F3 Knoxville

Tag: Vanilla

The Quacken Year in Review, 2023

AO: thequacken
Q: FixerUpper
PAX: Herbie, Z-Pack, Postman (Scott Colby), vanilla
FNGs: None
COUNT: 5
WARMUP: Yeah, some stretchings
THE THANG:
Lap around the park
No man left behind – on Friday rucks, we do a lap first so that if someone arrives late, they can catch up.

Tree biscuit
Touch a tree, do a burpee. We made it to 20 on the lap around the park.
Stop at paver in path
Discover that there are two F3 pavers! I thought there was only one! Its usually dark though.

Iron PAX at church lawn, cones about 30 yards out
Dora, relay style
Round 1
Jillian Michaels and Murder Bunnies
Round 2
Merkins and Bunny Murders
Verbal threats were directed at the Q’s Health, Safety and Welfare at this point.

Gobbler Challenge
Carry CMU right >>> Overhead Press
Carry CMU left >>> Squats
1 round at 10
1 round at 20

GORUCK BFF
2 min hand release merkins
Sandbag burpees (no sandbag, so we just talked about these…which was enough)

The Difficult Mile
Ball-pees plus lunges 100M or so. Encountered a steep hill, which was interesting.
Indian Run up to stop sign with medicine balls, 3 burpees, back to AO

MARY:
Pretzels – 2 sets x 5 in cadence

COT:
Besides fulfilling the mission of plant, grow, serve, my personal goals for The Quacken were:
To make it a consistent AO
To partner with Big Ball and Brickyard
Commit to the Lord whatever you do, and he will establish your plans (Prov 16:3)

Monthly highlights / milestones
January : MABA – Fall Down, Get Back Up Again, Together, with OnStar
End of January – Z-Pack’s father passed away
January 20 – 1st unofficial Friday Ruck led by Herbie
Mid-February – Lizzy completed a GORUCK Tough
April – F3 Open House in my front yard, Tenderfoot & John Deere – FNGs
March 1 – 4 yr anniversary of the Quacken
April – I had a hernia, surgery in June, recovery until July
May – The Quacken PM launched with Lizzy as AOQ – 3 workouts per week now MWF
June, July– hot workouts in the PM
August – Ruck to Big Ball
Accelerate your king – it was clear that Z-Pack had really improved
July – Wedding Singer respect Q
September – Iron PAX. Z-Pack said “what’s that? … OK, lets do it.” Love that attitude.
November – Gobbler Challenge, end of the PM workouts, begin of official Monday rucks, the MURPH, Biggest Loser
December – look back on year

Lowest attendance
Solo Qs – 9
No Qs – 3

Highest attendance
15 – Big Ball, Brickyard, Asylum PM came to claim Ghost Flag, epic sandbag toss by Doubtfire
13 – Wedding Singer Respect Q
13 – Asylum PM claims Ghost Flag in October
11 – Tenderfoot VQ, Roadblock VQ, flag handoff to me in January

5 FNGS : Trip, KFC, Dr Seuss, Dune Buggy, Malpractice, Boots
5 VQs : Z-Pack, Roadblock, Tenderfoot, Secret Garden, Trip
6 Downrange PAX : PBR – Spring Hill, Crash – Louisville, Hermes – Carpex, Quiet Place – Nashville, 2 of Duggar’s family
I posted in Charleston, SC, St. Louis, MO, and Whitefish, MT

Babies
OnStar, Magic Mic, Frizzles, Half Caff (due in January), Gmail (due mid-2024)

556 posts for the year
Avg – 4 PAX per workout
MWF consistent schedule

Mission accomplished, mission continues

Escalator by the sun

AO: bigball
Q: Wedding Singer
PAX: Postman (Scott Colby), Swanson, vanilla, G-6 (Rick Kuhlman), PDA (Joe Mynatt)
FNGs: None
COUNT: 6

WARMUP: (All in cadence)
15 SSH
10 Baby Arm Circles
10 Rockettes
10 Hillbillies
10 Seal Claps
Michael Phelps OYO

THE THANG:
@Sunsphere Stairs
Do the following exercises OYO with a run up the stairs in between:
10 pull ups
20 Burpees
30 MTN Climbers 4 ct
40 Flutter Kicks
50 T Merkins
60 Big Boys
70 Squats
80 SSH

MARY:
Each Pax led favorite ab exercise:
Pickle pounders
LBCs
Hello Dollies
Flutter Kicks
Right Center Left Center LBCs
Static stretching
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
G6 is going with a group from the cross to Pikeville KY Fri- Monday and asked for prayer

COT:
Wedding Singer has toe surgery next week and will greatly miss being able to exercise for the next 6- 10 weeks.

LMU Circuit and Coupons

AO: bigball
Q: Drive-thru (Mikel Towe)
PAX: vanilla, G-6 (Rick Kuhlman), Swanson, Drive-thru (Mikel Towe), Cowabunga, Escobar
FNGs: None
COUNT: 6
WARMUP:
THE THANG:
Run up to LMU for circuit
5/10/15/20
Decline
Apollo Ohnos
Dips
Left center right centers

Mosey back to coupon pile
1.5 minutes of:
Curls
Skull crushers
Chest press
Front raise

MARY:
Ab Circle
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
COT: Be kind and reach out to those struggling.

IPC Week 2

AO: bigball
Q: Magic Mic (Jarrett Woodall)
PAX: Swanson, Drive-thru (Mikel Towe), Huffy (Ken Hill), Postman (Scott Colby), Passport (Ryan Matthews), vanilla, Graham Cracker, Jenner (Matt Pfeiffer), FixerUpper, Cornhole (Stephen Puplampu), John Deere
FNGs: None
COUNT: 12
IPC Week 2: BDE Mile
f3greenwood.wordpress.com/2023/09/10/bde-mile-ipc-2023-week-2/

Format
45min AMRAP
400-meter track with 100-meter increments clearly visible

The Thang
The workout begins when the timer starts
400-meter lap
5 BDE burpees
400-meter lap
5 BDE merkins
Repeat until time is called.

Scoring
Total number of meters rounded down to the closest 100 when time is called.
For example, if time is called and you are running between 4800 and 4900 meters, your score is 4800 meters.

BDE Burpee. Burpee – bonnie blair – squat. That’s 1.
BDE Merkins: Hand release merkin – touch right knee to right elbow – hand release merkin – touch left knee to left elbow – hand release merkin. That’s 1. Question? See the video.

Forg3 2023 Tour: Big Ball AO

The Scene 

  • Big Ball AO
  • 5:30am – 6:30M
  • Humid

F3 Welcome + Disclaimer

  • Welcome to F3: Fitness – Fellowship – Faith 
  • My name is Steam and I’ll be your Q this morning – alongside my Co-Q later this morning – Onstar!
  • A few things before we begin: 
    • I’m not a professional 
    • You’re here on your own volition
    • You know your injuries if you have any so if you need to modify anything we do today feel free to do so, but push yourselves and the men around you. They deserve it and so do you. 
  • FNGs?

(Breakdown: Steam: 5:30 – 5:50 / Onstar: 5:50 – 6:15)


Warm-o-Rama 

  • SSH: 10×4
  • TN Rocking Chair: 10×4
  • Rockette: 10×4
  • Imperial Walker: 10×4
  • Man-Maker: 5×8

The Thang 

(What went down during the workout)

(Mosey to the Big Ball Base)

(1) Nickel – Dime – Quarter

  • 3 POC
    • Base: 5 Incline Merkins (1ct)
    • 1st plateau: 10 squats (1ct)
    • Top plateau: 25 LBCs
  • Rinse and repeat 2x – for a total completion of 3 rounds 
  • Round 1 — 1 count
  • Round 2 — 4 count 
  • Round 3 — All levels are 25 reps on a 1 count

(Hand off to Onstar to 5:50)

Mosey to the bridge (“long way”)
25 BBS at the bridge
Mosey to the amphitheater, bernie up behind it, mosey down and into it.

Battle buddy up:
1 runs up steps and does 10 rows
1 performs reps
200 squats
150 derkins
100 lunges (two-count)
100 dips
100 step ups

Mosey back to AO


COT (Circle of Trust)

Count Off

  • 10

Name o Rama

  • Onstar, Kickflip. Postman, Magic Mic, Vanilla, Steam, G-6, Ariel, Orkin

FNGs

  • Donald Partin –> Dolly

Word — Forg3 Invitation 

  • Forge (v.) – to shape and mold into a new condition, by heating in a fire / to move forward gradually and steadily.
  • Forg3 is a weekend retreat created for F3 men, by F3 men. 
  • Forg3 (n.) – an invigorating 40-hour weekend retreat to challenge and encourage F3 men in their pursuit of high impact manhood. You can expect to engage with other men in 1st, 2nd, and 3rd F sessions, to better understand who you are, whose you are, and the High Impact Man God has called you to be. You’ll have opportunities throughout the weekend to seek adventure, to rest, and to sharpen iron with other F3 men physically, mentally, emotionally, relationally, and spiritually.


Announcements 

(Insert information about upcoming events, 2nd or 3rd F opportunities, and any other announcements)