F3 Knoxville

Category: Big Ball

Frisbee on the Fly

THE SCENE: warm and humid, sunny, mid 70’s
F3 WELCOME & DISCLAIMER
WARM-O-RAMA:
I tossed the frisbee at random to someone in the circle who then was responsible for leading us in a warm up exercise
THA-THANG:
The majority of the workout was made up on the spot. I had a frisbee and whoever caught the frisbee outside of when we moseyed was then responsible for leading us in an exercise. If the disc hit the ground at anytime (which it definitely did) everyone owed 5 burpees. When moseying whoever had the disc ran to the front of the line and then throw it to the back, who then also ran to the front and through it back. We stopped in three locations around the park:

  • Sunsphere: Here whoever caught the disc in the circle led us in a leg exercise and then we ran to the top of the stairs and back down. We did 4-5 exercises here
  • Parking lot near campus: Here we did 4-5 upper body exercises
  • Amphitheater: Here we led each other through 4-5 ab exercises

After this we returned to the lawn, numbered off into two teams and play ultimate frisbee. The twist was that if the disc hit the ground everyone owed 10 Monkey Humpers (which changed to 5 squats) and if your team was scored on you owed 10 Jump Squats (which changed to 10 merkins)

COUNT-OFF & NAME-O-RAMA

CIRCLE OF TRUST/BOM:
Shared about an author who also used to be a part of the ministry I work for that advocated for the practice of “preaching the Gospel to yourself daily”. With the start of this school year I have also started trying to practice this. One of the ways in which he did this was by every morning as soon as he hit his alarm clock he would quote Lamentations 3:22-23 to himself. So I shared the verse also and encouraged us to not only preach the Gospel daily to ourselves but to also remember that God is faithful and never failing

Big Ball Lawn stuff

THE SCENE: Insert info about the weather, etc.
F3 WELCOME & DISCLAIMER
WARM-O-RAMA:
Insert information about the warmup.
THA-THANG:
Building blocks on the lawn. Start at first cone. Do 1 of 1st exercise. Move to next cone, do 2, next cone 3 etc. Total of 10 cones across lawn. Run a lap around field after completing 10 cones and switch to second exercise.

exercises are:

  • Merkins with runs
  • Squat jumps with bear crawls (every other)
  • Dry docks with Bernie Sanders
  • Lunges with side shuffles

Afterwards we did some sprints on the lawn, 40yd, 50yd, 60yd, 80yd. Then, jog then sprint 60yd x2.

MARY:
Flutters x32, side crunches x20, LBCs x20
COUNT-OFF & NAME-O-RAMA
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CIRCLE OF TRUST/BOM:
Hardship Hill, OEW and Sacrifice.
MOLESKIN:
Thought we had some merlot spilled but it was just a bathroom break. The name Merlot is thought to be a diminutive of merle, the French name for the blackbird, probably a reference to the color of the grape. So I fed Merle Haggard is really the Haggard Blackbird. His voice certainly sounds that way. Speaking of haggar, if you ever need a suit, I’ve been very happy with Haggar suits. Super comfortable and they are well made with those elastic type waists. Me likey when I eat too much. So Qing at the Big Ball was a great experience and I would suggest it to anyone looking to Q at a palace. Well it certainly seemed like one compared to the depressing darkness of the Dog Pound and Equilizer where you’re not sure if you are going to get sprayed by a skunk or break an ankle on some chewed up concrete. But I do still love my Dog Pound and Equilizer AOs. well enough for today. Remember, if you want to join the I read Tank’s BB club simply put a gorilla 🦍 emoji on the slack post. No comment, just the emoji and your decoder pin will be in the mail. Late.
ANNOUNCEMENTS:

wesley house snacks

Stickin Together

THE SCENE: A nice cool 68 degree morning. Slightly foggy.
F3 WELCOME & DISCLAIMER
WARM-O-RAMA:
Cherry picker ic x20

Baby arm circles ic x20

Forward hamstring stretch

Downward dog calf stretch

SSH ic x30

THA-THANG:
We moseyed to the base of the Big Ball itself. YHC began by identifying what would be used as four corners: the current spot, just across the water at the amphitheater, further along the water at the West end of the bridge, and finally the East side of the bridge. Pax were to complete a set of exercises at each corner oyo and then wait until the 6 was in. Pax would mosey to the next corner together. Exercises at corners 1 and 3 would be the same, and exercises at corners 2 and 4 would be the same.

Corners 1 and 3:

  • Super skaters x10 each leg
  • Standing lunge x10 each leg
  • 1 leg deadlift squat x10 each leg
  • Monkey humper x20

Corners 2 and 4:

  • WW2 situps x20
  • V up rollups x10
  • 2 count American hammer x20
  • Crunchy frog x20

Once we returned to corner 1, we moseyed on over to a nearby cone. YHC pointed out that there were three additional cones just like this first one lined up approximately 30 yards apart. Begin at cone 1 and follow as instructed below. Sprint between each cone.

THE BEAST:

  • Sprint to cone 2 for 6 merkins
  • Sprint to cone 3 for 6 LBCs
  • Sprint to cone 4 for 6 squats
  • Sprint back to cone 3 for 6 burpees
  • Sprint to cone 2 for 6 werkins
  • Sprint to cone 1 for 6 American hammer
  • Complete a suicide as quickly as possible

Drive thru enjoyed this exercise so much he asked that we repeat it. We obliged him and did just that.

MARY:
Returned the flag just in time for some 6-minute abs:

Freddy Mercury ic x20

Heels to heaven ic x20

Flutter kicks ic x10

BBSU ic x20
COUNT-OFF & NAME-O-RAMA

MOLESKIN:

Giving Abort credit for the Q since I’m not in the QIC dropdown yet.

CIRCLE OF TRUST/BOM:
I am thankful for F3 and the ability to have a like-minded group of men that will support and encourage almost anywhere in the country (and even some other countries! Shoutout F3 Nairobi). Having only moved to Knoxville a month ago, I wanted to take some time to appreciate this group and make sure that we do not take for granted what a gift this group is

Big Ball Summer Olympics 2021

THE SCENE: partly cloudy, warm, mid 70’s
F3 WELCOME & DISCLAIMER
WARM-O-RAMA:
Everyone was numbered off into 2 teams, each representing fictional nations competing for gold. Teams were Narnia and Rivendell.
THA-THANG:
5 events were held at this year’s Summer Olympics. With Olympic theme blasting in the background, Narnia and Rivendell gave their blood, sweat and tears to bring home gold and represent their fictional homelands. Here are the events:

  • Spikeball: Teams lined up in order, sending 2 representatives at a time to square off in a round of Spikeball against their opponents. After each point, whoever was in longest went to the back of the line and the next man subbed in. While 4 battled it out on the court, everyone else was doing typical warm up exercises (SSH, Hillbillies, Arm Circles, Tempo Squats, etc.) while waiting for their shot at glory. Narnia took gold in this event after a display of absolute dominance
  • Box Ultimate: Ultimate frisbee with an Olympic sized twist, instead of two end zones there is one box in the middle that serves as a universal end zone. Teams had to complete 3 passes before being able to toss to someone in the box for a point. Every time the frisbee hit the ground everyone had to do 5 merkins. First to 3 points took gold. Rivendell won a close game of 3-2
  • 100ish Meter Sandbag Relay: Sandbags were placed at one end of the field near the fountains, one for each nation. Teams got into order again. Whoever was in the front of the line ran to the bag, tossed it as far as possible, ran back and did 5x Jumping Knee Tucks, Carolina Dry Docks, and Big Boy Sit Ups each, and then returned to line. The next person ran as soon as the first person completed their toss. First team down and back again won. Narnia took gold in a hard fought battle
  • CMU Capture the Flag: Exactly what it sounds like, CTF with CMUs. The field was divided in half. You could be tagged on the other half but were safe on your own half. Anyone with the flag could be tagged at any time. Once tagged you had to run back to your own field’s far side and do 5x American Hammers on a 4ct. No one won, but Rivendell took gold due to being the only team to move the flag, a whopping 5 ft
  • Bear Crawl Ball: Soccer in a bear crawl where you can hit with your hands. Everyone had to stay in bear crawl in order to move of touch the ball. First to 3 would have won, but with a buzzer beating clutch shot from PDA we ended right at 8am with a tie at 2-2

COUNT-OFF & NAME-O-RAMA

CIRCLE OF TRUST/BOM:
Shared the story of Robert McCherye, who was a 19th century minister who was just as well known for his faith as he was for being a workaholic. He died of cardiac arrest at 29 and on his death bed wrote “God gave me a message to deliver and a horse to ride on. Alas, I have killed the horse and now I cannot deliver the message.” I think we tend to acknowledge that rest is worthwhile but are still reluctant to take the time needed for it. Sometimes it makes us feel weak or like we’re wasting our time. When Jesus was confronted about working on the Sabbath He said that man was not made for the Sabbath but the Sabbath for man. It’s easy to walk away from that saying “OK, Jesus said its fine for me not to rest”, but rather we should hear that and acknowledge that if the Sabbath was made specifically for us then it must be worthwhile. So let’s seek out rest wherever we need it, whether that be physically, mentally, emotionally or spiritually

The Un”bear”able Lap

THE SCENE: 70 degrees, humid and clear
F3 WELCOME & DISCLAIMER
WARM-O-RAMA:
SSH, Imperial Walkers, Hillbillies, This and That, Arm Circles
THA-THANG:
We did two laps around the lawn, with a set of exercises at each corner and another set at each cone which was in between each corner, so 4 corners and 4 cones. Lap 1 we bearcrawled the entire lap, lap 2 we walking lunged

  • Corners: SSH x 10, Flutterkicks x 10, Merkins x 10, Flutterkicks x 10, SSH x 10
  • Cones during Bearcrawl lap: Imperial Walkers x 10, Box Cutters x 10, Carolina Dry Docks x 10, Box Cutters x 10, Imperial Walkers x 10
  • Cones during Walking Lunges: Shoulder Taps x 10, LBC x 10, Cobra Merkins x 10, LBC x 10, Shoulder Taps x 10

COUNT-OFF & NAME-O-RAMA

CIRCLE OF TRUST/BOM:
Yesterday Drive Thru spent his Word talking encouraging us to sign up to lead a work out soon, especially if we haven’t led before. So I decided to give my Word to talking about why it’s worth meeting the need of leading workouts. When I think of why leading is worthwhile I think in terms of 3 “ships”. The first one being obvious: leadership. Raising up male community leaders is one of the foci of F3 and leading a workout is an opportunity to grow in that. The second is ownership. I went from feeling like someone who occasionally attended F3 to someone who is a part of F3 after leading workouts. The third ship is fellowship. I feel like I know those who lead often more than those that don’t, and that others know me better through me leading. So I added this onto Drive Thru’s encouragement to sign up to lead