F3 Knoxville

Tour de Pavilion

AO: asylum-daybreak
Q: Steam
PAX: Brick, Pele (Jon Lindberg), Lulu (Greg Huddy), Veggie (Rylen Huddy), F3 Pluto ( Hugh Nystrom), Fruit of the Loom (F3 Tallahassee), CRISPR, Lilydipper, Mr Jinxy, Honeydew, lebowski
FNGs: None
COUNT: 12
WARMUP
– SSH: 25×4
– Squat: 12×4
– Merkin: 12×4
– Rockette: 12×4
– BAC (F): 12×4
– BAC (B): 12×4

THE THANG
5 rounds of the following to start – 10 reps each
– Incline Merkins
– Dips
– Table Pull-Ups
– Step-Ups/Box Jumps
– Run to the gate and back

Begin the Tour de Pavilion

New(ish) Pavilion (NP)
– Xs: Incline Merkins, Decline Merkins, Table Pull-Ups
– 15 reps each / 1 count
Marble Pavilion (MP)
– Xs: American Hammers, Heels 2 Heaven, LBCs
– 15×4 reps each
Pitstop at the Bros Bowl
– Run up to the top
– 15 down/up merkins
– Run to the Muscle Beach pavilion
Muscle Beach Pavilion (MBP)
– Xs: Box Jumps/Step Ups, Diamond incline merkins, elevated claf-raises
– 15 reps each / 1 count
Tower Playground Pavilion (TPP)
– Xs: Squats, Imperial Walkers, Dips
– 15 reps each / 1 count

Mosey back to the Big Pavilion – but with an Asylum PM classic: the battle buddy mosey
– Share 1 thing that was good in your week
– Share 1 thing that was challenging/tough in your week

MARY
– 1 more round of the initial workout (10 reps of incline merkins, dips, table pull-ups, and box jumps/ste-ups)
– Core 4: 25×4 of the following core Xs
– Flutter Kicks
– American Hammers
– LBCs
– Freddie Mercuries
– ATMs
– 15×4 shoulder taps
– 10×4 slow merkins
– 10 merkins OYO
– SWS (Stretching With Steam)

ANNOUNCEMENTS
– Check the announcements channel for regional updates, the Send Me newsletter, and Beyond The COT podcast updates
– New formatting for Send Me – you’ll hear more about this over the coming weeks leading to March

COT
Say You’re About It – Be About It
Here are the highlights from the Word today. danhenson.substack.com/p/f3-word-11525.

– We’re here to challenge and encourage each other, work hard, and push each other to be better men for ourselves, our families, our friends, and our spheres of influence.
– My hope is that when you show up to an F3 workout (wherever that might be), you are challenged and encouraged in your Fitness Fellowship and Faith. Just as Paul encouraged Titus in leading by example in speech, conduct, and work – we should do the same thing with each other.
– Cut out the negativity, complaining, putting down others, inappropriate and over the line mumblechatter – we don’t have time for that garbage and it’s exhausting. We’re here to work hard together + maximize the time we have during a workout (45 minutes, 60 minutes, whatever).
– Our environment and surroundings should not dictate or character, conduct, and discipline, or the ability to work hard.
– The same methodology applies to the mission of F3: to plant grow and serve small workout groups for men for the invigoration of male community leadership. If we say that we’re about that mission – let’s be about that mission.
– If we say we’re about this life of High Impact Manhood – let’s be about it. Our wives, families, friends, and communities we are a part of need us to be.
– Be challenged and encouraged that you have it what it takes to be the HIM you were called to be – with the guidance of God and the help of each other. Get after it brother. Iron Sharpens Iron!

YOLO

AO: asylum-daybreak
Q: Bookman
PAX: High Heels (Henry Ritchie), Lilydipper, Matlock (Bill Maddox), Drum Major, Choir Boy, Mr Jinxy, Veggie (Rylen Huddy), Patty Melt (Parker Greene), CRISPR, Steam, Bookman, Tropicana
FNGs: None
COUNT: 12
WARMUP: SSHs, TN Rocking Chairs, Gradycorns, Rockettes, Cherry Pickers

THE THANG:

Mosey to the bro-itorium
200 merkins, each time you rest before you get to 200, 20 lunges and 20 squats, XYs until the 6 is up, for those that complete 200

Mosey to Muscle Beach for 11s
Lay pull backs, run to soccer stairs, step ups or box jumps

Mosey all the way to cardiac hill
Run to 2nd light pole , 3 merkins, back down to start, 4th light pole, 3 squats, back down, run to top of hill

Fellowship mosey to road, mosey to shovel flag

MARY: LBCs until 8am

ANNOUNCEMENTS:
announcements channel has all the goods. Substack, pods, newsletter, F3 Roco Ice Bears game

COT: live this life to the fullest, in service of others, with love. See Soloman’s Old Testament book of YOLO, Ecclesiastes 9:7-11 in particular

