Month: January 2026

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4 mile run to Love Circle

AO: nashville-running
Q: Chunks
PAX: Chunks, DintyMoore, Crawlspace, Right Said, SalPal, Juicy J, hambone, Strutter
FNGs: None
COUNT: 8
CONDITIONS: chilly

WARMUP: upper left groin stretches

THE THANG: 4 mile run for Love

MOLESKINE: meetup at Star Bagle w Bomber

ANNOUNCEMENTS:

COT: good conversations at Star Bagel w the Bomber crowd. Coffeeteria

Juicy J finally meets the legendary hambone all expectations surpassed and then some.

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Chapter 26

AO: thebuffalo
Q: The Bobs
PAX: Giving Tree, Space Baby, Hot Route, Ultratecht, Makita (Anderson Fader)
FNGs: None
COUNT: 6
CONDITIONS: clear, cool, and optimal for werewolf sightings :full_moon:

WARMUP: SSH, Good Mornings, Willy Mays, Runner’s + World’s greatest stretch

Mosey on down to the lake, stopping halfway for Alabama Prom Dates (daily meditation: why Alabama??) and arrive at the piano pavilion

THE THANG: Relive your high school sports years and find a bench to ride. Perform the following circuit:

– Step-ups – 20 (10 each leg)
– Incline Merkins – 15
– Decline Merkins – 15
– Dips – 20
– Repeat x4 (5 sets total)

Mosey on back up the serpentine switchbacks to the playground. At the halfway point, stop for:
– 20 squats
– 20 merkins

At the playground, alternate between 10 pull ups and 1 minute of plank, until the remainder of the 45 minutes

Return to base

MOLESKINE:

ANNOUNCEMENTS:

– Nothing is stopping Goose from making more disciples of Seger; awaiting reschedule details for Night Moves, continue to check the general channels
– Moves: Night Edition. The royal Hipster is moving! (Don’t worry, he’s staying nearby). Which means free coupons in the form of furniture and boxes of old band hoodies and skinny jeans to get our pump on. Cauliflower vegan pizza and kombucha to follow as recompense (maybe). Date and time are TBD at the moment

COT:
– prayers of peace for Hot Route during season of health tests
– My mother is navigating the process of placing her mother in a dementia care facility

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End of the year!

AO: insane_train
Q: Wolfpack
PAX: Piglet, Stubs, Shakira, BTB
FNGs: None
COUNT: 5
CONDITIONS: Little nippy

WARMUP: Impossible

THE THANG: Played in traffic… with sandbags!
– Car = 5 Sandbag squats
– Truck/SUV = 5 Sandbag Presses
– Bus and Bigger = 5 Sandbag Rows
– Padiddle = x2 of exercise

Down to the first light and back. Switched Presses and Rows on return trip.

Ended with some Mary and hangs at playground.

MOLESKINE: Confirmed that Shakira can indeed speed walk with a sandbag. Impressive stuff.

ANNOUNCEMENTS: leanpax !!

COT: 2025 was tough with losing both of my grandmothers this year. It was also tough watching my parents be there for both of them over the past few years. Gave me an incredible model of what it truly means to take care of those that you love. I’m grateful for my parents and everything they give to our family. I hope to take these lessons into 2026 and care for and provide for my family, friends, community and myself with the same love and passion they have shown.

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Pain Training

AO: pain-train
Q: Wolfpack
PAX: Siri, Stubs, Piglet, Pebbles, BTB, Scoop, Smokey the Bear
FNGs: None
COUNT: 8
CONDITIONS: Perfect

WARMUP: Mosey to get Coupons

THE THANG:
11’s on the hill
– Coupon Presses at the bottom
– Coupon Rows at the top
Carry coupons to the wheelchair ramp. Lt. Dans all the way up with coupons. Return to hill.
11’s
– Merkins at the bottom
– Coupon Curls (for the gurls) at the top
Back to the ramp for Lt. Dans all the way up.
Return Coupons. Return to Startex.
Merkin Ring of fire up to 3 and back down
15 crunches. 10 leg raises, 10 crunches. 5 WWII, 5 leg raises 5 crunches.
Carolina Dry Dock ring of fire up to 3 and back down.
15 crunches. 10 leg raises, 10 crunches. 5 WWII, 5 leg raises 5 crunches.
Merkin ring of fire up to 3 and back down.
15 crunches. 10 leg raises, 10 crunches. 5 WWII, 5 leg raises 5 crunches.

MOLESKINE:
Happy to have my cousins BTB and Scoop to pain-train for a workout today along with their buddy Smokey.
Smokey and Pebbles were on a different level during 11’s!

ANNOUNCEMENTS: leanpax starts on Monday!

COT: Good vibes for the year ahead as we push ourselves to be better men.

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New Years Day Convergence – Welcome 2026!

AO: thestronghold
Q: Red Skull
PAX: Hipster, DintyMoore, Mumbler, Ponzi, Natural Ice, Purple Tiger, hambone, toga, Chunks, Barney, Wolfpack, Tinkertoy, Young and Restless, Tim the Toolman, Decaf, Grape, Pep, Topanga, Take 3, Animal, BTB, Tool Bit
FNGs: None
COUNT: 23
CONDITIONS: 32 Degrees – perfect workout weather!

WARMUP: Mosey to the gravel lot for the usual warm-up: SSH, IWs, Windmills, Squats, Merkins, T-Ups and Scorpion Stretch.

THE THANG:
Mosey to the Auditorium

Part 1: Mental Toughness Week (Tryouts) – Burpee Apocalypse with a run around the building the building in between each round.

Mosey to the North Lot

Part 2: 40 Day Challenge – 6 weeks of work condensed down to six movements: Lt. Dan, Bear Crawl, Crab Walk, Burpee Broad Jump, Crawl Bear and Politician.

Mosey to The Hill

Part 3: The Work Phase – 7’s on the hill with Hand Release Merkins at the top, run down the hill, Jump Squats at the bottom, Politician up the hill.

Mosey back to the flag and time!

MOLESKINE:
4:13 Strong is a great program for men who want to change the course of their life, but it is hard. Only 35% of the men who enroll have what it takes to complete all program requirements. A big factor to success are the relationships that our men build with other men who can show them how to handle hard things. You can make a real difference for the 4:13 Strong guys by showing up, working out with them and modeling how HIM face challenges.

ANNOUNCEMENTS:
LeanPax begins on 1/5
The Stronghold is now meeting every Thursday
Struggle Prep is coming in a few short weeks
Young and Restless is the new AOQ of The Stronghold

COT:
A great turnout for our New Years Day Convergence. Thank you all for coming out to join us!