F3 Knoxville

Mosey with Mayberry

THE SCENE 69 and clear

F3 Welcome & Disclaimer

THE THANG
COP
Burpees
Imperial Walkers
Merkins

MOSEY w/ Mayberry
50 tuck jumps
50 mtn climbers
50 lunges up the hill
50 pull ups
50 squats
50 LBCs
50 burpees

THE RANGE
10 Merkins
1 forward roll (add one each round)
Aimed in duck walk
5 celebration jumps
x5

SWAT guys get the girls
50 bicep curls
50 tri extensions
50 Merkins
50 Single leg deadlifts

AO Abs
20 bicycles
20 pickle pounders
20 BBS
20 Russian twists (4ct)

COT
Count-o-rama / Name-o-rama

BOM
My man Frosty, put it on my heart to talk about something we don’t do.  Something that even when we set out to do it we sometimes call an abort or chicken out at the last minute.  My fellow Christians and I are called to witness, or go out and spread the word about our Savior to others.  How quickly we talk about F3, invite other men to F3, wear F3 shirts, post on the F3 site or even post in on our F3 GroupMe, FaceBook, Instagram or whatever, but how often we fail to go out and teach others about Jesus.  Whether it be for societal reasons, or our own personal fears.  (I know I struggle with feeling that I will say the wrong thing and scare people off. ) However, what we need to know is that when we speak about Jesus, He will give us the words he wants us to speak.  He will work in us, through us, and use us to spread His message.

Mark 16:15-16
“He said to them, “Go into all the world and preach the gospel to all creation. Whoever believes and is baptized will be saved, but whoever does not believe will be condemned.”

I don’t want our brothers, F3 or otherwise to be condemned.

MOLESKIN
21 men showed up to go on a Mosey with me today.  I tried to make it challenging, and contrary to the mumblechatter I was NOT trying to have anyone splash merlot. I also wanted to push some of the PAX to try things.  If we go into a challenge thinking we won’t succeed, guess what? we won’t succeed.  When you come around the corner and you see “Burpees 50” or “Pull-ups 50” written on the ground, how do you get better if you don’t try?  I am proud to say that everyone in this PAX tried.  No one gave up and quit, everyone kept moving and working hard.  I give it to the PAX that they went on a Mosey with me and never gave up.

Also “Nice roll Hondo” to my man Junk.

Perfect East Tennessee Morning

THE SCENE 70 and clear

F3 Welcome and Disclaimer

THE THANG
COP
forward arm circles x5 IC
reverse arm circles x5 IC
Michael Phelps x5 IC
Imperial Walkers x 10 IC
Squat x 15 IC
Lunge Matrix
Plank Matrix
Merkins x 10 regular
Sun Dial x 20 IC

Grab CMU, Battle Buddy and circle up.

Battle Buddy CMU Circut
– 100 Bench press with CMU (P1 does 10 while P2 holds over chest)
+ Modify: Merkins
– 100 LB crunches (P1 does 10 with P2 holds sun dial)
– 100 lunges (P1 does 10 while P2 holds Al Gore. Every step counts as 1)
– 100 shoulder press with CMU (P1 does 10 while P2 holds CMU at chest)
+ Modify: Carolina Dry Docks/SSH

Mosey to hill in front of Asylum

10s
1 rep at bottom, 9 at top; then 2 at bottom 8 at top…
burpees at the bottom
sprint up hill
squat at top of hill

Do core work OYO while group finishes

Mosey towards Mt. Fuji (I named it today). Along the way:
– Derkins (merkin w/ feet on curb) x10 IC
– Dips (hands on CMU) x20 IC

Mt. Fuji w/Battle Buddy
R1: Run up hill. Partner does CAROLINA DRY DOCKS. Switch. Repeat for 1 minute.
R2: Run up hill. Partner does flutter kick. Switch. Repeat for 2 minutes.

Mosey to base of Everest

At the base of Everest, X-Factor x 10 IC (on your 6 with arms and legs spread out like an X. right arm touching left shin, down then V up again left arm touching right shin.)

Everest Sprints
Sprint up Everest. Jog down. Do 1 merkin. Repeat, adding 1 merkin each time. 5 minutes AMRAP.

Mosey back to the flag.  Along the way, stopped for Sun Dials OYO, and a little plank combination to help keep the PAX together.

MARY
LB crunch with CMU overhead x20 IC
American Hammer with CMU x20 IC

COT
CountORama // NameORama

BOM
I’ve recently been listening to The Minimalists’ podcast. I’m guilty of cluttering my life with things. Consumerism isn’t the problem. We must consume. Food. Clothes. Gasoline. Air. Impulsive consumption is the problem. Buying things we don’t need with money we shouldn’t spend. Someone important said something like that, I think.

Last night I watched The Minimalist’s documentary with some friends. We watched it on our big TV. With surround sound. I downloaded it on my laptop. Tried mirroring it from our iPad. When that didn’t work, we streamed it from our AppleTV. At one point I had 5 devices within arms reach, trying to get a documentary about simplicity to work. The irony was thick. And healing. Like a Heimlich to my conscience.

Goal for the Week: Eliminate ONE THING from your life that doesn’t add value to your life.

For example, you might walk around the rooms in your house. Look at the items you have stacked in the corners. The sofa no one ever sits on. The chair whose only purpose is to hold pillows. Look in your closet. Consider the items of clothing that you don’t wear because A. they don’t fit, or B. you don’t like them. Consider any habits or routines in your life that are a drain on your time or energy. Do you really need to check emails at 11:30pm? Are you honestly that important to the world? Probably not.

“Love people, use things. The opposite never works.” http://www.theminimalists.com/people-things/

 

Lost with Burpee Dan in the Bermuda Triangle

THE SCENE 67 and Clear

F3 Welcome and Disclaimer

THE THANG
COP
Side Straddle Hop X 25 IC
Imperial Squat Walkers x 20 IC
Little baby arm circles Front x 15 and back x 15 IC
Mountain Climbers x 20 IC
Ranger Merkins X 20 IC

Count off in 3s

Bermuda Triangle
Station 1 –10 pull ups in the dugout
– Run from dugout to short walls near playground
Station 2 -10 step ups at the short walls
– Run from playground to covered area
Station 3 – 20 rows and 20 Merkins
– Run from covered area to dugout

Complete each station then move to the next, AMRAP in 15min

Burpee Dan’s
1 Burpee : 4 lunges across lot.
– Down to touch the fence and back up in reverse and run to other end (repeat after each)
2 burpees : 4 lunges back to starting position
3 burpees : 4 lunges back to starting position
4 burpees : 4 lunges back to starting position

AMRAP in 15min

Cash Out
Down and back sprints x 3

MARY
Proton Parkers x 5 IC
Hello Dolly x 25 IC
Star Fish Crunch x 10 IC
American Hammer x 20 IC
Pickle Pounders x 20 IC

COT
Number off & Name-O-Rama

BOM
F3 Leadership Characteristics – CANDOR: Telling the hard truth. COMMITMENT, COMPETENCE, CONTENTMENT, COURAGE:

Galatians 6:1  – Brothers, if anyone is caught in any transgression, you who are spiritual should restore him in a spirit of gentleness. Keep watch on yourself, lest you too be tempted.

Desert Storm

THE SCENE 71 degrees and DARK

F3 Welcome & Disclaimer

THE THANG
COP
Side Saddle Hop        ICx20
Imperial Walkers        ICx10
Baby Arm Circle         ICx15
Reverse Arm Circle    ICx15
Squats                        ICx15
Calf Raises                 ICx15
Burpees                      OYOx10

PAX divided up into groups of three for a set of grinders at the AO.  One member started on a set of 250 merkins at one end of the parking lot, while another member started 250 squat presses with a CMU.  Third member of the team carried a sandbag from one end of the parking lot to the other.  Rinse and repeat until groups finished 250 of each exercise.

Mosey to Cardiac Hill

PAX did 30 merkins OYO at the bottom of Cardiac Hill, sprinted to the first turn and did a bearcrawl to the second turn- before sprinting to the top and finishing with another 30 merkins.

Mosey back down to start point (bottom of Cardiac Hill)

30 lunges at the bottom of Cardiac Hill, with a sprint to the firs turn.  Lunge to the second turn and sprint to the top.  20 squat jacks at the top.

Mosey back to the AO

PAX did 20 merkins in the parking lot, then divided into two teams.

Mosey to the playground parking lot

PAX formed two lines and took turns racing 100 yards to the end of the parking lot and returning to the starting line.  While a team member was running, the rest of the PAX were doing lunges, squats, LBC’s and merkins.

Mosey back to the AO

MARY
Hello Dolly      ICx25

COT
Number off and Name O Rama

BOM
YHC read Proverbs 17:17 and discussed that we need to lean on our brothers when we face adversity.  We also need to have the awareness to see when our brothers need a lift.

YHC then prayed us out.

MOLESKIN
Lots of spirited mumblechatter and general male goofiness.  It’s a blessing to begin the day with this group.

CMUs, Sprints and Hills…

THE SCENE 74 and humid

F3 Welcome and Disclaimer

THE THANG
COP
Forward arm circles x10 IC
Reverse arm circles x10 IC
Michael Phelps x10 OYO
Leg swings x10 each leg OYO
Plank Complex IC
Merkins x 10 4ct IC

CMUs on baseline. Get a BattleBuddy

//BattleBuddy. 3 minutes per round.
1. Farmer carry down and back + Box jump on curb
2. Weighted lunge down and back + split lunge
3. Sprint down and back+ CMU SSH

x10 Carolina Dry Docks IC

Grab CMU and mosey to base of New Hill (Along the way: 20 LB sit ups OYO. 20 American Hammers OYO)

Base of the New Hill…it’s a torturous hill and deserving of a terrible name.

//BattleBuddy: 3 minutes per round
1. Run up hill + Merkins
2. Run up hill + BBSU

Mosey with CMU to base of Everest

 //Everest+Deconstructed Burpees:
10 squats
10 merkins
10 leg thrusts
10 Merkins
10 squats…Then sprint up Everest
Rinse/repeat. AMRAP: 3 minutes

Plank combos while you wait for those on Everst

Mosey with CMU to the flag (LBSU, flutter kicks, etc while you wait for everyone to mosey back)

COT
Number Off and Name O Rama

BOM
We were running a little behind so Elvis just prayed us out.