Tussle Takeover

AO: pain-train
Q: G-string , SalPal
PAX: Shakira, FLO, Siri, Motorola, Derby, Cheeks, Half Lyfe
FNGs: None
COUNT: 9
CONDITIONS: Cold and wet

WARMUP:
SalPal started off on Q. We moseyed a few laps around the park, indigenous style. The six performed an exercise (Lt. Dan’s for first time through the PAX then Burpees) before running to the front of the line.

THE THANG: THE FLAG CAME OUT!
Unbeknownst to SalPal, I had the tussle flag in my truck ready to flex its magical powers of Q-Jacking. The flag came out, was planted, and we were off.
– Five rounds
– 5 pull-ups
– 10 reverse lunges with coupon or sandbag (2-is-1)
– 15 thrusters with weight
– mosey around the playground
– Four rounds
– 10 Rows with weight
– 15 HR Merkins
– 20 Squats with weight
– Broad jump to fence and bearcrawl back
– Little Drummer Boy
– High Plank with a merkin for each “Pa-rum-pum-pum-pum”

MOLESKINE:
“Is is hardly possible for (each man) to think too often or too deeply about.. his neighbor. The load, or weight, or burden of my neighbour’s glory should be laid daily on my back, a load so heavy that only humility can carry it, and the backs of the proud will be broken. It is a serious thing to live in a society of possible gods and goddesses, to remember that the dullest and most uninteresting person you talk to may one day be a creature which, if you saw it now, you would be strongly tempted to worship, or else a horror and a corruption such as you now meet, it at all, only in a nightmare. All day long we are, in some degree, helping each other to one or other of these destinations.” The Weight of Glory C.S. Lewis

ANNOUNCEMENTS:
– Grow School on 12/6
– Christmas party next Saturday

COT:
– Prayers were offered up.

Temperature Is Just a Number

AO: pain-train
Q: Sooie
PAX: Derby, Juicy J, Piglet, Shakira, Chili Dip, Sooie
FNGs: None
COUNT: 6
CONDITIONS: :cold_face::cold_face::cold_face::slightly_smiling_face::slightly_smiling_face:

WARMUP:
– motivators from 6
– SSH 20 (for Chili Dip)
– BAC
– BBAC
– Low slow squat + seal clap
– WMH OYO
– imperial walkers

THE THANG:
Grab the sandbags and mosey over to pickup coupons from behind the stage. Mosey to playground and assign stations.

Station 1 (timer)
With the sandbag, Deadlift → Clean → Press → Drop bag behind you → Explosive backward jump over the bag → repeat until you’ve gone ~10 yards → Bear crawl/drag it back to start → rotate.

Station 2
Overhead block hold while holding wide-stance squat

Station 3
Sandbag chest press (AMRAP)

Station 4
Block lunge row (AMRAP)

Station 5
Block lunges (AMRAP)

Station(ary) 6
Juicy J did his thing despite injury.

Repeated entire rotation 4x. Very fitting considering the soundtrack was Vivaldi’s Four Seasons.

MOLESKINE:
Start thinking about New Year’s resolutions/goals for 2026. Getting traction begins with an idea, then verbally articulating it, then writing it down with achievable steps.

ANNOUNCEMENTS:
– Christmas party 12/12 Hair Band!
– Grow school 12/6 SalPal

COT:
Prayers said and Derby draught ☕️ drank.

5 mile Trail Run @ Percy @530A

AO: offthebooks
Q: Juicy J
PAX: Crawlspace, Right Said, Chunks, Juicy J
FNGs: None
COUNT: 5
CONDITIONS: Frosty cold & wet

WARMUP: right glute stretch

THE THANG: 5 mile trail run

MOLESKINE: good company and coffee to finish and epic laughs

ANNOUNCEMENTS: Sweater party

COT:

Side trail

AO: the_eddy
Q: Wolfpack
PAX: Pitmaster, Choo Choo, Half Lyfe, Sooie, Stubs, FLO, Roadkill
FNGs: None
COUNT: 8
CONDITIONS: Layers were worn.

WARMUP: nope

THE THANG:
Finally remembered where that side trail was I told Stubs about at launch, but then couldn’t remember where it was so took us on an extra 20 minute detour.

MOLESKINE:
Great numbers on such a cold morning. Lots of mumblechatter!

ANNOUNCEMENTS:
Holiday party Dec 12. Grow school this weekend!

COT:
“I’ve got somewhere to go,
But no where to be.
And all day to get there”

Team Work Makes the Dream Work

AO: the-castle
Q: Steely
PAX: hambone, Butterfingers, Chunks, Cross-stitch, Steely, Shy-Guy
FNGs: None
COUNT: 6
CONDITIONS: COLD! Sub zero temperatures.

