[The Castle] Protect The Castle from Dr. Waffle

Date: 2026-05-09 AO: The Castle Q: Mr. Pancake , PAX: Pep, Butterfingers, Brown Slip, hambone, Fabuloso, Flipper (Matthew), Steely, Mr. Pancake, Waymo (formerly Space Baby), g-string, Strutter, Dilbert FNGs: None COUNT: 12 CONDITIONS: Perfect. 55 degrees and sunny.
WARMUP: -SSH -Toy Soldiers -Good Mornings -Willie Mays Hayes -Runner’s Stretch w/twist
Mosey -Indigenous People March w/coupon
THE THANG:
***Protect The Castle*** The sinister Dr. Waffle has threatened to attack Princess Flapjack and the short-stack kingdom. The only way to insure the safety of the kingdom is to dig a moat around the castle.
The Moat Digger (rotating): -10 Flips then finish the lap (timer)
Castle Soldiers: -Blockees or Burpees -Merkins -Kettle Bell Swings w/coupon -Squats -Overhead Press -Curls -Upright Rows -Bent Over Rows -Mountain Climber / Spider-Man -Grave Diggers -WWI Sit-ups -Fire Hydrants
-Coupon March back to base
MOLESKINE:
ANNOUNCEMENTS: -Holy Smokers Thursday 21st -New AOs: Tire Station & Sisu
COT: -Prayers for Squatters wife/family as she recovers -Prayers for all the mommas! Happy Mother’s Day!
PLAYLIST: Mr. Pancake’s Gameday Playlist circa 2001 (with Spotify commercials)

[The Castle] 2-ish mile pre-party

Date: 2026-05-09 AO: The Castle Q: Strutter , PAX: Butterfingers, hambone, Steely, Waymo (formerly Space Baby), Strutter FNGs: COUNT: 5 CONDITIONS: Really nice! WARMUP:
THE THANG: 2-ish mile run down the Greenway. MOLESKINE:
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
COT:
PLAYLIST:

[Tire Station] Tire Station Grand Opening

Date: 2026-05-05 AO: Tire Station Q: Butterfingers , PAX: Country Parkour, Fabuloso, Steely, hambone, Splitter, Dilbert, Mr. Pancake, Cross-stitch, Horizon, Coach Nado, Butterfingers, Chris Lopez FNGs: 1 Chris Lopez COUNT: 12 CONDITIONS: Very nice weather
WARMUP: SSH, imperial walkers, Hillbillies, arm circles, over head claps, squats. Type writers, 10 burpees
THE THANG: partnered up for 10 tire flips while other partner does merkins (x3). 20 of: incline merkins, decline merkins, and step ups (x2). Off to the dip station for 5-10 dips, modified rows, knees to chest (x2), back to tire flips while other partner does squats or merkins, with third round the partner runs while the tire flipper works. Work on our 6 with WWI, flutter kicks, Rosalitas, Superman’s ending with mosey and 5 burpees.
MOLESKINE: enjoying the morning.
ANNOUNCEMENTS: Whites Creek AO start, keep an eye on slack if it’s moved.
COT: keeping Squatter and his M in our prayers!
PLAYLIST: random men’s workout noises.

[The Discipline] The Discipline

Date: 2026-04-22 AO: The Discipline Q: Horizon , PAX: Butterfingers, Horizon, hambone FNGs: None COUNT: 3 CONDITIONS: Low 50s, slight breeze
WARMUP: mumblechatter
THE THANG: 2 mile ruck ending with overhead hold with the ruck, squats, and merkins
MOLESKINE: buzzards are great for removing roadkill – initiated after stepping over a squirrel :chipmunk: Rucking in the dark and animal jump scares
ANNOUNCEMENTS: Holy Smoker’s this Thursday. Whites Creek and Hendersonville AOs official start in two weeks. Murder Mile this Thursday morning. Check Slack for details.
COT:
PLAYLIST: good convo

[The Castle] Flipping Out

Date: 2026-04-21 AO: The Castle Q: Steely , PAX: Locksmith, Splitter, Butterfingers, Steely, Mr. Pancake, Horizon, Cross-stitch, Fabuloso FNGs: None COUNT: 8 CONDITIONS: A bit chilly at 44, no wind and lots of wet grass
WARMUP: 2 Mile Run – CrossStitch, Splitter and Steely
20 IC SSH 15 IC Imperial Walker 10 CNT Squats 10 CNT Merkins 10 IC Mountain Climbers
THE THANG: Partner up for tire flips as the timer Round One 12 flips 20 Merkins 30 Squats
Round Two 20 flips 20 Carolina Dry Docks 30 Monkey Humpers
Round Three 30 Flips 10 hand release Merkins 20 Jump Squats
Round Four 20 Flips 10 Wide Merkins 20 Alternating Side Lunges both sides equals one
AB Work – We dried the grass for the next group
30 IC Flutter kicks 10 IC Freddy Mercuries 10 IC LBC 3 x 10cnt Superman’s
.5 Mile Mosey to bridge Bear Crawl up and to the end of the bridge Crab walk back and down. .5 Mile Mosey back to tires with a stop where PAX rotated in to complete 10 at your own pace dips
Finished with ABs 30 IC Flutter Kicks 10 IC Freddy Mercuries 10 IC Leg Raises
MOLESKINE: We got wet, we did burpees, for those who don’t have gloves: the concrete made our hands hurt. Next time bring gloves!
ANNOUNCEMENTS: The Tire Station officially launches May 5th. Let’s show up.
COT: Prayers for co-workers, and those around us who may be losing their job
PLAYLIST: Not my favorite –

