F3 Knoxville

Merkins & Run

AO: juco
Q: Noodles
PAX: Love Shaq, Fetch, Lil’ Spice, Butterknife, Guardrail, Mailbox, Windex, Booster, Lieutenant Dan, Simba, +1 More
FNGs: 3 Lieutenant Dan, Simba, +1 More
COUNT: 12
WARMUP: SSH, Hairy Rockette, Windmills, 8 Count Merkins, Baby Circles
THE THANG: Teams of 2:
– 200x Merkins as a team
– Run .45 Mile
– 150 Merkins
– Run .90 Miles
– 100 Merkins
– Run 1.35 Miles (DNF)
MARY: Flutter Kicks, Planks
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
COT:

Mark 1:35
– On the heels of beginning His ministry (healing many the night before), Jesus got up before the day began, went to a desolate place, and prayed.
– With his ministry starting, excitement, much productivity to be had, he left to spend time with His Father. His most productive time.
– When is the last time we’ve went away to be alone with Jesus? Do we have regular times we schedule to pursue the Lord in this way?

Lucky 🍀 7’s

AO: juco
Q: Butterknife
PAX: Guardrail, Dart Gun, Wanderer, Love Shaq, Butterknife, Windex, Fetch
FNGs: None
COUNT: 7
WARMUP:
Side straddle hop in cadence 20
Cherry Pickers
Arm rotations thumbs up in cadence
Reverse thumbs down in cadence & the below Lucky 7

THE THANG:
Mosey to the big lot

Drills:
High Knees
High heels
Karaoke
Side to side skip
Sprints
Low shuffle
Skip
Walking lunges

Mosey to the Lucky 🍀 7’s around campus
-Crab stance opposite arm reaches for opposite foot
-Side plank to Merkin to opposite side plank
-Lay on your back shoulders raised raise opposite leg and arm to touch alternating sides
-Squat with side lunges to both sides
-Shoulder taps with a merkin
-step up with rotation
-Side plank on elbow take top elbow to top knee

Managed to sneak in 7 pull-ups

Then sprinkled in some core work as we did the drills above in reverse order.

Jail break to the flag.

MARY:
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
Convergence
EHR

COT:

”Therefore, since we are surrounded by such a huge crowd of witnesses to the life of faith, let us strip off every weight that slows us down, especially the sin that so easily trips us up. And let us run with endurance the race God has set before us.“
‭‭Hebrews‬ ‭12‬:‭1‬

We’re 7 years into this at JUCO and I’m so thankful. Me myself just a little 4. There are somedays when I feel like we’re falling off. Just because I remember how big the crowds were before the Shamrock ☘️ starfish with 20-30 guys out here. But that’s the mission to plant and grow. Shamrock is killing it and a lot of days we are too. The HV community is growing exponentially. That means there are several sad clowns 🤡 that need this. Please continue to invite your friends, coworkers, church members, neighbors, and family to join us. Thank you for stepping up and filling the calendar. You don’t understand what a blessing as the AOQ, this is. Thanks Mailbox 📪 for lining this up! Thank you Gentlemen for constantly pushing me to be the best man I can be.

The Zipper

AO: juco
Q: Erector
PAX: Love Shaq, Wanderer, Windex, Guardrail, Dart Gun, Mailbox, Waffles, Stye (Hal Phillips), Noodles, Booster, Wheelchair (Jonathan Perelman), Fetch, Erector
FNGs: None
COUNT: 13

