Titan Up

AO: titan
Q: Goose
PAX: Black Lung, Sherlock, Right Said, Focker, DintyMoore, Pep, greyalbum, Good Morning America, Freakonomics, Natural Ice, CubCadet, Crawlspace, Waterboy, Wolfpack, Tim the Toolman, Mansport
FNGs: 1 Mansport
COUNT: 17
CONDITIONS: Chilly

WARMUP: Forward Fold, Willie Mays, Cherry Pickers, Repeat

THE THANG:

200 squats, run a lap after 25 reps

Lunge to the Parthenon

Adora: 250 incline merkins while partner runs lap around parthenon

Circle of Mary

ANNOUNCEMENTS:

-Welcome  FNG Mansport from the UK

-Tuesday Brewsday at 12 south taproom at 430

-Prayers for Nancy

– Drake concert tonight at Bridgestone

Good Old Fashioned Dora

AO: westeros
Q: Detective Pikachu
PAX: Vector, Pep, Waterboy, Crawlspace, Wolfpack, Red Skull, Tim the Toolman, Shiplap, Right Said, Supernova, DintyMoore, Toothless, Natural Ice, CubCadet, Tops
FNGs: None
COUNT: 16
CONDITIONS: slight chill in the air. the days are definitely getting warmer and longer. spring is coming.

WARMUP: mosey to school loop. side straddle hops, imperial walkers, baby arm circles, seal claps, air press

THE THANG: Dora! 100 Merkins, 200 squats, 300 little baby crunches

finished with soccer and Mary. Q’s team scored a goal, and, sending an impending loss, Q got injured so the game would stop before the other team could score. a Clever Move by YHC

ANNOUNCEMENTS: leanpax is almost over. brewsday is on Mardi Gras. Other things were mentioned as well.

Field trip!

AO: the-knoll
Q: The Banker
PAX: AAA, DintyMoore, G-string (Eli Kresta), Malibu, Pebbles, Sooie, Bumblebee
FNGs: None
COUNT: 8
CONDITIONS: Perfect!

WARMUP: we jogged in place, we did ankles to the butt while reciting the mission, credo, and core principles of F3

THE THANG:
We ran with a buddy to the Babe Ruth baseball fields.
11’s – Burpees with duck walk to Lt Dans and bear crawl back.
Wall sit challenge
We ran back with a different buddy

Moleskin- when you grinding take a step back and look around at others that might be in a similar spot. It helps to focus on others which is what F3 is all about.
Also don’t forget “Dreams are what make life tolerable.”

ANNOUNCEMENTS: Dad Hike, Franklin is have a “Biscuit Run” or ruck in a few weeks. See G for details.

Charity Stripe

AO: iiipillars
Q: Harbaugh
PAX: Pencil Pusher, Baguette, Go Fish, Grape, grisham, YumYum, Pep, Pop-A-Lock, DintyMoore, t-cell, Zelenskyy, Haggis, Formica
FNGs: None
COUNT: 14
1) Circle warm-up
2) Groups of 3 – Rotating laps; 300 merkins; 300 squats
3) Groups of 3 – Rotating laps; 300 dips; 300 squats
4) Full field – jog down/ sprint back; 10 burpees per trip -> completed 8x (had to do burpees because T Cell, Grape, and Dinty Moore all missed their free throws)
5) Plank to ‘O-o-h child’
6) Closing

Oh, oh, it’s MAGIC

AO: titan
Q: Vector
PAX: Black Lung, Chunks, Detective Pikachu, DintyMoore, Firefox, Freakonomics, Good Morning America, greyalbum, hambone, Natural Ice, Pep, preacherman, Right Said, Salpal, Spinal Tap, Tim the Toolman, 15-Love
FNGs: 1 15-Love
COUNT: 18
As is often the case with a Vector Q, the workout planning involves weeks of theme playlist curating and then a frantic 24 hours of “crap, how do I create a workout to match my super cool playlist?” So, in that spirit:

While many may try to use instant supplements or crazy muscle building ideas to get swole, you can’t rely on magic to get fit. So in honor of Harry Houdini, born 150 years ago in 1874, I present a different kind of magic to get y’all in shape.

CONDITIONS: Damp yet perfect

WARMUP: Mosey around the parking lot to the far side of the Parthenon. Willy Mayes Hayes x 10, LBAC x 10, Seal claps x 10, Overhead Press x 10, Reverse LBAC x 10, and Good Mornings x 10 OHO

THE THANG:
MAGIC #1 – 150 reps of each exercise and a run around the Parthenon between each:
M – Merkins
A – Alabama Prom Dates
G – Gorilla Humpers (which I had to example multiple times . . . hmm)
I – Iron Mikes
C – Carolina Dry Docks
(Fair amount of mumbling that each leg should not count only 1/2 on these exercises . . . I did not waiver).

MAGIC #2: 150 reps but no running in between due to time
M: Mountain Climbers
A: Ass Kickers
G: Great Form Squats
I: Incline Merkins
C: Crunches (Little Baby)

Ended at time – welcomed FNG 15-Love a recently married tennis fan EH’d by Detective Pikachu.

PRAYERS: To Grey Album on impending adoption and associated stress, friend Yuri and family facing pancreatic cancer, and others I forgot (apologies!)

ANNOUNCEMENTS: Hunger Games this weekend, Hike/Ruck with 2.0s to give M’s a break – see Slack for deets.

Honored to lead and that you all continue to tolerate my Q-uirkiness (see what I did there?) in leading . . . SYITG
Vector

Winter Wonderland

AO: westeros
Q: Grape
PAX: Chunks, Pep, Black Lung, Red Skull, MySpace, Uke (F3 Geneva, IL), DintyMoore
FNGs: None
COUNT: 8
CONDITIONS: cold, but not that cold

WARMUP: 1 mile run to find dry ground
SSH
LBAC F
LBAC R
Seal claps
OH claps

THE THANG: Today was about doing the same thing over and over

Dora 1-2-3-4
100 Squats
200 Newton’s cradle
300 OH Press
400 WWI’s
(Did anyone realize we spelled snow?)
Partner ran up the hill and back down (wouldn’t call it a sprint, too dangerous)

3 minutes of Lt. Dans to end

ANNOUNCEMENTS: hunger games on 1/27
H’ville has @chunks on Q on 1/27 as well
Prayers for Uke and @myspace on their pending children

🍇

The Sequence

AO: bomber
Q: Firefox
PAX: DintyMoore, Pep, Good Morning America, Crawlspace
FNGs: None
COUNT: 5
CONDITIONS: Slippery

WARMUP:
– Drive up to the clubhouse
– Carefully navigate walkways to dry land
– 20 SSH

THE THANG:
The dice returned after a long sabbatical. 1 red die to randomly select a leg exercise, 1 blue die to randomly select a core exercise, followed by The Sequence. Rinse and Repeat.

Red Die exercise options: 20x Jump Squats, 20x Star Jumps, 20x/side Bulgarian Split Squats, 20x/side Imperial Reverse Lunges, 20x Squats, 20x/side Iron Mikes

Blue Die exercise options: 30x/side Freddie Mercuries, 20x Boxcutters, 20x Windshield Wipers, 20x/side Ukrainian Hammers, 20x WWIs, 20x V Ups

The Sequence: continuous sequence (ie, try not to rest or take a knee) of 40x Plank Jacks, 30x/side Mountain Climbers, 20x Merkins, 20x Forward Arm Circles, 20x Backward Arm Circles, 20x Air Presses.

We went 5 rounds in which each PAX got to roll the dice, at which point, barely able to feel our arms, we swapped out The Sequence component for a simple 20x Merkins. 5 more rounds completed. Apologies to @DintyMoore who did not get a second turn to roll the dice so that we could select the 2 exercises that hadn’t been done.

ANNOUNCEMENTS:
– The Hunger Games! Check the 2ndf channel.

COT:
– Safety for all; support for those recovering from or under testing for medical conditions/procedures; fortitude, support, and grace for those at home with kids; encouragement for those with big work projects looming over them.

It was a pleasure and honor to lead y’all this morning!

Insert Generic Witty Title About Cold Weather Here

AO: atlantis
Q: Salpal
PAX: DintyMoore, Firefox, Young Pawn, Hair Band
FNGs: None
COUNT: 5
CONDITIONS: Almost, but not quite, in the single digits club. Maybe next year boys.

WARMUP: A few misc. routines and an ill-advised lap around a frozen parking lot.

THE THANG: EMOM Stations: Burpees, Lt. Dan’s, 35 lb. KB Swings, Jump Squats, BB Sit-ups.

Ring of Fire + Howler Monkeys + Dealer’s Choice Mary to Close.

I took off a few clothes.

ANNOUNCEMENTS: PARTY @Firefox feat. @Natural_Ice MEAT NEXT SATURDAY LETS GO. If you really wanna shop around F3 events, @Hair_Band has an event before at the Cookery. Night moves + new Atlantis AOQ announcement.

Prayers for Hairband’s family, Dinty’s Reno, Young Pawn’s wife RTO (first time this week), Foxy’s wife’s grant, and the homeless and isolated of Nashville.

Reply below if I missed anything. Honor to lead. GreenSallyOut.

Turn It Up To 11!!!

AO: greenmachine
Q: Toothless
PAX: Focker, Grape, Goose, moneyshot, Chunks, Betty Ford, Topanga, Rocket Mortgage, bluemule, Cowboy, Black Lung, Sherlock, Pedialyte, Esposa, monster biscuit, DintyMoore
FNGs: None
COUNT: 17
CONDITIONS: Clear, still dark, crisp like a cold seltzer (definitely not a cold beer these days #leanpax 👀)

WARM-O-RAMA

In lot to catch stragglers
– Side straddle hops x 30
– Willy mays hays
– High knees
– Windmills
– Butt kickers
– Carrot pullers
– Mosey to field

THE THANG

11s V1
– Hand-release merkins
– Squat jumps
– Mosey to 20 yd line, Bernie back

11s V2
– Big boy sit-ups
– Prisoner squats
– Mosey to 20 yd line, Bernie back

4 Corners
Partnered, Dora style, one exercise at each corner, wait for six before rotating to next corner.

Travel exercise was to run out to 50 yd line, side shuffle across field, Bernie back to end zone, then shuffle back across goal line.

– 50 Body builders
– 100 Supermans
– 200 Dry docks
– 400 American hammers

MOLESKINE
The side shuffles were a crowd “pleaser”, with several “compliments” along the way. “That’s where I’m most likely to be sore, in one of those muscles right in here” – Black Lung, as he gestures to his pelvic box 👀

Playlist was a set from the Rock Band video game. Witnessed Grape and Focker reliving their glory days as singer and drummer 🎤 🥁 🎸

CIRCLE OF TRUST
– Grape shared
– Dinty is moving down street to finished renovation, details for moving day to come

Shield Lock
This is a group of 3-5 guys who are consistently spending time with one another, ready to lock shields in support against life’s challenges. Do you have one? Are you investing in those relationships outside the family structure that will be there through ups and downs? I encourage you to build those relationships before you need them, you’ll be glad you did.

f3nation.com/q/shield-lock/

‘24 Kickoff: Discover you have abdominals

AO: westeros
Q: Hair Band
PAX: sooner, Pep, Siri, Chunks, Black Lung, Natural Ice, Tim the Toolman, DintyMoore, Sherlock, CubCadet, bluemule
FNGs: None
COUNT: 13
CONDITIONS: chilly willy

WARMUP:
50 SSHs
Cherry picker-good mornings
Calf stretches
Imperial walkers
Hillbillies
Air presses
Michael phelps

MARY:
5min Hair Band Mary (rest position V sit)
Each exercise goes to 24

THE THANG:
Run to love circle
Stop along the way for

– Marion Barbers on bridge
– 24 Metronomes at top of first hill where grass & gravel is

Do a wrap around love circle

Ascend Love Circle
– plank till all in
– 24 j-los with elbow knee tap

Run back to start-x
WW1s til all in

ANNOUNCEMENTS:
– #leanpax is in full swing!
– Brewruck Saturday after Leanpax ends