Impossible/Manly/Murder Mile

AO: greenmachine
Q: Focker
PAX: Betty Ford, Toothless, SalPal, Pep, Cowboy, Pole Dancer, Works for a Guy, t-cell, Black Lung, moneyshot, Young and Restless, Esposa, Matador, Shania, Topanga
FNGs: None
COUNT: 16
CONDITIONS: Moist

WARMUP: Drive your car to the workout

THE THANG:
400 meter burpee broad jump :burpee:
400 meter lunge :leg:
400 meter bear crawl :teddy_bear:
400 meter “run” :man-running:

MOLESKINE: -the bear crawl makes the burpee broad jump feel like the lunges
-Works for a Guy unsurprisingly took the crown
-everyone was under one hour!
-coffee, Purity chocolate milk, and Donut Den treats provided (thanks Toothless!)
-one of my new favorite traditions is this horrible mile
ANNOUNCEMENTS: see ya next year!

COT: I think everyone wrestled with their respective higher power during the bear crawls

Middle Tooth Mafia

AO: middle-tooth
Q: Goose
PAX: Toothless, Topanga, Oatmeal, Matador, Esposa, DrRupp, sooner, Betty Ford, LB, The Shield
FNGs: None
COUNT: 11
CONDITIONS: Perfect

WARMUP: Willie Mays Hays, Cherry Pickers, Goog Mornings, Arm Stretches, Arm Circles

THE THANG:
– 2 laps native american runs
– 150 Merkins, WW1s, with run between every 25 reps.
– Lunges: 3 trips down and back with 10 squats every 10 strides.
– Circle of Mary, fielders choice, 20 reps max

ANNOUNCEMENTS: nightmoves tonight!

Water Heater Workout

AO: detention
Q: Donkey Hammer
PAX: Pedialyte, Accounts Receivable, EZ-Go, Esposa, Michael Freiburg, Topanga, Uncle Jerry, Winona, Family Ties, Peabody
FNGs: None
COUNT: 11
CONDITIONS:
29 degrees

WARMUP:
Mosey to Winston Church Hill
– GM, WMH, calf raises
– Bernie uphill halfway, jog back
– Cocaine bear crawl up hill, jog back
– Backwards crab walk uphill, jog back

Extended mobility warmup:
– down dog
– Cat/cow
– Runners stretch with thoracic rotation each side
– Squat with thoracic rotation
– Prone snow angel
– Prone scorpion
– Side lying shoulder rotation
– Arm extended Jane Fondas
– Supine pigeon
– Straight leg raises – R, L, B

THE THANG:
Mosey to playground, pick up a block on the way.

– 1 minute hang
– 30 calf raises with block

Head to pavilion
– Picnic table workout – 30 seconds on/30 seconds off, 2 rounds
Marching, one leg kicks, knees to chest, heel kick outs

– Tabata – 45 seconds on/15 off, 2 rounds
Hip dips on block
Apollo Ohno’s
Jump squats with block
Decline Merkins
Block burpees

ANNOUNCEMENTS:
None

COT:
– Losing a pet is like losing a family member.
– Sometimes marriage is a struggle. But it is worth it.

It was a great morning. Thanks for letting me lead.

Groundhog Day All Over Again

AO: detention
Q: EZ-Go
PAX: Esposa, Michael Freiburg, Deep State, Donkey Hammer, EZ-Go, Fortran, Topanga, Works for a Guy, Young and Restless, Peabody
FNGs: None
COUNT: 10
CONDITIONS:
First Spring

WARMUP:
50 SSH
50 air squats
50 shoulder taps
50 air presses

THE THANG:
3 rounds, 4 stations around the “clock” in parking lot
2 min on, 15s off
3:00 – block merkins
6:00 – block triple arm killers
9:00 – block squats
12:00 – block flutters

*6 more weeks of winter!
Burpees during “I Got You Babe” by Sonny and Cher

MOLESKINE:
We celebrated Groundhog Day over and over again, inspired by both the holiday and the classic movie of Bill Murray fame. Songs inspired by time was our soundtrack:
https://open.spotify.com/playlist/7IrKx0bXGtTUsCtOPDhApr?si=ZQwhwAClT3GbDpLBlbFTUA&pi=9LNlyRfZRXeuv

ANNOUNCEMENTS:
Leanpax ends Sunday!

COT:
Prayers for health and healing were shared.

Great work boys, always a pleasure!
-EZ

Christmas Eve

AO: middle-tooth
Q: DintyMoore
PAX: Oatmeal, DrRupp, Topanga
FNGs: None
COUNT: 4
CONDITIONS: balmy

WARMUP: SSHs, WMHs, LBACs

THE THANG:
Silent Night –
11 exercises, 11 reps, run a lap, delete an exercise
1. Squats
2. Iron Mikes
3. LBCs
4. Elbow to Knee
5. Narrow Merkins
6. Tricep Dips
7. Ninja Jumps
8. Incline Merkins
9. Glute Bridge Dollys
10. Hops – Single Leg
11. Two count mountain climbers

MOLESKINE: Presence is the greatest of presents for those in your life

ANNOUNCEMENTS: #leanpax coming on Jan 6, NYD convergence at #titan next Wednesday at 6am.

COT: Merry Christmas

Is it Christmas?

AO: middle-tooth
Q: sooner
PAX: Toothless, Topanga, Hanes, Betty Ford, DrRupp, bluemule
FNGs: None
COUNT: 7
CONDITIONS:
It was really cold and Oatmeal was missing

WARMUP:

Mosey to the front of the school and do some active stretching

THE THANG:

Thing 1
Pull ups amrap
Uphill sprint
4 sets

Thing 2
Hanging decline merkins amrap
Uphill sprint
4 sets

Thing 3
Swing set sets 25 each
– swinging thrusters
-Elevated prom dates
– Upland Jane Fonda’s
– mountain climbers
– hanging decline low plank
– swing row
– canoe on a swing (Betty Ford is really good at this)

MOLESKINE:
Grateful for this shared discipline

ANNOUNCEMENTS:
Freed to lead

COT:
Evan, giving Tuesday, Sottick extended family

Get it

AO: detention
Q: Winona
PAX: Accounts Receivable, Deep State, Donkey Hammer, EZ-Go, Topanga, Uncle Jerry, Works for a Guy, Pedialyte
FNGs: None
COUNT: 9
CONDITIONS: 50 and clear

WARMUP: stretches

THE THANG: run to the Ag center
7s up the driveway
Burpees bottom and WW1 top
Run the loop
Stop and push out 50 merks
Run the loop
Stop and squat 100
Run the loop
Stop and 50 flutters
Run back to the playground
5 sets
5 pull ups, 20 squats, 10 V ups
Sprints
Core wrap up

MOLESKINE:

ANNOUNCEMENTS: turkey trot

COT:

Burpee-O’Clock-Alypse

AO: greenmachine
Q: Natural Ice
PAX: Best Boi (F3 Hill Country), moneyshot, Young and Restless, Jeremy Vanslyke, SalPal, Cowboy, Betty Ford, Grape, Hanes, Topanga, Natural Ice, Dirty Dozen, Canned Heat
FNGs: None
COUNT: 13
CONDITIONS: Humid and Steamy

THE HORRIBLE THANG: Burpee-O’Clock-Alypse

YHC kicked off the morning with an interval timer set to chime every 60 seconds, signaling a simple yet brutal plan: 5 burpees every minute on the minute for 45 minutes. In between each set of 5 burpees, PAX were graciously given the “opportunity” to catch their breath with a resting exercise called out by YHC. These included light stretching to start, followed by multiple rounds of a Free People’s Run, squats, lunges, Lt. Dans, bear crawls, crab walks, and LBCs.

The soundtrack for this beatdown was none other than Dave Matthews’ magnum opus, Crash, which eventually transitioned to Under the Table and Dreaming after some lag in the latter half of the album. This change tested not only our physical endurance but also our mental toughness.

Overall, there were absolutely no groans or complaints. Each call of “five burpees” was met with cheers and applause (or something close to that), and a new record of 225 burpees was set. YHC is hopeful that future F3 PAX will take on the challenge to push that record to 230 and beyond.

MOLESKINE: DO HARD THINGS

ANNOUNCEMENTS: Tn Tussle and Q School!

COT: F3 does not Suscribe – but we do lift up prayer!

Natty Out

My Fellow Americans…

AO: middle-tooth
Q: Goose
PAX: Betty Ford, Toothless, DrRupp, Topanga, Pole Dancer, sooner, Oatmeal, Snouzer
FNGs: None
COUNT: 9
CONDITIONS: perfect

WARMUP: Willie mays hays, forward fold, good mornings, cherry pickers

THE THANG:
-2 laps Indians runs with 10 burpee penalty for dropping the light
-100 squats/ merkins/ burpees in 25 rep increments. Run to light and back between sets.
-Dora: 300 SSH while partner runs
-Lunges down and back, 2 trips
-Circle Of Mary

ANNOUNCEMENTS:
-Tuesday Brewsday tonight!
-AOQ school next weekend, contact Toothless for details.

COT: On this Election Day remember we are all Americans, social media purge also suggested.

A Spooky Q: Journey to the Upside Down for the Deck of Horrors!!!

AO: middle-tooth
Q: Toothless
PAX: Pole Dancer, Schnauzer, Topanga, DrRupp, sooner, Hanes
FNGs: None
COUNT: 7
CONDITIONS: Crispy, but just right for fall :pinched_fingers:

WARMUP:

– Side straddle hops x 31
– Zombie walk out & back
– Werewolfs (aka Downward Dog into Cobra and back) x 10
– Scorpions x 10

THE THANG:

First, obligatory Burpee Thriller!! Listen to Thriller and do a burpee every time you hear the signature “thriller” in the chorus or something scary in the verses. Such a scary song…

Deck of Horrors!!!

To the lower lot, circle up and get ready to pull cards.
– Add 10 to digits (2-10)
– Royals trigger 10 reps of a harder exercise
– Aces have their own deviltry

Spades :spades:
– Digits = Squats
– Royals = Squat Jumps
– Ace = Squat Jump to parking lot and back
Clubs :clubs:
– Digits = LBC’s
– Royals = WW1’s
– Ace = 200 American Hammers (single count)
Hearts :heart:
– Digits = High Knees
– Royals = Hopping Hillbillies
– Ace = Cotton Eye Joe (High Knees with lyrics, Hillbillies with instrumentals)
Diamonds :diamonds:
– Digits = Carolina Dry Docks
– Royals = Diamond Merkins
– Ace = Bear Crawl to parking lot and back

Back to post at 5 mins out for Howler Monkeys, I.e. monkey humper ring of fire. 2 rounds at a time with a 10 count in between.

MOLESKINE:

Didn’t tweak much from the debut at atlantis, and it still slapped. Once again the Burpee Thriller was a crowd favorite that helped jump start the mumblechatter. Pole Dancer had the distinct pleasure of pulling 3 of 4 Aces from what may or may not have been a stacked deck :face_with_peeking_eye:, the last of his being the Ace of Hearts which led to a new fan fav: the Cotton Eye Joe!! Frankly this group impressed with their Hopping Hillbilly skills, and they were rewarded with several high digit high knees to follow :smiling_imp: Coffeeteeria was a delight after this sneaky burner.

ANNOUNCEMENTS:
– As always, brewsday on the first Tuesday of the month (2 Tuesdays from today)
– Half marathon coming soon
– TN Tussle in early November, sign up and figure out teams!
– AOQ Grow school to follow

COT:
– Prayers for sooner’s milestone event at work with his work on display, that it would move forward as hoped
– Prayers for Topanga’s mom who is working through vision loss, for healing or for figuring out what the future holds
– Prayers for Schnauzer’s mom as she continues to sort through re-construction efforts in the aftermath of Helene

MEN! WHAT A MORNING! Truly it was an honor to lead and to be with you this AM. To those not with us, you were missed, and thank you to those present for your effort to push yourselves and each other. Until next time!! AAOOOOOOOOO!!!! :full_moon: :wolf:

— Toothless :tooth: