Author: F3 Nashville Backblasts

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Cones and Toys

AO: atlantis
Q: Wolfpack
PAX: Toothless, CubCadet, Schnauzer, DintyMoore, Pole Dancer
FNGs: None
COUNT: 6
CONDITIONS: Fall… is that you???

WARMUP: Mosey around the park and back to the flag for some shoulder warm ups and OYO GMAs/WMHs

THE THANG:
3 exercises. 4 sets each. 40 second work. 20 second rest.

Round 1
– Cindy Shoulder Presses
– Reverse Snow Angels
– Weighted Lunges

1 lap around parking lot

Round 2
– Merkins
– Palms Up Cable Pulls
– Single Leg Kickstand Deadlifts

Jog to baby Pizza Hut

Bonus round!
– Dips
– Mountain Summits (Gonna rename these to Everests)

Jog back to flag. ALL IN!

MOLESKINE: With school coming back the “Can you help me with my homework?” requests have begun. Really has made me start thinking again on how much our kids rely on us to help set routines and offer our support. So just a quick reminder that there are those that rely on us and it’s important to try and think ahead on what we can do for them, whether that’s our kids, significant others, co-workers, friends, and even ourselves.

ANNOUNCEMENTS: Lots coming in September!

COT: Silent reflection for prayers both said and unsaid.

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Til the Night Closes In

AO: greenmachine
Q: Hipster
PAX: moneyshot, gov’t mule, Sherlock, Focker, Cowboy, FeelTheBerns, Black Lung, Hanes, t-cell, Triple Pane, Michelin Man, Legal Eagle, Peabody, None
FNGs: 1 None
COUNT: 14
CONDITIONS: Smooth

WARMUP: Mosey to the 50, standard warmup fair

THE THANG:

12 Days of Fitmas

PAX assemble in the end zone
Start with Day 1 – 1 rep of the designated day 1 movement, followed by a hard run to the other endzone, and a mosey back
Day 2 – 2 reps of designated day 2 movement, plus 1 rep of day 1 movement, endzone run and back

…and so forth til we get through all 12 days/rounds.

1 Burpee
2 Merkin Plank Jacks
3 4-count mountain climbers
4 merkins
5 4 count seal claps
6 Dry Docks
7 Iron Mikes
8 Prisoner Squats
9 SSH
10 WWI
11 Star Jumps
12 Diamond Merkins

The PAX had a fair showing with Name That Tune for the Yacht Rock playlist, resulting in only 6 bonus burpies to finish us out after some Mary back at startex.

MOLESKINE:

ANNOUNCEMENTS: Upcoming TN Tussle, happy 7th to Black Lung, upcoming F3 Nashville anniversary and 9/11 convergence, check Slack

COT: greatful to be able to lead this morning, thanks for having me Greenmachiners

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Miles and Smiles

AO: the-discipline
Q: hambone
PAX: hambone
FNGs: None
COUNT: 1
CONDITIONS: Kinda cool, nice sunrise

WARMUP: stretch it out a bit–don’t wanna pull those creamy hamstrings.

THE THANG: 3.51 miles total

Warm up lap

Light jog through the park and the neighborhood. Walk every 2ish minutes. Put some effort for the last 1.5 miles.

COT: No circle, only a dot. Next step.

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Summer Is Over!

AO: titan
Q: Grape
PAX: Tim the Toolman, Spinal Tap, Good Morning America, Pep, Old Maid, bluemule, Right Said, Crawlspace
FNGs: None
COUNT: 9
CONDITIONS: warm, yet cool

WARMUP: SSH, LBAC F and R, Michael Phelps

THE THANG: 12 reps per grade, run after finishing a grade, escalator on exercises (i.e. 2nd grade is exercises for 1st and 2nd), wait for 6 after run (attempt to increase mumble chatter)

1- SSH
2- Ukrainian Hammers
3- Merkins
4- mountain climbers
5- E2K (LBC)
6- Reverse lunges
7- IYT
8- squats
9- Original burpees
10- V ups
11- E2K (Peter Parker)
12- Reverse burpees

MOLESKINE: lots of talk about smoking today

ANNOUNCEMENTS: meet at iiiPillars next week instead of Titan!

COT: prayers for patience

:grapes:

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Tortoise & Hare, episode 4

AO: thestronghold
Q: Red Skull
PAX: Crawlspace, Right Said, Michelin Man, Hair Band, Chunks, Natural Ice, hambone, SalPal (retired), bluemule, Focker, Judy, Decaf, DintyMoore, Spammer (Charlotte), Speed Walker, Baby Boy, Light Weight, Five Points, Temper Tantrum, Unc, Skid Mark, Long Way, Trajectory
FNGs: None
COUNT: 24
CONDITIONS: Unbelievable beautiful mid-August morning – 68 degrees and a break in the humidity.

WARMUP: Standard pre-run warmup – SSH, HBWs, Squats, Leg Stretches, WMH OYO.

