F3 Knoxville

Category: Big Ball

Too dang hot!

THE SCENE: Like 32 degrees. I thought it was supposed to be 22? I dressed out way too warm.
F3 WELCOME & DISCLAIMER
(Had to yell it a bit so the PAX straggling in could hear)
WARM-O-RAMA:
0 Burpees
25 SSH
2 Burpees
10 HR Merkins
4 Burpees
20 Cossack Squats
6 Burpees
15 Crabettes
8 Burpees
15 LBAC fwd, 15 backward
(skip the 10 burpees… pretty sure we’ll make ’em up)

THA-THANG:
Mosey to the Ampitheater for the Memory beatdown game.
PAX take turns flipping 2 cards. If the cards don’t match, all PAX do BOTH exercises.
If the cards match they’re removed, and PAX just do that exercise followed by running a lap around the outside of the ampitheater.

The cards:
15 Merkins
15 Dry Docks
10 Iron Mikes (each leg)
10 Squat jump
10 Burpees
15 Monkey Hump 4ct
20 Mtn Climber 4ct
Bear Crawl to light pole, Crawl Bear back
20 Flutter Kicks 4ct
20 Big Boys

Managed to clear the Dry Docks, Iron Mikes, Squat Jumps, Burpees, and Mountain Climbers. Not bad for a weekday beatdown

MARY:
Had to AYG across the field to get back to the AO in time… No Mary today.
COUNT-OFF & NAME-O-RAMA
12 strong today, no FNGs. (No tag for Crawlspace)
CIRCLE OF TRUST/BOM:
Ps 37:4 – Delight yourself in the Lord, and He will give you the desires of your heart.

Not what your (own selfish, sinful) heart desires, but His desires for you will be planted in your heart. You will desire what He desires, and we know that His knowledge and love for us are perfect.
MOLESKIN:
This might be the last time for the Memory game cards… Or maybe not.
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
12/8: 3rd F at the Overlook. Praise for the birth of Cowbell’s daughter!

Thanksgiving Day Turkey Rotisserie

THE SCENE: Cold and clear
F3 WELCOME & DISCLAIMER
WARM-O-RAMA:
Cherry Pickers

Baby Arm Circles

SSH

Merkins
THA-THANG:

Mosey to parking lot C15 for “Rotisserie Turkey”

  • Merkins (flip) flutter kicks (flip) Mountain climbers (flip) Heels to Heaven – Repeat
  • Cross street to river and head towards Calhouns
    • Lunge between posts
    • Cobras x 10 at each post
  • Recover at benches then mosey to rocks near bridge
    • Pause at the rocks to recover and reflect on something we are thankful for
  • “Pumpkin pie” split squats at rocks
  • Dips at rocks
  • Mosey / side lunge across foot bridge
  • Sprint once up Walnut street hill then back down
  • Walk / mosey backwards back up hill then recover
  • Mosey back to AO

MARY:

COUNT-OFF & NAME-O-RAMA
There were 16 HIMS total with 4 FNG’s.  I had some technical problems and ended up not documenting everyone that was there.
CIRCLE OF TRUST/BOM:
Phillipians 4:6-7  Even in times of stress, when we’re anxious or worried, we still have things to be thankful for.  In difficult times, spend time thanking God for the blessings he’s given you.  It can put things into perspective and God promises His peace when we tell him our struggles as we are thanking Him for His goodness, His grace, His mercy, etc.
MOLESKIN:
Cowbell’s wife and new baby.  Friend of Jenner’s who lost a loved one this holiday season.
ANNOUNCEMENTS:

Celebrity Q

THE SCENE: 45* and clear
F3 WELCOME & DISCLAIMER
WARM-O-RAMA:
BAC forward IC
BAC reverse IC
Cherry pickers IC
Merkin NOT ON A 4 COUNT IC
Tempo squat IC
SSH IC

THA-THANG:

Everyone on Preacher at the fountains.  Each corner of the World’s Fair Park lawn has an exercise and number of an exercise to perform.  Run laps and do the work until Preacher calls time.  Each time you pass the fountains you don’t collect $200 but perform 8 burpees.  Corner exercises:

  • Mountain climbers 4-ct x12
  • Power merkins x10 (explode off the deck and clap at top of merkin)
  • BBSUs x15
  • Jump squats x15

Lather rinse repeato. Recover on Preacher and mosey towards amphitheater.

After nearly getting hit by the same truck going both forward and reverse (the truck, not us), assemble on the stage at the theater.  Routine is 11’s.  Start with 1 box jump on stage, sprint the stairs to the top, 10 rail rows at the top.  Return and repeat finishing off 11’s.  Merlot might have splashed.  Recover on Preacher.

Mosey back to the south end of the World’s Fair lawn.  Line up going across.  Preacher calls 10 count bear crawls, then remain in place and do 10 squats all in cadence.  Repeat until reaching the fountains on the other side.

MARY:
Box cutter flutter Edwards ???
American hammers
COUNT-OFF & NAME-O-RAMA
25 Strong for Preacher’s visit: Jenner, Crawdad, Cornhole, Red Writer, Archie, Wilson, Filter, Careless, Quarantine, Halo, Rousey, Passport, G6, Sneaky Pete, Waffle House, Operation, SiPad, Swanson, Partial, Al (FNG), Purple Rain, The Voice, Petey, Preacher, Abort
CIRCLE OF TRUST/BOM:
Preacher talked about his recent move to Arizona, and how none of what has happened to him in the last few months would have been what he planned or thought he would do.  He had to walk through the valley of the shadow of death to end up where he needed to be.

ANNOUNCEMENTS:
Can drive competition with FiA this week.

Anders Double Team

THE SCENE: Cold but clear
F3 WELCOME & DISCLAIMER
WARM-O-RAMA:
Casper lead the warm up with:

  • SSH IC x 25
  • Baby Arm Circles IC x 15
  • Cherry Pickers IC x 10
  • Imperial Walkers
  • Tempo Squats IC x 15

THA-THANG:

Duggar lead us on a mosey around the lake to the amplitheater stage.  Played a little game of “pick a number, any number”.  The exercises were as follows:

  1. Merkins IC x 10
  2. Flutter kicks IC, hands over head x 20
  3. Body Builders IC x 5
  4. Heals to heaven IC x 15
  5. Cobras IC x 15
  6. Shoulder touches IC x 25
  7. Squats IC x 20
  8. American Hammers IC x 15
  9. ATM’s IC x 1 round
  10. Burpee’s IC x 5

The list of exercises was completed then we moved to the field.  Casper lead us in the bear crawl inch worm where each HIM went through twice.  Then we joined a battle buddy in a relay with one person doing LBC’s and squats while the other person did suicides across the field alternating until 100 LBC’s and 100 squats were performed.  Took a little mosey to the rock pile and each person selected a rock.  Then circled at the AO to write the alphabet with straight arms holding rocks.  Did presses with rocks going around the circle then returned to rock pile to deposit rocks.  Returned to AO to finish up with various exercises which included the ring of fire where everyone picked their favorite exercise and lead the group.

MARY:

COUNT-OFF & NAME-O-RAMA
Abort, Casper, Duggar, Reverb, Rousey, Passport
CIRCLE OF TRUST/BOM:
Throughout my life I’ve felt at times I need to live up to what I thought was the type of person I should be.  I looked to others who had great qualities and thought I should strive to have the same qualities and be the same type of person.  I’ve learned that even if those qualities are good but aren’t how God created me then it’s not the best for me.  I’m learning that it’s ok to not be “good” at some things I think I should be “good” at if God has created me with other gifts, talents, and passions.  I should focus on how God created me and use what He’s given me to serve him to the fullest.  Not worry about trying to be like others who may be serving God in their own way.  God has designed each of us for a specific purpose and we need to be the men He’s called us to be, an no one else.
MOLESKIN:

ANNOUNCEMENTS:

Sunrise at the Sunsphere

THE SCENE: Calm, cool morning
F3 WELCOME & DISCLAIMER

THA-THANG:

Kiss My Grits throughout the entire beatdown (5 8-count Merkins every time a PAX calls out another PAX with “Kiss My Grits”)

Lunges to the Big Ball

7s

  • Big Ball Pull-ups
  • Burpees at the top of the stairs

Lunges back to AO

Partner Shoulder Presses and Lat Raises

Cobras and Overhead Arms Claps

‘Round the Fountains

  • Lunges, Bear Crawls, Crab Walks, Side Lunges

COUNT-OFF & NAME-O-RAMA
16 PAX
CIRCLE OF TRUST/BOM:
Thanks for letting me come back and lead a beatdown! Explore F3 outside of Knoxville if you get the chance. Learn something from other cities and try to leave some Knoxville flavor as well.