Tag: Dan and Dave

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Triangle of Sadness

AO: thestronghold
Q: Sunshine
PAX: Chunks, Red Skull, Dan Tanna, Shocker (Mark Holmes), Decaf, Hacker (Franklin), Swingline / Jason Aeverman, bluemule, Skeet, Dan and Dave, Shoota, McFly (Franklin), Sunshine (Franklin), Woopie (Franklin), Noble Virus (Franklin), Blitz, Fozen, C Sharp, Yeti, Sgt. Meatball, Pacer, Westside, Trajectory,
FNGs: None
COUNT: 24
CONDITIONS: Cool and damp

WARMUP: SSH, Mosey, Arm Circles, Seal Claps

THE THANG: 3 station beatdown. PAX separated into 3 groups and partnered up within those groups. Group 1 grabbed coupons for their station and we all moseyed to the bball court. Each group started at a different station and rotated throughout.

Station 1
Curls
Overhead Press
Dips

Station 2
Bolt 45s

Station 3
Big Boys
American Hammers (2=1)
Leg Lifts

Perform 5 reps of each exercise, then move on to the next station. After completing all 3 stations, go up 5 reps to 10 total. Next round, 15 reps. So on until Mary.

Mary consisted of the song “Roxanne.” SSH through the song, performing a burpee every time Roxanne is said.

MOLESKINE: Sometimes we act like life gets easier the older you get, always looking to the next stage you think will be easier than the present. Like this workout, though, it often gets harder. You may find your groove or sweet spot, but then you up it by 5 reps, making it more difficult. Moments like that are when you lean on your battle buddy.

ANNOUNCEMENTS:

COT: YHC was too busy trying not to splash merlot to finish up after Moleskine.

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Last Minute Switch

AO: thestronghold
Q: Red Skull
PAX: Shocker (Mark Holmes), Chunks, Dan and Dave, Minnie Pearl, Bill Dance, Decaf, Young and Restless, Yak, Frozen, Westside, Pacer, Trajectory, C#, Triple Sevens, Blitz, Sgt Meatball, Mr. Clean
FNGs: 1 Mr. Clean
COUNT: 18
CONDITIONS: A chilly 46 degrees

WARMUP: Mosey to the gravel lot for a Toga-inspired warm-up:
– Motivators
– Slow and Low Squats
– Imperial Walkers
– T-Ups
– Scorpion Stretch

THE THANG:
– Run to the front STEM parking lot for some EMOM work: 15 burpees, 20 squat jumps, 25 WWI’s
– Run to the NSA parking for another round of EMOM work
– Run to the Dept of Safety parking lot
– 15 burpees then Lt. Dan’s with locked arms to the next light
– 20 jump squats then bear crawl to next light
– 25 WWI’s then crawl bear to final light
– Run to the helipad – 15 burpees
– Run to the maintenance parking lot – 20 jump squats
– Run to the smoke stack – 25 WWI’s
– Run to the hill for two attempts at crawl bears up the hill
– Run to the StartEx for a little Mary

ANNOUNCEMENTS: The Stronghold is headed to Franklin to defend the flag. Join us at The Armada at 0630 for a Mid-TN / Alabama convergence.

COT: Prayers for strength, courage and wisdom

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First One – Done!

AO: thestronghold
Q: Right Said
PAX: Dan and Dave, moneyshot, Betty Ford, Cowboy, Shocker (Mark Holmes), Skeet, Young and Restless, Decaf, Minnie Pearl, bluemule, Red Skull, Sunshine, Bill Dance, Wookie, D Pole, Comeback, Army Surplus, Yak, Frozen, Pacer, Mix Tape, Milli Vanilli, For the Girls, Westside, Trajectory, C Sharp, Triple Seven, Blitz, Sergeant Meatball
FNGs: 9 Mix Tape, Milli Vanilli, For the Girls, Westside, Trajectory, C Sharp, Triple Seven, Blitz, Sergeant Meatball
COUNT: 30
CONDITIONS: Absolutely perfect at 57 degrees

WARMUP:
Mosey to the front parking lot for:
– SSH, LBAC, R-LBAC, Seal Claps, Good Mornings, WMH
– Partner Up – 1 F3 PAX to 1 4:13 Strong Participant (we had the perfect number to get to our 1:1 ratio!)
Mosey to the basketball court with a quick stop at the Block Pile to pick up one block per pair.

