Tortoise & Hare, Run #5

AO: thestronghold
Q: Red Skull
PAX: Crawlspace, Right Said, Hair Band, Judy, tampalibra, Young and Restless, Chunks, Barney, Poker Face, Hello Kitty, By Design, All Wheel Drive, Hot Wire, Greyhound, Fresh Start, Hoop Dreams, Richie Rich
FNGs: None
COUNT: 18
CONDITIONS: Cold and windy….39 degrees

WARMUP: Normal pre-run warmup of SSH, Squats, IWs, stretching and some OYO WMH and Good Mornings

THE THANG: Partner Up and RUN!! All in under 35:00 leaving plenty of time for some more work.

Mosey to the school parking lot for a quick round of 3 1 min challenges. 1st min 15 burpees, 2nd min 25 jump squats, 3rd min 25 WWIs.

Mosey back to the StartEx

MOLESKINE: This class continues to push themselves. We had 1 PR today as Hot Wire got sub 30:00 for the first time.

ANNOUNCEMENTS: Signing Day is next Friday, 4/18 at 11:30. The Standing Strong Dinner at Rocketown is Thursday 4/24 at 6pm. Some F3 seats remain…it looks like Franklin could use a little help filling their table. If you would like to join us for the evening, click the link and select F3 Franklin as you Table Sponsor. Or, just DM me and I will find a seat for you.

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Tortoise & Hare – Run 3

AO: thestronghold
Q: Red Skull
PAX: Chunks, Hair Band, Crawlspace, Barney, Judy, Right Said, Decaf, Dan Tanna, Poker Face, Hello Kitty, By Design, All Wheel Drive, Hot Wire, Greyhound, Fresh Start, Hoop Dreams, Richie Rich
FNGs: None
COUNT: 18
CONDITIONS: Perfect running weather – 54 degrees and dark!

WARMUP: The usual – SSH, Squats, IWs, Leg Stretches and some OYO stretching.

THE THANG: Partner up and RUN!! 3.0 miles. We had the usual hares take off in a sprint while the rest of the group maintained a good steady pace. Just like in the story, 3 of hares were overtaken but one remained out front.

We had 4 4:13 Strong men set PRs today, all of which were below 30:00! This is a fast class that continues to push themselves on Tuesday mornings.

MOLESKINE: Thank you for running with us morning. Your encouragement of the 4:13 Strong men makes a huge difference in their day.

ANNOUNCEMENTS: Reminder: The annual 4:13 Strong Standing Strong dinner is on Thursday, April 24, 6p-8p. F3 Franklin, F3 Brentwood and F3 Nashville all have tables at the event. Brentwood has already filled their table, and Franklin is close. The Nashville table is in last place. If you would like to join us, let me know and I will get you registered.

COT: Prayers for family, healing, strength and endurance.

AOQ Grow School – The FNG Experience

AO: stonewall
Q: Toothless
PAX: Hair Band, sooner, Right Said, Chunks, Cowboy, Pep, SalPal, Tea Party
FNGs: None
COUNT: 9
CONDITIONS: Cool, not crisp. The in-between zone gear wise.

PLAYLIST: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/459qwYOyQ4j1hCmtMHFZsC?si=53422ffe45df444f

WARMUP:
– SSH x 30
– High knees x 10
– Butt kickers x 10
– Windmills x 10
– Willy Mays Hays x 12
– Carrot pullers x 10
– Michael Phelps x 10
– Good Mornings x 10 oyo

THE THANG:

Patrol run to lot by mansion, PAX count off forming three groups.

– Group 1 does a ground exercise
– Group 2 does a standing exercise
– Group 3 runs and is a timer

All shuffle when G3 returns to get time at each station. Runners to the ground, ground stands up, and standing group runs.

Do four sets (~2 mins AMPRAP in each station based on runners) – AMPRAP = As Many Perfect Reps As Possible:
1. Hand Release Merkins, Prisoner squats
2. American Hammers, Burpees
3. Carolina Dry Docks, Lt. Dans
4. Big Boy Sit Ups, SSHs

Patrol run back down the hill and circle up for…

Rings of Fire :fire:
Thunderstruck
– High and low plank, up/down on Thunderstruck
Roxeanne
– SSH / Burpees on Roxeanne
Flower (Bring Sally Up)
– Squats, as directed by Moby

MOLESKINE: Good work this morning men! The rotations section featured questions to ask of your group, such as:
1. How did you get your F3 name?
2. What do you remember from your first workout?
3. What made you decide to come out to that first workout?
4. What made you decide to keep coming after that first workout?

CoT featured everyone sharing one thing they learned about their fellow PAX – this was a great chance to share about our fellow PAX and practice for learning about FNGs during the workouts!

ANNOUNCEMENTS:
– AOQ Grow School was this morning (thanks Pep :smirk:)
– Hot Wings event from The Merchant on 3/26
– Spring Fling on 4/6 from Pitmaster and Natural Ice – CBO
– Merkin Madness continues!
– April will be the Month of the FNG! To be shared broadly later this weekend

It was an honor to lead men! Discussion notes from the Grow School portion on the FNG experience will be posted soon for the benefit of all. Thanks for the work you put in this morning on both fronts! And thanks to Hair Band for coordinating a great opportunity for our PAX! :muscle:

— Toothless :tooth:

Tortoise & Hare, Run 2

AO: thestronghold
Q: Red Skull
PAX: hambone, Hair Band, Decaf, Barney, tampalibra, Chuck (Knoxville), Poker Face, Hello Kitty, By Design, All Wheel Drive, Hot Wire, Greyhound, Fresh Start, Hoop Dreams, Richie Rich
FNGs: None
COUNT: 16
CONDITIONS: 43 degrees and dark!

WARMUP: Standard warmup of SSH, Squats, IWs, Stretches, WMH

THE THANG: Partner up and RUN!!!

MOLESKINE: Amazing effort this morning by everyone who participated. Greyhound posted the fastest 4:13 Strong time of the year at 22:04. We had an “all in” time of 31:56 with our last finisher running the 3 miles in steel toe boots.

The fast time allowed for plenty of bonus work in the circle to finish out the 45:00. Thank you tampalibra hambone and Hair Band for running with us this morning.

ANNOUNCEMENTS: 4:13 Strong is running in the Dream Streets 5K on Saturday 3/29. We would love for you to join us. Click the link below to register and make sure to join the 4:13 Strong team.
runsignup.com/Race/TN/Nashville/westnashdc5k

The Long and Winding Throw

AO: middle-tooth
Q: Pole Dancer
PAX: Toothless, Esposa, Hair Band, DrRupp, Oatmeal, sooner, Betty Ford
FNGs: None
COUNT: 8
CONDITIONS: Beautiful

WARMUP: Dynamic Warmup, Mosey around the school

THE THANG: Frisbee Battle!

The PAX paired off and battled their litter mate; one PAX tossed the disc and exercised while the other fetched. Whoever had less reps on their turn had to repeat reps.
– Burpees
– Squats
– Merkins
– Freddie Mercs

Accuracy Challenge!

The pups joined forces to play “closest to the disc.” Bear crawl to your first throw, all losers then lunged from their second throw to the disc.

Zoomies!
All PAX tossed discs in a speed round of disc golf- everyone but the winner exercised either burpees, squats, or merkins.

Back to the start for Mary!

MOLESKINE: You many have noticed my flashy yellow running shirt and thought, “Man, I want one of those!” Well fear not; you can order one from All Out Running Co. alloutrunningco.com/! Shoutout Hair Band and Chunks for a sweet design and high quality gear.

ANNOUNCEMENTS: Brewsday, Night Moves next Thursday, Merkin Challenge ongoing

Playlist: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/6NmHKgqYPJwsKx2QVLuIWt?si=d14188ade25049a4

Cluster

AO: thestronghold
Q: tampalibra
PAX: Chunks, sooner, Oatmeal, Ginger, Red Skull, Skeet, Decaf, Shocker (Mark Holmes), toga, Ponzi, Pole Dancer, Young and Restless, Dan Tanna, Pearl (Jonathan Halter), DintyMoore, Crawlspace, Right Said, Hair Band, Mullet, Wedding Singer, Minnie Pearl, Catfish, Chyna, Whoopi, Escort, jackie moon, Toadstool (aka Princess Peach aka formerly PlayStation), Tail and Mane, Barney, Dpole?, Yes Chef, SaxMan, BigRig, Air Ball, Toots, Square Root, Wolverine
FNGs: None
COUNT: 38
CONDITIONS: Perf

WARMUP:
50 SSH, 10 Merkins, 25 Flutters, 10 WMH, 10 GM’s

THE THANG:
First, YHC quickly realized there was not enough blocks for what was planned. I don’t feel like I pivoted very well tbh, that’s on me for not having a backup plan in place.

