Month: September 2024

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Because It’s My Destiny To Be The . . .

AO: westeros
Q: Vector
PAX: Grape, DintyMoore, Chunks, Pop-A-Lock, SalPal, Spinal Tap, Sherlock, Right Said, Pep, Young and Restless, Hedwig
FNGs: None
COUNT: 12
Conjuring up this week’s theme, I felt we all needed a little bit of a push to make us better, because as “the kids” say, “No PAIN, no gain.”

CONDITIONS: Painfully pleasant, start of autumn, gloomy morning

WARMUP: To start the pain, we did W-O-R for the duration of Depeche Mode’s extended remix of “A Pain That I Am Used To.”
30 SSH, 30 LBAC, 30 Air Presses, 30 RLBAC, 30 Squats.

To reflect the missing HCs from the PAX, the group had to do 9 burpees. Then we repeated the above until end of song . . . 8 minutes later.

PLAYLIST:
A Pain That I Am Used To – Depeche Mode
King of Pain – The Police
Pain Lies on the Riverside – Live
Joy and Pain – Rob Base & DJ EZ Rock
Do You Really Want to Hurt Me? – Culture Club
Pain – De La Sol (f. Snoop Dogg)
Hurts So Good – John Cougar
Sucker for Pain – Lil Wayne, Wiz Khalifa & Imagine Dragons
Everybody Hurts – R.E.M.

THE THANG:
PAIN #1: 50 reps of
Prisoner squats
Ass Kickers
Imperial Walkers
Normal Julgarian Split Squats (“Free Julgaria!”)
Then sprint up and down hill.
Repeat.

PAIN #2: 50 reps of
Plank Jacks
Alabama Prom Dates
Incline Merkins
Normal LBCs
Sprint the hill.
Repeat.

Mosey to Startex for Mary where a grand time was had by all

ANNOUNCEMENTS: Brewsday Tuesday this week – Check the Slack

COT: Prayers for Chunks on the passing of his grandmother and SalPal as his wife navigates restarting work life. Was fantastic to have SalPal back out, as his special brand of saltiness fit the theme perfectly . . . Thankful as always for all of the HIM who push me and each other to be better. SYITG, Vec

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Monday Funday

AO: toratoratora
Q: Goose
PAX: The Bobs, Hot Route, Invicutus, Longcut
FNGs: None
COUNT: 5
CONDITIONS: perfect

WARMUP: forward fold, Willie mays hays, arm stretchs, cherry pickers

THE THANG:
-Dora: 300 squats, Imperial walkers, calf raises, SSH while partner runs
-lunges: 2 trips down and back
-Arm Circles and over head press 50 reps each
-Mary

ANNOUNCEMENTS: prayers for any victims of the severe weather recently

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[nashvillemarthaon] Marathon Prep

AO: nashville-half-marthaon
Q: Hair Band , Cuban Missile
PAX: Hair Band, Cuban Missile
FNGs: None
COUNT: 2
CONDITIONS: cool, damp, rock and roll vibe

WARMUP: nada

THE THANG: runnin

MOLESKINE: hills are hard but nevertheless we persist

ANNOUNCEMENTS:
– AOQ Grow School Sat Oct 12th tel:0600-0800 at Stonewall
– Marathon/ Half marathon Oct 26th 0700 First Horizon Park
– Tennessee Tussle Sat Nov 9th at Broken Wheel in Nolensville

COT:
• prayers for blue liner as he continues to make his recovery
• prayers for Chunks and family in the wake of the loss of his grandmother
• general health and wellness

Rock on,

Hair Band

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Rock Me Like A Hurricane

AO: cruelhall
Q: EZ-Go
PAX: Donkey Hammer, Pedialyte, Works for a Guy, Mistah Mistah, Accounts Receivable, Focker, EZ-Go, Young and Restless, Michael Freiburg, Black Lung, Sofa King
FNGs: 1 Sofa King
COUNT: 11
Crieve Hall showed up and showed out for a washout F3 beatdown under the pavilión.

CONDITIONS:
Noahic

WARMUP:
20 SSH

THANG: The Hurricane
Tabata (2 min on, 45s off)
Retrieve soggy coupon then…

Outer bands:
1 – Sumo Squats w block
2 – Tricep extensions
3 – WW1
4 – Decline mercs

Inner bands:
1 – Lt. Dans
2 – Bicep curls
3 – American hammers
4 – Incline mercs

Storm surge!
Thunderstruck burpee-fest

Eye wall:
Eye wall bear crawl

Eye:
6 inches with block hold

Storm surge!
Thunderstruck burpee-fest

NAMEARAMA:
Welcomed Walter aka Sofa King (sells sofas on Facebook Marketplace)

ANNOUNCEMENTS:
Nashville half-marathon – Oct 26

PRAYERS:
Smokehouse new baby in da house!

Great work boys, always a pleasure!

-EZ

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DEATH BY BURPEES

AO: handsomizer
Q: Natural Ice
PAX: caprate, Cuban Missile, Spinal Tap, Strutter, Freakonomics, Natural Ice, Shotz
FNGs: None
COUNT: 7
CONDITIONS: Rainy in the best way “You Only Get Wet Once”

WARMUP: SSH, Merkins, Stretching

THE THANG: – – Death by Burpees – –

YHC ran a 1 minute timer and every minute we performed 5 burpees. In between burpees a “resting” exercise was called to give a “break” between sets. Pax performed lunges, bear crawls, LT Dans, and various forms of merry.

