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.

Over the Hill and Through the Wood

AO: the_eddy
Q: FLO
PAX: Stubs, Roadkill, Motorola, Half Lyfe, Hooters, Legos
FNGs: None
COUNT: 7
CONDITIONS:

Frigid

WARMUP:

No time.

THE THANG:

Hungry Hawk up to Connector Trail and back down. Toured DeMoss cemetery on descent. Hooters was our personal Bellevue historian.

MOLESKINE:

“The ultimate measure of a man is not where he stands in moments of comfort and convenience, but where he stands at times of challenge and controversy”

– Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

A person’s true character, courage, and integrity are revealed not when things are easy, but when they face hardship, adversity, and tough moral choices, often requiring sacrifice and standing up for what’s right even when it’s unpopular.

ANNOUNCEMENTS:

Check Slack. Please update your profile to include emergency contact information (I.C.E)

COT:

Moment of silence for prayers said and unsaid.

FloJoe consumed. N64 nostalgia discussed.

Have a great week!

FLO

Clean Up

AO: pain-train
Q: Siri
PAX: Derby, Wolfpack, El Capitan, Stubs, Cheeks, FLO, Shakira, Roadkill, Juicy J
FNGs: None
COUNT: 10
CONDITIONS:

Nippy

WARMUP:

Side straddle hops

THE THANG:

First Half
20 seconds on 10 seconds off
2 10-minute sets rotating through 5 stations:
Set 1
Burpees
Iron mikes
Jump squats
Mountain climbers
Curtsey Lunges
Set 2
Crunches
Flutter kicks
V-ups
J-los
Marching Plank

Second Half
Partner up, grab a trash bag, a pick up trash around the park. Keep these AOs clean, and give back to the community.

MOLESKINE:

Shakira said it best: sometimes it takes someone else’s perspective to reveal the true nature of things.

ANNOUNCEMENTS:

LeanPAX ongoing

COT:

Eddy Ruck

AO: the_eddy
Q: Juicy J , Juicy J, Legos, Wolfpack, Half Lyfe, Motorola, Roadkill, Stubs
PAX: Legos, Wolfpack, Half Lyfe, Motorola, Roadkill, Stubs, Juicy J
FNGs: None
COUNT: 7
CONDITIONS: only 23 degrees

WARMUP: none

THE THANG: 2.5 mile rucking around Edwin Warner Park

MOLESKINE: The importance of Fasting and how great it is for your body. A lot easier than expected.

ANNOUNCEMENTS: LeanPax and Holy Smokers coming up

COT: Lift up Wolfpack, Juicy, and Lego’s friends in prayer. Prayer to close us out. 1-2-3 LEAD!

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.

Easiest EMOM Ever (E3)

AO: the-knoll
Q: Sooie
PAX: Pebbles, Étouffée, AAA, Sparrow, Malibu, Roadkill, Sooie, Legos, Stubs
FNGs: None
COUNT: 9
CONDITIONS: 50 degrees beneath a waning gibbous moon.

WARMUP:
– Imperial Walkers 8x (why 8?!? No idea)
– Good Mornings 5x
– 10x in cadence of each: BAC, BBAC, Shoulder Tap, overhead clap, seal clap, Moroccan night clubs, over head press, scissor chops
– Scorpions
– Hill sprints/mosey 3x at 50/75/100% effort

THE THANG:
E3: Every minute in the minute 3 exercises, 1 rep each.
– pull-up with 5 count descent
– Plyo merkin 5 count descent
– Squat broad jump 5 count descent
Repeat 30x

Mary:
Leg lifts
American hammers
Plank

MOLESKINE:
Cultivate intentionality whenever you can.

T-claps to Étouffée and Pebbles for showing up early for a pre-EMOM EMOM with sandbags!

ANNOUNCEMENTS:
leanpax

COT:
Prayers, coffee, and catch-up!

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.

What do you mean “I’m not allowed to make you guys do burpees?!”

AO: the_eddy
Q: SalPal
PAX: Pitmaster, FLO, Motorola, Siri, Half Lyfe, Roadkill
FNGs: None
COUNT: 7
CONDITIONS: Still pissed about the no burpees bit.

WARMUP:

THE THANG: Rucked offroad to paved. ~48 minutes.

MOLESKINE: Pope Benedict XVI / Joseph Cardinal Ratzinger: “The world offers you comfort, but you were not made for comfort. You were made for greatness.” F3 is also not made for comfort. Reflect today on the ways you can, with God’s grace, translate daily personal excellence in F3 to greatness elsewhere.

ANNOUNCEMENTS: Christmas Eve beatdown, NYD convergence, check slack for details.

COT: Prayers for health, travel, hosting, Siri / Stubs and family health.

Feeling Smoked

AO: pain-train
Q: Stubs
PAX: Roadkill, FLO, Derby, Juicy J, Stubs, Shakira
FNGs: None
COUNT: 6
CONDITIONS: chilly with a a crisp breeze

WARMUP:
SSH x15
BACs x15
BACBACs x 15
Low slow squats x10
Slow mercs x 5
WMH oyo
Mosey to get coupons

THE THANG:
Part 1
4 stations
1. Bent over Rows with coupon
2. squats with coupons
3. Dips
4. Decline mercs

Timer ran around playground track with sandbag. Rotate upon return.
Did 3 rounds of this

Part 2
4 stations
1. Dead lift with sandbag
2. LBCs
3. Step ups
4. incline mercs

Timer farmer carry coupons on path inside playground

Only able to get 1 round in

Mosey to return coupons.

Ended with 90 seconds of plank

MOLESKINE:
A small act of kindness goes a long way. It can be infectious
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
Insane Train officially launches at red caboose on Wednesday Jan 7th and every Wednesday thereafter.

COT:
Prayers and Coffee…thx FLO for the floejoe

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: