Shakira’s Racewalk School (Pt. 1)

Date: 2026-02-10 AO: the-knoll Q: Shakira PAX: Stubs, Roadkill, Juicy J, FLO, AAA, morning stār, Shakira, Étouffée, Wolfpack, Sparrow, Derby, Pebbles, Sooie, Bumblebee (2.0), Link (2.0) FNGs: None COUNT: 15 CONDITIONS: Upon rising from bed, the PAX were greeted by Piglet’s Favorite Kind of Weather (Shorts Weather) and a balmy temperature of 47 degrees. Our resident meteorologist, Juicy J, informed us that the feel-like temp was 42 so the PAX would have to keep moving if they were going to stay warm in the Gloom. Fortunately, by the end of the workout several PAX reported that they were sweating buckets and the feel-like had mysteriously risen to 70.
WARMUP: 30 side straddle hops, 15 Baby arm circles, 15 Back backs, 15 Press ups, 15 Twinkle Toes, 10 low slow merkins, Mosey.
Pebbles, Derby, and Étouffée wanted to make sure they weren’t late for Shakira’s school so they showed up early for an extra 10 minutes of sand bag burpees.
THE THANG: The PAX began their initiation into Shakira’s Racewalk School with a brief explanation of the rules of Racewalk and a group mosey. Bumblebee and Link appeared to be future racewalk olympians and are on the Shakira shortlist for full scholarships.
Next, the PAX’s completed an endurance test called the 7 of Diamonds workout: 4 sets of Burpees, Iron Mikes, WW2s, and Twinkle Toes in increasing count (7, 14, 21, 28). MOT was a choice between bear crawl and imperial walkers.
Finally, the PAX completed a 10 minute “Move & Hold” Lie Detector test to discover if their “Hips Don’t Lie.” Results were mixed, so we will have to repeat this experiment again soon.
60 second plank 3 x 30s glute bridge, 30s hold (Rleg, Lleg, both) 3 x 30s core exercise, 30s hollow hold or plank (scissors, dying cockroach, Shakiras (Jlos)
MOLESKINE: “When you fall get up, oh, oh…And if you fall get up, eh, eh”
ANNOUNCEMENTS: Holy smokers coming up soon in East Nashville!
COT: A moment of silence to reflect in gratitude for what we have and pray for all in need.

I ain’t sayin I’m a Gold Digga

Date: 2026-02-05 AO: the-knoll Q: Gold Digger PAX: AAA, Roadkill, Pebbles, morning stār, 2.0 Churchill, 2.0 Bumblebee, 0 FNGs: 1 0 COUNT: 7 CONDITIONS: cold (23 degrees) and cloudy
WARMUP: ssh, back backs, baby arm circles, lunge stretch, Willie mays hays and on your own
THE THANG: 4 stations : pull ups, step ups, ww2’s, jump squats. Do reps while group runs to the fire hydrant and back. 3 rounds
4 stations: Merkins, iron mikes, crunches, squats. Do reps while group runs to fire hydrant and back. 3 rounds
2 groups: 1 group runs a hill while 1 group does pull ups
1 group runs hills while 1 group does squats
Ring of fire 5 times MOLESKINE: Be, do, have not do, have, be God made you to “Be” so that you can do the things that are you and the kingdom. Then you can have richness in life and be free.
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
COT: Prayer for linemen. Prayer for Bankers daughter and son

Go for the Gold digger (virgin Q)

Date: 2026-02-03 AO: the-knoll Q: Gold Digger PAX: Derby, Shakira, Juicy J, AAA, Étouffée, morning stār, Roadkill, Pebbles, 2.0 Bumble bee, Asa (forgot last name) “dirty bird” FNGs: 1 Asa (forgot last name) “dirty bird” COUNT: 11 CONDITIONS: cold cloudy
WARMUP: SSH, back backs, baby arm circles, shoulder press, stretch on your own
THE THANG: Dora
Run to tree and back while partner does exercise. Each round those done first cover the difference Round 1: 200- squats, merkins, dips, crunches
Round 2: 100- squats, merkins, dips, crunches
Round 3:
50- squats, merkins, dips, crunches fast as you can
Circle up Name an exercise (derby:plank with leg lift)
Ring of fire: 4 times

MOLESKINE: stay focused don’t let distractions and dangly things get in the way of what you are going after
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
COT: pray for those still without power, our line men, tree guys(@piglet) and those stressed by the storms

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!

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Mailbox Meleé Race + Game of 11’s

AO: the-knoll
Q: Juicy J , Juicy J
PAX: Papa Bear, Sparrow, Timber, Chunks, Natural Ice, Squatter, Étouffée, Young and Restless, FLO, Right Said, Derby, morning stār, Half Lyfe, Juicy J, Stubs, Shakira, Bumblebee
FNGs: None
COUNT: 17
CONDITIONS: Christmas Flames

WARMUP: backpacks, baby arm circles, imperial walkers.
Named the 5 core principals of F3.

THE THANG: MAILBOX MELEÈ Race.
Each mailbox: your choice. 5 merkins or 5 jump squats. ~15 mailboxes down to street and back. Stop sign finish line.
Car passes = 5 burpee penalty, (3 passes)
Truck = 10 burpees
Christmas lights = double the work
Round 2: same but hand release merkins or Toe raises
Round 1 winner: Timber
Round 2 winners: Timber & Squatter
Timber takes the prize: new F3 Ninja Ice gloves.

Game of 11’s. Burpees & WW1’s.

Circle of Abs: LBC’s, flutter kicks, box cutters, American Hammers. And more merkins to finish.

MOLESKINE: Importance of Family traditions during Christmas time.
Use New Years dead time as excuse to reach out to old friends. Start some new conversations, ask how you can pray for them. Text or call and check in on them. A lot of people are struggling out there.

ANNOUNCEMENTS: leanpax and Christmas Eve 630A workout tomorrow 2.0 friendly check slack.

COT: prayer to close us out

Grateful

AO: the-knoll
Q: Wolfpack
PAX: Roadkill, morning stār, FLO, Bumblebee (2.0)
FNGs: None
COUNT: 5
CONDITIONS: Chilly-ish

WARMUP: Mosey to stop sign and back

THE THANG: kind of a Murphy

Tabata 40 seconds on/20 seconds rest
– SSH
– Pull-ups
– Merkins
– Air squats
– 2 sets of the above

Completed 4 rounds with a 1 minute rest in between.

5 minutes of Abs

MOLESKINE: Lots of gratitude shared between rounds.

ANNOUNCEMENTS: holiday part Dec 12. Grow school coming up.

COT: It’s easy to be grateful on holidays and special moments, it’s harder to live with gratitude for all the small things in life. Reminder to live with gratitude outside of the times it’s expected.

LooseCaboose+

AO: the-knoll
Q: Wolfpack
PAX: Derby, Sooie, Roadkill, Étouffée, Pebbles, morning stār, Bumblebee 2.0
FNGs: None
COUNT: 8
CONDITIONS: wet but not too cold

WARMUP: SSH, shoulder warm up, SSH, lower body warm up, SSH

THE THANG: LooseCaboose+
PAX lines up
First in line rests.
Middle of line alternates exercises.
Last in line does burpees.
To start, last in line does MOT to the front, then we switch. Each round consists of 2 sets all the way through.

Round 1
Exercises: Squats or Imperial Walkers
MOT: Lunges

Round 2
Exercises: merkins and mountain climbers
MOT: Bear Crawl

Round 3: Iron Mikes and Low squat holds
MOT: Reverse Lunges

Round 4: Carolina Dry Docks and Plank Hold
MOT: Crawl Bear

REPEAT

Bonus Round: SSH and Burpees
MOT: Burpee Broad Jump

MOLESKINE: the ground got squishier as we went

ANNOUNCEMENTS:
F3 holiday party Dec 12
Thanksgiving workout at Crieve Hall (Knoll is open too)
Juicy J and Piglet VQs are coming

COT: I have a tendency to put a lot of weight on specific outcomes when I need help. A “I need this one thing to happen to make everything okay” kind of attitude. What really happens is I close off to everything else and miss a lot of opportunities to be helped or find new solutions. Encouragement to PAX to be open to help and different paths forward when facing challenges.

4 Part Dora

AO: the-knoll
Q: Stubs
PAX: Gold Digger, AAA, Stubs, Lady Liberty, Roadkill, El Capitan, Juicy J, morning stār, Bumblebee 2.0, Churchill 2.0, Icebox 2.0, Sandlot 2.0
FNGs: None
COUNT: 12
CONDITIONS: beautiful with a Beaver super Moon

WARMUP:
SSH x15
BACs x10
BacBacs x10
Shoulder Press x 10
Low slow squats x 10
Slow mercs x 5
Willie Mays Hays OYO
Short Mosey to stop sign and then to river table

THE THANG: partnered up for 4 part Dora
400 squats
300 LBCs
200 Dips
100 incline Mercs

MOLESKINE: I turned 53 yesterday. Birthdays are a good time to take stock where you are. While there are many areas in need of improvement, I wanted to express gratitude for the past year of F3

ANNOUNCEMENTS:
Good luck to Juicy J morning stār and El Capitan in the tussle this weekend

COT: thank you to Lady Liberty for the closing prayer. Maybe by 54 I’ll be able to publicly pray like he can!

Station to station

AO: the-knoll
Q: Stubs
PAX: Wolfpack, Derby, Sooie, Roadkill, Stubs, Gold Digger, AAA, El Capitan, Juicy J, morning stār, Pebbles, Étouffée, Link (2.0), Bumblebee (2.0)
FNGs: None
COUNT: 14
CONDITIONS: chilly start but quickly warmed up

WARMUP: SSH x20
BACs x12
BacBacs x12
Shoulder presses x12
Slow squats X10
Willy Mays Hays OYO
Mosey to far stop sign (voted on by Pax on Election Day)

THE THANG:
5 teams
4 stations
5th team as timer carried 50LB sandbags to fire hydrant and back

2 Rounds
Mercs
Squats
LBCs
Dips

2 Rounds
Carolina dry docks
Swing rows
Freddie Mercuries
Step ups

With remaining time we did 11s on grassy hill
Jump Squats and Hand Release Mercs

MOLESKINE:
Don’t Borrow Worry

ANNOUNCEMENTS:
Good Luck to All participants in the Tussle
COT: silent prayer and coffeterria

Multiples of 20

AO: the-knoll
Q: Derby
PAX: Wolfpack, Juicy J (JBowman), El Capitan, Pebbles, Roadkill, Half Lyfe, The Banker, Piglet, AAA, Wipe Out, Lady Liberty, morning stār, Gold Digger, Legos, Bumblebee (2.0), Link (2.0), Churchill (2.0)
FNGs: None
COUNT: 18
CONDITIONS: Cool and Starry

WARMUP: SSH, BACs, BACBACs, Moroccan Night Clubs, Willie Mayes Hayes, PE Stretch

THE THANG: Partnered up at the playground

Mosey to the 20/40/60/80/100 turnaround points w/ burpees at each to remember them then back to playground.

Partner’s work together to complete combined 20 Merkins, 20 WWII’s and 20 Squats then run to the “20” turnaround point for 2 burpees. Next 40 of each exercise then run to “40” turnaround point for 4 burpees. Then 60, 80, 100. Early finishers start back at 20.

Ended w/ 2:30 Plank

MOLESKINE: Recapped Tuesdays challenge encouraging PAX to schedule date with significant other. Today’s challenge was to find an opportunity to be vulnerable and share kind works/appreciation with their partner or someone close to them.

ANNOUNCEMENTS: F3 Dads this Saturday at 9:00 AM at Green Hills Park led by our very own @

COT: Prayed us out w/ focus on Mental/Physical Heath/Healing, Celebration of Marriage and Half Lyfe and the other men embarking on the Struggle tomorrow night.

Thank you for the opportunity to lead!

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