[The Castle] The Castle

Date: 2026-04-11 AO: The Castle Q: Squatter , PAX: Brown Slip, Pep, Squatter, Butterfingers, Chunks, Locksmith, Cross-stitch, Horizon, Juicy J, Strutter, hambone, Flipper (Matthew), Weezer FNGs: 1 Weezer COUNT: 13 CONDITIONS: Perfect!
WARMUP: Mosey w/ disclaimers SSH IW Shoulder warmups
THE THANG: Mountain Climber Merkins 10 Side Squats 10 Plank Jacks 20 Carolina Dry Docks 15 Side straddle hops burpees 10 2X
11s V-ups Superman’s
Teams of 3 Transportation: Weighted sled / KB farmer carry / sandbag. Each PAX chooses Rest of PAX performed exercise called by moving team
Merkin Mix IC Standard / Wide / Close / Diamond
MOLESKINE: Congrats to Pep for highest post count of 2025 and completing at most 50% of each workout.
ANNOUNCEMENTS: March to May CSAUP 50
COT: We prayed
PLAYLIST: Shuffling feet

[The Discipline] The Discipline – Speed Ruck

Date: 2026-04-08 AO: The Discipline Q: hambone , PAX: Country Parkour, Butterfingers, Steely, Horizon, Dilbert, Mr. Pancake, hambone FNGs: None COUNT: 7 CONDITIONS: Early April conditions
THE THANG: Speed Ruck
MOLESKINE: further and faster than we thought
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
COT: :palms_up_together:
PLAYLIST: lol no

[The Discipline] Coupons for the Course

Date: 2026-03-24 AO: The Discipline Q: Butterfingers , PAX: Butterfingers, Fabuloso, Mr. Pancake, Rob (named Locksmith) FNGs: 1 Rob (named Locksmith) COUNT: 4 CONDITIONS: 40s
WARMUP: Side straddle hops, good mornings, Willie may hayes, runners pose. Mosey.
THE THANG: Coupons everywhere. Pull-ups while others do merkins, tire throws as a timer while the rest do merkins, squats, reverse lunges, overhead presses. Mosey with coupons to dip bars where we did 5 dips, 5 knees to chest, 10 rows then repeat. Over to an Indian run with the coupons with stops for decline and incline merkins, squats, OH presses. Back to start for LBC, WWI sit ups, bananas, and Superman’s.
MOLESKINE: Hope it’s the hardest thing you have to do today/week/month/etc.
ANNOUNCEMENTS: Holy smokers tonight. Whites creek OTB, Sunday White House Ruck OTB.
COT: prayers for Mr Pancakes girls’ tryouts, and his job. For those in a tough time.
PLAYLIST:

Stadiums

Date: 2026-03-17 AO: offthebooks Q: Steely , PAX: Horizon, Fabuloso, Butterfingers, Steely FNGs: None COUNT: 4 CONDITIONS: Cold, 26
WARMUP: Side Straddle Hops 20 IC Stretches
THE THANG: Mosey Stoped for 20 slow IC Squats Mosey to the stadium Did stadiums Bathroom break!! Incline Merkins Step ups Mosey Bear crawls / Sprints x2 Flutter kicks / WW1 Mosey, Indian style 20 on your own Merkins Mosey, Indian style 5 burpees Mosey, Indian style Partners up for tire flips / sprints x2 Mosey Pull ups OYO Mosey 5 dips / 5 leg lifts on dip bar X2 Mosey back
MOLESKINE: Q felt like either puking or passing out at the end. The bathrooms at the stadium were open!! Praise God!
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
COT:
PLAYLIST: Jack FM!

Horizon’s VQ

Date: 2026-03-16 AO: iron-giant Q: Horizon PAX: Butterfingers, Dilbert, hambone, Mr. Pancake, 0 FNGs: 1 0 COUNT: 5 CONDITIONS:38:cold_face: Winds 16 Gusting 24 @ 270
WARMUP: SSH x20 Frankensteins x 10 IC Willie Mays Imperial Walkers x 10 IC Good mornings
THE THANG: Burpees x 10 Mosey Merkins x 10 IC Alabama Ass Kickers x 10 IC Mosey Diamond Merkins x 10 IC Mosey Carolina Dry Docks x 10 IC Fast Walk Makhtar N’Diayes x 20 IC Slowsey Crunch x 25 IC Dolly x 15 IC World War I x 20 Slowsey Burpees x 8 Mosey Merkins x 10 IC Alabama Ass Kickers x 10 IC Mosey Diamond Merkins x 10 IC Mosey Flutter Kicks x 12 IC American Hammer x 12 IC World War I x 25
MOLESKINE: How does hambone define a fast walk? Butterfingers hit the head midway…doors were unlocked.
ANNOUNCEMENTS: offthebooks Tuesday 5:30am Station Camp near the obstacle course Thursday 5:30am Whites Creek High School after-hours Tuesday 7pm Granite State of TN map bottom of the hill north of the capitol building
COT: Mr. Pancake starting new job soon Mr. Pancake’s daughters dance competition Horizon down range Friday visiting parents for a week
PLAYLIST: Gloomy silence and the occasional grunt