There’s a raccoon in the attic

Date: 2026-05-20 AO: Insane Train Q: Wolfpack , PAX: Derby, Chili Dip, Wolfpack FNGs: None COUNT: 3 CONDITIONS: Perfect… except for the raccoon
THE THANG: There’s a raccoon in the attic! What the first thing we do?
Ignore it! – SSH, BACs, BACBACs, shoulder presses, morrocan nightclubs, seal claps
Nope… it’s still there… Climb the ladder and fix the siding – Carry sandbag to cone, 5 burpees, run to start and bzck, carry to next cone, repeat until you’ve carried to all 5 cones.
It’s fixed! Nope… still a raccoon in the attic… repair the siding again… – Carry sandbag to cone, 5 burpees, run to start and bzck, carry to next cone, repeat until you’ve carried to all 5 cones.
It’s fixed! Nope… still a raccoon in the attic… time to set a trap… – overhead carry sandbag to cone, 10 rows, run to start and back, overhead carry to next cone, repeat until you’ve carried to all five cones – do it again
Ah… finally, trap is set and it’s time to —- aaahhhhh! Call through the ceiling. – 10 lt dans as you fall through the ceiling then walk off the pain to the sign and back – do it again
Maybe it’s time to take this as a sign and call in the professionals… – on your six for some Mary while we wait for the pros to show up
MOLESKINE: Fun telling of the raccoon story throughout the workout
ANNOUNCEMENTS: Spring Fling this Sunday at Edwin Warner!
COT: Encouragement to Pax not to ignore the raccoons in their attic during daily life. If there’s something you’ve been ignoring, go ahead and face it head on earlier, rather than later to avoid the chaos, pain and destruction it’ll bring in the future if you don’t.
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[Pain Train] F3 Dads!

Date: 2026-05-16 AO: Pain Train Q: Derby , Wolfpack PAX: Sparrow, Derby, Pitmaster, Wolfpack, Juicy J, Shakira, Piglet, Eagle (2.0), Book Worm (2.0), Creek Runner (2.0), Link (2.0), Spidey (2.0), Kiwi, Guitar Center, Hammer Hands (2.0), Snickerboodle (2.0), Hot Pan, Pop’n Fresh, Strawberry (2.0), Papa John, Aline (2.0), Sparkles (2.0) FNGs: 10 Kiwi, Guitar Center, Hammer Hands (2.0), Snickerboodle (2.0), Hot Pan, Pop’n Fresh, Strawberry (2.0), Papa John, Aline (2.0), Sparkles (2.0) COUNT: 23 CONDITIONS: Perfect!
WARMUP: BAC, BACS, Moroccan Night Clubs, Shoulder Press, WMH, Runners Stretch, PE Stretch, SSH
THE THANG: 4 Station Ladder w/ each Station marked by cones ~15 yards apart: Merkins, Squats, WWII’s and Burpees. 5 Reps per Exercises for first Set then back to start to increase reps by 5 (Burpees remained at 5). Once PAX completes the 25 Rep Set they start back at 5.
MOLESKINE: Appreciation for PAX choosing to attend the morning workout given the many other things going on today and in their lives. Challenged PAX to find other opportunities to get involved with their Communities
ANNOUNCEMENTS: Spring Fling!
COT: For Recent Graduates and Guiding them through their next chapter of life
PLAYLIST: Classic Rock!

Insane Train: Throwing Sand Bags!

Date: 2026-05-13 AO: Insane Train Q: Shakira , PAX: Juicy J, Derby, Choo Choo, Siri, Stubs, Shakira, Wolfpack FNGs: None COUNT: 7 CONDITIONS: Perfect
WARMUP: Earlybirds got some rucking laps in. Next, motivators and a mosey with 50 intermittent & sundry squats. We threw in a lunge walk and wall hold in honor of Wolfpack.
THE THANG: Moving Sand bags!
First set: 50% of Pax forward toss a sand bag 5 times then jog back. Others hold a plank. Swap until the bag gets to the top.
Second set: Backwards overhead toss. Other PAX do SB burpees.
Third set: SB drag & Curls
Fourth Set: Relay race & SSHs. Which team can move the most weight?
Bonus: CPRS (Curl, press, raise, squat) in cadence. Increasing in count from 4 to 8. Lunge walk with partner and SB.
MARY: J-los and Plank till time.
MOLESKINE: F3 gives us permission to push ourselves hard in a safe, fun environment. Draw boundaries in your life around areas you need permission to push hard and places you need to rest/relax
ANNOUNCEMENTS: F3 dads this Saturday!
COT: Prayers for family, health, and life changes, especially for our kids,
PLAYLIST: God’s creation and mumblechatter

[Pain Train] Presidential Fitness Test

Date: 2026-05-08 AO: Pain Train Q: Pebbles , PAX: Pebbles, Derby, Cheeks, Roadkill, Half Lyfe, Wolfpack, Shakira, FLO, G-string, Siri, Étouffée FNGs: COUNT: 11 CONDITIONS: Cold – stings the hands
WARMUP: Side straddle hops Bacs Back bacs Windmills Slow squats Slow Merkins
THE THANG: Get Up x 10 (sit up with block to overhead press) Human Up X10 (absolutions) Walkers x 10 ( Lt. Dan’s holding coupon) Body ups x 6 Pull ups
Run around playground
Repeat for 30min
MOLESKINE: Exercises spell out George Herbert Walker Bush Reps add up to 41. He’s the 41st president Today is my 41st birthday
We talked about the Presidential Fitness Test that fell out of favor because kids felt shame. It’s important to test yourself to know where you’re at. Where your strengths are, where other’s strengths are.
ANNOUNCEMENT Let’s go Juicy J half marathon!
COT: Prayed us out
PLAYLIST: Random

The Knoll … laid back

Date: 2026-04-28 AO: The Knoll Q: Wolfpack , morning stār PAX: Juicy J, Wolfpack, morning stār FNGs: None COUNT: 3 Shortest BB ever.
There were 3. We rope flowed and squatted and hung for 45 minutes. Good mumbles. We COT’ed.

Insane Train

Date: 2026-04-22 AO: Insane Train Q: Derby , PAX: Wolfpack, Derby, El Capitan, Squatter, Siri, FLO, Juicy J, Chains FNGs: 1 Chains COUNT: 8 CONDITIONS: Perfect!
EARLY BIRDS: 15 Minute 5 SB Burpee EMOM
WARMUP: BACs, BACBACs, Air Press, WMH, Runners Stretch, PE Stretch, SB Burpees
Mission Statement, Credo, 5 Core Principals
THE THANG: 5-10-15-20-25 Rep SB Ladder
PAX Began with 5 Reps of the Following: WWII’s, Merkins, SB Rows, SB Curls, SB Thrusters
Then Ran w/ SB for ~.2 Miles then stopped for Pull-ups with quantity based on set completed.
PAX returned to Base for 10 reps of each exercise followed by SB run and pull-ups.
All PAX completed the 5 sets getting to the top of the ladder of 25 sets of each exercise. Early finishers started back at the bottom until time.
Closed with 2 Minute Plank w/ 15 sec Merkin Burnout.
MOLESKINE: Reflected on camping with my son in the Smokies this weekend and the awareness that brought of focusing on more alone time with him. That time to connect was incredibly valuable and made me realize I need to focus more on family overall.
ANNOUNCEMENTS: Check slack for a ton of exciting events. Closest to home is F3 Dads held at Red Caboose Park on 5/16
COT: Prayers lifted for Squatter and his wife and everyone supporting them during this time.
PLAYLIST: Turnpike Troubadours Pandora and plenty of MumbleGrumbling
Excellent work today gentlemen! Thank you for the opportunity to lead this morning!
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The High Road

Date: 2026-04-20 AO: The Eddy Q: Sooie , PAX: FLO, Sooie, Wolfpack, Stubs, Roadkill, Motorola FNGs: None COUNT: 6 CONDITIONS: brisk, baby!
WARMUP: suggested burpee apocalypse but had no takers
THE THANG: “An inconvenience is only an adventure wrongly considered; an adventure is an inconvenience rightly considered.” – G.K. Chesterton
6 brave PAX ascended the steep summit of Mt. Eddy with no guarantee of safe return. Mumblechatter was in abundance. We (I) contemplated the meaning of “no” in the F3 credo, considering the legal implications of adhering to an unqualified “no”.
Paused for some breathwork at the Pavilion atop Mt. Eddy. Wolfpack tempted me to lead the PAX in impromptu table lifting and carrying…but I resisted.
We descended returning to the parking lot 3 minutes behind schedule.
MOLESKINE: Learn to reframe life’s inconveniences as adventures.
ANNOUNCEMENTS: Holy Smokers at Squatter’s (Strutter? Splitter?) Bi-annual 9 square tourney at pain-train May 1.
COT: Prayers lifted in silence. Coffee enjoyed.
PLAYLIST: 90 bpm metronome

Wolfpack Back to Back

Date: 2026-04-15 AO: Insane Train Q: Wolfpack , PAX: El Capitan, FLO, Juicy J, Derby, Wolfpack, Siri FNGs: None COUNT: 6 CONDITIONS: Perfection
WARMUP: Mosey around park
THE THANG:
Perform 1 rep MOT, politician back to start, perform 1 rep exercise, run to sandbag, repeat adding a rep to MOT and exercise each time up to 10 reps.
Round 1 and 3: MOT – SB Lunges Exercise – Merkins
Round 2 and 4: MOT – SB Murder Bunnies Exercise – Burpees
50 flutter kicks and 50 crunches between each round
MOLESKINE: Not a ton of mumble chatter, PAX came to work!
ANNOUNCEMENTS: Natural Ice posted a super big and awesome update in -f3-nashville-general. Go check it out and watch his video!
COT: We don’t know what the day ahead holds for us, but no matter what keep moving forward.
PLAYLIST: Manly grunts.

Sunday 5 mile ruck

Date: 2026-04-12 AO: The Eddy Q: Juicy J , PAX: Wolfpack, Juicy J, Roadkill, Stubs FNGs: None COUNT: 4 CONDITIONS: perfecto
WARMUP:
THE THANG: almost 5 miles! Juicy no ruck.
MOLESKINE: Roadkill’s major announcement…. that he doesn’t “sport” but we will get him into golf eventually
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
COT:
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Summit Wolf Mountain

Date: 2026-04-08 AO: Insane Train Q: Wolfpack , PAX: Choo Choo, Juicy J, Shakira, Derby, Wolfpack, The Merchant, FLO, Natural Ice FNGs: None COUNT: 8 CONDITIONS: shorts? Pants? Hoodie? Tarps off? I don’t know what to wear anymore.
WARMUP: Run and get a couple coupons.
THE THANG: sandbag run to the bottom of Stirrup drive with a few Burpee pitstops.
Lunges up the steepest road in Bellevue, stopping every 10-15ish yards to complete 10 SB rows, 10 Merkins, 10 SB Presses.
SB Mosey back stopping for burpee pitstops along the way.
MOLESKINE: shots in buttholes… or something like that.
ANNOUNCEMENTS: CSAUP in August – Check with Chunks. F3 Dads workout coming up at Red Caboose Park. Juicy half marathon. Check the slacks!!
COT: Go find a mountain to climb today.
PLAYLIST: mumbles and chatters.