Scouting Mission 1 – A Tour of Grant Park & The Atlanta Zoo – 01/07/2021

AO: Terminus
QiC: Jumbo
Pax Count: 7
Pax List: Buttercup, Gates, Gronk, Jumbo, Martina, Reggie, Smalls
FNG Count: 0

Today’s beatdown was the first of at least FOUR exploratory missions to establish a new AO south of I-20. Today we explored the grounds of Grant Park and the Atlanta Zoo.

Upcoming exploratory missions will be:

  • Jan 14 – Summerhill / Phoenix Park@ 0545 AM
  • Jan 21 – Ormond Grant Park @ 0545 AM
  • Jan 28 – Glenwood Park @ 0545 AM

Warm up:

YHC woke up tight and sore. YHC believes that stretching is a great way to loosen up the body and to warm up the body. The PAX did a series of warm up stretches that accomplished these tasks as well as allowed Zoo Security to observe us from a distance and confirm that we are absolutely zero trouble.

The Thang:

Today’s beatdown was focused on touring Grant Park and finding good areas for good exercises.

Exercise 1: Jacob’s Burpee Ladder

  • YHC led the PAX to a hill (of sorts) and the group performed a Jacobs Ladder of 5, 10, 15, 20, 15, 10, and 5 Burpees (Total of 80 Burpees)

Exercise 2: 11s of Wall Jumps and Dips

  • YHC led the PAX on a mosey down Cherokee to a far corner of the park to the Erskine Fountain
  • PAX dutifully performed 11s: Wall Jumps and Dips

Exercise 3: Bear Crawl & Crab Walk

  • Zoo Atlanta has a multi-tiered parking deck. This pyramid like layout provides great opportunity for incline-based exercises.
  • PAX performed 3 rounds of Bear Crawl up a level and crab walk down. One day we may crawl the entire ziggurat.

Exercise 4: 6 Minutes of Mary & Wilson

  • Combination of ab work and planks over a period of 6 minutes
  • 3 minutes of silence and breathing exercises

Well done PAX!

CoT:

  • Thanks to all TaPs sent to me and my family regarding my grandfather. See 3rd F page on Slack for more details.
  • In this crazy world and as we expand, let us remember a key purpose of our F3 group: to support a community that MENDS fences and is a force for GOOD!

Naked Man Moleskin:

  • South of I-20 locations don’t have coffee that opens up before 7AM. A difficult fact to face for those of us that work out from 545-0630. Thanks to Martina for bringing the coffee this week and for kicking off “CAR-feterria”.