[The Castle] The Castle

Date: 2026-04-18 AO: The Castle Q: Brown Slip , PAX: Barney, Steely, Flipper (Matthew), Brown Slip, Chunks, hambone, Mr. Pancake, Pep, FNG Brad Davis – Subprime, FNG Justin Toppins – Sweaty Palms FNGs: 2 FNG Brad Davis – Subprime, FNG Justin Toppins – Sweaty Palms COUNT: 10 CONDITIONS: Overcast, humid, coolish
WARMUP: SSH – 20 IC Arm Circles – 10 forward / 10 backward IC 5 Burpees to clarify Chunks was not a Co-Q and that the workout had in fact started Imperial Walkers – 15 IC
THE THANG: Set Sail To Pain Island – Sea Shanties
Grab coupons and mosey to tennis courts
The Thar She Blows Circuit – AMRAP
1. “Wellerman” • Coupon Thrusters (squat + overhead press) • Every chorus: 5 burpees without coupon
Breather – 20 Windmills IC
2. “Drunken Sailor” • Coupon Swings (kettlebell swings) • Every “early in the morning” = 5 coupon curls
Breather – 10 Carolina Dry Docks IC
3. “Roll the Old Chariot Along” • Coupon Goblet Squats • Every “roll along” = 5 coupon overhead presses (Chorus)
Breather – 10 Rosalitas IC
4. “South Australia” 2:10 minutes • Coupon Deadlifts • Every “South Australia”: 10 coupon rows
Breather – 15 Monkey Humpers IC
5. “Fish in the Sea” • Coupon plank hold during verses • At each Windy Weather chorus: 10 coupon push-ups
6. “Haul and Drag” • Count 1/2 – 1s keep coupon • Tight circle – On your 6 • American Hammer Rows – Pass to Left
7. “Randy Dandy Oh” • Murder Bunnies length of tennis courts, walk back to start – on sidewalk • Good call to not do this on tennis courts
Breather – Mosey perimeter of tennis courts with coupon w/ variations
Mosey to Flag
8. “Sailing” Christopher Cross • Cooldown stretches w/ Sing along hambone serenade & Chunks hip gyrations • Typewriter, Good Mornings, Willie Mays Hayes, Runners Stretch
MOLESKINE: Awful lot of running, Q! Seeing the look of defeat and pending mutiny on PAX faces is the mark of achievement as Q.
ANNOUNCEMENTS: Check Slack CSAC Holy Smokers – Squatters Struggle & Dirt – May 16 Impossible Mile
COT: All Good!
PLAYLIST: See Above

[The Castle] Pre-party run.

Date: 2026-04-11 AO: The Castle Q: Strutter , PAX: Brown Slip, Squatter, Chunks, Cross-stitch, Strutter, hambone FNGs: COUNT: 6 CONDITIONS: Perfect WARMUP: Run THE THANG: 2 mile OAB run. MOLESKINE:
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
COT:
PLAYLIST:

[The Castle] The Castle

Date: 2026-04-11 AO: The Castle Q: Squatter , PAX: Brown Slip, Pep, Squatter, Butterfingers, Chunks, Locksmith, Cross-stitch, Horizon, Juicy J, Strutter, hambone, Flipper (Matthew), Weezer FNGs: 1 Weezer COUNT: 13 CONDITIONS: Perfect!
WARMUP: Mosey w/ disclaimers SSH IW Shoulder warmups
THE THANG: Mountain Climber Merkins 10 Side Squats 10 Plank Jacks 20 Carolina Dry Docks 15 Side straddle hops burpees 10 2X
11s V-ups Superman’s
Teams of 3 Transportation: Weighted sled / KB farmer carry / sandbag. Each PAX chooses Rest of PAX performed exercise called by moving team
Merkin Mix IC Standard / Wide / Close / Diamond
MOLESKINE: Congrats to Pep for highest post count of 2025 and completing at most 50% of each workout.
ANNOUNCEMENTS: March to May CSAUP 50
COT: We prayed
PLAYLIST: Shuffling feet

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
THE THANG:
MOLESKINE:
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
COT:
PLAYLIST:

Tortoise and Hair

Date: 2026-04-07 AO: Tortoise and Hair Q: Red Skull , PAX: Brown Slip, Crawlspace, Barney, Hipster, Right Said, Chunks, Pearl (Jonathan Halter), Wham-O, Red Skull, hambone, Decaf, SalPal, Young and Restless, Squid (Boise), Angry Bird, Groot, T-Bone, Turkey, Hot Topic, Cheese Wiz, Holy Water, Mater FNGs: None COUNT: 22 CONDITIONS: Perfect PR weather, 46 with a hint of a sunrise
WARMUP: Led by Cheese Wiz who took us through the standard pre-run activities
THE THANG: RUN!!!
MOLESKINE: We had five out of eight 4:13 Strong guys set a PR today, and 7 out of 8 finished below 30 mins. This is by far the fastest class we have had. Next week, everyone finishes sub 30!
ANNOUNCEMENTS: The Standing Strong Dinner is this Thursday. If you are interested in joining us, let me know. We have a few available seats.
Signing Day for this class will be Friday, 4/17. Make plans to enjoy the celebration and stick around for some lunch and fellowship. We will begin the ceremony at 11:30am.
COT: Prayers for strength, healing and guidance

[The Castle] Pre-party run

Date: 2026-04-04 AO: The Castle Q: Strutter , PAX: Strutter, Waymo (formerly Space Baby), Brown Slip, hambone FNGs: COUNT: 4 CONDITIONS: Beautiful morning.
WARMUP: No.
THE THANG: 2 mile OAB
MOLESKINE:
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
COT:
PLAYLIST:

[The Castle] Pre-party run

Date: 2026-03-28 AO: The Castle Q: Strutter , PAX: Brown Slip, Strutter, Steely, Waymo (formerly Space Baby), Cross-stitch, hambone FNGs: COUNT: 6 CONDITIONS: chilly
WARMUP:
THE THANG: Run! 2.1 miles pre-workout.
MOLESKINE:
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
COT:
PLAYLIST:

Tortoise and Hair

Date: 2026-03-24 AO: The Stronghold Q: Red Skull , PAX: Hipster, Crawlspace, Brown Slip, Red Skull, Pearl (Jonathan Halter), Barney, Decaf, Right Said, Wham-O, Stir Fry, Angry Bird, Groot, T-Bone, Turkey, Hot Topic, Cheese Wiz, Holy Water, Mater FNGs: None COUNT: 18 CONDITIONS: A very cold and dark 43 degrees with a much lower “feels like” temperature.
WARMUP: Standard pre-run warm-up: SSH, Squats, IWs, Stretches, WMH
THE THANG: RUN!!! 3 miles around the 4:13 Strong campus.
MOLESKINE: We had 3 men set a new PR this morning, one of which was a new fastest time for this class. Holy Water coming in at a fast 23:30!
ANNOUNCEMENTS: 4:13 Strong Standing Strong Dinner at Rocketown is two weeks away. Secure you spot be registering now. Once the table is full, the spots are gone!
COT: Prayers for strength, truth and wisdom.
PLAYLIST:

Run #2 – Getting Faster!

Date: 2026-03-17 AO: tortoise-and-hare Q: Red Skull , PAX: Pearl (Jonathan Halter), Brown Slip, Barney, Decaf, Nut Spread, Angry Bird, Groot, T-Bone, Turkey, Hot Topic, Cheese Wiz, Holy Water, Mater FNGs: None COUNT: 14 CONDITIONS: Uncomfortably cold, windy and dark!
WARMUP: Standard pre-run warm-up with some Windmills thrown in for fun.
THE THANG: RUN!!!
MOLESKINE: This class is fast. 4 out of 8 finished sub 30 mins, and 3 more finished sub 32 mins. Our slowest man today was 36 mins, but that was because he was dealing with some leg pain. I expect to see this group all below 30 mins in the next 2 weeks, and that wold be a first for a 4:13 Strong cohort.
COT: Prayers for strength, courage and wisdom

Music City Boyz

Date: 2026-02-21 AO: the-castle Q: Cross-stitch PAX: Fabuloso, Strutter, Butterfingers, Steely, Brown Slip, Squatter, Hipster, Space Baby, Dilbert, Pep, Beary Queen – BQ, Spellcheck FNGs: None COUNT: 13 CONDITIONS:
WARMUP: 1. Good Mornings 2. Willy mays hays 3. Bac bacs 4. Micheal Phelps
THE THANG:
The Q plays “Tubthumping” by Chumbawamba. Start with SSH at the beginning of the song, and every time they say, “I get knocked down, but I get up again,” do a burpee. While not doing burpees, continue performing SSH.
Born to Lunge Play Bruce Springsteen’s “Born to Run” and do lunges around the speaker. If the PAX gases out, switch to reverse
Cotton-eyed Joe The Q plays “Cotton Eye Joe” by Rednex. SSH / Banjo solo: CEJ / Woman singing: Merkins
The twist American hammers Half way Imperial walkers
Done to Van Halen’s Jump from the 1984 album. Pax will hold an air chair. Every time you hear “jump” you complete one jump squat.
Baba orielly 5 mins of imperial walkers
Listen to “Get Lucky” by Daft Punk, and every time they say “get lucky” do a merkin. Every time the song says “we’re up all night” hold an Al Gore until he says “get lucky” again.
Proud Mary – CCR Perform Big Boy Situps until ”Rolling”, switch to Gas Pumps for each “Rolling”, then to Flutter kick after “Rolling”, then back to Gas Pumps during “Rolling”, then back to Big Boy Situps. Repeat til song ends.
Phil Collins’s ending