Westeros – its getting spooky

Date: 2026-10-19 AO: Westeros Q: Natural Ice , PAX: Spinal Tap, Shocker (Mark Holmes), Dangle, Natural Ice, Papa Bear II, bluemule, Roadrash (Casey Greene), Gutterball, Pep, Vector, Makita, Young and Restless, Beaker FNGs: None COUNT: 13 CONDITIONS: chilly and spooky
WARMUP: Lots of stuff
THE THANG 1 – 1 incline merkin on the first step added an additional merkin on each step – it sucked
The Thing 2: Dora – but with WW1s then Squats then Star jumps WTFrick Vector ?
MARY: ended with some we sure did!
PLAYLIST: Disco never dies and is the 2nd scariest musical genera – Jameroqui is Disco and not funk because their use of orchestral sampled strings – The more you know!

Middle Tooth

Date: 2026-10-20 AO: Middle Tooth Q: bluemule , PAX: Topanga (Scott), Esposa, sooner, bluemule, DrRupp, Betty Ford, Cowboy, Pep FNGs: COUNT: 8 CONDITIONS: Spooky
WARMUP: Normal studd
THE THANG: Laps around the park. Stop at each corner. Two teams – the werewolves and the runners. Each round the runners do 10 merkins, 10 big boy situps, 10 plank jacks. Each round the werewolves do an increasing numner of burpees. Previous record was 13. Top three finishers today were Blue Mule at 12, Betty Ford at 13 (ties the record!), and Dr. Rupp who did 16 —and didn’t even get tagged—
MARY: Scary mary
MOLESKINE: Iron sharpens iron – keep getting better!
ANNOUNCEMENTS: 4:13 fundraising, Tennessee Tussle
COT: Iron sharpens iron – keep getting better!
PLAYLIST: Werewolf themed!

Green Machine

Date: 2026-10-15 AO: Green Machine Q: Sherlock , Focker PAX: Sherlock, Shania, Focker, Cowboy, Esposa, bluemule FNGs: None COUNT: 6 CONDITIONS: Warm, Sticky for October
WARMUP: Stretch, various movement exercises, Run to Front warm up lap
THE THANG:
Double DORA 100 merkins 200 LBCs 300 squats
Partner runs to 50, Burney back
Run lap
DORA Rd 2 100 merkins 200 Alabama Prom Nights 300 Lunges (1 is 1)
MARY: Yes.
MOLESKINE:
ANNOUNCEMENTS: check slack
COT:
PLAYLIST: mumble chatter

Westeros

Date: 2026-10-05 AO: Westeros Q: The Merchant , PAX: Sherlock, Pep, Chunks, Vector, Spinal Tap, Roadrash (Casey Greene), The Merchant, Tim the Toolman, Firefox, Dangle, bluemule, Makita, Gutterball, Farva FNGs: None COUNT: 14 CONDITIONS: Moderate
THE THANG: 14 PAX braved the Wheel of Pain. The Wheel spins and lands on an exercise, and PAX do 10 reps of that exercise. Repeat for 45 minutes.
ANNOUNCEMENTS: Keep an eye out for Westside Wednesday and the Halloween Hangout at the end of the month.
PLAYLIST: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/01smIJHr0g3o58uvSYzQuC?si=dNhjZFv_TKS6WYRn1jkj4w&utm_source=copy-link&pi=5zjHqyEFTxaor

Presenting…For the Very First Time as a Couple…

Date: 2026-10-13 AO: Middle Tooth Q: Pole Dancer , PAX: Focker, Cowboy, Esposa, bluemule, Pole Dancer, Betty Ford FNGs: None COUNT: 6 CONDITIONS: dewy
WARMUP: static stretching, quick shavasana, dynamic warmup
THE THANG: Ladder:
Down & Back Run Plank Down & Back Run Burpees, Breakdancing thing, Dips, IYTs Repeat Up Ladder, then Back Down. 5 Reps.
Planks: 30, 90, 150 seconds, then back down Exercises: 10, 15, 20 reps then back down
MARY: no time
MOLESKINE: Toby Keith and Missy Elliot were the top contenders to open the dance floor
ANNOUNCEMENTS: Ya boy needs a 4th competitor for my Tussle Team! Any takers??? Focker bluemule???
COT: Resilience and strength through seasons of change, gratitude for personal relationships, time to look inwards and check in with yourself to allow the best version of you to shine through
PLAYLIST: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/4OnyuKvhUf7qWC9rOf0v2i?si=798be514bd464bf1

Handsomizer

Date: 2026-10-09 AO: Handsomizer Q: DintyMoore , PAX: Old Maid, Spinal Tap, bluemule, Natural Ice, DintyMoore FNGs: None COUNT: 5 CONDITIONS: The Best F3 weather per Blue Mule
WARMUP: Stretches and Such
THE THANG: Mosey around the park Stops for Elevens, Mary, Sprints, and Gate Letter Related Work, Bearcrawl Finisher
MARY: mid workout
MOLESKINE: Sometimes the weather dictates the mood, fall into these idyllic mornings
ANNOUNCEMENTS: Tussle and 21-mile relay
COT: prayers for all pax
PLAYLIST:

Wee-steros

Date: 2026-09-28 AO: Westeros Q: Vector , PAX: Vector, Papa Bear II, Tim the Toolman, CubCadet, Pep, DintyMoore, bluemule, Firefox, Sherlock, Pacer (WL Chapel Hill) FNGs: None COUNT: 10 YHC recently returned from the land of haggis, bagpipes, whisky, and Nessie, so today we celebrated all things Scotland.
CONDITIONS: Just a wee chill in the air
WARMUP: SSH, LBAC, Overhead presses, Seal claps, RLBAC, Imperial Walkers
THE THANG: Interspersed with trivia questions about :flag-scotland:. Answer correctly = 3 burpees. Incorrectly = 5
#1: Elevens with Highlander Caber Toss Jump Squats and 4 count Mountain Climbers.
Break: During the song “I’m Free” by the Soupdragons, hold Al Gore and squat with every mention of the word “free.”
#2: NESSIEs 50 reps of Normal merkins Excellent Form Step Ups SSH Squats Iron Mikes Excellent Form Lochness Merkins (check the exicon)
MARY: A wee variety of exercises
ANNOUNCEMENTS: Tussles, Brewsdays, and CSAUPs oh my. Check Slack.
COT: Thanks for Pep’s appearance and recovery
Great to meet Pacer and bluemule’s kilt. Hopefully the mule grill was relocated without generating new business for Pep’s surgeon.
PLAYLIST: Selected Scottish artists In a Big Country – Big Country Strut – Sheena Easton I Would Walk (5000 Miles) – The Proclaimers Someone Somewhere (In the Summertime) – Simple Minds Walking on Broken Glass – Annie Lennox I’m Free – Soupdragons Magic – Pilot Saturday Night – The Bay City Rollers Stuck in the Middle with You- Stealers Wheel Stupid Girl – Garbage Take Me Out – Franz Ferdinand
:flag-scotland:Trivia: 1. What 2 colors are on Scotland’s flag? 2. What creature is Scotland’s mascot? 3. Name 3things invented by Scotsmen/Scotland 4. What is haggis? 5. What is a hairy coo? 6. What city is the capital of Scotland?

Bomber

Date: 2026-09-25 AO: Bomber Q: CubCadet , Puzzlah, DintyMoore PAX: Squatter, CubCadet, Right Said, Tim the Toolman, Vector, DintyMoore, Firefox, Baby Bird, Puzzlah, bluemule, Papa Bear II FNGs: None COUNT: 11 CONDITIONS: Literally perfect.
WARMUP: Puzzlah led pax is some much needed full body stretching.
THE THANG: Core Day – last day of Throuple
CubCadet 3 rounds of: – 50 x 4 count flutters – 25 leg lifts in edge of tables – 1 min low plank tag out
DintyMoore 2 rounds of: – Superman, Batman, Iron Man (with a sneaky Spider-Man) – 15 Mountain climbers – Dolly’s in there somewhere on 9-2-5 day :heartpulse: Merkin Ring of Fire (core break). Tim the Toolman won. Admit it.
Puzzlah 11s on the hill: – Superman at top – Dollys at bottom – Meet partner at midpoint for 3 skip jacks
MARY: Nothing but.
MOLESKINE: Our intent with the Throuple was to add a little extra spice to the week. Based on the Slack banter and mumblechatter, I think we succeeded. F3 is so much more than a workout group. If you know someone in need, reach out. If you need a hand, just ask. Seeing Pep for coffee made us all happy (until he felt the need to lift his shirt)
ANNOUNCEMENTS: As the weather gets more reasonable, reach out to our Cotters and Welcome them back.
COT: Right Said friend who had a stroke. Pep recovery. bluemule safe return from Austin.
PLAYLIST: Na Na Na, including appropriately timed Hey Jude, curated by DintyMoore Probably an A+

On the way to Sandwich

Date: 2026-09-24 AO: Atlantis Q: Puzzlah , DintyMoore, CubCadet PAX: Dangle, SalPal, CubCadet, Firefox, Puzzlah, DintyMoore, bluemule, Vector, Tim the Toolman FNGs: None COUNT: 9 CONDITIONS: Pristine
WARMUP: DM led us in some shakes beginning at 5:33. We are not professionals.
THE THANG:
Puzzlah asked the Pax to pair up and wheelbarrow across the grass.
4 steps: 2 merkins 8 steps: 4 merkins And so on
Penalty burpees if switching positions not on a spot. Somehow, teams did the 100+ steps and 50+ derkins in less than 4 minutes. I could not do that. Impressed. So they get to do it again.
CubCadet led the pax through a superset of: 20 rows 20 incline merkins 20 skull crushers 20 curls (from a wall sit) Lap the water tower.
DintyMoore took over the music and the workout. Overhead hold to Wilson Phillips. Around the worlds at hips and at head Deadlift to twist
MARY: does not get a sandwich
MOLESKINE:
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
COT:
PLAYLIST:

Throuple stage 1

Date: 2026-09-23 AO: Titan Q: DintyMoore , Puzzlah, CubCadet PAX: Dangle, Churro, Papa Bear II, Cheesehead, CubCadet, Firefox, Puzzlah, DintyMoore, Baby Bird, bluemule, Vector, Tim the Toolman, Spinal Tap, Rhombus FNGs: None COUNT: 14 CONDITIONS: cooool
WARMUP: Seal claps and stuff
THE THANG:
DintyMoore led us to the hill: —Lt Dans Hill runs
Puzzlah could not be original and stayed at the hill: 30 seconds workout, 30 second run, 1 minute down x 6 Lt. Dans Jump squats Single leg tuck jumps
CubCadet brought it home 10 Side Squats 10 step ups 10 bulgarian split squats Run to the corner
MARY: never met her
MOLESKINE: we miss Pep
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
COT:
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