The Stronghold

Date: 2026-03-26 AO: The Stronghold Q: Wham-O , PAX: Pearl (Jonathan Halter), Swig, Red Skull, Wham-O, Hipster, Dan and Dave, Tinkertoy, Barney, Nut spread, 4:13 strong men, Sparky FNGs: 1 Sparky COUNT: 19 CONDITIONS: first warm morning
WARMUP: relaxing
THE THANG:
March Madness
– round of 64 1. Mountain climbers (cadence) 2. Side straddle hop (cadence) 3. Flutter kicks
STRONG MAN FOUL SHOT missed = 64 Merkins, Hit = 32 merkins
– Round of 32 1. Squats 2. Overhead presses (cadence) 3. Iron mikes (2 is 1)
STRONG MAN FOUL SHOT missed = 32 Merkins, Hit = 16 merkins
– Sweet 16 1. American hammer (cadence) 2. Peter Parker Merkins 3. Lunges down and back
STRONG MAN FOUL SHOT missed = 16 Merkins, Hit = 8 merkins
– Championship 1. F3 march madness men (Barney and Tinkertoy go head to head on as many merkins as possible (in cadence) to fail 2. PAX position of pain (merkin, squat, mt climb, lbc)
F3 MAN FOUL SHOT missed = 20 Merkins, Hit = 10 merkins
Finisher: Plank high five line (end of game)
MOLESKINE: skipped Elite 8 and Final 4
ANNOUNCEMENTS: – F3 fundraising dinner 4/9 – SIGN UP NOW! – Picture attached is from Dinner, our church group served the 4:13 strong men and got to be a part of their world for the evening. Such an honor, and so much fun! Strongly encourage all F3 men to connect with Decaf on how you can get more involved outside of the gloom.
COT: prayers for Pearl (Jonathan Halter)’s nephew who’s friend just took his own life. Pray for stability in his home (support) and for his own mental health while in grief.
PLAYLIST: nonexistent

[Insane Train] Insane Train

Date: 2026-03-25 AO: Insane Train Q: Siri , PAX: Sooie, El Capitan, Juicy J, Siri FNGs: None COUNT: 4 CONDITIONS:
WARMUP:
THE THANG: Siri Beatdown
MOLESKINE:
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
COT:
PLAYLIST:

The Knoll

Date: 2026-03-26 AO: The Knoll Q: Pebbles , PAX: Juicy J, Half Lyfe, Pebbles, AAA, Étouffée, Timber FNGs: None COUNT: 6 CONDITIONS: Cool and balmy
WARMUP: Side straddle hops Bacs Bac Bacs Don Quixotes Cherry Pickers Low slow squats 50 pushups for Half Lyfe
THE THANG: 11s on the hill Round 1: Carolina Dry Docks and Burpees Round 2: Iron Mikes and Lt. Dans
MOLESKINE: Lots of running – we covered 2 miles of hill running with hard leg work in between. My legs will be toast.
ANNOUNCEMENTS: Pitmaster BBQ The Struggle
COT: Stress is real. Don’t deny it. Check in with your brothers to see how they are doing.
PLAYLIST:

Atlantis

Date: 2026-03-26 AO: Atlantis Q: Oatmeal , Oatmeal PAX: Puzzlah, sooner, Pole Dancer, Oatmeal FNGs: COUNT: 4 CONDITIONS: lovely
WARMUP: stretching
THE THANG: 3 tortoise and hare races + block stop rampage
MOLESKINE: we did it
ANNOUNCEMENTS: yep
COT: whatever this is happened
PLAYLIST: birds and sunrise

Stonewall 6 miler

Date: 2026-03-21 AO: Stonewall Q: Jason Callen (Deep Dish) , PAX: Juicy J, Floppy Disk, Down Under, Jason Callen (Deep Dish), Lights out, baggervance FNGs: None COUNT: 6 CONDITIONS: perfect
WARMUP:
THE THANG: 6 miler to Negley and back to Sevier
MOLESKINE: Coffeeteria
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
COT: Prayers up!
PLAYLIST:

Eddy Pitmaster throwdown

Date: 2026-03-16 AO: The Eddy Q: Pitmaster , PAX: Legos, Juicy J, Pitmaster, Choo Choo, Half Lyfe, Roadkill, Stubs, Motorola, FLO FNGs: None COUNT: 9 CONDITIONS: chilly
WARMUP:
THE THANG: 3 mile Ruck- Edwin Warner
MOLESKINE: Word of wisdom from Pitmaster
ANNOUNCEMENTS: Pitmaster cookout of course!
COT: Prayers up
PLAYLIST:

Piglet Beatdown

Date: 2026-03-19 AO: The Knoll Q: Piglet , PAX: Piglet, Roadkill, Juicy J FNGs: None COUNT: 3 CONDITIONS: excellent
WARMUP: side straddle hops, arm circles, backpacks, various stretches
THE THANG: Cone 1 – burpees, run to Cone 2- Abs – repeat process until death. Mixed in mike tysons, merkins, and burpees. Solid classic beatdown
MOLESKINE: Piglet’s words of wisdom
ANNOUNCEMENTS: F3 Dads and Pitmaster cookout
COT: Prayers up
PLAYLIST: Roadkill’s flatulating sounds

Malibu’s Ruck-aroni around the ‘hood

Date: 2026-03-17 AO: The Knoll Q: Malibu , PAX: Juicy J, Half Lyfe, Roadkill, Stubs, Étouffée, Malibu FNGs: None COUNT: 6 CONDITIONS: perfect
WARMUP: side straddle hops, arm circles
THE THANG: 3 Mile Ruck around the neighborhoods
MOLESKINE: Malibu’s words of wisdom
ANNOUNCEMENTS: F3 Dads and Pitmaster cookout!
COT: Prayers up for friends and family and all the wars going on
PLAYLIST: none needed

Pebbles Beatdown

Date: 2026-03-24 AO: The Knoll Q: Pebbles , PAX: Juicy J, Half Lyfe, Pebbles, AAA, Étouffée FNGs: None COUNT: 5 CONDITIONS: 50 ish
WARMUP: side straddle hops, various stretches
THE THANG: Rotating merkins, pullups, abs, dips, lunges. Rotate based on group run up to the fire hydrant.
MOLESKINE: Pebble’s words of wisdom – Check up on your friends. Lots of folks struggling right now.
ANNOUNCEMENTS: F3 Dads – check slack
COT: Prayers up!
PLAYLIST: rock ‘n roll, alternative rock, and some Creed!

[The Eddy] Eddy Sunday Ruck

Date: 2026-03-22 AO: The Eddy Q: Juicy J , PAX: Roadkill, Stubs, Juicy J FNGs: None COUNT: 3 CONDITIONS: great
WARMUP:
THE THANG: 3 mile Ruck Edwin Warner
MOLESKINE:
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
COT: Snake Stories galore!
PLAYLIST: