Month: March 2026

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Grow School! Emotional Headlocking

Date: 2026-03-14 AO: 1stf Q: Derby PAX: Juicy J, Shakira, Piglet, Hair Band, SalPal, Puzzlah, Salami, Squatter FNGs: None COUNT: 9 CONDITIONS: Perfect!
WARMUP: SSH, BACs, BACBACs, WMH, Runners Stretch, PE Stretch
Credo, Mission Statement, 5 Core Principals (Burpees/Merkins)
THE THANG: Starting w/ Merkins PAX then carries weight ~25 yards and back then adds in the following exercise and repeats until they’ve added all 5 exercises into a set. Once complete PAX knocks out 25 WWII’s then starts back at the top.
10 Merkins 10 SB Rows 10 SB Squats 10 SB Curl w/ Overhead Press 10 SB Burpees
After completing 3 Sets of the above, half of PAX held Planks while the other half carried weight to/from Stage (2x)
Ended w/ 25 Merkins to ensure we hit our Merkin Madness Quota for the day.
MOLESKINE: Challenged PAX to find a moment to be intentional and check in with significant other or someone close to them. Goal is to listen and provide emotional support as needed. I’ve personally lagged in this department as I’ve fallen into the typical male trap of fixing not listening which was all my M needed in the end.
ANNOUNCEMENTS: Check Slack but to highlight a few: March Merkin Madness, f3nashville.slack.com/team/U06KPV4RRAT Murder Mystery, Chunks 50 Mile Relay, Wolfpack Holy Smokers, Juicy J Classic Downtown Marathon in the works
COT: Prayers for continued strength in relationships and f3nashville.slack.com/team/U020QR7192Q‘s EH discussion with PAX
PLAYLIST: Offspring Pandora!
Appreciate you all coming out to Bellevue and giving me the opportunity to lead! You all got after it today!
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Grow School! Emotional Headlocking

Date: 2026-03-14 AO: pain-train Q: Derby PAX: Hair Band, Salami, SalPal, Shakira, Juicy J, Piglet, Puzzlah, Squatter FNGs: None COUNT: 9 CONDITIONS: Perfect!
WARMUP: SSH, BACs, BACBACs, WMH, Runners Stretch, PE Stretch
Credo, Mission Statement, 5 Core Principals (Burpees/Merkins)
THE THANG: Starting w/ Merkins PAX then carries weight ~25 yards and back then adds in the following exercise and repeats until they’ve added all 5 exercises into a set. Once complete PAX knocks out 25 WWII’s then starts back at the top.
10 Merkins 10 SB Rows 10 SB Squats 10 SB Curl w/ Overhead Press 10 SB Burpees
After completing 3 Sets of the above, half of PAX held Planks while the other half carried weight to/from Stage (2x)
Ended w/ 25 Merkins to ensure we hit our Merkin Madness Quota for the day.
MOLESKINE: Challenged PAX to find a moment to be intentional and check in with significant other or someone close to them. Goal is to listen and provide emotional support as needed. I’ve personally lagged in this department as I’ve fallen into the typical male trap of fixing not listening which was all my M needed in the end.
ANNOUNCEMENTS: Check Slack but to highlight a few: March Merkin Madness, The Merchant Murder Mystery, Chunks 50 Mile Relay, Wolfpack Holy Smokers, Juicy J Classic Downtown Marathon in the works
COT: Prayers for continued strength in relationships and Hair Band’s EH discussion with PAX
PLAYLIST: Offspring Pandora!
Appreciate you all coming out to Bellevue and giving me the opportunity to lead! You all got after it today!
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Chunks Q

Date: 2026-03-14 AO: the-castle Q: Chunks PAX: Chunks, Strutter, Butterfingers, Space Baby, Fabuloso, Cross-stitch, hambone, Horizon, Pep, Pack rat (NWInd) FNGs: None COUNT: 10 CONDITIONS:
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Celebrating 56 Years Young

