On a morning that felt more like a scene from the “Rag Doll” music video, with the cold biting at our heels and the darkness enveloping us like an Aerosmith concert, the PAX gathered under the starlit sky. The temperature was a crisp 26°F, but the chill cou...
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Under the guise of a typical East Tennessee morning (clear, 51 degrees, with a hint of humidity to remind us we’re alive), a band of PAX gathered to time travel back to the day of OG Jester’s VQ (https://f3netn.com/2016/07/14/blackjack-and-merlot/). Jake, i...
Feb 24, 2024
Jobs, Bobber, Jester, Woz, Jake, and Zippo gave some well needed attention to the bi’s and tri’s, chest and back. DISCLAIMER COP THE THANG Today’s workout was focused on upper body, with 4 stations completed as a group. The Buy-in and Buy-out for each stati...
Feb 22, 2024
The welcomed 40 degree morning brought out 9 HIM, with many sporting some shorts, as things were about to get even warmer. DISCLAIMER – Check PRAYER – Check COP (20) Seal jacks – (20) Carolina Dry Docks (15) Seal Jacks – (15) Carolina Dry Docks (10) Seal Ja...
Feb 22, 2024
A slightly warmer 40 degrees was the scene for 9 Pax to join on the promise of a heavy leg-focused Q. In the moments prior to our start, we were graced with the presence of, not an OG, but the OG. Some things never change, like the mumblechatter, which was...
Feb 20, 2024
Disclaimer interrupted by Burpee Train right at 5:30am. Could not have timed it better for 10 PAX on a brisk 27 degree morning who were about to experience the Dozen Descent for the first time. Warm Up Burpee Train took care of most of the warm-up TTT IC x 10
Feb 20, 2024
Gutterball, Jake, Ghost Rider, Daisy, and yours truly got down with the sickness of the Vern, without the Vernmaster, Etch-a-sketch DISCLAIMER PRAYER COP Warm-up!? We don’t need no stinkin’ warm-up! THE THANG “Oh come on man, you know! The thing!” ~ Joe Bid...
Feb 17, 2024
9 pax, for the most part, were on time for a q that began with some quick snow showers that may or may not have gotten the dander up of a certain native Floridian. DISCLAIMER PRAYER COP Inch worms, into etch a stretch imperial walkers hillbilly walkers mtn...
Last week, Wilbur decided to do a Ruck working, the truth is, these are my favorite. I heard a PaX from F3 Greensboro would be Down Range and I figured, this would be the day to bring some easy pain. It was a crispy, cold 32 degrees. The PaX were
On a crisp morning where the mercury barely climbed to a chilly 36°, six brave souls – Jester, Gutterball, Zippo, Ghost Rider, Valance, and Jake – gathered under the clear, dry sky to test their mettle against a Tabata workout that promised more hits than a...
Feb 13, 2024
9 PAX showed up in the post storm gloom to prove they weren’t afraid of some wet asphalt. DISCLAIMER PRAYER COP SSH IC x 20 IW IC x 15 LBAC IC x 10 (forward & reverse) THE THANG Round 1 10 Curl w/ Coupon 10 Jump Squat 10 Overhead Press
Feb 13, 2024
8 pax sauntered forward to grab life by the horns and curb stomp mediocrity. Instead of staying in bed, of course. They joined me for my 7th year as a part of this esteemed brotherhood. Fortunately, 7 is a high enough number that I didn’t have to get super...
Feb 12, 2024
42 deg and wet grounds were the stage for @pitchperfect, @jake, @ghostrider, @bobber, and yours truly.. DISCLAIMER PRAYER COP Michael Phelps, Shoulder Pretzels, Lifecycle circles fwb and baked Imperial and Hillbilly walkers, Mountain main poppers, and stick...
Feb 8, 2024
11 HIMs showed up in the gloom to push themselves and sharpen each other. Sandbags were moved and dice were rolled…more about this a little later… DISCLAIMERPRAYERCOP-SSH x 20 IC -LBAC forward X 10 IC -LBAC backward x 10 IC -TTT X 10 IC -WMH right and left...
🌄 Ugh, Ugh, Ugh, Piss 🌄 As the stars still twinkled in the pre-dawn sky over Johnson City, nine HIMs (High Impact Men) – WOZ, PBS, Gutterball, Valance, Jake, Ghostrider, Jester, Jobs, and a fashionably late Broadway – gathered in the crisp air of a 5:30 A...
Feb 7, 2024
A beautiful 28 degree morning brought out 5 HIM to put in some work at The Range. No coupons were used, but shoulders may not be used much the rest of the day. DISCLAIMER -Check PRAYER – Check COP (10) SSH and ( Merkins) X3 (10) TTT, (10) Chinuks and
Love was in the air on the first Tuesday of February 2024 as 10 fellas got to listen to some rock tunes and get their hearts pumpin’ for our monthly Tabata Tuesdays in Jonesborough! Welcome FNG Hardwood! DISCLAIMER PRAYER COP SSHs | IC x 24 Bat Wings | IC x
Feb 6, 2024
To the day, it’s been six years since YHC was coerced (not the right word), pestered (nah), persuaded (maybe), encouraged (sure) to post for an F3 workout. A clear-skied 30 degree morning was the scene for a six-themed workout that started with five, but en...