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 !

The “I gotta spot” workout

Date: 2026-01-29 AO: the-knoll Q: Juicy J PAX: Juicy J, Roadkill FNGs: None COUNT: 2 CONDITIONS: Frosty 21
WARMUP: Side straddle hops – Baby arm circles – Backpacks – Willie May Hayes
THE THANG: – World War I– 3 min – (8) 50-yd sprints (10 sec rest between sprints) – Sprint 1–2: 70% – Sprint 3–4: 80% – Sprint 5–6: 90% – Sprint 7-8: who knows – Little baby crunches – 3 min – (8) 50yd sprints (same format) – LBC’s – 3 min – Repeat cycle – Leg raises – Flutter kicks – Air squats
MOLESKINE: Liberterian vs Dem vs Maga views (time to bounce back tomorrow Lol)
ANNOUNCEMENTS: “wifey needs the truck!”

Sprints + Abs

Date: 2026-01-28 AO: insane_train Q: Juicy J PAX: Juicy J FNGs: None COUNT: 1 CONDITIONS: 15 and calm
WARMUP: – Side straddle hops – Baby arm circles – Backpacks – Willie May Hayes
THE THANG: – World War II’s – 3 min – (6) 50-yd sprints (10 sec rest between sprints) – Sprint 1–2: 70% – Sprint 3–4: 80% – Sprint 5–6: 90% – Little baby crunches – 3 min
– (6) 50yd sprints (same format) increase intensity
– Burpees – 3 min – Repeat cycle until 10 min remaining
FINISHER – Leg raises – World War I’s – Box cutters
MOLESKINE: self reflection with my invisible friend
ANNOUNCEMENTS: LeanPax sucks in the ice

Clean Up

AO: pain-train
Q: Siri
PAX: Derby, Wolfpack, El Capitan, Stubs, Cheeks, FLO, Shakira, Roadkill, Juicy J
FNGs: None
COUNT: 10
CONDITIONS:

Nippy

WARMUP:

Side straddle hops

THE THANG:

First Half
20 seconds on 10 seconds off
2 10-minute sets rotating through 5 stations:
Set 1
Burpees
Iron mikes
Jump squats
Mountain climbers
Curtsey Lunges
Set 2
Crunches
Flutter kicks
V-ups
J-los
Marching Plank

Second Half
Partner up, grab a trash bag, a pick up trash around the park. Keep these AOs clean, and give back to the community.

MOLESKINE:

Shakira said it best: sometimes it takes someone else’s perspective to reveal the true nature of things.

ANNOUNCEMENTS:

LeanPAX ongoing

COT:

Sand Bag Tabata

AO: insane_train
Q: Natural Ice
PAX: Piglet, Juicy J, El Capitan, Shakira, Wolfpack, Siri, Natural Ice
FNGs: None
COUNT: 7
CONDITIONS: Actually pretty nice

WARMUP: SSH, Stretching, Merkins

THE THANG: – Tabata Time –

Thang 1 – 50 seconds AMRAP, 10 seconds rest
– Plank Pull Throughs
– Squats
– Merks
– Lunges
– Around the World
– Run around the track
– WW1s

Thang 2 – Burpee A Clockalypse – Now with Sand Bags

5 Burpees on the minute – but this time your lifting the sandbag over your head and dropping it
Remainder of the minute PAX performed a “resting” ab exercise
We through another lap around the track to catch out breath halfway through

MOLESKINE: Parenting is Hard, you are not alone, it does get better, there is hope!

ANNOUNCEMENTS: Mens Small Group kick off tonight at Hoppin River North at 6:45 pm.

Holy Smokers tomorrow Night

COT: Prayers were lifted!

Eddy Ruck

AO: the_eddy
Q: Juicy J , Juicy J, Legos, Wolfpack, Half Lyfe, Motorola, Roadkill, Stubs
PAX: Legos, Wolfpack, Half Lyfe, Motorola, Roadkill, Stubs, Juicy J
FNGs: None
COUNT: 7
CONDITIONS: only 23 degrees

WARMUP: none

THE THANG: 2.5 mile rucking around Edwin Warner Park

MOLESKINE: The importance of Fasting and how great it is for your body. A lot easier than expected.

ANNOUNCEMENTS: LeanPax and Holy Smokers coming up

COT: Lift up Wolfpack, Juicy, and Lego’s friends in prayer. Prayer to close us out. 1-2-3 LEAD!

Tour de Insane Train

AO: insane_train
Q: Derby
PAX: Wolfpack, Sooie, Puzzlah, Piglet, Siri, Chili Dip, Choo Choo, morning stār, Juicy J, Shakira, El Capitan, Stubs
FNGs: None
COUNT: 13
CONDITIONS: Gloomy!

WARMUP: Most Stretched Prior to Start, but threw in Merkins, Runners Stretch, PE Stretch and SSH

Credo, Motto and 5 Core Principles

THE THANG: Load up Sand Bags and Mosey the Park Loop ending in Playground for 3 sets of the following:
15 SB Chest Press, 10 SB WWII’s, 5 Pull-ups

Load up Sand Bags and Mosey to Tennis Courts for Burpee Broad Jump Suicide Ladder:
BBJ to first end line then Bear Crawl to start for 15 SB Rows, BBJ to second end line then Bear Crawl back to start for 15 SB Rows & 15 SB Curls. BBJ to third end line then Bear Crawl back to start for 15 SB Rows, 15 SB Curls & 15 SB Overhead Press.

Load up Sand Bags and Mosey to Nine Ball Court for 10 SB Hero Burpees.

Load up Sand Bags and Mosey back to Red Caboose Parking Lot for 1:30 Min Plank and 45 Seconds of Burnout Merkins.

MOLESKINE: Grateful for all of the support and encouragement to get insane_train established. Incredibly strong HIMs in the Bellevue Community and excited for the impact we’re able to have.

The New Year brings a lot of focus on self improvement, but encouraged PAX to purchase flowers for their significant other or someone close to them to not lose sight of family

ANNOUNCEMENTS: Lean Pax going strong.

COT: Prayers up for Juicy J’s friend Nancy, Wolfpack’s Wife’s Grandmother and strengthening Marriages.

Grateful for all of you guys and the opportunity to lead!

:horse_racing:

Over the hill (and back again)

AO: the_eddy
Q: Roadkill
PAX: Half Lyfe, Juicy J, Legos, Sooie, Choo Choo, Motorola, Stubs
FNGs: None
COUNT: 8
CONDITIONS: Not so cold

WARMUP:

THE THANG: A quick ruck up the Ukraine trail and back again.

MOLESKINE: “You can’t go back and change the beginning but you can start where you are and change the ending” – CS Lewis. Even though New Years is a great time for big changes, we have the same opportunity with every new day.

ANNOUNCEMENTS: Nada

COT: Count off, Prayer, Name-a-Rama, Olive Oil double shots for Stubs & Roadkill followed by merciful coffee.

Six Station Siege

AO: the-knoll
Q: Sooie
PAX: Juicy J, Piglet, Siri, AAA, G-string, Wolfpack, Half Lyfe, Roadkill, Pebbles, Sooie, Gold Digger, Legos, Papa Bear, Stubs, Étouffée, Eric Phillips Snapshot (Suncoast), Derby
FNGs: None
COUNT: 17
CONDITIONS: SHORTS IN JANUARY!!!

WARMUP:
– SSH
– BAC
– BBAC
– Seal Claps
– Don Quixotes
– Plank walkout
– Plank -> lunge -> one-hand sky touch thingy
– Good Mornings
– WMH OYO

THE THANG:
Having given the disclaimer and warm up, PAX counted off in by 2 and YHC handed out glow bracelets. 1’s got green (Team Qui-Gon) and 2’s got purple (Team Mace). We then misused to the field of battle where I explained the rules:
Two teams battle to control all 6 stations in a straight line (15 yards apart).
– Capture an uncontrolled station: First team to 50 combined reps of its exercise claims it.
– Hold a captured station: Leave at least 1 PAX (but max 2 defenders) doing SSH or Imperial Walkers.
– Attack: Only adjacent stations. When both teams start repping at the same station → race to 50 combined reps.
– Losers of a contested station sprint ~100 yards out-and-back to respawn.
– Scoring: 1 point when your team controls all 6 stations at once.

Stations & Exercises
1. Burpees
2. Monkey Humpers
3. Squats
4. WW2 Sit-Ups
5. Apollo Onos (speed skaters)
6. Merkins

It was absolute chaos but fun nonetheless. No idea which team won. There was much strategery. Of note: this is the fastest I’ve seen anyone do Monkey Humpers

MOLESKINE:
I spent more time thinking about the rules that I forgot to think about a moleskine. Thus a moleskine was born: don’t sweat the details so much that you lose sight of the big picture. 17 men came out for a wonderful start of 2026!

ANNOUNCEMENTS:
insane_train official launch tomorrow (1/7)! Derby has done an incredible job leading the charge and filling sandbags! Come out and support the launch of Nashville’s newest AO!

leanpax continues

COT:
Prayers lifted and coffee enjoyed.

5-9 mile Trail Run. 50K Training

AO: nashville-running
Q: Juicy J
PAX: Right Said, Chunks, Squatter, Juicy J
FNGs: None
COUNT: 4 plus 4 legged Luna
CONDITIONS: 34

WARMUP: light stretch

THE THANG: 5-9 mile Trail Run

MOLESKINE: Learned about dogs sniffin butts

ANNOUNCEMENTS: leanPax

COT: great conversation and even better sippin’ on homemade concoction from Squatter for Coffeeteria