Month: June 2024

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Tortoise & Hare v3

AO: thestronghold
Q: Red Skull
PAX: Decaf, bluemule, Hacker (Franklin), Chunks, hambone, baggervance, Michelin Man, Hair Band, Longhorn, Right Said, Judy, Cabana Boy, Moon Walk, Tealfin, Midnight Club, Clean Plate, Practice?, Night Light, Chef Boyardee, Cruise Line, Skechers, Double Flush, Dr. Seuss, Pick Me!
FNGs: None
COUNT: 25
CONDITIONS: A perfect 72 degrees with a beautiful sunrise over The Stronghold

WARMUP: Some extra encouragement was needed to get the circle formed this morning. Once we were all in the circle, we did our simple stretches and warmup: SSH, Squats, IWs, WMH, Stretch

THE THANG: Partner up and RUN!

MOLESKINE: Despite having an F3 partner who was tasked with setting the pace, most 4:13 Strong men took off on a 1/4 mile sprint and left their partner behind. Once we made the first turn past the smoke stack, 4:13 Strong were out of gas and had trouble keeping up with their partner. What a great example that being consistent is more important than being fast.

ANNOUNCEMENTS: The Struggle 002 kicks off tomorrow night at 9pm. We have 10 4:13 Strong men and 10 F3 men that are embracing the challenge.

COT: Prayers for encouragement, strength and consistency

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Exploration in White House

AO: offthebooks
Q: Chunks
PAX: hambone, Under the Table
FNGs: None
COUNT: 3
CONDITIONS: Perfect Beatdown conditions

WARMUP:
Stretching and surveying the new park

THE THANG:
Short mosey to get the blood pumping and staying close for hambone to find us.

Round 1
20 Squats
20 Reverse Lunges
20 Merkins
20 Big Boy Situps

Another mosey around the park

Round 2 – Hambone joined us
20 Squats
20 Merkins
20 Big Boy Situps
5 Burpees

Longer mosey around the park and found a trail through the woods. Walked on the uphills and mosey on the downhills.

Round 3
20 Squats
20 Merkins
20 Big Boy Situps
5 Burpees

5 Mins Mary
Flutter kicks
Box Cutters
Plank
Big Boy Situps

Lots of options at this park and excited to see White House grow. Be on the lookout for next weeks preblast. Dilbert will be sharing.

We’ve also found our coffeeteria spot with the best name. BAD ASS Coffee.

Always a pleasure and honor to lead.
MOLESKINE:

ANNOUNCEMENTS:

COT:

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Sneaky Murph

AO: westeros
Q: Grape
PAX: bluemule, DintyMoore, Michelin Man, Pep, Spinal Tap, Tim the Toolman, Breadsticks, Hedwig, Wedding Singer, Poutine, Griswold, The Pharmacist, Spear
FNGs: 3 Griswold, The Pharmacist, Spear
COUNT: 14
CONDITIONS: great weather for no sleeves

WARMUP: typical shoulder burner

THE THANG: sneaky Murph
Ran to the top of Love Hill and stopped at various points to do Merkins, completed 200

Took in the sunrise with several other groups of lovers

Ran back down to the playground with stops at various points to do squats, completed 300

Pull ups to failure at the playground

Back to startex with a sprint along the way

MOLESKINE: really glad we had a moment to catch our breaths at the top of the hill, it was great getting to take in the sunrise over Nashville with brothers

ANNOUNCEMENTS: 2.0 workout on 6/8! Check f3dads for more details, but come on out!!!

COT: praises for Hedwig for landing the job, prayers for Breadsticks as he moves in 2.5 weeks, prayers for Pep for work travel (or maybe Comi-Con, who knows)

:grapes:

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Monday Funday

AO: toratoratora
Q: Goose
PAX: Ultratecht, 40 Minutes, The Bobs, Culture Shock, greyalbum
FNGs: None
COUNT: 6
CONDITIONS: Perfect

WARMUP: Willie Mays Hays, Forward Fold, Arm stretch, Cherry Pickers x2

THE THANG:
-Indian run around big loop
-100 Merkins, Squats, and LBCs in 25 set increments with run to between sets.
-Dora: 300 SSH while partner runs
-Lunges
-Circle Of Mary

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[maypull-up] Final Pull-Up Test

AO: may-you-pull-up
Q: Hair Band
PAX: Good Morning America
FNGs: None
COUNT: 2
CONDITIONS: rainy

WARMUP: oyo arm circles, t claps, lat stretches

THE THANG:
Pull-up test
GMA: 14
Hair Band: 10

MOLESKINE:
I felt like I had a couple more in me but I had a very hard time holding on to the bar and my biceps were still sore from Black Lung’s stronghold workout Thursday.

T-claps for GMA for going from 8 to 14 pull-ups!!

ANNOUNCEMENTS:

COT:
Family, work, and health

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Off Campus

AO: the-castle
Q: Chunks
PAX: Sunshine, hambone, Pep, Dilbert, Under the Table, SPAM (DR the Natti)
FNGs: None
COUNT: 7
CONDITIONS: WET

WARMUP:

THE THANG:

Moseyed across Main Street to the Drakes Creek complex stopping along the way for Burpees

Posted up under the pavilion for an round of DIDS

Moseyed further into the Park stopping to do a round of BOMBS

Moseyed back to Startex stopping a couple times for Burpees

Finished up with some P90X yoga and some box breathing.

MOLESKINE:
Always honored to Q and excited to see Hendersonville rising.

ANNOUNCEMENTS:
First White House OTB workout on Monday and each following monday
COT:

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May your pull up final test, pain train edition

AO: offthebooks
Q: morning stār , Wolfpack
PAX: morning stār, Wolfpack, Half Lyfe, Bumble bee (2.0)
FNGs: None
COUNT: 4
CONDITIONS: rainy

0600 – got going with no disclaimer, oops

WARMUP:
mosey to the 9 square bars and warm up the arm and shoulders then some stretching OYO

THE THANG:
may-you-pull-up final test

Met Charlie from the Exchange Club who was setting up for the Bellevue Clean Up day. Helped him set up and had a nice chat.
– The Bellevue Exchange Club works to support causes like ending child abuse, Americanism/Patriotism (they are the ones that set up all the flags during memorial holidays), community engagement.
– Charlie invited us to a meeting to share about F3. Said some members could use what we’re doing.

Finished our mosey back to the park.

YHC was thinking we’d be done but Wolfpack wouldn’t have it. Took turns picking an exercise for the group to do:
– bumble bee – motivators from 1 to as fast as you can go (stopped at 8)
– Half Lyfe – 10 push ups with one arm on a step
– Wolfpack – 20 mountain climbers
– YHC – carry the 20 coupons from the car to the back of the stage

Wrapped up with cafeteria, thank you Wolfpack for the brew!

MOLESKINE:
– was really cool to meet Charlie, a Bellevue statesman; excited to follow up and see where the relationship might go
– was great to slow down the pace and enjoy some extra mumble chatter

ANNOUNCEMENTS:
– taco ruck in Franklin today at 4pm at Mojos at the factory; kids welcome
– bring your kids to workout day next Tuesday at the-knoll
– f3dads workout next Saturday at 9am at green hills park

COT: YHC reflected on the power of daily focus towards one goal and how it compounds towards growth and acceleration. Invited all PAX to consider 1 thing to direct focus towards in June. Ended with a toast to the PAX present and not present and the FNGs that are to come : that we would continue to grow as men (and kids).