Setback

Therefore God has highly exalted him and bestowed on him the name that is above every name, so that at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, in heaven and on earth and under the earth, and every tongue confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father. (Philippians 2:9–11)

Christmas marked the beginning of God’s most successful setback. He has always delighted to show his power through apparent defeat. He makes tactical retreats in order to win strategic victories.

In the Old Testament, Joseph, one of the twelve sons of Jacob, was promised glory and power in his dream (Genesis 37:5–11). But to achieve that victory he had to become a slave in Egypt. And, as if that were not enough, when his conditions improved because of his integrity, he was made worse than a slave: a prisoner.

But it was all planned. Planned by God for his good and the good of his family, and eventually for the good of the whole world! For there in prison he met Pharaoh’s butler, who eventually brought him to Pharaoh, who put him over Egypt. And finally, his dream came true. His brothers bowed before him, and he saved them from starvation. What an unlikely route to glory!

But that is God’s way — even for his Son. He emptied himself and took the form of a slave. Worse than a slave — a prisoner — and was executed. But like Joseph, he kept his integrity. “Therefore God has highly exalted him and bestowed on him the name that is above every name, so that at the name of Jesus every knee should bow” (Philippians 2:9–10).

And this is God’s way for us too. We are promised glory — if we will suffer with him as it says in Romans 8:17. The way up is down. The way forward is backward. The way to success is through divinely appointed setbacks. They will always look and feel like failure.

But if Joseph and Jesus teach us anything this Christmas it is this: What Satan and sinful men meant for evil, “God meant it for good!” (Genesis 50:20).

You fearful saints fresh courage take
The clouds you so much dread
Are big with mercy and will break
In blessings on your head.

>From “Joseph and Jesus: God’s Successful Setbacks”

[genesis-ruck] On Mondays We Ruck

AO: genesis-ruck
Q: Single (Ryan Chambers)
PAX: Steam, Brick
FNGs: None
COUNT: 3
WARMUP: Cherry Pickers, Little Baby Arm Circles, Willy Mayes Hayes, Little This N That, and a trip up Moto Hille with our Snadbags

THE THANG:

On the Circuit court 4 stations at the corners
Reps start at 20 and drop 5 each round. Perform
Sandbag carry movement in between stations and after all 4 stations are complete do a 200m cool down ruck.

Station 1: Sandbag Curls

Station 2: Sandbag Squats

Station 3: Overhead Press

Station 4 Deadlift

MARY: Ruck back to Flag

ANNOUNCEMENTS: See Slack

COT:

When wealth is lost, Nothing is lost. When health is lost, something is lost, when character is lost, everything is lost.

>From the book Dialed In by Jim Ramos