[The Castle] The Roll of the Dice

Date: 2026-09-12 AO: The Castle Q: Steely , PAX: The Merchant, Mr. Pancake, Horizon, Waymo (formerly Space Baby), Dr. Brown Slip, Creatine, hambone, Louis DeMarco, Steely, Locksmith FNGs: None COUNT: 10 CONDITIONS: Humid
WARMUP: 20 IC SSH Michael Phelps OYO 10 IC Arm-Circles F/R
THE THANG: Team A/B Rope Pulling One PAX Role Exercise Dice to choose exercise, then they roll two additional dice and multiply to get the number of reps. Once all team members complete a rope pull round, Team runs a lap around the field. We completed three rounds Finished the last 10 minutes playing ultimate football. In-between possessions the control team does 5 Merkins, receiving team does 5 squats.
MARY: None
MOLESKINE: Not much, some confusion in my directions
ANNOUNCEMENTS: Check Slack
COT: Mr. Pancake dog tore its ACL, yes animals have ACLs. Prayers for its surgery and prayers for affordability
PLAYLIST: Zack FM

[The Castle] The Castle – Row Row Row your boat

Date: 2026-09-05 AO: The Castle Q: Dilbert , PAX: Waymo (formerly Space Baby), Pep, Makita, Dilbert, Happy Trees, Horizon, Dr. Brown Slip, Flipper, Strutter, Steely, Butterfingers, hambone, Creatine, Hipster, One Inch, My pleasure FNGs: None COUNT: 16 CONDITIONS: warm
WARMUP: mosey to the stations
THE THANG: 16 stations – 2 min each — 20 sec rest (changeover
See the photo for the stations
MARY:shoulder mobility stretches and 90 sec of flutter kicks
MOLESKINE: lots of mumblechatter and initial talks of being proud I knew when to start
ANNOUNCEMENTS: check slack
COT: prayers
PLAYLIST: see photos

[The Castle] Pre-party run

Date: 2026-09-05 AO: The Castle Q: Strutter , PAX: Makita, Happy Trees, Dr. Brown Slip, Flipper, Strutter, Steely, hambone, Waymo (formerly Space Baby) FNGs: COUNT: 8 CONDITIONS: Hot and dark. WARMUP:
THE THANG: 2+ miles. MARY:
MOLESKINE:
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
COT:
PLAYLIST:

[The Castle] The Castle

Date: 2026-08-29 AO: The Castle Q: Dr. Brown Slip , Mr. Pancake PAX: Locksmith, Dilbert, Waymo (formerly Space Baby), Pep, Creatine, hambone, Mr. Pancake, Strutter, Steely, Happy Trees, Fabuloso, Dr. Brown Slip, Flipper, Barney, Cross-stitch FNGs: None COUNT: 15 CONDITIONS: B-E-A-UTIFUL
WARMUP: SSH, Squats, LB Arm Circles F&B, Casual Harassment of Steely
THE THANG: DOLLYBALL
Count by 2’s, Mr. Pancake Team 2 Lead. All mosey to soccer field – Team 2 with coupons.
Round 1 Split into two teams. First team to 20 wins. – Team that scored: 10 Merkins – Team that got scored on: 10 Hello Dollies
The scoring piled up quickly as PAX discovered the challenge of simultaneously jumping, hitting a volleyball, and maintaining dignity.
Result: Team 2 wins.
Reward for Team 2: 15 Coupon Overhead Presses
Punishment for Team 1: Field suicides with 10 squats at each turning point.
Round 2 Counted off again and formed new teams. Modified rules: – Team that scored: 10 Squats – Team that got scored on: 10 Hello Dollies
To keep everyone honest, the Q introduced the dreaded “Jolene” audible.
Jolene Rule: At random, one unlucky PAX was selected to perform 5 blockees while the game continued without mercy.
The combination of volleyball, coupon work, Hello Dollies, and surprise Blockees produced equal amounts of fitness and comedy.
Time expired before the second game could reach 20.
MARY: None. Time was called before a formal Mary due to the fierce Dollyball competition and excessive time spent watching grown men mistime volleyball jumps.
MOLESKINE: A great way to celebrate one year in F3. Dollyball revealed two universal truths: gravity is undefeated, and hand-eye coordination has an expiration date. Plenty of laughs, plenty of mumble chatter, and just enough athleticism to justify the Hello Dollies.
ANNOUNCEMENTS: ML Rose – 4:13 Strong Benefit – October 21
COT: Prayers for PAX
PLAYLIST: 100% mumble chatter. No speakers needed when you’ve got grown men heckling each other.

[The Castle] Pre-party run

Date: 2026-08-29 AO: The Castle Q: Strutter , PAX: hambone, Strutter, Steely, Dr. Brown Slip, Flipper, Cross-stitch FNGs: COUNT: 6 CONDITIONS: Nice WARMUP: Calf stretches THE THANG: A very quick 2+ miles. MARY:
MOLESKINE:
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COT:
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[The Castle] The Castle

Date: 2026-08-22 AO: The Castle Q: Flipper , PAX: Strutter, Pep, Flipper, Horizon, Waymo (formerly Space Baby), hambone, Steely, Happy Trees, Makita, Dr. Brown Slip FNGs: COUNT: 10 CONDITIONS: Beautiful!
WARMUP:
Baby arm circles in cadence. 20 reverse Type writer. 10. 10. Quad stretch Good mornings on your own. Number off 1s and 2s
THE THANG:
Mosey to wall. One does wall sit while two does 30 burpees. Until last guy finishes. Switch. Recover. Twice – 15
Mosey to field. As a team, both groups get in a row into a plank in front of the other group. At the beginning of the row, the brothers will play paper rock scissors, and the losing team does 5 merkens. Both guys go to the end of the row. Play until each guy gets to the beginning. Recover when everyone completes one set. Twice.
Mosey to hill. One team does squats while the other runs up, then the other team squats while the other team runs up. Go back down together. Second set. Lunges.
In between tennis courts. All bear crawl to the end. Next set. Crab crawls.
Once done, mosey to start.
MISSING! Search party beginning – Steely and Horizon. No body eats until found!!!
COT: Squatter. Lift one another’s load!

[The Castle] Pre-party run

Date: 2026-08-22 AO: The Castle Q: Strutter , PAX: Strutter, Flipper, Waymo (formerly Space Baby), hambone, Happy Trees, Dr. Brown Slip FNGs: COUNT: 6 CONDITIONS: Beautiful! WARMUP: Calf stretches. THE THANG: 2-ish mile OAB. MARY:
MOLESKINE:
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
COT:
PLAYLIST:

8-Count Body Builders!

Date: 2026-08-20 AO: The Stronghold Q: Hipster , Red Skull PAX: Young and Restless, Hipster, Red Skull, toga, Barney, Right Said, Decaf, Dr. Brown Slip, Zummies, Gumbo, Micro Soft, Sweet Tooth, Purple Rain, Stick Death, Cuties, Pinto, Blue Cheese, Dory, Krabby Patty FNGs: None COUNT: -15 CONDITIONS: Absolutely Perfect – wet, rainy with a little thunder
WARMUP: Started with a mosey to the front school lot; YHC was unsatisfied with the effort to extended the mosey to the NSA parking lot. The warm up included a Scorpion Stretch to ensure our front side was wet and some WW1 to get the backside wet.
THE THANG: After demonstrating how to count and execute the 8-count body builder movement, each 4:13 Strong man came in the middle, introduced himself and told us one thing he had learned about himself over the past 40 Days. Then he lead us in 5 8-count body builders. That brought our 8-count body builder count to 60.
Mosey to the Smokestack parking lot where each 4:13 Strong man told us about a goal and then led us in another 5 8-count body builders bring our total to 115.
Mosey back to the NSA lot where toga led us in the final 5 to get our total up to 120.
Mosey back to the StartEx and time was up.
MARY: No time for Mary today
MOLESKINE: So thankful for the rain this morning. There is nothing better than getting a man into adverse conditions to help him realize that he can do hard and uncomfortable things. There was a lot of self pity this morning as the 4:13 Strong were feeling sorry for themselves for getting a little wet. The perfect way to end the 40 Day Challenge. Thanks to bluemule for the workout idea and the F3 PAX that joined us.
ANNOUNCEMENTS: Signing Day is tomorrow at 11:30am. Come join us.
COT: Prayers for guidance and wisdom as these men transition into the Work Phase of the program.

Tortoise and Hair – Final Run!

Date: 2026-08-18 AO: Tortoise and Hair Q: Red Skull , PAX: Red Skull, Right Said, Decaf, Dr. Brown Slip, Zummies, Gumbo, Micro Soft, Sweet Tooth, Purple Rain, Stick Death, Cuties, Pinto, Blue Cheese, Dory, Krabby Patty FNGs: None COUNT: 15 CONDITIONS: Weather was perfect, attitudes were off
WARMUP: Standard Pre-Run Warm-Up: SSH, Windmills, Squats, IWs, Runners Stretch, Stretch and hold
THE THANG: Run!! The challenge was for everyone to come in under 30:00. The challenge was NOT accepted.
MARY: Purple Rain ran Mary – SSH, Merkins, Flutters, APDs and more SSH to finish
MOLESKINE: The worst time to give up is at the finish line. Overall attitude and effort was poor and 7 of the 11 men chose to coast today, thinking they had already done enough.
ANNOUNCEMENTS: Signing Day is this Friday 8/21 at 11:30am. Come join us, encourage this class on to the next phase and enjoy a free lunch of Hot Chicken and Mac & Cheese.
COT: Prayers for patience

Perpetual Motion Engine

Date: 2026-08-13 AO: The Stronghold Q: SalPal , PAX: Dan and Dave, Tinkertoy, Wham-O, Dr. Brown Slip, Young and Restless, Red Skull, SalPal, The 4:13 Guys (had to duck out before COT due to morning obligations) FNGs: None COUNT: 8 CONDITIONS: 77 and Humid PLEASE MAKE IT STOP
WARMUP:Burpees, rifle carry your blocks.
THE THANG: Perpetual Motion. EMOM with 10 seconds to rotate b/w stations of sprints, plank hold, burpees and thrusters (which became squats).
MARY: 5 burpee buyout + whatever Red Skull came up with.
MOLESKINE: GET OFF THE X. When you don’t know what to do, the worst thing to do is freeze. Keep moving. Do the next right thing.
ANNOUNCEMENTS: See slack.
COT: For intentions unspoken and spoken.
PLAYLIST: Decaf yelling “I see you ”