F3 Knoxville

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That took some planning

The Scene: 39 degrees, moist like a nice bunt cake

F3 Welcome & Disclaimer

Warm-O-Rama:
SSH x20, 10 merkins
Baby arm circles x 10 F&B, 10 merkins
Inchworm-burpees 10
Little of this and little of that

Tha-Thang:
Mosey to bottom of hill at entrance to tavern parking lot w/CMU
(8’s)
7 burpees on bottom
1 Ratchet squat w/CMU
Take CMU w/you up hill and down
Plank/merkins when finished

F3 Logo
Follow Q and Mosey in single file line w/CMU thru cones, change carry position on command. (Overhead, curls, presses)… repeat but faster.

Mosey to TOP of Matterhorn w/o CMU
mosey to Pavalon.
10 pull ups, 10 dips, 10 Squats x 3
Mosey to CMU presses and curls till 6 catches then to AO

Mary:
Circle of pain!
Each pax says exercise and #

BOM:
“Planning”
“For I know the plans I have for you,” declares the Lord, “plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future.”
‭‭Jeremiah‬ ‭29:11‬

Our plans usually don’t work out exactly the way we want them to.  How many of us have had a grand idea of something and had it all planned out in our head or even on paper only to see it change completely when we try to execute it. …But what we don’t realize is that God’s plan is not always our plans. It may seem frustrating and even painful but Gods plan is so much greater than we can even grasp.  e.g. Relationships, work etc.  …So next time that we have something bust up our plans, we need to know what plan IS solid. HIS plan for us.

No Time for Daylight Savings

The Scene:  32 Degrees.  Clear.

Welcome and Disclaimer

 The Thang: “No time for daylight savings”

 COP

  • Little Baby Arm Circles each way X 4 (IC)
  • Side Straddle Hops x 10 (IC)
  • Merkins x 10 (OYO)

 Mosey to Storage Containers and pair up.

  • Bear crawl and 15 Merkins while partner does Easy Chair, then swap
  • Bear crawl and 20 Squats while partner does Easy Chair, then swap
  • Bear crawl and 25 Merkins while partner does Easy Chair, then swap
  • Bear crawl and 30 Squats while partner does Easy Chair, then swap
  • Suicides while partner does:
    • Plank Shoulder taps, then swap
    • Flutter Kicks, then swap
    • Table Top, then swap
    • Mountain Climber, then swap
  • Repeat suicides drill.

Mosey back to start

  • Ring of Fire: 10, 9, 8, 7,
  • Sled Relay for 8 minutes!

Abs:

    • Pickle Pounders (Mayberry) x 20 (IC)
    • Box Cutters (Proton) x 20 (IC) 

COT

Name-O-Rama: 10 PAX

BOM: Ephesians 5:22-33

Gentleman, treat your wives in such a way that your grandchildren will remember it as one of your greatest acts.

Moleskin:  What a great morning with Swirlie’s VQ!!  It’s like he’s done this a dozen times!  He brought some homemade sleds to push around and make our legs burn!  And, teased us with some weights and tires.  Next time, fellas.  Next time.  This is how a HIM starts the week!!  Mondays at the JUCO!!

Relay Royale

THE SCENE

35 degrees and clearly shorts weather.

Welcome and Disclaimer

THE THANG

COP

BLIMPS

B-urpees x  5 OYO

L-unges x 10 IC (Each Leg)

I-mperial Squat Walkers x 15 IC

M-erkins x 20 OYO

P-lank Jacks x 25 IC

S-quats x 30 IC

Break into two groups

RELAY ROYALE

Group 1 – On the hop towards the marina for 1 minute. Stop and perform first exercise until Group 2 arrives.  Run for 1 minute and then begin second exercise. Rinse & Repeat until all exercises complete.

Group 2 – Hold Al Gore for one minute, then relay with Group 1.

Rotate Exercises as follows:

Burpees

Dry Docks

Smurf Jacks

Flutter Kicks

Star Jacks

Hello Dolly

Squats

Lance Armstrongs

Burpees

LBCs

Group 1 hold Al Gore after last exercise to allow Group 2 to finish.

Mosey to THE PAVILON

CINDY (The Quickie Version)

5 minute AMRAP

5 Pullups

10 Merkins

15 Squats

Mosey back to AO

NAME-O-RAMA

BOM

“In this life we are not only held accountable for our actions, but also for our in-actions”

All of us in this PAX are leaders, fathers, brothers, friends, and other forms of High Impact Men. When we recognize a situation needs our involvement and then choose not to engage, that is an in-action. While we are not actively doing wrong, that in-action has consequences that we will be help accountable for. Push yourself to engage in areas that you might be ignoring. Abscess pointed out that James 4:17 addresses this as well:

“If anyone, then, knows the good they ought to do and doesn’t do it, it is sin for them”

Celebrate the Filthy 50

Scene: Clear and 45

Welcome and disclaimer

Warm-o-rama
10 OYO Burpees
10 IC BAC
10 IC Cherry pickers
20 IC Merkins

COP
MOSEY to outhouse
50 OYO box jumps
50 IC mtn climbers
50 OYO lunges up Matterhorn, each leg
50 OYO pull ups/aka upper body squats
50 IC squats
50 IC SSH
50 IC Merkins

Wind sprint races between the light poles with Merkins. All start at the same time.
10×17 poles of Merkins 170
10×6 poles of CCD 60

Ab-o-Rama

Batman has 9 abs
10 IC Dive bombers
10 IC cowgirls
20 IC pickle pounders
50 4ct LBCs

BOM
Celebrate

I think we all know the story of the prodigal son, but just in case…

A father has two sons and he has promised than part of an inheritance. One son tells his father he is leaving and wants his part of the money. The son gets the money runs alway and spends it on hookers, booze, and wild parties. He thought he had it all, the money, the women, and tons of friends. But when the money dried up, and the women were gone, so were his “friends”. He found himself working as a pig farmer, but unable to even eat the food the pigs were eating. Wearing rags and living off pig scraps he decided to return to his father and beg for a job.

And we all know that he got there and he had sinned and asked for forgiveness the father celebrated and gave home sandals, a robe, a ring, and a feast. And they celebrate. The image being that God celebrates whenever we are lost from him and we return.

Celebrate being able to get up in the morning to come to F3, celebrate our jobs, celebrate or wives, celebrate our children. Celebrate the love God has for us and share that love as we go out today.

Luke 15:11

Prayer requests
– Handbell’s wife to give birth to a healthy baby girl….SOON
– Pogo and his family safe travels to see the Mouse
– Judge Samurai as he kicks cancer in the face!

“I can’t” = bullshit

Welcome and disclaimer

Warm-o-Rama
10 burpees
OMC Merkins

The THANG

Mosey to the softball field, pause for the 6, pinwheels and squats

Field of dreams audible to the outfield due to mush.
Home 10 burpees 10 Merkins run to first

1st base – BBS until relieved

2nd base – Dry docs

3rd base – Domo squats

Sitting in the stands
Reverse BC up the bleachers (feet first)
BC across the bleachers
BC down the bleachers head first (audible cause bleachers were we and slippery)

Mosey to the steps and bear crawl down

On the Dawn Wall
10 Burpees at the bottom
10 Dry docs at the top

Mosey towards the AO pause part way for the 6 Merkins and box jumps

Ab-o-Rama
Lego Batman has 9 abs
V-ups
Floor wipers
American Hammers

Name-o-Rama

BOM

“I can’t” = bullshit. Is it that you “can’t” or that you “won’t”.  Michael Jordan once said “I can accept failure, what I can’t accept is not trying.”  We as men of this world get caught up in the societal message that we aren’t good enough, someone is always better, we aren’t strong enough.  In the end it’s the same message “you can’t do it.”

And so many men buy into this mentality. They don’t care anymore, they don’t workout, and they sure as crap don’t get up early and post to F3. But some men here are just as guilty of the “I can’t” attitude. “I can’t go up that hill, I can’t do nor Merkins, I can’t go any harder, I can’t finish.” And those “I’s” turn into “my’s”. “My legs hurt, my arms hurt, my back hurts, etc.”

So, what is your goal? What is you mountain to overcome? Are your tired of being the 6? Does it bug you not to finish a run? Are you pissed you can’t do pull ups, Merkins, or sprints? Maybe it’s not physical, maybe it’s to be a better husband, dad, boss, employee, coworker.

Here’s the deal, maybe you need help, maybe you need support, encouragement, and love. Well, welcome to F3. And while I have mostly been talking about it physically, we also need the love, support, and encouragement spiritually. Jesus wants us to share our lives with Him, and not just the bad times when we really need Him but the good times too. And He will give us strength to do all the things we want to do.
Philippians 4:13 “I can do all things through Him who gives me strength”

All things.  Not just the physical, the mental, the emotional, the spiritual, but ALL things through Him who gives me strength. We should all spend some time with Him, and ask about the things we “can” do and forget about the things we “can’t” do.