25th Birthday Soiree

AO: middle-tooth
Q: Hair Band
PAX: Cowboy, Young Pawn, sooner, Topanga, moneyshot
FNGs: None
COUNT: 6
CONDITIONS: chilly, columbian ground

WARMUP:

25 SSHs
25 lbacs
25 hill billies

THE THANG:
Sprint down and back (=2)
25 low and slow 4 count squats
sprints
25 iron mikes
Sprints
25 burpees
Sprints
25 merkins
Sprints
25 jlos
Sprints

Sprints
25 drop squats
sprints
25 bohemian rhapsodies/sir elton johns/back & to the side lunges
Sprints
25 hand release merkins
Sprints
25 plank jack burpees
Sprints
25 happy crunchy frogs
Sprints

(I think we accidentally only did 24 sprints 🫤)

ANNOUNCEMENTS:
– Brew Ruck this Saturday!! Check #nashville-rucking for details
– lent is in season
– 4:13 dinner has been announced for April 11th

COT:
– each man shared a prayer request. Prayers for physical health, mental health, Ms, and work

This Q was a pleasure to lead, I’m extremely grateful for each man who was there and helped me start this next trip around the sun off on the correct foot.

Rock on,

Hair Band

Wake up, It’s The First of the Month

AO: greenmachine
Q: Goose
PAX: moneyshot, Cowboy, Black Lung, Sherlock, Betty Ford, Deep State, Works for a Guy, Topanga, FeelTheBerns, Movin On Up, t-cell, Hagus
FNGs: None
COUNT: 13
CONDITIONS: Frosty

WARMUP:
Forward Fold, Willie mays hays, Cherry pickers x2

THE THANG:
Indian Runs 2 laps

Adora: 300 squats and 300 LBC while partner runs to midfield.

100 yard lunge

Adora: 500 SSH while partner runs to midfield

Circle of Mary

ANNOUNCEMENTS: Tuesday Brewsday at the Capital View Juice Bar on Tuesday!

Staying Warm by the Fire 🔥

AO: middle-tooth
Q: Toothless
PAX: Topanga, sooner, Rocket Mortgage, monster biscuit, Betty Ford, Cowboy, Black Lung, Firefox, moneyshot, Young Pawn
FNGs: None
COUNT: 11
CONDITIONS: Crisp and clear, some mumblechatter about it being too cold and being ready for spring. The Q was prepared to address this concern.

TUNES: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/459qwYOyQ4j1hCmtMHFZsC?si=aHk7_t1wRMOsKetBfl43wQ&pi=u-KhB6nvHMTeuB

WARMORAMA

– SSH x 30
– Active warmups down lot to light pole

THE THANG

PAX count off forming three groups

– Group 1 does an Indian run for 2 laps
– Group 2 does an exercise on the ground
– Group 3 does a standing exercise around Group 2

All shuffle when G1 returns. Runners to the ground, ground stands up, and standing group runs.

Do four sets (2 mins AMRAP in each station based on runners):
1. Hand Release Merkins, Tree Huggers
2. American Hammers, Burpees
3. Carolina Dry Docks, Lt. Dans
4. Big Boy Sit Ups, SSHs

Circle up for…

Rings of Fire 🔥

Thunderstruck
– High and low plank, up or down on “thunder”
Roxanne
– SSH / Burpees on “Roxanne”
Flower (Bring Sally Up)
– Squats, up or down as directed

ANNOUNCEMENTS:
– Night Moves at Frothy Monkey in the Nations Wednesday at 1800 hours
– Last 2 weeks of #leanpax

MOLESKINE:
It was an honor to have a little homecoming back to #middle-tooth. Everyone showed up for corporate 😆 The men all pushed themselves this AM and I dare say managed to stay warm!

— Toothless 🦷

No Abs

AO: detention
Q: DintyMoore
PAX: Focker, Topanga, Works for a Guy, EZ-Go, Deep State, Accounts Receivable, Movin On Up, Esposa
FNGs: None
COUNT: 9
CONDITIONS: Snowflakes ❄️

WARMUP: mosey to playground

WMHs
Arm Circles
Mountain Walkers
Knee to Elbow
Plank Toe Touches

Pull-Ups
10, 9, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1

THE THANG: EMOM Blaster

6 min EMOMs + 2 down and back sprints after each exercise

45/15 Swings
45/15 Deadlift High Pull
45/15 Thrusters
30/30 Decline Merkins

ANNOUNCEMENTS: BrewRuck coming up after #leanpax, Prayers for @nancy

Thanks for the opportunity to lead. Good to be with you this morning

Repetitions

AO: cruelhall
Q: Works for a Guy
PAX: EZ-Go, Esposa, blackwidow, Donkey Hammer, Works for a Guy, Topanga
FNGs: None
COUNT: 6
CONDITIONS: Moist

WARMUP: The usual suspects

THE THANG:

5 tricep thingamajigs (kinda had to be there but included dipping under a bar)

10 rows

15 WW1s

20 merkins

While one guy did double farmers carry from the rails to the parking lot and back

Once everyone did farmers carry, we did it again. Twice in all.

Then 7s on church hill w/ burpees and jump squats

@ezgo took care of Mary as I had to dip at 6:13

ANNOUNCEMENTS:

@esposa believes that three-year-old with diarrhea are the cutest thing on earth

Only a few weeks left of lean packs

We should all double down after a week off because of snow

I actually wasn’t there for this part so I’m not sure about others

FeelTheBerns V-2024-Q

AO: greenmachine
Q: FeelTheBerns
PAX: Cowboy, Deep State, Topanga, Focker, Movin On Up, Grape, Betty Ford, FeelTheBerns, Rocket Mortgage, Haggis
FNGs: None
COUNT: 10
CONDITIONS: Extreme fog, miserable rain, balmy 60 degrees, no moneyshot

WARMUP: SSH, Black Friday/Good Mournings OYO, WMH OYO

THE THANG:
The Pax were led down a dark alley to a secluded parking garage, where they were assigned a partner, and proceeded to complete
– 50 Burps
– 150 Ceiling Touches
– 250 WW1s
– 100 Ceiling Touches
– Completed individually while your partner orbited the lower-level of the garage, forward lap and Bernie Lap

The event concluded with a ring of fire to 180 ‘merican’s.

ANNOUNCEMENTS: Many, please see Slack. Focker provided an update on Nancy, who we hold in all of our prayers.

SHOUTOUTS: Focker provided navigational support, and supplied the Spirit, while Grape supplied the tunage. We are deeply appreciative for their support of my Qs.

RESULTS: I, and several other PAX, had the DOMS for the following 2 days, including in my feet. a Bottom 5 Q, living up the originally promised misery.

Turn It Up To 11!!!

AO: greenmachine
Q: Toothless
PAX: Focker, Grape, Goose, moneyshot, Chunks, Betty Ford, Topanga, Rocket Mortgage, bluemule, Cowboy, Black Lung, Sherlock, Pedialyte, Esposa, monster biscuit, DintyMoore
FNGs: None
COUNT: 17
CONDITIONS: Clear, still dark, crisp like a cold seltzer (definitely not a cold beer these days #leanpax 👀)

WARM-O-RAMA

In lot to catch stragglers
– Side straddle hops x 30
– Willy mays hays
– High knees
– Windmills
– Butt kickers
– Carrot pullers
– Mosey to field

THE THANG

11s V1
– Hand-release merkins
– Squat jumps
– Mosey to 20 yd line, Bernie back

11s V2
– Big boy sit-ups
– Prisoner squats
– Mosey to 20 yd line, Bernie back

4 Corners
Partnered, Dora style, one exercise at each corner, wait for six before rotating to next corner.

Travel exercise was to run out to 50 yd line, side shuffle across field, Bernie back to end zone, then shuffle back across goal line.

– 50 Body builders
– 100 Supermans
– 200 Dry docks
– 400 American hammers

MOLESKINE
The side shuffles were a crowd “pleaser”, with several “compliments” along the way. “That’s where I’m most likely to be sore, in one of those muscles right in here” – Black Lung, as he gestures to his pelvic box 👀

Playlist was a set from the Rock Band video game. Witnessed Grape and Focker reliving their glory days as singer and drummer 🎤 🥁 🎸

CIRCLE OF TRUST
– Grape shared
– Dinty is moving down street to finished renovation, details for moving day to come

Shield Lock
This is a group of 3-5 guys who are consistently spending time with one another, ready to lock shields in support against life’s challenges. Do you have one? Are you investing in those relationships outside the family structure that will be there through ups and downs? I encourage you to build those relationships before you need them, you’ll be glad you did.

f3nation.com/q/shield-lock/

Back to School

AO: detention
Q: Grape
PAX: Movin On Up, Esposa, Topanga, Works for a Guy, Accounts Receivable, EZ-Go, Deep State, Focker
FNGs: None
COUNT: 9
CONDITIONS: crisp

WARMUP: SSH, LBAC, seal claps, OH claps, 1+ mile “heard it through the grapevine” run around the hood

THE THANG: Dora 1-2-3 with coupons

100 Burpees
200 Sumo squats
300 OH press (modified to chest press halfway through)
Partner ran parking lot loop

Sprints at various percentages (60, 67, 80, 100, 98, 90, 82, 75, @esposa speed, etc.)

5 MoM

ANNOUNCEMENTS: #leanpax

Hendersonville rising on 1/13 at 6am

COT: prayers for @focker to have patience and a longer fuse with family, prayers for @ez-go to have peace about middle schoolers and grades, praise for @accountsrecievable and continued blessing of marriage counseling

It was an honor gentlemen!! Thanks for having me!

🍇

Christmas Q

AO: middle-tooth
Q: Rocket Mortgage
PAX: moneyshot, Cowboy, sooner, Oatmeal, Topanga, TheShield, Esposa
FNGs: None
COUNT: 8
CONDITIONS: 24 Degrees. Beards were icy

WARMUP: The usual. Mosey’d to tennis courts for some additional butt kickers, high knees, skips, and karaoke. It was hard not to be merry.

THE THANG: 11s on the tennis court. 1st set: Merry Thrusters and Bethlehem Star Jumps. 2nd set: WW2s and burpees.

Ran a lap around the circle and stopped at bleachers for 50 step ups, 40 dips, and 20 decline merkins.

COT: Prayers for traveling families and those lonely during the holidays. ✌🏼

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