Absolutions? Absolutely.

AO: the-knoll
Q: Timber
PAX: AAA, G-string, Juicy J (JBowman), morning stār, Wolfpack, Lady Liberty, Pebbles, Étouffée, Roadkill, Half Lyfe, The Banker, Timber, Bumblebee (2.0), Ninja (2.0), Link (2.0), All-Star (2.0), Churchill (2.0), Piggy
FNGs: 1 Piggy
COUNT: 18
CONDITIONS: chilly 53 degrees, dewy grass, cold pull-up bars

WARMUP: SSH, high knees, 1 min pullup/hangs, 1 min absolutions

THE THANG:
Ladder down with reps
Exercises: pullups, floor to ceilings, iron mikes (2:1), big boys, absolutions
4 Sets, Reps @ 25, 20, 15, 10 (absolutions were 10 each set)
400m run after each set, pick up the 6 when complete
DORA (groups of 3, 1 PAX does ~15 yards of murder bunnies))
100 reps: HR merkins, 4ct flutter kicks, Apollo Ohnos, Carolina Dry Docks
*called mid-exercise for time
MOLESKINE: Experimented with some Absolutions; they were absolutely fun. A lot of variation in the music mix, from Eye of the Tiger to techno. Great representation by the 2.0s today – good job dads. G-string is in prime form right now, Pebbles right behind him. Thanks for the post-workout snacks, Pebbles!

ANNOUNCEMENTS: Octoburpee challenge ongoing; I forgot the rest. Check the slack channel!

COT: The power of affirmation. Sometimes we don’t speak kindly to and affirm the least those nearest to us. Affirm, be kind, build up others. You never know what someone might be going through, and your words might make an impact that you don’t realize.

What a great group this morning. Thanks for letting me lead.
-Timber

Nightmoves Gauntlet

AO: 1stf
Q: Half Lyfe
PAX: Half Lyfe, Firefox, Natural Ice, SalPal, Salami, Roadkill, CubCadet, Lady Liberty, Bushy (Brendan), Dog Chow (Luke), Quattro (Aaron)
FNGs: 3 Bushy (Brendan), Dog Chow (Luke), Quattro (Aaron)
COUNT: 11
CONDITIONS: Perfect calm, mid 70’s evening.

WARMUP: SSH, BAC, BBAC, Shoulder Presses, WMH, Runners Stretch.

THE THANG: Thang 1:
Basketball Court: Suicides with merkins at each line increasing by 1 each line. Run to Monkey Bars 5 Pull Ups, Bear Crawl to tree (50ft), lunge back (50ft) to low bar and do 20 dips, run up hill (200ft), 5 burpee pull ups, 10 swing rows, 30 big boy sit ups, run to other playground (50ft), 10 Lt Dans, run down hill back to basketball courts (125ft) and start over.

Thang 2: Ring of burpee fire. Done to Johnny Cash’s Ring of Fire. PAX held plank then went around and did 1 burpee +1 each round. Got 2 rounds complete just in time.

MOLESKINE: Talked about F3 a little so FNG’s could get a good idea of what all it has to offer.

ANNOUNCEMENTS: Lots going on. Check Slack.

COT: count off, name-o-rama, named 3 FNG’s. Welcome Bushy, Dog Chow and Quattro! Glad you could join us. Hope to see you out again! Thank you all for making it out. You all killed it! Great job everyone!

Everyone met at Fat Bottom after. Great Fellowship! Grateful to be a part of this group! Thank you men!

HikeGPT

AO: the_eddy
Q: FLO
PAX: Roadkill, Stubs, Lady Liberty
FNGs: None
COUNT: 4
CONDITIONS:

Dark, not as cool as I hoped.

WARMUP:

Get acquainted with Bishop. Ivy and B perform sniff evaluation.

THE THANG:

Blue Trail. The Robot Apocalypse dominated the conversation.

MOLESKINE:

“The best revenge is to be unlike him who performed the injury.”

-Marcus Aurelius

Lagniappe Quote:

“Always forgive your enemies; nothing
annoys them so much.”

-Oscar Wilde

ANNOUNCEMENTS:

Night Moves this Thursday, 9/18! Led by Half Lyfe .

Don’t slack, check Slack.

FLO

4 Stations for 4 Decades

AO: the-knoll
Q: Malibu
PAX: Legos, Derby, AAA, El Capitan, Half Lyfe, Lady Liberty, Malibu, morning stār, Pebbles, Étouffée, Wolfpack, Bumblebee, Link, Slapshot, Agent-Eh
FNGs: None
COUNT: 15
CONDITIONS:
Spectacular late summer morning. Starting to get dark and extra gloomy.

WARMUP:
Mosy to stop sign, SSH, Imperial walkers, slow Mericans and squats, stretching OYO

THE THANG:

4 stations: 3’ of work, 60sec of rest and rotate
1. burpees
2. lt dans
3. WWI/WWII/twists
4. Plank hold

Simple, and not easy.

MOLESKINE:
Life sometimes takes a while. Be patient, the best things take time, work, and a lot of love and service. It’s worth grinding out the work in the dark, and even more when you get to do it with others (esp in the gloom).

ANNOUNCEMENTS: hit me up if you’re interested in a Tussle team!

COT: we lifted up prayers of thanksgiving, for grace and strength to live our lives in service of others at home and work and in our community.

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.

Core of Duty!

AO: the-knoll
Q: The Banker
PAX: AAA, G-string, Gold Digger, Half Lyfe, Lady Liberty, morning stār, Roadkill, Stubs, Timber, Bumblebee
FNGs: None
COUNT: 11
CONDITIONS: almost perfect!

WARMUP: BAC’s, windmill, knee ups,

THE THANG:
1. 5 core exercises 45 secs on and varied rest between each, 3 rounds with 1 min of stretching in between
Big Boys, leg raises, American Hammers, Shoulder taps, heels to heaven
2. Tabata – 20 secs on 10 off rotating plank jacks and mountain climbers
3. Lap around the block at your pace
4. 30 sec Planks (elbow, side, side) + hollow core hold for 30

MOLESKINE: Take inventory of yourself and where you’re at. If you aren’t where you want to be, be easy on yourself but put a plan together. If you are pat yourself on the back and keep it up.

ANNOUNCEMENTS: see general slack channel

COT: prayers for mental health and a few intentions

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

Ten, 3 times

AO: the-knoll
Q: morning stār
PAX: Pebbles, Ex-Pat, Lady Liberty, morning stār, Sooie, Legos, Stubs, Sparrow, Bumble Bee (2.0 and Q)
FNGs: None
COUNT: 9
CONDITIONS: moist and foggy

WARMUP: SSH, low slow squats, willie mays hayes

THE THANG:
3 rounds of a 10 down ladder:
– merkins, dips, SSH
– squats, lunches, SSH
– crunches, leg raises

There was a mosie thrown in there and 5 burpies and group mary at the end with bear crawling (Bumble bee’s moleskin was “never bear crawl in that black stuff”)

MOLESKINE: very cool to see Bumble bee continue to practice his leadership.

ANNOUNCEMENTS: check slack

COT: ended with prayer, and trust on 3.

Circuit w/ Accessories

AO: the-knoll
Q: Derby
PAX: The Banker, Pebbles, Hair Band, Shakira, Lady Liberty, Stubs, Gold Digger, Ex-Pat, Legos, Étouffée, @Bumblebee, @Deuce
FNGs: 1 @Deuce
COUNT: 13
CONDITIONS: Perfect

WARMUP: BACs, BAC BACs, Willie Mays Hayes, Good Mornings, Mosey

THE THANG: 6 Station Partner Circuit w/ one being a 45-60lb ruck/jog to hydrant and back as our Timer

Round 1 (3x): Hero Burpees, WWII’s, Merkins, Coupon Step Ups, Dips

Quick Mosey to catch our breath

Round 2 (2x): Hangs, Wall Sits, Plank, Coupon Squats, Butterfly kicks

Round 3 (1x): SSH, LBC’s, C. Dry Docks, Coupon Rows, Sit Thru’s

MOLESKINE: Take a moment to be proud of where you’re at and what you’ve accomplished. We tend to be way too hard on ourselves and not take the time to reflect on the positives.

ANNOUNCEMENTS: Night Moves w/ SalPal at the Parthenon this evening at 7:30 PM

Hair Band and I tossing around putting a team together for the Aug 29th 50 Mile Ragnar

COT: Prayed us out putting emphasis on physical and mental health of those mentioned.

Thank you for the opportunity to lead today!

A Few Merkins More

AO: the-knoll
Q: The Merchant
PAX: Half Lyfe, Lady Liberty, Étouffée, Pebbles, Stubs, morning stār, Sooie, Gold Digger, Bumblebee, Derby
FNGs: 1 Derby
COUNT: 11
CONDITIONS:
A little chillier than Tuesday, but dry and clear skies

WARMUP:
10x SSH, 20x BACs, WMHs, 5x Motivators

THE THANG:
Dora: Split up into pairs
One person ran a lap from the playground to the baseball diamond and back, while the other repeated an exercise until they returned, then the two swapped

Repeat until each duo finishes 200x each of:
Alabama prom dates
Merkins
Lunges

Everyone went in a circle and picked an exercise for the group to do 10-20 of, then we ended with a ring of fire.

MOLESKINE:
We briefly contemplated the importance of rest

ANNOUNCEMENTS:
Spring Fling
The Merchant’s Hot Buns Spicy Wing Challenge