Side trail

AO: the_eddy
Q: Wolfpack
PAX: Pitmaster, Choo Choo, Half Lyfe, Sooie, Stubs, FLO, Roadkill
FNGs: None
COUNT: 8
CONDITIONS: Layers were worn.

WARMUP: nope

THE THANG:
Finally remembered where that side trail was I told Stubs about at launch, but then couldn’t remember where it was so took us on an extra 20 minute detour.

MOLESKINE:
Great numbers on such a cold morning. Lots of mumblechatter!

ANNOUNCEMENTS:
Holiday party Dec 12. Grow school this weekend!

COT:
“I’ve got somewhere to go,
But no where to be.
And all day to get there”

Grateful

AO: the-knoll
Q: Wolfpack
PAX: Roadkill, morning stār, FLO, Bumblebee (2.0)
FNGs: None
COUNT: 5
CONDITIONS: Chilly-ish

WARMUP: Mosey to stop sign and back

THE THANG: kind of a Murphy

Tabata 40 seconds on/20 seconds rest
– SSH
– Pull-ups
– Merkins
– Air squats
– 2 sets of the above

Completed 4 rounds with a 1 minute rest in between.

5 minutes of Abs

MOLESKINE: Lots of gratitude shared between rounds.

ANNOUNCEMENTS: holiday part Dec 12. Grow school coming up.

COT: It’s easy to be grateful on holidays and special moments, it’s harder to live with gratitude for all the small things in life. Reminder to live with gratitude outside of the times it’s expected.

Earning the Feast!

AO: pain-train
Q: Derby
PAX: Wolfpack, FLO
FNGs: None
COUNT: 3
CONDITIONS: Cool and Windy

WARMUP: BACs, BACBACs, SSH’s, PE Stretch, Runners Stretch, Merkins, Squats

THE THANG: Loaded up Sand Bags and Mosey to Playground for the following:

20 WWII’s
10 Merkins
10 SB Rows
10 SB Curls
10 SB Burpees
1 Mosey Around the big Loop

Dropped in 3-5 Pull-ups upon our return from Mosey

Goal was 6x, but PAX got after it completing the above 7 times.

MOLESKINE: Had an epiphany this weekend as Noah learned to swing by himself. Realized I had pushed him on a swing for the last time the week prior and now look at all I do for him through a different lens with a new level of gratitude.

ANNOUNCEMENTS: Check Slack for upcoming events! Don’t forget to add a Sand Bag to those Christmas Lists!

COT: Prayers for Safe Travels and Thanksgiving

Thank you gents for the opportunity to lead!

:horse_racing:

Pure Pain

AO: pain-train
Q: El Capitan
PAX: Siri, Derby, Wolfpack, FLO, Cheeks, El Capitan, Piglet, Pitmaster, Roadkill, Stubs
FNGs: None
COUNT: 10
CONDITIONS: 61 & misty

WARMUP:

Willie May Hays
Climb stretches
Slow Mo Merkins 10x

THE THANG:

Gather & Farmer-carry coupons to tennis courts

Line up along fence.

Round 1:

Burpee Broad Jump to far court’s furthest doubles line, bear crawl back
35x Rows

Round 2:

Burpee Broad Jump to middle court’s furthest doubles line, bear crawl back
35x Curls

Round 3:

Burpee Broad Jump to near court’s furthest doubles line, bear crawl back
35x Floor-to-ceilings

Round 4:

Burpee Broad Jump to middle court’s furthest doubles line, bear crawl back
35x Goblet Squats

Once Round 4 is complete, start Round 1 again.

AT 6:05 — load Coupons in truck (parked by the tennis courts) & mosey back to parking lot to unload coupons / circle up at parking lot for COT.

MOLESKINE:

Last weekend, my 9 year old asked if she could help me gather leaves with the backpack leaf blower. Initially I said no but she kept asking, really wanting to help. So I taught her how to use it & pointed her in the right direction while I used the rake. We ended up working together for ~30 minutes, getting a job done that would have taken me an hour. It was a really cool & unexpected moment to bond with my daughter.

Stay open to opportunities to teach a skill to your kids! (Even when you think you could get it done faster without them).

ANNOUNCEMENTS:

F3 Nashville Christmas party coming up December 12 at Hair Band’s house!

F3 Franklin Christmas party coming up December 6. Check Slack this week for RSVP details.

COT:

Countorama, Nameorama, Prayers lifted up, & Coffeteria by Flo

It was an honor to suffer alongside you this morning, brothers! :dizzy_face: :el-capitan:

Pirates at pain train

AO: pain-train
Q: G-string , Wolfpack
PAX: Pitmaster, Chili Dip, Half Lyfe, FLO, Cheeks, Derby
FNGs: None
COUNT: 8
CONDITIONS:

WARMUP:

Warmup: “Waking the Crew”

• Windmills (loosening the rigging)
• WMH (old pirate joints creaking)
• High knees (the pirate jig)
• Plank shoulder taps (checking the deck for loose boards)
• 10 Burpees (Swab the deck)

ADVENTURE TIME!!

THE THANG:

Two crews: Black Pearl and Flying Dutchman
Their ship: a picnic table
Their mission: travel between islands, complete challenges, and secure treasure
Each island has two treasure chests: a light cinder and a heavy cinder
After completing the island challenge, the winning crew takes the light one and loads it onto their table
The losing crew takes the heavy one and loads it onto theirs

By the final island, each ship will have multiple treasures on it, making the carry harder or easier depending on performance. Perfect payoff.

The Thang: The Voyage

Seafaring rules:
• Crews must carry their table at all times between islands
• Crews must stay together
• No running with the tables
• Every man touches the table at least once per leg
• A crew may not leave an island until everyone finishes the challenge

Island 1: The Stage

“Hoist the Sails”

Workout
• Each PAX does two full sandbag pulls then runs the bag back to the start
• While one man pulls, rest of the crew does merkins
• When all men have hoisted, crews race to choose their treasure

Treasure: 1 heavy block, 1 light block
Winners load the light gem onto their table
Losers haul the cursed one

Carry to next island.

Island 2: The first Gazebo

“Walk the Plank”

Workout
• 25 pistol squats / leg (can use the bench)
– 15 reps on second round
• PAX hold a low plank

Winners grab the light treasure
Losers take the heavy one

Carry to next island.

Island 3: The Other Gazebo

“Jump Ship”

Workout
• 20 box jumps
• PAX squat hold until the last pirate completes his jumps
– two rounds per team

Winners take light
Losers take heavy

Carry toward final showdown.

Final Island: “Davy Jones Locker”

Unload all the blocks
Each team must do:
• 15 block thrusters per man
• 15 block rows per man
• 15 block curls per man

PAX does side straddle hops until all PAX are done

Then stack their treasure chests neatly as a “buried trove.”

First crew finished wins the day.

Cooldown: “Return to Port”

MOLESKINE:
Verso L’alto – to the heights!

We can’t rest when we’ve reached one set of goals. That is the time to set new goals and keep pushing. Our job is to lead, to protect, and to be an example.

ANNOUNCEMENTS:
Check the slack channels

COT:

The Great Beaver Beatdown 🦫 🌖

AO: pain-train
Q: Sooie
PAX: Siri, Roadkill, Juicy J, FLO, Cheeks, Sooie
FNGs: None
COUNT: 6
CONDITIONS: A perfect 55 degrees, slight breeze, and basked in the smile of the Great Beaver herself.

WARMUP: 3 Truths and a Lie (F3 Edition)
Each PAX took turns sharing three truths and one lie while everyone did Imperial Walkers. Guess correctly? Reward yourself with 10 squats. Guess wrong? Pay the penalty: 10 burpees.
If the majority sniffed out the lie, the storyteller took the burpee penalty instead.

By the end, we learned a few surprising things about our brothers, some believable, some definitely HR violations if true.

THE THANG: The Labors of The Great Beaver
Juicy J made a brief cameo, then sped off after the “warmup” in his Prius to “save his body” for “the tussle,” dashing our hopes for an epic 3v3 showdown. So, the remaining five brave souls launched a co-op campaign to conquer four brutal labors:
– Labor 1 at gazebo 1: 100 Alternating Hand Block Merkins (as a group)
– Labor 2 at gazebo 2: 200 WWII Sit-ups with Blocks (as a group)
– Labor 3 at gazebo 3: 300 Goblet Squats with Blocks (as a group)
– Labor 4: the team returned to gazebo 1 for the Table Carry Gauntlet: 1 PAX at the front, 1 PAX at the rear of the picnic table, 2 PAX performing farmer carries with blocks, 1 PAX carrying a single block solo. We rotated positions as fatigue set in.
Completed 2 full rounds of the 4 Labors.

MOLESKINE:
None, other than reflection on the joy of doing hard (stupid) things together.

ANNOUNCEMENTS:
– The Ascent (11/15) see Siri for details
– Pain train food drive, bring your non-perishables to pain train to help alleviate food insecurity in our community. See FLO for details.

COT: The Fellowship of The Beaver
Topics discussed:
– Siri’s unsolicited Zoom call contribution
– Apricot explosions (don’t ask)
– Chocolate milk + spicy peanuts + paintball = a questionable life choice
– Gallon Challenge CSAUP proposal
– FIRE! it isn’t anything.
– The mysterious inner workings of the male psyche
– Deep thoughts from shallow dudes
– Quantum entanglement and other things we don’t actually understand

Prayer Requests:
That none of our lives depend on opening a pickle jar for the next couple of days.

Thank you FLO for the Flo Joe and all who came out. Had a great time!

H E double hockey sticks

AO: the_eddy
Q: Stubs
PAX: Pitmaster, FLO, Lady Liberty, Roadkill, Stubs
FNGs: None
COUNT: 5
CONDITIONS: chilly

WARMUP: none

THE THANG: The OG paved path

MOLESKINE:
Quote of the Day.
If you are going through Hell, keep going – Winston Churchill

Have been going through a lot at home and work. Must keep showing up and keep going.

ANNOUNCEMENTS:

COT: Lady Liberty closed us out in prayer

Deck of Death/Lymphatic Flo

AO: pain-train
Q: Motorola
PAX: FLO, Derby, El Capitan, Motorola, Cheeks, Stubs, Piglet, Roadkill
FNGs: None
COUNT: 8
CONDITIONS: Chilly, 40 degrees, clear skies

WARMUP: Mosey around the paved loop, neck stretches, shoulder stretch, tricep stretch, quad stretch.

THE THANG:

Suits = Exercises
Hearts = Mericans
Diamonds – Side-Straddle Hops
Spades = Squats
Clubs = Mountain Climbers (2=1)

Card Values = Reps
2-10 = Face Value
Jack = 11
Queen = 12
King = 13
Ace = 14
Joker = Run Lap

Lymphatic FLO
– https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PhW5SpD_3n4

Breathwork
– 4-4-6 Breathing

Spotify Playlist
– https://open.spotify.com/playlist/7AerZpeFwZLyPAO12DdFxY?si=QnlcFqXyTnK5JzCSIv6Pyg
– https://open.spotify.com/playlist/37i9dQZF1EIfi9jXmQqc16?si=Ayblq8mhTTu1hYKriS5wbA

MOLESKINE: When life doesn’t go the way you expect, ask yourself the question “What does this make possible?” By asking the question and acting on the answer, you shift from a victim to a hero mindset.

ANNOUNCEMENTS: 11/8 Tussle

COT: Safety during trick or treating

In Honor of SalPal

AO: pain-train
Q: Wolfpack
PAX: FLO, Siri, Cheeks, Roadkill, Piglet, G-string, Chili Dip, Motorola, Juicy J (JBowman)
FNGs: None
COUNT: 10
CONDITIONS: Getting chilly

WARMUP: Hi I’m SalPal and I am not a professional.

THE THANG:

Burpee Apocalypse
10,9,8,7,6,5,4,3,3(2,1)

Playing in Traffic
Ran to Sawyer Brown and back.
For every oncoming vehicle that passed:
Car/Sedan – 5 Squats
Truck/SUV/Minivan – 5 Merkins
Bus or 18 Wheeler – 5 Iron Mikes
Padiddle – Bonus 5 Burpees!

Mary
Complete 30 reps of each exercise with a 30 second low plank hold in between:
– Crunches
– Flutter Kicks
– Heel Touches
– Alabama Prom Dates
– Leg Raises
– Maybe something else… can’t remember…

MOLESKINE: Love playing in traffic… leaves plenty of time for mumblechatter and plenty of dread watching the steady stream of left hand turns coming off of the light at the halfway point… woof, that was rough.

ANNOUNCEMENTS: f3dads workout this Saturday! Check it out on slack and reach out to Sooie with questions.

Tussle is 2 weeks out!

COT: We missed you SalPal… In your honor I did a rendition of the first workout I did that you Q’d. Burpees and traffic.

Reminder to PAX to take the time to do something to honor someone in your life.

A slightly new Path

AO: the_eddy
Q: Stubs
PAX: Wolfpack, FLO, Stubs, Lady Liberty, Roadkill, Legos, Wipe Out
FNGs: None
COUNT: 7
CONDITIONS: dark and chilly

WARMUP: N/A

THE THANG:
The blue trail up and then back down to left towards ensworth and back to parking lot on paved path.

MOLESKINE:
The future depends on what you do today.

Gandhi

ANNOUNCEMENTS: f3 dads workout this weekend, Tussle, Octoburpee continues….check slack for details on all

COT: prayers led by Lady Liberty. Coffeteria