Quaddy Toddy

AO: asylum-daybreak
Q: Lilydipper , High Heels, Snitch (Cory Beilharz )
PAX: Swimmies (Nathan Chesney), lebowski, CRISPR, Waffle House (Brady Greene), Choir Boy, Drum Major, Tropicana, Kentucky, Crash Dummy, Mr Jinxy, F3 Pluto ( Hugh Nystrom), Lulu (Greg Huddy), Patty Melt (Parker Greene), Tenderfoot, Pele (Jon Lindberg), Lizzy, Veggie (Rylen Huddy)
FNGs: None
COUNT: 20
WARMUP: 25 SSH, 15 Abe Bogota, 10 Cherry Pickers, 20 Grady Corns, 10 Baby Arm Circles Forward and 10 Backward, 10 Tempo Merkins, 10 Tempo Squats, 10 Mountain Climbers, Michael Phelps, then, from one curb in parking lot to other: Super Marios, Butt Kickers, High Knees, Sprint, then Bernie half way up Mini Cardiac and Sprint the Rest.

THE THANG: Mosey back down mini-cardiac and then run north, east, and south around the outside edge of the parking lot to the gate and then pavilion.

We will do the following exercises:
– 25 Calve Raises while wall sitting
– 10 Merkins
– 10 BBS
– 25 Side Straddle Hops
– 5 Burpees
Then run to top of mini cardiac on the same route we came down to the pavilion. Those reaching mini cardiac first take up back to the pavilion on the same route.

Next exercises:
– 25 Calve Raises during Wall Sit
– 10 Diamond Merkins
– 20 Hello Dollies
– 25 Side Straddle Hops
– 5 Burpees

Then run again to top of mini cardiac on the same route we came down to the pavilion. Those reaching mini cardiac first take up back to the pavilion on the same route.

Next exercises:

– 25 Calve Raises with Wall Sit
– 10 Wide Merkins
– 20 Flutter Kicks
– 25 Plank Jacks
– 5 Burpees

Run same route to Mini Cardiac but stop at bottom and then run same route to Pavilion.

Next exercises:

25 Calve Raises with Wall Sit, 10 Merkins, 20 Gas Pumps, 25 Mountain Climbers, 5 Burpees

Mosey straight to entry to AO Parking Lot. We will do 10 Squat Jumps.

Mosey to north end of parking lot near Pickett’s Charge. We will Bear Crawl to first large parking lot light, Bernie Sanders to second parking lot light, and sprint to curb. Next, we will do 15 American Hammers.

Mosey to west end of Caribbean Parking Lot. We will run Candy Canes, stopping at every other island to do the first exercise. Those finishing exercises first at the sixth island sweep everyone back to start. Then we do same thing with next listed exercise. Here are the exercises:

– 10 Lunges
– 10 Iron Mikes
– 10 Imperial Walkers

Mosey to pavilion by the AO. We will do 20 Incline Merkins on Picnic Tables.

Mosey toward the gate. Pick up CMU Weight Boulders. We will do first exercise with boulders, then sprint to other end of parking lot and back. Then, do next exercise. Sprint to other end of parking lot and back again. After the third exercise put the boulders back and go to AO area. Here are the exercises:

– 20 Overhead Presses
– 20 Curls
– 20 Rows

MARY: Stretches

ANNOUNCEMENTS: Hot Toddy Breakfast immediately after workout.

COT:

Message: Thoughts for 2025:
1. Lose yourself and focus on God and others. In so doing you will find who God intends you to be.
2. Consider these words from James 1 2-4: “Consider it pure joy, my brothers whenever you face trials of many kinds because you know that the testing of your faith produces perseverance. Let perseverance finish its work so that you may be mature and complete, not lacking of anything.
3. If you find you are anxious remember that anxiety is normal, it impacts all of us. But, know that God is there for you and will help you handle your trials. Give your anxiety to God.

Prayers:

Pray for Lizzy’s father-in-law, Ralph who has both cancer and dementia. Pray for his family members who are caring for them that they may have love and patience during a very difficult time. Pray for those impacted by the recent plane crashes.

Cooperation and Accountability

AO: asylum-daybreak
Q: Pele (Jon Lindberg)
PAX: Mr Jinxy, Veggie (Rylen Huddy), High Heels (Henry Ritchie), Pele (Jon Lindberg), Choir Boy, Waffle House (Brady Greene), Lulu (Greg Huddy), Snitch (Cory Beilharz ), lebowski, Honeydew, CRISPR
FNGs: None
COUNT: 11
WARMUP: SSH x20 4 ct IC, Windmills x10 4ct IC, BAC forward and backward x10, Grady Corns x20 4ct IC, Bolt 45s, short mosey to show pain stations, Cherry Pickers x10 4-ct IC

THE THANG:
We will work together to accomplish a difficult task, which will be completing a high number of reps of various exercises, all together, as a PAX. As we complete the reps, we will cross off the markers to track progress. If we do not complete all reps with 5 minutes left, we end with 30 Deconstructed Burpees, otherwise, we will do Stargazers. I RECOMMEND GETTING IN LOOSE GROUPS OF 3-4. Tasks:
CMU Pile:
– 700 Curls (Marker indicators 20 reps each, 700/20 = 35 markers)
– 700 Overhead Presses (Marker indicators 20 reps each, 700/20 = 35 markers)
– 700 Rows (Marker indicators 20 reps each, 700/20 = 35 markers)
BABY CARDIAC:
– 30 Sprints up Baby Cardiac (Marker indicators 1 trip each, 30/1 = 30 markers)
SUICIDES:
– 30 Suicides (Marker indicators 1 suicides each, 30/1 = 30 markers)
CORE WORK:
– 700 LBCs (2-ct) (Marker indicators 20 reps each, 500/20 = 35 markers)
– 300 Big Boy Situps (Marker indicators 20 reps each, 300/20 = 15 markers)
– 300 American Hammers (2-ct) (Marker indicators 20 reps each, 300/20 = 15 markers)
PAVILION:
– 700 Jump or Step Ups (2-ct) (Marker indicators 20 reps each, 700/20 = 35 markers)
– 200 Decline Merkins (Marker indicators 10 reps each, 200/10 = 20 markers)
– 400 Bench Pullups (Marker indicators 20 reps each, 300/20 = 15 markers)

We actually got through TWO ROUNDs of this! Nice work!

MARY:
Not this time.
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
Hot Toddy Quadruple Q (Quoddy Toddy) next Saturday!!
COT:
So I used this same Q on the evening of the January 6 riot at the Capitol in 2020 because I wanted to do something collaborative, where we work towards a common goal. And I’m doing it again today because we need more of that as a nation, because right now, guys, we are still a broken and lost community.

COOPERATION: I find that activities like what we did today, where guys of different perspectives on life collaborate and cooperate and work together, are very important these days. As the saying goes, Team Work Makes the Dream Work. I didn’t always get to do the exercise I wanted at several points in the workout, but my group did, or it needed to be done reach our goal. I’m sure the same goes for all of you. But there’s something satisfying and dare I say FUN in doing a task together and accomplishing something. If more HIMs around this country would embrace that mentality, I think we would be a much stronger nation.

ACCOUNTABILITY: The second concept that I think this workout exemplifies is accountability. If we didn’t reach our goal, we held ourselves accountable and did the punishment exercise. We talk about accountability a lot in F3, and I think that’s a real strength of this group. Whether it’s giving a shout out to a Brother who hasn’t posted in a while, or hasn’t Q’d recently (Thanks for the call-out, Crawdad!), or guys that participate in Shield Locks, or do a weight loss challenge, or whatever, we hold each other and ourselves accountable. Because without holding each other and our colleagues and fellow citizens accountable for their actions, it is much easier to slack off, break the rules, not make those hard decisions and take those difficult actions that help everyone, including yourself.

SO COOPERATION AND ACCOUNTABILITY. Those are the two concepts I wanted to focus on in the workout and my Word. Those are two things that I think are important to being a HIM and an effective Leader, and two things that are sadly lacking in today’s society.

Be Consistent

AO: asylum-daybreak
Q: CRISPR
PAX: Crawdad (Robbi Dickens), Pusher, Veggie (Rylen Huddy), Jumbo(Carter Dickens), Pac-man, High Heels (Henry Ritchie), Drum Major, Choir Boy, lebowski, Waffle House (Brady Greene), Stripped, Swimmies (Nathan Chesney), Honeydew, CRISPR
FNGs: None
COUNT: 14
WARMUP: SSH, Rockettes, Cherry Pickers, other stuff

THE THANG:
– 10 Inch Worms – Run
– 20 Apollo Ono – karaoke
– 30 Mountain Climbers – Bernie
– 40 Imperial Walkers – karaoke
– Mosey
– 10 – Reverse lunch w/ high knees – bear crawl
– 20 Squats – long jump
– 30 Shoulder tap merkins – crab walk
– 40 American Hammers – super Mario
– Mosey
– 10 Romanian deadlift – run lap
– 20 Alt Plank rows – run lap
– 30 Freddy mercury – run lap
– 40 Georgia cheerleaders – run lap
MARY:

ANNOUNCEMENTS: Hot Toddy Triple Q next week

COT:

Brad Stulbeg:
Consistency is more important than intensity. If you win at consistency, you have a good chance of winning at everything else. Consistency means:

– Showing up on good days and bad days.
– Zooming out and playing the long game.
– Focusing on the process over outcomes.

James Clear:
If you want to maintain your sanity, reduce stress, and increase your odds of long-term success, then you need to plan for failure as well as focus on consistency. Research from Stanford professor Kelly McGonigal has shown that the number one reason why willpower fades and people fail to remain consistent with their habits and goals is that they don’t have plan for failure.

Planning to fail doesn’t mean that you expect to fail, but rather than you know what you will do and how you will get back on track when things don’t work out. If you’re focused on being perfect, then you’re caught in an all-or-nothing trap.
Meanwhile, if you realize that individual failures have little impact on your long-term success, then you can more easily rebound from failures and setbacks. Being consistent is not the same as being perfect.