Category: Uncategorized

Date: 2026-02-21
AO: Mastodon
Q: Stock boy ,
PAX: Stock boy, Glowstick, Mr Roboto, Jailbreak, Too Big To Fail (TBTF), The wet burrito, Short Circuit FNGs: None
COUNT: 7
WOR:
Side straddle hops, copperhead squats, copperhead merkins, Abe Vigodas, Michael Phelps

The Thang:
Seven rounds of exercise, seven sets of each, for seven reps each time, for a total of 49 reps of each. Between each set, we ran up Hoffa, later modified to Halfas, for a total of 49 runs. The exercises were:

Blockees
Imperial blockers
Recoil presses
Thrusters
Heavy Freddies
Diamond derkins
American hammers with coupons

Moleskine:
Avoid regrets later in life; if you have family that you don’t often see or talk to, make an effort, even if they don’t live locally.

COT:
Mr Roboto’s trip to Puerto Rico, jobs for pax, Stock boy’s grandma, Cookies M.

Tags: Mastodon, Stock boy, Glowstick, Mr Roboto, Jailbreak, Too Big To Fail (TBTF), The wet burrito, Short Circuit

Date: 2026-02-20
AO: Flat Earth
Q: DQ ,
PAX: Jolly, DQ, White Noise, Gummi Bear, Too Big To Fail (TBTF), Tortuga, Panda Express, Pine tar, Cheese, Wagyu, Candyland, Dumpster FNGs:
COUNT: 12
WOR:

The Thang:
A wild game of ultimate. Somehow we managed a 8-7 game.

Moleskine:
The essence of the Christian faith is to stay in the position of “I can’t” so God’s grace can flow through you. Titus 2:11-12… “For the Grace of God has appeared, bringing salvation for all people, training us to renounce ungodliness and worldly passions, and to live self controlled, upright, and godly lives in the present age”

COT:

Tags: Flat Earth, Jolly, DQ, White Noise, Gummi Bear, Too Big To Fail (TBTF), Tortuga, Panda Express, Pine tar, Cheese, Wagyu, Candyland, Dumpster

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