Hump Day Heroes

AO: titan
Q: Goose
PAX: Tim the Toolman, preacherman, Crawlspace, Pep, Natural Ice, Spinal Tap, Chunks, Sherlock
FNGs: None
COUNT: 9
CONDITIONS: soggy

WARMUP: Willie mays hays, forward fold, arm stretches, cherry pickers

THE THANG:
-Dora: 300 squats/ incline merkins while partner laps Parthenon.
-Lap of lunges around Parthenon.
-Dora: 300 SSH while partner takes a lap.
-50 step ups OYO
-50 crunches OYO
-50 call raises OYO
-20 flutter kicks in cadence

ANNOUNCEMENTS:
AOQ school next weekend. Contact Toothless for details.

COT: moment of silence and focus on 3 daily gratitudes.

Compounding (Pain)terest

AO: handsomizer
Q: Patty
PAX: Chunks, Black Lung, Roadrunner, Cuban Missile, Spinal Tap, Wedding Singer, Salami, Natural Ice, Freakonomics, Spear, Patty, Achilles, Los Tigres, Pharmacist
FNGs: None
COUNT: 14
CONDITIONS: Crisp

WARMUP: SSH (20)
Cherry Pickers (15)
Good Mornings
Willie Mays Hayes
LBAC forward/backward
Runners Stretch

Unorganized bear crawl, crab walk
Merkins (10)

THE THANG:
Stairs
Burpees
Squats
Incline Merkins
Lunges
WWI’s
Run the loop and repeat. Started with 1 rep and doubled each time until 32.

ANNOUNCEMENTS:

Earning Your Right to Walk Upright

AO: titan
Q: Hair Band
PAX: Spinal Tap, Tim the Toolman, Sherlock, Young and Restless, Schnauzer, Pep, DintyMoore, Firefox, Papa Bear
FNGs: None
COUNT: 10
CONDITIONS: chilly and damp

WARMUP:
50 SSHs
5min Hair Band Mary
Mosey around lawn

THE THANG:
Starting from statue area on west side of parthenon:
Round 1
Lunge down 4 benches
Bear crawl back
Broad jump 4 benches
Bear crawl back
Sprint to each bench for 10 burpees a pop
Bear crawl back

Round 2
Reverse lunge 4 benches
Crawl bear back
Inch worm (with or without pushup, mod as necessary) 4 benches
Crawl bear back
Bernie to each bench for 10 burpees a pop
Crawl bear back

MOLESKINE:
DintyMoore talks a lot of smack

ANNOUNCEMENTS:
Chiliteria this Sunday Oct 20th at Shelby Bottoms (see main channel for deets)
Mid Tennessee Tussle! Nov 9, sign up sheets and info come out today
AOQ Grow School! Nov 16th, see main channel for details!

COT:
Prayers for health of families and friends, prayers for support of victims of Hurricanes Helene & Milton (please give to any of the orgs out there helping with relief like samaritans purse & red cross)

Thanks Tim the Toolman for having me out this morning! Had a great time leading

Rock on,

Hair Band

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.

CruelHall gets Handsome!

AO: cruelhall
Q: Freakonomics
PAX: Donkey Hammer, EZ-Go, Pedialyte, Matador, Mistah Mistah, Works for a Guy, Old Maid, Natural Ice, Spinal Tap, Cuban Missile, Freakonomics, Fortran
FNGs: None
COUNT: 12
CONDITIONS: dark and cool

WARMUP: SSH, Low and Slow Squats and Merkins, Little Baby Arm Circles, Willie Mays Hays and Good Mornings

THE THANG:
Handsomizer men on one line, CruelHall men on the other. Run to the center, 10 reps 2-man clap pushups. lunge back. Repeat 5 times for 50 push up reps total.

Start with 12 reps each of five exercises. Bicep curl (coupon), overhead press (coupon), overhead tricep extension (coupon), rows or pull-ups, squats (2 count). Run around the covered area, repeat with 11 reps. Run, repeat with 10, etc. Your Q got down to 7 reps.

