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Six Station Siege

AO: the-knoll
Q: Sooie
PAX: Juicy J, Piglet, Siri, AAA, G-string, Wolfpack, Half Lyfe, Roadkill, Pebbles, Sooie, Gold Digger, Legos, Papa Bear, Stubs, Étouffée, Eric Phillips Snapshot (Suncoast), Derby
FNGs: None
COUNT: 17
CONDITIONS: SHORTS IN JANUARY!!!

WARMUP:
– SSH
– BAC
– BBAC
– Seal Claps
– Don Quixotes
– Plank walkout
– Plank -> lunge -> one-hand sky touch thingy
– Good Mornings
– WMH OYO

THE THANG:
Having given the disclaimer and warm up, PAX counted off in by 2 and YHC handed out glow bracelets. 1’s got green (Team Qui-Gon) and 2’s got purple (Team Mace). We then misused to the field of battle where I explained the rules:
Two teams battle to control all 6 stations in a straight line (15 yards apart).
– Capture an uncontrolled station: First team to 50 combined reps of its exercise claims it.
– Hold a captured station: Leave at least 1 PAX (but max 2 defenders) doing SSH or Imperial Walkers.
– Attack: Only adjacent stations. When both teams start repping at the same station → race to 50 combined reps.
– Losers of a contested station sprint ~100 yards out-and-back to respawn.
– Scoring: 1 point when your team controls all 6 stations at once.

Stations & Exercises
1. Burpees
2. Monkey Humpers
3. Squats
4. WW2 Sit-Ups
5. Apollo Onos (speed skaters)
6. Merkins

It was absolute chaos but fun nonetheless. No idea which team won. There was much strategery. Of note: this is the fastest I’ve seen anyone do Monkey Humpers

MOLESKINE:
I spent more time thinking about the rules that I forgot to think about a moleskine. Thus a moleskine was born: don’t sweat the details so much that you lose sight of the big picture. 17 men came out for a wonderful start of 2026!

ANNOUNCEMENTS:
insane_train official launch tomorrow (1/7)! Derby has done an incredible job leading the charge and filling sandbags! Come out and support the launch of Nashville’s newest AO!

leanpax continues

COT:
Prayers lifted and coffee enjoyed.

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[insane_train] Dora Dora Insanity

AO: insane_train
Q: Juicy J
PAX: Shakira, Piglet, Derby, Stubs, Juicy J
FNGs: None
COUNT: 5
CONDITIONS: Perfecto

WARMUP: side straddle hops, baby arm circles, backpacks, imperial walkers, stretch on your own

THE THANG: Sandbag Edition
Split into pairs
Each pair has one sandbag
One partner works while the other runs the loop
When the runner returns, switch
Pick up exactly where your partner left off
Keep rotating until all reps are complete

The Work (per pair)
Complete the following together:
• 200 Sandbag Squats – you can bear hug or shoulder
• 150 Abs
• 100 Sandbag Push Press
• 100 Sandbag Lunges (50 each leg)
• 100 Russian Twists
• If you finish early, join with other groups until we all finish together

MOLESKINE: Family traditions and reaching out to old friends

ANNOUNCEMENTS: leanpax

COT: Pray for Piglets Dads pacemaker situation and family travels. Prayer to close us out.

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Mailbox Meleé Race + Game of 11’s

AO: the-knoll
Q: Juicy J , Juicy J
PAX: Papa Bear, Sparrow, Timber, Chunks, Natural Ice, Squatter, Étouffée, Young and Restless, FLO, Right Said, Derby, morning stār, Half Lyfe, Juicy J, Stubs, Shakira, Bumblebee
FNGs: None
COUNT: 17
CONDITIONS: Christmas Flames

WARMUP: backpacks, baby arm circles, imperial walkers.
Named the 5 core principals of F3.

THE THANG: MAILBOX MELEÈ Race.
Each mailbox: your choice. 5 merkins or 5 jump squats. ~15 mailboxes down to street and back. Stop sign finish line.
Car passes = 5 burpee penalty, (3 passes)
Truck = 10 burpees
Christmas lights = double the work
Round 2: same but hand release merkins or Toe raises
Round 1 winner: Timber
Round 2 winners: Timber & Squatter
Timber takes the prize: new F3 Ninja Ice gloves.

Game of 11’s. Burpees & WW1’s.

Circle of Abs: LBC’s, flutter kicks, box cutters, American Hammers. And more merkins to finish.

MOLESKINE: Importance of Family traditions during Christmas time.
Use New Years dead time as excuse to reach out to old friends. Start some new conversations, ask how you can pray for them. Text or call and check in on them. A lot of people are struggling out there.

ANNOUNCEMENTS: leanpax and Christmas Eve 630A workout tomorrow 2.0 friendly check slack.

COT: prayer to close us out

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Feeling Smoked

AO: pain-train
Q: Stubs
PAX: Roadkill, FLO, Derby, Juicy J, Stubs, Shakira
FNGs: None
COUNT: 6
CONDITIONS: chilly with a a crisp breeze

WARMUP:
SSH x15
BACs x15
BACBACs x 15
Low slow squats x10
Slow mercs x 5
WMH oyo
Mosey to get coupons

THE THANG:
Part 1
4 stations
1. Bent over Rows with coupon
2. squats with coupons
3. Dips
4. Decline mercs

Timer ran around playground track with sandbag. Rotate upon return.
Did 3 rounds of this

Part 2
4 stations
1. Dead lift with sandbag
2. LBCs
3. Step ups
4. incline mercs

Timer farmer carry coupons on path inside playground

Only able to get 1 round in

Mosey to return coupons.

Ended with 90 seconds of plank

MOLESKINE:
A small act of kindness goes a long way. It can be infectious
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
Insane Train officially launches at red caboose on Wednesday Jan 7th and every Wednesday thereafter.

COT:
Prayers and Coffee…thx FLO for the floejoe

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Don’t drop the baby

AO: the-knoll
Q: Étouffée
PAX: Malibu, Roadkill, Stubs, Derby, Pebbles, Gold Digger, Juicy J
FNGs: None
COUNT: 8
CONDITIONS: just right

WARMUP: brief

THE THANG: PAX set out on a sandbag adventure tasked with not letting weight hit the ground.

(1)Half mile mosey with 3 stops

During stops:
– partner 1 holds SBs
– Partner 2 completes
– 3 burpees
– 10 merkins
– 20 squats
– Rotate

(2)DORAS on the hill. One partner exercises while other completes exercises with SBs
– deadlift
– Rows
– Curls

(3) completed another half mile back to the AO with another 3 stops via another route.

(4) finished with a 7th set once arriving back to knoll.

MOLESKIN:

ANNOUNCEMENTS:

COT:

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Not a Phase

AO: pain-train
Q: The Merchant
PAX: Derby, Juicy J, Piglet
FNGs: None
COUNT: 4
CONDITIONS: Really cold

WARMUP:
SSHs, BACs, Imperial Walkers, Burpees, WMHs

THE THANG:

1 minute of exercise, followed by a lap around the loop, for a total of 10 exercises & laps set to a soundtrack of the mid-2000s’ finest emo music.

Exercises: (twice each)
Dips
WW1s
Merkins
LBCs
Low Plank

End with a ring of fire

ANNOUNCEMENTS:
Christmas party on Friday at Hair Band’s place

COT:
Prayers for Piglet’s family as they process the loss of his grandfather
Prayers for Juicy J as they prepare for a move

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Trail Runners 50K training =?utf-8?q??= 🤡

AO: nashville-running
Q: Chunks
PAX: Natural Ice, Right Said, Derby, Juicy J, Focker, Chunks
FNGs: None
COUNT: 6
CONDITIONS: 26 degrees NP

WARMUP: upper left groin stretch

THE THANG: 5.1 mile Mossy Ridge Trail run

MOLESKINE: good conversation trying to stay warm

ANNOUNCEMENTS: Right Said only wears 1 layer :flushed:

COT:

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Tussle Takeover

AO: pain-train
Q: G-string , SalPal
PAX: Shakira, FLO, Siri, Motorola, Derby, Cheeks, Half Lyfe
FNGs: None
COUNT: 9
CONDITIONS: Cold and wet

WARMUP:
SalPal started off on Q. We moseyed a few laps around the park, indigenous style. The six performed an exercise (Lt. Dan’s for first time through the PAX then Burpees) before running to the front of the line.

