F3 Knoxville

No Jabronis Allowed

THE SCENE: Darkish, gloomy, the air was almost as cold as the ice in my veins.
F3 WELCOME & DISCLAIMER
WARM-O-RAMA:

2 laps around parking lot

Baby Arm Circles x20

SSH x15

Tempo Squat x15

Tempo Merkins w/ pause x5
THA-THANG:

  • Mosey to the Cloud
  • ELEVENS
    • Deck Squat Burpees
    • V-Ups
  • Mosey to Pavillion
    • Battle Buddy
      • One does wall sit and holds other’s feet
      • Other does 10 merkins, then switch, then 8,6,4,2
  • Mosey to Cardiac
  • Escalators
    • 10 burpees
    • 10 burps, 15 plank jax
    • 10 burps, 15 plank jax, 20 merkins
    • 10 burps, 15 plank jax, 20 merkins, 25 squats
  • Side plank taps in cadence (10 each side)
  • Mosey to AO
  • Doras across parking lot
    • One parter does alternate leg burpees while other runs across lot, 6 tuck jumps, then runs back and switch.
    • Accumulate 75 total alternate leg burpees
  • Circle of Core
    • Hello Dollys in cadence x20
    • Suitcases in cadence x20
    • Tempo merkin w pause x3

COUNT-OFF & NAME-O-RAMA
Guppy, Too Late, Smalls, Cap’n Crunch, Doublewide, Anchorman, Butterfly, Pusher, Snitch, Neutron, Booster, Big Bird, Ponzi, Proton, Quickbooks, Charmin, Rusty, Rainbow, Woodchuck, Code Brown, Ribbed, Star Brite, Cat Gut, Flanders, Fabio, Jenner, Compost, Umbro, Bunny, Gibbler, Frank, G-6
CIRCLE OF TRUST/BOM:

“Familiarity is a danger for the church even today. The moment we become comfortable and over-familiar with our own culture, we tend to disregard those who are foreign to our ‘family.’

In order to be a High Impact Man, you need to be out of your comfort zone

Challenge: Bring someone who you have nothing in common with to F3. If they won’t come, share a meal with them

Alcoa goes BOOM!

THE SCENE
65 and clear

WELCOME & DISCLAIMER

TA THANG
COP

  • SSH x25 IC
  • Imperial Walkers x15 IC
  • Little Arm Circles x10 each Forward and Back IC
  • High Knees x20 IC
  • Squat x15 IC
  • Merkins x10 IC

Mosey to hill on the other side of the building.

Jacob’s Ladder
Run up hill, do 1 burpee, run down.  Repeat adding 1 burpee until you get to 7

Count off 1’s and 2’s, divide into two groups (if you have a large group).
1’s mosey to covered area with Proton, 2’s stay with Cap’n Crunch and mosey to the field.

Bench Work

  • Step-ups – 10 each leg
  • Incline Merkins – 10 (4ct)
  • Dips – 10 (4ct)
  • Step-ups – 10 each leg
  • Decline Merkins – 10 (4ct)
  • Dips – 10 (4ct)

Mosey to basketball area:

  • Suicides – 30 seconds
  • LBC – 20 (4ct)
  • Suicides – 30 seconds
  • LBC – 20 (4ct)

Rinse & repeat until other group is done.

Field Work
Place cones at 10, 20, 30, and 40 yards 5 minute AMRAP

Circuit 1: Legs

  • 1st cone 10 lunges in place
  • 2nd cone 5 burpees
  • 3rd cone 10 squats
  • 4th cone 5 burpees
  • 5 minute AMRAP

Circuit 2: Abs

  • 1st cone 10 BBS
  • 2nd cone 10 Russian twist (count only one side)
  • 3rd cone 10 Hello Dolly (single count)
  • 4th cone 30 LBC

Suicides on cones 1-4 until 15 minutes is up.

Q2 and Q1 Groups flap jack and repeat circuits.

Merge Groups and mosey to where Shovel Flag and present the flag

Mosey to SP (Moses leading the way carrying the flag)

Mary

  • Russian Twist x20 IC
  • Flutter Kicks x30 IC
  • Captain Thors IC – Woodshack led
  • Boat / Canoe on Q

COT
Number Off & Name-O-Rama (34 PAX, 10 FNGs)

BOM
F3 has always been and will always be more than a workout.  We definitely want to push ourselves and each other physically, but we also want to grow relationally and spiritually.  The PAX is unique in many ways, one being that we are not out here to compete against each other, but collaborate together to grow as husbands, fathers, sons, employees, employers, friends, and neighbors.  We are bound together under a high power for a greater purpose.

MOLESKIN
Alcoa will never be the same.  The PAX came hungry, focused and ready for to push hard and get better…together!  The Bomb Shelter is a incredible AO that will be keeping the HIMs of Alcoa/Maryville busy for a long time.  It was a honor to lead and be a part of this PAX.  I have a feeling we are going to see some good things from these men.

Submitted by Cap’n Crunch

Take The Hill, Dominate Your Monday.

THE SCENE: Windy, cool, & a 100% chance of iron sharpening iron.
F3 WELCOME & DISCLAIMER:

  • Welcome to F3! Fitness -Fellowship – Faith
  • My name is Steam and I’ll be your Q this morning!
  • I am not a professional – I don’t know any injuries you may or may not have, so if you need to modify any of the exercises we do this morning feel free to do do but always give 100%
  • I need 3 things from you this morning!
    • PUSH YOURSELF – you came here to get better this morning – you absolutely have what it takes to succeed this morning – unleash it.
    • PUSH THOSE AROUND YOU – IRON SHARPENS IRON – the man on your left and right is counting on you for their safety and to push them to be better men!
    • ALWAYS GIVE 100% – You owe it to yourself to go had this morning and fight for every breath like it’s your last. You’re here this morning because you wanted to be a better man than you were yesterday – EARN IT!

WARM-O-RAMA:

  1. Side-Straddle Hop (SSH) – in cadence
    1. 25 x 4
  2. The Rockett – in cadence
    1. 15 x 4 count
  3. The Cherry Picker – in cadence
    1. 10 x 4 count
  4. The Merkin – in cadence
    1. 10 x 4 count
  5. 5 Burpees On Your Own!

THA-THANG:

  • Mosey (with flag of course) to Bottom of Everest, THE Mt. Everest
    • Halt halfway –> 10 squats in cadence (Al Gore until 6 is up)
    • Upon arrival at bottom of Everest –> 10 second rest/catch breath (Al Gore until 6 is up)
    • SSH: 15 x 4 – in cadence
  • Take The Hill (Part 1)
    • Charge the hill with the flag (duh) all the way to the top (Al Gore until 6 is up)
    • Plant flag between 2 temporary high beam lights provided by Steam
    • Charge back down hill – leaving flag up top (Al Gore until 6 is up)
  • Take The Hill (Part 2)
    • Maneuver under enemy watch/fire
    • Steam sets scenario where the hill much be taken from the enemy – maneuver accordingly.
    • Zig-zag sprint up the hill
    • Stop 1
      • drop down in push up plank –> 10 x 4 merkins in cadence
      • Back up
    • Stop 2
      • drop down in push up plank –> 10 x 4 plank jacks
      • Back up
    • Bear Crawl 25 meters –> sprint the rest of the way to the top (Al Gore until 6 is up)
    • @ Top
      • Merkin: 10 x 4 in cadence
    • Back Down Hill (Hold Al Gore until 6 is up – make sure every man is accounted for)
    • Merkin – 10 x 4 in cadence
  • Take The Hill (Part 3)
    • Zig-zag sprint up hill
    • Stop 1
      • Drop down in push up plank –> 10 x 4 merkin in cadence
      • Back up
    • Stop 2
      • PAX on their 6 –> 10 x 4 flutter kick in cadence
      • Back up
    • Sprint zig zag –> line up shoulder to shoulder
    • CHARGE THE HILL! (100% all out)
    • 15 second breather 
    • The Squat –> 15 x 4
  • Mosey Back To AO 
    • Flag in front (in between 2 single file lines of PAX on either side of the road
    • American Indian run for both lines (flag stays out front)
    • Cadence Call by Steam
      • F3 –> Good For You –> Good For Me (x2) –> All Day –> Everyday –> No Man –> Left Behind –> F3 –> F3
    • Halt halfway
      • 20 x 4 squats in cadence
    • Down new patch to car parking lot –> AO
    • Circle up
    • 20 x 4 SSH in cadence
  • Finishing Strong
    • Line up shoulder to shoulder at one end of the parking lot AO
    • 80% sprint all the way across
      • 10 burpees on your own
    • Bernie Sanders 70% all the way back
    • 10 x 4 SSH in cadence
    • Sprint all the way across
      • 10 x 4 merkins in cadence
    • Bernie Sanders all the way back (100%)
    • Burpee in cadence
      • one element at a time
      • 5 total
    • Karaoke all the way across (100%)
      • 10 x 4 merkin in cadence
    • Bernie Sanders all the way back (100%)
    • Line up shoulder to shoulder in incline push up plank along curb
      • Starting from Right —- > Left: each man does one Merkin going down the line
    • Recover –> Bear crawl halfway across –> 100% sprint rest of way across
    • Line up shoulder to shoulder in incline push up plank along curb
      • Starting from Left  –> Right: each man does one Merkin going down the line
    • 100% Sprint Back
  • THE CORE
    • Flutter Kick: 25 x 4 count in cadence
    • American Hammer: 15 x 4 count in cadence
    • Hello Dolly: 25 x 4 count in cadence
    • ATMs –> Cap’n Crunch Leads ATMs to finish strong
      • 15 x 4 count shoulder taps
      • 10 slow merkins
      • 10 fast merkins

MARY:
Heavy breathing
COUNT-OFF & NAME-O-RAMA
35 PAX – 1 FNG: “Ma’am”
CIRCLE OF TRUST/BOM:
“Periods vs. Commas”

  • The enemy tries to place periods in our life (death of a family member, a hard time, loss of job or loved one, tragedy like Vegas shooting, etc) that insinuate the game is over, that’s the end of the story. God looks at that and turns it into a comma instead, allowing whatever hard or difficult thing we’re going through or experiencing to not be the end of the story, just more of a pause as he carries us through to the “next part of the sentence” or stage of life.
  • Whatever periods you have experienced in your life and may be experiencing now –> God will turn that into a comma and carry you through.
  • Your story is not over. The is not the end. What seems like a unsurpassable period in your life is not the end of the story. Trust God to turn it into a comma and help you realize that there is more to come. You were made for more than to just be defeated by whatever period the enemy has put in your life.
    MOLESKIN:
    http://www.newlifeknoxville.org/portfolio-items/nlg-108-deliver-us-from-evil/

Turning off Auto Pilot

THE SCENE: So humid it felt like we were working in Jello. Dimples wore long sleeves- bad choice..
F3 WELCOME & DISCLAIMER
WARM-O-RAMA:

The PAX rediscovered the importance of form over speed. Warm-o-rama included 10 good squats on a 4 count and 10 mercians on a 4 count.

THA-THANG:
Insert information about the workout.

  • Thunderstruck by ACDC – Side straddle hops until the song said thunder or thunderstruck. At thunder or thunderstruck we did a burpee
  • Mosey to the new parking lot and new path
  • Route 66 up the path with 4 rounds.
    • Dive Bombers
    • Star Jacks
    • Mercians
    • Squats
  • Mosey back to the AO
  • Flower by Moby (aka Bring Sally Up) – squat down when song said down, holding squat until song said up.

MARY:
7s with American Hammers and flutter kicks

COUNT-OFF & NAME-O-RAMA

23 with no FNGS

CIRCLE OF TRUST/BOM:

Man is not designed to go through life alone. So often when things get hard we isolate ourselves and we can begin to just go through the motions. F3, Breakfast, work, dinner, play with kids, Netflix … repeat. As men we need other men in our lives to encourage us to keep running the race and pursuing Christ. Not letting auto pilot set in. Just like we encouraged each other today to keep good form and to keep going, we have got to do this for each other in life. Ask the hard questions and be a good listener.

MOLESKIN:
Find and a friend who walk through life with and he can keep you encouraged.

ANNOUNCEMENTS:

  1. Maryville/Alcoa launch Oct. 14
  2. Truckin’ to the Pound Oct. 28
  3. Please note the new Q calendar. If you haven’t Q’d before and you’re skeered, grab a co-Q or ask a veteran some questions. You’ll be glad you jumped in!

Sunrise at the Asylum

THE SCENE
60 & Clear

F3 WELCOME & DISCLAIMER

WARM-O-RAMA
SSH x25 IC
Tempo Squats x15 IC
Tempo Merkins x15 IC
Imperial Squat Walkers x15 IC
Baby Arm Circles Fwd x10 IC
Baby Arm Circles Bkw x10 IC

THA-THANG
Mosey to hill near asylum. Stop along the way for Leg Blasters

  • 20x air squats (single count IC)
  • 20x in-place lunges (10x each leg IC)
  • 10x squat jumps (single count IC)
  • 10x jumping lunges (5x each leg IC)

Battle Buddy Pyramid
Battle Buddy 1 runs to cone and does 2 exercises while Battle Buddy 2 does reverse lunges. Each person will do both exercises with the following reps: x5, x10, x15, x10, x5.  We will do 2 rounds.
Rd 1

  • Tuck Jumps
  • Dry Docks

Rd 2

  • Narrow Squats
  • Wide Merkins

Mosey to rock pile near asylum (at the top of Everest)

3 Exercise HIIT
Everyone performs the HIIT series, 20 sec on, 10 sec off, 3 sets, 2 rounds.

Rd 1:

  • High Knees
  • Overhead Press w/stone
  • Jump Squats

Rd 2:

  • Ice Skaters
  • Bent Over Rows w/stone
  • Burpees

Mosey to the bottom of the hill and face the sunrise for another round of Leg Blasters.

Mosey to playground and grab some bench.

11’s
Box Jumps & Dips

Mary
Flutter Kicks x20 4ct IC
Hello Dolly x20 4ct IC
Side Crunches Rt. x20 IC
Side Crunches Lft. x20 IC
Boat / Canoe on Q

Cash out: ATMs!

COUNT-OFF & NAME-O-RAMA
17 PAX

CIRCLE OF TRUST/BOM
In Wild at Heart, John Eldredge talks about three things in the heart of every man:
– An adventure to live
– A battle to fight
– A beauty to rescue

Being a HIM means paying attention to each of these three aspects of our heart.  Bottom line…IT’S NOT ABOUT US!  We draw breath to be life-givers to others.

MOLESKIN
There is simply NOTHING better than watching the sun come up with the bother of F3 Knoxville!  The men gave it all they had, as usual, and got better…TOGETHER!

ANNOUNCEMENTS
Alcoa launch 10.14
Truckin’ to the Pound 10.28
Pray for PAX at The Dirt Circuit and traveling for Fall Break

Submitted by Cap’n Crunch