Date: 2026-02-20
AO: Ground Zero
Q: Manhole ,
PAX: Manhole, LeMond, LouGee, Crack, Da Vinci, Mr. Bean, Stock boy, Samsonite, Mr Roboto, Panhandle, Buns FNGs:
COUNT: 11
WOR: sure
The Thang: run/ ruck
Moleskine: Apologies are important
COT: IYKTK
Tags: Ground Zero, Manhole, LeMond, LouGee, Crack, Da Vinci, Mr. Bean, Stock boy, Samsonite, Mr Roboto, Panhandle, Buns
Date: 2026-02-19
AO: Mastodon
Q: Samsonite ,
PAX: Endo, Stock boy, Samsonite, Big Mac, Archive, Dumpster, Mr Roboto, Da Vinci FNGs: None
COUNT: 8
WOR: goofballs, Abe vigodas, copperhead squats, merkins, run around
The Thang: musical Doras in the shop, Hoffa, the Hamptons, and the Flag
Moleskine: life is unpredictable. Pay attention now and say yes (and) to it all
COT: sick kids, friends’ relationships, travels
Tags: Mastodon, Endo, Stock boy, Samsonite, Big Mac, Archive, Dumpster, Mr Roboto, Da Vinci
Date: 2026-02-19
AO: Dark Room
Q: Flower Boy ,
PAX: LeMond, Manhole, Toto, Flower Boy, Crack, Beaker, Framed, Jolly, Tortuga, Panhandle FNGs:
COUNT: 10
WOR:
Side straddle hops
Arm circles
Overhead and seal claps
Picking daisies
The Thang:
Scout run around the park
Elevens around the light poles: Bonnie Blairs and blockies
Coupon exercises focusing on the negatives: overhead press, curls, goblet squats Ended with five minutes of M.A.R.Y.
Moleskine:
Strive to take feedback with humility, taking the parts that are true and leaving the rest.
COT:
IYKYK
Tags: Dark Room, LeMond, Manhole, Toto, Flower Boy, Crack, Beaker, Framed, Jolly, Tortuga, Panhandle
Date: 2026-02-18
AO: Ground Zero
Q: Audible ,
PAX: Buns, Stock boy, Beaker, Crack, Mr Roboto, Audible, Manhole FNGs: None
COUNT: 7
WOR:
Side straddle hops
Goofballs
Stretch OYO
The Thang:
We ran and rucked east and then west.
Moleskine:
Don’t worry yourself too much over criticism from people you don’t take advice from.
COT:
Beaker’s friend who lost his grandfather (and guardian), Manhole work colleague who lost father, Cookies and his M.
Tags: Ground Zero, Buns, Stock boy, Beaker, Crack, Mr Roboto, Audible, Manhole
Date: 2026-02-18
AO: Tar Pit
Q: Panhandle ,
PAX: Panhandle, Jolly, Tortuga, Bloomer, Sparrow, DQ, The wet burrito FNGs: None
COUNT: 7
WOR: good mornings, SSHs, abe vigodas, arm circles
The Thang:
– mosey around the lake
– “Route 66” – elevens at every light/bench
– first 11: blockees and coupon squats
– second 11: coupon swings and coupon situps
Moleskine: It’s Ash Wednesday, so a good time to remember that you will die. What are you living for in the meantime? For a good reflection, maybe watch this interview with with Ben Sasse, who is undergoing experimental treatment for what is quite likely terminal pancreatic cancer:
https://x.com/HooverInst/status/2023836914558828719?s=20
COT: thanks for Jolly’s M who, 37 years ago, acted against her best judgment and asked him out
Tags: Tar Pit, Panhandle, Jolly, Tortuga, Bloomer, Sparrow, DQ, The wet burrito
Date: 2026-02-17
AO: Dark Room
Q: Manhole ,
PAX: Cookies, Framed, Flower Boy, Crack, Manhole, Beaker, Toto FNGs:
COUNT: 7
WOR: yup
The Thang: total body coupon beatdown
Moleskine: Proverbs 27:17 (NIV)
COT: IYKYK
Tags: Dark Room, Cookies, Framed, Flower Boy, Crack, Manhole, Beaker, Toto
Date: 2026-02-17
AO: Mastodon
Q: Mr Roboto ,
PAX: Mr Roboto, Samsonite, Endo, Too Big To Fail (TBTF), Falsetto, Big Mac, Stock boy, LeMond FNGs:
COUNT: 8
WOR: ~5 min
SSHs x10
Abe Vigodas x10
Mountain Climbers x10
Mountain Man Poopers x10
Stretch Arms OYO
The Thang:
O’Hare – 10 min
AMRAP at the Shop (30 sec work, 10 sec rest for 4 sets of 3 cycles): 1. Superman with weight (kind of a breast stroke motion)
2. Stretches with bands (palms up with elbows in at sides, grip band in each hand shoulder distance apart, pull hands outward) 3. Table presses
Lake Shore Drive – 8 min
Partner #1 completes Overhead Presses as Partner #2 bear crawls ~15 yards, completes 20 Shoulder Taps (1:1) and crawls back. Switch. Complete a few cycles.
(Based on “Feedback February” received, recommend completing this after Sears Tower next time.)
Sears Tower – TBD time
2149 overhead clap with weight Dora spittoon – 1 for each stair of the Sears Tower. (It will always be the Sears Tower.)
(Based on “Feedback February,” would either have PAX contribute 30 spittoon style before running up Halffa (50% Hoffa) or setting a target—like 200—to hit before everyone runs up.)
The Loop – Till Time
Thrusters while partner completes loop around lot. Switch.
