[The Castle] Pre-party run

Date: 2026-09-05 AO: The Castle Q: Strutter , PAX: Makita, Happy Trees, Dr. Brown Slip, Flipper, Strutter, Steely, hambone, Waymo (formerly Space Baby) FNGs: COUNT: 8 CONDITIONS: Hot and dark. WARMUP:
THE THANG: 2+ miles. MARY:
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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

[The Castle] The Castle

Date: 2026-08-29 AO: The Castle Q: Dr. Brown Slip , Mr. Pancake PAX: Locksmith, Dilbert, Waymo (formerly Space Baby), Pep, Creatine, hambone, Mr. Pancake, Strutter, Steely, Happy Trees, Fabuloso, Dr. Brown Slip, Flipper, Barney, Cross-stitch FNGs: None COUNT: 15 CONDITIONS: B-E-A-UTIFUL
WARMUP: SSH, Squats, LB Arm Circles F&B, Casual Harassment of Steely
THE THANG: DOLLYBALL
Count by 2’s, Mr. Pancake Team 2 Lead. All mosey to soccer field – Team 2 with coupons.
Round 1 Split into two teams. First team to 20 wins. – Team that scored: 10 Merkins – Team that got scored on: 10 Hello Dollies
The scoring piled up quickly as PAX discovered the challenge of simultaneously jumping, hitting a volleyball, and maintaining dignity.
Result: Team 2 wins.
Reward for Team 2: 15 Coupon Overhead Presses
Punishment for Team 1: Field suicides with 10 squats at each turning point.
Round 2 Counted off again and formed new teams. Modified rules: – Team that scored: 10 Squats – Team that got scored on: 10 Hello Dollies
To keep everyone honest, the Q introduced the dreaded “Jolene” audible.
Jolene Rule: At random, one unlucky PAX was selected to perform 5 blockees while the game continued without mercy.
The combination of volleyball, coupon work, Hello Dollies, and surprise Blockees produced equal amounts of fitness and comedy.
Time expired before the second game could reach 20.
MARY: None. Time was called before a formal Mary due to the fierce Dollyball competition and excessive time spent watching grown men mistime volleyball jumps.
MOLESKINE: A great way to celebrate one year in F3. Dollyball revealed two universal truths: gravity is undefeated, and hand-eye coordination has an expiration date. Plenty of laughs, plenty of mumble chatter, and just enough athleticism to justify the Hello Dollies.
ANNOUNCEMENTS: ML Rose – 4:13 Strong Benefit – October 21
COT: Prayers for PAX
PLAYLIST: 100% mumble chatter. No speakers needed when you’ve got grown men heckling each other.

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

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 Castle] The Castle

Date: 2026-08-22 AO: The Castle Q: Flipper , PAX: Strutter, Pep, Flipper, Horizon, Waymo (formerly Space Baby), hambone, Steely, Happy Trees, Makita, Dr. Brown Slip FNGs: COUNT: 10 CONDITIONS: Beautiful!
WARMUP:
Baby arm circles in cadence. 20 reverse Type writer. 10. 10. Quad stretch Good mornings on your own. Number off 1s and 2s
THE THANG:
Mosey to wall. One does wall sit while two does 30 burpees. Until last guy finishes. Switch. Recover. Twice – 15
Mosey to field. As a team, both groups get in a row into a plank in front of the other group. At the beginning of the row, the brothers will play paper rock scissors, and the losing team does 5 merkens. Both guys go to the end of the row. Play until each guy gets to the beginning. Recover when everyone completes one set. Twice.
Mosey to hill. One team does squats while the other runs up, then the other team squats while the other team runs up. Go back down together. Second set. Lunges.
In between tennis courts. All bear crawl to the end. Next set. Crab crawls.
Once done, mosey to start.
MISSING! Search party beginning – Steely and Horizon. No body eats until found!!!
COT: Squatter. Lift one another’s load!

[The Castle] Pre-party run

Date: 2026-08-22 AO: The Castle Q: Strutter , PAX: Strutter, Flipper, Waymo (formerly Space Baby), hambone, Happy Trees, Dr. Brown Slip FNGs: COUNT: 6 CONDITIONS: Beautiful! WARMUP: Calf stretches. THE THANG: 2-ish mile OAB. MARY:
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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:
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PLAYLIST: MMJ

[The Castle] The Castle – It’s Dibert time

Date: 2026-08-15 AO: The Castle Q: Dilbert , PAX: Dilbert, Horizon, Waymo (formerly Space Baby), Flipper, Under the Table, Cross-stitch, Pep, hambone, Mr. Pancake, Fabuloso, Makita, Happy Trees FNGs: None COUNT: 12 CONDITIONS: Warm, too warm
WARMUP: Not sure because Dilbert was not there…
THE THANG: Several lifting stations while two PAX did the barbell rolling plank. This worked better in my head compared to reality. But it was fun watching the pax try.
Stations: perform one station for the duration of the 2 PAX rolling barbell planks and back Squat, BBSU, tricep extensions, curls, and a few others I cant remember… It was an off day for the Q
MARY: None
MOLESKINE: making fun of the Q for being so out of it, late, discombobulated (or however it is spelled).
ANNOUNCEMENTS: Pep is selling these cups hard, keep it up. Lots going on in F3 Nashville nation, check slack
COT: Prayers for families in this time of change and the spoke and unspoken requests.
PLAYLIST: none, the Q was too late to get it all set up…

[The Castle] Strutter’s Pre-run

Date: 2026-08-15 AO: The Castle Q: Strutter , PAX: Waymo (formerly Space Baby), Flipper, Cross-stitch, Strutter, Happy Trees FNGs: COUNT: 5 CONDITIONS: Soupy WARMUP: Calf stretch THE THANG: 2-ish mile OAB MARY:
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