THE THANG: Find your Pace Partner and RUN!! Congrats to Judy and Focker for bringing their group in with a PR two weeks in a row! We had a total of 4 PRs this morning among the 4:13 Strong men. Thank you to my F3 brothers for such a strong showing and for being so encouraging.

MOLESKINE:

ANNOUNCEMENTS: 9/11 Convergence, The Struggle on 11/1, Tennessee Tussle on 11/9

COT: Prayers for focus, strength and endurance.

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Sandlot to celebrate Bumble bees 9th birthday

AO: the-knoll
Q: morning stār
PAX: AAA, Timber, The Banker, Malibu, Sooie, El Capitan, morning stār, Buble bee (2.0; Q), Iowa (2.0), Samwise (2.0), Tonks (2.0), Fish buscuit (2.0), Smoltz (2.0)
FNGs: None
COUNT: 13
CONDITIONS: starting to get dark and cool

WARMUP: motivators from 9 down

THE THANG:
Split into teams and play baseball.
– strike out = 3 pushups
– bench warmers alternate between step ups and erkins
– modify up as desired

MOLESKINE:
– Appreciare the PAX encouragement of Bumble bee in his first Q and his 9th birthday.
– Really cool to see how much he’s picked up from participating and watching us do this every week for a year.
– The “task master” part of me wanted to put more pressure on him to make the BD a certain way … thankfully I was able to be aware of that and ease back and let him make it his own and adjust as needed.

ANNOUNCEMENTS:
– round 2 of birthday Q on Thursday
– 1 year anniversary of the brig in Franklin tomorrow
– See slack for the rest

COT:
– Bumble bee shared that he’s noticed that because he sees myself and his mom taking care of our bodies in how we move/exercise and how we eat it inspires him to do the same. Message to the dads: your actions have a deep impact on how your kids grow and how they see what could be done.
– Ended in personal reflection on a gratitude and a need followed by a prayer.

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Back to School!

AO: iiipillars
Q: Grape
PAX: LorelaiG, Harbaugh, Swiffer, Pep, Black Lung, princessaurora, Haggis, Two Face, Zelenskyy, Foot Drop, Tackle Box, gov’t mule, t-cell, Formica, Howitzer, Moneyball
FNGs: 1 Moneyball
COUNT: 17
CONDITIONS: it’s getting darker

WARMUP: SSH, LBAC F + R, Michael Phelps

THE THANG: 10 reps per grade, run after finishing a grade, escalator on exercises (i.e. 1st grade is exercises for 1st and Kindergarten), wait for 6 after run (attempt to increase mumble chatter)

K- SSH
1- LBC (2 count)
2- OH Press
3- Squats
4- WW1
5- Iron Mikes (2 count)
6- American Hammers (2 count)
7- Merkins
8- Mountain Climbers (2 count)
9- Burpees
10- Reverse lunges (2 count)
11- Dry docks
12- 8 count body builders

MOLESKINE: glad we all graduated!

COT: prayers for Pep with his project, PA for Anders and his parents, and all the kids headed back to school

:grapes:

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Back to School

AO: toratoratora
Q: Grape
PAX: 40 Minutes, Ultratecht, Giving Tree, Hot Route, The Bobs, Squatter (F3 Muletown), Invictus
FNGs: None
COUNT: 8
CONDITIONS: cooler than recently

WARMUP: SSH, LBAC

THE THANG: 10 reps per grade, run after finishing a grade, escalator on exercises (i.e. 1st grade is exercises for 1st and Kindergarten), wait for the 6 after run (attempt to increase mumble chatter)

K- SSH
1- LBC (2 count)
2- OH Claps
3- WW1
4- Squats
5- Iron Mikes (2 count)
6- American Hammers (4 count)
7- Merkins
8- Pull ups
9- Burpees
10- Reverse lunges (2 count)
11- Dry docks
12- 8 count body builders (didn’t make it here, couldn’t graduate)

ANNOUNCEMENTS: Sounds like there’s some concert and a fish fry coming up

COT: prayers for Invictus and their third child, the Bobs and his son, Squatter and his dad, and other quiet intentions

:grapes:

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Scavernger Pain train style

AO: pain-train
Q: The Banker , Cheeks, FLO, G-string, Siri, Sooie, voucher, Wolfpack
PAX: Cheeks, FLO, G-string, Siri, Sooie, voucher, Wolfpack
FNGs: None
COUNT: 8
CONDITIONS: Perfect

WARMUP: Good morning, stretching, slow merkins, slow squats

THE THANG: 5 stations 5 burpees buy-in for each
1. Suicide at Tennis Courts 3 ea
2. 200 squat jumps at football field
3. 100 Pull-ups at 9 square
4. 100 Floor to ceilings behind stage
5. Lap around plus 100 flutter kicks

MOLESKINE:

ANNOUNCEMENTS:

COT: choose to be grateful even when it doesn’t seem like reason to.