OTB – 1,000 Reps

AO: pain-train
Q: Derby
PAX: Wolfpack, Juicy J (JBowman), Chili Dip
FNGs: None
COUNT: 4
CONDITIONS: No Rain!

WARMUP: BACs, BAC BACs, Moroccan Night Clubs, Shoulder Press, Willie Mayes Hayes, Good Mornings, SSH

THE THANG: Pair up DORA – Runner Carries Sand Bag to Play Ground for 2 Pull-ups

Partners accumulate the following:
200 Coupon Chest Press
200 Coupon Squats
200 Coupon Curls
200 WWII’s
200 Coupon Rows

Ended w/ traveling Mary. Weighted Lunges w/ each PAX calling out quantity of lunges followed by an exercise: Shoulder Press, Merkins, Mountain Climbers, WWII’s

MOLESKINE: Combatting anxiety by living in the moment.

ANNOUNCEMENTS: Many events on the calendar highlighting 10/10-12 – Men + Kids Camping Event and 10/19 – Chiliteria

COT: Prayed us out

Thank you guys for the opportunity to lead this morning!!

Trails after rains

AO: the_eddy
Q: Choo Choo
PAX: Stubs, Roadkill, Wolfpack, Pitmaster, Salami
FNGs: None
COUNT: 6
CONDITIONS: Wet

THE THANG: Ruck the trails

MOLESKINE: “The best ability is availability” – www.google.com/search?q=Bill+Parcells&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8&mstk=AUtExfC8hroZRQHDT53cMlc2ERYKAzH9vZSWJFPL9dgunvihjimcR8Uy_00R1bG8rjTqjtcv0oOftDkdrFhk8sggjcbYZTB1Wp1yXa4Njs7qLKSCWdI4kxcjCgWPnKS-m…

ANNOUNCEMENTS:
– 10.19 Chiliteria led by Wolfpack
– 10.24 Overnight ruck CSAUP by F3 Spring Hill

B-Day Beatdown

AO: pain-train
Q: G-string
PAX: Timber, The Banker, Chili Dip, Cheeks, Half Lyfe, FLO, Wolfpack, Hooters, Sooie
FNGs: None
COUNT: 10
CONDITIONS: Warm and muggy

WARMUP:
– SSH
– Slow Squats
– Groin and hamstring stretches
– BACs-BackBACs-Seal Claps-Overhead presses
– Mosey to grab coupons and then mosey about halfway to the 9 square
– Mission, Core Principles and credo with 5 floor-to-ceilings, thrusters, rows, squats, and swings

THE THANG:
Thang 1:
4 Rounds Hero Style
– 21 Block Swings
– 11 Pull-ups
– Run to the cones and back

Thang 2:
Tiny Tussle. Perform the four stations at your own pace. AMRAP 15 minutes. Mosey the longs and Burpee broad jump the shorts
– 25 Merkins
– 25 Row Mornings
– 25 Iron Mikes (2-is-1)
– 25 Big Boys

Mosey back with enough time for two rounds of Ring of Fire Merkins and a short stretch.

4 Stations for 4 Decades

AO: the-knoll
Q: Malibu
PAX: Legos, Derby, AAA, El Capitan, Half Lyfe, Lady Liberty, Malibu, morning stār, Pebbles, Étouffée, Wolfpack, Bumblebee, Link, Slapshot, Agent-Eh
FNGs: None
COUNT: 15
CONDITIONS:
Spectacular late summer morning. Starting to get dark and extra gloomy.

WARMUP:
Mosy to stop sign, SSH, Imperial walkers, slow Mericans and squats, stretching OYO

THE THANG:

4 stations: 3’ of work, 60sec of rest and rotate
1. burpees
2. lt dans
3. WWI/WWII/twists
4. Plank hold

Simple, and not easy.

MOLESKINE:
Life sometimes takes a while. Be patient, the best things take time, work, and a lot of love and service. It’s worth grinding out the work in the dark, and even more when you get to do it with others (esp in the gloom).

ANNOUNCEMENTS: hit me up if you’re interested in a Tussle team!

COT: we lifted up prayers of thanksgiving, for grace and strength to live our lives in service of others at home and work and in our community.

AMRAP

AO: the-knoll
Q: Half Lyfe
PAX: Timber, AAA, Pebbles, Ex-Pat, Gold Digger, Malibu, Étouffée, Wolfpack, Sparrow, Roadkill, The Banker, Rubix (2.0), Link (2.0), The Agent Eh, Slap Shot (2.0)
FNGs: 2 The Agent Eh, Slap Shot (2.0)
COUNT: 17
CONDITIONS: Loving these cool mornings!

WARMUP: SSH, BAC, BBAC, Shoulder Presses, WMH’s, Runners Stretch.

THE THANG: AMRAP 3 Main Groups (Arms, Legs, Core)
Arms = 20 Bicep Curls w/ bands, 15 Dips, 10 Merkins, 5 Pull Ups/Swing Rows.
Legs = 20 S.L. Jump Ups (2=1), 15 Side Lunges (2=1), 10 Lt. Dans, 5 Jump Squats w/ Tuck.
Core = 20 Heel Taps (2=1), 15 Shoulder Taps (2=1), 10 WW2’s, 5 Scissor Kicks (4 Count).

After each main group ran to street and different MOT for back to playground (Bear Crawl, Imperial Walkers, Run, Politician, Lunges, repeat).

Finished up with 1 min plank.

MOLESKINE: Wife and I had a midwife for our first born. Were talking about one of the things our midwife told us on mental preparedness for labor. “You can survive anything for 1 min”. Good thing to consider in live when dealing with difficulty. Can be extended to 1Hr, 1 Day, 1 Wk, etc. Been using this with my kids for the start of school. Just tackle today then worry about tmrw.

ANNOUNCEMENTS: CSAUP, 31 Mile Ruck, F3 Dads workout, NAHT, Tussle….Check Slack for details.

COT: Count off, name-o-rama, named 2 FNG’s (Slap Shot (2.0), The Agent Eh), prayer, coffee.

Thank you for letting me lead you this morning. And welcome Slap Shot and The Agent Eh.

Rolling Dice

AO: the-knoll
Q: Half Lyfe
PAX: Pebbles, AAA, Gold Digger, El Capitan, morning stār, G-string, Sooie, The Banker, Timber, Roadkill, Étouffée, Wolfpack, Derby, Ex-Pat, Link (2.0), BumbleBee (2.0), 0
FNGs: 1 0
COUNT: 16
CONDITIONS: Perfect 57 Degs. Loving it!

WARMUP: Mosey to stop sign w/ high knees, butt kickers, politicians (watch out for car!), Karaoke and back to playground.

THE THANG: 2 Rounds of rolling 3 dice for exercise and reps.

Round 1: 2 Larger Dice are multiplied for reps.
1= Jump Squats with Calf Raise
2= IYT Superman
3= Iron Mikes
4= WW2’s
5= Dips
6= Merkins

Round 2: Larger dice are added for reps.
1=Burpees
2= Step Ups
3= Swing Rows/Pull Ups
4=Single Leg Squat Sits
5=Modified Mountain Climber
6= Plank Jack with Plank Twist

Ended with Plank/Pull up Circle finished 1 round.

MOLESKINE: “We aren’t just thrown on this earth like dice tossed across a table. We are lovingly placed here for a purpose.” Charles Swindoll

ANNOUNCEMENTS: CSAUP, 31 Mile Ruck, Tussle, NAHT…Check Slack for details.

COT: Count off, name-o-rama, Prayers offered, coffee and chocolate milk. Thank you all for your attendance and allowing me to lead. I appreciate these mornings with all of you.

Rucking Legend

AO: the_eddy
Q: Sooie
PAX: Wolfpack, Siri, Choo Choo, FLO, Grape, Legos, Roadkill, Sooie, Stubs, Lady Liberty
FNGs: None
COUNT: 10
CONDITIONS: *michael fassbender “Perfection” gif

WARMUP:
“let’s go ahead and do 20 burpees”
*silence
“j/k lol. Let’s get the ruck out of here!”
*relieved laughter

THE THANG:
Proverbs 24:5-6
A wise man is full of strength,
and a man of knowledge enhances his might,
for by wise guidance you can wage your war,
and in abundance of counselors there is victory.

A lovely 2.29 mile trek beginning on the blue trail and finishing on the old roadway loop. Excellent mumblechatter throughout. T-Claps to Roadkill ‘s rum buffer! No one lagged, no one lacked. The total trek went 5 past our 06:15 target.

