Snow day prep. Gets those legs and core ready for pulling kids up hill on sled.

AO: the-knoll
Q: Half Lyfe
PAX: Pebbles, Malibu, Sooie, Piglet, AAA, Étouffée, Roadkill
FNGs: None
COUNT: 8
CONDITIONS: chilly, clear skies, beautiful morning.

WARMUP: SSH, IW, OHP, Seal Claps, WMH, Runners Stretch.

THE THANG: 8 stations.
1 (timer) – run to back stop and back.
2 feet elevated, legs at 90 degrees up against playground wall equipment. 4 exercises 20 reps each. Touch both hands to wall (crunches), alternate touching wall (think heal taps), elbows to knees (crunches), elbows to opposite knees (crunches).
3 step ups with sand bag
4 squats with sand bag.
5 on the ground V formation and imagine 2 dumbbells about 20″ apart (3 exercises) moving legs to I position and Y position (inside dumbbell and outside dumbbell), next is both feet making an M over dumbbells. Then alternate foot M – one foot over and back. Other foot over and back.
6 ultimate lunge with sandbag. Forwsrd, side, back.
7 J Lo’s with mountain climber
8 flutter kicks with press. 4 count flutter kick 2 count press

Exchanged rope flow for backstop run as timer as we got closer to the end. (Thank you Piglet and morning stār).

Always a pleasure to lead. Thank you for coming out and embracing the cold.

MOLESKINE: long weekend spent a lot of time with kids. Love watching them grow and learn new things.

ANNOUNCEMENTS: Wed night Bible Study starting up, lean pax going on. Check slack. Prepare for winter storm.

COT: Count off, name o rama, prayers, coffee.

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!

Snowboard Prep. For any shredders out there.

AO: pain-train
Q: Half Lyfe
PAX: Cheeks, Chili Dip, Derby, El Capitan, Piglet, Roadkill, Wolfpack, Siri
FNGs: None
COUNT: 9
CONDITIONS: warm and wet!

WARMUP: SSH, IW, OHP, WMH, Runners Stretch, Mosey to Coupons.

THE THANG: 80secs exercise, 10 sec rest/move to station.

Ultimate Lunges (forward, side, back)
Jump Squats up stairs.
180 deg rotation jump squats
Swing Rows
Lt Dans
Bicycle with coupon in air
Heal taps with coupon on chest
1 legged box jumps
Incline WW2’s
~5 yard side shuffle tap ground at each end.
Repeat

MOLESKINE: Workout was a little focused on prepping for my upcoming snowboarding trip. Reflected on my trip 2 years ago before I found F3 vs the one last year after F3 and just how much better of shape I am in and how it drastically improved my ability. Grateful for this group and all of your support. Way to lead everyone! Thank you!

ANNOUNCEMENTS: leanpax, Strutter fire side discussion, Piglet VQ at the knoll next week.

COT: count off, name-o-Rama, prayers offered up.

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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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.

End of the year!

AO: insane_train
Q: Wolfpack
PAX: Piglet, Stubs, Shakira, BTB
FNGs: None
COUNT: 5
CONDITIONS: Little nippy

WARMUP: Impossible

THE THANG: Played in traffic… with sandbags!
– Car = 5 Sandbag squats
– Truck/SUV = 5 Sandbag Presses
– Bus and Bigger = 5 Sandbag Rows
– Padiddle = x2 of exercise

Down to the first light and back. Switched Presses and Rows on return trip.

Ended with some Mary and hangs at playground.

MOLESKINE: Confirmed that Shakira can indeed speed walk with a sandbag. Impressive stuff.

ANNOUNCEMENTS: leanpax !!

COT: 2025 was tough with losing both of my grandmothers this year. It was also tough watching my parents be there for both of them over the past few years. Gave me an incredible model of what it truly means to take care of those that you love. I’m grateful for my parents and everything they give to our family. I hope to take these lessons into 2026 and care for and provide for my family, friends, community and myself with the same love and passion they have shown.

Pain Training

AO: pain-train
Q: Wolfpack
PAX: Siri, Stubs, Piglet, Pebbles, BTB, Scoop, Smokey the Bear
FNGs: None
COUNT: 8
CONDITIONS: Perfect

WARMUP: Mosey to get Coupons

THE THANG:
11’s on the hill
– Coupon Presses at the bottom
– Coupon Rows at the top
Carry coupons to the wheelchair ramp. Lt. Dans all the way up with coupons. Return to hill.
11’s
– Merkins at the bottom
– Coupon Curls (for the gurls) at the top
Back to the ramp for Lt. Dans all the way up.
Return Coupons. Return to Startex.
Merkin Ring of fire up to 3 and back down
15 crunches. 10 leg raises, 10 crunches. 5 WWII, 5 leg raises 5 crunches.
Carolina Dry Dock ring of fire up to 3 and back down.
15 crunches. 10 leg raises, 10 crunches. 5 WWII, 5 leg raises 5 crunches.
Merkin ring of fire up to 3 and back down.
15 crunches. 10 leg raises, 10 crunches. 5 WWII, 5 leg raises 5 crunches.

MOLESKINE:
Happy to have my cousins BTB and Scoop to pain-train for a workout today along with their buddy Smokey.
Smokey and Pebbles were on a different level during 11’s!

ANNOUNCEMENTS: leanpax starts on Monday!

COT: Good vibes for the year ahead as we push ourselves to be better men.

SB Burpee Ladder

AO: pain-train
Q: Derby
PAX: Piglet, FLO, Shakira
FNGs: None
COUNT: 4
CONDITIONS: Perfect

WARMUP: BACs, BACBACs, Air Press, WMH, Slow Merkins, Runners Stretch, PE Stretch

THE THANG: Starting w/ Merkins PAX then carries Sand Bags ~30 yards and back then adds in the following exercise and repeats until they’ve added all 5 exercises into a set. Once set is complete PAX rounds it out w/ 50 WWII’s then starts back at the top.

10 Merkins
10 SB Rows
10 SB Squats
10 SB Curl to Press
10 SB Burpees

PAX got after it and completed 3 sets!

MOLESKINE: Get those 2026 Goals established and written down both Individual and Family.

ANNOUNCEMENTS: insane_train Official Launch on 1/7!!

COT: Prayers for Piglet’s dad and FLO and all others traveling.

Grateful for you guys giving me the opportunity to lead this morning!

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[insane_train] Dora Dora Insanity

AO: insane_train
Q: Juicy J
PAX: Shakira, Piglet, Derby, Stubs, Juicy J
FNGs: None
COUNT: 5
CONDITIONS: Perfecto

WARMUP: side straddle hops, baby arm circles, backpacks, imperial walkers, stretch on your own

THE THANG: Sandbag Edition
Split into pairs
Each pair has one sandbag
One partner works while the other runs the loop
When the runner returns, switch
Pick up exactly where your partner left off
Keep rotating until all reps are complete

The Work (per pair)
Complete the following together:
• 200 Sandbag Squats – you can bear hug or shoulder
• 150 Abs
• 100 Sandbag Push Press
• 100 Sandbag Lunges (50 each leg)
• 100 Russian Twists
• If you finish early, join with other groups until we all finish together

MOLESKINE: Family traditions and reaching out to old friends

ANNOUNCEMENTS: leanpax

COT: Pray for Piglets Dads pacemaker situation and family travels. Prayer to close us out.

Angry bear

AO: the-knoll
Q: Étouffée
PAX: G-string, Timber, Piglet, Roadkill, Stubs, Gold Digger, Shakira, Sparrow, Blade
FNGs: None
COUNT: 10
CONDITIONS: Warner than expected

WARMUP: ssh, backs, Willie mays hayes

THE THANG:

Thang 1:
PAX split into 3 groups, completing 3 full rotations of 2 exercises with a MOT in between constantly moving SBs.

Group 1 completed pull-ups
Group 2 MOT angry-bears with SBs to
Group 3 coupon thrusters, then angry-bears back with SB to group group 1, etc.

Thang 2:
20 yrd SB carry
30 yrd sprint.

Groups 1-3 each had 5 turns carrying the entire PAX’s weight;

Mary: Ring of Fire

MOLESKINE:

ANNOUNCEMENTS:

COT: