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The Knoll

Date: 2026-09-03 AO: The Knoll Q: The Banker , PAX: morning stār, The Banker, Half Lyfe, Étouffée, AAA, Bumblebee FNGs: None COUNT: 6 CONDITIONS: Fine morning
WARMUP: stretching and jogging, work a little bit of calisthenics
THE THANG: Dora- partner does a 25 yard MOT of choice down and back while other partner is getting reps.
MOT’s : Bear crawl, crab walk, lunges, burpee broad jumps, politicians, duck walk
Exercise: 100 Merkins, 200 WWII’s, 300 flutter kicks, 200 squat jumps
MARY: Stretches and personal shares
MOLESKINE: I’m very tired and sore, had to be willing to adapt the plan
ANNOUNCEMENTS: next Wednesday at Tailgate Brewery, get together with families
COT: prayers
PLAYLIST:
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The Knoll

Date: 2026-09-01 AO: The Knoll Q: The Banker , PAX: The Banker, Timber, Pebbles, Sooie, Juicy J, AAA FNGs: None COUNT: 6 CONDITIONS: Fooled us with some dry wonderful conditions and then the steam machine turned on.
WARMUP: A few SSH, slow merkins, slow squats, stretching
THE THANG: Wurph not to be confused with its cousin Murph 1 mile run, 10 rounds of 10 burpees, 20 dips, 30 squats each. Set the timer for 1 min and 45 sec each round, finished with another mile run.
MARY: no time
MOLESKINE: I recently watched the movie Young Washington, which you can watch on the Angel app, and found it to be a very good movie. It was centered around George Washington’s younger years and highlighted some of his early challenges, particularly around his stubbornness and inexperience. I enjoyed seeing and reflecting on my own mistakes and my own shortcomings and how to think about channeling that into wisdom and understanding that comes from defeats. You never know what lies on the other side of defeat, and as long as you don’t quit or give up, you give yourself a chance for amazing things. Disclaimer: It’s pretty gory and graphic in parts, so it might not be suitable for young children, but my older boys enjoyed it as well.
ANNOUNCEMENTS: See general channel
COT: Prayers were said
PLAYLIST:
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Nothing Guaranteed but Death, Taxes, & Sandbags

Date: 2026-09-02 AO: Insane Train Q: El Capitan , PAX: Siri, Roadkill, Choo Choo, Argggg, Bulldog, El Capitan, Juicy J, 2 a dayz, @OfficerDangle FNGs: None COUNT: 9 CONDITIONS: clear, mid-70s
WARMUP:
Stretch Sesh Motivators 5x
THE THANG:
Mosey sand bags to middle school front benches.
At benches, 30x dips, 30x decline merkins, 30x elevated crunches.
Then mosey to tennis courts.
Pax line up along fence with bags.
Sandbag MOT Suicides
Round 1 – First court & back: bag toss – Second court & back: murder bunnies – Third court & back: overhead carry
Interlude along fence: 7x Slow Squats, 6x Inch Worms, 5x Good Mornings
Round 2 – First court & back: Lunges – Second court & back: Goblet Toss – Third court & back: front load carry
Interlude along fence: 7x Slow Squats, 6x Inch Worms, 5x Good Mornings
Interlude #2: 30x Bench Press, 30x Bagged WW2s, 30x Plus-size prom Dates (a Roadkill special request :joy:)
Round 3 Unbagged suicides, all three courts.
Return to playground parking lot.
MOLESKINE:
Find something you enjoy / want to do that also requires patience and endurance (a hobby, a home project, a health commitment). We’re so prone to seek the easy way out or the path of least resistance – that’s human. But practicing stick-to-it-ness does something to our souls that makes us better men. 
Start with something you really want to do but may be hesitant to commit to. For me, it’s reading a really long classic novel or climbing a difficult route at the gym. It’s gonna suck sometimes but there’s a joy in pushing through the struggle to the end. Take the lessons learned from this experience and apply it to other areas of your life where giving up is easy.
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
westside-wednesday returns 09/09 at Tailgate Brewery! I will try to be there with the fam. Come on out!
Free entry for Titans 5k in Brentwood (thank you Juicy J !) at the end of the month – see post on slack for details.
Go Ruck is putting on several rucking events in the next few weeks across the country. Choo Choo is headed down to ATL for one in the next few weeks. “It’s gonna suck!”
COT:
Closed out with prayers for the people of Nepal, then enjoyed some fellowship + Mtn. Mojo :coffee:
Grateful for the opportunity to lead y’all this morning!
:el-capitan:
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Line Hopping

Date: 2026-09-01 AO: Tire Station Q: Steely , PAX: Horizon, Locksmith, One Inch, Happy Trees, Butterfingers, Splitter, Steely FNGs: None COUNT: 7 CONDITIONS: Decent
WARMUP:see photos
THE THANG:see photos
MARY: We Mary’d for time going around having the PAX choose a exercise
MOLESKINE:
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
COT: We were able to name our second time FNG Keith – aka One-Inch. One-Inch’s M is expected, prayers him and others in our PAX
PLAYLIST: NONE
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Smokeboots

Date: 2026-09-02 AO: Smokeboots Q: Focker , PAX: Focker, ATM, Dr Seuss, Fortran, Donkey Hammer, Cowboy, Beer Run, moneyshot, Down Under, Tinkertoy FNGs: None COUNT: 10 CONDITIONS: sweat inducing
WARMUP: running
THE THANG: running
MARY: we didn’t ask their names, so unsure if we saw Mary
MOLESKINE: great convos
ANNOUNCEMENTS: none
COT: had to be there
PLAYLIST: heavy breathing
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[After Hours] After Hours Now 33% Better!

Date: 2026-09-01 AO: After Hours Q: Strutter , PAX: Choo Choo, Strutter, Goose, Flipper FNGs: COUNT: 4 CONDITIONS: SWEATY! WARMUP: 20 SSH 20 IW 10 WMs THE THANG: Mosey to the parking garage. 1 round of exercise per floor. Climb 1 flight of stairs after each exercise. Mosey down the ramp back to the base of the stairs. Exercise: A- 5) Burpees B- 10) merkins C- 20) squats D-25) CDDs. E- 40) LBCs The order: A, up 1, down ramp. A, up 1, B, up 1, down 2 ramps. A, up 1, B, up 1, C, up 1, down 3 ramps. A, up 1. B, up 1. C, up 1, D, up 1, down 4 ramps. A, up 1. B, up 1. C, up 1, D, up 1, down 4 ramps, E at the base of the stairs. Mosey back to start. Stop on the way for wall sits, w/ air press, and ankle taps. Mosey to wall for 10 step ups each leg.
MARY: 10 Box Cutters IC 10 Cutter Boxes IC MOLESKINE: Thankful to see this AO continue to grow. ANNOUNCEMENTS: Spartan race sign-ups. Check Slack COT: Squatter family. Six-shooter job. Unspoken. PLAYLIST:
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Cruel Hall

Date: 2026-08-28 AO: Cruel Hall Q: Esposa , PAX: Fortran, Pedialyte, EZ-Go, Esposa FNGs: None COUNT: 4 CONDITIONS:
WARMUP:
THE THANG:
MARY:
MOLESKINE: Esposa, update at your leisure…
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
COT:
PLAYLIST:
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III Pillars

Date: 2026-09-01 AO: III Pillars Q: princessaurora , PAX: Shania, Harbaugh, Swiffer, Tackle Box, Go Fish, LorelaiG, Two Face, Grape, princessaurora, YumYum, Seoul Man, Wax, Cover Girl, Belly Up, Paw Patrol, Miss Cleo FNGs: 1 Miss Cleo COUNT: 16 CONDITIONS: Dark and stormy in the North Atlantic
WARMUP: LBAC etc
THE THANG: We searched for the wreckage of the Titanic…and found it thanks to Argo!
MARY: none
COT: Prayers for many people hurting and broken
PLAYLIST: Nautical themed
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Middle Tooth

Date: 2026-09-01 AO: Middle Tooth Q: Pep , PAX: Pep, Betty Ford, DrRupp, Topanga (Scott), Toothless, Cowboy FNGs: None COUNT: 6 CONDITIONS: Muggy and dark
WARMUP: Those who hc’d held plank while the non-HC were the timer and did five burpees.
THE THANG: Dora – 1, 2, 3 go Dora – timer: run from on second base to the other second base across the field – Exercises – 100 hand release mericans – 200 windshield wipers – 300 squat jump (slap the ground like wojo of duke fame) – 11’s at side of school – burpees + wwi
MARY:
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
– Brews day at melrose pub – Eat at melrose pub on Oct 21, show flyer, and portion of ticket goes towards 413
COT: – toothless child coming in next four weeks – Toothless child is scooting around (slowly getting to putting weight in hip)
PLAYLIST: Drrupp’s country americana
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Westeros

Date: 2026-08-31 AO: Westeros Q: CubCadet , PAX: PositiveVector, Pep, Makita, DintyMoore, Plainsman, Firefox, CubCadet, Dangle, Baby Bird FNGs: None COUNT: 9 CONDITIONS: Started pleasant then got sticky humid
WARMUP: Usual, with a couple arrivals at 5:31 and 5:32, but DintyMoore was on time. Pep was grateful.
THE THANG:
Lunge, lunge, squat, merkin rounds. Do 1 set, change direction, do 2 sets, change direction, 3 sets, etc. Target was to get to a set of 20. Most pax got to 15-16.
Move to parking lot hill. – Top exercise was 20 step overs on concrete bench, 80 air press, run to bottom – Bottom exercise was 80 two-count flutters, 20 hillbillies, run to top. AMRAP – most got 3+ rounds in.
MARY: She didn’t HC.
MOLESKINE: PositiveVector brought back an Outdoor Food themed playlist. I am grateful. Btw – Grade inflation is ruining our schools, among other things.
ANNOUNCEMENTS: see slack
COT: – welcome Baby Bird, another bomber FNG. Moved from MO for one year ministry stop over en route to setting up church next year in Knoxville. Wife looking for social work job if you have leads. – Firefox MIL post surgery. – Pep friend who needs F3 – Plainsman deciding between two good job options today. Grateful for options. – Make a point of having a positive impact on at least one person today. Thanks for opportunity to lead.
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