F3 Knoxville

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Fun Facts & Strong Backs

THE SCENE: A Character-Building 32 degrees; Cold hands, warm hearts, can’t lose.
F3 WELCOME & DISCLAIMER: Welcome to F3: Fitness – Fellowship – & Faith. My name is Steam and for the next 45 minutes I will be in charge and serve as your Q. I am not a professional – you are here on your own volition and I don’y know any injuries you may or may not have so if you need to modify any of the exercises we do this morning feel free to do so for your own safety but always give 100%. This morning we will sound off loud and we will not accept anything less than 100% from ourselves and our PAX. Aye? This is the standard this morning – we will meet and exceed it for all 45 minutes.

WARM-O-RAMA:
*** “G-6: What is your favorite Thanksgiving food?” –> Ask 1 member of PAX what G-6’s favorite Thanksgiving food is.

I. Side-Straddle Hop (SSH): 20 x 4 in cadence

Repeat *** with different PAX member(s)

II. Cherry Picker: 20 x 4 in cadence

Repeat *** with different PAX member(s)

III. Baby Arm Circles: 12 x 4 forward in cadence & 12 x 4 backward in cadence

The Merkin: 15 x 10 in cadence

THA-THANG:
Mosey to WFP (World’s Fair Park) amphitheater with Flag out front (FNG Caleb carried flag)

  • PT –> take a lap around amphitheater with a battle buddy –> PT –> take a lap with a NEW battle buddy
  • Each lap –> each battle buddy shares an interesting fact about themselves
  • 4 laps & 100 reps
    • (1) The Incline Merkin: 25 x 4
      • Take a lap w/Battle Buddy around the amphitheater
      • Back to amphitheater –> ask 1 member of PAX to share the interesting fact they learned on the lap
    • (2) The Squat: 25 x 4
      • Take a lap w/new battle buddy
      • Back to amphitheater –> ask another member of PAX to share the interesting fact they learned on the lap
    • (3) The Ground Pounder: 25 x 4 (Forearm plank –> up to push up plank 1 hand @ a time –> back to elbow plank 1 hand @ a time)
      • Take a lap w/new battle buddy
      • Back to amphitheater –> ask new member of PAX to share interesting fact they learned on the lap
    • (4) The Little Baby Crunch: 25 x 4
      • Take a lap (all PAX together) –> hold @ top of amphitheater
    • BOM (Pt. 1)
      • Q asked PAX: “Why have I been asking questions all morning?
      • 3 things: Ask – Listen – Remember
        • If you know and remember who’s on your team – you’ll find that coming out here and doing this crazy thing called F3 becomes a lot more meaningful but a ton more fun. Aye? Know your PAX, the man to your left and right, they’re out here, locked and loaded at 5:30 just like you.
    • Run up by Big Ball (flag out front – Caleb) to Bridge across WFP
      • 2 columns facing across the bridge
      • Mosey across bridge –> every rectangular concrete plant holder = 10 x 4 squats
        • have different member of PAX call it in cadence each time
      • Form up in 1 line @ end of bridge (flag out front -Caleb)
    • Motivational Cadence Call Mosey Back to AO
      • (1) F3! –> PAX repeats –> Good For You! –> PAX repeats –> Good For Me! –> PAX repeats
      • (2) All Day! –> PAX repeats –> Everyday! –> PAX repeats
      • (3) 1, 2, 3! –> PAX repeats –> I Love F3! –> PAX repeats –> 4, 5, 6! –> PAX repeats –> Pickin Up Sticks! –> PAX repeats –> 7 and 8! –> PAX repeats –> F3 is Great! –> PAX repeats –> 9 and 10! –> PAX repeats –> Let’s Do It All Again! –> PAX repeats
      • Repeat # 1 – 3 at Q’s discretion
    • Arrive @ Field Across from AO –> Take The Field!
      • 150% –> your 100% is not good enough because you are better than your 100%, aye? You can do better than 100%, you have what it takes! TAKE. THIS. FIELD.
      • All out 150% sprint across the field to AO

MARY:
Caleb was the only FNG Big Ball had this morning. Putting the new guy in charge of something so sacred – the American Flag that always stays out front when we mosey and goes with us wherever we go – (I believe) helped him become more comfortable and integrated @ his first time @ F3.
COUNT-OFF & NAME-O-RAMA
PAX Count: 14 + 1 FNG
CIRCLE OF TRUST/BOM: (Pt.2)
Proverbs 11:14 –> “For lack of guidance a nation falls, but victory is won through many advisors.”

This is a call to action. When you look around at our world today – our nation is falling and it’s sad. Because there is a clear lack of guidance. we, men in F3, are called to be HIM = High Impact Men. Your nation needs you, your family needs you, your community needs you, F3 needs you. Take charge and be a leader. You are all leaders in some capacity whether you realize it or not. We found out earlier that when you know who’s on your team it’s a lot easier to embrace the suck knowing who’s beside you going through the same thing. Along with that – we are all cops. A cop is someone who upholds the law and holds others accountable to the law. Who’s the cop in your life? Who holds you accountable and helps you uphold who you were created to be? Are you a cop in anyone else’s life? I need that, we all need that. Men, great work this morning, I cannot begin to tell you what an honor it is to be out here and have the opportunity to lead and serve as your Q. You are free to lead. Take charge and make it happen.

Pray it out.
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
Big Ball Saturday Qs will be officially (re)starting in 2 weeks –>  3 December 2017

10 15 20

THE SCENE: Dark and Kind of chilly
F3 WELCOME & DISCLAIMER
WARM-O-RAMA:
Roxanne by the police. Everytime the song says Roxanne -Merican. Everytime the song says “put on the red light” jump your feet up to your hands while remaining in plank
THA-THANG:

10,15,20

AO parking lot beginning on baseline, PAX would do 10 reps of an exercise at the starting side, sprint to the other side doing 10 reps of that same exercise. go through all the exercises. Rinse and repeat rounds of 15, and 20

  • Merican
  • Squat
  • Dry Dock
  • Squat Jump
  • Burpee

Mosey in two lines to the Chapel for some leg work

  • Parrell Squats: 10 reps on a 4 count
  • Staggered Leg Squat, left leg out – 10 reps on a 4 count
  • Split Leg Squat, left leg out – 10 reps on a 4 count
  • Parrell Squats: 10 reps on a 4 count
  • Staggered Leg Squat, right leg out – 10 reps on a 4 count
  • Split Leg Squat, right leg out – 10 reps on a 4 count

Mosey in two lines to the AO

Crabwalk suicides. Crabwalk from the baseline to the first parking line and back to start. Crabwalk from the baseline to the second parking line and back to start.Crabwalk from the baseline to the thrid parking line and back to start.

MARY:
15 American Hammers on a 4 count

15 flutter Kicks on a 4 count

20 Big Boys on your own
COUNT-OFF & NAME-O-RAMA
34 no FNGs
CIRCLE OF TRUST/BOM:
People are always watching, especially our kinds. Our actions and our reactions speak louder than words. They are watching and listening even when we don’t think they are or we wish they weren’t.

John 13:34-35

Big Ball rock stars

THE SCENE: 48* and clear, perfect weather
F3 WELCOME & DISCLAIMER
WARM-O-RAMA:

  • Side straddle hops x20 IC
  • Tempo squats x10 IC
  • Merkins on 4 count, x20 IC
  • Imperial squat walkers, x10 IC

THA-THANG:
Begin mosey away from AO, pass bottom of Big Ball and pause just before Cumberland Avenue to wait on 6.  PAX perform 20 merkins and 20 squats OYO. Continue Mosey to Church Street parking lot right next to Henley Street Bridge.  PAX pick up pet rocks for rock circuit.  PAX who start with Colt 45s bump the group ahead of them to next exercise, 4 corners of lot with exercises:

  • Colt 45s – 15 rock curls from bottom to halfway point of ROM, 15 rock curls from halfway point to top of ROM, 15 rock curls full bottom to top
  • Big boy sit ups with rock pressed in the air.  Exercise until bumped by group behind
  • Squats with rock pressed above head.  Exercise until bumped by group behind
  • ABCs – Write the letters of the alphabet with the rock.  Exercise until bumped by group behind

Rotate through all exercises twice.  Replace pet rock and recover.  Mosey across Henley Street to hill at Walnut Street, and meet at bottom of hill.  Perform Lt. Dan’s all the way up hill (1 squat, 4 lunges, 2 squats, 8 lunges, etc maintaining 1:4 ratio until you reach the top).  Recover.

Mosey back towards AO, stopping at the Big Ball for Contra Burpees (increasing number of merkins in the burpee by each repetition until you reach 10 merks in the burp).  Recover. Mosey back to AO SP.

MARY:
Box cutters x15 IC
COUNT-OFF & NAME-O-RAMA
17 PAX, 0 FNGs.  Hang Tight, Steam, Blazer, Jenner, Savannah, Manwich, Cowbell, A-Rod, Frank, Passport, Outlaw, Uncle Rico, Quarantine, Eggo, Singlet, G6, Abort
CIRCLE OF TRUST/BOM:
Workouts with F3 have been a game changer in my life.  I’ve tried doing workouts and rucks that we’ve done on my own, and there is no push and the workouts have no effect.  The men that join each morning are why I’m here.
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
Trucking to the Pount Saturday, Big Ball AO begins Saturday workouts on Saturday as well

Whirlpool

THE SCENE: Low 40’s, a bit nippy, clear
F3 WELCOME & DISCLAIMER
WARM-O-RAMA:

  • Cherry Pickers x 10
  • Tempo Squats x 10
  • Happy Jacks (5, 4 count SSH followed by 2 squat jumps) x 5 sets
  • Tempo Merkin x 10

THA-THANG:

  • Mosey to the amphitheater for whirlpool instructions.
  • Whirlpool (timed exercise ~20 min AMRAP).  5 stations around World’s Fair pond.  #1 Box jumps x 10 on amphitheater stage.  #2 Derkins  x 10 amphitheater steps.  #3 Lunge across bridge.  #4 Carolina dry docks x 10 base of convention center steps.  # 5 Pull-ups x 10 on the Big Ball!  Mosey from station to station as many laps as possible until time called.  Big boy sit ups until last group arrives.
  • Recover to crosswalk under the bridge
  • Triple Nickel.  Run from crosswalk uphill to intersection of Clinch and World’s Fair Park drive.  5 merkins at the top, then run back down.  5 merkins at the bottom.  Rinse and repeat x 5
  • Return to AO for Mary

MARY:

  • 4 count Sweat Angels x 20
  • 4 count American Hammers x 15
  • Cash out with some ATMs

COUNT-OFF & NAME-O-RAMA

16 PAX strong.  No FNG’s, but second timer George Locken  forgot his previously  given F3 name.  It was agreed to rename him Mr. Magoo.

CIRCLE OF TRUST/BOM:

  • Philippians 4:4 Rejoice in the Lord always.  Again I will say rejoice.
  • What do you rejoice in?
  • It is not in our circumstances we find joy.  Circumstances will often not allow it.  Joy resides in the Lord.

HIM by Detention

THE SCENE: 55, clear with a hint of gloom. 26 PAX including 2 FNGs that did awesome despite all the burpees
F3 WELCOME & DISCLAIMER

done while jogging in place
WARM-O-RAMA:
Pax line up on sideline: Jog across and back, plus 20 merkins, 20 LBC, 20 squats all IC and 10 burpees OYO . RInse and repeat 2 more times
THA-THANG:

High Knee skip to the PAVALON, that’s right Lazy Boy, the PAVALON!

  • P1 does bench pull ups while P2 does 10 burpees, switch x4 sets
  • Duck Walk from Pavalon to the cloud for 7’s Body builders and BBS
  • Mosey to the new paved trail. New part of RT 66. 1st light post-1 burpee, 2nd light post-2 burps, all the way up to 8 burps. You get the picture
  • Mosey back to the AO for BOMBS. Time ran out for the squats but with all that we did, we got some good hump day work in!

MARY:
no may needed as we worked in abs along the way
COUNT-OFF & NAME-O-RAMA
Insert PAX Count & FNG Name
CIRCLE OF TRUST/BOM:
Insert the WORD here.
MOLESKIN:
HIM…..HIgh Impact Man but as detention said so well on one of his Qs. HIM also stands for:

H= Humble. Be humble and don’t put your self first. I= Invest, invest in others that surround you. As we invest in our selves during the workout, hopefully it will give us the ability to invest in others. M= Mentally Tough. You have to be Mentally tough and be strong to be humble and invest in others. This is always on my mind ever since Detention talked about being a HIM one morning. Its something I take we me everyday and try to apply in all that I do.

THANK YOU DETENTION!! You are a HIM
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
Insert information about upcoming events, 2nd or 3rd F opportunities, and any other announcements.