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The Standard is the Standard

AO: titan
Q: Chunks
PAX: bluemule, Right Said, Natural Ice – CBO, Spinal Tap, Firefox, Papa Bear, Black Lung, Puzzlah, Sherlock, Pep, Young and Restless, Tim the Toolman, CubCadet, DintyMoore
FNGs: None
COUNT: 15
CONDITIONS: COLD!

WARMUP:
The Mission of F3 is to plant, grow and serve small workout groups for men, for the invigoration of male community leadership.

Right Said served as the standard monitor for cadence and workout understanding.

SSH in cadence starting and stopping till we were all in cadence

Almost 1 Mile Run down Natchez Trace

THE THANG:

Partnered up for Cocaine Bear Crawls relay 5 lines at a time to the end of the parking lot.

DORA
Ran out of time and had to head back to Startex

Mosey back to Startex

Made back in time for 5 mins of Mary

MOLESKINE:

Encouraged the HIMs to incorporate the Mission of F3 into their workouts when they Q. Let’s not forget why we are doing this. The Standard is the Standard.

ANNOUNCEMENTS:
Check Slack
COT:
Prayed out.

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Keep it movin

AO: bomber
Q: DintyMoore
PAX: Chunks, hambone, Puzzlah, SalPal, Tim the Toolman
FNGs: None
COUNT: 6
CONDITIONS: Brisk

WARMUP: SSHs, Willy Mays, Good Mornings,

THE THANG:
Long Mosey with five stops for the following:
5 Tuck/Box Jumps
10 Merkins
15 Burpees
20 Lunges
25 Squats

Finished with sevens on the hill.
Merkins at the top
Komodo Dragon Walk at the bottom

MOLESKINE:
Be grateful

ANNOUNCEMENTS:
BrewsDay on Tuesday
BrewRuck on 12/14
One month until leanpax 2025

COT:
Be grateful

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Fire hydrants?!?!?!

AO: bomber
Q: Pep
PAX: Puzzlah, Firefox, DintyMoore, Tim the Toolman, Vector, Cream Cheese, Papa Bear, Hedwig
FNGs: None
COUNT: 9
CONDITIONS:
cold. Cold enough for Cream Cheese to wear a beenie

WARMUP:

burpee penalty:
– non-hc: 15 burpees
– hc: hold plank

THE THANG:

Run to nipple and then to playground

Dora at the playground:
– 100 pull ups
– 200 windshield wipers
– 300 firehydrants

3’s (same as 7’s) at the hill: burpees + merkins  

ANNOUNCEMENTS:
– Thursday Fun Run – check slack
– Saturday Fun Run – check slack

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Tussle-Lite

AO: atlantis
Q: Pole Dancer
PAX: Wolfpack, Hair Band, Schnauzer, Puzzlah, Toothless
FNGs: None
COUNT: 6
CONDITIONS: warm and damp

WARMUP: side straddle hops, little baby arm circles, willie mays, good mornings, light mosey to get us going

THE THANG: TUSSLIN’

A recreation of each stop of the Tussle- doing half the reps.
– Bear Crawl
– 25x clean & press w/ coupon
– John Cusack coupon carry to the swings
– Plank alternate shoulder taps & knee tucks
– Mosey around the tank
– 25x Underdogs
– Mosey around the tank
– 25x side-step merkins, 1/2 per side
– Farmer carry coupon to startx
– 25x iron mike
– Mosey to the ledge
– 25x box jumps
– Mosey to startx
– 25x burpees

MOLESKINE:

Downgrading our goal from “Winning” to “Finishing”

ANNOUNCEMENTS:

Tussle this Saturday- still looking for 2x participants on Team Hair Band

No Noise November ongoing

COT: Prayers for a safe move for Schnauzer, victims of the hurricanes still working to build back, lifting each other up as one nation.

Also Schnauzer, Atlantis will miss you! You’ve been an excellent member of the PAX ever since we flagged you down on a run and dragged you back into the F3 world; come on back and visit us whenever you’re in town!

PLAYLIST: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/6vBVxJJiKbeywlL5Rn62cX?si=934e702531b445aa

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Candy Crush

AO: bomber
Q: DintyMoore
PAX: Crawlspace, Cream Cheese, CubCadet, DintyMoore, Firefox, Michelin Man, Papa Bear, Hedwig, Puzzlah, Pep, Tim the Toolman, Wet Wipes
FNGs: None
COUNT: 13
CONDITIONS: a little soggy

WARMUP: typical activities

THE THANG:
There is candy for all in this adventure.

There are five locations. Teams must travel together between exercise locations. Teams travel together as a group via different modes of transportation. Each workout location requires you to find 10 pieces of candy per team.

The game locations.
Stairs by Community Center – first challenge
Twenty merkins at base of stairs then bear crawl to top of steps across street.

Parking Lot – second challenge
Sprint from roundabout side toward clubhouse, bring back one piece of candy via Bernie from picnic table by driving range until all pieces have been accumulated. Other team members hold plank.

Playground – third challenge
25 Pull Ups
Locate Candy by swings after completing pull ups. Hold plank for six.

Home Plate – fourth challenge
Run to first base, crab walk to second, bear crawl to third, lunge to home plate, find candy in first base dugout.

Start Ex – Final Challenge
25 wall jumps
Army crawl to picnic table. Return to start ex and hold plank and candy bag until all team members return.

MOLESKINE: 4:13 Strong commitment day and Struggle 003

ANNOUNCEMENTS: BrewsDay on Tuesday at 12South Taproom

COT:

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Deck of Horrors!!! 🧛‍♂️ 🌕 🐺 🧟‍♂️ 🪦 👻 🔮 🎃

AO: atlantis
Q: Toothless
PAX: Schnauzer, Pole Dancer, Puzzlah
FNGs: None
COUNT: 4
CONDITIONS: Cold, bright with the full moon’s light, shrouded in mist and mystery

PLAYLIST: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/59GuzDm447UdTWAVqQZlbo?si=hd9DCsxsTIa3vcgTFNsSxg&pi=u-kGEYdGeNSNWy

WARMUP:

– Side straddle hops x 31
– Zombie walk out & back
– Werewolfs (aka Downward Dog into Cobra and back) x 10
– Scorpions x 10

THE THANG:

First, obligatory Burpee Thriller, listen to Thriller and do a burpee every time you hear the signature “thriller” in the chorus or something scary in the verses

Deck of Horrors!!!

In the lower lot, circle up and get ready to pull cards.
– Add 10 to single digits
– Royals trigger 10 reps of a harder exercise
– Aces have their own deviltry

Spades ♠️
– Digits = Squats
– Royals = Squat Jumps
– Ace = Squat Jump to first median and back
Clubs ♣️
– Digits = Carolina Dry Docks
– Royals = Diamond Merkins
– Ace = Bear Crawl to first light pole and back
Hearts ❤️
– Digits = High Knees
– Royals = Hopping Hillbillies
– Ace = Cotton Eye Joe (High Knees with words, Hillbillies with instrumentals)
Diamonds ♦️
– Digits = LBC’s
– Royals = WW1’s
– Ace = 200 American Hammers (single count)

Back to post at 5 mins out for Howler Monkeys, I.e. monkey humper ring of fire

MOLESKINE:

The conditions were perfect for a Halloween Q! Only the appearance of Wolfpack would have made it spookier. Cotton Eye Joe was a crowd favorite, and Pole Dancer really embraced the rhythm with continuous hopping hillbillies on the lyrical sections. It was scary fun.

ANNOUNCEMENTS:
– Chiliteeria this weekend! Sign up if attending or bringing!
– TN Tussle signups are open, Pole Dancer is looking to get an atlantis team signed up :trident:
– AOQ Grow School is in about a month

COT:
– prayers for Schnauzer’s mom dealing with home repairs in the aftermath of Helene
– prayers for Pole Dancer with a colleague who was drugged while being out on Broadway
– Prayers for YHC with the new kiddo, for continued health and opportunities to connect with my wife during the shift to man-to-man defense

Always an honor to lead men! Way to get out there on our first truly cold morning! Hope to see you out at middle-tooth next week where I’m on the Q again!