Pax made it through 36 sets for a total of 180 burpees but felt called to beat the record I set at greenmachine last year. A final 21 were tagged at the end bringing the total count to 201 burpees.

MOLESKINE: – “My Body Hurts” Spinal Tap

ANNOUNCEMENTS:

Chili Cook Off – Oct 20th 1-3 pm – bring your 2.0s and Ms
Wolfpack is on Q – more details tbd

AOQ Grow School – October 12th 6 am to 8 am at stonewall
Hair Band on Q

COT: Lifted Prayer

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A little rain never…

AO: bomber
Q: Puzzlah
PAX: DintyMoore, Tim the Toolman, Firefox, Pop-A-Lock, Pep, Vector, el conductor
FNGs: None
COUNT: 8
CONDITIONS: steady rain and perfect temps

WARMUP: A few OYO stretches,

THE THANG:
1 minute on, 30 seconds off x 8
Merkins
LBC
Jump Squat
Iron Cross
Jump Lunge
Carolina Dry Docks
Freddie Mercuries
Burpees

Lap around the building to see if it was still raining, then do it 2 more times and finish up with a few extra rounds of burpees.

MOLESKINE:
Simple workout under the bag drop cover.

With national one-hit wonder day yesterday, we jammed out to some lisa loeb, soft cell, and the one and only Harold Faltermeyer where we got a breakdown of the full scene from Beverly Hills Cop…Good stuff. Thanks for being my hype man, Pep.
Impressed by the commitment of these HIMs to show up in the gloom and put in a good effort on a dark, rainy morning.

ANNOUNCEMENTS:
Brews-day on Tuesday.
10th anniversary shirts for sale

COT:
Prayers for safety for our growing families, our travelling families, and all those who are and will be affected by the hurricane.

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Go Back to Go Forward

AO: atlantis
Q: Puzzlah
PAX: Pole Dancer, Schnauzer, Toothless, Siri, Tea Party, Strutter
FNGs: None
COUNT: 7
CONDITIONS: Foggy under the sea, but beautiful stars in the sky

WARMUP:
SSHx15
Arm Circuit
Some good ole fashioned stretching before moseying down to England Park

Shout out to Tea Party, Pole Dancer, and Schnauzer for getting lost with me in the Nations for the pre-party for 2+ miles.

THE THANG:
Sprint 50 m, Yves Pull (run backwards 25) all the way down the street.
At each backwards stop, complete 15 of each exercise (one exercise per lap):
T- Tuck Jumps
O- Os and Xs
W- Worst Merkins (Wide, Regular, Diamond)
N- Nolan Ryans

Moseyed back under the sea and tried to make Rattlin Bog a thing–except hold a plank for the song and do alternating shoulder taps at each level.
Finished with some Elbows to Knees to get to 6:15.

2 miles run total according to my Strava.

MOLESKINE:
This week (Tuesday) marked the 15th anniversary of my move from Boston to Nashville–not knowing anyone, no money, and no real plans. I also moved into a new house over the weekend. Boy, how times have changed. In that reflective mood, we discussed where we were in 2009 and some of the challenges we faced before and where we are now.

ANNOUNCEMENTS:
Check out T-shirt link in -f3-nashville-general

COT: Let’s help Sirifind a new job. Connections welcome. For all the partners, especially parents out there to remember to find space for one another, and for safe travels.

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Elevens & the Deadly Dice

AO: the-knoll
Q: El Capitan
PAX: Ex-Pat, AAA, morning stār, El Capitan, Malibu, Sooie, Lady Liberty, Pebbles, Timber, Stubs, Bumblebee (2.0), Schmoltz (2.0), TopGun (2.0), TheJudge (2.0)
FNGs: None
COUNT: 14
CONDITIONS: 60 degrees & foggy. Starlit overhead.
TUNES: Joyful eclectic playlist

WARMUP:
– Downdog + cobra
– 10x mountain climbers
– Bird Dogs (3x) each side, 3 sets
– Back stretches (the best)

THE THANG:
PART 1: ELEVENS
– Squat Jumps at top of road
– Butt-kickers down hill to road
– Plank Jacks on road curb
– High Knees back up hill.

Repeat until 11’s complete

PART 2: Deadly Dice

Circle up around flood table. One PAX rolls 12-sided die with regular die into bucket.

Regular die represents exercises:
– 1 (Burpees)
– 2 (Downward Dog Toe Taps 2=1)
– 3 (Dips)
– 4 (American Hammers 2=1)
– 5 (Hand-release merkins)
– 6 (Iron Mikes 2=1)

12-sided die represents the amount of reps.

Wash, rinse, repeat.

PART 3: Return of the Plank, Plank, Goose!
– Circle up in grass. One person is “it”. Goes around duck-duck-goose style. When he chooses a goose, he immediately does 10 SSH while the tagged runs around circle & tries to return to spot before tagger does.

Cool down mosey to coupon tree & back to playground.

MOLESKINE:
Encouraged the PAX to look outside themselves & seek opportunities to better serve their families & communities. It’s so easy to be primarily concerned with what matters to me – but true manliness is sacrificial, seeking the good of others for the glory of God.

ANNOUNCEMENTS:
Happy birthday, @Schmoltz!! Enjoy those birthday breakfast bagels in bed. :joy:
Fat Bear Week is next week, per Sooie! :bear:

COT: Lifted up prayer requests & held a moment of silence. Enjoyed a delicious moment of fellowship & :boar::coffee::tm: post-workout.

Grateful for y’all!

:el-capitan: