In Memory of Gene Hackman

AO: toratoratora
Q: Goose
PAX: greyalbum, 40 Minutes, LogJam, Longcut
FNGs: None
COUNT: 5
CONDITIONS: Chilly

Warmup: Forward Fold, Willie Mays Hays, Cherry Pickers, Arm Stretches, Forward Fold, Willie Mays Hays

Thang:
-Lunges
-Mosey down Shadow Lane with 25 squats at every light pole. Mosey back with 25 melons at every light pole.
-Dora: 200 curls, dips, ssh, press with while partner runs

-Mary

Prayers Grey Albums family and their recent loss. Prayers for 40 minutes as he navigates work and spring break.

Ask Not

AO: thebuffalo
Q: Goose
PAX: LogJam, 40 Minutes, The Bobs, Daylight
FNGs: None
COUNT: 5
CONDITIONS: chilly

WARMUP: Willie mays hays, forward fold, arm stretches, cherry pickers

THE THANG:
-Mosey to Roy’s and back.
-100 pushups and squats with run every 25 reps.
-Lunges
-with coupon: 100 squats and curls with rifle carry every 25 reps
-100 dips

ANNOUNCEMENTS: congrats to Daylight, friends by the river starts in April

Keyless Entry

AO: toratoratora
Q: Goose
PAX: greyalbum, 40 Minutes, Ultratecht, The Bobs, LogJam, Invictus, Longcut
FNGs: None
COUNT: 8
CONDITIONS: Chilly

Warm-up: Forward Fold, Willie Mays Hays, cherry pickers, Arm Stretches, SSH in cadence, Forward Fold.

The Thang:
-Mosey down Shadow Ln. to trailhead and back. 25 merkins or squats at every light/electric poll
-Lunges: one trip down and back with 10 squats every 5 lunges.
-Dora: 150 Curls and 150 Press while partner runs
– Mary
Announcements:
Lean Pax in full swing
Open dates at Tora need to be filled, VQs welcome!
Music City Marathon in April
Prayers:
LA community after fires.
Moment of silence, three daily gratitude’s

Fruitcake

AO: thebuffalo
Q: greyalbum
PAX: Ultratecht, Hot Route, 40 Minutes, The Bobs, Daylight, Giving Tree, Goose
FNGs: None
COUNT: 7
CONDITIONS: Crispy and cold

WARMUP:

F3 Fruitcake Toss

Mosey
SSH
Imperial Walkers
Low and Slow Merkins
WMH
LBAC

THE THANG:

HILL DORA:
Partner 1 mosey up the hill and back rifle carrying your fruitcake (coupon)

*If, during the workout, someone calls the fruitcake a coupon PAX do 10 burpees.

Partner 2 performs reps. Do 50 of Each Exercise before moving on.

F – Flamingo Merkins
Perform a merkin (push-up) while keeping one leg raised, resembling a flamingo stance. Alternate legs every 5 repetitions.

R – Russian Twists
Sit on the ground, lean back slightly, and twist your torso from side to side, touching the ground beside your hips.

U – Up Downs
>From a standing position, drop into a plank, perform a merkin, then quickly return to standing.

I – Imperial Walkers
While standing, march in place, bringing your knees up to waist level and touching them with the opposite elbow.

T – Turkish Get-Ups
Lie on your back and stand up without using your hands for support, then return to the starting position.

C – Carolina Dry Docks
Start in a downward dog position, then lower your head toward the ground by bending your elbows, and push back up.

A – Alternating Shoulder Taps
In a plank position, tap your left shoulder with your right hand, then your right shoulder with your left hand, while maintaining a stable core.

K – Knee Tucks i.e. Mountain Climbers
>From a plank position, bring one knee toward your chest, then switch legs in a running motion.

E – Elbow Plank
Hold a plank on your elbows, keeping your body straight and core tight.

MARY

MOLESKINE:

ANNOUNCEMENTS:

COT:

Misjudged the distance

AO: toratoratora
Q: Chunks
PAX: 40 Minutes, Daylight, Black Angel, greyalbum, Ultratecht
FNGs: None
COUNT: 6
CONDITIONS: Warmer the expected

WARMUP: No warm up

THE THANG:

Mosey towards the bridge.
Stopped after half mile to do some merkins
Stopped after next half mile to do some more merkins
Took a wrong turn and had to turn around.
Made our way to the bridge
So grateful for this AO, as it’s where the first nashville AO I ever came too.
Moseyed back to startex
Planned to do merkins along the way there and back, but it was further than I remembered and were running out of time.
Made it back to Startex just in time.

MOLESKINE:

HIMs, thanks as always for the honor to lead. F3 is a gift that is free to give away. There are a bunch of sad clowns that need this. See y’all again soon.

ANNOUNCEMENTS:

NYD Convergence at Titan
LeanPax is coming

COT:

Prayers for Black Angel safe travel home

Winter is Coming….

AO: toratoratora
Q: Goose
PAX: 40 Minutes, greyalbum, The Bobs, Ultratecht, Invictus
FNGs: None
COUNT: 6
CONDITIONS: damp

WARMUP: Willie mays hays hays, arm stretches, forward fold

THE THANG:

– Dora: 200 SSH while partner runs
– Lunges down and back, 2 trips
– 200 curls with rifle carry every 25 reps with coupon
– Dora: 200 overhead presses w/ coupon wile partner lunges down and back
– Circle of Mary

ANNOUNCEMENTS:

Invictus VQ next Monday!

RIP Quincy Jones

AO: toratoratora
Q: greyalbum
PAX: The Bobs, Ultratecht, Hot Route, Giving Tree, 40 Minutes, Invictus, Long Cut, Wrangler
FNGs: None
COUNT: 8
CONDITIONS: Breezy, mild

WARMUP:

Mosey to runway
SSH
WMH
Seal Claps
Air Press
LBAC
Runner’s Stretch

THE THANG:

DORA

Leapfrog down to first building
1 man in plank
1 man holding coupon jumps over

200 squats
/ mosey out to far hangar and back

Pull-up Waterfall at the bars 10-6

AB break 50 LBC / 20 Crunchy Frog

Pull-up Waterfall cont’d 5-1

Fortune Cookie Run

PAX begin a first people’s run until a PAX chooses to yell out “FORTUNE COOKIE” at which point the running stops and the PAX calls out a number between 1-15, which corresponds with a mystery exercise/rep count on my list. The group then completes the exercise and resumes running.

We did 1, 2, 7, 15 and then finished with 10 WW1

1. 20 Carolina dry dock
2. 30 drop squats
3. 1 min Al Gore
4. 20 Crunchy Frog
5. 25 squat
6. 1 min box cutters
7. 15 burpee
8. 25 merkin
9. 5 hand release push-up
10. 20 flutter kick 2 is 1
11. 15 jump squats
12. 1 min high plank
13. 20 WW1
14. 15 single leg squats each leg
15. 20 Superman

COT:

Family health gratitudes
Election
Peace for our country

Foggy Mountain Breakdown

AO: toratoratora
Q: Goose
PAX: 40 Minutes, Ultratecht, Invictus
FNGs: None
COUNT: 4
CONDITIONS: crisp and foggy

WARMUP: Willie Mays Hays, Forward Fold, arm stretch

THE THANG:

– Mosey around big loop
– Dora: 300 SSH and Squats while partner runs
– Lunges: one trip down and back
– Circle of Mary

COT: 3 daily gratitudes

Case of the Mondays

AO: toratoratora
Q: Goose
PAX: 40 Minutes, The Bobs, Ultratecht, Culture Shock, Daylight, Giving Tree, Invictus, Longcut, Chemical Brother
FNGs: None
COUNT: 10
Conditions: Perfect
Warmup: Forward Fold, Willie Mays Hays, Arms stretches, Forward Fold
-Lunges, 10 squates every 5 strides
-Dora: 200 merkins, squats, WW1s, SSH while partner runs
Circle of Mary

Flying Fickle Finger of Fortune

AO: toratoratora
Q: Hipster
PAX: The Bobs, 40 Minutes, Ultratecht, Daylight, Longcut, Invictus
FNGs: None
COUNT: 7
CONDITIONS: pristine but sweaty

WARMUP: Quick mosey out of the airpark, grab a coupon, standard WOR fare on the blacktop

THE THANG: Wheel of Fortune

Each PAX spins the wheel (randome selection app), and as a group we do the specified movements. Here is the full menu of options:

4 x 25 yd sprint
50 yard suicide
25 flutters IC
25 Yard Admiral Dans
50 Yard Walking Lunges
1 minute coupon kb swings
1 minute high plank
1 minute merkins
Repeater
10 Navy Seal burpees
1 minute dry docks
1 minute diamond merkins
25 American Hammers IC
25 partner merkin daps
1 min block curls
25 yard bear crawl
10 pullups
15 Kobe’s IC
Double Repeater
Repeater
10 8 count BB’s
25 coupon goblet squats
1 min pickups
1 min coupon tri extendo
1 min plank jack thrusts
Dealers Choice
Repeater
1 min coupon squat thrust
20 coupon bent over rows

We got through about 20 rounds total, and as fate would have it we did a lot of upper body work to compliment the lower body beat down from last Friday (thanks greyalbum)

MOLESKINE: New crowd favorite – partner merkin daps Chunks

ANNOUNCEMENTS: Upcoming convergences

COT: TAPs for all the guys going through some stuff – thanks for sharing and being vulnerable, men. Leaning in to the discomfort is how we grow, and it helps to have support along the way. We’re all in this together.