Iron Resolve

AO: titan
Q: Chunks
PAX: Hipster, Choo Choo, Black Lung, GameStop, Spinal Tap, Young and Restless, Pep, Old Maid, Black Box
FNGs: 1 Black Box
COUNT: 10
CONDITIONS: Cool and Crisp – False Fall

WARMUP:
20 Burpees – 5 at a time
Mosey to the Coupon Hiding place

THE THANG:
Circuit 1:
Round 1 (20 Reps)
– Squat Thrusters
– Bent over Rows
– Merkins on Block
– Block Swings
Round 2 (15 Reps)
Round 3 (10 Reps)
Round 4 (5 Reps)

Circuit 2:
Round 1 (20 Reps)
– Flutters holding block over head
– BB Situps
– Plank Block Pull throughs
Round 2 (15 Reps)
Round 3 (10 Reps)
Round 4 (5 Reps)

Circuit 3
Round 1 (20 Reps)
– Step Up
– Squats
Round 2 (15 Reps)
Round 3 (10 Reps)
Round 4 (5 Reps)

Mosey back to StartEx
10 Burpees
MOLESKINE: F3 is a gift to be given away. Now is the perfect time with perfect weather. Think of those guys that would benefit from this. Don’t be shy, just do it.

ANNOUNCEMENTS:

CSAUP 50 – Friday Night
31 on 31 – 31 Mile Ruck October 24th overnight. Talk to Choo Choo

COT: Prayers for the Families in MN. Happened after our workout, but keep them in your prayers.

3 Ring Circus: Part UNO

AO: titan
Q: Spinal Tap , Pole Dancer, Firefox
PAX: Firefox, Pole Dancer, Natural Ice, DintyMoore, Young and Restless, GameStop, Papa Bear, SalPal, Vector, Choo Choo, CubCadet, Good Morning America, Lewis Ngwenya, Salami, Sherlock, Squatter, Tim the Toolman, Wolfpack, Duvet, Capsize, Saddle Sore
FNGs: None
COUNT: 22!
CONDITIONS: perfect

WARMUP: ssh, lbac, wmh, good mornings etc

THE THANG:
Spinal Tap; DORA 50 merkins, 100 Carolina dry docks, 150 air press

Firefox: 10 pull ups alt plank jack shoulder taps x 5 rounds then 10 derkins with someone holding our legs and then leg lifts by holder

Pole Dancer: bear crawl to Parthenon then 50 dips, lap, 50 irkins, lap, 50 dips, lap, then 50 derkins

ANNOUNCEMENTS:
50 mile Team race next week
Small group opportunity for all led by spinal tap and natural ice – dm us if interested!

COT:
Praise for Young and Restless for coming consistently for the past year!

See link below to help our former F3 colleague F3G Noah Kinney :pray:

1000 Rep Challenge

AO: titan
Q: DintyMoore
PAX: SalPal, Chunks, CubCadet, Firefox, Papa Bear, Pep, Spinal Tap, Tim the Toolman, Vector, Natural Ice, Young and Restless, caprate, Good Morning America, Cal Worthington, Wolfpack, hambone, Golden Shower
FNGs: None
COUNT: 18
CONDITIONS: Pristine

WARMUP:
Mosey and traditional warm-up

THE THANG:
100 Merkins
100 Squats
100 Step Ups
100 American Hammers
100 Dry Docks
100 SSHs
100 Monkey Humpers
100 Heel Touches
100 Iron Mikes
100 Dips

Run a lap at every 50 reps

MOLESKINE:
Planning is essential and plans are useless

ANNOUNCEMENTS:
CSAUP 50 Mile

Night Moves

COT: It’s always a pleasure to lead, thanks for the opportunity and for all the positive vibes from Natural Ice

A Weirdly Perfect Playlist

AO: titan
Q: Vector , Natural Ice
PAX: Pep, DintyMoore, CubCadet, bluemule, Hipster, Wolfpack, Cropduster, GameStop, Squatter (F3 Muletown), Spinal Tap, Tim the Toolman, Choo Choo, West Ham (Willy Lohman)
FNGs: None
COUNT: 15
Several months ago, Natural Ice and I were asked to Co-Q a Battle of Playlists Epic Q at Titan. Yet, the two of us are not fighters; hence, we pooled our powers to craft the GREATEST PLAYLIST OF ALL TIME (or GPOAT)! The theme was unstated, leaving the PAX to wonder what was this madness. Kudos to Pep who called the theme by song #3: A Weird Al tribute with the regular songs during Half Vector and the Al parodies for Half Ice.

CONDITIONS: Humid yet perfect

WARMUP: Mosey to front of Parthenon (aka Where the Giant Head Lives), only to find an equally weird potty training set up care of Cocomelon. SSH, LBAC, Overhead Raises, Seal Claps, RLBAC, and Imperial Walkers to start the show.

THE THANG:
Half Vector:
Playlist:
– Smells Like Teen Spirit – Nirvana
– I Love Rock ‘N Roll – Joan Jett & the Blackhearts
– Like a Virgin – Madonna
– Bad – Michael Jackson
– Pretty Fly (for a White Guy) – The Offspring
– Gangsta’s Paradise – Coolio

DORA with partner, who runs counterclockwise around oval: 100 merkins – 200 Dips – 300 Iron Mikes – 400 squats

Half Ice
Playlist:
– Smells Like Nirvana – Weird Al
– I Love Rocky Road – Weird Al
– Like a Surgeon – Weird Al
– Fat – Weird Al
– Pretty Fly for a Rabbi – Weird Al
– Amish Paradise – Weird Al

DORA with partner, who runs clockwise around oval: 100 Amish Merkins (aka Incline Merkins) – 200 Accordion Step Ups – 300 Eat It Crunches (feet on bench) – 400 Tacky High Knees (“exaggerated form encouraged”)

ANNOUNCEMENTS:
Night Moves tomorrow at Titan. CSAUP in August.

COT:
Prayers for work, safe travels, visas. Much praise of the playlist was overheard among the PAX. Words like “brilliant,” “fantabulous,” and “masterpiece” were bandied about. Ultimately all agreed: A ++++ with one more + to grow on.

It’s Too Humid for a Theme

AO: titan
Q: Firefox
PAX: Vector, Papa Bear, CubCadet, DintyMoore, Crawlspace, Salami, Choo Choo, GameStop, Cropduster, Sherlock, Spinal Tap, bluemule, Tim the Toolman, Pep, Right Said, Natural Ice, Downspout, Hacker
FNGs: None
COUNT: 19
CONDITIONS: Like the worst swimming pool ever

WARMUP:
– 10 FLBAC
– 10 RLBAC
– 40 Air Presses
– 15 Moroccan Night Clubs

THE THANG: Mosey to the circle
Part 1: PAX completed the following sequence and ran a lap, held a plank until all in. Performed 3 times.
– 50 LBCs
– 40 Flutterkicks
– 30 American Hammers
– 20 Boxcutters
– 10 V-ups

After 3 rounds, 30 V-ups. Mosey to playground.

Part 2: PAX split into groups of 3. 1 PAX ran around the dance center as the timer. 1 PAX did WW1s. 1 PAX did pull-ups with a leg raise. Everyone ran 3 times. WW1s until last group finished.

Mosey to Startex.

15 WW1s and almost a 60sec Hollow Body Hold.

MOLESKINE:
– Maybe my shortest backblast ever. With my big toe on the mend, I focused on core, keeping jumping and toe-bending activities to a minimum. No burpees or bear crawls to get on CubCadet’s good side. Feedback is always welcome.

ANNOUNCEMENTS:
– Convergence at greenmachine tomorrow for ultimate frisbee and Nantan handoff
– July 4 convergence at handsomizer

COT:
– Everyone shared a word/thought of gratitude. Special mention to Tim the Toolman who is thankful that we are able to support each other and still have reasonable and respectful discourse on topics on which we may disagree. :muscle:

What is a soft commit

AO: titan
Q: Pep
PAX: Cropduster, Right Said, CubCadet, GameStop, Old Maid, Hipster, Good Morning America, Choo Choo (F3 Spring Hill), Young and Restless, Sherlock, Crawlspace, Salami, Chunks, Tim the Toolman, DintyMoore, Papa Bear, Aba-caba(Johnson City)
FNGs: None
COUNT: 18
CONDITIONS: warm and muggy

WARMUP: none

THE THANG:
Rectangle (wrektangle)
– One partner runs the rectangle
– Second partner does slow movement until first partner gets to him
– Slow movements:
– Komodo dragon
– Crabwalk
– Bear crawl
– Lunge
– 7’s
– hand release merican
– Lieutenant Dan

ANNOUNCEMENTS:
– Ragnar run – ask Chunks or Salami for details
– Jul4 convergence at handsomizer
– June 26: nantan hand off at green machine

COT:
Prayers
– salami job
– Middle East peace
– Travel visa for game stop

Mora Dora

AO: titan
Q: DintyMoore
PAX: Pep, Chunks, CubCadet, Papa Bear, Tim the Toolman, Vector, SalPal, Young and Restless, Cropduster, Purple Tiger
FNGs: None
COUNT: 11
CONDITIONS: Heating Up

WARMUP: mosey without the Q

THE THANG: Q located the rest of the group after picking up the six

Tag Team Dora Murph
200 Pull-ups (modified to 150)
400 Pushups (modified to 300)
600 Squats (modified to finish)

Partner ran from playground equipment to the top of the hill and back. Partners worked together to complete the challenge.

MOLESKINE:
Do what you can, not what you can’t!

ANNOUNCEMENTS:
Go to GreenMachine on 6/26
July 4th Convergence at Handsomizer

COT:
SYITG

Goblet of Ice Trifecta – Round 1- Triforce of Power

AO: titan
Q: Natural Ice
PAX: Chunks, Papa Bear, Cropduster, Sherlock, GameStop, Pep
FNGs: None
COUNT: 7
Conditions: Sweat-soaked and glorious
Warm-O-Rama:
We kicked things off with Side Straddle Hops and a round of dynamic runner’s stretches, which successfully faked out Pep into thinking we were headed for a long run. In reality, I just needed a stretch after too many miles this week. Mission accomplished.

The Thang:
Cinder blocks were retrieved, and we headed to the hill for a devious round of 11s:
– Bottom of the Hill: Blockie Burpees
– Top of the Hill: WWI Sit-Ups

But wait—there’s more. Because I’m a glutton for punishment, each trip up or down the hill had its own special challenge:
1. Carry a cinder block
2. Bear crawl up
3. Crawl bear down
4. Crab walk down
5. Lunges uphill
6. Run backward uphill
7. Sprint (plan run)
8. High knees
9. Side shuffle (switch sides halfway)
10. Lieutenant Dan (lunge + squat combo)

We may have gone one minute over time… but the hill demanded it.

Moleskin:
Today marked my 5th year in F3 and the first of three consecutive Qs in the Goblet of Ice Trifecta.

After completeing the the Triforce of Power we have two more lined up:
– Triforce of Wisdom: Thursday at Green Machine
– Triforce of Courage: Friday at Handsomizer

COT:
Prayers lifted for the men of Stronghold walking through the fire tonight.

Announcements:
– 4th of July convergence at Handsomizer – final details TBD
– Upcoming CSAUP involving teams of 5 – details coming soon

SYITG,
Natural Ice

Habemas Papam!

AO: titan
Q: SalPal
PAX: Pep, Spinal Tap, Sherlock, Black Lung, DintyMoore, Right Said, Tim the Toolman, Freakonomics, Papa Bear, Squash (someone get this guy on slack!)
FNGs: None
COUNT: 11
CONDITIONS: A little moist.

WARMUP: Two laps around the parking lot.

THE THANG: PAX did dealer’s choice routine while they went up one by one to elect an F3 Pope at the Centennial Conclave, held at the Parthenon. Cardinal Burkrall was elected Pope Bearcrawl I, and in his honor we bearcrawled the length of the Parthenon green and back.

MOLESKINE: I need to work on giving clearer directions.

ANNOUNCEMENTS: Middle TN Convergence, RenFaire, Brewsday in a month.

COT: For Papa Bear’s family friend Nancy that passed unexpectedly, for the Catholic Church as a new pope is elected. For intentions unspoken.

Welcome FNGs

AO: titan
Q: Chunks
PAX: preacherman, Salami, SalPal, Sherlock, Natural Ice, Young and Restless, Papa Bear, Freakonomics, Doublemint (F3 RVA), Hipster, CubCadet, Spinal Tap, Black Lung, DintyMoore, Crawlspace, Pep, Cowbell (DR), Fanny Pack (DR), OJ, Kincade, Carrot Top
FNGs: 3 OJ, Kincade, Carrot Top
COUNT: 22
CONDITIONS: Perfect

WARMUP:

42 SSH = my age!

THE THANG:

The PAX voted and Yacht Rock was the playlist choice.

Pass the speaker run towards Love Circle.

Took a hard right on 29th and headed back to the hill next to the Parthenon.

Count off 1s and 2s. Partner up. Each partner group picked an exercise for the rest of the PAX while they were the timer and ran up and down the hill. Once everyone had a turn as the timer, mosey to the lawn in front of the Parthenon.

Round 1 25% to the other side and 1 burpee and back
Round 2 25% to the other side and 2 burpees and back
Round 3 50% to the other side and 3 burpees and back
Round 4 50% to the other side and 4 burpees and back
Round 5 90% to the other side and 5 burpees and back

Mosey back to startex with a sprint to the finish.

4 Mins of mary left with some up and downs with burpees

Always an honor to lead.

3 FNGs were welcomed to the crew: Carrot Top, OJ, and Kincade

MOLESKINE: 95% of men over 35 will never sprint again. We will not be a part of that statistic.

ANNOUNCEMENTS: Check Slack

COT: Prayed out!