The Buffalo

Date: 2026-09-04 AO: The Buffalo Q: Waymo (formerly Space Baby) , PAX: Ultratecht, Hipster, Waymo (formerly Space Baby), Hot Route, Makita, Giving Tree FNGs: None COUNT: 6 CONDITIONS: very humid
WARMUP: SSH, Willie Mays Hays, Good mornings, Cherry pickers, Imperial Walkers, Arm Circles, Runners stretch to world’s greatest stretch, Mosey around the block
THE THANG: 3 rotation circuits 1st rotation (while 1 does 5 inverted suicides) 1. Curls with coupon 2. American Hammers with kettlebell 3. Squats with sandbag 4. Mountain Climbers 5. Hand release merkins
2nd rotation (while 1 does bear crawl across basketball court and back) 1. Rows with coupon 2. Swings with kettlebell 3. Squat thrusters with sandbag 4. Freddie Mercurys 5. Carolina dry docks
3rd rotation (while 1 lunge walk across basketball court and back) 1. Skull crushers with kettlebell 2. Curtsy Lunges with coupon 3. Overhead press with sandbag 4. Box cutters 5. Pull thru with coupon
Cool Down / Stretch: Willie Mays Hayes; Downward Dog; Cobra Stretch; Runners stretch to world’s greatest stretch
COT: potential work transitions, new puppy
PLAYLIST: music.apple.com/us/playlist/rock-reps/pl.bbbac0ed083742f7b434bf4db7959e3c

Tora! Tora! Tora!

Date: 2026-08-31 AO: Tora! Tora! Tora! Q: Hot Route , PAX: Ultratecht, Giving Tree, Waymo (formerly Space Baby), Hot Route FNGs: None COUNT: 4 CONDITIONS: gross again
WARMUP: runway and standards
THE THANG: 10 sets of Sally (5 pull-ups/10 merkins/15 squats w/coupon/20 LBCs w/coupon) and a shakeout mosey to runway and back
MARY: 50 curls, 50 calf raises, 50 hammers and lunge walk the coupons back home
MOLESKINE: it was dark until it wasn’t
ANNOUNCEMENTS: possible east side night moves upcoming. Keep a lookout for date
COT: sunrise, sunrise
PLAYLIST: my latest Shazams which begs to know when and where I shazam’d some of them

Pocket Chicken

Date: 2026-08-26 AO: Pocket Chicken Q: Giving Tree , Ultratecht, Hot Route PAX: Hot Route, Ultratecht, Giving Tree FNGs: None COUNT: 3 CONDITIONS: Nice, shirt remained on.
THE THANG: 5ish miles a smidge under 10 min/mile pace
GRID: Alabama
PLAYLIST: Nature

Tora! Tora! Tora!

Date: 2026-08-24 AO: Tora! Tora! Tora! Q: Giving Tree , PAX: Ultratecht, Giving Tree, Waymo (formerly Space Baby), greyalbum, Hot Route, The Bobs FNGs: None COUNT: 6 CONDITIONS: Very nice
WARMUP: Mosey, grab dumbbells from car and bring to gym, SSH, arm circles, grab coupons.
THE THANG: Hinge/Pull/Push/Squat
Partner up for stations. 10 reps of each exercise then rotate to next station. All PAX does 10 squats with coupons.
25, 20, 15 lb dumbbells and 35 lb kettlebell for use with below
Circuit 1. – Deadlift – Row – Y press – Gob squat
Circuit 2 – Good morning – Bicep curl – Merkin – Sumo squat
Circuit 3 – Dumbbell/kettlebell swing – Hammer curl – Laying chest fly – Suitcase squat
MARY: 5 burpees
GRIDIRON COFFEE TALK: Trees. We talked a whole lot about trees. Not the fun ones either, just trees we saw in yards. Oak is a fan favorite, every other tree apparently sucks bad.
PLAYLIST: Apple Music 90s Indie rock playlist. Some PAX knew some songs, I did not
:deciduous_tree:

The Buffalo

Date: 2026-08-21 AO: The Buffalo Q: The Bobs , PAX: Ultratecht, Giving Tree, Waymo (formerly Space Baby), Hot Route, The Bobs, Makita, Inglewould; Duggar from JC FNGs: None COUNT: 7 CONDITIONS:
WARMUP: mosey
THE THANG: dirty dozen
MARY: dealers choice
MOLESKINE:
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
COT:
PLAYLIST: MMJ

Pocket Chicken

Date: 2026-08-19 AO: Pocket Chicken Q: Hot Route , PAX: Ultratecht, Hot Route FNGs: None COUNT: 2 CONDITIONS: shirts stayed on
WARMUP: n/a
THE THANG: skate park and back
MARY: Goose sighting
MOLESKINE: time zones/DST and be done with it
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
COT:
PLAYLIST:

Pocket Chicken

Date: 2026-08-12 AO: Pocket Chicken Q: Hot Route , PAX: Hot Route, Ultratecht, Giving Tree FNGs: None COUNT: 3 CONDITIONS: ultratect shirt-ometer was about a 7.2
WARMUP: n/a
THE THANG: almost 5
MARY: n/a
MOLESKINE: Redford/Newman, damn dirty apes
ANNOUNCEMENTS: check out the -f3-nashville-general channel for a cool F3 fundraiser
COT: there’s snakes out there this big?!?
PLAYLIST:

Tora! Tora! Tora!

Date: 2026-08-10 AO: Tora! Tora! Tora! Q: Hot Route , PAX: Hot Route, Giving Tree, Ultratecht FNGs: None COUNT: 3 CONDITIONS: ok, considering mid August
WARMUP: up the hill and back down
THE THANG: to the secret garden for 10-1 (or 55) reps of merkins, sumo squats, crunchy frogs and dips. Then mosey runway to the big gym for sale format of pull-ups, table crunches, rows and curtsy lunges
MARY:
MOLESKINE: we went fishing for the sunrise and pulled him out of the water
ANNOUNCEMENTS: stuff on channels, event(s) at Cornelia this weekend and/or next
COT: school lunches
PLAYLIST: dream sequence EOB’s Blue Morpho music.apple.com/us/album/blue-morpho/1874551790

The Buffalo

Date: 2026-07-17 AO: The Buffalo Q: Hot Route , PAX: Hot Route, Third Coast, Ultratecht, The Bobs, Hipster, greyalbum FNGs: None COUNT: 6 CONDITIONS: heavy drip. Multiple shirts were off
WARMUP: short mose and some calisthenics
THE THANG: tour of Sevier lake – under the pavilion: switch kicks + 20 decline merkins; switch kicks + 15 declines; SKs + 10 DMs; SKs + 5 DMs – on the mooring bollards: step ups + hammers (same format as above) – at the lakeview shelter: wide squats + incline planky parkers – Up the hill with DIDs at each inlet x 4
MARY: 1min plank hold
MOLESKINE: humidity so thick you can’t hear
ANNOUNCEMENTS: friends by the river. Roy’s Christmas get-together. Hipster 4:13 mentee. Third Coast travels
COT: “The Balls are back in town!” And lots of recaps of recent shows/movies seen by all
PLAYLIST: music.apple.com/us/playlist/future-islands/pl.u-8aAVoGqTJRM3g

Pocket Chicken

Date: 2026-07-15 AO: Pocket Chicken Q: Hot Route , PAX: Ultratecht, Hot Route FNGs: None COUNT: 2 CONDITIONS: wet farts
WARMUP:
THE THANG: skate park and back
MARY:
MOLESKINE: life, as we know it
ANNOUNCEMENTS: zero
COT:
PLAYLIST: