Month: September 2025

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Tortoise & Hare, Run #3

AO: thestronghold
Q: Red Skull
PAX: Wham-O, Judy, Young and Restless, Hipster, Laces Out, Chunks, Right Said, Brown Slip, Touchback, Decaf, Barney, tampalibra, Mater, Dinky, Mosh Pit, Puppy Chow, Shred-It, Cuties, Go Fish, Speed Date, Comic Book Guy, Raisin, Old Man River, Nap Time
FNGs: None
COUNT: 25
CONDITIONS: 64 degrees and dark…perfect running weather!

WARMUP: Standard pre-run warm-up – SSH, Squats, IWs, Stretches, WMH

THE THANG: Partner up and RUN!!! Like usual, half the 4:13 Strong men took off like they were being chased. Several kept the pace up for the whole three miles and finished with sub 25:00 runs. We had four 4:13 Strong PRs this morning plus several F3 PRs. Everyone was so fast today we had five extra minutes of Mary for all!

MOLESKINE: What a great morning at The Stronghold. Thank you to the F3 PAX for strong showing and the great coffeeteria!

ANNOUNCEMENTS: Struggle 005 – still time so claim a spot. I promise The Struggle 005 patch will be your favorite patch. Earn it and wear it with pride.

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Just Warming Up

AO: westeros
Q: Shy Guy
PAX: Supernova, Young and Restless, Red Skull, Michelin Man, CubCadet, Sherlock, Vector, Right Said, Juicy J (JBowman), Detective Pikachu, Shy Guy
FNGs: None
COUNT: 11
CONDITIONS: Finally feels like fall

WARMUP: SSH ICx20
Squats ICx15
Merkins ICx10
Burpees x5
Mosey
High Knees
Worlds Greatest
Butt Kickers
Over Unders

Line Toe Taps
4 ways x2

Strides

THE THANG:
Sprints
Beginning movement:
Roll outs x4
3 point stance x3
Burpee x3
Shuffle x4
Bound jumps x3

Backwards hill runs x4

Mosey back to startex
OHC Merkins x20- shuffle
Squats x20- shuffle
Toe Tap Merkins x20 – lunge walk
Merkins x20 – bounds
Bonnie Blairs x20 – 1 leg bounds

MOLESKINE:
Lots of great mumble chatter, seemed like it was excitement about hill sprints. Pep pretended like he didn’t know all the words to the Kanye songs

ANNOUNCEMENTS:
They were announced.

COT:
Prayers for Peps job search, Detective Pikachu’s potty training his kid, my grandmothers health

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1979 – Smashing Pumpkins

AO: pain-train
Q: Chunks
PAX: Young and Restless, Pep, G-string, Cheeks, Roadkill, FLO, Squatter, Sooie, Wolfpack, Stubs, Half Lyfe, Hooters
FNGs: None
COUNT: 13
CONDITIONS: Perfect

WARMUP: Gave a 5 minute warning for the PAX to warm up.

THE THANG:

Partner Up and mosey to grab a coupon per team

Mosey to Church parking lot

Burpee Apocalypse

Round 1
Partner 1 Runs around Church Van Corral and back
Partner 2 – Shoulder Press
Switch

Round 2
Partner 1 Run
Partner 2 Tricep Ext
Switch

Round 3
Partner 1 Run
Partner 2 – Curls
Switch

Round 4
Partner 1 Run
Partner 2 – Bent Over Rows
Switch

Round 5
Partner 1 Run
Partner 2 Swings
Switch

Round 6
Partner 1 Run
Partner 2 Squats
Switch

Repeato! – Got to Round 4

Was great to see some guys pushing and racing each other back to their partners.

All of us took a mosey around the van corral and sprinted back to the coupons.

Headed back to drop off the coupons. Partner 1 took off with the coupon while Partner 2 did 5 Burpees and then caught Partner 1 to switch.

Stacked the coupons and mosey’d back to Startex

Finished up with another Burpee Apocalypse and some flutters.

MOLESKINE:

Thanks for the opportunity to lead. So excited to see how Bellevue has grown. Y’all are meeting a need. Keep up the good work HIMs.

ANNOUNCEMENTS:

Check Slack or ask Wolfpack

COT:

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Whistle Stop Tour

AO: the-castle
Q: Barney , Chunks
PAX: Steely, Brown Slip, Pep, Strutter, Mr. Pancake, hambone, Anthony, Bobby, Jason
FNGs: 3 Anthony, Bobby, Jason
COUNT: 11
CONDITIONS: Perfect

WARMUP: Burpee Apocalypse. Mosey by the pond to parking lot, commence burpee apocalypse starting at 10, down to 1, led by Chunks.

THE THANG: Q turned over to Barney, counted 1s & 2s. 100 merkins, 200 WW1, 300 squats, interrupted by 5 whistle stops of 5 burpees each. While one PAX is working, other is running up the hill to stop sign and back. Upon completion we did a mosey back to shovel and finished with 20 flutter kicks and a stargaze.

MOLESKINE:

ANNOUNCEMENTS: upcoming Bourbon Chase.

COT: fall break travel.

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The Filthy Fifty

AO: thebuffalo
Q: Strutter
PAX: The Bobs, Steely, greyalbum, Hot Route, Ultratecht, Goose, Makita (Anderson Fader), Strutter
FNGs: None
COUNT: 10
CONDITIONS:

WARMUP:
10 each IC
SSH
IW
Abe Vigodas
A short Mosey
THE THANG: Upon arrival to the parking lot, I plotted out the four corners that would become our workout areas. The four corner workouts were as follows: 1) 10 merkins IC 2) 10 SDS IC 3) 10 IC merkin complex, a different style each round. Diamond, Wide, Hand Release, Makhtar N Daiye. 4) 10 Standard Squats IC. The mode of travel between each corner varied each round. 1) Lunge Walk 2) Bernie 3) Duck Walk 4) Sprint. 5) The final round was a combo of all of the exercises and all of the modes of transportation. With an earlier than expected finish, we held Al Gores and then a repeato of the first mosey.
Mary:
10 each IC
Flutterkicks
RRRRRRRosalita
Freddie Mercury’s
Mercury Freddie’s
We finished with 20) LBCs.

MOLESKINE:

ANNOUNCEMENTS:

COT:

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You are the Mystery Q

AO: bomber
Q: Firefox , Vector, Papa Bear, CubCadet, Puzzlah, DintyMoore, Wet Wipes
PAX: Tim the Toolman
FNGs: None
COUNT: 8
QCONDITIONS: Sneakily humid

WARMUP: Stretches

THE THANG: F3 is volunteer-led. We as PAX get more out of it the more we put in. As such, the mystery Q was everyone, was on time, and was prepared to lead.

Part 1: Firefox
Run up to stop sign and down to playground. Partner up. 1 partner holds plank while holding the other partner’s feet for big boy sit-ups. 2 rounds.

Everyone does a carousel of 14 pull-ups (rotating around the circle of bars) while those waiting their turn held a plank.

Part 2: Wet Wipes
Partner runs, 3 rounds. The non-running partner did dips, hangs, and side-to-side hops.

Part 3: Puzzlah
Mosey to parking lot. 7s with carolina dry docks and iron mikes/Lt. Dans, with backwards mosey/bernie as travel.

Part 4: DintyMoore
TIGERS (6 exercises), 2 rounds

Part 5: CubCadet
Mosey to Startex. Mary (flutterkicks, LBCs, American hammers, Freddie Mercuries, hollow body hold)

MOLESKINE:
– quality mumblechatter and fellowship
– Apologies we ran out of time for Papa Bear and Vector to Q

ANNOUNCEMENTS:
– Check Slack. Lots of things. Don’t be intimidated by the quantity; encouragement to review the happenings, find one thing interesting and commit to it. Support those putting in the effort to support us and our community.

COT:
– Vector closed the ceremonies

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Links Beatdown

AO: the-knoll
Q: Wolfpack
PAX: Half Lyfe, Stubs, Derby, morning stār, AAA, Pebbles, Juicy J (JBowman), Squatter, Legos, Roadkill, Bumblebee (2.0), Link (2.0)
FNGs: None
COUNT: 13
CONDITIONS: Gloomy

WARMUP: SSH, WMH, BAC

THE THANG:
Thang 1
.8 mile mosey around neighborhood with stops for various exercises

Thang 2
DORA (Was it 100reps? 300? 200?)
Partner up and alternate running to backstop
– Merkins
– WWIIs
– Lunges

Thang 3
Infection tag!