Six minutes of Mary – somehow the most low-ab exercises I’ve ever done.

ANNOUNCEMENTS:
Nashville Chili Cookoff is coming up. Check 2ndf and with Natural Ice for details.
COT:
Old Maid family sickness and stress for mrs.
Pedialyte’s sister is expecting her second child at any moment!

Penalty burpees for no HC and burpees for no Merchant show

AO: titan
Q: Pep
PAX: Midwife, preacherman, Right Said, caprate, DintyMoore, Sherlock, Firefox, Young and Restless, SalPal, Salami, Spinal Tap
FNGs: None
COUNT: 12
CONDITIONS:
cool. comfortable fall day

WARMUP:
burpee penalty:
– each pax with no HC 10 burpees
– all pax 10 burpees for Merchant
run the square

THE THANG:
Dora at the playground:
– 100 pull ups
– 200 windshield wipers
– 300 firehydrants
7’s at the hill: burpees + hand release merkins

ANNOUNCEMENTS:
– pain lab: Salpal led on Saturday mornings in North Nashville
– chili event:
First Annual F3 Chili Cook Off!
Wolfpack is on Q and leading the charge.

When: October 20th. 1-3pm
Who: PAX, M, and 2.0s!
Where: Riverview Pavilion Shelby Park
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COT:
– prayer for Midwife in his job search

Because It’s My Destiny To Be The . . .

AO: westeros
Q: Vector
PAX: Grape, DintyMoore, Chunks, Pop-A-Lock, SalPal, Spinal Tap, Sherlock, Right Said, Pep, Young and Restless, Hedwig
FNGs: None
COUNT: 12
Conjuring up this week’s theme, I felt we all needed a little bit of a push to make us better, because as “the kids” say, “No PAIN, no gain.”

CONDITIONS: Painfully pleasant, start of autumn, gloomy morning

WARMUP: To start the pain, we did W-O-R for the duration of Depeche Mode’s extended remix of “A Pain That I Am Used To.”
30 SSH, 30 LBAC, 30 Air Presses, 30 RLBAC, 30 Squats.

To reflect the missing HCs from the PAX, the group had to do 9 burpees. Then we repeated the above until end of song . . . 8 minutes later.

PLAYLIST:
A Pain That I Am Used To – Depeche Mode
King of Pain – The Police
Pain Lies on the Riverside – Live
Joy and Pain – Rob Base & DJ EZ Rock
Do You Really Want to Hurt Me? – Culture Club
Pain – De La Sol (f. Snoop Dogg)
Hurts So Good – John Cougar
Sucker for Pain – Lil Wayne, Wiz Khalifa & Imagine Dragons
Everybody Hurts – R.E.M.

THE THANG:
PAIN #1: 50 reps of
Prisoner squats
Ass Kickers
Imperial Walkers
Normal Julgarian Split Squats (“Free Julgaria!”)
Then sprint up and down hill.
Repeat.

PAIN #2: 50 reps of
Plank Jacks
Alabama Prom Dates
Incline Merkins
Normal LBCs
Sprint the hill.
Repeat.

Mosey to Startex for Mary where a grand time was had by all

ANNOUNCEMENTS: Brewsday Tuesday this week – Check the Slack

COT: Prayers for Chunks on the passing of his grandmother and SalPal as his wife navigates restarting work life. Was fantastic to have SalPal back out, as his special brand of saltiness fit the theme perfectly . . . Thankful as always for all of the HIM who push me and each other to be better. SYITG, Vec

DEATH BY BURPEES

AO: handsomizer
Q: Natural Ice
PAX: caprate, Cuban Missile, Spinal Tap, Strutter, Freakonomics, Natural Ice, Shotz
FNGs: None
COUNT: 7
CONDITIONS: Rainy in the best way “You Only Get Wet Once”

WARMUP: SSH, Merkins, Stretching

THE THANG: – – Death by Burpees – –

YHC ran a 1 minute timer and every minute we performed 5 burpees. In between burpees a “resting” exercise was called to give a “break” between sets. Pax performed lunges, bear crawls, LT Dans, and various forms of merry.

Pax made it through 36 sets for a total of 180 burpees but felt called to beat the record I set at greenmachine last year. A final 21 were tagged at the end bringing the total count to 201 burpees.

MOLESKINE: – “My Body Hurts” Spinal Tap

ANNOUNCEMENTS:

Chili Cook Off – Oct 20th 1-3 pm – bring your 2.0s and Ms
Wolfpack is on Q – more details tbd

AOQ Grow School – October 12th 6 am to 8 am at stonewall
Hair Band on Q

COT: Lifted Prayer

The Standard

AO: thestronghold
Q: Chunks
PAX: Dan and Dave, Salami, hambone, Schnauzer, Young and Restless, Hair Band, Pole Dancer, Dan Tanna, Shocker (Mark Holmes), toga, Skeet, Spinal Tap, Grape, Right Said, Natural Ice, caprate, Red Skull, C Sharp, Snapper, DreamCast, Old McDonald, Coon Skin, Slash, Pearl, Vera Wang, Big Country, Old G, Humble Boxer, The Raptor(Miami), Zorro, Speedway, Filet O Fish, Ten Pack,, Big Bird
FNGs: 1 Big Bird
COUNT: 36
CONDITIONS: Pleasant

WARMUP: No warm up. Gave a 5 min warning to do some stretching.

THE THANG:

Circle up and partner up 1:1 F3 – 4:13
Welcome with Disclaimer and the standard: Push yourself

Then explain that during the workout the F3 & 4:13 men are to get to know each other with the F3 man prepared to give the 4:13 man a nickname at the end of the workout.

Right Said recited the Mission of F3.

Then we run in two lines with the F3 man on the left and his partner to his right. The partners sprint to the front as a team when I call out Front. We ran a mile around the campus, Train caused a little pivot to get the whole mile

At 1 mile we stopped and did a set of BOMBS starting at 5 and each exercise increasing the reps by 5 to 25 Squats. Then I talked briefly about how Mental Toughness is perishable. Just because you finished mental toughness week doesn’t mean it lasts forever, you must requalify every day.

Then we ran again following the same method I yelled Front and then stopped for another set of BOMBS starting at 5. Then talked briefly about 1 second decisions. Between now and the end of the 40 days they will have to make a lot of 1 second decisions. It only takes one of those to lose everything. You must gain control of your mind when all you want to do is quit. Cause at some point you will want to quit.

Ran back to start ex with a detour out onto foster ave and around the corner following the same method for a final set of BOMBS starting at 5. Then talked briefly on Performing without Motivation. Right now you have a purpose to finish the 40 days, but there will be times when you don’t have an easy goal like that and you have to Perform without Motivation, you just have to do it. Use these next 40 days to gain control of your mind and body. All these men here and the others that will take this journey with you want to see you succeed and win. But it’s not given without work. This program will push you, but will also support you. Take advantage of this opportunity, forget about your past and live in the present.

Circled up for the naming ceremony. The PAX did not disappoint with some good names this class.

We had and FNG that Red Skull named Big Bird.

Thanks to everyone that came out and the atlantis men.

Always an honor to lead you men.

Strength and Honor,
Chunks

COT: C Sharp asked to lead the closing prayer in the ball of Man.

Simple workout

AO: westeros
Q: Pep
PAX: Vector, bluemule, Right Said, Young and Restless, Spinal Tap, DintyMoore, Natural Ice, Tim the Toolman, Sherlock, Hacker
FNGs: None
COUNT: 11
CONDITIONS:
Cool fall morning

WARMUP:
– run around school
– seal claps
– imperial walkers
– hillbillies
– Good mornings
– Willie mays Hayes

THE THANG:

dora:
100 – pull ups
200 – windshield wipers
300 – fire hydrants

ANNOUNCEMENTS:
Upcoming chili cook off: if you want to volunteer contact Natural Ice or Wolfpack

COT:
Gratitude for right said’s surgery going well
Pep work
Dinty Moore: tough administrative situation at work