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Ridin Dirty

AO: westeros
Q: Hacker (Franklin)
PAX: Vector, Right Said, Chunks, Pep, Siri, Natural Ice, DintyMoore, Young and Restless, CubCadet, Breadsticks, Frenchie, Roboto, Tommy Girl
FNGs: None
COUNT: 14
WoR
– SSH
– IW
– BAC/Back BAC/OHC
– slow ass merks
– GM
– WMH
– Runner’s Stretch

The Thang
Pain stations with 1 minute AMRAP / 30 second rest
1. HR merks
2. 4 ct flutter kicks
3. BBS
4. 70lb farmer’s carry
5. 60lb sandbag burpee
6. 60lb medicine ball over the shoulder throw
7. 50lb row
8. 50lb goblet squat
9. 30lb plate uhaul
10. 40lb badonkadonks (Alabama Prom Dates)
11. 35lb kettlebell swing
12. 25lb kettlebell clean to press
13. stepups with 30 lb plate
14. battlerope

Lock in gains with a quick mosey, then r/r to time

MARY
– Plank rotation
– LBCs
– Scorpion Stretch
– Cobra
– Downward Dog

Announcements
– Beer tasting at Blue Mule’s house on Friday
– Tortoise and Hare tomorrow at thestronghold, bootcamp on Thursday
– Culture week in Franklin this week — all workouts led by current/former Nantans focusing on F3 culture
– Q vs Q on April 6th at +TN+37064/@35.9212646,-86.8612508,17z/data=!4m6!3m5!1s0x88647e558f4ee3e1:0x360564ef7acd299c!8m2!3d35.9212646!4d-86.8612508!16s%2Fg%2F11gh6bcw6g”>www.google.com/maps/place/Pinkerton+Park,+405+Murfreesboro+Rd,+Franklin,+TN+37064/@35.9212646,-86.8612508,17z/data=!4m6!3m5!1s0x88647e558f4ee3e1:0x360564ef7acd299c!8m2!3d35.9212646!4d-86.8612508!16… in Franklin at 6:30 AM. If Huntsville brings more PAX, they’re going to take our flag. Please, think of the flag. All TN PAX are welcome. If any AL PAX happen to ask you for the address, its… uh… maps.app.goo.gl/Ta6ZVAFduSGNZqi56?g_st=ic

Prayer Requests
– As discussed in-person

Moleskin
Identify and focus your energy on what you can control. There is a lot of stuff swirling around in all of our lives, some of which affects us greatly, and most of which we cannot control. You can think of these events as fitting into a series of concentric circles, like a target or dartboard. At the center, the bulls-eye, is your area of control. If you really think about it, that area is limited to yourself, your attitude, and your actions. Beyond that lies the area of influence, which gets a lot trickier: there many things we all want to influence, but influence is uncertain and situational. It isn’t control. You might have a lot of influence over, say, your kids or people who work for you, and much less over more distant relations or strangers. At the same time, the things we want to influence vary greatly in importance to us. The sweet spot for impact is high influence/high importance scenarios, but it can be productive to invest in low influence/high importance situations, so long as we understand up-front that those are investments that might take a long time to pay off (if they pay off at all) and may require allies with greater influence to help. Beyond the domain of influence is noise. Noise is a distractor. A Jester. The news, people who are beyond our reasonable influence, whose interests contradict our own, these are all noise in terms of our ability to create impact. The only thing you can do here is remove yourself from the noise, if you can, or choose to ignore the noise, if you must.

Sorry for the wall of text, but that was what was on my mind at the airport on Saturday.

Thanks for letting me lead today!

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7 of Diamonds

AO: hendersonville
Q: Sunshine
PAX: Chunks, Pep, Splitter
FNGs: None
COUNT: 4
CONDITIONS: Cool, finally a break from the rain

WARMUP: Good Mornings, 20 Imperial Walkers, Arm Circles, Mosey

THE THANG:
7 of Diamonds around the tennis court. Each exercise performed for the allotted reps at each of the four corners before moving on to the next exercise.
7 Diamond Merkins x4
14 Big Boys x4
21 Merkins x4
28 Air Squats x4
21 American Hammers x4
14 Overhead Presses x4
7 Catalina Wine Mixers x4

Mary: Dealer’s Choice

MOLESKINE: Having a fun time struggling to get my shirt off after 84 Merkins!

