F3 Knoxville

F3 DADS CAMP 18’

THE SCENE: Alabama hot
F3 WELCOME & DISCLAIMER

Arrival at Camp  Cosby, F3 dads camp. Brief announcements and awful little round Pizza for dinner, but we all ate it as we were on a high of excitement with the start of dads camp.

WARM-O-RAMA:
Friday Night Dodgeball…yes of course our cabins Choctaw and Chickasaw won the tournament. After all, we are F3 KNOXVILLE. I  give Bueller MVP in dodgeball . I have NEVER seen a dodgeball get thrown so fast UNDER hand, amazing !
THA-THANG:
Dads Camp!

well, there was a workout but I am not disclosing what we did… it was a good one and saving it for my next Saturday Q!

back to the THANG;

Summary of activities which Booger lists below as well;

Alpine tower, B.B. guns, archery(kinda) alpine swing and open field for kickball on the upper field .

The water front where we spent most our time. Blob, wibbit(big blow up thing you slide , climb and jump off of) , kid slides , water trampoline , and pool time.

 

COUNT-OFF & NAME-O-RAMA
CIRCLE OF TRUST/BOM:
The BOM will be my thoughts but PLEASE READ the Moleskin for a few thoughts from other dads.

For me, dads camp was a perfect time  to spend quality time with my kids. Yes, I can do this at home or some short trip camping , etc… but dads Camp is different.

Whats different ? Is there an Agenda? The difference is that your in a wonderful environment surrounded by a bunch of HIMs and their kids with the same AGENDA.  The agenda was to have fun, be a father , and let kids be kids, simple as that! Really no other agenda than that, have fun with your kids. It was a time for me to spend as much time as i could just hanging out with my kids, watching them play. Of course, I got to play to….it is “dads camp”. It’s a time we can let loose with our kids and like I mentioned over the weekend, show our kids “how to break the rules responsibly”! What I really mean is, it’s a chance to let your kids be a little more independent than you normally would. At least for me it was. Let them play and explore, encourage them to climb the Apljne tower or swing on the alpine swing or jump off the ledge onto the blob or try a flip off the wibbit, etc…..just let them have fun. On top of that, We met other F3 dads and 2.0s from different states. It was equally great to hang out with the men from Knoxville and their kids ,getting to know them better. I truly had a great time look forward to next year.

MOLESKIN:
Detention ;

Detention and Buckets take down Bama! What a great weekend of love, laughter, and blobbing!! As we approached Camp Cosby, Buckets could hardly contain her excitement. I felt the exact same way. A weekend together is what we really craved. No schedule, no agenda, no limit to the amount of time we could hang out. Having experienced our first Dads Camp last year, we knew a little of what to expect and we both were jacked up! It’s cool to see Dads and their kids laughing, hugging, high fiving, and simply enjoying each other. You don’t have to drive 4 hours to do this but this camp speaks to the intentionality we all talk about in F3. The men of Knoxville F3 are studs and we loved being with them and their kids. We are already counting down the days till next year!

Booger ;

F3 Dads = F4.  Fitness, Fellowship, Faith … and Fun.  We strained. We bonded. We shared our faith. We let loose.  I realized F3 Dads is the single most under rated benefit of F3.

I generally expected my son (8) to have fun; but me, myself, and I had tons of fun.  Everyone did.  It was a wonderful, if not perfect, blend of all these core F3 principles, and then some.

I got to know a number of the Knoxville-strong (and their 2.0’s), but I also got to know some of their really great kids.  I saw some dudes scream like girls.  I saw some girls get after it like men.  And I saw a whole lot of boys being boys, living out the adventure of their imagination, regardless of their age (me included).;

I met good dads from four states exhibiting the same values that make us love F3, all for the benefit of their kids.  I witnessed the collectively power of a group of guys making memories for their boys and girls.  I experienced a select few stepping up and taking on the responsibility to make it all happen.

In order of appearance: Day 1: basketball, football, Frisbee, walked the grounds, ran the grounds, greeted the crew, hung out, eat, dodge ball, victory lap, fire time, s’mores, hang out, sleep; Day 2: eat, workout, blob, wibit, water trampoline, water slides, blob, alpine tower, archery, bb guns, eat, pool, blob, football, blob/wibit/trampoline, dads only blob, pool, hang, eat, kickball, fire time, s’mores, hang; Day 3 hang, eat, back to K-town.

Arod;

The boys loved our trip last year to Camp Thunderbird in SC. We had no idea what Camp Cosby in AL would be like. Well, we had an awesome weekend. Not that Thunderbird was a bad time but this was just a great fit for our PAX and kids.
The whole point of Dads camp is not just to get to spend time with your children, but to let them show you what is fun to them and to interact with the other children at camp. We swam, swung, ran, slid, and ate as a big group. The children interacted while the dads did the same. It was a busy weekend and relaxing at the same time. We talked about next year on our way home.
Glad to be a part of F3!

ANNOUNCEMENTS:
Hopefully find a camp closer wth similar amenities and cost. It would be great to have a camp full of F3 Knoxville dads and 2.0. I encourage all Dads to put dads camp on their bucket list of things to do with your kids before they get too old. Even if you go just one time , GO!

Everest Circuit

THE SCENE: Extra Gloomy
F3 WELCOME & DISCLAIMER
WARM-O-RAMA:

Warm up with……..SSH, Cherry Pickers, Tempo Merkins, Tempo Squats, Quick stretch
THA-THANG:
Jogged to the base of Everest, stopping at every stop sign to do 5 Burpees.

  • Summit Everest and make way to Rock Pile
  • Grab a rock and do:
    • 15 Bicep curls, 15 shoulder press, 15 Tricep ext, 15 squats
  • Mosey to first intersection on way back to base camp and do 20 LBCs and 10 Tempo Merkins
  • Repeat the Everest Circuit (x3 total) performing 12 reps then 10 Reps
  • Mosey back to AO stopping at stop signs for burpees and squats
  • Circle up a do a couple minutes of Boat/Canoe

COUNT-OFF & NAME-O-RAMA
Music City, Rainbow, Charmin, Brick, Waffle House, Mogul, Kentucky, Full House, Crablegs, Mr Jinxy, Assfault
CIRCLE OF TRUST/BOM:
“Keep Moving!” Many sharks have to keep swimming or they’ll drown. Encouraged PAX to keep moving. Don’t stagnate. Don’t become complacent. Keep pursuing the Lord, keep pursing and romancing your wives, keep talking to your kids. Keep working hard at your jobs etc. Don’t drown!
MOLESKIN:
NADA
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
Kickball Tourney

Escalator loops

THE SCENE: 70Ish and Gloomy
F3 WELCOME & DISCLAIMER
WARM-O-RAMA:

SSH x 20
Imperial squat walkers x10
Cherry Pickers x 6

THA-THANG:

Mosey to Parking lot
Escalator loops
First Lap
Corner 1 – 5 Burpees
Corner 2 – add 10 Hand Release Mericans
Corner 3 – add 15 froggy squats
Corner 4 – add 20 LBC’s (4 count)
Second Lap
Bear crawl, lunge, side shuffle, etc.. on corners
Repeat
If you are fast enought to catch up to the main group run to top of cardiac and back. Congrations Edit.
After 3rd lap mosey to Cardiac. Reverse to first turn, bear crawl to second and sprint to top

MARY:

Box Cutter X10
Captain Thor ring of fire

COUNT-OFF & NAME-O-RAMA
25 Pax with 1 FNG
CIRCLE OF TRUST/BOM:

Remember how your words impact others around you. Positive words keep people around you positive, negative words bring you and those around you down.
Ephesians 4:29 NIV
29 Do not let any unwholesome talk come out of your mouths, but only what is helpful for building others up according to their needs, that it may benefit those who listen.
Proverbs 17:27-28 NIV
27 The one who has knowledge uses words with restraint, and whoever has understanding is even-tempered. 28 Even fools are thought wise if they keep silent, and discerning if they hold their tongues.

ANNOUNCEMENTS:
Add you mileage for the distance challenge

Longest Day (Be A Man)

THE SCENE: 70 Degrees with 85% Humidity. Beautiful sunrise on the longest day of the year.
F3 WELCOME & DISCLAIMER
WARM-O-RAMA:

  • SSH x25 IC
  • Tempo Merkins x15 IC
  • Freddie Mercury’s IC
  • Little baby arm circles forward/reverse x12 IC
  • SSH x 20 IC

THA-THANG:
Mosey to rock pile next to the Asylum.

Pick out a rock and don’t drop it until you’re done with 3 sets of:

  • 20 curls
  • 20 shoulder press
  • 10 american hammers (4 count)

Mosey to playground:

  • 11’s: Catalina Wine Mixers and Dips

Mosey to picnic tables:

  • 5 SETS:  Grab a partner and switch off between 10 table rows and wall sits.

Mosey to playground:

  • 40 flutter kicks (4 count) – in cadence
  • 25 Hello Dolly (4 count) – in cadence
  • ABC’s

Mosey to parking lot AO — full length parking lot lunges and bear crawl back.

COUNT-OFF & NAME-O-RAMA:

7 Men for a Thursday: Gibbler, Husker, Possum, Full House, Umbro, Cosmo, SlimShady

CIRCLE OF TRUST/BOM:

What does God say about being a man?  Millennials are picked on for being soft (which they are), but God’s definition of a man is not how we typically visualize a “real” man.

I Corinthians 13:4

I Corinthians 13:11

I Corinthians 16:13-14

Asylum AM

THE SCENE: It was a steamy but beautiful morning…
F3 WELCOME & DISCLAIMER
WARM-O-RAMA:

WU w side straddle hops, flutter kicks, tempo merkins, and imperial squat walkers
THA-THANG:
FullHouse Dora Exploration

  • Mosey with deck of cards. Every minute stop for an excersise. PAX picks, today it was:
    • hearts = merkins
    • spades = star jacks
    • diamonds = flutter kicks-4 count
    • clubs = squats
  • Arrived at Everest just in time to meet a battle buddy for a Dora. 1 partner runs the other excersises:
    • 100- squats
    • 100- carolina dry docks
    • 100- 4 count flutter kicks
    • (just enough for each battle buddy to complete 3 everests)
  • While the hear rate was up we did a 1 min tempo run on the trail to the west side of everest sprinting from light post to post with a recovery jog to the next- repeated to the top..
  • We moseyed back down excersising every minute until we arrived at the base of the hill to the Asylum…repeated another Dora just as above

MARY:

Closed out with ATM and some box cutters

COUNT-OFF & NAME-O-RAMA
Total of 6 with a couple of M’s on a separate walk around park..
CIRCLE OF TRUST/BOM:
It was on the heart to talk about sin and how can be lazy dealing with sin. Confront your sin and take it to God. Our nature is to justify or handle it ourselves….repent, ask forgiveness and break down the dam the enemy tries to build between us and God.

MOLESKIN:
I wanted to add sharing our struggles and sin with others we often get a me too! So share and see how we can strengthen one another.

ANNOUNCEMENTS:
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