Nein! NEIN!!!

Date: 2026-09-09 AO: Insane Train Q: Sooie , PAX: Half Lyfe, Juicy J, Roadkill, Bulldog, El Capitan, 2 a dayz, Sooie FNGs: None COUNT: 7 CONDITIONS: Pleasant, just shy of wunderbar.
WARMUP: SSH: 27 BAC: 18 BBAC: 18 Squats IC: 9 Merkins IC: 9 Stretch OYO
THE THANG: Moseyed up to the playground only to discover someone had surreptitiously left a sheet of paper with the mnemonic “SCHNITZEL” scrawled on it, so we proceeded to make a workout from it! 9 exercises. 9 reps. 9 rounds. 1 champion. S – shoulder press C – curl H – halo N – Nantucket squeeze I – imperial crawler T – twist Z – zercher squat E – elevated splunge L – lunge
MARY: 1 minute plank buyout
MOLESKINE: Reading Wendell Berry for the first time. Reflecting on taking time to pay closer attention to the people and processes taking place around me and not just rush from point A to point B. Thinking more in terms of generations rather than seasons.
ANNOUNCEMENTS: WESTSIDE WEDNESDAY tonight! Juicy J and Roadkill are both :hardcommit:’s for it! 5:30-7:30. Tailgate Brewery. BYOF
COT: El Capitan completed all 9 rounds. I awarded him FREE F3 workouts for the rest of the month. SalPal can redeem that voucher. Awarded all PAX present with a commemorative coloring sheet in honor of our Nein! NEIN!!! workout. Though it was Bulldog who got the official workout sheet.
Color your sheet. Post it as a reply to this backblast. The PAX that receives the most emojis will get free F3 workouts for the rest of the year! If you weren’t present, feel free to print and color your own sheet attached to this backblast.
Prayers lifted. Mountain Mojo enjoyed!

Nothing Guaranteed but Death, Taxes, & Sandbags

Date: 2026-09-02 AO: Insane Train Q: El Capitan , PAX: Siri, Roadkill, Choo Choo, Argggg, Bulldog, El Capitan, Juicy J, 2 a dayz, @OfficerDangle FNGs: None COUNT: 9 CONDITIONS: clear, mid-70s
WARMUP:
Stretch Sesh Motivators 5x
THE THANG:
Mosey sand bags to middle school front benches.
At benches, 30x dips, 30x decline merkins, 30x elevated crunches.
Then mosey to tennis courts.
Pax line up along fence with bags.
Sandbag MOT Suicides
Round 1 – First court & back: bag toss – Second court & back: murder bunnies – Third court & back: overhead carry
Interlude along fence: 7x Slow Squats, 6x Inch Worms, 5x Good Mornings
Round 2 – First court & back: Lunges – Second court & back: Goblet Toss – Third court & back: front load carry
Interlude along fence: 7x Slow Squats, 6x Inch Worms, 5x Good Mornings
Interlude #2: 30x Bench Press, 30x Bagged WW2s, 30x Plus-size prom Dates (a Roadkill special request :joy:)
Round 3 Unbagged suicides, all three courts.
Return to playground parking lot.
MOLESKINE:
Find something you enjoy / want to do that also requires patience and endurance (a hobby, a home project, a health commitment). We’re so prone to seek the easy way out or the path of least resistance – that’s human. But practicing stick-to-it-ness does something to our souls that makes us better men. 
Start with something you really want to do but may be hesitant to commit to. For me, it’s reading a really long classic novel or climbing a difficult route at the gym. It’s gonna suck sometimes but there’s a joy in pushing through the struggle to the end. Take the lessons learned from this experience and apply it to other areas of your life where giving up is easy.
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
westside-wednesday returns 09/09 at Tailgate Brewery! I will try to be there with the fam. Come on out!
Free entry for Titans 5k in Brentwood (thank you Juicy J !) at the end of the month – see post on slack for details.
Go Ruck is putting on several rucking events in the next few weeks across the country. Choo Choo is headed down to ATL for one in the next few weeks. “It’s gonna suck!”
COT:
Closed out with prayers for the people of Nepal, then enjoyed some fellowship + Mtn. Mojo :coffee:
Grateful for the opportunity to lead y’all this morning!
:el-capitan:

[Pain Train] Studies show that fun titles generate 42% more HC’s!

Date: 2026-08-21 AO: Pain Train Q: Wolfpack , PAX: G-string, FistShake, FLO, Bulldog, Derby, Wolfpack, Siri, Half Lyfe, Sooie, 2 a dayz, Argggg, Roadkill, Inchworm FNGs: None COUNT: 13 CONDITIONS: No complaints
WARMUP: SSH, WMH, BAC, BACBAC, AP, MNC, SC
THE THANG: Partner up!
Two rounds of… Alternate with your partner starting at 1 rep and working up to 10, Mosey between exercises – Merkins – Squats – Dips – Shoulder taps
MARY: Sprints and Merkin Ring of Fire
MOLESKINE: Sooie loves picnic tables
ANNOUNCEMENTS: TCLAPS for Derby for HCing hard at the Bellevue Farmers Market… everyone keep an ear out for the next one to support him.
COT: If you can do 1 you can do 10… Reminder to keep momentum even when it gets hard.
PLAYLIST: Crickets a’chirping