THE THANG:
Assemble along the baseline – Partner 1 works while Partner 2 moves the length of the court and back, swap and then hold plank for all in.
– Round 1: Block Curls, Suicides
– Round 2: Block Squat, Lunge
– Round 3: Overhead Block Press, Suicides
– Round 4: Block Wings, Suicides

Circle up for the Doomsday Circle (Ring of Fire) – Each man does one merkin, advancing around the circle until 500 merkins were completed. If a break was needed, complete 15 SSHs and then re-enter the circle.

Mary – Flutter Kicks, Hello Dolly, Freddy Mercuries,

ANNOUNCEMENTS: The newest class is off and running. Thanks to the PAX from greenmachine who joined us this morning. It was great to have you out!

Six more weeks with this class. Come out and join them.

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Buns- Lightly Toasted on Both Sides

AO: thestronghold
Q: Hair Band
PAX: Red Skull, toga, Wedding Singer, Skeet, Young and Restless, Crawlspace, Right Said, Chunks, Decaf, Dan and Dave, Sunshine, Casual Friday, Dantana, WoodPecker, Tater-tot, Minions, Neanderthal, Sunshine, Iron Flush, Mr. Krabs, Goldilocks, Peach Pie, Evel Knievel, Princes Hot Chicken, Wookie
FNGs: None
COUNT: 26
CONDITIONS: Ripe with opportunity

WARMUP:
Mosey through campus
50 SSHs
Grab cinderblocks and meet on basketball court

THE THANG:
Split up into equal teams
Competition
Round 1:
1 person Lunge walk with block over head or in arms, rest of team blockees. First team to cycle through all players wins that round, winning team shout “done” when finished
(Plank until all in)

Round 2:
1 person duck walks w block, team members goblet squat
(Plann until all in)
Repeat, team with most victories puts the blocks away while everyone else does burpee apocalypse

Rinse & repeat

Finisher:
Burpee-apocalypse increasing to 10 (but I gifted the men a surprise set of 1 at the end instead of 10, so really we only went to 9)

MOLESKINE:
I enjoyed how the teams held themselves accountable. It was especially interesting to me how quickly people forget the community around them when they’re tired and doing something difficult. Points driven home: take care of each other, push yourself to work hard even when it’s easy to slack off

ANNOUNCEMENTS:
– 4:13 5k this saturday
– bluemule leading the final Q for this class next Thursday the 29th
– Signing day for the men Friday March 1st
– F3 Franklin Half Marathon Saturday March 2nd, check Middle TN slack channel

COT:
– each man shared a prayer request or praise report: health, wellness, families, the class to complete the 40 day challenge with excellence, the men who didn’t make it, tests this week, newborn babies and babies on the way, traveling mercies, and unspoken prayers

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Boops

AO: thestronghold
Q: baggervance
PAX: Skeet, Minnie Pearl, toga, Dan and Dave, Mullet, leatherneck, Decaf, Red Skull, Bill Dance, Casual Friday, Dantana, Woodpecker, D Pole, Wookie, Goldie Locks, Army Surplus, Yak, Lost & Found, Evel Knievel, Sunshine, Neanderthal, Peach Pie, Prince’s Hot Chicken, Tatter Tot, Iron Flush, Mittens, Mr. Krabs
FNGs: None
COUNT: 28
CONDITIONS: A Perfect 43 degrees

WARMUP: Disclaimer followed by SSH, IW, HW, Squats and creative stretching

THE THANG: Partner Up followed by a long two column Indian Run around the campus and to the basketball court.

Partner 1 does a stationary exercise while Partner 2 does a shuttle run, then switch: Round 1 – Side Lunge; Round 2 – Squat; Round 3 – SSH. Mosey to nearby building and hold wall sit while receiving instructions.

Mosey to the block pile. Partner 1 does a movement with the block x 10 while Partner 2 does a movement without a block, then switch: Round 1 – Block rows with opposite leg in the air + Up Downs; Round 2 – Bulgarian Split Squat with block + Reverse Up Downs; Round 3 – Block Step Ups + Peoples Chair

Mosey to the Gravel Lot and then line up for various modes of transportation – Bear Crawl, Crawl Bear, Side Shuffles, Skips and Boops.

MOLESKINE:

ANNOUNCEMENTS:
This class is two weeks away from completion of the 40 Day Challenge.

COT: We were reminded of the importance of locking arms with other men who can help encourage us and lift us up when we need it.