THE THANG: THE FLAG CAME OUT!
Unbeknownst to SalPal, I had the tussle flag in my truck ready to flex its magical powers of Q-Jacking. The flag came out, was planted, and we were off.
– Five rounds
– 5 pull-ups
– 10 reverse lunges with coupon or sandbag (2-is-1)
– 15 thrusters with weight
– mosey around the playground
– Four rounds
– 10 Rows with weight
– 15 HR Merkins
– 20 Squats with weight
– Broad jump to fence and bearcrawl back
– Little Drummer Boy
– High Plank with a merkin for each “Pa-rum-pum-pum-pum”

MOLESKINE:
“Is is hardly possible for (each man) to think too often or too deeply about.. his neighbor. The load, or weight, or burden of my neighbour’s glory should be laid daily on my back, a load so heavy that only humility can carry it, and the backs of the proud will be broken. It is a serious thing to live in a society of possible gods and goddesses, to remember that the dullest and most uninteresting person you talk to may one day be a creature which, if you saw it now, you would be strongly tempted to worship, or else a horror and a corruption such as you now meet, it at all, only in a nightmare. All day long we are, in some degree, helping each other to one or other of these destinations.” The Weight of Glory C.S. Lewis

ANNOUNCEMENTS:
– Grow School on 12/6
– Christmas party next Saturday

COT:
– Prayers were offered up.

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Temperature Is Just a Number

AO: pain-train
Q: Sooie
PAX: Derby, Juicy J, Piglet, Shakira, Chili Dip, Sooie
FNGs: None
COUNT: 6
CONDITIONS: :cold_face::cold_face::cold_face::slightly_smiling_face::slightly_smiling_face:

WARMUP:
– motivators from 6
– SSH 20 (for Chili Dip)
– BAC
– BBAC
– Low slow squat + seal clap
– WMH OYO
– imperial walkers

THE THANG:
Grab the sandbags and mosey over to pickup coupons from behind the stage. Mosey to playground and assign stations.

Station 1 (timer)
With the sandbag, Deadlift → Clean → Press → Drop bag behind you → Explosive backward jump over the bag → repeat until you’ve gone ~10 yards → Bear crawl/drag it back to start → rotate.

Station 2
Overhead block hold while holding wide-stance squat

Station 3
Sandbag chest press (AMRAP)

Station 4
Block lunge row (AMRAP)

Station 5
Block lunges (AMRAP)

Station(ary) 6
Juicy J did his thing despite injury.

Repeated entire rotation 4x. Very fitting considering the soundtrack was Vivaldi’s Four Seasons.

MOLESKINE:
Start thinking about New Year’s resolutions/goals for 2026. Getting traction begins with an idea, then verbally articulating it, then writing it down with achievable steps.

ANNOUNCEMENTS:
– Christmas party 12/12 Hair Band!
– Grow school 12/6 SalPal

COT:
Prayers said and Derby draught ☕️ drank.

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LooseCaboose+

AO: the-knoll
Q: Wolfpack
PAX: Derby, Sooie, Roadkill, Étouffée, Pebbles, morning stār, Bumblebee 2.0
FNGs: None
COUNT: 8
CONDITIONS: wet but not too cold

WARMUP: SSH, shoulder warm up, SSH, lower body warm up, SSH

THE THANG: LooseCaboose+
PAX lines up
First in line rests.
Middle of line alternates exercises.
Last in line does burpees.
To start, last in line does MOT to the front, then we switch. Each round consists of 2 sets all the way through.

Round 1
Exercises: Squats or Imperial Walkers
MOT: Lunges

Round 2
Exercises: merkins and mountain climbers
MOT: Bear Crawl

Round 3: Iron Mikes and Low squat holds
MOT: Reverse Lunges

Round 4: Carolina Dry Docks and Plank Hold
MOT: Crawl Bear

REPEAT

Bonus Round: SSH and Burpees
MOT: Burpee Broad Jump

MOLESKINE: the ground got squishier as we went

ANNOUNCEMENTS:
F3 holiday party Dec 12
Thanksgiving workout at Crieve Hall (Knoll is open too)
Juicy J and Piglet VQs are coming

COT: I have a tendency to put a lot of weight on specific outcomes when I need help. A “I need this one thing to happen to make everything okay” kind of attitude. What really happens is I close off to everything else and miss a lot of opportunities to be helped or find new solutions. Encouragement to PAX to be open to help and different paths forward when facing challenges.