An incredibly fair workout

AO: titan
Q: Wolfpack
PAX: Pep, Chunks, Natural Ice, Tim the Toolman, CubCadet, Spinal Tap, SalPal, Cropduster, Vector, Radish
FNGs: None
COUNT: 11
CONDITIONS: Perfection

WARMUP: Mosey and the usual suspects

THE THANG:

Four corners on the Parthenon Mall
Partner up with one partner doing a dynamic exercise for reps and the other a static hold.

Round 1

Corner 1 – 10×10 Crunches with Hollow Body Hold
Corner 2 – 5×15 Squats with Low Squat Hold
Corner 3 – 5×10 Merkins with High Plank Hold
Corner 4 – 5×5 Burpees with Imperial Walkers

Round 2

Corner 1 – 10×10 Crunches with Hollow Body Hold
Corner 2 – 15×5 Squats with Low Squat Hold
Corner 3 – 10×5 Merkins with High Plank Hold
Corner 4 – 5×5 Burpees with Imperial Walkers

Sprint to Startex

MOLESKINE: “That was an incredibly fair workout” – SalPal

ANNOUNCEMENTS: greenmachine convergence tomorrow for 9/11.
Grow School coming up
Night moves on 9/18

Chiliteria on 10/19. Looking for a co-Q and a location with power. DM me if interested!

COT: Set goals. Take action. Be patient.

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.

With the first pick…

AO: atlantis
Q: Puzzlah
PAX: Toothless, Chunks, Subway, sooner, Squatter
FNGs: None
COUNT: 6
CONDITIONS: Dark and chill

WARMUP: Broga

THE THANG:

Fantasy Football Draft (forgot the snake part)
40 seconds on, 20 seconds to make next pick with a lap between rounds. We got through 2 rounds.

1. Patrick Mahomes (QB) – Partner up merkins—partner helps up (1)
2. CeeDee Lamb (WR) – Star Jumps (2)
3. Christian McCaffrey (RB) – single leg burpee + 10-yd single leg hops (3)
4. Justin Jefferson (WR) – max vertical jumps (tuck knees) (4)
5. Malik Nabors (WR) – Wheelbarrow “Neighbor” push-ups (5)
6. Bijan Robinson (RB) – Broad jumps 10 yds → bear crawl back (6)
7. Breece Hall (RB) – Fire hydrants (7)
8. Derrick Henry (RB) – Manmakers (8)
9. Chuba Hubbard (RB) – Carolina Dry Docks (9)
10. A.J. Brown (WR) – American Hammers (reading a book) (10)
11. Jonathan Taylor (RB) – Mule Kicks (11)
12. Tyreek Hill (WR) – Hello Dolly (12)
13. Ja’Marr Chase (WR) – tuck jumps (max height) (Undrafted)
14. Saquon Barkley (RB) – Iron Mikes (jumping lunges, each leg) with a split (Undrafted)
15. Amon-Ra St. Brown (WR) – Dips (Undrafted)
16. Garrett Wilson (WR) – squat jumps w/ 180° turn (Undrafted)
17. Jahmyr Gibbs (RB) – Up-downs (in honor of coach) (Undrafted)
18. Davante Adams (WR) – Wall sits (Undrafted)
19. Josh Allen (QB) – Half superman, half dead bugs (Undrafted)
20. Jalen Hurts (QB) – Bear Crawl Up 1 Back 1 R 1 L 1 (Undrafted)

Moved to lower lot for some ultimate football once we got enough light. Then finished up celebrating the newly engaged Travis Kelce with some Alabama prom dates and Jane Fondas to his fiancée’s hit, Cruel Summer.

MOLESKINE:
Scary moment with the abandoned bike in the Pizza Hut. That was a very nice bike and carrier, so hope it gets back to its owner.
ANNOUNCEMENTS:

COT: Pole Dancer’s wife and their family and my friend, John, as they deal with loss.

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

Ready . . . Set . . . GO!

AO: westeros
Q: Vector , CubCadet
PAX: Pep, Papa Bear, Chunks, bluemule, Young and Restless
FNGs: None
COUNT: 7
7 HIM answered the call to come out and get better with a RESPECTable Co-Q designed to keep the PAX moving and always on the “GO.”

CONDITIONS: Cool, fantastic

PLAYLIST:
Hot to Go – Chappell Roan
Let’s Go – The Cars
Should I Stay or Should I Go – The Clash
Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go – Wham!
Are You Gonna Go My Way – Lenny Kravitz
Where Did Our Love Go – The Supremes
Let’s Go – Wang Chung
Ready Steady Go – Generation X
Let Me Go – Heaven 17
Let’s Go Crazy – Prince and the Revolution
Days Go By – Dirty Vegas

WARMUP:
CubCadet started with the usual: SSH x 20, WMH x 10, GM x 10, LBAC X 10, RLBAC x 10, Overhead Presses x 10, Seal Claps x 10

THE THANG:
Run to behind the school with coupons for

DORA#1 – Upper Body
100 Merkins
150 Overhead press with coupon
200 DIPs
Partner does Imperial walkers and then Bernie around the cul-de-sac

Vector takes over with mosey to gym entrance (sorry about the mud, Cubby!) for

DORA#2 – Lower body
100 Iron Mikes
150 Squats
200 Flutter Kicks
Partner runs around car drop off loop

Run back to Startex for 2 rounds of GOs:
Gorilla Humpers x 10
Overhead Press x 10

ANNOUNCEMENTS:
– CSAUP 50 this week — good luck HIM who are participating
– 9/11 Convergence
– 9/18 Night Moves
– 9/20 Grow School and F3 Nashville Anniversary
– Octoburpee is coming . . . :grimacing:

COT: Prayers for jobs, interviews, and travel. Appreciate all of the HIM who push me each week. Don’t forget to look out for those men around you who would benefit from this craziness. Cubby and I had an FNG teed up who couldn’t come today, but will be out soon. Keep pushing as the first EH might not stick.
SYITG,
Vector

Tortoise & Hare – The Last Run

AO: thestronghold
Q: Red Skull
PAX: Chunks, Barney, Decaf, Michelin Man, Strutter, bluemule, Young and Restless, Touchback, Speechless (Bryan), Hair Band, Baby Bop, Step Back, Purple Rain, Napoleon, 1 Star, Black Jack, Cow Pie, Cool Runnings, Clorox, Big Mama
FNGs: None
COUNT: 21
CONDITIONS: 77 degrees and HUMID!

WARMUP: Black Jack was invited to lead the warmup due to his demonstration of poor effort and poor attitude. He brought the poor energy into the circle and offered an uninspiring warmup. After a couple of attempts, the warmup responsibility was taken from him and order was restored.

THE THANG: Partner up and RUN! The final run for this cohort before they move into the Work Phase of the program. Five out of Nine 4:13 Strong men set a PR today! Also posting a new PR was Young and Restless!

MOLESKINE: As men approach the finish line, they have the tendency to let up and coast to the finish. The challenge was made today to not be those men…to give the best effort of the six weeks today for the final run. We had five men accept that challenge!

ANNOUNCEMENTS: Signing Day is Friday, 8/22 at 11:30am. Come celebrate with us and enjoy some Hot Chicken and Mac & Cheese.

COT: Prayers for guidance and wisdom as the men are interviewing and considering job offers.

Detour Ahead

AO: the_eddy
Q: Stubs
PAX: Chunks, Lady Liberty, SalPal, Half Lyfe, Stubs, Pitmaster, Squatter, Legos, Sooie, Natural Ice, Gecko, Salami, Siri, Choo Choo, Grape, DintyMoore, Wolfpack, FLO
FNGs: None
COUNT: 18
CONDITIONS: sticky

WARMUP: none

THE THANG: a slightly longer ruck than initially planned.

MOLESKINE: “Perhaps some detours aren’t detours at all. Perhaps they are actually THE Path” – Katherine Wolf

A fitting quote for the official kick off of the Eddy.
Much like life we encountered some detours this morning.

Thank to everyone who joined us today to officially launch The Eddy
Apologies for going 8 mins over.

ANNOUNCEMENTS: 50 mile CSAUP coming up
F3 dads event in October
As always check slack

COT: prayers and coffee

90’s Summer Morning Beatdown

AO: thestronghold
Q: Hipster
PAX: Tebow, Pearl (Jonathan Halter), tampalibra, Red Skull, Dan and Dave, Right Said, Barney, toga, Chunks, Natural Ice, Purple Tiger, Young and Restless, Decaf, Wham-O, Napoleon, Step Back, Cowpie, Blackjack, Puppy Chow, Big Mama, One Star, Clorox, Cool Runnings, Beyonce, Purple Rain, Old Made
FNGs: None
COUNT: 27
CONDITIONS: Pleasantly Moist

WARMUP: Classic WOR, grab a coupon

THE THANG: Name That Tune – 90’s Hip Hop Hits

Blockey buy-in (10 I think?), start the music

Each song we are moving around campus, carrying the coupon.

At each stop – Around the Worlds waiting for the 6

Once all in – 413 PAX has the chance to name artist and title. Correct answers reduce # of blockeys, incorrect answers add more.

There were 8 or so stops around the Stonghold, with a smattering of correct answers, averaging about 7 blockeys per stop, with some WW1’s mixed in for good measure.

Back to the startex for the blockey/WW1 finisher.

MOLESKINE: Lively PAX this morning, decent showing with Name That Tune considering most of these pups hadn’t yet been born.

Thanks to the F3 guys who added some extra support and encouragement for the slower PAX, great group effort all around.

ANNOUNCEMENTS: 50 miler coming up

COT: Prayers for 413 families going through some stuff, and the current class to stay focused and persistent. Always an honor to lead!

1000 Rep Challenge

AO: titan
Q: DintyMoore
PAX: SalPal, Chunks, CubCadet, Firefox, Papa Bear, Pep, Spinal Tap, Tim the Toolman, Vector, Natural Ice, Young and Restless, caprate, Good Morning America, Cal Worthington, Wolfpack, hambone, Golden Shower
FNGs: None
COUNT: 18
CONDITIONS: Pristine

WARMUP:
Mosey and traditional warm-up

THE THANG:
100 Merkins
100 Squats
100 Step Ups
100 American Hammers
100 Dry Docks
100 SSHs
100 Monkey Humpers
100 Heel Touches
100 Iron Mikes
100 Dips

Run a lap at every 50 reps

MOLESKINE:
Planning is essential and plans are useless

ANNOUNCEMENTS:
CSAUP 50 Mile

Night Moves

COT: It’s always a pleasure to lead, thanks for the opportunity and for all the positive vibes from Natural Ice

Tortoise & Hare #4

AO: thestronghold
Q: Red Skull
PAX: Young and Restless, Decaf, Barney, bluemule, Michelin Man, Wham-O, Chunks, Right Said, LIGHTNING(Devario Parson), Speechless (Bryan), Bubbles (Tyler Slaughter), hambone, Hipster, Old Maid, Step Back, Beyonce, Puppy Chow, Purple Rain, Napoleon, 1 Star, Black Jack, Cow Pie, Cool Runnings, Clorox, Big Mama
FNGs: None
COUNT: 26
CONDITIONS: Perfect for a morning run

WARMUP: Standard pre-run warm-up: SSH, Windmills, Squats, IWs, Stretches

THE THANG: Partner up and RUN!!! We had two 4:13 Strong men set PRs today at opposite ends of the clock. Cow Pie came in with a new class record of 24:04 and Big Mama finished in 40:30, shaving 15 mins off his first 3 mile time.

MOLESKINE: 26 men running 3 miles on a Tuesday morning at The Stronghold…what an amazing way to begin the day. Thank you to all my F3 brothers for coming out today! It was great to have the regulars and to welcome Bubbles (Tyler Slaughter), LIGHTNING(Devario Parson) and Speechless (Bryan) to the Tortoise & Hare!

ANNOUNCEMENTS: 50 Mile CSAUP on 8/29…still time to put a team together. If you have a team with an open spot, there are several 4:13 Strong men that have expressed interest in joining in. Let me know and I can connect you.

COT: Prayers for family, school, strength, wisdom and endurance.