The Knoll

Date: 2026-09-29 AO: The Knoll Q: Malibu , PAX: Papa Bear II, Juicy J, Sooie, AAA, Malibu, Pebbles, Creamsicle FNGs: None COUNT: 7 CONDITIONS: mid-50s- warm enough for short sleeves+shorts, cold enough for a cone-fire to stay warm
WARMUP: SSH, slow-squats, slow Mericans, BAC/BBAC
THE THANG: Hero WOD in honor of Tennessean Alvin York’s 1918 exploits in France that resulted in his award of the Medal of Honor. By sheer power of his will, he captured 132 enemy prisoners. This workout was structured on two sets of numbers connected to his fateful day:
(1) The Seventeen: 3x Rounds of 17*(Squats, Mericans, and WWI’s). York was one of seventeen sent to out maneuver a German battalion’s sized machine gun emplacement. Immediately, half of his unit were killed or wounded. Leading the rest, York used every skill and amount of grit to win the day. (2) The 132: Partners- P1 does a sandbag or partner carry to the end of the lot and back while P2 banks reps (rotate merkins, overhead press, big boys). Swap. Each pair did 132 total per exercise. By power of his will, York captured 132 prisoners of war and returned them to his base.
MARY: Final 7 minutes of abs, with a minute of dealer’s choice per man.
MOLESKINE: York had to wrestle with his conviction that God had a mission for him in uniform. He went up a mountain to pray and discern, and came back with a stronger conviction of service, to his God and his nation. Life has difficult seasons, and refining beliefs in these seasons can be difficult. What’s one belief about yourself that is holding you back? Find one in your mind, test it, and inject some order to it so that you can be ready for whatever you are called to do. You don’t have to go up a mountain like in York’s example, but he shows us that it is both possible and good.
ANNOUNCEMENTS: Check Slack, esp for departure times for the Bellevue Trains :steam_locomotive: :burpee::+1:
COT: Prayers lifted for those in need, those providing need, and those affected by furloughs.
PLAYLIST: I prepared coffee, not tunes.

Relay Day

Date: 2026-09-15 AO: The Knoll Q: Shakira , PAX: Bulldog, Dangle, Étouffée, Sooie, Juicy J, Pebbles, AAA, Shakira FNGs: None COUNT: 8 CONDITIONS: Perfect
WARMUP:
SSHs Strawberry Pickers Mike Tysons Power Jacks
THE THANG:
Divide into teams. 4 cones = one teammate at each cone. First person finishes all 4 stations, second does 3, etc. While waiting, PAX hold squat or plank.
– Round 1: all together. Shuffle, sprint, shuffle, super marios – Deconstructed burpees: 20 x squats, merkins, jump squats, 10 x presses, – Leg day relay: 20 x scissor lunges, weighted squats, monkey humpers, power jacks – Egg + Spoon race: On-deck PAX do scissor kicks or LBCs. 10 burpees if egg is dropped. – Arms: 5 perfect pushups, tag out partner who does plank jacks
MARY: Stretching, pushups, squats
MOLESKINE: Gratitude for a community where we can work hard to pursue shared values together
ANNOUNCEMENTS: Juicy offered open invites to 5ks this Saturday and next!
COT: Prayers for Etouffee’s Uncle and Etouffee’s business.
PLAYLIST:

NEVER FORGET — ANSWER THE CALL

Date: 2026-09-10 AO: The Knoll Q: Lady Liberty , PAX: Sparrow, AAA, Juicy J, Pebbles, Bulldog, morning stār, Lady Liberty, 🐝 Bumble Bee FNGs: None COUNT: 8 CONDITIONS: Dark and Dry. The grass was mowed the temp was perfect. Flashlight positioned to light up the flag. Single lantern on the Flood Table.
WARMUP: Brief remembrance ahead of the 25th anniversary of September 11. Went through F3 Mission, Credo, Disclaimers, and core principles. Set up the theme of the workout.
Willie Mays Hayes OYO BACs / Back BACs IC Imperial Walkers IC Hillbillies IC Windmills / Don Quixotes IC Slow Squats IC Mobility OYO
(These were supposed to be in cadence with alternating intervals of 9 and 11… there were a couple 8s and 12s mixed in based on Q not being a professional.)
THE THANG: Multi-Stage full body workout emphasizing readiness and teamwork. Tried to incorporate all the awesome that the Knoll provides.
ANSWER THE CALL First responders worked together to serve the NY community during the 9/11 attacks and the days that followed. Each did a part as part of a unit. These rotations focused on the task at hand. Do your part when it’s your turn to to perform that specific task.
Playground AMRAP rotation — 2 rounds, 45 sec work / 15 sec rotation: – Pull-ups / Chin-ups – Merkins – Glute Bridges – Mountain Climbers
THE CLIMB 343-second partner station at the stone table in remembrance of the 343 FDNY members killed on September 11. Split the group in two and alternated controlled step-up efforts while the non-stepping Pax relayed a 50 sandbag around the table. Switched when the bag got back to the Q.
LEAVE NO MAN BEHIND Back-to-front run from the diamond toward the flag. Speaker passed to each new front man as the PAX shared the load. Wrapped around the field and moseyed to the diamond to a great version of the Tom Petty classic “Won’t Back Down” done by Johnny Cash.
FLIGHT 93 — 40 TOGETHER Brief recap of the events of flight 93 and a temperance of the team work that the passengers showed in an unexpected moment. Worked as a team and the Pax moved as a unit around the baseball diamond twice completing work at each base. Home — 5 Burpees 1B — 5 Squats 2B — 5 WWII / Big Boy Sit-ups 3B — 5 Alternating Shoulder Taps Repeat. 40 total reps in remembrance of the 40 passengers and crew aboard Flight 93.
MARY: Slow walk back to the flag as the Q asked folks to remember where they were on that day. Or remember other moments that became core memories “I’ll never forget where I was when. AMRAP for 30 second intervals of Carolina Dry Docks American Hammers Flutter Kicks
MOLESKINE: Reflected on remembrance, courage, service, and the responsibility of High Impact Men to be prepared to answer the ordinary calls placed on us by our families, friends, workplaces, neighborhoods and communities.
ANNOUNCEMENTS: Run a 5k with Juicy Jay! Franklin opportunity for Father Daughter meetup.
COT: Prayers for the families that have suffered loss, wisdom to find peace and prevent more loss and mental health of those that are battling the darkness that is only exacerbated by the senseless of some losses.
PLAYLIST: America The Beautiful- Instrumental CCR- Fortunate Son Tom Petty — I Won’t Back Down David Bowie — “Heroes” Bruce Springsteen — The Rising Bruce Springsteen — Into the Fire Johnny Cash- I Won’t Back Down U2 — Walk On Alan Jackson — Where Were You (When the World Stopped Turning) My Country ‘Tis of Thee-Instrumental

The Knoll

Date: 2026-08-25 AO: The Knoll Q: Juicy J , PAX: Sparrow, AAA, Juicy J, Pebbles, Papa Bear II, Étouffée FNGs: None COUNT: 6 CONDITIONS: thick warm juicy air
WARMUP:
THE THANG: Mailbox Melee workout!
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The Knoll

Date: 2026-08-27 AO: The Knoll Q: Juicy J , PAX: AAA, Juicy J, morning stār, Bulldog, Pebbles, Roadkill FNGs: None COUNT: 6 CONDITIONS: crispy crispy and juicy
WARMUP: side straddle hops and all the good stuff!
THE THANG: Zone 2 Run baby!
MARY:
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COT: Appreciate everyone showing up!
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The Knoll

Date: 2026-09-03 AO: The Knoll Q: The Banker , PAX: morning stār, The Banker, Half Lyfe, Étouffée, AAA, Bumblebee FNGs: None COUNT: 6 CONDITIONS: Fine morning
WARMUP: stretching and jogging, work a little bit of calisthenics
THE THANG: Dora- partner does a 25 yard MOT of choice down and back while other partner is getting reps.
MOT’s : Bear crawl, crab walk, lunges, burpee broad jumps, politicians, duck walk
Exercise: 100 Merkins, 200 WWII’s, 300 flutter kicks, 200 squat jumps
MARY: Stretches and personal shares
MOLESKINE: I’m very tired and sore, had to be willing to adapt the plan
ANNOUNCEMENTS: next Wednesday at Tailgate Brewery, get together with families
COT: prayers
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The Knoll

Date: 2026-09-01 AO: The Knoll Q: The Banker , PAX: The Banker, Timber, Pebbles, Sooie, Juicy J, AAA FNGs: None COUNT: 6 CONDITIONS: Fooled us with some dry wonderful conditions and then the steam machine turned on.
WARMUP: A few SSH, slow merkins, slow squats, stretching
THE THANG: Wurph not to be confused with its cousin Murph 1 mile run, 10 rounds of 10 burpees, 20 dips, 30 squats each. Set the timer for 1 min and 45 sec each round, finished with another mile run.
MARY: no time
MOLESKINE: I recently watched the movie Young Washington, which you can watch on the Angel app, and found it to be a very good movie. It was centered around George Washington’s younger years and highlighted some of his early challenges, particularly around his stubbornness and inexperience. I enjoyed seeing and reflecting on my own mistakes and my own shortcomings and how to think about channeling that into wisdom and understanding that comes from defeats. You never know what lies on the other side of defeat, and as long as you don’t quit or give up, you give yourself a chance for amazing things. Disclaimer: It’s pretty gory and graphic in parts, so it might not be suitable for young children, but my older boys enjoyed it as well.
ANNOUNCEMENTS: See general channel
COT: Prayers were said
PLAYLIST:

The Knoll

Date: 2026-08-18 AO: The Knoll Q: Juicy J , PAX: Juicy J, The Banker, Étouffée, Pebbles, AAA, Papa Bear II FNGs: None COUNT: 6 CONDITIONS: solid
WARMUP: side straddle hops, baby arm circles, backpacks, imperial walkers, less less squats, Merkens, Willie May Hayes
THE THANG: three rounds of mailbox Malay. First round was a full team effort with rotating exercises at each mailbox, Burpee‘s, Merkens, World War II’s. Round two we did teams of two, jump squats, hand release Merkins, World War™ ones Around three was individual competition with diamond push-ups and American hammers. Étouffée and Pebbles as the champs.
MARY: two rounds of rotating ab exercise workouts
MOLESKINE:
ANNOUNCEMENTS: westside-wednesday for our monthly Bellevue family hang, get ready for September!
COT: prayers up for all spoken and unspoken prayer requests
PLAYLIST: crows and angry neighbors

The Knoll

Date: 2026-08-11 AO: The Knoll Q: morning stār , PAX: Malibu, AAA, Wolfpack, Timber, Half Lyfe, Lady Liberty, Pebbles, morning stār, Bumble Bee (2.0), Superstar (2.0), Lynk (2.0) FNGs: None COUNT: 11 CONDITIONS: twas nice
WARMUP: arm circles, willie mays hayes
THE THANG: – 11’s with squats and SSH, bear crawl – several rounds of bear crawl tag and some toilet tag
MARY: American hammers, and other hip flexor stuffs
MOLESKINE: appreciate the presence and affirmation for Bumble Bee! Lots of acceleration happening!
ANNOUNCEMENTS: westside-wednesday tomorrow night! Check Slack.

The Knoll

Date: 2026-08-04 AO: The Knoll Q: Juicy J , PAX: AAA, Pebbles, Juicy J, morning stār, Sooie, Sparrow, Bumblebee 2.0 FNGs: None COUNT: 7 CONDITIONS: moist
WARMUP: side straddle hops, baby arm circles, hillbillies, Willie May Hayes, imperial walkers.
THE THANG: approximate 1 mile loop around the neighborhood doing Chinese butt kicks and karaoke
Dora Dora. 100 hand release Merkins, 100 World War II’s, 200 jump squats, 50 Burpee’s, Partner runs to the stop sign and back as timer
MARY: circle of ab beat downs led by the whole pax
MOLESKINE: little parlay action from the last moleskin about how comparison is the thief of joy. There is nepotism and generational wealth everywhere, nothing wrong with that, take it if you can get it, but that is why you never compare your lives to others, everyone has a different set of circumstances and may be ahead so to speak for various reasons.
Live your own best life and not worry about others and how they may be further ahead than you are.
Got me thinking about how money can buy a lot of things, it can get the wealthy out of trouble, the corrupt out of court, but one thing Money can’t buy is a fit and healthy body. That takes discipline and hard work and no one can buy themselves fitness. Takes time and effort and discipline.
ANNOUNCEMENTS: BELLEVUE HANG AUGUST 12 . 530-730tailgate brewery
COT: prayers for MorningStar and peace at the house with Home appliance issues, prayers for my sister giving birth for the first time and patience and healing
PLAYLIST: Lindsey Stirling