Blueliner’s triumphant return

AO: handsomizer
Q: Salami
PAX: Blueliner, Freakonomics, bluemule, Black Lung, Spinal Tap, Natural Ice, Red Skull, Old Maid
FNGs: None
COUNT: 9
CONDITIONS: Perfect

WARMUP:
Welcome to F3
Fitness
Fellowship
Faith
Mission statement
5 core principles
Disclaimer

Warmup:
25 SSH IC
12 forward arm circles IC
12 reverse arm circles IC
12 hillbilly walkers IC
12 Imperial walkers IC
12 Michael Phelps IC

THE THANG:
First Nations run around stadium
Pass hockey stick back and then last PAX runs to the front

Mosey to Astroturf
Break up into two teams and line up on turf – each PAX and his counterpart on the other team is a “line”
Lines will take the “ice” in turn and perform a different exercise with the hockey stick while everyone else does an exercise, until all PAX have taken the ice – this is one period

1st period
Lines: rotating stick lunges to edge of turf and back
Bench: WWIs

2nd period
Lines: stick hop x12 w right hand, x12 w left
Bench: Freddy Mercurys

3rd period
Lines: overhead stick squats x18
Bench: planks

Overtime
Lines: plank stick lifts x8/side
Bench: donkey kicks

Hockey trivia
Same teams as line drill
Answer questions – teams start in plank, I read question, whoever tags me first gets to guess first, if he gets it wrong other teams gets a chance. team w correct answer picks exercise and does 10 reps, losing team does 15. If they both get it wrong both do 15

Questions:
1. What year was the NHL founded? 1917
2. In the phrase “national hockey league,” the word “national” refers to which nation? Canada
3. What are the NHL’s “original six” teams? Montreal Canadiens, Toronto Maple Leafs, Boston Bruins, New York Rangers, Chicago Blackhawks, Detroit Red Wings
4. In hockey, if you act injured when you are actually not, you may receive a 2-min penalty for what? Embellishment
5. What is the national sport of Canada? Lacrosse
6. What is the only team in NHL history to have been eliminated from the playoffs by the Phoenix/Arizona Coyotes twice? Nashville Predators

Mosey back to flag

MOLESKINE: pulled in an unnamed FNG right about when we started trivia, and he left right before COT. He lives in the apartment complex next to the AO so we hope to see him again.

ANNOUNCEMENTS:

COT:
Count o rama
Name o rama
Prayer
Pray for Blue Mule’s friend Isaac who has a brain tumor
Natural Ice, Salami looking for jobs
Blueliner is thankful to be back and also asks prayer for Cuban Missile while he is abroad

Passing of the Flag

AO: pain-train
Q: Wolfpack , Siri
PAX: Pebbles, Timber, Half Lyfe, voucher, El Capitan, Cheeks, Derby
FNGs: None
COUNT: 9
CONDITIONS: Perfection.

WARMUP: Mosey to stage

THE THANG:
Wolfpack’s Thang
Loose Caboose Pain Train Style
Each PAX took a coupon or two from the stack and lined up on the track. We completed a lap around the track and stopped ten times to do ten burpees. The last PAX moves to the front at each stop to add variation in the farmer’s carry. 100 Burpees total and lots of weight moved 1/5 of a mile.

Mosey back to startex with a brief detour for some uphill walking lunges.

Siri’s Thang
PAX picked a coupon and lined up at the stage for two rounds of the following circuit:
– Deadlifts
– Curtsie Squats
– Merkins
– Rows
– Curls
– Skullcrushers
– Mountain Climbers with Leg Lifts

Then we all lined up for a whole lot of sprints across the field. Classic Siri.

MOLESKINE: Greatest AO in the land!

ANNOUNCEMENTS: Make sure to updated your ICE in Slack.

COT: What an absolute honor it has been to lead this AO over the past year. Definitely leaving before I’m ready, but there is no better PAX to pass the flag over to than Siri. Thank you Siri for EHing me and for the incredible amount of support and motivation you have given me the past couple of years. Just went through my pictures and we first started the Off The Books workout at Red Caboose Park on October 11th, 2023. So to see it come to full fruition in May 10, 2024 and then to pass the leadership to Siri on May 2nd, 2025 is truly incredible. Excited to see how this group continues to grow and lead in the coming year. Thank you again to all the PAX who show up every Friday morning to fuel the Pain Train. SYITG!!

ULTIMATE

AO: atlantis
Q: Pole Dancer
PAX: SalPal, Subway, Right Said, sooner, Toothless, Oatmeal, Siri, Chunks, porcelain
FNGs: None
COUNT: 10
CONDITIONS: Warm and Dry

WARMUP: Mosey around the field, active warmups, static stretching

THE THANG: ULTIMATE!

5 on 5 game featuring many downfield hucks, Oatmeal serving up assists left and right, Toothless’s heart rate reaching 225, and a beautiful snag by SalPal over the top of my dome to tie up the score in the last minute. Great time out there today shaking the rust off!

ANNOUNCEMENTS: Brewsday on Tuesday

COT: Prayers for all the fathers out there, both with us and the dearly departed

Field Day

AO: greenmachine
Q: Firefox
PAX: Betty Ford, Shania, moneyshot, Sherlock, Pep, t-cell, Young and Restless, Esposa, Matador, LB, Steam, High Heels
FNGs: None
COUNT: 13
CONDITIONS: Perfectly fine

WARMUP: PAX split up into 2 groups and did a rice bag run twice around the track. We welcomed :downrange: posters from Knoxville Steam and High Heels during the run. t-cell was missing his LBAC.

THE THANG: With the school year coming to a close, in the grand tradition of I Have No Idea Why, we held our very own haphazard Field Day celebration. If you haven’t witnessed or been a part of one of these, everyone gathers and participates in random events. Sometimes there are winners, if you’re into that sort of thing.

Part 1: Partner Races – PAX partnered up, starting at the end zone and raced down to mid-field and back.
– Race 1 – Wheelbarrow (with partners swapping places at mid-field)
– Race 2 – Leap Frog
There were winners! Hurray!

Part 2: Rice Bag Relays – PAX split into 4 groups. 1 member of each team traveled 30 yards and back with the rice bag, handing off to the next member of the team. All others held a plank.
– Race 1 – Run
– Race 2 – Run
– Race 3 – Run
– Race 4 – Broad Jumps (which maybe were more like Bunny Hops)
There was a bit that I did not explain well at all in which a winning team’s cone was pushed back 5 yards as a “reward”… but yeah, we kinda abandoned that part. Also, Pep and t-cell turned this into a contact sport.

Also, some teams won! Some more than others.

Part 3: Rice Bag Relay – Even Ricier
The 4 teams consolidated to two teams and did a zipper relay with the ricebag. PAX got on their six, alternating position so that the person next to you was facing toward you (like teeth in a zipper). 1st team member did a WW1 with the rice bag overhead and passed to the next team member, then ran down to the end of the line. Teams passed the rice bag this way to the 30yd line and back.

Part 4: Wind Screws Everything Up
We attempted to play “Flip the Cone” but, in addition to having one less player, the wind was flipping over any upside-down cone. So, the first round was ended prematurely. We modified to scatter short cones in the middle of a 30x15yd play area. Teams lined up at opposite ends and had to travel to pick up a (single) cone and bring it (a single cone) back to their starting line. We did 2 or 3 rounds of this with bear crawls and another round with murder bunnies.

Part 5: Pick up all the crap I brought

Part 6: Back at Startex, 20 V-ups and 30s of a hollow body hold

MOLESKINE:
– Some poor explaining on my part and some unfortunately windy conditions. But we were flexible and everyone was a good sport. Except that t-cell guy.
– Loved getting to use the big field and track. Hopefully I’ll be invited back to Q again!
– I did not have blue ribbons. Instead we had donut holes. Thanks to Betty Ford for bringing the coffee.

ANNOUNCEMENTS: N/A

COT:
– Matador family health scare
– YHC dealing with workforce reductions on team

Enter a workout title…

AO: the-knoll
Q: Wolfpack
PAX: Pebbles, Sparrow, Malibu, AAA, Half Lyfe, Timber, Ex-Pat, Derby, Samwise (2.0), Rubix (2.0), Icebox (2.0), Iowa (2.0), All-Star (2.0)
FNGs: 1 All-Star (2.0)
COUNT: 14
CONDITIONS: Perfecto Mundo.

WARMUP: BAC, BACBAC, LSMerkin, LSSquat

THE THANG:
Partner up
One partner works while the other performs a 10 yard out and back movement for 4 sets.
Round 1: Merkins and Walking Lunges
2 minute Ab Workout
Round 2: Squats and Bear Crawls
4 minute Toilet Tag

And again!

Round 3: Pullups and Walking Lunges
2 minute Ab Workout
Round 4: Stepups and Bearcrawls
4 minute Toilet Tag

MOLESKINE: Fun to have your 2.0 out HalfLyfe!

ANNOUNCEMENTS: PainTrain shovel flag hand off and 1 year anniversary tomorrow… Check the pain-train channel and get your HC in!

COT: I needed the well to drink from today. Thank you guys for filling it with meaning and purpose. Sometimes you come to drink, sometimes you come to pour.

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!

Roll the Dice

AO: middle-tooth
Q: Subway
PAX: Oatmeal, Focker, DrRupp, Toothless, sooner, Pole Dancer, Betty Ford, Esposa, TheShield, Hot Water
FNGs: None
COUNT: 11
CONDITIONS: warm 68ish

WARMUP: SSH, Stretching, Mosey

THE THANG:

Buy in before each roll:
10 SSH; next roll 10 squats; next roll 10 burpees – repeat

Based on dice roll – go to that number station:
And perform 25 reps of each movement

Station 1
Americans
Ranger Americans
HR Americans
High Low Americans

Station 2
Curls
CPRs
Rows
Lawnmowers

Station 3
Lunges
Squats
Seesaw Lunges
Calf Raises

Station 4
Overhead Press
Taint Scrapper
Thruster
Truck Drivers

Station 5
American hammers
Mtn Climbers
Flutter Kicks
BBSU

Station 6
Chest press
Grave diggers
Side Bends
Blockees (my fav :face_with_spiral_eyes:)

Ended with three minutes of Mary ab work

MOLESKINE:

ANNOUNCEMENTS:

Wings were good; Brewsday May 6th

COT: grateful to get out there on a beautiful Tuesday AM with you all! Thanks for letting me lead.

The Pack and the Long Wolf

AO: the-knoll
Q: Wolfpack
PAX: Pebbles, Siri, morning stār, Stubs, Timber, El Capitan, Derby, Half Lyfe, Bumblebee(2.0)
FNGs: None
COUNT: 10
CONDITIONS: Perfection.

WARMUP: We don’t do warmups.

THE THANG:
The Pack and the Lone Wolf.

A tight circle of 15 cones were presented to the PAX.
Cones alternated between: Merkin, Squat, Alternating Exercises of: Bent Over Rows, Curls, Kettlebell Swings, Dips, and a Ruck.
Exercises preformed Tabata style 60 second work/20 second rest and then transition one cone to the right for next exercise.
Exercises performed slowly with a 4 count down and 4 count up.
When completing the ruck… PAX were asked two questions and asked to respond with a one word answer upon returning: What brings you back to the Pack between F3 workouts? What do you bring to the Pack each workout?
We completed the full circuit twice and ended precisely at 6:15:07.

MOLESKINE:
Bumble Bee was an absolute beast today!

ANNOUNCEMENTS: Come join our Monday Morning Edwin Warner Rucks!

COT: Come to the well and drink long and often, but never wait for it to fill itself, come bringing gifts of your own accord to fill it for others.

Coupon Carry

AO: detention
Q: Focker
PAX: Deep State, Young and Restless, Pedialyte, Movin On Up, Average Size, EZ-Go, Esposa, Donkey Hammer, Topanga (Scott), Pound Puppy, Peabody
FNGs: None
COUNT: 12
CONDITIONS: Perfect

WARMUP: dynamic football warmup

THE THANG: grab large coupon for the group and mosey to bottom of bus loop.
One PAX goes backward up hill while others race to the top and do exercises while waiting. Then back to bottom and switch PAX
Navy seals
Burpees
Wall sit
Ww1
Inch worm merkins
Sit throughs
Flutter kicks
Deep squats
Dry docks
Slow heel drops
Diamond merkins

Mosey to playground and one PAX rifle carries coupon to top of ramp while other PAX work
Pull ups
Jump squats
Dips/skull crushers
Lunges
Navy seals

MOLESKINE: good solid work to loosen up our bodies for the week ahead. Good Mumblechatter, yet still difficult

ANNOUNCEMENTS: looking forward to Topanga (Scott) leadership and thank you Deep State!

COT: a call to appreciate the moments we have with our families because time is fleeting

Monday Funday

AO: toratoratora
Q: Goose
PAX: 40 Minutes, greyalbum, Third Coast, Spacebaby, Goodwill
FNGs: None
COUNT: 6
CONDITIONS: perfect

WARMUP: Willie Mays Hays, Forward Fold, Arm streches

THE THANG:
Deck ‘O Cards:
Clubs=squats
Hearts=merkins
Spades=WW1
Diamonds=ssh
Aces/Faces=Mosey

-Imperial Walkers
-Arm circles

ANNOUNCEMENTS:
Welcome FNG Spacebaby!