F3 Knoxville

Tag: Sweeper

Abdamonium

THE SCENE: Like walking through soup.
F3 WELCOME & DISCLAIMER
WARM-O-RAMA:

@Shooter chose today to settle up for missing his Q on the previous Wednesday. Solid 4 second makeout session with the pee rock painstakingly selected from the pile at the Dog Pound. After that, we got after it:

  • 5 Burpees
  • 10 Cherry Pickers
  • 15 Mericans
  • 20 SSH
  • 25 Imperial Walkers

THA-THANG:

  • Mosey to running loop and commence Route 66 with Mericans at each light pole, plank til the 6 arrives
  • Continue mosey to baseball field
    • Split into 2 teams and race around the bases (Twice)
    • Home to First: gorilla shuffle, First to Second: sprint, Second to Third: gorilla shuffle, (opposite direction) Third to Home: Sprint (Second lap: sub bear crawl for gorilla shuffle)
  • Mosey to playground
    • 30 Pullups/30 Burpees (However you can get them)
  • Mosey to Upper Parking Lot
    • 8 stations, start at 5 and add 5 at each station, 2 loops
      • 1st loop: Big Boys (5+10+15+20+25+30+35+40=180 Total)
      • 2nd loop: American Hammers (2 count) (5+10+15+20+25+30+35+40=180 Total)
  • Offered 3 options for the next whoopin: 1) Dora 2) Circuit 3) Amazeballs. The PAX chose Amazeballs
  • Mosey to top soccer field, commence Amazeballs:
    • Split into 2 teams, line up on opposing sides of the same baseline
    • PAX plank while one member of each team runs to mid field and retrieves a ball with a workout written on it. Once the ball makes it back to the baseline, the teams complete the workout and one PAX goes to get the next ball. Exercises:
      • 20 Burpees
      • 40 Merkins
      • 50 Big Boys
      • Lunges (Midfield then sprint back)
      • Bear Crawl (Midfield then sprint back)
      • Bernie Sanders (Midfield then sprint back)
  • First Nation run (Indian Run) to AO to complete 1 loop of the truck stop

MARY:
Popcorn to different PAX: flutter kicks, side crunches and Freddie Mercury’s
COUNT-OFF & NAME-O-RAMA
One visitor from F3 Memphis: @Goldilocks
CIRCLE OF TRUST/BOM:
Through my transition from individual contributor to a leadership position at work, it has required me to reconsider how I look at my output in order for the team to succeed. It is required for me to anticipate hurdles and roadblocks that may come up for my team members and support them to be successful in spite of these challenges. I encouraged all of the PAX to reach out to others around them and offer support when they are struggling physically and emotionally. #ISI
MOLESKIN:

ANNOUNCEMENTS:

Choose to be nice.

THE SCENE: 75 degrees, muggy, humid
F3 WELCOME & DISCLAIMER
WARM-O-RAMA:
-SSH x 20 (IC)
-Mosey around the parking lot
-Squats x 20 (IC)
-Supermans x 10 (IC)

THA-THANG:
Mosey to the trail around the pond, take 4 laps stopping at the Pain Stations.

  • Cone 1: CCD’s x 20
  • Cone 2: Iron Mikes x 20 (total)
  • Cone 3: Merkins x 20
  • Cone 4: Jump Squats x 20
  • Cone 5: Double Burpees x 5
  • Cone 6: BBS’s x 20

MARY:
No Time for Mary.
COUNT-OFF & NAME-O-RAMA

CIRCLE OF TRUST/BOM:
You ever wonder why kindness isn’t always our “go-to” MO when interacting on a daily basis? It seems when we let our guard down we end up treating people with rudeness at the very least.  Often times we can be just downright mean.  And generally, if we have time to stop and think about it we realize that’s not how we should be.  We know it.  It’s simple. But, that doesn’t stop us from falling into the trap.  So, I encourage and challenge you to BE INTENTIONAL about being nice.  Make the CHOICE.  Make the PROMISE.  Start now and commit to BE NICE for 1 day.  No knee-jerk reactions.  No rudeness.  Slow down and be kind.   And then, do it again tomorrow
MOLESKIN:
We got three miles in this morning and kept the heart rate up. Way to go PAX!

Heart of a Warrior

THE SCENE: 72 degrees, misty and humid.
F3 WELCOME & DISCLAIMER
WARM-O-RAMA:

  • Side Straddle Hop X 50 (IC)
  • Imperial Walkers x 20 (IC)
  • Squats x 20 (IC)
  • Mountain Climbers x 20 (IC)
  • Supermans x 10 (IC)

THA-THANG:

Mosey to Courtyard

  • 11’s with Merkins and Jump-Squats

Mosey to the coupon pile and partner up.

  • Dora’s (partner runs the steps and back)
    • 200 curls
    • 200 overhead tricep
    • 200 overhead press
    • 200 rows

Mosey to the Courtyard Walls

  • Burpees x 5
  • Iron Mikes x 10
  • Decline Merkins x 15
  • Dips x 20

Mosey back to Start.

MARY:
No time for Mary today!
COUNT-OFF & NAME-O-RAMA

CIRCLE OF TRUST/BOM:

From the book, “Fight: Winning the Battles That Matter Most”, by Craig Groeschel, God has given us each a heart of a warrior. An inward, natural desire to stand up for what’s pure and true.  A warrior must have a cause to fight for or he will find the wrong thing to fight against.  You may not think of yourself as a warrior. You’re laid back. Everything is cool, no worries.  You may think you don’t even have a reason to fight.  Well, consider this.  “You’re already in a fight, whether you know it or not. Your spiritual enemy wants to take you out.  He’s a master at making strong men weak.  Sometimes he does that by making us comfortable, secure, and safe, resigned to a mediocre life because it’s familiar and doesn’t require much from us.  Is that really how you want to live?”  –Craig Groeschel

Remember this… God is in the business of making weak men strong.  He will equip his warriors with strength and purpose if we call on him.

MOLESKIN:

It was great to start the day with these HIM’s. Didn’t stop moving, burned some goo.  Encouraging.

 

This is not the Caribbean Islands

THE SCENE: Clear, a little windy and 36 degrees
F3 WELCOME & DISCLAIMER
WARM-O-RAMA:
SSH X 20, cherry pickers x5, Rockettes x 10, mericans x 10

mosey to the big lot
THA-THANG:   Complete each exercise at parking lot island/cone and run up lot to next island/cone in a zig zag across parking lot.

1) 10 mericans
2) 10 squats
3) 10 diamond mericans
4) 10 Bobby Hurley’s
5) 10 shoulder touch mericans
6) 10 smurf Jacks
7) 10 burpees
8) 10 lunges each leg
9) 10 inch worms
10) 10 iron mikes
11) 10 plank ups each arm
12) 10 sec one leg balance holds each
13) 10 wide mericans
14) 10 squat jumps
Repeat
Then “collect cones” by running to each cone and add 2 reps per cone picked up.
first 7 is mericans, second 7 is squat jumps…. then some flutter kicks for fun.

MARY:
More flutter and slutter kicks x30, Superman holds, boat/canoes w/rowing, burpees x6

COUNT-OFF & NAME-O-RAMA
13 including 1 FNG (Hawkeye)
CIRCLE OF TRUST/BOM:

25 FACTS ON THE IMPORTANCE OF FATHERS

1) Children living with fathers in the home tend to fare better on cognitive achievement and behavioral outcomes.

2. Adolescents living in intact families tend to report closer relationships with their fathers.

3. Among urban fathers, those who frequently attend religious services tend to be more engaged with their children.

4. Close relationships between adolescents and their fathers are positively associated with adolescents’ psychological well-being.

5. Adolescents with more involved fathers tend to exhibit lower levels of behavioral problems.

6. Adolescents who report having more positive relationships with their fathers are less likely to engage in delinquency.

7. Adolescents who report having more positive relationships with their fathers are less likely to abuse substances.

8. Individuals whose fathers showed more involvement in their lives early on tend to attain higher levels of education.

9. Growing up without a father appears to be associated with greater likelihood of incarceration later in life. 

10. Fathers’ religiosity is linked to higher quality of parent-child relationships.

11. Fathers’ engagement in their children’s activities was linked to higher academic performance.

12. Among adolescent girls, those who have a strong relationship with their fathers are less likely to report experiencing depression.

13. Close father-adolescent bonds protect against the negative influence of peer drug use.

14. Adolescent girls who have a close relationship with their fathers are more likely to delay sexual activity.

15. Adolescent girls whose fathers were present during their childhood are less likely to become pregnant.

16. Adolescent males who report a close relationship with their fathers are more likely to anticipate having a stable marriage in the future.

17. Men who become fathers outside of marriage are more likely to be poor.

18. Fathers of intact families spend, on average, more time with their children. 

19. Children raised in intact families by happily married parents tend to be more religious in adulthood.

20. Children raised in intact families are more likely to have stable and healthy romantic relationships as adults.

21. Intact families are more likely to provide a safe home for children.

22. Adolescent girls who have never lived apart from their parents are less likely to report sexual abuse than those who have.

23. Girls who experienced a parental separation during childhood are more likely to engage in early sexual activity.

24. Among teenage boys, those from intact families with frequent religious attendance average the fewest sexual partners.

25. Children in father-absent homes are almost four times more likely to be poor.

Don’t just be around, be involved!

MOLESKIN:
A bit quiet for mumble chatter most likely due to the cold air and cardio.

Prayers for friend who lost their mother this week, family and relationship issues in the PAX, Hardship Hill success and to be better fathers.
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
Hardship Hill two JUCO teams 5 & 10 hour choices

Quality over Quantity

THE SCENE: 60 with a bit of wind (but it was 60 so who cares about the wind, right?)
F3 WELCOME & DISCLAIMER
WARM-O-RAMA:

  • Side Straddle Hop X 15 (IC)
  • Baby Arm Circles X 15 (IC)
  • Baby Arm Circles – reverse X 15 (IC)
  • Cherry Pickers X 15 (IC)
  • Windmills X 15 (IC)
  • Windmills – reverse X 15 (IC)
  • Tempo Squats X 10 (IC)
  • Mosey

THA-THANG:

The first part of the workout challenged the PAX to do AMRAPs (As Many Reps As Possible) with good, QUALITY form. We stayed together throughout this portion of the workout but all did different numbers of reps. At the end of the prescribed time for each exercise, we moseyed to another location.

  • Merkins – 2 minutes
  • Sit-ups – 3 minutes
  • Burpees – 3 minutes
  • Dips – 3 minutes
  • Star Jacks – 3 minutes
  • Rinse & repeat!

Second portion of the workout included the same exercises but had us picking up the pace with 10 reps at each station as fast as possible while running to the next exercise. Our focus was QUANTITY and cardio through 1-3 cycles each.  Mosey back to the AO

MARY:

  • Box-cutters X 15 (IC)
  • American Hammers (Freedom Twists) X 15 (IC)

COUNT-OFF & NAME-O-RAMA

1 FNG – OSHA

Booster, Fins, Homer, Neutron, Pink Eye, Scrum, Stye, Sweeper, Trolley!

CIRCLE OF TRUST/BOM:

Earlier this week my wife and I became grandparents of our 3rd grand Child.  As I was holding this new born baby I came to a renewed awareness of life and how precious it is.  God made all human beings in His image (Gen 1:27) with the sole purpose to glorify Him.  In Jer 1:5  God says “before I formed you in the womb knew you”.  We as men and leaders in the community must witness to other people the importance of the “value of life” and the importance to glorify God.  If we do that people might start thinking about that again and we might influence decisions on suicide, homicide and maybe even abortions.

ANNOUNCEMENTS:
JUCO will have 2 teams for the May 19th Obstacle Course Race, a 5-hour and 10-hour team; register here for JUCO 5 or JUCO 10 – https://endurancecui.active.com/event-reg/select-race?e=51587652&rf=35c7d20882aa4c1796efedbd47fe5261&ts=E