Date: 10/19/25 | AO: Renaissance | QIC: Mr. Rodgers
PAX: 10 Strong | Conditions: Cool, crisp, and perfect for Tabata torture

The Setup:
Saw an opening on the Q sheet and seized it. Ten men rolled into the gloom, ready (or not) for a Mr. Rodgers Neighborhood production. Short disclaimer, no wasted time — straight to work.

Warm-Up: The Traveling Circus

Started slow with:

Abe Vigodas

Windmills

Moseyed toward The Foundry and hit a mid-route warm-up stop:

Low Slow Squats

Peter Parkers

Shoulder Taps

Continued the mosey to the Children’s Museum, finishing with:

Side Straddle Hops

Side Lunges

Then, because sharing is caring, four PAX were volunteered to grab coupons while the rest of us paid the burpee tax until they returned. Teamwork!

The Main Event: Tabata Foundry Beatdown

2 Rounds of 5 exercises, PAX paired up:

Burpees

Pull-ups

Dips

Leg Raises

Thrusters

⏱️ 45 seconds work / 30 seconds rest
(“Rest” being a theoretical concept, of course.)

Then came Round 2 of pain:

Blockees

Push-ups

Side Straddle Hops

Coupon Swings (kettlebell style)

Bench Jumps

Again — 45 seconds on / 30 seconds off.
Heart rates high. Complaints higher. Mission accomplished.

The Finale:

Raced to the back of the museum for 3 Sunday Mornings (because one is never enough). Made it back to the flag right at 7:15 a.m., closing with prayer, gratitude, and — the real victory — post-game watermelon courtesy of Jagger 🍉.

Moleskin:

Coupons were heavy, Tabata rounds were relentless, and yet the PAX crushed it.

Mr. Rodgers dusted off the Q juice and brought the neighborhood heat.

Watermelon never tasted so good.

AYE! 💪🇺🇸