Month: October 2025

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11s

AO: the-knoll
Q: Pebbles
PAX: Timber, The Banker, AAA, Stubs, Wolfpack, Lady Liberty, Juicy J (JBowman), Cheeks, morning stār, bumblebee, link, agent eh, Wipeout , Superstar
FNGs: 2 Wipeout , Superstar
COUNT: 15
CONDITIONS: perfect

WARMUP:
Side straddle hops
Back
Back Bacs
Don Quixote’s
Absolution
Perfect Merkins

THE THANG:
11s – absolution/Lt. Dan’s. MOT bearcrawl/politician
11s – Perfect Merkins/squats

MOLESKINE: Bear crawls are hard. Wolfpack crushed the first set. Great to have 2FNGs!

Shout at me if I missed tagging you in the back blast. Solid group this morning!

ANNOUNCEMENTS:
Chili cook-off this Sunday!

COT: Prayed for all intentions

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7’s

AO: devilsden
Q: Flash
PAX: McAfee
FNGs: None
COUNT: 2
CONDITIONS: Damn near perfect

WARMUP: None

THE THANG: 7 Kettlebell Complex: 7 Rounds, 90 Seconds Rest b/t rounds

7 Close Grips Rows
7 Goblet Cleans
7 Goblet Squats
7 Push Up + Deadlift

MOLESKINE: A wonderful morning in the gloom with McAfee. Full body kettlebell routine was just what the doctor ordered. Missed all the other usual suspects.

ANNOUNCEMENTS:

COT:

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Disciplined Ruck

AO: the-discipline
Q: hambone
PAX: Butterfingers
FNGs: None
COUNT: 2
CONDITIONS: Fall, dark

WARMUP: No

THE THANG: Ruck 2.5 miles, overhead holds

MOLESKINE: i felt like dogwater this morning. Thought I might puke on the way over. Still showed up and did stuff. Discipline.

ANNOUNCEMENTS: slack

COT: Prayers for family friends

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Figure 8s

AO: pain-train
Q: Chili Dip
PAX: Wolfpack, Derby, FLO, Sooie, Juicy J (JBowman)
FNGs: None
COUNT: 6
CONDITIONS: Perfect

WARMUP: SSH, BACS, BBACS, Merkins, squats

THE THANG: Mosey to Tennis courts.
Station 1: 8x Merkins
Station 2: Bear crawl across net
Station 3: 8x Iron Mikes (2-1)
Station 4: 8x WW2
Station 5: Burpee broad jump across net
Station 6: 8x shoulder taps (2-1)
Mosey back to parking lot
Lunging Mary-Burpee broad jumps, Merkins, WW2, etc…
Ended with 2 minute plank
MOLESKINE:
Thinking of all of the Government workers that are out of work/furloughed right now. Especially all of the families out there with a single income.
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
Sooie on deck next week!!!!!
COT: Prayed us out

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A Disney adventure

AO: middle-tooth
Q: sooner
PAX: Toothless, Oatmeal, Cowboy, Betty Ford, Choo Choo, Matador
FNGs: None
COUNT: 7
CONDITIONS: prime

WARMUP: dynamic stretching

THE THANG:
Little Merman workout (Abs)… If we grew a fishtail and had to survive, we would drown or be eaten because of our weak abs.

– dolphin kicks (50)
– butterflies (50)
– thrusters (40)
– Freddie Mercury (40)
– full leg lift (30)
– full scissor kick (30 right leg)
– WW 0.5 (20)
– WW 0.75 (20)
– WW 1.0 (20)
– frogs (10)
– lbc (10)

Beauty and the beast mode (40 second + 20 second tabatta)
– pull ups
– pushups
4 sets each

Robin Hood and his merry men of Sherwood Forest
– plank circle
– lap
– plank circle
– lap
– plank circle
– lap
– plank circle
– lap
– plank circle
– lap

MOLESKINE: really impressive lyrical knowledge

ANNOUNCEMENTS: octoburpee, need a better showing at night moves, Tennessee tussle, it’s fall break, check slack

COT: travelers, changing of the season

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MURPH

AO: the-knoll
Q: Pebbles
PAX: Timber, G-string, Derby, AAA, Wolfpack, Étouffée, Juicy J (JBowman)
FNGs: None
COUNT: 8
CONDITIONS: Perfect – cool and clear

WARMUP:
Bacs
Bac Bacs
Slow squats
Stretch OYO – mission statement and 5-core principals stated
Merkins

THE THANG: MURPH
1 mile run, 100 pull ups, 200 merkins, 300 squats, 1 mile run.

MOLESKINE:
Fantastic work Pax. The level of conditioning of The Knoll has improved so much in the last year. We finished a freakin Murph as a group in 35 minutes. That’s elite level.
Special props to G-string for leveling up with a 30# vest and Malibu for crushing it on his return from a long break.

Missed you El Capitan and morning stār!

ANNOUNCEMENTS:
Chili cookoff this Sunday!

COT:
As my kids get older it’s been hard for me to let go and realize they are capable of more responsibility.

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I Must (Fall) Break You

AO: iiipillars
Q: princessaurora
PAX: Swiffer, Black Lung, gov’t mule, Grape, Shania, wardas1, Two Face, Will Norton, Haggis, YumYum, Lagniappe, Sandman, Wax
FNGs: 1 Wax
COUNT: 14
CONDITIONS: Cool and clear.

WARMUP:

Mosey to field.
– SSH
– LBAC
– Imperial Walkers
– Frankensteins
– Windmills

THE THANG:

With fall break right around the corner for St. Paul, today’s workout was inspired by the many destinations where many in our community will be spending the next few days.

BEACH
Beach bod prep!
11s on the field
HRMs / Crab Walk across field / Star(fish) Jumps / High Knees back*

*both modes of travel modified to running after fifth round

MOUNTAINS
Get ready for the ascent!
For 10 minutes:
– Mountain Climbers x 10 (2ct)
– Sprint up Mt. Liddell
– Plant your Flag – early progression exercise for the Human Flag: side plank w hip abduction x 10 each side)

DOLLYWOOD
Enjoy the thrills and all the steps in between!
10 reps each in cadence followed by a lap around the track:
– Hello Dollys
– BoxLinecutter
– (Hollow Body) Rockin Roadway
– Lumberjack (Leg) Lifts
– American Hammers

STAYING IN TOWN
Hang out and rest!
Grab a partner. P1 performs dead hang for max time while P2 planks/front-leaning rest. Swap as necessary during six-minute window.

Mosey back to flag.

MOLESKINE:

What a beautiful morning and wonderful crew to work out with today. Tclaps to Grape for the speaker backup so we could all enjoy the Rocky IV soundtrack after my speaker wouldn’t charge.

A hearty welcome (after a heartfelt introduction) to Andrew Maroda (FNG Wax). May we all be mindful of how we are designed for community and grateful for this particular way through which we can experience it. Let us also approach it with intention.

ANNOUNCEMENTS:

F3 Dads: Green Hills Park, Saturday, 10/25 at 0900. Bring any/all of your kids for a fun, family-friendly workout.

COT:

Praises for successful software implementation for Formica’s company

Prayers for AFib’s daughter as well as Lagniappe’s daughter’s friend in the midst of their cancer diagnoses.

Pleasure as always. Go Tigers.

PA out

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Penultimate Run

AO: thestronghold
Q: Barney
PAX: SalPal, Decaf, Right Said, Chunks, Barney, Brown Slip, Salami, Dantana, Cuties, Dinky, Mosh Pit, Speed Date, Go Fish, Comic Book Guy, Old Man River, Mater, Shred It, Raisin
FNGs: None
COUNT: 18
CONDITIONS: Crisp & clear

WARMUP: Led by Raisin: SSH, Squats, IW, Stretch, WMH

THE THANG: 3 miles on a crisp morning. Early finishers picked up the six or reentered the circle for Burpees & Squats from 10 down to 1 followed by various planks, including alternating leg/arm raised planks.

MOLESKINE: PR set by Raisin: 18:41

ANNOUNCEMENTS: Career Fair & Signing Day next week followed by The Struggle.

COT: Prayed for injuries, families, and safe return of Red Skull.

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Birthday CTF

AO: the-castle
Q: hambone
PAX: Chunks, Space Baby, Squatter, Butterfingers, Dilbert, Hipster, Fabuloso, Steely, Livin’ On A Prayer, Barney, Strutter, SalPal
FNGs: None
COUNT: 13
CONDITIONS: just right to play CTF

WARMUP: lol no. Listen to the instructions. If you don’t, be on a team with hambone or make sure you’re listening to the instructions on the card.

THE THANG:
1. North vs South (side of the shovel flag)
2. Teams have 20 minutes to hide the 80lb sandbag in their territory (200 burpee penalty for all team members if all any team members are late getting back).
3. Each team member must touch the bag after it is placed / hidden (no slackers).
4. Bag must travel between .6 and .8 miles before placement.
5. After 20 minutes, teams switched sides and went to find the bag(s). First team back wins.
6. 200 burpee late penalty (not enforced)

MOLESKINE:
Congrats to the South for hiding the bag with camo and fooling the North-siders. Each man got over 3 miles of running / walking. Many thanks to the South team for making a strong effort to retrieve the bag where we failed.

ANNOUNCEMENTS: check Slack

COT: Thankful for 38 trips around the Sun. Let’s make this next one even better.

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Iron Laps

AO: iron-giant
Q: hambone
PAX: Butterfingers
FNGs: None
COUNT: 2
CONDITIONS: October-y

WARMUP: 400m job

THE THANG:

3 rounds of:
100M sled push, 400M run

Kettlebell Complex of 10 minutes with 5 swings and 10 squats on the minute every minute. Don’t put the bell down.

12 rounds of heavy kettlebell holds for 30 seconds

MOLESKINE: Even the iron giants can run.

The sled isn’t so bad when you can break it up with a run.

ANNOUNCEMENTS:

COT:

It is a “line” of trust.