— :tooth: Toothless

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Garage Jam Band

AO: atlantis
Q: Schnauzer
PAX: Pole Dancer, Wolfpack, Toothless, Strutter, CubCadet, Puzzlah, Judge Judy
FNGs: None
COUNT: 8
CONDITIONS: 52 degrees and saltless :no_entry_sign::salt:

WARMUP:
Parking lot warm up to wait for a few stragglers

THE THANG:
Mosey to a wall of garages. Pick a garage to workout in. The wrong garages were chosen twice and burpee penalties were inflicted. Once we found the correct garage we started our jam session:
Work 40 seconds/Rest 20 seconds. 32 rounds (we stopped after 30 rounds for times sake). 4 rounds for each session
Jam Session 1: Shuttle run
Jam Session 2: Med ball slams
Jam Session 3: Bike
Jam Session 4: Ab mat sit ups
Jam Session 5: Row
Jam Session 6: Goblet squats
Jam Session 7: Sand bag cleans
Jam Session 8: Dumbbell bench press
Indian run (not PC) back to COT

MOLESKINE:
The PAX formed F3’s first garage jam band. SalPal auditioned but didn’t make the cut. It actually worked out better because only 8 sessions were planned. The tunes were great but the fellowship was better. Enjoyed having Jude Judy from F3 St. Louis.

Photo cred to Puzzlah

ANNOUNCEMENTS:
Chili cook off coming soon – see Wolfpack’s post above

COT:
Prayers for everyone affected by Hurricanes Helene and Milton

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Street soccer rnd 2

AO: atlantis
Q: Subway
PAX: Oatmeal, Pole Dancer, SalPal, Schnauzer, Young Pawn, Toothless, Puzzlah
FNGs: None
COUNT: 8
CONDITIONS: 57 – foggy and fun

WARMUP: Mosey with equipment to lower parking lot. Stretches and pot shots on goal with penalties for misses

THE THANG: 4v4 soccer – very bouncy ball

MOLESKINE: music.apple.com/us/playlist/ea-sports-fc-24-soundtrack/pl.d698e9b318a94aebad31b5d9913a3891

ANNOUNCEMENTS: too many to remember- check channels

COT: Rosh Hashana- happy new year – reflection on goals for next year!

SYITG
Subway

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Basketball

AO: bomber
Q: DintyMoore
PAX: CubCadet, Firefox, Papa Bear, Pep, Sherlock, Tim the Toolman, Wet Wipes, Puzzlah, Hedwig, Dirtbag, Ronaldo 2.0, Leonardo 2.1
FNGs: None
COUNT: 13
CONDITIONS: perfect according to Wet Wipes

WARMUP: mosey around big field to batting cages

THE THANG:
Warm-Up
Jog around baseball field to the batting cage

Backside of batting cage has lots of coupons and grab 1 coupon per PAX

Two Rounds of 10 – EMOM
20 Bent Row
20 Alabama Prom Dates
20 Shoulder Press
20 Kremlin Twists
20 Elevated Push-Ups
20 Toes to Chin High Pull
20 Blockees
20 Alternating Shoulder Taps
20 Leg Raises
20 Lunges

After two rounds – run to school playground for basketball game. Split teams based on numbers and play 3v3 (both ends) with 20 second shot clock. Defense calls out shot clock while defending. Two five minute games were played.

Mosey back to flag

MOLESKINE:
It’s great to be back at the most respected AO in Nashville. Thanks for granting time away for gullivers-travels-challenge and for all our guest Qs during August.

ANNOUNCEMENTS:
23-year 9/11 Memorial Convergence at Capitol steps next Wednesday
10-year F3 Nashville Anniversary Convergence at Sevier Park next Saturday

COT: We all need a little more grace.

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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.