Hey Guys Where’s Black Lung

Date: 2026-04-10 AO: Handsomizer Q: SalPal , PAX: Spinal Tap, Old Maid, SalPal, Black Lung FNGs: None COUNT: 4 CONDITIONS: Delightful
WARMUP: Mosey to school
THE THANG: Pullups, Burpees, Merkins, Iron Mikes
MOLESKINE: Black Lung went on a wild goose chase to come find us.
ANNOUNCEMENTS: Manly Mile, Murph, Summer Series, Check Slack
COT: For this world we live in.
PLAYLIST: The pained grunts of men.

Atlantis

Date: 2026-04-09 AO: Atlantis Q: Puzzlah , Pole Dancer PAX: Pole Dancer, DintyMoore, SalPal, Toothless, Puzzlah, Squid (Boise, ID) FNGs: None COUNT: 7 CONDITIONS: Pristine
WARMUP: Dynamic
THE THANG: Our AOQ Pole Dancer set the stage with a taxing Dora of 50 Burpees, 100 Big Bois, 150 Merkins, 200 squats and 250 step-ups. Partners ran about 300 yards from the Pizza Hut around the parking lot. Woof. What a send off!
We then travelled down to the lower lot because what is Atlantis without some games.
The two former AOQs and the new AOQ teamed up to compete in a 3 v 3 tic tac toe game. 3 burpee buy-in Sprint 40 yards to the tic tac toe board Sprint back Next man up.
Non-running pax continued on a Thor ladder of 1 BBSU – 4 American Hammers (2-8, 3-12, etc.).
While the AOQs took the first game, they were easily defeated by stealth gamesmanship from Toothless, DintyMoore, and Squid.
MOLESKINE: :clap::clap::clap: to Pole Dancer for his leadership at Atlantis. His warm, welcoming demeanor, killer taste in music, dynamic physical abilities, and possession of the best ugly mug collection in town made Atlantis the place I kept coming back to every week and the place I want to see thrive.
Come visit us Under the Sea. :trident:
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
COT: :heart:
PLAYLIST: What I put together but we didn’t use: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/1ifq7fO1hZWrf7ts5KOFMd?si=_rzi0sfGQ0SILAXk25zENw

Tortoise and Hair

Date: 2026-04-07 AO: Tortoise and Hair Q: Red Skull , PAX: Brown Slip, Crawlspace, Barney, Hipster, Right Said, Chunks, Pearl (Jonathan Halter), Wham-O, Red Skull, hambone, Decaf, SalPal, Young and Restless, Squid (Boise), Angry Bird, Groot, T-Bone, Turkey, Hot Topic, Cheese Wiz, Holy Water, Mater FNGs: None COUNT: 22 CONDITIONS: Perfect PR weather, 46 with a hint of a sunrise
WARMUP: Led by Cheese Wiz who took us through the standard pre-run activities
THE THANG: RUN!!!
MOLESKINE: We had five out of eight 4:13 Strong guys set a PR today, and 7 out of 8 finished below 30 mins. This is by far the fastest class we have had. Next week, everyone finishes sub 30!
ANNOUNCEMENTS: The Standing Strong Dinner is this Thursday. If you are interested in joining us, let me know. We have a few available seats.
Signing Day for this class will be Friday, 4/17. Make plans to enjoy the celebration and stick around for some lunch and fellowship. We will begin the ceremony at 11:30am.
COT: Prayers for strength, healing and guidance

Hooligans

Date: 2026-04-03 AO: Handsomizer Q: Puzzlah , Oatmeal PAX: Old Maid, Oatmeal, Puzzlah, Salami, SalPal, Freakonomics FNGs: None COUNT: 6 CONDITIONS: best time of year
WARMUP: wait for the q to arrive
THE THANG: We did a scrum – merkins – Bear crawls – Burpees
Lineouts: – star jumps – Broad jumps – Iron mikes
Then ran lines with the last man up mentality for about 15 minutes before getting into some gameplay
MOLESKINE:
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
COT:
PLAYLIST:

Atlantis

Date: 2026-04-02 AO: Atlantis Q: Subway , PAX: sooner, Puzzlah, SalPal, Pole Dancer, Subway FNGs: None COUNT: 5 CONDITIONS: beautiful spring morning
WARMUP: assorted stretching
THE THANG: Easter egg hunt w/ Passover Plagues
Eggs had either a workout (I.e. pushups); a plague (I.e. death of the first born – carrying the oldest sooner to the next egg); or candy (I.e. butterfingers)
All 30 eggs were found and accounted for.
MOLESKINE:
ANNOUNCEMENTS: to many- check slack
COT: enjoy the spring holidays and weather!
PLAYLIST: music.apple.com/us/playlist/run-2026/pl.u-V9D770kTBDlZb1

With a Little Luck . . .

Date: 2026-03-16 AO: westeros Q: Vector PAX: Pep, CubCadet, Chunks, Squatter, Spinal Tap, SalPal, DintyMoore, Papa Bear, Tim the Toolman FNGs: None COUNT: 10 YHC thought that today’s highly anticipated version of Weightsteros should celebrate tomorrow’s holiday, St. Patty’s Day :four_leaf_clover: with a theme about luck.
CONDITIONS: Cool but perfect.
WARMUP: SSH, LBAC, Overhead presses, Seal Claps, Moroccan Night Clubs, RLBACs, Squats, WMH and Good Mornings
THE THANG: #1 Lucky :four_leaf_clover:: PAX each draws a card. Lucky PAX has highest card and gets to wear the shamrock necklace and pick an exercise for the PAX to do while they run across the lot and back x 3.
#2 Unlucky :x: :four_leaf_clover:: Now the PAX with the lowest card goes, but has to do 5 burpees with each exercise lap
#3 Lucky #7 :four_leaf_clover: :seven:: Spinal Tap’s turn to go — same principle as #1
#4 L-U-C-K: 17 reps of Lunges Ultimate/Utilitarian/Ugh Burpees Crunches of the Lil’ Baby Variety Killer Squats
Mary to time.
MOLESKINE: In life, you’ll encounter good and bad luck — be prepared with the skills to handle both as leaders and men.
ANNOUNCEMENTS/COT: – Holy Smokers, Grow School, Etc. – check the Slack – Kudos to The Merchant for a successful murder mystery night that may have involved Tim the Toolman turning into a demon?? – Thanks to some lippy jib-jab from DintyMoore and Chunks, the Q made the PAX run a little sprint. Gotta get your movement tracker started I guess . . . – SalPal was the dreaded Lucky HIM as he picked blockees more than once. He’s practically on vacation anyway. – Prayers for Title Max’s daughter, those traveling, our Muslim community members, and our leaders – Pep was most excited about Tom Petty’s entry on the playlist, singing aloud and recalling its post-apocalyptic music video. – 110% coffeeteria as Title Max joined us at Dose for CubCadet’s favorite $17 coffee.
PLAYLIST: Get Lucky – Daft Punk Lucky Star – Madonna Good Luck Babe – Chappell Roan I Feel Lucky – Mary Chapin Carpenter Some Guys Have All the Luck – Rod Stewart You Got Lucky – Tom Petty With a Little Luck – Wings A Stroke of Luck – Garbage My Lucky Day – Bruce (for Papa Bear) Lucky – Britney Spears
:four_leaf_clover: wishing you much luck Vector

Grow School! Emotional Headlocking

Date: 2026-03-14 AO: 1stf Q: Derby PAX: Juicy J, Shakira, Piglet, Hair Band, SalPal, Puzzlah, Salami, Squatter FNGs: None COUNT: 9 CONDITIONS: Perfect!
WARMUP: SSH, BACs, BACBACs, WMH, Runners Stretch, PE Stretch
Credo, Mission Statement, 5 Core Principals (Burpees/Merkins)
THE THANG: Starting w/ Merkins PAX then carries weight ~25 yards and back then adds in the following exercise and repeats until they’ve added all 5 exercises into a set. Once complete PAX knocks out 25 WWII’s then starts back at the top.
10 Merkins 10 SB Rows 10 SB Squats 10 SB Curl w/ Overhead Press 10 SB Burpees
After completing 3 Sets of the above, half of PAX held Planks while the other half carried weight to/from Stage (2x)
Ended w/ 25 Merkins to ensure we hit our Merkin Madness Quota for the day.
MOLESKINE: Challenged PAX to find a moment to be intentional and check in with significant other or someone close to them. Goal is to listen and provide emotional support as needed. I’ve personally lagged in this department as I’ve fallen into the typical male trap of fixing not listening which was all my M needed in the end.
ANNOUNCEMENTS: Check Slack but to highlight a few: March Merkin Madness, f3nashville.slack.com/team/U06KPV4RRAT Murder Mystery, Chunks 50 Mile Relay, Wolfpack Holy Smokers, Juicy J Classic Downtown Marathon in the works
COT: Prayers for continued strength in relationships and f3nashville.slack.com/team/U020QR7192Q‘s EH discussion with PAX
PLAYLIST: Offspring Pandora!
Appreciate you all coming out to Bellevue and giving me the opportunity to lead! You all got after it today!
:horse_racing:

Grow School! Emotional Headlocking

Date: 2026-03-14 AO: pain-train Q: Derby PAX: Hair Band, Salami, SalPal, Shakira, Juicy J, Piglet, Puzzlah, Squatter FNGs: None COUNT: 9 CONDITIONS: Perfect!
WARMUP: SSH, BACs, BACBACs, WMH, Runners Stretch, PE Stretch
Credo, Mission Statement, 5 Core Principals (Burpees/Merkins)
THE THANG: Starting w/ Merkins PAX then carries weight ~25 yards and back then adds in the following exercise and repeats until they’ve added all 5 exercises into a set. Once complete PAX knocks out 25 WWII’s then starts back at the top.
10 Merkins 10 SB Rows 10 SB Squats 10 SB Curl w/ Overhead Press 10 SB Burpees
After completing 3 Sets of the above, half of PAX held Planks while the other half carried weight to/from Stage (2x)
Ended w/ 25 Merkins to ensure we hit our Merkin Madness Quota for the day.
MOLESKINE: Challenged PAX to find a moment to be intentional and check in with significant other or someone close to them. Goal is to listen and provide emotional support as needed. I’ve personally lagged in this department as I’ve fallen into the typical male trap of fixing not listening which was all my M needed in the end.
ANNOUNCEMENTS: Check Slack but to highlight a few: March Merkin Madness, The Merchant Murder Mystery, Chunks 50 Mile Relay, Wolfpack Holy Smokers, Juicy J Classic Downtown Marathon in the works
COT: Prayers for continued strength in relationships and Hair Band’s EH discussion with PAX
PLAYLIST: Offspring Pandora!
Appreciate you all coming out to Bellevue and giving me the opportunity to lead! You all got after it today!
:horse_racing:

Spring 2026

Date: 2026-03-12 AO: atlantis Q: Esposa PAX: Oatmeal, SalPal, Title Max, sooner, Subway, Pole Dancer FNGs: None COUNT: 7 the perfect number CONDITIONS: Windy
WARMUP: Broga/dynamic movement
THE THANG: 4 Corners Mental Health Lap MHL Corner 1 Thursters Corner 2 25 Merkins Corner 3 50 American Hammers Corner 4 25 drop squats
MHL 2 1 25 Tricep extension 2 25 Merkins 3 50 Freddy Mercs 4 25 Walk Lunge ?
MHL 3 Oatmeal can’t shoot 1 25 curls for the girls 2 25 merkins 3 25 V ups 4 25 iron Mike/ Apollo onos
MHL 2 1 Man Makers 25 2 25 merkins 3 50 moutain climbers 4 sumo squats 50
Those who brought block did not do 5 merkins. 5 more just for fun and 10 merkins to end it. #merkin madness complete 120 friends
MOLESKINE: Title Max reversed engineered alien power steering go a rocket. Seville has Morrish architecture
ANNOUNCEMENTS: Grow School 6am Bellevue, The Merchant murder mystery. Impossible mile Focker , plank April Grape
COT: SalPal travels and prayers for baby Aurora Title Max
PLAYLIST: mumble Chatter

Run #1

Date: 2026-03-10 AO: tortoise-and-hare Q: Red Skull PAX: Right Said, Crawlspace, Chunks, Pearl (Jonathan Halter), SalPal, Barney, Young and Restless, Decaf, Angry Bird, FNG 1, FNG 2, FNG 3, FNG 4, FNG 5, FNG 6, FNG 7, FNG 8 FNGs: 8 FNG 1, FNG 2, FNG 3, FNG 4, FNG 5, FNG 6, FNG 7, FNG 8 COUNT: 18 CONDITIONS: Dark, damp and perfect running temps
WARMUP: Standard pre-run warm-up: SSH, Squats, IWs, Stretches, WMHs
THE THANG: Find a partner who knows the course and RUN!!! This is one of the faster classes that we have seen in a while. The fastest time was 24:30 and the slowest time was 37:40. It looks like we will have a lot of time for post-run burpees with this class!
ANNOUNCEMENTS: The annual 4:13 Strong fundraising dinner will be on Thursday, April 9, 6p-8p. There is an F3 tables so if you would like to attend, let me know and I will get you registered.
COT: Prayers for focus and the ability to identify and overcome distractions and obstacles.