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Hi Tired, I’m Dad

AO: f3dads
Q: Sooie , Black Lung, Derby
PAX: Shania, Grape, Sooie, Black Lung, Derby, Juicy J (JBowman), Two Face, Diego (2.0), SixSeven (2.0), Spidey (2.0), Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious (2.0), Raisin (2.0), Craisin (2.0), Tonks (2.0), Fish Biscuit (2.0), Tiger Slash (2.0), Hotdog (2.0)
FNGs: None
COUNT: 17
CONDITIONS: Slightly overcast and 56 degrees. :pinched_fingers:

WARMUP: Black Lung kicked us off, acknowledging that none leading were proffessionals. A quick ~100 yard mosey got our heart rates up and Diego took over warming us up with some lunges, ab warmups and leg warmups. Black Lung finished up the warmup with some classic BAC, BBAC, and low, slow merkins.

THE THANG:
With our limbs now limbered, Derby took the helm, leading us in some fantastic EMOM’s. exercises were as follows
– 10 burpees, 5 sets
– 20-30 WW2’s, 5 sets
– 20-30 Squats, 5 sets
– Simon Says 5 minutes. Simon called out exercises. If PAX exercised when Simon didn’t say, PAX would perform 1 burpee for the first infraction, 2 for the second, 3 for the third to buy back in.

Now having worked up a good sweat, YHC led in some games:
– bear tag battle royale (3 rounds)
– Infection (3 rounds)
– Dad bear crawl assault. (2.0’s harassed dads as they attempted to bear crawl up the hill toward the goal.)

MOLESKINE:
Nothing better about being a dad than doing stuff with your kids! We took a moment to reflect on that and enjoy our time together

ANNOUNCEMENTS:
Tussle coming up. Briefly considered the idea of a 2.0 Tussle.

COT:
Prayers were lifted. SixSeven offered a spontaneous prayer of gratitude for the unexpected blessing of chocolate milk! Enjoyed some fellowship over donut holes courtesy of Grape, bagels from Black Lung, coffee from Derby, and bananas & chocolate milk from YHC.

T-claps to Grape for getting this on the calendar, Derby and Black Lung for CoQing, and Diego for a great warmup!

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123 Burpee

AO: detention
Q: Esposa
PAX: Uncle Jerry, Pedialyte, Focker, Grape, Donkey Hammer, Andrew McDermott, Harry Caray, Young and Restless, Accounts Receivable, Matador, Fortran, EZ-Go, Topanga (Scott)
FNGs: None
COUNT: 14
CONDITIONS: very crisp

WARMUP: Broga followed by burpee Apocalypse

THE THANG: Deck of Cards
:clubs: lung 2=1
:hearts: Arods= j-low with a pickle pounder
:diamonds:Superman’s
:spades: Merkins
Aces. 11 burpees plus the work out

MOLESKINE: get it

ANNOUNCEMENTS: 2.0 work out, Crieve Hall Butter Ball Crawl

COT: Prayer

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I Must (Fall) Break You

AO: iiipillars
Q: princessaurora
PAX: Swiffer, Black Lung, gov’t mule, Grape, Shania, wardas1, Two Face, Will Norton, Haggis, YumYum, Lagniappe, Sandman, Wax
FNGs: 1 Wax
COUNT: 14
CONDITIONS: Cool and clear.

WARMUP:

Mosey to field.
– SSH
– LBAC
– Imperial Walkers
– Frankensteins
– Windmills

THE THANG:

With fall break right around the corner for St. Paul, today’s workout was inspired by the many destinations where many in our community will be spending the next few days.

BEACH
Beach bod prep!
11s on the field
HRMs / Crab Walk across field / Star(fish) Jumps / High Knees back*

*both modes of travel modified to running after fifth round

MOUNTAINS
Get ready for the ascent!
For 10 minutes:
– Mountain Climbers x 10 (2ct)
– Sprint up Mt. Liddell
– Plant your Flag – early progression exercise for the Human Flag: side plank w hip abduction x 10 each side)

DOLLYWOOD
Enjoy the thrills and all the steps in between!
10 reps each in cadence followed by a lap around the track:
– Hello Dollys
– BoxLinecutter
– (Hollow Body) Rockin Roadway
– Lumberjack (Leg) Lifts
– American Hammers

STAYING IN TOWN
Hang out and rest!
Grab a partner. P1 performs dead hang for max time while P2 planks/front-leaning rest. Swap as necessary during six-minute window.

Mosey back to flag.

MOLESKINE:

What a beautiful morning and wonderful crew to work out with today. Tclaps to Grape for the speaker backup so we could all enjoy the Rocky IV soundtrack after my speaker wouldn’t charge.

A hearty welcome (after a heartfelt introduction) to Andrew Maroda (FNG Wax). May we all be mindful of how we are designed for community and grateful for this particular way through which we can experience it. Let us also approach it with intention.

ANNOUNCEMENTS:

F3 Dads: Green Hills Park, Saturday, 10/25 at 0900. Bring any/all of your kids for a fun, family-friendly workout.

COT:

Praises for successful software implementation for Formica’s company

Prayers for AFib’s daughter as well as Lagniappe’s daughter’s friend in the midst of their cancer diagnoses.

Pleasure as always. Go Tigers.

PA out

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Never too late

AO: handsomizer
Q: Focker
PAX: Natural Ice, Spinal Tap, Detective Pikachu, Grape, Freakonomics, Bungee- Jeff City 3rd FQ, Hot for Teacher
FNGs: None
COUNT: 8
CONDITIONS: dry up top and wet on the ground

WARMUP: started off getting low and wet on the artificial turf. Somehow ended up, smelling like dog pee.
Butt kickers
High knees
Broad jumps
Bear crawls
Army crawls
Just legs
Just arms

THE THANG: mosey to stairs and start on first landing
25 Superman’s
25 merkins
25 leg exercise (changed every time)
25 gut work (changed every time)
Run to the top and down hill
Repeat on every landing

MOLESKINE: everyone had some good giggles from the Weird Al playlist. Truly an once in a generation artist

ANNOUNCEMENTS: please check slack

COT: had the opportunity to share part of my story and how living in the truth is much better than living in the darkness. Change can happen any day you choose.

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If you love burpees so much why don’t you marry them

AO: iiipillars
Q: SalPal
PAX: Pep, Two Face, Grape, Shania, Go Fish, Breech (DR)
FNGs: None
COUNT: 7
CONDITIONS: A perfect 57 minute gap between rain.

WARMUP: Manly Mile on the Kid’s Track

THE THANG: Bear Crawl Suicides with Accumulated Assorted Merkins

MOLESKINE: Always love the chatter at this place. Y’all have something special, grateful to be a part this morning.

ANNOUNCEMENTS: Octoburpee (lol), 2.0 Workout, TN Tussle, Night Moves

COT: Healing for family, career, peace in our world.

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Another one

AO: westeros
Q: Natural Ice
PAX: Demo – F3 NoHo HTX, Tim the Toolman, Young and Restless, CubCadet, bluemule, Pep, Grape
FNGs: None
COUNT: 8
CONDITIONS:
Fantastic morning. Crisp air

WARMUP:
The usual suspects: SSH to get the blood moving, a round of merkins to wake up the arms, squats to loosen the hips, and some light stretching to make sure no one pulled a hammy.

THE THANG 1:
Bear Way to Heaven up the little school steps. Ten full rounds of bear crawls up with a merkin on each step. Why ten? Because someone had to make sure we put in more stair work than handsomizer. A true gut check—hands and legs burning by the end.

THE THANG 2:
Circuit grind: 5 pull-ups, 20 dips, 30 squats. Repeat, repeat, repeat. Too many sets to count, but enough to make the shoulders scream and the quads question life choices. Simple, effective, punishing.

Sets of Merry where tossed in between each set.

MOLESKINE:
We almost capped things off with a Burpee Apocalypse, but I gave in to the peer pressure of Grape and listened to the little voice saying “slow down, live to fight another day.” Sometimes wisdom is knowing when to push and when to hold back. Good reminder that accountability isn’t just about going harder, it’s also about checking your ego and keeping it sustainable.

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WYD?

AO: iiipillars
Q: Hair Band
PAX: Grape, YumYum, Shania, Pep, Haggis, gov’t mule, Young and Restless, GameStop, Priscilla, Harbaugh, wardas1, LorelaiG
FNGs: None
COUNT: 13
CONDITIONS: temperate but a little humid

WARMUP:
50 SSHs
10 8 ct body builders
7 burpees on the min x 5
10 burpees on the min x 5

THE THANG:
Mosey up to track
Lunge walk halfway around
Jog to top of track
Partner up
One partner runs, the other does burpees and go until Hair Band says to quit
Upon quittin time we moseyed around the track to shake out and then did a minute hold squat for 5 sets with 30 seconds in between
Mosey back to lot for Mary

MOLESKINE:
F3 Nashville has been without a 3rd F Q for a while. The SLT is now focused on growing the 3rd F. 3rd F is how HIMs are engaging with their community physically through service as well as emotionally and spiritually. Questions to consider: How do you serve your community? What are your daily spiritual habits? How are you creating meaningful connection in your community to grow emotionally and spiritually?

We men spend a lot of time hiding what’s on our hearts and minds. If you heard something today during our COT, reach out and mention it to the person you heard it from. Share how it resonated with you, share how you’re thinking about them, or encouraging them, or praying for them. Studies show that men engage in meaningful conversation while doing activities. Invite a HIM on a hike, invite him to work on a project with you, invite him out for a beer.
Whatever it is, let’s practice getting connected. It makes us better men which in turn affects our loved ones and our communities for the better.

ANNOUNCEMENTS: oh my God so many

COT:

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Unexpected Birthday

AO: iiipillars
Q: Michelin Man , t-cell
PAX: princessaurora, Pep, Grape, Michelin Man, t-cell, Haggis, Shania, Choo Choo, LorelaiG, Two Face, Priscilla, Harbaugh, Formica, Paw Patrol, Sour Dough
FNGs: 1 Sour Dough
COUNT: 15
CONDITIONS: pumpkin spice drops from Starbucks today y’all.

WARMUP: YHC handed the speaker to t-cell and then gave an unexpected birthday present in the form of my Q. Congrats t-cell. Make it up as you go.

THE THANG: t-cell ran us to the track where we did a lap and then did 46 Side Straddle Hops, followed by various stretches. t-cell then began to come into his own with 3 rounds of DIDs (30/15/10) with one lap around the track between each set.

t-cell followed with 4 rounds of 6 burpees each with a lap around the track between each set.

t-cell continued in fine form by lining the PAX up on the end line and running through sets of 46 of various sets of exercises, starting with drop squats and also featuring merkins, jump squats, lieutenant Dans, wide arm merkins, and other sundries, with a run down the field and back after each set.

t-cell then had the PAX proceed to sprint down the field and back followed by either 4 or 6 pullups to finish. YHC chose 4 pullups of substandard quality.

t-cell then finished his master class on impromptu birthday Qs with 46 perfect form Happy Crunchy Frogs In Cadence. Wow. Even princessaurora stopped partway through.

MOLESKINE: YHC and princessaurora cooked up this surprise birthday present (with no approval from Grape). It just goes to show y’all, “If you stay ready, you don’t have to get ready.” Thank you t-cell for the unexpected birthday Q and for introducing me to F3 seven (eight?) years ago.

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Rucking Legend

AO: the_eddy
Q: Sooie
PAX: Wolfpack, Siri, Choo Choo, FLO, Grape, Legos, Roadkill, Sooie, Stubs, Lady Liberty
FNGs: None
COUNT: 10
CONDITIONS: *michael fassbender “Perfection” gif

WARMUP:
“let’s go ahead and do 20 burpees”
*silence
“j/k lol. Let’s get the ruck out of here!”
*relieved laughter

THE THANG:
Proverbs 24:5-6
A wise man is full of strength,
and a man of knowledge enhances his might,
for by wise guidance you can wage your war,
and in abundance of counselors there is victory.

A lovely 2.29 mile trek beginning on the blue trail and finishing on the old roadway loop. Excellent mumblechatter throughout. T-Claps to Roadkill ‘s rum buffer! No one lagged, no one lacked. The total trek went 5 past our 06:15 target.

I propose that we end promptly at 0615 wherever we’re at on the trail. We’ll all just walk back to our cars together.

MOLESKINE:
Reflected in Proverbs 24:5-6. Encouraged PAX to face their daily battles together.

ANNOUNCEMENTS:
CSAUP 50
30 mile ruck sometime/somewhere Choo Choo
Wolfpack / Siri in search of an architect to join their houses together via glass skywalk

COT:
Prayers requested and offered.

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Detour Ahead

AO: the_eddy
Q: Stubs
PAX: Chunks, Lady Liberty, SalPal, Half Lyfe, Stubs, Pitmaster, Squatter, Legos, Sooie, Natural Ice, Gecko, Salami, Siri, Choo Choo, Grape, DintyMoore, Wolfpack, FLO
FNGs: None
COUNT: 18
CONDITIONS: sticky

WARMUP: none

THE THANG: a slightly longer ruck than initially planned.

MOLESKINE: “Perhaps some detours aren’t detours at all. Perhaps they are actually THE Path” – Katherine Wolf

A fitting quote for the official kick off of the Eddy.
Much like life we encountered some detours this morning.

Thank to everyone who joined us today to officially launch The Eddy
Apologies for going 8 mins over.

ANNOUNCEMENTS: 50 mile CSAUP coming up
F3 dads event in October
As always check slack

COT: prayers and coffee