Moleskine:
Making a small change makes a big difference over time: holding one pound in each hand for exercise, or setting your trajectory 1° different than it was to start. Make a little change over a long time can bring success in changing a habit.
COT:
Jobs, friends
Tags: Mastodon, Mr Roboto, Samsonite, Endo, Too Big To Fail (TBTF), Falsetto, Big Mac, Stock boy, LeMond
Date: 2026-02-16
AO: Ground Zero
Q: Mr Roboto ,
PAX: Sparrow, Stock boy, Cookies, T.B., Audible, Cottontail, Archive, Endo, Mr. Bean, Dumpster, Manhole, Flower Boy, Cheap Shot, Mr Roboto FNGs:
COUNT: 14
WOR:
SSHs x10
Goofballs x10
Copperhead Squats x10
Runner’s Stretch
The Thang:
9 ruckers, 5 runners
Went north. Ruckers went through the marsh.
Moleskine:
Matthew 16:26 says “For what will it profit a man if he gains the whole world and forfeits his soul? Or what shall a man give in return for his soul?”
Don’t give up your soul for something temporary. If you’re struggling with anything, share it with someone you trust. Don’t go it alone.
COT:
Manhole’s coworker, Mr. Bean job, Cookies’s M
Tags: Ground Zero, Sparrow, Stock boy, Cookies, T.B., Audible, Cottontail, Archive, Endo, Mr. Bean, Dumpster, Manhole, Flower Boy, Cheap Shot, Mr Roboto
Date: 2026-02-14
AO: Mastodon
Q: Too Big To Fail (TBTF) ,
PAX: Cookies, Jailbreak, Too Big To Fail (TBTF), Cheap Shot, Audible, Falsetto, The wet burrito, Stock boy, Mr Roboto FNGs: None
COUNT: 9
WOR:
Breakfast In Bed – AKA Warm-O-Rama – 5 minutes
– Good mornings x10 (IC)
– Abe Vegodas x10 (IC)
– SSH x25 (IC)
– Copper Head Squats x10 (IC)
– Michael Phelps x10 (IC)
The Thang:
Flowers – 10 minutes
– picking daisies x10 (IC), burpees x10 (OYO), sprint Hoffa, picking daisies x10 (IC), mosey back
– – picking daisies x10 (IC), burpees x10 (OYO), sprint Hoffa, picking daisies x10 (IC), mosey back
– – picking daisies x10 (IC), burpees x10 (OYO), sprint Hoffa, picking daisies x10 (IC), mosey back
Box Of Chocolates (AKA Follow The Leader) – 10 minutes
• mosey a completely random route
• do not tell PAX what is coming form the Q – make it up on the fly • encourage PAX to call out exercise if so inclined to add to the chaos • quote Forrest Gump annoyingly
Couples massage – 10 minutes
* start mid-Hoffa
– Power merkins x10 (Partner planking on bottom does merkin with PAX feet on his back), switch, wheelbarrow up Hoffa, mosey back
– Derkins x10 (PAX feet on planking partners back then merkin), switch, wheelbarrow up Hoffa, mosey back
– Incline merkins x10 (PAX does merkin on planking partners back), switch, wheelbarrow up Hoffa, mosey back
– Power merkins R2 x10 (Partner planking on bottom does merkin with PAX planking on his back), switch, wheelbarrow up Hoffa, mosey back
Lovers Lane – 10 minutes
Partner 1 runs a lap, then swap with Partner 2. Partner 2 is working on the reps below: L — Lunges – 100
O — Overhead Clap – 125
V — V-Ups – 150
E — E2K (Elbow 2 Knee) Sit ups – 175
R — Rocky Balboa – 200 – shadow boxing/feet switch 2 is 1
S — Smurf Jacks — 225 – low squat
Moleskine:
Lift up your M – it’s Valentine’s Day afterall
COT:
Cookies M’s health, Mr Roboto’s friends divorce, Falsetto’s son’s new job
Tags: Mastodon, Cookies, Jailbreak, Too Big To Fail (TBTF), Cheap Shot, Audible, Falsetto, The wet burrito, Stock boy, Mr Roboto
Date: 2026-02-16
AO: Tar Pit
Q: Jolly ,
PAX: Tortuga, Jolly, Too Big To Fail (TBTF), Portage, Panhandle FNGs: None
COUNT: 5
WOR:
Abe vigodas
Arm circles
SSH
Mountain man poopers
The Thang:
We headed to the track and did a one lap warm up mosey.
Round 1
We did 10 reps of the following exercises slow, in cadence, with good form and full range of motion.
Skull crushers
Overhead press
Curls
Goblet squats
Block merkins
Big boy sit-ups
Pax then repeated all of the exercises on their own and then ran a lap.
100 thrusters spittoon style.
Round 2
Tortuga called the exercises for this round and was given the option to keep them the same, swap one out for a new one or just add one on. In true Tortuga fashion he added one (crunchy frogs) and modified one (block merkins to hand release block merkins).
Repeat on own, run lap, 100 thrusters spittoon style.
Round 3
Panhandle called this round. He decided to subtract crunchy frogs and block merkins and add bent over rows.
Repeat on own, run lap, 50 blockees spittoon style.
Back to the flag for some flutters called by Panhandle.
Moleskine:
“My dear brothers and sisters, take note of this: Everyone should be quick to listen, slow to speak and slow to become angry,” James 1:19 NIV
COT: IYKYK
Tags: Tar Pit, Tortuga, Jolly, Too Big To Fail (TBTF), Portage, Panhandle
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