2028 Olympic Relay Team?

AO: pain-train
Q: Timber
PAX: El Capitan, Pebbles, G-string, The Banker, Wolfpack, FLO, Chili Dip, Derby, Piglet, Juicy J (JBowman), Hooters, Cheeks, Half Lyfe, Timber
FNGs: None
COUNT: 14
CONDITIONS: 52 degrees, ~85% moon illumination

WARMUP: SSH, BACs, back BACs, mosey to coupons, carry coupons to parking lot

THE THANG: Complete exercises, run team relay lap around track between rounds
Exercises: coupon merkins (change hands each rep), goblet squat, rows, curls
Sets: 10 reps each, 5 burpees (level up option), 9 reps each, 5 burpees, etc, down to 6 reps each
Relay: when complete with 10 –> 6 set, run relay with team, passing baton to next teammate
Return to coupons and begin another round

MOLESKINE: All teams finished 3 rounds. 75 total burpees if PAX leveled up, and with the merkins and squats, the Octoburpee challenge can be checked off your to-do list for today. An FNG yesterday, Piglet showed up for round 2 today – great work! FLO and Hooters with some good juice afterwards. Just announced that G-string won the country-wide September IronPax challenge (over 5000 registrants into the competition). Beast mode.

ANNOUNCEMENTS: Chiliteria (Chili cookoff) is upcoming on Sunday, Oct 19th. Check 2ndf channel for more details. Chili Dip with a VQ this upcoming Wednesday at Paintrain!

COT: “Backsliding.” A term referring to someone who was once on fire for his faith, fitness, being a father, etc., but has stopped progressing. They’ve slipped backwards on the loose gravel around us. In our journey on the mountain of life, it can be easy to backslide – all kinds of loose gravel can contribute (laziness, attachments to phones, addictions, etc). 3 suggestions to help us: develop consistent healthy routines, be aware of what our “loose gravel” is so we know what’s going on, and surround ourselves with at least a few good people who can encourage and lift us up.

I had a lot of fun leading this week. I think we might be ready to form a 2028 Olympic relay team after today. Thanks for coming out and letting me lead this week.
-Timber

Putting the Work In

AO: pain-train
Q: El Capitan
PAX: Derby, Juicy J (JBowman), Chili Dip, El Capitan, Hooters, Stubs
FNGs: None
COUNT: 6
CONDITIONS: mid-60s & overcast

TUNES: “A Deeper Understanding” by The War on Drugs

WARMUP:

Climber stretch routine
Willie mays hays
Don Quixotes 10x

THE THANG:

Mosey to tennis courts.

1. Burpee long jump across three courts & back (modify: 2x lunges + long jump)
2. Bearcrawl across three courts & back

Mosey to 9 Square area

10,9,8’s w/ lap every 2 rounds

10x pull-ups
10x Crunches
10x Lt. dans
10x merk-jacks

Repeat exercise set 9x…

Hold plank for six, then take a lap around track (regular mosey)

Then 8x…

Then 7x…

Completed 6x, 5x.

Return to parking lot.

MOLESKINE:

Jesus sought time away to be with His Father. He knew the importance of solitude & took advantage of that opportunity more often than we think. What about you?

ANNOUNCEMENTS:

octoburpee is in full-swing but not too late to sign-up. TN Tussle is one month away! Check slack for other announcements.

COT:

Continued prayers for The Merchant.
Countorama, Nameorama, and delicious coffee from Derby & Hooters.

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

:el-capitan:

Running in the Rain

AO: the-knoll
Q: Timber
PAX: El Capitan, Half Lyfe, G-string, The Banker, morning stār, Étouffée, Pebbles, Papa Bear, Derby, Roadkill, Timber, Bumblebee (2.0)
FNGs: None
COUNT: 12
CONDITIONS: Cool and drizzly

WARMUP: SSH, slow and power merkins, slow and power squats, don quixotes, mosey

THE THANG:
-11s: Burpees and pullups
-Sprint repeats: ~350m, 2:1 rest to workout ratio (3 pax for a group)
-15s: 15 power merkins, 15 jump squats (3X)
-Mary’s led by Papa Bear

MOLESKINE: the extra mind game of dealing with the rain was great practice for me. Accept my situation, and make the most of it. Good push this morning.

ANNOUNCEMENTS: workouts at Paintrain on Wednesdays now: El Capitan leading tomorrow.

COT: The power of affirmation. The words we speak – especially to ourselves – have power. Every rep, every struggle, every setback starts in the mind. If you tell yourself you’re weak, you’ll find proof of it. But if you affirm strength, discipline, purpose, you’ll start to live it. Today, let’s speak life into ourselves and those around us. “I see pride, I see power, I see a bad-ass mother who don’t take no crap off of nobody!” – Cool Runnings

Thanks for letting me lead.
-Timber

Block Burpee Ladder

AO: pain-train
Q: Derby
PAX: Hooters, Pitmaster, Motorola, Roadkill, G-string, Cheeks, Half Lyfe, Stubs, Siri, Chili Dip, El Capitan
FNGs: None
COUNT: 12
CONDITIONS: Perfect

WARMUP: BAC’s, BACBAC’s, Moroccan Night Clubs (for the The Banker), Slow Merkins for each Core Principal, Runners Stretch, SSH

Credo & Mission Statement

THE THANG: Starting w/ Merkins Pax then carries coupon or sandbag ~25 yards and back then adds in the following exercise and repeats until they’ve added all 5 exercises into a set. Once set is complete PAX does 50 WWII’s then starts back at the top.

10 Merkins
10 Rows
10 Squats
10 Curl + Overhead Press
10 Block Burpees

Hero’d out at 3 Sets Complete.

Closed w/ Lunging Mary’s. PAX provided quantity of lunges then calls out exercise. SSH, Burpees (Thank you Motorola!), Shoulder Taps, Monkey Humpers, Freddie Mercuries.

Had a fly by and couldn’t tell if it was David Goggins or Pebbles?

MOLESKINE: Be the man you want your son to be and/or set the benchmark for the man you want your daughter to marry

ANNOUNCEMENTS: Keep Wednesday beatdowns at the Pain Train on your calendars and DM if you want to Q!!

Check slack for other events such as Octoburpee, Chili Cook Off, Tussle, Etc.

COT: Prayed us out. Safe travels for Stubs and Chili Dip this weekend!

Thank you HIMs for the opportunity to lead this morning! You guys brought it this morning.

Alllll aboooardddd!

AO: pain-train
Q: Wolfpack
PAX: Choo Choo, Derby, Hooters, El Capitan
FNGs: None
COUNT: 5
CONDITIONS: 65 degrees and clear skies

WARMUP: 10 Burpees. Mosey to get coupons.

THE THANG:
PAX completed the following:

5 Burpees
15 yard Murder Bunnies
25 Squat to Presses
15 yard Mosey
5 Burpees
15 yard Murder Bunnies
50 Alternate Coupon Merkins
15 yard Mosey

1/5 mile run

5 Burpees
15 yard Murder Bunnies
25 Curls
15 yard Mosey
5 Burpees
15 yard Murder Bunnies
50 Coupon Windshield Wipers
15 yard Mosey

1/5 mile run

REPEAT!

Thang 2
5 Burpees
15 yard Sprint
x10

MOLESKINE: Happy to have Choo Choo roll into the station here at pain-train!!

ANNOUNCEMENTS: Chilicook Off Oct 19. F3 Dads Oct 25. Tussle Nov 8th. Check slack for more!

COT: Lots of division, confusion, and hate throughout the world right now. Do your best to be a light and live with love. Start with yourself and those immediately around you and let it shine as far as possible from there. The world needs it.

To failure…

AO: the-knoll
Q: Half Lyfe
PAX: Pebbles, AAA, morning stār, The Banker, Timber, Roadkill, El Capitan, Derby, Juicy J (JBowman), Bumblebee (2.0)
FNGs: None
COUNT: 11
CONDITIONS: nice, cool, starry w/ a little cloud cover morning. Made for some pretty scenery to look at when doing all those sit ups.

WARMUP: SSH, BAC, BBAC, Michael Phelps, WMH

THE THANG: Various Upper Body, Core and Legs workouts done in unison until failure. As people tapped out they would mosey to street and back. Last man standing got to pick next exercise.
Did Merkins, Butt lift off the ground (Thanks El Capitan), WW2’s, Wall Sits, Dips, WW1’s

Ended with ring of pull ups/burpees with partners. PAX held plank while 2 people got up 1 person did pull ups, other did burpees then swap. When they finished next 2 got up.

MOLESKINE: Impromtu Q – always be ready for what life throws your way. Prayers for Gold Digger for his health and healing.

ANNOUNCEMENTS: check slack a lot going on. Night Moves Thursday.

