Tag: Choo Choo

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Muddy Waters

Date: 2026-03-04 AO: insane_train Q: Wolfpack PAX: Derby, Piglet, Choo Choo, Juicy J, El Capitan FNGs: None COUNT: 6 CONDITIONS: Wish we could just hit pause on this
WARMUP: Explanation of workout
THE THANG: 100 second on / 20 seconds off – 10(ish) yard bear crawls up and crawl bears back – Sandbag Presses or Pullthroughs – Sandbag Squats or Lunges – Sandbag Burpees – WWII’s Repeat 4 times
10(ish) yard sprints x 5
MOLESKINE: More mumblechatter in the beginning than in the end
ANNOUNCEMENTS: Merkin Madness, Grow School, Holy Smokers (Check the slacks)
COT: It’s easy to muddy the water looking for crawfish and easier still to move to another spot once you do so… encouragement to PAX to take the harder route and filter out the gunk in life instead of just moving on to somewhere else.
PLAYLIST: Millennial Bangers :fire:
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Choo Choo Go Ruck Prep

Date: 2026-02-25 AO: insane_train Q: Derby PAX: El Capitan, Roadkill, Shakira, Choo Choo, Dirty Bird FNGs: None COUNT: 6 CONDITIONS: Perfect!
EARLY BIRDS: 11’s Merkins and Bear Complex
WARMUP: BACs, BACBACs, WMH, Runners Stretch, PE Stretch
F3 Mission Statement, Credo and Core Principals
THE THANG: Partnered up for Sand Bag Mosey around Bellevue incorporating various exercises with 1 rule… The bags cannot touch the ground or entire PAX is penalized w/ 5 SB Burpees (I believe we had 5 penalties).
Mosey consisted of Multiple Stops incorporating Bench Dips, Decline Merkins, Burpee Broad Jumps, Pull-Ups, SB Lunges, etc. with partners transferring weight for each partner to get in their reps.
We also had a stock exercise of 10 SB Rows, 10 SB Curls and 10 SB Thrusters that was called out throughout the beatdown.
MOLESKINE: Shared recent thoughts on perspective of time. With another child on the way I’ve fallen into the trap of how do I continue to make time for myself to continue to do things I love and enjoy. With a nice dose of awareness, I’m working on a perspective flip to look for more ways to support and be present for my family and their needs and with that trusting time will work itself out.
ANNOUNCEMENTS: Merkin Madness, Holy Smokers, Check Slack for many other exciting things going on in the community.
COT: Prayers for contentment and deeper understanding of purpose
PLAYLIST: Roadkill’s commentary throughout the beatdown :joy:
Appreciated the opportunity to lead this morning! Had an excellent time bouncing around Bellevue with you guys!
:horse_racing:
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Reach Higher

Date: 2026-02-24 AO: the_eddy Q: Wolfpack PAX: Stubs, Roadkill, FLO, Choo Choo FNGs: None COUNT: 5 CONDITIONS: brrrrrrr
WARMUP: Too cold for warming up
THE THANG: Stayed on the paved path like good rule following PAX.
MOLESKINE: “Let go of lower things, reach higher” Encouragement to PAX to take inventory of the things we think are serving us in life and find places to let go and reach higher.
ANNOUNCEMENTS: Check out NattyIce post in -f3-nashville-general
COT: Prayers lifted
PLAYLIST: The woods of Edwin and mumblechatters
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Blood and guts

Date: 2026-02-18 AO: insane_train Q: SalPal PAX: Derby, Shakira, Choo Choo, Wolfpack, Pebbles, Piglet, Dirty Bird FNGs: None COUNT: 8 CONDITIONS: Money on trees everywhere. Great EC circuit led by Derby, Shakira and Piglet joined in.
WARMUP: 11’s, pullups x ruck x weighted squats.
THE THANG: EMOM, sprints, burpees, weighted iron mikes.
MOLESKINE: Pebbles dropped in, decided it looked too easy, left. Piglet gave a concurring opinion at coffeteria. Wolfpack forgot it wasn’t baseball practice and worked on his slide into 2nd base on the pavement. T-Claps to Piglet on the negative splits for the EMOMs. Good effort fellas. That was a tough one.
ANNOUNCEMENTS: Grow School, Holy Smokers, After Hours, check slack.
COT: Derby 2.1, Shakira work, other intentions unspoken.
PLAYLIST: Comfort food from personal playlist.
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Mike Tysons Are Hard

Date: 2026-02-11 AO: titan Q: Cowboy PAX: Pep, Tim the Toolman, Squatter, Stumbles, Black Lung, Good Morning America, Firefox, Todd Doherty – F3 UMass, Spinal Tap, Choo Choo FNGs: None COUNT: 11 CONDITIONS: Cool, crisp, downright pleasant.
WARMUP: As per Titan tradition a piece of the workout was offered to PAX DR from Atlanta Todd Doherty – F3 UMass
THE THANG: Choose Pairs and Mosey Parthenon Steps. 1. Pairs do 50 Total of Mike Tysons : partner run the loop. FlipFlop R&R with Jump Shots, R&R with Mike Tysons 2. 11s at side incline hill. Burpee Buyin: ladders @ 5 GiggyUps at the bottom – Iron Mike at the top – Partners start on opposite ends With 5 Slap Merkins in the middle when you meet your partner
Mary: Hold AL Prom Dates, add leg raised to sky, 30 sec Supine Planks x 2,
MOLESKINE: Cowboy doesn’t know his right from his left. Grateful was the word of the day
ANNOUNCEMENTS: Holy Smokes 2/19 and see above :point_up_2:for New AO at Whites Creek HS.
COT: Gaze at the moon and acknowledge how small we are in a great expanse AND yet chased down by a Maker
PLAYLIST: All Coverbands – only 2 hidden original recordings. Who were they?
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The Eddy???

Date: 2026-02-09 AO: the_eddy Q: Choo Choo PAX: Siri, Roadkill, Juicy J, Stubs, Motorola, FLO, Wolfpack, Choo Choo FNGs: None COUNT: 8 CONDITIONS: We had to move this week from the usual spot due to park closure
THE THANG: Ruck
MOLESKINE: It’s better to be a hole than a sink hole
ANNOUNCEMENTS: Holy Smokes check -f3-nashville-general
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(No?) HR Violations

Date: 2026-02-04 AO: insane_train Q: Sooie PAX: Juicy J, FLO, Derby, Shakira, Chili Dip, Choo Choo, El Capitan, Sooie FNGs: None COUNT: 8 CONDITIONS: Despite yesterday’s rain and a brief heat wave, winter made its presence known. Ice clung to the steps like a bad idea waiting to happen. A near-frozen mist fell continuously, less precipitation, more psychological warfare while a low, granite ceiling of clouds erased all celestial reference points. The only light came from LED streetlamps, their sterile glow casting an eldritch pall over the field and all who entered it.
WARMUP: We opened with SSH (as is required by all F3 workouts), with the unstated intent of continuing until Juicy J returned to the circle. Fifty reps were achieved before his arrival, a number that explicitly shalt not be exceeded in any F3 warmup. >From there: – Imperial Walkers (with sandbag) 10x – Sandbag Squats 10x – Shoulder the weight and mosey to the playground, carefully skirting the icy Steps of Death
THE THANG: YHC’s intention was to lead the PAX through a series of sub Zone 5 exercises…but it appears that there were HR violations along the way.
Thang 1 – E2MOM Every 2 minutes: – 6x Sandbag Deadlift → Clean – 6x Sandbag Squats – 6x Push Press – Rest
Six rounds. Smooth reps were encouraged. Compliance was optional. HR monitors quietly judged us all.
Thang 2 – Dora ISO Partner up and rotate through stations of quiet suffering. Station 1 – Partner A: Reverse Plank with Sandbag on the abs/waist – Partner B: Bear Hug Sandbag Walk (playground perimeter) Station 2 – Partner A: Dead Hang with Sandbag Across Knees – Partner B: Zercher Hold Sandbag Walk (playground perimeter) Station 3 – Partner A: Overhead Sandbag Hold – Partner B: Farmer Carry Sandbag (around perimeter, switch hands halfway)
Grip began to fail. Cores trembled. Breathing patterns grew creative. HRs crept toward forbidden territory.
Thang 3 – Sandbag Rage – 8x Sandbag Cross-Body Chops (from knees) – 8x Sandbag Over-the-Shoulder Throws – 4x Weighted Split Squats (each leg) – 20-yard mosey (Repeat)
It was here that a feral cry split the mist-laden air as Juicy J, overtaken by testosterone-fueled, sandbag-jealous rage, smote and shattered yet another cinder block upon the ground. What began as a carefully-stacked monument to masculinity at the launch of pain-train now resembles more a cairn of cobble.
MOLESKINE: YHC encountered several inconveniences which threatened to derail my morning. Fortunately I woke up early enough that these obstacles were overcome with little to no impact on Qing.
ANNOUNCEMENTS: Holy smokers continues! See slack for details on upcoming dates and locations.
COT: Prayer for those without power and those working to restore power. Prayer for those dealing with the aftermath. Prayers of gratitude for community and protection.
T-claps to Derby for bringing the coffee and the pre-workout workout! It (the coffee) was thoroughly enjoyed in the frigid mist!
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Ruck Around Find Out