Here is what was rx’d:
– 15 Burpee Block jump overs, 50 Hand-release Merkins, 200m run
– 14 Burpee Block jump overs, 50 Goblet Squats, 200m run
– 13 Burpee Block jump overs, 50 We’re not worthy’s, 200m run
– 12 Burpee Block jump overs, 50 Hand-release Merkins, 200m run
– 11 Burpee Block jump overs, 50 Goblet Squats, 200m run
– 10 Burpee Block jump overs, 50 We’re not worthy’s, 200m run
– 9 Burpee Block jump overs, 50 Hand-release Merkins, 200m run
– 8 Burpee Block jump overs, 50 Goblet Squats, 200m run
– 7 Burpee Block jump overs, 50 We’re not worthy’s, 200m run
– 6 Burpee Block jump overs, 50 Hand-release Merkins, 200m run
– 5 Burpee Block jump overs, 50 Goblet Squats, 200m run
– 4 Burpee Block jump overs, 50 We’re not worthy’s, 200m run
– 3 Burpee Block jump overs, 50 Hand-release Merkins, 200m run
– 2 Burpee Block jump overs, 50 Goblet Squats, 200m run
– 1 Burpee Block jump overs, 50 We’re not worthy’s, 200m run

In reality here is what happened:
Partner up – 1 block per partner group
– 15 burpees together
– P1 does 50 HR-Merks while P2 runs, flipflop
– P1 does 50 WNW’s while P2 runs, flipflop
– 14 burpees together..etc

2-3 rounds in YHC called an audible, rallied the troops, apologized for poor planning, constructively criticized poor listening, stupid questions, and bitching from PAX, and then prescribed finishing out the burpees (apocalypse+) starting at 13. Funny enough the MC and smart-mouths stopped :man-shrugging:

MOLESKINE: Lessons learned on leadership, planning contingencies, listening, using the time someone gives you to ask questions, etc

Tortoise & Hare – Run #1

AO: thestronghold
Q: Red Skull
PAX: Chunks, Hair Band, Right Said, Crawlspace, hambone, Young and Restless, SalPal, Skeet, Take 3, D Pole, Jackie Moon + 9 FNGs waiting to be named on Thursday
FNGs: None
COUNT: 23
CONDITIONS: A chilly 19 degrees

WARMUP: SSH, IW, Squats, Stretching

THE THANG: Pair up and RUN!!

MOLESKINE: What a great first run for the new class. Everyone finished sub 40:00 today. Thanks for the great F3 support this morning.

COT: Prayers for strength, courage and wisdom

Start leanpax

AO: westeros
Q: Pep
PAX: Vector, CubCadet, Hair Band, Grape, Young and Restless, Puzzlah, Salami, Black Lung, SalPal, Michelin Man, The Merchant, Tim the Toolman, DintyMoore, Blueprint, sooner, bluemule, Sherlock, Boomerang
FNGs: None
COUNT: 19
CONDITIONS:
Cold.
Did I already say cold?

WARMUP:
– imperial walkers
– Hillbillies
– Good mornings

THE THANG:
-trivia pep guardiola theme
– hold plank till right answer is called
– pax with right answer tells us how many burpees to do

– Dora:
– Timer : run the circle at the school drop off
– 100: pull ups
– 200: windshield wipers
– 300: fire hydrants

ANNOUNCEMENTS:
– JUICE day (?in place of brews day)
– Leanpax (bagels are processed food)
– Aoq bootcamp (coming quarterly)

Keep it Simple

AO: the-knoll
Q: Wolfpack
PAX: Hair Band, El Capitan, Timber, Sooie, The Banker, FLO, Parka-Eh, Pitmaster, Pebbles, Papa Bear, Malibu, Half Lyfe, morning stār, Link, Bumblebee, Schmoltz, Goliath, Ace, Monkey, Dr.Kitty, Taz
FNGs: None
COUNT: 22
CONDITIONS: Little wet, but temp was right

WARMUP: Jog around the Knoll while the 2.0’s call out various movements to get those joints loose.

THE THANG:
Tabata: 30 seconds on 10 seconds rest. 4 exercises in a round. 4 rounds total:
– Merkins
– Mountain Climbers
– Squats
– High Knees

VCR
Split up into pairs. One PAX is the VHS and the other has the remote. If remote runs backwards, the VHS goes in slow motion. If remote runs forwards, the VHS goes fast. If the remote pauses, the VHS holds it’s current position in the exercise.

4 rounds of Squats
4 rounds of Merkins

5 minutes of Yoga then 10 minutes of Mary

MOLESKINE: Little bit of mumble chatter. Lots of 2.0’s today, which always makes it fun!

ANNOUNCEMENTS: morning stār on Q next week with so get ready for some cold cold ice plunges.

COT: In NoNoiseNovember I have reflected on some of the key writings I find important. I’ve found that these are broken out into three categories that really feed off of each other. So a reminder to PAX to make sure you have a FOUNDATION to build your ACTIONS off of so that you can push into the unknown and GROW. For me, I use the Tao Te Ching for my Foundation, The Four Agreements for Action and Emerson’s Self Reliance for Growth. Find what works for you and take the time to read and reflect