Burnout

AO: pain-train
Q: Timber
PAX: G-string, Half Lyfe, Pitmaster, Siri, Stubs, Timber
FNGs: None
COUNT: 6
CONDITIONS: 50 degrees

WARMUP: SSH, slow burpees, runner’s lunge stretch (covered core principles, mission, credo)

THE THANG: Run 2.1 loop with a burnout exercise every 5 minutes. Exercises: inverted rows (AMRAP until you have to pause), squat jumps/iron mikes (AMRAP in 1 minute), merkins (AMRAP until you have to pause), lunges for ~100 yards, burpees (AMRAP for 30 sec) right into continuous broad jumps (for 30 seconds)

MOLESKINE: I enjoyed the fellowship on the run; burpees into broad jumps for 1 minute burns; Pitmaster executed a flawless lift of G-string’s gigantic stone (still in the back of his truck from Thursday’s the-knoll beatdown) before departure

ANNOUNCEMENTS: no-noise-november still ongoing

COT: Arnold Schwarzenegger one said that the most important rep in a workout was the last one. Push until you don’t think you can get another rep, and then get one more. May we continue pushing ourselves (sometimes modifying down, sometimes up) to keep getting better.

Thanks for the push this morning!
-Timber

Old Reliable

AO: atlantis
Q: Young Pawn
PAX: Toothless, Siri
FNGs: None
COUNT: 3
CONDITIONS: Nippy with a few rain drops

WARMUP: GMs, Imperial Walkers, Hillbillies, low and slow squats, pitcher stretch

THANG 1 Circle of Savings :man-lifting-weights:
Circled up with our coupons and each picked an exercise for his station. Rotated through stations while one pax ran a lap, rotated each time the runner returned.

THANG 2 Pawn’s Game :black_joker:
PAX wait with SSHs while one runs a lap and then draws a 2 card blackjack hand. He then counts cadence for that exercise. Score determines the reps, high suit determines the exercise.
:diamonds:: Merkins
:spades:: LBCs
:clubs:: Squats
:hearts:: Burpees
Toothless came out strong by drawing a blackjack of hearts as the first hand which meant 21 burpees – and lots of mumblechatter. 🂾🂱

Closed with a few minutes of stretching.

ANNOUNCEMENTS: Grow School Saturday morning at stonewall and various Thanksgiving day events in the works, stay tuned.

COT: It’s been a hard long summer and one that hasn’t seen me posting very often. I know I need to do things: (1) go back to doing the things that strengthen me like sleeping, praying, and working out. And (2) ask for help. I tried to demonstrate both in this BD with two thangs I’ve led before and I know work well and by asking other PAX to help lead. What do you know you need to do but have been letting slip? Join me in getting back on track.

KISS (Keep it Simple Stupid)

AO: the-knoll
Q: G-string
PAX: Stubs, AAA, Pebbles, Timber, morning stār, El Capitan, Sooie, Ex-Pat, Siri, Papa Bear, Sparrow, Bumblebee, the Judge, Rubix
FNGs: None
COUNT: 16
CONDITIONS: Cool and damp

WARMUP:
– SSH
– Seal Claps
– Overhead Press
– Mission and Credo while stretching
– High Plank with 5 merkins for each of the 5 core principles

THE THANG:
– Brief run to the far stop sign with stops
– 10 Burpees
– Politician two houses
– 10 Iron Mikes
– Karaoke two houses
– Wounded Bear Crawl
MAIN THANG: Partner up for a DORA
– 100 Pullups
– 200 Bulgarian Split Squats
– 30 yard Bear-crawl
– One partner crawls while the other does reps. Alternate bear-crawl and crawl-bear

Count the number of sets each pair took to complete the work (35 total). 7 PAX over the HC count (thought it was 8 because I didn’t count the 2.0 HC).
Set out to finish with 8 sets of:
– 35 merkins
– Hill Sprint

T-Claps to Timber, Pebbles, and AAA for completing six sets.

MOLESKINE:
I tried for a long while to come up with a super involved workout that would have taken as much time to explain as it would to do. But then I remembered to just keep it simple. Do lots of just a few exercises, and it’ll work. Sometimes I get so bogged down in the details that I forget simplicity. How often things go better if we do them the straightforward way.
Also, we often say to “modify as necessary,” with the thought of modifying down, but what about modifying up? How often do we challenge ourselves and really try hard? Today I wore a weight vest to challenge myself a bit more, and it was brutal! I felt like it was my first workout all over again. Seek out challenges when they are available.

ANNOUNCEMENTS:
none

COT:
-Thankful for our veterans

The Gauntlet

AO: pain-train
Q: Wolfpack
PAX: Siri, Cheeks, Sooie, Timber, G-string, Pitmaster, Stubs
FNGs: None
COUNT: 8
CONDITIONS: Little mist in the air. Perfect to hit the gauntlet.

WARMUP: SSH, BAC, BACBACs, SC, OP, WMH

THE THANG: THE GAUNTLET!

Timer set to 30 minutes

Cones set out all 10-20 yards apart. Performed an exercise at each cone and movement between cones as listed below:
– Walk
– Squat
– Mosey
– Merkin
– Mosey
– Crunch frog
– Mosey
– Burpee
– Mosey
– Coupon suitcase carry
– Bear crawl
– Sprint
– REPEAT

Started with 1 Rep and increased reps by one each lap.

Ended with 5 minutes of breathing and Yoga

MOLESKINE:
Tclaps to G-string and Timber for completing 16 LAPS! That’s 136 reps of squats, merkins, crunchies and burpees. Phew!!

Tclaps to all the PAX who came out and pushed today!

ANNOUNCEMENTS: tussle coming. Volunteers needed.

No Noise November has begun. Grab an accountability partner and tone down the electronic use and tone up self reflection.

COT: Reminder to all PAX that to get stronger you have to add reps. Don’t be afraid to push yourself!

Not the Gauntlet

AO: pain-train
Q: Wolfpack
PAX: Siri, Stubs, Sparrow
FNGs: None
COUNT: 4
CONDITIONS: Anyone have the remote to hit Pause?

WARMUP: SSH, LIW, WMH, BAC, BACBACs

THE THANG:
Tabata: 30 seconds on/20 seconds rest. 4 exercises, 2 rounds then run.

Round1:
– Pull ups
– Squats
– Coupon Rows
– Piccolis
– Lap around park

Round2:
– Pulls ups
– Lunges
– Coupon presses
– Box jumps
– Lap around park

Round 3
– Pulls ups
– Jump Squats
– Coupon curls
– Jump Squats
– Agility/Speed work

Mary: 2 rounds of
– 20 crunches
– 20 heel taps
– 10 Mountain Summits

MOLESKINE:
Holding on to The Gauntlet workout until we have a bigger group :slightly_smiling_face:

ANNOUNCEMENTS:

COT: I’ve switched my tactics on teaching Link to clean up the living room to two mantras “What do you notice and what action is needed? Don’t put it down, put it away.” It’s helped a lot in keeping things clean, but I’ve also realized the importance of applying this to everyday emotional tasks as well. Encouragement to all PAX to take the time to ask yourself, “What do I notice in my life? What is working, what isn’t? And what actions do I need to take to stay on the right path?” also… when something comes up, let’s not put it down and out of sight… let’s figure out what we need to do with those emotions and put them away in the right spot.

Dore-a

AO: westeros
Q: DintyMoore
PAX: caprate, CubCadet, Grape, Hedwig, Pep, Salami, Siri, Spinal Tap, Tim the Toolman, Vector, Young and Restless, FinePrint
FNGs: None
COUNT: 13
CONDITIONS: Smelled like victory

WARMUP:
25 SSHs
5 Five-count deep lunge
5 Five-count Willy Mays
25 SSHs

THE THANG:
Mosey to bridge
Dora – part 1
100 merkins – partner 1 runs across bridge then starts merkins, partner 2 does pushups then runs when he reaches other side, confirm total count then run back across bridge while partner 2 continues merkins, repeat until you reach 100. 4-6 total

Mosey from 100 to base of love circle and plank for 6

Dora – part 2
200 lunges – each leg
Partner 1 lunges while partner 2 runs the circle

Plank for 6 when done

Dora – part 3
Top of Love Circle
300 Alabama Prom Dates
150 each partner

Mosey back to Shovel Fla -er, I mean Start X w/ stops along the way to wait for the six.

MOLESKINE:
Congrats to Vanderbilt on the biggest upset and their programs history. It was nice to see First Bank without one of their goal posts. We also were able to rile up the neighborhood a little bit with our Vanderbilt centric playlist.

