F3 Knoxville

Tag: Swerve

Dancing Dora

THE SCENE: It’s officially freezing
F3 WELCOME & DISCLAIMER
WARM-O-RAMA:

  • 29 Side Straddle Hops In Cadence
  • 29 Merkins
  • 29 Big Boy Sit Ups

THA-THANG:
Partner Dora with no rep counting. Partner runs and does a movement and comes back while other completes reps until relieved. Keep swapping back and forth until the song is done.

  • Side lunge – 3 pull-ups on the far end of the grinder and run back
  • Hold Iron Cross – Bear crawl across basketball court and run back
  • Good Mornings – Crab walk across basketball court and run back
  • Dips – Gorilla Shuffle across basketball court and run back
  • Rinse and Repeat

The special Dance Circle songs mixed in:

  • Believer by Imagine Dragons – Over head claps and burpee every time you hear “pain”
  • Jump by Van Halen – Mountain Climbers and tuck jump every time you hear “jump”

The songs the shuffle didn’t hit (you can thank Spottify for being nice to us)

  • Flower by Moby – Hold low plank on “down” move to high plank on “up” (but it always goes back down…)
  • Thunder Struck by AC/DC – Hold high plank and merkin every time you hear “thunder”

MARY:
Little baby crunches for 1 minute.
COUNT-OFF & NAME-O-RAMA
Use the TAGS on right-side to record PAX (BE SURE TO INCLUDE YOURSELF) in attendance. Be sure to select the AO in CATEGORY above TAGS and then delete these notes!
CIRCLE OF TRUST/BOM:
It’s my Birthday! So I was reflecting back on life, and it’s odd the sorts of things that pop. I’ve drifted around a lot and seen a lot of places in this short decade that I’ve been out of high school. Boone NC, Ottawa Canada, Kampala Uganda, Grand Rapids MI, Johnson City, and now here in Alcoa. And a lot has happened. Married, three kids, started a career. But one thing that really stood out was in 2016. My son was born, and my younger brother died. My bother was someone I think of constantly as someone who persevered with joy and faith in the midst of great suffering even to the point of death. He had the most significant impact on me in all this time. So I just encourage you guys to reflect back and see what stands out from the last 10 years.
MOLESKIN:
Insert any personal comments, notes, devotion content, etc.
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
Insert information about upcoming events, 2nd or 3rd F opportunities, and any other announcements.

Working in the chill

  • THE SCENE: Cool and Breezy
    F3 WELCOME & DISCLAIMER
    WARM-O-RAMA:
  • Tempo Merkins
  • Rocky Balboas
  • Imperial Squat Walkers
  • THA-THANG:
  • Mosey to church parking lot:
    • Sprint to the top. Do 20 merkins On the way back at each island:
      • 15 V-Ups
      • 10 Iron Squats
      • 5 Burpees
      • Repeat 2 more times
    • Carry CMU: Carioca both sides and burnie up the parking lot. 20 overhead CMU press
      • 15 Big Boys Sit Ups
      • 10 orginal burpee (no push-up)
      • 5 single-leg dead lifts with CMU, each leg
    • Mosey back to the grinder: Finish with the following
    • Round 1: (Repeat twice)
      • 15x Water Pumps each leg
      • 10 per arm, 1 arm assisted merkins (on the bench)
      • 15 Goblet squats (w/ CMU)
      • 15x Curls: 5 High, 5 low, 5 full

      Round 2: (Repeat twice)

      • Box Jumps x 15
      • 10 Lawnmower per arm
      • Wall Sit Overhead press x15
      • 1 leg line hops x 15 per leg (2ct)

MARY:
ATMs
COUNT-OFF & NAME-O-RAMA

CIRCLE OF TRUST/BOM:
1 Peter 5:5 Clothe yourselves with humility. It is a conscious act. Get up each day and put on humility. We don’t do this accidentally.

Redeeming the Flags

THE SCENE: The kind of weather you forget… Cool, clear, dark.
F3 WELCOME & DISCLAIMER
WARM-O-RAMA:
SSH x25 IC
Cherry pickers x5 IC
Cobra burpees x5 OYO
Hindurkins x10 IC
Crabettes x15 IC

THA-THANG:
Grab a CMU, partner up, and line up across the grinder by the outhouse for some Dora 1-2-3, flag redemption style.

100 Burpees
200 CMU Squat Thrust
300 ALPOs
Battle buddy runs to the Scrapyard, does 2 pull-ups, runs back to relieve.

And that was about it for time! Early finishers alternate with planks and running to do 5 easy-ups.

MARY:
Flutter Kicks x51 IC
COUNT-OFF & NAME-O-RAMA
9 came out today. Well, not “came out”, but you know.
CIRCLE OF TRUST/BOM:
My Utmost for His Highest – Nov. 11:

The Supreme Climb

He said, “Take now your son…” —Genesis 22:2

God’s command is, “Take now,” not later. It is incredible how we debate! We know something is right, but we try to find excuses for not doing it immediately. If we are to climb to the height God reveals, it can never be done later— it must be done now. And the sacrifice must be worked through our will before we actually perform it.

“So Abraham rose early in the morning…and went to the place of which God had told him” (Genesis 22:3). Oh, the wonderful simplicity of Abraham! When God spoke, he did not “confer with flesh and blood” (Galatians 1:16). Beware when you want to “confer with flesh and blood” or even your own thoughts, insights, or understandings— anything that is not based on your personal relationship with God. These are all things that compete with and hinder obedience to God.

Abraham did not choose what the sacrifice would be. Always guard against self-chosen service for God. Self-sacrifice may be a disease that impairs your service. If God has made your cup sweet, drink it with grace; or even if He has made it bitter, drink it in communion with Him. If the providential will of God means a hard and difficult time for you, go through it. But never decide the place of your own martyrdom, as if to say, “I will only go to there, but no farther.” God chose the test for Abraham, and Abraham neither delayed nor protested, but steadily obeyed. If you are not living in touch with God, it is easy to blame Him or pass judgment on Him. You must go through the trial before you have any right to pronounce a verdict, because by going through the trial you learn to know God better. God is working in us to reach His highest goals until His purpose and our purpose become one.
MOLESKIN:
I was happy to help the Bomb Shelter faithful earn back their flags after abandoning them at the Convergence last Saturday…
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
Insert information about upcoming events, 2nd or 3rd F opportunities, and any other announcements.

Tuesday 10

THE SCENE: 53 degrees F, 95% humidity, partly cloudy skies
F3 WELCOME & DISCLAIMER
WARM-O-RAMA:
SSH until we got in sync,  lower back/hammy stretch
THA-THANG:

  1. Burpees:  5 each lap

2.  Thrusters:  25-20-15-10-5 (descending number after each 1/4 mile lap

CMU Bear Crawl 15 yard

3.  Curls:  25-20-15-10-5

CMU Bear Crawl 15 yard

  1. Russian Swings:  25-20-15-10-5

Start 1/4 mile lap.  Stop at the 6 marked stations to complete exercises.

5.  Merkins:  25-20-15-10-5

6.  WWII Sit Ups:  25-20-15-10-5

7.  Squat Jumps:  25-20-15-10-5

8.  Dry Docks:  25-20-15-10-5

9.  Flutter Kicks (4 cnt.):  25-20-15-10-5

  1. Pavilion Dips:  25-20-15-10-5

Repeat circuit. 

MARY:
Edward Scissorlegs (AKA Hello Dollys), ABCs in all printed caps

COUNT-OFF & NAME-O-RAMA
13 HIMs, No FNGs
CIRCLE OF TRUST/BOM:
With the election all but over there is some amount of disappointment on all sides be it Democrat, Republican, Libertarian, Green, Independent, etc.  Personally, I am hopeful that the Senate remains Republican controlled for the sake of balance of power.  As the saying goes, “Power tends to corrupt, and absolute power corrupts absolutely.” (Sir John Dalberg-Acton).

To put my disappointment into proper perspective, I returned to Romans Chapter 13:1,2,5: “(1) Let everyone be subject to the governing authorities, for there is no authority except that which God has established.  The authorities that exist have been established by God.  (2) Consequently, whoever rebels against the authority is rebelling against what God has instituted, and those who do so will bring judgment on themselves.  (5) Therefore, it is necessary to submit to the authorities, not only because of possible punishment but also as a matter of conscience.”

Unfortunately, I need to be reminded that God is in control.  I know His will shall be done.

MOLESKIN:
Pray for relief from Covid-19 and especially for our students and teachers.
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
Insert information about upcoming events, 2nd or 3rd F opportunities, and any other announcements.

Hang Man

THE SCENE: 35 or so, pretty nice out
F3 WELCOME & DISCLAIMER
WARM-O-RAMA:
Squats IC, Peter Parkers IC, Ty Fighters IC, merkins IC, mary Katherines OYO x 5
THA-THANG:

Hang man, yes we played hangman. 5 games of it

  • Pick a letter that is incorrect, everyone does 10 merkins, 10 LBC and 10 squats
  • Get a letter Correct, everyone does 4 Mary Katherines in celebration
  • Guess the word correctly, take a short victory lap
  • Just 10 reps of each exercise but with all the wrong letters, we did a lot of reps!
  • Get Hung, do 20 burpees! We did one set, thanks to Hammy knowing the other words

MARY AKA the REWARD for doing so well at Hangman
BEARWAY TO HEAVEN
COUNT-OFF & NAME-O-RAMA
15 pax
CIRCLE OF TRUST/BOM:
The words we played hangman with were, Guts, Resilience, Integrity, and Tenacity. ALL together makes the acronym for GRIT which was the last word. I hope we all have GRIT in some form or fashion.
MOLESKIN:
As a coach once said, “GRIT is the ability to finish strong”. Don’t just roll across what ever finish line you are crossing, finish strong and all the way through
ANNOUNCEMENTS:Convergence for 5 year anniversary for F3 Knoxville, AYE!