F3 Knoxville

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Peaks and Valleys

THE SCENE:  Low 60s and clear.  i.e. perfect.
F3 WELCOME & DISCLAIMER
WARM-O-RAMA:
SSH x25, Imperial Squat Walkers x 20, Line up on baseline, high skip across parking lot, 50% run back, karaoke across and back, butt kickers across, 75% run back.

THA-THANG
Mosey to playground and grab some bench.  Proceed to 25s – start with 20 box jumps, then 5 Hello Dollies, 15 box jumps, 10 Hello Dollies, etc.

Mosey to pavalon.  25s:  Table rows and calf raises on the steps

Mosey to back parking lot.  4 laps with 25s at the end of each lap.  In middle of doing the lap, stop for 10 burpees.  The 25s at the end of each lap:

Merkins/BBS

Iron Mikes (2ct)/Flutter Kicks (4ct)

Carolina Dry Docks/Squats

LBCs (4ct)/something else that I’ve already forgotten

Mosey back to AO

MARY:
Just enough time for some Captain Thors.
COUNT-OFF & NAME-O-RAMA

CIRCLE OF TRUST/BOM:
Do you like the mountains for the valleys, or do you like the valleys for the mountains.  I heard that question some time ago.  The fact is, you can’t have one without the other.  Life is full of peaks and valleys.  But God is with us either way.  “The God of the Mountain is Still God in the Valley.”  1 Kings20:23-27.  When we are stuck in a valley, God sends us F3, family, friends to help us get up to the moutain top.  And being in the valley makes the mountain top all that much sweeter.
MOLESKIN:
Thanks to Worm for stepping up for the Q on Friday!
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
Hardship Hill!

Criss-Cross

THE SCENE: 60 with Misty Mountains
F3 WELCOME & DISCLAIMER
Apologies for the mislabels, and mis-anything.

WARM-O-RAMA:
A few of these, a few of those.  Pre-cursers of criss crossy things to come.

THA-THANG:A

At base of JUCOManjaro.  Each HIM within a team of 4 takes turns carrying a CMU to the top of JUCOManjaro.  As they carry the CMU to the top they cross over to the other side of the road where they will find a orange cone with a exercise on it which they will do.    There were 9 stations to get to the top which were labeled:

  • 50 Imperial Walkers
  • 25 Cross Toe Touches
  • 50 Freddy Mercuries
  • 25 Mountain Parkers
  • 50 Scissor Kicks
  • 25 Plank Destroyers
  • 50 Travoltas
  • 50 Windmills
  • 50 American Hammers

As the group finishes, do American Hammers with the CMU’s being passed from HIM to him in a back facing circle of HIM’s on their six.  Keep doing CMU American Hammers until the whole group is in the circle.  Switch directions a couple times.

MARY:
Take CMU’s back down to the A.O.

COUNT-OFF & NAME-O-RAMA

Had a fun time naming our FNG who is now Blackbox.

CIRCLE OF TRUST/BOM:

https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=John+1&version=NIV

Through him all things were made; without him nothing was made that has been made. 4 In him was life, and that life was the light of all mankind. 5 The light shines in the darkness, and the darkness has not overcome[a] it.

Fellowship reference: https://fellowshipknox.org/wl?c=1 (5/5/2019)

ANNOUNCEMENTS:
Hardship Hill coming as well as Bridge.

Get Down With The Lost

THE SCENE:  60s and damp
F3 WELCOME & DISCLAIMER
WARM-O-RAMA:
Cherry Pickers x10, TN Rockin Chairs x10,   Werkins x10, Merkins x10, Burpees x10, x9, x8, x7, x6, x5
THA-THANG:
Mosey to large student parking lot.

  • Get Ups to the song “Get Down on It” by Kool & The Gang: AMRAP for length of song
  • Horses: 9 parking lines total. PAX run as a group to each one, returning for the following exercises:
  • after line 1 – 2 4x4s
  • after line 2 – 4 4x4s
  • after line 3 – 6 4x4s
  • after line 4 – 8 4x4s
  • after line 5 – 10 2x2s
  • after line 6 – 12 2x2s
  • after line 7 – 14 Burpees
  • after line 8 – 16 Burpees
  • after line 9 – 18 Burpees

MARY:

Plank for entire length of song: So Will I (100 Billion X) by Hillsong United.  A little over six minutes.

COUNT-OFF & NAME-O-RAMA
10 Strong
CIRCLE OF TRUST/BOM:
Matthew 18:12, The Parable of The Lost Sheep.  Be willing to leave the 99 and go after the lost 1.  Be a good shepherd.  This is Christ-like, a great leadership trait, and ultimately pleasing to God.  It’s also part of our F3 philosophy of leaving no man behind.
MOLESKIN:
N/A
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
HH coming up

Shame Fest

THE SCENE: Beautiful Spring morning in the mid 50’s.
F3 WELCOME & DISCLAIMER

No FNGs, but some HIMs from other AOs came out for the VQ. I made sure everyone was aware that I’m not a professional, given the fact that I’ve never Qed before.

WARM-O-RAMA:

  • 25 Side straddle hop IC
  • 10 Cherry pickers IC
  • Bat Wings
    • 20 baby arm circles forward IC
    • 20 baby arm circles backwards IC
    • 20 seal claps IC
    • 20 overhead claps IC
  • 10 Tempo squats IC
  • High knees to the end of parking lot
  • Butt kicks back
  • 50% jog to the end of the parking lot
  • 75% jog back

THA-THANG:

  • Bataan Death March (Indian Run where last guy does 2 burpees before running to front) from AO to coupon pile behind Maintenance Depot building

Wall of Shame

  • Ascending Testicles OYO
  • Princess Tea Party(PinkiesOut!)
    • 1st time – 10 Pattycake Merkins/30s back to back wall sits – OYO
    • 2nd time – 20 Pattycake Merkins/60s back to back wall sits – OYO
  • 10 Wonderbra IC
  • 15 Chicken Peckers IC
  • 10 Donkey Kicks OYO

Four Corner Escalator

  • Mosey to Sophomore Hill & explain exercises (all single count)
  • Corner 1 – 10 squats
    • El Capitan Lunge to Corner 2
  • Corner 2 – 10 squats, 20 hello dollys
    • Duck and/or Crab Walk to Corner 3
  • Corner 3 – 10 squats, 20 hellos dollys, 30 iron mikes
    • Crawl Bear to Corner 4
  • Corner 4 – 10 squats, 20 hello dollys, 30 iron mikes, 40 side straddle hops
    • Sprint back to Corner 4

Mosey back to AO

MARY:

Circle Burp (high knees and each HIM calls out “Down” in ring of fire fashion for a total of 13 burpees)

15 Pickle Pounders OYO (it’s probably illegal to do these in cadence)

15 Pickle Pointers OYO

COUNT-OFF & NAME-O-RAMA

13 HIMs

Guano, Abacus (not Pusher), Peek-a-boo, Unibrau, Erector, Commission, Belding, Chaco, Spotter, 5K, Uncle Rico, Rocket, Booster

CIRCLE OF TRUST/BOM:

We all face a lot of shame, humiliation, feelings of embarassment, and inadequacy. It’s usually in those moments that we face defeating thoughts and thus act out in negative or destructive ways. Challenging thought: When do you feel shame most? Encouragement: remember in those moments to recognize your shame, but then but in the context of God’s grace, truth, and surround yourselves with community.

MOLESKIN:

No prayer requests

ANNOUNCEMENTS:

Thanks for all those who supported me on my VQ. I hope you enjoyed the beatdown and the new or unfamiliar exercises that were thrown in. I will be Q-ing again on Friday, May 3rd at JUCO if you want some more of that action!

 

Wallz ‘n’ Crawlz

THE SCENE: Warm enough that it’s not cold, but also cool enough that it’s not hot. Clear enough that it’s not cloudy.
F3 WELCOME & DISCLAIMER
WARM-O-RAMA:
SSH x25 IC
Cherry Pickers x8 IC
Travoltas x10 each side
Mtn Parkers x15 IC
AGT (AKA Failure to Launch) xLucky7
Crabettes x15 IC

THA-THANG:
Grab a handful of cones and mosey to the main quad.
One hand and one leg up on the wall, 20x merkins OYO.
Mosey to the covered entry, bear crawl down the stairs, then mosey around up the ramp and back to the wall.
Other hand and other leg up on the wall, 20x more merkins OYO
Repeat mosey

Now that everyone is familiar with the running portion, partner up for Dora-style:
50 8-Count Body Builders
100 6″ LBCs
150 Star Jacks
Running partner hops over the wall slalom style between about 6 cones set up on the wall, then bear crawl the stairs and back
Plank for the 6 when reps complete

Mosey to the back of the maintenance building for Rock the Block Merkins:
Plank up on 2 landscape CMUs. Follow Q instructions on rocking the block to rest on various faces, with a merkin after each rock.
30 CMU curls
30 CMU Tri-ext
20 CMU Squats

Mosey back to the AO, stopping about halfway for 20x BBS OYO

MARY:
Got a little time for the old gal.
30x Flutter Kicks IC
20x LBCs IC
15x Side Crunch each side IC

COUNT-OFF & NAME-O-RAMA
13 PAX for the beatdown proper, plus a few more snagged some ruckin’ miles and made it to the AO just in time for the word
CIRCLE OF TRUST/BOM:
John 21
So, everyone knows today is the day after Easter. What did the disciples do after the resurrection? Kinda looks like they just sat around waiting for Jesus to show up and tell them what to do. In the meantime, I guess they got bored because Peter said, “Hey, I’m going fishing”. He did something. Something good, something positive, and it sound like he put his heart into it. BUT, as soon as he realized the Lord was the one calling from the shore, he dropped the good thing he was doing, stripped off anything that would hinder, and went hard after Jesus. If you’re not sure what to do, what you’re being called to, be patient, do good, and do it with all your heart as to the Lord. But don’t get so caught up in doing that you miss His call when it comes!
MOLESKIN:
What a morning… 12 PAX for the Elevation Challenge, 13 for the beatdown! Three weirdos killed the ruck so bad, they had time to finish a yoga routine, then get all cold and stiff before the beatdown…
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
Abridged – Thursday May 9th – Proceeds to OEW. Come out and support wounded veterans!