F3 Knoxville

Author: P-Nut

BACON at WFP

THE SCENE
64 degrees and hazy

F3 Welcome and Disclaimer

THE THANG
COP
Baby arm circles forward IC x 10
Baby arm circles reverse IC x 10
Tempo Squats ICx10
Burpees OYO x 10
Merkins ICx10

Tour of World’s Fair Park
Mosey over to south stairs for:
Incline Merkins           ICx10
Squats                         ICx10
Decline Merkins          ICx10

Mosey to Market Square
Stopping 2x for Burpees OYOx10

BACON
Dora w/ battle buddy for:
Burpees (50)
American Hammer (75)
Carolina Dry Docks (100)
One-armed Pickle Pounders (125)
Nipple scraper Merkins (150)
(w/ PAX #1 running down Market Square while PAX #2 is doing exercise)

Mosey to Pete’s Coffee Shop
Stop for 5 burpees OYO

Mosey to Henley Street
Incline Merkins ICx10
Decline Merkins ICx10

Mosey back to World’s Fair Park
Full-speed 100 yard sprints

Back to AO

MARY
Hello Dolly ICx10 (P-nut)
Boat/Canoe (Quickbooks)

COT
Number Off and Name-o-Rama

 

BOM
Scripture focus on Psalm 119:105.  It’s dark out there, men.  We need God’s word to provide light and instruction for us.  However you chose to do it…whenever you choose to do it…just do it.  Get in God’s word each day.

Prayer led by P-nut

MOLESKIN
Spirited mumblechatter from all PAX, particularly from Proton and Dimples.  Schick had been AWOL for a long time and couldn’t remember his F3 name (Rascal to the rescue).

99 Problems…

THE SCENE 64 degrees, dark and cool!

F3 Welcome & Disclaimer

THE THANG
COP
SSH                           ICx20
Squats                        ICx10
Baby Arm Circle         ICx11
Reverse Arm Circle    ICx11
Side arm stretch
Huggers
Merkins                      ICx10

PAX moseyed from the AO down thru the playground parking lot.  Stopped by the coupon pile on the way back to the AO to commence the workout.

99 Problems
99 repetitions of the following exercises:
– Merkins
– Squats
– Coupon curls
– LBC’s
– Star Jacks
– Overhead press (w/coupons)
– Squats

In-between each set was a run from the AO through the playground parking lot- returning to the AO.

Upon completion, PAX did a four-corner set of exercises around the parking lot.  Lunging to one corner (10 merkins), backward shuttle run to the next corner (10 merkins), lunges to the next corner (10 merkins) and shuttle run to the final corner (10 merkins).

Merkin Ring of Fire
PAX completed a Merkin Ring of Fire, starting at 5 merkins.

MARY
American Hammer    (Mayberry)
Hello Dolly                  (Roadshow)
Freddie Mercury       (P-nut)
ATM’s                         (Cap’n Crunch)

COT
Number Off and Name-O-Rama

BOM
P-nut reflected on the origin of Labor Day and discussed that when it comes to doing the work of the Lord- our work is never done.  We can find rest, peace and comfort in Jesus, however.  Matthew 11:28
P-nut then prayed us out- including a prayer request for our marriages.

MOLESKIN
P-nut was a little anxious about attendance on this Labor Day (lots of temptation to fartsack), but was pleasantly surprised to see all the headlights descending upon the AO.  Great effort by all the PAX.

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.

Deathstar

THE SCENE
73 and Clear

F3 Welcome and Disclaimer

THE THANG
COP
SSH                             ICx15
Squats                        ICx15
BAC                             ICx10
Reverse BAC               ICx10
Calf raises                   ICx15

Mosey across Worlds Fair Park and over to the Locust Street Garage (aka The Deathstar).

The Deathstar
PAX were instructed to begin with 10 merkins, climb six flights of stairs to the top of the garage and do 6 burpees- then run back to the first floor via the descending parking deck.  10 more merkins at the bottom, 5 flights of stairs, and 5 burpees.

Rinse and repeat until all PAX had completed all levels of the garage.

Lunges Down Locust
After completing the Deathstar, the PAX did lunges on Locust Street for an entire city block, from Clinch Avenue to Union Street.  Burn baby, burn!

Circle of Pain
The PAX moseyed back to the Sun-sphere for a little COP:
Mountain Climbers                               ICx20
Merkins                                                 ICx10
Carolina Dry Docks                              ICx20

Sprints
The PAX moseyed over to the grassy field near the fountains.  From there, the men engaged in an all-out, 100 yard sprint back to the fountains.  Heart rate buster!

At the fountains, the PAX did one set of incline merkins OYOx15.

MARY
V-ups led by Rascal                            ICx25
Hello Dolly led by P-nut                       ICx15
Flutter Kicks led by Dimples                ICx20
Peter Parkers led by Proton                on command

COT
Count-o-rama, Name-o-rama,

BOM
We are all faced with difficult decisions each day.  Decisions at work, at home and in our community roles.  P-nut told of a mentor that advised him long ago to “look at your daily tasks and decide which item was the toughest/most difficult task you would face that day…and then to do that one first.”  The idea is to tackle your biggest obstacles first- and you’ll feel better/perform better the rest of the day.

MOLESKIN
Incredible energy and mumblechatter from the PAX.  The Deathstar was fun and full of suck, but worth visiting again (SOON).

Sons ‘o Fear and a Walk in the Park

THE SCENE
84 degrees and humid

F3 Welcome & Disclaimer

THE THANG
COP
Side Saddle Hop        ICx20
Baby Arm Circle        ICx15
Reverse Arm Circle   ICx15
Squats                        ICx15
Calf Raises                  ICx15

Quick mosey around the perimeter of World’s Fair Park and back to the grassy area near the fountains

Wrestle Mania 2016
PAX divided up into four groups and gathered at one of the four cones set up around the field.  Instructions were to bear crawl counterclockwise around the “ring,” stopping at each cone to perform the following:
10 burpees
20 merkins
30 squats

Rinse and repeat for 15 minutes

Mosey to stairs near Sunsphere

11’s on the Stairway to Heaven:
Increasing merkins (starting with one) at the base of the stairs; decreasing StarJacks at the top of the stairs (starting with ten).

Indian Run back to the AO

Burnouts:
Tricep dips                 20 OYO
Incline merkins         20 OYO

Rinse and repeat for four minutes

Ab-O-Rama:  Dealer’s Choice
Hello Dolly
Boat-Canoe
Lance Armstrongs
Flutter Kicks

COT
Number off and Name-O-Rama

BOM
YHC read from John 8:12.  He talked about the iconic Sunsphere and how it represented “energy” in the 1982 World’s Fair.  This passage from John encourages us to be a “light” to the world…and we should be lights in our community, our workplace, our church and our home.

YHC then prayed us out.

MOLESKIN
Wow!  31 PAX participated in the inaugural beat-down at the World’s Fair Park.  Lots of spirited mumblechatter and laughter.  This location offers much for future workouts, including lots of fields, stairs, water and greenway routes.

This AO will help us reach potential PAX both downtown and in East Knoxville.  No sadclown or fartsacker is safe in Knoxville, men.  Let’s keep it going.