MARY

MOLESKINE: “If you feel like you’re losing everything, remember, trees lose their leaves every year, yet they still stand tall and wait for the better days to come.” No worries if you’re losing leaves PAX, stand tall, stand strong, grow em back!

ANNOUNCEMENTS: Chili Cook Off Oct. 19

COT: Silent self reflection for all prayers said and unsaid.

Thank you for giving Link a place to lead and for treating him like an adult and leader. It’s more impactful than you may realize. Appreciate you all!

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Don’t let your partner down!

AO: thestronghold
Q: toga
PAX: Red Skull, Dan and Dave, Chunks, Decaf, Laces Out, Wham-O, Right Said, Barney, Dinky, Raisin, Shred-it, Mater, Nap Time, Speed Date, Puppy Chow, Comic Book Guy, Old Man River, Goldfish, Rocket Man, Mosh Pit, Cuties,
FNGs: None
COUNT: 22
CONDITIONS: Glorious!
WARMUP: Mosey to the gravel parking lot for standard warmarama
THE THANG: Pair up with each pair drawing one block then mosey to the parking lot across from STEM.
Rd 1: All P1 hold the block above their heads while P2 runs to the end of the lot and executes 10 merkins as a group and return to P1. Flapjack only when the whole team is ready. Repeato x3
Rd 2: Mosey to the STEM building then all P1 hold the block in a wall sit while P2 runs to the rails along the walk and execute 15 supine rows as a group and return to P1. Flapjack only when the whole team is ready. Repeato x3
Rd 3: The PAX formed up on the side of the road where P1 performs a hair burner to the other side, executes 5 merkins, and mosey back to P2 who is holding a reverse plank. Flapjack only when the whole team is ready. Repeato x3
MARY: LBCs, merkins, flutters
ANNOUNCEMENTS: The Struggle is real. See tampalibra to secure your spot and participate with the men of 4:13.
See BWood General channel for other announcements
COT: All of the jobs these men compete for will require teamwork and reliance on the man next to them. We all have to be dependable for those around us, and we took some steps towards that today.

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Quiznos

AO: atlantis
Q: Pole Dancer
PAX: Toothless, Oatmeal, Siri, DintyMoore
FNGs: None
COUNT: 5
CONDITIONS: cloudy and cool

WARMUP: 20 head turns trying to look for Subway’s car, followed by side strattle hops and a mosey to the Pizza Hut

THE THANG: Take Turns Tabata!

Each PAX took a turn picking three exercises, one for upper body, one lower body, one wild card. 2 minutes per exercise, followed by a run around the tower. Ran out of time for Dinty’s set so we finished up with a quick round of air kicks in the parking lot before 6:15.

MOLESKINE: Teach your kids to ski! Toothless’ listing goes live today!

ANNOUNCEMENTS: Actively recruiting for my Tennessee Tussle team, Octoburpee is coming up,

COT: Prayers for Subway’s alarm clock, Siri’s family juggling babies and work, Toothless for a smooth process to sell the house, and me for a good neighbor to take his place!

PLAYLIST: Siri requested Clipse, we listened to Clipse
https://open.spotify.com/album/17ScNnJ0lSWajodZaRpHdQ?si=9ZfIp6pET4KTjg4pjtcEPA

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OTB – 1,000 Reps

AO: pain-train
Q: Derby
PAX: Wolfpack, Juicy J (JBowman), Chili Dip
FNGs: None
COUNT: 4
CONDITIONS: No Rain!

WARMUP: BACs, BAC BACs, Moroccan Night Clubs, Shoulder Press, Willie Mayes Hayes, Good Mornings, SSH

THE THANG: Pair up DORA – Runner Carries Sand Bag to Play Ground for 2 Pull-ups

Partners accumulate the following:
200 Coupon Chest Press
200 Coupon Squats
200 Coupon Curls
200 WWII’s
200 Coupon Rows

Ended w/ traveling Mary. Weighted Lunges w/ each PAX calling out quantity of lunges followed by an exercise: Shoulder Press, Merkins, Mountain Climbers, WWII’s

MOLESKINE: Combatting anxiety by living in the moment.

ANNOUNCEMENTS: Many events on the calendar highlighting 10/10-12 – Men + Kids Camping Event and 10/19 – Chiliteria

COT: Prayed us out

Thank you guys for the opportunity to lead this morning!!