F3 Knoxville

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Be different

THE SCENE: a very pleasant 60 degrees at JUCO.
F3 WELCOME & DISCLAIMER: Administered
WARM-O-RAMA:
15 SSH, 15 Mountain climbers, 10 tempo merkins, 15 Moroccan night club, 15 Imperial walkers, 10 tempo squats
THA-THANG:
Mosey along the road towards the big, east parking lot. Running counterclockwise, at each light pole, stop for:

  • 5 burpees
  • 10 merkins
  • 15 squats

Continue counterclockwise in the parking lot until the next main intersection. At each parking lane, stop for one of the following and continue through the list to the end of the lot.

  • 5 prisoner Cell Merkin Burpees
  • 10 jump squats
  • 15, 2-ct flutter kicks

Mosey around campus to the coupon pile.

  • 20 curls, 20 rows
  • Up the steps for pull-ups (as many as possible), 20 diamond merkins

Mosey toward the shovel flag and stop in the western big parking lot. Bear crawling between each aisle, do the following exercises, one each time in order shown:

  • 5 burpees
  • 10 heels to Heaven
  • 10 big boy sit-ups

Mosey to the shovel flag.

MARY:
10 side crunches each side, Protractor
COUNT-OFF & NAME-O-RAMA
11 got better with burpees this morning!
CIRCLE OF TRUST/BOM:
“Therefore I urge you, brethren, by the mercies of God, to present your bodies a living and holy sacrifice, acceptable to God, which is your spiritual service of worship. And do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind, so that you may prove what the will of God is, that which is good and acceptable and perfect. For through the grace given to me I say to everyone among you not to think more highly of himself than he ought to think; but to think so as to have sound judgment, as God has allotted to each a measure of faith.”-Romans 12:1‭-‬3 NASB1995

We are not to give in to desires of the flesh. This is what the world does, but we are called to be different…transformed in fact. One way in which to do this is to not think too highly of ourselves. Arrogance and selfishness are two terrible characteristics to have. Everyone struggles with these. Instead remember to humble yourself in the sight of the Lord and He will lift you up. James 4:10

MOLESKIN:
Way to push through this morning. Burpees can be tough, but they will make you stronger if you keep doing them.
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
Convergence at JUCO on July 2nd, family workout at the Project on Saturday at 0900.

Playing like Kiddos at JUCO

THE SCENE: 60 something, nice sunshine and fun in the air :).
F3 WELCOME & DISCLAIMER
WARM-O-RAMA:

  • Baby arm circles x 11.
  • Baby arm circles (reverse) x 11.
  • Side Straddle Hops x 10.
  • Tempo Merkins x 10.
  • Tempo Squats x 10.

THA-THANG:

We played “Encantados”. We divided in two teams, the objective was to capture all the other team members in less than 5 mins. If you get caught, then you will do 20 merkins and 20 squats. If all your team is captured, the whole team will do 20 burpees as punishment :). We had a lot of fun and it was really hard to chase some of the fellas, they were expert dodgers :).

We mosey to the soccer fields, but on our way we performed some fun exercises:

  • 20 box jumps.
  • 20 Derkins.
  • 20 Toe Merkins.
  • 20 Dips.
  • 20 BBS.
  • 20 Heels to Heaven.

At the soccer field we played some penalty kicks. We regrouped again in teams, if the team scored, they would decide what exercise the other team would do and it would be repeated 20 times. We ended up doing the exercises all together since the our team was not that expert with the ball :).

Mosey to the Flag and 20 more squats.

MARY:
– Superman x 10.
COUNT-OFF & NAME-O-RAMA
12 chamacos joined this playful workout.
CIRCLE OF TRUST/BOM:
Luke 18:16 “Let the children come to me and do not hinder them, for to such belongs the Kingdom of God”. We reflected about the limits of the authority and the importance of making connections with our children.
MOLESKIN:
List of injured
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
NA.

JUCO Heavy Day

THE SCENE:  65 and clear.  Perfect for a beatdown
F3 WELCOME & DISCLAIMER:  All veterans – skipped. 
WARM-O-RAMA: 

  • RFTS / LIH
  • Phelps
  • Merkins
  • Down/up dog
  • OHC

THA THANG:

30 minutes to get as many cumulative reps as you can. The following list of exercises are performed in sets of 25 reps. After completing each set of 25 reps, run 25 yards (6 parking spaces), do 2 burpees, and return for the next set. Here are the exercises:

  • 150 curls
  • 125 heavy squats
  • 100 OHP
  • 75 CMU swings
  • 50 Thrusters
  • 25 Blockees

If you finish the blockees, start over and push until the timer is up.

Once through the circuit is 525 reps.  How many cumulative reps?

MARY:

PAX led Mary for 5 minutes

COUNT-OFF & NAME-O-RAMA

6 men, 1 2.0, 4 runners

CIRCLE OF TRUST/BOM:

Our words have power.  Specifically, as a father and as a husband, your words have more power than you can imagine. Your children, and mine, will grow up believing the words they hear us speak to them.

When it comes to the words you speak over your family – be gracious, be careful.

We can use this power irresponsibly…

Proverbs 12:18 – The words of the reckless pierce like swords

Proverbs 15:4 – a deceitful tongue crushes the spirit.

Proverbs 11:17 – you destroy yourself when you are cruel.

…or we can use that awesome power to build-up, to create, to restore, to empower

Proverbs 16:24 – Kind words are like honey— sweet to the soul and healthy for the body.

Proverbs 11:17 – Your own soul is nourished when you are kind

Proverbs 12:18 – the tongue of the wise brings healing.

Proverbs 15:4 – Gentle words are a tree of life;

Proverbs 18:21 – The tongue has the power of life and death,

“Set a guard over my mouth, LORD; keep watch over the door of my lips.” (Psalm 141:3)

MOLESKIN:

Let’s do this again in a few months and see if we are getting measurably stronger.  Here is the rep count today – next time we do this, beat your score!

Judge Judy 500
Data 514.1
Lil’ Spice 480
Wheelchair 500
Stitch 475
Stiff Arm 400
KickFlip 504

ANNOUNCEMENTS:

Convergence at JUCO, July 2nd

Using the Pullup Bars

THE SCENE: 66°F, Cloudy and wet
F3 WELCOME & DISCLAIMER
WARM-O-RAMA:

  • SSH x20 IC
  • Merkins x10 IC
  • Squats x10 IC
  • Burpees x5 OYO

THA-THANG:
Mosey to the CMU pile

  • CMU swings x20, then run up hill to pull-up bars, 5 let downs (negative pull-up)
  • Supermans x20, then run up hill to pull-up bars, 5 let downs (negative pull-up)
  • Push-ups x20, then run up hill to pull-up bars, 5 let downs (negative pull-up)
  • American Hammers x20 (four count), then run up hill to pull-up bars, 5 let downs (negative pull-up)
  • Plank jacks x20, then run up hill to pull-up bars, 5 let downs (negative pull-up)
  • One leg squat x10 (each leg), then run up hill to pull-up bars, 5 let downs (negative pull-up)

Repeat

MARY:

  • Quad stretch
  • Runner stretch
  • Pidgin stretch
  • Plank
    • Hand and leg up
    • Switch to other side
  • Flutter Kicks x36 IC
  • LBC x30 IC

COUNT-OFF & NAME-O-RAMA
Guardrail, Dart Gun, Shrubbery, Lil’ Spice, Stitch, Stiff Arm, Data, Erector,  Wheelchair, Room Service, Frenchie, Archie (QIC) -12

CIRCLE OF TRUST/BOM:
When your feeling tired, be inspired by this verse.
“Therefore, since we are surrounded by so great a cloud of witnesses, let us also lay aside every weight, and sin which clings so closely, and let us run with endurance the race that is set before us, looking to Jesus, the founder and perfecter of our faith, who for the joy that was set before him endured the cross, despising the shame, and is seated at the right hand of the throne of God.”
‭‭Hebrews‬ ‭12:1-2‬ ‭ESV‬‬
https://bible.com/bible/59/heb.12.1-2.ESV

JUCO Battleship

THE SCENE:   Mid 60s and drizzly.  Perfect for a beatdown.
F3 WELCOME & DISCLAIMER:  Administered
WARM-O-RAMA:

  • Grady corns?
  • Phelps
  • RFTS/LIH
  • Willy Mays Hays?
  • Tempo Squats
  • Tempo Merkins
  • Down/Up dog
  • Thread the needle
  • Projectivator?
  • Quick mosey

THA THANG:

8 parking lot lines.  Bear crawl 1 line, do 8 merkins mosey back.  Bear crawl 2 lines, 7 merkins, mosey back.  Repeat until 8 lines, 1 merkin.

 

Battleship.  Separate into two teams.  Each team has half the parking lot and 12 cones, grouped into a set of 2, two sets of 3, and a set of 4.  At “go” PAX run and grab a ball then run to one of six battle stations.  Perform the exercise, then throw the ball at the enemy’s ships.  Work at each battle station before you repeat one.  Continue until one team’s ships are sunk.

Exercises were;

  • 20 Merkins
  • 15 carolina dry docks
  • Lunges 10 each leg
  • 25 plank jacks
  • 25 Mountain Climbers (count one leg)
  • 7 burpees

Guantanamo

Rehabilitate your fleet (i.e., stand up your cones) and flip the cards. Play another round of Battleship, this time exercises were;

  • 5 donkey kicks
  • 15 diamond merkins
  • 25 hello dolly
  • 15 Bobby Hurlies
  • 7 burpees
  • 25 flutter kicks (count one leg)

Guantanamo again.

Play the song “Turn it up” by Oh The Larceny.  SSH to the cadence of the song.  Burpee each time they sing the phrase “Turn it up”.  28 Burpees + what felt like about a thousand SSH…

MARY:

Team Races.  One lap around the pond – first man back wins a point for his team, then leads us in an ab exercise.  Repeat a few times.

COUNT-OFF & NAME-O-RAMA

Me and 11 of the best men I know.

CIRCLE OF TRUST/BOM:

We say this in F3 – “leave no man behind – but leave no man where you found him“.  If you are striving to be a HIM, you will not be the same man next year that you were this year – because you are always growing, always be getting better.  This morning, we thought about which of the three Fs you will see growth in by the end of summer.

From Anders Ericsson’s book, “Peak: Secrets from the New Science of Expertise”. To be excellent at something, you need…

  • …feedback. You need to be another man to know your plan, to see your work, and to provide you with feedback on your performance.

For the area that you are going to see growth in, what does “feedback” look like?

  • …to get outside of your comfort zone. Anders tells us this may be the most essential aspect of purposeful practice. He puts it directly: “If you never push yourself beyond your comfort zone, you will never improve.”

For the area that you are going to see growth in, what does “outside your comfort zone” look like?

A few men shared their goals and how they are going to pursue feedback.

MOLESKIN:

Team One with the dominating win!  Well done!

ANNOUNCEMENTS:

  • May 25 – AOQ Change at Shamrock
  • May 30 – Rampart AO Launch, 7:00 AM Fort Southwest Point
  • June 4 – Speedway Launch
  • June 11 – Family Workout at The Project.  9:00 AM
  • July 2 – Convergence at JUCO