COT: count off, name off, prayers, coffee. Thank you for rolling with the impromtu Q fellas. Grateful to be a part of this group.

Buffet style

AO: pain-train
Q: The Banker
PAX: Derby, Cheeks, Chili Dip, El Capitan, FLO, G-string, Half Lyfe, Motorola, Pitmaster, Roadkill
FNGs: None
COUNT: 11
CONDITIONS: perfect

WARMUP: OYO slow Merkin’s, slow squats, good mornings, Willy Mayes Hayes, mosey

THE THANG: At your own pace: 50 merkins, 1 lap around track (.25 mile), 1 min plank, 100 big boys, 1 lap, 1 min plank, 150 body weight squats, 1 lap, 1 min plank, 25 upper body, 1 lap, plank, 50 abs, 1 lap, plank, 25 lower body.

MOLESKINE: Grateful for all the F3 brothers, grateful we spend time pushing to each be better and we focus on those things and not the differences we all have.

ANNOUNCEMENTS: see general channel

9.9.2025

AO: the-knoll
Q: AAA
PAX: AAA, El Capitan, Gold Digger, Malibu, morning stār, Pebbles, Timber, Roadkill, Bumblebee
FNGs: None
COUNT: 9
CONDITIONS: clear skies, full moon, upper 50s/lower 60s

WARMUP:
-Baby arm circles 8 forward 7 back
-imperial walkers
-slow squats
-slow push ups
-Willie Mayes Hayes
-good mornings
-jumping jacks
-mosey down to both stop signs
-stretch

THE THANG:
Upper body Work:
As Many Rounds as possible is 20 minutes
Groups of 2. Partners alternate doing exercises below for 20 minutes.
5 – pull ups
10 – push ups
15- dips

Core work:
-one partner does core exercises the other runs to street and back, then switch.

Finished with a 45 second hang on pull up bar.

MOLESKINE: Even though I walk through the darkest valley, I will fear no evil, for you are with me; your rod and your staff, they comfort me.

Psalm 23:4

Reminder for me to lean on and trust in God, when fearful, anxious, and stressed.

ANNOUNCEMENTS: 9/11 convergence at Lipscomb

COT:

4 Stations for 4 Decades

AO: the-knoll
Q: Malibu
PAX: Legos, Derby, AAA, El Capitan, Half Lyfe, Lady Liberty, Malibu, morning stār, Pebbles, Étouffée, Wolfpack, Bumblebee, Link, Slapshot, Agent-Eh
FNGs: None
COUNT: 15
CONDITIONS:
Spectacular late summer morning. Starting to get dark and extra gloomy.

WARMUP:
Mosy to stop sign, SSH, Imperial walkers, slow Mericans and squats, stretching OYO

THE THANG:

4 stations: 3’ of work, 60sec of rest and rotate
1. burpees
2. lt dans
3. WWI/WWII/twists
4. Plank hold

Simple, and not easy.

MOLESKINE:
Life sometimes takes a while. Be patient, the best things take time, work, and a lot of love and service. It’s worth grinding out the work in the dark, and even more when you get to do it with others (esp in the gloom).

ANNOUNCEMENTS: hit me up if you’re interested in a Tussle team!

COT: we lifted up prayers of thanksgiving, for grace and strength to live our lives in service of others at home and work and in our community.

40 Minutes of Growth

AO: the-knoll
Q: Malibu
PAX: El Capitan, Gold Digger, Half Lyfe, Malibu, morning stār, Pebbles, Roadkill, Sooie, The Banker, Timber, Bumblebee
FNGs: None
COUNT: 11
CONDITIONS:
Fantastic, high 60s and clear.

WARMUP:
SSH, Imperial walker, slow Mericans+Squats, stretching OYO

THE THANG:
40 minute AMRAP:
60 seconds each, dealer’s choice of:
1) Upper body
2) Mary
3) Lower body
4) Run
5) Rest
Completed 7 rounds.

MOLESKINE:
Importance of community and having a group to grow together- F3 has been an anchor for me and I have reflected a lot on how much that’s helped me these past few years. Time spent- no matter the duration- pushing yourself in a community of others who want to grow is a thing worth having. Greatly appreciate the company in the gloom to grow and get stronger together!

ANNOUNCEMENTS: Tussle is a few months out- reach out if there’s other interest in a Knoll Team!

COT: prayers lifted up for work and family, that we can better love and serve those around us.