Gate Workers

AO: handsomizer
Q: DintyMoore
PAX: Natural Ice, Salami, Black Lung, Freakonomics, Triple H
FNGs: None
COUNT: 6
CONDITIONS: Balmy

WARMUP: SSHs, Good Mornings, WMHs

THE THANG: circled the castle, stopped at a few gates while listening to Halloween Mix.
Gate A = Ab work
Gate G = Glute work
Bearway to Heaven
Gate F = Friendship Lap for second set of stairs with forward lunge
Gate E = Energizer Runs
Gate D = DIDs
Sprints @ Supporters Gate

MOLESKINE: life is busy for most of us and trying to stay focused on small moments of clarity can help make sense of the noise around us

ANNOUNCEMENTS: Tussle, Struggle, 2.0 workout, Octoburpee – 1 week left, Grow School

COT: thanks for letting me lead

I Must (Fall) Break You

AO: iiipillars
Q: princessaurora
PAX: Swiffer, Black Lung, gov’t mule, Grape, Shania, wardas1, Two Face, Will Norton, Haggis, YumYum, Lagniappe, Sandman, Wax
FNGs: 1 Wax
COUNT: 14
CONDITIONS: Cool and clear.

WARMUP:

Mosey to field.
– SSH
– LBAC
– Imperial Walkers
– Frankensteins
– Windmills

THE THANG:

With fall break right around the corner for St. Paul, today’s workout was inspired by the many destinations where many in our community will be spending the next few days.

BEACH
Beach bod prep!
11s on the field
HRMs / Crab Walk across field / Star(fish) Jumps / High Knees back*

*both modes of travel modified to running after fifth round

MOUNTAINS
Get ready for the ascent!
For 10 minutes:
– Mountain Climbers x 10 (2ct)
– Sprint up Mt. Liddell
– Plant your Flag – early progression exercise for the Human Flag: side plank w hip abduction x 10 each side)

DOLLYWOOD
Enjoy the thrills and all the steps in between!
10 reps each in cadence followed by a lap around the track:
– Hello Dollys
– BoxLinecutter
– (Hollow Body) Rockin Roadway
– Lumberjack (Leg) Lifts
– American Hammers

STAYING IN TOWN
Hang out and rest!
Grab a partner. P1 performs dead hang for max time while P2 planks/front-leaning rest. Swap as necessary during six-minute window.

Mosey back to flag.

MOLESKINE:

What a beautiful morning and wonderful crew to work out with today. Tclaps to Grape for the speaker backup so we could all enjoy the Rocky IV soundtrack after my speaker wouldn’t charge.

A hearty welcome (after a heartfelt introduction) to Andrew Maroda (FNG Wax). May we all be mindful of how we are designed for community and grateful for this particular way through which we can experience it. Let us also approach it with intention.

ANNOUNCEMENTS:

F3 Dads: Green Hills Park, Saturday, 10/25 at 0900. Bring any/all of your kids for a fun, family-friendly workout.

COT:

Praises for successful software implementation for Formica’s company

Prayers for AFib’s daughter as well as Lagniappe’s daughter’s friend in the midst of their cancer diagnoses.

Pleasure as always. Go Tigers.

PA out

Hammer Time

AO: greenmachine
Q: Donkey Hammer
PAX: Cowboy, Betty Ford, Black Lung, Esposa, Matador, moneyshot, Pep, Pepsi, Topanga
FNGs: None
COUNT: 10
CONDITIONS: crisp

WARMUP:
Extended old guy warm up
– 400m jog
– Broga
– Cocaine bear crawls/crawl bears
– Walking imperial walkers
– Walking hillbillies
– Jane Fondas
– Pike Ups
– Straight leg raises

THE THANG:
– 100 yard run with burpees at every 10 yard marker x 2
– Two rounds if run 100 yards with exercises at 10 yard marker – 10 jump squats, 20 hand release merkins, 30 Carolina dry docks, 40 LBCs, 50 mountain climbers, 40 flutter kicks 2 count, 30 APD, 20 calf raises, 10 v-ups
– 20 yard forward lunges
– 20 yard reverse lunges
– 20 yard side lunges x 2

Circle burp for the entirety of “I Know a Little “ by Lynard Skynyrd with SSH in between.

Mary till 6:15: Side plank x 2, J. Lo’s

ANNOUNCEMENTS: Check Slack for upcoming events: 2.0 workout, The Struggle, Burpee. Beat down

COT: moneyshot closed us out with prayer.

Thank you, Cowboy for the chance to come spend the morning with the men of greenmachine . It was an honor to lead this group.

The Rise of WEIGHTSteros!

AO: westeros
Q: Michelin Man , Vector
PAX: Vector, Michelin Man, Pep, Tim the Toolman, Black Lung, bluemule, Chunks, CubCadet, Shy Guy, Spinal Tap
FNGs: None
COUNT: 10
CONDITIONS: Hot Guy Fall

WARMUP: Warm Up OYO. Ran a quarter loop around the park.

THE THANG: DORA

1. Partner Up. Distributed weights. Thank you Chunks and Shy Guy. NO THANK YOU to Tim the Toolman. 🙂
2. Wall Sit – 1 Pax wall sits with the weight. Other Pax runs to the second portapotty and back. Repeat 3x each.
3. Black Lung and newly minted late guy Spinal Tap showed up. Black Lung penalty of 12 burpees.
4. Moved to the pavilion.
5. Pax does 50 squat thrusters with coupon. Then 100 senior proms (weighted alabama prom dates). Then 150 step ups with weights. Then 200 front touch thing with weights. Other Pax runs.
6. 40 fire hydrants. 40 jane fondas. 40 donkey kicks.
7. A minor amount of broga.

MOLESKINE: Thank you to Vector for an A+ fun and games playlist. Thank you to bluemule for letting Vec and I lead. Good job everyone racing me back up the hill including CubCadet and Pep and Chunks.

ANNOUNCEMENTS: Check the Natural Ice blast!

COT: Thank you for these guys, and good weather, and healthy bodies.

Steely Balls

AO: bomber
Q: hambone
PAX: Pep, Tim the Toolman, Black Lung, Firefox, Vector, I know I’m missing 2
FNGs: None
COUNT: 7
CONDITIONS: too warm

WARMUP: hahah good one

THE THANG: weights in a circle

MOLESKINE: don’t do a backblast a week after the workout

ANNOUNCEMENTS: yep

COT: good one

18th Anniversary Convergence

AO: westeros
Q: Michelin Man
PAX: Pep, Black Lung, Michelin Man, Sherlock, bluemule, Chunks, DintyMoore, Vector, Salami, Tim the TOOLMAN
FNGs: None
COUNT: 10
CONDITIONS: Happy Fall Y’all!

WARMUP:

18 Star Jumps

TODD JEFFERSON HARTLEY
9 – Toy Soldiers
8 – Jumping Jacks
07 – Hillbillies

1 lap around the park. Black Lung joined us halfway through. 7 burpee penalty called by bluemule via the BlackLung rule.

THE THANG:

AMRAP. Pax made a circle with coupons. 1 Pax runs to the end of the parking lot and the remaining Pax did:

Squats
Curls
Overhead press
Rows
Eagles wings lunges

rosebud Pax heard it was my anniversary and started showing up throughout the workout. Thanks for joining Chunks , Salami , and DintyMoore !

We stopped several times to do 18 cinder block pull throughs.

MARY:

18 Flutters with block

LAURA RAINES HARTLEY
9 – Leg raises with block
8 – Rotational block twists
7 – High knees

1 more mosey to cool down.

MOLESKINE:

Today is my 18th anniversary. Laura and I were married on 9/8/2007 in Memphis, TN. I’m so thankful.

City of Angels

AO: greenmachine
Q: Grape
PAX: Michelin Man, Pep, Pepsi, Cowboy, Esposa, Works for a Guy, moneyshot, Hipster, Betty Ford, Black Lung, Focker, Red Skull, Canned Heat, (Kind of)
FNGs: None
COUNT: 15
CONDITIONS: good day for runnin’

WARMUP: 17 SSH
81 shoulder burners (LBAC, OH Press, Seal claps, Moroccans)
long heard it through the grapevine run with 17 merkins, 8 burpees, and 1 body builder mixed in

THE THANG: partner workout, runner goes from goal line to goal line while partner completes exercises, switch runners after all runners are all in

Low plank
Ohno’s
Star jumps

APD’s
Narrow merkins
Gorilla bumpers
E2K (LBC)
Lieutenant Dans
E2K (mountain climbers)
Squats

Cool down- barefoot run
All in for COT

MOLESKINE: love this crew, thanks for helping me be better

ANNOUNCEMENTS: there’s a lot happening. Check slack. It’s too much.

COT: prayers for Pep , Hipster , and Focker (and the other HIMs in the circle too, proud of all of you)

:grapes:

Best opening Tracks

AO: bomber
Q: Natural Ice
PAX: Chunks, Poppa Lock, Firefox, Vector, Michelin Man, Black Lung
FNGs: None
COUNT: 7
CONDITIONS: fantastic

Warm-Up
– Side-straddle hops
– Stretching
– Merkins
– Hillbillies
– 8-Count Bodybuilders in cadence (new favorite, the “future of the burpee”) at this point Black Lung decided to join us

The Thang
Playground Circuit – Round 1 (x3):
– 10 Pull-ups
– 20 Merkins
– 30 Squats
– Mosey around the Community Center
– Pick up the six = World War I Sit-ups until all in
– Once six arrived, 1 minute continuous WWIs
Playground Circuit – Round 2 (x3):
– 10 Pull-ups
– 20 Incline Merkins / Dips
– Mosey lap around Community Center
– Pick up the six = World War I Sit-ups until all in
– 1 minute WWIs
Mary Break (mid-point):
– LBCs
– Prom Dates
– 8-Count Bodybuilders !
– Freddie Mercurys
Final Round:
– 10 Pull-ups
– 20 Incline Merkins
– 30 Squats
– Run back to the starting point

Firefox correctly guessed the playlist them of Opening Tracks to Albums -the Weezer song may have given it away
https://open.spotify.com/playlist/2wHBaQBqsTpeM4rg00r0Ir?si=6e119184a99e4836

ANNOUNCEMENTS:
Night moves is September 18th!

Thank you gentlemen for the opportunity to lead

Iron Resolve

AO: titan
Q: Chunks
PAX: Hipster, Choo Choo, Black Lung, GameStop, Spinal Tap, Young and Restless, Pep, Old Maid, Black Box
FNGs: 1 Black Box
COUNT: 10
CONDITIONS: Cool and Crisp – False Fall

WARMUP:
20 Burpees – 5 at a time
Mosey to the Coupon Hiding place

THE THANG:
Circuit 1:
Round 1 (20 Reps)
– Squat Thrusters
– Bent over Rows
– Merkins on Block
– Block Swings
Round 2 (15 Reps)
Round 3 (10 Reps)
Round 4 (5 Reps)

Circuit 2:
Round 1 (20 Reps)
– Flutters holding block over head
– BB Situps
– Plank Block Pull throughs
Round 2 (15 Reps)
Round 3 (10 Reps)
Round 4 (5 Reps)

Circuit 3
Round 1 (20 Reps)
– Step Up
– Squats
Round 2 (15 Reps)
Round 3 (10 Reps)
Round 4 (5 Reps)

Mosey back to StartEx
10 Burpees
MOLESKINE: F3 is a gift to be given away. Now is the perfect time with perfect weather. Think of those guys that would benefit from this. Don’t be shy, just do it.

ANNOUNCEMENTS:

CSAUP 50 – Friday Night
31 on 31 – 31 Mile Ruck October 24th overnight. Talk to Choo Choo

COT: Prayers for the Families in MN. Happened after our workout, but keep them in your prayers.

Round Two: Focker-Cowboy-Uppers and Lowers

AO: middle-tooth
Q: Cowboy , Focker
PAX: Focker, Black Lung, moneyshot, Sherlock, Shy Guy, Esposa
FNGs: None
COUNT: 7
CONDITIONS: Cooler. Lower Humidity,

WARMUP: Shared Warmup Duties – Plenty of Stretches – Old Men Bending Over kind of work.
And we mosey…….
Stop short and do some slap Merkins, run to the back side station by the baseball field.

THE THANG:
Section One – Work the Top Half

TABATA 1 minute work with 10 second reset
5 Australian Row (inverted rows, alternate grips each round after 10)
10 Mike Tysons
5 dry docks
Hold plank with Feet Up on top of Row Bar until reset
15 rounds total (Around rep 7 there was confession that 5-10-5 sounded light at the beginning. We all were grunting at 11) “4 to Go Boys”

Focker took over and lead up to our favorite hill.
Section Two – Work the Bottom Half

3 Exercises at the bottom
Round 1
10 jump squats
15 lunges
20 Alabama prom dates
Run to top of hill and back down
R&R x 3

Round Two
10 -Prisoner Squats
15 – Start Jumps
20 – frog pumps
Bernie to Top and Run back down
R&R x 2

Round Three
10 – squats
15 – frog pumps
20 -hip flexor pumps
Sprint to Top and mosey down

In our gassed state we all mosey to startex
T-Claps to Esposa for being out and joining lite while on IR.

MOLESKIN:
Today was round two of the Week Long Collab of Focker and Cowboy. A balanced approach of Uppers and Lowers (not teeth) BODY. Arms and Legs.
THINGS HEARD
Black Lung Met My (Cowboy’s) Spirit Animal this week.
Sherlock recounted his F3 journey ; 6 months of surviving; 6 months of keeping up; Now in the Getting Better mode.
Congrats to Esposa; Our Husband Got Long Vacation and a Raise in the same week
Focker does not like indoor workouts
Cowboy does not like treadmill running (indoors)
Bernies after Leg Day BURN
Shy Guy’s superpower is Bernies