Date: 2026-03-13 AO: bomber Q: Vector PAX: Pep, Firefox, Tim the Toolman, Squatter, Sherlock, Title Max FNGs: None COUNT: 7 A tradition unlike any other . . . no, not the Masters. A Vector Birthday Q. This was the 9th one, which is crazy. I can’t seem to get rid of you HIMs.
For the theme, after some careful, thoughtful feedback (?criticism) from Michelin Man about branching out my playlists to, I don’t know< decades other than the 1980s, I opted to go with a playlist so new, you're afraid to park it in a downtown Nashville parking garage for fear of that first door dent. Despite what Natural Ice might say . . .
CONDITIONS: Cool (like the playlist)
WARMUP: For the 9th year in a row, SSH x my new age. (Some looks on the PAX faces of "Damn, why's he gotta be so old." LBAC x 11 (i.e. 5+6), Overhead Presses x 11, Seal Claps (complete with the porcelain bark c/o Title Max) x 11, RLBAC x 11, WMH and GM OHO, and Imperial Walkers x 11
THE THANG: After a side mosey to pay our respects to the now demolished McCabe playground (RIP pull up bars), back to the hill for
#1 5+6s (aka 11s) — squats at bottom; merkins at top
Then mosey to upper lot for #2 6 stations – do 56 reps of exercises (Mountain Climbers, Iron Mikes, BB sit-ups, Star Jumps, Shoulder Taps, and as a party gift, an exercise of your choice). Then 5 burpees just 'cause.
Mosey to startex for #3 DIDs (28 dips, 14 incline merkins, 14 decline merkins) x 2
Mary with Flutter Kicks, Hello Dollys, Leg Raises, and ending with 56 LBCs
ANNOUNCEMENTS: – Murder Mystery Party tomorrow – Holy Smokers — check Slack
COT: – Prayers for Title Max’s little girl, my kids traveling abroad, and all of the PAX coming and going for Spring Break – Thankful for all of the PAX for making me better each time I am out. Apologies Tim the Toolman for the profanity in the songs – you know the kids these days and their cursing.
PLAYLIST: – Private – The Neigbourhood – Dracula – Tame Impala – As Alive As You Need Me to Be – NIN – Glide – Neiked and Portugal, the Man – Basic Being Basic – Djo – Sex, Drugs, Etc. – Beach Weather – Opalite – Taylor Swift – Ready, Steady, Go! – Harry Styles – Your Direction – Goose – Distorted Light Beam – Bastille – Lost in Space – Foster the People – mangetout – Wet Leg
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Block Party

Date: 2026-03-13 AO: thestronghold Q: tampalibra PAX: Shocker (Mark Holmes), Pearl (Jonathan Halter), Young and Restless, Decaf, Chunks, Red Skull, Tinkertoy, Ginger, Barney, Winger (Bill Diebenow), hambone, Groot, Mater, Grimes, Angry Bird, Turkey, Puff Puff, Holy Water, Hot Topic, T-bone, Cheez Whiz FNGs: None COUNT: 22 CONDITIONS: Windy
WARMUP: SSH x 50, Squat x 10, LBACF x 10, LBACR x 10, Air Press x 50
THE THANG: Rep scheme: 10 + mosey, 10 + 20 + mosey, 10 + 20 + 30 + mosey…up to 50 and then start dropping reps from the bottom
10: We’re not worthy 20: Thruster 30: 4-count flutter 40: HR Merkin 50: Block curls
Mode of transpo -> Burpee broad jump Mode of transp <- Lt. Dan
MOLESKINE: Prayers for strength and perseverance, shut out the negative voices (internal and external), court dates, etc. Stay focused!
ANNOUNCEMENTS: Chunks 50k Struggle: Endure
PLAYLIST: Heavy breathing
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3 Dudes Having a Good Time

Date: 2026-03-12 AO: the-knoll Q: Pebbles PAX: Juicy J, Half Lyfe FNGs: None COUNT: 3 CONDITIONS: Shockingly Cold and Windy
WARMUP: Side Straddle Hops Don Quixote’s Cherry Pickers Slow Squats
THE THANG: Circle up for station work. Rotated thru stations while one pax ran for appox 1min as the timer. Sandbag was available to level up. Exercises completed: Pull Ups WWIIs Squats Merkins WWIs Step Ups Mike Tyson’s Iron Mike’s Dips
MOLESKINE: 3 brave men showed up in the dark and cold. Humbled that they did.
ANNOUNCEMENTS: Check Slack.
COT: We talked about moderation. As men we are wired to push and persevere. Our challenge is to practice the virtue of temperance and moderate our efforts so we’re effective and don’t burn out.
The season of Lent in the Church is a great way to practice this virtue.
PLAYLIST: Pop music
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Make Sandbags Great Again

Date: 2026-03-11 AO: titan Q: Natural Ice PAX: Pep, Tim the Toolman, Sherlock, Title Max, Papa Bear, Natural Ice, Radish FNGs: None COUNT: 7 CONDITIONS: Soggy but not too soggy
WARMUP: SSH for my man Pep we did 30, because I am mean. Some Stretching some Hill Billies, Some Merkins
THE THANG: Make Sandbags Great Again! Pax formed a circle and performed Merkins until the timer ran out. The timer consisted of each member of the Pax performing 5 sandbag burpees. Once all of the burpees had been paid we ran a little loop.
Rinse and Repeat, but Pax could swap out the 5 sandbag burpees with 10 goblet squats. The resting exercises also rotated with varies forms of mery as well as incline merkins.
MOLESKINE: Do Hard Things!
ANNOUNCEMENTS: So many! The Merchant Murder Mystery this saturday!
COT: Praying for Title Maxs family and his new born daughter to have a speedy and safe recovery!
PLAYLIST: David Bowies hits in his various forms
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Spring 2026

Date: 2026-03-12 AO: atlantis Q: Esposa PAX: Oatmeal, SalPal, Title Max, sooner, Subway, Pole Dancer FNGs: None COUNT: 7 the perfect number CONDITIONS: Windy
WARMUP: Broga/dynamic movement
THE THANG: 4 Corners Mental Health Lap MHL Corner 1 Thursters Corner 2 25 Merkins Corner 3 50 American Hammers Corner 4 25 drop squats
MHL 2 1 25 Tricep extension 2 25 Merkins 3 50 Freddy Mercs 4 25 Walk Lunge ?
MHL 3 Oatmeal can’t shoot 1 25 curls for the girls 2 25 merkins 3 25 V ups 4 25 iron Mike/ Apollo onos
MHL 2 1 Man Makers 25 2 25 merkins 3 50 moutain climbers 4 sumo squats 50
Those who brought block did not do 5 merkins. 5 more just for fun and 10 merkins to end it. #merkin madness complete 120 friends
MOLESKINE: Title Max reversed engineered alien power steering go a rocket. Seville has Morrish architecture
ANNOUNCEMENTS: Grow School 6am Bellevue, The Merchant murder mystery. Impossible mile Focker , plank April Grape
COT: SalPal travels and prayers for baby Aurora Title Max
PLAYLIST: mumble Chatter
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Capital tour

Date: 2026-03-10 AO: after-hours Q: Strutter PAX: Horizon, Chunks, Strutter FNGs: None COUNT: 3 CONDITIONS: A beating evening.
WARMUP: A short mosey to the top of the Capital steps….
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Run #1

Date: 2026-03-10 AO: tortoise-and-hare Q: Red Skull PAX: Right Said, Crawlspace, Chunks, Pearl (Jonathan Halter), SalPal, Barney, Young and Restless, Decaf, Angry Bird, FNG 1, FNG 2, FNG 3, FNG 4, FNG 5, FNG 6, FNG 7, FNG 8 FNGs: 8 FNG 1, FNG 2, FNG 3, FNG 4, FNG 5, FNG 6, FNG 7, FNG 8 COUNT: 18 CONDITIONS: Dark, damp and perfect running temps
WARMUP: Standard pre-run warm-up: SSH, Squats, IWs, Stretches, WMHs
THE THANG: Find a partner who knows the course and RUN!!! This is one of the faster classes that we have seen in a while. The fastest time was 24:30 and the slowest time was 37:40. It looks like we will have a lot of time for post-run burpees with this class!
ANNOUNCEMENTS: The annual 4:13 Strong fundraising dinner will be on Thursday, April 9, 6p-8p. There is an F3 tables so if you would like to attend, let me know and I will get you registered.
COT: Prayers for focus and the ability to identify and overcome distractions and obstacles.