F3 Knoxville

What Gets Us Emotionally

AO: asylum-pm
Q: Lilydipper (John Neece)
PAX: Unibráu (Nick Robinson), Tenderfoot, Slabs, Simmons (Justin Creasey), Pusher, Lizzy, Abacus (Erik Ella), Swimmies (Nathan Chesney), Brick (Chris Tittle), Drum Major (Mike Johnston), Curveball P (Dave Purcell), Crash Dummy, F6 (Tim Pope), Appleseed (Jon Smith), Rooney (Carl Whipple), Glamper, Lilydipper (John Neece), Bunker, Owen Smith (Bruce Lee), Konnor Glass (Splat)
FNGs: 2 Owen Smith (Bruce Lee), Konnor Glass (Splat)
COUNT: 20
WARMUP: 20 Side-Straddle Hops, 10 Twistees, Run to Tree and Back, 10 Cherry Pickers, 10 Tennessee Rocking Chairs, Run Down Steps by Bat Cave and Back, 10 Burpees, 10 Tempo Squats, 10 Baby Arm Circles Forward and Backward, Little of This and That
THE THANG: Mosey to Steps of Admin Bldg. 20 Merkins and Calve Raises
Mosey to Circular Drive Area Southeast of Admin Bldg. 20 Carolina Dry Docks and 20 American Hammers.
Mosey across field to the Caribbean Parking Lot. Do three sets of 15 Merkins at any time on the way. Those getting to Caribbean Parking Lot first circle back to pick up the six.
We will go the following counterclockwise around the parking lot:
• Sprint for three islands, then do 20 Big Boy Sit-ups.
• Bernie for two islands, then do 20 Hello Dollies.
• Karaoke Right for two islands, then do 20 Flutter Kicks
• Karaoke Left for two islands, then do 20 Freddie Mercuries
• Mosey back to start.
• Rinse and repeat.
Mosey to the shaded parking lot across the street from ball fields parking lot. We will run counterclockwise around the lot stopping at each corner to do 5 Shoulder Taps (both shoulders)
Mosey to the Haslam Rock. We will have a 20 second gander at the river and mountains.
Mosey to Shady Tree. We will do 20 Squats.
Mosey to AO, then go down steps by bat cave, run to summit of Mt. Everest, run up and then head back to AO.

MARY: 10 V-Ups, 20 Box Cutters, Stretching
ANNOUNCEMENTS: Be looking for another chance to serve with clean up at Asylum.
COT: Prayers for Curveball’s father who has a variety of serious health issues as well as Curveball and his family. Prayers for Curveball’s friend, Mary, who has breast cancer and will require a double mastectomy. Prayers for all students starting into college and their parents such as Abacus’ daughter, Abacus, and his wife. Prayers of praise for the healing of a long-term rift between some of Tenderfoot’s family members.

The Places You’ll Go

AO: asylum-pm
Q: Pele (Jon Lindberg)
PAX: Glamper, Abacus (Erik Ella), Lilydipper (John Neece), Pusher, Brick (Chris Tittle), Pele (Jon Lindberg), Ghost Flag (F3Knoxville), Drum Major (Mike Johnston), Curveball P (Dave Purcell), Tenderfoot
FNGs: None
COUNT: 10

WARMUP:
THE THANG:
MARY:
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
COT:

Basic Beatdown

AO: thequacken
Q: Road Block
PAX: FixerUpper (Patrick Core), Z-Pack (Brian Brockman), Lizzy, Duggar (Gary Anders), Tenderfoot, Secret Garden, Dr. Seuss
FNGs: 1 Dr. Seuss
COUNT: 8

WARMUP:
SSH’s, Hillbillies, Imperial Walkers, stretches, an uphill Mosey

THE THANG:
Bataan Death Crawl

Four sets of arm, ab, and leg exercises with a 1/3 mile mosey between each.

Ring of Fire – squats

A brief word about Creation and Evangelism.

Also enjoyed a cameo appearance (due to injury) by Wedding Singer and his sidekick Scout!

Sweat Around The Clock

AO: thequacken
Q: Z-Pack (Brian Brockman)
PAX: Lizzy, Road Block, Tenderfoot, Secret Garden
FNGs: None
COUNT: 5

WARMUP:
SSH IC
Abe Vigodas
Quad Stretch – Flamingo
Merkin Jacks IC
Michael Phelps
Tricep and Shoulder Stretching
Mountain Climbers IC
Mosey lap around the Church

THE THANG: Sweat Around The Clock
PAX starts at center of a clock face. Movements are to 4 spots on the dial – 12 o’clock, 3, 6, and 9. Distance from center to perimeter was about 15 yards.

