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NO BURPEE REQUEST

AO: bomber
Q: hambone
PAX: Sherlock, DintyMoore, Pep, Chunks, Hair Band, Puzzlah, Hedwig, CubCadet, Papa Bear
FNGs: None
COUNT: 10
CONDITIONS:

WARMUP: No time to waste–no warmup.

THE THANG: CubCadet requested that there be no burpees + running, and because I respect the most respected members of the most respected AO in Nashville, how could I not oblige?

The thing about the burpee is there is a whole bunch of gettin’ up and gettin’ down. Why not just cut out the extra movement and do the merkin and the squat separately? The geriatrics in the crowd approved.

Besides the running and stopping for merkins and squats, we also managed to get a quick set of pull ups and then moved over to bear crawls + other work near Nebraska Ave.

The closeout was Jacobs ladder with NO BURPEES–just merkins and squats. Work your way up to 7 and then SSH for the six.

MOLESKIN: DintyMoore was late, but he was able to follow his nose to my stank and catch up with the crew. He just knew how to get us.

Sherlock came flying in with rizzzzz because he caught lots of red lights on the way over, but he made up for it by catching up and then performing Jacob’s Ladder like a champion.

Speaking of late, Chunks came flying in on his fleet feet accompanied by Hair Band. He was pretty smoked, but “that was the pace he picked”.

Papa Bear, Hedwig I don’t want you guys to feel left out–you guys looked excellent on the bear crawls. I know you’ll lead some in the future.

Puzzlah I couldn’t notice any problems with the hip. The man is large, but he moves like butter on a lobster.

Speaking of lobster, Pep, I’m really sorry I didn’t have more at 525. Sometimes all I have to give is my love and the workout.

CubCadet, I fulfilled my promise, so even though you may not technically be AOQ, your word reigns supreme and I honor it–even if I have to use a bit of semantics to get the workout in that I want.

COT: Prayers for Hedwig’s 2nd cousin (technically?) and his awesome life and passing. Prayers for the Beam/Beem family and the loss of their child (thx DintyMoore). Prayers for Hair Band’s 5 minute move.

hambone out.

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2.0 Fun

AO: bomber
Q: DintyMoore
PAX: Cream Cheese, DintyMoore, Firefox, Hedwig, Puzzlah, Tim the Toolman, Vector, Wet Wipes, Clue, Leonardo, Ronaldo
FNGs: None
COUNT: 12
CONDITIONS: last perfect morning

WARMUP:
SSHs – 5
Toe Touches – 7
Side Jumps – 5
Donkey Kicks – 7
Bird dogs – 5
Imperial Walkers – 7

THE THANG:
Home plate – 7 burpees
Gorilla Crawl
1st base – 5 iron mikes
Backwards Crab Walk
2nd base – 5 Burpees
Frog Jumps
3rd base – 7 merkins
Army Crawl

Kickball until 6:12
3 outs = 5 burpees
1 run = 5 lunges
Fielders = jumping jacks
Non-kickers = fence sit
Runners = hold plank

MOLESKINE:
Quality time with our 2.0s was a fun way to spend the morning.

ANNOUNCEMENTS:
Hedwig starts new job on Monday

COT:
https://open.spotify.com/playlist/1rWIDgzQfy5Hh44sfFIap4?si=fjaeBqC4SriQw44aBexonw&pi=u-U1kKB_MnTniA

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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:

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Final Exams

AO: bomber
Q: Firefox
PAX: Papa Bear, CubCadet, Vector, Pep, Sherlock, Puzzlah, Black Lung, Pop-A-Lock, Hedwig, DintyMoore, JingleVader
FNGs: None
COUNT: 12
CONDITIONS: Moist

WARMUP:
– 20 SSH
– WMH
– GM

THE THANG:
Courtesy of my eldest 2.0 who is finishing up 8th grade, we took a 10 question multiple choice final exam. After listening to a question, PAX bear crawled to the cone representing their answer. Correct answers got stars (20 Star Jumps), incorrect answers got 10 burpees.

Questions included:
– What is the line of latitude separating North and South Korea? (36 | 38 | 40 | 41)
– Which of these is NOT an invention from the Gilded Age? (airplane | dishwasher | barbed wire | repeating rifle)
– How many valence electrons are in a Halogen? (3 | 5 | 7 | 0)
– In what Act does Tybalt die in Romeo & Juliet? (2 | 3 | 4 | doesn’t die)
– Which character doesn’t die in Romeo & Juliet? (Tybalt | Paris | Benvolio | Mercutio)
– Which is NOT one of the 7 main elements of art? (unity | shape | form | value)
– How many naturally occurring noble gases are there? (5 | 6 | 7 | 8)
– Which of these is not a part of the brain? (Pons | meninges | arachnoid | phalanges)
– Which of these is equal to 1? (i^2 | i^3 | i^4 | i^i)
– How many sharps are in the key of A major? (0 | 1 | 2 | 3)

Afterwards, we moseyed to the playground. PAX were given the opportunity to “pull up” their grades. In groups of 3, one person ran around the community center, one did pull-ups, the other did a “plank-to-push-up” (from low plank, extend your arms to high plank without moving your hands). After 2 full rotations, pull-ups were swapped out for hanging leg raises and the ground exercise was swapped out for dips.

To ensure we were all well-rounded students, everyone did 10 copenhagen plank dips per side on the low wall by the playground.

Back at startex, we held a hollow body hold until the final bell, announced by Alice Cooper’s “School’s Out”.

MOLESKINE: No retribution may be visited upon my daughter for her part in creating this workout.

COT: Everyone shared a moment of gratitude. I will add an additional moment of gratitude by thanking all the PAX in attendance for sharing. It was a great way to end the proceedings.

Anyone remember how many they got right/wrong? I think CubCadet might have done the best with around a 70% or 80%, but I can’t confirm that. On the brain question, I noticed that everyone followed Black Lung and Vector, except Hedwig who immediately recognized his error.

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ALL ABOARD! Pain Train Launch!

AO: pain-train
Q: Wolfpack , Siri
PAX: Cheeks, voucher, Timber, The Banker, FLO, G-string, Firefox, Toothless, Vector, Salami, Puzzlah, Pop-A-Lock, Sooie, Ex-Pat, DintyMoore
FNGs: None
COUNT: 17
CONDITIONS: Peeerrrfection

WARMUP: Jog around the track and a Siri led shoulder burn.

THE THANG:
Thang 1 – Coupon 11’s
Merkins on one end
Coupon squats on the other
Coupon carry between the two sides

Thang 2 – Parking Lot Tabata
20 seconds work/10 seconds rest
Jump Squats
Sprint
Merkins
Sprint
REPEAT

Jog around the church

Iron Mikes
Sprint
Burpees
Sprint
REPEAT

Jog back to caboose

THANG 3 – Merkin Ring of Fire
PAX circle up in high plank. Go around in a circle doing 1 merkin, then 2, then 3, then 4. Hold high plank waiting for the merkin to come back around to you. Feel the burn!!

MOLESKIN: PAX enjoyed coffeterria and tagging coupons with F3 logo after.

ANNOUNCEMENTS: may-you-pull-up challenge is upon us!

COT: Thanks to everyone for coming out to the launch today. Thought a lot about what it means to Plant Grow and Serve lately. As Pain Train enters its SERVE phase a reminder to all PAX to seek out initiatives to Plant something for yourself, put the time and energy necessary for it to Grow and then find how it can best serve others. Cheers!

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In my head

AO: titan
Q: Grape
PAX: Pep, SalPal, Natural Ice, Tim the Toolman, caprate, Puzzlah, DintyMoore, Sherlock, Salami, The Merchant, Right Said, Cal Worthington / Nantan / F3 Charleston Cent, Cropduster, CropDuster, Churro, DoorDash
FNGs: 3 CropDuster, Churro, DoorDash
COUNT: 17
CONDITIONS: sweaty and spicy

WARMUP: 15 SSH
10 Imperial Walkers
10 LBAC F
10 OH Clap
10 Seal claps
10 Moroccan night clubs
10 LBAC R
Mosey to the ellipse

THE THANG: Partner up
Run the ellipse while other partner does exercises
Change exercise with every song
OH Press
Merkins
Dry docks
Mountain Climbers
Squats
Lunges
WW1’s
Freddie Mercs
Back to startex for flutters at “closing time”

ANNOUNCEMENTS: May you pull up
Ultimate at Atlantis

COT: Right Said family health
Cropduster dad’s health
@churro coworkers
@doorsash dad’s health
SalPal daughter’s ear infections

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Something about old dogs and new tricks.

AO: titan
Q: Michelin Man
PAX: Pep, Michelin Man, Natural Ice, Detective Pikachu, Spinal Tap, Firefox, Right Said, Crawlspace, Supernova, Papa Bear, caprate, Puzzlah, Good Morning America, Tim the Toolman, Salami, Kirkland
FNGs: None
COUNT: 16
CONDITIONS: solid. no complaints. no jackets.

WARMUP: none

THE THANG:

MOLESKINE:

ANNOUNCEMENTS:

COT:

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Are You Not Entertained!?

AO: middle-tooth
Q: Toothless
PAX: Rocket Mortgage, Betty Ford, Hair Band, Young Pawn, Oatmeal, Subway, sooner, Puzzlah, Focker
FNGs: None
COUNT: 10
CONDITIONS: The rain let up just like I planned it at precisely 5:27am. In scouting the conditions, I encountered a crawdad swimming on the asphalt. True story, will share the evidence.

PLAYLIST: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/0NyMRuMJGaBWv8NwcJHMrm?si=a9c2c1828dc74b12

WARMUP:
– SSH x 80 (Colosseum was finished in 80 AD!)
– Willy Mays Hays x 12 (two each side)
– Michael Phelps x 10
– Big Arm Circles x 10
– Reverse Big Arm Circles x 10
– Good Mornings x 10 oyo

THE THANG: Are You Not Entertained!? :crossed_swords: :stadium:

Start with a 4 minute plank for plankpril to “win the crowd”

Count off into 2 groups. For the following rounds, all reps must be completed, but groups may pick up reps from the six to complete. Loser will have a choice of exercise in the next round, team wins will matter at the end.

Round 1
– Bear crawl to fence
– Lunge back
– 50 merkins
All run 2 laps when completed

Round 2
– Chariot (wheelbarrow) to fence
– Broad jump back
– Choice: 50 WWI’s / 100 American Hammers (2ct.)
– Team 2 won Round 1, so Team 1 chose 100 two-count American Hammers
All run 2 laps when completed

Round 3
– Suicides x 3 (each far court line, first & back, second & back, 3rd & back)
– Inchworm Merkin there
– Bernie back (outside line to avoid collision)
– Choice: 50 Euro Steps / 100 Squats
– Team 1 won round 2, so Team 2 chose 100 Squats

30 Burpee buyout, minus 5 per winning round for each team.
– Team 2 won 2 rounds and did 20
– Team 1 won 1 round and did 25.

Back to Startex for Mary – dealers choice of weapon (exercise) and proceed til time.

MOLESKINE:
On a particularly rainy morning, YHC was grateful for the 10 PAX who did not let the fartsack win them over and who came out to test their mettle.

I personally found the playlist invigorating, and while there was mumblechatter, I think all but 2 PAX held the full 4 minute plank! Excellent full body yells on brand from Young Pawn.

Considering the conditions, we stayed pretty dry all the way until Mary when Rocket Mortgage promptly had us down in the water for our first exercise. Thanks for that – made the coffee from sooner taste even better!

ANNOUNCEMENTS: So very many – please see -f3-nashville-general for the full list!

Additional announcement is that Oatmeal and sooner are taking their families camping this weekend to Montgomery Bell State Park, and there’s an open invite to others who want to go!

COT: YHC echoed the message in the pre-blast about the importance of AOQs in F3 and shared gratitude for the 5-6 current and previous AOQs we had around the circle. I reiterate that we want PAX to lead before they’re ready and to leave before their ready, and we are pushing to help that trend solidify.

Prayers shared for recent diagnosis, death of an extended family member, and for a tragic incident in another F3 region with an FNG collapsing & not making it. Will share more as that travels through the grapevine.

Thank you, HIM, for your effort today. May you be better for it!

As always, it’s an honor to lead.
— Toothless :tooth:

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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

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Freed (for all) to Lead

AO: bomber
Q: hambone , Chunks, CubCadet, Vector, Sherlock, Pep, Firefox, Tim the Toolman, Papa Bear, Puzzlah
PAX: Chunks, CubCadet, Vector, Sherlock, Pep, Firefox, Tim the Toolman, Papa Bear, Puzzlah
FNGs: None
COUNT: 10
CONDITIONS: Lonely

WARMUP: Concerned about the AOQ, the pax decided to head out towards casa de Scouten at 5:30. The slight mosey is just what everyone needed to get the blood flowing. Upon arrival, the pax noticed that 1) the houses was dark and 2) it was quiet. Fearing death / an angry M, Chunks opted not to ring the doorbell and instead we moseyed back to the startex.

THE THANG: Ever the positive influence, hambone decided to get the men moving around and routed everyone to the front of the community center with a circle up and chat.

F3 is about leadership, and with all of the accomplished men in the pax, leadership was not hard to find. With a (roughly) 5 minutes per mini-Q, each man was to take his turn leading the crew. Y’know how people would make up stories at camp with a few sentences and pass to the next man? It was gonna be like that except with less maturity.

hambone decided that the men needed to head away from the AO and took his 5(ish) minutes to move a quiet side street. The men proceeded to do “threes” with burpees at each end.

Chunks took the men back to BBQ and proceed to honor DintyMoore with BOMBS. YHC then fired Chunks.

Firefox took us back to the community center and proceeded to lead us in some bench work. Ever jealous of FF’s athleticism, YHC fired FF.

Puzzlah allowed some stretching, but then immediately took us to the hill and threatened to run. Thanks fully it was limited to bear crawls and squats. Since YHC wasn’t wearing gloves, YHC fired Puzzlah.

Understanding that hambone was being biased towards the younger crowd, the reins were turned over to Tim the Toolman who ran us back to the playground for a round of 30, 25, 15, 10 on squats, dips, burpees, pull ups. Thanks, TM–you’re now fired.

Vector, taking early offense at being snubbed because of his advanced age, opted to make the pax run again and honor t-cell with some DIDS except with ridiculous rep counts. DIDS without t-cell? You’re fired, Vector.

CubCadet, Papa Bear, Pep, and Sherlock took us out with some Mary. Truth be told, YHC was a little bit afraid of handing the reigns over to CubCadet because of his propensity for difficult ab work. YHC was confirmed with the 50 IC flutterkicks (wtf). I also want it noted that we didn’t get to Sherlock who is younger and better looking than some of the guys that went first.

MOLESKINE: The mission of F3 is to plant, grow, and service small men’s workout groups for the invigoration of male community leadership. When unfavorable circumstances hit, we will always be prepared to lead. We are not perfect and no man is an island. When circumstances hit a brother, we will always step in and push forward.

5 * 9 is 45, so theoretically 9 men should have gotten their shot. With a late start, a quick trip through the neighborhood, and YHC hogging 5 minutes and 45 seconds, not every man got his full shot. That said, it should be acknowledged that I helped us avoid the 100+ burpee buy in from Pep

ANNOUNCEMENTS: Go enjoy Chunks’ meat next weekend.

COT: Prayers and celebration for the birth of a granddaughter for Papa Bear, and prayers for the health of our brothers.