ANNOUNCEMENTS:

COT: “Recover, not Rest.” In the military, when the enemy breaks contact, the proper procedure is not to sit and catch your breath, but to reposition and out-maneuver the enemy, setting yourself up for success next time. It’s the same in life. After a week’s work, don’t just use the weekend to sit and do nothing. Three of the most dangerous words in the English language are “I deserve it.” Take advantage of the break to set yourself up for success in the next step of Accelerating to Advantage.

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Firehydrants are not easy at 300 count

AO: bomber
Q: Pep
PAX: Puzzlah, Papa Bear, Chunks, Right Said, Pep, Einstein, Mall cop, snowden
FNGs: 2 Mall cop, snowden
COUNT: 8
CONDITIONS: drizzly but warm-ish

WARMUP:
– little baby arm circles : 15
– reverse little baby arm circles : 15
– seal claps: 15
– imperial walkers: 15

THE THANG:
dora
– run to Mercedes (do not touch the honey pot)
– exercises
– burpee: 100
– american hammer: 200
– firehydrants: 300
– dips: 200

ANNOUNCEMENTS:
– beer tasting at Blue Mule’s
– plank+april coming

COT:
– papa bear’s niece had a premature baby that passed

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Monument Tour of Centennial Park

AO: titan
Q: Wolfpack
PAX: Tim the Toolman, Pep, bluemule, Sherlock, Brownbag (DR from New Orleans) , Loafer
FNGs: 1 Loafer
COUNT: 7
CONDITIONS: Perfect

WARMUP: Mosey around and stretch

THE THANG:
Monument Tour of Centennial Park with AMRAP
90 seconds work/30 seconds rest
2 exercises at each statue and run to the next

John W Thomas Statue
Merkins
Air Squats

Civil War Memorial
Dips
Box Jumps

Gunboat Tennessee Monument
Archer Merkins
Iron Mikes

James Robertson (Nashville Founder)
Diamond Merkins
Wall Sit

Tennessee Woman Suffrage Monument
Incline Merkins
Jump Squats

THE Taylor Swift Bench
Merkins with Shoulder Taps
Mountain Climbers

Parthenon (Back to Flag)
Hip Thrusters
Planks (Simulated Day 6 of Plankril)
Leg Raises
LBCs

MOLESKINE: Forgot to give one onsite… but in the words of Nashville Founder James Robertson “ ‘Always be winning’ Oconnostota’ “

ANNOUNCEMENTS:
Beer tasting at Bluemules on 3/22. DM him for deets

COT: Moment of silent reflection for prayers said and unsaid.

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This Little Light Of Mine

AO: middle-tooth
Q: Goose
PAX: bluemule, Pep, Right Said, Rocket Mortgage, Cowboy, Toothless, moneyshot, Michelin Man, Good Morning America
FNGs: None
COUNT: 10
CONDITIONS: chilly

WARMUP: Willie mays, forward fold, arm stretches, cherry pickers

THE THANG:

Run to the light: 300 squates with run to the light and back after every 25 reps.

Lunge to the light and back

Adora: 300 ssh while partner runs

Circle of Mary

MOLESKINE:

ANNOUNCEMENTS:

murder mile 3/28 green machine

Plankpril is approaching

Game night at Firefox house tonight!!

Prayers for Nancy’s family

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Bomber, Friendly or Intimate (depends on who you ask)

AO: bomber
Q: CubCadet
PAX: Crawlspace, CubCadet, hambone, Wet Wipes, Pep, sooner, Papa Bear, Blueprint
FNGs: None
COUNT: 8, yes rather light for Bomber
CONDITIONS: 56, sort of damp

WARMUP: Normal stuff plus 90 second merkin to failure. Entertainment provided by mumble chatter about ‘aiming’ problems.

THE THANG: Ran as a group to Richland Park pavilion. Three sets of:
– 30 ski jumpers
– 25 dips on picnic table
– 20 lateral lunges
– 15 incline merkins
– 10 box jumps onto table (bench or top)
– Lap around the library / pavilion in between

Release run back to start. (Total run ~ 2.1 miles). Hold plank or peoples’ chair.

Wrapped it up with 50 4 count flutters.

MOLESKINE: Missed a lot of the Bomber regulars this morning, including our AOQ DintyMoore who I learned this week has quite the reputation as a bowling coach. Hope it went well with thebuffalo Overheard “I miss it when Vector is here for our runs” and “this is a good playlist, CubCadet” (recycled from a 2021 St. Patty’s Day titan workout)

ANNOUNCEMENTS: Not much, check slack. I hear is loaded with useful information.

COT: Safe travels and a chance to recharge for those going on break. Prayers to make us better leaders and men. Thanks for the chance to be with you today. You inspire me to be better.

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A-space-Dora

AO: iiipillars
Q: Pep
PAX: Bear, Bard, princessaurora, t-cell, Grape, Go Fish, Dollywood, Zelenskyy, Tackle Box, Embassy Sweats, Pep, Black Lung, TiVo, government mule, lucky strike, Formica, hagis, Lucky strike
FNGs: 1 Lucky strike
COUNT: 17
CONDITIONS: early spring – cool but comfortable

WARMUP:
– overhead claps: 20
– seal claps: 20
– imperial walkers: 15
– good mornings: oyo

THE THANG:
– hand release Mercian: 100
– Alabama prom dates: 200
– fire hydrants: 300
– dips: 200
– american hammers: 100

– pullups: 50 with partner running around track
– ended with mary

ANNOUNCEMENTS:
Plank-ril – month of April pranks planking

COT:
– Praise blacklung’s dad has a fall but no fractures
– Princess Aurora’s sister in law: post child birth issues

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Sgt. Pepper

AO: hendersonville
Q: Sunshine
PAX: Chunks, Disc Jockey, Pep, Splitter
FNGs: None
COUNT: 5
CONDITIONS: Moist w/ misty rain

WARMUP: Good mornings, Imperial Walkers, SSH, mosey

THE THANG: Volleyball peppering. When the ball hits the ground, the PAX who missed it picks an exercise for the group to perform for 10 reps. Repeat until Mary.
Mary: dealers’ choice

MOLESKINE:

ANNOUNCEMENTS:

COT:

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The One in the Rain

AO: bomber
Q: Wolfpack
PAX: Tim the Toolman, Crawlspace, DintyMoore, Firefox, Papa Bear, Pep, Right Said, Vector
FNGs: None
COUNT: 9
CONDITIONS: You can only get wet once

WARMUP: Mosey to upper parking lot. BAC, BAC BACs, Imperial Walkers, WMH.

THE THANG:

Thang 1:
Four Corners (Was going to do a triangle, but that parking lot was so perfectly square decided to go with that and add an extra set)

Perform the exercise and run to the next corner making your way around the square. 7 rounds in total.

R1: Burpees, 7 reps at each corner
R2: Flutter Kicks, 14 reps at each corner
R3: Merkins, 21 reps at each corner
R4: Squats, 28 reps at each corner
R5: Carolina Dry Docks, 21 reps at each corner
R6: WW1, 14 reps at each corner
R7: Iron Mikes, 7 reps at each corner.

Thang 2:
3 sets of Bear Crawls from the community center, up the stairs to the upper parking lot

Mary:
Plankapalooza
20 seconds high plank
20 seconds low plank
15 seconds high plank
15 second low plank
10 seconds high plank
10 seconds low plank
5 seconds high plank
5 seconds low plank

MOLESKINE:
It may have been uncomfortable to roll around in the wet and and bear crawl up a waterfall, but a reminder that it’s good to go out of our comfort zones and test ourselves from time to time. Great work Pax!

ANNOUNCEMENTS:
Bring your kid to workout day next Tuesday at the knoll. DM me if you have any questions.

Biscuit run tomorrow.

Murder mile March 28 at GreenMachine

COT: silent reflection for all prayers both said and unsaid.

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Leap Day! (Almost)

AO: titan
Q: Grape
PAX: preacherman, Right Said, Crawlspace, Sherlock, Black Lung, Pep, Natural Ice, Firefox, greyalbum, Tim the Toolman, Spinal Tap, DintyMoore
FNGs: None
COUNT: 13
CONDITIONS: warm and windy! Got done right before the showers

WARMUP:
20 SSH
10 WMH OYO
10 Good Mornings OYO
10 LBAC F
10 LBAC R
10 OH Claps
10 Seal Claps
10 Moroccan Night Clubs

THE THANG: In honor of my son’s 1st real birthday tomorrow (he’s turning 4…or 1…or something) we worked on our leaping ability with a jump-themed playlist

Mosey
Stop at various points to do 20 crunchy frogs IC
At the ellipse, partner up for Dora

LEAP
100 LBC’s
200 E2K (mountain climbers)
300 APD’s
4:00 Plank (1 minute at a time with 20 seconds of rest)

Mosey to hill

FROG
Frog jump up hill, run down
Run up hill, run back down
Obama up hill, run back down
Grapevine run to startex

MOLESKINE: those frog jumps really wrecked me. Hope you guys enjoyed the Mary themed Dora. Thanks for having me!

ANNOUNCEMENTS: biscuit run, plankpril

COT: Grey’s adoption, upcoming surgeries, selfish parenting