F3 Knoxville

Category: Asylum AM

Founding AO

13 Helpers

THE SCENE: Partly cloudy in the low 80’s and a bit humid
F3 WELCOME & DISCLAIMER
WARM-O-RAMA:

SSH 20 IC
Cherry Picker 15 IC
Michael Phelps
Grady Corns 32 IC
Rockettes 20 IC
Merkins 10 OYO

THA-THANG:

Mosey Down road to stop sign
Nickel Dime Quarter
Bobby Hurly – on one end and American Hammer (2 ct) on other
Burnie then run back
Mosey to bat cave in shade, Ring of Fire – Merkins up to 3 ct

Mosey up road to shady area in front of the low building at south entrance
Split in 2 groups
Nickel Dime Quarter
Merkins one end and BBS at other- Run between
Crunches  on one end and IMP Walkers at other – Liutenant Dan in between (1 x lung, 1 x squat, then 2x,  etc), uphill, run back
OH Claps on one end and Iron Mike (1 ct) at other – bear crawl uphill, run back
Mosey to rolling grass hill, then Pickets Charge back to bat cave

MARY:

COUNT-OFF & NAME-O-RAMA
13 PAX
CIRCLE OF TRUST/BOM:

Fred Rogers: When I was a boy and I would see scary things in the news, my mother would say to me, “Look for the helpers. You will always find people who are helping.” To this day, especially in times of “disaster,” I remember my mother’s words and I am always comforted by realizing that there are still so many helpers – so many caring people in this world

Thinking about the billionaires going into space and all the publicity. Yes its an achievement, but its not really a big impact on pretty much the rest of the society. Good news stuff.

Being a helper. Doing what you can to make a difference. Doing something that doesn’t help you, creates more work for you and potentially more risk. Being a helper whenever and wherever you can within your capabilities. Reaching out, overlooking the negative and not making comment or judgement, just being there, reaching out to impact someone else, be it a stranger or not. Listening, acting. That’s a saint in my book. We have many examples in F3 of this behavior every day, not me. We all have the capability to impact others- whether it be a kind word to a stranger or reaching out to someone who you have lost touch with. Seems like today everyone is looking to find fault and call people out when they make a mistake. That’s the ego working. Forget that, small gestures can and do make an impact. People who do this consistently are saints. We have many in F3, true HIMs every day make both big and small impacts. Small acts matter!

MOLESKIN:
Prayers for @Lilydipper, @CoronaWeight’s brother, @DrumMahor’s daughter and @Jetlags friend
ANNOUNCEMENTS:

The ladder at the dragns tail

THE SCENE: 86 and warm
F3 WELCOME & DISCLAIMER
WARM-O-RAMA:
1 Burpee

5 cherry pickers

2 burpees

some of these and some of those
THA-THANG:
Mossey down to the tail of the dragon. Partner up and work with your partner to

  • first station
    • squats
    • lunges
    • Welsh Dragons
  • Second station
    • V-Ups
    • Air Taps
    • BBS
  • third Station
    • Merkins
    • Pickle Punders
    • Monkey Humpers
  • 4th station
    • CDD
    • Hand release Merkins
    • Sholder taps

MARY:
Ring of fire but we ran out of time

ANNOUNCEMENTS:
Off the chains event. Be there of be lazy 😉

America’s Birthday Workout

THE SCENE: High 60s, windy and a little cloudy.

F3 WELCOME & DISCLAIMER

Welcome to F3, Fitness, Fellowship and Faith. F3 is a free workout program designed to improve fitness, share some camaraderie, and foster male leadership in the community. I’m Jetlag and I will be your Q today.  I am not a professional, and I do not know your fitness level or injury history.  Please push yourself, but modify the workout as necessary to avoid making any existing injuries worse.  The goal is to get better together!

WARM-O-RAMA:

  1. Side straddle hops
  2. Sumo squats
  3. Raquet
  4. Butt kicks
  5. Leg stretches
  6. 4 burpees

THA-THANG:
Workout 1: Mini cardiac 4 rounds

Top: Merkin plank jacks 4ct
Bottom: 2 burpees

Mosey to bottom of picket’s charge, 4 burpees each hill

Workout 2: Around Colosseum 4 rounds 4ct

1: plank hops
2: toe touches
3: kneeling squats

Mosey to PM AO

Workout 3: Mountain Climbers, 4 burpees, go down Everest, 4 burpees

Workout 4: Slow mosey up basecamp

4 rounds: 4 side straddle hops at base, 4 burpees at the summit

Workout 5: Indian run back to AO + 4 burpees

MARY:N/A

COUNT-OFF & NAME-O-RAMA
22 HIMs. Space Cowboy and Cart Girl not tagged.

