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Impossible is nothing.

AO: the_eddy
Q: Wolfpack
PAX: Roadkill, Sooie, Stubs, Legos, Pitmaster, FLO, Dr. Seuss
FNGs: 1 Dr. Seuss
COUNT: 8
CONDITIONS: annnnnd it’s cold.

WARMUP: nope.

THE THANG: Ruck to the meadow then up to the blue trail.

MOLESKINE: welcome FNG Dr.Seuss to the group! Will we have a cat in a hat join us on a ruck sometime soon!?

Siri lots of good vibes from the Eddy WARNER PAX for the new baby!!!

ANNOUNCEMENTS: Tussle, Night Moves, Convergences.

COT: “Impossible is just a big word thrown around by small men who find it easier to live in the world they’ve been given than to explore the power they have to change it.” Go make things happen for yourself guys, it’s your world. Impossible is nothing!

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B-Day Beatdown

AO: pain-train
Q: G-string
PAX: Timber, The Banker, Chili Dip, Cheeks, Half Lyfe, FLO, Wolfpack, Hooters, Sooie
FNGs: None
COUNT: 10
CONDITIONS: Warm and muggy

WARMUP:
– SSH
– Slow Squats
– Groin and hamstring stretches
– BACs-BackBACs-Seal Claps-Overhead presses
– Mosey to grab coupons and then mosey about halfway to the 9 square
– Mission, Core Principles and credo with 5 floor-to-ceilings, thrusters, rows, squats, and swings

THE THANG:
Thang 1:
4 Rounds Hero Style
– 21 Block Swings
– 11 Pull-ups
– Run to the cones and back

Thang 2:
Tiny Tussle. Perform the four stations at your own pace. AMRAP 15 minutes. Mosey the longs and Burpee broad jump the shorts
– 25 Merkins
– 25 Row Mornings
– 25 Iron Mikes (2-is-1)
– 25 Big Boys

Mosey back with enough time for two rounds of Ring of Fire Merkins and a short stretch.

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40 Minutes of Growth

AO: the-knoll
Q: Malibu
PAX: El Capitan, Gold Digger, Half Lyfe, Malibu, morning stār, Pebbles, Roadkill, Sooie, The Banker, Timber, Bumblebee
FNGs: None
COUNT: 11
CONDITIONS:
Fantastic, high 60s and clear.

WARMUP:
SSH, Imperial walker, slow Mericans+Squats, stretching OYO

THE THANG:
40 minute AMRAP:
60 seconds each, dealer’s choice of:
1) Upper body
2) Mary
3) Lower body
4) Run
5) Rest
Completed 7 rounds.

MOLESKINE:
Importance of community and having a group to grow together- F3 has been an anchor for me and I have reflected a lot on how much that’s helped me these past few years. Time spent- no matter the duration- pushing yourself in a community of others who want to grow is a thing worth having. Greatly appreciate the company in the gloom to grow and get stronger together!

ANNOUNCEMENTS: Tussle is a few months out- reach out if there’s other interest in a Knoll Team!

COT: prayers lifted up for work and family, that we can better love and serve those around us.

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Rolling Dice

AO: the-knoll
Q: Half Lyfe
PAX: Pebbles, AAA, Gold Digger, El Capitan, morning stār, G-string, Sooie, The Banker, Timber, Roadkill, Étouffée, Wolfpack, Derby, Ex-Pat, Link (2.0), BumbleBee (2.0), 0
FNGs: 1 0
COUNT: 16
CONDITIONS: Perfect 57 Degs. Loving it!

WARMUP: Mosey to stop sign w/ high knees, butt kickers, politicians (watch out for car!), Karaoke and back to playground.

THE THANG: 2 Rounds of rolling 3 dice for exercise and reps.

Round 1: 2 Larger Dice are multiplied for reps.
1= Jump Squats with Calf Raise
2= IYT Superman
3= Iron Mikes
4= WW2’s
5= Dips
6= Merkins

Round 2: Larger dice are added for reps.
1=Burpees
2= Step Ups
3= Swing Rows/Pull Ups
4=Single Leg Squat Sits
5=Modified Mountain Climber
6= Plank Jack with Plank Twist

Ended with Plank/Pull up Circle finished 1 round.

MOLESKINE: “We aren’t just thrown on this earth like dice tossed across a table. We are lovingly placed here for a purpose.” Charles Swindoll

ANNOUNCEMENTS: CSAUP, 31 Mile Ruck, Tussle, NAHT…Check Slack for details.

COT: Count off, name-o-rama, Prayers offered, coffee and chocolate milk. Thank you all for your attendance and allowing me to lead. I appreciate these mornings with all of you.

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Rucking Legend

AO: the_eddy
Q: Sooie
PAX: Wolfpack, Siri, Choo Choo, FLO, Grape, Legos, Roadkill, Sooie, Stubs, Lady Liberty
FNGs: None
COUNT: 10
CONDITIONS: *michael fassbender “Perfection” gif

WARMUP:
“let’s go ahead and do 20 burpees”
*silence
“j/k lol. Let’s get the ruck out of here!”
*relieved laughter

THE THANG:
Proverbs 24:5-6
A wise man is full of strength,
and a man of knowledge enhances his might,
for by wise guidance you can wage your war,
and in abundance of counselors there is victory.

A lovely 2.29 mile trek beginning on the blue trail and finishing on the old roadway loop. Excellent mumblechatter throughout. T-Claps to Roadkill ‘s rum buffer! No one lagged, no one lacked. The total trek went 5 past our 06:15 target.

I propose that we end promptly at 0615 wherever we’re at on the trail. We’ll all just walk back to our cars together.

MOLESKINE:
Reflected in Proverbs 24:5-6. Encouraged PAX to face their daily battles together.

ANNOUNCEMENTS:
CSAUP 50
30 mile ruck sometime/somewhere Choo Choo
Wolfpack / Siri in search of an architect to join their houses together via glass skywalk

COT:
Prayers requested and offered.

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Detour Ahead

AO: the_eddy
Q: Stubs
PAX: Chunks, Lady Liberty, SalPal, Half Lyfe, Stubs, Pitmaster, Squatter, Legos, Sooie, Natural Ice, Gecko, Salami, Siri, Choo Choo, Grape, DintyMoore, Wolfpack, FLO
FNGs: None
COUNT: 18
CONDITIONS: sticky

WARMUP: none

THE THANG: a slightly longer ruck than initially planned.

MOLESKINE: “Perhaps some detours aren’t detours at all. Perhaps they are actually THE Path” – Katherine Wolf

A fitting quote for the official kick off of the Eddy.
Much like life we encountered some detours this morning.

Thank to everyone who joined us today to officially launch The Eddy
Apologies for going 8 mins over.

ANNOUNCEMENTS: 50 mile CSAUP coming up
F3 dads event in October
As always check slack

COT: prayers and coffee

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Ten, 3 times

AO: the-knoll
Q: morning stār
PAX: Pebbles, Ex-Pat, Lady Liberty, morning stār, Sooie, Legos, Stubs, Sparrow, Bumble Bee (2.0 and Q)
FNGs: None
COUNT: 9
CONDITIONS: moist and foggy

WARMUP: SSH, low slow squats, willie mays hayes

THE THANG:
3 rounds of a 10 down ladder:
– merkins, dips, SSH
– squats, lunches, SSH
– crunches, leg raises

There was a mosie thrown in there and 5 burpies and group mary at the end with bear crawling (Bumble bee’s moleskin was “never bear crawl in that black stuff”)

MOLESKINE: very cool to see Bumble bee continue to practice his leadership.

ANNOUNCEMENTS: check slack

COT: ended with prayer, and trust on 3.

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F3 Pokémon Adventure

AO: pain-train
Q: Natural Ice
PAX: Siri, Wolfpack, Juicy J (JBowman), El Capitan, Pitmaster, G-string, Sooie, Derby, FLO, The Banker, Motorola, Cheeks, Roadkill, Half Lyfe, Timber, Natural Ice, sideswipe
FNGs: None
COUNT: 17
CONDITIONS: Incredible

WARMUP: We kicked off with the usual Warm-O-Rama

SSH, Merkins, Squats, Arm burn out of ArmCircles, Seal Claps, OHP, and Moroccan Nigh Clubs

THE THANG: We started the Q just like every other day. But hold up—I couldn’t contain my furry—I hit pause on the hype and switched gears. Surprise, fellas! The Pokémon Theme Song blasted through the airwaves, and we were off on a totally unexpected journey through Kanto! (Yeah, I’m that guy.)

After getting hyped, we grabbed our Pokéball coupons (cinder blocks) and made our first big decision: choose our starter Pokémon. Pax chose Squirtle (I was pretty disappointed), but we demolished our rival using Tackle (Blockie Block Burpees) over and over. He didn’t stand a chance.

With Pallet Town behind us, we grabbed our coupons and moseyed into the wild. We encountered a Caterpie—and how do we catch it? 8-count Body Builders with a block, of course.

We trained hard and crushed Brock’s gym with Cinder Block Curls and more Blockie Burpees to claim that first badge. Tackle for the Win

Next, we hit up Lavender Town, where we got a little creepy with Ghastly and his ghostly minions. We didn’t stand a chance with WW1s and Block Lunges, but the grind was real.

Then, we hustled to Cerulean City for the Misty showdown—but first we trained. Squats, Dips, and Incline Merkins powered us through. We got that badge and still had time for some LBCs to round out our Pokémon experience.

Throughout the whole journey, we ran a 3/4-mile mosey with our coupons in tow and hit multiple sets of Blockies, Curls, LBCs, Squats, Dips, Incline Merkins, and Derkins as well as a bunch of things as needed.

Great work by all the PAX— it was an absolute grind, and you crushed it. The Pokémon journey may have been a troll surprise, but we’re all stronger for it. Onward to the next adventure, Trainers!

ANNOUNCEMENTS: Night Movies at 7 pm this Thursday kicking off at the TN State Map

Bellevue is crushing it!
Thank you again for the opportunity to lead!

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Fun and Games Part 1

AO: the-knoll
Q: Stubs
PAX: Étouffée, AAA, Derby, El Capitan, Gold Digger, Half Lyfe, Malibu, morning stār, Papa Bear, Pebbles, Sooie, Sparrow, Stubs, Tebow, Judge 2.0, Bumblebee 2.0, creek runner 2.0, Bookeorm2..0
FNGs: None
COUNT: 18
CONDITIONS: A beautiful 65 degrees with light fog

WARMUP:
15x SSH
12x Bacs
12x BacsBacs
12x Overhead press
10x slow squats
Willie Mays Hays OYO
Mosey to stop sign and back

THE THANG:
Baseball (30 Minutes/4x around bases)
5 teams
1B merkins
2B Squats
3B American Hammers
Home plate – Hold Squat
Runners as timers
MOT rounds 1 and 2 bear crawl from home to 2nd (approx 40yrds)
MOT rounds 3 and 4 politician around bases (approx 80yrds)

Head back to playground for epic round of Mary with 20 sided dice roll to determine # of reps.
Got through 16 pax with various exercises and many high rolls but thankfully only 5 burpees

MOLESKINE:
In this time of transition back to school etc take time to slow down and really enjoy the moments with family. For those who start next week Enjoy these last days of summer with family
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
Check slack
The Monday Morning Ruck (the eddy) official kickoff 8/18
COT: prayed us out. Praise for sparrows family on finalizing adoption

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Happy Birthday Cheeks!

AO: pain-train
Q: G-string
PAX: Cheeks, Siri, Timber, FLO, Motorola, Shakira, Sooie, Derby, Half Lyfe
FNGs: None
COUNT: 10
CONDITIONS:
Cooler than yesterday

WARMUP:
– 31 SSH
– Mosey to the coupons
– Walking lunges with the coupons
– BACs/back BACs
– swings
– Overhead carry

THE THANG: AMRAPs all day
Round 1 – 10 minutes
– 10 block thrusters
– 15 curls
– 15 swings
– 15 block merkins
– Burpee broad jump

Round 2 – 10 minutes
– 15 rows
– 20 chest press
– 20 flutter kicks
– 15 big boys
– Sprint

Round 3 – 8 minutes
– 10 reverse lunges
– 10 get ups
– 10 Burpees over block
– Bear crawl

Finisher
– 30 merkins
– 30 curls
– 30 goblet squats (didn’t get to these)

MOLESKINE:
“Trash in, trash out”
I love horror podcasts. It’s my guilty pleasure. I was listening to one the other day with my kids in the car, and I realized the insane amount of profanity in it. I generally try not to curse, and I definitely don’t want it in front of my kids, so why is it okay for me to listen to? We make excuses for letting these little things in because we can handle it or ignore it or look past it, but, in reality, it is affecting us.
Think about it this way. If you were presented with a fudgey, gooey, chocolate chip filled brownie, but you knew three of those chocolate chips were actually poop, would you still eat it? No! So why do that with our media consumption? Why choose the thing we know goes against our values? I’m going to cut down on any explicit material (music, podcasts, etc.) whenever possible. We can’t protect ourselves and our children from everything, but we can stop some things from unnecessarily entering their lives.

ANNOUNCEMENTS:
None

COT:
Siri for work stress and new baby on the way
Cheeks on his birthday