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Discern the signs

AO: thestronghold
Q: morning star
PAX: Chunks, Skeet, Minnie Pearl, Wolfpack, baggervance, Dan and Dave, Decaf, Shocker (Mark Holmes), Red Skull, morning star, Woodpecker, D Pole, Wookie, Goldie Locks, Army Surplus, Yak, Frozen, Lost & Found, Evel Knievel, Sunshine, Neanderthal, Peach Pie, Prince’s Hot Chicken, Tatter Tot, Iron Flush, Mittens, Mr. Krabs, Long Horn, Bill Dance(?), Dantana, Cat Man
FNGs: 1 Cat Man
COUNT: 29
CONDITIONS: high 20’s and lively

5:30 – disclaimer given … YHC asked men to raise their hands if they were willing to take personal responsibility for their own safety. Modify as necessary.

WARMUP: mosey to the light, circle up … motivator x5, lazy imperial walkers x10, hard style low slow squats x11

YHC taught PAX how to do fast and loose drills (active recovery) … dubbed “Mickey’s” or “Soviet Sprinter Shakes” … the idea is to shake the tension out of your limbs as if you were shaking water off after a shower.

THE THANG: partner up and stay in a circle. 11 seconds of jump squats, then 49 seconds of active recovery …. for 30 minutes. pairs take turns carrying coupons around the basketball counts, completing 5 supermans between the far two goals.

PAX were instructed to transition from jump squats to SSH if they experienced 1 of 2 signs: lots their power on the jump or had trouble singing along/talking between sets of squats.

It was long and monotonous and we passed our time by encouraging each other, signing along with “Lean on me” (which was on repeat). The challenge was to stay mentally engaged the whole time; powerful jump squats and constant movement during active recovery.

Mary: baby crawl, bear crawl, cat crawl, imperial walkers, skipping … all done while moving in a circle.

MOLESKIN: YHC shared the story of when my mom kicked my dad out of our apartment when I was 13. Talked about how that flipped my world upside down. I cried myself to sleep that night, lonely and afraid. Ultimately my parents got divorced and my adolescence was an experience of me being emotionally orphaned; there was not a place in my home for my heart to express itself or grow in maturity.

YHC shared how I used to avoid my past, the painful memories and even grew to despise my story.

However, as I’ve leaned to go back to those traumatic moments, bring them into the light, share them with others … I’ve found the capacity to offer grace, kindness and tenderness to parts of my heart that were frozen in time. As I practice this, I grow in resilience.

Just as we had 2 signs that we used to transition exercises during the workout we also have signs that our heart and body gifts us with: emotions. Each emotion I experience can be a doorway into my story. And if I discern it and go back with curiosity and kindness I have an opportunity to find healing and ultimately grow in maturity.

New approach to consider: we accelerate our capacity to do hard things not by gritting our teeth but by offering tenderness to our hearts.

So, go forth and do the hard internal work … do it with a guide (a trusted friend or mentor or counselor) and see your maturity advance!

YCH blessed the PAX and we ended with “Heart on 3”.

Was wonderful to finally make it out to the stronghold.
– m out!

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Struggle bus: Grisham WOD

AO: thestronghold
Q: tampalibra
PAX: Skeet, Red Skull, Crawlspace, Right Said, Dan and Dave, Hair Band, greyalbum, Mullet, toga, Ginger, Decaf, Knuckles, Ringworm, baggervance, Thunder Duck, Hacker (Franklin), Young and Restless, Shocker (Mark Holmes), backtrack, pizzalot?, hops, re-inlist, peewee, sally the camel, peach fuzz, flipper, red shark, cool cucumber, iron lung, two more that split before the count
FNGs: None
COUNT: 31
CONDITIONS: Spicy

WARMUP:
Burpee-pocalypse 10 down to 1

THE THANG:
Burpee over block x 5
Block press x 5
R&R x 10, 15. 20, 25, 20, 15, 10, 5

The Grisham WOD was the welcome party workout for STRUGGLE 001 so YHC thought it only fitting to show the 4:13 men who opted out, and the F3 PAX who were unable to attend, what was up. The STRUGGLE 001 class endured this workout, q’d by @bigbang, after admin and before leaving the grounds. After completing this workout they still had 8hrs and 10+ miles left to go. Mad respect for these men, they absolutely crushed it then and did it again with confidence this morning.

Re-inlist was Team Lead for this portion during Struggle 001 so I thought it was only fitting he bring us home for the last 4 rounds

MARY:
I felt like the 4:13 men earned the right to choose Mary so they had the option of typical core work or the burpee-pocalypse. @IronLung loudly chose burpees for the group, which was super fitting for this class. He even took over calling out the rounds “3 BURPEES SIR, DOWN!” 😂

ANNOUNCEMENTS:
– Praise report for the Gunn family
– Prayers for @HairBand and his family navigating the death of a great-grandparent and the related family strife
– Praise again for the $5k from the F3 Foundation
– YHC shared that on Nov 21 we’ll be adopting a little girl we’ve been fostering for 1.5 years now
– Signing Day tomorrow!
COT:

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How bad we need each other

AO: thestronghold
Q: greyalbum
PAX: Chunks, Michelin Man, Ball Box, Skeet, Red Skull, Decaf, Sunshine, Right Said, Dan and Dave, Shocker (Mark Holmes), Ringworm, Phelps, Red Shark, Cool Cucumber, Peach Fuzz, and many more. (I thought I was filming, but failed to press record), @ThunderDuck
FNGs: 1 @ThunderDuck
COUNT: More than listed here
CONDITIONS: Honeycrisp Apple

WARMUP:

Mosey up to the stop sign and back
SSH
Seal claps
Imperial walkers
Good mornings
Little baby arm circles
World’s greatest stretch

Mosey to grab coupons and head to basketball court

THE THANG:

PAX circled up and counted off into 1s and 2s. Each team was stationed along their respective side of the court with coupons in hand.

The event was a race against the other team to finish. Each man was to complete a set of 4 exercises and then help anyone else on their team complete reps before planking and waiting as a team when done. Each round carried increasing difficulty as well as increasing points as reward.

ROUND 1 (worth 1 point):

20 overhead press w/ coupon
20 squat w/ coupon
10 Burpees

Round 2 (worth 2 points):

20 overhead press w/ coupon
20 squat w/ coupon
15 Burpees

ROUND 3 (worth 3 points):

20 overhead press w/ coupon
20 squat w/ coupon
20 Burpees

ROUND 4 (worth 4 points):

50 Little baby crunches
50 Mountain climbers (2 is 1)
25 Burpees

ROUND 5 (worth 10 points to keep it exciting bc Team 1 was leading 9-1):

20 overhead press w/ coupon
20 squat w/ coupon
30 Burpees

Mosey to return coupons and circle up in parking lot for MARY. We won’t kiss and tell here to reveal the winner. You had to be there.

MARY:

Merkins
SSH
Diamond merkins
SSH
Imperial walkers
Prom dates
Homer & Marge
Monkey humpers
Plank and hold merkins

ANNOUNCEMENTS: See #-f3-nashville-general

COT:

4:13 HIM asked for renewed focus and determination to stay the course
Family
Health
Relationships

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Weight vs Wait

AO: thestronghold
Q: baggervance
PAX: Chunks, Right Said, Pop-A-Lock, Knuckles, Hacker (Franklin), Red Skull, Ball Box, Dan and Dave, Gump (F3 Kansas City), Decaf, Skeet, Young and Restless, Wreck-it-Ralph, Pizza Lot, Hops, Iron Lung, Re-Enlist, Pacer, Prince’s Hot Chicken, Peach Fuzz, Flipper, PeeWee, Phelps, Crawdad, Big Biscuit, Sally the Camel, Red Shark, Black Jack, Cool Cucumber, Cheesesteak
FNGs: 17 Pizza Lot, Hops, Iron Lung, Re-Enlist, Pacer, Prince’s Hot Chicken, Peach Fuzz, Flipper, PeeWee, Phelps, Crawdad, Big Biscuit, Sally the Camel, Red Shark, Black Jack, Cool Cucumber, Cheesesteak
COUNT: 31
CONDITIONS: Absolutely Perfect

WARMUP:
Grab a coupon
Parking Lot Stretches
Mosey to the upper gravel lot
Side Straddle Hops x 13
Imperial Walkers x 13
Hillbilly Walkers x 13

THE THANG:
1. Move the block – Farmers Carry, Overhead 2 Arms, Overhead 1 Arm, Out-front Straight Arm, Murder Bunnies, Bear Crawl Block Pulls,
2. Mosey to the basketball court – one group runs suicides while the other holds plank or does flutter kicks; switch x 4
3. Blockies x 13

MARY:
5 8 Count Body Builders to end

ANNOUNCEMENTS:
A great morning; thank you to all the PAX that came out to welcome the new class.

COT: