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The Meaning of Life is 42: Tales from the Fog Breathers

AO: westeros
Q: hambone
PAX: bluemule, Tim the Toolman, Old Maid, caprate, Drop Trow, Black Lung, Michelin Man, Shy Guy
FNGs: None
COUNT: 9
CONDITIONS: swampy AF

WARMUP: do that on your own time

THE THANG: SSH, IST, merkins, mosey

more mosey, more merkins

bear crawl x 10

pull ups + count up on burpees

lunges + bear crawls around tennis court

UH OH, WHAT’S THAT!?!?! Black Lung penalty is in effect for 21 minutes late. hambone multiplier is also in effect for 2x effort. The meaning of life is 42, and 42 burpees were done (mostly).

MOLESKINE: I don’t think I’ve ever seen bluemule hug a tennis court net–definitely a first. I also have a suspicion that our heralded AOQ was not out of the FS until 0517 this morning based on the poopyness level in the face.

Old Maid, you looked concerned during the sprints, but then you had a blast of energy and you crushed it. I saw the back give out on the burpees–sorry, it’s a short man’s game. Speaking of which, I think Tim the Toolman probably did 50+ burpees; he’s a show off, but he missed the meaning of life (which is 42).

caprate and Shy Guy had their moment of doubt, but once they remembered the Q was a wide man shaped like a barrel, they knew he would tucker out.

Black Lung you’re not late, you’re just chronologically challenged. You found us, and that’s what counts. Speaking of finding us, Drop Trow only had one parking lot to look in so it was easy today.

Michelin Man, I did keep it to 5 push ups. There was also a half-decent amount of running. To be honest, I planned for more, but the arrival of 42 helped redefine the meaning of the workout.

ANNOUNCEMENTS: silent crew

COT: silent crew, but we prayed to Jesus Christ and asked for the improvement of our lives.

PLAYLIST RATING: C’mon, you knew what it was going to be.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QtXby3twMmI

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Struggle

AO: thestronghold
Q: tampalibra
PAX: Skeet, Barney, Wham-O, bigbang, Minnie Pearl, bluemule, House Arrest, Squatter (F3 Muletown), Red Skull, Decaf, Shocker (Mark Holmes), Hipster, Young and Restless, Dan and Dave, Chunks, hambone, Ponzi, Purple Tiger, Purple Rain, Black Jack, Beyoncé, 1 Star, Napoleon, Clorox, Old Maid, Go Fish, Step Back, Speed Date, Cool Runnings, Cow Pie, Puppy Chow, Big Mama, Kneecaps, Slick Rick, Tebow
FNGs: 17 Purple Rain, Black Jack, Beyoncé, 1 Star, Napoleon, Clorox, Old Maid, Go Fish, Step Back, Speed Date, Cool Runnings, Cow Pie, Puppy Chow, Big Mama, Kneecaps, Slick Rick, Tebow
COUNT: 36
CONDITIONS: Ripe

WARMUP: SSH x 30, Squats x 10, Merkins x 15

THE THANG:
Grab a block!

In the format of 7’s we started with 15 lunges (1is1) and 1 curl+1press, 14 lunges and 2curl+2press…1 lunges and 15curl+15press

Next we did 7’s: thrusters and burpees – mode of transpo is an overhead block carry

Circle up for 20 4-count flutters with block overhead, 19 block situps, 18 4CF’s, 17 block situps, etc all the way down. Don’t believe we made it past 15.

All-in-all a great workout! We were ~5 minutes over on the first two blocks, we should have had ample time to finish the core block. It’s not over-Q’d it’s the standard but 30+ guys are hard to move and hambone’s goofy ass tried to cause confusion on the counting and Red Skull somehow forgot how to demo a thruster like they haven’t been a staple of Struggle 001-004

MOLESKINE:
YHC got an urgent and tough call mid-workout that pulled me away for a second. Sobering example that stuggles dont care what you’ve got going on. Trying to help some dudes out? Trying to get your life in order? Finally submitting to God after years of straying? New baby on the way? New job? etc etc They’re coming brothers whether we like it or not so how can we prepare? We practice hard things so that we know how to respond when hard things happen.

ANNOUNCEMENTS:
F3 Ragnar thingy – get at Chunks if you’re one of those weirdos that love running
Struggle 005 – announcement and new promo video about to drrrrroop

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Hits of the 80’s

AO: handsomizer
Q: Spinal Tap
PAX: Natural Ice, Freakonomics, Old Maid, Salami, Abacadab?
FNGs: None
COUNT: 6
CONDITIONS: Fabulous

WARMUP: the usual SSH, LBAC, etc

THE THANG:
Mosey to turf and slow cadence dips, irkins, dirkins, step ups.

Mosey to bottom of stairs for stairway to heaven with incline merkins with various workouts at each platform.

Timed runs with each second over for each runner equal 1 burpee. First round the fastest time was 19 seconds and any time over that the second round was more burpees.

Stairway to heaven with double jumps and each pax calling an ab workout at each platform. Natural Ice pretty much knew all the artists for the songs hence avoiding burpee penalty.

ANNOUNCEMENTS: July 4th convergence at Handsomizer. 1st F and Nantaan handoffs coming up next week!

COT: Clarity of job situation and financials. Peace around the world.

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What is a soft commit

AO: titan
Q: Pep
PAX: Cropduster, Right Said, CubCadet, GameStop, Old Maid, Hipster, Good Morning America, Choo Choo (F3 Spring Hill), Young and Restless, Sherlock, Crawlspace, Salami, Chunks, Tim the Toolman, DintyMoore, Papa Bear, Aba-caba(Johnson City)
FNGs: None
COUNT: 18
CONDITIONS: warm and muggy

WARMUP: none

THE THANG:
Rectangle (wrektangle)
– One partner runs the rectangle
– Second partner does slow movement until first partner gets to him
– Slow movements:
– Komodo dragon
– Crabwalk
– Bear crawl
– Lunge
– 7’s
– hand release merican
– Lieutenant Dan

ANNOUNCEMENTS:
– Ragnar run – ask Chunks or Salami for details
– Jul4 convergence at handsomizer
– June 26: nantan hand off at green machine

COT:
Prayers
– salami job
– Middle East peace
– Travel visa for game stop

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Monday Morning Blues

AO: westeros
Q: Old Maid
PAX: CubCadet, Natural Ice, Pep, Red Skull, Tim the Toolman, Vector, Michelin Man, caprate, Old Maid, None
FNGs: 1 None
COUNT: 10
CONDITIONS: Warm and humid

WARMUP:
30 SSH IC
30 Arm Circles IC
10 Meekins
Hamstring / Glute stretches
Willie Mayes / Good Mornings OYO

THE THANG:
Mosey to the circle by the gym.
Split into 2 teams. With one member from each team running the circle, the rest of the PAX performed squats. When the runners were finished, then next team members in line took a turn running, while the rest of the PAX continued to do squats. Continued until all members ran.

Repeated process four more times doing Freddy Mercuries, Carolina Dry Docks, Reverse Lunges, and Merkins.

Also did:
– 30 WWIs
– High knees / burpees
– Mosey back to start
– 5 minutes of merry

MOLESKINE:

ANNOUNCEMENTS:
July 4th convergence at Handsomizer

COT:
No call outs. Prayers for leadership and the country

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Nice Throw, Now Do Some Burpees

AO: handsomizer
Q: Firefox , Freakonomics
PAX: Purple Tiger, Salami, Natural Ice, Old Maid, SalPal, Vector, CubCadet, Papa Bear, Hedwig
FNGs: None
COUNT: 11
CONDITIONS: A little soupy

WARMUP:
15x SSH
10x FLBAC
10x RLBAC
10x Good Mornings
10x WMHs

THE THANG:
Part 1, led by Freakonomics :
OYO, PAX did the following
– 20 Merkins, plank hold till all in
– 40 Squats, chair hold till all in
– 20 Carolina dry docks, dry dock hold till all in
– 40 Lunges, squat hold till all in

Mosey down to the field
Part 2, led by YHC: Ultimate Frisbee!
Team Bomber-ish: Purple Tiger Hedwig Papa Bear Firefox
Team Handsome-ish: SalPal Freakonomics Natural Ice Salami Old Maid

Scoring teams walked and did 5 burpees. Scored upon teams stayed and did 15 merkins. Team Handsome-ish rotated out a player who exercised on the sidelines. Team Bomber-ish did a fair number of burpees to start but Team Handome-ish mounted a comeback late that was not enough to make up the margin that no one was keeping track of.

CubCadet and Vector walked and heckled. You can’t have ultimate without hecklers. This is the way.

MOLESKINE:
– Enjoyed witnessing Hedwig discover of the joy of ultimate. “I get why lacrosse players quit the team for this!”

ANNOUNCEMENTS:
– Game night next Friday, YHC hosting
– Convergence at greenmachine, check Slack
– July 4th convergence, check Slack

COT:
– Job searches and friends/family health
– All PAX shared a word/phrase of gratitude

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Final Round of the Goblet of Ice Trifecta – Same 11s format, new battlefield—92 steps of pain

AO: handsomizer
Q: Natural Ice
PAX: Old Maid, Donkey Hammer, Tinkertoy, Cuban Missile, Topanga, Freakonomics, EZ-Go, Betty Ford, Cowboy, Natural Ice, Pound Puppy
FNGs: None
COUNT: 10
Handsomizer – June 6, 2025

Conditions: Stairway to sweat

Warm-O-Rama:
Quick stretch and Side Straddle Hops

The Thang – Triforce of Courage: Third times a Charm

Same 11s format, new battlefield—92 steps of pain.
– Bottom of the stairs: Burpees
– Top of the stairs: WWI Sit-Ups
Each round required a new movement up or down the staircase:
1. Bear crawl
2. Bunny hop
3. Crawl bear down
4. Lunges
5. Crab walk down
6. Imperial walker walk
7. Sprint (plain run)
8. High knees
9. Side shuffle (touch both feet to each step)
10. Lieutenant Dan (lunge + squat combo)
This was a grind. Courage was earned one step at a time.

Moleskin:
This wrapped the Goblet of Ice Trifecta:
– :white_check_mark: Power – Titan
– :white_check_mark: Wisdom – Green Machine
– :white_check_mark: Courage – Handsomizer
Whether you hit all three or just one, thanks for showing up and leaving it all out there.

Announcements:
– Bomber vs Handsomizer Ultimate next Friday
– 4th of July convergence at Handsomizer (TBD)
– CSAUP in planning – teams of 5
SYITG,
Natural Ice

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College Commencement

AO: handsomizer
Q: Spinal Tap
PAX: Black Lung, Old Maid, Purple Tiger
FNGs: None
COUNT: 4
CONDITIONS: Moist

WARMUP: The usual SSH, arm circles, etc

THE THANG: mosey to picnic benches for 20 reps of dips, step ups, derkins

Navigate commencement workers while we perform stairway to heaven with incline merkins each step alternating with LBC, fire hydrants, dips and then restart up stairs with double jumps.

Garage workout with lieutenant dans, burpees, bear crawls, and crab walks.

MARY as a group.

ANNOUNCEMENTS: None right now

COT: prayers for health, loss of Purple Tiger uncle who lived a vibrant life, and Natural Ice for his job interview!

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Blueliner’s triumphant return

AO: handsomizer
Q: Salami
PAX: Blueliner, Freakonomics, bluemule, Black Lung, Spinal Tap, Natural Ice, Red Skull, Old Maid
FNGs: None
COUNT: 9
CONDITIONS: Perfect

WARMUP:
Welcome to F3
Fitness
Fellowship
Faith
Mission statement
5 core principles
Disclaimer

Warmup:
25 SSH IC
12 forward arm circles IC
12 reverse arm circles IC
12 hillbilly walkers IC
12 Imperial walkers IC
12 Michael Phelps IC

THE THANG:
First Nations run around stadium
Pass hockey stick back and then last PAX runs to the front

Mosey to Astroturf
Break up into two teams and line up on turf – each PAX and his counterpart on the other team is a “line”
Lines will take the “ice” in turn and perform a different exercise with the hockey stick while everyone else does an exercise, until all PAX have taken the ice – this is one period

1st period
Lines: rotating stick lunges to edge of turf and back
Bench: WWIs

2nd period
Lines: stick hop x12 w right hand, x12 w left
Bench: Freddy Mercurys

3rd period
Lines: overhead stick squats x18
Bench: planks

Overtime
Lines: plank stick lifts x8/side
Bench: donkey kicks

Hockey trivia
Same teams as line drill
Answer questions – teams start in plank, I read question, whoever tags me first gets to guess first, if he gets it wrong other teams gets a chance. team w correct answer picks exercise and does 10 reps, losing team does 15. If they both get it wrong both do 15

Questions:
1. What year was the NHL founded? 1917
2. In the phrase “national hockey league,” the word “national” refers to which nation? Canada
3. What are the NHL’s “original six” teams? Montreal Canadiens, Toronto Maple Leafs, Boston Bruins, New York Rangers, Chicago Blackhawks, Detroit Red Wings
4. In hockey, if you act injured when you are actually not, you may receive a 2-min penalty for what? Embellishment
5. What is the national sport of Canada? Lacrosse
6. What is the only team in NHL history to have been eliminated from the playoffs by the Phoenix/Arizona Coyotes twice? Nashville Predators

Mosey back to flag

MOLESKINE: pulled in an unnamed FNG right about when we started trivia, and he left right before COT. He lives in the apartment complex next to the AO so we hope to see him again.

ANNOUNCEMENTS:

COT:
Count o rama
Name o rama
Prayer
Pray for Blue Mule’s friend Isaac who has a brain tumor
Natural Ice, Salami looking for jobs
Blueliner is thankful to be back and also asks prayer for Cuban Missile while he is abroad

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Rice is Nice

AO: handsomizer
Q: Firefox
PAX: Natural Ice, Salami, Old Maid, caprate, FakePaw
FNGs: None
COUNT: 6
CONDITIONS: Damp

WARMUP:
– 20x SSH
– 15x FLBAC
– 15x BLBAC
– 15x Air Presses
– 15x Moroccan Night Clubs

THE THANG: YHC was given a gracious welcome by the handsomizer regulars, and I returned that by bringing gifts of rice.

Part 1: Indigenous peoples run around the stadium bring a rice bag up to the front of the line and passing it back.

Part 2: PAX partnered up over at the picnic benches on the turf patch. Pairs did a rice bag pass during an exercise

– Step-ups on the picnic benches (passing the rice bag at the top of the step-up) – 3 minutes
– Sit-ups (toe-to-toe, passing the rice bag at the top of the sit-up) – 3:30 minutes
– Squats – 3:45 minutes
– WW1 (toe-to-toe, bringing the rice bag up over your head when coming to the ground and then passing it at the top of the sit-up) – 5 minutes!

Part 3: Plank hold for 3:45 minutes during “Hold On” by the Alabama Shakes

Part 4: 45 sec on, 15 sec off
– Bench flutters (3 rounds)
– Bulgarian split-squats (2 rounds)
– One-legged stand-ups (2 rounds)

Part 5: PAX got back into pairs. One held a hollow body hold while the other ran with a rice bag. Each PAX ran twice (significantly shortening the run for the second round).

Part 6: 1 minute of shoulder tap plank jacks.

MOLESKINE:
– Lots of good mumblechatter time during the run and partner exercises
– What wore down the most during those WW1s? Core or arms?

ANNOUNCEMENTS:
– Hot wings challenge with The Merchant

COT:
– Job changes and the soul searching that accompanies coming to a career crossroads.

It was a pleasure joining and leading y’all this morning!