1500 Meter Swim

AO: atlantis
Q: SalPal
PAX: Pole Dancer, Toothless, Puzzlah, Three Stooges, Cable News, Schnauzer, Wolfpack, Tea Party
FNGs: None
COUNT: 9
CONDITIONS: F*cking swampy as sh*t

WARMUP: Assorted delays to make sure we had all HCs

THE THANG: 1 Mile swim to Frothy Monkey with playing in traffic, DORA @ Frothy Monkey (51 burpees, 51 diamond merkins, 51 jump squats), swim back, DC mary.

MOLESKINE: Really grateful for the way this group has come together. I always enjoy my Ramblin’ Joes with my F3 bros.

ANNOUNCEMENTS: Pikachu Move, Gulliver, September events.

COT: Parents and families navigating adoption & fostering.

Back 2 School!!!! :books:

AO: middle-tooth
Q: Toothless
PAX: DrRupp, Triple Pane, Cowboy, moneyshot, Pole Dancer, Cal Worthington, sooner, Hanes, Pollo Loco
FNGs: 1 Pollo Loco
COUNT: 10
CONDITIONS: Honestly, balmier than advertised. Cool breeze cut down significantly on what would have been a bona fide hot yoga session. Sunrise rivaled toratoratora to boot :sunrise:

PLAYLIST: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/04KkhaUX0fj1nwynplCZMW?si=a37a6268af3c4544

WARMUP:
– 30 x SSH
– 10 x WMH (2 count)
– 10 x Windmills
– 15 x Overhead Claps
– 15 x Seal Claps
– 15 x Moroccan Night Clubs
– 15 x Imperial Walkers
– 5 x Scorpions, each side half

THE THANG: Back 2 School!! :books:

School Bus Route :bus: :octagonal_sign:
Start with a one-mile Indian run “school bus” around the perimeter. Every time the rotation completes the stop sign comes out and the PAX have to give 10 Prisoner Squats. After all, schools are basically prisons. Aim for 100+ squats, 10+ stops.

Route went southeast to the corner, northeast past the playground and then up behind the school. Continue to tennis courts and turn left to cut up through the middle of the AO past startex. Turn right at Lone Oak on the sidewalk and reenter the park on the small path. Turn right onto the main field path, make a full loop and return to started.

Core Subjects :male-teacher:
Split into 5 groups, post up at each station with 1 group running around the parking lot loop 2x. The other groups split up and go to 1 of 4 stations, performing an exercise until the runners return. Repeato with the timer group running 1 lap instead of 2.

English
– “Apart” vs “a part”
– Hello Dollys, spread those legs “apart”

Math
– Ratios, multiplication
– Captain Thors 1:4 ratio of Big Boy Sit-ups to American Hammers

Science
– Inertia
– J-Lo’s, it takes force to stop movement in a given direction

History
– First public school in the country predates the country’s founding
– Boston Latin School founded in 1635
– 1 Clerkin, 6 Supermans, 3 Peter Parkers, 5 Mountain Climbers

Once PAX complete each station and are back to their “homeroom”, they serve detention. Complete 20 burpees. SSH in silence to get out of detention, otherwise more burpees, repeat til successful.

MOLESKINE:
YHC was sucking wind after the bus route and appreciated the pace pushers who made it more of a challenge. The sunrise was so nice the Q called a Salute the Sunrise between the sets with a 10 burpee salute. As for detention, the PAX didn’t get out of detention immediately, but they were much more eager to avoid the burpees the second time and got out after only 2 rounds.

Also of note, sooner finally pulled a great name out of his hat and gets credit for Pollo Loco, who was a fantastic EH apparently by Michelin Man though the Mich himself was not in attendance :eyes:

YHC also brought some home-brewed Gatorade for coffeeteeria. If there was ever a morning for it, this was it, and it hit the spot as a preamble to sooner’s excellent carafe of bean juice.

ANNOUNCEMENTS:
– U-Haul themed workout this Saturday AM for Detective Pikachu
– brewsday next Tuesday @ 12S Taproom, 4:30p
– 10th Anniversary of F3 Nashville coming up on 9/13

COT:
Prayers for…
– Pole Dancer’s wife in the job search, turned out down, looking for the right fit
– sooner spoke for all parents & kids coming into the school year, prayers for a clean sheet for the rest of summer to start the school year off right
– YHC shared prayers for my wife with the due date 1 month away, prayers for a healthy full term baby and a smooth delivery

Men, Cal Worthington once again mentioned this may be his last week in Nashville, and while that may or may not be true, I do want to share a hearty thank you for the energy and camaraderie he’s brought during his extended time with us. Be sure to say thanks and send him off well throughout the week!

It’s always an honor to lead you men – thanks for an excellent morning, wouldn’t have wanted to spend it any other way!

— Toothless :tooth:

It’s not back to back frisbee when the week in between is cancelled

AO: atlantis
Q: SalPal
PAX: Detective Pikachu, Chunks, sooner, Cable News, Subway, Three Stooges, Tea Party, Hair Band, Toothless, Pole Dancer, Dr. Stoogie (sp?), Lotso
FNGs: 2 Dr. Stoogie (sp?), Lotso
COUNT: 13
CONDITIONS: Damp and moist.

WARMUP: Misc stretches + fence jumps.

THE THANG:

3 burpicides to give the illusion of a proper workout. Then, ultimate frisbee!

MOLESKINE: Call out your favorite moments in the comments.

ANNOUNCEMENTS:
1st F: Brew Ruck, Night Movez, GEODIS 5k, Gulliver’s Travels
2nd F: Sooie Party, Hunger Games

COT: Lotsa prayers – family difficulties, work, kids, changes in living situation, career. Keep offering it up fellas.

The Fourth F

AO: atlantis
Q: Firefox
PAX: SalPal, Pole Dancer, sooner, Oatmeal, Subway, Siri, Toothless
FNGs: None
COUNT: 8
CONDITIONS: Misty with a light haze of bugs

WARMUP: Mosey down to the farthest field, plus some SSH, WMH, and GM.

THE THANG:
Part 1: F3 Disc Golf
All PAX were given a disc golf putter. A Kanjam goal was set at the other end of the field. PAX had to get their disc into the goal in as few throws as possible.
– Lunge walk to the landing spot of your first throw
– Bear crawl to the landing spot of your second throw
– Murder bunny to all subsequent landing spots until complete
We multiplied the best and worst scores to determine how many burpees to do, which I believe ended up being 3 x 5 on the first pass.

We repeated this except doing bear crawls to the first landing spot and murder bunnies thereafter. Results were much better with us doing 3 x 4 burpees on the second round.

Thang 2: Ultimate!
Between points, scoring teams did 10 merkins, scored-upon teams did 5 burpees.
SalPal Pole Dancer Toothless and Subway (shirts) versus YHC, sooner Oatmeal and Siri (pasty white skins). It was a back-and-forth affair to start until Team PWS started pulling ahead. Shirts made a nice mini-run at the end.

MOLESKINE: Thanks for the push to pivot on the plan today. The real birthday Q at bomber tomorrow!

ANNOUNCEMENTS: Oh so many. Check the calendar. Off the top of my head:
– Hunger Games
– Brewsday farewell to Bareback
– Night Moves
– Run at Geodis

COT:
– Disappointment to process and new challenges to navigate for SalPal and family
– Road trip well wishes for Toothless

Thanks for the opportunity to lead! Post any favorite moments/plays in the thread!

A morning with sooner

AO: middle-tooth
Q: sooner
PAX: Triple Pane, Betty Ford, Cowboy, Toothless, Pole Dancer, Rocket Mortgage, Oatmeal, starlord hook
FNGs: 1 starlord hook
COUNT: 9
CONDITIONS: smokin

WARMUP: we did some active stretching and opened up cowboys hips

THE THANG:

First… Ab City
– 50 LBCs plus 25 leg lifts
– 50 LBCs plus 25 alternating leg lifts
– 50 LBCs plus 25 WW1

Second… Choose your own adventure
-pardner up
– player 1 runs the long way round to meet player 2 to finish exercises
– Player 2 run short leg to do exercise
– Alternate players
– Exercises were merkins, dips, iron mikes and jump squats

Third… Goaltimate
– Basically make it take it ultimate

MOLESKINE:
I took too long in cot

ANNOUNCEMENTS: lots, we have a great nantan… Read his posts

COT: family, travel, praise for healing

Crazy

AO: atlantis
Q: Grape
PAX: SalPal, Firefox, Schnauzer, Puzzlah, Pole Dancer
FNGs: None
COUNT: 6
CONDITIONS: perfect

WARMUP: typical shoulder burner to help YHC’s shoulder be ready for all the burpees that were to come

20 SSH
10 LBAC F
10 OH Press
10 OH Clap
10 Seal claps
10 Moroccan night clubs
10 LBAC R
9 burpees for Puzzlah being 3 minutes late and missing the first 3 exercises (see, 3×3 makes 9, so we did 9 burpees, get it?)
Mosey to the big parking lot

THE THANG: SalPal asked me to be psychotic, so we had a crazy workout

Partner work, one partner runs while the other does the exercises. The twist is that every time both partners had completed an exercise, then both had to do burpees before moving on. Then repeato sans burpees until time. Key is constant motion

C- Carolina dry docks
R- regular squats
A- ab thrusters
Z- zebra kicks
Y- IYT’s

Mosey to startex for 5MoM

MOLESKINE: really enjoyed the vibe at Ramblin’ Joes and appreciate 100% PAX participation in coffeeteria

ANNOUNCEMENTS: night moves, 5k, check slack

COT: prayers for SalPal M in job hunt and pregnancy
Prayers for Pole Dancer M in job hunt
Prayers for Firefox and relationship with parents

:grapes:

ULTIMAAAAAAAATE

AO: atlantis
Q: SalPal
PAX: Firefox, Young Pawn, Toothless, Pole Dancer, Crawlspace, Right Said, sooner, Lunch Lady, Timber, Wolfpack, Sooie, The Merchant, Subway, Siri, Bareback, Chunks, Skidmark (lol)
FNGs: 1 Skidmark (lol)
COUNT: 19
Please comment the person I forgot and I’ll add. Running on 3 hours of sleep and as many cups of coffee.

CONDITIONS: 2 inches of water on every playable space at West Park

WARMUP: Quick circle of standard warmsups

THE THANG: 10 men took their shirts off, 9 left them on, played 7v7 ultimate with subs. Good times had by all.

MOLESKINE: Loved the energy and commitment to the game out there. Thanks for coming out guys.

ANNOUNCEMENTS: pain-train launch! may-you-pull-up ongoing. Comment if I missed any.

COT:
Siri’s dog
Lunch Lady and ongoing improvement in health + friend’s funeral this weekend
Right Said Crawlspace family recovering
Young Pawn and M on tough conversations
Intentions spoken and unspoken

Birthday Vibes

AO: atlantis
Q: DintyMoore
PAX: Pole Dancer, DintyMoore, Puzzlah, Toothless, CubCadet, Schnauzer
FNGs: None
COUNT: 6
CONDITIONS: perfect

WARMUP: shoulder work, good mornings, Willy mays Hayes, long mosey around the park

THE THANG:
Thing 1
100 Air Squats
80 Lunges
60 Freddy Mercuries
41 Burpees
60 Freddy Mercuries
80 Reverse Lunges
100 Air Squats

Thing 2
Merkins to every PBJ (41) reference

Mosey cool down then Mary to finish

2.0 inspired birthday workout playlist
https://open.spotify.com/playlist/4tX2NFlXBMCAoK9etLyGLn?si=RTMB16aWRMeLW6UXoLiuNQ&pi=u-JAlt3I8GQJWK

MOLESKINE: thanks for celebrating 41 years with me.

ANNOUNCEMENTS:
#Plankpril Continues
Bring an FNG next week 5/2
Ultimate Frisbee convergence 5/9
Official launch the-castle
Official launch pain-train

COT: Prayers for Toothless baby no. 2 and happy, healthy checkups

Puff, Puff, Pass

AO: atlantis
Q: Puzzlah
PAX: SalPal, Toothless, Pole Dancer, Schnauzer, Grandpa Bear (DR), Uncle Rico, Tuna (DR), Redeye (DR)
FNGs: 3 Uncle Rico, Tuna (DR), Redeye (DR)
COUNT: 9
CONDITIONS: Dank

WARMUP: Indian run to find an entrance to the field. Tossed the rugby ball around a bit in the dark.

420 theme here:
4 exercises, 20 reps each:

20 ssh
20 shoulder taps
20 mountain climbers
20 Burpees

So fun, we did it a second time and did the world’s greatest stretch while we went through the rules for the Thang.

THE THANG:

Deep inhales all around.

400 m run to the fence
20 merkens
20 lunges (L+R = 1)

Do that 4 times

When we finished, did a little pole run:
Ran Forward to the first pole, then ran backwards to the start (50 out, 50 back)
Ran forward to the second pole, then ran backwards to the start (100 out, 100 back)
Ran forward to the third pole, then ran backwards to the start (150 out, 150 back)
Counting is hard in this state, so all distances are made up.

Moseyed back to the flag and finished with 6 minutes of Mary.

MOLESKINE:
This Q does not condone, advocate, or judge anyone’s partaking in the events surrounding today’s theme of 420. But, good vibes, good buds, and good times were had by all. Grandpa Bear joined us from Louisville, brought two of his work colleagues, Uncle Rico (who lives in Green Hills) and Tuna (didn’t catch where he was from), and they picked up Redeye in the lobby of the hotel as they were leaving. Only my second Q, so grateful to have the support of SalPal, Toothless, and Pole Dancer to guide our 3 FNGs and helping me through some cadences.

ANNOUNCEMENTS:
atlantis Bring a friend May 2.
Ultimate Frisbee May 9 (did not catch where)

COT:
Went from a silly Q to serious discussion of Passover, wrestling with the challenges we face (discretion), and the power of Hope. Redeye opened up about the challenges he has faced and inspired all of us to seize every opportunity we have to be better men and to overcome the odds. Prayers for jobs, families, clarity, safe travels, and health and happiness.

Death March to the Danger Zone

AO: atlantis
Q: Three Stooges
PAX: SalPal, Cable News, Pole Dancer, Toothless, Firefox, Schnauzer, Hurl Mary
FNGs: None
COUNT: 8
CONDITIONS: Warm & Wet

WARMUP:
13 LBAC F
13 LBAC R
Danger Zone – Side Straddle Hop to Kenny Loggins Danger Zone. Squat every time he sings “Danger Zone.”
Mosey to bigger parking lot.

THE THANG:
Bataan Death March – Burpee Indian Run. PAX mosey in a line. Last man drops and does 5 burpees. They then run to catch the others, tapping the new last man for their burpees, and continue to the front of the line.
15 minutes came to 1.5 miles.

Mosey to Pizza Hut

Tabata exercise
2 sets: 1 min exercise/30 sec rest
Alabama Prom Dates
Merkins
Squats

Plankpril 2 min plank

Finished with some Mary

MOLESKINE:
Thank you all for a great VQ. We had a great turnout and I had a lot of fun. We keep working and getting stronger everyday. Tomorrow is going to continue to be better than it was today.

ANNOUNCEMENTS:
Plankpril – we’re at 2 minutes
Bring a Friend Under the Sea Day – May 2nd
The Ultimate Showdown of Ultimate Destiny – May 9th
Show support at the new AOs if you can
pain-train(Fridays in Bellevue)
the-castle (Wednesdays & Saturdays in Hendersonville)
Chunks is having a UFC watch party with BBQ Saturday. See 2ndf for details.

COT:
Intentions were shared for friends and family members. Finished with an Our Father.

PLAYLIST:
music.apple.com/us/playlist/f3-workout/pl.u-Ldbqe0rt20zKyEK