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[The Castle] The Castle

Date: 2026-06-06 AO: The Castle Q: Strutter , PAX: Fabuloso, Horizon, Pep, Chunks, Strutter, Flipper (Matthew), Dr. Brown Slip, Locksmith, Butterfingers FNGs: COUNT: 9 CONDITIONS: Amazing morning. WARMUP: Each of the following were 10 each IC. Side Straddle Peps Toy Soldiers Frankensteins Windmills Hillbillies THE THANG: The Men of the Northern District of Nashville (NDoN) took a tour of the Castle ground for a series of reasonable, and 1 unreasonable exercises. We began with 3 rounds of wall sits which included air presses, opposite ankle touches, and same side ankle touches all while maintaining our position. After the second set we took a small intermission for a round of Balls to the Wall. Our next round took place at the benches. Two rounds of dips and step ups dominate leg and nondominate leg sets were included. Round 3 took place at the picnic shelter. Rounds of inclined merkins and declined merkins. This is when the unreasonable stuff began. We stood in a line side by each for the Tunnel of Love. Round 4 to the playground. I gave the option for pull-ups or dead hangs. Round 5 we moseyed to the tennis court for a set of suicide runs. Round 6 to the bottom of the hill. Mahktar N’Deaye at the bottom with a sprint to the top of the hill. Squats at the top. 2X Back to Startex. MARY: 10 Flutterkicks IC 55 Least Beneficial Crunches IC MOLESKINE: Proud to be part of this group, and I’m excited to see it continue to grow. ANNOUNCEMENTS: CSAUP 50 Stairs on 7/11 COT: Squatter’s wife and family.
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Bomber

Date: 2026-06-05 AO: Bomber Q: Strutter , PAX: Shy Guy, CubCadet, Vector, Puzzlah, Pep, Papa Bear, Topps, Strutter, Tim the Toolman, Chunks, Steampunk FNGs: COUNT: 11 CONDITIONS: Beautiful morning. WARMUP: Thanks CubCadet THE THANG: Not 4 corners, 5 corners. Corner 1 squats/std Corner 2 merkins/std Corner 3 squats/s&d Corner 4 merkins/asst Corner 5 Mahktar N’Deaye Modes of transport between corners: Broad Jump Burpees Duck Walks Lunge Walks Bernies Assorted methods including Boo-Boo Bear Crawls, Standard Bear Crawls, and Sprints. 3 rounds of each. All exercises were done in cadence. MARY: 55 LBCs IC MOLESKINE: Thanks for being on the show. ANNOUNCEMENTS: Strutterfest ’26 COT: Squatter family, coach. PLAYLIST:
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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
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Four corners and a dragon

Date: 2026-06-02 AO: Middle Tooth Q: Matador , PAX: Matador, Pep, Esposa, The Shield FNGs: None COUNT: 4 CONDITIONS: coolish. Nice.
WARMUP: the usual. GMs, WMs, SSHs, skip, imperial walker, butt kicker
THE THANG: 4 Corners x 3 + 1 dragon
Four corners – station at each corner of the park. Run in between. 3 rotations. 1. Abs -15 Vups -15 crunchy frogs -15 box cutters
2. Arms -20 dry docks -20 merkins -20 dips
3. Legs – 30 squats -30 lunges -1 min wall sit
4. Burpees 10 burpees (x3)
Back to the p lot for a… Welsh dragon -bear crawl 4 steps -1 Merkin -1 plank jack -1 shoulder tap (2 is 1) -REPEAT and increase by one rep each time until you complete last round with 10 of each
MARY: short Mary
MOLESKINE: got to watch the sun rise on another day. God is faithful and consistent.
ANNOUNCEMENTS: Check slack July 6 something with SalPal CSAUP in August with Chunks
COT: -prayers for Sherpa ascending Cotopaxi this week. Fellowship and safety. -Prayers for Pep in a career transition. Trusting God and wise decisions. -Prayers for your Q closing on a house next week. Grateful for God’s provision.
PLAYLIST: assorted international dance vibes
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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.
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No Fun Title Yet

Date: 2026-05-29 AO: Handsomizer Q: Firefox , PAX: DintyMoore, Vector, SalPal, Pep, Black Lung, Barney, Natural Ice, Spinal Tap, Firefox, Salami, Topps, CubCadet FNGs: None COUNT: 12 CONDITIONS: Muggy with a small but vocal chance of Karen
WARMUP: Mosey down to the bottom of the steps. SSH, GM, WMH, Merkins plus stretch
THE THANG: 9 years ago, YHC moved from San Francisco to Nashville. This Wednesday, the family will be returning for the first time to visit old friends and family, visit some colleges, and take some trips down memory lane in both northern and southern CA.
PAX partnered up. One ran up the 5 flights of step and back down. The other did an exercise. After each partner took turns running the steps, proceed onto the next exercise. Rinse and repeat.
Carolina California Dry Docks Atomic Merkins Leg Lifts Incline Merkins Frog Jumps Orangutans (slightly modified monkey humpers) Reverse Plank Leg Lifts Newton’s Cradle Imperial Walker Squats Alternating Shoulder Taps
MARY: Mosey back up the steps (one more time!) 40 plank jacks 30 mountain climbers (each side is a half) 20 merkins Mosey to startex
MOLESKINE: – Kudos to CubCadet and Black Lung for attempting to defuse, empathize, and reconcile. – Lest I be denied a ride back to Sylvan Park, this Q brought to you without murder bunnies, burpees, and bear crawls.
ANNOUNCEMENTS: – Grow School – Check Slack
COT: – Squatter’s M – family traveling – family battling pain and other health issues
PLAYLIST: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/174OOv8WYfOGIf6dRKef7i?si=2924afeacb2c4595
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Memorial Day/Birthday Murph

Date: 2026-05-25 AO: Detention Q: EZ-Go , PAX: Pep, Swig, Esposa, moneyshot, EZ-Go, My Pleasure, Pedialyte, Wham-O, Deep State, Pepsi, Matador, Sherpa FNGs: None COUNT: 12 CONDITIONS: Precipitation from below, not above
WARMUP: Get in the choppa!
THE THANG: The Murph:
– 1 mile run – 100 pull ups – 200 push ups – 300 air squats – 1 mile run
Just a good clean beatdown on a Memorial Day morn.
MARY: No time for sissy stuff
MOLESKINE: www.crossfit.com/benchmark/murph
On my 42nd birthday, took the opportunity to share my gratitude for F3, our Pax, and the community we’re building here. Cheers!
ANNOUNCEMENTS: Summer is here
COT: Summer is here
PLAYLIST: Kemp’s 42 Favorite Songs

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F everything, we re doing five blades

Date: 2026-05-28 AO: Green Machine Q: moneyshot , PAX: Pep, bluemule, moneyshot, Works for a Guy, Cowboy, Shania FNGs: None COUNT: 6 CONDITIONS: moist
WARMUP: ssh, hillbillies, IW, nightclub, Phelps
THE THANG: 400m and merkins, dips, squats, ww1 with escalating 30,40,50,60 reps
MARY:
MOLESKINE: when the competition does 3 blades, go 5
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
COT:
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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
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Middle Tooth

Date: 2026-05-26 AO: Middle Tooth Q: Oatmeal , bluemule PAX: Oatmeal, DrRupp, Pep, bluemule FNGs: COUNT: 4 CONDITIONS: Moist
WARMUP: run to parking deck + trivia
THE THANG: five elements of the US army fitness test
MARY: more trivia
MOLESKINE: no idea what this is
ANNOUNCEMENTS: none
COT: we completed this
PLAYLIST: just the joy of labored breath