ANNOUNCEMENTS:
Chili Cook Off coming at you. 2.0 and M friendly at Shelby Park.

Pain Lab :petri_dish: :test_tube: :lab_coat: making some noise on Saturdays at Northwest Nashville YMCA.

COT:
Prayers for Western NC flood relief/recovery. Prayers for Middle East tensions and intentions.
Prayers for Young and Restless celebrating 18 years of marriage and hopes for a family.

Go Back to Go Forward

AO: atlantis
Q: Puzzlah
PAX: Pole Dancer, Schnauzer, Toothless, Siri, Tea Party, Strutter
FNGs: None
COUNT: 7
CONDITIONS: Foggy under the sea, but beautiful stars in the sky

WARMUP:
SSHx15
Arm Circuit
Some good ole fashioned stretching before moseying down to England Park

Shout out to Tea Party, Pole Dancer, and Schnauzer for getting lost with me in the Nations for the pre-party for 2+ miles.

THE THANG:
Sprint 50 m, Yves Pull (run backwards 25) all the way down the street.
At each backwards stop, complete 15 of each exercise (one exercise per lap):
T- Tuck Jumps
O- Os and Xs
W- Worst Merkins (Wide, Regular, Diamond)
N- Nolan Ryans

Moseyed back under the sea and tried to make Rattlin Bog a thing–except hold a plank for the song and do alternating shoulder taps at each level.
Finished with some Elbows to Knees to get to 6:15.

2 miles run total according to my Strava.

MOLESKINE:
This week (Tuesday) marked the 15th anniversary of my move from Boston to Nashville–not knowing anyone, no money, and no real plans. I also moved into a new house over the weekend. Boy, how times have changed. In that reflective mood, we discussed where we were in 2009 and some of the challenges we faced before and where we are now.

ANNOUNCEMENTS:
Check out T-shirt link in -f3-nashville-general

COT: Let’s help Sirifind a new job. Connections welcome. For all the partners, especially parents out there to remember to find space for one another, and for safe travels.

There and Back again

AO: pain-train
Q: G-string
PAX: Cheeks, FLO, Timber, Wolfpack, Siri, Pitmaster, AAA, @Stubbs
FNGs: None
COUNT: 9
CONDITIONS:
Balmy and beautiful

WARMUP:
– Good mornings
– Slow Squats
– Seal Claps
– BACs
– BackBACs
– Shoulder Press
– Michael Phelps
– Mosey to the Coupons then complete the lap

THE THANG:
Cones spaced out about 15 yards
Start on one end.
– 40 Merkins
– Lt. Dan’s Magic Legs (coupon) to cone
– 20 Monkey Humpers
– Lt. Dan’s Magic Legs (coupon) back to start
– 40 Coupon Rows
– Bearcrawl to cone
– 20 Monkey Humpers
– Bearcrawl to start
Rinse and repeat for 30, 20, and 10 reps.

Thang 2:
Teams of three
– Dora for the team
– 150 merkins
– 150 rows
– Then the three coupons must be moved to the far cones. One pax carries one coupon while the other two wheelbarrow.

Finished with four minutes of Mary.

MOLESKINE:
I am anticipating the loss of my great-grandmother any minute. She was given two days to live four days ago, and every time my phone buzzes, I tense up. I am dreading a call that I know will come which is stealing my joy and wearing me out.
Grani would never stand for this. She used to say “Live for the punchline.” By that, she meant find the joy and the story in everything that happens. I shouldn’t allow this fear of pain cause me to suffer more. It can’t cripple me.
Instead, I suggest we should look to the past with gratitude and toward the future with hope. It isn’t criminal to mourn, but we have to remember joy.

ANNOUNCEMENTS:
There will be a chili cookoff some time in October

COT:
It was a heavy morning. Prayers were offered up and we grew in fellowship.

Thank you for the honor of leading you gentlemen this morning.

