F3 Knoxville

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pavilion hot potato

THE SCENE: Low 40s and light (to moderate) rain
F3 WELCOME & DISCLAIMER
WARM-O-RAMA:
SSH
Angle grinders
Moroccan night clubs
Grady Corns
Imperial walkers
Prisoner squats
THA-THANG:
Mosey out of the start pavilion and around the sidewalk to the next pavilion.  The ground had been turned into a mudhole between the sidewalk, so we moseyed past to the next pavilion (not the only audible this morning).  I told the PAX that we have four pavilion stations, each with three exercises of the same structure (initially 20 reps first exercise, 15 reps of the second exercise, 10 reps of the third exercise).  They got to pick how many rounds of each we did, without knowing the exercises.  The fun part is they could choose 3,4,5 or 6 rounds but once you use a number, you can no longer use it.  So they are choosing blindly on how many rounds we do.

Pavilion 1 (PAX chose 6 rounds):

  • Dips x20
  • Decline merkins x15
  • Four count (HR) merkins x10

This proved to be a huge mistake on my part, so after three rounds of that, Q called an audible.  10 reps of each exercise to finish the final three rounds.  Finish and mosey around the sidewalk to the pavilion beside the Lion’s Club building.

Pavilion 2 (PAX chose four rounds):

  • Calf raises x10
  • Lunges x10 (each leg)
  • Bulgarian split squats x10 (each leg)

Mosey out of the pavilion onto the sidewalk and back (tables were set up differently at each pavilion and this one was better).

Pavilion 3 (PAX chose 5 rounds):

  • Carolina dry docks x10
  • Table rows x10
  • Single arm pulls on the poles x10 (each arm)

No time to mosey, just stayed put for round four.

Pavilion 4 (PAX were left with 3 rounds):

  • Smurf jacks x10
  • Plank jacks x10
  • Burpees x5

That was enough to use up the time, no Mary today.

COUNT-OFF & NAME-O-RAMA
5 ducks on the pond: Herbie, Toucan, Wilson, Swanson, Abort
CIRCLE OF TRUST/BOM:
Reused my word from yesterday, a C.S. Lewis quote:
Even in literature and art, no man who bothers about originality will ever be original: whereas if you simply try to tell the truth (without caring twopence how often it has been told before) you will, nine times out of ten, become original without ever having noticed it.”

Again, just shows how much people tend to worry about the truths in their lives.  Just stress to live by your word, be true to each other and maybe even more importantly be true to yourself.

Da BOMBS

THE SCENE: Partly Cloudy, 36°F, Feels like 36°F, Humidity 54%, Wind 2mph from ENE
F3 WELCOME & DISCLAIMER

1 FNG


WARM-O-RAMA:

  • SSH 25x IC
  • Tempo squats 15x IC
  • LBAC 15x IC forward and reverse
  • Little of this, little of that

THA-THANG:

  • Mosey around to pavilion 2
  • Find a Battle buddy
    • P1 does exercise, P2 runs to the building and back, PAX flapjack
    • Reps are cumulative between PAX
    • Burpees 50x
    • Overhead claps 4ct 100x
    • Merkins 150x
    • BBS 200x
    • Squats 250x
    • Rinse and quick repeat of exersices, starting with 1 burpee 2 overhead claps etc.
    • Mosey back to center pavilion

MARY:

  • Horrible 4 variations of flutter kicks
    • Upright arms out 7x IC
    • Reclined arms out 7x IC
    • Normal 7x IC
    • BBS flutters 7x IC
  • Hello Dolly 10x
  • Stretching

COUNT-OFF & NAME-O-RAMA
Herbie, Duggar, Wilson, Toucan

Mend house: Isotope, Flower child, Tigger, FNG Tim the Toolman

CIRCLE OF TRUST/BOM:
Went through what F3 is from mission statement to core principles and cred. Spoke about why F3 is important to me.

MOLESKIN:
Insert any personal comments, notes, devotion content, etc.
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
Insert information about upcoming events, 2nd or 3rd F opportunities, and any other announcements.

Quacken Burnouts

THE SCENE: Dark, quiet and ~45 degrees
F3 WELCOME & DISCLAIMER
WARM-O-RAMA:
SSH x 20, Baby Arm Circles x 15 forward and backward, Tempo Squats x 10, Cherry Pickers x 5, Imperial Walkers x 10
THA-THANG:
For the workout we spent all our time at the parking lot. Each set consisted of 4 exercises done for a set amount of time each then followed by another exercise

  • 1 minute of Burpees, Merkins, Cobras and Carolina Dry Docks each, each of which were followed by a lap around the parking lot
  • 1 minute of Big Boys Situps, Flutterkicks, American Hammers and Little Baby Crunches each, each of which were followed by bear crawls
  • 30 seconds of Burpees, Merkins, Cobras and Carolina Dry Docks each, each of which were followed by a sprint across the parking lot
  • 30 seconds of Big Boys Situps, Flutterkicks, American Hammers and Little Baby Crunches each, each of which were followed by bear crawls
  • 1 minute of Squat Jumps, Side Lunges, Sumo Squats and Jane Fondaes each, each followed by a jog across the parking lot

MARY:
Ring of Fire with Merkins to kill the last couple minutes
COUNT-OFF & NAME-O-RAMA
CIRCLE OF TRUST/BOM:
Recycled my word from Big Ball last Saturday about Sabbath and rest. The Sabbath was the most elaborated upon of the ten commandments and was first demonstrated by God in the creation account. Sometimes rest takes work since we tend to default to the easiest things, rather than the most satisfying. Also encouraged us to prioritize rest rather than waiting until feeling burnt out
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
Prayers for the Mend House and for Wilson’s daughter Peyton who is having tubes put into her ears next Thursday

More Doras for the Explorers

THE SCENE: Upper 40’s, damp and dark
F3 WELCOME & DISCLAIMER
WARM-O-RAMA:
SSH x 20, Baby Arm Circles x 20 forwards and 20 backwards, Cherry Pickers x 10, Tempo Squats x 10, Tempo Merkins x 10
THA-THANG:

  • Doras at the parking lot: each partner does one set of Squats, Big Boy Sit Ups and Flutterkicks while the other partner crabwalks to end of lot and lunges back
  • Doras at the lot again: this time with Smurf Jacks, American Hammers and Boxcutters while the other partner Bernies out and lunges back
  • Doras at the smaller lot next to the church: Carolina Dry Docks, Merkins and Cobras while partner bearcrawls out and back
  • Ring of Fire: First with squats then with merkins. Started with 1 rep each, adding 1 rep as we went around until we reached 5, then went back down to 1
  • Bearcrawl Ladder: Bearcrawls up the hill with parking spots, stopping to do 3 merkins at the end of each parking spot
  • Finished with a lap around the park

COUNT-OFF & NAME-O-RAMA
CIRCLE OF TRUST/BOM:
Although “it’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas”, it’s actually Advent. Historically this was a time in which the Church would wait in expectation for the arrival of the Messiah through the birth of Christ. This was also a time of mourning and hypothetical reflection on the thought of what would life be like and who are we without a savior and without the grace of God. I encouraged us all to take a moment this holiday season to disengage from the food, music, parties and lights to re-engage with an ancient tradition of waiting in expectation for the coming King
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
None that I’m aware of

Crazy Legs

THE SCENE: 40 degrees, light rain from last night. Good weather for a Friday beatdown.
F3 WELCOME & DISCLAIMER
WARM-O-RAMA:
SSH – 30 IC
Arm Circles – 10 each direction IC
Cherry Pickers – 15 IC
Mosey one lap around the park.

THA-THANG:
SLAUGHTER STARTER
20 burpees OYO in the AO parking lot before any other exercises or running is completed.

LEG WRECKER x 2
Split pax into 2 groups.
Group 1 does Lt. Dans to end of lot and back.
Group 2 holds Al Gore.
Upon return, Group 1 holds Al Gore while Group 2 Lt. Dans up & back. Rinse and Repeat.

Working Group – Lt. Dan: 2 Single-leg Lunges forward, then one Squat.
Resting Group – 1st round, Al Gore, passing around KB squat hold / 2nd round, Planks.

WEBBICIDES Work from 1 up to 12 OYO

SUICIDE LADDER x 2 sets OYO
After every complete set of suicide sprints, do:
Bonnie Blairs (Jumping Lunges) (1 Count)
1st set x 10
2nd set x 15

DEVIN HESTER (w/ Kettlebell) (each person does once w/ KB and once w/o)
Two PAX of similar speed, race to top of parking lot and back.
1st PAX carries 45 KB, has headstart of halfway there.
2nd Pax attempts to run down the 1st.

COUNT-OFF & NAME-O-RAMA
9 PAX – 8 local, and 1 visitor from Chattanooga – The Count – Respect! Probably outworked all of us.

CIRCLE OF TRUST/BOM:
“The most important conversations you’ll ever have are the ones you’ll have with yourself. You wake up with them, you walk around with them, you go to bed with them, and eventually you act on them. Whether they be good or bad. We are all our own worst haters and doubters because self doubt is a natural reaction to any bold attempt to change your life for the better. You can’t stop it from blooming in your brain, but you can neutralize it, and all the other external chatter by asking, What if?” – David Goggins, Can’t Hurt Me

Prayers for some F3 brothers and their family, and also for a local F3 brother who we recently lost.

MOLESKIN:
Good way to end the week. Everyone put out some serious effort.

ANNOUNCEMENTS:
Convergence this Saturday at Truck Stop, Manilow is leading.