Month: June 2025

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Ready position, move!

AO: the-castle
Q: Strutter
PAX: Pep, hambone, Donatello, Strutter, Goodwill, Show me
FNGs: None
COUNT: 6
CONDITIONS: Already getting warm. Summer has arrived in middle Tennessee.

WARMUP: Mosey to the tennis court parking lot. 10 each in cadence
IST
SSH
Windmills

THE THANG: We took a short Mosey off campus to

MOLESKINE:

ANNOUNCEMENTS:

COT:

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Look Back and Look Forward

AO: thestronghold
Q: Chunks
PAX: toga, Purple Tiger, Shocker (Mark Holmes), Right Said, Red Skull, Decaf, Barney, Young and Restless, Tater, Wendy’s, Ice Box, Stir Fry, Road Trip, Bobby Hill, Mutt, Singlet
FNGs: None
COUNT: 17
CONDITIONS:

WARMUP:

Indigenous peoples run with Q setting the pace to first parking lot.
13 SSHs and the explanation

THE THANG:

Indigenous peoples run with Q setting the pace to next parking lot.
Each 4:13 HIM told the PAX what they were proud of they overcame during the last 40 days. Then lead the PAX in 5 eight count bodybuilders.
Indigenous peoples run with Q setting the pace to first parking lot.
Each 4:13 HIM told the PAX what are their goals moving forward. Then lead the PAX in 5 eight count bodybuilders.
Red Skull & Decaf & YHC lead 5 eight count bodybuilders with words of encouragement
Indigenous peoples run back to StartEx
Circle up for some Mary to wrap it up

MOLESKINE:

This is not the end it’s just the start.

ANNOUNCEMENTS:

COT:

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Last one. Until the next one

AO: pain-train
Q: G-string
PAX: Timber, The Banker, Half Lyfe, Siri, Wolfpack, Derby, Pebbles, @Motorola, @blinker
FNGs: 2 @Motorola, @blinker
COUNT: 10
CONDITIONS: warm and muggy
2-
WARMUP:
– SSH
– slow squats
– Slow merkins
– GOAT stretch
– Mosey to the stage for coupons

THE THANG:
Thang 1:
Suicides. Complete first station, bearcrawl to the next, perform exercise and mosey back. As you progress, complete each previous exercise. When all four stations are complete, run to the stage, mosey back, and start over.
– 10 block swings, 10 thrusters, 10 rows
– 10 archer merkins, 10 monkey humpers
– 10 iron mikes, 10 dry docks
– 10 merkins, 10 jump squats
(Bring sally up came on right at the end, so we did the Merkin challenge)

Thang 2:
fifteen minute emom
– 5 front squats
– 4 shoulder presses
– 3 rows
– 2 burpees over the block
(optional mods up were offered)

MOLESKINE:
As dads, we get to set the tone. Sometimes it is easy to be caught up in the chaos of home life, but it is our job to stay calm.

ANNOUNCEMENTS:
New Nashville Nantan to be announced soon.
4th of July convergence at Handsomizer.

COT:
Prayers were offered up for the HIM and their families.

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Grateful

AO: bomber
Q: Focker
PAX: Cream Cheese, Vector, Grape, CubCadet, Right Said, Tim the Toolman, Papa Bear, Sherlock, Firefox, Puzzlah
FNGs: None
COUNT: 11
CONDITIONS: pea soup

WARMUP: short and typical

THE THANG: grab coupons (2 options)
10 merkins, 15 thrusters, 20 merkins, 25 thrusters, 30 merkins
Run a lap
10 thrusters, 15 heel lifts, 20 thrusters, 25 heel lifts, 30 thrusters
Run a lap
10 heel lifts, 15 swings, 20 heel lifts, 25 swings, 30 heel lifts
Run a lap
10 swings, 15 gun shows, 20 swings, 25 gun shows, 30 swings
Run a lap
10 gun shows, 15 merkins, 20 gun shows, 25 merkins, 30 gun shows
Run a lap
Do every exercise to failure for last round

MOLESKINE: A+ playlist ranking by Vector

ANNOUNCEMENTS: convergences on 6/26 and 7/4!

COT: prayers for those who are hurting from loss.
Practices in gratitude
“You either choose to receive the beauty and wonder of this life in the midst of chaos and distress, or you never will.”- Alan noble

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Hits of the 80’s

AO: handsomizer
Q: Spinal Tap
PAX: Natural Ice, Freakonomics, Old Maid, Salami, Abacadab?
FNGs: None
COUNT: 6
CONDITIONS: Fabulous

WARMUP: the usual SSH, LBAC, etc

THE THANG:
Mosey to turf and slow cadence dips, irkins, dirkins, step ups.

Mosey to bottom of stairs for stairway to heaven with incline merkins with various workouts at each platform.

Timed runs with each second over for each runner equal 1 burpee. First round the fastest time was 19 seconds and any time over that the second round was more burpees.

Stairway to heaven with double jumps and each pax calling an ab workout at each platform. Natural Ice pretty much knew all the artists for the songs hence avoiding burpee penalty.

ANNOUNCEMENTS: July 4th convergence at Handsomizer. 1st F and Nantaan handoffs coming up next week!

COT: Clarity of job situation and financials. Peace around the world.

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What is a soft commit

AO: titan
Q: Pep
PAX: Cropduster, Right Said, CubCadet, GameStop, Old Maid, Hipster, Good Morning America, Choo Choo (F3 Spring Hill), Young and Restless, Sherlock, Crawlspace, Salami, Chunks, Tim the Toolman, DintyMoore, Papa Bear, Aba-caba(Johnson City)
FNGs: None
COUNT: 18
CONDITIONS: warm and muggy

WARMUP: none

THE THANG:
Rectangle (wrektangle)
– One partner runs the rectangle
– Second partner does slow movement until first partner gets to him
– Slow movements:
– Komodo dragon
– Crabwalk
– Bear crawl
– Lunge
– 7’s
– hand release merican
– Lieutenant Dan

ANNOUNCEMENTS:
– Ragnar run – ask Chunks or Salami for details
– Jul4 convergence at handsomizer
– June 26: nantan hand off at green machine

COT:
Prayers
– salami job
– Middle East peace
– Travel visa for game stop

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Tortoise & Hare #6 – Final Run!

AO: thestronghold
Q: Red Skull
PAX: Chunks, Skeet, Barney, Young and Restless, Tater, Wendy’s, Ice Box, Stir Fry, Road Trip, Bobby Hill, Mutt, Singlet
FNGs: None
COUNT: 13
CONDITIONS: 72 and HUMID!

WARMUP: Standard Warmup with Windmills added just for fun – SSH, Squats, Windmills, IWs, Stretches

THE THANG: Partner up and RUN!!!

MOLESKINE: Only 1 PR today for the final run. Wendy’s has managed to get faster every single week, breaking 30 minutes for the first time this morning.

ANNOUNCEMENTS: Final workout with this class is Thursday morning. Signing Day is Friday at 11:30am. Don’t miss your chance to show up and offer these men some encouragement before they begin working.

COT: Prayers for wisdom, strength and endurance as the men begin the job selection process.

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You can take the Boy from Love Circle Hill, but you can’t take the Love Circle Hill Out of the Boy

AO: the-knoll
Q: SalPal
PAX: Étouffée, Pebbles, El Capitan, morning stār, Half Lyfe, Timber, Gold Digger(sp?), Bumblebee
FNGs: None
COUNT: 9
CONDITIONS: Moist

WARMUP: Quick mosey to the nearby hill

THE THANG: Two interval sets:
30 seconds, 5 burpees, bernie up hill, 5 Lt Dans, Mosey down hill
1:45, then altogether 10 burpees, bernie up, squat jumps, mosey, plank hold to time.

7s:
– Big Boy Situps + WW Merkins
– Iron Mikes + Jump Squats
– Mountain Climbers + Donkey Kicks

Plank Circuit to Close

MOLESKINE:
“I’m sweating a little bit.” – Pebbles
Also Bumblebee did a front flip.

ANNOUNCEMENTS:
– See Nantan announcement on Slack re: convergences.

COT:
– Prayers for Healing for Jay (Matt’s colleague) and Josh (friend of the Knoll).

Come on out Thursday for some fun and games!

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Off campus : does @princess aurora know

AO: iiipillars
Q: Pep
PAX: Grape, Black Lung, Choo Choo (F3 Spring Hill), Swiffer, princessaurora, t-cell, Two Face, Formica
FNGs: None
COUNT: 9
CONDITIONS: warm and humid

WARMUP: none

THE THANG: deck of death
– suits
– hearts: lieutenant Dan
– Diamond: hand release merican
– spade: windshield wiper
– Club: burpee
– run every five cards

ANNOUNCEMENTS:
– July 4 convergence at handsomizer
– June 27: nantan ceremony at green machine

COT:
– prayer: grape going with family to California. Nervous mom is the hard thing
– Praise: pa’s dog survived a weekend in the crate

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Monday Morning Blues

AO: westeros
Q: Old Maid
PAX: CubCadet, Natural Ice, Pep, Red Skull, Tim the Toolman, Vector, Michelin Man, caprate, Old Maid, None
FNGs: 1 None
COUNT: 10
CONDITIONS: Warm and humid

WARMUP:
30 SSH IC
30 Arm Circles IC
10 Meekins
Hamstring / Glute stretches
Willie Mayes / Good Mornings OYO

THE THANG:
Mosey to the circle by the gym.
Split into 2 teams. With one member from each team running the circle, the rest of the PAX performed squats. When the runners were finished, then next team members in line took a turn running, while the rest of the PAX continued to do squats. Continued until all members ran.

Repeated process four more times doing Freddy Mercuries, Carolina Dry Docks, Reverse Lunges, and Merkins.

Also did:
– 30 WWIs
– High knees / burpees
– Mosey back to start
– 5 minutes of merry

MOLESKINE:

ANNOUNCEMENTS:
July 4th convergence at Handsomizer

COT:
No call outs. Prayers for leadership and the country