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Black Dots

AO: iiipillars
Q: Young Pawn
PAX: Black Lung, Grape, Pep, Haggis, gov’t mule, YumYum, t-cell, Go Fish, Teva, Formica, Swiffer, Pipe Dream, Full Monty
FNGs: None
COUNT: 14
CONDITIONS: Damp

WARMUP: SSHs, arm circles, Hillbillys, Imperial Walkers, and a mosey to the track. Then, a 4 minute plank to show that iiipillars has what it takes to match middle-tooth.

THE THANG: Two rounds of a 45s on, 15s upper body circuit punctuated by a lap of the track and followed by 3 minutes of Mary.

MOLESKINE: Thanks to Haggis for coming in clutch with the Rivian:tm: speaker. Playlist is https://open.spotify.com/playlist/0WgqmsQUOJzhmFHyl6s9FJ?si=5e29fd2502af44b9 if anyone needs a backup. iiipillars boasts a really delightful group of HIMs, I look forward to being back.

COT:
:coffee:️ Coffee provided by the imitable princessaurora on his way to Mammoth Cave.
🧎‍♂️‍➡️ Prayers offered for three with cancer, Haggis job interview, and other requests spoken and unspoken.

Hear us when we call, O God of our righteousness, have mercy on us and hear our prayer.

:baby_symbol::chess_pawn:

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Shuffle The Deck

AO: iiipillars
Q: Goose
PAX: DintyMoore, Harbaugh, Zelenskyy, princessaurora, Grape, Go Fish, Black Lung, Skeletor (F3Roco), moneyshot, Howlitzer, Formica, Cowboy, Hagus, Fully Monty, Lora Lei
FNGs: 2 Fully Monty, Lora Lei
COUNT: 16
CONDITIONS: wet

WARMUP: Willie mays hays, forward fold, cherry pickers, arm stretch

THE THANG: mosey to parking garage

The Deck of Cards

ANNOUNCEMENTS: murder mile at Green Machine this Thursday

Plankpril is approaching

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Spring Training…for a CSAUP!! :tulip: :muscle:

AO: iiipillars
Q: Toothless
PAX: Grape, t-cell, Roboto (F3 Tulsa), Pep, Tackle Box, princessaurora, Harbaugh, Go Fish, Black Lung, Governmentt Mule, Frenchie, Haggis, Formica, Fanny
FNGs: None
COUNT: 15
CONDITIONS: Clear, crisp, winter’s final frost before spring sets in for good.

WARMUP:
– Mosey to field, circle up in middle
– SSH x 30
– Toe touch, left over right x 20 count
– Toe touch, right over left x 20 count
– Flamingos, each side x 20 count
– Windmills x 10
– Little baby arm circles x 10
– Big arm circles reversed x 10
– Michael Phelps x 10
– Scorpions x 10 then stretch OYO for explainer

THE THANG:
Plank and wait for the six between laps, all laps completed on the provided 200m track (half of a regulation sized track)
– Burpee broad jump a lap
– Modified to 1 burpee every 5 broad jumps
– Bear crawl a lap
– Lunge walk a lap
– Run a lap (cut for time)

Return to startex

Rings of Fire
– Song: Thunderstruck
– Exercise: Planks up and down on “thunder”
– Note: Good training for Plankpril
– Song: Roxanne
– Exercise: SSH then burpee on “Roxanne”
– Song: Flower
– Exercise: Squats up and down as directed

MOLESKINE:
YHC was pleased with the grumblechatter this AM – proved that the workout plan was sufficiently challenging. Could not place the man behind me that would shout out in a chipper voice “thank you, sir” for every exercise announced, had to be someone like Go Fish. The Q-drenaline helped push me this AM for sure, great work to the rest of the PAX who pushed themselves to get better.

ANNOUNCEMENTS:
– The Murder Mile CSAUP is next Thursday 3/28! Same time same place, extended workout time to accommodate the special event
– Plankpril coming up in just a couple of weeks!

COT:
– PA shared prayers for close relatives who are expecting
– Grape shared prayers for a close friend’s family working through a new cancer diagnosis
– YHC shared praise for the 2nd trimester allowing the wife’s nausea to improve
– Haggis shared gratitude for the F3 community after returning from a trip abroad where strong community is not as easily found

It was an absolute honor to lead this AM, men! You put in the work and you’re better for it! Thankful to be along for the journey, and I hope to see many of you out at the CSAUP next week now that you’re ready!!

— Toothless :tooth:

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A-space-Dora

AO: iiipillars
Q: Pep
PAX: Bear, Bard, princessaurora, t-cell, Grape, Go Fish, Dollywood, Zelenskyy, Tackle Box, Embassy Sweats, Pep, Black Lung, TiVo, government mule, lucky strike, Formica, hagis, Lucky strike
FNGs: 1 Lucky strike
COUNT: 17
CONDITIONS: early spring – cool but comfortable

WARMUP:
– overhead claps: 20
– seal claps: 20
– imperial walkers: 15
– good mornings: oyo

THE THANG:
– hand release Mercian: 100
– Alabama prom dates: 200
– fire hydrants: 300
– dips: 200
– american hammers: 100

– pullups: 50 with partner running around track
– ended with mary

ANNOUNCEMENTS:
Plank-ril – month of April pranks planking

COT:
– Praise blacklung’s dad has a fall but no fractures
– Princess Aurora’s sister in law: post child birth issues

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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

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Coldballs Warm Heart Can’t Snooze

AO: iiipillars
Q: Natural Ice
PAX: Tackle Box, Baguette, Go Fish, Zelenskyy, Pep, Grape, Good Morning America, Focker, princessaurora, Natural Ice, Formica, Hardball, Government Mule, Howitzer
FNGs: None
COUNT: 14
CONDITIONS: Soggy

WARMUP: The usual suspects
SSH, Imperial Walkers, Hill Billies,
Arm Circles, Moroccan Night Clubs
Willy Mays Hays, Good Mornings

Burpee apocalypse, possibly miss counted by YHC. Likely landing at the usual 55 burpees

THE THANG:
Pax Froggered to a nearby parking garage and took on a lengthly tabata. Pax performed an exercise for a solid minute, with a 10 second rest.

C – Crunchy frogs
O – Overhead arm press
L – Lt Dans
D – Diamond merkin
B – Big boy sit ups
A – Alternating shoulder taps
L – Lunge
L – Little baby crunch
S – Squats

W – Wide merkins
A – American hammers
R – Rocky balboa
M – Monkey humpers

H – Heels to the heavens
E – Elbow jack – plank jack at low plank
A – Apollo Ohno
R – Russian twists
T – Turkish get up – lay down don’t use arms or use one to get up

C – Carolina Dry Docks
A – Al Gore Tree Hugger
N – Nolan Ryan – Its a punching newtons cradle
T – Toad Squat – Squat and touch the ground like a toad then hop

S – Star Jump
N – No Surrender
O – Outlaw – On your six legs together an make an O
O – Oblique Crunches
Z – Zoro – Z version of the Outlaw
E – Electric Chair – Wall squat

Pax’s experienced a well rounded tabata and extreme Exicon expansion

Thank you @grape for the opportunity to lead!

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LEAN Pax

AO: iiipillars
Q: princessaurora
PAX: bluemule, Focker, sooner, Oatmeal, Rocket Mortgage, Movin On Up, Grape, Go Fish, Harbaugh, Tackle Box, moneyshot, Bard, Formica, Haggis
FNGs: None
COUNT: 15
CONDITIONS:

Cold-ish.

WARMUP:

Big balls in hand, mosey to the field for a little COP

– SSH
– LBAC F/R
– IYTs
– SnL Squats
– Fire Hydrants R/L
– Good Mornings

THE THANG:

Swole 30 – In honor of LeanPax commencing, YHC thought we’d keep a strict WHOLE 30 diet. 30 reps of the following exercises, each exercise separated by a lap around the track.

Werkins
Hollow body rocks
Overhead Squats
Lunges
Eight Count Body-Builders

Various Ab work to wait for six

Slam Ball Lines – PAX form two lines each with a slam ball, and line up behind goal line. PAX 1 performs explosive slam ball chest pass toward other end zone and runs to back. Cycle through line all the way to other end. RnR return trip. Switch to reverse slam ball toss for round 2.

Pull-up Set – Quick mosey to find some pulling space on the jungle gym and swing set. PAX perform pull-ups to failure, followed by rest of seconds equal to reps. RnR until you can only get one.

LeanPax Tabata – Mosey back to middle of field for LEANPax Ab Tabata. 20” of work followed by 10” of rest. 8’ total=4 rounds of each exercise

Leg Raises
Elbows to knees (one side only each round)
Ab Thrusters
Newton’s Cradle

Soundtrack to this section was Don McLean’s 8-ish minute hit “American Pie” as the LeanPax-ers have in fact said bye-bye to processed desserts among other things.

ANNOUNCEMENTS:

Prayers for @tackle_box nephew and for my mom.

Many of us have set some sort of goals this year. We are surrounded by guys who want to help us achieve those goals, so be accountable to someone and be an encouragement. Grateful to lead y’all once again.

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Name that Tune (90 & early 00’s Rock)

AO: iiipillars
Q: Chunks
PAX: Grape, Hair Band, Pep, Black Lung, Focker, t-cell, Tackle Box, princessaurora, Go Fish, Harbaugh, Haggis, Formica, Swiffer
FNGs: None
COUNT: 14
CONDITIONS:
Brisk, but nice

WARMUP:
2 mile Pre Party run @hairband @grape @harbaugh @blacklung and YHC

THE THANG:
Left the friendly confines for the parking garages of Burton Hills Office Park. Quickly crossed Hillsboro road and made our way to the second hill between two of the parking structures. While moseying, Yacht Rock was the playlist
Before we started playing Name that Tune, we did 5 mins of Mary Dealers Choice, but must be 20 reps. Flutter kicks, Happy Crunchy Frogs, Box Cutters, Freddie Mercs (while a Queen song played) and LBCs

Name That Tune 90 & Early 00s rock Edition
PAX was given 20 seconds to name that song and artist, but once you answered correctly you could not answer again until all the rest of the PAX had answered. Incorrect answers resulted in 5 8-Count body builders at the bottom and top of the hill. If a PAX named the song and artist correctly, they got to pick the exercise to do at the bottom and top of hill. YHC still chose the mode of transportation up the hill. Next time per feedback of the group, I will have more variety. Everyone loved the Lunge walk up the hill. Maybe we just do sprints, who knows.
PAX got the majority of the songs right and hopefully fun was had by all.
Moseyed back to the Startex with a little sprint/race to the finish. We found PA back at the startex, and was given some brotherly feedback. 😉 Thanks for the coffee PA.
Finished with Name that Tune for two songs, so PA could be a part.

ANNOUNCEMENTS:
Brewsday Today at 4:30 12 South Tap Room 2for1
Brewruck on Dec 16th talk to Red Skull for all the deets
Several convergences coming up for iiipillars and middeltooth
January 13th at 6:00 am at Memorial Park in Hendersonville. Please invite any friends you have in Hendersonville to join us.
COT:
Prayers for Hairband traveling
Prayers for little Luca battling an illness

Thanks for the opportunity to lead. No better way to start your morning than with you men in the Gloom.

SYITG,
Chunks

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Time

AO: iiipillars
Q: Focker
PAX: Tackle Box, moneyshot, Black Lung, Michelin Man, princessaurora, Go Fish, Formica
FNGs: None
COUNT: 8
CONDITIONS: dark and wet outside, dry and well lit in parking garage

WARMUP: run to garage, various stretching to time limit, no reps counted

THE THANG: concentration on form and muscle activation, no reps counted (it’s like the opposite of a CrossFit pull up)
TABATA 50 sec on, 10 sec rest (8 rounds total)

Round 1: drop squats and merkins
Sprint
Round 2: IYTs and monkey humpers
Sprint
Round 3: dive bombers merkins and donkey kick/fire hydrant hip circuit

MARY: PAX chose various exercises to varying time limits

ANNOUNCEMENTS: Hobbling Gobbler on Thursday at #greemachine

COT: Reminder of 2 things
-Holidays are number one time for addiction relapse, but also when lots of us go back into unhealthy living whether that be physically, emotionally, mentally. So be gracious with your family, remain disciplined, and be responsible for yourself and how you respond.
-The first holiday after a loss is incredibly weird and full of so many emotions. Don’t forget about those who lost loved ones this year, especially those at Covenant. Reach out to someone and just let them know their loss and pain isn’t forgotten.

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Bond, James Bond

AO: iiipillars
Q: Vector
PAX: Focker, Go Fish, Grape, princessaurora, Pep, t-cell, Zelenskyy, Formica, Haggis, Harbaugh, Swiffer, Tacklebox
FNGs: None
COUNT: 13
In celebration of James Bond Day (October 5th – who knew? Dr. No, the first Bond film was released in 1962 on that day) and because I thought it’d make a cool playlist, we put on our big boy spy shoes to celebrate 007.

CONDITIONS: Shaken, not stirred

PLAYLIST: Bond themes:
James Bond Theme – John Barry
Live and Let Die – Paul McCartney & Wings
The World is Not Enough – Garbage
Goldfinger – Shirley Bassey
The Living Daylights – a-ha
Nobody Does it Better – Carly Simon
Skyfall – Adele
A View to a Kill – Duran Duran
Goldeneye – Tina Turner
Die Another Day – Madonna
Another Way to Day – Jack White & Alicia Keys

WARMUP: SSH, LBAC, Seal Claps, Overhead Presses, Overhead Claps, RLBCs, Good Mornings, and Willy Mays Hayes to get prepped.

THE THANG:
“007s” – To help those PAX on their Octoburpee Challenge, 10 burpee buy-in and the 7s x 3 rounds: each with burpees, of course (and some grumbling about why @Blacklung wasn’t there), with jump squats, Lt Dans, and WWIs as the other paired exercise. In between, a 10 count and a PAX note of their favorite Bond film . . . Moonraker? Hmm . . . sure.

“SPY”s to honor the PAX member most suave like Bond, T-cell, we did his favorite exercises renamed to fit the theme: Super DIPs, Perfect Incline Merkins, Your Favorite Decline Merkins . . .

MARY: Rounds of exercises starting with Alabama Prom Dates, because Bond has, ahem, other skills too . . .
And the astute among us (@GoFish) counted we were up to 93 burpees, so 7 more to get us to 100.

ANNOUNCEMENTS:
1) Octoburpee continues — grumbling as today’s workout “only benefitted @Focker” as he’s the only one participating, but didn’t we all benefit?
2) Game night at @Firefox’s house which already happened and was epic
3) BBQ at Tim’s with @Chunk’s brisket

Honor to lead you all! SYITG