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Getting to know Big Ball

THE SCENE: Beautiful weather at the Big Ball!
F3 WELCOME & DISCLAIMER administered!
WARM-O-RAMA:
20 SSH, 10 Tempo squats, 15 mountain climbers IC, 10 tempo merkins, 15 Moroccan night club
THA-THANG:
Mosey to the playground and locate a good pull-up spot.  Perform 8-count body builders with a pull-up at the top of the jump with pyramid style reps:  2, 4, 6, 8, 6, 4, 2.  Each set consisted of the stated count of each portion of the exercise, e.g. 2 merkins, 2 plank jacks, 2 pull-ups.

Mosey to the stairs beside the Big Ball.  Perform 11’s using both sets of stairs.  Start with 10 burpees at the bottom and 1 squat at the top.

Mosey back toward the fountain and stop at the closest corner of the “track” around the park.  With hard runs between, perform theses exercises at the corners (1 exercise per corner):

  • 15 merkins
  • 15 diamond merkins
  • 15 Carolina Dry Docks
  • 15 squats
  • 15 lunges each leg
  • 15 sumo squats
  • 15 Freddie Mercury IC
  • 15 Imperial walkers IC
  • 15 flutter kicks IC

MARY:
An attempt at a “square” merkin.  I am sure someone has an awesome name for these.  4 PAX form a square and put their legs on the PAX’s upper back behind them and everyone’s feet will be off the ground.  One group had to modify due to risking further back surgeries.  We definitely don’t want that to happen.  The other group of 4 successfully completed 5 or so reps.  Nice job!
COUNT-OFF & NAME-O-RAMA
8 HIMs in attendance today.
CIRCLE OF TRUST/BOM:
Ephesians 5:22-25.  The relationship between a husband and wife should be the most important earthly relationship.  A husband should be willing to die for his wife just as Christ died for us.  The relationship we have with our children, though very important, is secondary.  Keep this in mind and make sure we are showing our love to our spouses.
MOLESKIN:
YHC snagged this Q at the last minute last night and I am glad I did.  Great group of HIMs to lead!  I look forward to other opportunities to enjoy F3 with them in the future.
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
OEW fundraiser at Abridged on Thursday.  Don’t forget to sign-up for Hardship Hill coming up on May 18th.

The Hindenburg

THE SCENE: High 50’s and overcast.
F3 WELCOME & DISCLAIMER
WARM-O-RAMA:

  • SSH x20 IC
  • Cherry Picker x10 IC
  • Tempo Squat x10 IC
  • Nancy Kerrigan x10 IC (baby arm circles forward while going up on one leg like figure skater)
        • x10 IC (switch leg, baby arm circles backwards)
  • Chinook x20 IC (overhead arm circles)
  • Diamond Merkins x10 OYO

THA-THANG:
The “Flight of the Hindenburg”

  • Mosey from AO to back of JUCO campus coupon pile.
    • Discover hidden history tablet w/ Hindenburg BLIMPS workout and Hindenburg trivia.
  • Mosey back to AO while giving PAX history lesson on the Hindenburg.

The “Crash Site”

  • Hindenburg BLIMPS (4 corners, mosey/spring between each corner, all single count)
  • Exercises are completed in “rounds” or “laps”
  • B – urpees x10 at each corner = 40 burpees total
  • L – unges x20 at each corner = 80 lunges total
  • I – mperial Walkers x30 at each corner = 120 imperial walkers total
  • M – erkins x40 at each corner = 160 merkins total (embrace the suck)
  • P – lank jacks x50 at each corner = 200 plank jacks total (shoulders much?)
  • S – quats x60 at each corner = 240 squats total
  • Called “recover” during the Squats round.

MARY:

  • Hurricane Hoedown (flutter kicks in 4 styles: hands at hallelujah, behind head, normal, LBCs)
    • 7 of each style IC
    • 6 of each style IC

COUNT-OFF & NAME-O-RAMA

Total of 12 HIMs: Kenjo, Snaggletooth, Trolley, Spotter, Sty, Judge Judy, 5K, Erector, Bulldog, Booster, Chaco, Guano

CIRCLE OF TRUST/BOM:

The Hindenburg’s creators were silly enough to put a lavish smoking room on board. However, their primary job was to get people safely from point A to point B. Challenge: What’s your primary objective as a Christian, man, husband, father, friend, etc.? Do you focus on the tasks, easy things, comfort, etc.? If you can get 1 thing right in your day that’s actually important what would that be?

MOLESKIN:

Prayers for Guano’s grandfather’s funeral and Trolley’s wife’s health.

Good to see Bulldog come out to JUCO who normally posts at Asylum and Big Ball.

ANNOUNCEMENTS:

Trolley, 5K, and Judge Judy on Q next week at JUCO. Booster says it should be easy. I think that’s a challenge. 😉

All Around JUCO

THE SCENE: Beautiful 50 something.
F3 WELCOME & DISCLAIMER  given
WARM-O-RAMA:
15 SSH, 10 tempo squats, 10 tempo merkins, 15 Moroccan night club
THA-THANG:
In an attempt to run around all of JUCO, begin mosey toward the Sophomore.  At the four corners,

  • 20 merkins
  • 20 squats
  • 20 mountain climbers
  • 20 Freddie Mercury

Continue run around the back of the maintenance building to the grassy hill.  Run up the hill 5 times while zig-zagging around each tree.  At the top, alternate with 15 diamond merkins and 15 lunges each leg. Squats at the bottom at the end until the 6 gets in.

Mosey to the small parking lot next to the pond and do 20 Flutter kicks IC.  Run around the walk path and stop as instructed to perform exercises:

  • 10 burpees OYO
  • 20 Hello Dolly IC

Cut off the walk path at the large parking lot northeast of the school.

  • 10 8 Count body builders IC

Run to the next corner of the parking lot towards Hardin Valley road.  Perform exercise at the intersections.

  • 20 squat jumps
  • 20 star jacks
  • 20 iron Mikes
  • 10 burpees back at the shovel flag

MARY:
LBC smoker:  10 of each of these LBCs, reverse LBCs (moving the lower body only), 6 inch LBCs (LBCs with legs straight and 6″ of the ground), and full-grown LBCs (regular and reverse together).
COUNT-OFF & NAME-O-RAMA
13 HIMS made it all the way around JUCO this morning!
CIRCLE OF TRUST/BOM:
Take time to appreciate the mothers and especially stay-at-home mothers in your lives.  They do not get the credit they deserve, but try your best to remind them how important they are.
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
May 9th fund raiser for Operation Enduring Warriors at Abridged. May 19th Hardship Hill.

Get Down With The Lost

THE SCENE:  60s and damp
F3 WELCOME & DISCLAIMER
WARM-O-RAMA:
Cherry Pickers x10, TN Rockin Chairs x10,   Werkins x10, Merkins x10, Burpees x10, x9, x8, x7, x6, x5
THA-THANG:
Mosey to large student parking lot.

  • Get Ups to the song “Get Down on It” by Kool & The Gang: AMRAP for length of song
  • Horses: 9 parking lines total. PAX run as a group to each one, returning for the following exercises:
  • after line 1 – 2 4x4s
  • after line 2 – 4 4x4s
  • after line 3 – 6 4x4s
  • after line 4 – 8 4x4s
  • after line 5 – 10 2x2s
  • after line 6 – 12 2x2s
  • after line 7 – 14 Burpees
  • after line 8 – 16 Burpees
  • after line 9 – 18 Burpees

MARY:

Plank for entire length of song: So Will I (100 Billion X) by Hillsong United.  A little over six minutes.

COUNT-OFF & NAME-O-RAMA
10 Strong
CIRCLE OF TRUST/BOM:
Matthew 18:12, The Parable of The Lost Sheep.  Be willing to leave the 99 and go after the lost 1.  Be a good shepherd.  This is Christ-like, a great leadership trait, and ultimately pleasing to God.  It’s also part of our F3 philosophy of leaving no man behind.
MOLESKIN:
N/A
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
HH coming up

Shame Fest

THE SCENE: Beautiful Spring morning in the mid 50’s.
F3 WELCOME & DISCLAIMER

No FNGs, but some HIMs from other AOs came out for the VQ. I made sure everyone was aware that I’m not a professional, given the fact that I’ve never Qed before.

WARM-O-RAMA:

  • 25 Side straddle hop IC
  • 10 Cherry pickers IC
  • Bat Wings
    • 20 baby arm circles forward IC
    • 20 baby arm circles backwards IC
    • 20 seal claps IC
    • 20 overhead claps IC
  • 10 Tempo squats IC
  • High knees to the end of parking lot
  • Butt kicks back
  • 50% jog to the end of the parking lot
  • 75% jog back

THA-THANG:

  • Bataan Death March (Indian Run where last guy does 2 burpees before running to front) from AO to coupon pile behind Maintenance Depot building

Wall of Shame

  • Ascending Testicles OYO
  • Princess Tea Party(PinkiesOut!)
    • 1st time – 10 Pattycake Merkins/30s back to back wall sits – OYO
    • 2nd time – 20 Pattycake Merkins/60s back to back wall sits – OYO
  • 10 Wonderbra IC
  • 15 Chicken Peckers IC
  • 10 Donkey Kicks OYO

Four Corner Escalator

  • Mosey to Sophomore Hill & explain exercises (all single count)
  • Corner 1 – 10 squats
    • El Capitan Lunge to Corner 2
  • Corner 2 – 10 squats, 20 hello dollys
    • Duck and/or Crab Walk to Corner 3
  • Corner 3 – 10 squats, 20 hellos dollys, 30 iron mikes
    • Crawl Bear to Corner 4
  • Corner 4 – 10 squats, 20 hello dollys, 30 iron mikes, 40 side straddle hops
    • Sprint back to Corner 4

Mosey back to AO

MARY:

Circle Burp (high knees and each HIM calls out “Down” in ring of fire fashion for a total of 13 burpees)

15 Pickle Pounders OYO (it’s probably illegal to do these in cadence)

15 Pickle Pointers OYO

COUNT-OFF & NAME-O-RAMA

13 HIMs

Guano, Abacus (not Pusher), Peek-a-boo, Unibrau, Erector, Commission, Belding, Chaco, Spotter, 5K, Uncle Rico, Rocket, Booster

CIRCLE OF TRUST/BOM:

We all face a lot of shame, humiliation, feelings of embarassment, and inadequacy. It’s usually in those moments that we face defeating thoughts and thus act out in negative or destructive ways. Challenging thought: When do you feel shame most? Encouragement: remember in those moments to recognize your shame, but then but in the context of God’s grace, truth, and surround yourselves with community.

MOLESKIN:

No prayer requests

ANNOUNCEMENTS:

Thanks for all those who supported me on my VQ. I hope you enjoyed the beatdown and the new or unfamiliar exercises that were thrown in. I will be Q-ing again on Friday, May 3rd at JUCO if you want some more of that action!