F3 Nashville 10th Anniversary Workout

AO: stonewall
Q: princessaurora
PAX: Chunks, moneyshot, DintyMoore, Grape, Black Lung, Focker, hambone, Strutter, Midwife, floppydisk, FLO, Young and Restless, Works for a Guy, Vector, Hi-Viz, osha, Natural Ice, Toothless, Right Said, McAfee, Michelin Man, Spinal Tap, caprate, Siri, Dewey, Cowboy, Zelenskyy, Salami, EZ-Go, sooner, Splitter, Jason Callen (Deep Dish), Pep, Wolfpack, Skinny Pop
FNGs: 1 Skinny Pop
COUNT: 36
36 PAX posted at the birthplace of F3 Nashville to celebrate 10 years of making better men.

WARMUP:

Medium mosey to Soccer Field for COP, all x 10
– SSH
– WMH
– LBAC F
– MNC
– LBAC R
– Groiners
– Newtons Cradle

Quick mosey to Sunnyside Mansion to show them that we’re all Men from U.N.C.L.E. This phase of the workout honors Jesse “Uncle” Wilker who flew in from Charlotte, NC to teach a handful of us about F3 and prep us for launch approximately 3650 days ago.

Partner up. With P1 running a lap around Sunnyside Mansion, P2 performs reps of the following exercises until they reach 100 cumulative for each.
– Uneven Merkins (aka Staggered Merkins)
– Newton’s Cradle (2 is 1)
– Carolina Dry Docks
– Lunges (1 is 1)
– Elbows to Knees (alternating sides every 10 reps or so)

Abs of choice while waiting for six.

Mosey to Tennis Courts

Line up along court #1 doubles sideline for some shuttle runs. PAX perform 10 jump squats followed by a shuttle run to center service line, court #2 doubles sideline, court #2 center service line, and court #2 far doubles sideline. Drop one rep and repeat all the way down to 1 Jump Squat and a shuttle.

Sticking around the courts, PAX circled up for everybody’s favorite jerk, Jack Webb: Merkins and Air Presses in a 1:4 ratio. We took this one all the way up to 10:40, and everyone LOVED it.

Mosey to Sunnyside Hill

Lining up with previous partner at the base of the hill, P1 performed LBCs while P2 sprinted up to the flag. RnR x 3.

Since we didn’t get here alone, one last AYG with everybody together up the hill before a mosey back to the startex.

2MOM
– Boxcutters x 10
– Crunchy Frogs x 10 (missed you t-cell)

One ten-second good morning to close things out!

COT/BOM

MOLESKINE:
It was truly an honor to lead this workout. I had no idea what the heck I was getting into 10 years ago, but I’m glad I didn’t let that stop me. Really grateful for the all the men that have stepped up to lead along the way. Whether it’s been as a workout Q, an AOQ, or a position at the regional level, you are making me and countless others better for it. I don’t take that for granted. Nor should you.

Can’t wait to see what the next decade holds!

Also, a special thanks to all of you who brought coffee, baked goods, and other refreshments for extended coffeeteria. What a great way to end!

BULLHORN:
Prayers for job changes, job searches, ailments, and recoveries.
f3gear.com/products/f3-nashville-10th-anniversary-pre-order-september-2024! Deadline to orders yours is 10/5.

PA out.

Loose Caboose… Pain Train Style

AO: pain-train
Q: Wolfpack
PAX: FLO, Wolfpack, Cheeks, The Banker, Siri, G-string
FNGs: None
COUNT: 6
CONDITIONS: I love the rain.

WARMUP: SSH, BAC, BACBAC, WMH, Mosey to stage

THE THANG:
Loose caboose pain-train style…
10 cones were set in varying distances around the 1/5 mile track around the park.

PAX carried Coupons (1-54lbs, 2-25lbs, 2-35lbs, 2-35 lbs, 2-20lbs, caboose sprints to cone with no Coupon) from cone to cone, stopping at each cone to perform 1 Burpee and 10 reps of an exercises, switching exercises every 6 cones. In total we did:

– 3/5 miles of Coupon Carries (3 laps)
– 30 Burpees
– 60 Coupon Shoulder Presses
– 60 Merkins
– 60 Coupon Bent Over Rows
– 120 Coupon Goblet Squats

MARY:
10x Leg raises
10x Crunch frogs
10x American hammers

MOLESKINE: The little half 20lbs coupons were the worse… my fingers are feeling it.

ANNOUNCEMENTS: 10th anniversary f3 Nashville tomorrow at Sever Park. Clowncar leaving from pain-train at 5:30am tomorrow morning.

COT: Led PAX on a 5 minute gratitude and meditation exercise. Namaste brothers :pray: