F3 Knoxville

Category: Big Ball

Big Ball Burnouts

THE SCENE: Warm, cloudy, a bit windy, 62 degrees
F3 WELCOME & DISCLAIMER
WARM-O-RAMA:
SSH x 15, Baby Arm Circles x 15 forward and backward, Tempo Squats x 10, Cherry Pickers x 5, Imperial Walkers x 10
THA-THANG:
At each location we did 4 rounds of one different exercise for 1 minute each followed by another exercise. I.E. 1 minute of burpees followed by a run up the stairs

  • Sunsphere: Burpees, Merkins, Cobras, Carolina Dry Docks; each followed by a run up and down the stairs
  • Bridge over Cumberland: Squat Jumps, Smurf Jacks, Sumo Squats, Side Lunges; each followed by bear crawls across the bridge and a walk back to the starting point
  • Amphitheater: BBS, Flutterkicks, American Hammers, Jane Fondaes; each followed by crabwalks across the stage and a walk back to the starting point
  • Then we rinsed and repeated all the above, except we did it at the sunsphere and fountains and did 30 seconds of each exercise instead of 1 minute

COUNT-OFF & NAME-O-RAMA
CIRCLE OF TRUST/BOM:
Shared a bit about the Sabbath as a spiritual discipline. Typically when I think of the Sabbath I think of how Jesus said that man was not made for the Sabbath, but that the Sabbath was made for man. I think we did to use this as a reason to not engage with the topic of Sabbath rest, saying that Jesus said we didn’t have to do it, which is true that He didn’t command it, but I think Jesus said this not to discredit the Sabbath but to point out its purpose. It was made specifically for man, meaning it is worth while and beneficial to us. The Sabbath is not only one of the Ten Commandments but is also the most elaborately described of the Ten Commandments. I also encouraged us to prioritize our rest and not to wait until we felt burnt out to stop, since waiting until the point of failure to stop and rest typically leads to unfruitful rest
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
None

Battle of the Big Ball Sea

THE SCENE: A chilly 32* this morning, perfect weather to set sail.
F3 WELCOME & DISCLAIMER
WARM-O-RAMA:
Five men showed up in the gloom of the early morning.  Standing around would have been uncomfortably cold, so we decided some calisthenics would be a great way to keep warm.  Like proper sailors, we rowed through the exercises in cadence:
Angle grinders x12
Standing shoulder taps x15
Reverse lunges x10
Imperial walkers x15
SSH x20
THA-THANG:
After getting acclimated to the morning, we set sail away from the fountains.  It was quick and short voyage, finding troubled waters just into the Big Ball Sea.  We came full stop and the captain allowed the men to pick their own way to pass the time while he climbed to look from the observation deck.  The men decided to put their heels to heaven, chanting merrily as they went.  It didn’t take long before the waters darkened and a Kraken appeared.  Being only a crew of five, we knew we were in trouble.  Our only chance was to deprive the beast of his only food source, goo.  The goo must be burned, but we had to continue moving constantly to avoid being trapped.  Each goo igniting ritual had to be followed by quick movements around a circle to keep the men out of the grasp of the tentacles.

  • Diamond merkins x25
  • Burpees x15
  • Bear crawl 15 yards and back
  • Side lunges x15 each leg
  • Carolina dry docks x30
  • Pull ups x20
  • Jane Fonda x10 each leg (4 count)
  • Side straddle hops x50 (4 count)

The Kraken finally relented, and swam away.  The men were winded, but remained in great spirits.  I returned to the observation deck to keep an eye out, and again let the men decide how to pass the time.  Like true salty sailors, they mocked the beast with flutter kicks while I scanned the horizon.  To my surprise, the Kraken was already steaming back towards us, spraying a dark ink in the water the whole way.  The ink coated the goo, and kept us from setting it ablaze.  The men jumped into quick action, and again ran the goo burning gauntlet in the waters, this time changing the rituals to finally dispel the beast once and for all.

  • Diamond merkins x25
  • Burpees x15
  • Bear crawl 15 yards and back
  • Side lunges x15 each leg
  • Carolina dry docks x30
  • Pull ups x20
  • Jane Fonda x10 each leg (4 count)
  • Side straddle hops x50 (4 count)

Without the goo, the beast was forced to finally retreat for good.  The men, proud of their actions, pointed the ship back to port.  We sailed hard and fast into port, eager to share the tale of the day.

COUNT-OFF & NAME-O-RAMA
5 salty sailors: Huffy, G6, Swanson, 2×2, Abort
CIRCLE OF TRUST/BOM:
In keeping with the nautical theme, a quick quote: “The entire water of the sea can’t sink a ship unless it gets inside the ship. Similarly, negativity of the world can’t put you down unless you allow it to get inside you.”  You can be the type of man who is constantly filing buckets and dumping them in the ship, or you can be the man plugging holes and keeping the ship afloat.  At times, we want to act like we can’t control this or that, but the truth is we all have more control over things than we want to believe.  Be the man who sees the opportunity, not the obstacle.

Special thanks to Bartman for basically planning my Q, even though he didn’t know it and to Drifter for the literary inspiration .
MOLESKIN:
Prayers for G6’s M Bev, who will be undergoing surgery today; praise and prayers for Huffy’s 2.0, as he starts his new job; Prayers for 2×2 and other students as they return to classes
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
2nd F Event at Tank’s house tomorrow

Post Christmas Calorie Burn

THE SCENE: Cold but clear
F3 WELCOME & DISCLAIMER
WARM-O-RAMA:
SSH, Overhead claps, Manly Arm rotations, Shoulder taps
THA-THANG:

Mosey to Sunsphere for a game of luck of the draw: either 10, 20, 30, 40, or 50 reps depending on what was drawn.

  • Exercises:
    • Merkins
    • Squats
    • Flutter kicks
    • LBC
    • SSH
    • Burpee
    • Lunge
    • Am. Hammer
    • Calf Raises
    • Jane Fonda
  • Mosey to Amplitheater:
    • 100 reps total of
      • Merkins/Squats
      • Lunge/Dips
      • LBC/Step ups
  • Mosey back to fountains and divide into 2 teams.  Each team did Boat/Canoes while one team member ran with coupon down the street and back, tagged the next man, until everyone had carried the coupon.
  • Circled up with coupons for a ring of fire.
    • Held “Al Gore” while coupon was passed doing 5 overhead presses each x 2 rounds.

MARY:

COUNT-OFF & NAME-O-RAMA
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CIRCLE OF TRUST/BOM:
“Better is a poor man who walks in his integrity than a rich man who is crooked in his ways.” Proverbs 28:6
MOLESKIN:
ANNOUNCEMENTS:

Brickyard Invasion (Big Ball Assault)

THE SCENE: Clear-ish 32 degrees
F3 WELCOME & DISCLAIMER
WARM-O-RAMA:
SSH x 30 IC

Overhead Claps x 40 IC

Imperial Squat Walkers x 10 IC
THA-THANG:

1/2 mile run

50, 40, 30, 20, 10 Reps of

  • Push-ups
  • Burpee
  • Dips
  • Squats
  • BBS

MARY:
Cap’n Thor

Flutters x 20 IC
COUNT-OFF & NAME-O-RAMA

CIRCLE OF TRUST/BOM:
Imagine yourself as a living house. God comes in to rebuild that house. At first, perhaps, you can understand what he is doing. He is getting the drains right and stopping the leaks in the roof and so on; you knew that those jobs needed doing and so you are not surprised. But presently he starts knocking the house about in a way that hurts abominably and does not see to make any sense. What on earth is He up to? The explanation is that He is building quite a different house from the one you thought of – throwing out a new wing here, putting an extra floor there, running up towers, making courtyards. You thought you were being made into a decent little cottage: but He is building a palace. He intends to come and live in it himself.

C.S. Lewis
MOLESKIN:
God has the best laid plans for you. Trust Him. Talk to Him. Let Him lead.
ANNOUNCEMENTS:

Like Mic

THE SCENE: Dark, wet, a bit rainy and lower 50’s
F3 WELCOME & DISCLAIMER
WARM-O-RAMA:
SSH x 20, Baby Arm Circles x 15 forwards and 15 backwards + 15 shoulder taps, Little of This and That, Michael Phelps, Cherry Pickers x 5, Imperial Walkers x 10
THA-THANG:
This workout was done with a basketball. Everywhere we went we ran Indian Runs, passing the ball to the person behind us and when the ball made it to the back of the line whoever had it would run to the run and start passing it back again. If the ball touched the ground at anytime, even during exercise, we all had to stop and do 5 burpees

  • Amphitheater: 2 laps of snaking the stairs. 1st lap we did 10 Big Boy Sit ups at the bottom of each staircase and 10 Merkins at the top. 2nd lap we did 10 Dips at the bottom and 10 Sumo Squats at the top
  • Min Kao Bridge: We lunged across the bridge, stopping 3 times to do 15 Carolina Dry Docks each time
  • Bottom of the Hill: 25 Incline Merkins, 25 Little Baby Crunches, 25 Squats and run up the steps to Ayers
  • Outside Ayers: We made a big circle on our 6’s and passed the ball around. Each time someone caught the ball they had to lead everyone in 5 reps of an exercise. We did 2 rounds and you couldn’t pass to the people next to you or the person who just passed to you and went until everyone had caught the ball. 1st round was American Hammers and 2nd round was Flutterkicks
  • Student Union Bridge: We played Bearcrawl Ball. We formed 2 teams and essentially played soccer with our hands while bearcrawling
  • Long Mosey back to AO

COUNT-OFF & NAME-O-RAMA

CIRCLE OF TRUST/BOM:
During this time of year we often take time to think about things we want to improve on, do more of, become better at, or start doing all together. I encouraged us to also consider where in our lives we can dial back, spend less time, less energy, or less money, in order to make room for the things we value or to just make more room in our schedules in general. Last night I read that the average audio book collection of the entire Bible clocks in at 71 hours, which is also less time than the average American spends in one month watching TV. So what are somethings, like TV, phone, social media, etc. that we could be spending less time on in order to make room for the things we value most?
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
2nd F New Year’s Party was moved to the 10th