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02/05/18 The Boro

QIC: Nuggets
PAX: Aristotle, Iditarod, Schnitzel, Yosef, Papa Juan, NPR, CDL, Scraps, Noble Virus, Grohl.

Started the morning with a mosey around the inner square followed by some politicians and some slide shuffles.

WoR:

X15 Good Mornings IC
X15 Imperial Walkers IC
Handful of washers and dryers
Baby Arm Circles increasing in size.

It:

PAX joined together to Settle Catan through some hard labor.

PAX travelled to each corner of the square for a different exercise (Merkins, Squats, WWI’s, and Lunges). A singular die was rolled to determine the quantity of each exercise (number rolled x 5 = quantity).

After 5 sets, Catan was effectively settled.

Next PAX competed in a 1v1 hand-smacking-plank tourney. Iditarod took the cake in the finals vs. Scraps.

Then PAX hit the curb for a bear crawl, 10 shoulder touches, crawl bear, and 10 merkins. Rinse and repeat.

Then a duck walk, 10 squats, a walk duck, 10 more squats. Rinse and repeat.

Rounded out with an ab circle with a twist of rolling the dice for quantity (number rolled x 5 = quantity)

CoT & BoM.

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Detention 02-12-2018 – Station to Station

A pretty bold virgin solo-Q on my part insofar as I trotted in at 5:42.  Did you know you can turn an iPhone alarm on silent?  Heat went out in the Lenihan household this weekend so the boy was sleeping in our room with a space heater.  Tried to turn my alarm as quiet as possible.  Indeed.  Many thanks to Ludwig for kicking it off in my absence.  Here it is.

PAX: Sorry I missed the first few, was fumbling with my phone: Calf Killer; Off Shore; Skid Mark; Floppy D; Braveheart; Walter White; CAPSLOCK; Frogger; Black Widow: Vegimite; Shanked (that can’t be right, I’m sorry); Homeboy; Yard Sale; Pop a Lock; Umbrellla; PSL; Lunch Lady; Numb Tucks; Dupree; Ludwig; Brother at Law (QIC basically)

Ludwig kicked off the mosey and WOR: Moseyed around the bus loop with some lunges up the hill sprinkled in. Circled up in parking lot.  Disclaimer; at which he apparently said things were getting scary if I didn’t show up, which explains more than one person thanking me for showing up late I guess?

WOR

20 SSH
10 BAC/RBAC
10 Good Mornings
10 WMH
10 Butt Kickers
10 High Knees
10 Tempo Merkins

THANG:

Partner up for some bear crawl/crawl bear suicides.  P1 performs suicide across width of parking lot, while P2 performs called exercise until P1 returns. Round 1- burpees, but then I arrive….

Today’s big event was inspired by Bowie’s seminal 1975 album Station to Station.  Count off 1 to 4 and find your group.  Mosey to pavilion while 4’s grabbed coupons.  Groups break out to corners of the pavilion for your respective stations.  Each station included five exercises, each performed for one minute, with a ten  second rest between each exercise.  We were supposed to mosey after the completion of each station, but because somebody showed up late, we only got to do it once.  Rotate to the next station after mosey.  Stations were:

Station 1 (legs): Jump Squats; Jump lunges; Lt. Dumps; Sumo Pulse; Jump Squats

Station 2 (core): Plank jacks; WWI; LBCs; Flutter kicks; Mountain climbers

Station 3 (merkin medley): Merkins; Burpees; Dips at benches; Atomic merkins; Carolina dry docks

Station 4 (coupon): Swings; Squat and press; Single leg deadlift; Mariah’s (with or without coupon); American hammers.

Fin.

Announcements: Harvard tour graduate Calfkiller is starting a 4:30 AM nude summer workout, check Slack for details.  3rd F service projects are available (I believe) from June and forward, so think about partnering up and signing up.  February announcement from Floppy and CCR was either “pending” or “impending”.  I couldn’t hear, but that’s definitely a big difference so I should have asked.

Moleskine: Thanks to CCR for signing me up well in advance for my first solo Q.  Thanks to Ludwig for salvaging my first solo Q.  Thanks to Bagger for going to Westeros so that I was spared a deluge of shit talking while trying to get my wits about me in the Pavilion.  That’s kind of what it’s all about right there.

Brother-at-Law aka Brother-late-law (props Calfkiller).

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Flood WOD 10 February 2018

PAX: Cowboy, Pop A Lock, Edible Arrangements, Crawfish, Hambone, Bagger Vance

QIC: BV

5  HIM canoed over to Stonewall this am for what would be the mostest moistest Q we’ve had in some time.  YHC had a change of garments for post Pre but really, what’s the point, right?

Disclaimer laid out and we headed over to Picnic Area 1 to drop off our tunes and turned northeast to head to the Brickpile.  Each PAX instructed to grab two turn of the last century, probably important and valuable bricks and head back to PA1.  Hey, there’s Cowboy, someone grab him two also. Make that 6 HIM that canoed over to Stonewall.

Carefully place bricks in PA1 and head over to the least soggy area we could find for

WOR:

SSH, HB, IW, Squats, GMA x 10 IC

Thang:

Very simple upper, lower and gut exercises.  Not so complicated but will prove to be very effective.  Three Evolutions lasting 15 minutes with work performed EMOM.

Evo I –

10 Merkins, 10 Reverse Thrusters on 6, 10 Thrusters (all w Bricks)

1 min break

Evo II –

10 Merkins, 10 Flutter Kix (ea leg 20 total), Bulgarian Split Squat w Bench squat mixed in from min 5-15

Evo III –

10 Merkins, 10 Lunges, 10 LBCs

All in, return bricks to pile and head back to PA1.

Plank for 6

Time

NMM:

Very simple, very effective routine.  Remember, it doesn’t have to be overly complicated and bizarre to kick ass.  I am not a great Math guy but that adds up to about 450 Merkins…should feel it in the AM.

Pop and Hambone were heading to PWP for a Nashville Ruckstars post for 6M.  Trails should be good for that.

We partnered up to hold each other accountable and to push through.  It always helps to have a standard and accountability.

T Claps to the 6 who ignored the Sky Qs shower and got out anyway.

BH:

F3 Serve for Feb is being Qd by Dupree and Prevac…I think, reach out to Dupree for Details.

Keep Family Jewels in your prayers,  I am happy to share more in person if you would like.

I picked up a grey Nike vest at The Hill if anyone is missing one.

Need someone to step up and Q next Saturday at Stonewall…who will it be…

SYITG.

YHC,

BV

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08 February Hill-evens

PAX: Angies List Killer, Billboard, Red Bag, Life Champ, Umbrella, PreVac, Vegemite, Skid Mark, Too Tall, Venus, FTTAL, Big Bang, Funyuns, Pop a Lock, Frugal McDugal, Tampa Libra, Dr. Smartt, CAPSLOCK, BV

QIC: Bagger Vance

23 met the HIM of F3 Nashville this am. 0529:30 call was given to get thyself ready to roll. 0530 Disclaimer dispensed. Head out as some stragglers were streaming in. Quick mosey through the courtyard into the Amphitheater up the steps to the weight room. Each PAX grab a Med Ball, plank and wait in Amphitheater. All in, head out the other side and up to the Ticket booth dropping med balls in upper lot for

WOR:

SSH X 13 IC, GMA X 10 IC, IW X 10 IC, SQUATS X 10 IC, HB X 10 IC

Thang:

Simple 11s w 2X Speed Bumps

Squats at lower lot

Lunges behind concession stand at football field

Speed Bump 1 on way up 3 Med Ball or Sand Bag Burpees

Speed Bump 2 on way down 3 Med Ball or SNd Bag reverse Burpees

PAX instructed not to skip steps on way up and down … Penalty of 1 Burpee per skipped step. Apparently when YHC tripped that counted as a skipped step but everyone else hit every step ?

0608 PAX instructed to drop the running and finish reps in upper lot

0610 quick mosey back through FRA to return Med Balls

MARY

Plank for 90″

TIME

NMM:

Fantastic to have Red Bag back out with us this am. Kotters to Too Tall as well for being back. Yall be sure to Re-EH a brother you haven’t seem in a while. He will appreciate it and we will all be better for it.

A little MC from YHC during Mary RE: Standards and Accountability. It’s a dichotomy of sorts when you try to enforce Standards after you’ve told PAX to MAN (modify as necessary). Maybe that’s just a personal dilemma.  Anyhoo, great to be able to lead.

As you may expect PreVac was at the front of the lead lap along w Red Bag. May be time for a piss test for those dudes.

BH:
Devo for 5-10 Minutes post The Hill next week will be led by Frugal, YHC will take week II, need takers for the next couple weeks.

Get your Full EH on, the days are getting longer and warmer, now is the time to get some Sad Clowns out in the Gloom with us.

Look for launch info for Nolensville…@unt Bea, Numbtucks and Tebow will be the Redwoods down there.

Service Project for Feb reach out to Dupree

F3 Dads camp is shaping up nicely.  Look for more details coming soon.

YHC,

BV

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21-15-9’er

 

When: 2/9/2018

QIC: Grisham

The PAX: 21 men decided to get after it Friday morning.  Pax included:  Brother-in-law, CCR, Rooster, Lewd Wig, HVAC, PreVac, PSL, Donuts, Nex-Tech, Cathy, Venus, Brown Nose, Umbrella, Swamp Fox, Black Widow, Off Shore, 3rd Degree, Yard Sale, Big Stick, Bagger Vance, Grisham

Slightly below freezing.  Need a good slow warm up.

Warm Up:

  • Mosey around the circle
  • Shoulder circuit to warm up
  • Grinder PT (1X 10 X of SSH, Deep Squats, Lunges, SL Deadlifts, Carolina Dry Dockers, ‘Mericans, Supermans, sit ups,

THANG:

Part I – Strength Work:

  • 1 X 10 Hand Stand Push Ups / 1 X 20 V ups
  • Grab a coupon. Partner up.  2 warm up, 3 work sets Row X 10 w/ coupon on chest.

Part II – Metcon:

  • 21 – 15 – 9 :
    • Half the Pax takes off toting coupons up the hill to the big house at Elington.  Once there, perform 21 – 15 – 9 of Turkish get ups (coupon encouraged, but optional) and push-ups . . . leave coupon, run back and perform below . . .
    • Other half of Pax performs 21-15-9 of Pulls ups and burpbees, then run up to the big house and performs above.  Totes coupons back.
  • Mosey to parking lot & circle up
    • 25 Flutterkicks
    • 20 Rev. crunch

MOLESKINE

Great work this morning. Hope everyone has a great weekend.

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Olympic Themed Racetrack

5 PAX (Numb Tucks, Black Widow, Harvey Updike, Deck the Hollis, & Offshore (QIC) braved the 38 degree rainy racetrack this morning to enjoy an Olympic themed workout.

Warm-ups – Mosey from the racetrack to the parking garage to formally disclaim any liability and quickly move into the pre-olympic burn.

SSH x 15

LBAC x 10 & reverse

Willie Mays x 10

Overhead arm press x 10

Seal Claps x 10

Buttkickers x 10

High Knees x 10

Good mornings x 10

Thang

In true Olympic fashion, the PAX completed the following x 25 and ran the parking deck up 6 flights of stairs back across top and down between each workout.

O – Overhead/Wall Merkins

L- Lunge across bottom parking deck

Y – BurpYes

M – Merkins

P – Plank Jacks

I – Irkins

C – Clerkins

S – Squat Jumps

For those that finished flutter kicks awaited x 30, LBCs x 30, WWIIs x 15. The PAX then Moseyed back to the Racetrack completing the Olympic beat down and capturing 3 miles of Cardo between the pre- and post-Mosey and stairs.

 

 

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Sir E, that cruel friend

PAX: Spider Bite, PSL, Funyuns, Olan Mills, Braveheart, Skid Mark, Brown Nose, Karamazov, Pope, Black Lung, Blue Mule, CAPSLOCK, Donuts, Foxtrot Talks-a-lot, Big Stick, Prevac, Pop-a-lock, Bagger Vance, Cowboy, Offshore, Floppy Disk

QIC: Floppy Disk

A warmer than forecasted 40 degrees awaited the 21 brave men that waved the sirens call of the fartsack this am to post at Sir E. Pleasantries were dispensed, then we got moving. We started with a short capri lap around the church, crossing our fingers for an Aunt Bea sighting. Alas, we were disappointed. We circled up, introductions were made, disclaimers were given and the warmup commenced.

Warm-o-Rama (all IC)
SSH x20
Windmills x10
Good Mornings x10
Burpees x10 (modification for the 3 that posted at Detention yesterday for Big Bang’s burpee slaughter-fest was SSH)
Squats x20
High knees x10
Butt kickers x10
Plank Jax x10
Mtn Climbers x10
Baby Arm Circles F x10
Big Arm Circles F x10
Big Arm Circles R x10
Baby Arm Circles R x10

THANG
With that more than sufficient warmup in the books we headed over to the playground for a quick arm circuit: 10x pullups, 15x merkins (diamonds, derkins), 20x rows, 20x dips. That circuit was completed 3x varying the merkin style each round.

We then proceeded on to Sir E’s hallowed grounds and mosey’d up to the big house where further instructions awaited. Another circuit commenced: 25x atomic merkins, 25x jump squats, 25x reverse crunches, run the loop, WW1 sit-ups for the six. That hill is so steep. We were so tired. We should rinse and repeat…and we did. YHC had 3 rounds drawn up, but time was running short so we mosey’d on, this time to the big lot.

PAX were instructed to line up and when the word “GO” was uttered, sprint the length of the parking lot (approximately 75 yards). Once there, each man was to perform 25x plank jax.

Heavy breath ensued as we proceeded home via the long route. Once there, we circled up for a few minutes of abdominal exercises as follows.

Mary
Flutter Kix x20 (IC)
Ola Dolly x20 (IC)
Freddie Mercuries x20 (IC)
Low Plank 41 seconds
Good Mornings x20 (always a crowd pleaser to finish with these).

Moleskin
Several late arrivals this morning, most notably, Black Lung who strolled up about 10 minutes late so effortlessly. Not so notably, Big Stick. Foxtrot was sporting his D Henry jersey, which he not only filled out nicely, but also left an imprint of on the pavement during Mary. I do think it helped him run faster, though. My goal today was no burpees, at least for the guys that did 300 yesterday. For everyone else, however, it’s hard to complain about 10 reps of any exercise, amiright? Extremely questionable form on the pullups. I may bring a video demonstration to my next Q.

Bullhorn
Keep Family Jewels in your prayers who is dealing with an impending separation in his marriage. It’s a reminder to take nothing for granted in your marriage, gents.

Two beer nights this week! Wednesday, 2/7 and Thursday, 2/8 from 8-10pm at Craft Brewed. Come for both, come for one, come for part of one. We want to see you there!

Finally, step up to Q, boys! There are lots of open spots on the calendar. I am always happy to co-Q so reach out if you’re interested in that.

Until the gloom,
Floppy Disk

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Burpie Police is on Patrol at Detention

Scene: Detention AO, Time: 515am , Officer:  CalfKiller

Patrol arrived at the welcome party ( 10 burpies on the minute for 10 minutes ) and issues YHC a warning for improper jump during a burpie .  5mins later Backup Sergeant Ludwig was quick to enforce the citation by confirming the lack of jump.

Penalty: Ghost Q = BigBang

PAX :CCR, Floppydisk, Officer Calfkiller, Sergeant Ludwig, Blackwidow, Dupree Accounts Receivable , TooTall (PlankBoy), Umbrella, Brother-at-law (TomBradyHater), Pop-A-Loc, NumbTucks (FutureRuckStar), Tokyo Rose, Dr.Smartt, Skid Mark, FNG ChairForceOne,  and YHC (BigBang)

COP: Who Cares (GMs AMRAP and 5min Disclaimer spoke by Siri, your welcome Bagger)

Thang: Good thing Burpies were fresh on the mind

     Set1: 10 burpies on the minute for 10 minutes

3 suicides (Keep the blood Flowing)

     Set2: 10 burpies on the minute for 10 minutes

3 suicides (Keep the blood Flowing)

     Set3: 10 burpies on the minute for 10 minutes

MARY: 20 FK, 1 min low Plank

Moleskin: Thanks to CCR for keeping me accountable on the Q. Mad love for CalfKiller and Ludwig appreciate the honesty. Floppy thanks for the Pre-F3 Ruck and congrats. You got to experience 100 more burpies than everyone else. #Winning

Welcome Russ: ChairForceOne. Appreciate your service, and hope you come back and get to experience an Aunt Bea Q to really see how werid F3 can be. This morning was pretty stupid,  thanks to all PAX for giving it your all.

Sparty On, and SYITG

 

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Lucky Horseshoe Comes to The Skunk

PAX: Venus, Life Champ, Preacher Man

QIC: En Fuego

A breezy 22 degrees greeted the 4 PAX at the Skunk this morning – Super Bowl hangover had nothing on these men, much to the delight of YHC who at 5:28 was fairly certain he’d be flying solo on this Q.  Following a short mosey, disclaimer and COP, we proceeded with The Thang:

Lucky Horseshoe (courtesy de Racetrack, courtesy de Toga – though this time I believe we applied the down and distance correctly).

  • Run carved .25 mile lap around the baseball fields.  Avoid ice patches.  20 merkins
  • Lap 2, 20 merkins, 20 storm squats
  • Lap 3, 20 merkins, 20 storm squats, 20 scorpion dry docks
  • Lap 4, 20 merkins, 20 storm squats, 20 scorpion dry docks, 20 WWIs
  • Lap 5, 20 merkins, 20 storm squats, 20 scorpion dry docks, 20 WWIs, 20 lunges.  Not a lot of mumble chatter by this point
  • Lap 6, 20 storm squats, 20 scorpion dry docks, 20 WWIs, 20 lunges
  • Lap 7, 20 scorpion dry docks, 20 WWIs, 20 lunges
  • Lap 8, 20 WWIs, 20 lunges
  • Lap 9, 20 lunges
  • YHC calls for the Victory Lap; Preacher Man says check your time.  Following checking of said time, YHC realizes we have 30 seconds left.  Hold plank while thanking Preacher Man for keeping us honest with the clock.

Mosey back to close out in prayer – lifting Toga, Head Stud and his wife Emily, and Life Champ’s buddy in Knoxville up in prayer.  Great work by the PAX – 2.65 miles all in including moseys.  Thank you for the opportunity to lead and be a part of all things F3 with you

En Fuego

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Ned Ryerson Takes Over Cruel Hall

PAX:       Bagger Vance, Floppy Disk, Black Widow, Ludwig van Osh Kosh, PSL, Big Stick, Vegemite, Yard Sale, Accounts Receivable, Third Degree,  Offshore, Brown Nose, HVAC, Prevac, Brother at Law, Braveheart, Aunt Bea, Swamp Fox, CAPSLOCK, Black Lung, Skid Mark, CCR (YHC)

22 unsuspecting PAX were met with a stiff single digit wind chill and a redundant test of wills this morning.  A quick counter clockwise (Brother at Law tried to take it to the bus loop) mosey around the small loop and down to the pavilion to get the blood flowing.

YHC aka Ned Ryerson, Needle Nose Ned, Ned the Head, etc… explained to the PAX that today is Groundhog Day and that we would be paying homage to PunxsutawneyPhil’s annual temporary home for February 2nd, GOBLER’s KNOB.  To add to the drama, I staged a little trouble with the Bluetooth speaker to get started.

Good Mornings x10 IC
Overhead Claps x10 IC
Burpees x10 OYO
Burpees x10 OYO
Lieutenant Dumps x10 OYO
Escalators.  10 merkins, run to 1/2 court and back.  15 merkins, ¾ court and back. 20 merkins, full court and back.
Reverse It…Run to ¾ court and back, 15 merkins.  Run to ½ court and back, 10 merkins.
SSH for the 6

Now that we are warm, it is time for the KNOB

Knerkins (knuckle merkins) x10 OYO
Nelson Mandela Merkins (aka terrorists) x10 OYO.  SSH for the 6
One-Legged Burpees x10 OYO (5 each leg)
Burpees x10 OYO

Time for a quick mosey to the parking lot.  Gather in a blob similar to starting time.

22 unsuspecting PAX were met with a stiff single digit wind chill and a redundant test of wills this morning.  A quick counter clockwise (Brother at Law tried to take it to the bus loop) mosey around the small loop and down to the pavilion to get the blood flowing.

YHC aka Ned Ryerson, Needle Nose Ned, Ned the Head, etc… explained to the PAX that today is Groundhog Day and that we would be paying homage to PunxsutawneyPhil’s annual temporary home for February 2nd, GOBLER’s KNOB.  To add to the drama, I staged a little trouble with the Bluetooth speaker to get started.

Good Mornings x10 IC
Overhead Claps x10 IC
Burpees x10 OYO
Burpees x10 OYO
Lieutenant Dumps x10 OYO
Escalators.  10 merkins, run to 1/2 court and back.  15 merkins, ¾ court and back. 20 merkins, full court and back.
Reverse It…Run to ¾ court and back, 15 merkins.  Run to ½ court and back, 10 merkins.
SSH for the 6

Now that we are warm, it is time for the KNOB

Knerkins (knuckle merkins) x10 OYO
Nelson Mandela Merkins (aka terrorists) x10 OYO.  SSH for the 6
One-Legged Burpees x10 OYO (5 each leg)
Burpees x10 OYO

Time for a quick mosey to the parking lot.  Gather in a blob similar to starting time.

22 unsuspecting PAX were met with a stiff single digit wind chill and a redundant test of wills this morning.  A quick counter clockwise (Brother at Law tried to take it to the bus loop) mosey around the small loop and down to the pavilion to get the blood flowing.

YHC aka Ned Ryerson, Needle Nose Ned, Ned the Head, etc… explained to the PAX that today is Groundhog Day and that we would be paying homage to PunxsutawneyPhil’s annual temporary home for February 2nd, GOBLER’s KNOB.  To add to the drama, I staged a little trouble with the Bluetooth speaker to get started.

Good Mornings x10 IC
Overhead Claps x10 IC
Burpees x10 OYO
Burpees x10 OYO
Lieutenant Dumps x10 OYO
Escalators.  10 merkins, run to 1/2 court and back.  15 merkins, ¾ court and back. 20 merkins, full court and back.
Reverse It…Run to ¾ court and back, 15 merkins.  Run to ½ court and back, 10 merkins.
SSH for the 6

Now that we are warm, it is time for the KNOB

Knerkins (knuckle merkins) x10 OYO
Nelson Mandela Merkins (aka terrorists) x10 OYO.  SSH for the 6
One-Legged Burpees x10 OYO (5 each leg)
Burpees x10 OYO

Time for a quick mosey to the parking lot.  Gather in a blob similar to starting time.

BULLHORN
Lunch today (already happened)

MOLESKINE
I appreciate everyone’s willingness to jump in and embrace the glory that is Groundhog Day.  One of the best movies (films?) of all time to be sure.   Always good to lead…its been awhile since I’ve knocked out two in one week.  If you are reading this, stop what you are doing and go sign up to Q.   It’s what keeps this thing going.

 

War Eagles,

CCR