Borg – F3 Knoxville

[vlshorse] Jester (Q1.4)

March 8, 2026 BackBlasts

AO: vls-dead-horse
Q: Honeydew
PAX: Mermaid, Pool Boy, Borg
FNGs: None
COUNT: 4
WARMUP:

THE THANG: Had another great discussion. This weeks topic was the jester. Many good points were made and great conversations were had by all. Just remember there is always opportunity resist temptation and to change your lifestyle. Thanks to all for letting me lead my first Q with this group.

MARY:

ANNOUNCEMENTS:

COT:

Bait and switch

March 5, 2026 BackBlasts

AO: asylum-am
Q: Hands
PAX: P3, Waffle House (Brady Greene), Hands, Matlock (Bill Maddox), Snitch (Cory Beilharz ), Borg, Casey Kasem (Jess), Tropicana, Sawdust, Blowhole
FNGs: 1 Blowhole
COUNT: 10
WARMUP:
SSH, froggy squats, high knees, butt kickers, tie fighters, tempo merkins
THE THANG:
Trotted over to the Grand Lawn to do a Waxjob Q – Crazy 48’s :tm:
Round 1 do a lap, 48 squats
Round 2 at the 1/2 way point and end of the lap, 24 4 ct flutter kicks and 24 squats
Round 3 at the four corners, 12 4 ct mountain climbers, 12 4 ct flutter kicks, 12 squats
Round 4 at the 4 corners and the 2 1/2 points on one leg of the lap (6 stops total) do 8 HR merkins, 8 4ct mountain climbers, 8 4 ct flutter kicks, 8 squats
Round 5 make a figure 8 and at each turn do 6 burpees, 6 of all the other exercises
We only got 1/2 way done and had to return to the AO. This workout was too crazy to complete by 6:15.
The pax was most discouraged that we had no time for broga. This was an epic Q fail. The Q promises to have a dedicated broga day on a Tuesday or Thursday soon.
Snitch (Cory Beilharz ) did remind us how to start leading and exercise and the proper phraseology thereof. However, we learned he does not have equivalent skill in ending an exercise. You can’t have it all I guess.
MARY:
She laughed at the Q’s time mismanagement
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
Haw Ridge
We talked about the upcoming Fardeen Rastagar BBQ. More details to come.
Go hiking with Pac-man Friday morning.
COT:
I need to make a big change. I am scared but not paralyzed.
We welcomed Casey Kasem (Jess) ‘s friend from Wales – Blowhole. (get it? Wales, whale, …)

[genesis] Officially official AO

March 2, 2026 BackBlasts

AO: genesis
Q: Steam
PAX: Brick, Borg, Frizzles, Mermaid, Honeydew, Mr.May, Otis, Spellcheck
FNGs: None
COUNT: 9
WARMUP:
1. SSH: 12×4
2. Windmill: 6×4
3. BAC-F: 6×4
4. BAC-B: 6×4
5. Ruck Chin-Ups: 12×4
6. Ruck Curls: 12×4
7. Ruck presses: 12×4
8. Man-Makers (No ruck): 5×8

THE THANG:
Steam took first 30 minutes
Ruck to the base of Moto Hill
Back to the basics
– Get a battle buddy – push each other as we go up and down Moto Hill
– incline merkins at the bottom
– squats at the top
– 5 rounds: 25, 20, 15, 10, 5

Then Lizzy took last 30 minutes
At the bottom 4 corners workout with burpee sandbags complex, then 5 burpees, shuffle between corners

Continue rotation with deep sandbag squats
Bear crawl between corners

London bridge

Then burpee Indian Run

MARY:

ANNOUNCEMENTS:
Haw Ridge coming up

COT:
Much thanks to Steam for bringing back the rucking culture and restarting this ao a year and a half ago. This ao and the rucking culture wouldn’t be where it is without him.

My goal is to create a rucking culture similar to murfreesboro has with 100 guys across 5 aos

[vlshorse] Q1.1 DRP

February 15, 2026 BackBlasts

AO: vls-dead-horse
Q: Stitch
PAX: Borg, Honeydew, Pool Boy, Mermaid, Drano, Baby Boomer
FNGs: None
COUNT: 7
Healthy discussion around making the commitment to “Get Right”.
Movement from Mascot/Amateur (to seem rather than to BE), initiated by a Disrupter, to Pro (to BE rather than to seem). We all agreed that this cannot be achieved on our own.

Shared stories of previous and current patterns we find ourselves in and how HIMs and F3 encourage us to MOVE, which leads to Acceleration and ultimately to Momentum.

Great points made about the difficulty of taking the Red Pill but how establishing strong and healthy routines can remove our discretion to do otherwise.

Good stuff!

f3nation.com/drp

[virtuous-leadership-school] Backblast! Q 1.1 Get Right

February 9, 2026 BackBlasts

AO: virtuous-leadership-school
Q: Scratch-off
PAX: Mermaid, Stitch, Borg, Pool Boy, 0
FNGs: 1 0
COUNT: 5
5 HIMS met Sunday morning with fellowship and coffee to discuss Getting Right!

Many points were brought up Sunday morning concerning this topic.

– Pursuing Proper personal Alignment
– Mastering self control
– Personal fitness

Embodiment of the G3L
Get Right, Live Right, Lead Right Leave Right

We touched on how a man is constantly getting right on a daily basis as well as how a man cannot effectively help others if he cannot help himself.

Also how a man’s Concentrica plays a role in helping or hurting with getting right.

Commitment as well to daily discipline and breaking the status quo by taking active ownership of his life and avoiding becoming complacent were also touched on in our discussion.