Pain Train is back baby!!

AO: offthebooks
Q: Wolfpack
PAX: The Banker, Siri, Merchant, G-string (Eli Kresta), Three Stooges, Sooie
FNGs: None
COUNT: 7
CONDITIONS: Little chilly, but clear and comfortable.

WARMUP: Jumped on the train and moseyed to the incredibly well lit and large church parking lot across the street. SSH, BACs, BAC BACs, Overhead Claps, Imperial Walkers, WMHs

THE THANG: Run to a location, perform Tabata exercises (90 second work/45 second rest)

Red Caboose
– Merkins
– Spiccoli’s

Amphitheater
– Wall Sits
– Burpees (jump up onto stage at the top and back down)

Gazebo
– Dips
– Incline Merkins

Playground
– Skullcrushers
– Pull Ups
– Step Ups

Red Caboose Field
– LBCs
– Plank
– Merkin Ring of Fire

MOLESKINE: Incredible to see the desire and support for growth in the Bellevue area… next 7 weeks Q’s are scheduled! Three Stooges bounced quickly so didn’t make it in the pic, but can confirm he was there! Sooie christened the caboose by accidentally dropping smashing his Nalgene into the ground in a sheer demonstration of Bellevue strength and power.

ANNOUNCEMENTS: Plankril Day 5. F3 Huntsville is converging on Franklin AO Armada tomorrow morning. Ping G-String for details if you’re able to head down and show some support for our Franklin brothers.

COT: Reminder to PAX to seek out ways to be inspired and in turn seek opportunities to inspire others. Loving kindness and good vibes for all prayers.

3, 2, 1…let’s count!

AO: atlantis
Q: Grape
PAX: Three Stooges, Cable News, Sally, Right Said, Puzzlah
FNGs: None
COUNT: 6
CONDITIONS: cold, but not cold enough for sleeves

WARMUP:
Quick run around the parking lot to warm up my arms (@Sally reminded me that’s not how it works)
20 SSH
10 Imperial Walkers
10 Hillbillies
10 LBAC F
10 LBAC R
10 OH Claps
10 Seal Claps
10 Moroccan Night Clubs

THE THANG:
Let’s count animals!
1 Bear Crawl around the parking lot
2 minutes of Monkey humpers (this was much harder than I was expecting)
3 sets of 3×3 inchworm merkins
4 sets of 4 crunchy frogs

Mosey to the bigger parking lot

Let’s count down!
Dora 3-2-1
300 Squats
200 Merkins
100 BBSU’s
50 Burpees (I don’t think any group finished this)
Runner was going to the second tree and back

Mosey back to startex for Mary

MOLESKINE: super proud of the guys working hard. Was worried about Cable News for a bit, but like a true HIM he powered through! Also loved when Puzzlah would say “sweet” in a high pitched voice every time I gave him the rep count in the Dora. Thanks for having me y’all!

ANNOUNCEMENTS: brewsday, plankpril, murder mile

COT: everyone shared an intention, including prayers for family members and friends who are battling cancer, high school decisions for Puzzlah, and work stuff for Sally

:grapes:

That’s One Mötley Crüe

AO: atlantis
Q: Pole Dancer
PAX: Toothless, Siri, Sally, Three Stooges, Hair Band, Puzzlah
FNGs: None
COUNT: 7
CONDITIONS: Warm and Dry

WARMUP: Mosey, Active Warmups, Stretching

THE THANG: Plyo-rama! Perform exercises 1 minute on, 1 minute rest (run around the parking lot, back to start)

– Merkins
– Alabama Prom Dates
– Star Jumps
– Dips
– WW1s
– Supermans
– Mountain Climbers
– Diamond Crunches
– Iron Mikes
– Plank
– Left Plank
– Right Plank
– Squats
– Leg Raises
– Burpees

Finished up with Mary set to Shout at the Devil

ANNOUNCEMENTS: Brewsday for St. Paddy’s with bluemule, convergence at the end of the month

COT: Prayers for strength and courage through difficult decisions at work across PAX and family, along with prayers for grieving friends and family in their time of need.

Playlist: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/0bWTsSkNEZxZciUu6Jp8TI?si=6764985c08774b09

Bench Warmers

AO: atlantis
Q: Firefox
PAX: Sally, Toothless, Pole Dancer, Three Stooges
FNGs: None
COUNT: 5
CONDITIONS: No complaints

WARMUP: Many thanks to Three Stooges and Sally who joined me for 10 minutes of mindful breathing/meditation prior to starting. From there, we did a short parking lot mosey and stretching.

THE THANG: Despite the 2 months of lead time, all my theme ideas were a bit half-baked; so, I went simple. 4 sets of exercises, each repeated 3 times.

Set 1: The Sequence plus Broad Jumps
– 40x Plank Jacks
– 30x Mountain Climbers
– 20x Merkins
– 20x FLBACs
– 20x BLBACs
– 20x Air Presses
– Broad Jump across the short dimension of the parking lot and back

Set 2: Time to ride the bench!
– Step-ups with knee raise
– Bulgarian split squats
– One-legged stands (from seated position, while holding one leg off the ground, use your other leg to raise yourself to standing)
First round we did 20 reps per leg, then 15 reps, then 10 reps.

Set 3: Keep the benches warm! 30 seconds on, 10 seconds off, rotating through the following:
– Bench flutters (with core engaged and seated on the ground facing the bench, hold one foot above the bench seat and the other below… then swap their positions)
– Decline mountain climbers (feet on bench seat, hands on ground)
– Copenhagen plank right side (PAX were encouraged to pick a modification that worked for them. Mine was with both feet on the bench, single forearm down on the ground, doing small knee crunches with my non-supporting leg)
– Copenhagen plank left side

Set 4: Did I forget to do any hollow body holds? 40sec on, 15 sec off… 3 times through. The last hold was challenging.
– Shoulder touch plank jacks
– Hollow Body Hold

MOLESKINE: This was my first time trying to incorporate meditation at both the beginning and end of a Q. Looking for feedback from the PAX (particularly Three Stooges and Sally, but definitely chime in Toothless and Pole Dancer) on how that went for you.

ANNOUNCEMENTS:
– Game Night 3/12
– Murder Mile

COT:
– Everyone shared.
– Everyone took 2 minutes of silence for prayer intentions, let their thoughts run their course, and then clear their minds.

Always an honor and privilege to lead, gentlemen!

Bring Your Own Kid Workout at The Knoll

AO: the-knoll
Q: Wolfpack , morning star, Sooie
PAX: Ex-Pat, El Capitan, AAA, Three Stooges, Merchant, DB, Pebbles, Firefox, 2.0’s:  Big Red, Link, Bumblebee, Tonks, FishBiscuit, AwesomeAxolotl, Birdman (2.0), Wildflower (2.0)
FNGs: 2 Birdman (2.0), Wildflower (2.0)
COUNT: 19
CONDITIONS: Warm with a sprinkle

WARMUP: stretching and motivators led by Bumblebee and Morningstar

THE THANG:
Thang1: 11’s
Burpees on one side, Big boy sit-ups on the other
Bunny hops one direction, Bear crawl the other

Thang 2: Old school movie time
Split up in pairs (Dads and 2.0)
One pax is the VCR
One pax is the Remote
Start opposite of one another. The VCR is doing the exercise while the Remote controls the speed. If the remote is running forward, VCR goes fast. If remote is running backwards, VCR goes slow. If remote pauses, the VCR holds the current position. Switch places for 60 seconds on/60 seconds rest.

Movies watched:
– Merkins
– Squats
– Big boy sit-ups

Thang 3: Infection!
2.0s were the infected and ran around tagging PAX to infect them. Three rounds with alternating movement types each round.
R1: Pax has to run backwards
R2: Pax has to run sideways
R3: Pax has to skip

Thang 3: Bear Tag Royal
All pax in Bear crawl. If you get your hand slapped your out and have to stand on the side and do your exercise of choice until the end (didn’t see any burpees?)

I believe FishBiscuit and AwesomeAxolotl were our champions!

MOLESKINE: Criss-cross-applesauce!

Thank you Morningstar for sharing a delightful message. A reminder to all 2.0s to encourage and share delight in every action. And a reminder to us dads to seek out and nourish that delight in our 2.0s.

ANNOUNCEMENTS:

COT: 1-2-3 Delight!

F3 simple workout

AO: atlantis
Q: Pep
PAX: Salpal, Cable news, bitminer, three stooges
FNGs: 3 Cable news, bitminer, three stooges
COUNT: 5
CONDITIONS: pleasant mid temperatures

Warmup:
– pep-style mosie to playground
– little-baby arm cirles + reverse – 10
– seal clap – 15
– hillbillies – 15

Dora:
– run around pavilion, alias pizza hut
– exercises
– burpees: 100
– bama prom dates (roll tide, y’all): 200
– firehydrants (each side is one): 300
– american hammers: 200
– ‘mericans: 100

Moleskin:
– Salpal has read the sop from Chunks on getting FNG’s out. Well done, Salvatore.
– I missed Hairband’s presence today.