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It’s All in the Grind

AO: the-knoll
Q: Malibu
PAX: AAA, El Capitan, Ex-Pat, Malibu, morning stār, Papa Bear, Sooie, Stu Cook, The Banker, Timber, Wolfpack, BumbleBee, Smoltz, Samwise, Iowa
FNGs: None
COUNT: 15
CONDITIONS:
Spectacular morning- clear skies, full of hearts, can’t lose.

WARMUP:
Mosey to stop sign, circle up in field.
SSHx 20 with one amazing silent count of unified side straddle hopping in silent cadence.
Slow squat and push-ups, BAC and BBAC.
Mental prep for the Thang.

THE THANG:
An old coach taught me that professionals grind out the work. For today’s grinds, work steadily but not frantically:
(1) 20 minute grind: 6x hand release push ups, 1 or 2 pull ups/reverse pull ups, 6x Lt. Dans
(2) 15 minute grind: 30 seconds of WWI/WWII (user choice), 30 seconds of twists, 30 seconds of standing founders up and down.
(3) Final Grind: SooieBrew

MOLESKINE:
We need our bodies for life, work, and our vocations and men and fathers. Drawing from knowledge and training from a S&C coach Rob Shaul, that means we are professional athletes with particular, specific fitness demands. Our demands as- in my case a suburban dad- are perhaps different than other professional athletes but still there. We can best fulfill our individual callings in life when our bodies are capable of the mission before us.
Professionals are also willing to do the work when the tough gets going and relish the grind when it comes. Today’s workout gave us a time to set about our hard work steadily, not frantically but working through a long 20minutes and another 15minutes.
Being a professional athlete also demands a burden of constant fitnes. In my F3 journey I have found that this burden is best carried in the encouragement and presence of others, especially in The Gloom. Some days feel great, other days feel like a grind. Relish the grind! Put one foot in front of the other, and Just Keep Swimming! Cheers,

ANNOUNCEMENTS:
Gallivants Travels ends this week.
September 11 Convergence at 0530 at TN Capitol Steps, plan for an hour.
F3 Nash decade anniversary coming up too.

COT
Prayers for presence, and peace amidst returning to school and work routines.

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ThunderBunny Beatdown (aka LrThe’s Awakening)

AO: pain-train
Q: El Capitan
PAX: Wolfpack, The Banker, G-string, Sooie, Bean Burger (Fairview, TN), Cheeks, Timber, Siri, Pitmaster, FLO, El Capitan
FNGs: None
COUNT: 11
CONDITIONS:
clear skies, low 60s, almost Yosemite

WARMUP:
– Downward dog + cobra + sprinter-stretch merkins 3x both sides, PE stretch
– BAC + BacBACs + Turkish Moroccan Night Clubs: 12x
– Willie Mays Hays OYO
– PAX collected coupons (one each) and returned to sidewalk

THE THANG:

Part 1: ThunderBurpees

– All PAX circle up, play song “Thunderstruck” by AC/DC.
– SSH throughout – burpee every time you hear the word “Thunder”. :skull_and_crossbones:

Part 2: Sudoku Murder Bunny Special

SOUNDTRACK: Weezer Blue Album

Downloaded two easy sudoku puzzles from internet, printed on 11×14″ sheets, laminated, supplied dry erase markers + paper towels

Split up into two teams.

Six stations. One PAX from each team per station, lined up along sidewalk.

Station #1: Plank, work on a sudoku puzzle

Station #2: Murder bunny to cone with coupon, carry on shoulder back. (All PAX rotate to next station when he returns.)

Station #3: floor-to-ceilings with coupon

Station #4: straight-arm squats with coupon

Station #5: sky thrusters on back with coupon

Station #6*: wild card! options include…

1. 6x hops + elevated elbow-to-knees over coupon (3x per side)
2. bench press on back with coupon
3. American hammers with coupon
4. Speed step-ups on coupon
5. Curls with coupon

Rotated until PAX (almost?) solved the puzzles.

Bonus Round at 6:10 AM: in lieu of sudoku, each team tried to name all 25 AO’s in F3 Nashville while rotating through the reps.

MOLESKINE:

Shared how grateful I am for the fellowship of the PAX and encouraged those who may be nervous about Q’ing to reach out for help/advice – it is worth it. Such a joy to lead y’all this morning!

ANNOUNCEMENTS:

Check Slack for September updates (including 9/11 and 9/14 anniversary convergences) coming soon!

COT:

Countorama, Nameorama, shared requests, and closed in prayer.

Special shout-out to Wolfpack for the delicious & courageous LupusBrewpus rebound this morning!

We are grateful for you & hope that your kitchen counters recover from any & all coffee-related trauma.

:el-capitan:

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Hot Potato!

AO: the-knoll
Q: Wolfpack
PAX: FLO, G-string, morning stār, Papa Bear, Pitmaster, Sooie, The Banker, The Merchant, Timber, Wolfpack, AAA, Cable News, Ex-Pat, Mr. Stoogie, Stubs, Link (2.0), Bumblebee (2.0), Schmoltz (2.0)
FNGs: None
COUNT: 18
CONDITIONS: Can we just hit pause on this weather?

WARMUP: Link led us in a warmup… run to stop sign, motivators from 5, Willie mays Hayes, burpee buy ins

THE THANG:

Workout 1: Tabata 40 seconds work/20seconds rest/3 rounds

– Push ups
– Step ups
– Reverse snow angels

Game 1
Link classic… toilet tag!

Workout 2: Tabata 40 seconds work/20seconds rest/3 rounds

– Dips
– Lt. dans
– Incline pushups

Game 2
Hot potato with a 10lbs kettlebell
If it stops on you, 10 seconds of burpees while everyone else gets 10 seconds of rest

Mary
Stretches, American hammers and leg raises

MOLESKINE:
PAX went around and said what defines a leader. Patience, good listener, confident, strong, vulnerable and many other incredible words were used. So much can make up a leader, but you don’t have to be everything all at once. Sometimes you need to just be one thing at a time the best that you can.

ANNOUNCEMENTS: Big September coming… keep an eye on slack!

Link VQ on Thursday at Knoll.

9Square Arena tournament happening next week (8/30) at Pain Train

COT: moment of silent reflection for all prayers both said and unsaid.

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Silent Q

AO: pain-train
Q: Cheeks
PAX: G-string, Timber, Cheeks, Wolfpack, DintyMoore, Bean Burger (Fairview, TN), El Capitan
FNGs: None
COUNT: 7
CONDITIONS:
Getting darker as Winter comes

WARMUP:
20 SSH
16 Baby Arm Circles
16 Backs
16 Moroccan Night Clubs
Lat Stretch on Your Own

THE THANG:
Dora:
5 Sets
25 Kettlebell Swings
15 Deadlifts
15 Low Merkins
75yrd dash and back

Mary:
20 WW1
25 LBC
16 American Hammers in cadence
Back Stretch (I believe we all needed that)
10 Alternating V-ups
1 Minute Plank
Ring of Fire to 3 and back
20 Carolina Dry Docks
10 Burpees

ANNOUNCEMENTS:
– Arrington Vineyards August 17th 11:30-2. Check Franklin General feed for more info
– F3 Dads swim party. Check Franklin General feed for more info
– Fairview AO starting up

COT:
Prayer request for El Capitan as he and his family move.

Prayers for Bean Burger (Fairview, TN) as he fosters growth and fellowship with the great men of Fairview.

Thank you gentlemen for allowing me to lead! I appreciate each and every one of you! Let’s go be lights in the world and serve our communities!

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Scavernger Pain train style

AO: pain-train
Q: The Banker , Cheeks, FLO, G-string, Siri, Sooie, voucher, Wolfpack
PAX: Cheeks, FLO, G-string, Siri, Sooie, voucher, Wolfpack
FNGs: None
COUNT: 8
CONDITIONS: Perfect

WARMUP: Good morning, stretching, slow merkins, slow squats

THE THANG: 5 stations 5 burpees buy-in for each
1. Suicide at Tennis Courts 3 ea
2. 200 squat jumps at football field
3. 100 Pull-ups at 9 square
4. 100 Floor to ceilings behind stage
5. Lap around plus 100 flutter kicks

MOLESKINE:

ANNOUNCEMENTS:

COT: choose to be grateful even when it doesn’t seem like reason to.

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Sprintsssss

AO: atlantis
Q: Siri
PAX: Toothless, Wolfpack, SalPal (retired), Strutter, Tea Party
FNGs: None
COUNT: 6
CONDITIONS:

Dry ground, wet air :trident:

WARMUP:

Jog around park with skips, side shuffles, karaoke. Stop and do merkins in cadence – accomplished 50 4-count merkins during warmup.

THE THANG:

Sprints/speed work around the parking lot. Sprint long stretches, jog short stretches. X4 laps. 2 minute dynamic rest in between with 30s jump squats, 30s high knees, 30s low plank mtn climbers, 30s Freddie mercuries.

One round of Bear crawl to Pizza Hut, Lt. Dan back

MOLESKINE:

Sorry Wolfpack :leg:

ANNOUNCEMENTS:

9/11 Convergence somewhere
9/14 10th Birthday celebration of F3 Nashville at Stonewall

COT:

Prayers for undisclosed prayer requests.

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Hanging with the dudes

AO: pain-train
Q: Sooie
PAX: Cheeks, El Capitan, Siri, Sooie, Sparrow, Timber, Wolfpack
FNGs: None
COUNT: 7
CONDITIONS: muggy as an August in Nashville with a few pleasant breezes

WARMUP:
head to toe stretching
BAC
BBAC
WMH OYO
mosey to 9-square coliseum

THE THANG: HANGING OUT!
Partner up for modified Dora.
Partner 1 jogs/runs/sprints 1 lap of the 0.25 mile loop.
Partner 2 dead hangs.
Then switch.
4 times for 1 mile for each PAX.
If you drop from the bar, 5 reps of the following depending on what lap you’re on.
1 – Burpees
2 – American Hammers
3 – imperial Walkers
4 – Lunges

Mosey back to pain-train. Each partner does 2 sets of 5 Nordic Curls. End with Ring of fire (compound interest) to 5. Recovery breathwork for 3 minutes.

MOLESKINE:
Good to be back at the pain-train after a brief hiatus. Reminder/encouragement to live with intentionality for something greater than ourselves and beyond the tyranny of the urgent.

ANNOUNCEMENTS:
gullivers-travels-challenge! Visit other AO’s. Make new friends! Meet friends you didn’t know you knew!

COT:
Prayers spoken and lifted. Enjoyed some of that wonderful Lupus Brewpus :wolf: :coffee: :tm:! Mumblechattered about crocs and Stanley cups.

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1500 Meter Swim

AO: atlantis
Q: SalPal
PAX: Pole Dancer, Toothless, Puzzlah, Three Stooges, Cable News, Schnauzer, Wolfpack, Tea Party
FNGs: None
COUNT: 9
CONDITIONS: F*cking swampy as sh*t

WARMUP: Assorted delays to make sure we had all HCs

THE THANG: 1 Mile swim to Frothy Monkey with playing in traffic, DORA @ Frothy Monkey (51 burpees, 51 diamond merkins, 51 jump squats), swim back, DC mary.

MOLESKINE: Really grateful for the way this group has come together. I always enjoy my Ramblin’ Joes with my F3 bros.

ANNOUNCEMENTS: Pikachu Move, Gulliver, September events.

COT: Parents and families navigating adoption & fostering.

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National Parks Road Trip Tabata!

AO: the-knoll
Q: El Capitan
PAX: Sparrow, AAA, Papa Bear, Timber, Wolfpack, morning stār, The Merchant, Pebbles, Tea Party, G-string, Sooie, El Capitan, Bookworm, Fishbiscuit, Tonks, Bumblebee, Eevee
FNGs: 1 Eevee
COUNT: 17
CONDITIONS: Muggy mid-70s

WARMUP:

– Bacs + bacbacs 15x
– Downward dog + cobra + plank leg stretch
– Willie mays hays OYO
– Imperial Walkers 15x
– Motivators to 5

THE THANG:

National Parks Road Trip Tabata
(1:45 on, 30 sec. rest, rotate)

It’s good to backpack with a buddy- pair up to visit the Parks together.

1. (Joshua Tree) Hangs Monkey bars
2. (Acadia) Tandem leg-lift thrusters: lie on backs with linked arms, lift & kick sky with both feet
3. (Black Canyon) Dips
4. (Arches) Lieutenant Dans with 18lb. cases
5. (Denali) Coupon floor-to-ceiling (49lb. Case + 29 lb. case + boulders for 2.0’s)
6. (Sequoia) WW2s with axe throws
7. (Everglades) Swing presses
8. (Death Valley) Line touch moseys

Repeat circuit 2x

MOLESKINE:

The National Parks have been called America’s Best Idea. There are few natural places in the world more glorious than the Parks. Visiting one causes you to feel a sense of smallness, wonder, and gratitude for the opportunity to just be “here.”

Some of my favorite memories with my family growing up are at the Parks, especially as our family business began creating National Parks artwork + products.

I encourage each of y’all to go visit the Parks when the opportunity arises & make memories with those you love. Cherish this American heritage that has been preserved for you & your children to enjoy.

ANNOUNCEMENTS:

Check Slack for the latest F3 news & updates.

COT:

Countorama & Nameorama (welcome @Eevee!)

Ended with the Lord’s Prayer & gave thanks to our Father in Heaven for our health & the fellowship of the PAX. It was a joy getting stronger together today.

Thank you Sooie for the Brewie!

:el-capitan:

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The Deck of Many Workout Things

AO: the-knoll
Q: SalPal
PAX: Sooie, Pebbles, G-string, The Merchant, El Capitan, Timber, Wolfpack, Sparrow, morning stār, Tea Party, Tebow, a number of 2.0s, please add in comments!
FNGs: None
COUNT: a lot
CONDITIONS: Feelin’ lucky

WARMUP: Quick mosey + burpees. Stretching is for the birds.

THE THANG: A modified deck of death. Merkins, squats, BB situps, and mountain Climbers were default routines, spiced things up by changing 2,3,4 to special rules.

MOLESKINE: El Capitan nearly got us to do 40 burpees, we modified as necessary. It got out of hand real fast.

ANNOUNCEMENTS: Sooie Party, Hunger Games, Night Movez, GEODIS run, Gulliver’s Travels.

COT: Those affected by Beryl, Peace for families, busy season at work, unspoken intentions.