WARMUP:
25 IC Side Straddle Hops
10 IC Burpees

THE THANG:
Mosey to the High School Football Field(0.40mile)
Partner up and grab a coupon for each team. All PAX lined the sideline in their teams.
While one team member conducted the exercise the other ran sideline to sideline and the entire PAX waited in the squat or plank position until everyone returned.
First exercise curls, second exercise squats, third exercise overhead press; all with coupon. Then the coupon was carried by the runner, first front rack carry, second shoulder carry switching shoulders at the other side and third overhead carry; all while the partner did Merikans, WWIs and Burpees.
Next we conducted a sprinted race to the other sideline and back. The PAX was tricked with saying the last person had to do ten burpees but we all did the burpees together. 40 flutter kicks and a Lap around the track. Started over the exercise with the first three exercises.
Mosied back to the park, finished with some hangs and dips.

MOLESKINE: Burpees suck after a sprint!

ANNOUNCEMENTS:

COT: Shy-Guy’s M is expecting their second child any day now. Prayers for Strutters MIL.

Black Friday Beatdown

AO: pain-train
Q: FLO
PAX: Roadkill, Bean Burger (Fairview, TN), Ruby Red
FNGs: None
COUNT: 4
CONDITIONS:

Frosty

WARMUP:

Good mornings
BAC / BACBACS
Slow Merkins
Runner’s Stretch
Slow Squats

THE THANG:

Part 1 – x 5

– Step Ups x 10
– Lunges x 10
– Calf raises x 10
– Squats x 10
– SSH x 10

Bear Crawl – then crunches x 20

Part 2 – x 5

– Pull up x 5
– Back rows x 10
– Merkins x 10
– Curls x 10
– Overhead press x 10

Run lap – then crunches x 20

MOLESKINE:

Too much tryptophan caused Cheeks to sleep in on the Pain Train Black Friday deals. Don’t let it happen to you.

ANNOUNCEMENTS:

Bellevue Christmas Party 12/12! Check Slack.

COT:

Thankful for the great men I’ve met through F3.

Holidays are tough for some folks, take a moment to reach out to friends and family you haven’t heard from in a while.

FloJoe was enjoyed by all.

Thanks for coming out guys! Have a great weekend.

FLO

The 2nd Annual Crieve Hall Butterball Crawl

AO: 1stf
Q: EZ-Go , EZ-Go, Smokehouse, Donkey Hammer, Esposa
PAX: Donkey Hammer, Esposa, Harry Caray, Hipster, moneyshot, Smokehouse, Sugar mama, tampalibra, Young and Restless, 125 Cold Crieve Hallers, So many
FNGs: 1 So many
COUNT: 125
The second annual Crieve Hall Butterball Crawl delivered in full force! Many F3 HIM’s of the Shire came together to serve our neighborhood and put on the best 5K this side of Ellington Ag Center.

CONDITIONS: Colder after sunrise than before, somehow.

WARMUP: 15 minutes of standing in the cold waiting for EZ-Go to start the race

THE THANG: A 5K and 1 mile loop exhibiting some of the best rolling hills and gradual grades Nashville has to offer.

MOLESKINE: 300 pancakes were flipped, friendships were forged, community was built, and coffee was drained. Great time had by all.

ANNOUNCEMENTS: Come see us again next year!

Earning the Feast!

AO: pain-train
Q: Derby
PAX: Wolfpack, FLO
FNGs: None
COUNT: 3
CONDITIONS: Cool and Windy

WARMUP: BACs, BACBACs, SSH’s, PE Stretch, Runners Stretch, Merkins, Squats

THE THANG: Loaded up Sand Bags and Mosey to Playground for the following:

20 WWII’s
10 Merkins
10 SB Rows
10 SB Curls
10 SB Burpees
1 Mosey Around the big Loop

Dropped in 3-5 Pull-ups upon our return from Mosey

Goal was 6x, but PAX got after it completing the above 7 times.

MOLESKINE: Had an epiphany this weekend as Noah learned to swing by himself. Realized I had pushed him on a swing for the last time the week prior and now look at all I do for him through a different lens with a new level of gratitude.

ANNOUNCEMENTS: Check Slack for upcoming events! Don’t forget to add a Sand Bag to those Christmas Lists!

COT: Prayers for Safe Travels and Thanksgiving

Thank you gents for the opportunity to lead!

:horse_racing:

RELAY

AO: iron-giant
Q: Steely
PAX: hambone, Butterfingers
FNGs: None
COUNT: 3
CONDITIONS: Foggy

WARMUP:
25 IC Side Strattle Hops
10 Arm Circles forward
10 Arm Circles reveres
10 Merikans
Mosey

THE THANG:
Spread out even distances down the parking lot.

Each PAX had the privilege of choosing their exercise.

The PAX at the start began with ten reps of selected exercise and then ran and tagged the next PAX where he took over that exercise we continued this rotating exercises and completed three rounds before heading for a mosey to the pavilion where we performed 10 count hangs three times then 5 count hangs with legs elevated twice and 10 IC dips. Mosied back to the flag, finished with some abs.

MOLESKINE:

ANNOUNCEMENTS:
Have a Happy and blessed Thanksgiving

COT: