Fight like hell and slay your demons

Date: 2026-02-25 AO: titan Q: SalPal PAX: Pep, Squatter, CubCadet, Black Lung, Stumbles, Spinal Tap, caprate, Papa Bear, Sherlock, swamper FNGs: None COUNT: 11 CONDITIONS: Weirdly warm for my Rocky impersonation.
WARMUP: 11s, Pullups and Weighted Squats
THE THANG: Recreation of the Myth of Sisyphus: Bear Crawl + Coupon Drag, Hill Runs with HR Merkins and Lt. Dans. Plank circuit and 10 burpee buyout.
MOLESKINE: Music was brutal and repetitive. Great for getting locked in.
ANNOUNCEMENTS: Grow School, Merkin Madness, Murder Mystery, White’s Creek AO, Check Slack
COT: Changes at work with project, intentions unspoken.
PLAYLIST: Hades + Hades II + Doom (2016) soundtrack

Music City Boyz

Date: 2026-02-21 AO: the-castle Q: Cross-stitch PAX: Fabuloso, Strutter, Butterfingers, Steely, Brown Slip, Squatter, Hipster, Space Baby, Dilbert, Pep, Beary Queen – BQ, Spellcheck FNGs: None COUNT: 13 CONDITIONS:
WARMUP: 1. Good Mornings 2. Willy mays hays 3. Bac bacs 4. Micheal Phelps
THE THANG:
The Q plays “Tubthumping” by Chumbawamba. Start with SSH at the beginning of the song, and every time they say, “I get knocked down, but I get up again,” do a burpee. While not doing burpees, continue performing SSH.
Born to Lunge Play Bruce Springsteen’s “Born to Run” and do lunges around the speaker. If the PAX gases out, switch to reverse
Cotton-eyed Joe The Q plays “Cotton Eye Joe” by Rednex. SSH / Banjo solo: CEJ / Woman singing: Merkins
The twist American hammers Half way Imperial walkers
Done to Van Halen’s Jump from the 1984 album. Pax will hold an air chair. Every time you hear “jump” you complete one jump squat.
Baba orielly 5 mins of imperial walkers
Listen to “Get Lucky” by Daft Punk, and every time they say “get lucky” do a merkin. Every time the song says “we’re up all night” hold an Al Gore until he says “get lucky” again.
Proud Mary – CCR Perform Big Boy Situps until ”Rolling”, switch to Gas Pumps for each “Rolling”, then to Flutter kick after “Rolling”, then back to Gas Pumps during “Rolling”, then back to Big Boy Situps. Repeat til song ends.
Phil Collins’s ending

PAX Trivia

Date: 2026-02-20 AO: bomber Q: Firefox PAX: DintyMoore, Vector, SalPal, Papa Bear, Pep, CubCadet, Squatter, Frappuccino FNGs: 1 Frappuccino COUNT: 9 CONDITIONS: Truthy
WARMUP: Mosey to parking lot SSH Imperial Walkers Hillbillies FLBAC Air Presses RLBAC
THE THANG: Part 1: Two Truths and a Lie What better way to welcome back CubCadet by doing a lot of bear crawls and burpees? PAX held a plank while two truths and a lie were read about one person in the group. Then PAX bear crawled halfway across the parking lot (median to median) to the cone representing their answer, the statement they believed was the lie. The spotlight PAX lunge walked with two kettlebells to the correct answer. Correct answers did 15x star jumps. Incorrect answers did 10x burpees. Rinse and repeat until every PAX had a chance in the spotlight. (see below for some truths and lies)
Part 2: Mosey down to the playground. 25 pull-ups and a lap around McCabe
Part 3: Mosey to Startex. 30x dips, 20x incline merkins, 10x decline merkins. ~2:00 min plank hold to finish.
MOLESKINE: – CubCadet did not apply to Survivor but does have a special relationship with Robert Kraft – Squatter did not date a girl who could barely speak English but did almost fall off the top of a bus in Nepal – DintyMoore did not lead his college LAX team in scoring but did sing his way across America in high school – Vector did not win any standup comedy competitions but did give a lot of kids lice. He also went to Duke. – Papa Bear did not meet Bruce Springsteen but did throw up in an interview and still land the position – SalPal did not receive a Green Day-signed “Good Riddance” poster from his dad when he left for college but does have a big family that gives him very odd presents – Pep did not play golf for Clemson but he does play golf – YHC did not meet Bono playing disc golf but did share an elevator with Shaq – Frappuccino did not graduate from Auburn three times (just twice) but did eat Fruit Loops with Lindsey Stirling. That’s not a euphemism… is it? – 8 plus HR Chunks ‘n’ Stuff for coffeeteria – Puzzlah Strutter Chunks Right Said
ANNOUNCEMENTS: – Check Slack
COT: – Gratitude
PLAYLIST: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/0DB5KlJ41iGZhum9ZKVnpr?si=c849d66aeb9a419a

Natural sounds of centennial park

Date: 2026-02-18 AO: titan Q: Sherlock PAX: Squatter, Pep, Vector, Steak knives (dr) FNGs: None COUNT: 5 CONDITIONS:
WARMUP:
THE THANG:
MOLESKINE:
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
COT:
PLAYLIST:

Hell N’ Back

Date: 2026-02-13 AO: bomber Q: Hair Band PAX: hambone, Squatter, Firefox, Pep, Vector, porcelain FNGs: None COUNT: 7 CONDITIONS: Nippy
WARMUP: 50 SSHs Mosey to parking lot 10 8ct body builders
THE THANG: 5 sets of- 10 atomic merkins at baseline Burpee broad jump down and back (3-4 parking spots worth) Jog around community center until all in
5 sets of- 10 Double Shot of Jackies Crawl bear down, bear crawl back (3-4 parking spots worth) Jog around community center until all in Mosey back to start X Mary
MOLESKINE:
ANNOUNCEMENTS: – Shieldmock tomorrow at 0600 – holy smokers Hipster’s house Feb 19th at 1900 – after-hours weekly! – AOQ Grow School March 14th at pain-train – Rise Up Nashville service event Feb 25th, see 3rdf for details
COT: – health, family, marriage, & work
PLAYLIST: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/0zbyZNI7ADWQCCDdIwIUCn?si=cTlj1Km1Td2gSxeivWZbSQ&pi=FME5T8-0Ql6wZ and Pep running his mouth

Mike Tysons Are Hard

Date: 2026-02-11 AO: titan Q: Cowboy PAX: Pep, Tim the Toolman, Squatter, Stumbles, Black Lung, Good Morning America, Firefox, Todd Doherty – F3 UMass, Spinal Tap, Choo Choo FNGs: None COUNT: 11 CONDITIONS: Cool, crisp, downright pleasant.
WARMUP: As per Titan tradition a piece of the workout was offered to PAX DR from Atlanta Todd Doherty – F3 UMass
THE THANG: Choose Pairs and Mosey Parthenon Steps. 1. Pairs do 50 Total of Mike Tysons : partner run the loop. FlipFlop R&R with Jump Shots, R&R with Mike Tysons 2. 11s at side incline hill. Burpee Buyin: ladders @ 5 GiggyUps at the bottom – Iron Mike at the top – Partners start on opposite ends With 5 Slap Merkins in the middle when you meet your partner
Mary: Hold AL Prom Dates, add leg raised to sky, 30 sec Supine Planks x 2,
MOLESKINE: Cowboy doesn’t know his right from his left. Grateful was the word of the day
ANNOUNCEMENTS: Holy Smokes 2/19 and see above :point_up_2:for New AO at Whites Creek HS.
COT: Gaze at the moon and acknowledge how small we are in a great expanse AND yet chased down by a Maker
PLAYLIST: All Coverbands – only 2 hidden original recordings. Who were they?

DELEGATE

Date: 2026-02-09 AO: westeros Q: Michelin Man , Pep, Tim the Toolman, Sherlock, Natural Ice, Grape, Dirty Bird, Squatter PAX: Pep, Tim the Toolman, Sherlock, Natural Ice, Grape, Dirty Bird, Squatter, Michelin Man, Mud Flap FNGs: None COUNT: 9 CONDITIONS: Not Cold
WARMUP:
D – Downward Dog E – Everybody Run L – Lateral Leg Raise (Jane Fonda) E – Everybody Run G – Good Morning A – Alabama Prom Date T – Toy Solider E – Everybody Run
THE THANG:
YHC needed to line up some Qs but has not had time. So, we did a little delegation. Each Pax took 5 minutes to mini-Q, on the fly, with no prep. They did great!
Highlights: Natural Ice – blockee sets Squatter – thruster sets Tim the Toolman – Sevens Pep – Long mosey (smart to stretch out at this point) Grape – Acronym’d BAD BUNNY on the fly! Sherlock – solid block circuits (curls, OHP, rows). No gimmicks Dirty Bird – second workout. Great Spiderman call! @MudFlap – brought us home with quality work in a UNC shirt (:eyes: Vector).
The first 5 hard committed, and got a combined figure skating score of 29. The last 3 did not hard commit and ended with a combined score of 13. Tough loss by the flacid commits.
Music brought to you by my trip to the Grammy Awards. Other topics of conversation included Epstein files, bitcoin’s collapse, Lindsey Von’s injury, Bad Bunny singing in Spanish, and commercials from the Big Game (TM). Very little actual sportsball talk.
MOLESKINE:
2 Takeaways: 1. Delegation – F3 = Freed to Lead. You can all Q at any time, and with quality. Thanks to those who stepped out to Q for the next month. YHC can step back. 2. Culture Making – F3 = Community. All these big events (the Grammys, Super Bowl, Halftime Show, Grape’s politics, etc.) don’t yield a monoculture any more. So we now make culture locally in small groups.
COT: WEIGHTsteros Forever

The Discipline at the Castle

Date: 2026-02-04 AO: the-discipline Q: Mr. Pancake PAX: Horizon, Brown Slip, Squatter, Butterfingers, Mr. Pancake FNGs: None COUNT: 5 CONDITIONS: Misty and Chilly
WARMUP: Warmup 25 Side Staddle Hops 10 high knees 10 butt kicks 10 leg swings 10 hip circles Arm Circles Mosey
THE THANG: 5 Workouts x 10 reps x 2 rounds 1. Alternate lunge w/coupon 2. Murder Bunnies/Kettle Bell swing 3. Squats w coupon 4. Overhead Press 5. Curls
Mosey Lap / Coupon Carry around the island between rounds
Last lap: Coupon carry with alternate lunges, side lunges, overhead carry
Finished with stretching MOLESKINE:
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
COT: Keep those without power and those working to restore in prayer.

Eat It

Date: 2026-02-05 AO: atlantis Q: Firefox PAX: Pole Dancer, SalPal, Squatter FNGs: None COUNT: 4 CONDITIONS: Frigid, but not icy
WARMUP: Quick mosey to the pavilion and some stretches while the playlist was queued up.
THE THANG: Part 1: The real warm-up. SSH with Burpees whenever we hear “Eat It” during the seminal classic “Eat It” by Weird Al. ~30 burpees.
Part 2: Tabata stations (45s on, 15s off) with Planks between circuits. – kettlebell swing – Bulgarian split squats – Upright KB row – Jump Squats – Tricep Dips – Goblet Squats Started at a 45s plank, increasing by 15s each circuit. On circuit four, dealer’s choice change-up of the stations: – KB halos – Incline merkine – Bent over KB rows – Step-ups – IYTs – KB swings Ended on a 1:45 min plank.
MOLESKINE: Check the playlist!
ANNOUNCEMENTS: Shieldmock and Holy Smokers. Check Slack.
COT: Gratitude and some quiet meditation

5 HIMs attacked the Icy Iron Giant!

Date: 2026-02-02 AO: iron-giant Q: Mr. Pancake PAX: Butterfingers, Dilbert, Mr. Pancake, Horizon, Squatter FNGs: None COUNT: 5 CONDITIONS: A balmy 26 degrees with icy parking lot.
WARMUP: 25 Side Staddle Hops 10 high knees 10 butt kicks 10 leg swings 10 hip circles Arm Circles
THE THANG: 5 Workouts x 10 reps x 5 rounds 1. Overhead Squats 2. Coupon (kettlebell) Swings 3. Coupon Lunges 4. Overhead Press 5. Merkins
Mosey in between rounds with coupon carry
COT: Prayers for those without power and those working to restore it.
Prayers for families dealing with casualty after sledding accident.