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III Pillars

Date: 2026-09-08 AO: III Pillars Q: wardas1 , PAX: t-cell, Will Norton, wardas1, Tackle Box, princessaurora, Shania, Grape, Go Fish, Haggis, Seoul Man, Covergirl, Makita FNGs: 1 Makita COUNT: 12 CONDITIONS: perfect
WARMUP: lots of stretching for the old guys
THE THANG: predicting Vanderbilt’s margin of victory for each game in our upcoming 14-0 season, we did workouts that coordinated with that margin
MARY: some normal stuff, some stuff that made us tip over
COT: prayers for Tim, YumYum, and others
PLAYLIST: “Vandy football” on Spotify
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Betting on Yourself

Date: 2026-09-07 AO: Westeros Q: SalPal , PAX: Pep, Dangle, Grape, Cherry Maguire, Papa Bear II, SalPal, Tim the Toolman, Willy Loman, Road Rash, Gutterball FNGs: 1 Gutterball COUNT: 10 CONDITIONS: Not too shabby
WARMUP: Flower by Moby
THE THANG:
Hill runs + body weight exercises Burpee blackjack
MARY: 10 burpee buyout
MOLESKINE: – Grape needs to watch where he’s running – anyone that beats bluemule gets a t-shirt – Pep requires clarity – Cherry Maguire requests less running. Q had to clarify that not going to :heart: :large_green_circle: means there was no running. – Willy Loman did a funny bit about instructions. Will save for use with children/PAX at later date. – Two HATES from Belmont undergrad. Love to see it. – Tim the Toolman looked so happy coming off a multiday hiking vacation. I strive for such happiness. – Welcome Gutterball!
ANNOUNCEMENTS: westside-wednesday, Struggle signup (see tampalibra or Hipster who already signed up), check -f3-nashville-general for others
COT: Peps dad, expecting Ms.
PLAYLIST: Assorted Alt Rock hits
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III Pillars

Date: 2026-09-01 AO: III Pillars Q: princessaurora , PAX: Shania, Harbaugh, Swiffer, Tackle Box, Go Fish, LorelaiG, Two Face, Grape, princessaurora, YumYum, Seoul Man, Wax, Cover Girl, Belly Up, Paw Patrol, Miss Cleo FNGs: 1 Miss Cleo COUNT: 16 CONDITIONS: Dark and stormy in the North Atlantic
WARMUP: LBAC etc
THE THANG: We searched for the wreckage of the Titanic…and found it thanks to Argo!
MARY: none
COT: Prayers for many people hurting and broken
PLAYLIST: Nautical themed
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III Pillars

Date: 2026-08-25 AO: III Pillars Q: t-cell , PAX: [fä-niks], Will Norton, Shania, Harbaugh, Swiffer, Haggis, Go Fish, t-cell, LorelaiG, Two Face, Grape, wardas1, princessaurora, YumYum, Wax, Seoul Man, Belly Up, Queens Gambit, Covergirl FNGs: 1 Covergirl COUNT: 19 CONDITIONS: perfect
WARMUP: yoga
THE THANG: So. Much. Legs.
MARY: basically no
MOLESKINE: happy 47 to t-cell! Also, I still can’t walk
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III Pillars

Date: 2026-08-18 AO: III Pillars Q: Grape , Swiffer PAX: Will Norton, Go Fish, LorelaiG, princessaurora, Haggis, t-cell, Two Face, gov’t mule, Tackle Box, Swiffer, Grape, Shania, wardas1, Maduro, Seoul Man, Belly Up, Queen’s Gambit FNGs: 1 Queen’s Gambit COUNT: 17 CONDITIONS: not as hot!
WARMUP: 14 SSH IC 14 good mornings OYO 14 Cherry pickers IC 14 WMH OYO 14 LBAC F IC 14 LBAC R IC
THE THANG:
F.O.U.R. Mosey to the track Partner up, one partner down and back 300 flutters (2 count) 200 offset merkins 100 up downs Run
Four Corners Corner 1- 44 dry docks Lunge walk Corner 2- 44 squats Bear crawl Corner 3- 44 APD’s Bernie Corner 4- 44 monkey humpers Duck walk
MARY: 44 Imperial walkers and 44 Hillbillies
MOLESKINE: our bodies are jars of clay
ANNOUNCEMENTS: none
COT: prayers for Anne, Brent’s family, Gilbert family, Wills, and back to school
PLAYLIST: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/4vKgiJ0x1l4xor4rqkVqUc?si=CsYvMEjfQH6lwN1iyIv5jw&utm_source=copy-link&pt=93206b486a13c83c0d6780a74b7c1563&pi=3ME1LGovSYCk6
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III Pillars – back on track!

Date: 2026-08-11 AO: III Pillars Q: Shania , PAX: Go Fish, YumYum, Haggis, Grape, LorelaiG, Shania, t-cell, Two Face, princessaurora, Tackle Box, DintyMoore, 3D, Wax, Tigger, Belly Up, Seoul Man FNGs: 1 Seoul Man COUNT: 16 CONDITIONS: hot
WARMUP: SSH and LBAC
THE THANG: “back on track” Burpees, step ups, merkins, squats, LBC’s Bear crawl, lunge walk
MARY: circle
ANNOUNCEMENTS: half monkey, check slack
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Westeros

Date: 2026-08-10 AO: Westeros Q: DintyMoore , PAX: Pep, Thomas T, Makita, Tim the Toolman, Sherlock, SalPal, DintyMoore, bluemule, Vector, Grape FNGs: None COUNT: 10 CONDITIONS: Wet Grass, Humid Air
WARMUP: Big Lap with merkins, squats, Broga stretching
THE THANG: Small Group Work One PAX rotates through each movement Front Rack Carry Throw Rifle Carry Lunge Shoulder Carry Murder Bunny Farmers Carry Back Carry
Other PAX member rotates on exercises Plank Squats Incline Merkins Rows Freddy Mercury Decline Merkins Curls
Field for short partner sprints
MARY: Hollow Body Hold
ANNOUNCEMENTS: See Slack post from SalPal
COT: Prayers for school and F3 Friends
PLAYLIST: https://open.spotify.com/track/67V2T2fOmI803Y6FS6OJzE?si=11RVYLVoQteKLAv4vvpNfw&utm_source=copy-link
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Green Machine/Atlantis Ultimate Frisbee!

Date: 2026-07-23 AO: Green Machine Q: Firefox , PAX: SalPal, Toothless, Pep, Oatmeal, Cheesehead, Grape, Pole Dancer, Firefox, DintyMoore, sooner, Old Maid, Fondue FNGs: 1 Fondue COUNT: 12 CONDITIONS: Less soupy than it has been. Consomme-like
WARMUP: Mosey to field, sprints and things.
THE THANG: Green Tridents vs Aqua Machine. Scoring team does 5 burpees; scored-upon team does 10 merkins.
Green Tridents (aka Team Cleats): – FNG Fondue – Cheesehead – Oatmeal – sooner – Old Maid – SalPal
Aqua Machine: – Pep – Toothless – DintyMoore – Pole Dancer – Grape – Firefox
No tarps-off turf burns today; DintyMoore brought pinnies. He needed them as he took a couple more tumbles. Score stayed close until the Green Tridents went on a run. Aqua Machine put up a noble fight to get it back to a respectable margin. Final Score: 9-6 Green Tridents.
MARY: 10 WW1s and a Hollow Body Hold
MOLESKINE: No skins today
ANNOUNCEMENTS: CSAUP!
COT: Squatter, Esposa, Sooner’s co-worker.
PLAYLIST: There was music on the sideline, but I mostly just heard Pep and Oatmeal serenading each other.
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At the Movies, 80s Style

Date: 2026-07-13 AO: Westeros Q: Vector , PAX: Papa Bear, DintyMoore, Pep, Dangle, Sherlock, Grape, Tim the Toolman, Thomas T, Right Said, Vector FNGs: None COUNT: 10 Harken with me back to a time when the Respects were young and wild, spending their summers at the movies. Movies in the 80s were a big event, with memorable soundtracks.
CONDITIONS: Muggy and perfect
WARMUP: SSH x 20 LBAC x 15 Overhead Press x 15 Seal Claps x 15 Moroccan Night Clubs x 15 RLBAC x 15
THE THANG: Run the Hill (Just Like Indiana Jones Running from that Boulder) 7s with Lt Dans at bottom and Jump Squats at top
Mosey to School Steps 25 reps of Moroccan Night Clubs Overhead Presses V-Ups Incline Merkins Explosive Merkins Squats Rinse and Repeat
Head to Playground: 25 Pull Ups, Run the Circle, 25 Dips
MARY: Flutter Kicks, Alabama Prop Dates, and One More Round of Moroccan Night Clubs
COT: – Prayers for Squatter and his daughter – Praises for the new SLT – Thanks to Grape for noting the under-appreciation of Moroccan Night Clubs as a stand alone exercise. Our shoulders appreciate that as well.
PLAYLIST: The Power of Love – Huey Lewis & the News (from Back to the Future) Footloose – Kenny Loggins (from Footloose) Shakedown – Bob Seger (from Beverly Hills Cop II) Danger Zone – Kenny Loggins (from Footloose) Ghostbusters – Ray Parker Jr. (from Ghostbusters) Holiday Road – Lindsey Buckingham (from National Lampoon’s Vacation) Cruel Summer – Bananarama (from The Karate Kid) Pretty in Pink – Psychedelic Furs (from Pretty in Pink) Somebody’s Baby – Jackson Browne (from Fast Times at Ridgemont High) Maniac – Michael Sembello (from Flashdance) Let’s Go Crazy – Prince and the Revolution (from Purple Rain) The Goonies R Good Enough – Cyndi Lauper (from The Goonies)
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Tooth and Pillar Ultimate Frisbee!

Date: 2026-07-07 AO: Middle Tooth Q: Firefox , PAX: Grape, Cowboy, Pep, YumYum, Firefox, Oatmeal, Two Face, Speedo, bluemule, Harbaugh, Toothless, Betty Ford, DrRupp, Go Fish, BellyUp FNGs: 1 BellyUp COUNT: 15 CONDITIONS: Soupy
WARMUP: Warm-up things while waiting for Oatmeal.
THE THANG: Ultimate Frisbee! We mixed iiipillars and middle-tooth PAX into blended teams, dubbed Three Teeth (Cowboy, DrRupp, Two Face, YumYum, Oatmeal, Go Fish, and YHC) and Middle Pillar (Grape, Toothless, Speedo, Pep, bluemule, Betty Ford, and FNG BellyUp).
Normal ultimate frisbee rules. Scoring team does 5 burpees, scored upon team does 10 merkins.
Middle Pillar was hot early with FNG BellyUp scoring at least 16 of their 9 points, but Three Teeth persevered to rattle off 3 or 4 straight at the end. Middle Pillar wins 9-7. GG.
MARY: Pick up the cones.
MOLESKINE: We’ve seen enough skin for one day.
ANNOUNCEMENTS: – SLT hand-off – Holy Smokers
COT: – Squatter and family – Grape’s 2.0 – Janet – Those struggling with anxiety and other mental health challenges
PLAYLIST: Grape’s trash talk