The Knoll

Date: 2026-04-09 AO: The Knoll Q: Half Lyfe , PAX: Lady Liberty, morning stār, Pebbles, AAA, Half Lyfe, Juicy J, Bumblebee (2.0) FNGs: None COUNT: 7 CONDITIONS: another great morning.
WARMUP: mosey, leg stretches, windmill
THE THANG: Similar to Tues with some modification. Round 1 Timer run to fire hydrant and back. SB clean, curl, squat Jump rope burpee Flutter kicks Swing rows Merkin with plank Jack Decline merkin with core lift
Round 2, 3, 4 Timer 100, 60, 40 jump ropes Mountain climbers Swing rows WW2 Dips SB squats Pull ups
Ended with some Mary, pax selected exercise.
MOLESKINE: grateful for F3 to strengthen mind, body, spirit!
ANNOUNCEMENTS: check slack
COT: count off, name-o-rama
PLAYLIST: various.

The Knoll

Date: 2026-04-07 AO: The Knoll Q: Half Lyfe , PAX: Roadkill, Timber, Pebbles, Malibu, Papa Bear, Shakira, AAA, Half Lyfe, Juicy J FNGs: None COUNT: 9 CONDITIONS: perfect after a little warm up.
WARMUP: Mosey with high knees, butt kickers, karaoke, side shuffle, arm/leg stretches.
THE THANG: 50 sec on 10 sec between stations. Finished with some flutter kicks.
MOLESKINE: Mash up beat down with mash up playlist. Never know what life will throw your way so always time to reflect, adapt and grow!
ANNOUNCEMENTS: check slack!
COT: count off, name-o-rama, coffee.
PLAYLIST: mash up

[Pain Train] 2 year anniversary celebration

Date: 2026-04-03 AO: Pain Train Q: Timber , PAX: Cheeks, Étouffée, Half Lyfe, Stubs, Pebbles, Shakira, Siri, Derby, Timber, Pitmaster, FLO, Chili Dip FNGs: None COUNT: 12 CONDITIONS: 68 degrees, just right
WARMUP: BAC/back BACs, merkins, LS squats, motivators from 5, mosey to cinderblocks and grab 1, mosey to pull-up bars
THE THANG: hit each exercise, rinse and repeat adding 1 extra rep each round; start at 5 reps (start at 10 to level up) Pull-ups Apolo Ohnos Imperial Blocksters Nolan Ryan’s The Lion Kings Run (~100 yrds) American Hammers Iron Mikes No cheat merkins
*finished with pull-up ring of fire. Dead hang, go in circle, everyone does 1 PU and then 2 for 2nd round.
MOLESKINE: Étouffée and Derby leveled up X2 with extra weight! Shakira has made impressive gains, enjoyed fellowship afterwards, thanks Cheeks for the hot brew, thanks Publix for the buy 1 get 1 free muffins and cold brew.
ANNOUNCEMENTS: Pitmaster hosting a cookout, F3 dads event upcoming in May, check slack for more announcements and details.
COT: motivation is not a good foundation for long term success. Some of the top companies in the world have been studied to find what separates them from everyone else. As it is with the most successful people, you can’t let motivation be your driving factor in working hard. Motivation comes and goes. Some companies crushed it early on, and when things got challenging, they folded, went bankrupt, etc. As Christ did on his walk to Calvary, when things are challenging and hard, which they will be at times, put 1 foot in front of the next and keep marching.
Thanks, Wolfpack and Siri for helping get pain-train going 2 years ago.
PLAYLIST: tunes were so-so (had to start with “Timber”)

The Knoll

Date: 2026-03-31 AO: The Knoll Q: Stubs , PAX: Étouffée, Papa Bear, Stubs, Half Lyfe, Sparrow, Pebbles, morning stār, AAA, Juicy J, Roadkill, Bumblebee 🐝 2.0 FNGs: None COUNT: 11 CONDITIONS: perfect
WARMUP: 10x ssh 10x BACs, BacBacs, OHP 10x low slow squats Willy Mays hays OYO Mosey to stop sign, then to water table
THE THANG: Deck of cards Aces =15 reps Face =10 reps Numbers = as indicated Deuces wild – run to backstop and back and pax calls out exercise of choice
Hearts = squats Spades = step ups Clubs = Mercans Diamond = Dips
Wilds were – LBCs, monkey jumpers, lazy imperial walkers and cobras
Mary was 20x ww2s and LBCs
MOLESKINE: needed to keep it simple – so the deck of cards made todays Q easier. Definitely having a harder time getting up and out these days and didn’t want to over complicate it.
ANNOUNCEMENTS: Lots of upcoming events mentioned crawfish boil March into May Juicy half marathon Family farm camp 4:13 ruck event F3 dads workout in May As always check slack
COT:prayers and coffee
PLAYLIST: some 2000 alt jams at a low volume. Plenty of chatter. Sound of birds.

The Knoll

Date: 2026-03-26 AO: The Knoll Q: Pebbles , PAX: Juicy J, Half Lyfe, Pebbles, AAA, Étouffée, Timber FNGs: None COUNT: 6 CONDITIONS: Cool and balmy
WARMUP: Side straddle hops Bacs Bac Bacs Don Quixotes Cherry Pickers Low slow squats 50 pushups for Half Lyfe
THE THANG: 11s on the hill Round 1: Carolina Dry Docks and Burpees Round 2: Iron Mikes and Lt. Dans
MOLESKINE: Lots of running – we covered 2 miles of hill running with hard leg work in between. My legs will be toast.
ANNOUNCEMENTS: Pitmaster BBQ The Struggle
COT: Stress is real. Don’t deny it. Check in with your brothers to see how they are doing.
PLAYLIST:

Eddy Pitmaster throwdown

Date: 2026-03-16 AO: The Eddy Q: Pitmaster , PAX: Legos, Juicy J, Pitmaster, Choo Choo, Half Lyfe, Roadkill, Stubs, Motorola, FLO FNGs: None COUNT: 9 CONDITIONS: chilly
WARMUP:
THE THANG: 3 mile Ruck- Edwin Warner
MOLESKINE: Word of wisdom from Pitmaster
ANNOUNCEMENTS: Pitmaster cookout of course!
COT: Prayers up
PLAYLIST:

Malibu’s Ruck-aroni around the ‘hood

Date: 2026-03-17 AO: The Knoll Q: Malibu , PAX: Juicy J, Half Lyfe, Roadkill, Stubs, Étouffée, Malibu FNGs: None COUNT: 6 CONDITIONS: perfect
WARMUP: side straddle hops, arm circles
THE THANG: 3 Mile Ruck around the neighborhoods
MOLESKINE: Malibu’s words of wisdom
ANNOUNCEMENTS: F3 Dads and Pitmaster cookout!
COT: Prayers up for friends and family and all the wars going on
PLAYLIST: none needed

Pebbles Beatdown

Date: 2026-03-24 AO: The Knoll Q: Pebbles , PAX: Juicy J, Half Lyfe, Pebbles, AAA, Étouffée FNGs: None COUNT: 5 CONDITIONS: 50 ish
WARMUP: side straddle hops, various stretches
THE THANG: Rotating merkins, pullups, abs, dips, lunges. Rotate based on group run up to the fire hydrant.
MOLESKINE: Pebble’s words of wisdom – Check up on your friends. Lots of folks struggling right now.
ANNOUNCEMENTS: F3 Dads – check slack
COT: Prayers up!
PLAYLIST: rock ‘n roll, alternative rock, and some Creed!

3 Dudes Having a Good Time

Date: 2026-03-12 AO: the-knoll Q: Pebbles PAX: Juicy J, Half Lyfe FNGs: None COUNT: 3 CONDITIONS: Shockingly Cold and Windy
WARMUP: Side Straddle Hops Don Quixote’s Cherry Pickers Slow Squats
THE THANG: Circle up for station work. Rotated thru stations while one pax ran for appox 1min as the timer. Sandbag was available to level up. Exercises completed: Pull Ups WWIIs Squats Merkins WWIs Step Ups Mike Tyson’s Iron Mike’s Dips
MOLESKINE: 3 brave men showed up in the dark and cold. Humbled that they did.
ANNOUNCEMENTS: Check Slack.
COT: We talked about moderation. As men we are wired to push and persevere. Our challenge is to practice the virtue of temperance and moderate our efforts so we’re effective and don’t burn out.
The season of Lent in the Church is a great way to practice this virtue.
PLAYLIST: Pop music

Ruck Around Find Out

Date: 2026-02-02 AO: the_eddy Q: Sooie PAX: Juicy J, Half Lyfe, FLO, Roadkill, Motorola, Choo Choo, Sooie, Stubs FNGs: None COUNT: 8 CONDITIONS: 25 feels warm after single digits but it was an ice rink.
WARMUP: park FLO’s truck
THE THANG: Ruck around the paved base trail. Find out the extent of the tree damage.
MOLESKINE: “If you’re going through hell, keep going” -often attributed to Winston Churchill but I couldn’t find any evidence to confirm
ANNOUNCEMENTS: Keep your eyes and ears open for anyway you can help those in need in the aftermath of this ice storm.
COT: Moved all vehicles out of the skating rink (parking lot). Enjoy some coffee! Thanks Stubs !