I propose that we end promptly at 0615 wherever we’re at on the trail. We’ll all just walk back to our cars together.

MOLESKINE:
Reflected in Proverbs 24:5-6. Encouraged PAX to face their daily battles together.

ANNOUNCEMENTS:
CSAUP 50
30 mile ruck sometime/somewhere Choo Choo
Wolfpack / Siri in search of an architect to join their houses together via glass skywalk

COT:
Prayers requested and offered.

3 Ring Circus: Part UNO

AO: titan
Q: Spinal Tap , Pole Dancer, Firefox
PAX: Firefox, Pole Dancer, Natural Ice, DintyMoore, Young and Restless, GameStop, Papa Bear, SalPal, Vector, Choo Choo, CubCadet, Good Morning America, Lewis Ngwenya, Salami, Sherlock, Squatter, Tim the Toolman, Wolfpack, Duvet, Capsize, Saddle Sore
FNGs: None
COUNT: 22!
CONDITIONS: perfect

WARMUP: ssh, lbac, wmh, good mornings etc

THE THANG:
Spinal Tap; DORA 50 merkins, 100 Carolina dry docks, 150 air press

Firefox: 10 pull ups alt plank jack shoulder taps x 5 rounds then 10 derkins with someone holding our legs and then leg lifts by holder

Pole Dancer: bear crawl to Parthenon then 50 dips, lap, 50 irkins, lap, 50 dips, lap, then 50 derkins

ANNOUNCEMENTS:
50 mile Team race next week
Small group opportunity for all led by spinal tap and natural ice – dm us if interested!

COT:
Praise for Young and Restless for coming consistently for the past year!

See link below to help our former F3 colleague F3G Noah Kinney :pray:

Detour Ahead

AO: the_eddy
Q: Stubs
PAX: Chunks, Lady Liberty, SalPal, Half Lyfe, Stubs, Pitmaster, Squatter, Legos, Sooie, Natural Ice, Gecko, Salami, Siri, Choo Choo, Grape, DintyMoore, Wolfpack, FLO
FNGs: None
COUNT: 18
CONDITIONS: sticky

WARMUP: none

THE THANG: a slightly longer ruck than initially planned.

MOLESKINE: “Perhaps some detours aren’t detours at all. Perhaps they are actually THE Path” – Katherine Wolf

A fitting quote for the official kick off of the Eddy.
Much like life we encountered some detours this morning.

Thank to everyone who joined us today to officially launch The Eddy
Apologies for going 8 mins over.

ANNOUNCEMENTS: 50 mile CSAUP coming up
F3 dads event in October
As always check slack

COT: prayers and coffee

42 years of grace

AO: the-knoll
Q: morning stār
PAX: Derby, Ex-Pat, Étouffée, Pebbles, Half Lyfe, Wolfpack, Gold Digger, Shakira, Tebow, morning stār, Bumble bee (2.0), Rubix (2.0), Birdman (2.0)
FNGs: None
COUNT: 13
CONDITIONS: starting to feel gloomy

WARMUP: jog to treeline and circle up for motivators (6 down), lazy imperial walkers, low slow squats

jog to the flood memorial bench

THE THANG: descending ladder with 2 excercises: box jumps and explosive erkins … do 6 of each then bear crawl or crab walk down the hill and politician back, do 5 of each then bear crawl or crab walk down the hill and politician back, do 4 of each, etc. … job around backstop after the set and repeat

did a blind, silent trust walk to the playground

Mary: some dead bugs and supermans

MOLESKINE:
– I’m 42 today; glad to be alive!

ANNOUNCEMENTS: night moves led by Half Lyfe, 50 mile relay, check slack for other things.

COT: I grew up in a home that valued performance and getting things right. My personal tendency is to lean that way and then I went to school to be an engineer. I used to apply that approach to all my endeavors and relationship with the desire to “be excellent”. However, this ultimately put me in a place where I was earning things, even things like love, belonging, acceptance, approval, etc.

Now in my 40’s I’m learning to live out of an identity of already having those things: delight, acceptance, approval, belonging, forgiveness, etc. For me that means grounding myself and learning to experience my identity in Christ and the access I have to God who I’m learning is a good, caring Father (not someone who’s just wanting me to get it right and then criticizing me when I don’t).

As I look into my 43rd year, my desires is to yield more into this via surrender.

Glad to be with you brothers today,
-m*