WARMUP: 15 SSH, 15 Mountain climbers, 10 tempo merkins, 5 cherry pickers, 10 tempo squats, 15 imperial walkers
THE THANG: Mosey to JUCOmanjaro. At the first marker, begin the first exercise. Continue up the hill passing one marker and stopping at the next. Perform the second exercise and continue the pattern with the third. Repeat to the top.
-20 merkins, squats, 2-ct flutter kicks
Mosey back down and to the Maple Street parking lot. 4 corners: 10 burpees, run to the next corner, 20 Carolina Dry Docks, bear crawl to the next corner, 10 burpees, run to the last corner, and 20 derkins on the guardrail. Mosey to the corner of the Haslam center where the concrete benches are. Perform the following:
-10 split squats each side
-20 jump squats
-10 lunges each leg
-20 box jumps
Mosey back to the flag. Run to the first line, 5 burpees, back to start, run to the second line, and do 10 burpees, circle up.
MARY: PAX choice
ANNOUNCEMENTS: Big Ball convergence
COT: Have you ever heard of the “zipper merge”? This is where two lanes of traffic merge into one and cars take turns filing into one lane. This method requires both lanes to make space between themselves and the car in front of them to keep the merge going, allowing both lanes to smoothly move forward. Merging is usually accomplished in another way. Some cars will attempt to merge well before the merge point thinking they are being considerate. While other cars will “zoom” forward in the thinning lane that will end soon. At the same time, those merging early will be offended by those seemingly cutting line, though that may not be their intent. So, why the lesson on traffic merging? This is a practical example of how we might better treat our fellow mankind. It is not always easy to consider others when navigating our lives. Sometimes, we may judge others for not being considerate, or we may be offended when our offer of selflessness is taken advantage of. Sometimes, we may just be looking out for number one. I contend that if everyone considers others above themselves, we could more easily “merge” into the lanes of life. Someone’s gesture of kindness could be better recognized. Someone’s act of what appears to be selfishness may be given the benefit of the doubt. Both will help all move more smoothly through life.
‭‭Philippians‬ ‭2:3‭-‬8‬ ‭NASB1995‬‬
“[3] Do nothing from selfishness or empty conceit, but with humility of mind regard one another as more important than yourselves; [4] do not merely look out for your own personal interests, but also for the interests of others. [5] Have this attitude in yourselves which was also in Christ Jesus, [6] who, although He existed in the form of God, did not regard equality with God a thing to be grasped,[7] but emptied Himself, taking the form of a bond-servant, and being made in the likeness of men. [8] Being found in appearance as a man, He humbled Himself by becoming obedient to the point of death, even death on a cross.”

Haslam Center Circuit

AO: juco
Q: Mailbox
PAX: Booster, Butterknife, Fetch, Guardrail, Love Shaq, Mailbox, Windex, Wheelchair (Jonathan Perelman), Wanderer, Noodles
FNGs: None
COUNT: 10
WARMUP:    Standard mix of work

THE THANG:
Mosey to Jucomanjaro, with brief pause for monkey Humpers while waiting for break in 5:30am HV rush hour traffic.   Little core work at bottom before a jailbreak sprint to midpoint cul-de-sac.   Catch breath and a little more core work before mosey to Haslam Center for a little circuit work.    

9 stations consisting of
Box Jumps
Dips
Step Up CMU overhead Press
Derkins
Curls  (CMU)
Sandbag Overhead Squat Press
Single Rows (CMU)
Bulgarian Split Squats
Slam Ball Merkins (hand on slam ball / alternate back and forth)

One HIM ran lap around Haslam Center to be our timer while rest performed work – no counting required. When he returned moved to next station and next man took off around Haslam building.

MARY:
A little bit of time left – Rosalitas, BBS, Superman, and one other Guardrail called but I can’t remember

ANNOUNCEMENTS:
COT:

Shared personal commitment to learning more about mental health and QPR (Question, Persuade, and Refer) response to mental health crisis situations. Let’s continue to make this group a safe place for men to be vulnerable and okay with sharing life with. It’s messy and that is good.

Mr Serve On

AO: juco
Q: Butterknife
PAX: Butterknife, Noodles, Booster, Stye (Hal Phillips), Dart Gun, Wanderer, Love Shaq, Windex, Mailbox, Guardrail, Survivor, Fetch, Data, Erector
FNGs: None
COUNT: 14
WARMUP:
Side straddle hop in cadence 20
Tempo squats
Cherry Pickers
Grady Corns
Arm rotations thumbs up in cadence
Reverse thumbs down in cadence
10 tempo merkins
30 seconds oyo

THE THANG:
Mosey with the leader falling off for two burpees to the big lot for
Drills:
Side shuffles, high knees & butt kickers, walking planks, and sprints.

Line up on the curb
Bear crawl, lunge, burpee leapfrogs, lunge w/ twist

Core:
Hello Dolly’s and BBS

Snake mosey to sophomore hill with the 6 snaking their way to the front of the line.

Partner up
Wheel barrow up switching halfway

Mosey to coupon pile
Dora partner runs stairs and does 5 pull ups
100 curls

Mosey around to the duck 🦆 pond stopping for flutter kicks and 8 ct Merkins.

Mosey to the Haslam Center for 20 dips.

Then back to the flag.

MARY:
No time
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
Convergence coming up.
Look for ways to serve!
COT:
Look for ways to serve:
Sign up for a Q, give blood, volunteer at the shelter, look for opportunities in and outside the community, serve at church. In fact, Mailbox has an opportunity this afternoon.

You will not regret it. It’s rewarding not only to those you’re helping but also to yourself.

“For even the Son of Man came not to be served but to serve others and to give his life as a ransom for many.”
‭‭Matthew‬ ‭20‬:‭28‬ ‭