Author Archives: Geppetto

If you’d have told me three months ago that I would have been Q-ing at the Boondocks, I’d have thought you were crazy. That place is a million miles away. Be careful fellas! Once the M starts looking at real-estate websites, there may be no stopping the inevitable. Well fast forward to today, not onlyContinueContinue reading “7/21/20 Backblast the Planetarium @ the Boondocks w/Geppetto Q”

It’s a crazy world we are living in these days. Politics, racial tensions, pandemics, coin shortages…Just when you thought you’d seen it all, I’ll be making my Boondock VQ tomorrow morning. Over three years of doing F3 I’ve pretty much stayed within the confines of the St. Mathews bubble. But after my recent move, I’veContinueContinue reading “7/21/20 Pre- Blast Geppetto Q the Planetarium at the Boondocks”

Corona virus, Corona virus, Corona virus, blah blah blah, mother effin Corona virus.   To say the least my last week, and I know if you’re reading this you can relate, has been consumed by this shit.  I haven’t posted in a little over a week (pretty much ruined my chance at an Iron Pax patchContinueContinue reading “3-24-20 Backblast The Rooster @The Mutt w/Geppetto Q”

Been a little over a week since I’ve posted.  I have some frustrations to get out.  Come join me, at a safe distance,  in a little escape from reality.  SYITG  Geppetto

I loved the Farside comics.  Especially the ones about Hell.  Today at the Mutt, two of my favorite Larson gems totally sum up how my Q went.  But first, the formalities. PAX: (20) Tiger, Nugget, Glen Ross, Seabass, Long Snap, Backdraft, Plumb Bob, Old Bay, Sump Pump, Meatball, Left Eye, Tom Bodet, Windshield, Tommy Boy,ContinueContinue reading “3/7/20 Backblast the Hurt @ the Mutt”

Well for those of you within the confines of the Watterson, or for those looking to venture in, you have two options on Saturday.  OJ at the O, or Geppetto at the Mutt-O.  The Juice is going to make you run like a you’re being chased by a knife wielding former B-list actor.  The Ol’ContinueContinue reading “3/7/20 Pre-Blast the HURT @ the MUTT, Geppetto Q”

Rolled into the Vet this morning about 5:15 with a truck full of goodies.  Mother Nature couldn’t make up her mind if she wanted to pour rain or just spit little bit of annoying drizzle.  I started to set up under one of the pavilions to be safe but then the rain stopped and weContinueContinue reading “Backblast Big Mo @ the Vet 2/10/2020”

Geppetto’s been in the workshop.  Come see what he’s come up with tomorrow at Big Mo! SYITG

QIC:  No Show Pax: Glen Ross, Dingo, Dixie, FNG (Baxter), Saddie, Cardinal, Russdiculous, Ditka, Handbook, Fergie, Pork Chop, Plumb Bob, Zima, Larry Flynt, PED, Fridge, Geppetto For The Mutt HEAVY Blender this morning we set out to give the PAX a full body workout that was both challenging and variable. However, my F3 name cameContinueContinue reading “1/15/20 Backblast The Blender at the Mutt w/ No Show Q”

Pax:  Geppetto (Q), Backdraft, OJ, Cardinal, Left Eye, Snowman, Glen Ross, Pope, Plumb Bob, PED, Fall Guy (R), My Boy Blue (R), Loco If you read my pre-blast yesterday I bragged about the size of the balls we have at the Mutt.  Well today did not disappoint.  Instead of writing all about what we didContinueContinue reading “Backblast The Blender at the Mutt 1-8-20 (pictures tell a 1000 words)”

I’m sure by now you’ve all heard about our big balls at the MUTT.  Only the HIM-est of HIMs have been out to handle them though.  Let the Iron Pax be the motivation you need to come play with our balls tomorrow at the Heavy.  We’ll have a lot of other fun stuff too, sadlyContinueContinue reading “Pre-Blast Heavy Blender at the MUTT 1/8/2020 – Geppetto Q”

Signed up to Q this about two weeks ago.  Don’t remember exact temperatures that day but I know I was wearing shorts and  a tank.  WTF? I have worked out in sub-zero temps in my F3 lifetime but it seems like my body had a chance to work it’s way into it.  Going from 65ContinueContinue reading “Backblast Heavy Blender at the Mutt 11-13-19”

Come out to the Mutt tomorrow and lets throw some weight around.  Wear gloves.  Wear socks.  Wear underwear.  SYITG

This was the 4nd installment of the HEAVY Blender at the Mutt.  Anyone that has Q’d a heavy workout knows that the planning for one can be tricky.  You need enough equipment to accommodate the masses but you also want to make sure there’s not too much going on for everyone to get through itContinueContinue reading “9-4-19 Backblast HEAVY Blender at the MUTT”

Fourth week of the HEAVY at the Mutt.  If you haven’t come out yet, here’s your invitation.  We have stupid stuff to push, lift, and throw around.  We have a lot to do in 45 minutes so come a little early and get stretched out and warmed up OYO.  SYITG Geppetto

Rolled into the Vet this morning about 5:15 with a truck full of goodies.  Rain couldn’t make up it’s mind if it wanted to pour or just spit little annoying drizzle.  To be safe, I decided to set up shop under one of the larger pavilions on hand at the park.  To be clear IContinueContinue reading “8-26-19 Backblast Big Mo @ The Vet Geppetto Q”

There is an 80% chance of thunder storms in the morning.  But as one wise F3 philosopher once said “You only get wet once” Was probably a Nugget saying, since he only Qs when it rains.  Regardless I’m bringing out a few toys to play with.  We’re going to push, pull, drag, and drop aContinueContinue reading “8-26-19 Pre-Blast Big Mo @ Vets Geppetto Q”

  This was the second go-round of the Heavy Blender at the Mutt.  I threw the idea out to the Mutt pax a few weeks ago and it was pretty much unanimous that we wanted to create our own version.  Quick aside, the beauty of F3 is that we can all show up, established pax,ContinueContinue reading “8-21-19 Heavy Blender at the Mutt-Geppetto Q”

We’ve been hyping up this Heavy Workout at the Mutt for what seems like a few months now.  I’ve had a lot of the Pax tell me they are going to try to come out for one.  Well, as the little green fella says, “There is no try, only do!”  Backdraft set the standard lastContinueContinue reading “8-21-19 PreBlast Heavy Blender @ The Mutt”

It’s Q School Week for the Louisville Region.  So I get first crack at the Mutt, as Site-Q of the Rooster, to lead a workout instructing the pax on the correct protocols and techniques of a well run F3 beatdown. Wait…what? Found it kind of funny as we congregated around the flag pre-workout this morningContinueContinue reading “The Rooster 8-6-19 Q School w/ Geppetto”

Come out to the Mutt tomorrow and get schooled in the ways of Q-ing by Geppetto.  We’ll talk counting, core principles, and maybe even get in a little phys ed.  Expect some coupon work and short interval running.  Take good notes because there might be a test…

I usually try to begin my Backblast with some sort of witty anecdote or an inspirational story of why I am Qing.  I thought about what to write for this one.  This time I got nothing.  Nothing funny, unless you count that I almost fartsacked my Q…randomly waking up to no alarm at 5:15.  LuckilyContinueContinue reading “Backblast Geppetto Q The Rooster at the Mutt 6-11-19”

Come on out and join me tomorrow.  We’ll cook up the perfect F3 recipe.  A pinch of running, a dash of lifting, a taste of pulling, and dab of pushing.  Add in some sweat and 2rd F and VOILA!!

Saturday morning 0700 at the Mutt – forecast mid 60*’s and clear.  Bring your gloves for some coupon work plus some extras.  We get to use the playground for one last time before it comes down so get ready for pull-ups and more.  Some old standards plus some new moves that are guaranteed to makeContinueContinue reading “Pre-Blast 6-1-19 Cornbread Q The Hurt @ The Mutt #soreonSunday”

As I said in my pre-blast, as Site Q for the Hurt, it is up to me to recruit and schedule Qs for Saturdays at the Mutt.  I struck out this week.  To be fair, several of our usual cast of characters of Qs were running in the marathon doing awesome work for various charities,ContinueContinue reading “Backblast The Hurt 4/27/19”

As Site Q at for the Hurt I am responsible for scheduling Qs for each Saturday at the Mutt.  Apparently we have a plethora of Mutts running in the Marathon Relay (t-claps to them!), some others who still haven’t thawed out from the convergence (suck it up Sallys), and the rest are still a littleContinueContinue reading “Pre-Blast The Hurt@ The Mutt 4/27/19”

Threw this out late yesterday and two HIM, Plumb Bob and Backdraft, decided to join me at 4:45am to get in a few miles.  We covered about 2.5 miles and returned just in time to let Plumb Bob get ready for his Mutt Q.  2nd F was in full effect and like they say inContinueContinue reading “3/19/19 Pre-Rooster BO Ruck”

I billed this workout in my pre-blast as a chance to get ready for spring break.  We are by my count only 25 days away from fun in the sun!  Sure, spring break for some us may not be the same as it was 25 years ago.  Pretty sure I won’t make it down toContinueContinue reading “Backblast 3-5-19 Geppetto Q BOW at the O”

Spring break is only a couple of weeks away.  I mean can’t you feel it outside?! It’s not too late to get your beach bods ready.  So whether you’re going for the beer chug Olympics or the booty shaking contest join me at the O tomorrow for a classic Geppetto beatdown.

I pulled into the Vet this morning about 5 till go time.  Several of the pax were seen milling around.  By the time I made it up to the seal, that group had multiplied x5.  It was great to see a bunch of familiar faces from my home AO of the Mutt as well asContinueContinue reading “2-15-19 Backblast Geppetto Q The Chopper”