[The Castle] The Castle – Freedom 250 (or 300)

Date: 2026-07-04 AO: The Castle Q: hambone , PAX: Flipper, Pep, Juicy J, hambone, Fabuloso, Horizon, Makita (Anderson Fader) FNGs: None COUNT: 7 CONDITIONS: Summer Gloom–hazy, muggy, daunting. Horizon showed up guns-out, and Pep made a comment about him being good-looking or something #truthnugget
WARMUP: run. stop. warm-o-rama. I’m proud to announce that Juicy J did his first Hillbilly’s ever; I’m proud to spread North Country culture. Flipper had objections, though unstated, about 50 squats being “a warmup exercise”.
THE THANG: Dora-focused. Team up. 100 push ups, 200 squats, 300 sit ups. Run about .35 miles in between. Makita (Anderson Fader) started out with blazing speed, but I think the chatter with Juicy J slowed him down. If Mak ever shows up to coffee, we’ll help him with that stamina.
MARY: Finish with SITUPS. YHC gave the crew a warning to take a break, and Fabuloso kindly thanked YHC for such a proper warning before we closed out with some Mary. Pep said “WhUt’S tHE PoiNT? We’RE jUSt guNna gO uNtIL tIMe!” and in fact we did not. But we did bang out 50.
COT / MOLESKIN: Freedom isn’t free. We thank God for the small opportunity that we have to get a shot to live free. Rent is due everyday, and it starts with our health and fitness. May there be 250 more years for our country.

[The Castle] Pre 4th of July party beat down. Ultimate football 🏈

Date: 2026-07-03 AO: The Castle Q: Dilbert , PAX: Flipper, Makita (Anderson Fader), Locksmith, Dilbert, Fabuloso, Chunks, Derivative, House money, Chief, John (all 2.0s) FNGs: None COUNT: 10 (2 HS boys joined half way) CONDITIONS: warm and humid
WARMUP: SSH & good mornings
THE THANG: 55 min of ultimate football When the ball dropped we did 5 merkins, switched to squats, then BBSU, back to squats
MARY: none
MOLESKINE: lots of laughter, dropped easy passes. Chief didn’t know Dilbert could jump that high, and trash talking
ANNOUNCEMENTS: check slack
COT: prayers
PLAYLIST: 90s and 2000s rock

Sweatimus Prime

Date: 2026-06-29 AO: Westeros Q: Firefox , PAX: SalPal, Pep, Makita (Anderson Fader), Tim the Toolman, CubCadet, Sherlock, Spinal Tap, Papa Bear, Chunks, DintyMoore, Squatter, Firefox FNGs: None COUNT: 12 CONDITIONS: Swampy
WARMUP: Mosey to school steps 47 SSH 10 Merkins Stretch Mosey to playground
THE THANG: Mosey to the playground. PAX started with the first exercise from the list below, then ran. Then add the next exercise and all previously performed ones, then run. Rinse and repeat. Copious sweating ensued. 2 Frog jumps 3 Star jumps 5 Burpees 7 Pull-ups 11 Merkins 13 Incline merkins 17 Dips 19 Shoulder tap plank jacks (each side is a half) 23 Fire hydrants (each side is a half) 29 Monkey humpers 31 Buzzsaw planks 37 Plank jacks 41 Mountain climbers 43 Flutter kicks 47 WW1s
We got to buzzsaw planks and then did the last 4 exercises (shortening the 47 WW1s to 4+7=11 reps)
MARY: Mosey back to startex. Sweat some more.
MOLESKINE: HR was notified of tasteless shirt removals. Also, per SalPal , prime numbers can be classified by… :sleeping:
ANNOUNCEMENTS: CSAUP, 1st F AOQ handoff, etc.
COT: – Congratulations and support to SalPal’s family on welcome additions and welcome (professional) subtractions – Much love and support to Squatter and his family.
PLAYLIST: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/6jMXhCa6xZIWsVRndSt9sP?si=18ba1abec1ff4d30

Westeros

Date: 2026-06-22 AO: Westeros Q: The Merchant , PAX: Tim the Toolman, The Merchant, Makita (Anderson Fader), Pep FNGs: None COUNT: 4 CONDITIONS: Rather moist
WARMUP: Mosey towards the breezeway
THE THANG: HIIT Workout consisting of: 30s plank 30s squats 30s merkins 30s sit-ups 30s lunges 30s side plank 60s rest
Rinse and repeat until 6:15.
ANNOUNCEMENTS: Check Slack
COT: Continued prayers for Squatter and his family, as well as Michelin Man’s surgery.
PLAYLIST: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/2N3U3A2pi42fyT1sYhQlJr?si=AQmFqi32SjCBnpXMvQFXSA&pi=tllpqexlRUaj2

F3 Doesn’t Ascribe, Describe, Perscribe, Prescribe, Inscribe, Scribe any particular faith, creed, denomination, sect, or religion.

Date: 2026-06-24 AO: Titan Q: SalPal , PAX: Pep, Makita (Anderson Fader), Young and Restless, Chunks, SalPal, Tim the Toolman, Spinal Tap, Manatea FNGs: None COUNT: 8 CONDITIONS: Heavenly.
WARMUP:
MARY: Isometric Core Work
THE THANG: 5 Hail Marys: Merkins Atomic Thrusters Reverse Lunges Y-Burpees
Then, a game of “Hail Mary” + lots of burpees.
MOLESKINE: Have a generous heart for others today.
ANNOUNCEMENTS: CSAUP, Franklin Convergence, SLT Handoff Convergence, Check Slack
COT: Healing and health, for those that mourn loss.
PLAYLIST:

[The Castle] The Castle – SIT UP

Date: 2026-06-20 AO: The Castle Q: hambone , PAX: hambone, Makita (Anderson Fader), Butterfingers, Concretia – F3 Paulding, Flipper, EHarmony (F3 Chattanooga), Barney, g-string, Crash (Denver South), Horizon, Steely, Waymo (formerly Space Baby), Locksmith, Strutter, Hammer, 2 FNGs: 1 2 COUNT: 16 CONDITIONS: not too bad–too many mosquitos
WARMUP: lol no–just pank
THE THANG: run and sit ups
MARY: just a bit
MOLESKINE:
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
COT:
PLAYLIST:

Titan

Date: 2026-06-10 AO: Titan Q: The Merchant , PAX: Tim the Toolman, Pep, bluemule, Papa Bear, g-string, Bubbles – Tyler (Franklin, TN), Hipster, Makita (Anderson Fader), Choo Choo, The Merchant, Plato, Radish, Big Red, Fireball FNGs: None COUNT: 14 CONDITIONS: Warm and humid
WARMUP: A lap around the Parthenon grounds
THE THANG: The Wheel of Pain:
A wheel with 20 possible exercises is spun. PAX perform 10 reps of the selected exercise and then run a short lap. Repeat ad nauseum.
MARY: PAX circled up and each chose an exercise for the group to do.
ANNOUNCEMENTS: Check Slack for details on the upcoming convergences
COT: Ongoing prayers for Squatter’s family
PLAYLIST: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/6UKnVLnLxwft0zTufhrd5c?si=MaKHrt6aTp6GYru1VwUNDA&pi=dLs4EPXuS5K63

Downtown Rodeo 🤠 🐎

Date: 2026-06-03 AO: Titan Q: Toothless , PAX: Papa Bear, Pole Dancer, Makita (Anderson Fader), Tim the Toolman, Spinal Tap, Vector, Pep, Hipster, Toothless, CubCadet, Shelby, Steampunk, FNGs: None COUNT: 13 CONDITIONS: Pleasantly cool, a welcome break from the oncoming onslaught of humidity and heat
WARMUP: Active warmups e.g. skips, shuffles, karaoke, etc.
THE THANG: Downtown Rodeo :face_with_cowboy_hat: :racehorse: Head to the field where the first event is set up
Event 1: Barrel Race Relay PAX split into two groups. Groups perform exercises AMRAP until all PAX have completed the barrel pattern. Incorrect pattern results in a restart for that runner. First group to finish wins, winners do 5 burpees and losers do 15.
Round 1 – Prisoner Squats Round 2 – Merkins Round 3 – WWI’s
Event 2: Stampede Bear crawl sharks and minnows, as in bear crawl across the field and try not to get tagged by the bear crawlers who are it. Number of taggers (ideally) increases each round along with the difficulty. Last man to be tagged wins. 2 rounds.
Event 3: Climbing Pikes Peak The Manitou Incline is a set of 2768 railroad tie steps gaining 2000ft of elevation in a mile. Let’s climb it. 2768 divided by the number of PAX. Roughly 200 double count mountain climbers each.
Event 4: Quarter Horse Dash The namesake of the Quarter Horse comes from it being the fastest breed at or below that distance. Conveniently, a lap around the Parthenon is exactly 1/4 of a mile. So, PAX run a lap with someone calling finish times. Continue to run laps and beat your times else be faced with AMRAP exercises. Some PAX made it 3 laps before heading back for time.
MARY: Dealers choice til time, starting with 10 bucking broncos aka donkey kicks
MOLESKINE: Barrels relay was mostly successful, but at least one of the PAX messed up the pattern on each of the rounds which ended up being the deciding factor in the race. Bear crawling sharks and minnows from the Stampede event was a hit with everyone, especially CubCadet and Vector. The 200 mountain climbers were surprisingly difficult once getting to the higher counts. YHC was toast for the Quarter Horse Dash, but Spinal Tap must have sandbagged because he was almost 10 seconds faster on the 2nd and 3rd laps!
ANNOUNCEMENTS: – 7/11 convergence! – Come to bomber for Strutter’s birthday kickoff – Keep checking Slack for more fun announcements!
COT: YHC encouraged the PAX to be grateful for their health & the ability to workout, as health is easy to take for granted until you don’t have it. Prayer requests were shared, ball of man was convened.
PLAYLIST: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/5RpkZbLODArnaWvGQy9QZq?si=15faca6db7c9424c

Squatter Sendoff

Date: 2026-06-01 AO: Westeros Q: SalPal , Squatter PAX: CubCadet, Tim the Toolman, Pep, Makita (Anderson Fader), Chunks, SalPal, Shy Guy, Spinal Tap, bluemule, Squatter, The Merchant FNGs: None COUNT: 11 CONDITIONS: Exceedingly arrogant.
WARMUP: For the birds.
THE THANG:
Sally: Partner 1 Lunge Walks/Murder Bunnies, Partner 2 Swings + Pullups
Squatter: Hellish Tennis Ball Game, 22s of Merkins, Squats, Abs, moseys between every 2-3 sets.
MARY: A little bit.
MOLESKINE: Olivia Rodrigo is the OG, Shy Guy =/ Siri (let’s move on from it people), Cubby hates bunnies, murderous or otherwise.
ANNOUNCEMENTS: Grow School 6/13 at the-castle, Strutter 3 Part Birthday Party this week, Ultimate 11’s on 7/11, CSAUP 50, Check Slack
COT:
Squatter, for his wife and the next 22 days as they do treatment. Pep for his quarterly review. All other intentions unspoken or unmentioned in the backblast.
Squatter, we love you to pieces, prayers and blessings as you accompany your bride in this journey. We’ve got your back. Send us pictures and let us know if you need capital to launch F3 Tiajuana. I’m sure Natural Ice can find some money in the budget for a West Coast starfish effort.
PLAYLIST:

Titan

Date: 2026-05-27 AO: Titan Q: Juicy J , PAX: DintyMoore, Pep, bluemule, Juicy J, Natural Ice, Big Red, Spinal Tap, The Merchant, Chunks, Squatter, Makita (Anderson Fader), CubCadet, Reddish (Fairview) FNGs: None COUNT: 13 CONDITIONS: humid as the Amazon
WARMUP: Mosey around the park. Wake up the sleeping friends of the park, side straddle hops, night clubs renamed to Imperial walkers (Chunks fault), low slow squats, Willie may Hayes, arm circles and backpacks.
THE THANG: Partner TOSS Competition. 3 rounds. Non stop squats. Step back w partner. See who can last the longest. Side straddle hops when eliminated. DintyMoore and CubCadet champs.
PARTNER RACE 3 rounds. down the park w bouncy ball. Toss ball far as you can. Sprint. Burpee. Rinse and Repeat. DintyMoore, Squatter bluemule Spinal Tap Natural Ice and many other winners.
Circle of Doom Abs to Finish.
All winners got fresh new F3 Stickers. DintyMoore was the total points champ overall and won a gourmet coffee package.
MARY:
MOLESKINE:
ANNOUNCEMENTS: Summer Fling coming up
COT: pray for our brother Squatter wife and family. Give them strength and healing. Pray for The Merchant divorce settlement Pray for Tim the Toolman Aunt passed
PLAYLIST: Nickelback and Creed and Alien music