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[the-discipline] Welcome to THE DISCIPLINE

AO: the-discipline
Q: hambone
PAX: Chunks, Dilbert, Highway BBQ, Dylan Wickliffe, Under the Table, Country Parkour, Snickers, Hallmark Betty
FNGs: None
COUNT: 8
CONDITIONS: Cooler than expected

WARMUP:
Slight mosey, some SSHs, some squats–simple stuff.

THE THANG:
We worked our way down to the bottom of the hill–we stopped to add in some burpees and parking space work.

At the bottom of the hill, the men proceeded to do Quadraphilia and then rest.

MOLESKINE: This is just the start. To keep the discipline, we have to keep repeating

ANNOUNCEMENTS:

COT: Prayers for the launch of white-house

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Sharknado: Tara Reid has big hits.

AO: the-castle
Q: Strutter
PAX: hambone, SalPal, Pep, Chunks, Splitter, Horshack (Ohio)
FNGs: None
COUNT: 7
CONDITIONS: allegedly humid.

WARMUP: getting out of the car and Mosey to start was all the warmup we needed.

THE THANG: Sharknado: a series of 5 exercises each followed by a lap around the 🏰.
1) 10 burpees
2) diamond merkins
3) WWII’s
4) merkins
5) scorpion dry docks
Each lap was approximately .1 miles.
Repeato until the Q got 2 miles, 4 rounds.

MOLESKINE:
I have certainly enjoyed getting to know the Pax, and I look forward to seeing you all in the gloom.

ANNOUNCEMENTS:

COT:
Prayers for Pax going through hard times.

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Killers are more than a one hit wonder

AO: pain-train
Q: Chunks
PAX: Siri, Cheeks, FLO, Timber, El Capitan, Cash Cab, Bar Fly
FNGs: None
COUNT: 8
CONDITIONS:

WARMUP:
41 SSH – Cause I’m 41 years old.
THE THANG:
Brough to you by chat GPT. Prompt “Create an F3 45 min workout where there are two teams and each team has 1 cinder block”

Round 1:
– Cinder Block Carry: One member carries the cinder block 50 yards and back.
– Bodyweight Exercise: Team does Jumping Jacks until the cinder block carrier returns.
– Switch and Repeat until each team member has carried the cinder block.
Round 2:
– Cinder Block Squats: One member performs 15 squats with the cinder block.
– Bodyweight Exercise: Team does Mountain Climbers until squats are done.
– Switch and Repeat until each team member has done squats.
Round 3:
– Cinder Block Overhead Press: One member performs 20 overhead presses with the cinder block.
– Bodyweight Exercise: Team does Plank Hold until presses are done.
– Switch and Repeat until each team member has done presses.
Round 4:
– Cinder Block Lunges: One member performs 20 lunges (10 each leg) with the cinder block.
– Bodyweight Exercise: Team does Burpees until lunges are done.
– Switch and Repeat until each team member has done lunges.
Round 5:
– Cinder Block Sit-Ups: One member rifle carriers a block down and back..
– Bodyweight Exercise: Team does Big Boy Situs until the block carrier returns.
– Switch and Repeat until each team member has carried the block.

Because Siri said he likes to run we did a lap around the school dropoff circle between each round.

Moseyed back to Startex for some P90X Yoga to end with.

MOLESKINE:

Always an honor to lead. Thanks and Strength and Honor

ANNOUNCEMENTS:
Lots of stuff going on. Check Slack ask a friend.

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What is F3?

AO: offthebooks
Q: morning stār
PAX: morning stār, Dorothy, Flux Capacitor, Almanac, Mr. Clean, Pushkin, Strudel, Mr. Mom, the Pro
FNGs: 4 Pushkin, Strudel, Mr. Mom, the Pro
COUNT: 9
5:30: disclaimer given in Broadneck high school track parking lot.

CONDITIONS: 68; pleasant reprieve from the heat

WARMUP:
Mosey to the picnic tables outside the track for SSH, baby arm circles and motivators (7 to 1).

Briefly cover history of F3. (Check out more at www.f3nation.com).

Mosey to corner of track for 11s while covering the core principles. F3 workouts are
– always free
– Open to all men
– Held outdoors rain or shine
– Led in a rotating fashion by those who attend
– End in a circle of trust

THE THANG:
11s 
 lazy imperial walkers (2 is 1) and jump lunges. Mode of transportion: bear crawls or lunges. Finished hero style.

Talked about F3 credo: “Leave no man behind; leave no man where you find him.”

Recovery jog with some motivators and covering F3 mission to plant, grow and serve small group workouts for men for the invigoration of male community leadership.

Partnered up and headed to bleachers:
– partner one lunges or jogs up the stairs
– Partner two does exercise

Air presses then merkins

Back to the corner for some Mary.

Mosey back to picnic tables for COT and Coffeeteria. Thank you Pushkin for the cold brew.

ANNOUNCEMENTS:
– beast gate tomorrow 5:15am at west gate mall
– Check out other spots at www.f3annapolis.com or f3near.me/nearby

COT:
– count-o-roma and name-o-roma
– PAX shared what F3 meant to them
– Here’s my share: F3 has been a place for me to get back in shape with encouragement from other men, meet others in the neighborhood and most importantly have a place where I can practice living from the heart. I grew up stiffing my emotions and it’s refreshing to have a place where I can practice learning to share my heart with other men. F3 has also been a leadership lab for me to practice my skill of leadership.

MOLESKIN:
– Honor to Pushkin for inviting some of his friends to give this a try.
– Thanks to the Annapolis PAX that came.
– Was great to be with you men this morning!
– Thank you Mr Clean for trusting us with part of your story. Hope you saw that you’re not alone.
– I am grateful of the constant reminder that I am not alone in my pain and trauma. Onward toward healing and maturity for all of us!
– The spot definitely has potential for an official AO one day.

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The quiet return

AO: pain-train
Q: G-string
PAX: FLO, Timber, El Capitan, Pebbles
FNGs: None
COUNT: 5
CONDITIONS:
Beautiful summer morning ending with an epic sunrise.

WARMUP:
– inchworm walkouts to merkin
– runners stretch
– GOAT stretch
– High plank with five merkins following the mission and each core principle
– Mosey around the track, pick up coupons and burden carry to playground

THE THANG:
Thang 1: E2MO2M
every two minutes, complete the following
– 15 shoulder presses
– 10 floor-to-ceilings
– 5 burpees over the block
Completed seven rounds. After the fourth round, add two reps to each exercise if finish before the first minute.

Thang 2: MOT race
Split into two teams. One person on the team raced while the other did block curls.
Race down the cones doing three MOTs on the way out then sprint back to start.
– alligator crawl
– Bear crawl
– Gorilla run
Winning team does 10 block leg extensions per leg. Losing team does 15 goblet squats.
Ran four races

To close it out, we did two rounds of ten SADs (slow ass derkins)

MOLESKINE:
The media portrayal of dads is usually trash. Homer is a lazy idiot, the sultan in Aladdin is a doofus, Bluey’s dad is attentive but he “doesn’t remember the boring stuff” (sunscreen, floaties, essentials). Our kids need good, responsible men to look up to, and the stories we tell should reflect that. Right now, being the prince isn’t cool, and princesses have to do it all themselves.

We need to give our girls an image of good men, so they aren’t satisfied with bad men. And we need our sons to aspire to be heroes who can slay the dragon.

ANNOUNCEMENTS:
– TWO VQs next week at the Knoll!

COT:
– prayers were offered up

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The 1975 World Tour

AO: the-castle
Q: SalPal
PAX: Snickers, Pink Slip, Strutter, hambone, Chunks, Pep, Dilbert
FNGs: None
COUNT: 8
CONDITIONS: Swampa$$

WARMUP: Half-hearted SSH + squats

THE THANG: In honor of The 1975 (a shared passion of mine and Chunks), 4 sets of DORA, 75 reps each, each with a different method of travel:

Part 1:
Travel: Bernie Down/Run Back
– 75 Merkins
– 75 Air Presses
– 75 Dry Docks
– 75 Reptars

Part 2:
Travel: Broad Jump Down/Run Back
– 75 LBCs
– 75 Hammers (each side 1)
– 75 Mountain Climbers (each side 1)
– 75 Shoulder Taps (each side 1)

Part 3:
Travel: Shuffle Down/Run Back
– 75 Squats
– 75 Lunges (each leg 1)
– 75 Calf Raises
– 75 Apollo Ono’s (each leg 1)

Part 4:
Travel: Boo-Boo Bear Crawl Down/Run Back
– 75 WWIs
– 75 Burpees
– 75 Lt. Dan’s

Everyone got to part 4 at time, so we went back to startex for assorted routines to close.

MOLESKINE: PSA: Spotify Pleeb-ium throttles your max volume.

ANNOUNCEMENTS: Lots going on in July: runs, launches, night moves, etc. Look at Slack. I’m your Q, not your personal planner. 2.0 support for Sunshine, see Slack for how to contribute.

COT: Praise for Snickers in the promotion, for my M and job search, for Sunshine and new 2.0. All other intentions spoken and unspoken.

Stay salty Nashville. Green Sally out.

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OTB in NC

AO: offthebooks
Q: Wolfpack
PAX: Wolfpack, Roboman, E-Z Go
FNGs: 1 E-Z Go
COUNT: 3
CONDITIONS: Perfection

WARMUP: SSH, BAC, BACBACS, WMH

THE THANG:

Thang 1
11’s with 30 yard Coupon carries
– Goblet squat
– Iron Mike

Thang 2
AMRAP 4 rounds (30on 15off)
– Jump squat
– Mountain climbers
– Wall sits
– Lt. Dans

MOLESKINE:
Visiting family in NC and got to run my uncle (Roboman) and a FNG through a F3 bootcamp. Decades ago I used to meet my uncle for weight training early in the morning. Awesome to still get at it with him all these years later.

ANNOUNCEMENTS:
Pizza and pool party tomorrow at Robomans.

COT: Fitness. Fellowship. Faith. It’s hard to go at these alone. Reminder to seek help where needed and lean on others for guidance.

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#the Prostitute comes to Hendersonville

AO: the-castle
Q: Strutter
PAX: hambone, Pep, SalPal, Splitter, Sunshine, Dilbert, Country Parkour, Pink Slip, Outta Bounds (OB), Under the Table, Chunks, Outta Bounds, Pink Slip
FNGs: 2 Outta Bounds, Pink Slip
COUNT: 12
CONDITIONS: Hot and sweaty.

WARMUP: Mosey to the tennis court parking lot. Disclaimer. 10 each in cadence IST, Hillbillies, Abe Vigodas (Windmills), and Long Snappers.

THE THANG: Mosey up the hill to Hazel Path. We began working the corners in an up and down ladder. 1-2-1-2-3-2-1-2-3-4-3-2-1-2-3-4-5-4-3-2-1 Corner 1 – 5 burpees.
Corner 2 – 10 Merkins. Sometimes in cadence, sometimes OYO.
Corner 3 – 15 squats. Sometimes in cadence, sometimes OYO.
Corner 4 – 20 Carolina Dry Docks. OYO.
Corner 5 – 50 LBCs in cadence.
Once we returned back to the start of our ladder, we moseied back for Mary.
Freddy Mercury’s
Mercury Freddy’s
Box Cutter
Cutter Box
WWIIs
A voice from the crowd yelled “We don’t go until 7 o’clock!”, so we ended there.

MOLESKINE: we welcomed in 2 new FNG’s. Glad you joined us Outta Bounds, and Pink Slip.

ANNOUNCEMENTS: 5k price goes up today. Any interest in a spot on the Bourbon Chase team?

COT: We prayed for spoken and unspoken requests, for our soldiers, LEOs, First Tesponders. It was not by chance that I found this group. Thank you for allowing me to lead today.

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OTB around the park

AO: offthebooks
Q: hambone
PAX: Dilbert, Country Parkour, Under the Table, Bloodshot
FNGs: None
COUNT: 5
CONDITIONS: Sunny AF but kinda cool

WARMUP: fat guy shuffle (FGS). Dilbert thinks it may be offensive, but the fattest pax by height and weight (yhc) approves of the name.

FGS down to parking lot for SSH, good mornings, arm circles, presses, toy soldiers

THE THANG: parking lot fun in a box.

Round 1 – bear crawl, side crawl, crawlbear, side crawl, 5 squats—repeat 3 times

Round 2 – lunges, side squats, reverse lunges, side squats, 5 merkins—repeat 3 times

We then did the FGS over to the hill by the baseball field. Dilbert managed to yell at s woman about F3 and scared Bloodshot in the process.

Run down, bernie back up—do it 5 times—for two rounds. Situps if youre fast.

Pax then jailbreaked 2 the end. Country Parkour was sandbagging, but then actually sprinted a bit and moved fast AF. Under the Table almost caught him!!

MOLESKINE: Always be EHing, even if it’s a random woman.

ANNOUNCEMENTS:

COT: prayers for tha kids

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Crazy Train!!!! :pain-train:

AO: pain-train
Q: Toothless
PAX: Wolfpack, The Merchant, Timber, FLO, Nubbins, Pitmaster, Cheeks, Pitmaster
FNGs: 1 Pitmaster
COUNT: 8
CONDITIONS: Sublime, almost crisp at 61Âș which was a blessing given the previous days of the week

WARMUP:
Everyone grabs a Cindy, carry it to church parking lot
30 x SSH
12 x Willy Mays Hays, 2 each side
30 count x Toe Touch
30 count x Flamingo, both sides
10 x Michael Phelps
10 x Scorpions OYO

THE THANG: Four Corner Dora

Partner travels around 4 corners of the main lot with a mosey/shuffle/mosey/shuffle per the 4 sides. Wait for group 6 to change exercises (low plank/pick up reps).

Complete the following as a pair:
– 50 x 10 Count Body Builders w/ Block, i.e. Blockee Builders
– 100 x Goblet Squats
– 200 x Curls
– 300 x Bench Press

MOLESKINE: Modified a bit for time to not rotate between corners for the exercises as originally planned since the cindy carry ate some time on both ends.

Now you know what you were feeling all of yesterday, but Timber has to be feeling it more than most as he went beast mode and crushed 2/3s of our pair’s reps and some of yours too! Pitmaster was knocking out reps with great form too on day one, great to have him out and to learn from his expertise in golf, whiskey, and barbecue, truly the good time trifecta.

ANNOUNCEMENTS:
– f3dads event on Saturday which was now yesterday, 77 attended!

COT:
– Prayers for Pitmaster’s friend Joe
– Prayers for G-string & his new 2.0
– Prayers for the tragedy that occurred recently there at Red Caboose Park

As always, it was an honor to be out at the pain-train, good to see some faces again and meet some new ones! Keep up the great momentum, men! You’ve got a great group and a great AO.

See You In The Gloom,
— Toothless :tooth: