Month: December 2025

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[insane_train] Dora Dora Insanity

AO: insane_train
Q: Juicy J
PAX: Shakira, Piglet, Derby, Stubs, Juicy J
FNGs: None
COUNT: 5
CONDITIONS: Perfecto

WARMUP: side straddle hops, baby arm circles, backpacks, imperial walkers, stretch on your own

THE THANG: Sandbag Edition
Split into pairs
Each pair has one sandbag
One partner works while the other runs the loop
When the runner returns, switch
Pick up exactly where your partner left off
Keep rotating until all reps are complete

The Work (per pair)
Complete the following together:
• 200 Sandbag Squats – you can bear hug or shoulder
• 150 Abs
• 100 Sandbag Push Press
• 100 Sandbag Lunges (50 each leg)
• 100 Russian Twists
• If you finish early, join with other groups until we all finish together

MOLESKINE: Family traditions and reaching out to old friends

ANNOUNCEMENTS: leanpax

COT: Pray for Piglets Dads pacemaker situation and family travels. Prayer to close us out.

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Sleigh Ride

AO: titan
Q: DintyMoore
PAX: SalPal, Haggis, Strutter, Natural Ice, DintyMoore, Sherlock, Crawlspace, Chunks, Spinal Tap, Young and Restless, Space Baby, Squatter, Juicy J, Tim the Toolman, Stumbles, Tool Bit, Leonardo, Ronaldo, Ice Tea, Ice Cube, Diego, , Sticks (2.0 FNG), MVP (2.0 FNG), General (2.0 FNG), Lieutenant (2.0 FNG),
FNGs: 5 Sticks (2.0 FNG), MVP (2.0 FNG), General (2.0 FNG), Lieutenant (2.0 FNG),
COUNT: 28
CONDITIONS: Merry and Bright

WARMUP: PAX led

THE THANG:
Partner/2.0 travels while the other does Reps of each station

🎁 MAIN EVENT – “Santa’s Workshop Grinder” (30 MIN)

FORMAT

5 Stations

4-5 minutes per station

AMRAP / Laps

Kids’ reps count DOUBLE

🔴 STATION 1 – Build the Sleigh

PAX: Cinderblock Goblet Squats

Kids: Brick Squats

Score: Total team reps

🔴 STATION 2 – Deliver the Presents

Partner Run Relay

PAX carries block

Kid runs unweighted

Switch each lap

Score: Total laps

🔴 STATION 3 – Stock the Shelves

PAX: Cinderblock Overhead Press

Kids: Brick Press

Score: Total team reps

🔴 STATION 4 – Santa Sack Carry

Bear Hug Carry to pole & back

Relay style

Kids = shorter distance

Score: Completed carries

🔴 STATION 5 – Chimney Climb

PAX: Block Rows or Deadlifts

Kids: Brick Deadlifts

Score: Every 10 reps = 1 chimney

MOLESKINE: Fun workout with our 2.0s to help Santa get ready for the big night

ANNOUNCEMENTS: LeanPax, F3 AfterHours starting every second Tuesday at 7:15 @ Capital Steps, Convergence on NYD at Stronghold.

COT: 28 Pax and 2.0s with Coffeeteria at Star Bagel

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Mailbox Meleé Race + Game of 11’s

AO: the-knoll
Q: Juicy J , Juicy J
PAX: Papa Bear, Sparrow, Timber, Chunks, Natural Ice, Squatter, Étouffée, Young and Restless, FLO, Right Said, Derby, morning stār, Half Lyfe, Juicy J, Stubs, Shakira, Bumblebee
FNGs: None
COUNT: 17
CONDITIONS: Christmas Flames

WARMUP: backpacks, baby arm circles, imperial walkers.
Named the 5 core principals of F3.

THE THANG: MAILBOX MELEÈ Race.
Each mailbox: your choice. 5 merkins or 5 jump squats. ~15 mailboxes down to street and back. Stop sign finish line.
Car passes = 5 burpee penalty, (3 passes)
Truck = 10 burpees
Christmas lights = double the work
Round 2: same but hand release merkins or Toe raises
Round 1 winner: Timber
Round 2 winners: Timber & Squatter
Timber takes the prize: new F3 Ninja Ice gloves.

Game of 11’s. Burpees & WW1’s.

Circle of Abs: LBC’s, flutter kicks, box cutters, American Hammers. And more merkins to finish.

MOLESKINE: Importance of Family traditions during Christmas time.
Use New Years dead time as excuse to reach out to old friends. Start some new conversations, ask how you can pray for them. Text or call and check in on them. A lot of people are struggling out there.

ANNOUNCEMENTS: leanpax and Christmas Eve 630A workout tomorrow 2.0 friendly check slack.

COT: prayer to close us out

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Rotational Stations

AO: iron-giant
Q: Steely
PAX: hambone, Dilbert, Butterfingers, Steely
FNGs: None
COUNT: 4
CONDITIONS: 32 degree and a slight breeze

WARMUP:
25 Side-Straddle Hops IC
10 Arm-Circles Forward/Reverse IC
10 Forward hand claps IC
10 Overhead hand claps IC

THE THANG:
The PAX rotated through 8 stations of exercises(Curls, Dips, Overhead Press, Squats, Merkins, Step-Ups, Pull-Ups/ standing Rows, flutter kicks) using a Tabata timer of 1 minute per station and a 10sec rest to rotate. Then a 4 minute rest between cycles. We cycled through the stations 3 times. During the 4 minute rest PAX took a slow Mosey around the parking lot. Finished with everyone’s personal selected ab exercise.

MOLESKINE:
10 seconds to rotate wasn’t long enough

ANNOUNCEMENTS:

COT:
Dilbert and his son are headed to Indy to watch Monday night football. Safe travels!!

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THE 12 BLOCKS OF CHRISTMAS

AO: westeros
Q: Natural Ice
PAX: Sherlock, Papa Bear, Red Skull, Young and Restless, DintyMoore, Grape, Right Said, Vector, Michelin Man, bluemule, Chunks, Tim the Toolman, Natural Ice
FNGs: None
COUNT: 13
CONDITIONS: Jolly

WARMUP: SSH, Imperial Walkers, Merkins, Streeechin

THE THANG: THE 12 BLOCKS OF CHRISTMAS

• Start each round with Run Around the Block
• Perform the current day + all previous days
• Movements stack every round
Pax waiting on the 6 with SSH

Day 1 – Run Around the Block
Day 2 – 2 Block Burpees
Day 3 – 3 Block WW2 Sit-ups
Day 4 – 4 Block Overhead Presses
Day 5 – 5 Block Thrusters
Day 6 – 6 Block Bent-Over Rows
Day 7 – 7 Block Squats
Day 8 – 8 Block Curls
Day 9 – 9 Block Merkins
Day 10 – 10 Block Russian Twists
Day 11 – 11 Block Chest Presses
Day 12 – 12 Block Lunges – The last day we grabbed the coupons and ran one last time around the block and back to the start.

I clocked 2.3 miles of running and 584 calories

MOLESKINE: Do hard things – put the Weight in Weighteros

ANNOUNCEMENTS:
2.0 Work out at titan at SIX THIRTY!
New Years Day Convergence at thestronghold with a Q Hand off!

COT: Prayers for Grapes fathers health and family

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What do you mean “I’m not allowed to make you guys do burpees?!”

AO: the_eddy
Q: SalPal
PAX: Pitmaster, FLO, Motorola, Siri, Half Lyfe, Roadkill
FNGs: None
COUNT: 7
CONDITIONS: Still pissed about the no burpees bit.

WARMUP:

THE THANG: Rucked offroad to paved. ~48 minutes.

MOLESKINE: Pope Benedict XVI / Joseph Cardinal Ratzinger: “The world offers you comfort, but you were not made for comfort. You were made for greatness.” F3 is also not made for comfort. Reflect today on the ways you can, with God’s grace, translate daily personal excellence in F3 to greatness elsewhere.

ANNOUNCEMENTS: Christmas Eve beatdown, NYD convergence, check slack for details.

COT: Prayers for health, travel, hosting, Siri / Stubs and family health.

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12 Days of Christmas

AO: toratoratora
Q: Squatter
PAX: 40 Minutes, Ultratecht, Space Baby
FNGs: None
COUNT: 4
CONDITIONS: Crisp

WARMUP:
SSH
High knees
Butt-kickers
Stretches
Mosey

THE THANG: 12 Days of Christmas
1 Manmaker Burpee
2 Squat Jumps
3 Pull-ups
4 Coupon Thrusters
5 Navy Seals
6 Tricep Extensions
7 Bent-over Back Rows
8 Curls To Shoulder Press
9 Imperial Walkers
10 Mountain Climbers
11 Carolina Dry Docks
12 Christmas Burpees

Run til time

MOLESKINE:
Humility is not thinking less of yourself but thinking about yourself less and others more. Thinking about others and serving others builds community. Serving yourself builds a cult.

ANNOUNCEMENTS:
Christmas Eve workout at Titan 6:30am. Kids welcome.
New Years Day convergence at 4:13 Strong

COT:
Ended with prayer and coffee

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Stonewall Run to Negley

AO: stonewall
Q: Jason Callen (Deep Dish)
PAX: Right Said, floppydisk, Juicy J, Jason Callen (Deep Dish)
FNGs: None
COUNT: 4
CONDITIONS: 34 light breeze

WARMUP: none

THE THANG: approx 6 miler

MOLESKINE: Holiday gratitude

ANNOUNCEMENTS: LeanPax

COT: prayer to close us out

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Oh Hill no, Christmas edition

AO: the-castle
Q: Strutter
PAX: SalPal, hambone, Fabuloso, Brown Slip, Barney, Strutter, Steely, Cross-stitch, Pep, Wrong Way
FNGs: None
COUNT: 10
CONDITIONS:

WARMUP:

THE THANG:

MOLESKINE:

ANNOUNCEMENTS:

COT:

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Feeling Smoked

AO: pain-train
Q: Stubs
PAX: Roadkill, FLO, Derby, Juicy J, Stubs, Shakira
FNGs: None
COUNT: 6
CONDITIONS: chilly with a a crisp breeze

WARMUP:
SSH x15
BACs x15
BACBACs x 15
Low slow squats x10
Slow mercs x 5
WMH oyo
Mosey to get coupons

THE THANG:
Part 1
4 stations
1. Bent over Rows with coupon
2. squats with coupons
3. Dips
4. Decline mercs

Timer ran around playground track with sandbag. Rotate upon return.
Did 3 rounds of this

Part 2
4 stations
1. Dead lift with sandbag
2. LBCs
3. Step ups
4. incline mercs

Timer farmer carry coupons on path inside playground

Only able to get 1 round in

Mosey to return coupons.

Ended with 90 seconds of plank

MOLESKINE:
A small act of kindness goes a long way. It can be infectious
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
Insane Train officially launches at red caboose on Wednesday Jan 7th and every Wednesday thereafter.

COT:
Prayers and Coffee…thx FLO for the floejoe