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The Sign

AO: titan
Q: DintyMoore
PAX: Firefox, bluemule, Chunks, Right Said, Blueprint, Tim the Toolman, Black Lung, Crawlspace, CubCadet, DintyMoore, Pep, Puzzlah, Sherlock, Spinal Tap, Good Morning America, Aquaman
FNGs: None
COUNT: 16
CONDITIONS: clear and crisp

WARMUP: led by AOQ until 5:32
SSHs
L/S Squats
Inchworm
Mosey to Parthenon entrance

THE THANG:
Thing 1 –
10 rounds – Lap between each set
4 Burpees
8 Merkins
12 Squats
16 Mountain Climbers
20 SSHs

Thing 2 –
Mosey Merkin Complex x 10 stops
Push-up and shoulder tap (each side)
Push-up and knee tap (each side)
Push-up and toe touch (each side)
Push-up and swinging toe touch (each side)
Push-up (Mike Tyson)
Push-up (Inchworm into Squat)

MOLESKINE:
90s R&B still slaps
https://open.spotify.com/playlist/0VN5TfkYmFJniqM769jg0U?si=NuBB4CRVTV2q1UNRzrL4AQ&pi=u-oOucSGBSQsGI

ANNOUNCEMENTS:
The time is here to support 4:13 Strong with workouts each Tuesday (run) and Thursday (beatdown) at #stronghold

COT: Silent Meditation for 30 seconds

Up Next : Right Said

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Filipino Friday

AO: bomber
Q: Firefox
PAX: Vector, Tim the Toolman, Crawlspace, CubCadet, Sherlock, Wet Wipes, Puzzlah, Pep, DintyMoore, Right Said
FNGs: None
COUNT: 11
CONDITIONS: Calm before the Snow

Having returned from 2.5 weeks in the Philippines, YHC queued up a playlist of Filipino/Filipino-American artists, equipped the PAX with 25lb bags of rice and led the mosey to the upper parking lot.

WARMUP:
20x SSH
15x FLBAC
15x RLBAC
15x Air Presses
15x Filipino Night Clubs

THE THANG:
Part 1: PAX split up into 2 groups of 5, each with a bag of rice. Groups did an indigenous peoples’ run around the parking lot, passing the bag of rice back to the last person, who would run it back to the front. In my group’s case, the pass was more of a toss. 2 laps around the lot.

Part 2: PAX split up into 4 groups of 2 or 3. Laying on the ground, PAX did a WWI to grab the bag of rice in front of them and then pass it back to partner, then getting up to reposition on the ground behind their partner to receive the bag of rice again. We did this down half the length of the parking lot and then did the reverse back to the starting point.

Part 3: In the same groups, 1 PAX held a plank while the other run the length of the parking lot, holding the bag of rice over their head. Second time through, we run half the length of the parking lot.

Part 4: Mosey down to the playground. PAX had to answer questions about the Philippines. We did reps of an exercise related to the answer. If anyone in the group could answer within a specified margin of error, 5 penalty burpees would be waived.

– 117 mountain climbers for the ~117 million people who live in the Philippines (+ five penalty burpees)
– 76 flutter kicks for the over 7600 islands in the Philippines (+ five penalty burpees)
– 124 plank jacks for the 124 islands in the Hundred Islands (at low tide) (+ five penalty burpees)
– 15 pull-ups (times 2 sets) for the 15 million people that live in Metro Manila
– 16 hanging leg lifts for the 16 Tennessees it would take to make up the population of the Philippines (+ five penalty burpees)
– 64 fire hydrants for the 64″ average height of Filipino men
– 61 dips for the 61 foot length of the longest recorded whale shark (+ five penalty burpees)
– 48 kick throughs for the differential between today’s low temperature and the low temperature in Manila

MOLESKINE: No bags of rice were harmed during this Q.
Also, YHC introduced “One More Thing” after Count-o-rama and Name-o-rama. Each PAX shared a word or sentence of gratitude to kick the day off on a positive and thankful note.

Also, also, our tunes were highjacked when my younger decided that 6am was a great time to be playing Chappell Roan on my Spotify account. Actual playlist below.

ANNOUNCEMENTS: Leanpax

COT:
– Safety for all those traveling and/or affected by fires and winter weather
– Many thanks to DintyMoore for his leadership as AOQ for the last year and change

It was an honor and pleasure leading y’all today!

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Start leanpax

AO: westeros
Q: Pep
PAX: Vector, CubCadet, Hair Band, Grape, Young and Restless, Puzzlah, Salami, Black Lung, SalPal, Michelin Man, The Merchant, Tim the Toolman, DintyMoore, Blueprint, sooner, bluemule, Sherlock, Boomerang
FNGs: None
COUNT: 19
CONDITIONS:
Cold.
Did I already say cold?

WARMUP:
– imperial walkers
– Hillbillies
– Good mornings

THE THANG:
-trivia pep guardiola theme
– hold plank till right answer is called
– pax with right answer tells us how many burpees to do

– Dora:
– Timer : run the circle at the school drop off
– 100: pull ups
– 200: windshield wipers
– 300: fire hydrants

ANNOUNCEMENTS:
– JUICE day (?in place of brews day)
– Leanpax (bagels are processed food)
– Aoq bootcamp (coming quarterly)

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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