F3 Knoxville

3rd F Prep Work

THE SCENE: Brisk morning, temp in the 30’s
F3 WELCOME & DISCLAIMER
WARM-O-RAMA:

SSH, A little of this and a little of that, Tempo Squats, Tempo Merkins
THA-THANG:

Mosey to Sunsphere to tackle the stairs.

  • Bear crawl up stairs with 5 Merkins at the middle and top
  • Lunge up stairs with 5 squats at the middle and top
  • Repeat

Mosey to parking lot S7.  Divide up into 4 teams for a relay.  One man runs the length of lot while others do flutter kicks.  Each man takes a turn running.  Recover.  Same thing with plank/Merkins.

Mosey to parking lot C15.  Everyone grabbed a coupon for the following:

  • Curls x 10 – run up stairs and back
  • Presses x 10 – run up stairs and back
  • Flutter kicks with coupon over head x 10 – run up stairs and back
  • Squats x 10 – run up stairs and back

Recover then everyone does American Hammer with coupon x 10 IC.  Also a round of circle burps without coupons.

Mosey to amplitheater for some SSH IC.  Mosey back to AO while Steam lead F3 cadence. Wrap up with a round of “leg pushes” (not sure if it has a name, everyone on their backs, legs up pointing outside circle. Each man runs around pushing everyone’s legs down.)  Over head claps x 25
MARY:

COUNT-OFF & NAME-O-RAMA
22 HIM’s total with 3 FNG’s
CIRCLE OF TRUST/BOM:
Philippians 2:3-4  Do nothing from selfish ambition or conceit, but in humility count others more significant than yourselves.  Let each of you look not only to his own interests, but also to the interests of others.

We can all be selfish with our time and resources.  Let’s humble ourselves and seek to serve others in a way that glorifies God.  Put others first and seek to do what we can to meet their needs and not just our own.
MOLESKIN:
Everyone keep in mind the Fountain City AO that they are trying to get started.  If anyone can attend some of those workouts it would be greatly appreciated especially to the Mend House guys who have been coming out.
ANNOUNCEMENTS:

3rd F event immediately followed.  Great job to the guys who spoke!!  Very encouraging and insightful.

Big Ball Holiday Lights Tour

THE SCENE: 39 degrees + windy with plenty of Christmas lights to warm the heart
F3 WELCOME & DISCLAIMER
WARM-O-RAMA:

SSH, Merkins, Imperial Walkers, BBS.
THA-THANG:

  • Mosey down to WFP waterfall bridge to bear crawl across / plank when done
  • Mosey to base of Big Ball stairs
    • 15 BBS at base level
    • 15 Merkins at middle level
    • 15 BBS at top level / plank when done
  • Mosey to Henley St. pedestrian bridge
    • Monkey Drill (modified) across
    • Al Gore at the corner
  • Mosey to Market Square
    • Partners pair up – one runs a lap around the square enjoying the holiday lights while the other does the thing – repeat as necessary
    • 200 Merkins (or until 2 laps are completed by both partners – then next exercise)
    • 200 LBCs (or until 2 laps are completed by both partners – then next exercise)
    • 200 Imperial Walkers (or until 2 laps are completed by both partners)
    • Plank

MARY:

  • Mosey back to pedestrian bridge – mini Bear Crawl across the middle portion
  • Mosey to top of Big Ball stairs
    • 15 Burpees OYO at top level
    • 10 Merkins OYO at middle level
    • 10 BBS OYO at bottom level / plank when done
  • Mosey back to AO

COUNT-OFF & NAME-O-RAMA
CIRCLE OF TRUST/BOM:
Quote from Pat Summitt’s “Definite Dozen” – Discipline yourself so no one else has to.

We work on our self-discipline by posting and working hard in the gloom while making ourselves and others better.
MOLESKIN:
No prayer requests. Thanks to Hostage for joining us from Texas!
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
3rd F is this Saturday!

The Great “Big Ball” Ring of Fire

THE SCENE: Chilly, drizzling rain
F3 WELCOME & DISCLAIMER
WARM-O-RAMA:

Cherry pickers, Baby Arm circles, SSH, Hillbillies
THA-THANG:

  • Mosey to amplitheater for a dry spot for the ring of fire
    • Merkins (hold plank while each person individually does 5, then 4, and so on
    • Squats (hold Al Gore)
    • Cobras (hold plank)
  • 11’s (step ups / pull ups)
  • Mosey to parking garage (exercise at each level / run between levels)
    • Flutter kicks, battle buddy leg pushes?, American Hammers, ankle taps, repeat sequence as needed
  • Mosey back to amplitheater for a round of circle burps.
  • “Dan Taylor” under bridge.
  • Mosey back to AO.

MARY:

COUNT-OFF & NAME-O-RAMA
CIRCLE OF TRUST/BOM:
Quote from “Spiritual Leadership” by Oswald Sanders.  “Leaders must draw the best out of people, and friendship does that far better than prolonged argument or mere logic.”

Just by being here you all tend to draw out the best in me.  If we want to influence others in any way, we need to cultivate relationships instead of just telling them what we thing they should do.  Friendships are the foundation of inspiring others to be better.
MOLESKIN:
Pray for Jenners friend who lost a loved one recently.  Also pray for Cowbells family with their new baby.
ANNOUNCEMENTS:

Third F event Dec. 8, 8:30am.

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.

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.