How to Scare Away Your Relatives

AO: bomber
Q: Firefox
PAX: Tim the Toolman, Sherlock, Young and Restless, Vector, Spinal Tap, Toolbit, Woodchuck, Dumpster, CindyBlock, Rodin
FNGs: 4 Woodchuck, Dumpster, CindyBlock, Rodin
COUNT: 11
CONDITIONS: Not very seasonal

WARMUP: Mosey up to the parking lot
25x SSH
25x FLBAC
25x Air Presses
25x RLBAC

THE THANG:
PAX gathered at one end of the upper parking lot.
30x Mountain Climbers (each side is a half)
20x Plank Jacks
10x Merkins
Run to the end of the parking lot and back, plank and wait

35x Mountain Climbers
25x Plank Jacks
15x Merkins
Run

40x Mountain Climbers
30x Plank Jacks
20x Merkins
Run

10 Burpees

Mosey down to the circle
20x Bulgarian Split Squats per side
20x Jump Squats
20x Monkey Humpers
Bear Crawl around the circle

Repeat 2 more times

10 Burpees

Mosey to Playground
25 Pull-Ups, do shoulder tap plank jacks if waiting
Once all-in, everyone does 25 shoulder tap plank jacks per side

Mosey to Startex
10 WW1
Hollow Body Hold
10 WW1
Hollow Body Hold
10 WW1
Hollow Body Hold
Hold a Plank until time

MOLESKINE:
– Originally expecting 5 or 6 PAX, I had a plan for a partnered workout with rice bags. Then the FNGs kept pouring out of Toolman’s car; so, I went with Plan B
– Toolman has a connection with Cindy Crawford
– Coffeeteria at Star Bagel with Strutter Chunks hambone and Right Said

ANNOUNCEMENTS:
– Happy Holidays!

COT:
– Everyone gave thanks
– Extra thanks to Spinal Tap for bringing his bro-in-law and Tim the Toolman for bringing his son, bro, and nephews. Hopefully we’ll see them again some day

Sleigh Ride

AO: titan
Q: DintyMoore
PAX: SalPal, Haggis, Strutter, Natural Ice, DintyMoore, Sherlock, Crawlspace, Chunks, Spinal Tap, Young and Restless, Space Baby, Squatter, Juicy J, Tim the Toolman, Stumbles, Tool Bit, Leonardo, Ronaldo, Ice Tea, Ice Cube, Diego, , Sticks (2.0 FNG), MVP (2.0 FNG), General (2.0 FNG), Lieutenant (2.0 FNG),
FNGs: 5 Sticks (2.0 FNG), MVP (2.0 FNG), General (2.0 FNG), Lieutenant (2.0 FNG),
COUNT: 28
CONDITIONS: Merry and Bright

WARMUP: PAX led

THE THANG:
Partner/2.0 travels while the other does Reps of each station

🎁 MAIN EVENT – “Santa’s Workshop Grinder” (30 MIN)

FORMAT

5 Stations

4-5 minutes per station

AMRAP / Laps

Kids’ reps count DOUBLE

🔴 STATION 1 – Build the Sleigh

PAX: Cinderblock Goblet Squats

Kids: Brick Squats

Score: Total team reps

🔴 STATION 2 – Deliver the Presents

Partner Run Relay

PAX carries block

Kid runs unweighted

Switch each lap

Score: Total laps

🔴 STATION 3 – Stock the Shelves

PAX: Cinderblock Overhead Press

Kids: Brick Press

Score: Total team reps

🔴 STATION 4 – Santa Sack Carry

Bear Hug Carry to pole & back

Relay style

Kids = shorter distance

Score: Completed carries

🔴 STATION 5 – Chimney Climb

PAX: Block Rows or Deadlifts

Kids: Brick Deadlifts

Score: Every 10 reps = 1 chimney

MOLESKINE: Fun workout with our 2.0s to help Santa get ready for the big night

ANNOUNCEMENTS: LeanPax, F3 AfterHours starting every second Tuesday at 7:15 @ Capital Steps, Convergence on NYD at Stronghold.

COT: 28 Pax and 2.0s with Coffeeteria at Star Bagel

Mailbox Meleé Race + Game of 11’s

AO: the-knoll
Q: Juicy J , Juicy J
PAX: Papa Bear, Sparrow, Timber, Chunks, Natural Ice, Squatter, Étouffée, Young and Restless, FLO, Right Said, Derby, morning stār, Half Lyfe, Juicy J, Stubs, Shakira, Bumblebee
FNGs: None
COUNT: 17
CONDITIONS: Christmas Flames

WARMUP: backpacks, baby arm circles, imperial walkers.
Named the 5 core principals of F3.

THE THANG: MAILBOX MELEÈ Race.
Each mailbox: your choice. 5 merkins or 5 jump squats. ~15 mailboxes down to street and back. Stop sign finish line.
Car passes = 5 burpee penalty, (3 passes)
Truck = 10 burpees
Christmas lights = double the work
Round 2: same but hand release merkins or Toe raises
Round 1 winner: Timber
Round 2 winners: Timber & Squatter
Timber takes the prize: new F3 Ninja Ice gloves.

Game of 11’s. Burpees & WW1’s.

Circle of Abs: LBC’s, flutter kicks, box cutters, American Hammers. And more merkins to finish.

MOLESKINE: Importance of Family traditions during Christmas time.
Use New Years dead time as excuse to reach out to old friends. Start some new conversations, ask how you can pray for them. Text or call and check in on them. A lot of people are struggling out there.

ANNOUNCEMENTS: leanpax and Christmas Eve 630A workout tomorrow 2.0 friendly check slack.

COT: prayer to close us out

THE 12 BLOCKS OF CHRISTMAS

AO: westeros
Q: Natural Ice
PAX: Sherlock, Papa Bear, Red Skull, Young and Restless, DintyMoore, Grape, Right Said, Vector, Michelin Man, bluemule, Chunks, Tim the Toolman, Natural Ice
FNGs: None
COUNT: 13
CONDITIONS: Jolly

WARMUP: SSH, Imperial Walkers, Merkins, Streeechin

THE THANG: THE 12 BLOCKS OF CHRISTMAS

• Start each round with Run Around the Block
• Perform the current day + all previous days
• Movements stack every round
Pax waiting on the 6 with SSH

Day 1 – Run Around the Block
Day 2 – 2 Block Burpees
Day 3 – 3 Block WW2 Sit-ups
Day 4 – 4 Block Overhead Presses
Day 5 – 5 Block Thrusters
Day 6 – 6 Block Bent-Over Rows
Day 7 – 7 Block Squats
Day 8 – 8 Block Curls
Day 9 – 9 Block Merkins
Day 10 – 10 Block Russian Twists
Day 11 – 11 Block Chest Presses
Day 12 – 12 Block Lunges – The last day we grabbed the coupons and ran one last time around the block and back to the start.

I clocked 2.3 miles of running and 584 calories

MOLESKINE: Do hard things – put the Weight in Weighteros

ANNOUNCEMENTS:
2.0 Work out at titan at SIX THIRTY!
New Years Day Convergence at thestronghold with a Q Hand off!

COT: Prayers for Grapes fathers health and family

Three dr in Nashville because their wives brought them

AO: titan
Q: Pep
PAX: Squatter, The Merchant, Spinal Tap, Young and Restless, SalPal, Choo Choo, Tim the Toolman, Sherlock, Papa Bear, Intel, rooster, moped
FNGs: None
COUNT: 13
CONDITIONS:
Cold but felt comfortable after 14 degrees on Monday

WARMUP:
Little baby arm circles
Imperial walkers
Willie mays Hayes
Good morning

THE THANG:
run to West End side of the square
move through field in a rectangle
Indian run plus:
– mosey
– Bernie
– Skip
– side shuffle
– lunge walk
– bear crawl
– duck walk

finish with a short round of Mary

ANNOUNCEMENTS:
Jan 1 convergence at stronghold
Tomorrow (Thursday) night moves at bottom of the hill at the capitol building

COT:
Y&R’s wife is having a rough go. It is a year since her parents passed

Hanukkah – A Celebration of Lights

AO: middle-tooth
Q: sooner
PAX: Barney, Cowboy, DrRupp, Topanga, Young and Restless, Betty Ford, Esposa, Moped (DR – Athens GA)
FNGs: None
COUNT: 9
Active Warm up to the sounds of Jack Black and Adam Sandler

8 Crazy Nights

Each night, we play the dradel and light a candle. The dradel sets the rep count by 4 multiples of 4: ש (Shin) = 4, נ (Nun) = 8, ה (Hey) = 12, ג (Gimel) = 16. Eight squat buy in for the night. First part of the night is to run out on the field and do eight menorah Maccabees (aka plank jack burpee with a star jump). Each pax returns to the new exercise equipment that no one has used yet and picks something new completing the number of reps dictated by the dradel. Can’t do the same exercise twice.

After each nights game, plank for the pax. Gemini attempted to give us hebrew blessings. It worked about half of the time. The PAX was not impressed.

A very educational Hanukkah playlist: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/5kfbpR6ApGjEQYAHoyr0ci?si=ncW9H7FuSBGgyHMRgw2FAw&pi=ulG2ud86TwOLs

Lots of announcements, see slack

Prayers, Sami & Darren, victims of gun violence

Esposa really liked the coffee and was the most knowledgeable about Jewish tradition and culture.

The 2nd Annual Crieve Hall Butterball Crawl

AO: 1stf
Q: EZ-Go , EZ-Go, Smokehouse, Donkey Hammer, Esposa
PAX: Donkey Hammer, Esposa, Harry Caray, Hipster, moneyshot, Smokehouse, Sugar mama, tampalibra, Young and Restless, 125 Cold Crieve Hallers, So many
FNGs: 1 So many
COUNT: 125
The second annual Crieve Hall Butterball Crawl delivered in full force! Many F3 HIM’s of the Shire came together to serve our neighborhood and put on the best 5K this side of Ellington Ag Center.

CONDITIONS: Colder after sunrise than before, somehow.

WARMUP: 15 minutes of standing in the cold waiting for EZ-Go to start the race

THE THANG: A 5K and 1 mile loop exhibiting some of the best rolling hills and gradual grades Nashville has to offer.

MOLESKINE: 300 pancakes were flipped, friendships were forged, community was built, and coffee was drained. Great time had by all.

ANNOUNCEMENTS: Come see us again next year!

Howdy Partner! Catch me if you Can + Dora

AO: cruelhall
Q: Cal Worthington
PAX: Harry Caray, Esposa, Tinkertoy, Donkey Hammer, Young and Restless, Pedialyte, Deep State, Mistah Mistah
FNGs: None
COUNT: 9
CONDITIONS: 2 Parts Cool, 1 part Moist with a touch of Fog.

WARMUP: I.C. x15
15x Imp. Walkers
15x Toy Soldiers
15x SSH
15x PickUp
15x Grass Git’rs
Stay down 4 stretch

THE THANG:

Thang 1. – Mosey to Street / Partner Up 👥 Catch me if you can / Burpee Edition
2 Burpees at each Tag! 🏃🏻‍♂️
End of St and Back

Thang 2. – Partner 👥 4 DORA.
100 🖐️ Release Merkins / High Knees Lap
150 Big Boy Sit Ups / Bear Crawl Lap
200 Jump Squats / Crab Walk Lap

COT:
What is one thing you want to change about your life? Career? Family? Marriage? Personal?

Take steps in th right direction and make the change you want to see!!

Monster Ballads

AO: titan
Q: Natural Ice
PAX: Spinal Tap, Puzzlah, Young and Restless, Pep, Tim the Toolman, CubCadet, Papa Bear, Juicy J, Squatter, G Money
FNGs: None
COUNT: 11
CONDITIONS: very very perfect

PLAYLIST: https://youtu.be/_qLBSwrBiBs?si=LguU0WFsEF5ecEbK

WARMUP: Extremely slow SSH cadence practice…… we still need ore practice. Then we did some typical warm ups and stretching.

THE THANG: Another Big Dumb Thang
Mosey to the front of the Parthenon

5 Burpees
10 Derkins (decline merkins)
20 Merkins
30 Incline Merkins

Run around the circle and WWIs while we wait for the 6
YHC Called out cadence merry for an “active recovery” flutter kicks, LBCs

5 Burpees
10 Iron Mikes (each leg is half)
20 Bulgarian Split Squats
30 Jump Squats

Run around the circle and WWIs while we wait for the 6
YHC Called out LBCs, Freddy Mercurys, and Jane Fonda in cadence.

We rinsed and repeated this until our time was up – No breaks no stops, just chest, merry, legs, and more merry.

MOLESKINE: We came to work out – push it for 45 minutes and get the hardest part of your day behind you.

ANNOUNCEMENTS: F3 After Dark or night moves or whatever….. its Thursday Night. Go to it!

COT:

17 NOV 2025

AO: westeros
Q: bluemule , Papa Bear, DintyMoore, Spinal Tap, Young and Restless, Tim the Toolman, Pep, Sherlock
PAX: bluemule, Sherlock, Young and Restless, Tim the Toolman, Spinal Tap, Pep, DintyMoore, Papa Bear
FNGs: None
COUNT: 8
CONDITIONS: Cold but manageable

WARMUP: YHC had a house alarm go off five minutes before start – false alarm but it required leaving and having everyone else step in to Q!

THE THANG:
The PAX all stepped up for a no-notice Q while I went to check the security alarm!
-Dora: 100 mountain climbers, 200 LBCs, 300 squats, one PAX does exercises and one runs around the loop
-Playground: Rounds of several calisthenics including burpees, pull-ups, merkins, and dips.
-Sprints: Self-explanatory

MOLESKINE:

ANNOUNCEMENTS:
-Night Moves this Thursday, and Thanksgiving run next week

COT: Happy Thanksgiving!!!