Date: 2026-02-02 AO: the_eddy Q: Sooie PAX: Juicy J, Half Lyfe, FLO, Roadkill, Motorola, Choo Choo, Sooie, Stubs FNGs: None COUNT: 8 CONDITIONS: 25 feels warm after single digits but it was an ice rink.
WARMUP: park FLO’s truck
THE THANG: Ruck around the paved base trail. Find out the extent of the tree damage.
MOLESKINE: “If you’re going through hell, keep going” -often attributed to Winston Churchill but I couldn’t find any evidence to confirm
ANNOUNCEMENTS: Keep your eyes and ears open for anyway you can help those in need in the aftermath of this ice storm.
COT: Moved all vehicles out of the skating rink (parking lot). Enjoy some coffee! Thanks Stubs !
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Tour de Insane Train

AO: insane_train
Q: Derby
PAX: Wolfpack, Sooie, Puzzlah, Piglet, Siri, Chili Dip, Choo Choo, morning stār, Juicy J, Shakira, El Capitan, Stubs
FNGs: None
COUNT: 13
CONDITIONS: Gloomy!

WARMUP: Most Stretched Prior to Start, but threw in Merkins, Runners Stretch, PE Stretch and SSH

Credo, Motto and 5 Core Principles

THE THANG: Load up Sand Bags and Mosey the Park Loop ending in Playground for 3 sets of the following:
15 SB Chest Press, 10 SB WWII’s, 5 Pull-ups

Load up Sand Bags and Mosey to Tennis Courts for Burpee Broad Jump Suicide Ladder:
BBJ to first end line then Bear Crawl to start for 15 SB Rows, BBJ to second end line then Bear Crawl back to start for 15 SB Rows & 15 SB Curls. BBJ to third end line then Bear Crawl back to start for 15 SB Rows, 15 SB Curls & 15 SB Overhead Press.

Load up Sand Bags and Mosey to Nine Ball Court for 10 SB Hero Burpees.

Load up Sand Bags and Mosey back to Red Caboose Parking Lot for 1:30 Min Plank and 45 Seconds of Burnout Merkins.

MOLESKINE: Grateful for all of the support and encouragement to get insane_train established. Incredibly strong HIMs in the Bellevue Community and excited for the impact we’re able to have.

The New Year brings a lot of focus on self improvement, but encouraged PAX to purchase flowers for their significant other or someone close to them to not lose sight of family

ANNOUNCEMENTS: Lean Pax going strong.

COT: Prayers up for Juicy J’s friend Nancy, Wolfpack’s Wife’s Grandmother and strengthening Marriages.

Grateful for all of you guys and the opportunity to lead!

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Over the hill (and back again)

AO: the_eddy
Q: Roadkill
PAX: Half Lyfe, Juicy J, Legos, Sooie, Choo Choo, Motorola, Stubs
FNGs: None
COUNT: 8
CONDITIONS: Not so cold

WARMUP:

THE THANG: A quick ruck up the Ukraine trail and back again.

MOLESKINE: “You can’t go back and change the beginning but you can start where you are and change the ending” – CS Lewis. Even though New Years is a great time for big changes, we have the same opportunity with every new day.

ANNOUNCEMENTS: Nada

COT: Count off, Prayer, Name-a-Rama, Olive Oil double shots for Stubs & Roadkill followed by merciful coffee.