Texas Independence Day – 2024 edition

AO: middle-tooth
Q: sooner
PAX: DrRupp, Oatmeal, Toothless, Pole Dancer, Michelin Man, Rocket Mortgage, Cowboy, Betty Ford, moneyshot, monster biscuit, Gilmore Girl
FNGs: 1 Gilmore Girl
COUNT: 12
CONDITIONS: a truly warm spring texas-like morning with a whipping wind carrying the scent of freedom

WARMUP: an active warm up

THE THANG:

Battle of the Alamo
– pull ups to exhaustion, hang until all in, lap, repeat x3
– swing decline merkins to exhaustion, plank till all in, lap x3

Go for reinforcements
– texian run down granny white and back

Remeber the Alamo! 13 days of battle (aka 13s)
– Iron mikes + star jumps
– murder/redurum bunny travel (much like the alamo, we were overcome by exhaustion and converted to mozy/bernie travel halfway through the battle)

Long live the Alamo
13 star jump buy out

MOLESKINE: Michelin Man is disappointed by presence of a Texas Battle flag on the shovel

ANNOUNCEMENTS: toothless has much better posts than his predecessor

COT: prayers for family, grief and healing

Pinch Hitter

AO: atlantis
Q: Salpal , Natural Ice
PAX: Toothless, Right Said, Pole Dancer
FNGs: None
COUNT: 5
CONDITIONS: Balmy Mid-40s

WARMUP: Slowzy + Light Stretching

THE THANG: @Natural_Ice was down for the count, but sent ahead 3 rounds of apocalypse countdowns:

Mega Apocalypse 1 + Mosey

Push-ups
Squats
WW1
Burpees

Mega Apocalypse Deux + Mosey

2 Count Iron Mikes
Carolina Dry Docks
WW1
Burpees

Mega Apocalypse Returns Again + Mosey

Hand release merkins
Lt Dan
WW1
Burpees

We modified to count down burpees for time, had a minute left for light stretching.
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
Prayer intentions for firm foundations, healthy pregnancies, and life decisions. High quality discussion at coffeteria on sci-fi literature, corporate matchmaking services, the nature of changing behavior, and the ethics of true crime entertainment.

Good Old Fashioned Dora

AO: westeros
Q: Detective Pikachu
PAX: Vector, Pep, Waterboy, Crawlspace, Wolfpack, Red Skull, Tim the Toolman, Shiplap, Right Said, Supernova, DintyMoore, Toothless, Natural Ice, CubCadet, Tops
FNGs: None
COUNT: 16
CONDITIONS: slight chill in the air. the days are definitely getting warmer and longer. spring is coming.

WARMUP: mosey to school loop. side straddle hops, imperial walkers, baby arm circles, seal claps, air press

THE THANG: Dora! 100 Merkins, 200 squats, 300 little baby crunches

finished with soccer and Mary. Q’s team scored a goal, and, sending an impending loss, Q got injured so the game would stop before the other team could score. a Clever Move by YHC

ANNOUNCEMENTS: leanpax is almost over. brewsday is on Mardi Gras. Other things were mentioned as well.

Merkins? Nah

AO: atlantis
Q: Hair Band
PAX: Crawlspace, Toothless, Chunks, hambone, Siri
FNGs: None
COUNT: 6
CONDITIONS: “Nipply” – Clark Griswold

WARMUP:
SSHs
Calf stretch
WMHs
ROL/LOR touch toes
Cat/cow
Air press
Michael phelps

THE THANG:

Mosey to jungle gym
Partner up
1 partner does happy box dips (box jump, happy crunchy frog, tricep dip) while other runs 2 laps around water tower, trying to reach 100 reps of HBDs. Plank when finished

Once complete mosey to swing set
Partners switch off b/t iron mikes & rows. Partner 1 does 20 iron mikes (10 per leg) then switches with partner 2. Go until 200 total reps, 100 per leg

Mosey back to start-x

ANNOUNCEMENTS:

[nashville-general] New Nantan!

AO: -f3-nashville-general
Q: Michelin Man
PAX: Michelin Man, Toothless
FNGs: None
COUNT: 0
F3 Nashville PAX,

It is with great pleasure that I announce that @Toothless is taking over as F3 Nashville Nantan starting today. He will do a great job.

F3 Nashville’s mission is to plant, grow and serve small men’s workout groups to reinvigorate community leadership in Nashville. We do this through small men’s workout groups organized around 5 core principles: Free, Open to All Men, Meeting Outdoors Rain or Shine, Led in a Rotating Fashion by the Participants, and Ending in a Circle of Trust. Our focus over the last 2 years was to create active, visible leadership after COVID shook up F3 back in 2020. We wanted to create the systems and conditions to allow other guys to step up and lead efforts they were passionate about. Then we wanted to find our replacements and create a virtuous circle of leadership within F3. I believe we have been successful in those goals.

I’m proud of where we are as a group. I’m proud of our 21 weekly workouts and the consistency of the guys coming out to do hard work every day across Nashville. I’m proud of @Skeet and @McAfee’s work to set up F3 in Lebanon and Mt. Juliet. I’m proud of @morning star’s work to jump start a group in Bellevue. I’m excited for the potential of @Sunshine and @Chunks’ work to plant a group in #hendersonville. I’m proud of the consistency of the Eastside guys, Westside guys, and Crieve Hall guys. I’m proud of our convergences and CSAUPs. I’m proud that we have our house in order and are ready to accelerate in 2024.

I’m thankful for what this group has meant to me. F3 came to me at a very important point in my life. It has been a joy to be part of this community for the past 5 or so years and to serve as Nantan for the last 2 years. I’m thankful for all those who served along with me, including @Toothless as weasel shaker, @Black Lung as 1stF Q, @Hipster as 2ndF Q, @Right Said as 3rdF Q, and @McAfee as comz/tech Q. I’m thanking for the 40+ guys who served as AOQs over the last 2 years. I’m thankful to @baggervance, @ccr, and @princessaurora who served as the former Nantan brain trust. I’m thankful to @t-cell for EH’ing me to F3.

This role has been very meaningful to me. But, in the words of @Vector, who gave me the opportunity to succeed him as #bomber AOQ back in the day, you have to leave before you are ready. So its about time then. I’ll be laying low for a minute and then circling back to find a way to be “Freed to Lead” again.

We are in good hands with @Toothless. Glad to see him take this forward.

Onward!
@Michelin Man out.

2024 NYD Convergence – Teamwork Makes the Dream Work

AO: greenmachine
Q: Toothless , Michelin Man
PAX: Works for a Guy, faulkner, Black Lung, morning star, Red Skull, Crawlspace, Michelin Man, Vector, Deep State, Esposa, Spinal Tap, hambone, Pop-A-Lock, McAfee, 40 Minutes, Chunks, moneyshot, Wolfpack, sooner, DintyMoore, Natural Ice, Grape, Toothless, Cuban Missile, baggervance, Haggis,
FNGs: None
COUNT: 27
CONDITIONS: Crisp, overcast, still, expectant

WARMUP:

– 24 x Side Straddle Hops
– 12 x Willy Mays Hays, 2 each side
– 12 x Cherry Pickers
– 12 x Butt Kickers
– 12 x High Knees
– 12 x Windmills
– 12 x Good Mornings

Count off by 5s, take a lap and line up at the far goal line

THE THANG:

12’s – Round 1
– Hand Release Merkins
– Squat Jumps
– Bernie both ways for travel

Field Work
– Group up in teams, bear crawl 100 yds as a group
– Bear leads the group, all others lunge, side lunge, or broad jump for travel
– Stop and collect every 25 yds for 10 burpees done as individuals (including endzone)
– Repeato! Drop burpees to 5 at each 25 yds

Stair Work
– Stay in groups, run 24 flights as a group, up and down counts as one, split up flights however you like
– Runner calls out exercise for the rest of the group to perform while runner runs flights

12s – Round 2 (12 + 12 = 24!)
– Big Boy Sit-Ups
– Double count Dips
– Mosey for travel

Sprints
– Sprint both ways
– 70% to 15 & back, to 20 & back
– 80% to 25 & back, to 30 & back
– 90% to 30 & back

MARY:

– 24 x Happy Crunchy Frogs
– 24 x J-Lo’s
– 24 x Flutter Kicks

ANNOUNCEMENTS:

– #leanpax starts tomorrow, ends the day before the Super Bowl, sign-up sheet is in the channel
– Convergence at #iiipillars tomorrow 1/2 with #middle-tooth traveling to #iiipillars
– Hendersonville kick-off on Saturday 1/13, @Sunshine for details
– 4:13 is back in action week after next, week of 1/15
– One more big one from @Michelin_Man, but that will come later from him!

It was an honor leading you this AM, and it continues to be an honor to serve the PAX of F3 Nashville! Best way I could have asked for to start out the new year – thank you HIM for all you bring to F3, your communities, and our city!

A Very Grateful Q

AO: middle-tooth
Q: Pole Dancer
PAX: Oatmeal, Subway, Young Pawn, Toothless, Cowboy, Topanga, Betty Ford, moneyshot, Bad Boy, Rocket Mortgage, TheShield, sooner, monster biscuit
FNGs: None
COUNT: 14
CONDITIONS:
Clear, Crisp 29

WARMUP:
Static warmups with good mornings, willie mays, and cherry pickers. Comfortable mosey around the school/field, followed by active warmups of hammy scoops, A-skips, b-skips, skips for height, and quad stretches.

THE THANG:
Set of 20 exercises, followed by lunges from sidewalk to sidewalk. I swear they lengthened the soccer field since my last Q. Completed three reps- kicked off with burpees, mountain climbers, and dips respectively.

Mosey back to the parking lot for Ring of Fire set to a short rendition of Truckin’ (5 mins).

MARY:
Like Jerry Garcia and Merl Saunders, there was a Legion of Mary.

ANNOUNCEMENTS:
Upcoming convergence, boxing day workout, New Years Q from @toothless, and Brewsday next week if I remember correctly

COT:
Prayers for various relatives, friends, and PAX recovering from illnesses and ailments right before Xmas, and for gratitude and strength to help those in need.

SOUNDTRACK
https://open.spotify.com/playlist/2kN3ZI91qB19W7Bs9xO6qY?si=1b50a0590fd74cf4

LSD BOMBS

AO: atlantis
Q: Chunks
PAX: Toothless, Salpal, Right Said, Red Skull
FNGs: None
COUNT: 5
CONDITIONS:
Brisk and Refreshing

WARMUP:
41 SSH
Good Mornings
13 Low and Slow Squats

THE THANG:
Decided to pivot from my original idea because of the “healthy” group that showed up. @right said told me recently that if I wanted to be a better runner I had to identify as a runner and do LSD. Long Slow Distance (LSD), what were you thinking. 😉

@red skull gave us the familiar “RUN” command and we set off to tour the Nations. Thanks Toothless and Right Said for the navigation.

Once my watch alerted me we had run 1 mile we stopped for a round of BOMBS: 5 Burpees, 10 Overhead Press, 15 Merkins, 20 Big Boy Situps, 25 Squats. Then “RUN” was bellowed again and off we went. Finished mile 2 and stopped for BOMBS Round 2: 10 Burpees, 15 Overhead Press, 20 Merkins, 25 Big Boy Situps, 30 Squats. “RUN” for the last time today was given. Ran back to StartEx, with 5 mins to spare for some Dealer’s Choice Mary. I missed the opportunity for BOMBS round 3 and was the PAX told me they were expecting it to start at 15 Burpees. Next time fellas, next time.
MARY:

ANNOUNCEMENTS:
BrewRuck 12/15
1/1/24 Convergence
1/13/24 – Hendersonville workout
COT:
Bareback’s in laws as they prepare for the upcoming funeral
Praise: Mr. Pickney’s continued improving health. Toothless’ mom’s health no being as serious as first thought.

Coffeteria at Ramblin Joe’s: Lots of great conversation on how we can be better leaders and book suggestions.

Thanks as always for the opportunity to lead.

SYITG,
Chunks

MM under the sea

AO: atlantis
Q: Michelin Man
PAX: Toothless, Salpal, Chunks, Hair Band, Oatmeal
FNGs: None
COUNT: 6
CONDITIONS: acceptable

WARMUP: most of us ran. Oatmeal walked.

THE THANG: 1 burpee followed by 10 reps of an exercise called out by each successive PAX. 5 rounds: upper, lower, ab, total body, and traveling. Run the water tower loop in between.

MARY: nah

ANNOUNCEMENTS: you know.

COT: Thankful.