F3 Knoxville

Counting is Hard

THE SCENE: Somewhere between 20 and 30 degrees, cloudy, and still
F3 WELCOME & DISCLAIMER
WARM-O-RAMA:

The Pax performed a burpee drill to get warmed up (all Pax does high knees until someone yells “down!” to perform a burpee. Pax must call out “down!” in order)

10 x Rockettes IC

10x Lunges OYO

10x Merkins OYO

Indian run to marina parking lot
THA-THANG:

PAX performed two sets of 11s with the following exercises:

Set 1: LBC (4 ct.) & Imperial Squat Walkers

Set 2: Carolina Dry Docks & Tuck Jumps

PAX sprinted two sets of stairs to touch the rock at the top and then moseyed halfway back. Two members of the group were then declared disabled and the remaining PAX had to carry them back. We rotated the disabled PAX halfway through.

MARY:
Box Cutters x 30 IC

Flutter kicks x 25 IC

2 rounds of PAX facing legs out of the circle & at 45 degree angle off the ground while one member runs around to push their feet down.
COUNT-OFF & NAME-O-RAMA

CIRCLE OF TRUST/BOM:
I was recently caught up thinking about my own “problems” when an acquaintance mentioned that he was heading to a doctor’s appointment to find out whether or not his daughter’s cancer was in remission. I was immediately reminded that I have no real problems in my life and should be more diligent about counting my blessings instead of worrying about the little stuff. It was a great reminder to maintain a positive perspective.
MOLESKIN:

ANNOUNCEMENTS:

I-Beam Wake Up Call

THE SCENE: 40’s, no rain which was kinda nice
F3 WELCOME & DISCLAIMER
WARM-O-RAMA:

SSH

Rockets

Merkins

Mosey around the AO parking lot

THA-THANG:
At each light along the path do the following (14 lights)

  • 5 burpees
  • 5 merkins
  • 10 BBS
  • 10 Squats

Omaha about half way and did the exercises at every other light to save time

11’s at the bathrooms: underhand grip easy ups and merkins at end of parking lot adjacent to Watt Rd.

Battle Buddy, at playground 1 buddy does close grip lat pull ups while partner runs to end of lot and does 5 – 8 count man makers, switch and repeat 2x.

Mosey to AO

MARY:
Flutter kicks – Swirly/ Shooter

Side crunches – Ratchet

Shoulder Blasters – Ratchet
COUNT-OFF & NAME-O-RAMA

CIRCLE OF TRUST/BOM:
Insert the WORD here.
MOLESKIN:
Special thanks to I-beam for the wake up call at 0500!  We almost got Boulder to post again but I failed to tell him we started at 0600 instead of 0700.
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
Insert information about upcoming events, 2nd or 3rd F opportunities, and any other announcements.

I got you somethin “Real Nice”

THE SCENE: 33 and clear
F3 WELCOME & DISCLAIMER
WARM-O-RAMA:

Run to the slouthouse and some stretchin and crap
THA-THANG:

  • R: row and press w KB
  • E: Ear presses w/CMU
  • A: Arm blasters w/pee rocks 10 SFP
  • L: lunges w/sandbag or CMUs
  • *
  • N: not Highland games log throws
  • I: ice picker slams w/ball
  • C: cleans with bar 115lbs
  • E: eat? Sandbag toss over shoulder

When logs get back do 10 merkins and run up small hill to cones and back to next exercise

MARY:
Flutter, box cutters and stuff
COUNT-OFF & NAME-O-RAMA 

6 pax

CIRCLE OF TRUST/BOM:
Gift we don’t deserve.

God sent his son to redeem us not because we deserve it, but because he loves us.

Example of my kids misbehaving and still providing gifts for them on Christmas.
MOLESKIN:  

i only got Thru half the wo due to my back going out but the pax finished strong. Welcome Creeper from Nashville

ANNOUNCEMENTS:
Bring snacks tomorrow for the Wesley House. Prayers for FIA member that was killed by a car.

Presents for Everyone

THE SCENE: Cold and clear
F3 WELCOME & DISCLAIMER
THA-THANG:
Handed out some presents early – 25 envelopes, each containing an exercise. We went through our gifts in sequential order:

  1. 25 SSH
  2. 10 Tempo Squats
  3. 10 Tempo Merkins
  4. 12 Baby Arm Circles (forward and reverse)
  5. Bear Crawl across the parking lot
  6. Crawl Bear across the parking lot
  7. 20 Derkins
  8. 20 Bench Rows
  9. 10 Burpee Box Jumps
  10. 15 LBC’s (4 ct)
  11. 20 Tuck Jumps
  12. 15 Hand Release Merkins
  13. 10 Lunges (10 each leg)
  14. 20 American Hammers (4 ct)
  15. 10 Dive Bombers
  16. 10 Iron Mikes (4 ct)
  17. 15 Sweat Angels (4 ct)
  18. 15 Diamond Merkins
  19. 20 Squats (4 ct)
  20. 20 Flutter Kicks (4 ct)
  21. 20 Dry Docks
  22. 20 Jump Squats
  23. 15 Box Cutters (4 ct)
  24. 10 Burpees
  25. 1 Time All You’ve Got up Little Baby Hill

MARY:

Just enough time for some plank work and Cap’n helped us cash out with some ATM’s

COUNT-OFF & NAME-O-RAMA
33 HIM’s – no FNG’s

CIRCLE OF TRUST/BOM:

Especially this time of year, it’s easy to get caught up in the busyness – getting things wrapped up before the new year, planning for next year, finishing up the Christmas shopping, figuring out logistics for the holidays, etc, etc. Sometimes the most difficult task is to just slow down and enjoy the moments, the memories.

I’m as guilty as anyone when it comes to getting caught up in the “hamster wheel of life” – creating my list of things I need to get done, worrying about what’s to come tomorrow, and simply not slowing down to appreciate the moments right in front of me. I was reminded of this last night when I was getting ready for the Q this morning. I was preparing the envelopes for the workout (just another task that I needed to get checked off my long list of things to get done over the next couple days), but my 4 year old son was so excited when I asked him to put some stickers on the envelopes. He swelled with pride knowing that Daddy needed his help, and he quickly plopped down next to me and began meticulously placing his Christmas stickers on each envelope. It was just a little moment – inconsequential in the grand scheme of things – but I cherished that time with him. He won’t always be 4 years old, and he won’t always want to help his Dad with those silly projects.

Cherish the moments.

Comms are Important

THE SCENE: Gloomy and dark.  Better than the #fartsack though!
F3 WELCOME & DISCLAIMER
WARM-O-RAMA:

Cherry Pickers 15x
Hand Release Merkins 20x
Ice Skaters 20x
Burpees 10x
ISO Squats 20x
Ice Skaters 20x
Burpees 10x
Hand Release Merkins 20x

THA-THANG:
Mosey to First light
Stop Half Way...

  • Rubber Legs:
  • Squats x10
  • Fwd & Bkwd lunges (same leg then switch) x10 each leg
  • Side Lunges x10 each leg
  • Jump Squats x10

To Cone Lane:
Run to cone 6 and back each time. First time stop at far cone, cone 6, and do exercise. Next time stop at cone 6 and cone 5 and so on until you do all the exercises.
Exercises:

  • Cone 1 – Squats x15
  • Cone 2 – Diamond Merkins x15
  • Cone 3 – Tuck Jumps x15
  • Cone 4 – Froggy Squats x15
  • Cone 5 – Dry Docks x15
  • Cone 6 – Candlestick Burpees x15
  • Cone 7 – I forgot x15
  • Cone 8 – Diamond Merkins x15
  • Cone 9 – Jump Squats x15

MARY:
Side Crunches, and a few more on-the-six work.
COUNT-OFF & NAME-O-RAMA
CIRCLE OF TRUST/BOM:
Be sure to communicate to those around you.  Keep it simple.  It should be repeatable and easily understood.  Even if you think they already know it, its good practice to repeat for clarity