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The Meaning of Life is 42: Tales from the Fog Breathers

AO: westeros
Q: hambone
PAX: bluemule, Tim the Toolman, Old Maid, caprate, Drop Trow, Black Lung, Michelin Man, Shy Guy
FNGs: None
COUNT: 9
CONDITIONS: swampy AF

WARMUP: do that on your own time

THE THANG: SSH, IST, merkins, mosey

more mosey, more merkins

bear crawl x 10

pull ups + count up on burpees

lunges + bear crawls around tennis court

UH OH, WHAT’S THAT!?!?! Black Lung penalty is in effect for 21 minutes late. hambone multiplier is also in effect for 2x effort. The meaning of life is 42, and 42 burpees were done (mostly).

MOLESKINE: I don’t think I’ve ever seen bluemule hug a tennis court net–definitely a first. I also have a suspicion that our heralded AOQ was not out of the FS until 0517 this morning based on the poopyness level in the face.

Old Maid, you looked concerned during the sprints, but then you had a blast of energy and you crushed it. I saw the back give out on the burpees–sorry, it’s a short man’s game. Speaking of which, I think Tim the Toolman probably did 50+ burpees; he’s a show off, but he missed the meaning of life (which is 42).

caprate and Shy Guy had their moment of doubt, but once they remembered the Q was a wide man shaped like a barrel, they knew he would tucker out.

Black Lung you’re not late, you’re just chronologically challenged. You found us, and that’s what counts. Speaking of finding us, Drop Trow only had one parking lot to look in so it was easy today.

Michelin Man, I did keep it to 5 push ups. There was also a half-decent amount of running. To be honest, I planned for more, but the arrival of 42 helped redefine the meaning of the workout.

ANNOUNCEMENTS: silent crew

COT: silent crew, but we prayed to Jesus Christ and asked for the improvement of our lives.

PLAYLIST RATING: C’mon, you knew what it was going to be.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QtXby3twMmI

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A hike with friends

AO: the_eddy
Q: Stubs
PAX: Pitmaster, FLO, Gecko
FNGs: None
COUNT: 4
CONDITIONS: sticky

WARMUP:

THE THANG: took the usual path

MOLESKINE: today’s quote “Without friends, no one would want to live, even if he had all other goods” Aristotle

Aristotle lived from 384-322 BC.

Our struggle for meaningful connection is not new. while we are driven to chase the American dream it’s important to prioritize our relationships. I appreciate the fellowship that F3 brings.

ANNOUNCEMENTS: see slack

COT: silent prayer

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Fun and frivolity at the Castle

AO: the-castle
Q: Strutter
PAX: hambone, Barney, Chunks, Zeeshan Sayyed, Strutter
FNGs: None
COUNT: 5
CONDITIONS:

WARMUP:

THE THANG:

MOLESKINE:

ANNOUNCEMENTS:

COT:

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Modify as needed

AO: bomber
Q: DintyMoore
PAX: Firefox, Chunks, Pep, Salami, Tim the Toolman, hambone, Sherlock, Young and Restless, Hedwig, Strutter
FNGs: None
COUNT: 11
CONDITIONS: Heavy Air

WARMUP:
Mosey for Coupons
Shoulder Routine

THE THANG:
The Thang –
Partner Work
Alternate between following
Deep Squat x 100
High Pull x 100
Overhead Shoulder Swings x 50
Lap around ballfield in between sets

Alternate between following
Wall Jumps x 50
Decline Merkins X 50
Burpees x 50
Run to top of hill

Mary to Finish
Dealers Choice followed by this finisher
10 sec toy soldiers
10 sec high knees
10 sec tuck jumps
10 sec iron mike
10 sec side lunges

https://open.spotify.com/playlist/7KGdsJbzC0pi08efToUK3x?si=D2OKzsWURIamyDw0c4fZAg&pi=8SsSiMasRnKW4

MOLESKINE: one more thing

ANNOUNCEMENTS: CSAUP 50 Miler 8/29

COT: good thoughts for change, travel, and family

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Half the Lyfe left in you.

AO: pain-train
Q: Half Lyfe
PAX: FLO, Half Lyfe, The Banker, Wolfpack, Sooie, Derby, Shakira, Pitmaster
FNGs: None
COUNT: 8
CONDITIONS: Felt a little cooler than usual still muggy.

WARMUP: SSH, WMH, Mosey to Coupons.

THE THANG: 3 things, MOT, DURA, Circle up workout stations
Thang 1: MOT Lunges with Coupon with torso twist at the bottom, backwards walk with cinder block drag (true leg burner), farmers carry w/ coupon switch on way back, modified brick layer (coupon lift from ground overhead to other side and then jump over coupon, another backwards walk with cinder block drag (legs are feeling it now).

Thang 2: 200 swing rows/scissor kicks/sky thrusters while partner ran around playground, ended a little early to finish off with circle workout stations.

Thang 3: 8 stations. Farmers carry with squat and calf raise, merkins, mountain climbers, triceps extensions, bicep curl, box jumps, burpee with pull ups, wrist rolls with weight on rope attached to broom stick. 1min with 10 sec to move from station to station.

MOLESKINE: Tried to pack in a little bit of everything. Got crunched on time.

On the places you’ll go. Good book to reflect on for yourself and with kids. Some favorite quotes read from book.

“Congratulations! Today is your day. You’re off to Great Places! You’re off and away!” New Beginnings
“You have brains in your head. You have feet in your shoes. You can steer yourself any direction you choose.” Self-Determination
“Kid, you’ll move mountains! Today is your day! Your mountain is waiting. So get on your way!” Motivation

Ways to engage kids. Some good questions to consider.

What’s one thing I don’t know about you?
How can I be the best parent for you?
What’s something tricky in your life?
What was your favorite part of your day?
What’s the hardest part of being a kid.
What’s the best part of being a kid?
What’s your favorite thing to learn about?
What’s something you wish you knew about me?
What’s something you worry about?
What makes you laugh?
What are you excited about?

ANNOUNCEMENTS: F3 Dads Nerf War (check F3 Dads Slack)

COT: count off, name-o-rama, prayer for Wolfpack, Flo and Shakira. LEAD! Thank you all for joining me this morning. Already feeling it. Have a great weekend!

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Call your mom it’s an EMOM

AO: cruelhall
Q: Tinkertoy
PAX: Donkey Hammer, Esposa, Accounts Receivable, Pedialyte, EZ-Go, Mistah Mistah, Belly up, Pound Puppy, Crab Cakes, Super Soaker, Peabody
FNGs: None
COUNT: 12
CONDITIONS: 80* Swamp Land

WARMUP: D Dog, U Dog, WMH, SSH, GMs, Arm Circles, Phelps, Mosey to grab coupon

THE THANG:
6 sets of 5 rounds (31min)
Down and back to start every round.
3 burpee buy in first round of each set.
1st round sets your target for remaining 4.
Stop at 10sec mark for rest each round if you don’t finish the round.

– Thruster with coupon
– Air squat
– Dry dock
– Sitting shoulder press with coupon
– Merkin
– WW1 with coupon

Keep up with number of rounds you miss your target.
Highest number of rounds missed group does that number of burpees.

5 SSHs / 10sec rest on repeat until all in

MOLESKINE: V-Q got spicy :hot_pepper:

ANNOUNCEMENTS: Overnight run challenge coming up. Sounds like a grat tim.

COT: Pound Puppy’s daughter. Belly Up’s mother. Esposa’s Mexico trip.

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TGIF

AO: thebuffalo
Q: Goose
PAX: greyalbum, The Bobs, Ultratecht, Makita (Anderson Fader)
FNGs: None
COUNT: 5
CONDITIONS: Humid

WARMUP: Willie Mays Hays, Forward Fold, Good Mornings, Cherry Pickers

THE THANG:
-Deck of Cards:
Clubs=Squats
Diamonds-Merkins
Spades=SSH
Hearts=WW1
Aces and Faces=Run to goal line and back
-lunges, squat jumps, shuffles
-Circle of Mary

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Struggle

AO: thestronghold
Q: tampalibra
PAX: Skeet, Barney, Wham-O, bigbang, Minnie Pearl, bluemule, House Arrest, Squatter (F3 Muletown), Red Skull, Decaf, Shocker (Mark Holmes), Hipster, Young and Restless, Dan and Dave, Chunks, hambone, Ponzi, Purple Tiger, Purple Rain, Black Jack, Beyoncé, 1 Star, Napoleon, Clorox, Old Maid, Go Fish, Step Back, Speed Date, Cool Runnings, Cow Pie, Puppy Chow, Big Mama, Kneecaps, Slick Rick, Tebow
FNGs: 17 Purple Rain, Black Jack, Beyoncé, 1 Star, Napoleon, Clorox, Old Maid, Go Fish, Step Back, Speed Date, Cool Runnings, Cow Pie, Puppy Chow, Big Mama, Kneecaps, Slick Rick, Tebow
COUNT: 36
CONDITIONS: Ripe

WARMUP: SSH x 30, Squats x 10, Merkins x 15

THE THANG:
Grab a block!

In the format of 7’s we started with 15 lunges (1is1) and 1 curl+1press, 14 lunges and 2curl+2press…1 lunges and 15curl+15press

Next we did 7’s: thrusters and burpees – mode of transpo is an overhead block carry

Circle up for 20 4-count flutters with block overhead, 19 block situps, 18 4CF’s, 17 block situps, etc all the way down. Don’t believe we made it past 15.

All-in-all a great workout! We were ~5 minutes over on the first two blocks, we should have had ample time to finish the core block. It’s not over-Q’d it’s the standard but 30+ guys are hard to move and hambone’s goofy ass tried to cause confusion on the counting and Red Skull somehow forgot how to demo a thruster like they haven’t been a staple of Struggle 001-004

MOLESKINE:
YHC got an urgent and tough call mid-workout that pulled me away for a second. Sobering example that stuggles dont care what you’ve got going on. Trying to help some dudes out? Trying to get your life in order? Finally submitting to God after years of straying? New baby on the way? New job? etc etc They’re coming brothers whether we like it or not so how can we prepare? We practice hard things so that we know how to respond when hard things happen.

ANNOUNCEMENTS:
F3 Ragnar thingy – get at Chunks if you’re one of those weirdos that love running
Struggle 005 – announcement and new promo video about to drrrrroop

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Running

AO: the-knoll
Q: Pebbles
PAX: AAA, Timber, The Banker, morning stār, Stubs, Legos, Étouffée, Gold Digger, El Capitan, Sooie, Half Lyfe, Sparrow, Bumble Bee, The Judge, Smoltz, Gabby Cat, Foxy,
FNGs: None
COUNT: 19
CONDITIONS: Not as muggy as it could have been

WARMUP: Bacs, BacBacs, Don Quixotes, Inch Worms

THE THANG:
11s on the road hill – Carolina Dry Docks & Iron Mike
7s on the grass hill – Dips, Merkins
Split into 2 teams for 40 yard relay races!
Bear Crawl
Crab Walk
Politician
Broad Jump
Sprint
Duck walk

MOLESKINE:
Life is short

ANNOUNCEMENTS:
Check Slack

COT: Prayed for all intentions

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House of Cards

AO: greenmachine
Q: Goose
PAX: Pep, Focker, Esposa, Michelin Man, Topanga, Matador, Betty Ford, Super Soaker
FNGs: None
COUNT: 9
CONDITIONS: Humid

WARMUP: Willie Mays Hays, Forward Fold, Good Mornings, Cherry Pickers

THE THANG:
-Deck of Cards:
Clubs=Squats
Diamonds-Merkins
Spades=SSH
Hearts=WW1
Aces and Faces=Run to goal line and back
-100 yards lunges
-100 yard bear crawls and squat jumpps
-Circleof Mary

ANNOUNCEMENTS:

50 Mile CSAUP last weekend in August, Focker has details