The Buffalo

Date: 2026-05-01 AO: The Buffalo Q: Hot Route , PAX: Third Coast, The Bobs, Hot Route, Hipster, Giving Tree, greyalbum, Ultratecht, Waymo (formerly Space Baby) FNGs: None COUNT: 8 CONDITIONS: crisp
WARMUP: mosey and standards
THE THANG: 1min w/coupon: Russian high knees Scissors Squat jumps Groiners
45s on w/coupon and full court suicide in between: Bus drivers Leg raises Thrusters Boat rockers Squat curls Goblet curtesy Hammers Single leg RDL
45s wall sits with swerkins and pistol squats in between on the swing set
MOLESKINE: pink floyd got some chatter as we went through early Syd Barrett to mopey miserable Roger waters and then the great Gilmour years
ANNOUNCEMENTS: Ultratecht gets his 10-yr chip today, congrats and well done on the feat! TAPs for Squatter and wife. East side is praying for ya.
COT: delightful ballz
PLAYLIST: music.apple.com/us/playlist/pink-floyd/pl.u-xlyNJRYuvRNg1

Pocket Chicken

Date: 2026-04-29 AO: Pocket Chicken Q: Hot Route , Ultratecht, Giving Tree PAX: Ultratecht, Hot Route, Giving Tree FNGs: None COUNT: 3 CONDITIONS: sogg
WARMUP:
THE THANG: 5mi
MOLESKINE:
ANNOUNCEMENTS: all of them
COT: shredding it
PLAYLIST: nature, Goulet

The Buffalo

Date: 2026-04-24 AO: The Buffalo Q: Goose , PAX: Goose, Waymo (formerly Space Baby), Ultratecht, Makita (Anderson Fader), Dragon Spark, Hot Route FNGs: None COUNT: 6 CONDITIONS: perfect
WARMUP: Willie Mays Hays, Arm stretches, forward fold x2
THE THANG: Dora: 200 Merkins, curls, overhead press, squats, SSH, whild partner run and shuffles
Circle Of Mary: fielders choice
ANNOUNCEMENTS: Frieds By the River tonight, prayers for Ultratecht speedy recover from some nagging injuries.

[Tora! Tora! Tora!] Tora! Tora! Tora!

Date: 2026-04-13 AO: Tora! Tora! Tora! Q: Hot Route , PAX: Ultratecht, Waymo (formerly Space Baby), Hot Route, Goose FNGs: None COUNT: 4 CONDITIONS: little spit. Nice breeze
WARMUP: runway and back, standards
THE THANG: Murph prep with 10 sets of Sally (5-10-15) pull-ups, merkins and squats with a coupon. Run in between and at end. Them over to the hill for some inclined shuffles, backpedal and jog
MOLESKINE:
ANNOUNCEMENTS: Fridays at River. Ultratecht ran a long way this past weekend and his hammys are feeling it
COT: mindfulness.
PLAYLIST: best of Chili Peppers

The Buffalo

Date: 2026-04-03 AO: The Buffalo Q: Hot Route , PAX: greyalbum, Third Coast, The Bobs, Waymo (formerly Space Baby), Hipster, Makita (Anderson Fader), Giving Tree, Ultratecht, Hot Route, Mr. Roboto, Cowboy, The General FNGs: 1 The General COUNT: 12 apostles CONDITIONS: pretty damn good
WARMUP: mosey around the block and standard warmarama
THE THANG: partnered up and each group grabbed a coupon as our ‘cross to bear’ while running down to the pavilion alternating who carries. Tables: 1min ea Box jumps Bulgarian Split Squats DIDs Table lifts
Partners: 45s of coupon exercise whilst other does LBCs or Hammers Squat thrust Forward raise RDLs alternating merkin kettle swings Incline ski jumps (altogether)
Mosey up Stairway to Heaving w/partner and coupons
Abs on the bball court: V-ups Crunchy frogs 5-sec plank + merkin ABCs
MOLESKINE: Theme was ‘good’ and playlist followed suit. Big number today and good to have a full group of apostles
ANNOUNCEMENTS: East side hang 4/7 at BC as posted above. Fridays by River starts today. 10,000 steps. Upcoming races. Songwriter night. Check main channel.
COT: TAPs to Hipster friend going through divorce and @Mr. Roboto daughter
PLAYLIST: music.apple.com/us/playlist/good/pl.u-kv9lReltDqYAk

[Pocket Chicken] Pocket Chicken

Date: 2026-04-01 AO: Pocket Chicken Q: Ultratecht , Ultratecht, Giving Tree, Hot Route PAX: Hot Route, Giving Tree, Ultratecht FNGs: None COUNT: 3 CONDITIONS: humid-er
WARMUP: nope
THE THANG: ran
MOLESKINE: :man-shrugging:
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
COT:
PLAYLIST:

40 years of Ladders

Date: 2026-03-09 AO: toratoratora Q: Giving Tree PAX: Hot Route, Ultratecht, Third Coast, Giving Tree FNGs: None COUNT: 4 CONDITIONS: Foggy, but generally have no idea how to dress for a workout this month.
WARMUP: Mosey put to track and back with standard fare.
THE THANG:
Ladders in the following format:
– 10 seconds of workout 1 – 10 second rest – 20 seconds of workout 2, 20 seconds of workout 2 – 20 second rest – 30 seconds of workout 3, 30 seconds of workout 2, 30 seconds of workout 3 – 30 second rest – 40 seconds of workout 4, 40 seconds of workout 3, 40 seconds of workout 2, 40 seconds of workout 1 – 30 second rest – 50 seconds of workout 5, … – 30 second rest – 60 seconds of workout 6, …
Ladder 1: Core (low and slow)
– Workout 1: marches with arms up mimicking a shoulder hold – Workout 2: inchworm with a pause in high plank – Workout 3: cross-body mountain climbers – Workout 4: dead bugs – Workout 5: shoulder taps – Workout 6: wall sit
Ladder 2: Plyo (HIIT)
– Workout 1: power jacks – Workout 2: alternating front kicks from squat – Workout 3: side shuffle to side lunge – Workout 4: speed skaters – Workout 5: ski downs – Workout 6: burpees
MOLESKINE:
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
COT:
PLAYLIST: Songs from albums released in March 1986

Bonus Workout

Date: 2026-02-23 AO: toratoratora Q: Giving Tree PAX: Ultratecht, Hot Route, Giving Tree, greyalbum FNGs: None COUNT: 4 CONDITIONS: Cold
WARMUP: Mosey out to track, SSH, hillbillies, imperial walkers, mosey back to start.
Core Drop Rest: repeat following exercises with 15 minutes rest between workouts. Second time through rest drops to 10 seconds, third and final time there is no rest… just 2 minutes of work.
American Hammers Frog Leg Crunch Freddie Mercury Flutter kicks
THE THANG:
Exercise 1 for 30 seconds Exercise 2 for 30 seconds 15 second rest X3 Bonus Exercise (cardio) for 1 minute
1. Thrusters 2. Alternating reverse lunge 3. BONUS: 1-2-3 Heisman
1. Bear crawl 2. Merlins 3. BONUS: Up Downs
1. Deadlifts 2. Alabama prom dates 3. BONUS: Duck walk with coupon to 180 squat jumps
Curls, rows, overhead tricep extension, and overhead carries.
Cool down stretch and end.
MOLESKINE:
ANNOUNCEMENTS: March Merkin Madness plus a lot more on general channel.
COT:
PLAYLIST: No Doubt – Tragic Kingdom

Groundhogs Day

Date: 2026-02-02 AO: toratoratora Q: Giving Tree PAX: Ultratecht, Space Baby, Hot Route, Giving Tree FNGs: None COUNT: 4 CONDITIONS: Cold
WARMUP:
SSH, imperial walkers, hillbillies Mosey Arm circles, good mornings, Willie mays hays
THE THANG:
5 burpee buy-in
5 cones were set up about 30 feet apart from each other. PAX does workout 1 at first cone, drop coupon, sprints to next cone and back, picks up coupon and overhead carries coupon to cone 2 for exercise 2. Continue through exercise 5, sprint to starting cone and back, grab coupon and overhead carry to start.
Exercises: 1. 10 thrusters 2. 20 reverse lunges with coupon (2:1 first time through, 1:1 second) 3. 30 Squats with coupon 4. 40 Side lunges with coupon 5. 50 deadlifts with coupon
2x
5 burpee buy-in for 10 minute plank EMOM:
1. 60 second plank 2. Overhead press 3. 50 second plank; rest for 10 4. Bicep curls 5. 40 sec plank; rest for 20 6. Dips 7. 30 sec plank; rest for 30 8. Rows 9. 20 sec plank; rest for 40 10. Merkins
Quick shoulder and leg stretch before end.
MOLESKINE:
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
COT:
Prayers to those still impacted by the storm.

Frosty Friday

AO: thebuffalo
Q: Space Baby
PAX: Hot Route, Ultratecht, Ferret (F3 Louisville)
FNGs: None
COUNT: 4
CONDITIONS: Frosty

WARMUP: SSH, Cherry pickers, Imperial Walkers, Arm Circles, Runners stretch to world’s greatest stretch, Willie Mays Hays, Good mornings

THE THANG: Mosey down and around the lake with stations along the way.
– Station 1 – 20 squats
– Station 2 – 20 merkins + 10 pullups
– Station 3 – 40 lunges (20 each leg)
– Station 4 – 50 freddie mercurys
– Station 5 – 13 x 8 count body builders
– Lunge walk 100 M
– Station 6 – 20 merkins + 10 pullups
– Indian run up hill half mile
– Mountain climbers + LBCs

Cool down – Willie mays hays, Downward Dog, Cobra Stretch, Runners stretch to world’s greatest stretch

COT: navigating difficult situations