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The Stronghold

Date: 2026-07-23 AO: The Stronghold Q: Chunks , PAX: Tinkertoy, Young and Restless, Vanilla Ice, Red Skull, tampalibra, Barney, Dr. Brown Slip, Decaf, Chunks, Purple Rain, Top Chef, Stick Death?, Zoomie, Curious?, Cat Woman, Bisquick, Sweet Tooth, Crabby Patty, Blue Cheese, Pinto, Squid, Micro Soft, Gumbo, Dory FNGs: None COUNT: 24 CONDITIONS:
WARMUP:
THE THANG: Burpees with Chunks. Hills with Chunks
MARY:
MOLESKINE:
ANNOUNCEMENTS: Hipster FartSacked the Q
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The Stronghold

Date: 2026-07-30 AO: The Stronghold Q: Wham-O , PAX: Tinkertoy, Young and Restless, Wham-O, Red Skull, hambone, Barney, Dr. Brown Slip, toga, Hipster, Chunks, Purple Rain, Top Chef, Stick Death?, Zoomie, Curious?, Cat Woman, Bisquick, Wings Down, Sweet Tooth, Crabby Patty, Blue Cheese, Pinto, Squid, Micro Soft, Gumbo, Dory FNGs: None COUNT: 26 CONDITIONS: perfect
WARMUP: lite
THE THANG: “dealers choice”
Setup – Deal the entire deck evenly to all PAX. – Go around the circle. – On your turn, play any card from your hand. – Lead the exercise if it’s in cadence. – Play continues until every card is gone. Suits – ♥️ Merkins (OYO) – ♦️ Squats (IC: 1=2) – ♣️ Big Boys (IC: 1=2) – ♠️ Burpees (OYO) Card Values – 2–10 = Face Value – J = 11 – Q = 12 – K = 13 Aces = Wild – An Ace may be played at any time on a matching suit. – The announced exercise is canceled. – Both cards are discarded. – Entire PAX runs 1 lap. Jokers = Bear Crawl
Totals (Full Deck) – 90 Merkins – 180 Squats (1=2 IC) – 180 Big Boys (1=2 IC) – 90 Burpees – 4 Run Laps (if every Ace is used)
MOLESKINE: nearly finished the deck. Q could do better explaining cadence required.
ANNOUNCEMENTS: Chucks leaves for Montana for 2 months. Prayers for his time away!
COT: prayer circle
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Welcome Party

Date: 2026-07-16 AO: The Stronghold Q: tampalibra , PAX: Red Skull, Barney, Right Said, Dr. Brown Slip, Decaf, Tinkertoy, Wham-O, Pepsi, Young and Restless, Dan and Dave, hambone, Goose, Barney, tampalibra, Hipster, Pearl (Jonathan Halter), Purple Rain, Top Chef, Stick Death?, Zoomie, Curious?, Cat Woman, Bisquick, Wings Down, Sweet Tooth, Crabby Patty, Blue Cheese, Pinto, Squid, Micro Soft, Gumbo, Dory, FNGs: None COUNT: 33 5 Block Burpees 5 Ground-to-overhead 10 Block Burpees 10 Ground-to-overhead 15 Block Burpees 15 Ground-to-overhead 20 Block Burpees 20 Ground-to-overhead 25 Block Burpees 25 Ground-to-overhead 20 Block Burpees 20 Ground-to-overhead 15 Block Burpees 15 Ground-to-overhead 10 Block Burpees 10 Ground-to-overhead 5 Block Burpees 5 Ground-to-overhead
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The Stronghold

Date: 2026-06-11 AO: The Stronghold Q: Tinkertoy , PAX: Pearl (Jonathan Halter), toga, Tinkertoy, Red Skull, Decaf, Young and Restless, Wham-O, Pepsi, Hipster, Barney, Sean Southall, Goose, TopChef, PeachFuz, Duncan, ToeJamb, MissesWinters, Grasshopper, Gristle, TrainWreck, BoogieMan, KiddyPool, TinderFoot, Puffy, Swiper, Clueless FNGs: None COUNT: 27 CONDITIONS: 75* and moist
WARMUP: SSH, mosey, but kicks, toy soldier, shuffle, hip opener, good mornings, Willie Mays Hayes, Phelps, arm circles, shoulder press
THE THANG: 4 corners 150 reps – Step ups – Merkins – Squats – WW1 Mode of transport: creepers
FitnessGram Pacer Test
MOLESKINE: 150 reps was aggressive
ANNOUNCEMENTS: One week left for 4:13 guys
COT: Financial literacy exam for 4:13 guys
PLAYLIST: White girl bangers
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The Stronghold

Date: 2026-05-21 AO: The Stronghold Q: Chunks , PAX: Barney, Red Skull, Hipster, Chunks, Fulton (St. Louis) FNGs: None COUNT: 5 CONDITIONS:
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THE THANG: 115 Burpees and 1.5 mile travel.
7s or 8s depending on your counting skills.
MARY: mosey back to start X.
MOLESKINE:
ANNOUNCEMENTS: Check Slack.
COT: Lifted up each other.
PLAYLIST: Old School tunes.
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The Stronghold

Date: 2026-05-28 AO: The Stronghold Q: hambone , PAX: Young and Restless, Barney, Red Skull, hambone, Wham-O, Chunks, bigbang FNGs: None COUNT: 7 CONDITIONS: June-like heat
WARMUP: 10 push ups, 10 burpees–youre good.
THE THANG: Mosey to upper lot–bear crawl down, lunge walk back–do that 3 times.
Head to the sprint lot. Do sprints. Don’t be slower than Hambone.
MARY: brief flutters, LBCs, crunches, and WW1 sit ups
MOLESKINE: I’m a little bit more sore than I thought I would be
ANNOUNCEMENTS: Do the Struggle 006
COT: Prayers for continued health, recovery, and strength
PLAYLIST: ha no
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The Stronghold

Date: 2026-05-14 AO: The Stronghold Q: Hipster , PAX: Red Skull, Hipster, tampalibra, Tinkertoy, Young and Restless, Pepsi, Barney FNGs: None COUNT: 7 CONDITIONS:
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The Stronghold – Cindy 500 workout

Date: 2026-04-09 AO: The Stronghold Q: Purple Tiger , PAX: Brown Slip, tampalibra, Tinkertoy, Red Skull, Decaf, Hipster, Wham-O, Purple Tiger, Young and Restless, Barney, Chunks, T-Bone, Groot, Mator, CheeseWiz, Hot Topic, Angry Bird, Holy Water, Turkey, Toto, Chicken Little, Honey Badger, Precious FNGs: 2 Honey Badger, Precious COUNT: 23 CONDITIONS: Perfect
WARMUP: Will update
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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