Date: 2025-05-29
AO: ao_dark_room
Q: Framed
PAX: Banks, Mr Roboto, Manhole, Beaker, LeMond, Lakers, Toto, Jolly FNGs: None
COUNT: 9
WOR:
The Thang:
Moleskine:
COT:
Tags: ao_dark_room, Banks, Mr Roboto, Manhole, Beaker, LeMond, Lakers, Toto, Jolly
Date: 2025-05-30
AO: ao_flat_earth
Q: Tortuga
PAX: Banks, Jolly, Chippy, Candyland, Jack, Gummi Bear, LeMond, Cheese, Manhole, Panda Express, Velveeta FNGs: None
COUNT: 12
WOR: yes
The Thang: frisbee
Moleskine: Ask your M, “How can I serve you today?”. Then serve.
COT: Gummy pulled something
Tags: ao_flat_earth, Banks, Jolly, Chippy, Candyland, Jack, Gummi Bear, LeMond, Cheese, Manhole, Panda Express, Velveeta
Date: 2025-05-29
AO: ao_mastodon
Q: Stock boy
PAX: Moon (STL), Tortuga, TBTF, Linc, Archive, Ankles, @Fumigator FNGs: 1 @Fumigator
COUNT: 8
WOR:
Motivators, tin soldiers, Abe Vigodas, arm circles
The Thang:
Modified Murph: 20 rounds, alternating between:
1. Mary Murph – Hanging leg lifts x 5, BBSUs x 10, flutter kicks (2 is 1) x 15 2. Standard Murph – Pull ups x 5, merkins x 10, squats x 15
Between each round, we did a small lap around the playground, and per Google maps, that equates to about 2.2 miles
Moleskine:
Show gratitude and don’t take loved ones for granted
COT:
Tortuga done with school, Moon (STL) traveling back to St. Louis, and praise for Stock boy’s M’s improved health.
Tags: ao_mastodon, Moon (STL), Tortuga, TBTF, Linc, Archive, Ankles, @Fumigator
Date: 2025-05-28
AO: ao_tar_pit
Q: Panhandle
PAX: Jolly, Tortuga, Samsonite, Stock boy, Falsetto, Moon (STL) FNGs: None
COUNT: 7
WOR: SSHs, Abe Vigodas, Picking daisies
The Thang:
– Mosey around the lake
– Dan Taylors to 8 squats & 32 lunges
– Following exercises interspersed with either up the stairs at the spa or Bernie up the ramp – Goblet squats (50)
– Romanian Deadlifts (50)
– BBSs (50)
– Step-ups (100)
– Bonnie Blairs (50)
– LBCs (50)
– Bulgarian split-squats (25)
– Calf raises (100)
Moleskine: say thank-you
COT:
Tags: ao_tar_pit, Jolly, Tortuga, Samsonite, Stock boy, Falsetto, Moon (STL)
Date: 2025-05-24
AO: ao_mastodon
Q: TBTF
PAX: The wet burrito, Samsonite, Oompa, Ankles, Stock boy, Falsetto, Carmen San Diego (F3 Naperville), Cheap Shot, Glowstick, TBTF FNGs: None
COUNT: 10
WOR:
– SSH
– butt kicks
– Abe Vegodas
– Arm circles
– Michael Phelps
The Thang: Cindy 500 (performed on top of Hoffa)
5 rounds, each round is 100 reps, thus 500 reps total
– R1 – merkins x10, thursters x15, merkins x20, thrusters x25, merkins x30, 400m run (lap down/around/up Hoff in our case)
– R2 – thrusters x10, v-ups x15, thrusters x20, v-ups x25, thrusters x30, 400m run (lap down/around/up Hoff in our case)
– R3 – v-ups x10, jungle boi squats x15, v-ups x20, jungle boi squats x25, v-ups x30, 400m run (lap down/around/up Hoff in our case)
– R4 – jungle boi squats x10, blockees x15, jungle boi squats x20, blockees x25, jungle boi squats x30, 400m run (lap down/around/up Hoff in our case)
– R5 – blockees x10, merkins x15, blockees x20, merkins x25, blockees x30, 400m run (lap down/around/up Hoff in our case.
Moleskine:
Keep things in perspective given what this weekend is about (Memorial Day weekend). We live in one of the best countries in the world and enjoy freedoms others in this world can only dream of. Many service men and women gave the ultimate sacrifice to protect these freedoms.
COT:
Stock boy’s M’s health, struggles ourselves and those around us ae working through whether we choose to share or hold close.
Tags: ao_mastodon, The wet burrito, Samsonite, Oompa, Ankles, Stock boy, Falsetto, Carmen San Diego (F3 Naperville), Cheap Shot, Glowstick, TBTF
Date: 2025-05-22
AO: ao_dark_room
Q: LeMond
PAX: Crack, Lakers, Banks, Beaker, Jolly, Manhole, Toto, Tortuga, Framed, Nemo FNGs: None
COUNT: 11
– Warmorama: 5 mins
– Motivators from 7.
– Groiners: 20
– Mountain Man Pooper: 10
– Side lunges: 15
– Arm circles: 10 in each direction
– First thang: Dirty MacDeuce, along the ½ mile path
– 12 reps of each exercise (4-count), 6 stopping points
– Set 1: merkins, monkey humpers,
– Set 2: flutter kicks, diamond merkins,
– Set 3: forward lunges, hello dollies
– Set 4: wide grip merkins, squats
– Set 5: heels to heaven, Copperhead merkins,
– Set 6: Bobby Hurleys, crunchy frogs
– Main Thang:
– Thrusters at one side of the hill; coupon swings at the other side – Reps 5 of each, then 10 of each, then 15, then 10, then 5. – Rifle carry between the two sides.
– In between thrusters and coupon swings, rifle carry coupon. – At half-way point, drop coupon and do 1 set of clock merkins: 12, 3, 6, 9. – Pax ran out of time and didn’t complete last line.
– Notes:
– 12 4-count diamond merkins is too much.
– Moleskin:
– Q looked up quotes on how to manage stress got the following: “The greatest weapon against stress is our ability to choose one thought over another”
– AI took it further and suggested that we can actively manage stress by directing our thoughts and focusing on positive or constructive ones instead of dwelling on negative ones.
– Q doesn’t believe forcing yourself to replace negative thoughts with positive ones works for most people, including himself. – Q learned that AI can give out some dumb advice.
Tags: ao_dark_room, Crack, Lakers, Banks, Beaker, Jolly, Manhole, Toto, Tortuga, Framed, Nemo
Date: 2025-05-27
AO: ao_flat_earth
Q: Shiplap
PAX: Tortuga, Spielberg, Shiplap, Big Mac, Banks, Jolly, Jack, Candyland, Gummi Bear, Cheese, Velveeta, Krampus, Lib, DQ, raw hide, Chippy FNGs: 1 Chippy
COUNT: 17
WOR: SSH, Down and back
The Thang: Ultimate
Moleskine: Ask you wife/spouse/GF “What can I do to love you best today?”
COT: Anything left unsaid by the PAX
Tags: ao_flat_earth, Tortuga, Spielberg, Shiplap, Big Mac, Banks, Jolly, Jack, Candyland, Gummi Bear, Cheese, Velveeta, Krampus, Lib, DQ, raw hide, Chippy
Date: 2025-05-26
AO: ao_flat_earth
Q: Jolly
PAX: Banks, Sparrow, Shiplap, Tortuga, Mr Roboto, Big Mac, DQ, Gummi Bear, Candyland, Samsonite, TBTF, Panhandle, Stock boy, T-bone, Manhole, 8-Track, White Noise, Panda Express, BigBlue, Moon (STL), Portage, Pool Boy, Ankles, Falsetto, Hershey, Spielberg, Oompa, T.B., BÜMPËRS, The Count, Sesame Street, Nemo, Bumpers FNGs: 1 Bumpers
COUNT: 34
WOR: SSH, Tappy Taps, Down and Back
The Thang: 10v10 Ultimate while others did Murph and running
Moleskine: Remember those that gave their lives for this country
COT: Yes
Tags: ao_flat_earth, Banks, Sparrow, Shiplap, Tortuga, Mr Roboto, Big Mac, DQ, Gummi Bear, Candyland, Samsonite, TBTF, Panhandle, Stock boy, T-bone, Manhole, 8-Track, White Noise, Panda Express, BigBlue, Moon (STL), Portage, Pool Boy, Ankles, Falsetto, Hershey, Spielberg, Oompa, T.B., BÜMPËRS, The Count, Sesame Street, Nemo, Bumpers
Date: 2025-05-19
AO: ao_tar_pit
Q: Big Mac
PAX: DQ, TBTF, Panhandle, Jolly, Ankles
FNGs: None
COUNT: 6
WOR: Motivators (x7), Bat Wings, Pick Daisies
The Thang: Tabata but 40 seconds on 20 seconds off.
Thrusters
Row RHS
Thrusters
Row LHS
Repeat
Incline Merkins
Goblet Squats
Run lap (2 minutes)
Blockees
Plank Rows RHS
Blockees
Plank Rows LHS
Repeat
Decline merkins
Weighted Munges
Run Lap (2 minutes)
RHS 1 leg squats (with Weight)
Overhead Press
LHS 1 leg squats (with Weight)
Overhead Press
Repeat
Incline Merkins
Goblet Squats
Skipped Run
Skull Crushers
Burpees
Curls
Burpees
Decline Merkins
Weighted Lunges
Moleskine:
Sometimes it’s just grit and repeatedly committing to tedious hard work that makes the difference. In Norman Borlaug’s case, saving 1 billion lives.
With tweezers in the hot Mexican sun he cross bred hundreds of varieties of wheat to find a fungus-resistant version that could withstand blight and be planted closer together.
https://podcasts.apple.com/bm/podcast/plain-history-how-norman-borlaug-stopped-the-apocalypse/id1594471023?i=1000708712061
Tags: ao_tar_pit, DQ, TBTF, Panhandle, Jolly, Ankles
Date: 2025-05-27
AO: ao_dark_room
Q: Manhole
PAX: Lakers, Beaker, Panhandle, Framed, Toto, Manhole
FNGs: None
COUNT: 6
WOR: yep
The Thang: 5 x ( Blockies, OH Press, Merkins on the block each side, Bent over row each side, squats) plank for six at each light post around 1/2 mile loop
Moleskine: gratitude
COT: Panhandle 2.0s all around the world
Tags: ao_dark_room, Lakers, Beaker, Panhandle, Framed, Toto, Manhole
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