CIRCLE OF TRUST/BOM:

The workout is dedicated to Coach K (from F3 Low Country) who’s heading to Mayo Clinic to conduct a plan in fighting an insidious disease. Taking part in formulating this plan is doing the 25 burpee challenge everyday, or at least in every workout, for the month of July.

This is to create awareness for the battle that lies before Coach K and to promote a culture where we close ranks and protect, serve, and empower one another.

More of the details here: https://f3lowcountry.wordpress.com/2021/07/02/brotherhood-bridges-burpee-challenge/

MOLESKIN:
Prayers for Abacus’ mom as she prepares for surgery.

ANNOUNCEMENTS:
CSAUP at Dog Pound will likely be moved. No official announcement yet.

The Crown

THE SCENE: The 4th of July is over and great as our country is, we might be a little self absorbed and could stand to consider somebody else’s homeland for a minute. 
WARM-O-RAMA:
Fish & Chips x25 IC

Camilla Parker-Bowles x10

The Bollocks (everybody is good for ten more years, Science promises!)

The Picadilly

THA-THANG:
Harry Kane on baseline. Kyle Walker to the other side. Bear crawl to pick a rock.

The Denmark, which I forgot in the warmup.

Round the circle AMRAP laps. Many authentic and respectful English excercises, including the Wanker, the Tosser, and some others that I don’t remember.

Up mini cardiac for another Denmark,

15-10-5: Dips, HR Merkins, LBCs, Flutters, Al Gore until 6, all on our way down Cardiac.

Coolio guided us to safety, and Crab Legs stretched us out to end things.

CIRCLE OF TRUST/BOM:
The big praise was that QVC showed up today
MOLESKIN:
Followers of Jesus, as a whole in this country, may not be recognized as being “peaceable, gentle, open to reason, full of mercy” (to quote the apostle James). Surely it’s our responsibility in the public square and on twitter as much as it is in our personal relationships.

Disney Sing-A-Long

THE SCENE: The good:  It wasn’t pouring down rain.  The bad:  99.99999% humidity.
F3 WELCOME & DISCLAIMER: I’m pretty sure Gibbler didn’t say it was free or that he wasn’t a professional.  Both of those facts were immediately apparent, however.

WARM-O-RAMA:
I distinctly remember lots of SSHs while Bluebird took his sweet time walking over from his truck to the AO. I think he stopped to re-tie his shoes and picked up a few pennies off the ground on the way.  And then we did some Tennessee Rocking Chairs.
THA-THANG:
We moseyed to the Colosseum (that’s right Gibbler.  The Colosseum. Not the Overlook!).  Once we got there, we started listening to that song.  What’s that song from the Disney movie?  Yeah, that one too, but I’m thinking of the other one.  No, we listened to that as well, but I’m thinking of . . . forget it. We listened to all of them. Well, except for “Bear Necessities.”  Where’s the love for The Jungle Book, Gibbler??

As we re-imagined this as a workout with our 6 year old kids, Gibbler had us do pyramids.  I’ll be honest, I don’t remember all of the exercises, or in order.  Just know that we blasted our legs and our abs for a solid 25 minutes or so. Occasionally, we’d break for a long bear crawl (incident free today, thank goodness) or a run around the loop.  Mumblechatter was at a high level throughout.

Heartbreakingly, it was time to head back to the AO far too quickly.

MARY:
At the AO, it was Capt. Thors up to at least 6/24 before a merciful 15 seconds of stargazers closed us out and the last song of the day gently swirled down our ears (“I’ll Make A Man Out Of You”? Honestly, they’re all running around together in my head right now, so I can’t remember.)
COUNT-OFF & NAME-O-RAMA

CIRCLE OF TRUST/BOM:
“I wish it need not have happened in my time,” said Frodo. “So do I,” said Gandalf, “and so do all who live to see such times. But that is not for them to decide. All we have to decide is what to do with the time that is given us.”
MOLESKIN:
Another Tolkien quote:  “The old that is strong does not wither.”  This one is dedicated to our very own BlueBird, who hits 59 tomorrow.  Happy Birthday, BlueBird!
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
Sign up for the Off the Chain CSAUP and try to pick up a Wesley House Q on Wednesday afternoons.