12 O’clock –
Movement: cmu farmers carry Exercise on perimeter- cmu squat overhead pressure x 15 reps
Exercise back in center- flutter kicks 4ct x 10 reps

3 O’clock –
Movement: broad jump
Ex on perimeter- merkins x 30
Ex back in center- dead bugs 4ct x 10 reps

6 O’clock –
Movement: murder bunnies
Ex on perimeter- cmu squirrels x 15 reps
Ex back in center- heals to heaven x 25 reps

9 O’clock-
Movement: bear crawl
Ex on perimeter- man makers x 15 reps
Ex back in center- big boys x 25 reps

After completing “an hour on the clock” jog a lap and repeat another “hour” until time is up.

MARY: none
ANNOUNCEMENTS: F2 opportunity with Asylum guys.
Go Ruck quarterly ruck assessment is the first Saturday in August.

COT: Encourage and Honor people in your life. Romans 12:10 “Love one another with brotherly affection. Outdo one another in showing honor.”

It is good to encourage and honor one another. It is good to do this in the different areas of our lives – at church, at home, at work, and here with our F3 brothers.

I will now take this opportunity to encourage you all, the Quacken PAX. From my experience since the beginning of the year, F3 is a good thing. I’d wager it’s been a good thing in your life as well, and so I encourage you that you are doing well by coming out and making your attendance regular. I’m thankful for the PAX in general accountability that I receive from the group. Knowing that somebody is going to be here every Monday and Wednesday leading a workout makes all the difference. My health and fitness have improved. I’m thankful to the PAX for the new friendships that I’ve made, and how we’re able to share our lives with each other especially with conversations during the Friday ruck. And, I’m thankful for the thoughtful, helpful words that the Q’s from the PAX share. I thank you all in the positive difference you make by showing up and being part of this F3 thing.

Specifically I want to honor Lizzy, Fixer Upper, and Wedding Singer. Here at the Quacken AO they Q frequently. Fixer Upper is QIC of Quacken AM and Lizzy is in over Quaken PM. It takes time and effort to lead these things and I’m thankful that they are doing it. As you probably know Q-ing a work out means planning, which that takes time and thought. Wedding singer Qs AM and PM workouts at the Quaken all-the-time. Its evident by his creative, fun Q’s that he is putting in work. He is investing in us and I am thankful for it.

That’s my word take opportunities to encourage and honor folks in your lives.

What an interesting life, to be a Leader

AO: asylum-pm
Q: Pele (Jon Lindberg)
PAX: Abacus (Erik Ella), Steam, Lilydipper (John Neece), Pusher, Ghost Flag (F3Knoxville), Drum Major (Mike Johnston), Brick (Chris Tittle), Doubtfire (Nick Bond), Rooney (Carl Whipple), Tenderfoot, MD Hammer (Jan Michael Carrillo), Glamper, Pele (Jon Lindberg), Lizzy, Gridiron
FNGs: None
COUNT: 14
WARMUP: SSH, BACs forward/backward, Grady Corns, Hamstring stretches on benches, Cherry Pickers, Plank Jacks

THE THANG:
Due to the rain, we met under the PAV-A-LON and did most of the workout there. Tabata style, mixture of arms, legs, and Abs, a bit Spirit-led. When the rain let up for a bit, we moseyed to the parking lot for some more spirit-led activities at the four corners, making sure to get our fronts and backs wet (hand release merkins and LBCs). Back to the PAV-A-LON to finish out the Tabata workout.
MARY: Wall sits until time.
ANNOUNCEMENTS: Backblast Ap, F3 in the Nude a week from Saturday, 2nd F at Abacus’s that same day, FORGE coming up late September. Prayers for the Macon PAX and the family of our brother that fell there this week.
COT: Showed a Coach K video from the show The Bear that talks about leadership. Unfortunately , the video was too soft to hear, but the takeaways were as follows: 1. Success requires you to CHANGE YOUR LIMITS. NOT EASY!!
 Expect there to be bumps in the road. Failure.
 Don’t accept that Failure as your final destination. Change and adapt and get back at it.
 There’s definitely a fear factor here.

2. TEAMWORK. You can’t do it by yourself. Surround yourself with people that will help you succeed, not drag you back.
 Don’t confuse criticism (designed to help you improve) with negativity (holding you back)

3. LISTEN. Don’t just talk. CONVERSE
 Collaborate to find solutions. Not only will you be able to draw on others for ideas, but when you ask for and incorporate their advice, they become more invested too.

4. What an interesting life to be a leader. EMBRACE IT.