F3 Knoxville

Mid-week Beatdown

THE SCENE
39 degrees clear

Intro and Disclaimer

THE THANG
COP
Side Straddle Hops x20 (IC)
Rockettes x15 (IC)
Michael Phelps’ x15 (IC)
Windmills x15 (IC)
Arm Circles x 15 (IC)

Mosey to lacrosse field.  Pick up coupons on the way

DORAS
Line up on end line of lacrosse field and partner up.  Complete the following reps of each exercise each round as a team.
1st Round: 200 Squat Jumps with Coupons
2nd Round: 150 Merkins
3rd Round: 100 Lunges (Audible to 50)
4th Round: 30 Man Makers

Mosey to top of Cardiac Hill (return coupons)

CARDIAC HILL
Flutterkicks x25 (IC) then run to the bottom of Cardiac Hill
Inclined BBS x25 (IC) then run up Cardiac Hill
Heel Grabbers x20 (IC)

Mosey back to parking lot

COT
Count Off and Nama-O-Rama

BOM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VuJTqmpBnI0 (Beauty and the Beast- Gaston “the Man”- The world tells us that to be a man we have to be like Gaston. Strong, good looking, skilled, have girls falling at our feet etc. Even the Disney movie Beauty and the Beast portray a manly man in this manner. Larry Crab, famous author, says, “The only way to be manly is to be Godly,” and being Godly looks extremely different than how most men act today. To be Godly is to live a life modeled after Jesus, who freely gave to all of us by sacrificially coming to earth to give himself away, so that through him we may have life. Now, that is MANLY! Giving our life away to others, instead of taking, and trying to live out the life of a “man” that this world portrays.

“There is a way that seems right to man, but in the end it leads to death”- Proverbs 14:12

MOLESKIN
The pack was ready to get going this AM with several new FNGs in the house to take on their first F3 workout. The PAX hung tough on the LAX field, even in some dark and gloomy conditions and chased after the stars to complete a great DORA workout. Cardiac Hill never disappoints, but only doing it once this morning was a slight tease, more to come later at the next Bandwagon Beatdown!

Submitted by Bandwagon

No Jokes…Just Work!

THE SCENE
58 degrees and damp

Welcome & Disclaimer

THE THANG
COP (5 min)

  • SSH 25x IC
  • Diagonal Lunges 12x IC
  • Dive Bombers 10x IC
  • Imperial Walkers 15x IC
  • Arm Circles Forward 15x IC
  • Arm Circles Backward 15x IC

ATMs
All done in order with no rest (without leaving plank position)

  • 15 Alternating Shoulder Touches (4-count IC)
  • 10 Tempo Merkins (4-count IC)
  • 10 fast Merkins (single count IC)

Rinse and repeat 3X then run the hill and touch gate.

Line up on the curb and partner up.

No Pain No Gain Sprinters – Parking Lot (20 min)

  • Battle Buddy 1 performs 20 BBS while Battle Buddy 2 holds their feet in a plank position.
  • Battle Buddy 1 switches to Wide Merkins while Battle Buddy 2 sprints to a cone and completes appropriate burpees and sprints
    • 1st cone = 5 Burpees
    • 2nd cone = 10 Burpees
    • 3rd cone = 15 Burpees
  • Battle Buddy 2 then performs the progression.
  • Rinse and repeat until time.

Mosey to covered area

Let Me Ups / Jumping Squats
Let Me Ups 30 sec, 10 count
Jumping Squats for 30 sec, 10 count
6X of each exercise

Abs
Hello Dolly 20x IC
Superman / Bananas IC
Lance Armstrongs 20x IC

COT
Number-O-Rama & Name-O-Rama, 1 FNG – 2 Stroke

BOM
Manhood is more than being male, it’s about how we do life.  Men are life-givers, not life-suckers.  One problem is when asked, most men can’t give a clear and concise definition of what it means to be a man.  Almost 13 years ago YHC learned a definition of manhood that not only stuck, but has guided me and I am now seeking to impart to my boys.  The definition consists of 4 simple maxims:

Real Men…Reject passivity, accept responsibility, lead courageously and expect a greater reward (God’s reward)

We were created for impact, to bring life to the situations and relationships we find ourselves in.  Today is a new day…don’t memorize the definition, LIVE IT and go be a HIM in your world!

MOLESKIN
Some mornings are tougher to get to the AO than others…this one was tough for YHC.  But as soon as I got there it felt like home and I couldn’t imagine being anywhere else!  The PAX showed up and did the hard thing, and we all got better…AYE!

Coupons for Everyone!

CONDITIONS
48 and clear

Welcome and Disclamer

THE THANG
COP
Side Stradle Hops x20 IC
Windmill x12 IC
Shoulder Stretch 10 seconds each
Squats x 12
Merkins x10 IC

Count off for 2 groups

Mosey to baseball field fence

Sprint up hill to first cone in parking lot. 5 jump squats. Sprint to second cone. 10 merkin with a row (with merkin). Sprint to third cone. 10 Al Gore with a push (with cinder block). Second time through is the same except back pedal up the hill. 3rd time is bear crawls. Department stores until all are done.

Mosey to parking lot hill. Each team with 9 cinder blocks

11s up the hill as a team. Must carry all cinder blocks and bricks as a team. Diamond merkins at bottom. Burpees at top.

PAX finishes with 10 diamonds and 1 burpee as a whole PAX.

Mosey back for ABS

ABS
American Hammer x20 IC
Hello Dolly x20 IC
Never Cross Dolly x24 IC

COT
Count off and Name-O-Rama

BOM
1 Chronicles 28:20—The Lord declares us to be strong and courageous and to act. We are often paralyzed by fear of failure and expectations and it keeps us from acting. The Lord promises He will be with us until the completion of the service of His kingdom. Our actions serve his Kingdom, and we have to be courageous in order to be HIMs for His kingdom. We are like Peter trying to walk on water. When we take our focus off of His constant support, we lose our courage and we begin to falter, unable to serve Him. It is our honor to be apart of His story and to serve His kingdom. All we have to do is be courageous and act.

MOLESKIN
PAX came in ready to work and started off hump day right with some sprinting and a mix of workouts. Finished the day crushing the hill while carrying coupons together as a group. Finishing the 11s on the hill could not have been done alone, and the PAX came together to encourage each other through a tough workout. Woodshack finished it off with a new brutal ab workout, the “Never Cross Dolly”.

Submitted by Bookworm

Monday Mayhem…

CONDITIONS
37 degrees and clear

COT
– Side Straddle Hop x25 (IC)
– Squat x15 IC FROM| count 3-1 (i.e. “1, 2, 3” = the slow drop)
– Lunge x10/leg IC FROM *end with isolation; hold 10 count/leg
– Big & Little Arm Circles x10 (IC)
– Reverse Big & Little x10 (IC)
– Mountain Climber / Merkins. x10
+ MC on 3 count
+ Then Merkin x 2 OYO and hold at top. Repeat. Start MC’s together
– Slaughter Starter x15 (OYO)

THE THANG
Follow the Leader
4 Single File Lines (do what I do)
We Will Rock You (Pat-Pat-CLAP)
Pick Up Coupons On Way Back

Tabatas
4 minute routines that consist of 20 seconds of work followed by 10 seconds of rest…
– Uppercut Coupons
– Explosive Leg Lunge
– ABC’s
– Worst Merkin Ever

Cardiac Hill
Group 1: 10 Merkins, 10 big boys, 10 Pickles
Group 2: Run down and sprint up Cardiac Hill

COT
Count-O-Rama and Name-O-Rama

BOM
“Gentleness is strength and power under control”

As men in today’s culture, gentleness is not a celebrated characteristic. Gentleness, to us, usually means weakness at it’s best and femininity at it’s worst. But when we look at the scriptures, it’s one of the chief characteristics of being a HIM / man of Christ. Paul says it’s a fruit of the Spirit that we should bear. Scripture says “let your gentleness be evident to all”.

When we look at the masculinity of Jesus, we see that gentleness is a chief trait of our Master. Matthew 26, on the night he was betrayed and arrested, Jesus said to Peter: “Put your sword back in its place, for all who draw the sword will die by the sword. Do you think I cannot call on my Father, and he will at once put at my disposal more than twelve legions of angels?” He could’ve laid the boom at any moment. He had all the power in the world. But he humbled himself and died for us instead.

Gentleness is strength and power under control

— Red Writer & Doogie

Manic Monday

CONDITIONS
54 degrees and clear

F3 Welcome and Disclaimer

THE THANG
COP
Side Straddle Hops x15 (IC)
Rockettes x15 (IC)
Mountain Climbers x15 (IC)
Arm Circles Forward
Arm Circles Backward x15 (IC)
10 Burpees OYO

Mosey to Playground

Elevens on Playground
Start with 10 Super Mario’s and 1 Derkin, then 9 Super Mario’s and 2 Derkins, etc.
Everything =11 until 1 Super Mario and 10 Derkins

Mosey to parking lot. Partner up and grab a coupon

Ladder Suicides with Partners
Partner runs to each cone and does exercise. 1 exercise at first cone, 2 at 2nd, 3 at 3rd and so on. Exercises- Merkins, Jump Squats, Diamond Merkins

Partner waiting on the baseline does shoulder exercises with Coupons- x10 (3 sets total)
Exercises- Zombies, Angels, Shoulder Presses

Mosey to top of Cardiac Hill with Coupons

Cardiac Hill
Run up Cardiac Hill twice while doing AB exercises at each corner. First time 20 Reps, second time 15 reps.
Corner 1 – Inclined Big Boy Situps
Corner 2 – Pickle Pounders
Corner 3 (Below Hill) – Heel Grabbers
Corner 4 – Flutter kicks at the top of hill- (IC)

Mosey back to parking lot

Pickle Pounders x15 (IC) led by Pickle

COT
Count off and Name-O-Rama

BOM
Matthew 16:24-26 – Christ made the ultimate sacrifice in leaving his Heavenly throne and coming down to die on a cross to save us and give us true life in him. In response through our loving relationship with him, we are called to sacrifice ourselves and live for him above all. Everything else in this world will never be enough no matter much it tells us it will be. It will never satisfy or fulfill us. Christ is the only thing that can. By sacrificing ourselves to live in Christ in our new selves, we are given the ability through Christ to sacrifice ourselves in relationship with our families, friends, classmates, co-workers, and to share Christ by doing so. So let us not choose our on way or ourselves but choose the way of Christ. This is part of the core of being HIM (High Impact Man)!

MOLESKIN
The PAX took Monday morning by storm. They worked their tails off and never stopped moving. The encouragement from the PAX this morning was phenomenal, pushing each other and affirming the Q’s by their words and efforts. Running Cardiac Hill together is always great times with the PAX, conquering the feat together and encouraging one another at the top. Great effort to start the week!

Bandwagon and Goose (submitted by Cap’n Crunch)