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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.

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PSL Hill Work

AO: titan
Q: Natural Ice
PAX: Pep, Crawlspace, Young and Restless, Spinal Tap, Salami, caprate, Black Lung, Papa Bear, Old Maid, Right Said, Dirtbag, Tim the Toolman, preacherman, Dragon Spark, Sherlock, Sharkbait, For Closure
FNGs: 1 For Closure
COUNT: 18
CONDITIONS: Perfectly Pleasant

WARMUP: 30 SSH (I am just going to keep pushing that number up, because everyone starts to stop at 20), Little Baby Arm Circles, OHP, Seal Claps, Light Stretching

THE THANG: Hill Work
Pax Partnered Up. While partner 1 made the loop up and down the hill, partner 2 performed an exercise from the list provided by YHC. Upon returning, partner one performed the same exercise until both completed. Rinse and repeat all the way down the list.

Exercises in order:
**Plank Jacks**
**Up-Downs*
**Mountain Climbers**
**Plank to Push-Up**
**Kraken Burpees**
**Imperial Walkers**
**Nolan Ryans**

**Squats** –
**Peter Parkers*
**Inch Worms**
**Crunches**
**E2K**

Pax performed WW1s as we waited on the six.

We ended with Sprints, because 95% of people over the age of 30 will never sprint again.

Sharkbait clocked 2 miles of total running

MOLESKINE: We have 85 days left of pumpkin spice season. Enjoy it while you can.

ANNOUNCEMENTS:
Mens Group with YHC and Spinal Tap kicking off tonight 7:30 at the Ice Haus.
Wednesday 911 Convergence at the state capitol steps 5:30 launch
SATURDAY 10 year anniversary at Stone wall 6:00 am launch

COT: Prayers for travel and Right Said upcoming surgery

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Boat Body – Pontoon Rock

AO: bomber
Q: Natural Ice
PAX: Cream Cheese, Dirtbag, Tim the Toolman, CubCadet, Crawlspace, Marcus Wilcock (Homer), Black Lung, McAfee, Papa Bear, Hedwig, Firefox, Skeet, Spinal Tap, Linus, Strings, Tater, Dirtbag
FNGs: 1 Dirtbag
COUNT: 16
CONDITIONS: Felt like the last Friday of Summer

WARMUP: SSH, Merkins, Squats, Arm Circle, Air Press, M Night Clubs,

THE THANG: 3 mile mosey with periodic merkins and core

We took off for a mosey and as we hit the trail, Robert Frost’s words echoed in my mind – two paths diverged in a yellow wood. But unlike the poet, there was no luxury of contemplation. With the last shirtless weekend of summer calling I ditched my plan and pushed the PAX through the 3 mile loop around McCabe.

Three miles of sweat and glory lay ahead, punctuated by surprise stops for merkins and core-busters. The Playlist? Pure pontoon rock – think yacht rock’s rowdier country cousin. As we pushed through, letting the six catch up at each pit stop, we sculpted our summer bodies with every step.

MOLESKINE: No one was planning on running that far, and everyone pushed through it! Do Hard Things

ANNOUNCEMENTS: Big shout out to Strings and Marcus Wilcock (Homer) joining us down range from the UK, and also Linus from Tacoma WA!

growruck.com/event/gte-55/ is Sept 20-22 if you can make a last minute trip across the pond

COT: Prayers were lifted!

Thank you men of bomber and DintyMoore for inviting me to lead. It was great to come back to the original AO where I first joined F3 4 years ago!

:naturalice:

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Bust a Move

AO: handsomizer
Q: Old Maid
PAX: Spinal Tap, Rocket Mortgage, Freakonomics, Strutter, caprate, Dragon Spark, Natural Ice, Cuban Missile, Old Maid, Young and Restless, Donkey Hammer, Patty
FNGs: None
COUNT: 12
CONDITIONS:
Clear, blue, and 22

WARMUP:
Good mornings OYO
Hamstring stretches
Willie Mays OYO
SSH

THE THANG:
Non-stop fun paired with some glorious tunes.

1. Squats – Flower by Moby
2. Mosey to stairs- You Make My Dreams (Come True) by Hall & Oats (3:11)
3. Low Plank, Merkins, Side Planks, more
Merkins — I Love Rock N’ Roll by Joan Jett
4. Stair run (x3) – Watch Your Step by Ted Hawkins
5. Bear Crawls, Tricep Dips, Mosey to turf –
Bust a Move by Young MC
6. Circle Burp (Up Downs) – The Spark by
Kabin Crew
7. SSH, Mosey – Fire In My Soul – Tom
Staar Remix
8. Bicycle Crunches, WWls, American
Hammers — Gas Pedal Dave Audé Remix
9. Frog Jumps, Flying Nuns (Lunge walk with little baby arm circles) – Come and Get Your Love by Redbone
10. Merkins low and slow, Planks – End of the Line by Traveling Wilburys

MOLESKINE:

ANNOUNCEMENTS:

– Convergence w/ Detention coming up soon
– Natural Ice is looking for 2ndf suggestions
– Something else I can’t remember

COT:
– Prayers for those training for half and full marathons
– Prayers for injuries and recovery

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Handsomizer 8/16/24

AO: handsomizer
Q: Salami
PAX: Spinal Tap, Patty, Old Maid, Natural Ice, Rocket Mortgage, El Pollo Loco, Goofy, Wedding Singer
FNGs: None
COUNT: 9
CONDITIONS: A touch cooler than lately

WARMUP:
Motivators from 7
Mosey around the stadium
Karaokes
Butt kickers
High knees
Arrive back at grass
Jane fondas IC 10 each leg

THE THANG:
10 merks
16 Freddie Mercurys
10 diamond merks
16 plank jacks
10 wide merks
16 mountain climbers
ALL IC

Run to side of stadium and back

10 drop n chops (squat, left knee up, squat, right knee up = 1 rep)
16 leg lifts
10 Peter Parkers
16 WWIs
10 squats
16 V-ups
ALL IC

Stair run

30 SSH IC
30 Moroccan night clubs IC
20 Supermans IC
20 AL prom dates IC
10 burpees

Run through parking lot and back
10 8ct body builders

2 mins of Mary

MOLESKINE:

ANNOUNCEMENTS:
Wedding Singer F3 disc golf @ Crockett Park 0600 Saturday 8/17
Natural Ice wants more ideas for 2nd F shindigs
8/21/24 convergence at III Pillars

COT: Wedding Singer reminds us to be present for our kids/loved ones while they are around
Keep Blueliner in your thoughts and prayers, stop by if you can. Bring stogies

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Summer Is Over!

AO: titan
Q: Grape
PAX: Tim the Toolman, Spinal Tap, Good Morning America, Pep, Old Maid, bluemule, Right Said, Crawlspace
FNGs: None
COUNT: 9
CONDITIONS: warm, yet cool

WARMUP: SSH, LBAC F and R, Michael Phelps

THE THANG: 12 reps per grade, run after finishing a grade, escalator on exercises (i.e. 2nd grade is exercises for 1st and 2nd), wait for 6 after run (attempt to increase mumble chatter)

1- SSH
2- Ukrainian Hammers
3- Merkins
4- mountain climbers
5- E2K (LBC)
6- Reverse lunges
7- IYT
8- squats
9- Original burpees
10- V ups
11- E2K (Peter Parker)
12- Reverse burpees

MOLESKINE: lots of talk about smoking today

ANNOUNCEMENTS: meet at iiiPillars next week instead of Titan!

COT: prayers for patience

:grapes:

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Queen of the Stairs

AO: handsomizer
Q: Grape
PAX: Strutter, Focker, Spinal Tap, Natural Ice, Freakonomics, bluemule, Patty, Salami, caprate, Old Maid
FNGs: None
COUNT: 11
CONDITIONS: wonderful, especially with the sounds of Freddie Mercury in the background

WARMUP: 52 SSH, 13 LBAC F, 13 LBAC R, 13 OH Press, 13 Seal Claps, mosey to the bottom of the stairs

THE THANG: deck of death!
Aces and faces- stair run with a burpee
Hearts- Merkins
Spades- squats
Clubs- WW1’s
Diamonds- Dry docks

MOLESKINE: do you guys remember doing anything other than running the stairs? I don’t feel like my body even registered doing any merkins or squats. Agreed with the positive feedback that having some stationary work provides for good mumble chatter. Even though my knee really hurt by the end, was able to finish strong thanks to being pushed by some of y’all. Good work out there.

ANNOUNCEMENTS: check slack, things seem a little slow?

COT: Patty is getting married on 9/8, prayers for his friend Tom, Salami is one step closer to selling his place in Cali, Natty and Spinal Tap are starting a men’s Bible study…and I may have missed one more

:grapes:

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I Hate Math

AO: westeros
Q: CubCadet
PAX: Tim the Toolman, Red Skull, Pep, Vector, Hedwig, Spinal Tap, Sherlock, Natural Ice
FNGs: None
COUNT: 9
CONDITIONS: Sweat thru the shirt during warmups

WARMUP: 6 pax carried 1 picnic table to the corner just because. Then last man up mosey almost to the school, turn around back to corner. Standard warmups (SSH, WMH, GM, LBAS, Squats, etc).

THE THANG:
– Pax lined up youngest to oldest (math), counted off by 3s to make teams. .
– Three teams of 3 going for max reps of exercises with movements up / down hill (to port-a-potty as marker).
– Pax A does dips at top while Pax B jogs down to Pax C who was doing BBSU at bottom. Pax B tags out Pax C who Bernies up to tag out Pax A…continue for 13 minutes. Change exercises to Merkins at top, squats at bottom for 13 more minutes.
– Team of Spinal Tap Vector and Hedwig won, 1532 to 1403 to 1252. (lots of math). Their prize was to run with medicine ball to stairs and back to flag (conspicuously missing due to bluemule “software update”)
– Rest of pax moved picnic table back then did dealer’s choice Mary, before winning team joined us.

MOLESKINE: Mental challenge was keeping track of the numbers in the song titles. All songs had numbers in title. Vector missed at least one, which means the Q won :face_with_rolling_eyes:
– Fifteen, 1000 Nights, Summer of 69, 100 Years, 3 AM, 57 Channels, 1979, 50 Ways to Leave Your Lover, Positively 4th Street, 25 or 6 to 4, 365 = 3677 (last math)

ANNOUNCEMENTS: Vector is back. We missed you. Though westeros is not technically the most RESPECTed AO in Nashville, you do the math. Pep has a theory he will share about us old people. He’ll share.

COT: Prayers for a good week of leadership and fellowship. Hedwig and his wife having big tests for 2.0. Thanks for the chance to lead.

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Double Nickel Next Level

AO: detention
Q: Wedding Singer
PAX: Spinal Tap, Winona, Deep State, Topanga, Focker, Average Size, EZ-Go, Accounts Receivable, Donkey Hammer, Movin On Up, Works for a Guy, Wedding Singer
FNGs: None
COUNT: 12
CONDITIONS: No Rain!

WARMUP:
Disclaimer
Core Principles
Mission Statement
Credo

SSH x 55
T-Ups x 5 each side

THE THANG:
Mosey to shed for coupons

11 Blockees
Lap

11 Blockees
22 4-count Flutters
Lap

11 Blockees
22 4-count Flutters
33 Thrusters
Lap

11 Blockees
22 4-count Flutters
33 Thrusters
44 Block Curls
Lap

11 Blockees
22 4-count Flutters
33 Thrusters
44 Block Curls
55 Derkins
Lap

Ladder down as time allows
I think some PAX were motivated to surpass the bar set by Movin On Up when I led this first iteration on my 55th birthday on May 31st. I think he and a few others Works for a Guy Deep State EZ-Go and maybe more got through about 3 rungs back down the ladder before time was called. Strong work to all!

Store coupons (at least those that we didn’t crush to powder on our bare hands!

Mosey to wall for a short minute of Balls to the Wall

Final 2 minutes spent introducing folks at detention to the fun that is Guantanamo. Clearly a PAX favorite from all the mumblechatter as we made a full circuit.

MOLESKINE:
YHC would encourage everyone to take a few minutes to read the cliff/spark note about last week’s State of the Nation broadcast, or watch the full recording (even on fast speed if you’d like!)

F3 is a leadership organization, and we need to keep that at the front of our minds as continue to encourage, support and push each other. It’s not just about sweating together on the gloom, but it is about striving to become better HIM for each other, our families and community.

ANNOUNCEMENTS:
Free F3 Brentwood half marathon on 11/9. Hit up Ponzi for details

COT:
Thanks to Deep State for the kind invitation to join y’all, and thanks for welcoming me! I look forward to coming back again soon.

Stay strong and keep singing
Wedding Singer

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SKA is not only a musical genre…. it’s a lifestyle

AO: handsomizer
Q: Natural Ice
PAX: Freakonomics, Salami, Blueliner, Cuban Missile, Strutter, BCG (F3 Harrisburg PA), Detective Pikachu, Red Skull, Spinal Tap, Old Maid, Natural Ice
FNGs: None
COUNT: 11
The majority of my musical teenage taste was focused on Rock and pretentiously seeking out Indie music. However my punk rock friends and Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 2 added a little SKA flavor to my Youth. After seeing this https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A4nKY1QfWvg about Bart SKA-mpson, I felt inspired to dig into the genre and torture the PAX with my findings.

CONDITIONS: Amazing Sunrise

WARMUP:
Mosey to the Stairs. PAX was informed that is the SKA man started yelling “Get it Up Get it Up Get it Up” we would have to stop what we are doing and run up the stairs…… spoiler alert that happened a few times.

SSH, LBAC, Seal Claps, Moroccan Night Clubs, OHP, Merkins
SKANKING – SKA version of an imperial walker – arms are more loose and your kind of hoping. Its a SKA thing…

THE THANG:
Stair Run Race in pairs
Crossed soccer field with 2 lunges and a burpee broad jump, returned by SKANKing
Stair Run
Short 1 minute tabata – Reverse Lunges, Merkins
Stair Run
Bear Crawl down the soccer Field
Stair Run
Slow Alabama Prom Dates, Freddy Merks and Supermans
Stair Run, and second stair run to get the speaker 🙂

MOLESKINE: Its ok to like Bad Music, Dont Yuk the Their Yum

ANNOUNCEMENTS:
www.nashvillesc.com/geodispark/events/5k July 8th at 7pm here at the Handsomizer location

Hunger Games Round 3 – BBQ and Board Games July 12 at 7pm at the Ice Haus

August 2nd Detective Pikachu is moving and needs your help. Beer and Pizza to be provided

COT: Praise for Detective Pikachu M getting a job at higher than asking salary

Cafe Prius

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