Special 11

AO: middle-tooth
Q: Rocket Mortgage
PAX: sooner, Betty Ford, DrRupp, moneyshot, Toothless, Oatmeal
FNGs: None
COUNT: 7
CONDITIONS: Low 70s

WARMUP: The usual. Sooner was tired.

THE THANG: Ran to playground. 3 sets of
10 Pushups
20 Carolina DDs
25 Squats
Lap around the playground

Ran to Tennis courts

11s – Burpees on one end, Star Jumps on the other. Mode of travel was lunges (painful) one way – Bernie on the way back. Was hard. Y

MOLESKINE:

ANNOUNCEMENTS: Busy July – check Slack

COT: Prayers for travel & mental acuity.

Thanks for being tired with me!

A morning with sooner

AO: middle-tooth
Q: sooner
PAX: Triple Pane, Betty Ford, Cowboy, Toothless, Pole Dancer, Rocket Mortgage, Oatmeal, starlord hook
FNGs: 1 starlord hook
COUNT: 9
CONDITIONS: smokin

WARMUP: we did some active stretching and opened up cowboys hips

THE THANG:

First… Ab City
– 50 LBCs plus 25 leg lifts
– 50 LBCs plus 25 alternating leg lifts
– 50 LBCs plus 25 WW1

Second… Choose your own adventure
-pardner up
– player 1 runs the long way round to meet player 2 to finish exercises
– Player 2 run short leg to do exercise
– Alternate players
– Exercises were merkins, dips, iron mikes and jump squats

Third… Goaltimate
– Basically make it take it ultimate

MOLESKINE:
I took too long in cot

ANNOUNCEMENTS: lots, we have a great nantan… Read his posts

COT: family, travel, praise for healing

Celtics in 4

AO: middle-tooth
Q: Pole Dancer
PAX: Topanga, Oatmeal, sooner, moneyshot, Toothless, DrRupp, Focker, Warning Track
FNGs: None
COUNT: 9
CONDITIONS: Warm and Dry

WARMUP: Indian Run around the park while the lead dribbled a basketball; 10 burpees for the group if you lose the dribble.

THE THANG: Circuit set adding one exercise each cycle. No running in between if someone made a free throw- we were 1/5.

10x Burpees
Run

10x Burpees
25x Merkins
Run

10x Burpees
25x Merkins
50x Lunges
Run

10x Burpees
25x Merkins
50x Lunges
100x LBC’s
Run

10x Burpees
25x Merkins
50x Lunges
100x LBC’s
150x Squats
Finally made a basket- no running!

Played pickup for the last 20 minutes. In the words of Topanga, “Look for layups- shooting isn’t the answer.”

MOLESKINE: Toothless has an egg on his ankle and is questionable for Game 3 of the NBA Finals, along with Porzingis

ANNOUNCEMENTS: The 2.0 Workout has no affiliation with the Middle Tooth AO

COT: Prayers for Toothless’ stepmom and family, Larry Allen’s family, and for Topanga’s wedding anniversary

Playlist: I post ’em even when they’re bad- songs from the TD Garden playlist;

https://open.spotify.com/playlist/3Zwp9ID7VuHfaksm0U8XZj?si=824d80a3204a4d9a

ALL ABOARD! Pain Train Launch!

AO: pain-train
Q: Wolfpack , Siri
PAX: Cheeks, voucher, Timber, The Banker, FLO, G-string, Firefox, Toothless, Vector, Salami, Puzzlah, Pop-A-Lock, Sooie, Ex-Pat, DintyMoore
FNGs: None
COUNT: 17
CONDITIONS: Peeerrrfection

WARMUP: Jog around the track and a Siri led shoulder burn.

THE THANG:
Thang 1 – Coupon 11’s
Merkins on one end
Coupon squats on the other
Coupon carry between the two sides

Thang 2 – Parking Lot Tabata
20 seconds work/10 seconds rest
Jump Squats
Sprint
Merkins
Sprint
REPEAT

Jog around the church

Iron Mikes
Sprint
Burpees
Sprint
REPEAT

Jog back to caboose

THANG 3 – Merkin Ring of Fire
PAX circle up in high plank. Go around in a circle doing 1 merkin, then 2, then 3, then 4. Hold high plank waiting for the merkin to come back around to you. Feel the burn!!

MOLESKIN: PAX enjoyed coffeterria and tagging coupons with F3 logo after.

ANNOUNCEMENTS: may-you-pull-up challenge is upon us!

COT: Thanks to everyone for coming out to the launch today. Thought a lot about what it means to Plant Grow and Serve lately. As Pain Train enters its SERVE phase a reminder to all PAX to seek out initiatives to Plant something for yourself, put the time and energy necessary for it to Grow and then find how it can best serve others. Cheers!

ULTIMAAAAAAAATE

AO: atlantis
Q: SalPal
PAX: Firefox, Young Pawn, Toothless, Pole Dancer, Crawlspace, Right Said, sooner, Lunch Lady, Timber, Wolfpack, Sooie, The Merchant, Subway, Siri, Bareback, Chunks, Skidmark (lol)
FNGs: 1 Skidmark (lol)
COUNT: 19
Please comment the person I forgot and I’ll add. Running on 3 hours of sleep and as many cups of coffee.

CONDITIONS: 2 inches of water on every playable space at West Park

WARMUP: Quick circle of standard warmsups

THE THANG: 10 men took their shirts off, 9 left them on, played 7v7 ultimate with subs. Good times had by all.

MOLESKINE: Loved the energy and commitment to the game out there. Thanks for coming out guys.

ANNOUNCEMENTS: pain-train launch! may-you-pull-up ongoing. Comment if I missed any.

COT:
Siri’s dog
Lunch Lady and ongoing improvement in health + friend’s funeral this weekend
Right Said Crawlspace family recovering
Young Pawn and M on tough conversations
Intentions spoken and unspoken

Birthday Vibes

AO: atlantis
Q: DintyMoore
PAX: Pole Dancer, DintyMoore, Puzzlah, Toothless, CubCadet, Schnauzer
FNGs: None
COUNT: 6
CONDITIONS: perfect

WARMUP: shoulder work, good mornings, Willy mays Hayes, long mosey around the park

THE THANG:
Thing 1
100 Air Squats
80 Lunges
60 Freddy Mercuries
41 Burpees
60 Freddy Mercuries
80 Reverse Lunges
100 Air Squats

Thing 2
Merkins to every PBJ (41) reference

Mosey cool down then Mary to finish

2.0 inspired birthday workout playlist
https://open.spotify.com/playlist/4tX2NFlXBMCAoK9etLyGLn?si=RTMB16aWRMeLW6UXoLiuNQ&pi=u-JAlt3I8GQJWK

MOLESKINE: thanks for celebrating 41 years with me.

ANNOUNCEMENTS:
#Plankpril Continues
Bring an FNG next week 5/2
Ultimate Frisbee convergence 5/9
Official launch the-castle
Official launch pain-train

COT: Prayers for Toothless baby no. 2 and happy, healthy checkups

Puff, Puff, Pass

AO: atlantis
Q: Puzzlah
PAX: SalPal, Toothless, Pole Dancer, Schnauzer, Grandpa Bear (DR), Uncle Rico, Tuna (DR), Redeye (DR)
FNGs: 3 Uncle Rico, Tuna (DR), Redeye (DR)
COUNT: 9
CONDITIONS: Dank

WARMUP: Indian run to find an entrance to the field. Tossed the rugby ball around a bit in the dark.

420 theme here:
4 exercises, 20 reps each:

20 ssh
20 shoulder taps
20 mountain climbers
20 Burpees

So fun, we did it a second time and did the world’s greatest stretch while we went through the rules for the Thang.

THE THANG:

Deep inhales all around.

400 m run to the fence
20 merkens
20 lunges (L+R = 1)

Do that 4 times

When we finished, did a little pole run:
Ran Forward to the first pole, then ran backwards to the start (50 out, 50 back)
Ran forward to the second pole, then ran backwards to the start (100 out, 100 back)
Ran forward to the third pole, then ran backwards to the start (150 out, 150 back)
Counting is hard in this state, so all distances are made up.

Moseyed back to the flag and finished with 6 minutes of Mary.

MOLESKINE:
This Q does not condone, advocate, or judge anyone’s partaking in the events surrounding today’s theme of 420. But, good vibes, good buds, and good times were had by all. Grandpa Bear joined us from Louisville, brought two of his work colleagues, Uncle Rico (who lives in Green Hills) and Tuna (didn’t catch where he was from), and they picked up Redeye in the lobby of the hotel as they were leaving. Only my second Q, so grateful to have the support of SalPal, Toothless, and Pole Dancer to guide our 3 FNGs and helping me through some cadences.

ANNOUNCEMENTS:
atlantis Bring a friend May 2.
Ultimate Frisbee May 9 (did not catch where)

COT:
Went from a silly Q to serious discussion of Passover, wrestling with the challenges we face (discretion), and the power of Hope. Redeye opened up about the challenges he has faced and inspired all of us to seize every opportunity we have to be better men and to overcome the odds. Prayers for jobs, families, clarity, safe travels, and health and happiness.

Death March to the Danger Zone

AO: atlantis
Q: Three Stooges
PAX: SalPal, Cable News, Pole Dancer, Toothless, Firefox, Schnauzer, Hurl Mary
FNGs: None
COUNT: 8
CONDITIONS: Warm & Wet

WARMUP:
13 LBAC F
13 LBAC R
Danger Zone – Side Straddle Hop to Kenny Loggins Danger Zone. Squat every time he sings “Danger Zone.”
Mosey to bigger parking lot.

THE THANG:
Bataan Death March – Burpee Indian Run. PAX mosey in a line. Last man drops and does 5 burpees. They then run to catch the others, tapping the new last man for their burpees, and continue to the front of the line.
15 minutes came to 1.5 miles.

Mosey to Pizza Hut

Tabata exercise
2 sets: 1 min exercise/30 sec rest
Alabama Prom Dates
Merkins
Squats

Plankpril 2 min plank

Finished with some Mary

MOLESKINE:
Thank you all for a great VQ. We had a great turnout and I had a lot of fun. We keep working and getting stronger everyday. Tomorrow is going to continue to be better than it was today.

ANNOUNCEMENTS:
Plankpril – we’re at 2 minutes
Bring a Friend Under the Sea Day – May 2nd
The Ultimate Showdown of Ultimate Destiny – May 9th
Show support at the new AOs if you can
pain-train(Fridays in Bellevue)
the-castle (Wednesdays & Saturdays in Hendersonville)
Chunks is having a UFC watch party with BBQ Saturday. See 2ndf for details.

COT:
Intentions were shared for friends and family members. Finished with an Our Father.

PLAYLIST:
music.apple.com/us/playlist/f3-workout/pl.u-Ldbqe0rt20zKyEK

Leg Day

AO: middle-tooth
Q: Young Pawn
PAX: Betty Ford, Cowboy, DrRupp, moneyshot, Oatmeal, Pole Dancer, Rocket Mortgage, sooner, Toothless, TheShield, Topanga, Stinky Pete (F3 Chapel Hill), Overnight
FNGs: 1 Overnight
COUNT: 14
CONDITIONS: :barely_sunny:

WARM UP: :plank: ⭕️
It was day 2 of plankpril so all pax needed to do a 66 second plank. We stood in a circle and took turns doing a plank while the rest of the pax did 66 seconds of warm up exercises including arm circles, imperial walkers, lunges, Bonnie Blairs, squats, and others.

THANG 1: Lopsided Races :man-running: :bear:
Pax paired off and repeated raced to a mark 5 yds away and back. One pax in each pair sprinted and the other bear crawled. The winner of the race had to go 5 steps farther in the subsequent one. The sprinters won the first couple and then crawlers started to even the tide.

THANG 2: Dorabell :school_satchel: :kettlebell:
Pairs did a Dora with 100 each of squats, Freddy Mercurys, fire hydrants and Lt. Dans. Plus, there were two kettlebells (16 and 24 kg), after both pax in a pair carried one it was passed down the line.

MOLESKIN: YHC has been away on a health hiatus and it felt good to be back. Grateful for F3 Nashville.

COT:
:pray: Prayers for grief and healing

ANNOUNCEMENTS:
:beers: Brewsday postponed until next week, see 2ndf

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